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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Drive. over From Gadsdep

T came from Gadsden In my car by way of Huffman and found the roads in very good condition" said G. D. Mot ley T came down to try and get my son George properly entered for the training camp at Fort McPherson, but found that there were several hundred applicants who had already filed heir applications The war begins to look serious now that our boys are volun- teering and registering."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Success of The
 School Gardens


 WNTHAT seemed much like play w for the schoolboys and girls who entered for the first time upon garden activities has turned out to be of great practical value. In and around Birmingham these gardens are numerous and they have been so we'll cultivated as to produce large volume of food.
 All the early vegetables have been raised in abundance, and the work called forth by a threatened food shortage has been so exhilarating as to give promise of still>greater results as autumn approaches. The garden needs constant care in July and Au- gust. The hoe must be in use every day and the ground must not be al lowed to become baked.
 A noteworthy fact about the anna teur gardens is that in every part of the country men, women and chil- dren have responded eagerly to the call for service as patriotic duty. Every pound of food produced helps that much in winning the war for liberty. Reports from all sections are distinctly encouraging. The gardens are said to be in prime condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Back from Georgia

T always enjoy visiting Birming- ham," said J. H. Johnson. who will be pleasantly remembered by the old timers" I am now working for the state of Georgia in connection with the Western and Atlantic. For two years I was one of the valuators and recently am connected with the engi- neering department. I see many won- derful changes in the district"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Ha. Hopes for Russia

T was talking to a Russian recent, ly," said Dr. D. B. Sibley, tho spc- cialist, land I was greatly interested in his deep concern over Russia's fu- ture. He was hoping and praying that his native. land would walk in the paths of freedom, for he realized what it means to live in land of equal privileges. He felt that the republic would stand in spite of the pressure within and without"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25

'Tis the times plague, when madmen lead the blind. king Lear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Awakened by Mocking Bird

q am afraid that the promotions of Mountain Terrace have overlooked a bet In telling of the advantages of their beautifully located property" said w. W. westmoreland, tho well known pas senger conductor on the sSeaboard be- tween here and Atlanta. Last night l was wakened by the singing of a mock ing bird, and it was so wonderfully sweet that lay awake for m hour or more listening to its song, and finally dropped off to sleep with it's music still in my ears."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Rehearsimg for
 C0rmiE1g Season

wv aS.ss o5eto'ios as are to be pre- it's rehearsing in the fall and winter. In former years church choruses dis danded as soon as the weather be- came hot, and all festival singers, as rule, rested throughout the sum- mer. But it happens now that many chorus members remain in town throughout July and August, and those who belong to Birmingham's Can't Getaway club" will be glad, no doubt, of the opportunity of re- hearsing Mendelssohn's Elijah" un- der Director Lawrence's baton every week from now on. Even if some of the best singers are absent part of the summer enough should be present to make the practice interesting.
 "Elijah" is one of the most es- teemed of the master works. It has been given in Birmingham in good style more than once. It was heard the last time under exceptionally fine conditions at the Guckenberger fes- tival when the Thomas orchestra played the accompaniment.
 Elijah" will have a spirited per formance here during the coming season. There should be a chorus of fully 200 voices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Had Him Guessins

T was standing on the street corner the other day and got into conversation with we'll dressed gentleman and soon we were discussing the Red Cross cam paign,' said John Crouch, land when l mentioned that J. P. Morgan & Go. had given s1.OoO,OOO to it, he thought it wal a Birmingham firm couldn't tell whether he was just ignorant or whether the way Birmingham bought the liberty loan bonds made him think nothing was too big for it to put over. He got me guessing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
MEN, WOMEN
 AND THINGS

The Spider and the Fly" Walk into my parlor." said the spider to the fly.
 The invitation extended carried with 1t desire on the spiders part to kill the fly.
 For centuries the spider was looked down upon as the arch conspirator, but in the light of modern medicine he is a world benefactor
 flyless town is the aim. Shoo him out of parlor, bar the dining room against him, and be sure to kill him if he comes into the kitchen.
 How many of you know that the saying, Adding insult to injury came from swating a fly? Some of'you Latin schol- ars may remember the lines:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25

