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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20
:: Boobies s.:
BY. A Fan.

With the advance of one month of the 1915 season.
ball has encountered enemy Jupiter Puvius other
wise rain plus co and decided setback here and in
various other parts OF the country be that had it
coming for it indeed for be perfect
the seasons start this Interest in the
to have revived to large of at
tendance noted last usual rated
contenders have been setting the in both major leagues
In the of Detroit the Tigers have always duly
pected by the other American League teams owing their
well known smuggling propenses and opposing pitchers
with and alarm upon Messs Cobb Crawford Veach al
But the past few Detroit has been shy of the requisite
number of reliable pitchers and that let them out Now how
Jennings to have picked jewel in b.
land and with Dauss Covaeskie and Dubuc in any kind of
shape the Tigers should spirited contest from start to
finish.
It is nothing unusual for the Phes lead
the start in the National League They have pulled this
but the club yet
the saying it's long, long, to cool October Two
three when the Pills the midst of of
these spurts, Manager Mcraw dubbed them Fourth July
Champions and memory right he promptly
knocked down by the Philadelphia pitcher To be Serious
however, the Pills there because they have played
good ball thus far and not because the breaks have favored them
They consideration the had be
almost entirely reconstructed and this task given
Pat Moran He to have made the most of his
material and has had things running smoothly from the start
Bancroft the shOrOp gives of making the fans
forget all about Mike Doon he not only fields the position
we'll but also frequently the ball the noe and that is
something Mike Doon couldn't do Loberts old position
third base has been filled accepaby by Stock who
cured from the Giants the LObert trade Whitfield
ged the made in the oued by the sale of Magee Alex
ander and Mayer still the surere artists of the pitching
but thus far have been ably assisted by Rxey Deare
and Chalmers In Ker the Pills have the catch
the business and the team has of it's old smuggling
ability Cravath Luderus and Becker hitting the ball
remote parts All in all the team really looks be greatly
improved, but unless all their pitchers make good it not
likely they will finish better than fourth the and
Giants coming strong
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20
New York Notions

New York Notions-The Giants have been getting the
haha from around the circuit they have been
ing in the cellar position and that calls for geefu
tie in Cncy, Brooklyn and elsewhere Up to- and including
May 2h the Giants for every had lost but the
next day they secured start by beating the Reds conn
ung the treatment Friday Saturday them admin
lister singing 100 defeat the Cubs So Mcraw evidently
has been talking forcbly the members of his
reports available the Giants have had very poor pitch
ing until recently and they also slow hitting Can
the Giants constructed another pennant? 1t
be done only of the pitchers deliver the goods
In batting they arenot other but they excel
of them base running In the past they have had first
class pitching fall back upon. Such artists MathewsOn,
Tesreau, Vanguard, being the manstays This year Nc
Graw has added Perritt and second string pitchers has
Fromme Schupp, Schauer and others. May and Big Jeff
and Rube hold their end the Giants will be the
top, otherwise they cannot expect to beat Boston.
Bill Donovan has surprised all the fans by the strong show
ing OF the Hghandes The change in ownership and
has worked wonders only three players
pear in the new lineup
Ppp and High the notable additions the
and they've made good from the The batting has been
good and the pitching generally excellent Heating and Caldwell
leading in this respect Manager and his
thus far been popular with the Gotham fans and think
it will last through the
ST. Louis Scrbbings general way the baseball sit
St. Louis about usual The six months mmedi
ate following the close of each invariably given
the praises the which will the city in the
The months after the opens devoted
ab So there always something to talk about down there
Browns that's ALL The Cardinals just an aver
age good spots and just poor Others the
games with the clubs they short of break
ing But the eastern trip have
somewhat. No pennant here.
Pittsburgh Ponts-Fred Clark isn't claiming the pen
for the Pae but says his considerably
than last Gerber short plays splendid game
and will bat better the Hnchman smuggling
ferocousy and fields we'll atho slow Bases Honus Wagner
thes at
The Pirates should easily three other National
League.
Washington Nais-Yes, they waiting the Capitol
City 300 htters Grffs Without some
stick work they can't Behind excellent pitching three
would win that gmmering about
one seems their utmost in the scoring line.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-05-20
FLASHLIGHTS
BY Beau Esprita
When Vagrant Fancy Leads

