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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
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-oiE mpesoroiW illiam of Germany
recentlNaai1 heaEas one lof0 the
youngest severeigns of Europe, yet
there ears sevsf1 rulers who are
younger than lie is.gp they are the
king of Spain, 9ssvehtsshs Yeas of
agsgsie queen ofHollahd, twenty
three, the king Of iSsrsia!a thirty
seven: she hing aofs 1taly,? thirty
four; the tsar Of Russia, thirty five;
Is tie King of Portugal, f forty. and
tie PRINCE Of Bulgaria, forty-tHo.
i Emperor William comes next, be-
Ing Ing fortyyrfiye Years Old, and after
I him Iasa comes the king Of Greece,
ifty.tswsa = the sultan Of Turkey,
ski siixxty.one; the prince, Of Monte
n negro, IS, sdixty-two; King Edward Of
England, sixty,two; the king. Of
Roumania, siixty-four; the King Of
] Belgium, ss1 iizztty;,ssight;; ,; Emperor
Francis JOSEPH 81 Austria, seventy
three; the king Of Sweden !, and
Norway, & seventy four; the king Of
denmark, eighty.6i'ysee,,a and the
grand duke of Lnxxemburg, eighty
Ell WOO BOY Wons 9ih Jei i5nVcSA
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The presidents of Republics are,
with few exceptions, comparatively
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ldprsaad sRsEagaey are .eaohf orty-
4aHs.sears ed PRESIDENT Castro lis
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.ssa8aA safftgyoMea the rnleE i7ef
-RlseNyiasisr fftyrtqa5 thu presidents
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
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Meester Edyater:-Ay yust bane
reeding abote das,, Village a. csH
ShicaNwggoo.o 1nA y = tank dis bane pur-
u I bad town w" Say Messtsr Ed,
yatef, AZ ae1e Want to tote " gbote Iii
tip todis LITTLE. tow e VI da can Shi!-
cav gso52aA y v vofK for Won fallsr ii
dis Veescoanlssihn and "Ay max lots 81
money: neg Ay0 take maa money money i al
Ay go to dis Shioawgo. A ~ galt
of de tran an nAya go up ID road.
Yeeeb,, ID haf beseg houses 9 III dis
tow town e Vail, AZ gsil al yak qill
Az gat SO tired Az Aafl tank yAg
can't Walk soms mofsg,ss'ee - - 81
'ysbbaaBB az stop .ipa font of Beg
ii house d AZ look Up - Ay vohdsr
Of !dar 0bane some mountains 50
hagh asa al dis house When vionn Taller
i1a ofhe sast E nnia "a de- arm ali hal Say,
aHallo, Ola, where 20 ooms ffom? p
Ay say, Ay come from dis Wees
oonsi1.s Dali ha say, ~ oayork q y
DE- farm, Ayoknow 70. Asy19 say say
ssYaws9, qAAyys YORK On do faqm, al ii s94S
Ii glad 9o RnoWp Pm ma lo;aafds cause dis town
hia9 bane so small Ay tank sAyz lose
maasaeaHf. Dan ia iaf al ha say,
evil yo hat a drink, OlaPos sAy
f say, SssYo Bat yore lafs Ay skall tax
4 iiali drink rs haa besaele1 reed egBd
= We }goato ide saloon al ve gat ds
drink, Dan ha Say to ma, Say,
|Ola, Az bat yo tan dollar fAy can
ron ffoun dis block IL vo6 minuts.t
|Ay tank 'disfis q purity guide bit
an Ay tank Ay got skinch, an
| Az aVafdIt TO viz dis money s6 LAY
lggalys,1 ysbiA yos faftahe sdoilaf 20
.caaadat!!9 bHsa' bay albright, an DAP
ha say t6S falFsf = standing bay us,
tAASSay, Meester,vegot q bat;;xiH 70
be soakasd esstossshlolA da.ata4e p
Dis oder faller-ha-say, 'sSure ting
Dan IANJsh Sutn a nsetqhd Ay
ltsll sham FheRotA soaas pAs geg,
Ean seraiDes qliupeeR andaas tive
|minatss rand sHMsoH't eema back
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

