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The border vidette., 1916-05-13

zona will give two full days to discussion of roa1 topics and May 13 and 16 will be notable in the story of road building in Arizona.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

1t has been truly said that he who sets one
great truth afoat in the world serves his genera
tOn." 10 utter such truth is more than to gain
field at Granicus Waterloo TO attain such
truths is one of the great objects Of living. But
they are not always obtained By deliberate search
or thought He who is apparently willing away
his time may be discovering some new principle of
philosophy or law in science which may become a
lever to move the world. When Watt sat in his
chimney corner, watching the cover of the tea
kettle as the steam forced it up, he only excited
the Indignation of his relatives, he would doubt
less, that of Wesley; but he was designing the
steam engine. Millions had seen the phenomenon
before, without their curiosity being pqued. and
without the ability to trace it's cause So with
specific gravity and gravitation Thousands and
tens OF thousands before Archimedes had seen the
water run over the side of vessel when another
substance was Immersed in it, 1t needed no ghost
or ghOstly philosopher to tell the world of the
fact; but it was the quantity of and the depth
OF the immersion together which struck Archmed-
es Newton, sauntering through the orchard,
does not seem to be economizng his time; but the
falling apple leads to the discovery of gravitation
de Tournefort forsook his college class that he
might search for plants in the neighboring fields;
and Smeaton in pettcoats was discovered on top
of his fathers barn, fixing the model of wind
mill which he had constructed The one became
the celebrated naturalist and enriched science by
his discoveries the other the engineer who built
the Eddystone Lighthouse; yet Wesley would
have said that de Tournefort and Smeaton, as we'll
as Watt and Archimedes, were trifingy employed
Willing away time"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
- REF REVIEW .
By " NESTOR.''

Not all the 100000 on and about Manhat-
tan Island are devotees of the Golden Claw"
Bruno's Weekly stands for the simple ife-the i'll
natured only can think from necessity
This booklet is not so dimnutve but that it
contains some real war messages. Among Others
that the French authors and publishers are busy
ing themselves with TRANSACTIONS of the best recent
English Literature. Time was when Paris was
not interested in things foreign. Certainly in this
war, the French are appearing the strong, broad
minded people.
Some lines from Folk-song of Montenegro
we would tike to see The Mirror publish. They
breathe the primitive spirit of slaughter One
feels why the Balkans are the Balkans
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
w H A T 7 O R E AID
By MIRIAM E. CAREY

The Twin Cities have been visited recently by
two of The most wdely-read authors of the present
day. namely Norman Angel" and Roland G. Usher,
both of whom gave addresses under the auspices of
the commercial clubs of the respective towns
Norman Angelo is the pen name of Ralph
Norm Angel Lane In 1911 he published book
entitled The Great Illusion a study of the relation
of military power in nations to their economic and
social advantage In Best Books of 1911" New
York State Library the following estimate of this
work is given-"A study of military power to prove
that prosperity the result of successful wars
preparation for them. Brilliant always eco
nomically sound in argument
This book embodies the arguments of the ''pa-
ciiss'' of 1916 and is much quoted by them Indeed
said to have created sect.
Roland G. Usher is the author of several bril-
liant books bearing the great European war. His
Pan Germanism" explains in detail the aims and
purposes of Germany at the present time and has
been much discussed. Both these books are in the
prison library
Through the Mill" and Through the School"
by Al Priddy' simple and graphic narratives
giving photographic form the experiences of an
English boy of ten brought to New England by
drunken uncle and aunt and working for years in a
cotton mill in New Bedford. al Priddy" is the
pen name of F. X. Brown.
Speaking of pen names, &. A. Birmingham,
author of Spanish Gold'' "Smpkin's Plot" and
other hilarious Irish tales is the Right Rev. j. O.
Hannay, canon of Trinity Cathedral. Dublin, Ire
land. B. M. Bower author of Chip of the Flying Up
and other good cowboy stories is woman, being in
real life Mrs. B. M. Sinclair
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
Moth Terror
By De Casseras

have killed the moth flying around my night
lamp.
Wingless and dead it lies upon the floor.
Cab! who will kill the great tme-moth that
eats holes into my soul and that burrows in and
through my secretest veils?)
My will, against its will, and more will it
fly at my night lamp or be hidden behind the cur
tains that swing in the wind.
(But O., who will shatter the Change-moth
that leaves me in rags--tattered old tapestries
that blow out of classy
Night. moth, Change moth, Tme-moth. eats of
dreams and me,
But my WILL will!
Contributed by Mrs Sutherland.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
The Weather Changeth Not.