When vagrant fancies lead
This dim, forbidding hall,
And succeed bounding wall,
By undreamed powers recede;
And in their place, mead
Of purest deepest green, a verdant sea
Of flowers decked enchantment, beacons me;
And 60 out to plead
With an unheeding brook,
That, laughing in it's rills,
Taunts me, and scorning, fills
My soul with desire long since forsook.
To cuddle in some velvet-carpet nook
Half screened by lacy frills
Of willow, where saucy blue jay thrills the
The sunshine numbered air, to look
For may-fowers on the brink
Of translucent pool
Where minnows 90 to school,
And one can dream that angels come to drink
One doesn't want to think
In such glade as this,
Lying in sun-soaked bliss;
A sort of golden link
That binds this dour old world to fairy land,
Making it bright and sweet;
Where, tired, one may 60 to meet
That happy, carefree band
OF sprights, whose deeds
The feathered chorus sing
All day, when it is spring
And vagrant fancy leads.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Mrs Arthur Annis and Mrss Harry
Southall will entertain Circles c and
d of the ped congregational church
at the Chapel parlo.' Friday Feb, 10
at three O'Clock.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Whitman
were recently entertained very pleas
antlyl at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs,
Farnum, the occasion being Nj. Whit
mans birthday anniversary.
: The board of civil authority VIII
meet at the town rooms on Saturday
at 10 o'clock and will be in session
during the remainder of the day and
in the evening for the purpose of re-
vising the check list.
List of letters remaining uncalled
for at the post office for the week
ending February IS, 1915: J. Cleary,
Mr.. Chas. Carlton, Mr. u. j. Hogan,
MIR. A. S. Lawson, Mr. George Lyding.
Mr.. Joseph Moon, Mr. and Mrs. Har-
mon Percy, Mr.. NJ. S. Snow, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles White, Mr. II. G. West,
Mrs. c. d. Townsen and Mrs. Stephen
T. Williams. These letters will be
sent to the Dead Letter Office March
|, 1915 if not delivered before.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
SPAIN'S WOMAN WARRIOR.
The Maid of Ssragossa and How She
Saved Her City.


The Spaniards have erected monli-
ment TO the memory OF Angostina
Zarag GOA, whose bravery during the
peninsular war saved her city.
In July. 1908. the French were press
ing hard upon SarnguSsa. The hardest
fighting occurred at Portillo gate,
where the assauiting batteries more
than once reached the dilapidated
earthworks. The eunners OF the Span
ish battery were shot down one after
another, the survivors falling before
they could discharge the last loaded
gun.
The infantry fiinched. and the French
were closing in when young woman
betothed to u young sergeant Of artil-
lery who had just fallen rushed in,
snatched the lighted match from her
dying lovers hand and fired the undis-
charged twenty.four pounder into the
head of the advancing column.
The enemy was thrown back. The
citizens with "A cheer rushed forward,
reoecupied the battery and the assault
was checked.
Angostlna Iaragoza received from
her government n commission as sub
lieutenant Of the artillery and il life
pension A few years LATER she was
seen by an English Traveller serving
with her battery in Andalusia. She
wore blue artillery tnnf. on the
sleeve of which was shield of honor
Washington Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
c. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
Department of Vermont to Meet at St.
Adams, April 1914

St Adams, Feb. 1S-The forty
eighth annual encampment of tho
department of Vermont Grand Army
of the Republic will be held in the
city of st. Adams Tuesday and We'd
nesday, April 1874. 1915. and will con
vene in Grand Army hall Tuesday
April 18th at 1870 a. m.
The members of A. r. Hnrlburt
Post No. GO and the Business and
Professional Mems Association are
making elaborate arrangements for
the entertainment of the comrades
attending the Encampment, and all
who can possibly do so, should not
fail to be present
The Woman's Relief Corps Depart
ment of Vermont; the ladies' of the
g. A. r., Sons of Veterans and other
kindred organizations will meet In st
Adams at the same time
Department headquarters will be
established at the Colonial Hotel"
where the Council of Administration
will meet at O'Clock p. m Monday,
April 18th.
A reception will be given by the
officers of the Department of the G.
A. r. to the commander-n-chief and
staff, and kindred socities, and the
public, Monday evening, April ~, at
g.
On Tuesday evening there will be
public campfire at city hall
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
How 70 Know HsmIoek.

