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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06
Presidents Annual
~ Address.
Paper Read Before the Chautauqla Circle.

IupCT IlCIu DSJUC UtS CftUtC(tu4uu OGCtCs
A s PRESIDENT of the Pierian
~ Circle feel in duty bound to
say few plain words today
and especially so at this partic-
ular time in the circles history. I
know you will all feel that whatever 1
shall say will come from source that
has the we'll being of this circle at
heart.
The president of this circle, who
ever he may be, has many things to
contend with that are constantly caus-
ing him anxiety. I will enumerate
some of them and then endeavor to
enlarge upon them. The first point,
we might say, is the mem bership; l. e.,
keeping the membership up to GER
tain point and only taking in those
who will take an interest in the work.
Second: the meetings; that is, having
program prepared, or possibly bet
ter expression would be, to have full
program. Third: the program itself.
and lastly the certainty of being able
to carry out the program that was an
nounced at the previous meeting.
Taking up the question of member
ship, we have certain features to con-
tend with that are impossible to
overcome, at the same time we do not
want to overcome them. The princi-
pal of these is the outgoing of good,
active members. BY this mean those
who are discharged from the institu-
tion. We are glad to see them 60 and
they have our best wishes, yet many
times they leave a very wide gap to be
filled. Then we have members who re-
main in the circle until they are called
on to report, and then ask to have their
names taken from the membership
roll. AS your president, have always
granted their request at first sight.
Occasionally We have those who feel
that things are not conducted as they
should be, and rather than point out
to the president wherein the point of
weakness lies and stand by him and
help him overbridge that weak point,
they will tell him to cross their names
off the roll-cal Mark you, these two
classes of members just referred to, not
only do the circle an injustice, but they
do themselves greater injustice. We
will all agree on this one point, that
4 situated as we are and blessed as we
are with department Of research and
education which enables us to keep
abreast Of the times, when we refuse
! to enjoy and make the most Of this
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06


n burg. He spent most of his
time looking at the wonderful
sights and wondering how lucky those
must be who live in beautiful castles.
AS he was thus meditating, terrific
explosion was heard in the distance,
and hurrying towards the spot he
found a large gathering of people,
intensely excited. A nihilist had
succeeded in throwing bomb at
one of the most hated of aristocrats,
and killed him on the spot. The SIM
pie peasant looked at the disgusting
spectacle for moment and turning to
bystander, he saluted him respect
fully and said:
81 came to st. Petersburg to see the
sights and / am going home tomorrow.
But my disappointment is very great.
For a long time I desired to know
what blue blood really looked like.
AS looked upon this CHASTITY sight,
have seen that even that poor dead
man, In spite of all his decorations and
long name, has red blood just like my
own"
He went away more assured than
ever, that all men are created equal
by Him "whose wisdom passeth all un-s
derstanding." 1868.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06
II We Knew.
EMERITUS.

WE knew our fellow mortal
AS our father knows our heart;
If we gazed within the portal
OF each others inmost part;
If we felt the pain and tumult
That makes up another's woe.
Would we dare avenge an insult?
Would we care to hate foe?
If my darkness and my folly,
And my passion thrilled you through.
Would your scorn dissolve in pity
And forgiveness-if you knew?
If the thought of human weakness
Always fingered In the mind,
And the lowliness and meekness
OF the Master we might find;
If the attitude dependent
Cancelled selfishness and pride.
And our love arose transcendent
Where our heart lay crucified,
Would a heaven on earth develop
From the good that we might do,
And the waters of life we'll up
To the flood tide-if we knew?
-EX
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06

