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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-01-05
MIRRORETTES


The man with the optimistic
smile continues to exhibit the same.
The clerical force of the Office and
shipping department of the Shoe Co.
were on extra dutg last Sunday
Morning taking the yearly inven-
tory.
The Shoe cutters will have an
other weeks vacation to enable the
fitting and lasting rooms to work off
back orders.
Dreams never come true, at least
not in this hotel''-that is TOMS ex-
PLANTATION of his error in placing the
Waldorf Astoria at the corner OF
5oth and 9th Ave.-lnstead of Gath
St.
Mr.. J. B. S., in cell 638 has re-
ceived number of exchanges from
local residents who are unknown to
him. Not knowing the parties to
thank them personally on holidays
he desires to take this means of ex-
pressing his appreciation to all who
have been sending him reading mat.
ter.
Mr.. VIM. S. is now a member oil
the band. Mr.. Goldsmith says the
reason why he didn't beat the drum
the first few times the band was out
was, because he was too tender heart.
ed; he couldn't bear to beat white
skin" However, Mr.. S. says he il
going to stick to the drum and some
day he may be able to beat his way
out of here, legitimately, of course
The Mirror is now prepared to DE-
all kinds of book work and fame!
job printing. We have just receiv
ed three hundred pounds of new
type.
Guard Husting acted as ushe
several days recently in place ofMr
Hill, who was acting night captain
Capt. French being laid up from tn
effects of a fall down stairs.
The Man With the Key is bacl
between the gates, after being ava.
on vacation. And he's as goot
natured and jovial as ever.
We have arranged a new system
OF circulating exchanges that com,
to the Mirror, whereby it will b,
possible to make the cell change
every week, so that when an inmat,
changes cells he will still receive tn,
paper he desires. Ali those desir
ing or receiving exchanges from
The Mirror should send in the name
OF the papers they want to this offic
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
A Whack at Turtle Soup.

Turtle soup is called green just be-
cause turtle fat is kinder that color"
And believe it, whether you now do
or not, turtle soup will make anybody
sweat green who eats of it often and
much. Hogarth has picture showing
how green turtle soup and its fellow
foods and drinkables in the good old
golden days put London aldermen un-
der the tables. From the viewpoint Of
nourishment turtle soup is not worth
a tenth it costs. Sun dried turtles are
found in some of the markets of the
world, and many chefs say they are
about as good as the fresh reptile.
As for the true secret of mock turtle
soup, it is only the scalp Of sucking
calf, gelatinous fraud, masquerading
as chunk of green turtle shell fat,
but even so, 1t is better than the best
genuine sea turtle soup at that.-New
York Press.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
FHE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE


A correspondent recently reported
what he described as the Curious
freak" Of blackbird flying against a
parlor window many times at the
same spot continuously. Such an Incl
dent is not uncommon. Birds have
been known to fight fors hours at a
,time. day after day, with their own
image reflected In pane OF glass,
pecking and auttering against the pane
and quite. exhaustfhg themselves in
their fury to demolish the supposed
rival. 1t is another instance of how
the arts of our civilization corrupt
and confuse the birds. 1t is the same
with fishes. Darwin tells story of a
pike in an aquarium separated by
plate glass from fish which were its
proper food. In trying to get at the
fish the pike would often dash with
such violence against the glass as to
be completely stunned. 1t did this
for more than three months before II
learned caution. Then when the glass
was removed the pike would not at
tack those particular fish, but would
devour others freshly introduced. 1t
did not ut all understand the situa'
ton. but associated the punishment
it had received not with the glass, but
with a particular kind Of fish.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Boiled Down.

