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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

of course, but she might have been killed. The
authorities we're onto their job all right you can
wager on that. It may be that the sheriff of Erie
county knew Mr.. Taylor, and in that case he would
be too much of gentleman to allow deputy to go
within twenty miles of the falls the day the lady
went sailing.
Let there be an end to this childish and foolish
protest against the authorities every time man or
woman goes Niagara Falls Such people are
public benefactors and should be encouraged The
pity is that the falls not more accessible that
there is not large body of water flowing over a
precipice in every state in the union. The govern
ment ought to appropriate sum of money to supply
tubs rubber suits, kegs and what not to any persons
DESTROYS of making the trip.
Since writing the foregoing we learn that Mr..
Taylor is dead. It is better so.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
!: STORYETTES. !:
Portuguese Precursor Of Santos
DumOnt.

The Minister of the Industries
Department of Brazil has cabled
to NJ. Santos Dumont the follow
ing message: "On behalf of the
president l congratulate you upon
the brilliant trials you have made
with your airship. Through your
discovery of a solution long sought
for, you have added to the glory
of Brazil, and completed the work
of Bartholomew de Gusmao, our
illustrious fellow countryman.''
The aeronaut alluded to, Bar
tholomeo de Gusmao, was born at
Santos in 1876, and died in 1874.
He graduated at Coimbra in Por-
tugal, and became a Jesuit, max
ing a study of mathematics and
mechanics. About the beginning
of the eighteenth century he built
a flying machine, but only very
vague descriptions of it have
reached us. It was said to be bird
shaped, with many tubes, which
sucked up the wind into sort of
balloon. One thing, however, is
certain. He made an ascent at
Lisbon and was patronized by
King John H., of Portugal. He
rose on Aug. s, 1909, from the
tower of the Casa da India at
Lisbon, and flying or drifting, we
do not know which, to Black Horse
Square, he came to earth at the
remote end of that square. The
Lisbonese nicknamed him the
flyer" Father Gusmao was made
a canon, and received patent for
his invention, but the Inquisition
suspected him of using witchcraft
in his airship and threw him into
prison, where he was kept on low
diet. Gusmao was, however, de-
livered by his brother Jesuits, and
fed to Seville, where he died a
few weeks later of broken heart.
The last sitting of the Brazilian
Congress WAS devoted to N. Santos
Dumont, and bill was brought
forward granting to him a reward
of 100 contos, about Els, OOO.-
London News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

The town of Webster, Mass, has
always been proud of the beauti-
full little lake within it's limits, but
never boosted of the jawbreaking
name by which it is known. The
lake has the longest and most un-
pronounceable pane of any in the
world, and residents and visitors
who pass the summer on it's shores
and islands are quietly suggesting
a substitute for the unwieldy In
dian term which for many years
has been applied to this body of
water. The full name of the lake is
Oh OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ungamaug, but the residents have
contracted it to Chaubunagunga-
maug. Engineer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
The Tired Farmer.

Eyes, sir, you simply start our
automobile pillow and leave it to
itself while you sit on the fence
here in the shade and enjoy your
weekly paper and a Jug Of hard
cider. The pillow will go right
ahead and break up your field
better than you could possibly do
it, and when it has finished all you
have to do is to press the button
here and stop it,"
"Waal, say, couldn't you fix it
SOS it would kind O steer up here
close to the fence, SOS I could
press the button without gittin'
down Y'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
n o IlcE

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sample copies IT, after reading, conclude that THE
MIRROR worthy of patronage send to this
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31
KILOGRAMS.
BY PEACEFUL JOHN AND HANK.

