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The mirror., 1921-07-21

ministers of religion, rising young law
AS the battle progressed the younger
men and women gradually dropped out
and the last ten belonged to a previous
age in American education. The very
last two were white-haired women, old
enough to be 'grandmothers of some of
the contestants.
There will be those who will say that
it is an indication that the schools of
years ago were more efficient than the
schools of today. But they are wrong.
1t may not even be an indication that the
schools of years ago taught spelling more
efficiently than the schools of today teach
it. Is it not possible that many old peo-
pie are good spoilers simply because they
are old and not because of the quality of
schooling which they received? Nearly
every man improves as speller as he
becomes older. If he doesn't, he lacks
some mental characteristic that he ought
to have.
The business man who is continually
complaining that the stenographers and
clerks he gets direct from the schools are
lamentably poor spoilers should remem-
her that he was once young himself. He
knows how to spell now but did he know
how when he left school? If he did he
is at liberty to do all the talking that he
wants; if-as is probably the case-he
didn't he should think twice before he
speaks.-BoSton Transcript
The mirror., 1921-07-21

You can kill the negative by practicing
the positive. We kill laziness by persis-
tent work. We kill fear by doing the
thing we fear, regardless of our fears.
Apply the process of elimination and sub
stitution to every negative and positive
quality you possess and you will notice a
marvellous change in yourself in few
months. The late Prof. James of Har-
ward, after years of investigation, came
to the conclusion that the average man is
using only one-tenth of his brain power.
Just think of it! Nine-tenths of the
average mans brain power desert waste.
There are three things that any man can
do, and if he does them faithfully, he will
find himself advancing. First, let him
concentrate his mind on his work, and
study out ways to improve it. Next he
should pick his associates from among
men who are experts in other lines. Last
of all read books on self development.
Success does not come by accident nor
suddenly. 1t is the result of persistent
effort and the out-working of a definite
plan.-J. s. Knox in LeSHe'S.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

Below the island the two arms unite
and flow on into the Parana river. From
the Brazilian bank the spectator, at
hight of 2SO feet, gazes out over two and
a half miles of some of the widest and
most fantastic water scenery known in ma
lures handiwork. Large and small, there
are ITS cascades altogether. One writer
who visited the falls says of this wonder
full scene that the "waters stream, seeth,
leap, bound, froth and foam, throwing
the sweat of their agony high in the air,
and writhing, twisting, screaming and
moaning bear off to the Parana. Under
a blue sky these iridescent waters, beaten
into foam, pearls and glittering mist,
battle the great background in shower
of beauty that all the more adds to the
riot of tropical hues already there"
When a high wind is blowing the roar
of the cataract can be heard 20 miles
away.-Es.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

men stood terrified and could not yell at
them; 1 felt myself growing dizzy. Then
Omar grabbed a club and pounded the
orang's arm; the pulling stopped, and l
realized that 1 was being dragged away
from the nets. For several minutes / was
too groggy to know what was happening,
but the idea that the natives might kill
the orang-outangs while l was disabled
made me sit up.
While sat on the ground directing the
work, the men gathered the outside meshes
of the nets and ran rope through them.
Then, as the other ropes were loosened,
they pulled the moose close, and the two
brutes were in sack. For the first time,
l had an opportunity to examine our
catch; they were the two biggest orang-
outangs ever captured in Borneo-From
The Sea- Tragedy of the Jungle Folk, by
Charles Mayer, in Asia Magazine.
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NOTICE TO INMATES

Each inmate is accorded the privilege of
sending one paper home, or to friends free OF
charge. To do this you should write your
own name and register number and the name
and address of the person you wish to send
the paper to, and hand same to your officer.
If you desire to send more than one paper,
each additional copy will be charged for at
the rate of SO cents year.
The paper delivered to your cell each week
must be kept clean, and should be folded in
the same manner as you receive it, placing 1t
at the foot of your bed on the morning fol-
lowing the day on which it is delivered to
YOUR CELL
The mirror., 1921-07-21
TO HARNESS GIANT FALLS