When Samuel G. Blythe, the writer,
was editing newspaper in New York
state a green reporter one night turn
ed in long and thrilling story re-
garding the rough treatment handed
out to John Smith, visitor to the
town The story related that Mr..
Smith, wearing high silk hat, had
yentured down to the docks after
nightfall and silk hat being unusual
and provocative of antagonisms in
that section Mr. Smith had emerged
from among the dock hands without
the hat Nevertheless he carried our
of the melee so many wounds, cuts
and bruises that he had to be sent
to the hospital. The article in its orig
inal form was too long and not in
keeping with the style Of the paper.
Accordingly Blythe started to rewrite
1t. This is the form in which it ap-
peared in the paper the next morning,
John Smith, wearing high silk hat,
went down TO the docks last night
Emergency hospital."-Popular Maya
zine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
A Race of Tenors.

Generally speaking. races living at
high attitudes have weaker and more
highly pitched voices than those living
in regions where the supply of oxygen
is more plentiful. Thus, in South
America, among the Indians living on
the plateaus between the ranges of the
Andes, at an elevation of from 10000
to 1900 feet, the men have voices like
women and the women like children,
their singing being shrill monotone.
The Australian native has a weak
voice, but knack of sending it a long
distance, and the lowest tribes of
African bushmen would come into the
same. category; but, it is said, of all
human beings the pygmies Of Central
Africa have, in point Of volume and
compass, the weakest of human voices.
-Harper's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Insects That Initiate ostriches.

The habit of the ostrich of burying
its head and imagining that it has
eluded discovery is copied after a
fashion by certain insects, according
to DR.. G. Rodman in his lectures on
the subject of the stick insect, or ba
cillus rossi, which he has cultivated
These insects, which are so called be-
cause of their resemblance to dry
sticks, have two fore legs which they
fold completely over their eyes when
disturbed and evidently think that In
so doing they themselves are lost to
view. The eggs of these insects, DR..
Rodman says. take something over six
months to hatch. They are only one
tenth Of an inch in their longest di-
ameter, and by some miracle an in
sect which at Matching Is three-quar-
tiers of an inch in length is packed
into them. The stick insects destroy
the weaklings of their number by eat
ing their legs Westminster Gazette.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Wauner's Last Words.

There have been so many and con
flicting stories published as to the last
hours Of Richard Wagner that the
chapter devoted to this point in Gla-
fenapps biography of the composer will
be read with interest The master was
not really sick at the time, but tired
out from the work and worry over the
"Parsifal'' rehearsals. On the morning
of Feb. 10 he said to his valet, II mus.
be careful today" After breakfast he
went to his study as usual and worked
on an essay ON 1.-The Feminine In the
Human" He asked to be excused at
the noon meal and the family and an
intimate friend were enjoying it when
woman servant rushed in and said
that the great man was i'll. He was
placed on cot In his study, and while
removing some of his clothes watch
which his wife had given to him fell
to the floor He gasped, "My watch"
And these were the last words he ut
tered.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13

Every boy who has struck fiints 10
gether to make sparks knows the typi
cal odor that arises from the clash
He also knows that the whittier the
fiints the more smell they emit This
phenomenon has been observed for
centuries. but scientific men have been
at loss to account for It, Many ex-
plantations have been given, but ex-
pertinent has proved all Of these to lie
erronsus~ Recently, however, two
Italian scientists, the brothers Pic
cardi, demonstrated that the smell of
spark emitting flints is due solely to
the minute quantities of organic mat
ter that are upon the stone and that
are burned by the sparks. This or
ganic matter need be in only the most
minute quantity, such as may be left
by water in which lichens, weeds or
water plants have decomposed. Cor
the olfactory nerves are so exquis-
itely sensitive that they can detect the
burning of almost infinitesimal bits Of
matter. The delicacy of these nerves
is proved by the fact that even after
the pebbles have been washed in I've
the smell of burning can still be de-
tected. But If the pebbles be heated
In fire and then struck together at
points that the hands have not touched
there is absolutely no odor at all
New York World.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
orderliness Is Bio Asset.

