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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

VINE when Caucasian women waited so
universally to be sought by that it
unwritten law which could, in the main.
be depended upon. And in this bygone age of
which l speak, Bernard Shaw's delightful comedy,
entitled Man and Superman,' would have been
Kissed from the stage Which, by the way, would
have been a pity, and would have deprived the
bygone age of something it could i'll afford to lose.
But now, l ask ali observing and women
if things have not changed. Who are the hunters
men!
There existed at one time and a few exist to-day
wanted woman for his wife, concealed himself
and when the desired woman passed his wav he
sprang forth and feled her to the earth with his
club. Then he dragged her unconscious form to his
cave and when she came to she found herself bride
l have married against their will, with that
daZed expression of COuntenanCe as if Won
dering what struck them.
With civilization have the men grown SILVER and
the girls grown holder? Or what has turned things
matrimonial upside down to such an extent that
nOVeliSts longer hesitate to make their herOineS
the hunters and the men the prey-and when a
play can for months at of the best
theaters in the largest city in America having for
its theme the pursuit of reluctant and protesting
man by determined and rernOrseless girl and draw
delighted crowds nightly to witness his futile strug
giles and final capture?
There time when this play would have
been hated Public sentiment, which had on it's
pedestal the image of the demure, modest violet
girl, willing to die old maid rather than put
forth the tip of her finger to win the attention of
the passing man, would have been affronted by the
boldness of Ann Whitefied Straws show. The
old fashioned girl who exists in theory and senile
Renaissance longer exists in fact. So we go
1ightedy at the lies and snares and traps of an
Ann Whitefleld.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
Play Reveals Change of Sentiment

NOTHING could more conclusvely prove the
~ change of sentiment in these matters than the
success of such play. Far more pretentious and
carefully elaborated plays have been reegated to
Cobwebs and darkness the first night of their presen
tlton, for reason than that the audiences
declared that they not true to lfeor at least
the public did not think that they The public
has got to believe that play depicts certain phase
Of life truthfully and in popular before it
will permit it to become a success. The twentieth
century girl is Diana the huntress and man is her
prey.
Nowadays have become so hard to CATCH
even for evening call, that women have been
driven to entertain themselves afternoons and on
not few evenings, parties given for bridge
poker, where not man is invited nor expected.
Perhaps this is only craft the part of the to
make themselves valuable. At any rate, it
has had that effect for nowadays instead of catching
them by scattering sugar spreading moasses, you
have to go after them with butterfly nets Verify
1t is a far cry from the club which felled the
savage woman to the butterfly net which catches the
clubman!
Women dress, talk think, and believe to please
men Cat least, that is the bulletin they give out).
But to dress for is mistake. Men would far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

your faces dye gray hair black in order to fool
men into believing you younger than you At
least suppose you must do it to deceive men, as you
succeed in fooling even a near sighted woman
under two wells.
If you don't believe this, you men, look back and
remember how you felt when in your caow youth
you raved to friend the golden
locks of your fair Did not the heartless cackle
of laughter she gave nstil suspicion of all blondes
your sister had tow headed boy baby with white
eyelashes, did you not view it's b1ondness askance
until you had been able to verify the goods
genuine?
Nature knows than the art of old women
Nature knows when harsh features wrinkles need
the sotening effect of gray hair, and Nature espe-
cially knows when not to make blondes. BleaChed
hair brings into prominence every facial ble1nish,
and there exists more brazen faced, leather
skinned tanned, and weather beaten objects than
artificial blondes-1nan warranted to catch
nothing but suckers!
Who are the clever women? Those who bait their
traps with Indifference; the bachelor girls who
earning a salary who have their own latch keys and
who have relegated to the ash heap the tea gown,
clnging vine lisping ideal. They not less
on man. They sensible.
Men love to be the hunters; and women who give
them run for their money the wives who
are most priced. Clever women know this, and it
often pleases me to see hatless, breathess
racing after gently receding feminine form, who has
already completely made up her mind to be
caught, if the hunter only knew it, that during her
breathing spells, when she does not feel obliged to
keep up the pretense of advancing before his pur-
suing footsteps, she spends her time in looking at
apartments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30
Marriage Does Not End Her Wi1es

