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The mirror., 1914-07-23
Daily Thought

Daily Thought
Not SO, not so, no load of woe
Need bring despairing frown;
For while we bear it, we can bear,
Past that we lay it down.
Sarah Williams.
Dan is again chief engineer on the bob
bin push mobile.
Not privilege loser in this shop last
week. Good work boys, keep it up
What's the matter G., we all miss the
piano at the movies, likewise Craps"
Get busy, please.
The weather man took pity on US last
week and so it was nice and cool in the
shops, but August is coming.
Will we be at Coney in Is? Just watch
our smoke, Duke, and see if we are not do
ing business at the same old stand. (Lima).
Attention you baseball managers:-S.
B., the local diamond star makes his head
quarters in this shop and we are proud of
him.
SNOWFALL has left us again to accept a
position with Guard Rutherford S crew out
side of the walls. Congratulations Snow
ball.
Dutch is raising crop of alfalfa on his
face and leaves us early in September.
Says back to the good old empire state for
him then.
| The visitors continue to pass through the
institution bv the hundreds, and the usher
says he is getting to be an expert at playing
''ring around rosie.''
The latest from the 1O1 Ranch Show that
is playing in England is that the show is to
tour the whole of Europe at the close
of the London engagement.
"Slippery Ike" is laying in stock of
minstrel stuff in anticipation of those min
strel shows for this fall and winter if we
have them, and here's hoping that we do.
Fame, honor and glory awaits an expert
balIer hand in shop D. ''Me for the fame
stunt" pipes Sully, as he made bee line
for the balling machines. Hop to it. Sully,
old top, and may you become the crack
baller hand of the twine mill.
| A bit OF advise to the new men on ball
ers might not be amiss at this time. While
we do not claim to know it all, we did run
ballers for several years and to believe that
we may be able to give some of the learn
ers tip. First of all, study your machines,
for balling machine is nearly human and
each flyer has its peculiarities when you
done this, start working out short cuts for
yourself, such as in taking off balls, etc.
When you have one and broken down and
bobbin run out, put in full bobbin first,
as you can do so quicker than you can put
up broken end; in that way you will have
three flyers going and one idle. If more
than one is broken down consider the one
that can be ''put up" quickest and put it
up first. Use your brains instead of be-
coming just part of the machinery that
you are running, and you will soon find
that you can do more work and do it easier
than you could before.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
OLD PRISON NOTES
By Beau Esprita

The repair department of the farm ma
chinery, is doing land office business this
year; it keeps five men busy handling it.
Blackstone has been wearing the smile
that won't come off since the July board
meeting. Here's happy days, R. w. B.
Dismantling of the Western Shoe Co.,
factory is progressing favorably, and it is
expected the work will be completed by
August 1st.
Prof. L. w. Burchard, formerly musical
director at the old prison, became the
proud father of a seven pound baby boy
Monday July 18th.
A solicitor for the city directory passed
through the prison Saturday in company
with Usher Casino, getting the names and
addresses of citizen-employees.
We notice Strike-out gives US gentle
manly slap on the wrist for beating him to
print on sport item. Keep cool, Strike
out. / was asked to make the announce
ment by the members of the organization.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
SHOP H TWISTERS
By Frank

H. T. r., of theater fame, is now doing
turn in this shop.
Hasn't Rex the fine pegging arm thought
Did you see that throw to first?
Warden Wolfer and Mr.. Reed were in
the shop several times during the week.
Buck was transferred to the yard crew
last week. He says he is the best handy
dancer on the job.
Officer Zimmerman was absent one day
last week. Mr. Sudmeyer was in charge
while he was away.
Baller foreman Lesh went to Hastings
Friday to meet his wife and family from the
east, and they spent Saturday in getting
their household effects in order and making
themselves at home.
Now what has happened to the Mirror
bunch, anyway? According to Saturday S
score, with the best players in the place, it
must have been something akin to the i'm
mortal Williams condition of the state of
Denmark. Is to 8. Zounds! We should
worry.
Shop H. men can improve their marching
order greatly if we take short and quick
step instead of dragging along like funer-
al procession. 1t doesn't look well for a
squad to be walking in slovenly manner
Let's see if we can't improve our marching.
Altogether now, head up, chest out; one,
two, three, four, hep, hep.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
TWlNE DEPARTMENT
Bv w II. B.