The occasional reports in the papers
of children or animals being poisoned
by eating some umbelliferous plant
emphasizes the Importance OF being
able to distinguish the dangerous ones.
In the case Of hemlock itself, the most
poisonous Of ALL this Is not difficult.
Notice first the dark green. much cut
and divided leaves and the peculiar
odor which botanists call fetid. But
perhaps the most obvious thing and
that which most easily distinguishes
the hemlock from all other umbelllf-
erous plants is the stem This is
smooth. polished, slightly furrowed
and of a green color blotched and spot.
ted with purple No other member
OF he order has stem in the least
like it.--London Globe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
His Own Medicine.

A certain barrister named Jones who
practiced in Lord Brougham's time
was in the habit of commencing the
examination of witness with these
words, Now. sir, am going TO put
Il question to you, and | don't care
which way you answer il"
Brougham. like many others. was
growing tired of the monotonous
formula, and one morning. meeting
Jones near the temple. he addressed
him thus: "Now. Jones, | am going TO
put Il question to you. and don't care
Which way you answer it. How are
you!'-London Express.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
GREEN MOUNTAIN VALLEY

Mrs. Henry Harrington is impror-
ing in health.
Byron Adams sold fresh milking
COW and calf recently.
Mrs. Fred Harrington was in Green
Mountain Valley Tuesday.
Raymond Green is spending vaca-
ton with his grandfather. Abel Har-
rington.
Mrs. Lucina Burt OF Bennington is
with her brother. Abel Harrington in
Green Mountain Valley.
DR.. j. B. Woodruff was in the place
to attend little Martha Mattison who
fell and cut her face.
Fred Mattison and wife and Robin
Mattison and wife attended the fun
eral of Mrs. Abel Harrington.
Mrs. Perry Gardner and Miss Flora
Madison were in the place attending
the funeral of Mrs. Harrington.
George Jepson and family of Ben
nington were in the place attending
the, funeral Of Mrs. Harrington .
sister the past week.
A sleigh load of young men were
riding in the place Saturday.
Mark Rice and wife were Sunday
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Har-
rington.
The funeral of Mrs. Abel Harring.
ton was held at her home Wednesday
afternoon, Feb, 10. Rev. Peter Heller
officiating. Mr.. Heller depicted the
beautiful sacrificing lives OF mothers
which was deeply felt Mrs. Iiar-
rington was kind. loylns mo'hc and
grandmother She had been IN feeble
health for many years and had been
tenderly cared for Ivy her husband
The bearers were 8 srandsons,
Charles and Jesse Harrington, Ray
mond and Adelbort Greene, Robert
and Clifford Turner. The buial was
in Hillside cemetery IN the family lot
Abel Harrington aud family extend
many thanks TO their ne.ghbors for
thei Kind assistance in the time OF
death.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
SWISS MILITARY SYSTEM.
Viii, No Standing Army Every Citizen
Is Trained Soldier.


The republic Of switzerland furnish
rs an example In the way of military
preparedness well worth study. 1t
has no standing army, ana yet every
man * Il trained soldier ana can ut
any lime nc called upon to defend his
country. ii
Military training in Switzerland he
gins at the age of eight years. From
the ages OF seventeen 10 forty-iline
Service is compulsory mt the call of
the state All males not incalacitated
serve Thirteen years in the aufzug.
twelve years in the landwehr and six
years in the landsturm. From eight
years to seventeen the boys receive
military Instruction in the public
schools. and when they enter the auf
zug they are prepared for actual train
ing in arms In the first yoar Of their
service thcy spend from sixty-seyen to
nlnety-two days in camp or maneuvers.
depending upon whether they belong
TO cavalry. infantry, artillery or engi-
ncels. In each subsequent year they
serve thirteen days.
The total service for the thirteen
years is III days for infantry. lag for
engineers, 1G0 for cavalry and 163. for
artillery. This makes total OF less
than six months for the thirteen years,
but the training is that Of actual war
fare and the product is trained and
seasoned soldiers.
This Swiss force can only be called
for defense against invasion For an
offensive campaign new army must
be raised by volunteering. Newark
News
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
But Do They?

