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w AI.LACHlAN embroidery seems
VA to bc the most popular method
of the season. and the two de-
signs here given present I'M
bounded possibilities.
The smaller. intended for belt. may
also be used as finish for each end
Of & bureau scarf. Nothing could be
more attractive than linen cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09
Made by Combining Lace and
FIandkerchiefs

ever elaboration OF lace or ribbon may
be added that the needlewOman sees fit,
the strings being fastened to the cor
nerS at each side Of the face
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

ton and linen and the stitch TO he used
Is nothing more or less than the but
tonEoe stitch. 1t starts from the line
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-09

in the middle of the petal and goes to
the edge, where the thread IN put under
the needle to form the finishing chain.
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The same method is used i'm the buds
and leaves. while the stems are done II
the outline stitch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
sf keep q diary-one of my

swered. 81 keep diary-one of my
weak habits"
IL should like to read that diary-it
might be worth while," said, idly.
"Oh!" he said, ''you can if you are
interested, but 1t is dry reading"
"Was it always?" l could not help
putting in.
He did not answer Immediately,
which was unusual in him. Then he
laughed and said 'Oh, it isn't a per-
sonal diary. it merely relates to the
good folk of WarbOrne and the
amounts have done them out Of"
A week after this conversation, l
walked into Old Biggs' house without
ceremony as was my custom and not
finding him in the smoking-rOom
turned into the library. OiG rBiggs
was asleep in his chair. Before him
lay bank ledger which he had evi-
IDENTIFY been writing in, but the words
which accidently caught my eye at the
top of the page rivetted my attention.
They were these, "thirty years, Agnes
Scarcely realizing the enormity Of
my action, read the remainder Of the
page. 1t ran thus: "It is thirty years
Agnes, since you went and l have kept
silence and not forgotten. Well,
have lived my life, not as should
have lived it and not as you would have
wanted me to live it. But it seemed to
me at first that 1 had lost the only
thing worth living for aud what was
a ridiculous, out-of-date sentiment be-
cam. q habit. Twice l broke away
from it, and went back to the old
house. But every room seemed to bt
saying, Agnes and Herbert-Agnei
and Herbert and from that place hers
where you both lie he seemed t0bs
laughing ct me again. So 1 csme bacl
with some impotent resoive-or call il
weskness-to stop that laugh, aud
have stopped it. For l know now
that you are mine. Is It not go. Agnes
after all these years. 7"
But Old Biggs was waking up and
hurriedly turned away. "Ah, boy" h,
said. "Is that your Must have gone
to sleep over my accounts. Come vi
and play game of billiards"
ANGLICUs
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
Ideals.

The first essential of any undertak-
ing is a proper concept Of the object to
be wrought, whether it be the fashion,
ing of toothpick or the building of a
locomotive. 1t would indeed be i'm
possible to form the most simple artl-
Gle Of everyday use without mental
picture of the finished product.
Mans birthright entities him to the
best, aud to that end he should ever
strive, remembering increasingly that
the good and the true do not exciu-
sively belong to q minority of selected
individuals or to u few miscellaneous
persons on whom the tickle goddess of
fortune will blindly bestow unequal
favors. Desiring to have our own
and that always the best-our FIRST and
legitimate duty is to acquire knowl-
edge of those things which by right be-
long to US.
Ii to ourselves we admit to be true
that we are justly entitled, not above
any, but equally with all, to all good
things and not forgetting that there is
no excellency without labor then, we
have arrived at a period where an
ideal should be erected and, unveiled
conspicuousiy placed on the highest
pedestal of our consciousness and &C.
cording to its conception and the ear.
nestness displayed in its attainment
will be its realization.
Like begets like. whatsoever we
sow, that also shall we reap" Inn.
possible would it be toharvest GOOD
unless good seed are first sowr
aud diligently cultivated. Equally
impossible is 1t to bring about good re
suits or permanent benefits withou'
having for guidance an ideal that il
substantially true and just.
4 Caesar and Napoleon both followed
an ideal which, perhaps, was not alto
n gether dissimilar in form and genera
outlines but whose agreement EXTENDED
no further. While it is claimed. ant
! apparently with much reason, that am
bition was thepredothinating element il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
Mark Countered Hard.

