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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13
Diving Birds.

diver, can dive farther, and stay
below the surface of the water
longer, than any bird I have ever
observed. l have read of birds
such as the penguin, and different
species of aux, that are said to be
better divers, but l will confne
myself to birds whose acquaintance
1 have made outside of books.
Before smokeless powder was
invented it was almost impossible
to kill loon, when it was sitting
on the water, as it was supposed
to watch the fash of the gun and
dive before the shot or bullet
reached it. But with smo1eless
powder it is not so difficult to kill
one, if it is shot as soon as it comes
to the surface for air. The crested
and little grebes both can dive as
quickly, but not as far. I do not
know how far loon can dive, but
l once saw one with broken wing
dive one thousand eight hundred
and three feet under thin ice.
Since the wings are the main or
gans of propulsion while diving.
I suppose it could have gone a
great deal farther had it not been
wounded.
The most noticeable feature Of
marine birds are the short wings
and the position of the legs. The
best divers have the shortest wings
and their legs are set farthest
back, and are 80 formed that they
may be nearly horizontal when the
bird is swimming on the surface.
The little grebe can, when SWIM
ming with it's body submerged and
it's head above the surface. swim
with it's legs at an obtuse angle
above the back. [ suppose other
marine birds can do the same, tho
I never have observed the phe-
nomenon IN any other.
The term loon, as applied to a
human being, is a misnome1, since
it generally implies foolishness or
rascality. This may be derived
from the looms cry which resem-
bles nothing so much as the laugh
of a hysterical woman. The
grebes' call is sort of laugh, too,
but it is not so loud or shrill as
that of the loon, and it has only
one call, where the loon has two;
one consists of two notes of equal
length, starting with the lowerone
and suddenly rising to the higher
with no intermission. While the
other may be described as a shrill
hysterical laugh.
If Lamark's theory of "the
adaptation Of an organism to it's
environment" we're true, the little
grebe is on the high road to be-
come a fish, for it spends half of
it's waking hours under water. I
nave spent many hours watching
grebes feeding. It seems to re-
quire no effort on the part of these
birds to dive. They will sit float
ing lightly on the water, then the
breast will start to sink, the neck
and forepart of the back gradually
disappears until the head and tail
only are above the surface. Then
it will disappear from sightlto re-
appear in moment, Just showing
it's head, until it is sure all is we'll,
when it will float lightly to the
surface to devour it's leach orother
food. Sometimes they dive head
foremost.
The same rule, in regard to the
length of the wings and the po-
sition of the legs, applies equally
to ducks. Canvasbacks and but
terballs, which are the best divers,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

Mr.. Westlund was acting stew
ard several days during the latter
part of last week. Mr.. Anderson
being absent on sick leave.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

Chief Engineer Schatz was in
specting the roofs last Tuesday,
ascertaining whether they leaked
during the heavy downpour of
rain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

General Manager Caldwell and a
party of friends were visiting about
the prison one day during the past
week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

Night Guard Degan and party
of friends were sightseeing about
the institution last Saturday after
noon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

Service in the Prison Chapel at nine
O'Clock every Sunday morning. Pro-
testant and Catholic service every
alternate Sunday. Rev. S. j. Ken
Dedy. and Rev. FIR. CorcOran chap
lains.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

Guards Whelan, McFall, Stilkey,
and McAlpin we're assisting Usher
Clapperton last week in handling
the large crowds that visited the
prison. It also was busy week
for the men employed in the War
den's Office, as almost every other
man had some question to ask
about the institution on which he
desired information.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.

The occupant of cell 495 would
like to exchange the Wide World
magazine for the Strand.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

The subject for debate at the
forthcoming quarterly meeting of
the local Chautauqua Circle is:
Resolved, That stenography
should not be classed with the more
lucrative vocatlons accessible to the
average person. There will also
be an election of officers consist
ing of president, vice-president,
and secretary. There are not many
candidates at this time, for the
members are easily satisfied, pro-
viding competent men are selected
men who are energetic and who
have the best interests of the circle
at heart. AS to the debate, A. Ksar
Ben says he has got his opponent
going; and the president says
he can not see how he can lose.
From this wejudge that the contes-
tents are thoroughly interested in
the debate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-13

