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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
QUARTER CENTURY AGO
From columns of The Mirror of 1892

There were AZ prisoners transferred to the
First Grade this week.
Statement of population December %: work
ing for Thresher Co.. 160 working for State, 1853;
sick and infrm 3. Total population. 331.
Mr.. J. A. Ward. Editor of THE PLA1NDEALER
of Grand Forks, NJ D., visited the prison last Satur-
day. He accompanied by Mr. Frank Densmore
of the Thresher Company.
The shops are being white washed from top
to bottom. While adding considerably to their
neatness. the machine shops. which certain hours
of the day become dark, will be the gamer by this
general cleaning up
The prisoners wish to especially thank Miss
Lucille McKusick Miss Helen Goldsmith and Masters
Robert McKeller and Reed. for their kindness in
adding to the pleasure of our New Years Day. the
brightest gems of the days program.
Last Saturday afternoon the ten-year old son
OF Foreman John F. Kelly was instantly killed by
being run over by sleigh loaded with slabs. Both
runners passed over him. The friends of Mr. Kelly
sympathize with him in his great affection.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
UNANSWERED QUERIES

The publish the following
time consecutive order
string to contribute solutions are invited
OIL have query pertaining the air brake that has
considerable discussion Can you explain the difference
standing and running travel and the cause for
same All air brake books that have inches is
the proper piston travel but they do say whether this
standing OF running travel. j. W.. B.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

dinner was enjoyed with great congeniality and
neighborliness. making it day of comfort and
pleasure for all.
In order to permit seven-reel movie entertain
ment, the length of which in doubt. the manage
reversed the usual order of things and had the
inmates assemble in the Auditorium Immediately
after breakfast to witness five act photoplay OF
The Spirit of Romance" A play replete with path
os and sentiment of high order. Two reels of
comedy with Victor Moore the inlmitable House
an lot in Moving Day. and "A Bungalow Mixup,"
followed the above mentioned 6ve-act drama.
The last two reels were of the clean kind of comedy
that makes em smile' and were fully enjoyed by all
onlookers while the M. S. p. orchestra rendered the
most popular musical selections of the day appro-
pirate thereto, which them repeated applause.
The dinner always the chef d'euvre of our insti-
tuition cuisine holidays. the feature that
given immediate and complete attention. by the ST.
lent City boarders.
Roast Chicken, Sage Dressing
Mashed Potatoes Brown Gravy
Rice Pudding Raisn Bread RI,
Mince Pie Cream Cheese
Coffee with Milk
Thought is the seed of action; but action is
much it's second form thought is it's first. II rises
in thought, to the end that it may be uttered an5
acted. Always in proportion to the depth of it's
soul, to be spoken, to be done.-EMERsoN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Color Blind

An astonishing secret has recently come to light.
gentleman whose name is famous in the flower
growing world who has for many years been editor
of journal devoted to botany and has acted as
judge of flowers at the greatest shows has confessed
that all his life the red of the and the green of
the grass have been color to him. He is col
blind, but has kept his from the public
til his retirement.
1t is odd that it has never been discovered. Col
blindness is mysterious defect of the eyes which
prevents from distinguishing color from
another. Very likely it is old sight ITSELF but
far is known, it not discovered until little
more than century ago, when John Dalton. the
famous chemist who discovered the atom and weigh
ed the gases, read paper the subject before a
learned society.
When Dalton was little boy he taken to
great military review. He heard the people round
about him talking of the splendid colors of the uni
forms worn by the troops, Of the gay tones of the
flags, and on. He puzzled. What is the
difference between the color of soldiers coat and
the color of the grass?" he asked somebody. Those
who heard him thought he was funny boy and
simply laughed at him.
But the thoughtful boy realized that there was
difference between himself and others; that they
could see things hidden from him; and his inquiries
led him to the important discovery of color blind
ness.
Dalton was Quaker, and dressed, as rule in
the soberest of coors. but astounded everybody by
wearing the glazing scarlet robes of doctor of sci
ence when he had to go court to be presented to
the queen Everybody wondered and only Sir.
David Brewster, the who invented the kaeid-
oscope could give the explanation.
dalton does not know his robes are red." he
said ITO him they appear as sober-colored as the
mud or grass" And so it Dalton would have
of high color He thought his dazzling robes were
as quiet hued as his old gray knickerbockers and
his cut.away coat of everyday.
His discovery of his color blindness bless
ing to mankind Men on ships and who drive
railway trains are guided at night entirely by color
SIGNALS. Red is for danger" green for safety"
Now a color-blind man would mistake red for green,
and carry train full of people to certain death by
running his engine full speed when the signal babe
him STOP 1t is because of John Daltons discovery
Of his own misfortune that for the navy, the
railway. and other services have to pass examna-
tions in recognizing colors,-THE LITTLE PAPER.
1.-THE head of the household wore worried dark
look when he beheld the numerous bills that
fronted him.
Your extravaganza is becoming unbearable,
he growed When die you'll probably have to beg.
'"Well, should be better off than some poor
woman who never had any practice replied the
wife slowly"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
@ u E r. les
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the appreciate
pounity that their hours towards
through school study good
ing education Night helpful
ton connection with their work will
with be privileged Query"
send queries interest
kind collaboration of Miss Miriam Carey Supervisor Of Institution
Libraries will gladly information
NOTICE-In order regulate the conduct of this column
mates sign their register number and lock number
to all queries submitted for publication. Inmates Names of
course will not be published only initials of each querist
being used (Ed.)
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