PUT so wise is she in her knowledge of masculine
u human nature, that even after year of marriage
her husband is subject to mig htmares in which he
dreams that he hasn't caught her yet. She under
stands how to give him that delightful sensation of
uncertainty to the pernanence of his victory,
which made the days of his engagement to her days
of such tantazing torment.
l have noticed however, that it is generally only
plain women of attractive magnetic manner who
have the wit to do this. Pretty women make the
mistake of counting too heavily and surely the
charm of their beauty, which not only pals soonest
but which is too often accompanied by vanity and
selfshness to prove satisfactory in wife. Ergo,
pretty generally makes better sweet
heart than wife, but not always.
Girls do not to realize that the times
changing just much in the manner of courtship
they in the world of finance. Trusts were
unheard of in grandmothers day, but the
change which brings about in the public mind
desire probe into insurance and freight rate frauds,
makes equally open to conviction on the sub
ject of matrimonial graft.
Men have been caught and fooled so often and for
many years with the old fashioned man snares which
served for simpler times and simpler men, that If you
going to try to catch the complicated, wiser,
quicker wtted more suspicious modern man. girls.
you will have to learn to set more modern snares.
Remember, present day man is hawk, not gull.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-30

takes place at hen party when the first man
arrives? The youngest of them giggle and nudge
another the married ones become full of coquet-
fish animation, and even the fatt st and oldest of
them shipper and look foolish. AS if men cared for
these thingsl When will women learn to dress for
other women, and to lay for the feet of
men other than the rament of the peacock?
Another Objectionable Habit
RUT there is an Objectionable habit that women
have taken up in the last few years for reason
whatsoever than to attract the attention of men, and
that is the almost transparent clothing of present
day fashions. Me for the old fashioned club of the
heather savage! There an honesty of purpose
and directness of attack which prefer to the
oblique methods of some latter day acquaintance
When | see the sort of snares set in the
hope of catching men | sometimes wonder if they
have Don't women know that men hate
to be run after-that in their souls men loathe
the idea of capture? Men born bachelors and
In their primitive they polygamous
nonads 1t is only civilization which turns them
into tame, homogeneous benedicts, and close OBJ
servers of our social system form pretty
rate idea of the thnness of the of this civlza
ton at times Therefore, why scratch the varnsh?
Why rritate the sight by a trap?
You blondine your brown hair, n assage and paint
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

ure to do and profit by it; others pursue differ
ent course by becoming Indifferent and then wonder
why they are out of harmony with their employer.
What they do is done in careless manner and with
effort to please.
tits real JOY to work with man who tries to
do right On the other hand the who makes no
effort to do right, is deserving of neither praise
nor promotion. When we glance about us and note
the talented men who failed to get any higher than
mediocre position, one naturally wants to know what
is wrong. Usually the cause is easily found They
are either knockers, else they have failed to make
any effort toward pleasing others It is true that
some men fail to appreciate merit, but this lack of
appreciation is poor for one to become in
different.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
The CheerfalZ Mind

The Cheerful Mood.
HAVE you ever noticed that when man is feel
ing cheerful he acts thinks and feels different than
when he is depressed? This is the case with all men.
When they are in cheerful mood they come nearer
acting their natural self than they do when they are
not amiable
It has often been said that man is creature of
moods; that he has his good, bad and Indifferent
moments. Those who understand human nature
have often made it business to know when and
when not to approach good bill collector,
for instance, makes it point to present bill to
certain men Immediately after dinner when the in
man has been appeased.
When is not in a cheerful mood he seems
to take optimistic view of ife distorted estimate
of his fellows and imagnes all sorts of vivid miscon
ceptions of the actual state of affairs But as soon
this mood passes, his hallucinations vanish, and
he again looks upon the bright side of every
thing He feels if his pockets were stuffed with
bank notes of large denominations and that life is
sweet and without care. If we would only try to
learn anothers moods, many vexatious annoyances
could be avoided Some men, however, have no more
tact than hitching post and they butt where it
would have been advisable for them to have post
poned the matter.
In the long run, it pays man to study the moods
of those with whom he comes in contact By doing
this, many unpleasant things can he avoided, and
matters can be adjusted just as conveniently and
with greater dispatch
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