'Take upthe swag and follow
said the missionary in China to
his cooley confreres.
King Edward wears a 81 hat.
Small head, but too large for the
job he holds down.
President Roosevelt knows now
how Lincoln must have felt. Every
man who has what he considers g.
good story is working it off on the
president.
Some doctors claim that cleo
tricity is life. Czolgosz didn't
think so.
A woman encircles love with
halo; man grabs it in his arms.
A New Jersey preacher says he
can cast the devil out Of women.
Why fool around with womena
They're all right as they are. Let
him come out here and tackle
jurymen.
The beauty of justice is most
apparent when her face is covered
with dough.
Kruger says when he does cap
ture the British lion he will cut
the tail off him, tie it in a knot
and swat Joe Chamberlain in the
eye with it.
Dowie told the faithful to sell
their swine and give him the pro-
ceeds, and they did it. Perhaps
John Alexander is not so many as
a Christian, but when it comes to
grating he's the whole works.
A New York society woman has
recently brought over a blue
blooded poodle from Europe, and
now all the bowwows of the smart
set are cultivating the same kind
of a kink in their tails as his
royal poodlets wears-some dogs
are almost human.
Some Indiana ministers have
solemnly reiterated their belief in
the old fashioned hell. Well, the
idea is comforting for those who
think things are not evened up in
this world.
Clinic says Hank is a marine
crustacean of the Homarus Amer
icanus species. He would have
said more, but his pipe went out.
They say nature never makes
two people exactly alike, and when
we see soae of the freaks that
come from her foundry we can't
blame the old lady for smashing
the moulds.
A bridge builder is always tried
by his piers (peers.)
Admiral Dewey's loops at Ma.
Mia all had their danger curves
toward the enemy.
When a man is sentenced to
hang the suspense generally kills
him.
One half of the girls you meet
are either pretty or clever; the
other half are the ones that make
good wives.
The Tired Farmer.
Eyes, sir, you simply start our
automobile pillow and leave it to
itself while you sit on the fence
here in the shade and enjoy your
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Dowie told the faithful to sell
their swine and give him the pro-
ceeds, and they did it. Perhaps
John Alexander is not so many as
a Christian, but when it comes to
grating he's the whole works.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

A New York society woman has
recently brought over a blue
blooded poodle from Europe, and
now all the bowwows of the smart
set are cultivating the same kind
of a kink in their tails as his
royal poodlets wears-some dogs
are almost human.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Kruger says when he does cap
ture the British lion he will cut
the tail off him, tie it in a knot
and swat Joe Chamberlain in the
eye with it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

King Edward wears 81 hat
Small head, but too large for the
job he holds down.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

The beauty of justice is most
apparent when her face is covered
with dough.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

'"Take up the swag and follow
said the missionary in China to
his cooley confreres.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Some Indiana ministers have
solemnly reiterated their belief in
the old fashioned hell. Well, the
idea is comforting for those who
think things are not evened up in
this world.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

President Roosevelt knows now
how Lincoln must have felt. Every
man who has what he considers g.
good story is working it off on the
president.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1901-10-31

Some doctors claim that cleo
tricity is life. Czolgosz didn't
think so.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
CANNOT DROWN FIRES.
Difficulties of Combating COnfagra.
lions in Deep Coal
Mines,

Fighting fires deep down in coal
mines is task to put the heroism of
the bravest to the test. In an inter.
esting article on the subject in Frank
Leslie's Popular Monthly, the author
tells how at Plymouth, large town
in the Wyoming valley, a big mine
caught fire from the burning of a
breaker. Some blazing timbers fell
down the shaft, setting it on fire, and
preventing entrance to the mine. The
fire burned in the shaft and spread
downward and inward. In this case
there was but one thing to be done.
Great pumps were erected, and, the
river being near, water was poured
into the mine for months, until it
was flooded to the bottom of the
shaft. Then the water was allowed
to remain for some weeks, until, in
the opinion of the officials, it had
reached every nook and Granny of
the mine where fire could have
lodged. Then the weary work Of
pumping it out commenced. 1t took
five months Of constant effort by the
monster pumps. A couple of months
more work was needed to make re-
pairs, and then 1t was discovered that
large fire burned in the mine, many
feet below the level the water had
reached. This was due to the air and
gases, generated by the fire, holding
back the food Of water, a monster
cushion Of compressed air and gas.
Vent holes had to be bored from the
surface to remove this, and tho
weary work Of flooding was begun
again. It was two years before the
mine was in condition to resume
operations.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
Change Of Heart.