In the northeastern part of Argentina
a long neck of territory runs up between
Paraguay on the west and Brazil on the
east and at spot where the boundaries
of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet,
the Iguazu river debouches into the upper
Parana river, and near the mouth of the
former stream the waters foam and fret
and leap and bound over perpendicular
cliff some 213 feet high, forming one of
the great cataracts of the world. In
grandeur and scenic beauty the Iguazu
Falls compare favorably with Niagara.
The Iguazu Falls are SO feet higher and
have lateral extent of 1880 feet greater
than their North American rival. But
Niagara has greater volume of water.
The Iguazu Falls, it is estimated, have
an energy of 100000 horsepower. The
government of the Argentine Republic is
now giving serious consideration to the
problem of harnessing portion of this
tremendous horsepower and transmitting
it in the form of electricity 1000 miles to
the Argentine capital, Buenos Ayres. DR..
Thomas A. lie Breton, ambassador of
Argentina to the United States, has sub
mitted to his government report on the
water power development that has been
done and is contemplated in the United
States, including the work at Niagara
Falls, where the great power has been
harnessed and used to produce electricity
to run factories and mills in manufactur-
ing centers.
The World war showed Buenos Ayres
the danger of coal shortage, and it is
now estimated that electric power can be
carried from the Iguazu Falls and sold at
price that will bring it in easy competi-
tion with the cheaper grades of coal. The
present plan contemplates using 100000
horsepower, which later can be increased
to 100000. Four lines will be built, each
one being capable of carrying the entire
amount of electricity needed, so that in
the event of breakdown on one line the
others can carry the "juice" and there will
be no interruption of the service to the
public. The project will cost from 80 to
40 million dollars.
AS the Iguazu Falls lie on the boun-
Diary line between Brazil and Argentina
a decision as to the amount of water
power to which each country is entitled
must be made, the same as Canada and
the United States determined their respec-
tive water power rights from the Niagara
Falls that bounded across the boundary
line.
Iguazu means in Spanish "great waters"
Above the falls little island, beautiful
with tropical vegetation, divides the river
into two arms, so that the total width is
about two miles and half. The Bra
lillian arm of the river forms a tremen-
dous horseshoe and plunges into a great
chasm with deafening roar, while the
arm on the Argentina side spreads out in
a sort of amphitheater form and finishes
with one grand leap little over 229 feet.
The mirror., 1921-07-21
THE CAPTURE OF THE ORANG-
OUTANGS

The orang- outangs, high up in the tree,
were huddled together swaying back and
forth. Dense clouds of smoke rolled up
from the smudges, enveloping the tree
completely and hiding the beasts, who
perched aloft, screaming and coughing. l
could get occasional glimpses of them, as
they sat there, hugging each other.
The big rattan nets were in place, with
the men holding them ready to cast when
the tree came down. Other men, armed
with sharp pointed poles, stood behind, to
pin the beasts down if the nets did not fall
in the proper position. At last messen-
ger came with the word that the tree was
ready to drop. l gave hasty glance
around me- told the men to be on the alert
and sent him back with instructions to let
the tree fall. Through the din of tomtoms
and shouts we could hear chopping; the
tree swayed for moment, the orang-
outangs screamed with terror and the men
with the nets crouched, ready to spring.
Slowly the tree toppled and came down,
gathering speed as it fell.
The orang-outangs abruptly stopped
their outcry. AS they hit the ground, they
were paralyzed with fright. A net went
sailing over them. In an instant they
came to their senses and began fighting.
With long, black, powerful arms they
lashed at the rattan; they leaped and
struggled biting the ropes and tearing
great gashes in their bodies. They
screamed and chartered furiously. One
of them reached out and grabbed native
by the throat, whipping him through the
air and breaking his neck. The native
struck the ground several yards away,
blood pouring from his nose and mouth.
Our material had been put to the great
est test and would hold the animals, l
knew. So, because l wanted them to have
room to become thoroughly tangled in the
nets, | ordered the ropes slackened a trifle.
Just then, while l was standing near
the nets, experimenting the work of max
ing them fast, huge paw shot out and
grabbed my ankle. l was jerked off the
ground and, as l fell, my hands caught
the limb of tree | clung to it with all
my strength, feeling my fingers weaken
and slip while the brute pulled The joints
at my hip and knee panied me for an
instant; then my leg became numb The
The mirror., 1921-07-21

