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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. F. Graham's book on
English synonyms"
To.nshos. E,<1u0x

IeDlPeT-lNVzO/.
Temper is fixed; hunz0y is tenn
porary. The former belongs to
the permanent character of the
individual, and exercises an infu-
ence, for good or for evil, over all
the actions of his life; the latter
expresses state of mind produced
by particular circumstances, and
extends over a comparatively short
space Of time. The best-tempered
men are occasionally in an ILL
humor, and those of the worst
temper have their moments of
good humor. The good.tem-
pered are, of course, much more
frequently in good-humor than
those of a contrary disposition.
Temper seems to be the principle:
humor it's result. Cheerfulness
has been defined can habitual
od.humor."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
To Auguy-T0 F0xgb0de.

~ <HSN/ U IOVEUOUE.
Augur, from the latin augu,zuu,
refers to the superstition of the
ancient Romans, by which they pre-
tended to predict future events.
Forebode, from the Saxon foys6od-
ian, signifies to tell beforehand.
In distinguishing between the
modern use of these words, it is to
be observed that there is more of
chance in augury, and more of
reasoning in foreboding. More
over, an augury may be for good
or for evil, whereas foreboding is
scarcely ever used in a good sense.
It may be almost said that to
augur evil is to forebode. Again, an
augury is founded upon outward
appearances, a foreboding is
founded upon induction.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20

President Baer still insists that
he cannot understand the new rate
law. He might just obey it and
let it go at that. Washington
Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
mluldoon on the philosophy Of
f1vpnotisfn.

z
ton which, together wild the
! dapenin' pallor, projooce aghastIy
thrance as nawshus an dangerous
as an overdose av a long stunned
pipe. Dangerous, because in
actin dirictly on the thought
waves, that is, undeviloped brain
matter, it's hold on the mind is
merely clutch at random, an
shud the regular mithods av awak-
enin' fail, mintal break at this
point wud not only place the con-
tistants h0rYe-de-combat but ivin-
tually be instroomintal in the
plantin av wan an the cratin'
av the other
A soobjict in dape mismeric
thrance is as close to dith as amy
wan can git an sthill live; in fact
he is closer, fer an autopsy on him
an corpse-five hours did-wud
revale the same state av the
gastric jooces, providin' the corpse
died from causes other than
stomachical.
This, howiver, is goin' beyant
the roodymints av me soobjict, as
l will anyhow later on devote
siveral papers on hypno-surgical
operations on the phaynomenon
that OCCURS joost befoor an afther
dith.
Ye may how noticed that I Mig
atived mismerism all along, an
possibly ye are inclined to think
that | am pissymistically priju-
diced aginst it. Maybe I am, at
Taste l how no conjunction in
brandin' it infayrior to hypnosia,
for this rayson. The indoocin' av
the mismeric thrance rayquires
thirty minits aginst five in
hypnosis, an wan sicond in post
hypnosis. Dhypnotization, (awak-
enin') takes wan mint, where
instrumentation monopolizes most
av the time betwane three hours
an eight days. Commissions, in
some cases himorrhages, vomitin'
spills an acute hidaches folly the
foormer, violince av reaction do.
pindin' on the natural bodily state
av the payshint.
Modistly spskin' most av me
maidenhood an part av me old age
waz spint in ixpayrimintin' on
other payple wild both jooces,
occasionally goin' in an ear
poundin' contist mesilf. In this
space av time all accydints, doc to
trance, arose from mismerism, but
as none av thin, kept breach av
promise scots, were av SPURIOUS
consequence, their ripytishun is
UNNECESSARY.
Befoor closln' I beg to announce
that this article is a very made
quate attimpt to cover the caption
feminist; at the same time, while
mismeric jooce plays no impoor-
tant part in our stoody, it's pro-
mitigation may be regarded as a
blind lafe, a blank page in book
av simple, mysterious, passynatin'
an inthrawlin' worrud- pictures
which this space is destined to
revale to the voolgar gaze.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
The Lawyer and the Judicial System.

