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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
Muldo0n on HerpetoloSy.

At the idytoor's rayquist l am
now afther ixposin' the science av
live wriggles, professionally known
as herpytology. This science im-
braces a within congriss av tx
tinuated oorganisms rangin' from
wan inch to the lingth av Clancy's
alley; at Taste Grogan's tapewoorm
came widin five fate av stritchin'
from Halstid to the lake.
Spakin' av tapewoorms, | don't
behave the pooblic liver Endorsed
thin as riptiles. Besides, I may
be committin' perjury, fer the last
legislature av herpytologists ROBBED
both thin an ringwoorms off the
map completely.
Ye see, the simylar information
that mannyfists itsilf whin articu-
latin thin, raysimbles the worlds
tape insure an ringbone an i'm
harnesses our aesthitic sinses; is
piciaIly those av aristocratic
origin.
Apparently our decision obliber-
ated rid paint scandal, anyhow
us scientifcs COLLECTED a boonch av
bank notes maxim the iffort. Az
coorse, it waz revolutionary fer the
binyfit av outsiders in gineral an
the donors in particular.
I will now give the affirmative,
Negative, an positive argumints
Employed to cash the chicks. Yis,
Grogan's boorder insisted that
tapeworms waz. sacred serpints
analogous to white Elephants, ring
bones a mule disaze av the lig, an
ringwoorms the tadpoles av hoop
snakes, THEREFOR wild the ixcip-
ton av wan, both wur ligitymate
lriptilian monstrocities.
While the typewriter adjoost-
ed a foolscap av irish paper in the
wringer, Grogan TUX the stand.
Wild his usual ixthravagance he
tould us that instid av bein snakes,
tapewoorms wur natural prevint-
| i've av appindysaytus.
Some wan waz a liar shure, fer
Grogan has had both, an accord
in to his hypothesis, whin a man
has both he has nayther wan nor
the other.
Thinkin' he had combined that
proposition he convinced to vily-
fy ringbones an ringwoorms be
! sayin' the FORMER mint the pitry-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

fed nucleus in round steak an
ham, while the lather waz only q
consultation av rid frickles, HINGE
their illegallty.
The charter members OBJECTED
to the croodniss av both argu-
minis an their infooince swayed
the lower house, resultin' in a
tie up. In the manetime caucus
waz hid an the comfy called on
me to sittle amy doubts that
might be foatin' around. Thank
in thin fer shown benivolince
to an ould man, I told Dinny to
place a blank RECORD on the
fohonygraph. Whin all waz ridy
I placed me face in close juxtopo-
sition wild the hoorn an rindered
the followin' oratory:
"Gintlemin, the tistymony adj
vanced fer an aginst abolishin'
WORMS from our prisint systim
is full av flaws, bein' based solely
on circumstantial ivydince. Our
OBJECTION to thin is not fer what
they are, but because their maiden
names raysimble vulgar appilla-
tons whose depravity is height
ened be the boom acoustics an
disazed intilllct av a few angils
who wud aven suppriss enuncia-
ton in their howly prisinse.
"Fillow scientifics, we are op-
posin' the forces av nature an
insooltin' ourselves be acquiescin'
wild this demand, but money talks.
They can call thin mermaids Wild
out ofindin' ayther haste, fer they
will grow the same hight an live
amphibious lives as in days av
yore.
"Midycal min fer ages how be-
laved that parboiled poork carried
germs to the stomach, the half
cooked vans dyin' while the hearty
vans attained the appalin' lingth
av half mile. In insure this
is troo, but it is the hawg bristle
that terminates fadin' on gastric
jooce till it is foor months ould
an thin ixtinded itsilf on predi-
gested food. Outside av the
sciences their didlynlss is unknown,
nevertheless they create moro hav-
ic than all the snakes en- masse.
II am mesilf aginst ixpillin'
thin, still we might as we'll accipt
the donation in the followin' wor.'
rds: Resolved: Whereas, to
kape society from shockln' itsilf
we hov this day combined ring
WORMS, tape misures, ringbones,
an tapewoorms OWN to a simylar
information that ladies' to confusion,
imbarrassmint an vulgarity. Cau-
ton: we also countermand all or
ders of specimins on root to our
disictin' parlors. Comfy Royal. ."
E. E. 81.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English synonyms"
Tce-Ssn.