System No. won the June prize; No.
was second place with Nos. 2 and dis
mally in the rear.
Wonder if our friend Snooks is still al
the old prison. We haven't heard his
sneeze for long time.
Merchant of Venice will soon sever his
connection with the old machine shop for a
place in the farm machinery building.
One of "Mutts" gear wheels stripped a
cog last week, consequently the dirt ma
chine has been temporarily out of commits
sion.
Notice! ]. T. has removed his carpen-
ter shop to the twine factory. Future or
ders should be addressed to the new head
quarters.
Big Memo has quenched his fire, should
cred his and forge and departed for parts
unknown. His address will be furnished
at later date.
Jiddy, the pastry cook for the twine
plant, is now in the Saturday bath line up
correctly interpreted, means he is on the
Sunday detail.
There is less than one-half million pounds
of the seasons output of nineteen million
pounds of twine left in the warehouse. In
another week the shipping will be confined
to the daily output.
Foreclosure proceedings have been insti-
tuted against our machine shop-Captain
Maisch has advertised his "Removal Sale"
and will, this week, take up quarters in the
new Farm Machinery building.
The new system of checking fibre in and
out of the warehouse, has proven very satis-
factory to the bookkeepers of the twine
Office as well as the front Office. A positive
check is secured from every bale of fibre
handled, each system having their coupons
punched with different die.
Did you notice that exaggerated smile on
Foreman Lesh's facel Well, Mrs. Lesh
and five little Leshes arrived from their
home at Xenla, Ohio, last Saturday. We
welcome Mr.. Lesh's family to Minnesota,
and hope they will be much pleased with
their new home.
Foreman Lesh recalls an instance in a
Southern state when at the close of the
Sunday services the colored parson arose
and said: "Breddren and Sistren, at dis
hour, one week fun tuday, if de Lawd is
willin', we will hav de usual suyices; brud-
der Jackson is gwine to preach. Two
weeks FUN tuday we will have de usual
suvices whedder de Lawd is willing or not,
Ise gwine tn preach mahself.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
PIcKUPS AND PUNCHES
By Unnle John

Warden and Mrs. Wolfer with several
friends were visitors at the ball game last
Saturday.
Father Corcoran showed several gentle
men through the new Institution one day
last week.
Mr.. Robertson showed party of friends
through the various departments last
Wednesday.
Chief Engineer Schatz escorted party OF
gentlemen friends through the new institu-
tion last Friday
Asst Deputy Picullel escorted party of
friends around last Wednesday and showed
them everything of interset in the whole
place.
All the library books were received from
the old prison last Wednesday, and from
now on, all the books will be sent out from
here to that place.
Guards Bloom, Allen, Welsh and Sud.
meyer, were transferred from the old prison
to the new institution last Wednesday and
are on duty in the yard at present.
We expected Old Hutch down with the
better hurry up Chon, and come as soon
as possible if you want to see some real fun.
1t beats DacotY, assure you.
The boys all seem to have made up theil
minds to be good. Only three in court line
the other day, that's what l call good
Keep it up boys for it is better to 60 to the
movies and the ball game than to court.
1t was nothing bat Paddy last Saturday.
rooters called everybody Paddy. Paddy
he e, Paddy there, and Paddy everywhere.
Alright Paddy, let's see what you can do
against the Simonetes of Saltwater two
weeks hence.
The new window curtains that have been
hung up in the auditorium during the week
are great improvement over the old bur-
lap with which the windows were covered
and will also make great improvement on
the moving pictures.
No wonder the Green Sox won last Satur-
day. They tried to knock down every
thing. One of the players even tried tc
knock down one of the iron lamp posts bu
his shoulder got surprise and missed the
ball. Better have it removed next Saturday
Ach no wonder the Mirrors lost the
game, der kleine Cline was so disguised
that he quit in the middle of the game, but
if they had few more like the Big CHIEF
Dec. there would be another story to tell
but one man cannot do it all no matter how
good he is.
The Ladies of the Womans Christian
Temperance Union have for the last twenty
years observed Flower Sunday at at the old
prison, about the first Sunday in August
Wonder if they will remember us this year,
bring us message of hope and little
bouquet of flowers. We sure would be
thankful for both.
Hi! say, Sherlock, are you ready for the
question:? If SO, we will open the Chautau-
qua Circle next month. There is plenty OF
good material here, and don't see any
reason why we should wait till September.
All-the members are ready and anxious for
business. Let me hear from you in the
ball park next Saturday.
Cell changes new prison:-333-97-a, 86-
147-b, 47-345-b, 429-64-a, 199- hosp, 389-
79-b, 1924, 147-243, 166-366, PALS,
1926.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
SISAL "NOTS" FROM SHOP F
By Sherlock

