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Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
PLACE FOOD CARDS BEtiGlNNING
DEI EMBER I

Placing food cards in every home
in the State, which the State Food
Administration had planned to begin
Oct. 2S. has been postponed until the
week of Dec. |. An educational cam
paig nwill precede the actual dis'ri-
button of the cards. These cards
will represent the program In the
handling of the food situation for
the next year.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
ENOUGH WHEAT ACREAGE
Food .administi alton Grain Chief
Thinks Further Expansion
Would IL. CMwisc.

Julius II. Barnes. president OF the
Food Administration grain cOrpOr-
alton. believes that further expan-
sion of wheat acreage would be un-
necessary and unwisc. In a letter
last week to Senator Hitchcock Of
Nevada, Mr. Barnes said:
II feel II to be Il fact that the
wheat acreage of this country has
already been stimulated as far as II
ciuld s0undly be developed, and any
further stimulation or expansion Of
wheat acreage Is liable to be at the
expense OF the necessary acreage OF
other crops, particularly fodder
grain"
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
= SSM. -
IiODIDlE HELD FOlt MURDER

State Senator Rueben Roddy OF
Ada. who few weeks ago shot and
killed Tom Barton, a young soldier
home on u furlough. has been held
for murder in the preliminary hear
Ing and rcmanded TO Jail.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
OMEN WON'T RE HEIkE

Senator Owen has informed the
State committee that work al WASH
ington vii prevent him from comink
to Oklahoma to participate IN tue
Democratic State campaign.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
Tili.;TI SlATH DIVISION MAKES
Eri ORD ~ FRANCE
" at From Camp Bowie and tnn-
tiu> Oid Oklahoma National
Nuud and ManN DrattCd
Men From This ,'u,lutN

.uda>> dispatches coGjau the
fo..'Ninp:
'"rhar, ia, most giOriuL, paer oi
n 'lcan militdl! history in this
w. has Just been conciui"d in the
th'mpaguc battle, IN which two di-
VI Ions OF United States troops The
second and Thirty-SiNth have done
tn lr inad,Quatrly hcralded part of
fortins back the German hordcs fac
IN The famous city vi Rheims.
fh" work of the Americans Was
Nor" notable because one of the Am
criran divisions the ThirtySiXth ---
entered the terrific battle at an I'M
pu'iant point. although new tn fight
ins and without ever having heard
shell fire before. the division with
stood the most bitter German cOun-
ter-attacks without flinchine. The ef-
forts of the two units were so note
worthy that they were praised pub
iicly in an order issued by General
Maui. in command of the Twenty
First Army Corps. with which the
Americans were brigadcd The Gen
eral said:
The Thrty-Sixth Division. IA re-
cent formation. and rs yet incOm
pletely organized, was ordered into
the line on the night of Oct. 81 to
relitv" under conditions particularly
delicate. the Second Division. and to
diSlodge the enemy from the crests
north of st. Etcinnc and throw him
back to the Aisne. Although being
under fire for the first time. the
young soldiers of General Smith. RI
valing In their cOmbativr spirit and
tenacity the old and valiant rcgi-
ments of General Lejuene. accom-
plishcd all the tasks set for them"
Tn" activities of the Thirty Sixth
are especially interesting locally for
the reason that there are hundreds :
of Bryan county boys in that unit. in
cluding all of the former National
Guard company OF this place. many
drafted men. and Captain Veach' S
all-lndian company from Oklahoma.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
SAFELY OVERSEAS

The following have been reported
To the News as having safely arrived
at an overseas destinations
Wesley Crabtree. Il. !, CaddO, OK.
Fred Patterson. Durant.
Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-10-25
10000 .AIRl'I.ANES ENOUGH
That Number Equal to Half Million,
Says L. =. Official.