SIN is an offense against the
commands of God. Vice is an Of
tense against morality. Whatever
is contrary to the Divine law is q
sin; whatever is contrary to the
precepts> of morality is a vice.
Sin has reference to the relation
between God and man; vice re-
fers to the relation between man
and man. The harm we do our
selves by sin is, that we thereby
incur the anger of our Maker.
The harm we do ourselves by vice
is, that we thereby render our
selves less capable of fulfilling
our duties to our fellow-creatures.
The same act may be both sinful
and vicious; sinful, because it is
contrary to the law of God; vic
ious, because it is injurious to So
ciety.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

Sooner or later you are sure to
come to the point where the roads
fork. Two signs will stare you in
the face. On one we read, "Hon-
esty and fair dealing without
riches" On the other is inscribed
these words: "The American peo-
pie love to be humbugged and sue
cess and great wealth is attained
by the man who disregards the
golden rule Mora (Minn.) En-
terprise.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

There are a whole lot of people
who will be strictly at home if
phonetic spelling ever becomes
generally adopted. The spelling
books will then be off the map
Saltwater Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

Most every man has private
skeleton in his closet if you dig
down deep enough. We're none
of us perfect Elk River (Minn.)
Star News.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

Lawyer where did he kiss
your
Pretty plaintiff -"On the mouth,
sir"
Lawyer no! You don't
understand. I mean, whore we're
your"
Pretty plaintiff (blushing)
an his arms, sir. Eek.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29
~ professor and Student. -


theory that the sturdy youth likes
the man who dragons them and
cherish his memory in after life,
and that these young barbarians
prefer brutality to kindness, de-
spise the master who desires to
establish friendly relations with
them and loves the one who
smites and spares not. | repeat,
this may be the character OF a
few, but the ordinary American
youth does appreciate kind
ness, especially when not marred
by weakness, and tho he would
prefer the cane TO the more hu-
manitarian, but less healthy meth
cd of punishment known as
detentions and impositions, he
does not admire undue severity.
Those studies that are associated
with pleasurable emotions in
youth, will probably be continued
! in after life; while those that are
associated with unpleasant recol-
lections, will probably be discon-
tinued.
A love of learning will never be
inculcated by discipline of fear,
and much of the strained feeling
that naturally exists between the
professor and student may be
eliminated in the playing fields,
where an opportunity of friendly
intercourse is afforded. This field
work or exercise has, in years
past, afforded a strong drawing
card, and many a youths name
has been recorded on the register
of our colleges, because of the adj
vantages given through college
athletics. From accounts of news
paper articles on college athletics,
football, especially, is becoming
canker in college life whichthreat-
ems dire corruption.
Football, as it was first played,
was source of great benefit to all
participants. It's chief aim was to
physically develop the student
and not fit him for Martyrs grave.
In it's mild form it is an excellent
thing to play football; but it is
not an excellent thing to be al
ways watching football, and it is a
most foolish thing to be always
talking about the game. Football
has taken such large share of
the thoughts and interests of the
college life that it is at the pres
ent time a dangerous pleasure.
When people work at their play
they have a natural tendency to
play at their work, and when the
people in question are schoolboys,
and this tendency is carefully fos-
tered by those who ought to know
better, viz, the schoolmaster, the
result is bound to be disastrous.
Just because a man carries a
good record as a football player is
no criterion for the high schools
of the state to 60 by in selecting a
man to take charge of their schools.
The conversation of such a man
naturally turns to tales of former
matches; his language is generally
slangy and is usually great on
good form. His natural vocation
is that of a farmer, circumstances
and craze have made him a pro-
lessor. He is good humored and
popular; that is the best that can
be said of him. Then there are
those professors who are really
egotistical bookworms. I had the
experience of having for my pro-
lessor, for two years, a man of this
type. He is often mistaken for a
good teacher. He does not edu-
cate. He Grams and is usually
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29


