davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

stands machines, will be there to tell the
visitors all about them. And incidentally,
when he is telling them about the machines
he will be making it plain that this state
has solved the prison labor problem.
Then the Binder Irvine industry will
be well represented. They are going to
have miniature twine plant in operation;
taking one spinner and one baller. This
will be instructive tosall who visit the ex-
hibit. There are many people who use
twine that do not have the least idea how
it is manufactured.
The printing department is going to be
represented also. Several thousand book
lets and other printed matter will be dis
tributed. As whole, even though none
of us are going to attend personally, we
will be mighty well represented.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
SHOP \
The Baron

H means hustle, hurry and never
mind.
Yes, Paddy, the choir has vacated Bum
City and are now located at Brownsville.
The ballers in this shop are ballers and
no mistake. Ask one of them question
and you will get the ball (bawD.
GayhOppin, you earn your name all
right. But don't get to gay when hoppin
around H shop, as the floors are oiled.
Hi, say, Blackstone, dog it old party, l
enjoyed your yarns of the Barracks i'm
mensely, don't you know. Been bit of
an army Teller myself.
The way the editor figures out the num-
Der of yards of Irvine that has been made
this season, forces one to the conclusion
that he is walking encyclopedia.
Mons. L., the Algerian count said the
other day: 81 should like to get to har-
vest; plenty mooch money maker it,
Patience my dear Count, your time is APP
preaching.
Slim is very forgetful person. One
could quite overlook his mistakes at times,
but when man deliberately takes off his
coat and ties it around his waist for an
apron, well-nuf sed.
Prof. Chew, the sack manipulation, asks
the definition of the words abandoned and
abundant. Here you be Professor: Last
Sunday you abandoned the dining room
with abundant food, .or quantity sufficient
for any ten men.
Shorty the oiler, must have been en-
ployed by Johnnie Rockenfelt at some
time. He uses the liquid very sparringly
at times. Oil EN- up Shorty. Oil con-
sumed by machine is the same as food
consumed by man, as neither could get
along without it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
new PRISON FARM NOTES
BY One of the Farmers.
Sill hot and dry.

Sill hot and dry.
More trouble for the milkmaids. Three
new mich cows during the past week.
Two of the farm teams put in the past
week hauling manure from town.
Unless rain comes soon that crop of sweet
corn, seen over the west wall, will be
small one.
Mr.. Arthur Jones and bride, from
Mapleton, Mimi, arrived at the Prison
Farm on Friday last.
The superintendent wife lost lot of
young ducks and chickens during one of
the warm nights last week.
Grandpa has been wearing a smile all
over his face lately. He finally got
brand new set of harness for the motive
power of his lightning express.
races on Field Day, and there is no doubt
hard bunch to beat
We had supposed that Supt. Mullin
was the only cow doctor on the place, but
a new one showed up Saturday in the shape
of old Stonewall Ask him about it.
Doc, our fiat footed hog feeder, felt hurt
after reading over the list of events for Field
Day, for he wanted to challenge old Uncle
Tom, of the kitchen force, for a dancing
stunt. Doc is some dancer when he is
dressed for it and gets his feet in motion.
''Say boys, l am all in. worked against
four men today unloading bran and
shorts, said the Big Chief Saturday.
When he got back to the farm some one
asked him to go after the cows. He sure
broke loose, and the air was blue for a
time.
VIM. Foley, who was foreman on the
o. Neil farm since it became part of the
Prison Farm, resigned his position and left
for Minneapolis, Mimi, last Saturday.
Arthur Jones takes up Mr.. Foley position
as foreman and is busy getting settled in
the house on the farm.
The assistant superintendent drew the
winning number during the week. He
was at the old prison for load of ashes,
when Deputy Sullivan took pity on him
and hunted up straw hat. The rest of
the farmers are wondering just when straw
hats will come their way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