Lloyd Bridenham. secretary of
Notifications. in a message received
few days ago by Major kenly. di-
rector of military aerOnautics, at
Washington. says: Impress upon
your people that 10000 airplanes at
this juncture are worth more than
500 900 troops on the ground and
will not require nearly so much
transport. We can bring Germany
to terms by air force. that is GER
tain"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

First ed:-"I've lost a diminutive,
argenteous, trunecated cone, convex on its
summit and semi perforated with symmetri-
cal indentations.'
Second Co-ed:-''Here's your thimble."
-'"'It is positive delight to meet a man
you feel you can trust" remarked the indi-
vidual with the high forehead.
ooh, don't know. prefer man who
pays cash." replied the man who kept the
grocery store.
y Alfred Moves, the English poet, CON-
planned rather bitterly about certain adverse
criticisms of his poetry. 81 attribute these
criticisms to ignorance, he said. "These
critics are like the chap who. was asked by
his little son what hexameters were.
"'Why,' the man said, reproachfully,
surely you're old enough, Willie, to know
that hexameter is public automobile. ="
-She:-"The magazines never seem to
print any good poetry
He:-"I know it. They return every
thing send them.
Bank Cashier:-''You will have to be
identified, madam
Lady:-"My friend here will identify
me-"
Cashier:-''But don't know her"
Lady:-"Oh, we'll, I'll introduce you."
-''I understand some people are pre-
dieting the use of wooden Shoes"
'Good idea,' shouted the energetic
citizen. ''It'll stop pussyfooting."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
He Found Them

Washington:-Now that springs seems
on the way, am put in mind of something
that happened to a certain popular young
employee of certain indispensable govern
ment department. These happenings oc.
Cured last spring, so if you feel the call of
the Wild soon, remember these lines, and
beware.
Look we'll to your eyeglasses, specialized
readers. You should worry if eyeglasses
and spectacles are not exactly the same-it's
the same family.
The birds were singing last spring; the
sun was warm; all nature was indulging
in harmony. The government employee
rounded up party of friends, one of whom
owned launch, and the crowd went down
the river for an outing. The employee of
Uncle Sam took with him four pairs of eye
glasses, as they were to stay down river for
several days, and eyeglasses are easily
broken.
During the days that issued three pairs of
glasses were broken. until he had gotten
down to his last pair.
One evening the party took trip in an
automobile. On the way back, through
some mismanagement, the car went over
in the ditch and its contents spilled into the
road.
Nobody was hurt, but the government
employee had that last pair of glasses
knocked off his nose.
They searched the road, but were unable
to find the aids to vision. The man had
the notion that they had fallen on the grass
and were unbroken.
He chung to that hope after they had re-
turned to the launch.
"Jim," he told the colored man-of-all-
work, tomorrow morning early you 60
back up the road to where had that spill
last night and see if you can't find my
glasses. -
The next morning, when the government
employee awoke, he recalled his glasses,
and wondered if Jim had gone after them.
81 can see him now," he said. ''Now
he is coming down the road, now he is look
ing N the grass-ah! there they are
Jim had got ahead of him.; however, for
no sooner had he thought this than that
early bird Jim hove in sight at the head Of
the ladder running down into the cabin.
| 81 found EN-, found 'em," shouted
Jim, holding the glasses aloft in triumph.
Then Jim slipped and broke the glasses
into a thousand bits.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
"A Human Torpedo

When Lieut.. Whiting, who is among the
American aviators in France, was in COM
mand of the old submarine Porpoise. then
stationed at Manila, he had himself shot
through the torpedo tube of his submerged
craft in order to determine if it were posi-
BILE 10 escape from trapped submarine.
When a torpado is ready for firing, the
chief gunner opens the bow cap-the nose
of the submarine craft-and lets,the sea rush
in upon the torpedo. Then compressed air
is applied to the rear OF the chamber and
the torpedo is expelled in the water.
Lieut.. Writings men, says the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger, were almost at the
point of mutiny when they heard of his
plan, but they dared not disobey his COM
mands.
when l say ready, close the tube open
the bow cap and put on the air juice" ord
cred the lieutenant. In moment he had
reached the desired point. 'Ready!'' he
beloved.
The crew slammed the inner plate shut,
locking their officer in the torpedo chamber,
and opened the bow cap. For an instant
there was swirling wash of water and then
the whistling explosion of the compressed
air.
Inside the boat the men knew that the
lieutenant had been blown out into the en-
brace of the ocean. Quickly they opened
the ballast tanks and expelled the water
that made it possible for the lightened YES
sci to rise to the surface. They fully ex-
pected the search for their intrepid officer to
be fruitless, but thought that they might at
least find his body.
In the meantime up came the Shark, un-
der command of Lieut.. Castle, intent upon
holding up the mad adventure. The lieutep-
ant and crew, after scanning the bay i'm vain
for the Porpoise, decided that the vessel was
somewhere under the Atlantic, when, to
their surprise, the water parted short dis
lance off their bow and up bobbed the head
of human being. The swimmer turned
over on his back and rested a moment.
Then noticing the approach of the Shark,
he threw up his hand in salute just as the
Porpoise popped out of the water
because of this feat the officer was known
afterwards as Daredevil Whiting.''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
Don'ts For Workers