H. lO6OlNOA w ~ AAAJ
Il luck alone. To
think Of the number
of trips I'd been on with Bill Diggs
and not caught anything was ex-
asperating, SO one night | said to
Mrs. H., "My dear, / am going
fishing tomorrow morning by my
self and see if I can't have better
luck"
"Why," she exclaimed, you and
Mr.. Diggs were always SO lucky
and brought home such nice big
punches of fish,
81 almost got caught, bat I said:
,~Oh yes, we brought home aafew,
that's true, but they are nothing
to what I'll bring if | go alone. ?
$50 the innocent Mrs.sH 81. put up
ea1elunch for the deceitful Mr.. III.
that was enough for wood chop
per, and by 5 a. N. 1 was en- route
for Port Deposit, fishing town
nplthe Susquehanna River. Ilwent
by boat and congratulated myself
that this time no imbeciles should
mar my piscatorial enjoy ment.
The boat was one Of those long,
marrow, ungainly affairs with a
propeller. She used to run on the
Delaware Canal, but WASH t speedy
enough, SO the company transferred
her; to the river route, Well, sir,
you talk about q rattletrap-Tm
sure the natives knew of ourgap-
proach hours before we arrived.
Such a clanking Of chains and rat
Ting Of machinery, and that pro-
peller sounded as if it wanted to
let go and find peace att the bot
tom Of the river! I had read my
morning, paperand grew lonely for
the passengers were few, go :
4hought I'd 60 up ou.the hurri-
cane deck and view the scenery
The scenery / found to be very,
very fine. Of yonder was the big
= e. -. 40 II i
gas works; just this side was 9
.glne factory working overtime, and
nearer:s still was a brickyard and a
dog pound. Seeing the brickyard
reminded me Of Bill Diggs, and I
again thanked my stars that I'd
sense enough to go fishing alone.
Byand by we got to- the. city ash
land garbage dumps, which was
The finest scenery I'd seen SO far.
I never knew before that our one
horse, town had such romantic
sights ION it's outskirts An aold
codger who was lonesome slikewise
came to the chair next to mine and
sat down. Pretty soon he said: L.
Fine view!' a,s4 ss~ y.,ssr. sas
t"Wonderful!'' said I.w ,4sag VS.,
set'1t@gets better. further down the
harbor," he continued. f''97s'z :'ss.'
Impossible" said /. . e. 49,
Sob, yes" he said. s.this trip il
acted for its fine scenery assso-
esy In q few minutes asked: sssW ha,
As that yellow building over therey
o,s ".Oh, that's the poorhouse, !, nne
replied. Soon he said: s.s.See tia.
dong, fiat building yonder? ;'sasi
lsaseY es," I said. ztsssaa .s'siS''i4'as! y
s s.''l, that's the smallpox hos h!ls
pllglHaAi,slq .liw s8a holiw gsisS .isssgss
besssIs i? p, I said v assl6 .ssasa8 9
neefY said my, informantsesss -
"Wonderful!aI said ssbut wh61
is that one just beyond that de
serted quarry ?? Isl, a..or ssoya ss ssi
"a "Qh,s that's quarantine; the,goy'
eramentwputss Allefazyorpoopo o.
disabled immigrants there tempo
ra1ifyo aiohgsfde stRoee suffering
5srs;; 4, 81 FL ,dd;saasas wy az asssa'
docs it?" / asked. .s.sauag. moi
"Yes," he replied.
% ssWOnderfnig' said I .oos,D utw viii
do thew mix t6samii HAT way p ss0sss
), az. i:sIsss.,,. 81 az 81
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

pfettty fasii fair 1syii,zs sized fish, when + hap
psned Is look around and down
tie patti osamniss Bill Digs and Mr.:
Diggs' 2 brother. Hoping YOU are
IL good Health as this leaves ME at
r ,rresssa4nt T. cd llfw tnenaniHAR fey. do
II. B.2The further : doings. 81
this e eyaentful day viii s appear peal. nasssst
1000 eiff I'd aS1odo & boa .giodo
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

