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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
Originality?

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Paper Read Before the Chautauqua Circle.
1t is not from failure to compre.
bend nor inability to appreciate
the natural retaliation of psyche
logical dissipation that [ have the
temerity to commit this addition
to "few words" The peculiar
construction and activity of the
eccentric attached to the mythical
mechanism embodied within ray
dome of thought precludes the
probability of such an erroneous
deduction. But simultaneously [
meekly deny the existence of any
relation between myself and the
Wise family, (having long since
been divorced) because I know it
requires a mental microscope to
detect the aureole of intellectually
that hovers over and about where
tonsorial experience is unneoes-
sary. Do you follow me? If not,
I hasten to assure you there is no
reason to apprehend that you may
be led astray. The fact is, that
since the critics have accused me
of being humorist I have felt SO
funny that every time l part my
hair I have to laugh at myself.
Since becoming member OF
this circle l have had the hitherto
unaforded opportunity to dis
seminate wondrous 'wisdom4to an
attentive, and, no doubt, an APP
preciative audience. But I wish
to take this occasion (if there is no
penalty attached) to make it clear
that l have no desire to tell you
all [ know. That would require
less than few words.
Originality, in the sense OF
which I write, does not designate
the brand INDUCED in by several
university students of California
who incidentally caused one OF
their fellows to feel considerably
stuck up. After stripping him Of
his broadcloth and fine linen they
proceeded to fit him to pair Of
trousers in the latest shape of q
sheet of fly paper. [ will try tc
deal with this subject in it's liter.
airy significance without any tend.
ency toward the policy OF expan'
sion. 1t is my belief that the
more mind attempts to consume
the less becomes it's power Of
originality. 1t will assume under
development [ use the term ode
velopment" in its application te
study an adaptability and facility
for lucid expression, but it will Dc
so at the expense of individualanc
original thinking. Altho I have
no extracts to offer in proof l an
under the impression that many
of our great, if not greatest, liter
airy masterpieces were produced
by men who had little, if any
chance for book. learning. 1t ii
not to be understood, however
that a non-reading regime is advo
n Gated; but think broad mine
weakens its individuality by much
and promiscuous consumption Of
others opinions and fiction; ane
a narrow mind will never become
broad no matter how wide may bt
it's itinerancy in the land Of litera
ture. It may acquire polish o.
veneer but it's narrOWness is sure
to crop up under provocation. L
will then unlimber its undevelOpeC
but vanished mental battery ant
/ FIRE few sanguinary shots o
miscellaneous persifage and fondl,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05

Avarice says: Il Will oppress
the weak and devour the fruits Of
his labors, and I will say that iteis
fatethat has so ordained. Volney.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
LsYs Among Animals

between animals aud plants so low
in the scale Of existence that they
do not possess brains or nervous
systems, bat [ call that mere sexual
attraction, a sort of magnetism.
In my opinion, the lowest animals
to exhibit an emotion akin to love
If not the genuine article-are
t. be found among the fishes.
True, there exists among certain
species of insects, sort of gre
garious instinct combined with
the instinct of race perpetuation,
which may, for all | know to the
contrary, be real mild form OF
love. But it appears to me to be
a mere liberation of their own
species, and an intense hatred or
fear of all others not used by them
as food, either directly or indirectly
as ants use aphides to get their
honey-like secretion for food.
Because some fishes live in
schools, we need not infer that
thew love one another. However,
there are fishes of the..catish kind,
which live in schools, and may be
said to really possess such an emo
ton. Bullheads accompany their
young until they are half grown.
and possibly longer, since bull
heads are nearly always found in
schools. There can be little doubt
that they have some sort Of atfec-
ton for their young, for all catfish
are we'll protected by nature-the
anterior dorsal and pectoral fins are
each armed withi a sharp spine
which can be laid fiat against the
body or made to::;stand out at
right angle to it. These spines
are invariably erected when the
fish is frightened, and cannot be
pressed down to the body by any
other agency than the fsh's own
will, without breaking them. And
any fsh that tries to swallow a
bullhead, almost always chokes to
death. Altho the mother will at
tack any fish or bird that comes
near her brood, the pelican is the
only enemy, except man, that she
need fear. 1 think 1t is quite
obvious that the mother catfish
does not accompany her young
because they require her protec-
ton, but because she is attracted
to them by some maternal instinct
akin to love.
Among the reptiles We find a
great many species which mate
but once in a lifetime, and seem
to prefer the society of their mates
to that of any other of their species,
while they rarely show anything
but Indifference to their young. l
think, however, that the majority
of those reptiles which appear to
be gregarious, are not so because
they much prefer the society of
their own species, but because the
locality in which they are found
is preferred to any other by each
individual of the species: or they
are too slothful to hunt up more
desirable environment than that
in which they are born.
Birds are the next higher in the
scale, and we find among them
love in all degrees of intensity
Ali birds, born under natural con.
ditions, prefer the society of their
own species to any other. There
are species that are solitary in their
habits for time each year. But
all the birds with which l am &C.
ouainted-with the exception oil
: one or two species that are becom.
ing very nearly extinct in this
Countrywide to be in the neigh.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05

