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

which pigs played the leading
role; and as this dream clearly
illustrates "cause and effect" l
will repeat 1t here verbatim.
He said: "You remember last win
ter when the price Of pork was
going up by leaps and bounds.
Well, had few hundred dollars
saved up, and thought 1 could see
a sure chance to double my money.
So I took flyer in pork for every
dollar I had. This was my first
plunge into the whirlpool of specu-
lation and high finance. So naturally
when I arrived home that evening
my mind was anything but easy.
Anyway, after supper I went into
my den, lit my pipe, and sat down
to read. I was very tired and soon
feV asleep, with my left hand lying
on the table. As soon as l got to
sleep, a little pig walked out of my
sleeve, and walked right out on.
that finger and sat down, indicat-
ing with his other handy. Pretty
soon another little pig walked out
on this finger, and when he got
right opposite the other one, he
sat down. Then in about MIN
ute another little pig walked out,
and when he got right here he
stopped, and took his hind foot
and scratched his ear, then he
walked on out and sat down. II
didn't pay much attention to them.
they wasn't bothering me any.
Pretty soon another little pig, a
little bit of fellow, he WASN'T an
inch long, he walked out, and when
he got right there, he bit me.
Then l says: Now just for that
you can all get off, making a
vigorous sweeping motion with his
free HANDY. And I woke up"
{ Where the little pig bit him some
hot ashes had dropped out of his
pipe onto his fnger.)
Now this dream is like all
dreams, the subconscious mind
takes up the thought right where
the conscious mind leaves of. Of
course if the subconscious mind
is out of control it will twist and
listort this thought into all manner
and sorts of queer shapes. But
there is nothing supernatural
about dream. And l wish you
al pleasant dreams. X. 5.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

tailed grouse from the peculiar
shape of the tail. The two speci
mems that I examined were no,
very dissimilar to female prairie
chicken in color, the neck was
somewhat longer, the legs smooth.
The body slightly narrower and
more elongated than that of the
prairie chicken, together with the
pointed tail, are it's main marks oil
differentiation. The other species
is found mostly in tamarack, bal
sam and spruce swamps, and lives
chiefly on the buds and leaves OF
needles of these trees. It is locally
called spruce hen. A trapper in the
extreme northern part of this state
informed me that ptramigans are
occasionally seen there; but I never
saw one.
Prairie chickens and quails ad-
vance north as the timber is cut
and agriculture obtains foothold
There may be quaiIs and prairie
chickens in Canada at points much
farther north than they are found
in the northwestern part of this
state; but in the few years that I
spent in the lumber district, I
noticed that the prairie chickens
nestled little farther north each
year, and beyond a certain point
there were mono to be seen.
The quails follow the prairie
chickens, but do not appear as far
north as their larger relatives. In
fact, the farthest northern point
they had reached in 1900 was near
the source of the Shall River, where
one male wlntered near an old
straw stack. The next winter a.
small covey was seen short dis
lance from there, and three years
later I observed several on the
White Earth Reservation about
thirty miles farther north, while
prairie chickens were quite COM
mon at least thirty miles north of
Lake Itaska. This rule applies
only to the pine regions, l believe,
since prairie chickens and the like
ire to be found the whole length |
If the Red River Valley.
Prairie chickens collect in focks
each fall; the hens to migrate and
he cocks to keep each other COM
oany during the winter. 1t is be-
ieved by a great many people
hat the prairie cock chooses
lew mate each spring. They give
ID a reason that the hens look so
much alike that it would be hard
or them to tell which was their
nate when they have not seen
hem since they migrated in the
all. But they overlook the fact
hat almost all game birds are, by
nature, strongly attached to the
ocality in which they are born
nd raised. Consequently, the
lens would return to their nesting
lace Of the year before. The
'oung also return to the place on
heir birth !; the males to do ba T I i
or the lady Of their choice, and /
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

