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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
Reflections.

Lack Of foresight has always
been responsible for great per-
centage of evils which affiict man.
kind, for how often have we not
permitted our enthusiasm in the
undertaking of some venture, get
the better Of our hasty judgment,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
successful issue.

True, time once lost never re-.
turns, but we can make the most
of the opportunities still before
MS, and begin with renewed reso-
lutions to make amends for the
bitter past by noble effort to re
deem ourselves, and tho the pro
spective outlook may seeing loomy
and discouraging, never give up
the struggle, but take consolation
in the old saying: "Where there
is life there is hope INcoG.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
Synonyms Their Use.
Taken from q. T. Graham's book on
English Synonyms"
Seyv0nt- S2nUe.


The servant serves according to
compact. The slave serves upon
compulsion. The servant under
takes to do that for which he shall
be remunerated. The slave is no
party to his own service; his master
has unlimited power over him.
The servant may cancel his agree
ment, and seek another master.
The slave is deprived of all liberty.
Slaves are oppressed; in this
country servants are generally we'll
treated; if not, they are at liberty
to change their master.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03


she wants it to hide by some psy-
Geological process, whether she
has previously visited the hiding
places with the fawn or whether
the fawn knows a good hiding
place by instinct, but | know that
the doe does not always go with
the fawn when it hides.
Fawns follow their mothers after
they know how to use their legs.
I don't know at just what age, but
they do not follow the doe on very
long journeys-unless they are
com PEELED to do so-until they can
outrun an ordinary dog. | have
never been able to ascertain
whether they follow the doe after
the next breeding season or not.
since the brand of sportsmen ~
that frequent the woods at that
season, kill everything that comes
in sight, including COWS. horses,
pigs and even mistake men for
aptlered game.
I have seen spike horns-yeal-
ing bucks-following does, but l
can't say whether the doe they
were with was their mother or not.
But I have noticed that does and
young bucks are oftener seen
travelling in small companies than
old bucks are.
Now about the antlers: Beers
antlers are not true horn, but are
more like bone. l had good op-
portunity to study the growth OF
deer and moose antlers on an In
dian reservation in the northern
part of this state. Indians kill
deer whenever they want to, land
CAM. They say that the skin OF
a buck is thicker in the summer
and has less hair on it. Hence, it
is the most desirable for making
moccasins at that time. Besides,
when the skins do not freeze it is
easier to tan them.
A buck deer has one prong, or,
more properly, one long prong and
one short one when he lie year
old. The antlers come off shortly
after the breeding season and new
ones start growing about February
and each year adds prong to his
antlers. They are with sort OF
live hairy stuff called velvet, until
about the last of August, some
times a month later. They are
quite soft until the latter part OF
July, and can be whitfield with a
knife like wood. My theory is
that the antlers start to dry or die
at the tips and are not thoroughly
dry until after the breeding season
When they are dried down to the
head, the edges where they join
the skull begin to come loose and
curl up-they are largest at the
base. This curling or shrinking
of the outer layer of horn ~ con-
tinues towards the center, until
they are broken off by contact with
trees or fall off of their own accord.
At any rate the ends of the antlers
are rounded at the bottom like the
bottom of a saucer after they come
off.
I have seen bucks with only one
antler at this season (the latter
part of Oct. and Now. Deer sell
dom have a perfect set of antlers.
Sometimes there is one or two less
prongs on one than the other, OF
the prongs on one being of diff
ferent shape or size than those on
the other. Porcupines eat the
antlers after they shed them.
DICK.
Th0uQhtfnl Reflections,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
A Word About the Deer.