He Is more of nurseryman and tree agent than anything else. the only one whose seeds and cuttings bear blossoms and fruit equal to the pictures in the catalog. In fact, they bloom never fad ing-on the other side of the Jordan"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25

Entered at the Birmingham, Ala, postoffice as second-class matter un- daA act of Congress, March 3, 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25

The Age-Herald is the only morning and Sunday newspaper in Birmingham carrying the Associated Press dis patches
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25

No communication will be published without its authors name. Re0ected manuscript will not be returned unless stamps are enclosed for that purpose.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-25
Ouid facies tibi,


 Injuriae qui addideris contumelean?
 Phaedrus-"The Bald Man and the Fly"
 For fear you don't know the story, here it is: A fly bit the bare pate of 8 bald man. It tickled him, but instead of 1t making him smile, he got mad and in an effort to crush it, he only succeeded in dealing himself heavy blow. The fly jumped to one side and said, with jeer You wanted to revenge the sting of tiny insect by killing it; what will you do to yourself who have added insult to injury?'
 Having made record in registering, in buying liberty bonds, in raising money for the Red Cross, there isn't any bet ter thing that the people of Birmingham can do right now than swat the fly Whenever you see a fly, kill him. Here Is a modern nursery rhyme by Carolyn Wells. It is in her best vein and saw light in Good Housekeeping:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Possibilities of an Acre

Does anyone know the possibilities of an
acre of land? Has an acre of soil. like the
machine, its limitations Who is ready to
say how many tons of hay or bushels of
grain an acre can producer So far, we do
not know of anyone who has been able to
make the acre work to the limit of its pow
ers or to fathon its hidden possibilities.
There is bound up in lump of soil much
history and many mysteries of the world,
much of which man has never been able to
unfold. Too many farmers have treated
their soil as though it were uninteresting
and not full of charm and fascination.
In the book entitled Letters of an Old
Farmer to His Son. we came across these
paragraphs: That's what / like in the
soil. Though we've been working with it
through unnumbered thousand of years, no
man since the beginning has ever found the
limitations of single square rod. In the
very nature of things, no man will ever dis
cover the utmost end of the soils power
when to its own fertility he adds fertile
mind Yes it is the trained mind that
comprehends the charm and wonders of the
land; it is the fertile brain that looks for
ward to the possibilities of the soil and can
see its powers strengthen as the comprehension
of man broadens." It's an everlasting in
vitation to you to do with it what you will
and to take from it as you need.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Useful Trifes

What wonderful piece of mechanism is
the watch which you carry and consult to
keep track of the time! But after all, it is
when one looks within the watch and OBJ
serves the magical arrangement and working
of the minute machinery that the really as
tonishing features of the time-piece are
brought to the understanding. Surely, after
such an examination, no one would ever
afterwards despise trihes or apparently in
significant things.
1t is asserted that the smallest screws in
the world are those used in the production
of watches. Thus, the fourth jewel-wheel
screw is almost invisible, and to the naked
eye it looks like dust. Magnihed by glass,
however, it is seen to be small screw, and
with very fine glass the threads may be
seen quite clearly. These minute screws
are four -thousandthes of an inch in diameter,
and the heads are double. 1t Is said that
an ordinary lady thimble would hold many
thousands of these screws. No attempt is
sued in determining the number being to
place one hundred of them on very deli
cate balance, and the number of the whole
amount is estimated by the weight of these.
After being cut, the screws are hardened
and put in frames, about one hundred to
the frame, heads up, this being done very
rapidly by sense of touch instead of by
sight, and the heads are then polished in an
automatic machine, ten thousand at time.
This goes to show that trihes make won
ders, when judicously used in this day of
mechanical and commercial art.-Es.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Early Indian as a Farmer

