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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-30

He. carrO,ned into billiard table and
cut his eye. He waltzed into q mirror
for which the proprietor assessed him
to the tune of ten large plunks. He
slid on the floor and tore his Sunday
trousers. Then the young blood took
him home and left at once. What the
deacOn's wife said when he came to, is
another story. 1t is said, however,
that the deacon when he was looking.
himself over in the bathroom next
morning, was overheard to make the
remark: 81 verify see that one fool
trick is liable to ruin reputation that
has taken years to make"
The moral of this fable emphasizes
the fact, that if good results is the
fruit of labor in any chosen field, it's
good thing to stay in your own class.
For it's heap sight better to own
reputation with few dollars in your
jeans, than to have fuzzy tongue and
headache the next morning, minus
the money, and a SCARED reputation.
Beware of the many blind guides
that seek to lead us in any but the
right direction. Each and every one
of US should have profound feeling
that definite part in the worlds work
is assigned to our care, and thus en-
deavor to do our utmost to discover
the latent talents within, for natural
development, so as to be ready to ac-
knowledge the greeting when oppor-
tunity comes prowling around our
door. Settle your mind down on the
one thing you wish to accomplish and
settle it down hard. Concentration is
the watchword of achievement. 1t is
what the hornet puts into effect when
he wants to make himself felt. You
can buzz over the face of job from
now till doomsday; but you'll never be
worth continental till you light some
where and sting.
While many of us have no doubt
failed to heed the beckoning knock of
opportunity at one time or another and
slipped few cogs in the great wheel
of life, Is no reason to Danish all hope
in securing another invite. There is q
communion of thought in quotatiOn,
therefore, the injunction, "Be ye always
ready" is applicable to material as we'll
as spiritual affairs:
Into each mans life, there comes time su-
preme,
One day, one night, one morning, or one noon.
One freighted hour, one moment OppOrtune;
One once in which sublime fuliments CLEAN,
Ole once when fate goes tiding with the stream.
, One once in balance, twixt too late, too soon,
And ready for the passing instant's boon,
TO tip in favor the uncertain beam.
All! happy he who knUweth how to wait;
Knows also how to watch and work,
And stand on life's broad deck, alert and at the
PROV,
Ready to seize the passing moment big with
fate,
From opportunity's extended hand,
When the great clock of destiny strikes Now!
PHIL.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-04-30
The Game of Life.

There are those who believe that op-
portunity never knocks but once at
mans door. Few indeed, will admit or
accept the philosophy of this saying as
the true aud logical order of things.
The disciples of this doctrine of oppor-
tunity who have heard the rappings at
some remote period in theirtlives, and
failing to recognize and respond to the
call, usually settle back land content
themselves with the thought that their
chance has come and gone and there
after is forever removed from their
path of life. A sorrowful and decid-
edly false conception of the divine
order of fitness.
Is Again, others dream that they hear
Opportunity constantly knocking for
admission, only to sleep right on as
usual without ever awakening to the
fact and encouraging speaking &C
quaintance. If we have righteous
purpose in life and seeking its fulfill
ment, natter what the cause may
have been to retard its measure of sue
cess, rest assured that no ban is placed
on the desired opportunity to defeat
the object in view, but will again and
again. present itself in some way to
those who have profited by past ex-
perience and are really in earnest and
fearless in the pursuit of their under
taking. There is place for everyone
/ in the world and its work. "Like a
boat OH the river" says Emerson,
''every boy runs against obstacles on
every side but one; on that side all OBJ
struction is taken away and he sweeps
serenely over the deepening channel
into an Infinite sea-"
Now to what cause may be attrib-
uted the many failures of life we see
and read about? Some are caused by
mechanically trying to insert round
pegs in square holes when we positive
ly know that it is absolutely impossi.
BILE to make these round pegs perfectly
fit the square holes. Others may be
summed up by relating the following
story. A certain deacon of church
had splendid record for doing good
One day he met hypnotic "younQ
blood" who patted his deaconship on
the shoulder blade, called him "a hot
member" and proceeded to make him
imagine he was young again. In the
past-the dim past-this deacon haC
been one OF the boys, and it seemed al
\ if he had not lost all of his sporting
blood. The hypnotic young blood
succeeded IN getting a "high BALI
down the long esophagus in the hairy
covered neck of the deacon, and il
was all off with him. After that the!
, came fast aud furious. The deacon
imagined he had holes in his legs as il
the old days, and that they couldn'
. make "high balls" fast enough for him
At the third dip in the festive bowl hi
/ was young again. At the sixth, h'
, felt like ordering faster. At the eighth
he began to get wealthy. At the tenth
he began to scatter money. Then the,
hired victoria, and drove to the mex
! place. In getting out of the Victoria
! the deacon stumbled and lit jagilly Of
] the sidewalk. When asked II he ha'
: hurt himself, "Hurt, hic! guess nit
l that's the way always get out of
[ victorian At the next place he lappe'
! up q few more. Then went to the bad
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
THURSDAY. MAY %. 1905.
A Word on Insanity.

