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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
Sunset on Fake O.
By 6. 4. U.

Sunset on FAKE G..
Laughing softly Ger the sand
Where the supple willows stand,
Little waveiers burry-scurry
On the narrow strand
Lying midst the waning glow
OF the sun. an isle lifts low
From the lake Its mantIed Interest
Where strawberries grow.
Tinting red and gold and blue
O'er the sky and waters too,
Sunset with his lavish brushes
Spreads a wondrous hue.
1t is better to be potboiler
than plagiarist.
GA sucker is born every minute"
The matrimonial fisherman who
bats his hook with a live four. line
newspaper ad will tell you they
are triplets.
The other evening while dream
ing over the possible elements of
a literary delicacy, big burly
thought struck me, but before I
could recover my scattered wits it
escaped without leaving a clue.
Oh, fecund Spring! Tho bards
have sung thy paeans loud and
long, my spirit can't resist to join
the fevered, warbling throng. Pro-
voking Spring! Thy breath hath
vexed my muse until my tantaliz-
ing thoughts effuse to add this
humble plant unto thine heritance
of song.
'Say, were you at the political
meeting last night?"
mo, but [ hear it was a hot
one.''
"Hot! Well I should say SO.
When Senator Buzz warmed up
to his speech he generated enough
hot-air to initiate all the balloon
heads in the hail."
Some time ago a friend asked
me, "Why is an egg?" Right off
the reel, this sounds as bad as it
looks, but after unwinding a yard
or two of mental agitation, the an
swer became as simple as Simon.
Because the hens (like few peo-
ple) must do something in order
to hear themselves cackle.
Among the many evils of the
day and one which undoubtedly
greatly disturbs the financial equi-
librium of trade is the credit system
inbusiness. Any mercantile meth
cd recognizing a credit system
more than nominally is guilty of
fostering an evil that will sooner
or later manifest itself in multi
piled ways, eventually undermin-
ing and bringing to ruin the most
stable structure. Financial credit,
like many other makeshifts is at
best only doubtful accommoda-
ton, rarely If ever a necessity.
Accommodations of this kind do
not have for their basic principle
magnanimity, but rather do they
owe their conception and birth to
cupidity- selfish greed, the father
of base competition. A business in
tended to maintain a high stand
ard of integrity will not imperil
it's future by resorting to such 3
hazardous illusion. Business to
be successful must be conducted
along well-defined, equitable lines
and to devlate from such course
invites defeat and disaster with ali
their attendant evils. If failures
reacted only on those directly con-
oerned with enterprises their i'll
effects would be, comparatively
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26
CHURCH NOTICE.

Service in the Prison Chapel at nine
O'Clock every Sunday morning. Pro-
testant and Catholic service every
alternate Sunday. Rev. s. j. Ken
nedy, and Rev. FIR. COrcOran chap
lainS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

1t is better to be a potboiler
than a pIagiarist.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

GA sucker is born every minute"
The matrimonial fisherman who
bats his hook with live four.line
newspaper ad will tell you they
are triplets.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

tom.
Some days after this man found
that he did not have to depend en-
tirely on nature to shape his
weapons, he was pounding at a
large bone, when silver few off
from it and, striking another fell
lows arm, cut quite a cash in it.
Here was discovery indeed! A
little thin piece of bone would
make hole in man, and blood
would come out; and they knew
that when blood came out of a tear
or bruise of the skin, the animal
or man wouldssleep the long sleep
it it was to continue flowing for
any length of time. If the bone
could make a little blood come by
striking a man with such little
force, what might it not do if it
were held in the hand and used as
q small battle-axe or as wooden
spears? But I won't tell you, this
time, what happened whom man
became possessed of his first knife.
Dick.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-03-26

The other evening while dream
ing over the possible elements of
literary delicacy, big burly
thought struck me, but before I
could recover my scattered wits it
escaped without leaving clue.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Neglect of Wounded.