it's own young after it was hatclled
and, consequently, would not care
for it except as a member OF the
species; and the European cuckoo
and our little cow bird which let
other birds hatch their eggs and
rear their young.
There are several species OF
birds which are able to feed them
selves few hours (sometimes less
than one hour) after they are
Matched. The adult males Of some
Of these species seek the society
of other males after the ''hens" are
done laying, leaving all the sitting
and brooding to the females. A
few species of grouse and several
species of ducks possibly some
other with whose habits l am not
we'll acquainted-belong to this
group. In many cases these birds
(the females) are 50 devoted to
their young that they will sacrifice
their lives in attempts to lead an
enemy away from their young or
eggs. Their attempts at initiating
the actions of bird with a broken
wing, trying to fly, are so realistic
as to deceive any one who sees the
performance for the first time; and
an intelligent dog is often able to
catch them when they are futter-
ing around on the gro1nd..
The females of several species
of wild ducks do all the sitting
and brooding, while the males for
several miles around collect in one
or two hocks to feed and play.
The females after carefully cover
ing the nest-join these groups OF
males for a few hours eac h day
when the weather permits and the
males spend the night at home.
There are so many different varie-
ties of love, even in one genus OF
birds that 1 cannot describe even
the relatively few which [ have
observed, in 80 short an article.
But who could imagine love more
constant than that of eagles, many
species Of hawks, few vultures
and many others which mate for
life. They will protect their young
or mate, even if they must sacri-
fee their own lives in so doing.
When one dies the other never
takes another mate, and some of
these besides helping to provide
food for the young, even take turns
at sitting, thus dividing all their
pleasures and cares. In fact, l do
not know of a single species OF
carnivorous birds that practice
polygamy.
Much has been said/of the o.
trioh. the males doing all the sit
ting; but he sits on the eggs OF
several females, 80 his affections
are rather divided. A few, If not
all, species of geese mate for life,
share the Matching and brooding
of the young and the male takes
the position of leader and sentinel
to the young and his mate, until
the next pairing season.
In an article on animal homicide
I mentioned the habits of some
male quadrupeds, j. e.r OF killing
their own young whenever they
can; so l will mention only a few
of those which live peaceably with
their mates and young. l do not
think polygamy is as prevalent
among birds as among placental
mammals. But, the affections OF
the latter, as a whole, seem te
have wider scope than do those
of the former. While nearly al
birds mate, at least for one season
there are a great many quadru.
nads which do not. in q broaC
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
Gye0t-Btg.


Bulk that is capable of expan-
sion is big when expanded. G,eat
is applied to every species OF di-
mension; so that big is species of
great. An animal, bottle, a bal
loon, may be called big. The frog
that swelled herself out, asked her
young if she was bigger than the
OK. A gyeat house, is one that has
much length, breadth, and height.
Again, there is a rotundity in big,
which does not Of necessity belong
10 great. In secondary meaning,
power, strength, etc., are represents
ed as great. Big is not often used
in moral sense. We have, how
ever, d year "big with events and
'"big with the fate Of Cato" in the
sense of on the point OF producing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-05
MezV-M0veL.

ltE2O-lVOUGL.
What we get in exchange for
old, is nezV. What has never oc-
CURED before, is n0vel. New is
opposed to old; novel, to known.
New supposes something previous;
novel is strange and unexpected.
The new year Is opposed to the
old year. A new edition is one
just published. A novel style is
one which no one has yet attempted.
A novel principle IS one hitherto
unknown. Noyelty-,not newness
lis the great charm in travelling.
A new book may exhibit subject
in a novel manner: Novel is 3
species of new; it is the new and
unknown combined.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
JAPAN INVITED
TO MANEUVERS

