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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-05-05

birds singing their goodnight songs,
made charming picture. When we
reached camp, we founda busy place,
fortrustiesw were busy doing the even
ing chores. Two or three squads of
convicts came into camp bringing
sacks of pecans ontheir backs, guards
having taken them out to gather them.
We gathered great armfuls of mis-
tletoe to take home. 1t grew here in
the greatest abundance. This seem
ed more beautiful than usual. It
grew in great round punches and
was high in the great trees, some of
the punches being as large as a wash
tub, and the delicate wax-like ber-
ries, looking like tiny soap bubbles
filled with smoke, mixed in with the
rich green leaves made it very beau
tiful.
After our days excursion we were
ready to. enjoy the fine dinner which
was served to us at five O'Clock. The
evening was spent in conversation, and
we were reluctantto leave the fireside
and break up the merry party when
it was time to retire. Next morning
we had to rise early in order to reach
our train, so after hearty breakfast,
we assured our host of the enjoy
ment, pleasure and interest we found
in our visit, and we decided that life
IN a convict camp was very, very
much better than life in many other
places. We drove to the station.
and gave farewell glance to the
little White City lying SO peacefully
amongst the cotton fields. The train
whistled and our visit was at an end.
JENNIE E. WOODwoRTH.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-05-05
Those Talking Birds.

When | was just three years OF
age saw parrots i'll a cage; my
nurse said they were all the rage
with primadonnas on the stage; she
said that they would sometimes mock
people singing, or when they'd talk;
then from the cage polly did stalk
when | asked nurse if it could walk.
Then polly said: You bet your
boots. I'llwalk or talk or shoot-the-
shoots; I'll smoke pipe or cheap
cheroots and fly around like some ga
loots." Then / gave poll some cocoa
nuts and showed her several alhalf-tone
cuts of sisters beaux that dad calls
9 NUTS" because they chew their cigar
butts.
Then poll called me candy kid"
and told me all the things she did;
when she was caught by Captain
Kidd and where the pirates gold is
hid.
Then nurse said: Child, you'll
surely tire;" of course that kind of
raised my ire; the milkman rang; poll
hollered 'fire!'' Said I: Poll, you're
goll-darn-liar.'
AcRoBATUs.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-05-05
Professional Patter.

The only I'll am let a ham, ever
plays, is fishing hamlet.
The side-show "tats'' must have
felt awfully stuckup while they were
having the tattooing done.
Ruth st. Denis was raised on
farm. Well, squashes, mortgages
and United States Presidents have
also been raised on farms.
Anyperson isapt to fall from grace
so tell the truth and don't be ashamed.
Did you ever see these two op'ras:
Ten Nights in Bar Room and Uncle
Toms Cabin?
When Columbus made an egg stand
He won fame and renown,
But if he'd made a one night stand
They'd egged him out of town
If Big Otto has increased in size
at the same ratio his show has since
| was with him, he would be nearly
as large as that phony package, DR..
Cook staged.
The high pitch men who refer to
the natives as Rubes, simps, ETC., may
be think they are the wisest ever.
But I've noticed that a ION g in the
winter when the mercury does high
dive in the thermometer, the ma
tives have a fat bankroll and cellar
full of turnips, while the b. p. men
have to throw their feet for the price
| to pay room rent
ACROBATUS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
Gettysburg Battlefield MemOri
Commission.

The Gettysburg Battlefield Me-
mortal commission, with the apprOv-
al of the governor, has fixed Tues
day, Sept. 27, 1910, noon, as the
time for the dedication of the state
monument at Gettysburg.
For the occasion soldiers of Penn
sylyania regiments or other organ
izations which participated in the
battle of Gettysburg can have free
transportation to and from Gettys-
burg (and the public at rate of one
and one-half cents per mile each
way from the railroad station in
Pennsylvania nearest to the homes
of each, tickets to be good going
from Sept. "a to Sept. 27 and good
returning to reach original starting
point not later than Sept. 80.
To arrange for railroad tickets
for soldiers entitled to free transpor-
tation, and to provide seats for
them at the dedication, each such
soldier is requested to send to the
commission at once his full name
and postofiice address, together with
the name of the regiment and COM
pany in which he served, addressed
to the Gettysburg Battlefield Memoir
ial commission, P. o. Box 533, Phil
adelphia, Pa.
(Signed) H. S. HUIDEKOPER,
President.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
Dormlce Immune to Snake Bite