To teach children habits of neatness,
system and order is to insure some de-
gree. at least, of success. Yet they
are often brought up amid disorder
and confusion. allowed to throw things
down just where they use them and to
form slovenly and sl.pshod habits.
They are not taught to put things
where they belong, and consequently
they grow up shackled with handi'
caps which they can rarely throw off.
If there is any deusion in the world
1t is that doing "things just for now"
dropping things wherever one may
happen to be temporarily, saves time.
On the contrary, this is great time
waster and great demoralizer of
character. A bad habit not only tends
to repeat itself, but to Increase the
tendency in that direction.
If you were not taught the beauti-
full lesson of orderliness in your youth,
teach it to yourself now.-Success Mag
azine.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
stammerina.

Stammering Is due to a peculiarly
nervous temperament, and only very
sympathetic treatment can effect a
cure. Stammering In child should
receive immediate attention. and the
first thing to be done is to improve
the little ones health by means OF
plenty Of sleep. fresh air and good
food. Every day he should take deep
breathing exercises In the open air
These deep, steady Inspirations
strengthen the muscles of the throat
and counteract a spasmodic habit Of
breathing Notice should be taken of
the sounds which the little stammerer
has most trouble with. and sentences
containing these sounds should be
composed for him to repeat each day
very slowly and clearly. He should
also be asked to read aloud every day
This exercise should be omitted when
ever he seems overexcited or run
down In health. and 1t goes without
saying that he should never be scold-
ed or laughed at-New York Tribune
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
HANDICAPPED.
This Is the Case with Many Bryan
People.

This Is the Case with Many Bryan
People.
Too many Bryan citizens are handi-
capped with a bad back. The unceas-
ing pain causes constant misery, max;
ing work burden and STOPPING or
lifting an impossibility. The back
aches at night, preventing refreshing
rest, and in the morning is stiff and
lame. Plasters and liniments may give
relief, but can not reach the cause.
To eliminate the pains and aches you
must cure the kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills help sick Klu.
neys.
The following statement should con-
vince every Bryan reader Of their eff
cheney.
Mrs. A. F. Thomas, OF Navasota,
Texas, says: 81 am glad to recon-
mend Doan's Kidney Pills, as they
proved to be an excellent kidney rem
edy. l suffered for some time from a
severe pain in my back. This caused
me a great deal of misery and worry.
| had heard so much Of Doan's Kidney
Pills that ] procured box and in a
short time after / began using them,
every symptom Of my trouble disap-
peared. 1 gave public statement
recommending this remedy over a
year ago, and I am now glad to say
that,I have had no recurrence Of my
former trouble"
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, sole
agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
A Floor That Turns Over.

The floor in the Apollo theater in
Paris Is reversible, one side being made
for dancing, the other being the usual
inclined floor equipped with the fold
ing seats of a theater auditorium. The
floor is mounted on horizontal axis
on which it revolves. 1t Is built on
a framework Of steel Orders, has an
area of $500 square feet and weighs
100 tons. The axis, which is parallel
to the front of the stage, is not in the
middle of the thickness Of the floor,
but nearer to the seating surface than
to the dancing surface. The floor
swings through an excavation over
thirty feet in displacement Age.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Wanted an Even Start.

'Pa, you know you told me to count
twenty before punched another boy?"
"Yes."
"Well, in order to make it work out
right you have got to go around the
neighborhood and make the other boys
promise to count twenty before they
take a punch at me"-Houston Post.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
GROWING Pains.

Never ignore growing pains" Many
people seem to think they are perfectly
natural and, in fact, that they are a
necessary part of growth. AS a mat
ter of fact. they are-sometimes an in
dication of strong tendency to rheu-
matism, and child who complains of
them should wear wool next the skin
always, though lighter. Of course, in
summer than in winter, and be prop
erly treated by doctor.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13

Originally intended to be operated by
the physical exertion Of one man, the
lathe has now reached such state of
development that in many cases forty
to sixty horsepower, or the equivalent
of GOO men. is necessary to operate it.
1t is one of the earliest forms of tool
to be driven by machinery.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Coffee and Fatigue.