The country has had enough OF
the Thaw case-all it wants and
more. The best feature of it, how
ever, is the latest. If money cannot
get a man out of an insane asylum
after once il puts him in, there is
still some hope for American law.
The case goes, nevertheless, to
swell the number of homicides to
every execution of capital sentence,
a ratio which has now reached the
shameful figures of 70 TO l. What
ougt to be done is to make sure
that the man who pleads insanity to
escape the just consequences of his
own acts shall endure the pain of
insanity. In certain other countries
he endures il all the remainder of
his natural life. In America-ex-
cept in the Thaw case, so far-he
endures it until some ingenious law
yer gets him out of the asylum.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
The Fools Paradise.

\ pleasant country those Con
gressmen live in who pooh pooh the
alarm over our waste of timber.
One of them looked across a broad
river, not long ago, at a fringe of
scrub trees, which hemmed its
farther shore, and observed senten-
tiously:
They seem to have plenty of
timber down here even if they don't
have any 100000 forest reserves. 80
There wasn't a farm boy in the
whole country who could not have
told more about that visible supply
of lumber than our friend from
Congress seemed TO know-that 90
per cent of the stWnpage was IN
fit for milling, that it represented
two kinds of waste in that it used
up agricultural land and was no
good as lumber, and that the very
stream istelf, which now is subject
TO constant dredging to keep open
a channel sixteen feet deep, foated
vessels drawing twenty-one feet be-
fore its timber growth was $40
rihced
Not only is there not plenty of
timber down here" but there is
no abundance of it anywhere else
in the United States. Trustworthy
estimates have been made Of the
probable life Of our American tim
Der supply according to present
areas and consumption. The an
sver is:
That Southern yellow pine viii
last eighteen years.
That white pine, yellow pine, and
Pacific coast lumber products put
together will last forty-one years.
That the total life of all varieties
of American lumber. if cOnsump-
ton and waste be not checked, viii
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
Here Next Week
At the TheaterS

.-NI5 ss charlotte Walker, will open q
go, season az the Belasco Theater
monday le- evening under the management;
sa,,,,,, imam A. Page I'm Arthur Laws
~ l'iiiatlng comedy Of London society
IRE, entitled "A Country Mouse " in
e @nIeh Miss Ethel Barrymore gained
FAVOR three seasons ago. The return
VI hiSs Walker. than whom no actress
now before the public is more popular
with local audiences. IL evnacted e.
prove one Of the chief events of the
i'Io' warm weather amusements. and
Is Dy special permission Of David BeIas-
80 ei inaugural Offering "A Country
Mouse affords her an exceptionally
pleasing role. that Of a country gtri.
VINO ventures into London society, ap-
parently the most unsophisttcated voung
person Imaginable while in the com
pahy OF smart people. but in the end
proving that the country mouse KNOWS
IA thlng or two after all.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
GLEN ECHO OPENING.

