The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1909-11-04

Rfodtor pOet6. "A certain amount
of latitude in this respect is part
OF the poets stock in trade, and
comes under the head of poetical
license. Considering his inevitable.
limitations, the clustered rhymer
does remarkable work. He has the,
advantage Of point of view, even
though it be at times that Of mon
omaniac. He never lapses into.
decadence, but sometimes into fu-
tility. In sincerity and energy, he
CON pares favorably with h i g
brother on the outside; but in ele-
gance and ease hesis generally de-
ficient.
IT'S rather late to be writing
about baseball. but the complete
records suggest few remarks
thereon. The big'leagues seem to-
have broken their records for at,
tendance, wilhelm the aggregations
which average, as one Pierian put
it, twelve men to league, interest
has varied. In the American As
sociation, which was the most re-
markable race of the year, with the
tailenders very little behind the
pennantwinners, all records were
knocked skyhigh. But to be fan
is poor kind of a distinction.
There are those who are doubtless,
predestined by Providence to gain.
celebrity in this way, bat Mr.. Hell
iograms' famous question whether
Jack Johnson's valet or Evelyn's
maid has the call, rises to the mind.
Anybody who pays fifty cents to
go and see nine hired hands con-
tend against nine hired elsewhere
is a little off his base. He might
be improving his mind getting on
to the curves of DR.. Eliot's set of
indispensable books. Yes, sir; and
let me tell you Millions Areopagi-
tica is one of that kind which you
think is wild pitch till it comes
dead over the plate AMI you follow
the example of the great Casey.
(By the way, why wasn't that poem
on the list?) Yon lazy rooter might
be developing his muscles with q
pair Of Indian clubs and Samson
on physical culture. He might be-
cultlvating an appreciation of the
beautiful in life and art-or a pair
of chinwhiskers. He might be
making two stumps of hardwood
appear where there was only one
before. he might be cleaning mp
the politics of his city or inventing
a. machine to sharpen quill pens.
He might be doing these things,
but he amt. 'Rah for the Peerless
Pittsburg Pirates, pioneer pennank
pinchers. Three cheers-and =
tiger.
Why doesn't somebody start an
agitation for organized musicf
The drama is apparently in the
hands of a national commission,
the only fault with which is that
it is neither national nor commits
stoned. There is nothing like COM
petition to stimulate interest, and
q worlds championship series be-
tween the Boston Symphony Or
chestra and one from Vienna or
Budapest might draw an attend
anoe of whole hundred, by the
judicious use of free passes. Caruso
versus Carasa would be still more
Of a drawing card. Think of the
struggles to obtain class A rating
by youthful leagues. The transfer
Of players would be a matter of
cases of bass-stealing
7 beg your pardon. Then class
D leagues would consist largely of
.agtime artists, who might play for
he I Love My Wife. but Oh, You
Kid championship. Reports of
concerts would gain in interest
what they lost in dignity. When
Miss Pedagogue's school performed
n public would sound more natural
+ the newspaper account read, for
instance, "Gracie Jones and Mamie
Cobb led off with a double play on
he piano. Gracie has speed, and
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