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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

The insinuation that Santos Dumont was di-
recty indirectly responsible for the mutation of
his dirgbe balloon is the scurves sort of knocking
There is not scintila of evidence to warrant it. It
is merely gratuitous and wanton insult to the
worlds foremost aeronaut, and nasty smirch the
reputation of the sportsmen of America. That the
yarn not set afoat by the latter, but by con-
scienceess newspapers hungry for sensation is of
little moment: the sporsmen will be held responsible
just the same. They-not the papers-will be dis
credited abroad. Santos Dumont is SAID to be dis
gusted with the treatment accorded him in America
which is not surprising To be at the victim
and the suspected perpetraor of such act of
dalism would try the patience of most men, But,
annoying the story doubtless is to the nervy
Brazilian it will react, not on him, but the Amer
lean sportsmen. From every point of view, the af-
fair was most unfortunate
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

nastiness and country roads are axle-deep in mud
once more when Cuban officials yield to their natur-
al instincts Of plumber, and the Cuban people, weary
of the imported farce called progress, settle down
to happy life Of alternating fratricide and dolce far
sene the people of the United States will re-
spond to the stern call of duty and Cuba from
the Cubans Thus, within the next fifty years, will
we both pouch the island and absolve the national
conscience from wrongdoing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

SINCE Nordica's divorce is valid Zaltan Doeme
the toy tenor whom the great Brunehilde married
for little while, must find someone else to keep
him. One can't help feeling sorry for the animal
cule, but it is chastened sorrow Nordica is too
fine woman and too great an artist to be tied to
degenerate protopasm.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

The citizens of Memphis, Tenn, in meeting as
sembled last week determined to root out crime from
their midst. We wish them success. Their action
is food for thought If by holding meetings to
denounce criminals, crime could be abolished if it
could be stamped out by sending to prison every
guilty person, how easy it would be to purify the
body polite. But unfortunately it can't. Since the
dawn of civilization mass meetings have been held,
crime and criminals have been arraigned, prisons
have existed and the gallows tree has fourshed but
we find there is much crime today in proportion to
the population there thousand years ago.
This may seem discouragng to persons who are
painting to reform the world all at once 1t may
make them believe that matter how much apparent
progress the race makes, there will always be so
many black sheep in each hundred men and women
which, in a way, is true. There is no cause for
alarm, however Altho appearances against it,
the world may be constantly getting better. AS it
grows older it grows exacting, and many actions
that considered criminal were not particular
ly Objectionable 200 years ago. In Minnesota there
are los penal offenses. Heaven alone knows how
many more there will be by this time next year.
There many misdemeanors that you can't re-
member them ALL The wonder is not that the prison
population is so large, but that so many people
manage to keep out Of prison. good many of these
instance the right of husband to beat his wife
long tenet of common law, sacred privilege.
Today it comes under the head of assault and is
punishable with five years in the penitentiary.
When Dickens visited America, he found that spit
ting was a national characteristic. Everybody spat
and in every place. The right to spit where he
chose was the palladium Of the Americans liberty.
Today the that splits in the public street is guilty
of misdemeanor; tomorrow he may be guilty of
felony. Such is the evolution of crime It was
fortunate for Romeo that he lived long ago. Were
he alive today to marry the fourteen yearod Juliet
he would be guilty of abduction, while Friar Lau-
would have to confess that he had compounded
a felony. Many homicides of the twentieth century
would have been called duels in the eighteenth. EN-
erson said he potentially criminal So are
most men. You never can tell. Wait till the next
Legislature adjourns
AS the race advances in years, it grows more
particular, less lenient perhaps more humane. AS
long as men have consciences and ideals of right
conduct, SO long will crime exist. Mass meetings
won't root it up
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

From it's frequent mention in
the newspapers, one may assume
the "problem' Of domestic help
yet remains unsolved, and that it
will remain unsolved until one or
two adverse factors are eliminated
For one thing, no young woman
possessing any ambition or self
esteem will voluntarily select an
employment that entails social in
equality. So long as a degree of
mentality seems to be attached to
domestic service, so long will such
service be performed by unsatis-
factory help. I may be overestl-
mating the profession, but itseems
to me that good cook is the So
clal or intellectual equal of the
dressmaker or the clerk. Why,
then, should the former be ad-
dressed as Jane, and the latter as
Miss Jane? Why should one have
the privilege Of the front door,
and the other be relegated to the
kitchen entrance? Why should
one receive all the nameless recog-
nitions of society, and the other
be the recipient of humiliating
condescension?