Glen Echo Park will open for the sea
son Of 1893 Decoration Day with a list
or attractions that. II is said. will more
than ever make IL the Mecca for the
family. The park Is equipped 20 ap-
peal 70 two diverse tastss-the seeker
after sensations IN amusement devices
apd the individual with an appreciation
OF the beauties Of nature. L D. Shaw,
the manager OF Glen Echo, has set up
in the park the latest known devices to
be found at amusement centers. Next
Saturday there will be placed on view
rides and drives and games for the lit
tie folks ana the grown-ups. There will
be dancing and outdoor sports
The picnic grounds have been cleared
and new and clean tables and benches
set I'D for the accommodation OF those
who will go cut 10 spend Decoration
Day IN the park. Besides the baseball
and other sports for the men. the bowl
ing alleys viii afford a lively attraction.
and a moving picture show VIII make
its appeal for popular favor in the am
phttheateT
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
TOURNEY DRAWS
CRACK GOLFERS
Heavy Entries for Chew
Chase Tourney-First
Round Today.

Play began this morning IN the 1ualf-
flying round Of the Middle Atlanti, r.oIs
Associations annual tournament on tpe
links OF the Chevy Chase Club uitb q
large and representative Iist Of en-
trants. including golfers from BsItI-
more. Wilmington. as well as the cream,
Of the local talent entered from Chew
Chase. BannOckburu, and Columbia
Clubs
Playing IN four slxteens will be he
gun at 2,30 o'clock this afternoon and
Will continue through tomorrow u7rf
the finals are reached ola Saturday
afternoon. Entries for the handicaD
medal play. carded for Saturday. will
be received until { o'clock Friday even
ing.
The pairings for today follow.
II. b. Davidson. Chevy Chase. vs. J.
Mob. SteTetr. Chevy Chase: c. Il.
Weaver. Columbia, VS. G. J. Thornton
Columbia z, 4. Mitchell, Wilmington.
VS.. NJ Thompson, Chevy Chase. D.
McCammon. Chevy Chase. vs. II n
ElliCOtt. Baltimore Country Club. ~.
NJ Cary, Baltimore, vs.. i. o. Horst
mann. Chevy Chase; r. j. DaIzeu.
Chevy Chase, vs.. J. W. Frck, Baltimore
Country Club; L. p. Burke, BanuocEz-
burn. VS.. ". Tuckermann. Chevy Chase.
Allan Lard. Chevy Chase. VS.. L j.
Bartlett. Jr.. Baltimore Country Club.
II. Wyhe. Chevy Chase. VS.. J. c. David
son, Columbia; L. b. Eynon. 5r.. Colu-n-
bia. vs. H 81. Taylor. Wumlngton- ].
McTrippe. Baltimore Country Club. VS..
Reeve Lewis, Columbia, r.. D. Nelson.
Baltimore Country Club. US. A. S Mat
tingly, Chevy Chase. Hugo Charters.
tneFy chase, vs.. ". q. Jones. fr
Wilmington; Samuel Dalzeu. Cheyv
chase. VS. l. l. Harlan. Columbia.
J. H Hiss Baltimore Country club ~
=. n. Ialcott. Chevy Chase, W. r
liam, CheVy Chase, gs T. NJ Brown
Wilmington O. A. Weaver. COIumbis.
vs. F. "A. Savage. Baltimore Country
CIuD' u f. DoWuey, Chevy Chase, vs.
a, Z. Gray Wilmington, g. l. Cutler.
Wilmington, VS. H. v SANFORD 60
lumbiai n. +. DalfOrth Columbia vs.
FRANK >. Garrett, Wilmington B. ".
smith, Baltimore Country Club. VS. 4
J. King, Chevy Chase S. l. Heap.
S4ISN =, SLlase, rs. Il. e. MeekeT, BalLI-
more country Club H. OHpHant. Chevy
chase, vs. H. 7. Dixon. Wilmington.
II. W. Cause, Wilmington rs u n
LOTUS, Chevy Chase. W n Grav-
CHeFy chase VS.. A. McCieorEe VIII
mlngtoni Z. J. Dallett. Wilmington.
vs.. T. j. j.. Fuller, Chevy Chase. u. r.
JacAsoh' ColdmDla, rs. " A. Speak
man. Baltimore H. w. ScOviU chevy
chase, Us. Benjamin NieIdT. Whining
tom T. Dec Faust. Chevy Chase. Is.
VI. N. Banno-d, Wilmington, HamIl-
ton Wright, Chevy Chase. vs. ] ".
Brawner. Bannockburu: IL III Allen
toium nIa, Us. r Waggaman. Bsuu0rk-
burn g. &. Van Leer. Bauuockburu vs.
i l. Day. BaunOcKDurn. y. w Whit
Wen BannocADurn. drew a bye.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
FIRED AT BUNKER HILL