- +.
Standing upon your own dignity is bet
ter than standing on someone's corn.
Paddy says: ssYes I'd do anything for
good woman. Yes Pat, all but work.
If you want to hatter a married man,
tell. him he doesn't look it. How about
it girls?
Ever, notice it, Some people are hyPo-
chondriacs as to their value in the world,
which is in reality below par.
Bread! Sure. Just point one finger up
and wink an eyebrow. For half slice wink
two eyebrows, thumbs down.
We know gink once who kissed girl
Unexpectedly and then begged her pardon.
Nav, of course he wasn't success with
'em.
Say guy, pipe this one. 'sIn the sub
limation of slang, if you should worry a
lot, then sell it. The proceeds will come
handy for buying toilet accessories.
Yes, fellows, you are all at H o M E,
and bye the bye, the genius hunky is right
on the job, with all his fuss and frivol. to
attend your anticipated wants. Notice it,
.'Tis said: "The man who can smile,
and won't do it, cheats others and robs
himself. Nix on that ballyhoo. We're
saving money, (marks) by saving the glad
some mug.
Now fellows, please don't study too
hard this winter. People might think you
were going to work for living-above
all don't chew gum. Chew the rag; give
the gum rest.
Now! If it is little white lies that make
good grocers' clerk then we gottcha
Steve. How about this: eyes, were out,
but we've Just ordered lot of it''-and
ono we have mt it in stock, but we have
something just as good.
Well should WEE! WEE! Our genial
uns. He said that was elected to pass
with the submaxillary foliage, thru the
| if don't do it.
'Lawdy dat jedge in St. Paul was sho
gowine SEN me har for somepin' | did mt
do. Sho he say hit dat shine with ma
licions intent, but amt So
"What did you dor"
ooh, say, now jes do natural like.
l bus dat shine wifi club OATS wha, l
do
Our genial usher Mr. Blank was very
busy recently, and rather cross. The tele-
phone rang.
"Well, what is it?' he snapped.
els this the Saltwater Gas Works." in
quired one of the department heads.
"No SIR roared Mr.. Blank; "this is
the usher office at the new prison.
"Oh!'' exclaimed the department head
unruffled, 81 did mt miss it SO far, after
all, did r.
And the weary foot sore usher chuckled
as he made his rounds on the sightseeing
car.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
BY w. II. B.

The Gautier Works, of the Cambria
Steel Company, can roll a thousand bars
of angle steel per minute.
Alex Bernstein, of the repair department,
is doing an enormous business or turning
up good crop of false alarms.
Sales Manager Owens, of the farm ma
chinery department, is feeling very jubilant
because the season is nearing an end.
Willis Rosing has lowered his cost of
living two bits per month, and says he
thinks he can spend his next vacation in
Europe.
Gents in the various shops of the farm
machinery department need not worry
about shortage of material for next years
machines.
General Office Manager Bourne has just
discovered a new finger print on mail mat
ter from the old prison office. Guess
Cogie is on the job.
The telegraph operators are very busy
men these days. One hundred and thirty
kilograms being the record days work in
the new office.
Fitz, of stenographic fame, contemplates
putting night Waterman on MS typewriter
desk He says he is afraid his machine
will turn to militant suffragist and shoot
up the desk.
The Saturday Evening Post, the Denver
Post and the San Francisco Call, leads the
subscription list of weeklies for July, ex-
elusive of those published within the state.
The American Magazine, the Cosmopoli-
tan and the Wide World magazines are the
leaders with the monthly publications.
The entire list shows excellent taste in the
selection of reading matter.
A lady visitor recently asked the turn
key if she might take her kodak through
the institution; and upon being informed
that kodaks were not permitted, she said:
81 am very sorry; l wanted to get some
pictures...' But she didn't say whether she
wanted picture of the gorgeous new audi
forum, the new press room or if she
Just wanted to get shot at Paddy's
mug.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21

Superintendent Williams new open hire
oil tester is great contrivance. he says
it is now pleasure to 90 the work that
heretofore has been drudge. The other
day we tested somelof our old school day
teachings. One was that 2l2 degrees is the
higest temperature you can heat water; it
boils at this point and no matter how
much fire you put under it the mercury
will not raise, but the more solid matters,
such as cordage oil, will raise many more
degrees, reaching $50 degrees and, often
higher before it will flash.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
HERE AND THERE
BY SHERLOCK

Welcome to our midst, St Croix.
tTrue greatness never goes to mans
head.
Note well the past. 1t will some day be
the present.
The fellow who blows his own horn is
not always soloist. Eli! Phillip.
Pipe of Peace-Gee, whiz! Not the
kind somebody is smoking near me.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
TEXAS SAYINGS

A few paragraphs from the Huntsville,
Texas, prison paper, that will make inter
esting reading are given below. The Mont
tor is one of our valued exchanges.
In our case we wish the gazabo who put
s'is' in prisoner would take it out and
make it twas
Advice is splendid thing. How much
better we feel after consulting with the
other fellow over his mistakes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-21
STATE FAIR EXHIBIT

