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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
No S1UeW- HendisD1.

No SUelI-Headisne
On THE eve OF his inauguration William Fl.
Taft addressed about seven hundred Yale alumni,
and during the course of his remarks he said:
"Great obstacles can be met by the observance Of
common sense, courage, the sense of proportion and
the absence of swell-headism." Swell-headism is a
good phrase. Its presence has caused many bright
man to fail to measure up to expectations. These
two words should become as popular as the word
STRENUOUS, coined by President Taft's distinguished
predecessor.
Few men can tolerate bad case of swell-headism
for it is failing that is too disgusting to compro
mise with. 1t is we'll for man to have good opin.
ion of what he represents and of what he is capable
of doing, but when this opinion puts on the royal
trappings Of self-importance, change becomes i'm.
perative Why should common-sense per-
NIT his election to Office to develop case OF
swell-headism? Perhaps it is the absence of com
mon sense that caused the result.
When President Roosevelt made his remarkable
address "Strenuosty' it is likely he had in minc
that type of individual who works harder in invent
ing means to shirk his duty than he would at doing
an honest days work. The same is true of the mar
who gets an attack of swell headism. He does more
to hurt his standing with men of real merit thar
does his assumed self-importance impress thos
who 90 not know him.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18

The theory that many convicts can be reclaimed
gets support from the facts stated by Governor Gill
lett In his message to the Legislature the governor
showed that of prisoners released parole from the
state prisons NINETY per cent have made good up
right men," In view of the popular theory of "once
criminal always criminal the result is worth q
good deal of attention.
Thus far the state has done nothing to fit con-
victs to make their living honestly. It locks the
convict up with collection of the worst in the
state gives him every opportunity to learn from the
skilled criminals the best ways of robbing and kill
ing and teaches him way to make an honest lv-
ing by work Then, at the end of his term it turns
him out with prison. cut suit and five dollars in his
pocket to get his living as best he may
The parole system has been the first step in
abandoning this disastrous practice. It has per-
m,tted the release of we'll behaved convict whose
friends will find him job. He engages to behave
himself while given freedom. and is required to
furnish satisfactory reports to the state.
This is all we'll enough, but it does not go very
far What is needed is system that will give all
reclaimable convicts chance to re-establsh them
selves. A large proportion OF convicts are young
men, serving their first term in prison. Most of
them will be released in few years by the expira-
ton of the terms of their sentence It should be the
care of the state to see that they do not go out
prev on honest men, but to honest livelihood
That can be done only by teaching them way to
make their living, and then giving them the same
assistance and kindly oversight that is given the
paroled men.
| Instead of herding frst-termers in with hard
ened criminals they should be separated. Instead
of ideness or proftess labor jute bags or the
rock pie convicts should be set at hard work that
will show them how to make an honest living when
they get out. Then instead of being kicked out ill-
to the world with nothing but five dollars between
them and starvation they should be set at large with
employment or at least the means of finding en-
ployment.- Francisco Examiner
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
Il WronS Theory.

sBUT if murderers to be hanged because
that form Of punishment strikes terror to the sort Of
men likely to commit murder, then why should not
thugs and rufians be dashed for the same reason?'
-Montreal Star.
The idea contained In the foregoing paragraph
is advanced as deterrent every now and then, not
withstandng the fact that 1t has been proved to be
erroneous in this as we'll as in European countries.
In theory it appears plausble but1n practice it is
failure Of the first magnitude. Brutality only be-
gets brutality, and this axiom be traced on down
thru the pages of history, modern and ancient The
man Of Nazareth ushered in a set of IDEALS and
his doctrines have done much toward eradicating
cruel and inhuman punishment.
In the land of the car we have an excellent ex-
ample Of what severity has accomplished. There we
see cruel form of justice keeping step with revenge
Every outborst Of ungovernable passion the part
of the authorities is Immediately followed by the as
sassination of police inspector governor general
or perchance the czar. And it continues has con-
tinued for many years and perhaps will still con-
tinue long the present repressve measures re-
main in force in the land of the "Lltte Father"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
Hits -YelZOzU Journalism