- FOS~SO AOA
pie came very near causing the
veteran night cookie a bad quar-
ter of an hour one day last week.
1t transpires that Steward Ander-
son laid himself out on a big
pumpkin pie, which was to figure
in the eating contest on Labor
Day. but when Uncle George came
to set out lunch for the night
guards, he gathered the idea, from
the size Of the pie, that it was
meant for Mr.. Hill, and it went on
the table at his plate. Mr.. Hill
evidently found it good, because
he ate every bit of it. It took
some lively diplomacy on Uncle
Georges part to fix things up, and
even now Mr.. Anderson looks sus.
picious when anyone mentions pie
in his hearing.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1906-12-01

On November the twentieth, while
the autumn leaves were falling and
the winds were sadly signing over
the death of the fading flowers, Mrs.
William A. BOyCe, daughter Of DR.. j.
f. ana Mary Elizabeth Aldredge,
breathed her last in the midst Of her
devoted family and relatives. She
was born February 10, lS47, in the
state of Alabama. Her early life was
spent in that grand old state until the
death of her young mother, when she
at the early age of six years went to
live with her grandparents, Col. and
Mrs. Oglesby: there she spent many
happy hours, being INDUCED by these
fond parents, until her father married
again and united his children Later
they moved to Pittsburg, Texas,
where she grew to lovely womanhood,
! completing her education while quite
| young. She again returned to her
native state, visiting there for more
| than a year. The next few years
passed quietly and on April 10, 1874,
she was united in marriage to Will
liam A. Boyce, a confederate soldier
No couple ever set sail on the tenn
Ipestuous sea of life with more buoy
ant prospects than this young bride
and her devoted husband. Living
there in perfect oblivion for few
short years they moved to Ellis coun-
tv. The remainder of her life was
absorbed in her home, which was
! blessed with eight children seven
| daughters and one son. She loved
/ her home with all of her warm heart;
/ the devotion to her family was beau
/ tiful. SO much so that she cared very
( little about other pleasures How TAR
/ that influence extends no one can
/ tell. for has IN not been truthtully
said 40 life can be pure In its pur-
pose and strong i'm its strife, and all
| life not be- made purcr and stronger
| thereby" How much her loved ones
will miss her. how they will long TO
hear her sweet voice again SO foreign
from gossip and unkiud criticism,
uoW they viii long for one more look
.af hrr sweet. calm face dS she laN
. ..f0U. us auHNgd iu her white robe
fHH Deer H-r long repuse. The beau
|Hm NHIt. snow ou H,r burial cal
mnu.Ired h.r IlIe -l fun of beauty
purity Uud love.
Fpr H.. uHEbuors aud f.,uds FEB
have known such woman was 30
. a..4.Iul Hnd f1, influence ot Npr .IIU
. VlI swing Uut into the rf,uHI years
lu.I Obj. UUpliu- waves ui .W' shall
NU.t. Upon fh. ,NgIIBsNuE shores of
fu. blessed
$50 Us. buried H.. boo MOI. silent
tomb .uH .H. NHvtU W.I blossom
|.... U.. .N.. HUI 'U. t.W uI .hU
.mu.uH. N|I mH.. fn. UN. sHlra'U
.Hnf UH. ..ua.a from lH. Htgp.u.
|...H. aI.I i,..i I.. 'N. I.HU H'
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Itinzo, the ,iuooIcr.

Kinzo. the Japanese juggler, ap-
peared at the Douglas Island Rink
yesterday, afternoon and night. and
delighted a large number OF lovers of
the little wheel <inzo's perform
ance is something new for Shreveport
in that it is a combination OF Juggling
and fancy skating He is a marvel
TO say the least, and keeps his audi
ence in state of expectancy from
the time he appears on the floor till
he leaves. He grasps a stick between
his teeth and balances a large ball on
the end of it and skates all about
the room. The ball rolls over his
head, shoulders and then back on the
stick. Another great act is setting a
lamp on a stack of boxes and while
skating about knocks the boxes out
one at a time and at the same time
keeping the lamp balanced in the
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The Little Duchess.

