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The mirror., 1923-04-19

Charles Ray is always good, and in
"Two Minutes to Go" he ran true to form
Ray in the role of a smashing football
back is bit incongruous yet it was not
glaringly so. The picture is accurate as
concerns college life and there are dis
tinctive touches that reveal the hand of a
college-bred supervisor of the filming
The mirror., 1923-04-19
INMATES ATTENTION!

Inmates are hereby cautioned not
to use the margins of THE MIRROR
for addresses of friends or other
written matter. If you wish THE
MIRROR sent to your friends, you are
required to send in their addresses to
the Deputy Warden's Office through
your officer. In this way it will be
attended to.
F. T. PIcULELL,
Deputy Warden.
The mirror., 1923-04-19
VAGARIES

Just few vagaries plucked from the
cerulean atmosphere that enfolds us.
The mirror., 1923-04-19
CELL CHANGES

Corrected April 16, 1928.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
Books FOR BOY SCOUTS

Among the thousands Of books on
the market purperting to be about
scouting, there are many gross misrep-
reservations.
For a number Of years the library
department Of the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea has rendered the public the service
Of review Of books for boys, in the be-
Lief that the indoor sport Of reading
good literature Is as essential to char
acter development as the outdoor
sports 80 closely allied with scouting.
Scout parents will be interested to
know, especially now that the holiday
season Is approaching, with its time Of
intensive book buying, that the library
department issues free Of charge a
list Of books that have received the
careful consideration and indorse-
ment by the boy scout organization.
The books have been selected not sole
" on the basis Of literary merit, but
also because Of wholesomeness and
proved appeal to the boy reader.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
THE APPEAL ASKS AS A SPE-
.,IAL FAVOR THAT IT'S READERS
1--WE PREFERENCE TO THE AD-
gERTfSERS WHO SEEK THEIR
PATRONAGE BY ADVERTISING
IN TT. SHOP IN THE APPEAL
BEFORE SHOPPING ELSEWHERE.

Mrs. John Dillingham;, of Rondo
street, is on the sick list.
FOR RENT - Five-room second
floor fat. Call Dale 1857. -.
Mr.. Arthur Winstead is stin very
sick at his home, $50 Main st.
Mr.. Charlie James was in the city
this week visiting his family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams, 906 Gaul-
tier street, is rapidly improving!
FOR RENT-Five-room fiat, mod
ern conveniences, AIS Rondo strete.
FOR RENT-Furnished room, mod
ern conveniences. Tel. Elkhurst Ol72.
FOR RENT-Modern 4-room flat
at SIT Carroll avenue. Call Elkhurst
4647.
FOR RENT-Nicely furnished
room, modern conveniences. Call
Dale 1866.
Mrs. Beaula Cole and daughter
Leila May, have moved to 98S lyle
hart avenue.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24

FOR RENT-Nicely furnis h ed
room for gentlemen, 373 Jay ST. Call
Dale 4433 after 4 P. M.
FOR RENT - Nicely furnished
rooms with heat and bath. For men
only. 482 Carroll avenue.
DR.. Lillian Lewis of West Central
avenue, was hostess Wednesday af-
ternoon. to the Ideal Club.
FOR RENT-Completely furnished
bed room and kitchen for quiet
couple. Call Elkhurst 1866.
The matrons of the Round Table
were entertained Tuesday afternoon
by Mrs. F. L. Brown Of Grotto street.
Mrs. c. Harris of Dale street, was
called to Carthage, Ind, Tuesday on
account of the serious illness of her
son, William Penn. -" 8, 49, - $3.50 ; -
The o. w. T. 500 club met Friday
at the residence of Mrs. E. w. Lind
say, 426 Rondo street, with Mrs. VIM.
Archer as visitor. =.
Mr.. Issac Denny was taken from
his car on account of sickness and
placed in the N. p. hospital on his ar
rival at Portland, Ore.
Mr.. Ed. Robinson, of 100 Carroll
avenue, has returned from Atlanta,
Ca, where he was called on account
Of the death of his father. -.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
CUTS DOWN POSTAL HoLDUPS
Losses From $s,2s6, or 70 $24,66s
In Two Years. :.

