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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

IldUICu WOIuo dItu SOAJuAO
ions like HAPPINESS AND which
correspond to them; for unless
writer be careful, she finds himself
in miserable CASE" which line is
one of the exceptions. Speaking
generally, where there are three
unaccented syllables together, your
line may be poetry but it isn't
verse. The foregoing line is pos
sible because of faint accent on
the A in MISERABLE.
That the rules of grammar must
be followed in poetry as strictly as
in prose, will be generally admitted.
In this connection it must be borne
in mind that the. use ofTHoU carries
with it a corresponding modifca-
ton of the verb. "Thou hath,''
or "thou has," is as bad grammar
as Il ISL or "they was" This is
not difficult matter, for the prop
er form is nearly always formed by
the addition of ST or EST in the
present to the verb. "Thou sittest''
may look queer, but it is right. So
is 'sthou lookedst." A little blow
ing of the dust off the family Bible
will make this clear.
AS far as arrangement of words
is concerned, the general tendency
is to stick too closely to the order
of prose. AS long as the meaning
is clear, there is no reason in verse
for the prose-order of subject, verb,
object. The first two cantos of
Paradise Lost open with long SEN
fences in each of which the sub.
ject and the verb are found at the
end. Emphasis should rule in this
matter, and even in prose, .occa-
sionally. after long delay land
many false trails) comes at the end
with effect the subject.
A defect harder to eliminate is
the choice of commonplace or prosy
language. Words that are in every
day use in conversation, as, for in
stance, NEWSPAPER, SUBSCRIPTION,
IMPROBABLE, or phrases like, "do
you think SOP" II beg your par
don," are very hard to manage
POLITICALLY If Shakespeare had
written,
Il beg your pardon, Brutus.
That Cassius looks hungry, don't
you think?
I much prefer fat men,
the lines would have scanned just
as well, but they would not sound
so we'll. The only way to cure
this defect if it is thoroughly in
grained is to saturate ones self
} with good poetry and note where
it differs from prose.
Last of all and most important.
of all, don't write verse at all un-
, less you have something to say
which could not be better expressed
in prose. On the same theory,
] don't imagine that quantity out
weighs quality. A gentleman by
> the name Of Lovelace has handed
his name down through three GEN.
!. turtles because he wrote these
L words:
81 could not love thee: dear, so
much
4 Loved I not honor more"
: On the other hand, Philip James
Bailey wrote an epic named Fes-
t tus in several thousand lines, which
3 was much admired by his con-
0 temporaries, and of which nobody
n remem bers line. And further,
the old sheer about the poets liv-
: ing in garret has its truth. The
energy devoted to producing verse,
y like that wasted in playing chess,
g in ninetynine cases out Of hun
d dred, can be put to greater material
t advantage. The compensations are
q inward and spiritual.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

VERY often the ignorant man imagines he is a
king pin of knowledge. Pass such persons by and
let them severely alone.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

PARTIES who take themselves too seriously real
ize in due course of what little consequence they
in this world.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

SOME men are so small mentally they go through
the eye of needle, all right.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

To be really happy one must make others happy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

The BELLMAN, published in Minneapolis is a
nifty literary weekly.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

SINCE Castro was dumped off the tripod in Ven
ezuela South American revolutions have fallen into
disfavor
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

The greatest enemy to young man in power is
:. his own egotism.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

Il GREAT man can never be made out of poor
material.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30

The man of experience is usually philosopher
and looks upon the monkeyshnes of others with dis
dain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-09-30


spond to the touch of returning prosperity.
A CHICAGO physician says pies are healthful
food. A majority of medical men say they are not.
A pie is certainly healthful when one is hungry.
VERY often the ignorant man magines he is a
king pin of knowledge. Pass such persons by and
let them severely alone.
PARTIES who take themselves too seriously real
ize in due course of what little consequence they
in this world.
SINCE Castro was dumped off the tripod in Ven
ezuela South American revolutions have fallen into
disfavor
The man of experience is usually philosopher
and looks upon the monkayshines of others with dis
dain.
SOME men are so small mentally they go through
the eye of needle, all right
The BELLMAN, published in Minneapolis, is a
nifty literary weekly.
The greatest enemy to young man in power is
his own egotism.
GREAT man can never be made out of poor
material.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
Persian Cities.