Countess Olga Won Hartzfeldt who
is starring at the head of a company
of fifty people in Anna Held's great
est musical comedy success The
Little Duchess" is announced as one
of the most promising attractions of
the season at the opera house, De-
cemher 3.
Those who We're captivated by
dainty Countess Olga's charms in
such former musical productions as
THE Burgomaster" and The Storks'
need no introduction to her talents
or personal magnetism. Though she
is one of the youngest stars on the
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Christian EndeaVor society.

The subject in the Christian En-
| deavor society of the Main stree
| Christian church at 6:15 p. m. to-
morrow will be Jacob Henry Glib
son. leader. The program is as fol-
lows
Selling His Birthright-C Charles
Simpson,
Obtaining a Blessing Wrongfully--
Paul Leeper.
Hated by Esau Coriune Trippett.
\ Great Dream Albert McPher-
son
Meeting Rachael - Jennie Lou
MOOrcS.
Getting "a Wify--R Rush Williams.
Sending to Eslu- Henry Gibson,
Present. goo E-au Lawrence Hard
lu-
Wrestling Fftz NuOUa-
Meeting Euu Auui. Mary Niuu.
Joseph Dream p. N. f.ln-
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ANNUAL MEMORIAL EXERCISES
Elks VIII Pay Tribute to Memory of
Departed Brothers.

The Glks of WaXahachle viii hold
their regular annual memorial exer-
cises Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at
the Cumberland Presbyterian church.
The public has a cordial invitation
TO attend The speakers for this oc-
casion Will be Hon. w. F. Ramsey OF
Cleburne and Hon. r. b. Williams
of Dallas The program viii be as
follows:
Organ prelude. Mrs, II. E. Goodsell
DcXology, congregation.
Opening ceremonies. Lodge OF
Sorrow" officers and members of the
lodge.
Opening Ode, AUD Lang Syne.
Prayer. Rev. G.. H. Hogan.
Violin solo. Mr.. H. E. Goodsell
! Address, Elkdom. "Eulogy," Judge
w F. Ramsey of Ciehurne lodge.
Piano solo, Miss Dohoney.
Vocal solo, II. w. Peck of Dallas
Euoly, Members who have gor
before" Hon. r. B. Williams of II
Waxahachie Lodge
Reading, extracts from the Nor
turf Salutamus, Miss Helen Johnso
Solo, THE Day Is Ended. Mrs. :
e. Turner. Violin cbIigato, Mr.. !
e Goodsell
Closing ceremonies. members o
| the lodge.
Song, Nearer My God to Thee,
organ. lodge and audience.
Benedictfon
Mrs. H. e. Goodsel win preside at
the piano as accompanist.
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sunday school $3.50 a. M. preach
ing sunday morning and evening by
the pastor VIM M. Nevins. The
time of the evening service has been
changed to 7 o'clock. and the B. Y.
p r. to o'clock Subject for even
ing service THE Oak Of Weeping,
the sixth sermon in the series Of
Jacob
Prayer service every Wednesday
evening az o'clock. Strangers given
cordial welcome
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warm liking of northern audiences
for this great reconstruction drama
with its faithful pictures of the Ku
KluX Khan and the carpet-bag regime.
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Program for Sunday, December 2.
Subject, In the Fiery Furnace"
Virgil Gates, leader.
Dan 3:1-3-Leonidas Barrow.
Dan. @:4-7-Miss Mary Lee King.
Dan. Walter Huckabee.
Dan. 3-1S-Miss Mary Tingle.
Dan. 9-25-Willie Todd
Dan 3:26-30- John Barrow.
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IN THE CHURCHES.
It. Paul's Episcopal.