Three animals have loAg been
known to be immune to the bites Of
snakes-the pig, the porcupine and
the mongoose. According to NJ. G..
Billiard, naturalist of Clermont-Fer-
rand. France, the common or garden
dormouse must be added to this list.
This little animal does not hesitate
to fight a viper and kill the reptile.
or course, he would be helpless If at
tackled by big rattlesnake for this
would swallow him at one gulp. NJ.
Billiard injected four milligrams of
dried viper poison into a dormouse
with absolutely no effect Half an
hour after the injection the dormouse
was nibbling an apple as If nothing
had happened. The dormouse weighs
only two ounces, and the amount of
venom he received was enough to kill
eleven pounds OF such animals as rab-
bits and guinea pigs.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
CONGRESSMAN NORRIS OF NE
RRASKA,

Let it be said here and now"
writes Jay E. House in Human Life
for July, "by one who has studied
reformers at close range, and at all
the different angles for many years,
that this man Norris-this short
grass statesman who drew the plans
that upset a congressional dynasty
is a new kind.
"To one who has watched them all,
from Sockless Jerry Simpson to La
Toilette, pass in review, he presents
no familiar aspect. Every reformer
save and except Norris who has rid
den the passing fury long enough
to focus public attention upon him
self has marked the spot where he
alighted by some mental quirk or
personal idiosyncracy. Norris is a
normal man, an average citizen,
hitched by fate to the'wheels of gov
ernment and doing his best to pull
his share of the load.
"To all outward appearances his
sense of location, In so far as II re-
lates to the grandstand, is deficient.
In his outward manifestations he is
just an ordinary man trying to do an
ordinary mans work without un-
necessary conversation or the ex-
hibition of either passion or pre-
judice. So far as his personal APP
pearance goes, If he were charged
with selling hardware, or being
cashier of small bank, the jury
would convict on the first ballot"
Human Life Publishing Co.. Bos-
ton.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20

and greater crisis is, of course, the
crucitxion. When the first is pre-
sented the audience almost to a unit
yields to the spell and falls to weep
ing. In the long-drawn agony of the
second people hardly breathe, so
tense is the feeling, and at the stroke
of the spear | actually heard man
gasp for breath. The sound OF the
rending veil of the temple, the
crashing rocks and the footballs of
the breathless messenger to the
High Priest comes as a real relief.
For 19 minutes, so somebody said
Lang had hung upon the cross. His
part is done to perfection. But so
do all the players do their parts.
AS Christus, Lang does not so much
cause you to see the character as to
feel it. Mary, the Virgin Mother,
is also beautifully portrayed and
Mary Magdalene is very strongly set
forth. The disciples are particularly
well sustained by older men, al
though John, the sollcitous, is but a
youth of 19. One player whose
name was not on the program fur
nished us with great deal of pleas
ure. | am sure she was the young
est of all the participants, a baby
not more than four years old in the
very front rank of one of the tab
leaux where 400 people were on the
stage, $50 of them being children.
The child sat like a statue, except
that the cold wind that sprang up
at the moment caused her to curl
up and uncurl her dainty toes, as if
she had just been lifted out of her
bath. We loved that child every
one of us as she clasped her moth
er's neck and | think a good many
people remembered how many miles
of sea and land separated them from
some such child.
Imagine these people going down
from their high and holy calling to
the simplest of tasks, A friend hold
ing a letter of introduction to Ju-
das found him an hour after the
performance milking the family
COW, while his daughter, who had
just thrilled the great audience with
the last words of the play, Halle
lujah! He is risen," the matchless
Magdalene, was wearing a gingham
apron to wait on the American
sightseers who were quartered on
the home
1t is said that a real danger low
ers over this beautiful institution.
The tourist agencies are planning,
before the next presentation, to
erect great hotels and to commercial
ize the whole performance. They
will destroy the very life and spirit
of the play. 1t is devoutly to be
hoped that this is not their iEen-
ton, but the players fear it. Better
that Thomas Cook should not send
tourists to the Tyrol than that this
artistic, idealistic community should
be submerged by vulgarism. l know
that some of the people of the Will
age see the danger now and fear
that they are helpless to avert it and
| want to join with them in utter
ing protest.
w. p. G..
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20