Washington.-Losses to the govern
ment through mail bandits In major
mail robberies have been materially
reduced. by the relentless warfare
waged by the Post Once department.
They have aggregated only $24,653
for the last nine months. compared
with $1.129,386 for the year ending
March 81. Tive years ago $6,856, 407
was stolen from the mails, of which
$3,2S6,O17 was recovered, leaving q
net loss Of $3,O6O,30O.
There were no major train holdups
or major mail-truck holdups In which
the outlaws made their escape with
loot In the last nine months. One
major robbery of post Office station
and two major robberies Of postal
messengers or mail carriers involved
SIC, 200, of which $54,647 was recov-
cred, leaving a net loss Of SPACES.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
BOY SCOUTS ON THE FARM

One Of the most fascinating places
for boy scout to live is on a farm.
On the farm, out among the fields, on
the open road, under the clear sky, q
boy could easily imagine himself back
In the company OF the sturdy pioneers,
scouts and brave frontiersmen who
roamed through just such scenes. The
country boy has big advantage in
being able to step from his front door
step right out into the world Of scout
ing-the great free out Of doors.
Scouting gives the country boy a
chance to acquire wonderful fund
Of knowledge about nature. Knowl-
edge that otherwise might be rath-
err vague, through the systematic
work of scouting, becomes a decided
asset of clear facts. The country boy
gets the opportunity through the scout
troop to mingle with other boys and
to satisfy the natural desire every boy
has for the companionship of lads Of
his own age.
The nation is looking more and
more to the country for leaders with
fresh ideas and the splrit of progress.
Thus the country stands in need of
the country boy trained through the
scout program for citizenship RESPONSE
bilities and duties.
When it comes to that part of the
scout program where working for
merit badges begins to play promi-
nent part, how intensely interesting
must the ordinary duties Of the farm
become. If the scout son is working
for the merit badge In dairying, what
q Joy it must be to see that the cows
are properly taken care of-that the
milk is handled in a careful manner.
Every step takes on the Joy Of achieve
ment, Of going forward in scout rank.
To provide for the rural boy the Boy
Scouts of America have instituted a
department for troops not under coun;
*cil, that is for troops which, because
Of distance. cannot be affiliated with
council, and for the lad who cannot be-
cause Of distance join any troop, the
ranks Of the "Pioneer Boys Scouts"
are open.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24

A great many people are very much
afraid Of lightning following an aerial
and injuring the premises, for they
seem to think that the wires attract"
lightning, just as many people with
intelligence and education stfll believe
that steel knives or hardware or wire
netting window screens attract" the
lightning. AS matter of fact, none
Of these things attract" the lightning,
but merely form convenient conduc-
tor to enable the lightning to ground
itself Lightning-rods are designed for
the same purpose and a properly in
stalled aerial, instead Of jeopardizing
a building, is really an excellent safe
guard and makes q splendid lightning
rod, Lightning strikes a building or
object when 1t is trying to find a way
to the earth and If the object struck
is a good conductor Of sufficient ca
pacity it does no damage. For this
reason, houses covered with wire net
ting and climbing vines are far safer
than those which are bare, and steel
buildings, such as the New York sky
-scrapers, steel bridges, elevated struc-
lures, iron smokestaeks and chimneys.
iron steamships and railway tracks
are seldom injured by lightning al
though frequently Struck; the reason
being that the electricity passes
through them freely without encoun-
tering resistance. On the other hand,
wooden buildings, trees and human
beings are poor conductors and when
dry are almost non-conductors Of
electricity, and when the lightning
tries to follow such objects to ground,
the resistance is SO great that serious
damage is done. It is exactly like fore
ing water through pipe. II you have
a powerful stream Of water or great
volume Of water and provide a pipe
large enough for It to flow freely,
the pipe will not be injured, even If it
is very light and frail; whereas, If
you attempted to force the same
stream or same volume through a
much smaller or clogged pipe, the pipe
would be burst or the water would
overflow and food the surroundings.
Statistics prove that as far as aerials
are concerned there Is no danger and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
LIGHTSHIP WARNS By RADIO
New Vessel for Nantucket Shoals Has
Novel Fog Signal Device TO
Warn Mariners.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shoals, of
the Massachusetts, south coast, one Of
the most important lightship stations
in the world, and the point where many
IAN incoming traveller gets his first
glimpse Of America, will be marked
within a few months by the last word
In light signals.
One Of the new nghtships under con-
struction at Bath, Me-, will replace the
present ship on Nantucket south shoals.
It will have a radio fog signal to warn
ships which pass, will be equipped with
electric signal lights and will have an
oscillator in place of submarine bell
for use during fogs. The new vessel
will be fully equipped for radio COM
munication.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
MEET ONE DAY; WE'D FOURTH
Lieutenant Barrett Of United States
Navy and Bride Show Speed
in Cafe Romance.

