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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21
Caught m the Act.
4 wish you all A Merry Christ
A. f. B..

wish you all A Merry Christ
mas.
An abundance of cold cash buys
many a warm comfort.
"A bird in the bush is better than
two bats in your belfry.
An honest man does not feather
bis nest with borrowed plumes.
Cab can be cultivated. but it
takes nature to furnish brains.
are other things besides a
boil that makes man hot under the
collar.
Cheer up fellows! we will miss
the Christmas rush: also the Christ
mas bills this year. and that's some
thing to be thankful for.
All of the windows in the cell
house have been cleaned and great
Improvement is noticeable. r b e
dollhouse has never been in better
shape than at the present time.
The local electrician and myself
were on the walls few days ago,
for the purpose of trimming the arc
lights. Friend +. and myself get
one of those paroles about every if
teen days.
golden-haired plumber boy
and the Scottish chieftain, Mac. d.,
spent several hours over at the wom-
ems department last week, setting
up the new electric motor sewing
machines. Chief Shatz bossed the
job.
Gus, the chief carpenter. is an
old man of sixty-two years. and we
doubt if finer workman can be
found anywhere. In fact all Of
chief Shatz'' men are expert work
men excepting the dauber, whose
services are only required when the
experts give up. Er-er-um, and
I've got to face them, after this too.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21
New Prison Notes
By Blo,tiy

The twine shops are now on pure
Manila and it is the highest grade
stock they are using.
Guard Erickson was in Mr.. Zim-
merman's shop all day Friday while
Mr. Zimmerman was away.
The chapel for the new prison is
rapidly raising from the ground. In
fact it is mounting skyward by
jumps.
The boys here wish their brother
inmates at the parent institution
A Merry Merry Christmas and A
Happy New Year.
The quartette sang at chapel SER
vice but they need considerable
practice before they can come up to
the former quartette we had here.
Old Bob X. left us for his bro
theirs home in Dakota last Saturday.
May luck be with him and keep
him straight in the future. He is a
hard and willing worker and ought
to do well on farm.
Mr.. Ed. Streble foreman in the
spinning room has been granted a
two weeks vacation by Supt. Styles.
He will go to his home in Ohio and
spend Christmas with his wife and
kiddies." He leaves Friday Dec.
22d. Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to him and his family.
Rev. Budlong is basing his SER
mons on subjects asked for by the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Among the visitors registering at The
Mirror Office during the past week were
Mrs. John Cooke, Of Saltwater; j. E.
Lersses, R. j. Nelson, Lea Schneider,
Gust Freeman and O. Nelson, all of
Minneapolis; T. E. Smith, of Renville,
Mimi; Henry Harge, of Cummings, N.
D.; and Ethel M. Gushing, of Bowbells,
N. ID.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Mr.. John N. Raven, Deputy Sheriff
of Ramsey county, agreeably surprised
Guard Casino with visit last Thursday.
Mr.. Raven is an esteemed friend
of Mr.. Casinos and the latter took
great pleasure in acting as host during
his short stay.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Mr.. Telegram S place of business in
the hospital was lately raised to the
dignity of sanctum sanctorium when
the carpenter built door into the only
entrance, giving Kilograms measure
of privacy, and insuring the safety of
his office fixtures.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

The sanctum canary birds seem to
realize that the season of good cheer
has arrived, and are doing their best to
make things lively. Even old Pat, who
has seen the passing of dozen Christ
masses, has aroused himself to another
mighty effort, and the last few days
: have been for him and us, just one
grand sweet song
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

A certain Afro American paper in the
Twin Cities hasa very polite way of
saying things. In recent issue they
stated in their Society" column that
Mr.. - had returned to his home af-
ter short visit in Saltwater. The
Mr.. referred to, recently round
ed out years service in the White
City"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Mr.. Owens, of the Farm Machinery
Department, who was absent for some
time on account of sickness, returned to
work last week, and reports himself as
feeling fine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

About ], $50 Of the 1000 mowers for
next season are manufactured and stor-
ed. Work on the binders has been
commenced and will be in full swing in
week or two.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