Teheran, Persia's capital, is one of the least interesting cities of that an Cient land. The houses are mean. the streets narrow and dirty, and even the palace of the shah is far from being q thing of beauty. 1t has no history worth mentioning and is only redeem ed by fhe birth of Haroun-al-Raschid in a neighboring village. Its impOr- tance comes from the presence of the court, but it undergoes a sad decadence In summer, when the unhealthful eli mate drives the greater part of the population to more sanitary places.
 Ispahan, the former. capital of Per sia, is far different. That city was once girdled by a wall of twenty-four miles, and Shah Abbas in the sixteenth century loaded it with magnificence. It contains splendid mosques and an- cient palaces which appeal to the i'm lgination. But Ispahan, too, has fallen dpon evil days.
 Houses. bazaars, mosques. palaces, whole streets" writes a traveller of a few years ago. "are to be seen in to- tai abandonment, and one may ride for miles without meeting with a single living creature except perhaps a soli- tary jackal looking over a mall or a fox running to his hole"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
NEWEST NOTES OF SCIENCE

FFDmicfdal insanity sometimes is carfxed- by defective eyesight, but the diskase may be cured by corrective
 xrhe largest mine fan in the world. 8 feet in diameter. is to be used to re11tilate three Pennsylvania coal mines
 New York has followed the example of Philadelphia and established a free permanent exhibition of building ma- ferials-
 HS the use of liquid air. two British scfrntfsts claim to- have liquified and then solidified the emanations from radflm.
 California recently harvested its first cotton crop, 1.500 acres of the Imperial vai1ey having been planted as an ex- pertinent.
 In the Danish mercantile marine there are in active service ten ships a century or more old, the oldest hav- ing been built in 1723- The Secremento Valley reclamation project isfthe largest of them all- Six fy Thousand acres of arid land will be made useful by it.
 Near Hamburg, Germany, patch of dwarf birch trees is closely guarded at Government expense as a rare sur viror of post-glacial flora
 Without interfering with a single train. big railroad bridge at Mil wankee ..was raised seven feet, eleven inches. in less than a week
 A recent British invention of inter- esttro photographers is a lens by which a ricture may be taken on all sides of its user at once.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
He seat .... .aAer.

His name was Johnny. and he was the idol of his mothers heart in spite of what the neIghbors might say to his detriment.
 You'll get my bread today before returning to school, John," remarked his mother to the boy while he in dulged in his midday meal.
 ''Yes. mother answered he and shortly went forth to carry out his mothers wishes.
 "A quartern of bread-yesterday's please" murmured John sweetly as he rendered fivepence halfpenny in pay ment of the two loaves forthcoming.
 Bread has gone up. my boy. one haIfpenny." remarked MT. Dough as he held out his hand for the needful balance.
 'when?' queried John thoughtfully as the prospect of a distasteful double journey flashed across his mind-
 ''Tbis morning. my lad. if that is any consolation"
 Johnny's face frightened visibly. ''Yes. think it is,'' he remarked spas medically. for it was yesterday s bread I ordered"
 The baker concluded he had no claim.-London Telegraph.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

pany will be sent out as soon as pos sible after next Monday. The task is an immense one and. in one shape or another. involves the mailing of not less than 50.000 circulars.
 The fifty millions of cash to be de- rived from the new stock will be used to the amount of twenty millions to pay maturing indebtedness. fifteen mil- lions in various Improvements of the property. and the balance for the Bos- ton holding company and the suburban extensions near New York in connec- tion with the Boston & Westchester. that company's plans involving con- siderable building into Westchester county.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

wife. The case. which probably will be called during. the present term of the superior court at Wilmington. will bring together as witnesses nearly all the members of the wealthy Du Pont family and many of the collateral re a. tives. Among the women mentioned in the case are: Mrs. Elizabeth Canby Bradford. aged mother of the defend ant: Mrs. Victorine Foster. wife of A
 L. Foster of Moatchanin. Del. sister of Senator Henry A. Du Pont; Mrs. Eugenia Roberts. wife of Lieutenant Charles Roberts. U. S. A.. niece of the defendant. and Miss Amy E. Du Pcnt. Alfred l. Du Pont was married
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

