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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
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lin Blank yerS Bnt as i!couldn't find
rims enuf for ever lin hev trance.
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lis Their 4 now Sonit. But clasp
2 mi boozum as the dnchS SEE the
Write 2 chang it 2 enlething Ls that
i want2 at enie mint an With owt
notiS Their A ifenie part ov this peace
don't Suit u tax it frum me it is
Bcawz it is a klok 4 Sumthing funny
or NAB hole cover sum Defecks
witch kan knot overcum Such az tri-
ing 2 make mi MAJ flyer cumply.
With Such poetik mateorS az?
lgrace full az gael? when ma wayz
my on 2 3 hunderd poundz. leve
lit 2 u kan man xpekt 2 do that.
No sur he kant an he woodnt if he
Good Bcawz am the man an it wuS
only day B4 yesterday tibet ma gave
me fitz 4 feeding her faltz hare 2 my
dawg. didn't feed it him i jest
put it on him 4 whiSkerz an he ait
it all ov himself. woodnt feed my
MAJ faultz hare 2 a dawg 4 enie-
thinn. no sur Not me. i thing 2
much Nv dawgz. BY the awthur.
p. s. this liz Sum moar n. Il. 2
that n. b. guy wot IL in jale helPd
me 2 right that inTerDuckShun an
So u kant Blam me 4 the Spelin. he
klamz 2 hev a fine edyoukaShun
But lots NV people klam lots NV
thingz SO we will let hymn awf this
time heb? enieweigh he liz in jale
So hour letin hymn awf amt goin 2
make much difernce 2 hymn az he
kant git owt enieweigh,
TONY knEE-his name, the awthur.
this liz the weigh the tail Bginz:
there weepin an a walin an a nash
NV tn molurz
aWfiSt Seen NV Dezolashun jest
aBowt uever Seen
aWl cawz Sister, bran new garterz
what koSt Dab sum hard
round Dolers i
DO not mach the Burd on nelliez hat
thay r shaid green.
thet may Seam awl nifty funny u
whut don't no the familie
But it aint no hoWlin jokur when u
got 2 liv with Sis.
Y She IL So AWFUL. Shez gone eileen
ravin rantin ramblin
Bet 2 bits if perSied c bur now he
Woodnt Steel no kiS
Who IL perSie? hez tn NUT whutS af-
ter DaD-Dz cold Slmoleuns
Buy the weigh NV Sister, hart an ham
he IL a how lin Swell
ma Thez angchus 4 2 each him (sif |
he kneedid enie cachin J! |
Wen menchun hymn DaD-D aWl |
he SEE liz u go t Il.
som moar
Wei az Storie telerz awlwis Say 2
Start at the Bginin
jest asst the phase wer u Bgin kooD
B enie thing LIS.
ID like 2 Sum wun Start on trip
2 Urup in the midell
But G woodnt that weigh B jest fine
inScraps4 champen Belts
Welmy DAD ust 2 b cop on til r. |.
Beet in yoncurz
an Bet my DAD wuz up 2 Snuph
in 9teen kindz Nv graft
Y he gatherd in th Shekulz So hiz
cheef got Sore an broke hymn
But b this cum my DAD he seq he
Drov 6 SARGENT Daft
an theyer takin way hiz Star itdiDnt
bert my DAD litel!
cawS hez Such Shinin lite hizSelph
he makS til ski tern green
\ when he Wuz poor he uZd beet
twelv men 2 Deth eech
seeZun
an Sins hez Bin rich the man 2 run
Down hat hiz men amt
Seen
O U needn't look So Skeptik 4 no
that's OneSt injun
cawz he told me So hizSelph. u Bet
my DaD-D woodnt I've
But he SEE Don't. Do it Bcawz i'm
vishuS TONY no Sur
i'm jest trainin up 4 perSie Sun. III
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-09-28
Signs Botween
STEELE 8aRO