Don't be afraid to make one last real
effort after many failures-for it is the one
that most often makes the lasting success.
Don't worry about your work, for worry
expends more energy than the hardest kind
of work.
Don't keep tab on your neighbours work;
you cannot run his job and your own at
the same time.
Don't laugh at another mans weakness or
stupidity. If you hunt carefully you may
find some of your own.
Don't worry if you are not advanced
quickly-the man who goes up like a sky
rocket often falls like crash of thundef.
Don't worry wherever you are put in this
world remember it is you who decides if
you are to have fighting chance.
Don't apologize for your mistakes, and
| don't make the same mistake a second
time.
Don't tell a man what you can do, but
show him, for it saves both his time and
yours.
Don't carry your troubles on your face,
for it is only laugh and a smile that ip-
proves work.
Don't try to succeed by schemes: they
are too full of snares-hard work is a slower
but surer road,
| Don't neglect the small things about
your work, for one small thing usually mars
the whole.-Santa Fs Magazine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
The Son of Chance

Luck is the shell game of life-now you
see it, and now you don't.
Luck is almost always loafer who sits
on the end of the pier and wishes, while he
fishs with hook that is bare.
The most disastrous dose of poison ever
taken into the human system is a small
drop of what we call ''luck.''
Luck is defined as fortune, good or bad.
Can anyone tell what dependence can be
placed in thing that is just as liable to go
as it is to come?
What good is luck if you cannot hold it.
Luck is the son of chance.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
P ET-T EE -.
Leaues From Our Poets.
Long Boy

He was just long, lean country gink
From way out West where the hoptoads
wink;
He was six feet in his stocking feet.
An kept gettin' thinner tn bore he'd eat;
But he was as.brave as he was thin,
When the war broke out he got right in,
Unhitched his pillow, put the mule away,
Then the old folks heard him say:
CHORUS
Goodbye. ma, goodbye pa, goodbye
mule with yer ole hee-haw
may not know what the wars about
But you bet. by gosh, Ill soon find out.
An, oh, my sweetheart, don't you fear,
Ill bring you king for souvenir,
I'll get you Turk and Kaiser, too,
An that's about all one Teller can do.
One pair of socks was his only load
When he struck for town by the old dirt
road;
He went right down to tn public square
And fell in line with the soldiers there;
Tn sergeant put him in uniform,
His gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm,
They drill'd him hard, they drill'd him long.
Then he sang bis farewell song.
-HerscheW and Walker.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
G | "A N | n G S
From, Our Erchanqes

Many worthless man has good dis
position.
ALI typewriters are not types of femi-
nine beauty.
That man is generous to a fault who
never corrects it.
--latest official reports show that the
railroads paid out in wages during last fiscal
year ST, 164, S44, 43O.
-Laziness isn't exactly crime, but it is
the next thing to it.
"A double wedding might properly be
called iour-in-hand, tie.
The largest single class of railroad
workers in this country are section men,
numbering 214,0S3.
1T would be pretty tough on some men
if Others did the right thing by them.
Discretion is the salt that preserves life
and fancy is the sugar that sweetens it.
Autobiography is more to many writer's
taste than biography.
The railroad schedules will be the chief
teachers of the meaning of daylight saving.
There are two kinds of radicals,-.thos
who go down TO the roots of things, and
those who pull things up by the roots.
The remark is pertinent: Too much
of the forward look is counselled in certain
quarters; the task is not beyond, but here;
not later, but now.
The military salute had a curious
origin. if the tradition brought to light by
United States Marine corp officers may be
believed. The navy soldiers say that the
salute originated in the days of the toura-
ment, at which a queen of beauty was
chosen to preside. The knights and their
esquires and all who took part in the tour
ney, on presenting themselves before the
queen lifted one hand level with the brow
as though dazzled by the light of her pre-
sence.
Although its significance has been for
gotten, that same salute is now used by
military men in recognition of a superior
rank, the Marine officer says.-Er.
There is still a few states who persist in
holding "wake" over John Barleycorn.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
:. PoE ny :.
From Our Exchanges
The Brownies