tell me-yeu we're AZ favor q taxing
those poor things and putting them
in boxes and sending them clear
back to Cuba p i
Certainly" I said.
ssDo they send them from Cuba
today in boxes?
s.Of course, I said, "altho I've
seen some come tied together, as
many as twenty or twenty five in
one bunch. VS. N
Does the government know all
this?' he asked.
Certainly I replied.
"Does it allow it?" he asked
again.
AThe government don't care as
long as the duty is paid
"Well," said the old man, II al
ways thought that such things
stopped thirty years ago, but ac-
oording to your story, it's even
worse than before Abraham Lin
coin was president, and he would
turn in his grave to know that
such things are going on in Amer
lea today"
4sOh, he wouldn't care, I said,
she'd be glad that the country
was 80 prosperous that we could
send off for onr Injuries" ...,s41e4a
"Luxuriesp' he asked in amaze
ment. qaaat4i.I
Eyes, don't you think it q luxury
to be able to send clear to Cuba
for them when We have SO many
here at home ? Besides it hurts
our home industries when the poo
pie send off for their Injuries, don't
it?" 4.:.,.. s.. 6..,o.,fa
Has ssE 91sl y y tfs%eela4 13ss35941483 II Il
Dung man" he said 81 sup
pose I'm, behind thu, times because
I've never heard Of our country
producing one, and yet you talk Of
our home industries! Do we real
iysprodace anyf' 'aauS51sq III
illisssWhy yes thousands Eof them;
but after trying good iones from
Havana. Nhelaserage man will adj
NIT that our home grewn are not
nearly SO good. Now, I had q few
from Louisiana. i planter there
sent them, Is ne last Christmas,
and t thio5u6gbt they Be fine SO /
tried them; but they were 8 nlogood,
they were strong enough. but the
smell was enough to knock you
down. sand besides, there we're a
great many understood, ittleabits
of things among theukN hiT bn6
: h"Little onesan he asked sorrow
fully.imsue aid b9tasqzo I'd 1dgin
ssYes,aI said, f'and s dirty just
full Of a black, sticky dirt. i gave
a few TO my pastor and he acknowlr
edged they were, pretty tough, .a 40
I. told him tto put them ia bis fur
mace nius ps ID. the cellar and burn them
npa and Is did 90 sto,.'' s''a9 . p91aoin
Great heavens! said the Old
man. ibid the preacher Burn tie
little little ones mes toso2s,'i "a aaiA,ss al
1,.s Yes said. I,t,sds0d rsd anoa4
,s;sAnd at. C(Yhristtmasi2s''tls .bsaisae3
ros Yes. ct Christtnmes: WHY not s +"
s,.s Well said the old man man at II
think he might have aye saved o the allit-
tie ones Anyway, ait 3 al Al soioy
"Oh," said I, they'd neverEibe
any good, SO it was just as we'll
fhatahA dids'5 sYas 1satal IN
aa'sDid YOU ever burn any gai lie
asked tasl1 t0d ,1saY 1xsa bisif
rissNo,u Tsaid, but I've beenlfnad
enough to.nliiqoq aysd haa ngo5
Z What ist this world coming TOP
Burning innocent children Ut
Christmas! OH young maa' Young
man.
sChildresffa asked, WHO Elhn,'l said
al anything about ohildrsnf 'a .. ~,
saiag9sp aidss agsid5 tbs, tbs 9laa si man:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