In HIS first contribution to the Outlook, ex-
President Roosevelt makes strong plea for sane
respectable journalism. He believes that the press
is sorely in need of awakening that it must be-
come the honest exponent of public opinion and
civic righteousness or else its mission will be fail
ure Mr.. Roosevelt is right. The press of today
needs thorough sef-examnaton, to purge itself of
it's sensational features and to become upbuilder
of all that is worthy of commentator.
Only the other day We saw an exhibition of what
the trend Of modern Journalism has developed to
within the past few years prisoner at this in
sttution committed suicide. The press published
his picture the crime he sent here for and gave
the names of his folks. We admit that this is legti-
mate news, but it necessary to feature it and to
bring still further disgrace upon the unfortunate
mans relatives? Assuredly not! They were not a
participant in the crime and therefore they should
not be made to suffer this humiliation before the
eyes of the public. The dead man is beyond the
reach of malice and hatred but for goodness sake let
us have little respect for the living-those who
are innocent and who trying to do right. Surely
we do not wish to make them criminals public
pariahs. Such being the would it not be fair
to show little liberation when giving publicity to
| such incdents3
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
II Gamblers Confession.

II Gamblers CONFESSION.
The Saturday Eveuing Post is running short
serial story which the author claims is authentic
confession of retired gambler According to the
story there are few gambling games which are on
the square, and few gamblers who recognize such q
thing as honor among thieves. Will Irwin is the
author of these articles and it is presumed that they
are genuine If the alleged confession is fictitious,
it nevertheless will open the eyes of large number
of sports who imagine that they playing sure
thing
AS rule, it is poor policy for the unntiated to
play another mans game. It is impossible for him
to win. The gamblers business is to get the other
mans money. When he fails to do this he must
quit the game-make room for someone who is clev-
erer than he is. Mr. Irwin should follow his
present series by confession from an ex-convict
This theme would prove as interesting, and perhaps
more So than that of the retired providing
he got hold of the right kind of exconvict who pos
sessed robust imagination.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18

The average American heess dollars
sense.
his bills.
baldheaded lie great badfaoe
race horse
Theodore Roosevelt has wallop
up with
Some of the should be
8 bag like horse.
The doctor who the life of hero in
the eyes osthe old paps young wife
do believe sincerity the prohbons who puts
the sideboards on the cup when he goes
would make the fur fly like pair pups cat
show.
Do be too quick stamp friend deuce of
fellow you your that he ia
only four husher
When the suragete dons her congressional
much larger gun than the speakers chair to
silence her vocal batteries.
There little difference grower puts
biggest apples the the barrel and gambler places
the four on the bottom of the pack
There half dozen suragetes from lectung
this country and there much difference
English sparrow and the English sufraeette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
II Wonderful MncliEe.

ANOTHER remarkable revolution has been made
in type-seting by the invention of machine which
is predicted to the present inotypes to become
obsolete. With this machine it is possible to
make matrices direct from the paper that comes from
the typewriter, thus doing away with the costly limo
type and operator Exhibits of this invention were
recently made in Chicago and the results salts
factory
According to this the poor, overworked printer is
being crowded to the wall with a vengeance that
makes him dizzy If the facts are as stated he might
Just as we'll begin now to learn to walk in the foot
steps of Hartman or else learn how to raise cabbage
His trade is a thing of the past.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
NOTICE.

