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Momangnins ys. New Haven.

Momauguins gave the New Haven council bad defeat at carpet bowls last evening, winning out by the score of 21 to 8. The players and score fol- low:
 Momauguins-Whltman, Chalmers, Rooney, Grove Gilday, Cody skip.
 New Haven-Mrs. Grant, Mary Hugo, Daisy Miller, Kate Haynes, Mrs. Gibb, Mary Russell, skip.
 Score:
 M'maugun 20 S12o2 1--21 N. II, .".,0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 9 0 O. 8
 Referee, J. Devlne; scorer, S, M. Gibb.
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HAVE NEW DUCK PINS.
Y. M. K. c. Get Supply and Games
 Are Now in Order.

The Y M, R c. alleys have Just se- cured brand-new supply of duck pins and this sport gives promise of being one of the features of the alleys for the summer months. Ducknin games will be a feature at the alleys this afternoon and evening
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CARPET BOWLING GAMES.
Wlnchcsters Defeat Putnams and Mo.
 maugulns New Haven.

Tn tho Fraternal Benefit carpet bowl ing league series the Wnchesters de- feated the Israel Putnams by the score of 2l to 16 The players were:
 Israel Putnams-Haynes, Smith, Rob inson, Neville, Warner, Futile, skip.
 Wlnchesters - Cooper, Fairbanks, Ford Nevins, Koch, Dudley, skip.
 Score:
 Winchesters 5i1111 3 2-21 Israel Putnams. 3 0 124 l 2-l8
 Referee, Hanlon; scorer, Knollmeyer; time of game, hour, 20 minutes.
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BOTH AMERICANS BEATEN

Vienna, April 10,--1n the fourteenth round of the international chess mas ters' tournament to-day both American, Marshall and 1ohner, were beaten, the former by Duras, tho latter by Tarta- kowen, Duras and Schlechter are tied for first nlace.
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N. Y. G. c. CAN'T COME.

The New York Gun club has notified Secretary Minor of the New Haven Gun club that 1t will be impossible for them to get here to-day. However the schuetzen park grounds will be open all day.
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". F. A. co. ROWLING.
Velocity Room Take Three Straight
 from Cartridge Shop Office.

The velocity room bowlers of the w. R. A. company defeated the car fridge shop office six last evening at Swift & Hulse's alleys. Buttsteadt was high man, with 552 for three strings. The scores
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Tcam StandinE.
Arros LEAVE SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco, Arril t0-The French and Italian cars in tho automobile race from New York to Paris left San Fran cisco to-day on the steamer City of Puebia for Seattle, whence the racers will be shipped to Valdez, Alaska. where thel American cNr now IS.
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AT THE Y. M. R. c. ALLEYS.
Cherries Take Two Games from the
 Travellers.

The Travellers were picked by the Cherries at the r. NJ, R. c. alleys last night, the latter winning two out of the three games rolled Kelley was high man with 600 The score:
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Win Two Out of the Three Games at the Tuxedo Alleys Last Night.

The Mustangos defeated the Katy aids at Hulse & Swift's alleys last night when they took two out of the three games played. The following was the score
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HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS.

The Gamma Delta Psi Crescent soci- ety has generously offered cups for the first three winners of the spring track meet. All candidates are requested to hand In names as soon as possible 10 Bacon, Messinger or Grave.
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RAsEBAIM RESULTS.

At Lexington, Va.--Washlngton and Lee university 2, Richmond college 1, 12 innings.)
 At Toledo--Detroit (Am.) T, Toledo (Am. A) 5.
 At Greensboro-VillaN Nova 9, Gullford college 4.
 At Capel Hill, N. C.-Carolina 6, Dartmouth 0.
 At Princeton--Baseball game between the New York American league team and Princeton, scheduled for this af- ternoon, declared off on account of rain.
 At Due West, s. GU. of s. c. G. Erskine college f.
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Mustangos.
AT SWIFT & UULSE'S.
Wcst,ille Farmers and Prestos Break
 Lunn In LricndIy MnlChCS.

