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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

WOMAN Suffrage is attracting attention on
both sides of the Atlantic Therefore few histori-
cal facts bearing the subject may be of interest
In the United States women have the same po-
litcal rights as men in the following states: Wy
omng, Colorado, Idaho and Utah. School suffrage
for women prevails in twenty-nine states of the
Union. In Montana women have the right to vote
upon all subjects submitted to taxpayers. In Iowa
women may vote upon bonds and in Minnesota they
may in addition to voting for school officials cast
their ballots for library trustees. In Louisiana wo
have the right to vote all questions of taxa:
tion-either in person or by proxy. In New
York tax paying women have the privilege of voting
at all local elections. In Michigan tax paying wo.
men have the right to vote.
In Great Britain women have suffrage on the
same terms as except in Parliamentary elections
s suffrage
land, Isle of Man and Finland. It was reported
that Norway,had recently enfranchised the women in
that country. 7However that report seems not tc
be founded on facts. To the Parliament of Finland
twenty-five female members were elected last year
Women have municipal suffrage in Ontario
Quebec, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

SEVERAL Eastern newspapers have publicly an
nounced that the name of ex- President Theodore
Roosevelt shall not again appear in their columns
except in connection with obituary notice. Paer-
lie pugnacity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

PRESIDENT TAFT is carrying out the politics Of
his predecessor, all right In fact he is carrying
them away out-and dumping them in the ash bar
REL President Taft has also dispensed with private
press agents-who have been heretofore engaged in
boosting the public acts of the chief magistrate
the nation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

The Mirror is being favored with large mum
Der of communications from it's readers. Those
selected for publication will appear from time te
time There is plenty of talent here. And more il
being developed all the time.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15
NOTICE..

ALL PERSONS receiving copies of MIRROR who
regular lists will please consider sample
copies IT, after reading conclude that THE MIRROR
is worthy Of patronage send this Office for
trial subscription at rates published above.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

IT WAS necessary to. obtain new chair for Presi-
dent Taft-the old one having broken down. Taft
had similar experience in the War Office. A man
who weighs $40 pounds requires something sub.
stantal to sit on.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

RELIGIOUS reviyals are all the rage again,
Patent medicines sell best in hard times for the
son that people depressed. Religious revivals
flourish when political affairs tranquil and there
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

In THE United States there are 1858, 1921 more
males than females. In Europe there several
millions more females than males In the population
of the world whole there many millions more
males than females As rule sparsely settled
regions have an excess of males and densely settled
sections preponderance of females But the cities
have more females than males The World Alma
nae contains this information: Notwithstanding
the great of males in the total population of
the United States, there two periods of life at
which the reported number of females is greater.
One, extending from about eighty years of age
to the end of life, is probably due mainly to the
longer average life of women. The other from six
teen to twenty-five, is probably apparent than
real due mainly to the greater number of women
who claim, erroneously to belong to this age period
Statistics prove that women live longer than men
OF late years there has been a marked increase
in the number of women-indicating increased
birth rate of females over males and better pre-
servation of their health in childhood.
The death rate among males is higher than that
among females. The death rate of males is one
seventh more than that Of females
There are more females in Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and the District of Columbia than
males. Elsewhere throughout the United States the
male population is in the majority.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

A NATIONAL divorce law is of the things
necessary in this country to avoid many of the evils
which flow from hasty marriages Someone has
truly said that marriage is too easy and divorce too
hard Marriage is sacred state and ought to be
surrounded by stringent safeguards.
The state of South Carolina does not permit di-
vorces and it's inhabitants free from many scan.
das arising from public arngs Of private family af
fairs in the courts However the South Carolinians
both sexes-are handy with the gun and there are
greater evils arising from this state of things than
would probably result if divorce laws in effect
in that state.
Very often it occurs that divorce obtained in
one state is not valid in another. Therefore ma
tional law bearing upon the subject woald doubt
be the means of avoiding great many scandals and
difficulties among all classes Of people who
happily welded.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

Col. HENRI WATTERsoE informs his friends he
expects to remain in the journalistic business until
called home. "Bully iner'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