And drge of the sea in its combng.
Still her moan space time keep defying,
And but dead hearts faint replying
TO in the wall, #
the urge the SAIL
Grinds the iron in the SOUL
Andth in the toll
the bell in the ofng, unayng.
Will we twain join in the nesting,
While grim but the resting,
Or the Of night
Meier encompass its blight
And the never shine
On made divine
Where the Gods smile at bliss unprotesting.
Dark Eons glide away ending.
But the gloom Of despair pending
Will not from sight,
al right
The Hope still cings
Through the filings and the stings,
And the sob of the heart-mate soul sending
Oft even city reapes evil fruit of bad
Did you hows is Mighty Of
get old enough to vote
Story going gallons
butermk drowning Paw there amt that much butermk
the world
had big fire this country
call for help the of who manufactured
wired offering
salary The story the world and he hundred
dollars worth of advertising of it, The job paid ten dollars
Bpa Bahma philosopher who lived good many
Wise
wholly deprived ambitious
peements they who poison
show their skill and they who ntrust with their
Casey vy aspired
Union Pacifchas been bombadng
year California The
this
time within the
you and business will permit This then
Pacific that business will
the dates named.
of and
mother
bloody which they had been prin
cp.es whispered something the
adjusted the surprised look and told the
The the workhouse months This little
men city
years brought back of this
before when she
of The Red Onion" that
The railroads had
big tied
to The
family his
The Red finally became
and had the carried their few be-
lodgings yellow
three weeks the gistuned
girls with
had changed their but knew them The and
always with the outfit but
ability The headed
all That when the
girls the old them
Shakepearan the world
appuded
through sheer ability and hard work prestige such
have and today probably the beloved
her daughter Inherited her
know replied
Hengland horn"
offered any better explanation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
.BALFOUR OPPOSES THE REVOLUTION" He Comes Out Very Strong ly for Imperial
 Preference

Haddington, Scotland, October IA J. Balfour fired the first gun in the conservative opposition to what may be termed the second act of "the revo- lution'' before an immense meeting of the Unionists association this after noon. Strong factional opposition to his leadership. kindled by his advice to the lords to accept the veto bill, has accused i'm particularly of weakness on the tsriff reform issue M. his an Inounceml nt on this point wasinipdrtant lie came out strongly pr inloerial Ipreferenc,
 people will find the spirit in which we must approach this question in the broad decision reached by the Cana dian people.
 "The Canadian decision extended far beyond the borders of Canada and must have beneficial results for the empire at large. The decision of Canada shows how impossible it is to maintain the present system of things.
 Our colonies are not believers in tire system spoken of as free trade Unless this country meets the situation we will have Canada, Australia. New Zealand and other great communities making their separate commercial tariffs with other countries This country will awake some fine morning to find that these great communities, loyal as they are, have instituted a system of tariffs in which we will find ourselves at a disadvantage. Such t state of affairs must have fatal effect upon the unity of the British empire.''
 MT. Balfour declared that a system of commercial defense was as necessary as any other defense, but he did not propose any plan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
TAFT SEES NEW KIND 0F WESTERN FARMS Views Picturesque Scenery In Snake River Canyon HAY FAVORS MIR. TAFT Taft Repeats His Views of the Rela- tion of Government to Business.
 Scores the Standard Oil
 Company
HAY FAVORS MIR. TAFT