PERSONS receiving copies Of THE MIRROR who not
regular will consider such sample
copies. conclude that THE MIRROR
send to this Office for
trial subscription al rat q published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
.UR DUMB FRIENDS.

nUR DUMB FRIENDS. Hazlt wrote an interesting
~ One Would Wish Have Seen But he
strictly There could be volumes written
animals would wish have Apart from the
of meeting the whale that swallowed T. Jonah W. and
hours instructive conversation with Balaam
characters the animal world which
recognition There other for instance;
that worthy phhe Fra Sancho Panza that
bitter that Stevenson mmortazed There
immortaized
never OF horses have Bucephaus and Roznane
BEARS tormentors possums Possum
Mrs Brownings the hound Of Ulysses Gray Oliver
celebrated the Joel Chandler Harris the whole
agere captured tiger which loose
Aophanes obtained the copyrights
birs expired the nightingale has been working
time Long hush the Secret Service will get if
don't watch out
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-03-18
S Alt AND. :.
j. SUPER SALT
BY
ANGLIcus
1--WE THE EDITOR HIS DUE!

GIVE THE EDITOR HIS DUE! One of the most battling
~ of life this Garden of Eden
conceived
word bye In connection extending years with
gentleman who presde u will preside more)
of THE MIRROR the author this column has found
for congratulations and for regret He that
the the meeting that Mr. has ably discharged the duties
exceptionally difficult position and further that there
the institution but will not be glad him (which
sounds like back handler but ISN'T Oh yes Well perhaps
didn't THE Sublime Ineabe Snow the front
little article 1.-THE Mistakes Of Angcus and other Of
6ca got helved too did it? Say why not forget it? Why not
don quite know what this but it's customary of
praise rather hearty of for the futuref
You could have the better yourself? Of could
could much better Look that
for the missing wor Why don't they shut him up? Look
and at - and At Never bunch. But let
tell you something confidence You
on around this dumpand have doubts about
sometimes But putting that aside for moment let all gather
gher Tin the spirit and give college yell no relation the
hear the dollhouse night the Editor
Long he WELD the fbe ure had that somewhee)
Good bye and good uck
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
The Odd Fellows at Granite QuarrV.l

The thirteenth district conven-
ton of the I. O. O. F., convened
in the hall of Stone Lodge, at
Granite Quarry, Wednesday, and
a very interesting and instructive
address was delivered by Mr.. Bar
nette, Of Charlotte, a member of
the twelfth district and was listen
ed to with attention by the large
audience present, The session
was called to order at 4 O'Clock
by the president W. M. Ruth.
The night session was called to
order at 1880 and the initiatory
degree conferred by Gordon Lodge,
of Salisbury. Short but interest
ing talks we're made by supervisor
R. M. Leonard, Sheriff Jas. H.
Mckenzie, W. A Fogleman, A. B.
Saleeby and others. All were ell
tertalnllg and instructive. A
vote of thanks was extended to the
citizens of Granite Quarry for
their cordial reception and enter
talnment, and also to Mr.. Bar
nett.
The officers for the coming year
are: President, DR.. l.. S. Fox, IF
Salisbury; vice-president, D. E.
Duncan, of Granite Quarry secre-
tary, A. J. Broad, of Spencer
marshall, G. B. PEBBLES, of Ad.
vance; inside sentinel, J G. He'd
ges, of Lexington; outside senti-
mel, w. G.. Kirk, of brownsville.
At II o clock the convention
closed to meet on March 10th,
1910, with Advance Lodge, No
341, at Advance, Davie county.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
SALISBURY, N. c., SEPT. 18th, 1909

It is related that an inspecs
tor at the New York custom
house found a dollar bill in
his pocket for which he could
not account. Expressing the
belief that some passenger
whose baggage he lad exams
ined had thought to bride
him by slipping the bill in
his pocket ''unbeknownst" to
him, the inspector forwarded
the bill to the Treasury De-
partment with the explana~
ton, and the money was
credited to the conscience
fund. 1t might be we'll to
keep an eye on that inspector.
Sometimes the honesty game
is played up to divert atten-
ton so that some business
may be done. - Statesville
Landmark.
Of course, we don't know
what this inspectors motives
were, but we suspect he
knew. For instance a few
weeks ago J. H. Corriher,
one of Salisbury's mail car~
riers discovered some small
change in a letter box, about
Sc cents. All letters and
packages in the box were full
ly paid with stamps affixed.
He took the money, wrote
out a report Of it and turned
it over to Postmater Ramsay.
This was the proper thing to
do. Very likely that money
was put in that box to test
the honesty Of that particu~
larly carrier. It was known
who would take up the mail
and when. If no report had
been made Mr.. Corriher
would henceforth been slated
for an ex-carrier. He was
tried in the balances and was
found to be full weight and
more. So why not with the
New York inspector? It may
have been just as we'll to have
reported the find, stated his
willingness to turn the money
over to its owner, and held
it. 1t was as much his as
it was the governments, but
the amounts in either case
were too little for this.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21