II 1F THE BEAUTY OF DIGRESSIONS., To open a para
graph with criticism of the campaigns Hannibal
close it with discussion of the latest Paris the
retaining coherent argument nobest
umphs the paagaphe What's that? The paragrapher
has art? Are not dear that the story
universally conceded to be higher
poem? This being admitted surely paagrapher quintes
the de la would
paragraphs which basey Of subject aone
ampfed sentences weighed down by verbg To dgess
first principle of the art; dgress cohereny highest
should brethren hold before the example those elder
lists who having closed Chapter with "A backward step
precipitation the bottomess abyss With stee glitter his
Maitland raised his knife opened Chapter LXIV with Polly
pouring usual Only by mlsr methods
hope hold the attention af his SMALL but
The effect doubled when he forge
subject and decide what happened Maitland Liter
value always ickish subjects what makes difference be-
authotativey though
many think they all ebout condition prevails in
musc bold spirit Mendessohn instantly
the unhnking accept the conclusion adopt as their
discovery My reads that fn being
credit to herself the scarder of fns The
learns that humility breaches eloquent
sermon on the subject
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-04-15

The tax eaters want high tariff while the tax
payers want a low tariff
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
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Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
JULIUS w. BURR.
A Man of Revolutionary Ancestry.
(AazHxlEtD Hx6S-O,MF)

julius Wilcox Burr, who died at his
home in East Berlin Aug. 6, was born
in Haddam June 81. 1922, and was de-
scended from the Hartford branch or
the Burr family and was also of Rev
olutionary ancestry. His father dled
when he was very young and he was
thrown on his own resources at 10
years of age, and has lived an active
business life marked with energy, per-
severance and industry. For several
years he has lived retired life, but
was formerly a contractor in the Peck,
Stowe & Wilcox company, was d.
rector in the Berlin Iron Bridge com
pany for fifteen years and was presi-
dent of the ]. o. Smith Manufacturing
company of Middletown at the time of
his death. He never took an active
part in politics. but was a staunch re-
publican, and socially was connected
with Mattabessitt lodge, X. of r., oil
East Berlin.
Mr.. Burr married Julie e. Cornwell
of Niddletown and to them were born
three daughters, Emma f., who msy-
ried Roderick Loveland of Middletown
Ella j. (deceased), who married Her
bert e. Smith (deceased) of Middle
town, and Lucie E., wife Of f, Percy
Hickcox of Waterbury, and six grand
children and one great grandchild. Mr.
Burr was q faithful member OF I'M
Third Congregational church of Mid
| dletown.
He was notably reliable and had tn,
entire confidence and respect OF al
with whom he came in contact.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
A SPECULATIVE Review.

Speculation as to what might have
happened if the Rev. Mr.. Mitchell had
not Jumped out of the boat to rescue
a drowning boy is not very profitable.
But it is not without interest when
man familiar with water and boats
reasons. The minister acted on he
roic and self sacrificing impulse. But
he did the wrong thing, this man
thinks He could have dropped his
sail, brought his boat about and, with
the power he had, returned to tine spot
where the drowning boy was in a very
short time. Il might not have been in
time to save him, but the chances
would have been better than they were
after he had jumped overheard and left
the boat in the hands of boys who
knew nothing about what to do with 1t.
Had he remained. he could, in few
brief words. while returning. have
coached the boys as to what they
should do while he was in the water
and he could easily have shown them
how to keep the boat comparatively
near while he was overheard. Mean
while he could have prepared himself
a little better for his own experience
| in the water-Contributor in Water
bury American.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
A Problem in Natural History.

The announcement published yester-
day morning that the so-called little
blues" have begun to run" along the
Sound shore is of interest primarily to
fishermen, secondarily to people who
enjoy eating fresh fish, and incidental
ly to all who try to guess inteliigently
at problems of natural history.
1t is conceded by everybody that
these small "snappers' are young
bluefish. The schools swarm for
while through the Sound, especially
at the mouths of rivers and creeks,
and as the season advances the fish
become quite stable. They are be-
yond any question the same thing az
the bluefish on the market and the
open ocean.
The first investigative inquiry con-
Germs the origin of these little fish.
OF course. they come from the spawn
of the big bluefish, but where was
that spawn deposited? 1t is a gtbd
many years since the grown bluefish
have been seen in any noticeable num-
bers anywhere near to Long Island
Sound. Time was when Plum Gut
and the Race were crowded with
eager and hungry fish, weighing all
the way from four to a dozen pounds,
grabbing at anything from sq1id
to white rag. Now bluefish there
abouts is a novelty. Similarly these
GnOlce nSH HAVE ulSdRCdl GU AAOAh 81
far east as the Vineyard sound and
they are scarce off Nantucket.
If the parent fish have gone, how
comes it that the young ones show
up so regularly each year? The blue
fish are still abundant along the ocean
| from Long Island to New Jersey and
| further south, and it is from there
| that our markets get their supply. But
| does anybody suppose that the spawn
| can float hundreds OF miles or that
| Matching along the ocean, the very
small fish can make their way Into
| the Sound and hide there until they
are big enough to escape the voraclous
| Jaws Of their loving parents? If the
eggs are laid anywhere near to Where
4he ycung fish show up then the
bluefsh must be around after all. Il
| they are, why do not they take the
| hook or get into the nets as they uset
| to do?-Hartford Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
HIT BY WESTERLY CAR.
Eugene Bromley Was Sitting by Track
and Had Narrow Escape.