oldest members of my audience
were attending school OF their
own volition or from the per-
suasive influence Of stronger
hand, the schoolmaster to many
was considered a very objection
able character indeed. The night
mare to the young, an object OF
.scorn, the bully of the weak and
the butt Of the mischievous. The
birch was the favorite weapon, and
flogging was the chief delight.
The tears of infants were to him
source of great satisfaction. Nor
was the schoolmaster in those
days much better than he was rep
resented. This is, Of course, in
reference to teachers in the rural
districts, or what the city folk
want to call among the backwoods
people. And what l have de-
picted in the foregoing was the
experience of the cities and towns
in the early part of the nineteenth
century or from 10 or 80 years ago.
However, as time wore on, a
change came about in the ideals
of education and the schoolmaster
or professor of higher type ap-
peared. One great, and [ feel the
most important change that has
taken place among the many, is
the relation of the boy and master
in school. The latter is no longer
invariably regarded as the natural
foe of the former; often sincere
affection has appeared where once
there was only bitter animosity.
SO when the relations are pleasant
and the professor is what he
should be, his influence with the
student is greater than we are &C.
customed to give credit. 70 the
man who loves boys, the profess
sion of a pedagogue cannot be
otherwise than delightful, but to
the one who does not, as one pro-
fessor used to say, is hell indeed.
In many large schools are to be
found teachers who have chosen
teaching because it was an obvious
sort of thing to do, demanding as
they supposed little special apti-
tude. Those whose careworn air
tells tale of dreary disappoint-
ment and vacant future, they
continue to teach and draw their
small salaries going on from year
to year, getting more morose or
dax as the case may be, until they
finally decide they have chosen
nnwisely and enter into some bus
iness or 60 back on the good old
farm.
Then there are those among the
teaching force, whose well-directed
efforts secure a marked degree of
success. Fresh from the univer-
.sity he plunges with ardent enthu-
ssiasm into the task of guiding the
young lives intrusted to his care.
He is there to instruct them in the
art of noble living, together with
the many other requirements. In
his hands is the future; he is
moulding the destinies of the
country; he is shaping characters
on whose integrity depends the
national welfare; but for all his
aabor and this sacred trust, he re-
.ceives the salary of section boss.
Among the early traditions of
education which are hard to eradi-
cate, is the one that the proper
relation between teacher and
taught, is that of the hunter and
hunted. Which is which is de-
spendent on circumstances. In
actual fact the teacher is usually
the former, and in the young boys
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-03-29

lOuS, D0cduS0 IL Ii lHJuTlOuS' 10 So
ciety.
10 beSt0z0-t0 Confer.
To >destoz0 signifies to place, or
lay out; to confer, to bear towards
or upon. The idea of giving is
common to both the verbs. They
differ in this that the former is
said of things given between per-
sons in private life; the latter, of
things given from persons in
authority to those below them in
rank. The king confers the honor
Of knighthood. Princes confer
privileges. One friend bestows
favors on another. We bestow
charity on the poor. 1t is also to
be observed, that these verbs are
scarcely ever used with any other
than abstract nouns. Honors,
dignities, privileges, etc., are con-
ferred. Praise, charity, kindness,
pains, etc, are bestowed.
-MeighdoyAood.
These words differ in degree.
Vicinity does not express SO close
asconnection as neighborhood. A
neighborhood is a more immediate
vicinity. The streets Immediately
adjoining square are in the
neighborhood of that square. The
streets little farther removed are
in the vicinity of that square.
Hampstead and Highgate are in
the vicinity, not in the neighbor-
hood, of London. Where houses
are not built together in masses,
there can be no neighborhood.
In the country, gentlemen's seats
are often in the vicinity of town
orvillage. In London, every square,
street, and alley, has it's neighbor-
hood. The word neighborhood is
also used for the inhabitants, TAX
en- collectively, who live near, as
we'll as the place near.
Wood Forest.
A forest is large and unculti-
waited tract of ground covered with
trees. A sVood is smaller assem-
blage of trees. A forest is the re-
sort of wild beasts. A wood is the
haunt of smaller animals. Lions,
bears, wild bears, etc., live in for
ests; hares, rabbits, squirrels, etc..
in woods. Wood is derived from
the Saxon nod; forest from the
low Latin toyeska. The forest is
characterized by it's uncertain ex-
tent and Wilderness of growth; the
wood, by thickness of growth.
bStzzkCZzOH-C0 SLlCLe.
Both these words are expressive
of what interferes with our prog
ress. The difference between
them is, that an obstruction hinders
our proceeding as fast as we wish;
whereas an obstacle effectually pre-
vents our advancing. An obstacle
is something standing before us;
an obstruction is something thrown
IN our way. We stumble at an
obstruction; we are stopped by an
obstacle. Hence, an obstacle is
Ia more serious matter than an
obstruction. A heavy, wet road,
is an obstruction to the wheels of
a carriage. A gate placed across
road is an obstacle to the prog
ress of carriage. Metaphorically,
the same distinction exists. OBJ
structions are removed; obstacles,
are surrounded.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
Summons For Publication in
Foreclosure Of Tax Lien.