It is unquestionably true that
'good mistresses make good SER
wants." A gracious kindliness of
manner must have a great infiu-
ence upon the help. And the rea-
son that the average woman is
seldom or never heroine in the
eyes of her domestics may be be-
cause she SO seldom stops to real
ize that an agreeable and gracious
manner is as potent factor in the
kitchen as in the drawing room.
Good breeding should extend be-
yond the parlor door. It is pos
sible that many ladies make the
mistake of forgetting that courtesy
inspires and begets courtesy, even
in the humblest and toughest in
dividuals, and that one shows the
highest respect for oneself by re-
speeding the feelings of others. no
matter what their occupation may
be. [ have heard it said that
poise and personal charm are no.
where exhibited to greater advan-
tage than in the kitchen.
1t seems to me that lady blum
ers when she forgets that her GER
wants are just ashuman asshe- land
just as critical, too. She blunders
also when she thinks that after hav-
ing paid their wages, she owes them
nothing else. It seems to me that it
is her duty to render the work of the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21

THE MIRROR weekly published the Minnesota State
the edited
them Its objects be home
intellectual prisoners acquant
public the
Information aid dpeng that prejudice which has
interests of the prison library
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-07-21
FL0TSAM AND JETSAM,
BY S. D.

house just as pleasant as possible,
showing the servants by the inter-
est she takes in their work thatshe
is their friend and co-worker.
Ladies who are successful in
their dealings with servants say
that where special sitting room
Tor them is out of the question,
provision should be made IN the
kitchen for their comfort. They
say that the room should be at
tractive, SO that in their leisure
hours their surroundings may help
to cheer and brighten them.
Perhaps the best solution of the
problem" would be to institute
cooking classes in all primary and
high schools; not fad cooking
classes, but practical ones, where
girls may learn how with limited
utensils and materials to prepare
appetizing and wholesome meals.
Then each household would have
practical family cook. !
unstable as water, thou shalt
not excel is a philosophical as
we'll as a Biblical truth. There are
those who seem to be born with
out moral or mental backbone,
who entirely lack pertinacity and
perseverance, and who 60 through
life in constant state of irresoIu
ton and indecision. At school
they always manage to gain the
wooden spoon because they can
not long concentrate their minds
on any one thing, altho their abil-
tiles may be fairly above the aver
age. Later on in life they find
themselves handicapped just as
badly, being Jacks of all trades
and masters of none. Success de-
mands application. No matter
what profession a man may choose,
he will find that the goddess pre-
siding over it is jealous, and that
she demands his whole and un-
divided Observation-Disclosures she
Furnishes by failure.
The irresolute man is one for
whom the world cherishes more
contempt than esteem. No sect
or party feels elated at having him
for member. Today he is a
more sturdy republican than Lin
coin; tomorrow he may out
Bryan Bryan. Today he is a hard
shelled Baptist; tomorrow he will
be Universalist. In short, he is
neither fish, flesh, fowl nor good
red herring, as they say. OF all
undesirable and despicable charac-
ters, save us from the weather.
vane!
"a man so various that he seemed to be
Not one but all mankind's epitome;
Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong,
Was everything by starts, and nothing long;
But in the course of one revolving moon
Was chymist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon."
I do not think that even the
devil himself has any use for such
a man. It costs his satanic mai
esty too much time and trouble to
be sure of his fish. Today our
vacillating friend outvies Nero;
tomorrow he repents in sackcIoth
and ashes. Today finds him in a
drunken carousal; tomorrow he is
on the penitents' bench. And so
he slips through life, a kind of
moral and mental hermaphrodite,
of no use to himself or to anybody
else. We would far rather have
to do with one who, tho he be
black as Lucifer, knows his own
mind and has strength enough to-
assert it. Dissent and contradic-
ton are good for one at times;
they act as a tonic. But the ir-
resolute man never asserts so much
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help feeling as you look at 1t that here.
at least, have true dignity and SIM
plicity been achieved.
