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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01
Diverse Reflections
By Es'id.


Prize fights are strictly tabooed
in many states where football is
popular.
Those who seek wealth without
labor may proceed in ways that
will begct hard labor and no pay
As long as We are taught that
Old Nick's fires are continually
glowing it would seem advisable
not to "roast" others.
The members of the Minneapolis
purity league" would have little
difficulty in securing eye-openers
in said city, Judging from reports.
IF you wish to live long, laugh
much, love lots" is part of a phil
osopher's creed, but in durance
vile philosophers live and grow
wise without such practices.
ALI doctors are quacks, all law
yers are takers, seems to be the
sermon OF many who are mighty
glad to avail themselves of the
+
services of doctor OF lawyer when
such services are needful.
Outlines person may be dub
bed "knocker' for bravely stand
ing up for truth and right, aud if
evidence substantiates his position
in any controversy the short cut
method is to dub him temporarily
unbalanced.
Seeing that rich man will have
no less difficulty to enter Heaven
than camel would 10 pass through
the eye of needle, it would be
good idea for rich MEN to adopt
the plan of women who wear hob
bic skirts: Climb out and jump
down.
Immunity baths are popular
among the blue blooded classes
aud maybe Count Boni will get
a church divorce. Never having
married the Gould girl, except by
civil rights, she. Of course, was only
Joined temp rarily. Quite a con-
sciencious cuibble, but fair Ameri-
can heiresses ought to sit up and
axe notice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01

The members of the Minneapolis
purity league" would have little
difficulty in securing eye-openers
in said city, Judging from reports.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01

IF you wish to live long, laugh
much, love lots" is part of a phil
osopher's creed, but in durance
vile philosophers live and grow
wise without such practices.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01

Prize fights are strictly tabooed
in many states where football is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01

As long as We are taught that
Old Nick's fires are continually
glowing it would seem advisable
not to "roast" others.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-12-01

Those who seek wealth without
labor may proceed in ways that
will begct hard labor and no pay.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
zoo HAS A STRANGE PET
solenodon, Captured In San Domingo,
and Ancestor Of the Rat Family,
Now In Washington.

Washington now has solenodon in
its ZOO. 1t is one of the few in cap
tvity anywhere in the world, and was
a gift OF Mr.. and Mrs Franklin Adams
OF the Bureau Of American Republics,
who brought back five specimens from
the mountains of Santo Domingo.
They are so rare that the officials Of
the zoo do not know exactly what they
live on. but they can have anything
they want from peanuts to ice cream,
even II there has to be an urgent def
cheney bill presented to congress to-
pay for It.
The little beast is closer approach
In general appearance to some Of the
extinct animals of bygone ages than
1t Is to any present day mammals. II
Is member of the hedgehog family
and first cousin to a shrew
So far as Is known, there is none OF
the Santo DOMINICAN variety in captivity
anywhere else. There is none even In
the Regents Park zoo in London, and
the nearest approach to 1t is closely
allied animal from Madagascar In
the Jardin des Plantes in Paris.
The out-of-date mammal Is about the
size of rabbit, has a long nose like a
little ant eater and heavy claws on the
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
History Of Red Cross Seal.

CHARITY stamps" first used in
Boston in 1862 for the soldiers relief
funds during the Civil war, were the
original forerunners of the Red Cross
Christmas seal, which will be used
this year to bring happiness and cheer
to millions. The Delaware Anti-Tu-
berculosis society in 1907 for the first
time in America made use of a stamp
for the purpose of getting revenue to
fight consumption In hastily or
ganized campaign of only three weeks
they realized $4,000. The next year,
1908, the American Red Cross con-
Quoted the first national tuberculosis
stamp campaign. From this sale $780,
600 was realized for the antl-tubercu-
losis movement In 1909, under many
adverse conditions, $250,000 was rea-
lized from these stamps. This year
the slogan of the tuberculosis fighters
and the Red Cross is "a Million for
Tuberculosis From Red Cross Seals
in 1910"
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Corn Fritters.