Two citizens were discuss
ing the proposed township
bond issue for good roads.
One Of them, a man who is
not seized Of over much of
this worlds plumber and
whose tax is small, declared
against the measure. 1t hap
pens that he leans toward So
cialism and ever and anon
swats the rich, the trusts, the
multimillionaires, the privi~
legged classes, and so forth.
The other man knew this and
lifted up his voice, which was
slightly tinged with sarcastic
profanity, and said: "You
are all the time railing out
against the wealthy classes.
[ have heard you say what
you would do to 'em if you
had power. Here is a chance
t. swat them good and hard.
Their property will bear the
heaviest part of this tax.
You will pay but little. The
average man will pay but lit
tie. The rich will pay most.
Vote the bonds and hit 'em
hard!" The amusing part of
the situation is that practi>
cally every man in Lexington
township woh owns consider
able property is enthusiastic~
ally in favor of better roads.
1t is one Of the strangest
things in the world that men
who get the most benefit from
an Improvement and who
have to pay the least for it,
are the men who fight the
improvement to the last ditch
and then some. -Lexington
Dispatch.
Of course it is none of our
business as to this or any
other bond issue Lexington
or Davidson county may vote
on, and, it is not our inten>
ton to butt into our neigh>
bors affairs; but as the state>
ment above is the favorite
stock argument of bond ad>
vocates in general and is so
outrageously false, that we
are willing to use a little
space in showing up it's abb
surdity and telling why the
poor man should never fail to
hit bond issues and all
schemes to increase the tax
rate the heaviest blows he is
capable of.
1.-The rich will pay most.
Let's see. How does he pay
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21

Rev. Hughes, a%rchdeacon OF the
Raleigh Convocation, conducted
services at St. Luke's Episcopal
church Sunday morning and night.
Rev. Cheatham will be here to
conduct service on October 1st.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21

Or died, when | read about Lydia d.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; so !
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GEORGE JoRDy, Box 40, Marion, NJ.
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t~housandsof Observation-Disclosures
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Every suffering woman owes it to her
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If you would like special advice
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Lynn, Mass. Her advice Is free,
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21

John Wright, son of Geo. W.
Wright. was painfully wounded
in the right hand Friday after
noon by a bullet from a Flobert
rife which he was handling.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21

gwen NE uoN NE.
| suffered for ten
years with serious
female troubles, III
~tiammation, ulcer
alton, Indigestion,
nervousness, an
could not sleep.
Doctors gave me
up, as they said my
trou b e S were
chronic. I was in
despair, anddid not
care whethnrI livad
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
THE CAROLINA WATCHMAN
WIN. h. STEWART, Ed. and Prop.
Published every Tuesday at 120 West
lines street.

Entered as second-class matter Jan.
18th. 1905, at the post office at Sails
bury, N. c., under the act Of Congress
Of March Bird, 1897.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
AFTER
SUFFERING
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Cured by Lydia E. Pink
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MARLToN, Nil feel that LydiaE.
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1909-09-21
PRICE.