The oldest weather diary known to be in exist
ance was kept by Lincolnshire parson, William
Merle, close 600 years ago. From 1927 to 1884
he wrote it up, often day by day, in Latin, and his
manuscript being veum, somehow preserved
and is now in the Bodlean. Merle did not trouble
himself with the popular lore about "skyey lnfluen
ces, but stuck to accurate record of fact in the
spirit at least of the modern meteoroloes lists. And
from his jottines it that he had pretty riuch
the same kind of weather to deal with as folks in his
parish of Frilby experience now Contrary to theory
the changes of six centuries have not reduced the
number of wet days in the year.
London Chronicle.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

An instance of the liability of proof readers
and compositors to overlook an error in setting
copy is given below.
What was in the copy
Mr.. II. is raising fine lot of COW peas in his
back yard
AS it was printed
Mr.. L. is chasing fine lot of COW aeas into
his back yard!'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

The Allies tell us that the war will be fought
to the bitter end' We cannot admire their de-
termination, for to any unbiased mind the war
thus far has been very bitter, with prospects of
being further embittered by this bitter view.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
O q e RIES
NOTICE TO INMATES


For the benefit of appreciate the op-
school study
education Night nforma-
with their
De pneged to use the Query column
SEND Of serious with the
OF Miss Miriam
vii gladly endeavor to supply the
~ algn your query with initials register only
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13
.. G. o Nj Nj e II Il S ..

One of our exchanges comments thus 'Oh
where. Oh where is our tax ASSESSOR" We GER
tainly sympathize in contemporaries moment
of dire distress, but if such advertising doesn't
bring the tax assessor we suggest that it send out
a searching expedition
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

1t is reported that the U. S. is to experience
dry season for crops this year-from the gains to
Prohibition, we feel convinced that the crop sea-
son is not the only thing that will be dry
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

Some one has said every person has skele-
ton hid in their closet'-and we venture to say,
fit is not hid in the closet it may be found behind
the family tree.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

Some folks are particular in their selection
and sowing of the Seeds of Wishes and very SLOW
emily in their cultivation toward crop of Accom-
pshment
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

NOllCE-n order regulate the conduct of this column in
mates must sign their register number lock number
10 all queries submitted for publication. Inmates Names
course VIII not be published only the initials querst
being used. (EdD
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

1t is said, what is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander. But will the sauce for
tender goose serve for tough old gander?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

The future does not go in for advertising
your destiny with electric signs
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

We presume that the need for baseball fans
is induced by hot" baseball diamond.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-13

The power of the press is conceded in more
than one sense-it is at times immorally over
powerful.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
TELEPHONE TALK.

Mike McGinns, foreman of telephone construc-
ton gang was in his lonely shack far out in the
Mojave desert southern Nevada. when his phone
bell
Hello McGnnis! This is Mccarthy, chief engineer
of the company. I'm in New York at dinner. There
are 5000 with me, all eating chicken and sweet
potatoes and ice Some OF EN- here in
New York and in Philadelphia and some in Bal
tmore and in San Francisco, with a few hun
dred scattered between What have you got to say
to us?"
What McGinns had say back in burst Of
incredulous profanity. He thought it the local
wire chief, kidding him." and overwhelmed with
wonder and humility when the truth finally dawned
him.
It was striking illustI alton of the amazing devel
opment telephone the last few months. There
is no more isolation left the world there will
be none. Wherever a telephone line be and
instrument attached there is instant contact with other
men singy or by thousands-contact with civilization
with the world in general And when the new
combination system shall have been
more completely worked out not continuous wires
will be needed. will carry the human
voice across mountains deserts and they did
only the other day when the secretary of the navy
spoke from Washington ship captains in the Atlantic
and Pacific most anybody, anywhere on the
globe can speak to anybody else of the whole bill
lion a half of
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
POLICEMEN And Owe