hED ChOO0
THE MIRROR wishes you very Happy New
Year and, Joseph Jefferson in Rip, would say:
May you live long and prosper
Suspicion would run out of job if Guilty Con-
science had no children
Many people Judge others by standards instead
of by conscience and truth
Hearsay is the clumsy, though habltual tool that
SANDER uses to build it's hideous howell
The incompetent is usually more competent to
clean the door yard of his neghbor than to tidy up
his own
Don't count your chickens before they re hatch
ed" said the sage that never heard of the present
high price of eggs
You escape the poisonous fangs of SANDER,
if you will follow the counsel of the Persian adage:
If you step AROUND viper you will not suffer
its virus"
Why does it appear as ''laudable endeavor'
when strives at lettering ones own welfare but
assumes aspect of insidous propaganda" when
INDUCED by someone else?
Youths Endearing Charm" was the five act
photo play projected Auditorium screen at
last weeks movies. The pictures were very
much enjoyed by the inmates as were the fine
orchestra selections that accompanied them. The
photo drama being that replete with gripping
situations and human interest" quality, held the
breathless interest of the audience from preface
to fns.
PROGRAM
March-Impea Peteques .....F. H. Losey
Seection-"Foxy CUTLER de Koven
One Sep-I Don't Want to Ger Wel.."..Harry Jentes
Watz-"Il Fore Italia de Stefano
Fox Trot-At the Yankee Military Ball Harry Jentes
Trombone Soo-I Left My Heart in Ireland Tombey
Fox Trot-Way Down in Macon, Georgia Paul Biese
Walz-lhe American Rose Victot Herbert
Fox Tro-The Dirty Dozen Clarence M. Jones
March-.The World in Carl Teke
The customary cel-hall congregation privilege
movies and holiday dinner. the ever-wel-
features attendant to the observance of Christ
Day by the inmates in Silent City last week.
Tuesday being also the regular day on which talk
10 in III d;nin holl +ho NC
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

The customary cel-hall congregation privilege,
movies and holiday dinner. were the ever-wel-
come features attendant the observance of Christ
Day by the inmates in Silent City last week.
Tuesday being also the regular day which talk
ing is permitted in the dining hall the Christmas
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Death of Howard E. Packer

Howard E. Packer, well known resi-
dent of Burlington died in the Presby
terrain Hospital, Philadelphia, Satur.
DAY morning. On the previous Sun
DAY ne was attacked with ptomaine
poisoning and on Wednesday his CON
oition was such that it was necessary
TO take him to the hospital. There it
was found he was suffering from intes-
tlnal paralysis and an operation was at
once performed but it did not save his
life. He was conscious to the last
moment.
Mr. Packer was well known in tho
county, having been prominent in it's
affairs in past years. He represented
burlington in the Board of FreehoIders
several terms, and was member of
the Assembly in 1892 and 1898. In 1897
the democratic party chose him for
state Senator and he defeated Joshua
Z. Borton by 500 plurality, despite the
iact that the county gave the late |
PRESIDENT Mckinley nearly 5000 plur-
aiity the previous year. Mr.. Packer
took lively interest in the affairs of
tne city He was an ardent Democrat
but after his retirement from the state
senate ne gave up active politics and
was In the coal business for number
OF years, finally retiring.
He is survived by widow, two
daughters and two sons, the latter be-
in the army.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Altar Presentation.