Cut the kernels from four good
sized ears of young corn. Add two
beaten eggs. half teaspoonful salt.
saltspoonful pepper, cup of -four
pressed down and heaped little, and
cup cold milk. Have ready a hot
frying pan we'll creased and drop in
the batter by spoonfuls. There should
be enough for a dozen. Do not let the
fritters touch. Cook in relays, frying
on one side four minutes, then turn
and fry the other, These are delicious
as an accompaniment for chicken or
to serve for breakfast
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This 10 tho SoIendon.

front feet for digging. Those that have
been brought back by Mr.. Adams have
been fed on hard-boiled eggs and sim
liar delicacies. But IL 1t wants ants
or grubs the biological survey will be
called into consultation and 1t will
be seen whether the particular brand
of insects it affects cannot be raised
In this latitude.
Mr.. Adams is editor of the Bulletin
of the International Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics His wife, Mrs. Har-
riet Chalmers Adams, is lecturer of
note on South America, Panama and
the West Indies. She is of scientific
attainments, and in a horseback jour
ney of 15 days through the wilds of
Santo Domingo she was of great as.
sistance to her. husband in his quest
for specimens of the solenodon, which
Is known to the Santo Domingans as
almilpui.
while 1t was known that selenodon
was to be found in Santo Domingo"
said Mrs. Adams, the only specimen
obtained in the so years was that
caught by A. Hyatt Verrill, the natural.
list, many years ago. The animal died
before Mr.. Verrill was able to photo.
graph 1t, but he sketched 1t later. When
we were touring Santo Domingo we
resolved to invade the haunts Of the
ancestor of the rodent family. and aft
er Is days of hard riding through the
widest country in the world, we sue
ceeded in obtaining five excellent spe
cimens."
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ward signs which give to this small
and unpretentious structure a dlstinc-
tive character, and which, indeed, in
dicate that 1t Is not a tool shed or
other like concern are two crosses,
formed simply of laths and painted
white, like the rest of the building, the
one above the entrance and the other
at the side facing the road above
From the latter there can be dis.
cerned the fact that there Is an in
scription over the door, and a wooden
lettered tablet, such as is to be seen
outside church buildings, adornlng the
front
This curious little building, known
to the canal boat people, for whose
benefit 1t has been established, and to
the residents of the vicinity as the
"Towpath mission" represents the life
work of one woman, Mrs. 8. e. L. SAT-
fold.
Her Sunday school-attended by the
children of the boats-and her general
missionary labors throughout the
week are welcome features of the GU
rious and somewhat clannish life OF
the men, women and children who
live practically all their lives upon the
cumbersome craft that ply between
Washington and Cumberland, Md,
upon the sluggish waters of the canal
Mrs. Saffold is lifelong Washing
tonian. A sculptress OF unusual abil-
ity, she abandoned art a number Of
years ago for work among the poor
Her first educational labors were
among the children of the poor Ital-
ians of the city in the labyrinth be-
meath the shadow of the capitol dome,
known as Little Italy" Many an Ital-
ian boy and girl were saved from evil
ways through the efforts of Mrs. Saf-
fold Then she realized, after a
chance sight had led her to make an
investigation, that the children of the
towpath people were uncared for from
an educational standpoint, and she de-
termined to devote her energies
toward their welfare In this connec-
tion.
Many have been the efforts of Mrs.
Saffold to have the children admitted
into the public schools of the district
during the more or less brief and un-
certain periods of their residence In
Washington, but all such attempts up
on her part have resulted In failure. In
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
COFFEE WAS 1T.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.