his doe ana 1AWn, iudStne
word more about the re-
lationslip existing between doe
and her fawn, and about deers'
antlers, will not be amiss.
I have read very little about the
habits of deer in this state, hence,
all I have to say about them will
be what I have learned from per-
sonal observation or from hunters.
The youngest fawn ever saw
not in captivity-was, l should
say, about two weeks old. found
it while passing thru a tamarack
swamp in which the trees had all
been uprooted by the agency OF
fire and wind. The swamp had
been drained and then "hred.
After the moss and some OF the
smaller roots were burnt, the trees
were blown down leaving the butts
resting on the strong roots some
two to five feet from the ground;
the tops resting on the ground or
across other trees making it almost
impossible for man to pass thru.
The holes left by the roots were
full of water. [ was jumping these
water holes, climbing over and
crawling under the trunks OF these
trees and was just standing on the
trunk of large tamarack taking
wind when [ heard what sounded
like the bleating of very young
lamb, seemingly, several rods dis
tant from the top Of the tree. l
walked along the trunk of the tree
we'll up into the branches, and was
about to jump onto tree that the
one I was standing on had fallen
across, when little, spotted bunch
of legs and eyes jumped up from
almost directly under me, and
stood staring at me. 1t was the
youngest fawn l have ever seen
outside of menagerie, and 1t did
not appear to be at all afraid of
me.
Now, I have no passion for
fawn.skin vests; and, as I couldn't
have carried it out of that swamp
alive, l made my way back to the
butt of the tree, determined to
wait and see how it's mother acted
when she came. was quite GER
tain it would not bleat unless it
was hungry, as l had been told
that dog or wolf could not scent
fawn as long as 1t retained its
spots. However, [ am unable to
swear to the authenticity of that
oit of hunters lore.
had little difficulty in finding a
place where [ could see and not be
seen, so it all depended on the
direction from which the doe came,
whether or not she could scent me.
It was half an hour-maybe less
before | heard her coming. What
wind there was, was in my favor.
When she was some distance away
she made quite a lot of noise bound
ing over the PROSTATE trees, but
when she came nearer she made
scarcely any noise. If she had
circled the fawn's hiding place
as they often do-she would have
detected my presence. But she
did not. She stopped about five
rods from the fawn, and by some
means unknown to me, she made
the fawn come to her. 1t seems
that this is done so an enemy may
not trail the doe to the fawn's hid
ing place.
[ could not see the fawn while
it was being fed; but after it had
finished, she brought it around in
plain view and caressed it with
her tongue little while, then she
stood and watched it make it's way
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03

sponsibility and unerringIy argue
from cause to effect, that to others
than those who possess the greatest
abilities in this direction comes
the largest measure Of successp
Once the shadow Of failure has
darkened our brightest hopes, 1t is
easy enough to trace the effect
back to the cause, but how differ
emit and how hopeless our endeavors
are to reverse the order of things
| iii time to escape the embarrass-
ment of impending disaster.
Unfortunately few of US practice
the art Of deduction as our intelli-
gence and forethought guides US
in the conception of our ideas,
with the result that we are doomed
| to mourn our inevitable loss in the
calamity that usually follows in
the wake.
It is pride and vanity alone that
lures us to follow the lust Of our
desires in attaining worldly riches
and renown, and yet, would we
only reflect for moment and
think of the few blessings and
solid comfort an enmassed fortune
brings to those whose every wish
is gratifed, in the short and un-
certain period of existence here
below, and that all their earthly
possessions are of no avail to them
when summoned to appear before
higher tribunal, we would hest
tate in our clamorous propensities
to gain wealth in order to satisfy
our material wants, and rest con-
tented to live the natural, simple,
yet blissful life of our forefathers
amid humble surroundings.
lido not begrudge the luxury of
the thrifty people who have honestly
and conscientiously acquired the
needful. for I venture to say that
every FORMAL person, in virtue Of
the common human inheritance,
has a greater or less desire to
mount the rungs of the ladder
leading to fame and fortune. It
is ambition that spurs us on. Still
how many of us in the face of the
national crime, ''To get rich quick"
can slowly ascend step by step,
without throwing discretion to the
winds and making an untoward
rush upwards, only to encounter
the evils that endanger our anxiety
to reach the top; and ere we realize
the gravity of our position we lose
our footing and in less time than it
takes to tell, strike the bottom
with sudden thud. Verify some
one wisely said: "That our life is
likened to that of soap bubble
hanging on reed. To appear, to
shine, to disappear. To be born,
tn snffer. and to die,
One of the greatest Affections
of the human mortal is, that when
We meet with any adversely in life,
either great or small, we are too
quickly detected and not brave
enough to fight it of. 1t is hard
dare say to leave off old customs
and harder to go against our own
free will, still, if we do not over
come trifing things, how can we
expect to overcome greater diff
culties? Apprehension of troubles
tend to keep many of us from pro-
gress in amending the error of our
ways; for who has a stronger con-
flict than he who strives to over
come himself.
If we would only use as much
diligence in roofing out vices and
planting virtue, as we do in pro-
posing questions, how much more
good our fellowmen would derive
therefrom. It is hurtful to neglect
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
Hank Does an Eques.
! trian Stunt.