The German army is looked upon as
the model army and the greatest mill
tary machine in the world, but In
many points the Germans are far be-
hind other powers, especially Is this
fact noticeable in their treatment, or
should say, neglect, of their own killed
and wounded in the field. On many oc-
casions the killed have been left for
days unburied, and In many instances
the bodies have not been buried at ALL
but left to bleach In the sun and be-
come food for vultures. In the opera
tions in the Karras mountains against
Jacob Morenga, the Hottentot outposts
fired on the advancing Germans,
killing one man and wounding an off.
Ger and VITO men. The column contin.
ued to advance, the wounded being
left behind with only two men to pro-
tect them from the enemy, and it was
not until "a hours later that the
wounded were brought into camp. Had
the Germans been fighting a civilized
power, leaving the wounded behind on
the field would not have mattered
much, as they would have been we'll
treated had they fallen into the ene-
my's hands, but with the Hottentots it
is altogether different, as they would
have slaughtered numerically any
German who fell into their hands,
Army and Navy Life.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Missionary Meeting

The Missionary Society of the M. E.
church held Its regular monthly meeting
last Friday afternoon at the church in
stead of at the home of Mrs. s. L.
Williams as had been planned. Mrs.
Mary Skillington was the leader and
after the usual devotional exercises a
business meeting was held during which
the reports from the delegates attending
the annual convention at Newton were
read. After the scripture reading Mrs.
Skillington read an extract from letter
received from Miss Ida Hobble, who is
now working as deaconess in Wheeling
West Virginia. The following papers
were then given by Mesdames Imboden,
Guthrie, kirkpatrick, Hartwell, Cary
shines upon Missions, "City Missionary
Work., 'Birdseye View Of City
Missions, life Among the Lowly".
The next meeting will be held on the
third Friday In August at home Of Mrs.
Prestage with Mrs. A. Hartwel as leader.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23

The Bottle Birthday social given at
the home of 7. A. French yesterday
evening was attended by large crowd,
about FIVE hundred invitations having
been issued. The guests had been re-
quested to bring bottle and these were
presented at the entrance, together with
little yellow sack containing half as
many cents as each was old. Chairs
and rugs had been placed around over
the lawn which WAS we'll lighted with
electric lights. The yeranda was deco.
rated with Japanese lanterns and here
the piano haa been placed. Several
musical selections were rendered by
Miss Charles, vocal solo by Miss Net
tie Thompson, a reading by Miss Nc
Clure, and vocal solo by Master Lee
SOrey. There we're three contests, the
first drinking contest by six young
ladies and gentlemen, in which they
were required to drink bottle of lemon
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Irvine WIseman

James Edward Irylne and Miss Chris
tena Elizabeth Wiseman were married
In the Catholic church at Book Springs,
Wyoming, July l4th. Miss Wiseman
is the eldest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
N. N. Wiseman of Wright and Is one Of
Ford coanty's popular school teachers.
For the past three years she has been
supervisor Of the Fort Dodge Manual
training school at the State Soldiers
Home. Having completed the full
course at the Kansas State Manual Train.
Ing Normal school at Pittsburg she will
be missed among the Manual Training
teachers OF this state. Mr.. Irvine Is q
wellknown business man, comes highly
recommended to US and Is conducting a
general contracting business at Green
River and surrounding towns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irvine left for few days
trip at Ogden and Salt Lake City.
Their home will be at Green River,
Wyoming.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Almost Too Much.

After James A. Rector had run the
10O'yard dash in 92-5 seconds at
Charlottesville, Va, in the Southern
intercollegiate races, thereby going
the distance one-fifth of second
faster than any other human being
has ever been credited with running
1t, he received hundreds of congratu-
latory kilograms from loyal University
of Virginia alumni from all parts of
the country. Among them was one
from his father, who now lives at Hot
Springs, Ark, but who was born in
Virginia. The paternal telegram read
as follows: May your head keep pace
with your heels in the race of life"
Rector read and reread the telegram,
and then handed it to Pop" Lanni-
gan, his trainer. The latter perused
1t with great care. WELL" he ex-
claimed, you could give Solomon a
handicap and beat him in walk II
1t did"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Grand Collection.