familiar to the authors of
them, are not so we'll understood
by their hearers. And. 1 take it,
this is the reason for writing the
papers. For one does not care to
be told something that be already
knows, and neither does one care
to take the trouble of expounding
things already known to his
hearers.
I venture to say that there is not
u paper read here that does not
contain some information, or ad-
vance some theory, that is entirely
new to at least one listener, who,
when the meeting is dismissed,
goes away feeling that his store OF
knowledge has been increased, or
that his views have been broad
.ened, as result.
In writing this paper, however,
] am simply telling you something
you all know, calling attention to
conditions you are all familiar
with, for l dare any man here to
deny, that he has had experience,
and rather unpleasant experience,
of the methods of lawyers, judges,
juries, etc.
1 haven't the slightest personal
luminosity toward them myself, and
/ do not intend to criticize legal
procedure, but simply to call at
,tention to few characteristics of
the modern lawyer particularly
the young lawyer. A bright youth
who has recently been graduated
from a law school and called to
the bar of, 1 think, Pennsylvania,
voiced the following sentiment:
Democratic government is a
failure. Instead of a Congress
elected by popular vote, we should
elect body of lawmakers composed
entirely of lawyers. It is all nom
sense to expect the common people
note the common people-to ex-
press an intelligent opinion on the
Jaws, as to legislate wisely for
themselves. And much more in
@ similar strain.
l only mention this piece of
jdiocy to illustrate the browning
trait of the young law graduate
.conceit. We will admit that he
has fair allowance of brains, and
chat he has used them to the best
of his ability, but he should not
let his exuberance of spirits run
away with his judgment to the
extent of calling all others, not as
fortunate, common people.
Experience and practice, how
ever, accomplish wonders in the
way of adjusting his perspective,
and he soon learns to leave his
personal vanity unexpressed. Es-
ypecially is this so, if he has to
wait long time for his practice to
commence. The briefess lawyer
cannot afford to treat his prospec-
tive clients superciliously.
Lawyers, who confine themselves
to the practice of law, have the
prospect of in time being elected
to the bench and, in my opinion,
this is the most commendable OBJ
3ect that they can strive to attain.
But many go in for political ca
reer and offer themselves as candi-
dates for the legislature, at the
earliest opportunity. Possibly
they see dim visions of the presi-
dental chair in the distance. It
has often been remarked how
many lawyers are members of Con-
gress and it is pity that such is
the case. For lawyers are, by ma
ture, quibblers and much valuable
time is wasted, while they relieve
themselves of what has been called.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
tions should be avoided.

tions should be avoided.
In the Bible we read, "Woe un-
to you ye scribes," and in another
place they are called perverters
of the law. And as / have
before indicated, the chief
aim Of the lawyer is to pervert
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20

atoms, which thrive thru
evasions of the law, want him.
Criminals want him. Everybody
wants him, except the law abiding
public, and it needs no lawyer.
Do you know the cause of the
lawlessness of this country? Do
you know why there are so many
lynchings in the South? Do you
know why the number of murders
in the United States is greater
than in any other country on earth
according to the population? It
can all be blamed on the lawyer.
If you have a good lawyer, and pay
him we'll, you can do almost as you
please, regardless of the law.
They lynch negroes in the South
because of legal delays, if the
cases come to trial. The lynchers
want quick justice, and they are
right in that regard.
Justice should be swift. But it
will always be slow, while lawyers
lie awake nights, framing excuses
for delaying the judgment of the
courts. Why is it that in large
cities like Chicago and New York
the calendars of the civil courts
are years behind? Because of
legal folderol. Those who have
read Dickens remember the ia
nous case in Chancery of Jarndyce
VS.. Jarndyce, which passed from
generation to generation. Law
yers are the same the world over.
1t is often the case that a lawyer,
who Is counsel for some corpora
ton, is elected to Congress, and he
serves his master still, to the best
of his ability. It has been shown
conclusively that even senators
promote the interests of their
clients, the corporations, to the
detriment of their legal masters
the public. Such practices should
not be tolerated.
In my opinion, there would be
a great improvement in the adj
ministration of justice if judges
were appointed, instead of being
elected, and appointed for life,
conditional on their good conduct.
Electing judges brings the Office
into politics. and the judiciary
should never be mixed up in poll.
tics. Again, the present system
makes it possible for any popular
young lawyer to become a judge,
regardless of his ability or capac-
ity for calm judgment. If judges
were appointed for life by the
president, the personnel of the
bench would be changed materi-
ally, and for the better. Men
older, wiser and more experienced
would occupy this, the most i'm
portant position in the country.
I say the most important position,
for is not the just administration
of the law of really greater impor-
lance than any other question?
The judiciary should be above
reproach, and this is a reason why
judges should not be dependent
upon their immediate neighbors,
for the position they hold. They
should not be obliged to canvass
for votes of a constituency where
the voters look for favors, in return
for their support. There should
be no circumstances allowed to
bias the judgment of the bench.
And there will always be posi-
bility of this while judges are
elected by popular vote.
I would be the last one to throw
slur at the bench, but we are all
familiar with the abuses that were
practiced in Montana, during the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-09-20
PART Nv.
MESMERISM VS.. HYPNOTISM.

