The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-11-25
So to Speak:

DersOnageS celebrated her acQ ulttai
in a high old manner-indulging
in a champagne both on the out
side as we'll as the inside.
California overrun with rab-
bits. They are being killed off
10000 at time-after being driven
into pens. Rabbits multiply very
rapidly. In California they have
become pest-a menace to vege-
tation. Consequently drastic meas
ures are required to decrease their
numbers.
The American Telegraph a nd
Telephone Co., (the original Bell
Telephone co., has swallowed up1
the Western Union Telegraph Co.,
including it's cable lines. 1t is re-
ported the Postal Telegraph and
Mackay. Bennett Cables will be
gobbled next. The airless telegraph |
is the only salvation of the people.
The Standard Oil Co., accord
ing to Mr.. John D. Rockefeller in
his "reminiscences, started in bust
ness on borrowed capital. In the
last twenty years it has earned, net,
one billion, two hundred million
dollars and has watered it's stock
up to $6OO,OOO,OO00O. In the mean
time the fancy salaries to the in
siders equaled the profits. But
Jawn D., was never known to spend
more than twenty-five cents for a
meal.
1t now appears that the Sugar
Trust got away with the mere bag
ate!le Of thirty million dollars OF
scaled import fees. No wonder the
Sugar Trust bred bunch of multi
millionaires i n a remarkably short
time. The Government allowed
the Sugar Barons to exploit the
people and rob the national treas
ury, according to Hampton's Mag
azine and other reliable informa-
ton. The Trust was bound to
win as it was whipsawing the peo-
pie aud the Government-going
and coming. The scapegoat select
ed for maledictions is Mr.. Charles
j. Bonaparte, former Att orney
General of the United States. The
question now is, "was anyon Q
sweetened?" OF course not!
| Gompers, Mitchell and Morrison
expected to hibernate in durance
vile last week, but the Court has
granted them a stay of proceedings
until Nov. 20. This will enable
them to get their cases before the
Supreme Court of the United States
for final decision. Labor unions
are agitating and threatening gen.
eral two weeks strike throughout
the country. Foolish! 1t would
amount to as much as sticking one
foot in the Pacific Ocean. There
would be as much water in the
ocean after the foot was withdrawn
as before the immersion OF the
pedal extremity. The labor peo-
pie could con troll t h G o v.
eminent if they acted unitedly and
sensibly. That they do not is thei1
own fault. The ballot box is the
place for the strike. That's &C
/ cordin' to the constitooshun.'
| Many writer's become confused
, in the Use of the words "can' ant
''may." "Can'' implies p ny ic a
ability a n d "m y" permission
Here is a simple illustration: "Cal
Tailor Nelson make a good suit TO
me? He can-but he won't. You'll
take what you get" "May Tailo
Nelson make a good suit for me
He may-if he can" "Can MI
Anderson reserve seat for me /
the Delmonico annex" Yes, b
is physically able to do SO, it W
wall. Correct English: "You ma
send me a book" Incorrect: "Yo
can send me book" The expires
sion "you can" is often used IL
stead of "you may" The wor
"may" is always preferablein gran
ing permission to do t b n {
"Mama, can I go out3' Eyes,