"Yes, sah," said the old colonel, "the
prohibition law sho' did go into ef
feet down in Georgia, sah."
THAT so, colonel?" responded the
Chicago friend. "Well, l suppose you
had great number of wire cork
screws left over"
Il did that, sab. had them by the
bushel."
"And did you throw them away,
colonel?"
"Oh, no; stretched them out and
made a wire fence and lightning rod,
Sab"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23

Miss Eleanor Milton entertained at &
charming afternoon party last Friday al
her home on Avenue A. The guests hac
been requested to bring scissors and OF
their arrival were presented with smal
books containing twelve blank pages,
entitled "PictorIal Biography Of Ny
Life", which they were told to illustrate
with pictures clipped from magazines
After the books had been completed q
dainty two ccurse luncheon was served.
Miss Milton was assisted by Mrs.
Hubbard, Mrs. Russell and Miss Marie
Lawrence. The invited guests were
Mesdames, McCurdy, Lowman, Will
Martin, Hellwarth, G. L. Finley. Arthur
Soule, Lillian O'Neill, Leavitt, R. W.
Evans, Jr., Gross, Vernon, Gardner,
L. L. Taylor, Misses Maxwell Of Odessa,
Missouri, Warren of Washington, D. c.,
Ethel Theis Of Wichita, Harrie Zeigler of
Larned, Robin Clute Of California, Alice
Watson, Helen Ripple, Helen Jastatt,
Blanche Churchill. DeEtte Reighard,
Sallie Hardesty, Francis Wright, Grace
Gwinner, Clara Bader, Sadie Hanna,
Mary Aten, Gladys Jones, Hattie Locke,
Lenore Carson, Bertha Rath, Nellie
Chapman, Kathleen Elder, Maude
Rhodes.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23

A large number of ladies' were enter
tained at the home Of Mrs. Sam Wilkin-
son on last Wednesday afternoon. Fifty.
two invitations were sent out. Prses
were given for the successful ones In q
Postal Stock exchange. Sections OF post
cards we're distributed among the guests.
The contest was to secure the different
parts Of any one card aud put iG together
complete. The circulating medium by
which the bits Of cards could be procured
from each other was an issue Of beans,
each lady being given an equal number
TO start with. In this contest the char
acteristics Of the different ladies' showed
forth In an interesting manner. Some
were 80 intent upon getting card put
together, that they soon disposed OF their
allowance Of beans. Others paid little
attention to building cards, but bartered
with great shrewdness for an increased
supply of the circulating medium, charg-
ing enormous prices for section Of card
that some one needed badly. Some were
soon bankrupt on the stock exchange, and
others we're prepared TO open up banks
and draw interest. The prizes were won
by Mrs. W. E. Greene and Mrs. P. q,
Young. The first accumulated the great
est number OF beans, and the latter had
the first card put together. The after
noon was very lively and very pleas
ant one.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
CONTRADICTIONS SEEN IN MAN
Shady Walks Of Life Often Parallel
Paths of Higher Aims.

My old friend ]. w. Edmonds says:
Does 1t seem strange to you that the
shady walks Of life should 80 often run
parallel with the path Of higher aims
such as art, literature and the like!
Here We have Paddy the Pig with 4
posthumous gliding of reputed love
OF flowers and poetry! AS to this dual
instinct, we have as an authority Of
appeal Bret Harte, who recognized the
existence Of such a peculiar human
trait in his portrayal of the characters
OF Jack Hamlin and John Oakhurst.
Then We have the Hon. Dick Garfield
as living example. What's the secret
Of nature in this respect? My own
theory Is that men Of normal mold,
whose occupations force them steadily
into one groove, must seek their d.
versions In a diametrically opposite
channel"
Edmonds touches a soft spot. The
Wicked Gibbs" was a lover of art,
and much appreciated by ]. Pierpont
Morgan. Edmund Clarence Stedman
was a poet and banker He was an
imitator of Samuel Rogers the original
mixer Of finance and poesy. Rogers
was a millionaire banker-a very
Croesus. He could draw unlimited
checks alike on the Bank of England
and on the treasury of the Muses.. At
the same time, Rogers was the ugliest
man in England. His home was such
a palace of arts as Morgan would envy,
and try to improve on, and the only
ungainly thing in 1t was Rogers him.
self. Morgan never laid claim to beau.
ty. He is richer than Rogers was,
and his art collection will be the
grandest on earth If he lives ten years
longer.
Rogers most priced possessions were
two small pieces of paper in gold
frames. One of them was Bank of
England note for 91,O00,00O Csc, ,O0O,.
OOO), and the other the original re.
ceipt of John Milton for 95 ($25), the
sum he received for the copyright of
Paradise Lost" from Simmonds, the
bookseller. The bank note was one
Of the only four which were ever
struck from plate that was after.
ward destroyed. The Rothschilds had
one impression. Mr.. Coutts had an.
other, the Bank Of England still has
the third. Rogers, as I have said, had
the fourth. 1t hung in his parlor with
In anyone's reach, but valueless to all
except It's owner. No one ever thought
of stealing it, because it would have
been only so much waste paper, but
Rogers touch could have converted it
into shower Of gold.-Victor Smith,
in New York Press.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
DODGE CITY. KANSAS. THURSDAY. JULY 23, 1908.
to Salina. Sorry wasn't there. Yours,
J. l.. BRISTOW.