The Westvillc farmers and the Pres tos broke even in their royal battle last evening at swift x ITulse's alleys h the three-men match the Rubes pulled the wool over tho prestos eyes, but in the two-men match they suffered do- feat.
 The scorcs
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The juniors have followed the good example of the sophs. having also ls- sued call for baseball candidates. First practice will be held at Bakers lot Monday morning at 1O:3O a. m.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11

The first game of the Easter vacation of the local High school will be with the Strong Naugatuck nine. The boys Will work hard to win.
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The High school baseball team has been improving somewhat and are hit ting more frequently while errors are becoming less numerous.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11

The plan for having school gym. has always been q cherished one If the plan of sending q petition around the school proves successful in secur- ing a gym for the school, 1t will be ot the greatest assistance to the students.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-11

The High school nine Is still weak in the slab. No new material has has shown up for this position, and 1t looks as If the same pitchers as used in their first game will be resorted to, As these are up against High school nine now they ought to pitch good game
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The chances are that Saxe, an all- around athlete of the school will be unable to play on the nine this season. Ills irregular attendance has caused his suspension from the school. He played third base on the baseball team, proving one of the surest hltters on the team. Who will take his place has not yet been decided upon Sake had trouble while playing on the eleven which was also caused by irregular at" tendance. This fact kept him from se- curing his N. Fl. He was the best player on the High school quintet, be- Ing considered one of the best forwards of the interscholastic teams in tha state His chances for establishing Il baseball record are very slim. Unless something miraculous happens this will become a certainty.
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TT TTET STTTI TV--TNTTWNi sWFt" High three strIngs-Knox, 66S High team single--Pumpkins, 800. High team three string Pumpkins 1753.
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Cartrldgc Shop Office.
764 711 s9s
Velocity Room.
MUsTANGOs vICTORS

707 ITS sos
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13


All thru the grass-on either side
the road are twigs. sticks, and
broken limbs. Walk on, Walter,
and oyer them. IL any one has
stumbled and fallen, help her or
him up gently and pass on before
a crowd gathers.
Open your eyes-open your
heart-expand your ideas, and be
more Of /. man. Be true to your
word-to yourself. Do by others
as you would have them do by you,
and this becomes a pleasant road
in which to walk, Walter, my boy.
But do not walk it merely to reach
the other end SO much, as help
those who are waiting in WEAKNESS
by the roadside, and who are sore
of heart from the wrong doing of
others. God has millions of angels
on the watch to record the good
we do or attempt for the ones who
are weary and heavy laden, and
His country is full of good fruit,
growing for those who plant Alright.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13
Bucket Shop and Pub.
lie Opinion.

Paper Read Before the Chautauqua Circle.
In the fell Of 1896 a company
was organized at Creston, Iowa,
which leased the Olive.lode gold
mine at Cripple Greek, Colo.
Shares were issued at FIVE dollars
per. l purchased six shares sub.
ject to assessments. Altogether I
had invested ninety dollars when
paying ore was struck. The share
holders Immediately got busy
watching each other, as it were.
When the lease had expired the
shares had advanced in value until
worth something like a thousand
dollars per- On my investment I
realized several thousand dollars.
One day / noted an advertise
ment Of shares for sale in fuel
company. The company's head
quarters being on seventy-third
street, New York City. My sue
cess in the above mentioned venture
having given. me confidence in
bucket-shops, l decided to CON-
municate with the fuel company.
Ibid 80, receiving typewriter
letter explaining the pros and cons
ola ten-year government contract
to extract peet for fuel purposes,
from government land in Florida.
The price of shares was rated At
one hundred dollars per share. L
decided to go to New York City to
investigate before investing.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13

:" / sent. you some suggestions
telling you how to make, your pa
per more interesting. Have you
carried out any of my ideas?''
Editor-"Did you meet the Office
boy with the wastepaper basketa as
you oameup the stalrsP'' Yes =
well, he was carrying ont your
ideas. : Philadelphia Inquirer.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13