The ABILENE REFLECTOR wishes 10 know
who the Saiina man Is that would like to be u
candidate for governor. VIII the REFLEE0H
promise to support salina candidate II one
Is brought out9-lSallna Republican.
The cordial (D and hearty (D sup
port given Abilene's candidate fol
United States senator during the past
few years by the Salina Republican
makes its present inquiry Of especial
interest. When Salina had a candi.
date for speaker Abilene did more
than any place in the state to enable
him to win out. The Republican
then and afterward heaved rocks in
this direction with regularity and
virulence. We are glad to see that it
is experiencing change Of heart and
wants to "stand together when the
stand is in Salinas favor. Long may
its brotherly kindness continue.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
Referendum q Failure.

In South Dakota the Populists four
years ago gave the people OF that
state the high privileges Of the "Rei-
erendum" as demanded in the party
platforms. 1t was supposed by the
Pops that it was the one thing need
ed to make their state modern para.
disc on earth. What then was the
surprise on hearing that "Reieren-
dunn" up there has proven . fiat fall.
ure. Last Sundays associated press
report gives this account Of Its work.
ings in the only state where It has
ever been tried:
For four years South Dakota has
had as part Of the constitution the
provisions for direct legislation in
what is known as the initiative and
referendum. In all.that time no ei-
fort has been made to initiative laws
under its provisions, and the first at.
tempt to refer action Of the legisla.
ture has proven a failure. Under the
provisions Of the law, 3 per cent Of
the people could by petition, sus.
pend any action Of the legislature un-
til it had been passed upon by the
people at the next general election.
1t was necessary to have the petition
on file before the law should 20 into
effect, and unless otherwise ordered
all laws 20 into effect in that state
ninety days after the adjournment Of
the legislature. That date expired at
midnight on the 9th Of this month,
and the effort to refer two laws failed
for the reason that by a months work
on the part Of the "direct legislation
clubs" Of the state but four per cent
OF the voters Of the state could be
induced to sign the petition. Hence,
the referendum, so far % South Da.
kota is concerned is a failure.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

salaries, because they get other pay.
1t is regarded as unprofessional for a
physician to take patent on o dis
covery in medicine; he must give it
to the world and take bis pay in bet
ter coin than gold. The men are
legion who hold their work at too
high rate to be willing, II they
could, to exchange it for the work
and the fat retainer Of the horse
Jockeys Of the Derby and the Oaks.
And there are those who would feel
their good name was being flched
from them were they asked to take
Schwab's annual trash in place OF the
values which their honest work earns
them,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
CAN'T USE THEM.
American Inventions Are Often Ren.
dered Useless by stupid
English Builders.

All Americans who have lived in
London will have noticed the curious
facility with which Englishmen con
trive to neutralize American inven.
tons by adopting them only in part,
1t is symptom OF the national my opia
which will never unreservedly admit
that the English way of doing things
is not the best, says the New York
Commercial Advertiser.
Any American in London could give
. dozen instances Of this trait, and
they would embrace most conceivable
things, from railroad car couplings to
elevators, cocktails and soda foun.
tains.
The genius who put up the building
in which l occupy a fiat may serve as
an example. He was evidently infect.
ed with American ideas. He had heard
Of elevators and dumb-waiters and
speaking tubes, and he had made up
his mind to lead all London by includ-
ing these oonveniences in his fat
houses.
But instead of connecting the speak.
ing-tube with the kitchen, he put it
just outside the drawing-room, so that
II 1t were used at all, the entire house.
hold would have to overhear the
struggles of the servants with the
tradesmen; and instead of running
up the dumb-waiter alongside the
kitchen or pantry, he placed it out
side the fiat altogether, in the hall,
opposite the elevator.
The consequence 10, Of course, that
neither dumb-waiter nor speaking
speakinR-tube is utilized, and happy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