make a. ----.,. 1-,--sO.l Ou lne horse loving farmers. However. the local blacksmith came to the rescue by summing up the respective merits of the rival candidates in the following laconic little speech:
 Friends. this feIler'-the candidate -"rides a 'oss. Tother feIler rides a mortycar. You breeds losses. an l shoes 'em, so wot is theer to argy aboot?"
 In such a district and before sucn an audience the brief. businesslike speech of the blacksmith was not without ef- feet for it touched the pockets as well as the hearts of those present-Lcn- don Mail.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
Anti-Sufirage Movement
 of Greenwich Women

Greenwich. Nov. 5.-Following the announcement that Mrs. Pankhurst would speak here for the Greenwich Equal Franchise League, there has ap- oeared an anti-suffrage movement which expressed itself yesterday in a meeting at the home of Mrs. r. w. Lincoln. Nearly a hundred prominent women listened with varying degrees of interest to the arguments of Mrs Fritz A1chelis of New York. Mrs. William Force Scott of Yonkers. and Mrs. Otto Zillani. daughter of Bayard Taylor.
 All of these women are connected
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

One of the most sensational suits ever brought in the court of Delaware is that of Alfred I Du Pont. vice presi- dent and the recognized head of the $50, 0,00o.coo Du Pont Powder company. against Mrs. Elizabeth Bradford Du Pont, widow of pr. Alexis Du Pont. for alleged islander. The specific charge is that the defendant. who Is the mother-in-law of Thomas F. Bay ard. the Democratic state chairman. Is
 4ieged to have circulated untrue and vulgar statements' in an attempt to
 7iiSre the reDutation of MT. Du Fonts
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
PADS AND FASHIONS

Some of the motor bonnets trimmed with chiffon have the chiffon strings sofzrranged that they may be used as1yeiis when occasion demands.
 k new evening slipper is of Rus sian net over colored satin lining The heF}s are colored to match There is a Nainty jeweled buckle at the toe.
 gNhline.-bows in white as well as in co1ers may be found. ready to wear. i'm the shops These little accessories give a dainty touch to a costume
 Bands of the same material as the gown. finished with a simple row of stitching. are used as trimming on many of the smartest fall costumes.
 Cloth of gold slippers are in fashion for alr gowns trimmed with gold lace. and some bronze slippers embroidered with beads cost as much as the gowns
 Aigrettes and spluRnes for the coiffure are disappearhlg to give place to the fess dignifIedn flower and vine. or tin sel and gold and silver leaf tissue
 WANT ADS CENT A WORR
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

a second time on Oct. IS. 1907, having divorced his first wife, Bessie b. Ou Pont. the December previous i1 South Dakota The present Mrs. Du Pont was Mrs. Alicia Maddox and is his second cousin She was once famous in society as the beautiful Miss Alicia Bradford. daughter of Federal Judge Bradford of Wilmington and grand daughter of the famous Alexis Du Pont. founder of the powder company. Seven years ago she married George Armory Maddox, secretary to Alfred l. Du Pont. She procured a divorce on Sept 19.. 195z. a month before her second marriage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

with the New York State association opposed to woman's suffrage.
 Nearly one-half of those who at tended the meeting were members O the Equal Franchise League. who evil dently believed with Mrs. Frederic Nathan that the best arguments in ia vor of woman suffrage were those pr forth by anti-suffragists as argument against it.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
The smithx Settled It.

One of the candidates at an English election was announced to address meeting in aYorkshire a village well known to horse dealers and breeders as the center of district noted for its hackneys and roadsters. The candi- date was an eloquent speaker, but for some reason or other he failed to
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
The Separation.

sI understand that she is separated from her husband" "Yes"
 ooh. tell me all about it. What did she do?' Nothing. He died"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
He Was Out.

Short-If Long calls with that little bill tell him I'm out. Mrs Short-But that would be telling a falsehood! Short-Nothing of the kind. I'm out of cash.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
New Haven Roads
 Stock Issue Soon

New Haven, Nov. 5.-At the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad offices 1t is stated that the warrants for the new issue of stock of the com
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
coaxinq.