cloud of grief may bring q storm
"a tempest, but storms and tenn
pests will pass, away, and the places
of earth that now you know, Walter,
will know you only thru your good
or evil deeds, and the name you
leave behind. Heavena:will know
you, and will surely reward you,
as you form and observe good in
tention. This world will exist long
after we are gone. This road will
be travelled long after Jour foot
prints are forgotten.
Then, Walter, my boy. let us
mellow the mold all we can. Every
good act is flower which will
beautify our final existence. Every.
good deed is, an evergreen which
will mark our resting place. Every
good intention an angel which will
sing the harmony of love over our
grave. Every pure motive will be
screen to beat back the hot sun
of calumny, and every friend we
are true to will be witness for Us
when the hour comes when we may
need them. g
Do not stop, my boy, to pick up
that crooked stick by the roadside.
Step over it. Let it lie. It is a
dirty, vulgar stick we will admit,
but do not disturb it. Let it re-
main where it is, and soon the
green grass will grow up around
1.-THE violet and dandelion will
bloom beside 1.-THE wild rose will
reach its tiny arms over it and
wave it's perfumed breath back and
forth, filling the air with the aroma
of innocence. Let it lie. Some
people hurl ugly sticks without an
object. They do not hurl them to
clear the road, bat to cause some
one else to stumble. To pull out
one from it's half-hidden place. is
to pull up the plants which are
weaving the mantel of forgetful-
ness over it's deformities, and leave
an ugly scar on the green sward
beneath which we must some day
rest. Hurl it where you will-into
the river, and it floats on to lodge
somewhere. Hurl it to the right
OF left and it falls to the earth
breaking down innocent grass,
mangling tender flowers, breaking.
the life out of stamen, leaf and
pistil- destroying beauty which.
should be spared for other pur-.
poses. Let thescrooked acts-the.
gnarled sticks lie where they fall,
Walter. Repeat not the words that
make others miserable. The plants
will, soon hide them-they will de-
cay and give new life thru Gods
changes, to please and beautify.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13

4 AOx0O0 w " " - - - - - - =
accom- panied carload to said,city
Upon arriving there I boarded
street-car and was soon at the COM
pany's seventy-third street head
quarters. Supposing tito be SINH
lar to bucket-shops [ endeavored
to walk in, but the door was locked.
rang the doorbeli and butler
answered the ring. He eyed me
from head to foot. With high top
boots, overaIls and farmer costume,
(the same suit used on the trip)
I presented an appearance which
probably induced him to imagine
I was after a handout. But, on
telling him / was from Creston,
he invited me to step in. | was
offered plush lined-or mounted
chair. He then summoned the
president of the company-a Mrs
Brown. She bit Der lips. perhaps,
to keep from smiling, thinking, I
suppose, that | wonld be an easy
mark to corner. Within an ele-
gantly furnished room, Mrs. Brown
dressed in silks and satins, dia.
monds sparkling on her fingers
handed me $4,000 government
contract, with the signature of tee
Secretary Of the United States
Treasury, for examination. This
apparent fact, together with pa
pers bearing the seal of the State
of New York, permitting the CON-
pany to do business) induced me
to purchase twelve shares. After
laying down 81 200 1 was invited
to dine.
In less than ten days 1 realized
that something was wrong. Ac-
cordingly I went to Florida where
some three thousand men we're
supposed to be cutting and drying
peet. Instead of this, I found a.
quick-sand swamp that would
probably mire an alligator The
three thousand mon at work was a
fairy tale; the government contract,
Z soon learned, was recorded asa
ten-dollar contract instead of ten
thousand dollars.
I returned to the company's
headquarters and next learned that
Mrs. Brown also conducted mat
rimonial agency. In these syndi.
Gates we're severaVpersons. Their
conducting fuel company consti-
tuted the penal offense of obtaining
money under false pretenses.
While gathering evidence 10 sup
port such a charge I remained at
the company's headquarters, an
elegantly furnished house.
Now, let me briefly describe the
way fake matrimonial agency is
conducted. Four women were
connected with the agency, besides
servants. They represented them
selves as wealthy widows. Each
had a private reception room, richly
furnished. Their dppes purchased
costly garments, rings, etc., and
after being duped forsuch: presents,
and sums of money, were suddenly
sent home saddei, poorer, but
wiser.
Having secured convincing evil
dence against four-two mon and
two women-of these get-rich-
quick schemers, I turned the
matter over tothe district attorney.
They were arrested and | was Of,
fered more than twice the sum /
had lost not to appear in court.
However, their offers were unavail-
ing. The two men were easily
convicted, bnt the women were re-
leased. Were the women tried by
a jury of their sex they too would
have been convicted. This briefly
points out the fact that "fools and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13
A QUIET TALK TO MY son.