"All my life l have been such a
slave to coffee that the very aroma
OF 1t was enough to set my nerves
quiyering. l kept gradually losing my
health but used to say Nonsense, 1t
don't hurt me-
Slowly / was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
My heart became weak and uncer.
tain In Its action and that frightened
me, Finally my physician told me,
about year ago, that | must stop
drinking coffee or l could never ex.
pect to be we'll again.
I was in despair, for the very
thought Of the medicines l had tried
so many times nauseated me. I
thought Of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up the coffee.
Finally | concluded that owed n
10 myself to give Postum trial. So |
got package and carefully followed
the directions, and what a delicious
nourishing, rich drink 1t was! DO you
Know | found 1t very easy TO shift
from coffee to Postum and not mind
the change at all?
Almost Immediately after l made
lhe change l found myself better, and
as the days went by kept on improy.
lns' My nerves grew sound and
STEADY i slept well and felt strong
ana well-balanced all the time.
-, NOW am completely cured, with
The old nervousness and sickness all
more" oNo0
II pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison. for health
Is 1he greatest fortune one can have.
read the little book, "The Road to
NeilViIIe'' in pkgs, There's a Rea.
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The SPANISH FORK PRESS
Elisha Warner Publisher
SPANISH FORK UTAH
CHANCE TAKERS.

A practical railway man, r. r.
Roesch by name, and master mechanic
Of a southwestern railroad by occupa-
ton, advances a new reason for the
many accidents on American railways.
Mr.. Roesch says II Is summed up I'm
two words-"chance takers" In a
speech before the Railway Surgeons
association this western master me.
do away with railroad accidents Is to
eliminate the chance takers" says
indianapolis Star. His position is well
taken, and his terse description of
vital reason why railroads of this
country kill so many people Is rather
startling. When one comes down to
the only phase of railroad operation
that so far has been beyond absolute
control, Mr.. Roesch says the element
of human fallibility stands out as the
primary cause in 80 out of every 100
CAGES. This view of the matter, while
not questioned Is rather out of the
usual In summing up causes for acci-
dents on railways. The American peo.
pie are the greatest chance takers on
earth. They not only take chances
In making money-the gamblers
chance--but they take chances in poll
tics. education and in social life, and
they risk their lives daily without the
culver of an eyelash merely to get
somewhere quickly. Automobile rae
ing is condemned in some quarters
because of the great danger; football
comes under the same bane; mara
thon racing is risky, as are prize fight
Ing, polo and numerous other sports.
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DAINTIES FOR TABLE
RECIPES OF VALUE, BOTH NE"
AND OLD.
Excellent Peach Cake That is GUAR
anteed to Please-Preparation
Of Sheep Kidneys.-Fried
Bananas with Meat.

For an excellent peach cake use
this recipe, which never fails to give
satisfactory results If carefully lol-
lowed:
Half dozen eggs, the weight OF
eggs In sugar half their weight IN
-four, grated rind of one lemon, ana
two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.
Beat the egg yolks till they become
pale yellow In color and thicken. Grad
ually add the sugar and lemon juice.
Have the whites already beaten stih
and dry. Cut and fold one-half the
quantity into the mixture, and then
cut and fold In one-half the flour the
remaining whites, and finally the rest
of the flour. Bake in two shallow
pans. While the cake is baking peel
some peaches and cut into sections
from end to end Sprinkle with lemon
juice, which will prevent discolora-
ton. Cover one layer of the cake
with the sliced fruit Sprinkle lightly
with sugar. Cover this with the other
layer. which must be right side up.
Spread the top with the icing. recipe
for which follows, and decorate with
sliced peaches
Icing-Grate the thin rind of
lemon into cup. Into this sift
through a wire sieve enough peach
Juice and pulp to fill the cup one-half.
Flavor with a few drops of almond
extract and the juice Of half a lemon.
Gradually beat In confectioner's sugar
to make a smooth spreading paste.
The amount of sugar required is about
three-quarters of pound. The sugar
must be beaten In slowly, little at
a time
Oranges can be substituted for the
peaches when desired, and these also
make a delectable combination with
the cake.
Two sheep kidneys. yolk of an egg,
lemon juice. seasoning. Skin and
core the kidneys and cut In small
pieces.
Melt one ounce of butter In stew
pan, boil. then add pepper and salt.
Stir briskly over the fire for about
five minutes or until the meat looks
cooked. Then take the pan of the
fire, drop In the yolk Of an egg and
mix. Add few drops of lemon juice
Have ready as many rounds of toast
as there will be breakfasters. Butter
these and spread the preparation on
them, having all very hot
Fried bananas make tasty accom-.
paniment to cold beef. mutton, or veal.
and may be new to some where fried
apples are quite familiar
Slice them long and thin. mix lemon
juice and sugar, and marinade the
slices In this for from fifteen minutes
to half an hour. Drain dip in -four.
and brown in hot butter Sprinkle
with powdered sugar.
Sheep and lamb kidneys furnish a
number of delicate morning viands.
If perfectly fresh and gently cooked
they are both delicious and digestible.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
HAVE A RELIGION OF CHEER
Church of Music and Merriment 10
Soon to Be Built in Wash
ington.