AT1CIG ny Nv HLCSUUVe".
DURING the proceedings of the recently ad-
journed Prison Congress, Attorney General Mayer
OF New York, read paper in which he severely ar
raigned certain class of newspapers that have in
augurated the practice of trying the accused before
court has determined his guilt. This practice is
becoming too prevalent not only to the great deri-
ment of the accused, but to the prosecution as it
creates prejudice that is very annoying. This class
OF papers not only try and convict the suspect but
they often arrogate to themselves the power of de-
termining the length of his incarceration.
This state of affairs is to be deplored. When a
person is arrested this class of papers are in the hab
it of giving such lurd description of his alleged
exploits, that it is almost impossible for him to Sc
cure an impartial jury. Witnesses. on reading
that the person arrested is dangerous criminal, a
ringleader of gang of professional crooks, a man
who is wanted in almost every state in the Union,
allow their imaginations to become fired and actu-
ally believe these things to be true. Furthermore,
they are likely to to exaggerations that owe
their inception to suggestions Sometimes the afore
said dangerous criminal is nothing more than some
poor country boy who wandered to the city in Of
the presidency of some railroad and on running out
of funds and unable to secure employment he
went wrong.
1t would be we'll if all newspaper men would con-
fine themselves to printing the facts. Sensational
news is bad enough, but when reporters manufac-
ture lot of rot and print it facts, they surely are
not worthy OF being called gentlemen. It is such
gross breaches of journalistic etiquette of which Mr.
Mayer complains, and he is not the only person who
condemns the twentieth century method of trying
a man by proxy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
Is 1t True?


THERE is an old saying which says that, "Once
forger always forger," which has gained consid-
cradle popularity Now it is said that, "Once con-
vict, always convict Is this true? Do the facts
warrant the statement? Investigation will prove
that the assertion is far from being correct Of the
five hundred and ninety prisoners received at this in
sttution during the biennial period ending July 81
1906, four hundred and eighty four were sentenced
for the first time to any prison Of this number only
forty three serving second term, and ten were
received for the third time. Altho we hear and read
much about the man who goes wrong the second and
third time nothing is said of that large major
ity whose names never again appear on the criminal
calendar. They still exist they have not evaporated;
nor are they leading DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde life
Most OF them are living under assumed names, but
making honest industrious careers for themselves
of which they need not feel ashamed.
The kind of men who have created the express
sion "Once convict, always convict, are those
who on leaving prison, advertise themselves as being
reformed They generally start off with prospectus
in which they glowingy tell how they are going toI
reform the underworld. If they fail and again be-
come member of the Grey Brotherhood, is it not
natural for modern Aristotles to shake their
heads and sagely remark: "Once convict, always
convict?'
It is safe to say that there few prison men
who convinced that this is true. If they did be-
leve that such the case, the probab ities are
that they would making any further attempts
toward reformation But it is not true, never was
and never will be-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
KILOGRAMS
by f. N.