In the Superior Court of the State of Wash.
ngton for kitttaS county.
w. T. Hendricks plttf. v. j. Hermann and all
persons unknown, if any. having or claiming to
nave anintcrest in ana to the real property
hereinafter described. defendants
The State of Washington to }. Hermann and
to all persons unknown, if any. hay
ing or claiming to have an interest in
in and to the hereinafter described real property
You and each of you are hereby notified that
W. T. Hendricks the holder OF Certificates OF
Delinquency No. 1851. issued on the end day
OF May, \. D.. 1900. by the county of klttitas
state of Washington, for the amount of six dol
lars and SiXty-lvc cents. the same being the
amount then due and delinquent for taxes for
the Ycart ls9i-95. together vita penalty. interest
ana costs thereon. upon real property assessed
to YOU ana Of which you are the owner or re-
putcd owner. situated in said county. and par
ticulary bounded and described ilS follows
to-wit lot : in block 80 in ShoudY'S second adj
ditiOn to the CITY of EIlcn~burg. Washington
md upon which he has paid taxes assessed
against said property a. follows:
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
BUILDING IN PASCO
Northern Pacific Plans Lot of New
Residences for Pasco.

PASCO, Aug. Residents are
elated over the prospect of a brisk
building boom rs soon as the Northern
Pacific Railroad company commences
construction on the fifteen new dwell
ings it will build this fall. Part of the
material, including doors and la. ge
supply of nails and hardware. has ar
rived. These buildings, as soon as the
work begins, will be rushed to compile
ton, and it is believed will be ready
for occupancy the first of the year
The official announcement of the i'm
provements, aud the fact that the rail.
road company is doing preliminary
work, has created unusual confidence
among residents. This was never
more noticeable, even during the bo, m
of a year ago. The fact that many
people fled from the hot weather has
lessened the activity.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
LETTER FROM KlNKADE
David Kinkade Writes an Interesting Letter
From London Springs.

LONDON SPRINGS, Ore, Aug IS
Editor The Dawn: AS | promised to
write you be fore leaving, | will now
endeavor to make my word good. For
the benefit of all. | will say. that, we
arrived here August 10th at 10 am.
and were agreeably surprised, finding
it Il much nicer place than we expect
ed. Hotel accommodations are good,
not many stopping there at present.
There are eleven camps on the ground,
eleven families living in tents that
an ! all seem to have been benefited
by the use of the water. | believe the
water is good for what it is recon.
mended or-rheumatism. kidney az d
stomach trouble-but no good for lung
trouble. We are not here long enough
to make any statement as to benefits
received by ourselves. This is not a
dreary looking place by any means.
There are a number of farms right in
sight. The climate fine, quiet breeze
uiyht and morning, and it is quite
warm through the day, though not un.
comfortable. Coltag Grove is twelve
niles north Of the Springs on the main
line of the Southern Pacific, and Port
land is III miles away. The stage
leaves Cottage Grove daily at am.
and arrives at the Springa at 10 AN.
The fare is - cents, - cents for bag
gage. Hotel rates ATE from S. to SO
per week, which include, room, beard
and baths.
ID. kTNKADE.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
Unreclaimed Land.