The newest place of worship in
Washington, soon to be erected by an
incorporated group of preachers and
evangelists, will be known as the
Church of Happiness. The incorpora.
ton papers say the new church will
be known for music, merriment and
laughter.
THE old hell of the old religion,
with Its flaming fires. its dancing imps
in leather hides and hoofs. its cata.
combs of bones and dead hopes, its
fumes of sulphur, is thing of the
past" the papers state. 1T was an
idea adroitly employed to frighten
people into the church. The new re.
ligion recognizes that crime Is hatched
where there is no mirth. Depravity
flourishes In the shades of darkness.
Music and merriment will be the i'm.
portant elements of the religion of the
future"
The idea was first set forth by Theo-
dore Valiant, an evangelist, two years
ago, and since then steps have been
taken by him and independent preach
ers to unite and incorporate and build
place of worship for all those who
wish to go there. The movement Is
backed by influential and wealthy per.
sons. as an option has been secured
on several choice locations in the
fashionable district for church site.
The members of the Personal Liberty
league are also actively supporting it
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

Cumberland, however, at the other end
of the line, and where the boats are
tied up during the months of January,
February and March, she has been
mere successful, and 1t is owing to her
persistent endeavors and representa-
tions to the educational authorities
that the canal boat children are now
admitted to the public schools of that
city.
1t is safe to say that there is not a
family living along the canal road
which does not know OF the woman
who has accomplished 80 much for the
hard-working people of the boats.
When Mrs. Saffold started her novel
school there was no little objection to
her on the part of some of the canal
people. But her sympathy soon won
them over. and now the mothers are
more than anxious that the children
may spend In the mission the hours
they might otherwise put in in playing
around the river front, and perhaps
forming bad habits and cultivating
evil associates.
Well known as are Mrs. Saffold and
her mission to the people Immediately
concerned herewith, 1t Is very doubt.
full II any save these people are aware
OF the excellent and efficient efforts Of
this devoted woman in carrying edu-
cation into a hitherto neglected field.
Under Mrs, Saffold's tutelage many
of the children. whose houses are the
ters of the canal, have learned to read
and write, as we'll as the more impor-
tant lessons Of Christian doctrine and
principles. There is no other school
similar TO this in Washington.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

Though some of the Germans are
stirred up, nobody else In Europe
seems to be unduly excited over EN-
peror Williams affirmation of the di-
vine right of sovereignty. 1t is re.
called that he has said something to
the same effect before. But 1t Is also
remembered that onstitutionalism
and liberal government have gone
right along. Even Russia, where abb
solutism appeared to have such hold,
has been the creation of Duma or
parliament which affords the people
a measure of representation. Then
there are Turkey and Persia, both for
merly in the grip of despotism, now
enjoying progressive rule and consti.
tutional privileges. And Germany It.
self has some constitutional guaran-
tees that the emperor would not
think OF molesting.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
Artistic White House Park.

The rulers of many nations have
contributed to the artistic and nat
ural beauty of the park that sur
rounds the White House in Washing.
ton. Many of the plants and shrubs
are the gifts of foreign sovereigns.
sent through the ambassadors. BY
the aid of these gifts and under the
skilful supervision of landscape
gardener, the White House park has
become a spot which is compared with
the grounds surrounding Windsor
castle and the homes of other on
archs. The moon vines in the White
House park were grown on the his.
toric pagoda in Yiddo, and were
brought to this country by Baron
Takahira. The morning glories sent
from Peking have flowers five times
the size of the ordinary morning glory
vine.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

