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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

i Be NATURAL The most ludicrous thing In thu
world is to watch weak and worthless imitation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

EVERYTHING is quiet on the Potomac-once
again.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

IT is sometimes harder to approach peanut poll
tcan than it is to reach the President of the United
States.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

This is fly time all right. Flies everywhere.
Even the papers and magazines are filed with fies"
BIZ ayiators.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-08-12

oard is different. May his school flourish like a
sour apple in cholera morbus time
SENATOR BENJAMIN RYAN TILLMAN, of South
Carolina, the reports say, is very sick man. lit
lie of that homegrown essence Of South Carolina tea
ought bring him around all right Perhaps it was
voting for protection on tea that "upsot' him. Or
was it the Senate restaurant tea" that got in it's
deadly work in undermining robust constitution
WITHIN few weeks the local night school will
begin it's next term. And right here another point
can be made which ought to sink deeply into the
minds of those who desire to improve themselves in
learning. Take advantage of every opportunity to
improve the mind.
Los ANGELES has population of 325. 900. Only
a few years ago it was scarcely more than a good
sized country town. Wonderful how things grow in
the GLORIOUS climate of California"
The chap who snaps and snarls and froths at
the mouth never gets very far. The quiet man is
the philosopher. He thinks while the snappers and
snarlers snap and snarl.
"THE meddesome tongue of gossip makes ano
controls towards" says the Fra. Also "The,wordt
remorse and reform are not Synonymous Good
sensible axioms-both.
JOAQUIN MILLER has established.a poets colony
in California. No bars, high stone walls guardian
angels with guns on their shoulders and in their hI
pockets-both pockets.
r Nv,
is getting gddy in gay colors. Prosperity must have
returned or maybe it never strayed away from Hu
man Life.
The American voter will get even with the Aid
rich. Payne bill. The average citizen is not stuck
Payne bills, anyway-let alone payin' tariff bills.
The Theatre Magazine is becoming more popu
lar as it grows older. This publication certainl
runs some very fine halftones.
The big man is the one who never notices sma
things. He always has both optics somethin
worth the effort
CONTRIBUTORS to The Mirror are requested
write on one side of the paper only. Please kee
this in mind
This is fly time all right. Flies everywhere
Even the papers and magazines filed with "fies
| by aviators.
| IT is sometimes harder to approach peanut pol
tioian than it is to reach the President of the Unite
States.
| l.,J;o in
world is to watch weak and worthless imitation.
As man grows older the world and it's ways il
terest him less and less
FLArTERY and fawning have killed many me
of deserving parts.
EVERYTHING is quiet on the Potomac-on'
again.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
IN HO1EL LOBBlEs
Ridicaled Everywhere.


 Men of affairs must know how this state is being materially hurt by ridi- cule, but probably the majority of the people do not realize how serious this injury is" sa i'd one of the oldest and most active members of the Chamber of Commerce. a man who has con- tributed a large share to the industrial development of this district.
 Every Alabamian who travels north. east, or west. hears the same class of remarks about this state and the same class of pokes at the expense of Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham. State wide prohibition was not right but when the legislature imposed on us the present drastic prohibition laws and adopted a bill seeking to put prohibi- ton in the contribution, the limit of fanaticism was reached and this state is being made butt of and so 1t will be until the constitutional amendment is defeated and the Fuller law rfddled by the supreme court, as, humanly speaking. it is almost sure to be.
 "Governor Conner aud his legislature have done their worst, but the majority of the voters of this state sh ould rise and assert themselves at the polls, and I believe they will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
In Honor of Rice Day.

''As an evidence of the general interest in Texas and Louisiana, rice day, Sep tember 30. the Queen and Crescent route. which Is one of the chief lines into New Orleans, has attempted a unique innova- tion," said a well known railroad man.
 At the suggestion of w. c. Rinearson, the general passenger agent, c. G. Rot haus, superintendent of dining cars, has prepared a special menu for the day, which will be served on the diners of the Queen and Crescent and Southern rail- ways. The menu card makes novel sou venir. being artistically printed on heavy board and containing fine halftone in coors Of levee scene in New Orleans.
 "A feature Is the fact that all rice dishes will be served free on the diners September 30. Among the rice prepara- tions specified on the bill are chicken soup with rice. rice croquettes, boiled rice with cream, steamed rice with raisns and cream, rice fritters with New Orleans molasses. custard rice pudding and chilled rice moulded with marmalade."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Automobiles In 1910