II and year out. Right here ]
would remark one Of the miracle 81
State which some Of my readers also
Imay have noticed. Whereas in the
natural course Of events the birth OF
no two days in the year comes
at exactly the same time (there being
9 difference even between the dawn
ings Of the days Of the equinox in
the course Of things static you can
depend on somebod US ringing that
gong at the same old time. Which
is only one more instance Of man s
superiority over nature.
So Xmas morning dawned and in
my capacity Of editor of the family
journal donned my gala array
not but what | would have donned it
even had not been editor Of the
family journal; threw in that ca
pacity part to lend dignity to the
action, and by the way. there are no
uniforms in the State Hospital; all
Bugs wear real clothes if they SO de-
sire also whether they SO desire OF
not, as far as the nurses can compel
them to. Before breakfast I HE'D
me forth to work up an appetite by
showing forty pound polishing
block over the hard wood floor Of
our hall-only about two hundred
feet long. This continued for about
thirty minutes. OF course no pa
tient can be compelled to do any
thing inthe line Of work unless he
SO desires (get that phrase? It's got
me- Thus reads the law. A skep-
tic might remark that the law says
nothing about such gentle methods
Of creating the desire" in lagard
looms as refusing to feed him who
has not rubbed up an appetite"
But that is neither here nor there
and any way the exercise probably
is for their own best interest" At
any rate they all take it. Then
breakfast.
The food is good and we'll cooked,
and, wherever the condition Of the
patients will allow, is well served
table linen, glass ware, and plated
cutlery. The meals are served table
d'hote on small tables at which from
six to twelve patients are seated, in
four large, well lighted dining rooms
holding twelve to twenty tables each.
The nurses and patients receive the
same diet; the nurses having separ-
ate table in same dining room, from
which they can oversee the patients
tables. Meals are usually enliyened
by some humorously inclined patient
rubbing generous handful of
hot mush or other rubbable item
from the bill Of fare into the hair of
nurse OF fellow patient. or. per-
chance, one with more or less terp-
sich0rean ability getting upon ia
BILE to introduce to his admirlng
audience the latest movement from
Honolulu. This besides the bril-
liant conversation. &c e but it's
great to be crazy.
Speaking of brilliant conversation,
that is no joke. The ablest, wittiest,
most versatile conversationalists that
/ have ever heard | met in that my
former happy home. One of the
patients supported his family by
toachsrr tho nnruos r;vinm loooono
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

The occupant of cell 24O will exchange
the Duluth Herald, Irish Standard, and
The Messenger Of the Sacred Heart,
for good magazines and papers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Steward Hill returned from the visit
to his home in Twin Valley last Satur-
day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21


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the AmdS cafOl; ana all KINGS OF
specialties from operate selections
to coon character stunts. Ny as
sociate editor (the only man IN the
place to whom had to yield prece-
dence when it came to showdown
OF bugginess, for | would have You
understand that | am no ham as q
loon and | concocted and executed
some local and appropriate rags.
Blaine Tiny associates name), had
a fine tenor voice and together we
put over some pretty classy dope.
One of our songs have heard sung
in~seyeral places since, though how
or by whom it was published | do
not know. 1t was while singing
this song, too, that Blaine made the
grand stand play of that Xmas day.
It was that touching little ballad the
insanity. insanity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

Occupant Of cell 1877 has several copies
of "The Living Church, which he will
send to any inmate caring to receive
them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21

One of the Stewards clerks, r. j.,
who is strong on the Navy and all things
pertaining thereto, decided that he
conld not properly uphold his dignity Is
Navy man without mascot. Acting
upon this decision he began looking for
one and his choice settled on little red
maltese kitten, which he has now in
stalled as permanent fixture in the top
Eof patent file cabinet. The kitten is
getting along famously.
The Mirror Office was honored, last
week, with visit from bride and
groom on their honeymoon trip. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Ferris, of
Lakota, N. D. The happy pair were
accompanied by Mr.. Hastings, who is a
brother-in-law Of the bride; Mr.. and
| Mrs. Fred Ferris, parents Of the groom;
Miss Birdie Ferris and Mrs. VIM. Hus-
tings. The young couple were married
in Saltwater, on Tuesday evening of
last week, and after short stay at the
residence of Mr.. Hastings, departed for
their new home in Dakota.
The paper read by j. A. o., before
the members of the Chautauqua Circle,
at their meeting last Sunday, on "Na-
poleon at st. Helena was one of the
finest tributes to the great Emperor
that we have ever heard, and in spite
of the prejudiced and personal remarks
made by an English member, in an eff
fort to tarnish the good impression left
by friend O's paper, we shall always
have warmer regard for the Little
Corporal, = hereafter, and his mighty
works. The paper will be published in
full at an early date.
Night Guard Kortnick was the victim
Of an accident, last Thursday afternoon
that came very near being serious. He
was skating on the river short distance
above the bridge, and in trying to cross
a thin place, broke through. A number
of small boys were on hand to offer as
sistance, but he cautioned them not to
venture to close to him, and after break
ing his way through several yards of the
thin ice, finally succeeded in reaching
some that would sustain his weight. Mr.
Kortnick was concerned about his health
for several days, but so far has suffered
no i'll effects from his cold bath.
7---------
The Mirror office receives number Of
exchanges which are as yet unassigned,
and those Of the inmates caring to re-
ceive any of same should send IN their
cell number and the name of the publ
cation they wish. A list of all unas-
signed papers will be published each
week hereafter. The following each
have room for four numbers: The Re-
view, New York, Organ Of the Nation
al Prisoners Aid Association); The Gem
sor, ST. Louis; The Bellman, Minneapo-
lis; magazine sections Of the St. Paul
Pioneer Press and Duluth News-T ribune;
Hollands Magazine, Dallas, Tex. The
following Minnesota papers have room
for more numbers on each: Advance,
Springfield; Tribune, Walnut Grove;
Herald, Tracy; Tribune, Wilmar; jour
nal, Two Harbors; and the Mascot,
Minneota.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-12-21
MyRRORE7 TES
A Merry Christmas to all!