Leaving this court and entering the
main doorway at the rear you pass into
the vestibule which gives you the i'm
preston that somehow this Is the very
thing you would expect. 1t is not a
large room and not a small one, faced
with cream-colored marble and set with
a fountain in the center. This foun-
tain Is but a small affair-three feet
wide and perhaps as many high
In the wall directly in front of you is
a single marble statue and bit of
green below It. Outside OF these two
decorative effects there is nothing.
From this room open three doors. ex-
elusive of that by which you entered.
one of which leads into the main gal
lery, or Sale d Honneur as II is called,
where, IL it were a museum or some
thing else of the sort. the main exhibit
ton would be made AS II is, however,
nothing is TO be seen save a few cases
simple glass and ebony-which contain
a very modest collection OF jewels. per-
haps fifty all told. which are there not
to SHOW the evolution or the progress Of
anything. but simply the beauty OF
those particular jewels.
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There are emeralds, and diamonds.
and rubies; but they are small and OF
such exquisite setting that they do
not overpower you. You look around
for a moment or two. and in the space
OF time you SEEM TO have taken in
everything except the room.
A Beautiful Salon.
This room, however, is a jewel in
itself It's walls are stained in soft
gray and fawn colors. with here and
there Gobelin tapestry. crude in design
and faded IN color. but of such a ten
der and delicate harmony of tone that
the heart is instantly moved by them.
You could not, II you had any sense
of beauty at all. look at these tapes
tries without emotion.
They are so simple in design. so ex-
quisite in color. so appropriately hung.
so evidently put there to give you a
true impression of the beauty and dig
nifty of the rest of the room, that it
comes almost as a revelation. 1t is all
so rich and soft. so perfect In harmony
as 10 size, color, scheme and ornamen-
tation. that you would naturally ex-
claim Here is a perfect room!"
And yet having seen so much you
have not seen all. On the east wall
hangs a large painting of The fete
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he made a study of all the most beauti
full buildings Of the country He went
to Greece and Egypt. Finally he went
back to France and after having worked
over his ideas began the construction of
the present palace. which required hf-
teen years to comLete.
The Charm Of the building he pro-
duced. according to all who have seen
it, lies in its absolute dignity and
simplicity.
A Beautiful Site.
The beauty Of the building is that IT
IS located in such a way that you seem
to see all its beauty at once. and yet
you do not Its rear appears to have
two straight wings reaching out from
either side When you examine it more
closely. however you discover that
they really conceal a curved colonnade
something like our Hall of Fame or
the Library of New York University
which swings back in the form OF an
inclosed semicircle, having the build
ing for its foremost segment. IT is this
semicircie that makes the whole build
ing look something like a signet ring
laid on it's side, the building proper
being the signet or jewel and the ar
cade or circular coionnade the wing.
The building has 30 front entrance.
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Although gifted with many charms,
her one desire after she became a widow
was TO be Of benefit to the world. and
for this reason she established many
charities in her chosen city. giving
buildings TO hospitals. endowing aims
houses for the public, and aiding all
worthy artistic enterprises. until at last
she was noted for her generosity.
The Story of the Palace.
One of the most remarkable ideas OF
the Duchess was this building, which
she often said was to be a thing of
beauty in Itself, something that really
would need no other excuse for its ex-
istence than the fact that 1t was beau
tifuI. She had long thought OF making
some such contribution to the world,
and when the idea finally shaped itself
in her mind she called in NJ. Ginain, one
of the most celebrated architects in
France and said:
Prepare some plans for me. am
going 20 endow Paris with a monument
which shall be an honor to the city"
The great architect heard her through.
and being afforded unlimited time and
credit began al once those architectural
studies and travels which have resulted
in one Of the most beautiful buildings
in the world. lie went TO Italy. where
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wouldn't go back with her. The joke
OF it IS that he doesn't know the ter
ritory. I'm afraid she's played him a
pretty mean joke. unless she told him.