MESMERISM VS.. HYPNOTISM.
Unlike the six degrays in mes
merism, hypnotism boasts of only
three stages or states, an altho
both agencies projooce an artificial
Shape capable av placin' operator
an soobjiot en- rapport, their an
alogy is as heterogeneous as that
which ixists betwane stame rollers
an autymobales.
Clooryfoorm an ayther, to use
a drugged ixprission in a narcotic
since, also fill man full of insin-
sybillyty, but where the foormer
acts DIRECTLY on the vital functions,
the latter sprids itsilf around wild
more harmonious UNIFORMITY.
Yis, an ayven tho the victim is as
stiffly parylized in ayther av thin,
the last wan invariably elimynates
the hypochondriacal falin's that
profusely accompany the first.
Az coorse, regular ixpayreince
wild both wud be nicissary befoor
the reader cud fully comprehind
their antythitical Significance,
but if he rades merely for diver
sion the follyin' may be advan-
tagous to his discernmint.
The mismerist concentrates all
his foorce, thru will power an
cabalistic passes, on the nerve
cinters av his payshint, in the
manetime selictin' an hystayrical
faymale to act as fly fer his wib.
Now, the cintire stringth av this
positive foorce DIRECTED on the
nonresistin' passivity av nervous
systim allrid y Exhausted, naturally
projooces a morose finish. If the
jooce cirkylates rapidly the eye
bawls commince to raysimble a
fishy hue; the muscles relax grad
ually, but wild the flaby loosenjss
av a gunny sack at large, while
sickly willow pallor invilops the
faytures. In susceptible victim
the above condition is observed
in tin or fifteen minits, yit his
train will how to pass many sta
tons befoor it hits the boompin'
posts at Morpheus. At this stage
Az the game, If the operator is too
stoopid to take advantage av his
adversary's defincelissniss, be not
only confuses the joooe, but quares
himsilf fooriver as far as SUCCESS.
full sayawnce wild that indyvid-
jooal is concerned.
Ye see, it takes all kinds av
austerity in putin amy wan to
slape, fer the Taste livity on yer
part will mitamorphose his conf
dince into full-brid familiarity,
or ilse if he becomes aware av yer
impituosity to roosh matters, he
gifts ristliss wild ixpictancy throw
in off what little soporifcniss the
preliminaries hov evoked.
Such things tind to divert the
attintion, they undermine his
foormer srhr,;;---;--qsT. 85! wen
if he sthill uom4ys. he wills un-
consciously urogs To4Jac,cgrV to
the poundi ay bis ef misnler-
ically.
We may Bsa lboge . a
strikin' ixu la a-}ag ICY
wherein tt attev 8la tas me
gifts hit wild Oh; saTia faa Ter,
but if he ixgictad - so4S I'D,
the chance sys as @ya lore
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
The Boy and the Farm.