get the cayuse!
ooh, l was up on the reservation
the other day looking for that Bar
A horse of mine, when l happened
to meet Many White. Horses. You
know how he likes to show off that
bunch of Pintos Of his and brag.
Well, I rode out to the herd with
him and nothing would do but /
must pick out a horse to keep; SO
I picked out this one. He told
me to go ahead, and that if 1 could
rope him [ could have him. But
there must be something wrong.
l had an awful time roping him,
and before [ succeeded the old
feather buster lndian) fell off his
horse laughing. Now, l have
looked this maverick over and l
can't find. blemish. Do you
know the horse, Bub?"
"He does look kind of familiar.
I think 1 have met him before,
but I can't place him. Some one
has shortened his name aud bobed
his tail; that's why he don't look
just right
"Well," said Hank, I'm going
to ride him next Saturday. Some
of the Big boys will be in town
and we will have a big time"
I recognized the horse all right.
He was the same one that had
been run into corral, and then
Hank and few of the Big.F boys
had thrown me and my saddle in
with him and compelled me to
ride him. [ made up my mind
that it was a good time to even the
score with Hank the moment /
saw that be didn't recognize the
apelucian OUTLAW" To make
things more interesting l rode to
every camp for ten miles around
and told the cowmen that Hank
had a few hundred pounds of "dy-
Mantle" that he was going to bust
on Saturday, at ten sharp. and to
BIZ sure and come, because it would
be an elevating sight. l also
stopped and told Many White
Horses to be present.
When Saturday came around
every cowpuncher that could get
off duty was there, and nearly every
Indian from the reservation. Hank
came to me and wanted to know
what all the excitement was about.
1 told him the boys were present
in order to see him bust q bron-
cho.
"What," he yells, everyone in
Teton county come to Cut Bank
to see me ride a dingy little cayuse!
He is SO measly poor that he has
to lean up against the fence to
whine. Give me real horse and
I will show them some of the
sIickest riding that they ever
slapped eyes on"
He Dragged about his riding un-
til Tom Blake offered to bet him
an even hundred that he couldn't
ride on the cars without someone
10 hold him on. Hank wouldn't
bet. He had got religion since he
had been counting the new waiter
at the Prairie Bell. But, by dog
gle, if they would just step out to
the corral he would show them.
Everyone got his horse and
formed big circle. Curley Bear,
chief of the Pieean Indians, and
old Many White Horses, bad box
seats on the corral fence: Hank;
roped his cayuse. led him ont, and
saddled him without the least,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
Modeym-Recent.

The word recent refers to what
has happened within a compare
lively short space of time past
that which has been some time,
but not a long time, in existence;
the word modern refers not only to
what has been, but what still does,
and will probably remain in exist
ence for some time. Recent is
contradistinguished from what is
long past; modern is opposed to
ancient. Recent is always used
abstractly; modern, in both senses.
Recent facts are fresh in our men,
ory; modern fashions belong to the
present day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1907-10-03
Scayre-RQ1e.


That of which there is at no
time much to be procured, or
which is seldom to be met with, is
rare. That of which there is oc-
casionally but a small quantity is
scarce. Certain plants are rare in
England; that is, they are seldom
found in this country. A bad har-
vest will make corn scarce. Scarce
implies a previous plenty, which
is not the case with rare. Rare
qualities what is q subject of Curl
osity, or novelty; scarce qualities
what is an. article Of necessity.
Things are rare. and may become
scarce. Rare is used metaphozic-
ally. scarce is never 80 used. i,
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
Sending a Wireless.

Charles F. Lummis. the we'll known au-
thor. traveller, and authority on Indians.
appeared recently in Washington In q
corduroy suit. a sash, and a sombrero.
Mr.. Lummis." said a reporter. lin your
study of the indian you must have come
upon many strange things?'
In any study" said the novelist "one
comes upon strange things. Take. for in-
stance, the study Of childhood. Nothing
reveals stranger things than that.
Il know a little boy in Los Angeles. He
was bad the other day, and his mother
punished him.
After his punishment he was seen to
go to his fathers desk and write some
thing on a sheet of paper. Then he went
out into the garden, dug = little hole and
buried the paper in 1t.
His mother, after he had gone away,
dug up the paper. Il contained these
words:
Dear devil. please come and take
mamma"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
IS Pe-ru-na USgTu.
for Catarrh?