At length the profession OF policeman coming 70
its own. and all the policemen of the land-n South
Bend and observation-disclosures demonstrate that their
clan gets such high recognition so sweety and splen
didly put. Alberta wholey, Frisco society girl who
has married Policeman Liebscher, explains:
Il feel that the profession a policeman Is
just as noble and dignifled that of a gradu-
ate of West Point Annapolis"
Alberta is reported to have been spanked beat the
band by flock of army navy officers when
she chose Policeman Bill Lebscher and shocked So
ciety' till society blue face. thought
ought TO say few kind words for the army and navy
and society Society on coast is so Of young
army and navy fellows who are on the marry or on
the fox-trot wholesale throw down, like AL
bertas produces distinct thud
OF Alberta correct in her idea that the pro-
fesson of policeman is just noble dignified
the profession of army navy graduate. The usual
of young fellows who make profession of being
West Point Annapolis graduates not in it with
any decent policeman who stop game of newsboy
craps polish lamppost with his back. far
bility and dignity of profession concerned But
Albertas real problem will be settle with society
for preferrng uniform that horny handed
hornyfooted labor uniform that represents par
lor ballroom glitter She she takes Police
man Lebscher for real sake. We hope she does
cultivate all the nobility and dignity
Cop AS the poet warbleth:
IT'S that makes
But the head that's in it,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
With Other Editors Than Ours

uty Commissioner Frank Bret Thorn.
The number Of industrial disputes
-104 in all-is the smallest record
ed in any year. There were 1856
persons involved directly and 2.4O7
indirectly, or 30. 262 in all. The total
number of working days lost by
those directly involved were S29, 395
and 39,443 by those indirectly in
volved. or S6S,s3S working days in
all. Allowing 313 working days TO
the year. this is equal in time lost
TO a vacation Of 1850 years for one
man.
Bad as the record is. il is only
two-thirds as bad as the record for
the previous year.
The bureau OF mediation inter
vened in 40 industrial disptes, ar
ranged 80 conferences and succeed
ed in adjusting q disputes. OF the
102 strikes, 3S were in the building
trades, p in metal and machinist
trades, % in the clothing industry,
in transportation and 5 in the
paper-making industry
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
OUR GOVERNMENTS DISCOVER
OUR GOVERNMENTS DIS
COVERY IN CHINA.
(Pittsburgh PICS. }


Because the Chinese have been
farming some sections Of their
country for 1000 years, the United
States department of agriculture
believed that they must have dis
covered many things which would
prove Of great value to American
farmers. So plant explorer"
Frank y. Meyer, was sent to China
three years ago with instructions
TO collect vegetation adapted to
swampy, or alkali lands, or to con-
ditions Of drought or excessive heat
Meyer tramped about 800 miles
In his search. Perhaps his most
valuable discoveries are those which
concern the growing of aquatic
plants and vegeta bles which offer
promising possibilities for the utiliza-
ton of swamps The discovery
which flower lovers Will most ap-
preciate is that Of a yellow rambler
rose. In a time when most of the
nations Of the earth are Industrious
ly competing with one another in
the invention of engines of destruc-
ton, it is a comfort to record any
constructive endeavor of man how
ever slight it may be.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29

ground storage" favorabIy reported
Gently by the senate pubic lands committee should
come law large amount Of that oil viii pass into
private hands The bill is legaize certain
entries mineral lands that Withdrawn from
entry by Prest Taft in 1909 These lands situated
in California They said represent the part
OF the petroleum supply remaining the hands OF the
public. There other deposits available for public
purposes in California Wyoming. but the navy
partment estimates that they would last the navy only
fifteen years time peace five years time
war Some of the men interested in opening the oil
lands exploitation insist that these
are wrong-that there will still be enough oil left TO
the navy decades. even a war basis.
But long there is any doubt about congress
better the public chances
Here is thing for paradiss interest themselves in
as well in the army and navy direct
The oil lands. alenated be restored for
public And if the big navy of future has to
buy its oil from private corporations at commercial
it Will immensely the nations naval bills
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
LITTLE ILLS. BIG HowLs.
Duluth. Mimi. HeraldD

