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The Iola register., 1901-08-02


The following afternoon Alice rode
down the mesa trail and her heart
throbbed with pleasure when she noted
that Brown sat in his accustomed
place, his sketch book on his knee.
She approached him with smiling
face and extended her hand when he
rose to greet her.
"Worshiping at the shrine Of art, as
usual She said, as he assisted her to
dismount. And what study have you
chosen to-day? But before we discuss
your picture have something very
pleasant to tell you Papa thinks you
Il moGel soldier"
He does? Well. it is indeed pleas
ant to receive a compliment from such
a source. So you discussed me after
left you yestorday?"
Alice told him all that had been said,
excepting the references to his dis
charge from the service.
1T will be hard to convince the
colonel of the truth of my story. | did
not know that you had made him ac-
quainted with the circumstances of my
enlistment"
"Oh, didn't | tell you? Well, I told
him, or, rather, started to tell him,
once, but he secuted at the idea and
bade me not listen TO such stories from
the soldiers"
lie will not always laugh at it,"
Brown replied, with a tinge of resent
/ ment in his voice. The day will
come when he will believe in me, and
/ But let us discuss some other matter.
] have something very serious to say to
| you to-day, Miss Sanford, and | trust
! you win hear me through before con-
deming me. | have given the matter
most serious thought, and have de ter
mined to pursue the only manly course
my judgment presents In justice to
/ you in justice TO myself in obedience
TO the promptings of manhood, have
determined to unbosom my soul to you,
md for the moment may ask you to
forget that you are listening to the
| words of IA private soldier and look
upon me as Edward Thornton, man
Of whose friendship you have no cause
to feel ashamed.
"Nliss Sanford, speak to you now as
one who feels that he is your equal in
lllts uN Itdllg hN lllih Ntill tAluul llla
beautiful womanly flowers which God
in His goodness sends to gladden. the
world. Since my first meeting with
you on this, to me, sacred spot the
knowledge that you have been my
friend has flooded my life with purest
sunshine. | had grown to look for
your coming with a yearning which
| could scarcely understand, and
could feel my soul go out in gladness
to you at your approach, and when
after the unfortunate affair which
shut me from your presence for time
| returned here day after day and you
came not, my heart was troubled and
my life seemed cast into impenetrablC
\ gloom. Yesterday your welcoming
smile dispelled the clouds, and left
your side my heart dancing with res
urrected joy. In my blanket bed las
night | reviewed the happy hours
had spoIt in your society, and as the de
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are acCuated only by the purest mo-
tives. have learned to think very
highly of you. You have awakened in
my heart a feeling new to me, but o,
should not listen to you now. Give me
time to think. My brain is whirling
with this strange revelation. Mr..
Thornton, lido respect you above
all men. feel toward you as | never
before felt toward n man. You seem
very near and-and-dear TO me, and
o, | cannot tell you what | feel.
cannot express my thoughts"
He gently took one of her hands and
holding it between both of his own,
said TO her:
"Miss Sanford-Alice, believe hold
warm place in your purest OF woman
ly hearts, and the belief floods my soul
with a JOY almost boundless. just u
word from your lips, just one little
word telling me may hope some day
in the future to win you, and my sol
dier life will pass as but n dream from
which | will awaken into a heaven of
JOY and rapture. win you give me this
hope, Alice?'
80, Mr.. Thornton, | can no longer
stife the words which rise from my
heart. | do love you; have long loved
you, and have nightly prayed to my
| Father in Heaven that the social barrier
between us might melt away thGt
might not so fear my love was hopeless.
Yes, my king among men, you may
hope, and when you are restored to the
world ! will be as proud to proclaim
your love for me as am now proud to
possess it,"
He would fain have clasped her to his
breast, but prudence forbade any dem
onstration of love in so public place
and with the bells of joy ringing in
every tone of his manly voice, he said
"May Heaven bless you, my dear girl
for that assurance. twill be the guild
ing star to lead me from this bondage
to the freedom of independence,
have dared to paint the most glowing
mental pictures of our future, for
have long felt that you would some day
come into my life and reign as queer
over my heart and home. Your fathe
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the hope that when freed from army
servitude and restored TO society he