Occupant Of cell 268 would appreciate
any papers or magazines sent him.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
SLOW TRACK AT
COLUMBUS MEET
Electric Todd Won In 2:i4 Trot But
Trace, fa'orite. Failed to Make
Good In the 2:0s Event.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. 23@Three
class races made UP the card for to-
day at tle International Breeders
meeting and while there was some
pretty racing and thrilling finishes,
there was no chance for anthing like
record breaking. A slight rain during
the night had made the track trifle
SLOW and there was stiff breeze
from the North. The three final
heats We're raced in a drizzle of rain.
Two out of three favorites won, the
one which failed to come across being
Grace, Captain David Shaw's mare,
which sold favorite in the :0S trot.
In the 2:14 trot, Electric Todd was
a strong favorite and after losing the
first heat to his half brother, Gordon
Todd, went out and won the next
three heats and the race.
In the 2:17 pace, Longworth B. was
an overwhelming favorite and won in
straight heats in the easiest kind of
style.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
E. L. BARKLEY TO
RETURN TO ARK

E. L. Barkley, of Memphis, has TAX
en- a position as special agent of the
general fire insurance agency of G.
l.. Meyers & Company. of Memphis.
Mr.. Barley, former resident of Pine
Bluff. will succeed Guy E. Thompson
of Little Rock and Arkansas will be
the field he will travel. Mr. Thomp-
son, who is quite we'll known in Pine
Bluff, has moved from Little Rock TO
Mariana. and will engage in the To-
cal fire insurance business there Mr.
Barley may return to this city to
make his home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
Badly Wanted Negro
Arrested At Sheriff.

John Daniels, a negro who has been
wanted here for several months to
answer an assault to kill charge, was
arrested at Sheriff. yesterday by a
Mr.. Quattlebaum and will be brought
back to this city today. Daniels struck
another negro over the head with a
piece of iron several months ago, while
the two We're at work at the Cotton
Belt shops, and made his escape. De-
putty Constable ID. w. Stewart receiv-
ed the message last night telling Of
Daniels arrest
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
curb and Gutter District No. /.
(Pine Street,


The tax books for the collection OF
special assessment upon the real pro
perty in Curb and Gutter District NO
in the city of Pine Bluff, have been
placed in my hands.
All owners of real property lying
in the District are required to pay
their assessments to me within thirty
days from this date. If such payment
is not made action will be COM
menced at the end of that time for
the collection of such assessment and
for legal penalties and costs.
Given under my hand, this 14th day
of August, 1911.
A. G. RUSSELL, City Collector
Office, City HALL, 8 a. m. to IL M
s Is got.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
Afro FOR HIRE.

New fiee passenger sa.. A&t>s rea-
scnable. Phone w. F. Clarke, No.
1902. tt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
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Charles We'll, who was sick for
Miss Grace Tankersley is able
to be out again after brief illness.
Liberal reductions on refrigerators
ut Fox Bros Hardware Co. 7-13-1m
--LHmber for sale cheap mt Bluff
City's old yard. Phone 249.
8 Is 2w
Miss Hennie Cook is quite sick
with fever at her home on North Wal
nut street
THE Women Florists" For cut
and pot flowers call Phone No. 1894
8-20-6t
If you need Furniture see Anchor
Furniture Co., they will save you mo-
ney on all house furnishings.
Miss Fannie Hanf is sick at the
home of her mother, Mrs. M. Hanf, OH
West Second avenue, with ptomaine
poisoning.
Contractors and Builders Atten-
tion-Call phone 249 for prices on
lumber-Bluff City stock. Is 2w
Townsend Bros, No. 205 State
street. Bicycles rented, sold and re-
paired. Try us. We know our bust
ness SIS I'm
The Steamer J. y. Hardin will
leave this morning for down the river
points. 17ae boat was taking on
freight yesterday.
DIR. J. G. O'Daniel. Dentist Uses
gas for extracting. Office, Citizens
Bank bldg, Room 316, old phone 2O2.
Pine Bluff. Ark. tt
The bleeding shrinkage and loss
o; brilliancy of garments avoided by
our process. Caver's Dry Cleaning 4
Dye Works.
Now Is the time to fix your roof.
Fee u.s. We have all grades OF pre-
Jared roofing from $1.00 per square
. up.-Cleveland-M Matthews Hdw. Co.
We deliver anything in the drug
line anywhere in the city limits
promptly and without extra charge
Mann Tankersley Drug Co. Phone so.
If.
For Rent-'Fwo up to date cot
tages and furnished rooms with
modern conveniences, Call at 326
Walnut street or Phone No. aS4
S-2o-6t.
"A postal received yesterday from
Dolph Kastor, who went To New York
several days ago 10 study voice, says
that he will be given a trail by Ham
mestein's choirmaster this week
WANTED Some Pine Bluffian who
has $4,000 that he will invest i'll a
proposition that will net nm loo per
cent annually. Call phone a6l at
once Will send representative to
call on You. Time limited.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
NEW PLUMBING
BOARD ORGANIZES