In honor of Rev. Morgan Dix. son Of
General John Dix, after whom Camr
Dix is named, handsome altar with
furnishings and communion silver wa.
dedicated on Wednesday night in St,
Georges Protestant Episcopal Soldiers
Chapel, at Pointville The altar was
presented by the congregation OF Old
Trinity Church, New York Citv. OF
which DR.. Dix was a former rector.
Bishop Paul Matthews, of New JERSEY
and other prominent Episcopal clergy
men and laymen and delegations from
organizations interested in the soldiers
club work conducted here, were present.
A unique feature of the service.
which was conducted by Rev. Karl M.
Bloch, post chaplain, was the formal
presentation of colors of Allied nations
These were paraded to the chancei in
turn while the congregation sang the
national anthem of each respective
country An exception was made in
the case of France, when Private Gene
LaCoste, the French grand opera star,
who is a member of the Headquarters
troop of the S7th Division, sang 'sThe
Marsellaise'' as solo.
Rev. DR.. William I. Manning, pres
ent rector of Trinity Church and vol
unteer chaplain at Camp Upton. in
presenting the gifts, gave a brief me.
mortal address, touching on the life Of
General Dix and his son.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
New Red Cross Building al
Camp Dix

A contract has been awarded to the
j. S. Rogers Co. of Moorestown for
the erection OF new headquarters
building for the Red Cross organiza-
ton at Camp Dix. For some time
past the quarters near the hostess
house have been too small to provide
accommodations for the large staff
necessary to carry on the vast amount
OF work done there. and DR.. w. G.
|Stinson, the field director, has been
working hard TO obtain the necessary
orders to go ahead with che needed
work. Work has been begun and the
structure is to be completed in the
early fall. The headquarters will be a
two-story building, and the site select
ed is near camp headquarters, opposite
the barracks of the headquarters troop
and on the extreme edge of the calnI
athletic field. This will be the only
building on this oval. 1t will b.
painted in the usual Red Cross col
ors-red and white. On the lowe
floor will be the offices of the various
/ departments and shower baths, Whit
on the upper will be six or seven bed
lrooms and tub baths.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Eastman's kodaks and supplies.
5. Boyce, stationer- ad
Get Ready for Draft

Believing that passage by Congress
of the new selective CONSUMPTION bill is
a practical certainly, Adjutant General
Gilkyson issued a statement on Fri
day urging all men Of New Jersey be-
tween the ages of IS and As years to
prepare to be called in the military ser
vice of the nation. He says:
ut would be well if all such men
were to begin now to arrange their per
sonal. affairs so that when they are
called to service they correspond with
out great inconvenience to themselves
in business and personal matters.
Each man liable for service under
the proposed Saw knows whether he il
entitled to Observation-Disclosures becaus,
of dependents, and each. man knows
in a reasonable, degree whether he will
be placed in Class l. Because an indi
vidual has some slight physical defec
now that would keep him out of Class
/ is no reason why the likelihood o
such classification should be ignored
for future purposes, for the defect o
today may not exist when the actua
examinations are made under the pro
posed act.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Bordentown

Assessor William C. Warrack is re-
covering from the effects OF heat pros
tration, which he suffered Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Hutchinson
and daughter-in-law, Mrs. Newbold
Hutchinson, left here on Friday for
Jacksonville, Fla, upon receipt of
news from Lieut.. Newbold Hutchin-
son that he had been ordered for ser
vice overseas.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Miss Helen H.
Huyett, of 10l6 Cooper street, Camden.
and George r. Conoyer, of this city.
The bridegroom-to-be is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. voorhees, Conover, young
man well known in athletic circles.
Following the taking over of the
Delaware and Raritan Canal by the
railroad Administration, the govern
ment has Immediately started to make
use OF this once important waterway
for the transporting of freight to and
from Camp Dix. The local boat wharf
has also been requisitioned by the Fed
eral authorities A steam packet, the
!. z. Richie, reached this city last
week, having come from New York
with cargo OF shoes and clothing for
Camp Dix. Ten big army trucks trans.
ported the shipment. from the local
wharf to the camp.
Report that Charles Gallagher, of
koebling, formerly Of this city, had
been wounded in France were verified
on Monday, when letters were received
by his family and Rev. c. r. Maloy.
OF this city. Charles has been in. France
since March and he says that he was
wounded while in active service at the
front as member of machine gun
company. Exploding shrapnel lodged
in five parts of his body, and in mat
ter-of-fact way he says that all of the
pieces were removed by noted French
surgeon, after which he was sent to one
OF the big American hospitals over
there. He is now able to be ont of bed
and walk little with the aid Of canes
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
DIED