Mrs. Brown-Pm afraid to let you have bicycle. Little Johnny-Don't feel that way. ma Even if it did kill me. remember that it would be the last thing I ever asked you for {.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05
It Was Hard.

Hamfatter Hamlet (the actor-That hard boiled egg gave me a headache His Friend-You shouldn't eat hard boiled eggs. Hamfatter-I didn't eat it. A fellow hit me with it behind the. ear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

Ebley's Kidney Remedy will cure any caka of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Cures backache and irreguiarities that if <negiected might result in Bright dfSease or diabetes F. B. Brill and Curtis Pharmacy. local agents "13
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

Great men are they who see that spiritual is stronger than any material force.-Emerson-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

From the mines of New Jersey more than 4C0. 900 tons of zinc ore were taken last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-05

WANE ADk CEN7 2 WoRn
The Washington herald., 1909-08-09
OF INTEREST TO THE WOMEN
FROM WOMAN'S
POINT OF VIEW

I have said much about the attitude OF
parents toward children. the calmness
with which girls OF fifteen or so are left
TO shift fer themselves. but Il is a subject
70 be touched upon frequently. for ruined
lives art too numerous 20 be overlooked.
Despite the acknowledged Discrimination
70 marriage. there are many girls OF If
teen and sixteen who are talking glIbly
OF marriage IN the near future and per
mitting familiarlties from men whom
they think they are going to marry.
Sometimes this is done with the permits
sion OF mothers. though without the chap
eronage that girls OF that age need.
mother who spends her summers at
the seaside has seen and heard a good
deal which she believes does not coincide
with the innocence OF girihood or par
rental responsibility. In some cases the
mothers were far away blindly trustful
OF INDUCED daughters OF tender age.
Sometimes the mothers had permitted
sails on dark nights and lonely walks
on moonlit ones. In all cases the male
companions Of these girls had the ad-
vantage Of years and experience; a few
VI AAAIAAl AAeAA y VIE LAlA NlAAiAANAs
Girls OF that age are children in the
eyes OF the law-children with a lively
imagination. big lump Of curiosity, and
a large stock Of sentiment. Attentions
from the other sex are hattering. TO
them. and the man who would take adj
vantage Of childhood deserves a dreadful
fate. But the fact remains that honor is
not characteristic OF all men, and heart
tragedies are common enough. l have
listened 70 discussions on whether II IS
better to bring up girls IN ignorance or
make them acquainted with the dangers
they VIII have 10 face in the future, and
I am not prepared 20 take sides. on one
point have very strong convictions-the
necessity for safeguarding girlhood.
Girls who are used to the companion
ship OF mother or other relatives grow up
In the belief that il Is better 10 have a
third person during calls or on pleasure
trips. They Will rarely attempt 10 sneak
away 10 avoid It or scheme to outwit low
ing vigilance. a father who is gTieving
over the unfortunate end Of a daughter
keeps on saying aloud: II only her moth
er and myself had remained with her In
htedu OF yie4ulhB 20 SeInSn desire 10
sleep" In contrast 20 this is the case
OF a ffteen-year-old girl. stricken with
dangerous malady. sent out 70 live or die
as she might, and. after being sent home,
openly regarded as a burden. Plainly the
rCther did not care what became OF her
50 long as she kept out OF her sight do
not know II any law can touch such
woman. but 7 know that women have
been roughly handled by indignant citi-
zens IN some places for lesser crimes.
BETTY BRADEEN.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-09
PLAIN MOTOR COSTUMES.
Designers Eliminate Details Likely
10 Interfere with Strict Utility.