Thanks, Frank, keep up the boosting.
Never argue with a man who don't care.
What, oh what, is the mystery, now
O'C?
Pretty busy these days our Patty Shes
ahen.
Yo, no, hum, we gottcha Mr. Ed. scis-
sored, b'gosh.
Well be there H sometime, be little
patient, we are.
The jinks is sure on now since the new
one arrived from shop c.
Huh! Guess they didn't care to hear of
Fs signal achievement, chr
We saw something about Boston's favor
ties. Guess that's beans, wot?
Cans O. Bricks is still operating the same
old ten spindles in this department..
About all the new baller has on the Others
for speedy work is color. Plenty of red
paint.
Another fishing excursion is brewing,
note the famous Bill Alexander smile, or is
it prize chance?
Ways of preserving and serving peaches.
Would be o. K. if the peach were say,
about twenty-five.
Pete, the famous baller oiler has landed a
garcons jacket in the service building
Pete says, looks helped him.
After student has been glued to one set
of machines for four weeks II would seern
fair to turn him over to Steff and D.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
Life's greatest art learned through the
greatest knocks
Is stepping stones of stumbling blocks.

Life's greatest art learned through the
greatest knocks
Is stepping stones of stumbling blocks.
Mickie has gone, but his shop fez no
longer adorns the bun of spinner. 1t
now reposes gracefully upon the cathedral
of baller.
The >women's- anti-marriage league is
dead wrong. Woman should marry if it
is only for the good example it would be to
her children.
1t is evident that the sponsors of that
new balling machine are bound to make
it success even tho it does require two
men to operate set.
The quacks who have been denied the use
OF the mails because suggestive advertising
matter might put one over by calling their
system suggestive therapeutics.
What is meant by higher criticism?-
Sapolio. This is term applied to the
process of picking flaws in every movement
designed for the up-lift of mankind.
To those still in doubt about the mean
ing of union arbitration to settle differences,
recent events at Butte are Illuminating.
But isn't that kind of arbitration rather
er-arbitrary?
Noted bugologists assure us that only
the female mosquitoes have beaks. We
fear even this will not prevent male victims
from indulging iu coarse, ungentlemanly
language when stung.
We are panied to record the fact that this
years output of June weddings is not up to
normal, and sincerely hope that this was
not caused by any of the cute things we
have read concerning eugenics.
Thousands who rushed to one of the
Minneapolis parks, to see the much-adver-
tsed axotol, the, only living one in cap
| tivity, are now cursing the great cost of
learning that axolol is only high-brow for
water-dog.
A June bug traversing its way down the
spine
Will cause even heroes to holler out
loud;
A fly in their coffee will oft make them
whine
Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be
proud?
The mirror., 1914-07-23
A FANS DREAM
By H. S. Med.

had dream-of baseball team
That Uncle John got up
Behind the bat,was Butch. SO that
Twas a cinch they'd win the cup.
And Uncle John, the paragon
OF players. ON first base:
With Paddy dear-the umpire near
Serene in the pitchers place.
There's Hugo. too. with plug O. chew
Held firm in his felder's nit.
AS spry as mouse; said he. "Mox nix aus
If Butch. or the ball. gets hit"
And-well swan. put your glasses on.
Take squint at the second bag!
Grannelly's there. and free from care.
A jiggin' a bit o. rag.
Butch comes to bat. there sounds spat-
"Ach! Leber!! Vas iss loss
"Ich vas bin killdt! mine blood bin spilldt!
Vas dinkin' Ich bin horse?'
The umpire loudly cried:
1T vas on mine base. none odder place
Der ball struck" Butch replied.
So one by one, ere the game was done.
The batters one and ALL
Made a savage swing at the pesky thing
That seemed to dodge them ALL
Then Paddy swore he'd play no more
Baseball with such a crew:
Said Butch. We're beat. but it's time to ea
I'm hungry; how are you?'
The mirror., 1914-07-23