might WOO me and hope to win my
love. He is too good, too noble, too
manly to ask to be recognized as o
suitor for my hand while a soldier in
the ranks"
And did you tell him that you loved
him, child?"
"Why, what else could | do, Mrs.
Colby? Yes, did tell him so, told him
that | madly loved him, and think
will never tire of repeating it to him.
But, my dear friend, it is his wish that
you treat the information conveyed in
his aunt's letter in the strictest conf
dence for the present"
Certainly, dear, and what delicious
secret | will have, and how delight
full it will be when the denouement
comes to be able TO look into the amazed
faces of the ladies' of the post and
quietly tell them knew it long ago"
The young lovers little dreamed of
the difficulties to be encountered in
securing the discharge of an enlisted
man from the army. Future letters
from Browns aunt detailed the OBJ
stacles encountered, the disinclinaiton
of the officials of the war department
to rive the matter attention, yet each
letter bade him hope for more favor
able news in the next 1t may be a
veXatious disappointment TO the reader
10 be here told that every effort TO Sc
cure his release utterly failed, and that
he was destined to be a soldier of his
country for years yet to come.
Several months passed. Along n
shaded path on the bank of the Rio
Grande near the fort, Private Brown
ana Alice Sanford walked side by side.
One of her shapely hands held the
bride rein of the pony which followed
behind her The other was passed be-
meath the arm of her companion.
Slowly they moved along, their
heads bowed and their every action in
dicatiug that they were engaged in the
discussion ofa topic of no ordinary inn
port Taking advantage of the license
granted by the laws of fiction, let us
assume the wings of invisibility and
hover near them and hear what they
are saying.
CONTINUED
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viii stand as solid as the Rock of Ages
until get firm seat in the saddle"
Alice's face glowed with much pleas
ure to hear her father bestow such
praises upon her hero. Thinking the
opportunity favorable one to yet fur
ther advance him in the estimation Of
the colonel she said:
"And don't you remember, papa, he
is the man told you of who was an
honored, respectable gentleman in civil
life, and who was induced to enlist
while in an irresponsible condition"
81 recall some such story, but the
armys full of martyrs, who all have
fairy stories to tell. You mustn't listen
TO them, Sunshine"
but II his story should prove to be
true, papa, could not his discharge be
securedp"
Discharge such a man as that? Not
by jug full We need more such men
when soldier material is so scarce. We
can't spare good. soldier in these days,
my dear. Did the fellow ask you To
plead for his dischargeP"
mo, papa. On the contrary he said
he regarded his present condition as a
deserved punishment for wrong doing
in allowing himself to drink until ire
sponsible for his acts, and that he
would manfully serve his time and dc
his duty us a soldier to the very best OF
his ability"
Tut, tut. All moonshine. II he does
not desire n discharge why do you ash
If one could be securedP'
Because I feel that II is unjust Il
compel such man to live a life o.
servitude in the ranks when he woulC
be such a useful member of society, anC
| thought if there were possibility o
securing his release | would broacl
the subject to him and might gain hi
consent TO be restored to his friends
I'm sure he has been punished enough
! papa
You allow your sympathies to kicl
your Judgment into smithereens. grille
| The fellow has been amusing himscl
telling you n cock and bull story, anC
were you to go to him and hand him
discharge he would laugh at you ant
refuse to accept it. Pay no attention
to such chaff, daughter. Damme, lilS,
J VIC ANlAoN hppNHi uiiSOi 'iApukAs uh'
I'll see Colby and give him n hint tina
there is good noo-comnissioned timbei
there"
The father directed the conversation
into other channels, but Alice felt yer,
happy over the assurance that he had
feeling of real admiration for tn
young soldier and might in future de
velop a warm interest in him.
The Iola register., 1901-08-02
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is growing old, my dear one, and will
no doubt soon be satisfied with the
proud distinction he has won by life
long service of his country, and will
seek retirement that he may pass the
evening of his life in peace and quie-
tude. l will be able to lay wealth at
your feet, and in lovely home some
where, with that good old man as our
especial care, we win live surrounded
by a halo of love which no clouds can
ever dim. Is not the picture pleasant
one to contemplated"
Beautiful Beantifrlw she renlied
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
THE NOBLE ROMAN AND
HIS ETERNAL CITY.