LIPPINCoTr August II, at Mount Holly;
Eayre Q. Lippincott, aged "a years.
RELATIVES and friends are invited to attend
funeral, THURSDAY, r. NJ, from residence
OF his son, Harvey e. Lippincott, AZ Garden
street, Mount Holly. Interment at Mount
Holly Cemetery.
BUzBY-August 7, at Rutherford Mary II.
Buzby, formerly OF Mount Laurel in her 88th
year.
BATEs-August at Palmyra, Bertha A.,
wife of Harry Bates, aged 81 years.
DAyIs-July Is, in action in France, Jo-
scph Davis, of Florence.
DouGHERTY-- August Z, at Bordentown,
William j. Dougherty In his 56th year. q
Kenmore = August H. at Mount Holly.
Francis Fenimore, of Burlington.
GRADY.-August IL, at Bristol Pa, Maria,
wife of the late Thomas Grady, formerly OF
4 Florence.
HAINEs August 9. at Mount Holly, Lizzie
5. Hatnes. aged " years.
LYDEN-August 4, at Philadelphia. James
K. Lyden, of Medford.
McHENRy-August 6, at Carney's Poiut
Matthew McHenry, aged "a years. Inter
ment at Beverly.
MAGEE.-August 7, at Bordentown, John
Magee.
Nathan II. Middleton, aged 70 years.
|. NEwHoUsE-August 9, at Bridgeboro, Mar
rtin Newhouse, in his 69th year.
PARENT-August 7, at Mount Holly, Jame
| Parent, son of william c.. and Elizabeth
Parent, aged II years. months and 20 days
| PATTERsoN.-August 10. at Florence, Elk
B.. wife OF James Albert Patterson, aged 8;
| years.
| PAGE.-August Il, at Delaneo, Virginia LIE
Coney, daughter OF SamueIT L. and Catharin'
B. Page, aged years.
PACKER-August 10, at Philadelphia, H ow
ard E. Packer, of Burlington.
| RoHsIEPE-August s, at Riverside Ernest
i Rohsiepe, aged 40 years.
/ RANsBATHER- August A, near Florence
iWiIliam Ransbather, aged % years; Mary
| Ransbather, aged &c years, and Josephine
Ransbather, infant daughter of William
and Mary, all of Florence
REEvE-July~3l, at Norfolk, Va, Jan,
Reeve, aged IS years. Interment at Med
| ford.
STEPH ED soN-August 4, at Midtown, Rev
4. B. Stephenson. lnterment at Borden
town.
sHADE-August II at Palmyra, Ellsworth
Y. Shade.
YoUNG-August 8. at Palmyra, Emma G.
daughter of the. late Samuel and Elizaoeti
Young.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Along the Shore.

Ocean county again will vote on the
small board of freeholder proposition
at the fall election. Twice before the
county voted to retain the large board.
II the small board is adopted there
will be three instead of fourteen mem
bers.
The Ocean County Board of Elec-
lions met on Tuesday and organized
with Lawrence u. VanNote, of Point
Pleasant, Democrat, as chairman, and
VIM. H. Cruiser, Republican, of Lake.
hurst, secretary. The other two mem
oers are Henry Forcanser, Democrat,
and Joseph Grover, Republican, both
Of Toms River.
Under the law which requires banks
to pay taxes direct to the county at
the rate of three-quarters' of one Der
cent? on their capital and surplus, the
County Board of Taxation on Tuesday
ANNOUNCED the taxes assessed against
| the various. banks in Ocean county
would be as follows: Toms River, First
National, s22S5.o9; Trust Co, 1888. 81
Lakewood, Trust Co., $917.69; Peoples
National, S674.24; First Nat ional
S565.43; Ocean County National
Point Pleasant, $sl4.4S; Tuckertor
bank, $6l4.43; First National, Barne,
gat, $424.4O; First National, New
Egypt, sSs4.57.
DR.. Reginald.S Bennett, Monmouth
county physician, was called nea
Lakewood on Tuesday to make al
examination of the skeleton of "A mar
found in the woods SO feet from tn,
road and three-quarters Of d mile cas-
Of the Central railroad crossing a
Squankum. The skeleton was founC
by shuckleberry pickers. Near the
skeleton DR.. Bennett found a revolve
with one bullet fired from its otherwis
loaded chambers. There was a box O
.32 long bullets nearby with only 81.
removed, and those evidently place,
in the revolver. There was pocket
book on top of neatly folded pile 0
: clothing, consisting of coat, vest. shoe
and socks containing 1925, but moth
ing to identify the dead man. Dl
Bennett said that, despite the appear
ance Of suicide, there was no wound il
the skull or marks on other bones
! The physician does not believe tn
: body had been in the woods all winter
While the skeleton was clean, he sal
he thought it had been in the wood
since early spring. The Lakewoo
4 authorities are unable to obtain hin
thus far, ofthe probable identity of th
! man
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Prof. Agee Resigns