There's not a soul on the island over
there. is there?'
Don't believe there is" said the
other What a lark, Can't you see
that sombrero wilt when he finds no
can't leave and there's no one TO feed
him, and no one on earth likely to
call?"
Boyd put aside the telescope soberly.
I'll send the yacht after him, when
we're running" he said. He's done
me service. II what I think is true"
"A service? How's THAR"
It's all part Of the story. I've loved
that girl over there-that pluclsy little
girl WHO'S running under a jib and
dandy because she can't handle them
and the mainsail-Fve loved her since
laid eyes on her over a year ago. !
think she likes me. but she said she
was only a schoolgirl. and she wanted
little time 10 know the world. and to
see how it would be when other men
cared for her. She said that when two
other men had really and sOlemnly
asked her to marry them and she had
refused. then she would know her own
heart. and would feel free to marry
me-
That's unique. at least. And suppose
you lost Interest in the meantime?"
Wei, So had 10 take that chance.
just as : Hed 10 take the chances of
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any use in delaying the game till a man
came along with bona fide offer"
The girl at the tiller laughed. You
know, 7 half liked him at first" she
said. That's why I made that silly
compact Thank heaven I didn't marry
him them Well. what did you say?"
II? oh. thought it over. and said
If I happened to feel In the mood I
might oblige him, but not TO count on
1t. BY the way, did your sombreroed
friend declare HIMSELF"
He did, and he tried TO kiss me, so
I put HIN ashore and told him the
walking was excellent"
"The mischief he did, Well. you are
looking peculiarly kissable to-day. I'd
kiss you myself if / didn't know Boyd
glass. The thing that amused me was
his being so dead sure of your loving
him; he's so gone on himself"
Eva trimmed the sail a little closer.
and the bow sent up a higher spray.
The rail had not been out of the water
since they left the yacht. I'm have to
tell him" she said.
NO" said WoIcott, his face lighting
with a sudden thought; "let me tell
him"
That night Boyd sought Wolcott at
the yacht club. and found him sitting
on the deep veranda in the moonlight,
a table at his elbow, his face in shadow
Boyd dropped into a chair.
''Have-I watched with my giass-I
didn't see you propose TO her.
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OF THE LORELEI---By MARGUERITE TRACY

II knew you were watching. A fell
low can't be demonstrative when he
knows somebody's looking on. I've ask
ed her all right"
Thank heaven said Boyd. that's
over. I'm indebted 70 you. old man.
1 can't for the life of me understand
why it's not been done before. Here
I've waited a year, Well, I guess I
win go over and see her. It's not too
late"
I'm afraid it is" said wolcott, puff
ing laziIy at a cigarette. You sec.
when I asked her. she accepted me-
Boyd spralg up. and his chair fell
over backward.
But. heavens alive. mani" he ex-
claimed. didn't she tell you she loved
me?"
BOYD SStd walked up and down Il $
deuced rough on you," he said az
length What do you propose to do2
Old man; I'm awfully sorry. What can
Marry her." said wolcott. with res
When you don't love here"
"Oh, 1 don't dislike her. And re-
member. Boyd. your agreement was that
she should report to you after she had
refused the third man who asked her
TO marry him. There was no clause in
case she should accept him..
How long have you been engaged?"
said Boyd. who began to understand
About two weeks"
Boyd did not open his lips for half
an hour. When he spoke II was to an
entirely different purpose
MY yacht is patched up again." he
said. Il think I'll take a run up 70
Bar Harbor.
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ing against the mainmast. Boyd leaned
nearer. You quarreled about the cen
terboard?" ne said, implying by his tone
that she had left much more unsaid.
Not about 1T, over It," she correct
ed. II didn't say w,Iar we quarreled
about"
Can I set my mind at rest?" asked
Boyd.
"oh. yes" she said. 4 think we'd
better push of. don't you? We're
knocking all the pretty paint Off your
side"
Boyd tossed their painter 10 them.