In Florida the Everglades alone-al-
most solid muck beds-would afford an
empire of some 100000 acres. In
New Jersey and Virginia are vast
swamps, among them the famous Dis
nal swamp. In Illinois, which is gen
orally regarded as a well settled agri-
cultural state, there are 100000 acres
of swamp land; in Michigan there are
nearly 100000 acres. Fertile Iowa
has about 100000 acres of swamp
land. In Minnesota there are almost
100000 acres of rich surveyed swamp
lands and huge swamp areas not yet
surveyed. Arkansas has tremendous
swamp areas which could be drained
and made habitable, and in all there
is a swamp area in the eastern half Of
the United States which Is equal in eX
tent to the great agricultural states of
Indiana, Illinois and Iowa, with three
or four smaller eastern states thrown
in.-Forestry and Irrigation.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21

Inc most satisfactory method OF ue-
hornng calves involves the use of
caustic potash When the calf is Il few
days old the hair should be clipped
closely over the part where the horn
comes through. Then take Il stick of
caustic potash and rub it over the bare
place until the skin is Redeemed 1t is
sometimes good plan to put little
grease around the horn so as to not al
low the potash to spread. The stick Of
caustic should be wetted but care
should be taken not to let any run
down on the sides of the face, as it
will unnecessarily irritate the skin.
Some care on the part of the operator
must be used in handling cauStic pot
ash, and the ordinary plan is to wrap
the stick of caustic in some material
so that the fingers will not come in di-
rect contact with it.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
PLAN OF BARN.

basement stable and the floor above 1t.
w, window d. door; r d, rolling doors.1
for bran and the other for middlings.
They hold one ton each. | put Il chlIte
at the bottom. pull a slide, and can
draw it all out. use cart to feed
my stock their silage, as shown in the
second cut. 1t will hold enough silage
to feed twenty-five head two feeds.
On the floor above the stable | have
a good, large bay, 20 by 80; barn floor,
1G by 30; wagon room. % by 30, and
horse stable, 20 by 30, with two box
stalls ana four other common stalls.
II ID in the plan are rolling doors.
Over the wagon room and horse sta bic
have space for hay. I also have Il
grain box which holds $50 bushels of
oats. with two spouts which lead down
into the stable. | have nine foot posts
In the basement and eighteen foot on
the next floor. There is good wall
on the west side and north end to the
door, and on the east side and south
end it is double boarded, with tarred
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
POULTRY IN SMALL YARDS.
Large Grass Runs Are Not Essential
to Heavy Egg Production.

There Is Il common idea that fowls
can only be maintained in health where
there Is large grass run, but this is
quite a mistake, says the American
Poultry Advocate. \ few hens con-
fined in a small yard if fed properly
and kept clean will lay more freely
than those that have an unlimited
range, and. usually being in more shell
tered quarters, they are more likely to
lay in the winter than farm poultry. 1t
is not an expensive business to wire
off Il corner of the back garden and put
up small house. \ wooden house for
half dozen fowls need cost but very
little, ana wire for the run is very
cheap. The house must have ventila-
ton provided at the top above the level
of the perch. An old box with little
we'll broken straw in it will do for a
nest. The floor of the house can be
made of earth beaten hard and level.
a sprinklng of dry ashes under the
perch will enable the droppings to be
removed with a trowel in a few sec
onds. A portion of the wire run should
if possible be covered so as to afford
protection from the rain, and under
this should be placed good sized box
of dry sand or siftcd earth In this the
fowls will clean themselves. Il great
essential, conducting immensely to
their health.
The feeding of the hens is a very
simple matter. There must be warm
breakfast of meal given as soon after
the birds are of the perch as can be
managed. This meal should be com
posed of middlings and barley meal in
equal parts mixed into stiff paste
with hot water. Any scraps of meat.
etc, from the house can be added and
stirred in with it. At noon some cut
grass, cabbage leaves or other green
food must be given and before the
birds go to roost some grain, such as
wheat Poultry mixtures of various
grains are not good; neither is corn,
except Il handful or two in the way of
a treat. 1t is most important that the
fowls should only have as much ut
each feeding as they will eat grecdily;
none must be left over. In cold or very
wet weather little pepper may be
added to the meal. There must always
be plenty of fresh water for drinking
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-08-21
KILLS MANY HORSES
Hard Work in Harsvet Fields Causes an
Epidem,, Many Horses Die.

DAYTON, Aug. pa fatal malady
has been raging among farmers work
horses in this section, which has re-
suited in the loss of IL large number of
valuable animals Death is attributed
to lung fever, appendicitis and over
hearing. The same trouble is report
ed among horses around Prescott.
In some cases it has been necessary
to shut down combine machines until
horses could be secured to replace
those stricken.