Spokane October This city was the terminus tonight of one of the most picturesquely interesting days Of Pres ident Tafs's travels througbopt the west fife day was spent in northern Idaho and eastern Washington, the principal stopping places being Walla Walla, Wash, Lewiston and Moscow. Idaho.
 For many hours the presidential train wound it's way through the fn- nous Snake River canyon and from his car window the President saw some of the most unique farms in the United States From the waters edge these farms rose in rolling pillows and merged in hilltops on either side of the canyon.
 At several places the farms seemed almost perpindicular. but everywhere was wheat stubble, indicating thar the last crop of the year lad been safely harvested.
 All of the farms were in the dry farming district where the crops are raised without the aid of irrigation.
 Governor Hay of Washington met the President at Walla Walla and ac companied him to this city tonight.
 The governor in his introductory speech of the day declared himself in favor of MT. Tafts renominatlon.
 \ second interesting development was the repetition by President Taft at Lewiston of various portions Of his Waterloo utteranees on the relation of the government to business
 The President then spoke of the Standard oil and Tobacco trust case de- cision in the supreme court of the Unit- ed States, referring to the Standard Oil corporation as the oldest of trusts, the one which had been established by more acts of criminality and unlawful ness than any other the one which did more business abroad and was in that respect the most useful.
 He referred to the American Tobaccn company as a trust, devised by able ingenious lawyers for the purpose or eyadlng the antitrust law"
 Mir. Taft declared his understanding of American business was that com : petition was desirable and that there was no desire that the state shoul, take over business and fix prices alone CONTINUED ON PAGE p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1-Al amazed at attractions.
 Italy toiorates no intervention.
 Taft sees new kind of western farms.
 German balloon is completely lost.
 Many homeless in Wisconsin city.
 Strike situation is more peaceful. 2-Cnildren near Bible teachers.
 Crumpton shot by Will Reeves. .-Famous memorial of the old south.
 Scout trip from Mobile to Selma. 4-Wall street is still bearish. 5-Kettie returns convert to lower tariff.
 Edgewod club building ready
 Babb goes to Memphis.
 Religious census talSer will call this
 morning
 pr. Wise will talk Thursday night.
 Plan big rally for boys teachers. 6-Some news and gossip from Wash
 ington.
 Birmingham to be gateway of the
 south.
 Fine meeting of the Interstate. S-Jeffries lauds MT. Underwood. 9--Trade movement continues large. 1e-Instal switch board in Ensley. 1l-Macon in fight for state capitol, 14-Sports. 15-Handling milk at the capital. 16--The heavens in october. 17-Food advances are disquietng.
 Mt. Everest still unascendeI
 L. Latham shoots Jones at Besse mer. 2s-Charge against Head dismissed. a4-Made in England. 26-Society. eS- Editorial comment. e9-Men Who Have Made .Alabama-bs
 B. F. Riley. John Dalzell Of. Pittsburg-by Saro- yard.
 Herald of Welfare-By Georse
 Eaves, D. D..
 The smoker-bv Or. W. E. Evans.
 Tine Short Square Person"-by Bill
 Vines. 3D- First Wright machines now on eN-
 hbiton.
 Champ Clar'l still in the race. 3l-Socety in Washington. 32-Writer explains high food shortage. c3- Seventy passed by the Duke or Bnc- celeuch. si-- Russians are cruel to their wives,
 Ireland is not self-suppoiting 'a5-M srkets Be- Americans like to beat Loeb. 3I--Who originated the first Joke? 3s-Dollv Daliymple's Sunday page. sc--Auoiert athletes were not so great.
 At the theatres. 40-State ownership of the railroads 4-Fables In Slang, by George Ade. A Model Coal Mine of Alabama, by Ethel Armes. t2-lTnclc sam-Lumberman by Frank c. Carpenter. i5--A Classic in Page. .i--Jens Banc Hot Stuff,
 Jimmy and tho Baby. 1.-The Duke Of Dahomey. Happy Ioligan and his Brother Gus. fG--Mandy didn't have hers. We'll What Did You Expect? by Wal ter W. Blackman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Memphis Situation Quiet

Memphis. October That the shop forces of the Illinois Central railroad have been recruited to such strength as to permit of the weeding out of those less skilled, Is the assertion Of railroad officials tonight as illustra- tive of the progress made in supplant- ing shopmen on strike. Twenty six of the strillebreakers assigned to the Memphis shops were dismissed this aft ernoon because. it is declared, of in efficiency As to the movement of freight, 1t is contended that conditions now approach normal and all shipments rendered will be handled.
 From strike headquarters comes ] general denial of the railroads claim.
 The construction of high solid pam eled fences about the shop building as a precautionary measure was start ed today. So far no disorders have occurred at Memphis.
 In circular issued by the railroad company 1t is declared that both freight and passenger traffic is moving on the Mississippi division without interrup- ton and on the Tennessee division the movement of freight was fair. and of passenger trains good. On the Louis iana division it lis claimed that the amount of freight handled was almost normal, that manifest freight trains are moving on schedule time.
 At Jackson, Tenn, a committee of the strike will confer with the Mer- chants association Monday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
BORDEN ANNOUNCES CABINET TOMORROW

Ottawa, ont, october Tt was stated by Premier F. l. Borden today that positively no announcement of his ca binet would be made before Monday next.
 It is pretty well understood, however. in political circles that the provinces will be represented as follows:
 Nova Scotia-R. l.. Borden.
 New Brunswick-Premier Hazen.
 Quebec-C. J. Doherty, c. H. Perley, F. D. Monk, l.. F. Peliter.
 Ontario--FranlS Cochrans, G. E. Foa- ter, Andrew Brodcr, w. T. White, w. <. Middleboro.
 Manitoba--Dr. Roche,
 Saskatchewan-Robe Rogers
 Alberta--Senator Longheed.
 British Columbia-Martin Brrell.
 G. F.. Goster, 1t is stated, may go to the department of state and eX tornal affairs. White will be minister of finance, and Doherty minister of jus tice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
McCOmb Citizens Protest

