The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1898-12-08
Sforye}fes.

The following is told about Dewey:
Among the volunteer officers of the
army is a Captain in California reg
regiment whose moustache rivals the
whiskers of Paymaster Martin in its
business. 1t spreads over his features
from his eyes to his lower jaws, and
reaches back to his ears. While ashore
one day, the Admiral saw this captain
at short range, and his keen grey eyes
Shone with unusual brilliancy as he
turned to brother officer and quietly
remarked:
alt isn't fair to fight the Spaniards
with that officer"
"Why do you say that, Admiral ?"
"He's in ambush all the time," was
the reply; and the Admiral's joke had
circulated throughout the whole fleet
Before night.
AS professor of science, Lord Kel
win can use long words in such for
midable array as to paralyze the aver
age layman, but the Glasgow student
as MADE or SCerner SCuH.
During course of lectures on mag
netism, he once defined an ideal mag.
net as can infinitely long, infinitely
thin, uniform and uniformly and lOngi-
tudinally magnetized bar" and the
misguided students vociferously
cheered, which caused the venerable
professor to say:
"Silencew
This definition was made and
cheered, with the usual reprimand,
frequently during the lectures. Once,
near the conclusion, however, the
students did not cheer, but Lord Kel-
win promptly raped out "Silence" as
before.
The engineer in charge of large
electric plant in this city is an exceed
dngiy intelligent young man and usually
takes delight in exhibiting the machin-
cry to visitors. He had an experience
the other day, however, that greatly
cooled his ardor in that direction. A
couple of ladies from abroad had
dropped in to see the apparatus, and,
as usual, the engineer acted as cicerone.
Among other things of interest in the
place is huge belt passing some eight
feet above the floor, which generates
so much of what is called "static elec-
tricity" that the effect on one who
stands beneath is literally hair-raising
This is a favorite experiment about
the dynamo room and the surprise of
strangers always raises good natured
laugh. With the fact in mind, the
young engineer requested one of the
aadies to step to spot which he indi-
Gated under the swiftly moving belt.
She innocently did so, but at the next
instant clapped both hands to her fore
head and uttered loud shrek. The
luxurious curlS that had adorned her
brow disappeared in space, and, as a
matter of fact, were adhering tightly to
the surface of the belt and making
exactly 1870 revolutions a minute.
Really, II had no idea-that is, l."
stammered the Mortified electrician.
you are brute, sirn' interrupted
the lady; "a low BRUTE" and since then
experiments in static phenomena have
been discontinued at that establish
nent.
One night, after march, it happened
chat a few of the boys pitched their
tents in close proximity to the tent of
an officer of another company. The
BOYS were talking quite loud, as taps
had not been sounded.
Hush up out therew shouted the
officer, angrily.
"Who are you?" asked o. Q of the
boys.
"'I'll show you who 1 am if 1 come
out there." was the answer.
The talking continued, and soon out
came the officer. His anger was great,
and he threatened to report the men to
their colonel, winding up with:
Don't you know enough to obey an
officer?"
EYES," replied one of the boys, "and
we should have obeyed you if you had
ShouQder-straps on your voice."
What other blessings are there in
life save these two, fearless rest and
hopeful work? Troublesome as life
lis, it has surely given to each one of us
some time and season when, sur
rounded by simple and beautiful