NOTICE-Contribution submitted to THE
MIRROR for publication must be absolutely
original; if not original, proper credit must
be given, if known; if writer's name is not
known, it should be so specified by said con-
tributor. Should contributor fail to comply
with this request he will henceforth be dropped
from THE MIRRORS contributing staff.
Approved by WARDEN. Editor.
The mirror., 1921-07-21
IMPROVE WITH THE YEARS

An oldfashioned spelling bee was held
recently at the New York Chautauqua
and the casualties were so heavy that the
list had to be given out in instalments.
Among the victims of the contest were
college professors and high school teachers,
The mirror., 1921-07-21

"Adversity exasperates fools, defects
towards, draws out the faculties of the
wise and industrious, puts the modest to
the necessity of trying their SKILL awes the
opulent and makes the idle industrious"
The mirror., 1921-07-21
QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES

For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciate and see the opportunity that their spare
through correspondent school courses, study OF
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informa-
tion in connection with their work in our var,
ious departments, will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column. You are well
come to send in any queries Of serious interest
to yourself, THE MIRROR with the kind col
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super
visor of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
of this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to- all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, OF
course, will not be published, only the initials
of each querist being used.-Editor.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

Always vote for a pinciple, though you
vote alone, and you may cherish the sweet
reflection that your vote is never lost
John Quincy adams.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

THE MIRROR is weekly paper published in
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and
managed by them. 1t aims to be home news.
paper; to encourage moral and intellectual inn.
provement among the prisoners; to acquaint
to disseminate pathological information and to
aid in dispelling that prejudice which has ever
been the bar sinister to fallen mans self
redemption.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

Difficulties strengthen the mind as labor
does the body.-SeneCca.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

The capital fault of our education is in
having laid stress on what we know,
rather than what we are-Ibsen.
The mirror., 1921-07-21
CHURCH NOTICE

NVIIOE
Services in the Prison Chapel at nine o'clock
every Sunday morning, Protestant and Catho'
lie service every alternate Sunday. Rev. Q. +.
Benson and Rev. FIR. Corcoran, Chaplains.
The mirror., 1921-07-21

OWL THE MIRROR kindly inform
me how and when the days of the week
were named as they are and their several
meanings p. r.
A:-The names of the seven days of the
week we have derived from our Saxon
ancestors-from the names used by the
Saxons when they were pagans. The
names are taken from the names of the
chief national deities to whom the days
were dedicated or from the names of the.
sun and the moon. Thus the first day of
the week was dedicated to the sun and the
Saxons called it Sunnan-daeg Sunday
the second was dedicated to the moon,
Monan-daeg (Monday); the third to
Tuesco, a mythical war-like person, Tues
daeg tuesdays; the fourth day was
dedicated to Wooden or Oden, another
mythical warrior, and was called Wodens-
daeg wednesday,. The fifth day was
dedicated to Thor, the supreme deity of
the pagan Saxons, who called the day
Thors-daeg (Thursday). The sixth day
was dedicated to the female deity, Friga,
and the day was called Friga-daeg (Fri-
day.. The last day of the week was
called Seater-daeg. These deities of the
pagan SaxonS were analogous to those
of the pagan Romans, and the Saxon did
little more than translate the Roman
names of the days into the Saxon Lam
guage. OF course, when it is stated that
a certain event in the earthly life of
Our Lord fell on Thursday, it is not
meant that that name of the day was then
in use in Palestine.
Q:-What are the names of the thfee
wise men who visited the child Jesus at
Bethlehem ?-S. w. E.
A:-According to tradition they were
Gaspar Melchior and Balthazar. They
came from Persia and tombs that are sup
posed to contain their mummies are still
standing
OFF two trains were travelling, one
behind the other, with the speed of a can
non ball would a cannon ball fired from
the second train overtake the first Pr. E.
A:-Yes, for the cannon ball would
have the speed of the train in addition to
the velocity impaired to it by the explo-
sion.
O:-Give date of the first labor organ
ization in the United States By whom
was it organized &c. G.
A:-The first labor union in the United
States was formed by taiors in 1908.
NOTICE-All inmates using the Query Col.
umn and desiring more detailed information tc
their queries 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
techinal subjects. Consult the Reference, Use
fp1 rtS ctr anby nd
Science divisions of our library catalogue for
diversified subjects.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
MRS. LOU BARKLEY NEAL