" ~ 1AssoAOVs
l don't want you to come here. Write
this note fearing sou might misunderstand
my suggestion on the other side. Would
rather quit than put you to the trouble Of
coming all the way here. and then II
would probobly do no good unless some.
thing should accidently happen while
you are here. You might further call
Taft's attention to the fact that when you
were elected senator Kansas had three Of
the big bureau officers In Washington,
and now 1t only had one, and that fact
was being commented on by your poll
tical enemies and the friends Of Burton.
You might also write the president q let
ter about that II you think best. Excuse
me for these elaborate suggestions. They
appear somewhat out Of place, but know
you will not misubderstsnd me. Yours,
j. LIB.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
GREAT CIRCUS CROWD.
Dodge City Crowd 80 Large that Il was tho
Surprise Of the Season.

last Monday was Circus Day in Dodge
City. The Hagenbeck 4 Wallace
show had the greatest surprise here that
It has had since It has been on the road
The showmen say that the crowd 10
Dodge City was larger than the crowd
they had In Colorado Springs and they
want to know where the people came
from. AS soon as the crowd was seen
on the streets for the parade the mana
gers of the show sent In an order to put
up all Of their seats. At the afternoon
performance there were only few
vacant seats. 1t was about such crowd
as Hutchinson would be expected to
furnish and after seeing 1t the Hagen
beck & Wallace people decided that no
show travelling is too big for Dodge City
and 10 future the big shows will be
ready to bill in here.
The Hagenbeck & Wallace Is one Of
the great shows OF the present time and
the performance here was very satis-
factory. The wild animal acts are prob
ably the best that can be seen with any
circus OF today and the other features
are equal to the average big show.
There were the usual number Of short
change experts with the show and few
people lost small amounts and were re-
minded once more that when q person
goes to circus they should have small
change with them. A number Of extra
officers were on duty during the day and
no doubt kept good deal Of crooked
work from being done.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
THIRTY.FIRST YEAR. VOL. XXX. No. 40

ade 10 the shortest possible time. Chas.
Mallory won She prize In this contest.
Tho second was bottle carrying contest
10 which the object was to see who could
carry the largest number Of bottles with
out dropping them. 0sil Chapman was
victor 10 this contest. The third was .
guessing contest 10 which the con test-
ants were called upon to guess the num-
Der Of beans in q bottle. The prize n
this contest was won by Mrs. T. A. Scates,
which In each contest was q bottle Of
perfume. After the program light re-
fresbments were served, the guests being
required to drink lemonade from
bottles.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23

The Embroidery club met last Friday
with Mrs. W. I. Coolidge. The invited
guests were Meidames, DR.. Petit john Of
Indianapolis, DR.. o. B. Pettijohn Of
Nobelsville. Indiana. TIce, CofFey, Amos
Of Kansas City and Misses Tice, Marie
Coffey and Warren OF Washington, D, @.
Light refreshments we're served. On
the 3lst Of this month the club will
entertain their husbands at the home OF
Mrs. Hardesty.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23

hra. P. II. Young will entertain the
Embroidery club Friday. This will
be an extra meeting 10 honor Of Mrs.
Amos Of Ksnsas City sho was charter
member Of the club when 1t wa4 organ
ICED In Dodge City sbout twelve years
ago.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Christian Science Services