turns 10 the rlShtF tnoH "
the left, and still straight
on. 1t is not altogether smooth,
yet we can pick our way aloug, and
not stumble if we heed where we
set our feet. There are brambles
thick set along the rcad-their
points stand ready to iacerate all
who would force their way thru
without regard for, proper paths,
resulting from the beating down
work others have engaged in for
our benefit, tho at their expense
and liberation.
And there are others on this
same road-some are old, with me
more are young with you.
1t is useless, Walter, to ask
where they are going. when SO many
have no thought or care where
they 60. All we have to do, my
boy, is to walk on-and on-and
on, stepping on the cleanest places.
The road will end somewhere. It
will lead us by many beautiful
places, and past many treacherous
grounds. 1t will lead us by
churches-cradles- hearses-wed-
dings-happy homes-broken
hearts tossed high on limbs of love.
less trees-old people and young
people-weddings and funerals.
1t will lead us, my boy, up steep
paths where none but the bold
dare tread: 10 SUBMITS from which
we can look down upon the world
at labor, or it will lead US down
slippery places, into life's swamps,
from whose mlry depths it will be
very hard to retrace our steps.
The road opens--it narrews. It's
sides converge or diverge as we
look. 1t leads to broad plain
where men are brothers and heart
beats true to heart, and where the
sunlight of Gods untiring and
wondrous love germi4ates love and
spiritual fragrance, or into little,
narrow prison-houses of mind,
dark and lonesome, if We are will.
ling to remain IN ignorance.
1t is but one step from one end
of this road to the other, Walter
yet it is hard road to walk. But
a step followed by other steps. on
and on forever. The priest and
christening are back of us, my boy.
The cradle is small, Walter, but
there is always more room in it
THAI in the largest coffin The
minister baptizes you in, the morn
ing-he marries you at noon-he
reads funeral sermon q: night
and is ready for the morrow. The
road here on earth ends. You fall |
out by the way violently, or walk
out on the broad plain at the end
of the road quietly, then pass on,
and on into the Beyond.
There are flowers and beauties
on the road, but few of us see them,
my boy. There are hidden beau.
ties which must be sought out
there are countless bowers behind
the brambles-there are messy
banks at the foot of many of these
old trees, where friends can sit and
be happy. Men run rapidly from
the cradle to the grave, reaching
for some hand in the distance
stepping to gain foothold on
some vessel far out at sea, swiftly
flying still farther from us, yet they
do not find happiness. Life is in
living. Death is not in dying, as
there is no death. Life is not
the dazzling sun, but the countless
stars which twinkle and flash
Gods diamonds that they are.
The cum issnot beautiful, tho it be
grand. Far more beauty in the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13
't1Bircb Bark'' Series Of Essays.
Mark Brick Pener
aphianhpst

that we revel in love and find hap
piness In places here and there.
How, the dreams recede! The lips
are not so sweet forever as once.
The heart is at times something
besides harmonious harp, The
song of love dies out, and there
sweep over the souNstorms of pas
sion, dark shadows driven by
fierce blasts, old memories drag
ging their slow lengths like
wounded sunbeams, to keep pace
with us to the grave where We
change cars. The cloud is not
solid, and he who would ride there
on must first become immortal.
And we make our own immortality,
Walter.
Labor for the happiness of others,
and you will add to your own hap
piness. The marble palace is not
always the bower Of love. The
rustling silk does not always herald
the coming of affection. = Wealth
is not riches, more than old age is
experience. By the humble cot
tsge-fire is happiness that lasts.
The hand of the honest laborer,
calloused tho it be, is. softer than
many palm kid-touched today.
The smile that beams on the face
of the occupant of that little cabin
hidden by the woods, as his little
ones run to meet him when the
labors of the day are over, is truer
and has more of Gods sunshine in
it than thousand peals Of laugh
ter from, gas-lit halls and sumptu-
GUS parlors. The loftiest tree does
not always bear the sweetest fruit.
The highest bough is not the most
secure home for the bird that sings
our sorrows away The hand of
a poor man, Walter, may be the
hand of An honest tone; the heart
of a poor man, my boy, is often
the safest shelter in time of storm.
The tongue of the laborer, no mat
ter how broken or what its lam
gnage, is generally the tongue of
truth, and it's rhythm more in uni
son with heavenly harmony than
most of us dream of. Tears may
come from the poor mans heart
and eyes, but smiles come there
from also, and they are true and
warm.
In little while the end of this,
and the Alpha of the new road will
open before us. A sudden turn or
gentle winding will reveal our
home. Then we lie down as others
have before us. on the right or lefl
as we shall choose. And the man
who prayed at our christening will
preach at our burial. The birds
we see overhead will sing as sweetly
as now, and rear their young with
the same care. The sun will laugh,
the stars will smile, the zephyrs
play among the boughs-the leaves
will dance oyer our greves-the
rain patter upon our earthly roof
as if in mockery, amt weeds and
flowers spring into life and perfume
as we shall take seeds with us into
the grave. And those who now
laugh with us will laugh without
US, as our absence will not take all
of sunshine from those We love.
A few tears will be she'd. and the
fountains of grief will then be dried
up. The sun will shine as usual.
The morn, the noon, and the night
will come. The lips we have kissed,
others will kiss. The hand we
have clasped, another will hold
the heart we have nestled in will
open for another, and the won-
drous links in the chain of life will
still be as complete as tho we had
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-02-13
Progress.