Eva took the tiller and gathered up the
sheets, while Wclcott raised the main
sail. and in a few minutes the spray
was coming over them like showers of
rice at a wedding.
What's the use of putting in?" said
Wolcott. I'm not in a hurry. in
sisted on leaving the yacht because I
can't see any fun in poking around in
a boat that's not working. with a man
that's In a bad humor and too obstinate
to take a tow"
Poor Kenneth
Poor Kenneth. indeed" scoffed
Wolcoit Why, he has fifty thousand
a year, and he is sure that you love
him.
IT know" she said
well, we watched you through the
glass. and he made up his mind that he
was one refusal nearer his answer, and
the devil tempted him. Tie begged me
to propose to you. Said he didn't see
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which vas growing swiftly larger
She's making straight toward u.s. he
said. Il expect she wants TO take on
some one 10 help her handle the boat
It's too blowy for one person to handle
three sails, and I guess she doesn't
like to come In with her mainsail down.
If she comes alongside, go with her
Wolcott It's your chance"
The yawl came quickly toward them.
and they watched it without needing
to use the glass. Boyd sent for the
megaphone.
,'Hello!' he cried Come alongside
and take Wolcott ashore, viii your
We've broken down again. and he's
tired Of waiting"
'Hellor' she said. 1t seemed to both
men that they had never seen her so
radiant. II wish you would come. Mr.
Wolcott Mr.. Rathborn had a quarrel
with me over the centerboard, and
when we got over near the island he
made me put him OFF"
did he know It was an island?"
I'm afraid he didn't" she said
laughing. for he spoke of walking back
to the hotel. 1 thought perhaps sou'd
go after him, when you get under
steam"
Sure, said Boyd 1T will be a
couple of hours or so. but he can i'm
prove ais geography of the neighbor-
hood"
Wolcott had dropped into the Lorelei
and stepped aft. but Eva was stin
standing on the deck at the bow, lean
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her meeting a fellow she loved better.
You said I could help YOU" said tne
other tactfully changing the turn OF
Boyd's thoughts.
I'm afraid you'd fail it's not q
mans job A man can't pretend a feel
ing that he doesn't have. He's got TO
feel his part, at least, for the time be-
ing. You know Eva's different from
most girls. She's so sincere herself that
she can spot a sham in anyone else
through a six-foot wall. 1t isn't every
girl who'd be willing to have a man
know that no one else had ever asked
her to marry him. And she's given me
her word that when she's turned down
two other men she'll have my answer
ready. Now, If my differences are worth
anything. she's turned one down to-
day. and if you were good for anything
you'd ask her tonight"
Boyd looked so irritated that his
friend laid back his head and laughed.
He almost laughed himself into the con-
ceit of II. for when he finally drew
himself together It was 10 say wnim-
sically:
do you know. I've half a mind to
oblige your"
Good" exclaimed lloyd. II knew
you were the right sort"
Il don't promise. mind you" said
his friend; but If the occasion should
present itself, and 7 felt in the mood.
l might take fancy to help you out"
Boyd had taken the glass again. and
had il bearing directly on The sailboat,
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At one time 1t did possess two side
staircases, one leading in from the left
front and the other from the right, but
these have since been closed. on the
ground that the building looked more
effective without them. Although the
staircases are still present, and always
will be. they are now purely ornamental,
and when you desire TO enter the build
ing you must go to the extreme rear of
the colonnade, where a beautiful en-
trance has been preserved.
This latter is an arched gateway of
Gothic design, which is sealed by an
iron gate that admits 80 the Enclosed
circular courtway. where is spread be-
fore the eye nothing but a marble
floor surrounded by a coionnade OF
white marble Rillars.
The rear of ehe building. as seen from
this court. is very much like the front,
except that Il IS little palmer. Also
there is an entrance by which you gain
the vestibule or first room OF the in
terror.
In the interior.
The court as you behold it upon en-
tering is so beautiful that, aside from
the building proper. it has been deenRd
a classic. There is so much simplicity
and beauty about it that you cannot