Frank NJ. Everett of PenacoOk. n H.
has a cannon ball which was fired from
one of the British war vessels in the
Mystic river at the American redoubt
on Bunker (Or more properly Brsed's s.
hill at the outbreak of the Revolutionary
war. It IS Ia good condition, and is
highly priced by the Everett family
who regard it as a sort of heirloom.
The authenticity of the cannon ball IS
yOuChed for by the carefully kept rec
ord which Mr.. Everett has. According
to this document the missile was dis
covered by Col James s Savage while
excavations were in progress for the
foundation of the Bunker hill monu-
ment. Nr Everett's great-grandfather.
who achieved Il notable record ii the
battles OF colonial days, secured the
cannon ball after its finding by Colonel
Savage, and il has been in the Ev-
erett family ever since, coming into the
possession Of its present owner on the
death OF his father, several years ago.
1t tips the scales at d little over four
pounds.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
Up in the Air.

II you read that some hero
showed all the pluck and prowess
of an aviator YOU know what it
meant without writing TO the sport
ing editor about it; and it wouldn't
surprise you 70 read that the mu-
nicipal aerodrome was put up at
the James Greek hanger last night
without bump OF explosion or any
form of mishap. For these are
terms of the day, and to say that
the aviator took his aerodrome
neatly out of the hanger is like
saying odd Reliable" stole third
and then worked the squeeze" and
got safely home,
But when aviator" first came
into popular use it had another
meaning from that given it today.
Early in the nineties they were
speaking of Mr.. Maxim's aviator
sin form like a huge kite of silk,
to which hangs a platform carry
ing the engines and the screw pro-
pellers which they are to move and
thus force the kite through the
air" This aviator was designed for
warfare only. What ever became Of
It?
The aviator" is no longer the
machine; now it's the machinist.
The term "aeronaut" has almost
entirely gone out of fashion; and
hanger" signifying the place for
keeping or storing airships, has sup
planted "aerodrOme," which had but
a brief and inconspicuous career.
So words change, and the world
changes. with them. Many a stable
has been converted into a garage,
and sooner or later there viii be
another appendix to every well
equipped estate. Certainly some
such allotted dropping-down place
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
MAY FESTIVAL.

Tomorrow afternoon. at the New Ma
uonaI Theater Miss Cora b. shreve,
the local teacher Of stage dancing. will
repeat her three-act operetta. Leon
ora, seen at this theater Apru "a
and a
The cast for the operetta viii include
Miss Henrietta Berens. Miss Alma Mel
son Gle Petite Alma'D, Miss Estelle
Murray. Miss Leona Callan, Miss Mar
garet Ellwood. Miss Myra Summers.
Miss Ruby Raymond. and Master Irwin
Cosgrove. The complete ensemble of
cancers includes mOre than 100 little ar
.lsIs, whose ages range from 1--WE 10
twelve years. During the entertain
Mrnl they appear as fairies. Spanish
kIlHl jockeys. Indians. sailors. soldiers.
etc.
owing 70 tie length Of the perform
ahce, which viii include over seventy
separate numbers, the curtain VIII rise
promptly at 2 o'clock. The sale of
seats began at the box office OF the
New National this morning.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
BuTr-Tailed Craftsmanship.