When obstacles beset his path
And grief be"ame his share,
He ne'er gave way to bitter wrath,
81 TO envy or despair
Tho worry s.'ught to strike him down
And endless seemed the day.
He ne'er was known to wear frown-
He smiled his way.
He never fought, as others will,
With bitterness of heart;
But. smiling, Travelled every hill,
And bravely bore his part.
When sorely pressed by trouble. he
The kindsst words would say;
He bore his burdens cheerfully-
And smiled his way.
He travelled DER the toughest roads
To reach the golden goal:
He felt the sting of failures goads,
That smarted In his soul.
But steadfastly he journeyed on,
Unmoved from day to days;
And in the end a victory won
Hesmiled his way.
In after years, when angels near
To beckon me away. t
Like him, hope to show no fear,
Nor breathe wish to stay
Like finn, would that could go
Feeling that all would say
HE lived, beloved by friends and foe,
He smiled his way"
Detroit Free Press
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12
In the Land Of Dreams.

one sue Dv tue real anu t6n-
4 gible things of this world,
and on the other side by the
mysterious and unknown. And
every excursion into this mystic
realm should prove interesting,
even tho the experiences encoun-
tered upon such trips be not always
pleasant.
Some people dream more than
others, just as some people think
more than others, act more than
others, and I might add, live more
than others in the same space of
time. Nearly everyone entertains.
and is ready to advance theory
as to the cause Of dreams. While
some are very superstitious upon
the subject aud will tell yon in all
sincerity that every important
event in their lives was revealed
to them in dream long before the
occurrence really took place. /, Of
course there are some very peculiar
dreams, dreams that, without a
thorough knowledge of the tenn
permanent, mental poise, and super
stitious bent of the dreamer, would
be extremely hard to account for.
But once with this knowledge in
hand the solution is very simple,
and the origin of these queer
dreams can always be traced to al
shattered nervous system, over
loaded stomach, disordered liver,
or something of the kind. We are
told that one of a psychic tempera-
ment will dream more than one
less soulfully constituted, and his
dreams will be more vivid and
realistic, but it doesn't necessarily
follow that the soulful ones dreams
will be always pleasant.
What is a dream? Webster de-
fines dream as Imaginary trans
actions occupying the mind dur
ing sleep" A very clear and con-
else definition And the import
or significance of dream is like
the dream itself, purely imaginary.
What cause these Imaginary trans
actionsr Psychologists tell us
that our dreams are caused by the
psychic or subconscious mind
acting upon ideas and thoughts
that come to us thru external
channels. Now under normal con-
ditions this is no doubt true, but
we all know that if fellow con-
sumes about eight dollars and
fifty cents worth of pate de foie
gras along with quart of pink ,
ice cream and then Immediately {
retires, his sleep is more than apt ,
to be disturbed by some very vivid
dreams. In which case "ideas and [
thoughts could prove an alibi. {
WITNESS "Little Jackie Horner
around the corner eating mince {
pie and dreaming of Christmas. I
We are further informed by s
these students Of psychology that !
if one has horrid dreams, it shows !
q lack of self. over the SUBJ 6
conscious mind, and that we may,
if we wish to do so, by affirmation,
educate the subconscious mind ,
to know the difference between it's J
own functioning and these external {
suggestions. That we may, in t
fact, so order and control our I
dreams as to have our sleep per 8
fectly dreamless, or we may elimi- {
nate only the unpleasant dreams, I
and retain the pleasant ones. Now 6
this would be dreaming scientific
ally, would it not? Nevertheless, |
the writer not only believes this '
to be true, but easy of accomplish G
ment. Only bear in mind this one J
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