LONDON, October 10-That Eng
land has closer alliance with Japan
than with any other nation is evil
denced by the fact that only Japan
csc naval attaches have been invited
to witness the autumn maneuvers,
which this year will be conducted in
the North sea. Under the supreme
command of Lord Charles Beresfcrd,
the combined home, Atlantic and
channel fleets will leave Portland
next week for the maneuyers, which
will last sevral weeks The main OBJ
ject is believed to be strategical, to
teach the officers what would be ex-
pected of them in case of war with
Germany.
No newspaper correspondents will
be allowed to accompany the ships,
and the program is being kept a strict
secret.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
DO You Open Your Mouth

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
ROOSEVELT FIRM
FOR SECRETARY TAFT
RuInOrS of Another Term
Are UnfOunded.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 10.
(SpeciaD Despite all the specula-
ton as to a third term, and the talk
of wavering between candidates, it
can be said with authority that Pres
ident Roosevelt stands firmly by his
choice of Secretary Of War William
H. Taft as his successor.
1t is admitted at the Taft headquarz
ters that the story of the Presidents
willingness to run has an air of
plausability. They say that if it
should come to pass that the only
way to defeat a reactionary move
ment and save to the people all that
had been done under his regime was
to renominate Roosevelt that he would
be human enough to consider such
proposition, if backed by the demand
of his friends and supporters. But
it is pointed out that there is not the
slightest danger that reactionary
will receive the nomination.
Events of the past six months fur
nish evidence that the reactionary
movement is retrograding instead of
The boom for Vice-Pres-
dent Fairbanks is in the last throes
of dissolution. That for Senator
Philander c. Knox, of Pennsylvania,
seems unable to untrack itself, and
is therefore mired fast The best that
Speaker Cannon can hope for is a
complimentary vote from the Illinois
delegation. There is no immediate
for Senator Foraker receiy-
ing any support
Polls taken through newspapers of
Republican editors and leaders show
that the Endorsement of the Roose-
welt policies is overwhelming. Nor
is the President hesitating between
Secretary Taft and any other candi-
date What Secretary of the Treas
ury George B. Cortelyou may be do
ing is entirely another matter. If he
is for himself or for some one other
than Taft for President he is not in
accord with his chief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
GOVERNMENT MAY
RUN EXPOSITION
DiSDIeaSed Over Director
Bars Retirement.

WASHINGTON, D. c., October 10
Relative to, the repayment of the
loan made to the jamestown EXPOSE
ton it is the expectation of the Treas
ury department that Secretary Cor
telyOu will soon take the steps nee
essary to place the Federal govern
ment in charge of the jamestown EX-
position The action of the exposition
directors in selecting Alyah H. Mar
tin director general to succeed Mr..
Barr, in direct opposition to the
wishes of Mr.. CorteIyou, has aroused
the displeasure of the Federal author
tiles here.
They have been very patient with
the exposition authorities, and could
have taken charge of the show sew
eral months ago, when there was
default in the payment of the govern
ment loan But Mr.. Cortelyou,
having no desire to embarrass the
management or to do anything which
might interfere with the success of
the enterprise, refrained, and afford
ed the directors every opportunity
to make good.
Now, however, it is believed his
forebearance will come to an end. At
any rate, it is known that represen-
tatives of the Treasury at James
town have recommended that the
government assume control, under
authority of the law which carried
the million dollar loan. 1t is com
puted that the government will not be
able to recover more than % per
cent of the loan, if it gets that much.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
DEPOT ROBBERY
STILL UNRAVELED

The bold robbery of the Central
Railway ticket Office in Americas, as
told of in the Times-Recorder yes
terday remains an unsolved mys-
terry, no clue to the perpetrator hav-
ing yet been obtained. The fact that
the drawer was opened by working
the combination, and only the money
of larger denomination taken, but adds
TO the mystery. Dimes and nickels
are current here, despite our pros
perity, yet several dollars worth of
these coins were left by the discrim-
mating thief. The police hope to make
a find" shortly though they have but
slight clue to work upon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
Hard Times in Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the
prosperous Kansas of today; although
citizen of Codell Earl Shamburg,
has not yet forgotten a hard time he
encountered. He says: Il was worn
out and discouraged by coughing night
and day, and could find no relief till
| tried DR.. Kings New Discovery.
1t took less than one bottle to COM
pletely cure me" CThe safest and
most reliable cough and cold cure and
lung and throat healer ever discover
ed. Guaranteed by Eldridge Drug
Co. limo
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
EIY's Cream Balm