Skorlda list Of the Ingredients cfpe.
-ura be submitted to acy Eed;cal !.
pert, Of whatever schcol CT nationality,
Re would DO obliged to aa-it without
reserve that each o1c oftLea was ofun.
doubted value in chronic catarrhal dis.
cases, and had stood ths test Of many
years experience in tao treatment Of
such diseases. THERE CAN BE NO
DISPUTE ABOUT TC--3 WHAT.
EVER. Peruna is composed eftho most
eflcacious and universally Used herbal
remedies for catarrh. Everyi-srcdieat
ofPcruna has q reputation CT its own
in tho euro of soc1e phase Of catarrh.
Peruna brings to the horae the CoN-
.BINED KNOWLEDGE OF SEVERAL
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE in tho treat
lae1t Of catarrhal diseases; brings to
the home tho scientific sill ard kaowl-
sdgeoftacn modern pharmacist; andlast
'outnotleast, brings to tho hcmc the vast
and varied experience Of Dr.. Hartman,
intheuseofcatarrh remedies, and in tho
treatment Of catarrhal diseases.
The fact is, chronic cata1rh is a dis.
case which ID very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
chronic catarrh. They have visited
doctors over and over again, and been
told that their case is one Of chronic
catarrh. 1t may be ofthe nose, throat.
lungs stomach or some other internal
organ. There Is no doubt as to the ma.
ture Of tho disease. The only trouble
is tho remedy. This doctor has triedto
cure them. That doctor has tried to
prescribe for them.
BUT THEY ALL FAILED TO
BRING ANY RELIEF.
d.. Hartman's idea is that q catarrh
remedy can be made on . largo scale,
as no Is making it; that it can be made
honestly, Of the purest drugs and Of
the s~trictest uniformity. His idea il
that this remedycan bssupplied direct
lyto the people, and no more be charged
for it than il necessary for the
handling oft
No other household remedy 30 uni
versally advertised carries upon tho
label the principal active constituents,
showing that Peruaa invites the full
inspection of the critics.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
SEM OF SIGHT IN .n...
Experiments Indicating That rh.,

mat IESN
Don't Depend CT. Sne..,
The cid theory that ants could not gee
md were GUIDED entirely W s.lse &. ...,
Jas been demolished by a sor..s o.. excl!
>ncnts reported IN the kcv,e &c en- it,, =,
n li'tle platform OF cardboard was Sc. u.
near one of these nests ana nc. lace. ma.
heading conveniently Gown to The cntll.c,.
Then Il number Of the ms. Cts ana Il uua..
tity OF Their eggs We're placed u,,o.. g.,
platform.
For IL few minute the ants veemel
greatly perturbed. but they very soon
found the incline plane and at once eturteu
carrying the eggs down it to the nest.
a second inclined pane was loca ed on
the opposite side Oh the platform. bar they
took no notice OF Il. The eXyerinientcls
then twisted the platform around 30 t.a.
the second plane pointed TO the nrs, en-
trance.
Without hesitation the ants ceased using
the old plane and took TO the nev, one.
showing cOnclus.vely, II Is argued. TINT
they were not following II trail by scent
but were getting Their bearings by some
other sense.
TIE next step was TO mark some OF the
ants with n view to seeing whether each
;ind.vid'v,l always used the same path and
lie same entrance to his nest. 1t was
found that no such thing was the case.
They all seemed to know all the en-
frances and to have a sense OF their d.
%rcction. They struck out new paths Cor
themselves and always reached their des-
tinatton without fall. This was regard ed
as establishing some form of vision.
Finally. an electric light bulb was set up
near one entrance to the nest. 1t seemed
ITO have an Immediate attraction for the
ANTS. az they unanimously used the en-
trance on that side coming to and going
from the nest. Then 1t was changed over
to the other side. causing great excitement
apparently among the Insects. which end
ed in their changing over to the newly
illuminated way.
Changes in the brilliancy OF the light
seemed to have no p%ercept.ble effect on
the ants, but they never failed to detect
the change of direction. All possible pre-
cautions we're taken to prevent the heat
from the lamp from reaching them, so
that It is regarded as certain that they
perceived the light.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
Father an Enaim..