This year, as has been the custom in the
past, the Minnesota State Prison industries
will be well represented in the exhibition
building at the State Fair. The floor room
has been increased from six to eight
spaces.
Minnesota binders, mowers and rakes
will be on the job, and man who under
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18

self. it is not in this that the import
ance and the more intense interest Of
the play lie These are OWNS: TO the
wonderful reality ii Die character Of
Disracli as unfolded hi the four acts
Here it is almost impossibie 10 dis
tneuish between the work % Mr.
Parker ana that OF Mir Arliss The
supreme soif-conndcuce tho .suayity.
the urbamity.. and the cpierammaticai
wittincSs Of the older D!Sraeli into the
mes OF the part but the actor. has
nfcath"d life and verify into them
10 rcp"at he looks as If he might
have stepped out 81 Il portrait. and.
not content with that triumph of
make up, he 50 enters into The being
OF the man OF mystery" that ON,
loses sight entirely III the fact that
ne is not Benjamin plsraeli. q man 50
great already that the carldom be-
slowed upon him no moro enhanced
his stature than did on" Of his lowered
waistcoats.
Mr.. Ariiss Indicates with appcalinc.
tenderness the profound affection for
his wife. which MIR. Parker has ON :
phasiz"d in I'll" character-much 10 the
human value Of the play: hc plays.
upon the emotions of the audience
with master hand hv Tho power or
his expression Of dread at tho momcn,
when calamity seems ~ hand. ana. for
tho rest. hc IS the polished, impcr !
turbahlc. sccrctiNc and brilliant Dis
racli OF history
In word, George Arliss is one OF
the two--at tho outside. threc-grca f,
character actors that we have seen in
my days As a matter OF personal
opinion, he is much greater actor
than Richard Mansfield ever was.
Carried away hy the forccfulness or
the play aud tho wonderful perform
ancc Of Mr. Ariss one is Ia danger OK
forgetting the fact that "Disraeli' is
u comcdy--in tn. literal Sense-and
mat there is abundant sheer amuse.
nl.nt To be obtained from WITNESSING.
II TO compel its enjoyment merely
rs comedy, IN the generally accepted
meaning OF the word
The foppishncss, the siiltcdness, ana
general usrlcssness of certain elements
OF English society III tile seventies
are skilifully portrayed. not only hv
way of contrast to the mastcrfulness
Of pisrncli, but for the purpose OF
tightening and making humorous much
Of the PLAY.
Nh .Arliss is surrounded by com
pany 81 such uniform excellence that
IL IS quite Impossible To- give due
praise To each of thcn For their
striking work, however, there must be
mentioned Arthur Eldred as. the Wis.,
count becford; Floreucc Ariss in The
rol" of Lady iicaconSiicld Charles Ifar-
hur-. as the governor OF tho Bank of
England. ana Margaret Dale who. rs
The SPY FOR Russia, gives i perform
ancc that could not have been expect
cd from the woman who played leads
I" William H. crane and, later TO
John Drew.
While unimpoltant az compared with
!hc PLAY and its performance the COS
tuning and settings arc beyond the
reach Of seNcrcst criticism
II this great actor III his famous
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18
treat Actor in Famous pin,.

