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The mirror., 1920-11-04

which is acknowledged to be one of the
finest concert bands in the world. He is
the composer of many marches, comic
operas and symphonies, and has received
number of decorations from various
countries. Probably the most popular of
his compositions are his famous marches
, which, it is said, are played by twenty
thousand bands in the United States alone,
and which have brought Sousa the greatest
royalty ever paid an American composer.
WERE You BORN THIS MONTH?
If you were, between October Fl and
November 20, Cheiro says you seem to be
a mass of contradictions The best and
the worst seem to make this period their
chosen battlefield.
Up to nearly twenty years of age they
are usually extremely pure-minded, vir-
tuous and religious, but once their nature
is reused they are often found to swing in
the opposite direction. AT the same time
the great human saints have been found
in this period. All remain, however, in
tensely emotional, which is the very key
rote of their character in all its phases.
These people have great magnetic
power, and as speakers appeal to the emo
tons and sentiments of their public life
more than to logic, but they sway their
audiences as they choose.
In danger and in sudden crises they are
cool and very determined, and many of
the very best surgeons have been born in
this period.
Their worst fault is that they are too
adaptable to the people with whom they
come in contact. If they are thrown with
evil-minded people, for the time being
they adapt themselves too much to their
companions; but as rule they right them
selves when nearly capsized, and general
ly get out of the most difficult situations
at the last moment.-Selected.
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WHO GOES THERE?

1 am more powerful than the combined
armies of the world.
have destroyed more men than all the
wars of the world.
am more deadly than bullets and l
have wrecked more homes than the dead
liest of siege guns.
I steal in the United States alone, over
$300,000,O00 each year.
spare no one, and find my victims
among the rich and poor; the young and
old; the strong and the weak. Widows
and orphans know me.
loom up to such proportions that
cast my shadow over every field of labor
from the turning of the grindstone to the
moving of every railroad train.
l massacre thousands upon thousands
of wage-earners in year.
lurk in unseen places, and do most of
my work silently. You are warned against
me- but you heed not.
am relentless! l am everywhere; in
the home, on the streets, in the factory, at
railroad crossings and on the sea.
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A GENTLEMAN

A Gentleman: A man that's clean in
side and outside; who neither looks up to
the rich, nor down on the poor; who can
lose without squealing; who can win
without Dragging; considerate to women,
children and old people; who is too brave
to lie; too generous to cheat; and too SEN
sible to loaf; who takes his share of the
worlds goods and lets other people have
theirs-this is the ideal conception of a
true gentleman.-Selected.
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QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit Of any inmates who appre-
clate and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means Of self education
through correspondent school courses, study Of
good literature, acquiring an education in our
ton in connection with their work in our var.
to use the Query column. You are wei.
come to send in any queries Of serious inter
est to yourself, The MIRROR with, the kind
pervisor OF Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
N0TICE-In order to regulate the conduct
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not he Published, only the initials
OF each querist being used-Editor
gressmen paid ?-O.L.W
A:-The President is paid by settlement
warrant, which is practically the same as
a check. This is sent to him by mes
senger from the treasury twice. month.
Senators and representatives are paid
either by check or cash as they personally
desire through congressional disburse-
ment checks. When they are paid in cash
they receive crisp new bills as does nearly
everyone who lives in Washington.
Q-Does the three-mile water line
along the Atlantic coast to which the juris-
diction of our government extends to sea-
ward is drawn in straight line from
Maine to Florida.-F.G.
A:-No; the three-mile line of each
country as recognized by International law
follows the general trend of coast; that is,
it is three miles outside a series of lines
drawn from point to point along coast
This brings bays and the like within ter
ritorial waters.
Q:-What is the value of the tobacco
crop raised annually and how much money
is spent for tobacco in this country each
year mo.
A-Value of crop raised in U. S. in
1918 was $374,318,000. 1t is estimated
that billion dollars is spent each year in
this country for cigars, cigarettes, smok-
ing and chewing tobacco.
NOTICE-An inmates using the Query Col.
umn and desiring more detailed information to
their queries are invited to use the splendid
reference books in our library to be had on
request. The International Text Books are
especially complete in their information on
technical subjects. Consult the Reference.
Useful Arts, Literature, Chemistry, Biogra.
ply and Science divisions of our library cata-
logue for diversified subjects.
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sending one paper home, or to friends free of
own namo and register number and the name
and address of the person you wish to send
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If you desire to send more than one paper,
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The paper delivered to your cell each week
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lowing the day on which it is delivered to
your CELL
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from THE MIRRORS contributing staff.
Approved by WARDEN. Editor
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bring sickness, degradation, death.
And yet few seek to avoid me.
l destroy, crush, main, take all, and
give nothing
l am your worst enemy.
l AM CARELESSNESS! S!-Selected.
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SOME PECULIARITIES OF IL
TERARY MEN