Rebecca at the well it with the moan darv maid att
the pump
1t would not hurt the country anv o ovoroo
divorce suit was abbreviated.
The average pitcher league nine draws LARGER than
the average with legal min
Few young wives make like mother make but fewer
young husbands make dough like father used to make
Inc difference between the
former hshed for sinners while fishes for rich suckers
The old rounder who tries square himself the Lord bv
dropping few dollars in the box will be up against
warm proposition in the world
Unlon but would judge from the divorces that the state
OF matrmony has New York block
1t it becomes fashionable wear hats like the a
wear Mormon Joe Smith will decorate his skvnec
with the tail feathers Of sork.
The shoe clerk who lady number 9
with the remark II do believe house small
enough for you," is dead next to his Job
The private secretary of United States
the lawmakers speeches. but when campaign tour it
plainly evident that he makes better
panied by his
The president OF local circle argument the
Judges handed him the short end Of the the debate
shorthand But the fact that he en-
couragng as he ptd against the best
a member of the circle.
In the last six rich dealer been sued for
oacn OF promise by three different girls and of them big
slice OF his fortune The old fellow never spoke
the last girl that sued him until the av after
she sued him. There should be
ing pucked by young women.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
QUICK Justice.

THOSE who have been asserting that Justice
balks when confronted by rich wrongdoer, should
not forget the rapidity with which it acted in the
case Of Banker Stensland. Within seven hours of
his arrival in Chicago he was brought into court,
sentenced and placed behind the bars at Joliet
Surely no man, matter whether he is an an
archst or socialist say that the law was dill
atory in this instance. This is not an isolated case,
for there hundreds of similar cases in
which the legal machinery has moved with equal
smoothness. Those who claim that the rich criminal
is pampered, will now be compelled to revise their
opinion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
VIEWS AND REVIEWS.
BY E. w. M

OSSES AND GAINS Every has it's reward Last
l. Sundays debate has furnished with ppehters for
months to
ARD ON THE UNIFORM The recent case where United
States soldier in uniform refused Newport
dance hall slap to the "boys blue"
wengh reasonable If the judge
dent Roosevelt the soldier they certainly
him good round
dollar check will be only enough for the premnares of
CHILD LABOR great of charitable and kindred or
~ CARNATIONS have lately given attention the question
labor mills mines and department carving on
campaign that result we'll deserved
feet The children country constitute national
not be lost sight Of In them lies the hope
world for those who shall be nhab parents are going to-
mill and mine will wake sympathetic view the situa
ton it not difficult to that the result will stupendous
VALUABLE READING One Of the valuable pieces of it,
erature am favored with is Current articles
this publication so broad complete
detail and authotve that there nothing to-
he mans desire the enghtenng tits
this reading that appeals strongly close at
tenon the articles educave and all because
the knowledge gained almost inter-
esing style in which it written Reading literature not
Of time rather at the school Of
the experiences of others
I UNIVERSAL IGNORANCE Atho country ranks among
~ the first educational facilities from being as
thorough and practical systems usually credited with
The ignorance displayed by people unbelievable The
amusing part OF 1t the they about the
edge or information The queries usually
contain beautiful display of this amusing universal
One writes to ask who the
Another Pleas the
lady Illinois candidates
for the presidency Is this really ignorance nteec
tual pauperism" better define it?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
PLeUSIN6 Others.

The art of pleasing others is philosophy that
appeals strongly to the dullest intellect Per-
icles who was acclaimed the "First Citizen of
Athens" always delighted to please the naughty
Athenians. The same is true of Aristotle Plato's
famous pupil in philosophy. The real happiness of
others, whom often envy, is gained by knowing
how to please This consists of trying to do right to
be courteous, even tempered. and obliging.
In calling Arstides the Just, it is evident that
he must have merited the title. His deeds pleased
his fellow townsmen, and they respected him for his
honesty and loyalty to his friends. It is an easy
matter to try and please others. Some find it pleas
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
NOTICE.

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

That New York papers remark about theexcel-
lent dressing of the Chicago women may safely be
counted on to supersede the discussion about the
dressing Of Chicago beef st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04
Among Our Exchanges.

The fellow who returned $3.50 of 500 stolen,
accompanied by note stating that he was gnawed
by remorse. didn't have much of gnaw-Stillwater
Gazette.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

RESPONSIBILITIES gravitate to the person who
can shoulder them, and power flows to the man who
knows how.-Elbert Hubbard
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

Those who do most in the world are those who
love most.-Elbert Hubbard
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-10-04

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