ference in matters under discus
sion.
Historical facts are not always
safe to tie to. This is especially
true of ancient Rome and modern
Chicago. It would be hard to
name two other cities about which
so many cruel untruths have been
cbronicled as historical facts; and
to me the strangest thing about
these historical lies is that when
we trace them to their source we
discover that some highly re-
spected citizen of one Of the cities
in question is responsible for
them.
Geographically and chronology
ically there is quite a difference
between the. two towns, but polit-
ically and socially there is not diff
ference enough to lie about. Rome
il her day bullied the cities of the
east; Chicago today DULLES the
cities of the west. Both towns are
noted for their great slaughtering
places, altho there is a difference
in the kind of slaughtering done.
The Romans conducted {. their
slaughter simply for pleasure; the
Chicagoans slaughter in system
attic effort to corral the almighty
dollar, the possession of which
gives them the supremest pleasure.
So we see that after all pleasure
! is both the motive that urges them
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
EIGHTH PAPER.

nal cord and also in the brain.
Impressions reachingit by sensory
nerves excite impulses which
travel out along motor nerves to
muscles, causing them to contract;
in this there is no consciousness,
for in an animal that is decapi-
tated the same action takes place.
Automatic nerve centres do not re-
uuire to be excited to action, but
send out impulses without excita-
ton.
Relay Nerve Centres When a
feeble impulse reaches relay
centre, that centre is excited, and
from it may go out very powerful
impulses. Junction nerve centres
are those which are so connected
with other centres that an impulse
exciting one may also excite the
other, and thus the same impulse
b, sent to different parts of the
body at the same time.
Just as in a telephone plant we
have one main cable, so the nerv-
GUS system has cable or main
wire from which are branches, that
is the spinal cord. The spinal
cord is the principal channel
through which all impulses from
the trunks and extremities pass to
the brain, and all impulses to the
trunk and extremities pass from
the brain. If through disease or
injury the cord be disorganized at
any point, all power to produce
voluntary motion in the parts be-
low the injury is lost, and con-
scious sensation in these parts is
abolished. But there still remains
the power of exciting muscular
contractions in these muscles, due
to the cells of the cord itself. AS
in the example of injury to the
cord in such a place as to cause
paralysis of the lower limbs; if
you tickle the soles of the feet
they will be withdrawn, but the
subject is intirely unconscious of
any sensation. This is an instance
of reflex action. Walking, playing
on musical instruments, and SINH
lar acts are all performed by the
gray matter in the spinal cord. To
start them requires the action Of
the brain, but once begun the cord
takes care of them and the brain
can be busy with other things.
CLINIC.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
Stories i'm the Companion.

In the fifty-two issues of its vol
ume for 1902 The Youths Com
panion will publish between two
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
on and the end to be gained.

on and the end to be gained.
It may not be generally known
that bull fighting originated in
Rome. Nevertheless it is true.
The first bull fight occurred in
Rome on March II, 2462 B. c.,
when an Irishman by the name Of
O'Grady casually remarked that a
Roman was never happy unless he
was miserable, which remark, be-
ing an Irish bull, was resented by
the Romans, and free fight en-
sued. In the course Of the en-
counter O'Grady killed 1900
Dagoes. This was the first bull
fight of which any authentic ac-
count now exists.
Some witty historian since re-
marked that "all roads lead to
Rome Ii this was true, it may
with equal truth be said that all
railroads lead to Chicago, which is
another point of similarity be-
tween the two cities. It is true
that Chicago never produced a
Julius Caesar, but she has pro-
duced her "Hinkey Dink," who,
had he lived in ancient Rome,
would at least have been made a
senator for his political wire-pull-
ing. It is also true that Rome has
produced larger crop Of histor-
ical lies than Chicago, but you
must remember that Chicago is
young yet. Wait until she is as
old as Rome, and she will have a
record that will make the Romans
weep with envy.
Rome once declared herself mis-
tress of the world. If Chicago
ever makes a declaration it will
be that Chicago is both mistress
and master of the universe.
Coal OIL DICK.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14

religion is that of this eminent
clerical writer who breaches every
Sunday to a congregation vastly
greater than ever accommodated
any temple of worship. Downright
earnestness and sincerity, and
spirit of the broadcast tolerance
characterize this famous newspa-
paper preacher. Read his edito-
rial sermons in the Sunday issues
of the Chicago Record. Herald and
judge for yourself.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14

each sending it's fine network OF
fibres to all parts of the human
body.
There is such an intimate rela-
tionship existing between the diff
ferent organs of the human body
that not one of the whole number
can be said to be entirely indie
pendent. But if there is such a
thing as independence, the brain
holds the predominating influence
over every other organ.
Perhaps the best definition of a
nerve would be to liken it to a fine
hollow wire; these wires are dis
tributed throughout the entire
body and form a complete tele-
phone system. A muscle in itself
has not the power to move or
to increase it's activity; if in mo-
ton, it must be acted upon by
some force Independent of itself.
The simplest movements that are
made require for their perform
ance the conjoint action of several,
often many, muscles. and were it
not for the exciting and control
ling power of the nervous system,
instead of harmony, which is
everywhere and at all times ap-
parent, there would result the ut
most confusion.
It will, therefore, be seen that the
nervous functions are those which
bring the different organs of the
body into harmonious relations
with one another, and in addition
bring the individual, through the
special senses, sight. hearing, etc.,
into relation with the world out
side him.
The different nerves collect in
different portions of the body, and
the points where these collections
occur are called centres. They are
of five distinct kinds, as conscious
nerve-centres are located in the
brain. In them the sensation of
pain is produced, and out from
them 60 the impulses which result
in voluntary movements. Reflex
nerve centres are found in the spi-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14