Philadelphia:-Met> on one day, en-
gagged on the next one and married on
the fourth day.
SO reads the breath-t taking romance Of
Lieut.. Melvin Hughes Barrett, United
States navy, and his bride, formerly
Miss Eleanor Sage Of III West Phil
Elena street, Germantown. $3.50.
The two were married after an early
morning journey from this city to Elk.
ton in taxicab.
The newly-weds were parted tenn
porarily Immediately after the cere-
mony, when Lieutenant Barrett left
with his ship, the Hannibal, for south
ern waters. The couple plan to meet
each other In the Isle Of Pines, OF
Cuba, in a short time. -
The two met when Miss Sage was
taken to lunch by girl friend. The
girl friend knew an ensign in the res
taurant, who introduced Lieutenant
Barrett.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24

Mrs. Cordella A. Winn, a national
Y. w. C. A. worker. Of New York,
will arrive in st. Paul Monday, Feb.
rs. Mrs. Winn comes from Chicago
and while here, will make survey Of
the cityin the interest Of Y. w. "A.
work. She will be especially glad to
get in touch with those who are al
ready interested; also those who Are
not, and all business and professional
people and social workers. Mrs.
VIM viii be the guest of of the
Club Center, 598 w. Central, and will
welcome all callers. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
TX. AIR-GAPs AND LIGHTNING SWITCHES

records Of fires or injuries from aeriais
during thunder storms ara extremely
rare. During an electrical storm the
instruments cannot be used owing to
the static" or electricity In the air
and the confusion OF currents, waves
and inductance. and by installing a
lightning -switch or an air-gap there
viii be no danger to, the premises.
In fact, properly installed aerial
does not affect the rate Of insurance
and If installed In accordance with
the regulations Of the local fire de-
partment You may be sure there Is
not the least danger. The fire de-
partment records OF New York City
do not show q single instance Of con-
fiagrations started by aerials and
lightning. L
The simplest and best safeguard for
receiving aeriais is the air-gap shown
In Fig. 18. This consists Of two
metal attachments separated by about
one-eighth Of an inch Alb, one Of
which (A) Ia attached to the lead-in
wire (the wire to set being fastened to
1t also) while the other OBJ Is con-
nected by wire to the ground d.
rect This gap 10 mounted In much
the same manner as lightning
switch, Fig. II ION q window sill or
ether convenient spot), in which A
shows connections to aerial B to re-
ceiyer> and G to ground connection.
When the station Is not In use, or
during thunder storms, the handle D
Is thrown from A to c, this cutting off
all connection between the lead-in
wire and the instruments and connect
lag the aerial directly with the ground.
Aeria1s for sending or transmission
stations are very different from those
used for receiving only and should
be Of several wires. The most efficient
Is probably the Gage" type shown in
Fig. 18. but any Of the others illustra-
ted In Figs. 10, 20 and 81 will answer.
These should, of course, be fully in
sulated and the various methods Of
doing this are well shown in the
figures and require no explanation. To
install sending stations a license is
required, whereas to receive, NO
license is needed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
-.
ST. PAUL
WEEKS RECORD OF HAPPENINGS
m MiNNEsoTA's CAPITAL.