Hi, vi, chin con fu! Clinee makee muffee
play; whatee mattee no can catchee ball9
Jones sent out three bagger in the fifth
inning, bringing Pistol Finger Pat safely
over the home plate.
Babb stole home again in the fifth inning
of the game. Just as easy as sliding down
a creased pole, says he.
Cline, Cline, whatever was wrong with
you? The more we howled for you, the
worse you did. Ach, lieber!
-Four errors by the Green Sox, and seven
by the Mirrors; not SO bad, eh, Strikeout.
considering the lack of practice?
"Whurroo!' whooped Paddy, "Oi tould
yez thot yez would be up feminist tn shil-
lalah bys, and, glory be, sure an yez were"
Haven had a home-run during the sea-
son, but ever time we hear the crack of the
bat on the ball we look for our expectations
to materiaize.
Conway certainly showed fine form, and
convinced the most skeptcal that he is no
back number or bench-warmer when it
comes to ball playing.
Count Gren Ella came over the home
plate in a cloud of dust, only to find that
he had arrived just as the third man was
put out. Tough luck, eh?
We have our weather eye on Uncle John,
and are prepared to tvamoose'' at the first
hostile action on his part. We won't do it
again, Uncle, but, we would like to see the
ball game.
Reese, of the Mirrors, entered the bat
ting game in the sixth, and promptly lifted
the pill for two bagger, stole third and
got caught off the reservation and went
down and out.
Big Chief Pitch -em-quick entered the
box, for the Mirrors, in the sixth inning,
and held the socky terrors down to one hit,
and one score for the rest of the game.
Good work, Dec.
Conway lifted ollapalooser three bagger,
but, due to his toe striking an obstruction,
and an Intellectual effort to run on his head
and shoulders he remained on the first bag,
while two runners scored or his hit.
Saxo Geo. was greatly handicapped by a
half-amputated finger, the result of an acci-
dent in the kitchen, which caused him to
make several wild throws. He was game,
however, and rendered excellent service be-
hind the bat for the Green Sox.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
NOTES OF THE GAME
By III. s. Med.

Nothing to it; just walk away for the
Green Seekers.
A ball in the NIT is worth two over the
fence-to the fielders.
Buck says every time he sees foul strike
it reminds him of chicken stew.
Carlton aeroplaned up from first base and
snatched avid throw out of the clouds.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
THE REAL HAWKSHAW

The constable in small town received
by post six ''Rogues' Gallery" photographs,
taken in different positions, of an old Of
fender wanted for burglary in neighboring
city. A fortnight later the constable sent
this message to the city chief of police:
l have arrested FIVE of the men; am going
after the sixth onight.-Everybody's.
The mirror., 1914-07-23

''May tell you the old, old storyi' he
asked.
She looked down, blushed and nodded
her assent.
So he told her for the twenty-seventh
time how he once won the game for Yale
Exchange.
The mirror., 1914-07-23

Green Sox substitutes: Thompson, Craw-
ford, Clark, c. A. Wilson, Crozier, Alley,
Thompson No. 447,, Garlock, Czapalew-
ski, Smith No. 4374, Nelson, Lewis, ap-
pleby, Doyle No. 3343, Williams No 44O6,
and Garvick. Washington Giants substi-
tutes: Jones, Nealy, Watts, Campbell,
Winston, Fearn, Simpson, A. Butler, g..
Butler, ]. Allen, Norris, and Gross.
The playing members of the winning
team will receive an extra plug of Hugo S
limit as reward for their victory. Fore
The mirror., 1914-07-23
FLYERS FROM SHOP D
By Sliuers

Little Willie says that the next time he
gets spud he is going to preserve it as a
curiosity.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
Standing of Big League Clubs.

The standing of the clubs in the four big
leagues on Wednesday was as follows.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
Next Saturdays Game

Next SATURDAYS Game
The game next Saturday will be between
the victorious Green Sox and the Washing
ton Giants, the latter team being composed
of our cullud brethren from Washington.
The Sox will be augmented by the best of
the Mirror talent. The makeup of both
20, ,r,e 10 follou,c.
The mirror., 1914-07-23
BASE BALL..