Waterman and Record, one year, two
papers per week, cash in advance. $l.OO
per year; six months, Soc.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The new issue of Lincoln pennies
will continue In circulation, despite
the criticism that the initials Of the
on the coins.
President Taft OF the United States
and President Diaz OF Mexico are to
meet at Ell Paso, Texas, October 18th.
This programme has been arranged as
a result of correspondence between
the United States and Mexico.
The Wyoming delegation has recon-
mended the appointment of Homer
Merrill of Rawlins as supervisor to
take the census in Wyoming Merrin
was supervisor for Wyoming when the
tenth and eleventh censuses were
taken.
Completed figures of the 1909 trade
in 100 principal articles, forming the
imports and exports OF the country.
give the first available view of the
trade of the full fiscal year 1909. They
show a marked advance in imports of
manufacturers material, and consid-
cradle advance in the importation OF
certain foodstuffs, but falling off in
the importation of finished manufac-
turers.
Admiral Sebree's armored cruiser
squadron of the Pacific fleet, eight
vessels, will be absent from the Unit
ed States on its coming cruise to Ash
attic waters a little more than five
months. 1t will visit Honolulu Ad-
miralty Islands, Manila. where the
yearly target practice will be held, and
the ports of Hongkong, Woo Sing,
Kobe and Yokohama.
The tariff bill was passed by the
Senate Thursday, the 9Th inst. after
having already been passed by the
House, and was Immediately signed by
President Taft.
All records for manufacturer ma
terial imported into the United States
were broken during the fiscal year
1909, according to the bureau of sta
tistics. Raw wool. raw cotton, raw
silk. fibers, hides and skins, India rub
ber, tobacco. tin. copper, lumber and
certain articles included under the
general group Chemicals, drugs and
dyes" are the principal articles i'm
ported for manufacturing.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
Death Of Arthur E. weIby.

Denver.-Arthur E. Welby, who
helped the late Gen. w. ]. Palmer
ouild the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road through the Royal Gorge. and
who was identified with the construc-
tion Of railroads in several parts Of the
world, died Sunday afternoon at st.
Joseph's hospital. Death was caused
by diabetis.
Az one OF the men originally identi-
fled with the Rio sGrande. Welby grew
with that system until he became rec.
ognixed as one of the foremost rail-
road builders and managers in the
country. and his reputation was inter
national.
He had been chosen to direct the
construction Of the new Denver, Lara
mie & Northwestern, and was vice
president Of that road at the time of
his death.
For four weeks he had waged gal
liant fight with death, surrounded by
all Of the members OF his family. Sur
viving with Mrs. Welby are the follow
ing children: Mrs. Minnie Earls of
Aetropole. New; Helena, Alfred. Mu-
riel and Charles. all living at home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
Seeks New Hunting Ground.

Naivasha, British East Africa.-Col.
onel Roosevelt and Kermit, accom-.
panied by Edmund Heller, the zoolo.
gist of the Roosevelt expedition; e. J..
Cunninghame, the British field natur-
alist, and Leslie A. Tariton Of Nairobi,
left here Monday for Nyeri, a govern.
ment station in the northwest Of
Kenia province. Maj. Edgar A.
Mearns and ]. Alden Loring, the other
members OF the party, will leave ON
Wednesday for Nairobi. to prepare for
an ascent OF Mount Kenia, an extinct
volcano north of Nairobi.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-08-12
GENERAL NEWS.

The New York public service COM
mission has refused to grant the appli-
cation OF several women's reform
leagues for women's cars In the sub
way.
On account of the unfavorable criti-
cism aroused by the system of exempt
Ing rich men from the military service
upon the payment Of $500, King AL
fonso has issued decree abolishing q
money indemnity in lieu of service.
Not since the boom times OF 1906-7
have orders been so great or the force
of men SO large as at present with the
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacture
ing company at Pittsburg. New busi-
ness for July amounted to $4,000, 600
or at the rate of $3b.O00.000 for the
year.
Japan on the 7th inst. officially mott
fled the powers of her intention to
proceed Immediately with the recon-
struction and improvement OF the
Antung-Mukden Railroad. without the
consent Of China. diplomatic negotia-
tions having failed to overcome the
opposition OF that country to the COM
mencement Of work which Japan be-
lisves to- be within her rights, under
the treaty of 1905.
The Chinese government has signed
. contract with a New York company
for the installation Of complete tels-
phone system at Peking.