THE "saintiy City" and SANITY City
= foiks-Newsy Items Of Social, Re-
iisious, Political and General Mat
ters Among the People.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
REMEMsER SOLDIER DEAD

For fifteen years Memorial day had
passed without observance In small
community Of Cerro Gordo county,
Iowa. This year troop of scouts was
formed In the place and 1t followed
that Memorial day was observed with
scouts In almost complete charge. the
scoutmaster making the address at the
cemetery, the scouts decorating the
graves, and the troop bugler sounding
taps.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
scoUTs MAKE WARM FRIENDS

Troop No. 2 Of East St Louis, Ill.
recently gave practical demonstra-
tion Of the spirit Of scouting, and inci-
dentally made eight firm friends when
II presented Q basket filled with good
things to eat to needy family that
was stranded In that city. The fam
nv consisting of father, who was suf-
fcring from tuberculosis: the mother,
one daughter, and Eve small sons, had
been travelling In an open auto. The
scouts also provided warm clothing Tor
the little boys -
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
INSIST ON GETTING
GLOVER LEAF
BUTTER
lILDEN PRODUCE co.
CHURNERS
CHURNERS

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity an
nounces the pledging of Homer Smith
and VIM. E. Cratic of Minneapolis,
and Charles Tucker of st. Paul.
Mr.. Arthur Winstead, who has
been sick several weeks at his home,
$50 Main street, has gone to the
city hospital and is somewhat better.
PIONEER LODGE NO. 1, F. AND A. M,
meets first and third Monday in each montl
at Masonic Hall. 6ss Rondo St.. at 9 go P.
M; G. w. L. jackson. w. NJ; j. H. Dilling'
ham. Secy.. $50 Rondo St.. Tel. Dale os72.
HOUSEHOLD OF RUTH NO. SIS. G. U
o. of O. f., meets the third Monday in each
month at Union Hall. corner of Aurora and
Kents streets at $500 p. M. Mrs. Jessie
Brown. M N. G. MRS. Carrie E. Lindsay
w. R., 426 Rondo street.
The Mu Chapter Of the Alpha
Phi Alpha Fraternity gave dance
at the Y Center for some of the
pledge members. A delightful time
was had by everyone. ~
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
Monk Predicts End of
World to Come in 1854

Mexico City. - Considerable
anxiety is being shown by the
Indian population Of the village
of Mexcoac, near Mexico City,
following the recent declarations
Of Father Genaro Rivera, q Car
melite monk residing there, that
the end Of the. world will come
on December II, 1854.
The monk bases his prediction
on highly complex astronomical
observations he has been con-
Quoting for years, and he asserts
= that the millennium Is q certain
ty on the date mentioned. Local
newspapers have given much
prominence to the predictions.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1923-02-24
HI5OlH
SCOUT
tcondssssd e N..ion.l Council Of the Boy

Conducted BY National Council Of the DO
Scouts Of Amsrtca.l
, 1923-01-04
Report on State Schools.

Denver.-The total amount paid out
for school purposes in the state of
Colorado for the year ending June 30.
1922. was $19,579,543.46. according to
the annual report submitted by Miss
Katherine l.. Craig, state superintend-
ent of public instruction, to Governor
Shoup. This sum exceeds the amount
paid out the previous year by $2,417.-
1852, and Is more than triple the
mount paid out in 1910.
The number Of children enrolled in
the schools in 1922 was 1893. This
is an increase over the number en-
rolled in 1921 Of 3.S9S, and an increase
of SOTO over the number in 1910. The
report also states that the cost of edu-
eating the children of the state, per
capita amounts to approximately s72.
The report shows that at present
there are 1922 school districts in the
state and these districts are served by
a total of S,977 teachers.
, 1923-01-04
BARRIERS IN BIBLICAL TIMES
Occupation Specifically Mentioned and
Otherwise Referred To In
Pages Of Scripture.

