The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-05-05
OBSERVATIONS
BY Stub

The nation that sinners belong to is
damnation.
When gate gets off its hinges it is
called a delegate.
The belle whose tongue does not
clatter is the dumbell
When a husband steels his heart he
usually steals his wife's peace of mind.
Dooo
When an old topper raises old Nick
he usually thinks he is having picnic.
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In Montana man was sent up for
stealing sheep. Now he will have
chance to settle down for three years..
A young lady became angry with her
lover and bombarded him with rotten
eggs. When the shells burst the exc
cution was something terrific.
A man in Michigan is suing his wife
for divorce because she deceived him
about her age. l should think that
would constitute case of damage.
read that the murder of King Alex
ander and Queen Draga Of Servia has
been settled. The conspirators are all
to be removed from court. What a
fitting punishment! The court in this
instance does not mean the justice:
court.
Not long ago the people from coast
to coast were saying, Glow old is.
Ann?" Now their attention has been.
drawn to the war in the Far East and.
all we can hear is, "How bold is Japan"'
A graceful girl named Grace drank a.
good fill of champagne at cheerful
supper. When the sixth bottle popped.
she had the poor grace to admit she
was plumfull. Now wasn't that dis
graceful?
| In Ohio recently woman accepted
contract to move store across the
street. She succeeded in accomplish
ing the job with the aid of a few jacks.
Now she is being accused of shop-lift-
ing by the building association.
In Philadelphia recently white girI
named Black married colored man
named White. Perhaps that white girl
thought as her name was Black she
was perfectly justified in marrying q
black man to make her name White.
The authorities out in Oregon have
discovered that someone is selling as
souvenirs what are alleged to be pieces
of tanned skin from man who was
hanged. 1 have heard of few con
games but this latest is almost the linn
it in the swindle line. But then, it is
so obviously skin game that the
most unsophisticated sucker should
blush to bite.
Most people have the idea that hobo
never possesses ticket when he WISH
es to ride on a train. In this superstition
they are wrong. All professional ho-
boes ride on ticket when they select.
the trucks of passenger coach as
their method of conveyance to dis
tant burg. This may sound strange,
but tits true. A professional hobo's
pass consists merely of piece Of wood
about an inch thick and K 6 inches.
in width. On one side is cut groove
which just fits onto the brace rod in
side the truck. The hobo sits on this,
preferring it to the cushions overhead.
Sometimes jocular conductor espies
knight of the road appr0priating
ride on his train and facetiously asks
for his ticket, whereat the hobo laugh
ingly passes the con his board and tells,
him to punch it,
i Another link has been added to the
feminine chain of progression. A mo-
diste in New York has made an unique
discovery of the correct way for wom-
en- to walk. She says that the kanga-
roo style is entirely wrong and incon--
gruous. She advocates that women.
should give themselves sort of spring,
on the balls of their feet when step
ping. 1t is not necessary to step high.