What, then! An don't ye believe in the
browniesl
Don't ye believe in the wee little men?
Have ye not seem their sly faces bobbin'
An twistin' around in the yardmaster's
keni
Sure, man, the railroads alive with the
brownies;
They're abroad with the owl am they re
up with the lark,
Settin' their traps for young unbelievers,
Maxim us mischief from dawnin' till dark,
Wait till ye've worked while on the rail-
road,
Wait till we've run by red light or two;
Till we've put big crimp in the Limited S
schedule
Then will the brownies appear to your
view.
Wait till your engine runs off O. the derail,
Splits up the switches an messes the track,
Then yell be seein' the brownies grimm +,
An hearin' them giggle behind your
back.
What, then! An don't we believe in the
brownies?
We doubtin', materialistic spalpeen!
When they're sttin' cross-legged fermist
your own record,
Then vel believe what your elders have
seen.
Sure, man, the railroads alive with the
Brownies,
Perchin' on brake-wheel an bookkeeper's
pen;
Roostin' on draw bars an Telegraph wires,
They've the run O. the railroad, the sly
little men!
The Railroad Irainnaan.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
A Plain Little Woman

Just plain little woman. with plain little
ways,
Who ''tidies" the parlor with sweeping
and busting,
Whose nights are for resting between two
tired days,
Whose faith is abiding, Heaven-seeking,
God-trusting.
A tired little woman, who puts lads to bed
And lassies, and tucks them all in with
caressing,
Who breathes sweet prayer over each little
head,
And devoutly knows God and the worth
of His blessing.
A worn little woman, yet wearing smile
That resists the attack of all time upon
beauty,
and style,
But always so close upon patience and
duty.
Whose days are struggle of making ends
meet,
Whose brow is deep lined with the real
cost of living,
Whose soul has been tried fifty years and
found sweet,
Who knows naught of getting but knows
all of giving.
A good little woman, who somehow has
learned
The lesson of faith that withstands every
trial;
Whose wifehood and motherhood, nobly
have earned
The crown of her glory with thorns of
denial.
A: real little woman who gives to the world
Her children, reared up in the ways of
right living,
Whose brow is all laureled, whose heart is
all pearled
With year in and year out of loving and
giving.
A glad little woman for just dim ray
Of light in this world with its wonder
and splendor,
Who is never too tired at the close of her
day
To be watchful with love that is wistful
and tender.
Who knits and who patches, and over whose
thread
And needle and yarn in the nighttime is
bending
When all the world and her treasures in bed ,
Whose rest meier begins and whose tasks
never ending.
A plain little woman, with plain little ways,
Whose life is, God knows, such a plain
little story,
Who mothers brood all her tired little
days
What measure of treasure shall be hers in
gloryl
Who knows her as l do and treasures the
smile
That resists the attack of all time upor
beauty
Whose ways were so far cast from fashion
7 and style,
But, oh, who walked close beside patienc,
duty.-Foley.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
Inmates Attention.!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from'friends or relatives.
Inmates buying socks. upder-
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 slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

-ssAndrew Carnegie was once asked
which he considered to be the most i'm
portant factor in the industrial world
labor, capital. or brainsl The canny Scot
replied with a merry twinkle in his eye,
Which leg do you consider the most inn
portant Of { three-legged stooll' >"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

-Husband:- then what are our
needs?" =
Wife:-"Well, the house needs painting,
we are all out of kitchen utensils, the din
ing room rug is threadbare, the bathroom
must be decorated, and I've simply had to
order some Clothes
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
The Master is Coming .