A feature of the census returns that
surprises many is the population
growth of the east as compared to
that of the west, Despite the tire.
mendous development of the west and
the great number that have sought
homes in that section. the east is
showing up gains almost as great, and
even greater when considered in pro.
portion to the respective territorial
areas. According to present indica,
tions the center of population will
not move q great distance westward
and win still be at some point in In.
diana.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

Prof William l.. Garner says that
Susie smiles on him. Susie is little
chimpanzee, not the one who lived
and loved in cocoanut tree. but the
one the professor recently kidnapped
from her home in Africa. The savant
maintains that Susie's smile proves
her kinship with humanity Before
accepting this statement at its face
value the public is entitled to know
whether the young African wrinkles
her nose when she chortles. She is
only seven months old and failing
this corroborative evidence, it is fair
to assume that she may simply be
suffering from collie and in need of o
little catnip tea.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

One pint milk, four eggs, two
ounces large raisins, four tablespoons
marmalade, few slices stale cake,
hve Jumps sugar and little grated
lemon rind. Put the sugar to dis.
solve in the milk, add lemon rind
Whisk the eggs and stir into the nilk.
Have ready the raisins stoned, cut
each one in halves and with the
halved raisins pressed against it, line
the inside of well-buttered mold.
Now pour In the custard, tie sheet
OF paper over the mold and cloth
over that and boil gently one hour
Serve cold with hard sauce. This
recipe comes from very old cook
book.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
Jars Must Be Whole-

Now that glass jars are used by
most housekeepers in preference to
cans for putting up fruit and vege.
tables, 1t is important to know few
precautions which must be observed
II success is to follow.
Jars must be whole, Cracks NAV
mean fatal burning at critical mo-
ment, besides the loss of the contents
Jagged places on the TOD are more
dangerous, because less considered
Not only does the glass chip off mr.
ther, but it means escaping air and
spoiled fruit
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20

The young woman in New York
who shot herself because she did not
make an expected literary success.
now wants to live and try again. She
ought to succeed. In these sensation.
loving days, she has secured quite an
advertisement for her work. Court
ing reputation at the cannon's mouth
is well-known operation. but 1t is
sometimes new to WOO literary sue.
cess at the pistols point.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
He Knew.

A small boy brought up by a fire.
eating father to bate anything con-
nected with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter
tanned a genuine English lord in the
dining room. The grown-ups' meal had
come to that twenty minutes past"
stage where conversation halts direct
ly, when a childish treble fell upon
the dumb-waiter shaft from the
kitchen. This is what the astonished
nobleman heard:
"Fe, f. 70, fun,
81 smell the blood of an English
nun. Wasp.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
Always on Hand.

The primary class was
birds, and the teacher ash
birds remained in our clima
year round. Nearly every
been given, when little DaH
his hand. "Have you thOua
more?" his teacher asked,
"Yes'm," he answered q
ly. THE stork."
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
Tit for lat.

Lloyd C. Griscom, in an interview
in New York, said of party dissen-
sions:
"They are animated by nasty spir-
1t, tit-for-tat spirit; and they go
from bad to worse.
Its like the case of the engaged
couple at the seaside dance. The
young man, little jealous, said cold
ly to his fiancee at supper:
Let me see-was it you I kissed
in the conservatory"
"'About what timer the young girl
answered, with little laugh"
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Prudent BRIDEGROOM.

The uncertainties of life in New
York are reflected in wedding rings
said the jeweler "Of all the wedding
rings | have sold this season more
than half were brought back after the
ceremony to have the date put on. The
rest of the inscription was engraved
whe nthe ring was purchased, but in
order that the date might be correct
1t was cautiously omitted until after
the knot was tied" "a
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-10-20
II VIII Soon Arnyl

II can't understand it, M|
You can't understand w
i've been waiting n
months now for another re'|
terest in Napoleon, and It y
yet"
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Greatly overratsd'

MRS. Gaswell, while you
Venice did you see the 4
Sighs?" j
"Oh, yes, | saw wha'
that, but, my land, i've ~
ten times its size, without
ing out of Pennsylvanl''
Tribune.