Sucn play as "DiSracli" Is rare,
such an actor as George Arliss is even
rafcr. the combination Of the two
amounts To an event
NoI is the witnessing Of George Ar.
lisS in Louis Napoleon ParkcrS "Dis-
racli' All event only To those who fol-
low the theatre, who delight in Il per
iectiy constructed play, who ind keen
est pleasure in brilliant ana artistic
acting. II is an event To all who have
even only 4 vague idea "f tho great
mind. tho magnetic personality. the
overwhelming genius that WAS Ben
jainin Disracl: ii is AN event to al!
who remember or have read Of. the
indcnitable perseverance, over alnos;
insurmountable obstacles that made
him ono of the greatest figures IN
English history: to those who r.collcct
that II was he who made the English
sovereign also Empress Of India IN
short. TO use the hackncNcd phrase. to
see George Arliss in "Dsracll' is a
liberal cducat ion--cortainly as TO n
period and as to the foremost figure
OF that period.
To read 81 Benjamin pisra,.li ana
then 10 see ArIiss. is rs if one were,
merely reading another chapter on
better. aS ii Disracli had stepped out OF
the pages Of history and out of the
frame OF his portrait and were living
again his picturesque and mighty life
before ones eyes.
Mt. Parker states very frankly that
he has taken liberties with history
lie undoubtcdly has. but the main
points Of his story arc based upon his
toricai facts: the purchase Of the Suck
canal shares. and the consequent foil
ing Of Russian intrigue during ono of
biSracltS terms as Prime Minister 1t
i u sort of poctical license that he has
taken IL weaving the schemes Of n.
charming woman in til" employ mciIt OF
Russia and the efforts Of BiSracli to-
9cthcr into an absorbing plot. and for
having indulgcd in that license. MIR
hart.r is profoundly Ia lie thanked
For there has resulted q play which
time and again holds the ai,dicnc. IL,
silence that can he fclt. Imagine an
audience sitting in such tense stiffness
that deep breath would be audible
because a man who has been dead FOR
more than thirty years Is represented
as plotting. on behalf Of England. FOR
tho purchase Of shares Ia /, ditch" as
he terms 1t.
That is. i'm briefest form. the story
Of the play. There is also very
happy. but altogether incidental, love
story, but 1t is Disraclis imperialism,
his patriotism, his unfaltering deter
mination to secure the Suez Canal for
his country, confronted by the almost
successful Vaccinations of "A clever
woman backed by the immense power
Of Russia. that constitute the plot Of
the play.
But engrossing as Is the story IT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18
LITERARY CLUBS
CHOOSE RALEIGH
North Carolina City 70 Have
intellectual Feast When
Folklore Men Meet.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Ralcigh, y. &. November 1.-THE
programs for the fourteenth annual
session OF the State Literary and His
torcal Association and the second an
Folklore society Ia meet in this city
November 20-ol. has been perfected u,
Secretary r. II. W Connor. The state
Literary and Historical Association
will meet Thursday night. when Pres
ident w. T. Few will deliver his am
nual address. Also there Will lie tho
address on * New Method Of His
torical investigation" by Herman Har-
rell Horne, OF the University Of New
York. and the presentation OF the Pat
tcrson loving cup for til" best lit
crary work Of the year. ON Friday
morning there Will lie an address by
Judge Walter \. Montgomery on The
Relation Between the Government OF
The Confedcratcs states OF America and
the State Government Of North Caro-
lima. There Will be also an address
on The state Convention Of 1850" by
j. q. der. Hamilton. OF the University
of North Carolina. On Friday after
noon there will be the presentation Of
the photography of North Carolina for
the year, by Miss Minnie Lcatherman,
secretary OF the State Library Associa-
ton.
Professor Henry Jerome Stockard
will give an Appreciation Of john
Henry Boner." and DR. Archibald Hen
dcrson. Of the state University. will
report on the o. Henry memorial. ON
Friday evening there will be an ad-
dress by }. j. Jusscrand. French am
bassador to the United States, OH 'Ro-
chambcau and the French in America
Tho social side of the sessions VIII in
cludc IL reception at the Governors
Mansion TO the members OF the two
sections. and reception By the Wo-
mans Club on Friday afternoon.
The sessions OF the Folk-Lore So
! ciety will include the address by Pres
ident James T. Royster. of the UnIvcr-
sity OF North Carolina; paper on
'Somc Plantation Signs and Wonders"
by Q. w. Blacknall. OF Kittrell: a pa
per on Unusual Use of Words" by
George w. Lay, of ST. Mary's School:
The Science of Fairy and Folk .Tales."
by Professor Il. j.. Sled, OF Wake For
est College: Ballads and Folk Songs
in North Carolina" by Professor Col
lier Cobb.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18
FALL OF JUAREZ
MAY MEAN DELAY
Rebels Now Not 50 Confident
That Lifting Embargo
Is Necessary.
ENCOURAGED BY SUCCESS
Conferences With Hale Con
tinuc, and Result May Soon
BE Announced.