As a glorious Easter was dawning
the shadow of a deep sorrow hung
like a pail over Mcintosh when it be-
came known that Mrs. Lou Barkley
Neal, wife of the late John B. Neal
had passed away The funeral serv-
ices were held at the Christian church
Monday afternoon and were conduct
ed by Rev. Wyatt of DeLand, former
pastor, assisted by Rev. Mullady. the
resident pastor. The lovely tribute
paid the deceased by these ministers
with whom she had been so closely as
sociated and the wealth of floral of
ferings did but in a measure express
the love and esteem in which this
noble Christian woman was held by
her friends Mrs. Beal was born and
reared in Mt. Sterling, KY, but soon
after her marriage came to Mcintosh,
where she has lived for nearly thirty
years.
Surviving her arc a son, j. Barkley
Neal, a daughter, Hattie Gaitskill
Neal and two brothers, Everett Bark
ley of Mcintosh and Robert Barkley
of Mt. Sterling, KY.
To her two children, the best a
mother ever had. who ministered to
her so tenderly during the many
weeks of patient suffering, the SYM
pathy of the entire community is ex-
tended and prayer goes up that God
will temper the wind and that while
their hearts are broken and their
home is left unto them desolate, they
may realize that Sabbath was truly
their mother Eastermorn.
Near to friends and home and loved
ones,
Mid the orange scented bowers,
Mrs. Neal is sweetly sleeping
In the sun-kissed land of flowers.
Long, gray mosses wave above her,
As the night winds come and go,
Breathing her a tender message
From a Southern sunny shore.
Folded are those hands so helpful,
Hushed the voice we loved so well,
And our hearts are touched by sorrow
Deeper far than words can tell.
But we know that she is waiting
Calmly in that heavenly home,
Tended by Gods holy angels,
Till her loved ones here shall come.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
SHED QUESTION
MAY SETTLE ITSELF

Almost ever since the union station
was built, there has been complaint
about the umbrella sheds and cement
walks, both too short and the former
too narrow. The railroad men con-
cede this, but there was no chance to
lengthen them during the war-since
the war ended, they've had (they say)
no money. That no money excuse is
being overworked, we fear. However,
this matter in Ocala bids fair to work
itself out. The roads have given
Mark Temple an addition of Is feet,
2 inches, on the restaurant he is hav-
ing built by the Seaboard tracks,
making the building when complete
95 feet long by 20 feet inches broad.
The roads will extend their shed and
walk to this restaurant, allowing any
of the ordinary trains to pull clear
across the Coast Line track without
stopping. Work Cd restaurant, which
MacKay & Company are building, Is
temporarily neld up for want of ma
terial, but will soon resume and be
finished III a few weeks.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
MRS. HOWARD CLARK

The death of Mrs. Howard Clark,
which occurred at her home on East
Second street last Saturday about
midnight brought sorrow to many
homes in Ocala and sadness to the
entire community. All the ministra-
tions of loving hands and the best
medical skill were of no avail and the
end came peacefully. Mrs. Clark had
been an invalid for about three years
and through her long illness was a
patient sufferer. Her affectionate
and gentle manner en-
deared her to all with whom she came
in contact.
Mrs. Clark, who came to Ocala as
"a bride fifteen years ago from Mexia,
Texas, is survived by her husband,
two sons and daughter, several sis
ters, who live in Georgia and Texas,
and her mother, Mrs. E. B. Bonner,
who came from Texas several months
ago to nurse her daughter and who
remained with her to the end.
The funeral was held from her late
home this morning at 10 o'clock.
George MacKay & Company were the
funeral directors, and the pail bearers
were Messrs. J. ]. Gerig, L. W. Duval,
H. M. Hampton, Guy Felts, o. B. Ed
wards and d. E. Turner.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
BUSINESS LECTURE
TO Be GIVEN HERE
Six thousand Feet of Moving Pictures
Win Also be Shown
Free