The Mirror owes the inmates of this in
stitution an apology, and we doff our cap,
and humbly make it; gracefully acknowl-
edging that we have unconsciously and un-
intentionally prevarcated, in the promise
that there would be "real interesting ball
game pulled off in these diggings last Sat
urday.
1t was nothing of the kind. 1t was a
slaughter-a slaughter of the Clubs and
our team in this instance happened to be
the "dubs.'
We couldn't see the ball coming or 60
ing, and the consequence was that Paddy S
Green Sox wiped the green up with us;
while the band played funeral dirge in
1873 time.
But the game was not entirely devoid of
interest. 1t showed the remarkable progress
made by many of the players on both sides;
and to these heros we extend our thanks and
hearty congratulations.
Big Chief, De c., of the Mirrors, was
the bright, particular star of the game, and
if he had started to pitch earlier in the ar
gument the score of the opponents would
not have piled up as it did. However, be
that as it may; you all saw the game and
are in position to make your own deduc-
tions. Six innings were played with the
following result:
The mirror., 1914-07-23
N IR R 0 R ETH ES

"Father Is Futurist,
Mother is a SUIT,
Grandma Is a Reactionist;;
Hates aeao.famgIed gmf.
Brothers an Inpressionist,
Sister Is Anaemic;
Uncle Tom Cubistical,
And baby is Eugenic.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-22
Want Better Water Supply.

Special to Independent.
 Little Rock, Jan. 22.-Mayor Taylor and a party of city alder men, accompanied by Edward Flad of St. Louis, special master appointed by the Chancery court to investigate the local water slt- uation, left at noon today in au- tomobiles for the Little Mau- melle country to make an inves- tigation of the situation there,
 Mir. Flad has been engaged for several months in making an investigation, and has advised Mayor Taylor that he expects to be able to submit his report about February 15. A special committee of the city council has the matter in hand, in an et- fort to ascertain if some more dependable source of wholesome water supply cannot be found than the Arkansas river.
 The Water Company has sub- mitted to Master Flad the report of it's own engineers to the ef- feet that there is no other avail able source of supply. MT. F'lad declines to make any comment on this report, as he is acting in a quasi judicial-capacity. He does say, however, that pros, poets for a deep water supply in the immediate vicinity of Little Rock are not very roseate, and that the most feasible plan ap- rears to be to secure water from the Maumelle, about 25 miles above the city.
 The water fight is an old one in Little Rock, and reached its climax last summer when fol 1 two weeks or more it was impos sible to use the water because il was thoroughly saturated with mud.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-22
WENT DEEPLY INTO DETAILS Identification That Undoubtedly Was Complete, but Could by No Means
 Be Called Complimentary.

Stephen Haegen, manager of Harlem bank, at dinner recently told the following anecdote: Many years ago, while spending vacation in . city in the upper part of the state, he visited some friends in a bank. While there he saw a severe-looking woman move up to the teller's window and request that small check be cashed. She asked the man in the cage to call up the person from whom she had received the check and he would lden- tify her.
 The teller called up the man and asked him to describe the woman. He did so in the following manner: She looked like the crankiest person in the world. She was dressed in the fashion of about five years ago. l think she Is an old cat. She wore . blue straw hat, but then it may be green, and I think she paints. She wore two fake diamond rings. Good by. old man"
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-22
Tree.Rark aIankets.

They have trees for blankets in Ecuador. and they like them, too. They are fond of the firm touch of the bark against them as they sleep.
 We would probably think they were "zero in covering" and we would doubtless wake up in . much bestinened condition if we slept under . wood covering.
 But the native Indians arc most enthusiastic. according to J. lame son. . traveller and lecturer, who has recently returned from those parts.
 Tho blankets arc made from tho bark of tree which is cut particular ly thin. It is pounded and moistened and then pounded some moro and put out into tho sun to dry. And . most desirable and economical blanket 1t is, lasting anywheres from two to dvs years.
Newport daily independent., 1914-01-22
Will Build Macadam Road.

Walnut Ridge, Jan. 21.-At a meeting of the commercial club held Monday night, one report of Civil Engineer Rhyme of Corning was accepted. He had been employed to make four surveys between Walnut Ridge and Hixie for the establishment of a macadam road. East First and Second streets were the routes surveyed.
 West First street, which par allels the electric street rail- way, being the cheapest and ap- parently the most practical route for the road was accepted by the club.
 The length of road is one and a half miles and it is to be 16 feet wide. The estimated cost is $5,7OO. Mir. Rhyme is to be superintendent of the construc- tion. This road will be built by Lawrence county, the cities of Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, and with private donations by the citizens of the two towns. Work will begin at once. Arrange ments were perefected at the meeting whereby R. L. Muse of Minturn will move his big saw mill to this town at once. The citizens of Walnut Ridge raised a bonus of $2,000 to attract Mr Muse to this place.