They said: "The Master is coming to
| honor the town to-day,
And none can tell to what house or home
the Master will choose to stay
And thought while my heart beat wildly,
what if He should call to mine?
How would l strive to honor and entertain
the Guest Divine?
And straightway l went to toiling, to make
| my home more neat.
l swept and polised and garnished and deck
ed it with blossoms sweet.
was troubled for fear the Master might
come ere my task was done;
So l fastened and worked the faster, and
watched the hurrying sun.
But right in the midst of my duties a
woman came to my door:
She had come to tell me her sorrow, and my
comfort and aid implore.
And said: 81 cannot listen or help you
any today,
l am looking for a greater and nobler
guest and the woman went away.
But soon came another, cripple, old and
gray,
And said: ooh, let me rest awhile at your
home, pray.
I've travelled far since morning, I'm hungry
and faint and weak
And 1 said: 81 cannot listen, or help you
any today;
I'm looking for greater and nobler guest"
And the pleader went away.
And the day wore onward swiftly, and my
task was nearly done,
And prayer was ever in my heart, that the
Master yet might come.
And l thought l should spring to meet
Him, and treat Him with utmost care.
When little child stood by me with face
so sweet and fair.
Sweet, but with marks of tear-drops, and
his clothes were tattered and old;
A finger was bruised and bleeding, and his
little bare feet we're cold.
And said: 'Im sorry for you; you are
sorely in need Of care,
But cannot stop to give it, you must go
otherwhere.
And at the words shadow swept DER the
bue-veined brow.
''Some one will clothe and feed you. dear,
but I'm too busy now"
At last the day was ended. my toll was over
and done;
| My house was swept and garnished, and
watched in the dusk alone
Watched, but no football sounded, no one
paused at my gate;
No one entered my. cottage door, could
only pray and wait.
1 waited till night had deepened, and the
Master had not come;
''He has entered some other door!'' cried,
''and gladdened some other home.
My labor has been for nothing" and
bowed my head and wept;
| My heart was sore with longing, yet spite
of it all slept.
Then the Master stood before me, and His
| face was grave and fair.
"Three times today have come to your
door, and craved your pity and care;
Three times today you have sent Me on
| ward, uncared for, unhelped.
And the blessing you might have received
is lost, and your chance to serve is fed.
"The poor you have always with you; they
are ever in need of friend.
And as often as ye give them food to eat,
those gifts to your Master you lend
Whenever you give them cold water, or
whatever their needs may be,
You're aiding not only My little ones. but
your also helping Me-
"Oh, Lord! dear Lord, forgive me; how
could know it was Thee?''
My very soul was shamed and bowed in the
depth Of humility.
And He said: 'The sin is pardoned, but
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

Time past is gone. thou cans't not it recall;
Time present thou hast, employ the mo-
ments small,
Time future is not, may never be;
Time present is the only time for thee.
Northern Headlight.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
M R R 0 R E 7 7 ES

disappointment No. Saturday was
a rainy, cold day and we did not have the
usual afternoon in the yard.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
lam ates Attention!

Inmates will observe the following
rules to insure prompt mail service.
Place register number. and page num-
her as per example in upper right hand
corner of envelope in space to be covered
by stamp.
Your future page number will be same as
shown in stamp space in example. and
will be found on all incoming letters.
Do not write between lines.
Sign your full name to all letters.
J.J. SULLIVAN. Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11
Chapel prngrant
Sunday, April z

The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium, Reverend Father Barry
officiating.
March-The Monitor Orchestra
Hymn-Come Holy Spirit Congregation
Scripture Father Barry
Sele~tion-Supplicatio Orchestra
frayer-- --,---------------Fa taer Barry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
Sermon Barry
Hymn-What Friend We Have
In Jesus Congregation
March-Flll Broadside -. Orchestra
K. ]. Reichkitzer, Musical Director.
population
Monday, April 8
Number of Inmates at Prison..., 900
Number in First Grade.... .685
Number in Second Grade... ..188
Number in Third 1T
Received During Week.. ....................l3
Discharged ......... ............... .......... 4
faroieo .... 1T
Last Serial Number ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 84l
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
G. S. Reed Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. c. Swearingen
H. X. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

-''The egotist and his friends are soon
parted
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-11

sInmates released during week