"When 1 came to my senses the
next day did not know whether it
was all a horrid dream or not. If it
hadn't been for me rent and torn
clothes I could have sworn it was a
nightmare.
II told me troubles to fellow I met
on the road, and he said: 'Oh, 60 on!
There is no such town in the world.
Now I know there is such a town, or
else am out of my head. What do
you think about it gentlemen?" he
concluded.
"It's case of a lost tramp" said
Hutchinson.
EMERITUS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06

notes of the points in that book that
impressed you the most. In your
reading you may come on something
that will bear upon this same subject,
only another view. You have your
former notes and by making use Of the
thinking machine that the creator has
blessed you with, you will be able to
write an article that will bear criticism.
However, see to it that the work is
your own, even tho you take the plans
from another. Don't put the nails in
the same identical places or else you
will be accused of stealing the struc-
ture complete, and then you will have
a hard job of convincing the court of
inquiry that you are not a plagiarist.
We cannot be too careful In writing
our papers, especially when we con-
slider that the writer is the one who
profits the most. I could not refer you
to any better example of careful prep
aration than was shown by the writer
of one of the best if not the best paper
that has been read before the circle
during the last year. [ was told by
good authority that he rewrote the
paper eight or nine times and spent a
portion of each night for some three
or four weeks putting the paper in
shape. refer to the paper on "Opti-
cal Illusions"
Another point wish to bring out
is this: when selecting subject and
writing paper bear in mind that we
are likely at any time to have visitors,
and when we do, we want a good rep
resentative program. Therefore it be-
comes the duty of each one of us to
hold up the standard of our papers.
In my closing remarks want to say
that can see little or no excuse for
q live man not being able to have a
paper written within the four weeks,
especially when he is able to do good
days work and eat three square meals
daily. We all must feel it our duty to
do the very best that is in us, we profit
by the effort and at the same time are
benefiting others. Always, when possi-
BILE, select a subject that is timely.
The history of our country is always
interesting. We are always glad to re-
view the lives of our great men. There
are scientific, socialistic and economic
questions that we are all more or less
versed in. Select subject that will
create discussion, or at least stretch
a point so as to create one, so long as
it does not tend towards politics or
religion. These two subjects we cannot
allow discussed, and whatever views
we may have on these, we must keep
for some future time.
want to thank you all for the in.
terest you have taken in our work. I
solicit your cooperation in making
our circle profitable to each one of us.
On former occasions it has been GUS
tomary for the president in closing his
paper at this time to thank the officers
of the institution. 1 will refrain from
thus embarrassing them at this time,
because 1 believe in the old saying,
factions speak louder than words"
Let us then show our appreciation by
making the most of the Pierian Circle.
G. L..C
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-06

PEASANT paid his first visit
to the great city of st. Peters
burg. He spent most of his
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Mz1yMacg~etA eykAey

There are cases where en- operation.
is the only resource, but when one con-
siders the great number of cases OF
ovarian and womb trouble cured by
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound after physicians have advised
operations, no woman should submit to
one without first trying the Vegetable
Compound and writing Mrs. Pinkham.
Lynn, Mass, for advice. which is free.
Miss Margret Merkley Of 275 Third
Street, Milwaukee. Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham;-
shooting pains through the pelvic organs,
bearing down pains and cramps compelled
me to seek medical advice. The doctor, after
making an examination, said had ovarian
trouble and liberation and advised an opera
ton. To this strongly objected and decided
to try Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound. The liberation quickly healed, all
the bad symptoms disappeared and am
once more strong, vigorous and well"
Ovarian and womb troubles are stead
lily on the increase among women. If
the monthly periods are very painful.
or too frequent and excessively you
have pain or swelling low down in the
left side. bearing down pains, leucor-
rhoea. don't neglect yourself try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
One Way to Stop Autos.


Motorists have many enemies. says
an English paper. Pedestrians, farm
ers, cabmen, policemen are among
the number, but knowing how inef-
fectual their efforts must be to put
stop to the mania for driving at ex-
cessive speed, an ex-soldier has offer
ed to champion their cause.
The Warwickshire chamber of agri-
culture dismissed the matter recently,
and have since received the following
letter from an ex-army sergeant:
''As I doubt the power of the aver
age farm laborer to distinguish be-
tween the innocent and guilty, 1 offer
my services. l hold a discharge as
a sergeant from the army, and am a
trained shot.
''At least fifty motors pass my house
every day. With an ordinary maya
zine rifle I could get about thirty daily
and 1 offer my trained services to
the chamber at a charge of twelve
cents per head. 1 should like to hear
to whom to forward the heads l
could use explosive or poisoned bull
lets il so desired
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Statistics Via Machinery.