ENf1N1 MEN
Bret Harte, when the inspiration was on
him, would hire cab for the night, and
drive through the darkness without stop
ping until the struggle for ideas was over,
and he grew calm enough to write. Moth
ing pleased him more than to be taken for
an Englishman.
Bjornson kept his pockets full of the
seeds of trees, scattering handfuls broad
cast in his daily walks. He even tried to
persuade his associates to do the same.
Robert Browning could not sit still. The
constant shutting of his feet wore holes in
the carpet.
lola would never accept an invitation
to dinner.
Sir A. Conan Doyle, even in the coldest
weather, never wears an overcoat. When
he gives an afternoon lecture he removes
his vest, and buttons his Prince Albert
coat close to his body. He is a golf en-
thusiast and spends as much time as pos
sible on the links.
F. Marion Crawford carried his own
stationery, pen and ink, and never wrote
with any other. He wrote every word of
every novel with the same penholder.
Edmund Clarence Stedman had his fav-
orite cat sit in high chair at the table
every day at dinner.
Ernest Renan wore his finger nails alb
normally long.
Count Tolstoy went barefoot and hat
less the year round. He was fond of
French perfumes, and kept his linen
scented with sachet powder. There was
always flower on his desk as he wrote.
Although very rich, he wore the cheapest
clothes he could buy.
Edgar Allen Poe slept with his cat. He
was inordinately proud of his feet.
Alexandra Dumas, the younger, bought
a new painting every time he had new
book published.
Disraeli wore corsets. The older he
grew, the greater became his desire to
dress like young man. He had a pen
stuck behind each ear when writing.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson possessed
a singular power over wild birds, and
could easily tame them.
Dickens was fond of wearing hashy
jewelry.
Oliver Wendell Holmes used to carry a
horse-chestnut in one pocket and potato
in another to ward off rheumatism. He
had great fondness for trees and always
sat under one when he could.
Thackery used to lift his hat whenever
he passed the house in which he wrote
Vanity Fair.
Hawthorne always washed his hands
before reading letter from his wife. He
delighted in poring over old advertise
ments in the newspaper files
Sardou imagined he had a perpetual
cold.
Darwin had no respect for books as
books, and would cut big volume in two,
1or convenlece, IN )handilng, or ne would
tear out the leaves he required for refer
ence
Washington Irving never mentioned the
name of his 6ancee after her death, and if
anybody else did so, he Immediately left
the room.
Victor Hugo spoke little; his remarks
usually were made in the form of ques-
tions.
Keats liked red pepper on his toast.
Longfellow enjoyed walking only at sun
rise or sunset, and he said his sublimest
moods came upon him at these times.
Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite recre-
alton was playing the flute, in order, as
he said, to tune up his ideas.-Selected.
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1t is hardly possible to suspect another
without having in ones self the seeds of
baseness the other is accused of.-Stanis-
Eaus.
The mirror., 1920-11-04

"To have the first word is often more
valuable than to have the last one."-
Neav York Times.
The mirror., 1920-11-04

We attract hearts by the qualities we
display; we retain them by the qualities
we possess.-Suard.
The mirror., 1920-11-04
CHURCH NOTICE

CHURCH NOTICE
Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
, every Sunday morning. Protestant and Catho-
Lie service overy alternate Sunday. Rev. G. E.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04
National Banks
Are Prosperous