Not long ago woman died after
so years OF constant physical pain
and helplessness. ed-ridden all
that half century. tortured beyond
description. she kept sweet through
il all Though pain convulsions
clashed with her smiles. she never
uttered a word of complaint, and
during all her pain-racked life she
was a shining example of cheerful
ness.
There is a man. still living. who
for many years has been tortured
with what doctors. for lack Of
knowledge. call rheumatism. He has
been twisted out OF shape, his joints
are swollen. he has hobbled for years
on crutohes when ne could move at
all. At times the poison reached
stealthily for his heart, and only
strong doses Of medicine could save
his life: and the reaction from the
strong medicine was almost as bad
as the disease. Yet this man has
been sunny and cheerful through it
all Though pain and disease with
cred and whitened his cheeks.
though his mouth was drawn and
pinched with suffering. yet his eyes
beamed hopefully through it all, and
his word was always CHEEKY.
Such spectacles as these and
they are not so rare-surely ought
10 make some OF US who complain
loudly OF small ailments feel shame
for ourselves.
Complaining often is in inverse
ratio 10 suffering. Those who suf-
fer least vail most loudly. while
those who suffer most vail not at
all.
II is little trials. and little people.
that account for most OF the whin-
ing in this world.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
DIPHTIIERIA.
Peoria. Ill, Journal.


A countrywide campaign against
diphtheria. similar TO that waged
against tuberculosis. is just getting
well under way, yet records Of the
history of diphtheria show that the
disease was recognized as early as
the first century in Egypt, Syria and
Palestine.
In Jewish history is mentioned a
disease called "Askara"-the hard
est kind OF death.
Through later literature run ac-
counts OF many epidemics that swept
practically the whole of Europe.
During one epidemic in Italy and
Spain in 1926 more than 5000 peo-
pie, mostly children. lost their lives.
Many theories as TO the cause were
advanced. Brettoneau, in 1926, who
named the disease diphtheria, recog-
nized the common drinking cup as a
factor in its spread.
The epidemics continued vide
spread until in 1884 the discovery
Of the germ # diphtheria as the
cause, made great progress in the
control possible.
Loeffler then recommended that
individuals suffering from the dis
ease should be isolated. He recog-
nized the existence OF carriers, and
rule was passed in Germany in
1886 that convalescents from diph-
liberia should not be permitted to
resume normal social intercourse
until the complete disappearance of
the germ had been demonstrated by
bacteriOlogical examination Though
the extent OF the disease was check
ed somewhat by these measures, the
mortality continued high.
Six years later antitoxin was dis
covered and the disease was robbed
of its terror The number of deaths
has been reduced 80 10 40 per cent.
Today few severe epidemics occur.
Small local epidemics continue 70
break out; sporadic cases crop up;
deaths still occur.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
THE BRIDEGROOM AND HIS FURNACE.