The new Pine Bluff plumbing board
held a meeting last night and or
eanized. Adam Robinson was elected
president and Rudolph Wolff, seeree
farv and treasurer. The secretary
was instructed to notify all plumbers
to appear at the City Hall FRIDAY
night and take examination. Licenses
Will be issued to only the successful
ones.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24

Robert Sneed, negro, who was
arrested yesterday morning by De-
putty Constable D. w. Stewart on a
charge of disturbing religious wor-
ship, was yesterday fined S. and
costs. in Magistrate J. A. Frazier's
court when he entered a plea Of
guilty to the charge. Sneed dis
turbed negro church service in
Hoboken several nights ago. He is
employed at the plant of the Pine
Bluff Bottling Works.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24
WARNING ORDER.

In the chancery court of Jefferson
county, Arkansas.
Mamie Cochran, plaintiff, VS.. ED
Cochran, defendant
The defendant Ed Cochran, is warn
ed to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of plaintiff, Mamie Cochran.
Given under my hand and the seal
of said court this End day of August
A. D. 1911.
G. E. LYLE, Clerk.
A. NJ. BARROW, D. c.
S3 10 II q 8
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24

If you need Furniture see Anchor
Furniture Co., they will save you mo.
ney on all house furnishings.
We have messenger in wait
ing. Mann-Tankersley Drug Com
! pany. Phone 80. 8 tt
We deliver prescriptions prompt
ly.-Mann-Tankersley Drug Compa-
NY. Phone 80. 8 4 tt
Ladies Dressing Tables at absol-
ute factory cost this week at Reap &
Crawford Furn Co.
FOR SALE-Stand desk, ceilin fans
and shafting, counter, railing desk,
etc. Apply Daily Graphic
! DR.. and Mrs. J. f. Simmons will
return Saturday from Battle Creek,
Mich, where they have been spend
Ing the summer.
Clifton Howell, the popular presi-
dent of the Hammett Grocer Compa-
ny, had his left ankle placed In a
plaster cast yesterday when an X
Ray photo showed thai bone in the
ankle was broken. He injured his an
kle in an auto accident on the Sweet
Home Pike, near Little Rock, several
months ago and has never fully re-
covered from the injury.
1t is reported that the Fox Broth
ers Hardware Company has taken ov-
er the stock of the Ryland Queens
ware Company wholesale, and will In
! future handle that line of goods. j.
r. Ryland, who was the head of the
Ryland Company, is now bookkeeper
for the Fox Company. The retail de-
partment Of the Ryland Queensware
Company, which recently went into
the Fair Department store, is not af-
fected by the change.
Announcement was made yester-
! day of extensive improvements on
the Moon Theater building at Second
avenue and State street, which will be
followed by the opening of winter
! vaudeville season in the little house,
under the management of "Shorty"
Levine The Moon will be painted
and remodeled on the inside and when
completed will have a balcony addi-
building is remodeled will be $50 peo-
pie. Mr.. Levine stated yesterday that
he would open the theater on Monday,
September 4, with a first class must
cal comedy company, composed of
fourteen people. The house will con-
tinue With musical comedy and
vaudeville throughout the winter sea-
son.
You cannot get the dust and dirt
ont of your carpets and your nome
without the aid OF IL Vacuum Cleaner.
When carpets are taken up and taken
outside to be beaten or sent to the
dry cleaners quantities of dust arise
from their removal only to remain in
the wall and furniture to again be
sent back to the carpet.
Hooberry's Vacuum Cleaner cleans
carpets, rugs and mating without re-
moving them from the floor. We al
so clean mattresses, pillows, portiers
and lace curtains.
CHAS. HOOBERRY,
The Vacuum Cleaning Man.
Old Phone 665. IS m
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-08-24

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