The census department of the Unit
ed States has a machine that complies
statistics, and this machine has been
copied by the census departments OF
many governments. The machine re
cords upon specially prepared cards
certain facts, and then tabulates them
Mechanically. This device has proved
srch a success that it has been adopt
ed by many of the great railway sys-
TENS for the classification of theiI
fl eight business and for calculating
and classifying accounts. The cards
are punched with small holes and
they are fed into a pin box. Each
hole is of a different size unless the
classification is the same.
When the cards are fed into the
pin box the automatically governed
pins find their way into the proper
hole-and the facts on the cards are
registered and the figures put down
automatically. These cards are fed
into the machine at the rate of one tc
the second and the machine never
makes an error. If the wrong card is
fed into the machine it stops, refuses
to accept the card, and runs up lit
tie sign announcing mistake.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Latest Sea Serpent.

Capt D. W. Corning of the British
bark Howard d. Troop, just in from
Kobe, Japan, reported the following
sea serpent story:
we were on bowling line a few
degrees below the equator Two of
the hands were summing their shins
on the end of the bowsprit and two
we're aloft coming the horizon. The
weather was perfect
suddenly there came a hail from
abaft the gallery on the port side. One
of the men on the spirit was awakened
SO suddenly that he almost tumbled
overheard.
When half dozen of us reached
the side of the man who had made
the hail he pointed to a spot in the
sea about a cables length off the
weather bow. We saw long black
object writhing and shining in the
sunlight.
1t was at least sixty feet over all,
and on its back was perched a big
white sea gull, apparently enjoying
the excitement of the situation We
'shooed' the sea gull, but it wouldn t
shoe.
''The serpent was black with a
rough coating. We didn't notice that
the sea gull was trying to peck the
snake, but as we drew ahead before
the stiff breeze the bird was still on
its back as the two of them were lost
in the direction of the west coast OF
Africa
The captain said they didn't lower
sail and attempt to capture the ser
pent because of the necessity of max
ing as quick a voyage as possible
Corning is a member in good stand
ing of the Sailors Delay All Grog As
ISOLATION.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
DYSPEPSIA YIELDS
4 NINE YEARS VICTIM FINDS A
REMEDY THAT CURES.
For Two Years Too Weak to WOrk-A Dozen
Doctors Had Tried to Check Disease.
Treatment That Succeeded.

Treatment That Succeeded.
All sufferers from weakness or disor-
ders of the digestive organs will read
with lively interest the story of the COM
plete recovery of Mrs. Nettlie Darvoux
from chronic dyspepsia which was
thought to be incurable.
To be ailing for nine years is not
very pleasant experience" said Mrs.
Darvoux, when asked for some account
of her illness. For two years I was
critically i'll and could not attend to my
household duties, and at one time was
so weak and miserable that I could not
even walk. My trouble was chronic dys-
pepsia. I became extremely thin and
had a sal1ow complexion. 1 had no APP
petite aud could not take any food with
out suffering great distress"
''Did you have a physician? '
" Yes, took medicine from a dozen
different doctors, but without getting
any benefit whatever"
How did you get on the track of q
cure?"
ga book about DIR. Williams'P Pink Pills
was thrown in our doorway one day.
My husband picked it up and read it
through carefully. He was SO impressed
by the statements of those who had been
cured by that remedy that he imme-
diately bought three boxes of the pills
and insisted ON my taking Them
Ibid they help you at once?''
81 began to feel better the second day
after started to use the pills and by the
time had taken the three boxes was
entirely well. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
can cure even when doctors fail, and
they cure thoroughly, for long time
has passed since my restoration to health
and know it is complete and lasting"
The surest way to make sound diges-
ton is to give strength to the organs con-
cerned. DR. Williams Pink Pills give
new vigor to the blood. No other rem
edy yields such radical results
Mrs. Darvoux lives at No. 497 Sixth
street, Detroit, Mich. DIR Williams
Pink Pills are sold by all druggists in
every part of the world. Dyspeptics
should send to the Dr. Williams Med
icine Company. Schenectady; N T., Tor
a new booklet entitled IS What to Eat
and How to Eat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Have Fun With New Arrival.