The Indian farmer raised many kinds of
vegetables and was experimenting with many
others before the advent of the European
races. The tomato, which is of South
American origin, was on his list. Although
he did not have onions, he was gathering
many kinds of flower bulbs, such as lilies
and using them in soups. The Indian die
tary included the greens cooked with a
piece of fat meat. Sumac, sorrel, milk
weed, yellow dock and dandellons were also
on his menu. In fact the Indian was able
at all times to give to the strangers from be-
yond the great water revised menu. The
Jerusalem artichoke was an Indian discovery.
The peanut, which is now so plentifulIy
sold here, was considered a valuable food
product and source of health giving nourish-
ment for old and young by the Indians.
Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Why Spiders Fight

When two spiders fight there is generally
a good reason for the attack and the vigorous
defense that follows. 1t is not generally
known that after a certain time spiders
become incapable Of spinning a web from
lack of material. The glutinous material
from which the slender threads are spun is
limited; therefor, spiders cannot keep on
constructing new snares when the old ones
are destroyed But they can avail them
selves of the web producing powers of their
younger neighbors. and they do so without
scruple. AS soon as a spiders web con-
structing material has become exhausted and
its lasr web destroyed it sets out in search of
another home and unless it should chance
to find one that is tenantless a battle
generally ensues, which ends only with the
retreat or death of the invader or defender.
-Er
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Travel in the Air

1t is new idea that the aeroplane is a
safe means of transportation in safe hands,
yet it is an idea that we must firmly get in
to the popular mind. The average citizen
is still frightened at the prospect of leaving
the ground and having no support excep,
the air itself. Yet at the speed which we
expect an aeroplane to maintain seventy oil
eighty miles an hour-there is no means OF
transportation that is so safe.
The distractions that cause accidents
with trains and automobiles do not exist fol
flying crafts. A locomotive has to follow
definite track, which may cause fright
full calamity.
The aeroplane is not so circumscribed.
Its tracks are wherever it wishes to go.
There are no distractions in the air-unles:
we regard fair pockets" as such-no bridge.
to cross, no mountains to penetrate, no sig
mails to run by and no switches to be mis-
placed.
Or compare this new craft with the rough
road of the automobile. The slightest mis-
take or even inattention on the part of the
driver, going, say, forty or fifty miles an
hour, may hurl the machine over precipice
or overturn it on an embankment. But
such lapse on the part of an aviator has no
such deplorable results. There are no preci-
pices to fall from and no distractions to
collide with.-OrriIe Wright.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
N IR R 0 R ETTES
By Uncle John

Mass was held in the auditorium last
Sunday morning with good attendance,
Father Barry officiating.
Our library is in better condition now
than ever before. guess that must be the
reason so many visitors have look at the
books, they are all kept neat and clean.
The monthly supplies ordered by the
inmates for July were received in the cell
halls on August s, and as usual big ord
er was delivered.
The stewards department got real sur
prise during the week, the big motor truck
was kept busy for several days bringing in
supplies as fast as they could handle them.
Last Saturday was the first day this
season that there was not freight car on
the tracks inside the wall-a sure sign that
all the shipping is done and the warehouses
empty.
The Power House crew were given a
good days exercise one day last week by
wheeling coal from the back yard to the
fire hole, the first real enjoyment they had
for some time, and it looked to US as if they
liked the job.
"A year or SO ago, when our population
was away up in four figures we made the
remark that we would never see. our popu-
- ho -, h.. N7o
mistaken, for we are very close now to the
eight hundred mark.
There is still an opening for several
young men to learn to play an instrument.
We can use a half dozen at present and
you can never find better opportunity than
now to learn. But only those with long
term need apply-unless you can play and
read music.
Among the many outside visitors pre-
sent last Saturday was our old friend, the
mayor of Saltwater, who remarked if he
had known that we would have such game
he sure would have been here at the open
ing of the game and not miss any inning.
There was plenty of excitement left, how
ever
About a month more and all good
things will come to an end. The Chautau
qua Circle will open again and SO will the
Night School and we hope that all the
scholars will be in good form and 60 to
work with good will to learn. Every one
will have chance if he will make up his
mind to do so.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Uncle Sans Sea Soldiers