At dinner some years ago Mark
Twain had just finished piqusnt ad-
dress when we'll known lawyer rose,
thrust both his hands down into his
trousers pockets, as was his habit, and
laughingly remarked:
Doesn't it strike this company as q
little unusual that professional,
humorist should be funnY?"
Mark Twain waited until the laugh
ter, excited by this sally. had subsided,
and then drawled out:
+ doesn't it strike this company as Q
| little unusual that professional law
yer should have his hands in his own
pockets P"- Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
Is Life a Jest?

Can our age justly be called the
cartoon Agey" We are loath to
bring even such ar indictment against
our nation, for it would imply that as
a people We do not think seriously and
that We are satisfied with the super
ticlai. But We must face the unwei-
come fact, that there has existed for
some time tendency, expressed in no
way more fOscibly than in the comic
art and literature of the daily press
a tendency which is disastrous to the
highest verities of life, and lowers the
popular respect for them. Who has
not seen McManus' weekly occurring,
repulsive cartoon satire OH married
life. Altho 80 extremely exaggerated
as to exclude the falntest trace of true
humor this "laugh provoking art (?)"
has recently received the written ac-
acknowledgement of two of the queens of
Europe. whose royal first born have re-
ceived as picture books bound volumes
Of "The Newlyweds," This is but an
instance Of the modern degeneracy of
pictorial representation.
That there should be popular de-
mand for cheap humor,. approaching
the vile and vicious is bad enough. and
that in this as we'll as in other express
sions of popular likes, there should be
shown disrespect for the sanctity of
love, home and church., is terrible in
dictment against the American stand
ard of morality. A contemplation of
the moral degradationr the lUss Of
sense for propriety. decency and other
virtuest which must inevitably result
from q perverted, shallow and vicious
tdelineati0n Of what should newer be
Thought of except with seriousness and
reverence, NJ ust hasten the determina-
tion OH the part Of every student to 60
out into life as one of q more stable,
more temperate, more serious element,
whose influence shall counte1aet this
menace to public morals aud true liv-
ing.-College Breeze.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
Too Much Territory.

An Irishman travelling in the north
ern part of Wisconsin fell off train in
a small town, and addressed the viii
lagers i'll the following manner:
"What town is this 2"
To which some one politely an
swered.
The Irishman exclaimed, IL can lick
anybody in the town!"
To which the amazed farmers said
nothing
Then he dtmandea: "What county
is this?"
To this query he also received an
immediatesanswer, and blurted out: II
can lick any ybody in the county,
Still no one took HIM up.
Then again he thundered: "What
state is thisT
When some one answered "Wiscon-
sim" he said: II can lick anybody in
the statep
At that man who had been taking
it all in stepped out and gave the IRISH
man blow that made him see the
whole solar system. Then he. kicked
him until he was sure he had taught
the Irlshman lesson. When he had
finished, the Irishmsn got up, rubbed
his sore spots, and said:
"Begorral Itook in too much terri
tory that last time" Judges Library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30
Originality.

Paper Read Before the Caasstauqssa Circle.
After careful coneIderation | have
concluded that little dilation upon
the subject, Originality" would not be
unedifying. Should have taken this
up at the time Of reading had not the
chairman got ehead Of me with the
gavel. Now, am tri6e sawed-off,
it is true, but / do not intend to be
hammered down. 1t is presumed that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-01-30

Judge-aYon say your wife threw Q
pint pot at your head"
Witness" Yes, your exceflency."
Judge-"But ! see no marks on your
head"
Witness-"Bahl But you should see
the dents on the pot. Exchange,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
MoRRIs's HDEoUs EXCUSE.