McComb City, Miss, october "A mass meeting Of a hundred or more citizens here tonight voted unanimously to send committee to wait on Governor Noel of Mississippi. urging him to seek confer ence of the governors of the fourteen states traversed by the Illinois Central railroad. with view of bringing about conference between the railroad officials and the federation strikers.
 This committee, which will call on the governor Monday next, was instructed to go to Chicago if necessary and confer with the railroad officials in an effort to bring about a meeting of the two fac tons
 By unanimous vote the meeting re- fused to sign q petition presented by strikers here. urging Governor Noel to recall the troops.
 The speakers declared it to he their opinion that the situation was too acute and the feeling too high following the riotnc of last Tuesday, tot dispose f the protection of the citizen soldiery. A deputy United States marshal who (CONTINUED ON FACE p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
GERMAN BALLOON IS COMPLETELY LOST Appeal Made to Life Savers
 to Aid in Search IN A STORM International Race for James Gordon Bennett Trophy Now Lies Be-
 tween the United States
 and Germany
CAUGHT IN A STORM

Kansas City, October An appeal was made by the Kansas City Aero club tonight to the government to notify life saving stations in the Great Lakes region to make a search for the German balloon, Berlin II, contestant in the James Gordon Bennett cup race which started from here Thursday.
 It Is feared the bag has been caught in the violent pre-winter storm sweep ing above the lake regions in the last 4S hours and has been carried into the water Others are reported safe. Many had narrow escapes.
 Not a word has been heard from the Berlin II since it left The craft sailed due north along the general path fol- lowed by the other balloons. Provisions enough to last three days were carried by the occupants of the basket
 Honus Gericke, a pilot and exper- fenced man. but J. o. Bunker, his aide, is an amateur.
 If the balloonists are not in a lake they have flown into Canada
 The Canadian government will be asked to assist in searching for the missing men.
 It was thought Friday the balloon might have landed In remote section of Minnesota or Wisconsin, but this theory was practically abandoned to- night when no long distance telephone communication came from the aero nauts.
 Another reason for the belief that tha Berlin II is in the lake regions is that the Condon. French entrant, which landed last night near Mingo, la, reported that they had been car ried out over Lake Michigan and then driven back to land. Neither of the balloonists can speak more than 50 words of English, which may add to their difficulties should they land i'l a remote district.
 With but one balloon, the Berlin IT, still in the air the race for the James Gordon Bennett trophy which started from here Thursday. now lies betweer .e United states and Germaps. .he five bal -~~--------~>~~--->-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Consider Merger

Nashville, october 7.-The conven- tion of the Penteeostal Church of the Nazarene. in sessions here. today con sidered the proposed merger with the Protestant Methodist church of LouisI- ana. One of the blanks in the plan puts users or sellers or growers of to- bacco coming into the church by the merger on six months probation. The Nazarenes disapprove of the use of to- baceo altogether. The merger has not yet been adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08

Black River Falls, October This city of 200O inhabitants practically has been plotted from the map of Wisconsin. Only l g few of the 61 business houses have es-
 capped the fury of the flood and now they seem doomed.
 What is known as lower town, or the
 grove. today was a place of misery. It is here that the majority of the resi-
 dents live. and following a night of anx-
 iety and suffering they faced the realiza-
 ton that no fod is available
 Many of their homes were demolished
 II was not an infrequent sight to see sev-
 eral families partakins of a quantity of
 food which apparently would not appease the hunger of workingman.
 Every grocery and meat market in town has disappeared in the deluge. Two dozen
 dwellings have been swept away and un- less there is a sudden change in the cur
 rent many will disappear in the torrent
 which still roars in what was once the heart of tine city.
 i So far as can be ascertained there has | been no loss of life. Communication. with towns down the Black river is im- possible but it is believed they have been | carried away by the food, possibly entail ing loss of life.
 At Hatfield Mrs ]. w. Ebertowsky. who lived in rooms over a store, was obliged to flee the day after the birth of baby. She walked two miles down the track to the farm house, carrying her child. In Melrose. village IS miles north of here, the river rose 20 feet during the night All the roads leading to town were de- stroyed.
 The two points of Black River Falls arc submerged. Only few foundations show above the whirlpools. Most of the city is built on sand.
 It s believed the pretty residence dis tfiets of Price and German Hills are in danger.
 Hundreds of residents have moved their belongings to nearby farms. The popula- ton fears to spend another night in dread of being carried into the river by the crumbling banks.
 The first appearance of the disaster came sortly after noon yesterday. The | yerat volume of water released from the l reservoir 2S miles above this city swept 1 over the Hatfield dam, six miles below, 1 and struck Black River Falls with tre-
 mendous force. The power plant with
 stood the onslaught for time and then
 went down. A railroad depot. several ele- l vators and few other building situated
 on the north bank of the river resisted 1 the power of the flood. but the opposite banks being sleeper gradually gave way. l One after another in rapid succession. brick, stone and frame buildings were l undermined.
 l All day long the sound of cracking | timeber and the terrific noise of brick
 structures crashing into the flood could l be heard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
EVERYONE AMAZED AT GREAT ARRAY
 OF ATTRACTIONS Hamilton Made Beautiful Airship Flight Tester
 day Afternoon SACRED CONCERT IS FEATURE FOR TODAY Inncs' Band Will Be Heard in Sacred SeIections-Some of the Ex-
 hibits in the Various
 Buildings
SUNDAYS PROGRAMME