a teacher in one Of the public school.
n nun Sai ..ihmore was questioning a boy
AS an example," said the tsach.r
we WI! take the case OF your father'
~. y. OF course. a hard working mar? p;
"Yes.m." assented Charlie. a
ho,,d na wnen night comes he return.
"Yes'm.SS i in furth. put DOESN'T hep
Charlie. @ssent from
Then" continued the teach.. go.
peing night. his work being ovsr is
ne being tired and worn out. what d so
That's what ma want. "a -
said Charlie. ~AoW."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

had gone 80 for in
I'VE years that my
physicians said
nothing but an OPP
Grafton would cure
me. Awful bear
Ing down pains.
b q OK a c e and
headaches. tortur-
ed me, there were
spells Of dizziness
and l-k---
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
CHAPTER XIV.
IN LONDON.

How awfully CHASTITY" said Amy
Rivers. YES" said Fairfax. Those
anarchist people ought to be shot down
Ike dangerous wild beasts whenever
Not only a fine ship but e500,000 in
specie blotted out Of existence by this
~lnurderous bomb. It will come fear-
FULLY heavy on ON Of the under.
w<1terA There will be q black pay day
g l1oyd's when they settle up owe this.
xou never saw such excitement g
unefe y IN city. Papers wero ell.
Ing at half q crown apiece"
And 10 It certain that poor Mr.. Cam.
bel % droWned?"
tn afraid practically "a. The two
ucsoeaAs were picked up next morning
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

kidney secretIons were like blood and
passed with intense pain. 1 had lost
80 pounds when I Began using Doan's
Kidney Pills. and was dreadfuily ner.
vous \ In n week I felt better ana IA.
day I am q we'll woman and have ~,
for q lsng time"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents q box,
foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. I.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

A German invention promises a new
era in the production Of lead pencils.
In the new process OF manufacture a
composition made principally from the
potato takes the place of the cedar
In the pencil.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08

Amy, dear, I don't like the look or
things at all. The other busiifess-the
Oceanic Steam Transportation COM
Iany as it is called officially-ts by no
means in a healthy condition., and re-
Numbering that 1t seems to me that
starting this new company is something
very nearly approaching a swindle l
believe that Theodore Shelf. knowing
that he Is in low water. Is getting des-
perate."
Il don't know about tho last" re-
piled the girl ~thoughtfully: but. as Tor
are wrong. Every week here
they seem to spend more money
than they did the week before.
Mrs. Shelf was at a picture sale yes
terday and bought two old masters at
1000 guineas apiece. and 1t isn't likely
she'd throw away that sum on what IS
absolutely IL entirely a luxury un-
less money were pretty plentiful with
her"
1T can't go on at this pace" said
Fairfax. Il know what the limits OF
the business are, and l am certain 1t
can't stand the drain which all this
g-orgeousness must entail. Last year
the profits were almost nil. n yet did
Mrs. Shelf retrench at all? Not a bit.
She goes In for more and more display
every week she ives. This pace must
bring about a wreck and II the Oceanic
Steam Transportation company goes
down it is an absolute certainty that
this new Brothers company will be
swamped with it,"
And hem"
More than 5000 poor people. for tho
most part old. will find hat the savings
of a lifetime Il vanished into MOTH
ingness before their eyes. 1t Is an awful
thing wen to think sue a suspicion
against a man. but the idea Is growing
upon me. n Theodore Shelf saw what
l thought when he showed me out OF
his brougham this afternoon"
Then what" asked the girl in q
Mortified whisper. will you do?"
Nothing. What can l 10? To
breathe a word of it aloud would be
4 libel. and if l did not get sent to Jail
they would pack me off to Hanwell as
a malicious mailman. Shells name is
as good as a banknote in the city this
day, IL for e~verybody's sake l trust
1 have wronged him foully. and that it
may always continue so. But, Amy,
dear, l have a heavy foreboding on me
that in less han half a years time
there will be a moi of wretched people
shooting themselves or going to the
workhouse because he has ruined them,
and thew haven't the pluck or the thews
left to commence life afresh."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-08-08
Feminine Esoti.t.

Hint consulted a fortune teller to-
day a she told me that 1 was in love
with a pretty girl. but she would never
marry me. 1t looks like I am up
against IT."
She-"Oh. not necessarily. No for
tune teller is authorized to speak for
me-"