n was the fervently expressed desire
| Of one of the patriarchs Of old that his
"adversarv bad written a book. In
these days the longing is to have inc
| adversary make a public statement
For. whenever one Of the advcrsarics
docs 80, he gives away his own preten'
sions and destroys his case.
Here is Elder Nephi i. Morris. for
| instance. who comes forward with an
excuse for his pushing his church into
the campaign as an MD and bolster to
the Republican party. And what IS
that excuse. Appalling as the conclu-
sion must necessarily be, his cNcnse IS
! that when one attacks 90 treacherous.
! lawless, and reasonable hierarchy, be
considers that the Mormon church is as
sailed: and when there is demand for
J the delivcrance of civic control of the
| public affairs "from the clutches of
the selfish. lawless, aduIterous, robbng
priesthood, - his religious rights arc in.
fringed upon.
That is. Mr.. Morris considers the
! Mormon church 20 he composed Of "a
treachcrous lswless, and reasonable
bierarchy,' and that it's retoion is TO
remain in the clutches and under the
! dominance of the selfish. lawless, adul.
ferrous. robbing priesthood.
In this Elder Morris betrays his cause
and stabs his brethren under the fifth
rib. If his blow might have its ancient
result. il would be a wound of which
the church would die. But even the
| misdirected folly and recklessness Of
Elder Morris will not have this result.
Elder Morris admits that the Mormon
church has not beeu attacked at all
save IN the way he recites. And that
is the fact There has been no attack
upon the Mormons or upon their church.
save as that church puts itself in the
degraded position where Elder Morris
puts il. The American party from the
first, and constantly since. has repUdi-
ated all idea of attacking this or anv
other church, or Of aiming at any in
tolerance or prescription. There is moth
ing, therefore, for Elder Morris TO base
his claim upon that his church has been
attacked save as he makes that church
take the part of opprobrium that he
lays out for it in his appalling state
ment.
Surely no one has ever so cruelty
slandered his church. 50 bitterly posted
il as unworthy, so scandalously sunk it
in depravity and loathsomeness as Ell
der Morris has thus done while seeking
excuses for dragging that church, open
ly and sensationally. into the muck of
vile and hideous moc5ery for the sake
of Republican politics.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
THE MAGNIFICENT PARADE.

The flag parade Of the American
party on Saturday night was magni6'
cent. The acclaim. the shouting, the
enthusiasm Of the marchers: the cheer
ing of tho closely-packed ten thousands
who encouraged them and gave them
applause; the transparencies. the ban
ners, the music, all combined TO make
scene Of beauty, panorama Of Gv-
ing, flowing patriotic effort most
glorious to see and hear.
II was q splendid and spectacular
demonstration of the live Americanism
which has electrified this city and in
three years changed it from a languid
town into n hustlng, animated, pro
gressivc city, whose growth and build
ing operations are put proportionately
at the head in the list of cities the
present year, in this country,
Salt Lake City, American, is city
where all foot-loose Americans would
like to come. with their vigorous per
soralities and their wealth. Salt Lake
City, dominated by priestcraft, is city
TO be summed, and free American set
tiers 10 avoid. The American party
found the city thus summed and dc.
pressed, and lifted it up, put vigor,
life. and stamina into its frame, pushed
public Improvements progressively and
grandly. and paved the way TO a pri
vate effort that has still moro conspicu-
ously advertised Salt Lake City a. the
most progressive city, by its being put
at the head Of every list Of cities in
proportionate building progress the
present season.
1t was significant vindicstion of
the vital energy thus infused into the
life Of this city, to see such glorious,
patriotic flag parade as that of Satur-
day night. II was at once splendid
sight, and q harbinger Of a magnificent
victory tomorrow at tho polls.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
SHOOTS WHooP FOR TITHEs.

| believe that the man who pays his
honest uthing 10 God viii not only be
blessed by God himself. but that the
nine tcnths will reach farther thar would
the ten-tcDths " he did not obey that
law.-Scrmon OF Senator Reed Smoot IN
Salt Lake tabernacle October ). 1900
Deseret News. December $. 1900.
1t is contended by many, (and we
believe that Apostle-Senator Reed
Smoot has expressed that view) that
the rules governing the conduct of pri.
vate business affairs should be extended
to the concerns OF municipalities, couu.
ties, States, and the Nation.
Suppose that Senator Reed Smoot
should carry his ideas OF personal econ
omy into his National activities. how
would the matter be viewed by the c;ti.
zenship Of this country? To be consist.
ent he would be obliged to recommend
that the National treasury give up ten
per cent of its bulging contents to the
= Lord. And inasmuch as he claims
that his prophet is the only person ON
earth authorized to receive contrihu.
tions in this light, naturally the treos.
ury S ten per cent would flow INFO rho
Golfers Of the Lords anointcd,, -
zion. In other words. the price OF a
few battleships and coast defense for,;.
hcations would he added 10 Tho b;o
rarchlcai bank account aunualv And
according TO the Smoot illoric the coun.
try would be that much better of for
the reason that the remaining n;pot,
per cent of National funds would 90
much further than the whole amount
would do
what a Senator, to he sure, How
'ne people of this State must pride
themselves in the possession of ono ca
mentally twisted by superstition and
oigotry that he would utter such stuff
as mat. And what wonderment must
oe felt by citizens of other communities
over the fact that the sensible men and
women OF this commonwealth would
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
SALT LAKES ACTIVITY.