Arrangements have been made by
the Marion County Board of Trade TO
bring to Ocala the National Cash Reg
lister Company's lecture, @Getting the
Most Out of Retailing" The lecture
viii be given in the. court house, April
IL, at o'clock It win be free to all.
and all of the merchants, statesmen
and clerks and their wives are espe.
cially invited. Six thousand feeS of
moving picture film viii be shown in
connection with the lecture to be Civ
en- by Mr.. w. ]. Brennan, well known
business expert and organizer.
Mr. Brennan viii discuss the various
problems that are of special interest
to merchants and business men eyery-
where. He viii show how cooperation
and organization make for better COM
munities- He will show practical i'm
provements in service and in store or
ganication that will please the general
public and draw trade. He will show
how proper advertising can change
losses to profits; how systematically
conducted newspaper advertising pays
the largest dividends, and how system
enables the merchant to know at all
times about the condition of his tus-
mess.
The lecture viii be practical, based
on every day concrete experience.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
CONFERENCE AT THE CAPITAL
GORDON NABBED GATES
Two Whisky Runners from St. Peters
burg i'm the Tolls


Charles Gates of st. Petersburg was
arrested near Santos Sunday after
noon by City Marshal and Deputy
Sheriff Henry Gordon. Gates had
eight quarts of liquor in his car-not
moonshine, but the real stuff. Mr..
Gordon brought Gates. the car and the
whisky, back to town and locked them
all up. Gates was bailed out last
night in the sum of $500, returnable
in Judge Futch's court next Friday. A
man named L. H. Boulden. who accom-
panied Gates from st. Petersburg
was also arrested, but nobody had
bailed him out by noon.
In the arrest of Gates, Sheriff
Thomas and his deputies think they
have smashed one of the pipe lines
thru which whisky is poured into this
part of the country. The sheriff in
formed the Star that Gates has made
several trirs to Ocala lately and
aroused the suspicion of the officers,
who were watching for him on this
last tip. 1t is supposed that Gates
took orders for nearly score of cases
of liquor while here. He probably
suspected the officers were wise to him
Sunday and lit out before he disposed
of all his stock. The liquor in his car
was Henderson brandy, stuff which
makes the mouths of old topers water
to think of. Gates was driving a fine
Studebaker car and when he left town
he was going lively. Deputy Sheriff
Gordon trundled along after him in
his little Ford, which can sail quite a
few knots itself. Guessing that there
was Nemesis behind him, Gates
turned off the highway into a neigh
borhood road near Santos. Therein
he made a mistake, for veteran Off
Ger always watches for those side
roads. Gates hadn't gone much fur
ther when his car stuck in the sand
Meantime along came Gordon, and the
moment he saw that side road he saw
Gates trail He turned into the side
road, too; but when he struck the
sand the little Ford skipped along on
Atop of it.; SO he soon overhauled Gates
That person didn't want to come back
to Ocala, but we all know Henry's
persuasive ways. so Gates and his cal
and his booze ambled along in the
right direction; Gates probably wish
ing he had stuck to some less easy
way of making a living.
Sheriff Thomas and Marshal Cor
don are skillful and energetic in run
ming down criminals, and Marion
county is an uneasy place for people
who make, sell or carry booze.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
PERSONA GRATA IN PARIS
French People Count Myron T. Her
rick Among Their
Friends
(Associated PressJ

Paris, April Approval of the
appointment of Myron T. Herrick as
United States ambassador to France
has not been officially signified by the
French government. Entire satisfac-
tion with the reports that he is to be
the next American ambassador here
is expressed at the foreign Office,
however, and formal notification that
he is persona grata will 60 forward
in due time, it is declared.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-04-04
king CHARLES IS
IN THE DISCARD
From the Alps to the Black Sea He
Does Not Find an influential
Friend
ASSOCIATED Press,

London, April Confirmation of
reports that the little entente threat
ened military measures against Hun
gary if Charles does not leave the
country before Thursday is given in
advices to Reuters. 1t is declared an
ultimatum to this effort was sent to
Hungary by Rumania, Czecho-Slo-
vakia and Jugo-Slavia
HUNGARY MUST EXPEL HIM
Vienna, April 4.-The Austrian
cabinet has notified the Hungarian
government that unless an early hour
is set for the departure of Charles,
the Austrian government will cancel
the safe conduct granted Hungary
replied that Charles would leave with
in forty-eight hours.