Designers Eliminate Details Likely
TO Interfere with Strict Utility.
Prom the Boston Herald.
A feature which has become impor-
tant IN the present-day smart toilet Is
extreme simplicity. With this end In
view. makers OF apparel for motoring
have eliminated all the fussy details that
once found favor with many young
women.
There Is certain severeness in motor
dress that makes the fashionable girl
attractive. Usually she is able 10 find
the hat or coat that Is best suited to her
particular style and II she knows how
10 put It on, she can make herself pic
turesdue.
In selecting a motoring costume that
may always look well en- route a woman
must exercise taste and discrimination
70 obtain the best results. This IS not
always the simplest question 10 solve.
One who motors must look neat and be
comfortable IN spite OF such drawbacks
as speed, wind, and rain.
For the average tourist the woman who
sometimes goes and sometimes STAYS al
home there could be no better selection
than a serviceable coat Of tussor. This
material, although closely woven so that
dust may not sift through. Is al the
same time not too heavy 20 be com
Portable when the sun IS hot. The coat IN
question is doubie-b breasted. with tightly
buttoned cuffs and ample pockets. The
hat worn with Il Is a panama held firmly
n place by ven OF shaded brown chit-
fon.
Pongee is a much used material for
the motor costume this summer. Usually
the gown is accompanied by a long coat
OF the same weave. Many Japanese
trimmings appear on the smartest pom
see coats. A stunning garment seen the
Other day was natural colored pongee
trimmed with bands OF blue embroidery.
The designs in the work took IN almost
everything OF Importance IN the howery
kingdom. tea houses little almond-eved
men and women playing games trees IN
bloom, flowers Of every description and
hue and wonderful birds with gay plum
age
1t Is really extraordinary how so
many minute figures are wrought on so
small space, yet each one is perfect both
in line and color The coat under dis
oussion had the embroidered bands run
ming lengthwise OF the side seams Join
Auk TIC tlGuAS 70 kNe Nhcks ana I'D the
center Of the full sleeve. The neck was
finished with a broad collar having
blocks Of embroidery set IN
A more elaborate coat was I'm roval
purple tussor with pipings OF black
satin. The large buttons decorating the
front were covered with black satin.
trimmed with purple. The collar was cut
IN such manner that 1t could be brought
over and made dOu5le-breasted Curl
ousiy enough. this unusual coat was
hardly more than yard and half in
width. and Il Is a perplexing problem
how the weaver Is to sit comfortably
when II Is buttoned its entire length
A simple, but smart, dust coat brought
by a woman who recently returned from
the other side OF the water, Is Of dark
blue proof silk with the inlay on the
collar and belt OF polka dot silk The
oddly shaped girdle Is drawn through
lengthwise straps OF the coat at inter-
walls and loops quite low on the coat
with long ends at the front
The Washington herald., 1909-08-09
SNAPSHOTS OF THOUGHT.
By T. M. SULLIVAN.

In youth lay the foundation OF
truth, integrity. and virtue. upon
which TO build the noble structures
of true manhood and pure woman
hood.
Weave into the fabric OF life the
threads Of purity. OF Joy. and OF
love. and let charity fashion the
design.
Study the philosophy that pre-
vents error. rather than the logic
that defends II.
1t is better 10 be a unit in the
quietude OF obscurity. than a host
in the maeistrom Of strife.
AS the tree withers whose roots
are not refreshed by gentle show
ers, so the mind degenerates that
is not vivihed by noble thoughts.
II Is usually safe to follow the
advice Of one whose alma mater
IS the school Of experience.
The invisible projections OF mind
and heart are more fellcitous than
all the visible blessings that for
tune can bestow.
Never lower the dignity OF your
avocation by the manner IN which
you pursue II.
Aspiration may inspire you to
climb but never allow ambition
to induce you 70 crawl
Abolition Of the slavery that self
lnhicts Is the first round in the
ladder OF freedom.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-09
ABOUT RosE o'NEILL.

From the Boston Tnrscipt,
Rose O'Neill. author Of The Lady IN
the White Veil." as well as its illustrator.
has drawn and written ever since she
was a youngster She was in fact, what
she calls that Scourge Of the Home. 4
Very Bright Child q" When she of
fered her first book 70 the publishers,
some thirteen years ago. Il was immedi-
ately accepted. and success has followed
rom that moment. While living in
Paris 'cette Demoiselle Cecil O'Neill" ex-
hibited at two successive salons. and was
elected member Of the Societe des Beaux
Arts. She has, however. a wholesome
Inconsistencies Of celebrity, and while
the critic In the Figaro was writing Of
her os the discovery" and the best
painters OF Paris, amazed with her work
and her naivete. were calliag her little
conferere. the young person herself was
laughing and naming Il her mud pic"
IN her stories, as IN her pictures, the par
ucular quality OF this young artist-writer
seems TO be the funniest with the little
dash OF pity"