Eugene Bromley of Mystic was
struck by the SIS car from Westerly
on the Norwich Westerly line Wednes-
day evening and narrowly escaped be-
ing killed. Bromley had been attending
the peace meeting at Mystic aud, it is
said. had imblbed so freely that he was
in that happy frame of mind when he
felt at peace with all the world. After
arriving in Westerly he had taken
Norwich car and thinking he had
reached North Stonington. his destina :
ton, he left the car at the Varietyville
road crossing between Westerly and
White Rock. Finding he had made a
mistake, he sat down beside the track
to wait for the next car and quietly
think over the situation.
When the S.15 car, in charge of Con-
ductor Rudolph Peterson and Motor
man Murphy, came along, about $50,
the motorman saw the man IN time to
throw on the brakes and check the
speed of the car, but not in time to
avoid the accident.
The car struck the man in the head
and bowled him over unconscious. The
| car was stopped and not knowing the
extent of the young mans injuries, the
| conductor ordered the car back tC
| Westerly. where Bromley was taken tC
| the office of DIR. J. l.. May. An exam
| nation showed the extent of the in
| juries to consist of a long scalp wound
| on the back part of the head. A mum.
| Der of stitches were required to Close
| the gaping wound. In lieu of bette
accommodations, Bromley was taken t,
the police station, where he passed tn
night The car was delayed abou
thirty minutes because of the acci
| dent
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
CAVALRY VETERANS MEET.
Associated Held Its Annual Reunion
Wednesday at Middletown.

The forty-second annual reunion of
the Connecticut Cavalry association
was held in G. A. r. hall, Ntitdle town,
Wednesday. The veterans arrived late,
with few exceptions, and it was nearly
noon when Major Charles A. Appel
the president of the association, called
the meeting to order. There was an
an attendance of about 80 at the noon
hour, including a number of ladies.
The officers elected were: President,
John L. SAKE Of Waterbury; first vice
president, John l.. Farnum of Water
bury; third vice president, George H.
Adams of Bristol; secretary and treas
uter, George S. Smith of Mantle: as
sistant secretary and treasurer, E. K.
Bradley of Meriden.
A monument committee was APP
pointed as follows: George S. Smith
of Mantle, chairman; Ebenezer Bishop
of Boston, William c. Lyman of Will
limantic, Brayton Ives of New York,
Louis w. Smith of Hartford, Lorenzo
D.. Converse of Windsor, Charles "A.
Appel of Middletown. 1t will be the
duty of this committee to raise funds
and provide designs for a cavalry mon
ument to be erected on the capitol
grounds in Hartford. They asked fol
an appropriation from the present leg
| islature for such a monument, but
| failed to get it, The next reunion will
| be held in Waterbury.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
WORK STARTED FOR
MoNTvILLE PAPER Mill.
Much Filling In Viii Be Done There
1t is Expected.

Work has already been commenced
ON the johnson wharf. preparatory 10
the conversion. of that piece or prop
erty and some portion OF the lano anu
water adjoining it, into paper mih'
saws a Montyille correspondent. Inc
wharf has been used chiefly of late as
a storage place for railroad ties ana
other timber which had to be shipped
by water Just what the product 10
be turned out of the proposed factory
will be is matter known only 10
those on the inside. Stories afloat
throughout the town vary from the
manufacture of wrapping papers 10 the
construction of heavy strawboard.
In any event, the construction COM
pany has still few snags to pull up,
as there are foreshore rights which
have either been ignored or overlooked
and as soon as any attempt is MADE
to fill up or otherwise alter the shore
line an injunction will probably be
served There are certain deeds In the
possession of the Bolles family which
show that part of the property now
sought by the Bigelow- Hartman Con-
struction Co. was sold, many years ago
with>sthe reservation of rights on the
river front The fact of the construc-
ton company desiring to I'LL up this
foreshore may give rise to some nu-
cation. 1t is learned that the owners
of these rights are not in any way
adverse to the introduction Of an in
dustry which will benefit the town,
but are keenly alive to the exigencies
of the occasion.
The old johnson wharf has a long
history. AS far as memory goes, and
that seems to be a trifle further than
records tell, William Bolles was about
the first man to attempt to build
wharf where the present one stands
Long years ago Isaac Turner conduct.
ed a small grocery store on this wharf
The first man to really put up {
substantial wharf was William G
Johnson, the ancestor of the present
| johnson family. This structure, II
course of time, had to be rebuilt ant
| the work was done by . Edwin ant
| Charles johnson. When the old dye
mill was flourishing, logwood iadel
schooners were an everyday affair a
| the wharf and there was something
| doing all the time. In recent year
| the wharf has been chiefly used TO
| coal storage and the shipment of rail
road ties and car timber.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
The Pops,s Nickel Watch.

