The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-07-08

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Hitherto I have kept the inform
alton personal secret, but for the
benefit Of adventures will say
The North, Pole is situated at the
extreme side Of the earth on the
point opposite the South Pole.
It Is easily seen by standing on the
Tower Of Babel. Here hundred
voices, raised in as many different
LAM uages, coming from all points
of the earth may BIZ heard. Stand
ing on the parapet on the south
side Of the Tower one may easily
perceive the place where Moses
was found hidden IN the bulrushes,
by the. head washerwoman OF
Pharaoh's paradise, which is also
observable from the same. point
of observation. From the east
side Of the Tower one may observe
the huge temple at Alexandria,
Egypt, wherein volumes concerning
the civil war, reposed prior to their
destruction by Sappho, whom the
Keeper OF the Grown Jewels, in a
Turkish Harem, A, D. 4-ll-44,)
refused twentythree pearls to flavor
her old Vincennes wine.
Clambering up the rickety stair
way one may enter a cupola at the
top of the Tower. From here one
may look over the fence Of perpet
ual fire and see the dumb animals
left by Adam and his archcon-
spirator. Gazing on beyond the
deserted paradise one may note
the large stone axes, used by Noah
| when he built the ark, lying on the
plain where Greeks met Greeks
| just before the tug of war which
enabled a noble youth to kidnap a
fair damsel who was eager to be
kidnapped. l think Aesop, who
didn't write the Iliad, states that
this celebrated youth received a
life sentence in the matrimonial
barge with Helen. Anyway Paris,
France, was, or wasn't, named after
this daring youth and we may rea-
sonably suppose he got what he
deserved-as reports indicate one
does who tackles the warning
elements of Paris.
The next scene of moment
, visible from the aforesaid cupola
, is the amphitheather where the
, Seven Wise Men solved myriads
of perplexing matters which still
continue to annoy humanity. Al
the top of the Tower is a COLDER
; platform, inlaid with diamonds
representing the box that Pandora
I through curiosity opened, allow
. ing all the marvels of scientific
ingenuity to escape except Decep
I ton and Hope, to be able t.
prevent others from knowing GU
r neichbor as he is. From thu
! platform on a pleasant summer
afternoon one may plainly observ
eyery foot of land in Gods Greer
~ Acre which extends from here t
: there, and from everywhere to nc
= where. Thus one is enabled Cf
the higher educated cult) to dis
: tinctly distinguish even the dis
tinguished dignitaries of the Fou
le Corners of the Earth.
% I we'll remember the party wit
N whom I visited the Tower an
e. viewed varied and innumerabl
m sights from our vantage point tn
midsummer day we were Their
B. G. %, skidoo!) The MOS
- impressionable scenes were Quee
Elizabeth seated on pine box
% the Blue Room of the white cottae
:, tanning herself and debating
~ message to her minister that tt
- cumbersome duties Of her roy
household kept her so busy tn
- she hadn't minute to spare
read the latest national proclam
or ton; that the members OF Parli
ed ment should be allowed good tin
ay for their natural adherence
he any labor, let alone hard labe
ID. and to proclaim it at once.
le- We cnuld see George Washin