It is estimated by experts in the au- tomobile trade that 100000 auto vehi- oles of all classes will be built in this country next year At this rate the horse will soon be driven out of Amer ican cities, for autos are now built for every conceivable purpose in our cit ies. The horse will hold his own in small towns and on the farms, but it is to leave the larger cities, and that, too, very soon.
 And yet the cost of autos is not de- creasing The price of rubber has re- gently been advanced, and set of tires that have cost $150 will here after cost $195. The life of set of tires is about five months. It will thus be seen that an auto can neither be purchased at low price nor main tained at a low annual cost.
 The world has no satisfactory sub stitute for rubber, and the crop of that article is beginning to be unequal to tk3 needs of the world. It comes from the Congo and from Brazil. 9th er countries furnish some crude rub <, OCT, but if the valley of the Amazon and the Congo were eliminated there would be a rubber famine at once. There will soon be, at the best, for all sources of the material are known and all are being exploited to the fullest possible extent The visible supply is annually decreasing, for the taking oi the gum shortens the life of the rub Der tree, and the tropics cannot read fly reproduce trees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
As you be cursing hypocrite once you must be looked to.
 Much Ado About Nothing, vi.
PrOSperitY'S Early Return

Six months ago if any man had said that prosperity would be in full swing before 1910 he would have been re- garded as an optimist and nothing more. But business improvement has been so marked within the past few weeks and industrial activity has be- come so much in evidence that it now requires little imagination to see con ditioas in general normal in a very short while.
 Prosperity has been returning at rapid rate. The Iron Trade Review, of Cleveland. an accepted authority on the iron and steel business, in its weekly summary published in The Age-Herald of yesterday, reported great volume of new business for the United States Steel corporation, in cluding contracts for rails to be rolled at Ensley, and pointed out that mills are steadily falling farther behind iu their deliveries and buyers of finished materials are much more anxious than sellers to make contracts" It was further stated that the entrance of the Steel corporation into the market as buyer of pig iron seems imminent"
 The local pig iron market has ad- vanced to s145O on No. foundry basis. for nearby delivery, while such furnace interests as are offering any iron are asking s15 for the first quar- ter of 1910. It is believed that the market will soon harden at $15. Pros perity is coming on with such bound that the second anniversary Of d sweeping panic may be celebrated by phenomenal thrift and with some high records in nearly every manufactur- ing center in the United States. Tru- ly this is country of splendid re- sources and wonderful productive en- ergy. With a new era of prosperity in the Birmingham district already under way, the Greater Birmingham will surely make a material gain in population before the next census is taken. The chances in that direction are unquestionably bright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
ADRlFT WITH THE TIMES
MORE ABOUT POVERTY LANE.

MORE ABOUT POVERTY LANE. In Poverty lane. in Poverty lane Inc grime is remarkably thick Ana He IS song with somber refrain For the halt and the blind and the sick. There's little of gladness and little of mirth
 And seldom whisper of hope, For ever the things of despair have birth Where the children of sorrow grope. In Poverty lane, in Poverty lane The reckoning's always wrong And there's seldom smile or a glad re-
 frain
 Where the thralls of misfortune throng. The fields may be green and the skies
 may be blue
 And the fairest of blossoms blow And happiness roaming the wide world
 through,
 But Poverty lane won't know. In Poverty lane, in Poverty lane The days go wearily by And the nights drag on through hours of
 pain.
 And the price of it all is a sigh. And some will be found when the morn-
 ing breaks
 who've slipped from their troubles
 away, For a dimes worth of poison is all that
 It takes
 To leave Poverty lane for aye! THINKING ABOUT THE UMPIRE. 'You say he is hard thinker?' "Unquestionably." "Where does he do his hardest think ing"
 "At the baseball park"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
Up-Lift to Education

The Ninth Congressional District
 Teachers institubas which began its annual meeting in Birmingham on
 Monday of last week. adjourned yes terday afternoon. The closing session was held in the auditorium of the high school, and 1t was something of sym posium. There were 20 speeches and each speech was limited to two min utes. R. c. Hewitt, president of the Jefferson county school board, and Dr. J. H. Phillips, superintendent oe the public schools of Birmingham. were among the speakers, and their re
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
AN AROUSED PEOPLE.

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 The voice of an aroused people found expression in that remarkable conference of yesterday. It was the most forceful protest that has ever been made in Ala bama against state administration or Legislature. It was an impressive arr raignment of reckless leadership-an up- rising of the people in the face of dan ger.
 From every county in Alabama there came representative men to voice their resentment and to pledge their service. Out of their retirement there came to join hands with the younger men, hon ored leaders who had helped to make Alabamas history. The presence there of three former governors, Rufus w. Cobb, William C. Oates and William D. Jelks, was in itself evidence of danger which threatens the people of Alabama, and of the need of patriotic men to pro- tect Alabama's welfare and its future. A fourth former governor, Hon. Thomas G, Jones, was not present because of his judicial office, but it is known that he privately holds the same views that the amendment is a menace to the liberties of the people, even as those who had served as he has as the states chief executive There were men like R. B. Kyle of Eto- wah, w. S. Wyman, F. 8. Moody and J. T. Murfee of Tuscaloosa. N. H. Frazer of Bullock, John B. Knox and J. J. Willett of Calhoun and hundreds of oth- CTS, who stand for the highest character and cleanest manhood of the state. It is worse than folly to accuse such men of being influenced by whisky or brewery interests; it Is mendacity and an insult to intelligence.
 The most eloquent protest against in temperance in speech and intemperance in legislation was recorded in the fierce enthusiasm of that great gathering. As Chairman Moody well said, incompetence in speech and in legislation is as repre- hensble as incompetence in action. If that conference stood for any one thing, it stood for moderation, which is true temperance.
 An aroused people have made them- selves heard. They will resist the brazen effort to deprive themselves of constitu- tional liberties. measure fathered by fanaticism and brought forth in politics, will fail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
RETIRING FROM BUSINESS