The word barber is only once men,
toned in the Scriptures, namely, in
Ezekiel 81, which reads: "And thou,
son OF man, take thee n sharp knife,
take thee a BARRIERS razor, and cause 1t
10 pass upon thine head and upon thy
beard. :"
Although BARRIERS are not often ex-
pressly mentioned. yet from the con-
slant mention of shaving and the in
cident of Delllah sending for a man
10 shave Samson, there can be no
doubt that his class existed among the
a%ncients. The Hebrews we're partlcu-
larly careful OF their heads and boards.
and all seem to have applied the razor
except the Nazarites, who were un-
touched by It from their birth. The
Egyptian BARRIERS were called KHAKI or
shavers, and they are represented at
work In n tomb OF Beni-Hassan, of
the Twelfth dynasty. holding their
razors in the hand. which have a short
cylindrical handle. with n broad, fiat
blade of bronze on a line with the
axis OF the handle.
, 1923-01-04
A Born Salesman.

A small boy was complaining to a
sympathetic neighbor of his fathers
suddenly acquired righteousness. he
wasn't giving his offspring money for
Ice cream and soda water as before
and the latter was greatly stirred over
the change in his parents nature.
"Papa's saving his money, but ! tell
him It's foolish he observed.
Saving, eh?" commented the neigh
Dor.
YES. Papa says he's saving to buy
a baby, but | think I'll be able 10 talk
him out of it."-American Legion
Weekly.
, 1923-01-04
CAME TO HIM NATURALLY
Absent-Minded Mans Ingenious Rea-
son for Making Use of Profane
Combination for Safe.

+. FORMER d'Albe is the inventor
of the optophone, a machine which, by
Transforming print into light rays and
thence Into musical sounds, permits
the blind TO read.
Professor rAlbe said. mOdestly in an
interview in New York:
"Yes, my optophone is rather ingen-
lous. II is almost as ingenious as your
American business man who used for
the combination Of his safe the queer
words, oh, hell
"A lady asked him why he used such
a queer combination as that. He an
swered:
"I have a very poor memory, and so.
you see, ma'am, whenever | forget the
combination 1t ome to me-"
, 1923-01-04
Greet Wilson on birthday.

Observation-Disclosures wilson spent
the greater part Of his slxty-sIxth
birthday on Dec, 20 quietly In his S
stree home.
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation, Il
was announced, sent a delegation TO
the residence of the former President
to extend birthday greetings and In
form him OF progress in Its efforts to
raise a $1.0O0.000 fund to advance
ideas enunciatst by him while Pred
dent.
, 1923-01-04
Added Thtnus.

Prosperity. enjoyment. happiness,
comfort peace. whatever be the name
by which we designate that state In
which life Is to our W selves pleas.
ant and delightful, as long as they
are sought or priced as things essen
tial, so far they have a tendency to
d~isennoble our nature, and are a sign
that We are still In servitudc 10 SELFISH
ness. Only when they lie outside us,
MS ornaments merely to be worn or
laid inside ms God pleases-only then
may such things be possessed with
lmpunity.-Froude.
, 1923-01-04
Pigeon. pI. Where They Roo.,.