The wonderful strides in agricultural
in the insect enemies of growing things,
has both doomed and deferred farm
work as a profession, so that the old
time ideas of farming cannot be said to
bring success except in a very moder-
ate degree. The farming of the future
must be done by the boys and girls of
to-day, and we owe it to our children
to give them the best possible chance
to gain knowledge which will help them
in their life work. If the boy is Sc
riously interested in agriculture, it will
be paying investment to give him q
course in an agricultural college.
If one cannot afford the full course
of four years. or if the boy is not suffi-
GENTLY well educated to take this
course, give him the shorcer one Of two
years, or, better than nothing, let him
take the short winter course of from
ten to twelve weeks and study the
particular branch in which he is inter
ested. You will find that his inter
est in the work will be enough greater
to warrant the expense True, he may
not learn a great deal In the short
course, but it will be enough to open
his eyes to the possibilities, and he will
be placed on the right track to study
and work by himself. Talk to the boy
about it, and write to the agricultural
college of your State for detailed in
formation.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
Easter Customs in All lands

From the earliest period of the Chris
tan era down to the present day, Easter
has always been celebrated with the
greatest JOY and counted the queen of
festivals. The common name in the East
was the "Paschal Feast because kept
at the same time as the Jewish passover
In one of The Ancyrene canons Easter is
called the great day" In the days of
the primitive Christians, it was so Pc
culiarly a time of exuberant gladness
that Easter became known as Dominica
gaudii-Sunday of joy. Many and varied
are the popular customs which attach to
Easter in all lands. 1t was the practi ee
in early times among the Christians 20
salute each other on the morning of this
day by exclaiming Christ is risen" to
which the person saluted replied, Christ
is risen indeed" or else And hath ap-
peared unto Simon"-a custom still in
vogue in the Greek churches The OBJ
servance of Easter at first covered a De-
riod of eight days, corresponding with
the Jewish paschal celebration, and the
heather spring festivals. Gradually the
length of the holiday was diminished,
first to three days, then to two, and at
last to a single day of religious devotion.
as at the present time. During the orig
inal observance of eight days all labor
ceased, law courts We're closed, and all
trade was suspended. Everybody had a
vacation from work and worry. 1t was
a fayorite time for baptism. Alms-giv-
ing was a popular feature And many
slaves had cause for joy at Easter in
receiving their freedom.-Leslie's Weekly.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
Turning Vegetable Tops.

Certain agricultural papers are advo-
eating that all vegetable tops be thrown
on the ground and plowed under when
ever convenient; the potato plant is es-
pecially recommended for this treat
ment, for the potash contained IN the
plant. While there is some advantage
to be gained in the method suggested,
especially with the potato plant, the
main advantage Of the plan is the
amount of humus added to the soil and
the plan is all right so far as the tops
of vegetables which the farm animals
Will not consume are concerned, but
with any vegetable tops that can be
consumed by any Of the stock it is
much more valuable in the form Of
manure, to say nothing of the value
to the animal in, at least, furnishing
variety. The waste Of vegetable tops
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
Some Points on the Mule.

In a late number of the Michigan
Farmer a Michigan writer gives the
strong points of the mule Among
other things, he says if you want them
to go faster than walk mules will
take a good road gait and when they
get tired rest them by letting them
run twenty or thirty rods. 1t will pay
any community of farmers to club to-
gether and buy jack and raise their
own mules. IT, however, they think of
so doing they should employ or con-
suit some reliable party who is posted
on the qualities necessary to be rea-
sonably sure of getting a good sire,
and then use good mares To be sure,
many mare past breeding when used
with a stallion will breed with a jack
all right, and if she is a good, rugged
and healthy mare produce a good ami
NAL. The best class of mules is raised
from good, stylish, wide-awake mares
crossed with well-bred jack. He
should not be selected all on account
fine lockers, but he should have plenty
of bone, be rather coarse in the head,
with large feet and good size, at least
fifteen hands high, and should weigh
not less than 800 pounds in breeding
condition.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
Electric Lights from Windmill.

Wind-made electricity holds out the
promise of becoming great boon TO
rural districts; and the day is near at
hand when every farmer who has a
windmill on his grounds can enjoy cleo
trio lights and the many other services
Ing For many years, men have been
trying to convert wind power into cleo
tricity. r. w. Wilson, Of Westfeld,
Ind, has worked out a practicable
method of accomplishing it.
In producing wind-made electricity,
Wilson calls upon the windmill to per
form it's customary function of pumping
water. He leads the water into by
draulic regulator built on the principle
of a water-lift, in which the pressure is
controlled by weights, and from which
it is released by means of automatic
valves.
This regulator is the means of main
tanning the even pressure under all con-
ditions. whether the windmill is revolv-
ing fast or slow.
Under the uniform pressure, the wa
ter is passed from the hydraulic cham
Der through a water motor to which a
dynamo is attached.
Mr.. Wilson demonstrates the success
of the invention at his own shop IN
Westfeld, which is brightly lighted
with wind-made electricity, and to all
appearances it equals the steam-made
product that city folk enjoy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12