There viii be services at ST. paups
Episcopal church sunday December
z. both morning and evening The
c3flees will oe CONDUCTED BY the gem
efi missionary 81 the diocese, Rev.
fphu e lesteN
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Coming Attractions.
Dec. 1-Parsifal.
Dec. 3-The Clansman.
Dec. 5--The Little Duchess.
Dec. Donnolly & fairfield 5
MinstreIs.
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Following is the program for a
service Sunday night
at the Cumberland Presbyterian
church:
Doxology
Prayer by pastor.
Scripture reading, Mrs. Geo. Bull
lard.
Anthem by choir.
Reading, Miss Mary Middleton.
| Soio-Miss Whitfield
Talk on Missions by Pastor.
Offertory and collection.
| Song by congregation.
Benediction.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-18

aries from China, India and other
foreign countries are very emphatic
in the declaration of their belief in
demon possession today Possibly
some forms of insanity may be at
tributed to this source. 1t may be said
that there is nothing contrary to our
present knowledge in the statement
that evil spirits may and sometimes
do gain control over men and to a
greater or lesser extent govern their
actions. There is no certainty that
such cases do not occur at the present
| time, and there is much to suggest
that the active agents of evil do be
set the human spirit and this is the
most reasonable way of interpreting
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ACROSS THE STATE.
Continued from Page 2.

I'll just come in and get you, then. Oh,
you're a nice thing, you are; you're
easy. Say, he could "a come right out
o. here If he'd only had the sense to.
Now we've got him corralled-'
His continual gibes made the muir
derer nervous and angry. He became
sus 0icious of being trapped from the
re9-. Soon he got up, stepped down to
the edge Of the swamp, and began peer
ing through the bushes which concealed
his tormentor. The yeIls of the latter
continued, and Bostwick, growing
more and more angry, devoted still
more of his attention to getting him.
The fugitive's whole hatred and at
tention became focused at the point
where the yells came from. Suddenly
there came a cry from behind him.
We've got the boy! We've got the
boyl"
The confederate, watching his
chance, had sneaked UP and seized the
child at an opportune moment, and
hurried him away. From outside the
woods came a joyful clanor of men
and dogs.
There were Tow left just these two
men, with guns in their hands, stalking
each other on either side of the thicket
of the swamp. They were nearly
matched in wOodcraft; the murderer
began to understood this. Besides, be-
ing surrounded now on both sides, i
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drawn by curiosity to the edge of the
woods, had charge of him.
who is hep" demanded someone alb
ruptly, concerning the captured man
The boy did rot answer.
You'd better tell me" said the man,
roughly, "if you know what's good Tor
you"
The motherIy woman turned on him
energetically.
You leave that boy alone,' she said.
I'll take care of him"
won't you tell me, boy. who the
man is?'' she asked, persuasively.
I'D rather not"
Tell me one thing. Is he Bostwick.
the murderer"
The boy hung his head.
rs he? Tell me, that's good boy.
There won't anybody hurt you now
The boy at last gave a deep affirm
alive nod, without speaking.
The crowd about them broke into a
shout. It's him! It's him! It's Bost-
wick!' they called.
The boys terror returned II hadn't
ought to told you" he cried. He'll
kill me, he will. He'll just kill me-"
There, there" said the motherly wo-
man, kneeling and putting her arms
around him. HE can't hurt you now.
They've arrested him"
81 guess he's glad to get away from
| that man." ventLred the girl.
"Oh, Dunno said the boy, shutting
with his feet. HE scared me. that S
all He didn't treat me much wOrse'n
Dewey did. 1t don't make much diff
ference to me, anyhow I'm nOthiD' but
a State boy. They'll just send me back
to Dewey, that's all"
They won't, not If I can help 1t, .
said the motherly woman, determined
| ~. "And they can't neither-not when
| he treated you Ike that. I've half a
mind to keep yoI myself" She said.
| A flush of pleasure showed under the
boys pale skin.
'I wisht you could" he stammered.
ct can, and I WILL" said the woman
tou he'd by his pathetic eagerness
| We've been wantin' a boy around tht
| house some time. Come, now" SHE
said taking him by the hand, well q
and see If we can't get you something
to eat and something fit to wear"
The new-found sympathy, the releas'
| from terror and bondage. the unex
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was necessary for him to do something
at once.
NOW, where are you, Willie?" taunt-
ed his prosecutor across the swamp.
The desperate man came plunging
through the bushes in the direction of
the voice, exactly as the other intended
that he should As he emerged a little
from the thickest of it, he saw the form
of his enemy disappearing at the other
side of a little opening in the center Of
the swamp. He took a sn Up shot at
him. He was too late. He missed him.
Hi, vi. vi, VII" yelled the daredevil;
missed me, missed me-"
With a yell of beastly anger the muir
derer pushed out to follow him. the
ground of the swamp growing more
and more uncertain under his feet. AS
last, lunginS forward at a little clump
Of grass, he missed his calculations and
spIashed down on all tours into the soft
treachery of the deepest part of the
marsh. His terrible gun, falling with
him, was choked with mud-become in
an instant q ridiculous and bedraggled
thing
The eager crowd came rushing
through the woods. The man, wallOW-
ing to his feet, stood sullenly waiting
where he was, like a dangerous animal
in a trap, sinking all the time further
and further into the soft ground.
A part of the crowd occupied them
selves dragging him to firm land and
securing him. Another group gathered
about the boy, questioning him.
The mOtherly woman and the girl.
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Scripture: Mark 1:21-34.