Tie s,517 rs4iozzl bznks q ths
e07atry reported : gross rsTsn1s Of
s1,1O9, ,OO9yoO9, or p pg eent O.
fae1r capital fox fbs fiscal year
ends5 Jzne %, said . Efstsaent By
Cozfro-er of fhe C1rrsaey. his vas
: Wv high record
Only FIVE bznks Esnt nto the
bsn5s II rseeiver= daring the year, q
record ezeseded oily by that Of TIE
year before, zhen there we're 10 fail
urss- The national banks have net
TIE assTsrs test Of way and reeon-
xfrseti0n II way that proved their
Gsolid strength and the wisdom AID
fdeEty7 Of those VINO direct them
The facts and figures must give
tie American people and the void
Increased eonhdenes N tie safety
AID power Of TIE banking and busi-
ness interests Of this country."
Earnings Of the banks cane large
y fr0n interest and discount, al
b0-gh a total Of s97,OOO.0O0 was
obtained from exchange, and eollee-
Ton charges and other miscellaneous
E0urees.
Losses charged off by the banks
were distributed as follows:
=On loans and discounts, ST.
200 900; On bonds and other seeur-
ties, s6l, 100 900; On miscellaneous
losses, S21, 100000.
@The banks paid interest 70 de-
pOsitOrs sggregating $2s7, 600, 900.
Their taxes amounted to s79, ,40o,-
OO0," said the report.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04
Education Through
Children's Stories

The average child, by the time
that be Is four or five years old, has
developed a craving for stories If he
IS attending a Kindergarten this. IN
stinet is developed and at least part
" satisfied there. But even In that
case he has the right TO his half
hour at home when mother or father
read or tel him stories, either at bed
time or at any other more convent
ent time.
How many parents realize that
this little half-hour each day, if it
is carefully planned for, may be
made an important introduction or
addition TO a ehild's educationf
And this does not mean that the ma
terial chosen need be one bit less
attractive TO the child. But If q
mother, instead of merely picking
up at random any one Of the ehild's
books-which may be good, bad or
indifferent-and reading mechani-
eany merely to satisfy his demand,
gives the matter Just little thought,
the Hstory time" may be made very
valuable as well as entertaining.
There is a vast treasure Of fables,
folklore, fairy-stories, poetry and
myths of all lands and ages TO draw
from, which will furnish the child's
imagination and give him an instinct
for the worth while things in poetry
! and all literature.
The Librarian Of any large library
will be glad to furnish list Of the
very best juvenile books to be read
TO small children. But there is a
great deal Of material for fascinat-
ing stories, history, nature study,
manual training and other subjects
which is not in such convenient
form, but any mother who is inter-
ested can find it with the help Of
the Librarian or by consulting the
tables Of contents in bound volumes
Of the best children's magazines; she
can retell the material thus gained
in simple form suitable TO her own
child.
II is worth while for any parent to
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

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give some time and study to plan
ming definitely the ground to be COW
cred, for if all the reading develops
some general scheme and ID not
purely haphazard, very great and
telling addition to a boys or girls
education may be made with very
slight effort on the part Of the par
ent.
The following references may be
helpful to parents: What Shall We
Read to Our Childrenf by c. W.
Hunt, pub. by HoughIin, Mfflin Co.,
Boston, Mass, price $l.o0; The
Children's Book, by Horace T. Scud-
der, pub. by Houghton Mifflin Co,
Boston, Mass, price $3.50; Home
Book Of Verse for Young People, by
Burton Z. Stevenson, pub. by Henry
Holt, New York City, price $500;
Stories and Books for Little Folks,
by Alice Hazeltine in The Ladies'
Home Journal for September, 1920.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

Neither is the man who pro-
nounces it nyther always as supe-
rior as he lets on.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

What night have you to circulate
bad reports about certain members
Of your friends family when that
very same streak is one Of your own
inheritancei
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

Don't worry II you can't under
stand a poem; possibly the poet
couldn't either.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

We believe many a man is entitled
to at least one bad habit, but most
of them go farther.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

Yes, yes, the grille who has money
to burn, can easily find a pariJr
match.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

What has become Of the movement
to rid the world of dyspepsia by pa
psF-bag cookeryf
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

In LIES battles you had better use
no hum-dum bullets.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

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70 70 h1s Ebozl6sz z15 VIC has 2
peel bst:-5 eset ss- izz't always
f.s rzn Eho does 1s -ost E0-x
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

The chief reason for divorce is:
Somebody else.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04
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The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1920-11-04

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-07
KNOTT SUSPECT HELD
Wardens Express Doubt Right Man Is
 in Custody