The question is often asked, What
will relieve fatigue more quickly than
anything else? Clerks in stores and
men generally, as well as women shop
pers, become at times very tired. For
tunately the British army has thrashed
the question out and tried every kind
of decoction that could be thought OF,
and we may profit by its experience.
1t awards the palm TO coffee and de.
clares it has neither superior nor equal
for this purpose Indianapolis News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
WELLINGTON an Simplicity.

When Sir Edwin Landseer was paint
ing the dukes portrait, hoping to save
him the trouble of much sitting, he
wrote and asked if he could let him
have the trousers belonging to the uni
form. The duke wrote back in all
sOlemnity:
"Field Marshal the Duke of yelling
ton presents his compliments to Sir
Edwin Landseer and regrets that he
cannot send him the trousers as he
has but one pair"-London Nation
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
The LARGEST Restaurant.

In the Berlin geological garden res
taurant, the largest in the world, 10,-
900 persons can sit down simultane-
ously beneath the same roof. Open air
terraces for use in summer will accom-
modate another 10000 diners. There
are 1000 walters, and the kitchen staff
exceeds 500.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Novelty Excited Curiosity.

Owtlaight-I had an awful time
thinking up an excuse to give my wife
when l got home from the club last
night. Lushman-Did she demand
one? Owtlaight-Of course. got
home so early that it piqued her curl
Osity.-Exchange
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
At the Restaurant.

Waiter, why do you recommend
everybody to- take beef la mode to-
day."
Because, sir, If it isn't all eaten we
shall have 1t for dinner ourselves"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
In thn Paint Of Nis,u

Her Husband-You spend altogether
too much money Mrs. Whooper- Rupp
Not at ALL The trouble is you don't
make enough, Exchange.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Can Aid.

The farmer viewed the battlefield by
cannon ripped and torn
"rhem soldiers is help" he said.
They've went and shelled my corn
Dallas News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
An Insult.

"Have you ever written on an empty
stomach?" asked the mere man.
"Sirw exclaimed the literary person.
81 am a poet, not tattoo artistw
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13
Candid.

Maud-Would you call Gerty Gold
bags a beauty? MAXWELL, p'r'aps
might If were a young man, awfully
poor, in debt and utterly conscience
less.-Vanity Fair.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-10-13

Shake not the credit os others In
endeavoring to establish ro,r own.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-22
HIDDEN DANGERS
Nature Gives Timely Warnings THAI
No Marion Cullen C-n Afford
20 Ignore.

from the kidney secretions. They
Will warn you when the kidneys are
sick. Well kidneys excrete clear.
amber fluid. Sick kidneys send out
thin. pale and foamy, or a thioix
red. ill-smelling urine, fun OF sed-
iment and irregular OF passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO 2 comes
from the back. Back pains. duh and
heavy, or sharp and ecute. tell you
OF sick kidneys and warn you of the
approach of dropsy. diabetes and
Brights disease. Doans Kidney
Pills cure sick kidneys and cure
them permanently. Here Is proof
in tho statement OF nearby resi-
dent:
Mrs. e. Il. Dirst. Bumford ST.,
Richwood. Ohio, says: 'Doan's KID
ney Pills were used by a member
of my family for backache and other
troubles. caused by disordered kid.
neys. This remedy gave great re-
lief, strengthening the back and kid
neys and acting as a tonic. In view
Of our experience with Doan's Kid
ney Pills, we consider them far su-
perior to any other kidney medicine
snd we always hdvdse their use
when the opportunity is given"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster-Mulburn Co., Buf-
falo, New York. sole agents for the
United States. H
Remember the name-Doan's-end
take no other.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-22
WOMAN SlASHES HER
ONLY SONS. THROAT.
Bloody Deed Follows Reading
~ Of Melber Trial aa.