M EAR the town Of UO-againstit, in the land of
Rg Rootor-die,
sss&S We have found very finest inspiration. you
Toiliag up the hill called Haveto. with Compulsion
for agude,
We have made the sort of effort that was never
yet denied.
Tn the way where Cant ard Couldn't. with their
brother Whar's-theuse.
While our dearest foe. weary seized with
" each poor
Yet behind us, unrelenting drove our heartless
master, Must
feet essayed no tagging, spite of hill or
#84a heat dust.
there grew the sinews for the struggle
you aud +
Near the Up-against-N, In the land of
RoOt-ordie.
Near that village. Up-against-r in the hand of
Koot-or-de.
We discovered possibilities undreamed of-you
and
Were heartaches that Journey? Little them.
master cared,
AS along stony highway under whip and
spur we Jared.
Bread-and butter trudged beside us, with akeen
= and ruthless gOad,
That should quicken hating footsteps we loitered
the road. ~
Pride and Spunk, two ceHey sisters. lured us
with myriad wiles-
All the masters wets painless toasted
their smiles.
SO hearts grew strong to conquer,
plodded-you and l.
Past the hamlet, Upaganst-it. In the land of
Root-or-de.
Strickland W. Gillan
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-15
HEAVY WEIGHT BATTLE
IN THE BOSTON RING

Boston, Sept. l5.-The ring of the
Armory Athletic association will be
the scene tonight of 2 round bat
tie between two heavyweight near
champions, Marvin Hart and Phila-
delphia Jack O'Brien.
Hart declares his confidence that
he will win a decisive victory over the
Phiadelphian, and will then go after
Burns and challenge the lemon cham
pion to do battle.
That is Marvin's chief object in
taking on the taking Philadelphan.
He has already trimmed O'Brien
twice. He met him in Philadelphia
May 10, 1902, and again on May 5,
1903. in slX-round bouts On both
occasions he had O'Brien on the verge
of knockout throughout 1t took
all O'Briens foXiness and ring skill
to stay on his feet until the last bell,
As these were the Philadelphia no
decision bouts, Hart's victories do not
figure in his record, another case OF
the hard luck that has pursued him
in his ring career. But the newspa-
pers all said that Hart whipped
O'Brlen to a fraZzle.
This was when O'Brien was at his
best. Burns has never whipped
O'Rrien decisively. He invelgled
O'Rren into the ring out of condi-
ton at their last meeting as Burns
had agreed to lay down to o'Brien
and the Philadelphia did not get
ready for him. Burns. on the other
hand. got himself into prime shape
to give O'Brien a thorough beating.
He failed to do so, for although
O'Brien had not trained and was
given severe nervous shock as soon
as he entered the ring, all bets being
declared off He went the 90 rounds
with Burns and there was little to
choose between them at the finish. q,
Hart says all he wants is to get in
the ring with Burns. He will fight
Burns winner take ALL and will agree
to give Burns all the money If he
doesn't stop him in 90 rounds.