N@ HEN Goldsmith, ut the end of
 N one of the most eloquent pas
 sages in eighteenth century English verse, uttered his plaintive la- ment-
 o blest retirement, friend to life's de-
 cline,
 Retreat from care that never must be
 mine,
 he spoke out of the abundance of the feelings that he then experienced. Im- prevalent and unthrifty beaten and buf-' feted by the world. besieged at all times by importunate creditors and on pay days by equally importunate beggars to whom he did not know how to say nay, how his soul must have hungered for sight of Ballymahon and for the free. careless, happy life which, amid It's rural scenes, had been his in the days of auld lang syne! But having performed the grand tour'' of Europe in the most unconven- tional manner on record, he was doomed to toll in the mirk of London and to die there in harness in debt to the tune of a200O Well might Johnson, in bitter memory of his own lean years, inquire Was. poet ever so trusted before?"
 With ordinary prudence in the manage ment of his affairs, poor Oliver might have given over literary work at a com parative early stage to spend the evening of his life in his well-beloved sweet Au- burn; but the question Is whether, even if he had amassed a competence, he would have been so minded. We doubt 1t greatly. For one thing. the lure of London was strong upon him, and, for another, the habits of lifetime are with difficulty laid aside
 There is scarcely any one who has not the intention, vaguely expressed even to himself. of saying farewell to his busi- ness or profession. and of retiring to enjoy in ease. and, maybap. in dignity, the fruits of his toll. But the intention, which persists subconsciously from day to day, has always reference to some dim and distant point in the future: 1t is scarcely ever concerned with here and now. Our unhappness is," as Addison says. that we find out some excuse or other for deferring such our good resou- ton till our intended retreat is cut off by death.
 This is true of every class, but 1t is particularly true of the successful busi- ness man. One of Sir Andrew Freeports best known apothegms was "A mer- chant has never enough till he has got little more" Hoyace tells us of an old usurer, who charmed with the pros poets of pleasant life in the country called in all his money that he might buy an estate but, missing his accus- toned gain, abandoned his idea and put his capital. out at interest once more. Amor urgeti habendi," wrote Virgil in his fourth Georgis, concerning bees, but the proposition Is of far wider applica- ton than was in his intention. The love of having impels men in our own age more perhaps than 1t eyer before impelled them If not, should we see the lawyer or the railway king, or the mining magnate remaining, without necessity. in exhaust ing occupations, adding thousands to thousands, millions to millions. until health gives way under the strain anu the Colossus is left a pitiable physical wreck?
 In view of such a spectacie. the phlloso-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

If the amendment wins-which heav- en forbidi-Governo Conner will be entitled to the largest share of credit and it will be readily accorded him. He has named Weakley for governor and he will come pretty near electing him. Every vote for the amendment is vote for the Governor for the United States senate and Judge Weak ley for governor. Ask any loyal Mall lory man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
ks were at once delicious and ant

marks were at once delicious and ant mating.
 Resolutions reviewing briefly tho purpose, scope and work of the insti- ute were presented by Prof H. F. Burruss; and altogether this final ses- sion was the most delightful and the most stimulating of all. The keynote of each little address was that this years meeting was the most cheer. ing and the most fruitful ever held in the district. The discussions were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

instructive and full of interest from be- ginning to end and the result Is sure to be far reaching for good. The fact is that education in this section is hay. ing a great uplift, and the oftenas teachers and superintendents meet to discuss school work the moro efficient and the more bsnehcent psds0oey bs. comeA
 The institute sessions having been made socially attractive a well as helpful. next years meeting will Dc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
MEDITATION ON A CHINESE TEA
 CUP"