has been tried and not found wanting
in thousands of homes all over the
country. 1t has won a place in the
family medicine closet among the re-
liable household remedies, where it
Is kept at hand for use in curing cold
in the head just as soon as some mem
Der of the household begins the pre-
liminary sneezing or snuf1ing. 1t
gives immediate relief and a day or
two's treatment will put stop to a
cold which might, if not checked,
become chronic and run into bad
case of catarrh.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
INVOLVES QUESTION
OF STATES RIGHTS
Railroad Regulation Brings
Up Old Controversy.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct 10.
(SpeciaD During his trip down the
Mississippi river last week the Pres
ident discussed in his characteristic
way a number of subjects of general
public interest, but the proposition
advanced by him, which is destined
to create the biggest stir ultimately,
if not in the near future, is that the
Federal government should exercise
complete control of all interstate rail-
roads.
1t is his purpose to recommend to
Congress that legislation in conso-
nance with this idea be enacted next
winter, and then, it seems assured,
there will be precipitated one of the
most notable debates and controver-
sizes ever begun in that body.
The natural corollary of the Presi-
dents proposition is that the author
ity now exercised over railroads by
the various states will decrease in
the proportion that the power of the
national government increases. The
President is willing that the States
retain some power, but very little as
this sentence from his st. Louis
speech indicates:
There will be local matters effect
ing railroads which can best be dealt
with by local authorities, but as the
national commercial agents the big
interstate railroads ought to be com
pletely subject to national authority"
The deep significance of that state
ment was overlooked by the country
generally for the reason, perhaps /
that the President was delivering a
new address every day, and it was
difficult for the public to keep up
with him and at the same time not
miss interesting details of hts |
novel sail down the Father of Wa
ters." But now that men who evince
an intelligent concern in public af-
fairs have begun to aralyze and di- |
gest his speeches, they find MUCK |
food for reflection in his advanced !
railroad views and expect they will
make a profound impression upon the
country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
A Criminal Attack,

on an inoffensive citizen is frequent
ly made in that apparently useless
little tube called the appendix" It's
generally the result of protracted con-
stipation, following liver torpor. DR..
Kings New Life Pills regulate the
liver, prevent appendicitis, and es-
tablish regular habits Of the bowels.
25c at Eldrdige Drug Co. limo.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
Some Pertinent Questions.

IF railroads should be incorporat-
ed by the national government here
after, would such incorporation de-
priVe the States of a right to levy and
collect franchise tax? THAT is one
of the numerous pertinent questions
now propounded by persons who de-
sire to understand the full signifi-
canoe and consequences of the en-
forcement OF the Presidents new
plan. Another isl: Would the
States have power to regulate the
rate of fare, as Ohio has done?"
And again; Would the States BE-
permitted to fix rates within their
own borders, or would the various
State railroad commissions have to
go out Of business and yield their au-
thority to the Interstate Commerce
Commission or some other Federal
body established at Washington
These are questions for the law
yers to settle, particularly those who
pride themselves on being experts as
constitutional interpreters. 1t certain
" requires no stretch of the magma
ton to see the field of discussion and
controversy that is opened up by the
energetic and determined Roosevelt.
But the President does not stop at
national incorporation of railroads /;
he proposes Federal charters also for
the corporations, other than COM
mon carriers, which engage in inter
state commerce.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11

Shefield-Huntington Co. are CIV
ing free a handsome set of ware,
well worth $3.50. See advertisement
in this paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-10-11
States Rights Question.

They believe the question of
States rights will come to the front
again, and that this time Northern
States will be no less ayowed than
the Southern States, for in the North
legislatures have been just as zeal
GUS in passing drastic laws affecting
the railroads as have the general as
semblies in the South
1t is assumed that the Presidents
plan is to grant Federal charters to
railroads doing an interstate bust
ness, and at once the question arises
how and whether that would interfere
with the State charters under which
they are now operating Many States
now tax the franchise value of COM
mon carriers as well as other public
utility corporations, and when Mr..
Roosevelt was governor of New York
he forced such a law through the
legislature at Albany