- - - - -
act. The prairie cocks habit Of
fighting in the spring has often
been described, but / never saw
one that exactly correspondent with
those I have read about, tho
have watched several of them.
Some seven years ago-tllat was
before ] had ever seen Il ruffed
grouse outside of a taxidermjst's
shop-I visited place where the
prairie chickens were just begin
ming to encroach on the domains of
the ruffed grouse or partridge. I
was awakened one morning by two
sounds that were strange to my
ears; the drumming of partridges
and call quite similar to that of
a swan. Not only one cry, but
many of them, such a noise as
would be produced by Fifty swans.
| awakened my friend and asked
him where those swans could be,
and was sleepiIy informed that
they were spruce hens. Well, I
wanted to see spruce hen so I
got into my clothes and went hunt
ing that oo-oo-oo thru the "dark-
ness that precedes dawn" I
walked as quietly as possible, fol-
lowing the sound, until ] had
passed thru the grove of Norway
pines and into a narrow strip of
spruce swamp that bordered q
wire-grass meadow, when the
sound seemed to come from all
sides, but I could see none of the
birds which produced the sound.
The sun was just reddening the
eastern horizon when { quietly
made my way to the edge of the
meadow where it was lighter. I
stopped near n large tamarack at
the edge of the meadow, and soon
heard an 100 almost directly
above my head, but there was
"nothin' doin'." I could hear the
sound in the tamarack and hear
answers to it In the spruce and
balsams behind me, but no birds.
Finally, just as the rim of the sun
showed above the horizon, 1 noticed
a lump on the upper side of q {
limb about fifteen feet from the !,
ground; but with the appearance
of the sun my concert stopped.
The lump" gradually developed
into bird, little smaller than
a partridge, lying fat, lengthwise
of the limb with it's head and neck
also resting on the limb. Whether
this is the attitude OF the bird
when it utters its peculiar call, /
am unable to say, as I never saw
one in the act of "ooing." But
back to my story. I had just dis
covered the spruce hen when /
heard whir of wings and the
familiar observation-disclosures of the
prairie chicken, in the meadow. l
made myselfa part Of that tama-
rack tree trunk and turned my
to the meadow. The
wire-grass had been moved rather
ate in the fall and the stubble was
about four inches high, so that all
saw was the neck of the old
prairie cook sticking above the
'tubble. The hens started to run
.bout and utter their buck-buck
Sc ear-ser ear. You can hear
hem quarter of q mile on still
morning, sometimes farther. There
we're six hens and cock. After
awhile he lowered his
read, glided a short distance, un-
lated the yellow air pouches on
lis neck, then with his tail spread
ike a turkey gobbler and the
Gathers from which he takes his
anne. minated (finnAdl=thesA
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-12-12

forms and figures, but you think
thoughts the sequences Of which
are these hideous spectres, ano
the only way to dispel these APP
partitions is to affirm against them
To "afirm against them," doesn't
mean that you should frame uI
and keep revolving in your mind
all day an affirmation like the fol.
lowing:
II, John Doe, being of sound
mind, memory and understanding,
do this day most solemnly declare
and affirm, that l never will again.
upon any condition. or under any
circumstances, grant an audience
to, or commune in my dreams with
a hippopotamus that wears specks
and chews tobacco. Nor shall I
ever again share my bed with a
porcopine that affects silly laugh
and has breath pungent with the
odor of onions. Neither shall I
hobnob, commune, or mingle
with red. headed pigs with alligator
tails, or any other hobgoblins what
soever. All of this I most solemnly
declare and affirm, to the end that
[ may enjoy pleasant dreams"
Now the following mental rig
marole would not only be useless
nonsense, but it would be actually
harmful, for as soon as John Doe
got to sleep, his subconsclous
mind would have those red headed
pigs performing gymnastic stunts
that would surprise him, and the
porcupine would "spoon up closer
than ever, and the chances are, the
hippo would be there, too, accom-
panied by his little brother. It is
quite clear that this sort of an affirm
alton will not do. But the prop
sr way to affirm against, and dis
pei evil dreams, and at the same
time induce pleasant ones, is by
First, one should
occupy the mind during the day
with pleasant thoughts if possible,
;hen upon retiring at night, and
ust before going to sleep, concen-
rate your mind upon some pleas
mt thought. This is done in the
manner: Everyone has
wo points of concentration. One
s located in the upper vertebra,
II just at the base of the brain
where the skull and spinal column
DIN, and the other is in or near
he solar plexus-this latter point
s not always in the same spot, but
AN easily be located. The upper,
r vertebra point is most always
ppealed to in hypnotism, mes
nerism, splritualism, etc., while
he lower, or plexus point is best
dapted in the case of dreams,
rom the fact that it is the exact
enter of network of nervous
ibre in close proximity to the
tomach and abdominal cavity.
md as l mentioned in the first
art of this paper that fellows
upper sometimes has a great deal
D do with his dreams, this is the
point" to select. Then conjure
p pleasant thought, and when
on have got your mind we'll. con-
entrated upon that thought, press
be end of your finger down hard
pom the point of concentration
nd go to sleep, and the thing is
one. OF course the first trial
lay not be a success, but don't
ct discouraged, try again, and
eep trying each night. By and
y you will get results. Then
nth a little practice you can be-
ONE fully se!f-controlled, that is,
on will have complete control
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
MY OLD HOME.