Mrs. Bacon-l see it is stated that
the average length OF life rose from
twenty aud nc-quartcr years in the
sixteenth century TO forty and one-haf
Years in the nineteenth century
Mr. Baconl suppose the latter time
was when the women began telling
the truth about their ages onlers
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
Use La RanutY.

Strike out all the beautiful from the
world. leave US only the uSeful7-the
manilestly useful-and we should lose
all elasticity out Of our lives. ali
strength out OF our purpose all energy
out Of our arms It is the Thousand
fold beauty, meeting our eyes at every
turn. that saves us.-Charles Force
naopos,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
At Our Boarding House.

The star Boarder What is this
thread in the steak? The Waitress
You asked for a steak two inches thick
and we had TO sew three regular steaks
together. Philadelphia Ledger.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18

We color our own landscapes. OBJ
jects and circumstances take the hues
we give them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-18
PERSONAL

Philip Norton of POI East l4th ST..
New York City, says Fathec John S
Medicine cured him of a severe cold
and built him up, too
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15
Cnnscrints Parade

Tars, April H.-Q2 a. m.)-Paris was
enlivened today by gay crowds of con-
scripts of the 1916 class parading the
streets TO the strains of the Marsellaise,
previous to departing to join their resi-
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15
SIMS AND MERRITT VERY
JEALOUS GUARDIANS OF
THE MAJESTY OF THE LAW

IL by any chance you happen to have
any of the characteristics of the good
samaritan, or possess any of the milk of
human kindness in your heart, be very
sure not to allow these attributes vent
where the stern eye of the law in Bir-
mingham may observe them. OF course,
any man who does not possess any smat
tering of the foregoing virtues can't be
expect to be much of a human being and
should be placed in the category of the
denizens of the deep, and forthwith be
called a fish" If by any chance one
does not think the foregoing true, he
may see one L. b. Reynolds, a knight of
the grip, and a perfectly good fellow, who
by his bigness of heart became entangled
in the meshes Of the law Tuesday night.
This is the way it all happened: Some
time during Tuesday evening Mr. Rey-
nolds happened upon a fellow acquant-
ance who had evidently had more than
he could conveniently manage, and mas
much as he was one of the boys he de-
cided to take care of his friend. who was
doing nothing more than walking upon
the highway in a rather unsteady manner.
Accordingly Reynolds grasped his arm
and started to escort his friend to the
hotel. He was very busily engaged in
this work of Kindness when he was ac-
costed by two individuals who wore faces
like unto the proVerbial undertaken, and
who We're bedecked in buttons of brass
Which We're appended to cloth of dark
blue color Reynolds friend, the reveler,
was the first to utter an exclama ton of
joy at such a sight, and proceeded to try
and persuade the yielders of the club
to allow him to shine their pretty bright
badges, whereupon the men with the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15
THIS YOUNG MAN IS OLDEST
CARRIER IN THE SERVICE
Ellis Loveless Is Called by
His First Name by Prac-
tically Every Person in
East Birmingham-He Is
Studying to Become Civil
Engineer
Nv ELLIS c. HoLLIMs