we'll, uulll LILO u0Au 0nip SS0S.s 1U0n
to the old country, and by that
time the whole caboodle are sick. "
sAre they?. I asked.
yes he replied.
Wonderful said |.
1 don't voueh for the truth Of
the old codger's statements, but
stranger things have happened in
the town.
My companion here offered me
a cigar which I accepted and when
we had lit up he said:
"Now, honestly, what is your
opinion about it2''
"Oh," | said. "it's very fair
"Do you really think SOL"
Eyes, I replied.
"Well I don't," said he, "and I
think we could improve on it"
mo doubt" said I. -
Someone ought 10 see to,things
like that he continued.
why said I, "the government
is supposed to look into it; they
have inspectors and when every
thing is all right, they O. K. the
place, otherwise no. stamps are is.
sued. 5 r as7s'iissa bisa s'sssstsil.
eStampspa said he,a ..what kind
Of stamps 2? -. 49,. : q s 81 s 4:5i... -
80" Why, government stamps, l
said. s5 ias9bni rs egsasa 5scg s.fI
5saWell, that's the first time Fever
heard Of the government stanp ping
them, he said. : :, ea-. = - !. :.
ID fsOClhs ,yes.'aI went on, sthey, have
to be- stamped. everys lot, $50 we
know just what we're getting.n
500 they brand them Y'' be asked:
Is ~ i reg replied 1ss Just stamp
them" legsy sae4 sE;5 n
40 saDo Esyouo think itohurts them p
he asked. bsiiqqe ed zssa sagot tissiI
sal"Why nor T said, allow could
i? Tn in rs favor ct IF bur burning up
thousands Of them l.sua,a,s. i s.s,,,.
ss'You are e. he exclaimed in
establishment 9os e PCS sis1Ssss sd u.
g seertainly,"aI said, 7 know lots
Of them that ought to Be put on q
bonfire" :, sas..i,ss ~ =, .,.,.,, as,,7f
|, But" impoverished. as'don't you
think the people would rise and
put a stop to burning themf'' 20
''Oh, some might kick, especial
" if they had any money interest
i'm them. bat I'ms sure, burning's
none toosgeod for them,g saidI.
Z My companion looked queerly
at me and then said: ga s ,,.,'s,
ss..If We, ss q people, should j. ud ever ever
dare TO burn them sorseven brand
them, the foreignnountries would
soon stop u.s. aoil5w j. s.tis yiiia
|'ea.sWhat have they got to do with
[itg" I asked. Sssjf , 49,, st,
a.ss" Do with it'll" he b yelled sdo
with 1T, why,V do you suppose
they'd allow 1usz to burn them.
Don't they really belong to the
foreign countries" 80. =
H. s'Nots after. they're once here and
we've paid thes duty. on them,"i il
said. adlsoya3S ua 5-st. aaii.i1gas a ssrG {
: a@Datyp said he, what duty Pr
f., Why" T replied, sthe regular
Iduty,saands then they belong to
whoever brought thenrhere.' .a1eod
lfe,s'Good torsbad said lieg 1sst: i'iIs
HssY Yes, good, bad Of fotten,' - !
said: -, know > fellow who bad
| Al thousand sent 81 from Cuba pll and F1s
ltheyt wereoawfuk swhy,aeaenaih ir
| friends wouldn't accept them as %
|pift.s 70 feaoe ottsisisf sd. ao..sla la1ss
77esssV hat!n he cried!.w as4i sossssss ~
l
Pc Eyes. Iso continue and they
were supposed to- be good, too, bu,
| yen eyeruisawsaacA 1ssbumilot in
Hll eyoufo hfeso somsqNereaiyello
iseme assblaok, aefhvs trosked and
most OF them broke when they
bsNgEps on1ssrsSl sas1I1s sssf5 Y3a i, -.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
UPI|T HE RIV Err.
OW, I contend that,

i Ctlutots1s tAAsko
when a peaceable
man wants to enjoy
a days fishing it's
nobody's business
but his own, and
when / had cut Bill
Diggs' acquaintance
I resolved to try my
luck alone. 70
think Of the mum Der
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

OLE WILLY LITTLEsON.
(u8T1ogfy tBCt3UlG 81 1
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

IL TAFT II zarTurIgsxL -aIAr 90
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
CHEAT DAT FOR IRELAND,