1t lies embow cred midst lofty trees
And through the long summer DAYS
The birds are singing to the breeze
Their songs of love and praise
LulleG by the sound of crystal streams
There first i dreamt my childish dreams
And fixed my earnest gaze
On that bright world forever nigh.
And gladstone to the poets eye.
Time changes ALL in bat "a year
What changes hath he made;
Although the sky above be clear,
Although the forest glade
Be bright as in the days that were
An, where are those l loved, and where
Art thou with whom j strayed?
The winds are moaning DER my head;
/ would that memory. too, were dead.
Farewell. my. home. for rear to- thee
My paths shall lie no more:
Thou art the shadow unto me
OF those dear days of yore
| pass adown the winding lane.
pause and, looking back again.
Where oft / looked before.
The mists are rising DER the HILL
The night is falling dark and chill.
Hugh MacKean.
Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
LITTLE ODDITIES.
philadelphia Press.l

Elephants foot takes longer to cook
than any other dish. 1t must be baked
for thirty-six hours.
The largest bird of prey in the world
is the bearded vulture, which measures
from wing tip to wing tip as much as
nine or ten feet
Among men 81 per cent are stronger
in the right arm than in the left. III
thirty-three cases the left arm is
stronger; in the rest the two arms are
equal.
On the farm of George w. Stuart at
Newport. Me, is a healthy apple tree
which year after year bears fruit that
has no core, seeds or anything but skin
and solid fruit beneath.
Soap has been in use for 5000 years.
Some time ago a soap boilers shop was
discovered in POmpeii, having been bu-
RED beneath the rain Of ashes that fell
upon the city in the year 10 A. d.
In some parts of England auctions are
held with a minute sand glass. The
highest bid made between the time the
glass is turned till the sand runs out
wins the article that is under the ham,
mer.
A piece OF leather, with the assistance
of the latest machines. can be trans
formed into a pair of shoes in thirty
four minutes, in which time it passes
through the hands of sixty-three people
and through fifteen machines.
No doubt the invention of wireless
telegraphy was foreshadowed by book
OF philosophy which appeared in 1917.
ms work mentions communication be-
tween two persons at different points
by means of lodestone and a needle
placed upon metal dial.
The Chinese at Singapore. to the num-
Der of 10000. have resolved to discon-
unue the practice of public ancestor
worship, including feasts and public
professions. and to devote the money
thus saved, estimated at $4,000 a year,
TO educational purposes.
About 10000 people live in the crater
OF an extinct volcano in Japan. They
dwell contentediy In this pitlike town,
surrounded by vertical wall eighty
feet high, rarely making journey into
the outer world. and practically form
ing little community by themselves.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
BRINGING PERKINS ROUND.
CPippincott' 50


The managing editor of a New York
paper tells of an ingenious measure he
once employed. while running a paper
in Omaha, TO convince a refractory
merchant that il paid to advertise.
Il had been trying for a long time, -
said he, ito get my friend, o fairly
adj CT two. but he would invariably re-
ply:
% L don't believe it's any use. never
read newspaper ads myself, and I'm
not sure that anybody else does
If 1 can convince you that people
read the advertising pages of my sheet,
will you advertiser suggested 1.
OF course-if you can show me that
it will do any good
The very next day 1 ran the follow
ing line in the lightest-faced agate IN
the office, and stuck it in the most OBJ
scure corner of the paper between n
couple of patent medicine ads:
What is Perkins going to do about
it?'
THE following day the man who was
averse to advertising hurried into my
Office and advised me that people were
worrying theslife out of him asking for
an explanation of the line So he begged
me to explain the matter in the next
issue. This ! promised to do il he
would let me write the explanation and
would stand for II. He agreed, and I
wrote:
Perkins is going to advertise. of
course
And he's been advertising ever
SINCE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
BUFFALO ROBES ARE SCARCE.
CKansas City STAR