In the back blocks" of Australia,
new arrivals are considered the legiti-
mate butts of every joke that can be
played on them. Recently a coach
driver, backed up by his passengers.
-~@'Iced a young man, newly arrived
from England, to believe that kanga-
roos were now used in that district
as letter carriers. They meet the
COACH he said, land 1 give them their
masters letters, which they put in
their pouches and carry home" The
new chum" was incredulous, but just
then great kangaroo hoped on to
the roadway right in front of them,
and stood for moment looking at the
advancing coach. Nothing for you
to-day" shouted the driver, and the
animal, turning, disappeared in the
scrub from which it had come. The
young Englishman is full of wonder
a.. the strides made in so young a
luation as Australia.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22

Flckie Fortune.
When fortune you would try to win,
That fair and nckle goddess
Adown the highway takes spin
Almost swift Maud s.
w hen far behind you try to follow.
Her hooking laugh is cold and hollow.
Where is there such exciting sport.
Or chase swift and thrilling.
As found in practice of this sort?
Though seldom comes a killing
For fortune has way of keeping
Three blocks away and seldom sleeping
Sometimes you see the tickle maid
And fancy she is flirting,
But when you follow. I'm afraid,
Your extra ST. length exerting.
You'll find when from the foot-race cool
ing,
That she. alas. was only fooling.
some lucky ones. it almost seems.
1nough Holsters. cannot shake her.
buI though the average fellow schemes,
He seldom can o'ertake her,
For when at last his chance seems mel
low
She walks off with another fellow
Illinois State Journal
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22

suit is that we have combinations of
all kinds and for all purposes.
In the illustration will be found an
article of this kind, combination and
convertible wrench and wise.
The details of construction are such
that the wrench, which is of the ad-
Unstable jaw type, can be converted
quickly into a wise, either for manu-
al use or as a fixture upon a support
and also permit the exchange of parts
of the implement to again convert it
into a sliding jaw wrench, as occasion
may require.
William P. Foster of Jacumbs
Springs, Cal, is the patentee.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Boys Valuable Discovery.

Van Erpecum, a boy student in the
nigh school at Batavia, Java, has dis
covered a new law of physics. He no.
ticed that when a glass is filed to the
brim with water and floating ice there
is no overflow on the melting of the
ice, and two years ago he called the
attention of his principal, Dr. C. M.
Van Deventer, to the fact. Other
physicists were notified, who brought
the matter before the Royal Academy
of Amsterdam. 1t has now been shown
that the water neither rises nor sinks.
and the proposed law of the perma-
nent level teaches that when a YES
sci contains a solid floating in it's own
LIQUID. the level of the latter does
not change by the melting of the
solid"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22

provided for by constructing the trunk
OF a number of tills. In the more
elaborate designs these tills are
mounted on an arrangement of lazy
tongs," by which the various traps
are spread out in such a manner that
the contents of any one of them may
be easily reached.
A recent innovation in dress suit
cases solves the problem by building
it with two lids. If, upon opening it,
it should be discovered that ones
hair brush is on the very bottom, the
lid is closed and the case turned over
and opened from this end, when, pres
to! there it is, on top.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
HamiIton's Mild Praise Of wife.

Here's the way Alexander Hamil-
ton wrote of the young woman who
soon afterwards became his wife, in
letter that Mr.. ]. P. Morgan has
just added to his autograph collec-
ton: "She is a good-hearted girl.
who, am sure, will never play the
termasant; though not a genius, she
has good sense enough to be agree
able. and, though not a beauty, she
has fine black eyes, is rather hand
some, and ras every other requisite
of the exterior to make a lover hap
py- And. believe me, I am lover in
earnest, although I do not speak of
the projections of my mistress in the
enthusiasm of chivalry." Would the
lady have been pleased, ladies, if she
had looked over his shoulder while
he was writing it?
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
A difference of Opinion.