IL has gone hard against the grain
for the opposition papers to print the
facts about the mighty progress in popu.
lation, business, and general growth
which Salt Lake has shown the past
three years, and especially the present
year. While decrying the political ad-
mlnlstrative positions of the city. they
have been compelled as a matter OF
news 10 give the lie to their walls, and
TO admit the triumphant progress that
the city is making, the splendid growth
aud development which it enjoys.
A conspicuous instance of the reluc-
tance Of the opposition press TO ack.
nowledge the facts, and to give the city
credit for its glorious advancement, is
found in yesterday mornings Smoot
Mouth. - IT declared in glaring head
lines, in an article treating of local
conditions, that Cuisines is waiting for
election" and in the opening words of
the article that business is at a stand
still
And yet, in its other local columns
it noted the big realty deal for $780,
600 involving the Metropolitan hotel
corner and other property in that vi
oinity; declared il 10 be the first of q
series which is under way; aud in an
other place it presented. under big
lines, the fact that this is the banner
year for new structures in this city.
Ism Z IL curious that all this, and many
more good things. can be said for the
city, and arc constantly being said in
The Tribune and other papers, and even
in the Mouth, and still business is
. waiting for tho election and "at a
standstilll"
The fact is. the city is growing tire.
mendously. and ii is the American party
that makes il grow. Everybody knows
this, though il suits some 10 deny il for
political and bigoted purposes And IL
is the same sort Of higoted, reactionarv
falsehood that causes the "Mouthn
in one column to deny tho progress and
business activity Of the city, and in
others of its own columns to give the lie
absolute 10 It's denial.
1t hard world for such liars and
political, fsnatich prostitution of facts
and conditions.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02

the produce thereof, and the people
were made happy. Instead of swap
ping squashos for potatoes, butter for
eggs, milk for cheese. hay for grain.
wool for cloth, wheat for flour and corn
for "Vallcy Tam" that fiery liquid
extract of hell, they began TO barter and
trade with pieces of gold and silver,
and were better content with the new
lot that was growing upon them. But
with the rising happiness of the snints,
on account Of their bettcrcd condition,
the hopes of the high priests began
degrees ever since, for the reason that
the emancipation Of their following has
brought y decrease of their tyrannous
power This explains what Apostle
Hyrum Smith meant when he said that
tho landed boycott of Gentilcs "would
have been the best for us. f."
Come along, You free citizens of this
great community, and help tho Ameri-
can party to still further make for pro.
gress-to enlarge the opportunities Of
does displeaso tho polygamous despots.
Help MS to make this State truly Ameri.
can, SO that tho commonwealth may
grow TO its riehtful proportions. Your
votes on Tuesday will be powerful fac
tors to this end, provided they are 10
he cast in the interest of progress as
represented in Amcricanism,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
The 1NsoLENcE a,

An attempt at repn,,; RI
way the tactics whicb n
Jesse knight" on pulled
RnbcrnatoriaI course ,. Des
-, e. L, Miller, candidate mad mad,
commissioner in this co, ,0f "a,
u appears that hi. S' hs
church Republican 81; ,G;ppoaent
Maekay, cndeavored "e'' ID
that IT was the des;r. penrs1
nnn' he withdraw from u n. u
appears, further. tb.s 'ae M
same interest aud Win ',nen =.
visited Mr.. Miller ana .as ts,
persuade him to with, ,eoqe'se
same reason. aF. f.|
But Miller couldu >, -.
lie had not received apy ~ ~ = - y
that such was the cbur.. Oas,l
doubts that 1t is So, a. WI;
nominated, aud is lovall,. w's r
nn, n,s pp['y nT ,,l friends. Unless SjT.. less
got of the Democratic ,i,I.a Iups
Iaekay sl1c5': sees his finish; and !.
spondingly anxious to %. -, e
II won't win, hov.mr., "a uis
another instance of III. a..
EaScally and importunate So s
making Of their "chn,,s
ana ol their unscrupdlou. -
pushing their campaign
as the church leaders will y
TINS sort Of thing, they ,.,,'
,ne public for holding thou -
for this gross misuse Of
soandaious lmposture uno,
faith of the masses of the W S
pie. The way to cscaDo ~. !,
church influence in poli,;,.
exercising it, and TO call
account in the church ,b..
prostitute its namo and nv
But President Smith ss5
Smoot,, by their words .,s
as guilty as any can be: and
Of purification will bayo
the top. But it will havs :,
that soon; for this cann.;|
oughly sickcned the people ~ :.
Of this monstrous trcksry a;
tion. 80
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
A NARROW BUSINESS MAN.