Yesterday was a great day for Ire land. The British government laid it's Irish land bill before Parliament. The scheme provides for advances of money for the purchase of land by the tenants. The advances will be in the shape of cash, and not of stock, but, in order to enable the cash to be raised. a new stock is to be fioated. It will be called guaranteed 2& per cent. stock" and will be unredeemable for thirty years. MT. Wyndhan, the Secretary for Ire land, said that $75O,OOO.OOO could be safely advanced on Irish land. but he doubted if $500. O.OOe,OOO of the stock would be needed. It will be issued at the rate of s25.OOO.OO yearly for the first three years, and afterwards possibly in larger sums. In addition to this. the government proposes a free grant of s6O,O00,0oO to be raised by additions to the stock, the interest and sinking fund or wh1cn will be borne by the treasury, and the maximum annual charge of which will not exceed $1, ,95o, ,000. Against this charge on the British treasury the Irish government proposes forthwith to begin reductions in the cost of admin istration amounting to s1,25O,OOO per an- mum forever.
 This looks like a perfectly fair and reasonable scheme, and it, or some thing like it, will probably be adopted. AS Secretary Wyndham pointed out, those concerned can prolong for another 150 years the present tragedy in Ireland, or they can now initiate and henceforth prosecute business transaction occu- pying some fifteen years, based on the self-esteem, probity and mutual good | will of all concerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
AN INFER Es7ING CONTEST.

Great changes are going on in the railroad world, and they will have im- portant results. The Engineering Mag azine for March presents question of much interest to the railroads that have their ternini at Atlantic ports,
 the question, namely, whether their traffic in cotton and other staple ar ticles is to be diverted to Pacific ports. The Northern Securities Company was formed to hold together corporations interested in traffic with the Orient,
 with the deliberate intention, says the Engineering Magazine, of diverting the cotton exports of the United States to Asia by way of Atlantic and European ports to the ports Of Puget sound. The
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
MOR E.

she-Your dog was trying to bite me, sir!
 He (touching his haD-Yes, madam; he has sweet tooth.-Yonkers States man.
 Mrs. rimsonbeak-People are never satisfied in this world.
 MT. Crimsonbeak-Oh, don't know; you never heard of man clipping more than once, did you?-Yonkers States man.
 Mrs. Greene-That chicken you sold me yesterday was tough as sole leather. Really, I believe the bird was as old as am.
 Butcher-And surely, Mrs. Greene, you would not call yourself old!-Bos- ton Transcript
 Miss Blugore-I want some rice. You have 1t for sale, have you not?
 Grocer-Yes, miss, of course; two pounds for seven cents, or
 Miss Blugore-Oh! I must have the most expensive kind; it's for swell wedding. g.-Philadelphia Press. At the request of the confirmed dys- peptic the operator was taking an X- ray photograph of the seat of his trou- ble.
 This, I suppose" remarked the suf- ferer, with a ghastly attempt to be fa- cetious. lis what might be called talk ing light exercise on an empty stom ach. ."-Chicago Tribune. Professor" said the bad young mar of the class "the scientists tell us the anthracite supply of the world will bt completely exhausted in little over sixty years. What are we to do fol fuel then?" My friend" replied the venerable man, "by that time, In all probability you will have gone where the fuel sup ply Is inexhaustible "-Chicago Fri bune.
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0RnINANCT

ORDINANCE. RELATING 2rII T9 9PENTNG INC or ,,,DS DsAW ", THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN.
 In compliance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of New Haven, notice is hereby given of the adoption and approval of the following Ordinances:
 Attest: HENRY E. NORRIS,
 City Clerk. Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of New Haven: Section 304 When draw is to be opened. after the usual signal Is given, of sounding gong or blowing a whistle, no person other than those in the employ. of the City, or having a permit from the Director of Public Works, shall remain upon the draw-span. Any person who shall violate this ordin- ance shall forfeit and pay penalty of five dollars.
 When q draw is to be opened. after the usual signal is given, of sounding a gong. or blowing a whistle, no person shall stand upon the fixed span within thirty feet of the opening, if the opening Is unprotected; no person shall stand on the bridge be- tween said gates and the opening. Any person violating this ordinance shall forfeit and pay. penalty of five dollars. Board of Aldermen, October 9th, 1902 Read and tabled for printing.
 James B. Martin. Assistant City Clerk
 Board of Aldermen, November 8, 1902 Read for second time. accepted and or dinance adopted by majority vote of all members present and absent.
 James B. Martin, Assistant City Clerk
 City of New Haven, Nov, 6, 1902. Approved.
 The foregoing Is true and correct copy operative and in effect from and after March 2Sth. 1903.
 Attest: . HENRY E. NORRIS, City Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26