with the sacks occupied. The pitcher
Is worried, the infielders are guessing,
and when you do hit the ball the fly
ing base runners rattle and diScon-
cert the men who are trying to handle
the ball.
When men are on bases | generally
lay for the first ball the twirler hands
over. It's dollars to doughnuts that II
he can lay that first one straight over
the pan he'll do it, and soak quite
few of them. The majority of batters
Will pass up the first ball, no matter If
1t cuts the plate in half. But you'll
never get Tyrus overlooking any Of
that kind. Nine times out of ten l go
to the plate prepared to hit the first
ball if the pitcher lays it over.
| never take a long swing at the
sphere any more like to do 1t, but
you can't get anything in the major
leagues swinging the willow. If you
do the spitball pitchers would make
a Ounce of you in short order, to say
nothing of the slabbists who have mas
tered Il good change of pace. They'll
shoot one over that looks like a pea,
then feed you a slow one that comes
floating up as big as balloon. But
you are set for the fast one and nearly
break you back reaching for the slow
ball.
In the old days the great batters
were Pete Browning, Ed Delehanty,
Dan Brouthers and Pop Arson. who
swung ON to ball with the force of
hammer. Were any of them in the big
leagues today the modern twirlers
would make 'em look like jokes.
You cannot grab a wagon tongue
down at the handle, reach back and
swing halfway around for a curve
pitcher. He'd make you look foolish,
and you wouldn't have enough batting
average at the end Of the month TO get
your name In the percentage column.
The star batters OF today grab their
batting sticks foot or more from the
handle and. instead of swinging, aim
to meet the ball flush. Nothing suits
me better than TO take a good crack
at the leather, but can't afford 10
get out of my stride, so l stick to the
sure system of just meeting the ball
with halfway grip on my warclub.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
CAME OUT ON THE OTHER SIDE
Declaration That Put a Sudden End
TO Travellers Yarns.

to Travellers Yarns.
One of the occupants Of a railway
carriage was a gentleman who be-
guiled the time by telling some rath-
er tall yarns" of his experience
abroad. A solemn looking individual,
with a camera and a tripod, sat in a
corner seat and listened without a
shadow of a smile. The traveller,
having concluded an impressive story,
says London Punch, began again: Il
never see a camera but it reminds me
of sad occurrence that befel friend
of mine while we were travelling in
Italy. He was an enthusiastic anna
teur photographer, and when we
climbed Vesuvius nothing would satify
him but near view of the crater. He
wanted to go to the very edge. The
guides told him of the danger. It
was the last seen of my poor friend
Sad, wasn't 1t. sir?" he added, turning
to the solemn man. The latter shook
his head. do you doubt my word ?"
said the traveller. NO" returned the
solemn man, 81 don't doubt your word.
but | fancy your memory is failing" "
"Eh? How so?" Because" said the
solemn man, slowly, and gravely, be
cause l am the man! And yet you
don't remember me! came out
again on the other side of the globe
but | got my view" There was
dead silence for a few minutes after.
ward, and the traveller got off at the
next station.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
BattIeshIp vJctorta,

In the manoeuvring of the Mediter-
ranean feet off Tripoli, March %,
1893, the"battleship Victoria was sunk
in collision with the battleship Cam
perdown Three hundred and thirty
eight officers and men we're drowned,
including Vice-Admiral Sir George
Tryon. The findings of a court-mar-
tial blamed Admiral Trvon.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-07-20
Iy Cobb Tells Why He Is So
Successful on the Field.
SLUMPS DON'T BOTHER HIM,
Champion Batter Of the Country Says
Whom He Falls OFF In Hitting He
Never Worries, but Practices Hard
Until He Rsgains Form.
No. XIV.
BY TY CORR.

by L SObb.
tCopyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciationl
To what do | owe my success as a
ball player? There are two answers
to this question. The first is that am
heart and soul In the game and, sec
ond. because l am always trying to
improve on my playing. am always
practicing, and. you know. practice
makes perfect. Take. for instance.
when / have a batting slump. don't
worry about It just get out in the
mornings at the ball park and prac-
tice hitting against all kinds of twirl-
ing. | like to stand up to the plate
and whale away at every old kind of
pitching. Some of the boys are easy
to hit. while others are not. 1t all
helps me to recover my batting eye.
Southpaw pitchers gave me consid-
erable trouble at one time. but that
was before l entered the big league.
They never even bother me nowadays
Just watch me at the plate and you'll
learn the reason in a minute. Against
rubber and step into a curve before 1t
breaks. Against southpaw l drop
back as far as possible and wait for
the curve to break. Getting down to
figures, should say that l stand four
feet closer to a right handed pitcher
than do to left handler.
My greatest delight is to tickle the
pill with runners on the bases. You
may not believe me, but nevertheless
it's true, l find 1t easier to hit the ball
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15
QUALIFIED VOTER CAN
ALWAYS HOLD OFFICE