Montgomery, December 6-(Specia1)- Giving his name as Floyd Mitchell, a white man, arrested at Greenville Sun day by Sheriff King Murphy of Butler county, is being held at the Montgomery county jail on suspicion that he is Dr. Henry B. Knott escaped convict from the state penitentiary, where he was serving a life sentence for the murder years ago.
 w. Pittman, penitentiary warden of We tumpka, visited the jail today and viewed the man, but expressed doubt as to whether he was the celebrated prisoner, who answers in several particulars de- scriptive details of the man wanted.
 Sheriff Murphy arrested the man at Greenyille, where Dr. Knott's wife now resides, after he had been under sur veillance for some time, having been mo- ticed as a frequent visitor to Mrs Knott's house, it was said here today.
 Knott's escape from the penitentiary was attended by sensational circum- stances. In company with another pris- oner they made a break for liberty, eluded their guards, and despite state wide alarm sent out for them, were not apprehended. Two men, supposed to have been the convicts, hired an automobile at Mobile a few days after the escape and after riding some distance out in the country forced the chauffeur to abandon the car and then proceeded with it. the machine being found near the Gulf of Mexico a day or two later i'll a badly damaged condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-07
TAKE STOCK
 OF YOUR
 HEALTH NOW
Winter Brings Many Ills to Pale, Overworked People
TAKE PEPTO-MANGAN
Fortify Your System-Good Blood Will Give You New
 Strength to Keep We'll

If you feel the least bit run down, not necessarily sick, but tired and blue and sort of down and out, it shows plainly that your power of resistance is low.
 It is dangerous to go around that way. You don't want to do it.
 Make no mistake about it, when you feel yourself slipping into lazy habits, getting indifferent to the things you naturally like-no energy, no vigor, al ways tired--it is time to look out It may not mean that you are sick or that you will be. But there are diseases that would have an easy time of it with your system when your blood has no fighting qualities.
 You want to be well and keep we'll and feel strong. If you build up the quality of your blood by taking Pepto- Mangan you will be in trim to fight off winter ills. It has just the right in- gradients to build your blood up with rich, red corpuscles.
 Pepto-Mangan gives your blood the qualities it needs to pick you up and start you off on a healthy. basis. You will notice the difference soon after you start taking it. You will have better color, better feeling, and more energy.
 You can take it in liquid or tablet form as you prefer. Both have the same ingredients. But be sure you get the genuine Gude's Pepto Mangan. Ask for 1t by that name-"Gude's Pepto- Mangan," and be sure the full name is on the package-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-07
WEEKS, HAYS AND
 DAUGHERTY STAND
 OUT AMONG NAMES
Speculation Regarding Cabinet Selections Is Cast Into More Definite Lines
 Yesterday
Hv Assoeiated Press

Washington. December 6.-Speculation about the possible cabinet selections of the incoming administration was cast into more definite lines today by consul tstions between President-elect Harding and leaders of his party in and out of Congress
 Three names which stood in the fore ground tonight among the many dis cussed as possible cabinet members were tl.ose of John w Weeks of Massachu- setts, for secretary or the navy; Will tional chairman for postmaster general; and Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio, the Harding pre-conventton manager, for at torney general.
 Prominence also was given by the day s conferences to the possible selection of David Jayne Hill of New York, former ambassador to Germany, as secretary of state, although such leaders as Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, Senator Phil ander c. Knox, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Senator A. B. Fall and others still were prominently mentioned for the port fciio in some quarters.
 Regarding the other places in the new official family gossip was less definite ana the HSt or poSStDilltleS was WlueneQ rather than narrowed by the days de. velopments.
 That no formal offers had been made was emphasized by MT. Harding himself tonight, as the only comment he was willing to make on reported selections or on his discussion of cne subject with republican leaders.
 No place has been offered to any one" the Prcsident-elect said. Beyond that l can only reply to questions about the cabinet with a sweeping assurance that I have nothing to say"
 MT. Hays Mir Daugherty and Mir Weeks were also present at today's con- ference with MT. Harding on this and other subjects. Throughout the cam paign these three were among MT. Hard ing's closest advisers on questions of policy, all having been members of the republican campaign committee.
 Another close friend of the President elect who took part in the conferences was Former Senator George Sutherland Of Utah. Heretofore his name also has been associated with cabinet gossip but today the impression gained ground that he would prefer some other appoin ntment either in the diplomatic service or to the supreme court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-07
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