The American Free Art League is
sues a circular against the present
tariff tax on art. What the league
says is directly to the point:
Now that we are assured of a tariff
revision in the near future, there IS
10 excuse for the continuation OF the
tariff obstacles 20 the art education OF
our people. Il IS the plain duty OF
C0rgTsss IN make art absolutely free
IN the next tariff law, thereby placing
our country IN this respect on level
with the other civilized countries Of
the world.
The league does not tell the
whole story. The adjustment for
which it contends may place Ameri-
CT on a level with the other civil
lied countries, but it cannot oblit-
crate the discredit of the present.
Thomas Nelson Page put the mat
ter impressively a few weeks ago
when he told the local architects
that in the future the feature Of
our life hardest for our descendants
10 understand, the descredit which
viii staVd largest in their minds,
will be that we deliberately made it
difficult for good art TO exercise its
leavening influence on us. That is
what the present tariff does. It
makes 1t easier for a good picture
or a piece of good sculpture TO go
TO any other nation in the world
than to America.
For what purpose? Why, 10 en-
courage an infant industry in old
masters.
What a Preposterous thing it is!
How the meansd defeats its own ends!
If Congress sought to develop
American art, the way TO do it was
to give American art all the help
1t could get; but the course adopted
was to wake that help as costly as
possible. This may be good poll !
tics-though The Times does not !
believe is. But this much is sure:
It is burr-tailed craftsmanship.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
capitalization Wedding.

ST. Margarets Episcopal Church. on
Connecticut avenue. was the scene Of 4
pretty wedding last evening when Miss
Flora Brittor, daughter Of the late Col.
A I. Britton and Mrs. Britton. became
The wife OF Arthur Dudley Carpenter.
The Rev. Herbert Scott Smith. rector
or the church, was the officiating clergy
man.
The attractive little church was dac-
GRATED with palms and white roses and
peonleS and large party Of friends
ana relatives attended the ceremony
FOiioWlug the ceremony an informal re-
eePt!oh Tor the bridal party and a few
e.l1lLEes was held In the home Of the
bride brother and sister-in-Iavy Mr.
dIo Mrs. Alexander BrittOn.
AIeAahueF Brittou gave his sister in
L-4aI ldEe- ter bridal cost me was II
handsome lace robe made empire over .
foundation OF chiffon and satin and ~
long tuile veil was held In place WIEN q
custer or lilies Of the valley The
brlqal bouquet was q shower Of liIiae
or the valley and white sweet peas. Her
pearls. 'i"s
Mrs }. y. Thompson. as her sisters
HlaSTou OF honor. wore q beautiful GOWN
u WHlle messaline satin made emDire
ga 10 ltIilliiied with folds OF white chiffon
1sF flowers We're pink sweet meas
The bridesmaids. Miss NTsrg5rs+ Sv.g,-
Gtel. Or baltimore: Miss Catherine
brlttou. Miss Clarice Sidney Carnerrer
anu MISS MauTa Maryland CarDenter
" ore empire gowns OF pale pink ifbartv
-llin dhl carried pink sweet peas.
Ldttlc Miss ElViTa Williams Young Of
S SIIe-nd rapids, Michigan, a niece of the
bridegroom, as flower girl vora q
DAINTY ffock Of French muslin over 1iDl
win Il Vide pink satin sash. and or
REQ q basket Of pink sweet meas
Newton Ford Carpenter was hest mar,
ut iIs 1IoJEer and the ushers were
ah BFllton, Dr. John Parran Bristol
ebert y. Howard. and Philip Tasr
Mr- and Mrs Carpenter left Wash
IIls ION Tor a wedding trip. through
, !, 800 ana southern states. and upOD
llelr return, about july 7 viii 49,
lhelr nome In Washington. Mrs. Car
pehtei travelling costume was Of 0at-
1Ial cOlored ponEee, with gloves Fet
@''u minor appointments 10 CORRESPOND
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
"IMPRUDENCEs

or the continuation Of what has
proved 10 be a successful local engage
H'eht' Guy Standing and the comDany
"Hich mas been supporting him for the
last month at the Belasco Theater viii
move down f street next Monday night
10 me Columbia Theater, where, under
'hs management OF william 4. Page
''ey VIII present ''Imprudence. which
proved an excellent vehicle for VIII
nam faVersham several seasons ago.
- al Important addition to Mr. stand
lHs cast VIII be Miss Jefrreys Lewis
VINO is a faVOrlte with Washi1gtoniaBs
- whose hrst appearance Monday
igHI VIII be IN the role of Mrs Jim
NteaNes, which characterfzati0 she
SISated at the time Of the original pro-
T ~ OF lmprudence" Miss Dorothy
hammond, Mr. Standings leading wo-
l nan lS cast In the part Of billie"
MAJ whose little love affair furnishes
the plot for the play. i'i' CO
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
A RUNAWAY GIRL 3"