Zurich in 1867 and got work, escaping
military service because of his deform-
ity. He imbibed sOcialistic ideas and
started a crusade against all organized
government In May, 1869, he made a
violent speech denouncing the clergy,
the military, the police and the middle
class. He spent a month in Jail for
this outbreak. After passing other time
in Jail for similar offenses, Most was
selected by the Socialists as a mission
airy in Austria. The authorities BAN
lshed him on May 2, 1871, and he was
escorted to the frontier by large pro-
cesslon of workingmen.
In Saxony he was not allowed to
speak publicly, but he carried on the
propaganda in the homes of wagework-
ers. He was made editor of the Chem
nitz Freie Presse by his party, and
served month in Jail for making an
incendiary speech. He was summoned
to appear in court 43 times and was
convicted of % violations of law. He
had then become an anarchist of the
most radical type, advocating the use
of force, even assassination by poison
and bomb. He was elected to the
Reichstag twice. After passing many
months in prison he was ordered from
Germany.
He went to London in 1870 and he
began the publication OF Freiheit When
Alexander II. of Russia was killed by
nihilists Most published Freiheit with a
red border and an editorial expressing
a wish that all tyrants might be served
like the Gar. The Russian and Ger
man governments called the British
governments attention to the article,
and Most was arrested. tried, found
guilty and sentenced TO 16 months hard
labor at Clerkenwell prison. On his re-
lease he sailed for New York, arriving
in December, 1882. He spent three
terms on Blackwell's Island for incen-
diary utterances. His last imprison-
ment was for publishing in Freiheit on
the day President Mckinley was shot
an article entitled, Murder VS. Murder.
Most was not taken seriously by
many Of his brethren. He was a the
atrical and earnest talker and had a
fine flow of adjestlves, chiefly denuncia-
tory. He achieved some success as an
actor in 1894 by appearing at the
Thalia as Old Baumert in the Weavers.
He had not been conspicuous as an adj
yocate of force i'll recent years and the
radical anarchists of the Emma Gold
man stripe We're at odds with him.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12
The Wrong Place.

The train was roaring along about
forty miles an hour, and the conductor
was busily punching tickets full Of
holes, when a little thin man, who sat
in one of the corner seats, plucked his
sleeve. "Mister Conductor, you be
sure and let me off at Speers Station.
You see, this is the first time / ever
rode on steam cars, and | don't know
bout them. You won't forget it, eh?'
All right, sir; | won't forget" The
hair, and, strengthening himself, gazed
with increasing wonder at the fyinS
landscape, every now and then exclaim-
ing, Gracious" by gumr' ETC. Sud
denly there was q crash, and after a
number of gymnastic moves that made
him think of his schooldays, he found
himself sitting on the grass of the en-
bankment alongside the track. Seeing
another passenger sitting a short dis
lance away, patiently supporting vari-
Gus parts of the splintered car across
his legs, he inquired: rs this Speers
Crossing" The passenger, who was
drummer, and not altogether new to
such happenings, replied, with a smile,
although in considerable pain mo,
this is catastrophe" "Is that SOP"
he irritably exclaimed "NOw | knew
that conductor would put me off at
the wrong place"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-04-12

hill, and one boy will match his egg in
race with another to the bottom of the
hill. The one that arrives there first
without breaking is the winner. If the
egg pops on the way down the victor may
have the egg to eat. OF course, after a
few egg races the players are full of eggs
up TO their chins, but there are still
plenty of jolly little negro boys who are
always hungry and who can eat an I'M
limited number of the broken eggs In
this way hundreds if not thousands Of
eggs are crushed and eaten every Easter
Monday in the Presidents back yard
Easter egg-rolling is a German custom,
and the natives of Bavaria have INDUCED
IN 1t for centuries. Grown men and WON
en- play the game there. Two men will
pit their eggs against each other, aud
roll them so that they will collide. The
egg that breaks is eaten by the owner of
the egg which suffers the least damage,
and the sport keeps up until one or the
other loses all of his eggs