"Dey say dar's a doctor come ter de
front who give it out dat a man orte1
be killed off wen he gifts ter sixty -
said Brother Williams. Nov, femme
see- Wen 1 wuz sixty I had one wife
in Alabama, two in Texas, en- one in
Tennessee, en- 1 walked all de way
fun Texas ter Georgy, en- been here
ever since, enjoyin' my honeymoon
all by myself; en- de fust ere de year
I was eighty-six, en- shingled my own
roof. en- raised de devil ginrully."-
Atlanta Constitution
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
A MisappIied Word.

Everybody who has had experience
in carving knows that not only are
sharper knives required, but also
probably more skill and practice to
carve duck than any other fowl. Ad-
mira1 Dewey was a guest at dinner
table where his host had that serious
task to perform AS the admiral
watched the almost desperate en-
ceavors of the carver to disintegrate
the bird he smiled mildly. His host
happened to notice it and felt a bit
piqued, as he was not in the best of
temper, anyway.
You appear to be amused at my
awkwardness, Admiral" said he"
mot at all, sir; not at all" was the
reply. 81 was only thinking why the
term duck was used as word of en-
dearment and goose one of reproach. :
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Two Real curios.

Martin French of West Dover, Me-,
has a pair of CASTLE shears, 200 years
old. They weigh one pound, are IL
inches in length and are as keen of
edge as any later day make. The
same rivet that was originally put in.
still holds them together. He also
has a copy of the last issue of a news
paper printed in Vicksburg before it's
surrender in 1863 1t was printed on
the back of ordinary wall paper and
was brought home by Mr.. French as
a curiosity forty years ago.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Mules Hard to Kill.

A correspondent who was with Col.
Younghusband's mission to Tibet tells
a mule story: MULES, apparently, do
not die from any cause. When the
mission first crossed the Jelapla a
a mule slipped in the dusk and fell
into the lake at the bottom of the
pass. 1t was thought to be drowned.
Next morning convoy found it with
it's nose just above the ice, the rest
of it's body literally frozen in Pick
axes were brought and the animal
was dug out 1t is now working az
usual
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
INVENTION OF THE PHoNoeRAPt
Thomas Edison Relates Facts Hereto
fore Not Told.

! homaS Edison RELATES FACTS fereto-
fore Not Told.
Thomas A Edison related fact OF
some historical interest a few days
ago. When he was at work on his
first phongraph many weeks We're
consumed in experiment. 1t is said
that when the talking machine was
first discovered it was as much sur
prise to it's inventor as to the world
The wizard was working on some tele-
phone receivers and was led to put
piece of tinfoil on a cylinder. 1t rec
orded sound, and Edison was con-
WINGED that the human voice could be
recorded and produced. When the
time came to make an actual test
Edison, with his mind on mechanical
details, absentmindedly tested his
continuance with the familiar phrase,
MARY had a little lamb" These words
formed the first record taken by the
machine.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Combination Wise and Wrench.

Many of the inventions that are
patented relate to tools for all pur-
poses and although very few are put
upon the market for sale, they gener-
ally contain some attachment or i'm
provement that would be useful fol-
the purposes designed. Combinations
OF tools that can be used by practi
cally everybody seem to claim the
attention of the inventors and the re-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22
Old Military Order.

Among some papers in the posses
sion of Alice " Langdon of New
Haven, Vermont, was found a war
rant from Elias Post, captain, to
Moses Stowe. corporal, commanding
him to warn all officers and soldiers
belonging to that company to appear
in the east parish of Rutland, conn
p1ete in arms in order for exercise. 1t
was dated Rutland. April 26. 1892. at 8
o'clock In
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-04-22

advised me to try Doan's Kidney Pills.
Within a week after 1 began using
them 1 was SO much better that 1 de-
cided to keep up the treatment, and
when 1 had used a little over two
boxes 1 was entirely well. 1 have now
enjoyed the best of health for more
than four months, and words can but
poorly express my gratitude"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
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