Long standing friction between the
New Jersey State Agricultural College
at New Brunswick and the State De-
partment of Agriculture came to a
head on Tuesday when Alva Agee, Sec
rotary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, announced his resignation as
director of Farm Extension work in
the state college.
Since last May there has been a
serious rupture in the organization
plans whereby Mr.. Agee held the two
offices, director of extension and Sec
rotary of the State Board. Matters
became SO unpleasant in May that MI.
Agee at that time offered his resig-
nation as secretary of the state board,
but it was not accepted, because the
board was eager to continue its effec-
tive policy under which there was close
and beneficial coordination in all
worksin agricultural education, market
! ing, disease control, etc.
While Secretary Agee's resignation
as director of extension work at the
college appears to have been volun
tary act on his part, it is admitted by
Mr.. Agee that as the college did moi
wish to continue the coordination be
tween the college and the state board
in all farm developing matters, tn,
only reasonable thing left for him t.
do was to resign the dictatorship.
The whole line of incidents leading
Iup to the resignation of Mr.. Agee is al
indication of the extreme iealousl.
that has existed for years in New Jer
| sey between the theoretical" agricul
turalists at New Brunswick, and tn
''practical" agriculturalists of the stat
who actually till the farms and pro
duce crops. The Theoretical" fac
ton is strong for the college and tn
practical" faction is strong for tn
State Department OF Agriculture.
Spalding's base ball supplies L.
Bovce. sDortipp goods. adv
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1918-08-13
Soldiers to Vote.

Thomas f. Martin, Secretary OF
State, in statement issued on Thurs
day, explained the attitude of the State
Department and methods that had
been decided upon under the law passed
at the last session of the Legislature to
provide means whereby the soldiers
and sailors in service will be allowed to
vote at the coming primary and gen.
eral elections.
There has been so muck conjecture
and speculation as to just how far the
State Department expected to go in
order to give every soldier and sailor
possible the right of suffrage" . declared
Mr.. Martin, that it seems advisable
to state just what is being done in the
premises, in order that an intelligent
idea as to how we are proceeding may
dispel the absurd statements that have
crept into print.
There seems to be misapprehen-
sion in some quarters as to what the
effect OF the work planned as the result
of the proclamation issued by the Gov
ernor, stating that an emergency exists
and to Immediately take steps to pro-
vide the necessary means to allow men
in the service to vote. and the question
has been raised as to the necessity of a
special session of the Legislature in
order to pass some supplementary act
that would increase the efficiency o.
the present law. 1t is my opinion thai
no act that could possibly be framed
will add an ounce to the efficiency and
strength of the present law.
"After consultation with the Cover
nor and the Secretary of War, the State
Department has decided that no effor
will be made to register the will of thu
soldiers overseas, neither at the Demo
cratic or Republican party primaries u
be held on September "a.
This, however, does not mean ever,
soldier and sailor on this side of thu
water will not be given. an opportunit,
to vote at the primaries. continued
Mr.. Martin, "but on the contrary, tn
Secretary of States Department i
making extraordinary efforts to see t.
it that the registered will of the men il
service on this side of the ocean is re
Elected in the primaries in September.
"For the general election, however
it is the determination of the State De
partment to, if possible, give ever
man in the service, either overseas G
in the United States. an opportunit
to vote, after we have acquainted hir
with the candidates nominated at tn
primpries, concluded the Secretary {
State.