What is the marine corps and who are the
marinesf Evidently they have something
to do with the sea as the name shows,
but they are not sailors and are not connect
ed with the navy. What, then are the
marines?
The marines are sea soldiers, troops es-
pecially adapted to the requirements of
maritime war. The corps date from the
establishment of the American Navy, 1t is
a wholly separate military body, though
under the control of the navy department.
1t was formed in LIS, and says the Encyclo-
pedia Britannica, "has history of brilliant
service rendered by land and sea in all the
wars of America since that date" The
corps is commanded by brigadier general
who bears to the Secretary of the Navy a
relation similar to that of chief of bureau.
Nearly all fighting ships carry body of
marines varying in size from few men
commanded by sergeant on small ships to
81 or more, with one or more commissioned
officers, on large vessels. On board ship
they perform sentry and orderly duty and
assist in police duties. In action they act
as rihemen and sometimes serve a portion
of the guns. When it is necessary to send
a force to shore from naval vessels, the
marines are the men sent; and they often
take part in severe fighting. They guard
American interests in foreign countries, at
legations, etc. They also garrison such
places beyond the territory limits of the
United States as are under navy control.
Their vogue was recognized by Admiral
Farragut, who said of them: 1.-The marine
guard is one of the great essentials of the
man-of-war' '-SeLected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
The Letter

Yesterday came the news that he was dead.
Scant words on paper set in one black row;
1t brought bitter. half expected woe,
For hopeless hope had bid me lift my head
To smile upon what might not yet be So
"He will come back alive" often said.
Then fell this dreadful unexpected blow.
Today this tardy letter came. 1t read:
cts not half bad-we've nothing much to
do
But lie and wait-we hope for action soon
Kiss Jane and Jim for me,,-just common
words
Full of life's small endearments! But o, the
new
Anguish it awoke!-outside, thrush S tune
Began. 1t seemed my heart would break in
two.-Harry Kemp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Texans Hail Birthdays

Texans celebrate their own private indie
pendence day, commemorating the signing
of the declaration in 1886, which freed their
ancestors from Mexican rule.
Texas was in all probability a part of the
ancient Aztec empire, and since then it has
been under six flags. Spain claimed the
country by right of its conquest of the
Aztecs, and France, too, claimed it as a
part of the territory of Louisiana, with the
Rio Grande as the southwestern boundary
of French possessions. When the Mexicans
gained their freedom Texas became part
of their republic, and so remained until
1886, when the Lone Star banner of the
republic of Texas was raised. In 1S45 the
Stars and Stripes were raised over Texas, to
be temporarily replaced by the Stars and
Bars of the Confederacy during the Civil
War.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
=. p o E T r Y :
If / Could Know

If | could know the agony of pain
In which my brother wrought, yet gave
no sign,
His bungling work would take on GRACEFUL
shape,
And glory would illumine every line.
If could know the heartache bravely hid
Beneath the smiles of courage, day by day,
Id not withhold the kindly deed and thought
To cheer my friend upon his lonely way.
If | could know the struggle to do right,
Oh that poor fallen one so sore beset,
Not SHAME" but "bravo,'' would l CRY
to him;
''Thou 6ghtest foes whom l have never
met
If | could know the longing pressing close
Beneath the derision's sheer at holy things,
A friendly hand I'd stretch across the gull
And know the thrill which world wide
kinship brings.
And l can know! Come, Son of Man, divine,
Flood all my soul with sympathy benign,
Until my very life is love impearled,
Pulsing with the heart-throbs of the world.
-Bel6 s.Harringtom.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16