There is one humble relic with
which nothing will ever induce the
pope to part The relic is his watch
a little cheap nickel watch. 1T mark
ed the minutes of my mothers death
struggles" he says. land the hour of
nv definite separation from the outer
world. from space ard liberty. 1t has
marked all the sad. all the joyous, all
the solemn moments Of my life. What
Jewel could be more precious to me
He carries it fastened to a white
silk cord. in the broad sash that he
wears/round his waist; and he did
not hesitate to offend against the ell
ouette that hitherto had obliged the
pope. when he wished to show the
time, to apply to one of his preiates
in waiting.
This extreme simplicity, / repeat,
Is to him as much a matter of prin-
cipie as of habit. 1t governs all the
actions of his life and is in Keeping
with his instructive, sovereign and tri-
umphant kindness. His contempt for
forms. and ceremonies makes 1t much
easier for him to exercise that charity
which was always his ruling virtue. II
the sun were to set without his nav
ing made at least one human being
happy, he would be inclined to say
with Titus: Il have wasted my day. =
Pene Lara in McClure's.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
A Lsaislative Curse.

The lobbyist is the curse of this
legislature, as he has been of other
sessions He has disgraced Connec-
ticut and made her name a byword
But in making this detestable record
he has worked for a price. He has
been the willing tool of others higher
up. the people who prate about pa
triotism in public and degrade 1t IN
practice. The man who sells out is
too contemplate to waste words on at
present The essential thing is to place
the responsibility where it belongs
on the instigators. the men who pay
the price They are the men behind
the corporations. Their actions are a
confession that they have much to
conceal. Otherwise they would not so
desperately fight a reasonable public
state supervision and control The
degradation of their methods and OPP
position is the strongest possible proof
of the necessity of a real public utili-
ties law.-Bristol Press.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
MONTVILLE WOMAN Is
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD
Mrs. Nancy C. Rogers Has Never
Used Spectacles.

Mrs. Nancy C. Rogers of Montville
rounded out her one hundredth year
of life on Monday, August Is. Born
in Groton, August 10, 1909, Mrs. Rog-
ers has before her the possibility of
seeing at least another birthday ere
she goes to the silent land. She is
still in possession of all her faculties.
There was no attempt at any formal
recognition of the anniversary, but
several friends called during the day,
and congratulated her, wishing her
many happy returns.
Before her first marriage Mrs. Rog
ers was Miss Nancy c. Perkins. OF
her first marriage, one daughter, Mrs.
Nancy M. Street, sill survives. After
the death of her first husband she
married Lyman Rogers, ten children
being born to them. Only one. Fran
els r. Rogers, survives. There are
now living, in addition to these, seven
grandchildren and three great grand
children. Mrs. Rogers now makes her
home with her granddaughter, Mrs.
Nan Sawyer, in Palmertown.
Mrs. Rogers in all her long life
time has never had occasion to use
spectacles and her eyesight is remark
ably good today.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
roIIand County Matters.

Al a meeting Of Tolland county rep
resentatives Tuesday 1t was voted 70
instruct the county commissioners nor
TO sell the courthouse at Tolland. put
to put the same in repair. senator
Higgins announced that he mad hearo
that Governor Weeks intended to veto
the bill appropriating $lO,Ooo Ior nul ~
Connecticut. Agricultural college: The
,,,,cement was received with con-
siderable regret and Senator Higgins
and Representatives Forster and say
age were appointed a committee .
wait upon the governor to favor tne
hill The meeting then adjourned SINE
die-The Courant.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-20
The Need Of a Vacation.

A prominent Meriden merchant is
proud Of the fact that he has never
taken a vacation" He loves his work,
which, OF course, is commendable and
accounts for his success in life. And
yet who will affirm that il is a wise
plan never to take a vacation? There
Is a considerable number of individ-
uals in every vocation who seldom take
a vacation, but it. is not habit which
should be encouraged. The human
body is like a piece of machinery. 1t
should be kept in good running order,
but it should not be overworked. I'm
less there is occasionally some cessa-
ton from mental and physical exer-
else. something must give way. The
world is full OF broken down men who
have made money, but who are use
lessly expending 1t to regain the good
health they sacrificed while accumu-
lating it. Such men did not believe in