In these days of the approach of June brides-and
June graduaes-with annual resurrection of har-
rowing tales girls should taught to take
OF "a home cook ETC. rather than be sent 10 college,
and her hned with "sunragism and other non-
sense" just a word on the subject Of brdegroOms
That brides aren't only who ought to be
trained by their parents the profession Of making
home happy is the contention of a writer the wom
ans Home Companion
The father in story suddenly found that his
gagged son didn't even know where electric meter
was and had idea how read it. He didn't know
how TO run a furnace He couldn't put pane of
glass He didn't know how to turn the house water
supply. He just didn't anything about the
ehancs Of house. So the parents began to educate
him.
Henry finally realized his ignorance asked for
Of what ne ought Genevieve wouldn't be
JUSTIFIED divorcing him within year (Genevieve.
though college educated was competent person whose
skill in the feminine household in sharp
tras to Henys mental bankness in regard to the
masculine ones)
Whereupon the father grathed by the sons humility
made Its "a good for prospective bride
grooms to contemplate before June 1 comes in Why,
after the brides have all the making-home-
happy responsibility? Here it is:
he should be able TO heat the house; know enough
about plumbing beyond mercy Of the ignorant
dishonest plumber. able replace caster put
the pull OF dresser drawer.
should be able paint floors woodwork; re-
place panes OF glass put shelves; read meters;
screen windows keep shades in order; keep
door locks in order. keep knives sharp.
IIe enough about building materials TO
advise a carpenter; must know how TO carve; how 10
make tea coffee and toast how broil steak in an
emergency so he won't be utterly helpless if wife is i'll
And he must teach her help him in his duties in
case OF the opposite emergency.
Matrimony IS no onesided affair-not by considerable
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
MERCY FOR THE COERCED.

This is fine and opportune time for Uncle Sam to
display little Christian spirit. On account Of
the Columbus raid. Mexican bandits TO be
the offense
Admitted that the Column bus massacre was das-
tardly affair and hanging a III punishment for the
perpetrators yet should be taken into account that
these men are but ignorant, benighted poems urged.
and has been shown by threats. the commits
sion Of the by villa. II there were officers,
or proved ring leaders the lot it would be differ
10 them
But a wholesale hanging would only to in
flame the ignorant passions Of the unhappy of
Mexico OF whom are seeking to make friends
II would furnish Villa with the most potent recruit
ing argument he could find 1t would be inhu-
name even if a very human act, unworthy Of a great
nation taking stand before the world for humanity
in its higher meaning Better temper justice with
mercy-and a grain of wisdom-and commute
the sentence to life Imprisonment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
farmers WANT WORKERS.

(Kennebec Journal, Augusta. Me-
Our war prosperity" carries its
own drawback. While war orders
for certain European demand have
so upset the industrial situation that
almost any person who wants an
under cover job" can get it. As
result farmers all over the country
are complaining Of their inability to
get help. The season is late and
just when they need help most the
supply is short. And that is not the
worst Of il, for the farmers are not
only obliged to meet the present
situation but another months ahead
They are curtailing their planting
both FOR want OF help now and for
fear that they will not have ade-
quate help when harvest time comes.
Thus II the war demand ceases we
are suddenly between the devil and
the deep-unemplOyment and high
prices because Of short supply.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-05-29
MAY %, 1916.
HAVE YOU cor THAT FIRELoCK?

Speaking Of defense legislation, we have it, Congress
have seemed dereict in duty months.
but all the time there preparedness legislation in
the statute books a scope quality cti-
have little suspected A lawyer submits the fol-
lowing excerpt from authorized set OF the revised
Of the United States, published 1878. with
the that this the today and all
the law have the subject" Here is what Uncle
Sam demands
Every citizen shall after of his
rolIment be constantly provided with a good
musket or frelock of a bore sufficient for balls
the eighteenth part Of a pound, a sufficient
bayonet and belt two spare hints, and KNAPP
sack. a pouch with a box therein contain
not less than twenty-four cartridges. suited
bore his musket firelock each cart
ridge to contain a proper quantity of powder
and ball; OF With good rife knapsack, shot
pouch and powder horn twenty balls suited
the bore Of his rife and quarter Of a pound
Of powder. and appear armed.
coutred and provided when called out TO ex-
ercise. into service. except when called out
on company days 10 exercise only, he may ap
pear without knapsack.'
Talk about raising a million men between dawn and
dark, This law ought provide from 100000 to
20 90 600 in that time. There might be doubt
however as to equipment. You. Mr. Ctizen-and YOU
and you-have you that good musket hrelock?"
And are you perfectly that the two spare fins
are safely tucked away. quarter of a pound
Of powder" is in the powder horn and the bullets
in the pouch
such however. would have been considered some
preparedness as late 1878. What has modern in
vention done to It?