George R. Peck: 1.-The old soldier
grows tired as the years increase, and
he hears only in dreams the roll Of
drums and the noise Of battle. He
loves his ease in the quiet afternoon
and feels, as he did once, how sweet
are the ministrations Of sleep. Death
need not come to seek him, for, half
way up the slope the veteran is march.
ing, II not SO gayly as in the old days,
still resolutely and bravely as be-
comes one who is not afraid to meet
whatever foe may come. And 10!
Death carries neither lance nor spear;
but only the welcome emblem Of
white, which is the sign Of everlast.
ing truce. 1t must be sweet to know
that the battle is over forever; 1t
must be pleasant to sleep in the
mercy Of Him who hath made it the
balm OF hurt minds To them the
hour will come, md the repose that
awaits the resurrection and the life.'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
King Eddie and Lame.

| Wlchlta Eagle: Nine. Lame d'
Pougey has arrived. She is French
Of poor parentage, is uneducated, Il
wild. She is sinuous, sensual, on thu
Greek order, and brunette.
She has had on her string king OIL
two, whole batch Of princes, many
politicians, and few literary men oil
the poetical kind, Some time ago
she was ripped up the back by another
woman, who was on actress and who
chided Liane for lacking visible means
Of support. Lame resolved for some
thing visible and went on the stage.
Fortune brought her to London. King
Edward VII, the gray-headed old
rascal, saw her, and now all England
Is being unutterably shocked and ont
ragged because the emperor wines and
dimes with her and pays her the most
aattering attentions.
The explanation Of the reason that
an old veteran like Edward should
take up with woman who has ruined
half dozen young men Of wealth,
who has been the object Of repeated
duels, who is NOT cultured, Is only to
be found in the woman's personality.
1t isn't all face and fgure-it is the
charm back OF both which makes them
incandescent. Occasionally women
Of this kind plunge into view, or are
sent by the devil who wants a vaca-
ton. On the smaller scale they will
60 through a community like . cy.
clone, or on the larger scale they will
hit the heart Of a government and
knock its foundations out from under
1t.
In comparison with such q woman
dynamite is q chocolate bonbon. A
glance Of her eye will net q man Of
monumental virtue; the bow Of her
smile will drop saint in the dust in
the agony Of temptation, and a touch
Of her hand will turn q philosopher
into satyr. She is inexplicably ir-
resistible.
Yet there is escape for her. 1t was
Xenophon who, conscientiously anx.
ious to be high-minded and worthy,
went to Socrates and asked him how
he should escape such woman whom
he wished to escape and didn't wish
to escape. Socrates said: "Xeno-
phon, when you see that woman, turn
and run for your life."
Since then the kind has improved.
1t doesn't do to risk your feet. The
thing for King Edward to do is to
take an automobile and get somebody |
to tie him in first.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
Dsmocracy's Refusal.

The Democratic state committee
Saturday slapped the Popullsts in the
face and told them that the Demo-
Gratis will 60 it alone. 1t issued a
manifesto refusing to become a
"Union" or any other party except
the Democratic and added, 1--WE be-
lieve it is beyond the power Of this
committee to attempt to bind the
Democrats Of this state by such an
agreement. for we do not believe they
would abide by such an arrangement. !"
| There is good deal OF reason in
the Paola Spiris's suggestion that the
Kansas Democracy's emblem be the
pelican. 1t says: There are many
cogent arguments at hand at this par
ticular time in favor Of the pelican.
10 the genus pelicanus, or pelicandae,
sre included some ten species. This
would stand for numerous branches
Of the Kansas Democracy-the old
hardshells, the soft, the triuners, the
rsierendumers, the government own.
ership fellows, the resubmissionists,
the prohibition advocates, the equal
suffragists, the straightouts, the any.
thing.to-win brethren, the silverites,
gold bugs, anti.expansionists, and
imperialists. Then both tradition
and history gives it that the pelican
wounds her breast in order to nourish
her young with her own blood. Didn't
Kansas Democracy do this when 1t
nourished Otis, PETER, Lewelling,
Lease, Simpson, Leedy and their
broodP Again. there is a tradition
that the pelican sticks Its bill deep in
the sand when q storm RACES to keep
from being blown of the face Of the
earth. Hasn't the Democratic party
Of Kansas been sticking its nose In
the ground and biting the dust ever
since the John Martins, the J. John.
sons, the Neelys and the rest Of their
clan got into controlP
"By all means let the pelican be
adopted as an emblem Of Kansas
Democracy
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