State Chairman Hewlett Hall, on the
eve of assuming his official duties as at
torney general, Wednesday morning cor
rected a misapprehension concerning the
new registration law, which was brought
to his attention by the Macon Telegraph
of Tuesday morning. The Telegraph re-
produced from the Lavonia Times a par
agraph reciting that Mr.. E. A. Phillips. OF
Canon district, Franklin county, had been
barred from holding, or running for a
county Office, because he failed to regis
ter.
The Lavonia Times conclusion is erro-
neous according to State Chairman Halls
construction OF the law.
No qualified voter can be disbarred
from holding public ONCE in Georgia,
even though he isn't registered, is the
substance of Mr.. Halls opinion. given
to a representative of The Journal.
The Georgia law does provide that
only qualified voters shall be entitled
to hold office, but" says Mr.. Hall, reg
istration adds no qualification to vot-
ers, but only serves to identify them
as persons qualified to vote"
A citizen may be a qualified voter,
whether he is registered or not. IL he is
legally entitled to register. If he isn't
registered, 1t doesn't affect his right to
hold office, though 1t does bar him from
voting.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15
ATTACK IN COURT
ON PROHIBITION
LAW HAS FAILED
Supreme Court Holds That
Constitutional Attack on Law
Made in Case of Whitley VS..
State Is Not Valid

In the case of Whitley VS.. The State,
the supreme court on Wednesday held
that the allegations of the plaintiff that
the prohibition law as enacted on Au-
gust 6, 1907 is unconstitutional on several
grounds, were not valid
This decision. so it is said, practi-
cally puts an end to all attacks on the
constitutionality Of the law.
The main basis of the suit was the al
legged difference in the bills passed by the
senate and the house. The petitioner al
legged that the bill was passed first by
the senate, then sent to the house, where
II was amended in several particulars.
1t was claimed that when the amended
bill was returned to the senate that body
changed the phraseologv of certain
sections referring to holding malt or
spurious liquors in place of business.
1t was claimed that this violated article
8, section I, paragraph 4, of the consti-
tuition, which provides that before a bill
shall become a law, the same bill shall
pass both houses Of the general assem-
bly,
1t was further alleged that the prohibit
ton bill violated article g. sections 1 AMI
of the constitution, providing that tho
state shall maintain certain common
schools and that these schools shall re-
ceive a portion of the revenue derived
by the state through tine taxation U" the
sale of malt and sptrituous liquors.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15
ATLANTA MINISTER BUYS
DRINK At AUGUSTA BAR
fsnecial dispatch to The Journal.

Especial dispatch TO Tne Journal.I
AUGUSTA. Ca, July 12.-Before an au-
dience of about thousand people at the
Richmond county court house last night,
Rev. Len G. Broughton, pastor of the
Atlanta Baptist tabernacle, fiayed the
city administration from mayor down to
the humble policemen, and the county
administration from the superior court
Judge down to the sheriff, and handed
out very warm roast for the Elks
He charged the city and county on
Gals with being perjurers OF their
oaths and declared his intention OF re-
porting the United States marshal to the
authorities at Washington for their neg
lect OF duty.
He also took a slap at one OF the best
known ministers OF Augusta saying that
he was afraid to come out in the open
and show his colors. He declared that
Augusta was one of the vilest cities In
the state and said an Augustan should
be shamed to go abroad and claim the
popularity of a Georgian. He also sug-
gested that both Savannah and Augusta
secede from the state.
DIR. Broughton brought with him to Au-
gusta yesterday Rev. w. J. Ham. his
assistant pastor, who did a little blind
tiger detective work of his own during
the afternoon and early last night. Three
half-pint bottles weer produced at the
speaking last night which Rev. Mr.. Ham
had purchased from different saloons and
said that he had In all visited 40 saloons
during the afternoon. Rev. Mr.. Ham also
took a drink at the Albion hotel bar,
which he said he purchased for the regu-
lar price of 10 cents.
DR.. Broughton.s attack on the officials
has created quite a sensation, here.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15
P|NCHOT TO TAKE STUMP
FOR HIRAM JOHNSON