At the residence Of Mrs. Fred Peter
son, Sd Avenue, one block west and two
blocks north Of the public library. Ser
vices sunday morning at HOO O'Clock.
Subject. July 26th. "Truth."
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Yours truly,
This work embraces ONE FOURTH

This work embraces ONE FOURTH
as many facts, in much more convenient
form for quick reference than any Ency-
clopedia which costs from 500 and up.
wards per set. We are authorized to
make the following library rates for COM
parison Of all EIGHT BOOKS bound
under one fine Full Pure Russian Leather
binding, style "a" for only $3.50 If
ordered before August 2S, 1908. There
are already many who have taken ad-
vantage of this opportunity here. Re.
member the date.
WALTER STATION
Kans. State Manual TrainG School
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Take Notice

Notice Is hereby given that the firm
of Elliott & Elliott have desolved
partnership by mutual consent and
A. G.. Elliott will now continue The
business. 1t
A. G.. ELLIOTT.
j. 8. ELLIOTT.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
Educational Notice
REGARDING THE
Century Book
of Facts

As it will be impossible to call person.
ally upon all the individuals desiring the
above ready, reference work. shall
have to announce that those who have
not placed their order and expect to do SO
will please notify me or leave word at Mr..
c. E, Argabright's Grocery Store before
July 18th, 1908.
To all teachers, professors, lawyers,
business men, and especially students
who have not had the opportunity to see
this work and its advantages, | will let
the following speak for itself;
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION

July 2Ist, 1905.
To Whom 1t May Concern.
This is to certify, that | have examined
with care, "The Century Book of Facts. F"
l find it GOOD. A copy should be in
EVERY family. 1t is INVALUABLE to
students and to teachers. l almost never
recommend books sold by agencies, but I
do feel that this work is desirable, beyond
its cost.
Yours truly,
S. V. MALLORY,
City.a.Supt.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1908-07-23
SOCIETY NOTES

The regular meeting Of the Box Ball
club was postponed last Tuesday even.
ing to the 9th on account OF the rain.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-01
Bryan's Present Popularity.

Gradually the moro conservative
leaders of the Democratic party, and
especially those Of the eastern states,
have come into cordial relations with
Mr.. Bryan; SO that he is in posi-
tion of favor and good standing that
he did not enjoy in the conventions
of 1896, 1900 and 1904. In those con-
ventions the strain between the con-
servative and radical wings of the
party was so severe that much of the
energy was wasted in factional strife
which should have been expended in
wisely concerted assault upon the
opposing party. All these things are
recalled to mind in order to bring
out more clearly by contrast the very
different position in which Mr.. Bryan
finds himself this year. His party
will be more harmonious than in any
previous political year since he has
been identified with it. He has made
steady growth in acquaintance and
in popular goodwill by virtue of the
exercise of the two professions which
he has now for II good while past
been carrying on. His chief work
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-01

has been that of n platform lecturer,
in which capacity he has been almost
everywhere in the country speaking
to large audiences often upon sub
jects of controversial sort, and by
his eloquence and tact dispelling
that strong prejudice against him
that had survived from the bitter
fight against free silver. His other
calling is that 'of an editor and
writer, and his weekly paper has
kept him in touch with large num-
bers of his political followers. He is
ten times ms widely acquainted with
men in all walks of life as any other
member of the Democratic party.
He is more in demand as a speaker
than ever before, and his readiness
and skill as an orator have greatly
increased.-From 1.-THE Progress of
the World" in the American Re-
view of Reviews for July.
The Meeker herald., 1908-08-01

We are always glad to see IL
brother newspaper man come to the
front in the literary world, and in
the instance in view, it is particularly
pleasing, as the writer is none other
than Mack Gretchen, editor of the
Sedgwick, Kansas, Paragraph, who
has very interesting article in the
June National Magazine, entitled "a
Moulder of Opinion" The National
is one of the high class, up-to-date
magazines, and that Mr.. Gretchen is
received as II contributor shows that
his work possesses merit.