The fortieth biennial convention Of
the general synod Of the Lutheran
church in session at Des moines,
Iowa, last week, gave out some inter-
esting figures. 1t appears that the
Lutheran population in the United
States is 7,SS6,746, Of whom 2,500,-
900 are actual communicates Of the
church. The Lutheran ranks third
in number among protestants in the
United States; its total membership
in the world equals that Of all pro-
testsnts combined. The increase Of
the Lutheran church last year in the
United States, according to the Inde-
pendent. equals that Of all protest.
ant churches combined.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

Here is a sentence from Sunday
school paper given out last Sunday to
eight.year-olds; There are few
things in life more appalling than the
facility with which young men and
young women Of splendid capabilities
resign themselves to inferior posi-.
tions, when a little seli.sacrifce and
determination to succeed would lead
them on to the heights" Is it any
wonder that children do not think
much Of the average Sunday school
paperP ga
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

The application Of the tax laws to
property owned by the iriars in the
Philippines, but not used for religious
purposes, will go far to negative the
unfair trade advantages possessed by
those worthless, Under Spanish rule
al property owned by them was
exempt.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

Ships Disappear and Leave No Sign.
A paper bearing the prosaic title
Of undertaken Sailing Ships and
Steamers" read before the Shipmas.
tsrs' society by William Allingham,
contained enough material to have
furnished Clark Russell with foun.
dation for dozen sea romances, says
London paper. The public know
Of some Of the risks incurred by
those who go down to the sea In
ships. But one not frequently heard
of by landsmen is that of under.
loading when in ballast" The
danger of undertaking, Mr.. Alling.
ham pointed out, was hardly less
great than that Of overlooking. Yet
sailing ships and steamers proceed
to sea daily with insufficient ballast,
whereas an overladen vessel would
be prevented from leaving port. The
question of providing an underload
line in addition to the present load.
line might well be considered. In the
period from 1890 to 1900 no fewer
than % British ships disappeared
while on interocean voyages without
leaving a trace as to their fate.
Legacy to Adopted Daughter Taxable,
Washington, June Commits.
sioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes
has held that legacy to an adopted
daughter is subject to tax as a
stranger in blood to the testator.
Former rulings of the commissioner
inconsistent with this decision are
revobed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27
Christian Education's Advance.

ID bis recent annual address, Presi-
dent Murlin, Of Baker university,
made the following striking and
signifcent utterance. Entering up
on ! new century, and at this, the
first meeting Of this new century,
wish to congratulate you upon the
rapid growth the idea Of Christian
education has made in the century
now closing. At its beginning the
college population was very small
and almost wholly infdel. The pub
lie mind was under the influence Of
the teachings Of Voltaire, Jefferson
and Cook; lawyers, governors, judges,
legislators were infdel. Fewer than
a dozen students In Yale we're Chris
tians. In the colleges in general
there was not large enough number
to estimate per cent. There has
been gradual growth for the better.
In 1900 about 20 per cent OF the stu
dents we're Christians; in 1855, SS per
cent; 1880, so per cent; 1900, 81 per-
cent in the state schools; so per cent
in church schools; (92 per cent in
Bakery As a sample Of the present
condition Of things, am told that
the greater per cent Of the members
Of both houses Of congress are Chris
tians. | found both branches OF the
Kansas legislature thus; and the gov
ernors Of Oklahoma, Kansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Mich
igan (and how many other governors
l know not) IS well as the president
Of the United States, are Christians"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

The Mankato Monitor makes the
snggestion that farmers sow alfalfa
on both sides Of the public roads.
ut would beautify the roadways,"
says the Monitor, keep down the
weeds. and furnish the farmers much
good hay. II the roads were made
thirty feet wide, and the graders con-
1nsd to those limits, leaving the rest
d the road for alfalfa, wouldn't that
y beautiful and valuable, as wellP"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-06-27

Telephone girls in Chicago have
been ordered to walk down nine
flights Of stairs during the rush
hours. They are fair but also fat.
Going up, Of course, the elevator
must take its chances.