NEW YORK. July 12.-Girord Pin
chot, close friend of Colonel Roosevelt
and deposed United States forester, an
nounced today that he would leave for
California tomorrow to take the stump
in behalf of Hiram johnson, who is
seeking the gubernatorial nomination in
California and is Endorsed for that hon
or by the Lincoln-Roosvelt league OF
California.
Mr. Pinchot's announcement was made
shortly after a conference with Col
onel Roosevelt, in which Marshal Slim
son, OF OILS Angeles, Cal, also took part.
Mr. Pinchot said he would make sewers
speeches in behalf of Mr.. Johnson's can
didacy, which he indicated was being
strongly opposed by the old line Repuo-
lican organizations of that state.
RoosEVELTs FAVOR?
Neither NJ Pinchot nor Marshal
stinson would say that Colonel Roose-
Welt had given his assurances OF support
to Mr.. Johnson's gubernatorial aspira>
lions, but the fact that Mr.. Pincfot's
announcement came within a few min
utes after leaving Colonel Roosevelt's
Office caused the general belief among
politicians that Mr.. Roosevelt Endorsed
Mr.. Johnson in his efforts to secure the
nomination.
GiIlett would not seek another nomina-
ton, and that the old line Republican
organizations in California were back
ing the candidates. for governor or
Charles f. Curry and Alden Anderson.
He declared that the Lincoln-Roosevelt
league was seeking for more repre-
sentative party government.
Mr.. Pinchot said he had already made
arrangements to make one speech for
Mr.. Johnson In California, but did not
know how many more he might make.
He said he would stop at Kansas City
and address the Knife and Fork club on
conservation. on July Is. 1t was be-
fore this club that Speaker Cannon made
his attack on the insurgents.
ROOSEVELT CALLERS.
Besides Mr.. Pinchot and Marshal Sitim-
son, Colonel Roosevelt, who came to the
city from Oyster Bay in his automo-
bile, had several other visitors during the
day. The callers included Herbert Knox
Smith, commissioner of corporations;
Representatives Bennett. of Mex York,
and Charles n. Fowler of New Jersey.
A delegation from Macon, Ga, composed
OF E. w. Stetson, w. E. Dunwoody, a
cousin of Colonel Roosevelt and Post
master Harry Stillwell Edwards, called
on Colonel Roosevelt to request him to
make a speech at Macon.
Colonel Roosevelt during the forenoon
held a conference with James w. Wads-
worth. Jr., speaker of the assembly of
New York. Mr.. Wadsworth was the first
of the Republican state leaders who have
opposed the Hughes primary measure to
call on Colonel Roosevelt.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-07-15
BALL|NGER DENIES HE
INTENDS TO RESIGN
Not Made of Resigning Mater
iaI, Secretary Says, in
Seattle Interview
(By Associated Press.)


SEATTLE, Wash, July 13.-Secretary
of the Interior Richard A. Ballinger ar
rived here from Washington last night
to spend his summer vacation. The first
thing the secretary said on his arrival
was that he had no intention of resign
in=.
1T has been frequently stated" said
the secretary. that l intend to resign
and that 1 have moved my house fur
niture away from Washington. There is
absolutely no foundation for any such
statement. / am not made of the resign
ing material and do not propose to graft
fy those persons who want me to re-
sign. That is not my object in being in
Office.
81 expect to administer the interior de-
partment In a legal manner. which l be-
lieve will ultimately receive the appro-
baton of every one.
81 am greatly pleased with the legisla-
ton enacted by congress affecting the in
terror department which has given legal
authority to withdraw public lands for
class legislation and provide for the
proper disposition of the public domain.
THE $40, 100000 reclamation bond issue
was an administration measure, as was
the. largely increased appropriation for
the survey of public lands. not only in
the United States, but in Alaska
THE interior department secured
through congress more substantial legis-
lation at the last session than for severaI
years previous. A very fine measure
passed was that which enabled surface
entry in lands containing coal and the
disposition of the coal under appropriate
laws.
81 take great satisfaction not only in
the results affecting the interior depart
ment, but the other departments as we'll
feel particularly glad that President
Taft has secured the fulfillment of sub
stantially all the party pledges"