During my 20 years experience as
n s~teeplejack," an Engllshmnn writes,
"climbing city spires and other lofty
structures. l have seen hundreds OF
dead pigeons. They die where they
roost, in the beifries. on beams or any
projections inside the spires; often on
their nests. On each occasion that 1
have climbed the Nelson column I
have found scores Of pigeons skeie-
Toni on top behind the capitol"
, 1923-01-04
"Just ten years older than myself"

Just ten years older than myself"
shyly.
Correct In his habitsY'
"Oh, remarkably So"
"These things are important" went
on Peter. "for when my ~trusteeship
terminates your husband would natur-
ally be the n to look after your
business matters. he will find every
thing in order and that your fortune
has considerably increased under my
care-which reminds me that the time
is fast approaching when by the terms
of your grandfather's will. l must re-
linQuish I he supervision Of your af-
fairs"
And you say that my husband
would naturally be the person to o.
after them?" asked Candice.
Yes, when l give them up" replied
Peter.
But l don't want you TO give them
up"
"Why?" asked Peter.
"You are too stupid for anything"
cried Candice angrily rs she arose
and hurried away. Outside of bust
ness Peter could not see an inch be-
yond his nose-and 1t was a remark
ably short nose, too. Candice's angry
parting outburst had left him utterly
bewildered-but 1t set his mind at
work thinking of the young lady. her
ways. her looks and her mental quail
tiles in an analytical manner which
heretofore he had never employed
with regard to them. At last he said
to himself: "Well, she will be a prize
for somebody" and with a sigh o
and went to bed. But his sleep was
broken and his dreams were all of
Candice. By morning his mind was
made up; the true state of his heart
had been revealed to him-but he felt
sudden" And It was. Candice scarce
ly spoke to him all day avoided him
openly and Ostentatiously went out
for a long mornings walk with Willie
Anstruthers. But in the evening
Peter caught her alone for a minute
and said: 'Candice. I would like to
continue the management Of your es-
tate-as your husband"
"Oh, thanks, awfully." replied Can
dice pertly. But l accepted Willie
Anstruthers for the job this morning."
At this Peter let himself go. Was
he, indeed, too late? All the love and
passion which had been lying dormant
for years came to life and turned to
burning words of pleading upon his
lips.
II am afraid" said Candice inter-
rupting him, that you were a trifie
slow at-there is aunt calling me-
and she ran swiftly away.
Peter strolled modify out to the
grove and there, In the dark shadows
of the trees. came across Willie An
struthers walking penslvely. Mr..
~Anstruthers." said Peter. 81 under.
stand that Miss Mlnturn has accepted
your suit. AS her trustee"
Accepted me !" cried Willie. 1.-THE
deuce she hasi She gave me the nit.
ten without benefit of clergy this fore.
noon"
Peter hurried back to the house and
found Candice. "You WITCH he
whispered, what do you mean by
playing with hearts? Why did you
tell me you had accepted Willie An
s%truthers7"
Peter replied Candice with a mis-
chievous smile. II suppose you are too
straightforward a business man ever
to have made a wash sale to send up
the marketf"
think you will agree with Mrs.
Randall that II was high time Candice
was provided with a husband.
, 1923-01-04
IN no,.S~ insures Fresh Charm to Old ShawIs
~ VOl1lS PUTNAM FADELEss DYEs-dyes or tints a. you wish
Carfarc.

For hours they had been together
on her front porch. The moon east
its tender CLEAN down on the young
and handsome couple who sat strange
~ far apart. He sighed. She sighed
Finally:
81 wish ! had money, DEAR" he said
I'D travel"
"Impulsively, she slipped her hand
into his; then, rising swiftly. shs
sped in the house. Aghast, he looked
at his hand. In his palm lay a nickel
Harvard LsmpOon.
, 1923-01-04
Col. Humphreys u~nderqoes Operation

Col. A. h. Humphreys. wealthy oil
man, is Ill at his home, no Pennsyl-
vania street, as 4 result Of II minor
operation he underwent recently. He
has beer Ill for some time, and when
his condition was unlmproved he de-
cided to undergo the operation. His
condition Is not serious and members
of his family declare that possibly he
would be able to return to his office In
a couple of weeks.