D. m, sacred concert by Innes' famous orchestral band. Miss Van Loon, the superb soprano, will rem der selections.
 Festival overture. Weber. (a.) In the Mill (Rilenberg), tbD The Lost Chord (Sullivan). Cornet obligato by A. J. Smith.
 Scenes from, Cavalleria, Mas cagni.
 PART II.
 Celebration of The Love Feast from Parsical, Wagner.
 Two well known hymns-(D Je- rusalem the Golden, tb) Nearer My God to Thee.
 Song for soprano, The Eternal Idol QIolmes), Beatrice Van Loon. Auld Lang Syne, Scotch fantasy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Democrats Indorse Wilson

convention of Confederation of Demo- cratic clubs off New Jersey this after noon adopted a resolution to support Governor Woodrow Wilson for the democratic nomination for the presi- dency of the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
To Hold Mass Meeting
Fear Trouble in Chicago

Chicago, October 7.-Fearins possible disturbances from the strikers at. the Burnside shops Wednesday,, when tho men will be paid their September wages, the Illinois Central officials today began taking every precaution to avert tronbif- Thirteen sentry boxes have been erected at strategic positions along the fence and policemen will be stationed in them. Telephone wires were strung from these points to the commanding police officers car so that reserve squads can be rushed to any point at moments notice.
 In addition to hospital was fitted out inside the yards, three physicians and two nurses being in constant attendance. The building flies the Red Cross flag
 Vice President Park of the Illinois Cen tral gave out additional statements to tho effect that traffic was normal and that there was no disorder along he line Julius Kruttsehntt. director of operation and maintenance of the Hartman ines said that many strikers had returned 10 work during tile day and that the gen. eral conditions were good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
No Developments in Houston

Houston. Tex. october Few de- Ivelopments chara cterized the strike st-
 ation here today which passed with out disorder.
 The daily meeting held by the shop men was attended by an unusual num- Der of strikers. The meeting was ad- dressed by Judge John Lovejoy, prom inent attorney of Houston, who coun- selled the strikers to be on the side of law and order
 Following his address a resolution
 declaring for the observance of law and order by the strikers was adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
Heat Abnormal

Charlotte, N. C., october 7.--At 9:S0 F. m. today the thermometer here reg istered 903 which is the highest tenn perature for October recorded in the history of the local station, which has been in operation 50 years, The aver age temperature for the day is so de- grees, IS above the normal,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
BIRMINGHAM sMoTnERED

University, october 7.-(Speeial.--- With a mixture of line bucks and end runs Alabama smothered Bir- mingham college today on the cam pus by the score of 47 to ,. The vandegraaff brothers starred for varsity and for Owenton Taylor at full played the best game. Tho game was played with the mercury standing at 20.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-08
MANY HOMELESS IN BLACK RIVER FALLS Flood Sweeps Away Entire
 City
FOOD BADLY NEEDED
Will Be Several Days Before Flood Subsidies Sufficiently to Allow an Examination of the
 Ruins

Lacrosse, Wis, October 1.-Two thou sand persons of Black River Falls are to- day without food or shelter following a Light on the hills, where they watched the waters of Black river overrun thel' town. Today through Mayor McGill they sent out an appeal to the people of the country for aid.
 Mayor McGill said the people needed both food and tents in which to live until their homes could be rebuilt. The popu- ation fled yesterday without stopping to take extra clothing with them. They spent a dsagreeable day under pitiless rain. but in the evening the weather cleared, and there was less suffering from exposure during the night. All along the his campfres burned, while below in the darkness could be heard the rush of waters engulflng the city.
 The mayor of Black River Falls said this morning that it would be some days before the flood would recede sufficiently to permit even d nexamination of the ruins, and that the need of relief was imperative. Immediately after his mes- sage was received a special meeting of the Lacrosse city council was called to consider relief measures.