Noealcs. Sonora. Mexico, November
l1.-Obstacles developed since the fall
Of Juarcz created a feeling Of unccr
tainty to-day rs TO the outcome Of the
diplomatic exchanges between the
United states and the Mexican consti-
tu,ionalists rebels.
President Wilson's representative.
william i;ayard Hale, conferred twice
to-day with Francisco Escudero. Car
rtnza's Minister Of Foreign Relations.
II was evident that the capture a.:
.Iuarcz and other rebel successes in the
interior had encouraged General Car
ranZu's leaders 10 such an extent that
they believed the lifting Of the Amer
lean embargo on the importation Of
arms was not as necessary as pre-
viously 1T had seemed
ON the other hand. il appeared that
the request Of the insurgents that the
ban on the transfer Of war ,nunition
across the lines would be lifted had
been met with more definite require
mcn,s from the Washington govern
ncnt.
The pailey between Mr. Hale and
General Carranza ana the latter's rep
rcscntativ"s reached q crucial stage
last night. After u conference with
Mr. Hale late to day, Foreign Minis :
gotiations To end Within twenty-four
hours but ii. would venture no pre- :
dlction ~ 10 til. outcome. lie added.
how"l FL. that there would be another
meet; ~, perhaps the final one, to
morrcr
since last night communications T.
Mir, Hale from Washington have been
unusuallv long. /, required tho entire
stam Of the consulate. assisted by Mr.
Hale 10 translate them to-day from
tho code.
In contrast to former conferences
when MIR. Hale met General carranza
and his staff In tile customs house. in
fun view Of tho populace peering
through windows. to-day's meeting was
attended by the strictcst privacy. Hale
and E.scudcTo met as yesterday AT the
hom. Of Yenucio Borilla. another mem
Ter OF the revolutionary cabinet, Who
acted rs translator. Escudero said to-
night that he bases MS belief Of a re-
suit Within twenty four hours on the
outcome of the conference YESTERDAY in
which Ne said Mr. Hale had received
Impressions regarding what ;hc CON
e,itutiou;ilists believed necessary foI
"ther reason for hurryiug III" finale
stitutioualints 10 continue their inn
posed task Of crushing out fiucrta
I'VE wish 10 complete those uceo-
tiationS soon, as W. arc eager to enter
INTO tic work OF tile reconstruction 81
AicNico" he said. To lift the an
barge on arms would he very d.Sii-
all" thing. but il Is not absolutely ne.
ccssarY to the success oil tic rcvoiu.
lion II ~ possible that the cmbarg,
viii y. raised but we viii win in any
event"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18
NIny Inkc Iiniirun,l.

~ i'aso, Te%.. November l.4--t;cu-
cf.,l Francisco villa threatened to
any 10 take over The Mexican North
western Railroad property owned
ny Canadian CAPITALISTS. il the officials
did not themselves lmmc,iiatciS repair
ana operate tho line The railroad line
has been destroyed by both rebels ana
Foderals and has not been Ia opera
lion for several months NJ = confer
cnce with Villa to-day tho railroad
officials decided 10 begin the repair
ing OF the line instead OF permitting
ii TO he connsCated hv the rebels
Loans amounting !" about $1,000
were made 10 General Villa at Juarez
to-day by the two banks Of that city.
villa gave tho bankers assurance that
nc would refund the money 10 them
II tho revolt was successful The
money is being used in paying of iii"
rebel troops ana huylng uniforms and
provisions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-18
Douglas Gordon.
Rent singer u, the Lyric.


Rcni singer ~ the Lyric.
Another turn OF tho Kind that Should
not be judged unit! il IS over opcus
the Lyrics bill this; week IN The Act
Beautiful" which, until its very close.
IS remarkable chiefly for its handsome
purple plush curtains ana its prescn-
tati"n 81 the nov rarely seen scrpcu-
tino dance. iSut the surprise fur
niShcd by the dancer lifts the act many
degrees higher in merit
Mabel Fitzgerald. programmed as
appearing by permission OF George
Edwardes OF the London Galety. Is IL
rough worker and clad OF it. She
sings. talks and touslc5 her head
''fier First Case is another OF those
hestIierous farce skies. i lttle more
iiresome. however. than even the usual
run. aud played with fitting lack OF
skill 10y julia Nash and Company The
cinployment by the leading woman OF
such phrases "a Il thought YOU said
YOU wasn't home ana Look at here"
indicates tho class of the act
Fred Watson and Rcna santos. in
songs nnd dances, divide the first hon
ors with one other act The man helps
along and pleascS The house, but Miss
santos IL about one-hait OF the whole,
DILL from overture 10 chaser. She
has the prctticst voice that has been
heard In the theatre since its opening:
sings with tho ease and purity Of tone
OF a genuine artist, and docs some
closed mouth singing that is not only
clever hat beautiful.
Comes then the other honor bearer
Ed. +. Rcynard. q ventriloquist with
a whole sSit. He uses fun stage. has
people all over it, runs an auto.
mobile down II long grad. on q back
drop and presents not only the mosr
tghty skilled and mechanically in
Senious act or its character that VA
have seen, but the most amusing
Following these two are The Bison
city Four, comedy male quartet.
They are not opera singers nor even
4 study in barber shop harmony but
one OF them works absurdiy that
The act goes with a whoop.
six girls IN fresh costumes rolling
about the stage on skates present 4
pretty and pleasing sight. They per
form . number OF difficult skatin2.
tricks. and hence should be forgiven
for tho two or three tumbles OF yes
tcrday afternoon, especially as there
seemed 10 be a bad place where their
portable floor hinged.
As usun!, the Pothe Weekly films
are shown AZ tho conclusion OF tho
ILL. d. &.