SUMMARY:-Left on bases-Trux IA,
Stars 5. First on errors-Trux 0, Stars 2.
Stolen bases Klein, ]. Anderson, Dreschler,
Bleier. Two base hits-Klein, Dreschler,
Brings. Three base hits-Kienholz, Peter
son. Double plays. Anderson to Hol-
land to Duvall; Anderson to Peterson to
Beyers, Hits-off Nelson in innings,
Savannah in 3 innings, Kienholz in
innings. Struck out by Barrett II, by
Nelson 4, by Savannah 2, by Kienholz S.
Bases on balls-off Nelson 3, off SAVANNAH
4, off Kienholz 4. Hit by pitcher-by Mel
son q. Anderson); by Kienholz (DuvalD
Passed balls-Sampson2 Time of game
lao. Umpire-Mr. E. c. Williams.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
p o ET.T r e e
Leaves From Our Poets.
Lies Mirror

There are loyal hearts. there are spirits brave,
There are souls that are pure and true
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Give love, and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need;
Have faith, and score of hearts will show
Their faith in your word and deed.
Give truth, and your gift will be in kind,
And honor will honor meet;
And a smile that is sweet will early find
A smile that is just as sweet.
For life is the mirror of king and slave.
IT'S just what we are and do;
Then give to the world the best you have,
And the best will come back to you.
Madeline NJ. Bridges.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Orpheus in the E. S. P.

emusic hath charms" the Peot wrote,
And phrased it excellently well,
Ulysses feared the Sirens note,
And by it Orpheus won through He'll,
Yet left Eurydice behind
As you leave US, but never mind,
You sang, and we're the more resigned.
''Mandalay''
You who have followed the world around,
What were you thinking then?
Did you hear the drums of the desert sound
Calling you back again
To the blazing reach of tropic beach,
Or the gloom of jungle way?
Did the old love wake, and you yearn to take
The road to mandalyi
"Rolling down to Rio
You who have followed the sea in ships,
What did it mean to you?-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16

Passing hand over his forhead, the
worried drill-sergeant paused for breath as
he surveyed the knock-kneed recruit. Then
he pointed scornful finger. ''No," he
declared, "you're hopeless. You'll never
make soldier. Look at you now. The
top 'alf of Your legs is standin' to attention
an the bottom 'alf is standin' at EASEL
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
Prison Fans See Real Game

Continued from page one).
Stars: Beyers out, Holland to Duvall.
Kienholz struck out. So did Peterson. No
runs, no hits, no errors.
NINTH
Trux; Wines struck out. !. Anderson
drew base on balls. Duyall famed. So
did c. Anderson. No runs, no hits, no errors.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
AMERICAN Association
Inmates Attention.!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from friends or relatives.
All inmates buying socks. under
wear, nightshirts, handkerchiefs, etc.,
should send them to the Laundry
and have their number marked on
them before using. Write your
name, register number and cell
number on a slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16

-"Your trouble" said the optimistic
friend, ''may be blessing in disguise.
"Well,'' said the afflicted one, 81 must say
it is the cleverest disguise 1 ever saw in my
life
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
N0TIcET0 INMATES

You are hereby directed to place
your copy of THE MIRROR at the
foot of your bed on the morning
following the day on which it is
delivered to your cell. Non-com-
pliance with this order viii cause
forfeiture of privileges.
j. ]. Sullivan,
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
America

America, to thee
We pledge our loyalty,
Mind heart and hand;
Thy laws be wisely made
And faithfully obeyed,
Thy honor ne'er betrayed
God keep our land!-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-08-16
VoCalists

by mr. J D.
'Ts not the man with vocal fife
Who shouts and bellows long
His knowledge of this Mundane life,
That / would vote for strong.
Not he, who with assuming airs.
That would convince the hosts,
But he who keeps his vocal wares
Until there needed most.
The wise you'll know just by the mein
When standing by the fool
The one is filled with ire and pain,
While the other one keeps COOL
The man who knows is not the one,
when conversations CALM
Who spoils it all with dull pun
Or bombastic bomb.
When everything is running fine
The man who knows will say:
Don't spoil it all now with whine.
Just leave them run that way
These words of wisdom penned here, are
Not from learned shark,
So like the darts aimed at a star
They'll never hit the mark