O.
Pottsville., Pa. March 22,- Recent
ly returned from private hospital at
Lebanon, apparently cured of heI
mental trouble, Mrs. Benjamin Gran
ger, 80, close reader OF the Albany
child murder case. went suddenly In
sane here and killed her only son
John Edward Granger. aged Z.
After dinner the mother took her
boy out through an isolated section
known as "The Hines There she
tied his hands and feet and stuffed a
handkerchief down his throat to stop
his cries. Using razor. while he
lay helpless she cut his throat from
ear to ear The sharp blade was
then used to slice the child from the
neck down HIS chest, clear to his ab
domen. The boy made vain fight
for his life. In his struggles he
wrenched one hand loose. Ten min
utes later the crime was discovered.
I The mother was, arrested. ,Hei
face and clothing were covered with
blood. The ,M'oman Oshrieked and
screamed and smade IA s.terrific spec
tacle TO several hundred school chill
dren as she ran UP and down the
street with the bloody razor IN one
hand and with the other tearing out
handfuls OF her hair.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-22
cox GAINS RESPITE
Judge Swing Takes Technically
Under Advisement.

Cincinnati, O., March 22 = Attor.
neys for George b. Cox gained q, "a
hour respite In their endeavor to pre-
vent Common Pleas Judge German
from sitting in the trial OF the Gin.
cinnatl political leader on charge
Of perjury.
Legal technicalities were brought
into play during the two hours OF
court session, the net result being
that Judge Peter Swing took under
advisement u motion of Cox's attor-
neys for mandatory injunction V
compel Judge German to postpone
action on the case until 1t was deter.
mined whether or not Presiding
Judge Hunt OF the common pleas
court has power TO try the case after
the filing OF an affidavit charging
Judge German with bias rand preju
dice. re- Is sts s,tN'
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-22
OUT or WORK; SUICIDES
psrke County Youth Ends Life In
fH Columbus Hotel.

Dsrke County Youth Ends Life In
fl Columbus Hotel.
Columbus, o. March 22.-Out OF
work, unable to pay his hotel bill and
with only cents in his pockets,
George e. Smelker, 20, of New Madi-
son. Darke county. blew out his
brains In his fourth floor room at the
Star hotel. The last money he spent
was for postage stamps for letters to
his mother and young woman
friend. The bullet he shot into his
right temple was the only one he
had.
Smoker came to the Star hotel
March 7. He was looking for Job
here. A. b. Farnsworth, manager or
the hotel, went TO Smelker's room
and asked him 10 pay his bill. Farms.
worth says Smelker told him he
would be right down and settle.
p'After waiting several hours Farms.
worth agaiu went to his room and
found his dead body, the blood from
gaping wound .splattered over the
white bedclothings Smoker had used
an old.style 32-caliber revolver, which
Coroner Hanes found underneath his
body with the one empty shell In II.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-22
As QUICKLY AS WATER +
Al DISS0LvfS SUGAR
About the Time sit Takes For a
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet TO Work
ON the Food and Bring Relief.
Trial Package Sent Free.


There is no long wait between the
time You take a Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablet and the feeling OF relief II will
bring to an overloaded stomach; 1t
gets busy in a jiffy and quickly sets
things to rights In that tired and dis
ordered stomach. II goes right at the
work of digesting the food II finds
lodged there and in no time at all has
things on the move-the gases cease
forming. the breath is sweetened, the
coating on the tongue disappears and
you are no longer conscious that you
even had stomach.
That is one OF the chief recommen-
dations for Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets
that they don't take forever to ac-
compish the purpose for which you
need them. 1t is just as IL YOU put
an extra stomach or two to work
when you needed help. You can't
continually overload your stomach
and expect 1t to always smile. 1t is
going to get ,rebellious and sulky af-
ter a while and refuse to go on be-
ing driven to do double work. You
must rest 1t ocassionally-not by
starving and thereby Weakening your
self physically-but by using a
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet to do the
work of digesting your food.
These tablets contain all the active
elements of the natural stomach juic-
es and viii alone and unaided digest
food just the same as the gastric
juices And nothing could be more
harmless than these tablets. They do
not effect the system in any way--do
not cure any ailment except as they
digest food. Use them freely.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold
by all druggists everywhere. Price SO
cents per box. A trial package will
be sent free IL you write +. A. Stuart
co.. l50 Stuart Bldg, Marshall Mich