Scripture: Mark 1:21-34.
Golden Text: He healed many that
We're sick
Someone has said that in this lesson
we spend a SaEtath with Jesus. We
go with him to church, listen to his
preaching, watch him, when interrupt
ed by a maniac, cast out the evil spirit,
and then make the cure a powerful aid
TO preaching. After the service we &C
company him to Peters house and see
him cure Peters aged mother of fe-
yer. and there spend the afternoon in
quiet and rest. Towards sunset we see
the people of the village bringing to
him a great number of sick folk on
whom he lays his hands and heals.
Thus Jesus spent one Of the days Of his
life. And a busy day it was
Christ as d Teacher.
oar lesson sets Christ forth as "one
who taught with authority, and not as
the scrfbes" The teaching of Jesus
struck the people Ike a panic. They
had been used to the dry-as-dust teach
ing of the Scribes; Jesus spoke a lfv-
ing, not a mechanical, message. He
explained the scriptures not as COM
mentator, but as the author. Christ s
message was first hand. He spoke as
one who knew
Christ's Teachings Authoritative
Today.
Conscience is not the ultimate rule
of life, the final arbiter in the questions
of he soul. While We recognize that
the conscience is the vice-Tegent OF
God in the SOUL the religious instinct in
man. vet we must also be aware that
it is a faculty that can be warped
Clrueged, misguided and silenced
Therefore. II csnnot be depended upon
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We know you can't duplicate them
at the price; are safe in asserting
no other store can attempt it. It's
a marvellous special! Marseilles
spreads 21z yards long and "a
yards wide, a glance viii con-
vince you they are worth 90 Is
$3.50. Monday, at.-.....p6 s v
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THE SALT LAKE HERALD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1s 1905

the tragedies of human SIM and the
unexplained remainders' of human
life" Modern science is not in a pO-
sition to deny the existence today of
demoniacal possession. III temper
vice, lust, lasciviousness, drunkenness
these, wherever found, are indica-
tions that Satan is in control.
Christ can cast out these demons.
Let US see to it that we who are His
disciples bring those who are pos
sessed by evil spirits and habits to
Christ Even the demons are subject
to His word and command.
Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B.
Bowles)
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as an absolutely correct criterion OF
truth and conduct.
Reason Is Not the Ultimate
Authority.
A man may say that he needs no
other revelation than his own reason.
or that he will accept nothing in the
Bible saving what accor0s with his
reason, thereby making his reason
and not the revelation of God the cri-
terion of right and wrong. Inasmuch
however, as different men have differ
ent reasons" for doing, believing and
judging things, we become at once in
volved in a maze of conflicting stand
ards of truth and we are left hope
lessly in the dark. Reason therefore
cannot be the ultimate authority in
matters of fat and practice
Words of Jesus Final and Au-
thoritative.
When Jesus Christ has spoken there
is nothing more to be said. When
Christ has passed His Judgment, there
is no appeal from it. His words are
final and authoritative. Jesus said:
He that rejecteth Me, and receiveth
not My words, hath one that judgeth
him: The word that L have spoken,
the same shall judge him in the last
day" Thus we see that the words Of
Christ are not only to be the stand
ard Of our conduct here and now, but
the standard by which we skail be
judged hereafter.
Jesus as q Miracle Worker.
Miracles were not the principal part
of Christ's work. They were always
subordinate. More than once Christ