"A Runaway Girl" the Augustin DAILY
operate comedy success which ran FOR
three years IA London and 800 nights in
New York, will be presented By the
Aborn Opera Company at the New Ma
uonal Theater next week as the sixth
Offering OF their series. This delightful
work. with its memorable Listen TO
the Band" Follow the Man From
Cooks" The Boy Guessed Right" and
other original and catchy musical num-
bers, will be revived by the Aboras lust
as it was done by the DAILY aggregation.
under the detailed stage direction OF
A. W. r. MacColIin.
The cast selected for - Runaway
Girl embraces George W Leslie. II W
Ire DeniCk. Frank Rushworth. Jessie
Bradbury. Henry Leone. George B.
Jackson, Harry Beuham. &. ". Phillips.
Agnes FiUlay, Edna Remiug, May Eou-
ton, and Greta Risley.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28

M and Mrs. Samuel /. Mfttngly an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter Miss Wiuifred n Matungly. 10
Capt David D. Porter. L. $. NJ. c.. sta
toned at the Marine Barracks. il
Washington Miss MattingIy Is one OF
the most popular young women IN
Washington society and has been in
demand constantly since her debut a
few years ago. She was an intimate
friend OF Miss Flora Wilson. daughter
u the Secretary OF Agriculture. during
Miss wilson's stay in Washington as
her fathers hostess.
Nabucos Honor Guests.
The Ambassador from Brazil and
Mime. Nsuuco were She hon -
OF the Cuban Minister and Mime de-
Quesada % dinner LAST evening TIE
table decorations consisted Of a GUAM
uly or pink and white carnations ar
ranged IN three plaques, one large one
IN the center and two smaller ones al
either end.
Invited 10 meet the Ambassador and
Nine Nabuco were the Spanish Minis
ter. Mr. and Mrs John w Foster Dr
ana Mrs Thomas NJ CHatard, the Sec
rotary Of the Brazilian embassy and
Mime. CHermont, the Secretary OF the
Spanish legation and Nine. Pastor, the
Misses Carlo. daughters OF the minis
Ter of Ecuador. Mrs. Daniel Mozart
pey- W. A ROyaards. charge G'amairas
of the Netherlands legation. and Dr.
Guerrero, charge affairs of Salvador.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
MANS NECK BROKEN
STARING AT GOWN

CINCINNATI, May 2S.-Joseph Zins
is the FIRST victim of the Directoire gown
that has created a sensation In Paris
and London A pretty girl, name I'M
known, wore one OF these dresses on the
street here today and Zins turned his head
so sharply 10 gaze after her that he
broke his neck, He is dead.
Lins suffered from tuberculosis Of the
vert ebrae. His knock was so weakened
that the sudden motion of the head
caused one vetebra 10 slip out Of place
and press against the spinal cord.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28

not exceed this latter period by
I'VE years.
That no substitute for lumber has
yet lessened the amount consumed
by any country, not even by Eng
land, which imports nearly all Of
its lumber.
When the light Of all this once
strikes the American people, sew
eral certain Congressman will be
mighty lucky if they get home safe
from their Fools Paradise.
The Washington times., 1908-05-28
White House Callers

Secretary Taft.
Senators Brown or Nebraska.
Guggenhcim Of Colorado
Bourne OF Oregon.
Representatives Foster Of Illinois.
Gale OF Alaska
Howell OF Utah
Jones OF Washington.
Goldfogle Of New York
Dalzeu OF Pennsylvania
Dodge Of Porto Rico.
Hcbson OF Alabama
Weeks Of Massachu-
sets.
Olcott Of New York.
SuIzer Of New York.
DTlsColI OF New York.
Robert Winsers Of Boston.
Henry 5. Lyon, OF Boston.