temporary and apparent rivalry of the combination of the northern and of the southern roads was but an episode. It is not a question as to whether Puget sound ports shall not be favored in transeontinentaI rates compared to San Francisco. or whether the Great North ern shall carry fruit from Southern Cali fornia to Chicago. but whether the un- limited trade of Eastern Asia shall pass to Europe by Pacific American steamers and American railroads or continue to go by way of the suez canal.
 Probably when the great struggle is over it will be found that the meek have inherited the earth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
4 NETT LABOR MOVEMENT.

What may yet happen on large scale is indicated by what has happened on a small scale in Anderson, Indiana. Anderson is place of somewhat more than 10000 population. Workmen in the building trades in Anderson have formed "a non-union mems union." The Independent American Mechanics, as the members os the new order call themselves, entered into their associa~ tion about four months ago. The order now has a membership of 230, which makes it practically equal in strength to the local unions in the same line of work. This includes carpenters, brick layers, stonemasons, timers, painters, and plumbers. In the association s membership are also about twenty-five independent contractors. Extracts from it's constitution show just where in this body differs from the ordinary trade unions and wherein it is similar Among the declared Purposes" are these: "To assist it's individual mem bers in obtaining the highest wages consistent with the general good of all concerned . and to protect and defend its members against any and all attempts by any person or combination of persons to abridge the inalienable right O. all mankind to work for such wages as shall be mutually satisfactory to the individual workman and his em- Dloyer'
 It will be interesting to watch the progress of this labor movement. It is said to be fourishing in Anderson.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-26
COMMITTEE ON STREETS.

The Committee on Streets vii! meet in Rooms 10 and Il, City Hall, Thursday, March 26 19O3 at s p. m., when the follow ing matters will be considered:
 Petition of $. J. Fox ct al. for walk on east side of Lloyd Street, between River and Chapel Street, where not already laid. Petition of Francis J. Duffy ct al. for walk on Cedar Street, between Minor Street and Railroad Bridge.
 Petition of Charles Hartung ct al. for grading, curb and walk on both sides of Thompson Street, between Shelton and Winchester Avenues.
 Petition of Mrs. L. J. Ellis ct al. for curb and walk on south side of Glbb Street, be- tween Dixwell and Shelton Avenues.
 Petition of John Cronan ct al. for walk and grade on the northeast side of Compton Street. between Winchester Avenue and Mansfield Street.
 Petition of James E. Wheeler ct al. for the establishment of legal grade and of street lines oil Autumn Street. between Gamer and Huntington Streets.
 All persons interested ill the foregoing are notified to attend and be heard thereon without further notice.
 Per order.
 WILLIAM TRUEMAN, Chairman. Attest: JAMES E. MARTIN,
 m25 2t Asst City Clerk,
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Ihe Happy Microbs.

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 And have the microbes Ulay, Without q task to fret me
 Through all the liVelOng day. I'd like to give up striving
 To make ends meet. ana fare Wherever fancy led me,
 Without worldly care. . I'd like the independence
 To freely come and go, As does tue happy microbe,
 With none to say mG DO. The microbe serves no master,
 He never has q sigh Ger chances that escaped him Or joys he let go by. His loving wife ne'er dopes him
 Because his feet get wet; He needn't go ill springtime
 To look for flats 10 Let" At night his mate ne'er greets him
 By running out to say; Il hope you've had your dinner,
 For Hannah quit today" Ills baby never tumbleS
 Out of its little bed. Or crawls beneath the table
 To bump its little head. House cleaning has no terrors
 That he must ever face: He never is beSmirched by
 A relatives disgrace. Oh, happy, happy microbe.
 Without a task or care. wonder if you envy
 Some smaller mite somewhere?
 -S. E. Riser in Chicago Record Herald.