John C. Cutler, Jr., mixes polite
with business in such pronounced way
as TO indicate clearly that he wnnts
business only from one class of the
population. Perhaps he deals exclusive
ly with one class, and does not care 10
extend his operations 10 any other One
would certainly judge so from his fat.
uous bigotry in the circular ne issued
under date of October 30th. In that
he put forth the following fauatical
yelp:
II Is 10 be hoped that. the local Amer
lean party Will be defeated on Novcm-
ber ;, The prosperity that We have en-
Joyed In this city. county and through
out the state has been due TO the ma
tural resources OF our state. the energy.
industry. and honesty OF the majority OF
the good people OF Utah. and because
mon OF honor and integrity in the Re
publican party have been at the head Of
the nation and the state.
In this outgiving. Mr. Cutler is singu-
larly oblivious to facts. The American
party won its first victory in this city
in November, 1905. At once the city
shook OF its lethargy and sprane to
the front, taking on an advancement
and progress that have been the marvel
and the admiration of every inhabitant
of the State. mighty change from the
years Immediately preceding.
But, says Mr.. Cutler, the cause of
this tremendous change aud progress
was educ 10 the natural resources of
our State, the energy, industry, and
honesty of the majority of the good
people of Utah, and because men of
honor and integrity in the Republican
party have been at the head of the
Nation and the State. ~
Indeed! Has il only been since 1905,
then, that these natural resources and
tho energy, industry, and honesty of
the majority of the good people of Utah
have been able to get in the work that
has made this progressq Has it only
been since 1905 that men of honor and
integrity in the Republican party have
been at the head Of the Nation and tbe
State!
The question answers itself. and
throws Cutler into confusion. All the
things that be calls into his support
have been present for the past twelve
years, as he would himself, no doubt,
admit, But it is only in one.fourth of
that time. the period covered by Ameri.
can party control, that this progress
and advance have become conspicuous.
remarkable coincidence. is it not'
The fact is. that the American tri-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02

umph has been the leading and the
main cause of the mighty change. Tt
gave notice to the world that the
priestly shackles have been thrown Off
and that Salt Lake City stands forth
free and disenthralled That is what
caused settlers to como in by the thou
sands and money by the ten thousands.
Pressing his parable, Cutler takes his
stand sturdily against Bryan in this
style:
Mr. Bryan is a noble man and viii be
known as such in the history OF our coun-
try. hut ha has not tho executive abil-
ity OF Mr.. Taft, and as Mr.. Taft liz
just. upright and capable man. It Will
be for the best business interests OF all
the people OF the country for Mr.. TAFT
10 became the next President OF the
United States.
II is to be hoped that the Republican
party Will win In this county, state, and
nation.
Mr.. Cutler. therefore. not only
doesn Z want to deal with Americans;
no doesn't want TO deal with Bryan
men, either. But, it may be replied, is
not Mr.. Cutler entitled to his own opin-
not in the enjoyment of his rights and
privileges as a citizen, and free 10 ex.
press his opinions and preferences7 To
which the undoubted reply must be
''Yes,' without question or reserve.
But the circular from which we quote
is not a private letter or opinion; it is
his business statement and report. In
it he makes his political desires q part
of his business transactions and affairs.
1t is, consequently. fair TO him TO as
sumo that in so doing he knows what
he Is about. And as be thus makes his
political opinions part of his busi.
ness, his business should naturally fol
low these political lines which he makes
part Of it, We do Mr., Cutler no inius-
tice. therefore, when we say that in his
fauatical bigotry he himself has laid
down tho proposition that he desires to
exclude both Americans and Bryan men
from his patrons in business.