Buffalo robes Will soon be a thing
of the past" said local dealer, who
has had six robes on sale this winter.
the property Of a citizen who could not
afford to keep the precious skins longer.
Five Of them have been sold, and
while $500 has been offered for the last
Of the lot, the dealer is holding it for
$500, the price demanded by the owner
The robes are not unusually large,
either, and were undoubtedly bought
by people who intended to use them for
rugs, to retain as curios or for some
such purpose
Imagine a carriage being driven
about town, q $500 robe thrown care
lessly over the seat, while the owner
stepped into a business house for few
momentsi Few people would recog-
nize the robes as valuable, however. as
they have no more style than the ordi-
nary fur robe sold at $50 or so. but the
value is there. as the purchaser viii
learn. who pines for the skin Of real
buffalo!
81 remember well enough seeing buff
falo robes sell here for 80 piece thir-
ty years ago" said an old-timer.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
CRAFT AND THE SHIP SUBSIDY

The ship subsidy bill which went
through the lower house of congress
on Friday. bears all the sear-marks of
erookedness. It came up suddenly in
the closing days of the session, it was
aided by special rule which shut off
any elaboration, it was so rank in its
flavor that large number of Republi-
cans refused to stand by their party
lines in the final test, and it was
a few who could not stand the pressure
brought to bear on them after they had
at first recorded their votes against its
passage. In the last analysis il had
only six votes to spare. and every vote
for 1t came from the Republican side
of the house.
The whole affair smells Of jobbery,
and it Will be strange if the aftermath
does not develop a scandal Of national
proportions. Four lines only are sub
sidized, all of them to South American
ports. Two of them are from the At
lantic coast to Brazil and Argentina:
one from the Gulf of Mexico TO Brazil.
and the fourth from the Pacific coast
TO Peru and Chile.
So far the dispatches have not dis
closed just what special interest is to
be benefited by the donation, but it is
a safe guess that the money will go TO
people who look upon the government
as an organization for the peculiar
benefit of private monopolies. Some
notion of the motives and forces behind
the grant may be gathered from the
charge made openly in the house, and
not contradicted. that one Nebraska
member was offered a goodly sum for
his own campaign purposes by the very
men who are to profit by this subsidy.
Waving. any debate as to the value
of subsidies in the upbuilding of for
,eign trade. the methods pursued to Sc
cure the passage of this bill ought to
damn the whole proceeding utterly and
send a number of Republican congress-
men into political oblivion as did the
Credit Mobilier.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-03
GALVESTON BILLS PROGRESS.

With the promise of a favorable re-
port from the special committee of the
house. the prospect for the Galveston
bills establishing a. simpler and better
form of government for Salt Lake City
is brighter than it has been at any
time during the session. 1t is hoped
and believed that the bills will be
adopted by the lower house without
radical change. and go TO the governor
for his approval some time during the
week
While there have been honest diff
ferences of opinion as to the value of
the proposed change, the very large
majority of sentiment has been in IA
vor of the trial. 1t throws a large re-
sponsibility on a few men, but that
very fact ought to lead to greater case
in the selection Of the men. both in
conventions and at the polls. 1t in no
way changes the principle of popular
election of the city administration, and
it proposes to pay adequate salaries for
competent men who are willing to de-
vote all their time 10 public affairs. 1t
concentrates responsibility as well as
authority, it simplifies the methods of
transacting public business so prompt
and efficient action may be secured on
important business matters. 1t pro-
vides that the whole city shall have a
voice in the choice of managers for the
whole city. and 1t should result in an
elevation of the whole tone of the city's
governing body.
Practically no opposition has deYel-
oped against the plan from disinter-
ested citizens except enc or two who
were dubious as to it's value, while the
politicians who have worked against
it furnish in their own methods very
substantial arguments for it's adoption
The plan has been tried in other cities
and found admirably adapted for mu-
nicipal management; the people of Salt
Lake are anxious to try il for them
selves and they trust the legislature
will oppose no obstacle in the last
stages Of elaboration on the measures.