By Tone Noguchi. Fill me a cup with the tea ancient
 brewed, Cathay in heart (What a forlorn look of the empty cupD And let me dream the Confucious land of
 dragon and dream The moon of very old gold stares far
 down: . Art thou. Chinese moon. wearied of wis.,
 dom and song? What an Autumnal face softer than a
 soft sigh, What an oblivion sweeter than a sweet death! Hear the whisper of ecstasy and forgot
 ten love In Opums yellow smell, eternal and
 free Here in the opium den, powerless are
 Times teeth, And Vice sleeps on Fancy's delicious
 breast See the smokers with bodies like fallen
 pagoda, Putting their souls at pawn for the whit
 est sleep. Is it the blast of rebellions cry? M Nay, Mandarin Prince with long pip4 Windily parades with slaves like hurrX
 ing leaves, E With thousand banners with drum
 and flutes. #f Oh. I pray to see again 4 A Chinese damsel of beauty like far-oG
 song, Kl Shaking her shoulders of butterfly
 wings, Stepping uncertain like the shivef of
 liy's stem Through the adoring eyes of g tidal
 crowd. Fill me up cup with the tea ancient-
 browed. Cathay in heart, fWhat a forlorn look of the empty cup!J And let me dream the Confuscious land of
 dragon and dreay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
BELIEVES THE WORLD SQUARED.

BELIEVES THE WORLD SQUARE,.
 The Kansas City Star has discovered a man in Macon. Mo-, who believes the world Is square
 Jackson Towne, a Macon shoemaker, is known as the square world man." He denies that Cook or Peary has discov- cred the North Pole, because there is none such. But if the world was square when people got over the edge wouldn't they tumble off?', was suggested. Now, that shows how little you understand about it," said the old shoemaker, warm-, ly. "The Lord thought of that when he created the earth and he fixed 1t so that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

From the New York Press.
 The easiest thing about swapping horses is for both aides to be swindled.
 What malras 1t easy for one woman to be sweet and gracious to another is for her to hate her.
 j Most Of our fun would make us mighty cross if VI did 1t because 1t was in the Ten Commandments.
 Whsrs . bah0 shows it's natural sense 10 rSfusing to talk back to woman in the tanguaee che talks to it.
 4 mso san make his wife grateful to Eim for not giving her enough to eat by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

In Alabama a few men of political ambition are still on the fence, and they might as we'll stay there. The office seeker who says where he stands is the man who commands respect, even if he is on the wrong side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

nothing could get away. On all four sides are snow and ice. getting higher and higher until they are like a big rampant, Nothing that breathes can cross over. Doctor Cook and Commander Peary prob ably got nearer to the edge than most people have succeeded in doing. but yet they didn't go far enough to fall off.'- Kansas City Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

The church and state tendency as part of the amendment programme is considered by some fanatics as justifia- ble, but many freemen feel that such a policy is fraught with danger to our American institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

Birmingham will have thousands of visitors during the State Fair-Octo- Der II to 20-and the Good Roads con- vention, October IA and Is, will give the city something of a record-break- ing crowd.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
MISSING MINDS

''The large building to the right of us is an asylum for absent-minded peo- ple."
 Why, I never heard of such an institu- tion before. I thought this was an asy- lum for the insane"
 Well ain't their minds absent?''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17

The Walker County News, Frank ". Evans editor, has just entered upon it's fourth year. It is published twice a week and is one of the brightest, hon estest and most popular papers in Ala bama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
SCHOOL DAYS.

oCf1OOL DAYS. Sing song of school days, Teacher and his chair; Boooy's put a tack down Shhh! don't tell it's there. Teacher gravely takes his seat Goodness, what a strain On his nervous system and What an awful pain! Sing song of school days. Johnny hates to go; Wishes there were not a book In the world to know, Slips away and roams the woods. Says that he was sick; Soon upon his shrinking frame Blows are falling thick. Sing song of school days, What bore to learnt Every little chap would like For the school to burn. What is more, he wouldn't mind
 If the teacher fell, On his way to wield the rod, Deep into a well. Sing song of school days. Round and round they run; Playing till the bell rings Is a lot of fun. But no other times so sad As the hour when For each little lass and lad Lessons must begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
A GIRL AND HER HELLER"

n NIIhII A1ND iibft EIlLER.
 A Missourian was in Atchison the other day telling the Globe his idea of a good show. "A moving picture show is good enough for me-" he said. My wife likes to go to the theater and pay a big price to see girl blubber because she has lost hes. feller, but none of that for me. Pshaw, girls are always blubbering because they have lost their fellers You don't have to pay to see them. I once paid dollar and a half to see what they called a real big show, and all there was to 1t was girl blubbering because she has lost her felles Think of paying that much to see girl blubber, will you? Them moving pictures what make man laugh are all right, but l don't want none of this blubbering business. ."-Atchison Globe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-17
WELL WELL

So much talk of Cook and Peary
 And about the pole, gee whiz, People give look that's "leary"
 When they're asked where Teddy is, Was time when savants spoke of
 Hlppos with a knowing air; Now the jungle's made a joke of
 And we don't know Teddy's therel