This Age-Herald carrier has been con-
nected with the paper longer than any
other now carrying The Age-Heraid. Ellis
Loveless is his name and he carries the
paper to residents of East Birmingham.
He is 10 years old and has been an Age
Herald carrier for more than eight years.
He is known and called by his given name
by practically every person in East Bir-
mngham Practically everybody in
Woodlawn knows him.
Ellis was one of the winners of a sea son
ticket to the baseball park. and was one
of the thousands who attended yester-
days game. He has a system that can't
be beat for securing new subscribers to
The Age-Herald. lie first asks a pros
pect what paper he is a subscriber to-
subscribing to some paper and most of
them are reading The Age-Hera1d. How
ever, he finds one now and then who
doesn't read the paper, and when he finds
it out he proceeds to show how much
better The Age-Herald is than any other
paper He has SO many points to bring
out that before he is half done the pros
pect is convinced and has his name placed
on The Age Heralds city list.
1t is the opinion of Ellis that The Age
Herald could be improved by a larger
magazine section. Already we have the
very cream of magazine features-the very
best that money can buy-but he thinks
there should be more pages to it. and
he would put on more pages were he the
opner of the paper. Well, when some
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15

brass buttons, who are known as Sims
and Merritt, decided forthwith to run
i'm Reynolds and his friend Now, gentle
reader, as a tip, if a man with a badge
bearing the name of the Birmingham po-
lice force ever happens to take this ac
ton. 1T will be useless for you to remon-'
strate Their word is infallible, insofar
as the arresting part of it goes, and dis
erection is something few men are gifted
with, so poor .'reveler'' and his dear
friend Reynolds were brought to the jail.
Warden Glover, claimed by his friends to
be the biggest-hearted man on the force,
asked what the charge was. Drunk re-
piled Sims and Merritt. But" says the
sating Reynolds No" reluctantly, but
we will put a charge of disorderly conduct
against him." And of course once more
the law had spoken.
So the charge was duly docketed and
tho "reveler' was put inside, while the
warden allowed Reynolds to use the tele-
phone in an effort to locate friends to get
he and his friend out. 1t was hard for
the man on the phone to understand why
Reynolds had been arrested If he had not
done anything but finally he came to
headquarters where after going through
a yard or more of red tape. he succeed
ed in rescuing the two from a bad night
in a rotten Jail. OF course Judge Turner
could not see the case in the same light
as Sims and Merritt, SO the victims OF
circumstances escaped lightly, despite the
protests of the officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15
TUSCALOOSA WILL
NEXT ENTERTAIN
JUDICIARY BODY
Legislative Committee In
vites Lawyers and Officers
of Several Counties to
Testify There

W. c. Davis of Jasper, chairman Of the
recess judiciary committee of the legis-
lature was here last night and announced
that the committee will assemble again
on May and in Tuscaloosa.
The committee at that time extends
an invitation 10 The bar and officials Of
the counties of Fayette, Green. Hale,
Picken4 and Sumter 10 attend the ses-
sions in Tuscaloosa and give such in
formation as Will aid in the solution Of
the states judicial problems. After hear
ing the lawyers of these counties as well
as of Tuscaloosa county the committee
will sit again in Birmingham May and
6 at the Motion hotel, and if necessary
will even remain in Birmingham through
out the week.
1.-The committee has not yet decided
upon any definite line of action said
Mr.. Davis. but at any rate will do moth
ing radical. | think it is becoming ap-
parent to the committee that without UNI
due disturbances and by thoroughly con-
servative methods We can save the state
as much as 10000 a year"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-15

body is able to produce page that meets
The Age-Ierald standard by being of suf-
ficient interest to appeal to the intelli-
gencc OF Age-Herald readers we'll follow
his advice.
Ellis attends Centrally High school, and
is member of the varsity baseball team.
He plays the outfield and seldom does a
high fly or a hot grounder escape his
glove.
He intends to be civil engineer and is
studying to that end.
Ellis favorite author is Rudyard Kip
ling, and he finds much pleasure in read
ing "Gunga Din" THE Vampire and
other classics from the pen of the English
writer.
Tomorrow: Hal Ford will be the sub
iect for discussion. He lives in Wood
lawn and delivers The Age-Herald In
North WOOdIawn. He intends to become
an electrical engineer and likes to read
books such Henty writes. about life
In India and English boys in the orient
and other books of adventurous life IN
far away countries.