taken the sled, had there been any
sled to overtake. But altho they
could see the thing distinctly, ap-
parently only few rods in front
of them, and tho they followed it
closely for nearly five miles, they
could not catch up with it nor even
find it's tracks. Finally it mystic
riously disappeared.
Was there anything supernatu-
raj about that? Were they seeing
visions? Not at all. Upon in
quiry later on they found that the
owner of the oxen had actually
been out at that time, some nine
miles beyond the place where the
writer had seen them. The light
rays had been DETECTED so as to
make the sled appear nearer than
it really was.
At another time the writer.
again accompanied by his father,
left village in the southwestern
part of this state for a thirty-m
drive, starting about dusk.
They were scarcely out of the
village limits when they spied a
prairie fire directly across their
path, and apparently less than half
mile distant. As the horse they
were driving was young and skit-
fish, and as the road was little
less than a track, they began to
speculate on how they we're to get
through. Naturally they could not
do this until they came to the fire,
so they drove on.
Now that fire was as elusive as
any will-o' -the-wisp that ever
bothered poor Irishman, for tho
they drove their thirty miles they
did not come up to it. Mind you,
all this time the fire was so close
that each flame was distinguish
able as it leaped from tuft to tuft
along the prairie. Afterward they
found that it was actually some
nine miles beyond their destina-
ton. The light rays from the fire
had been so DETECTED as to make
the blaze appear some thirty miles
further east than it really was.
Now in view Of these expert
ences, and other similar ones, it
seems to the writer that the ap-
pearance of Mahnud's puzzling red
light was due to the same cause.
To be sure, the light in this in
stance disappeared, but that may
have been due to the stronger light
from the engine, or the atmos-
pheric conditions may have
changed-they sometimes last but
moment. But, whatever the
cause of the light may have been,
Mahnud must pardon the writer if
he states that the tale has the ear
marks of pipe dream, and that
he feels like lobster in attempt
ing to explain it. Chef.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
A Pound of Swallows.

How many live swallows go to
pound? This question lately
formed the subject of a bet in the
little town of N, in Baden.
A swallow was caught and its legs
and wings tied up with a silk
thread and placed on the scales.
To everybody's surprise it was
found to weigh only ten grams, so
that it takes fifty of them to make
up a pound.-Karlsruher Mach
richten.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14
An Explanation Of Nah.
nud'S Red Light.

The undersigned has been asked
to explain the mystery of the red
light on the track ahead of the
train, as related by Mahnud in The
MIRROR of fortnight ago. Just
why he should be chosen to ex-
plain this ghostly light is not
altogether clear to him, but fortu-
nately for his reputation as a
scientist and a wizard, the matter
is very easily explained.
If the light in question was not
the freak of some mischievous per-
son-as it might easily have been
it is more than probable that it
was either a reflection that was
blotted out as soon as the more
powerful light from the engine
reached the spot, or danger sig
nal at some distant point, the
rays of which, owing to the con-
dition of the atmosphere, were de-
fected so as to cause the light to
appear to be nearer than it really
was. This is common phenome-
non on the prairie, and the light
might have been miles away.
AS an illustration of this defec-
ton of light rays, two instances
that, among others, have fallen un-
der the writer's observation, may
be related:
One very stormy day number
of years ago the writer and his
father we're driving across the
prairies. As they had but one horse,
and as the snow was drifting badly,
their progress was slow. How
slow it may be imagined when it is
known that during large portion
of the drive one of them had to
tramp the snow ahead of the horse
before he could pull the cutter
through, the other meanwhile
walking behind to keep the sleigh
from upsetting. While founder
ing along in this manner, to their
great JOY they discovered yoke OF
oxen hitched to a heavy sled lit.
tie distance ahead; so near was it.
in fact, that they recognized the
oxen. Knowing that if they could
only get in the wake of that sled
they would be all right, they made
renewed exertions and increased
their speed to such an extent that
they would certainly have over.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-11-14

",i|. would SAVIOR of origi-
! iii nality is absolutely be-
H= yond my comprehen-
sion. Therefore if you discover
anything original about this paper,
other than the spelling, please con-
slider it accidental, for 1 truly be-
lieve that ground has been worked
over so thoroughly that the best
one can do at this date is to draw
a few comparisons which may be
of some use to those interested in
the progress it is claimed civiliza-
ton is making.
Human nature today does not
differ much from human nature in
the days of Hannibal or Julius
Cesar. The same motives impel
men, and the ends to be gained are
about the same. Politicians still
wear the sa,ae old smile, and the
ladies (God bless 'em!) are just as
bewitching today as when Cleopa-
ira chucked Marc Antony under
the chin and laughed at Caesar
and the Roman senate.
Some one has said that ''com-
,parisons are odious;" but [ fail to
see why they should be odious,
especially when used to illustrate
land point out similarity or diff