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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-12-28

Say, 1 have an awful pain. |
wonder If it is appendicitis? Can
you tell me on what side one gets
it?"
why, on the inside, of course" /"
Columbia Jester.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-12-28

Fire Chief Marshal Horan who was
killed in the fire at Chicago, was bur
ed with military honors by the city.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-12-28
Seattle.

wheat-Bluestem, Ssc; Club. soc;
red Russian, 79c.
Barley-s22 per ton.
Oats-s29 per ton.
Hay-Timothy, s26 per ton; alfalfa.
$40 per ton.
Butter-washington creamery. S5c;
ranch, 22c.
Eggs-Selected. local. 40c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15

Another holiday on Tuesday,
Nov. Selection day.
The occupant of 500 will b Q
pleased to receive Iowa papers.
Butch hoped into fame on his
Windmill racket. Butch is not "a
bad boy-ail the tune.
No use talking, Samson 5 the
finest Old mule i'll captivity. He
is as regular rs rent day.
The head baker says there are
some great philosophers here. The
head baker is wise. He eats his
own bread and lots of it.
Uncle John says. Now d at
de vedder is cool We help you nit
dc Mirror. We will all put our
shoulders to de veel und write
Something's
The occupant Of 63S, who is
without funds, will appreciate
anything in the way of newspa-
pers and magazines his neighbors
may elect to send him.
Bede's Budget has removed from
Duluth to Pine City, Mimi, but
the subscription price of Jadam's
paper remains at fifty cents the
year-tull value for the money.
81 KANT never eat as much as /
want to" said Davy the other day.
"Give me your chauce.'' said Prof.
Webb. 81 am great on de eats
when | : /; de oppurchuni;ee."
Joy-Joy in the library is getting
on 10 the kinks in his business.
He Is a fine lad in every way
obliging, accommodating, prompt
and gracious and that's surely
enough.
The popularity of Old Hello
grams continues unabated. He is
always good natured, attends TO his
own affairs and does not run a
special delivery junk wagon for
certain parties Good boy!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15

Says Mistah Arkansaw: 1T il
hotter up heah than it is down IL
the hillbilly country, sub, yessuh
But this dog-gone hot weather viii
soon be gone for while, anyway
suh-and if kin keep on gittin
de spo'tin' papahs I'll try to wiggle
on sub, shuah, yessuh''
Old Repeater says he is glad the
baseball season is nearly over fol
this year. Holding down first base
for the local team has caused me
many sleepless nights. | awaken
ed often thinking some Teller was
stealing base on me and [ could
mt stand for anything that remind
ed me of that"
During the hot spell lthe local
residents did not send in very much
copy to The Mirror. It was case
of let the editor edo it.. The ed
itor is willing to do it-but The
Mirrors columns are open to all
who want to try to improve them
selves as writer's. That's the point.
Contributors will probably become
more active from now on as the
evenings cool off. So be it. The
local poets chirped better this last
Summer than ever before. Keep
it up while prison poetry is at a
premium.
The Lake Crystal Union some
time ago directed the attention of
The Mirror to the fact that u.
Adam Bede is a joke Wrong,
neighOor. He may be joker, but
he is no joke-not by jokeful.
j. Adam Bede is one of the ablest
and most useful men in the Nation.
He believes in patriotism above
party aud zeal friendship above
both. One might as we'll say the
late Mark Twain was a joke. The
man who can make the world smile
is the man worth while. The late
Tom Reed was noted or his sar-
casm and irony-but he was full
blown man. Mr.. Bede is not as
arge physically as the late Mr..
Reed by long way, but the wires
Ire never crossed In the cranium
IF the wellknown Minnesota states
nan, lecturer and raconteur.
AvIsO.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15

Inmates in sending addresses to-
The Mirror Office quite often write
them very illegibly. Addresses
must be absolutely correct accord
ing to the rules Of the PostoHce
department.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15

Fl0tSam and Jetsam.

Not always broad and clear the path we tread
Not always lined with blossoms freshly doomed
loo often shadows gather and boyIo,med
Our Wanderlngs stray where autumn leaves are she'd
Or adown some tortuous, barren pathway led
Which never yet by Summer sun ilInmed.
Winds down to deeps where hepessly entombed
The ones who fall to rise no more
70 whom all hope denied, Indifferent wait
Sach end may befall. Nor love nor hate
Can rouse the memory to cherish, or ,ieplore,
The empty, fond magnngs of yore
But mute, uncaring and dispassionae
Drift down resistless with the tide of fate
ID. nj.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
De Pr0fundis,

There's yearning in my heart tonight
10 see just once again
The face Of one love so we'll.
Whom | have brought to pain.
IT'S for her my heart is aching,
And in anguish cries aloud.
For word of consolation,
10 help remove this cloud.
That the sun for me might shine once more
As it did in days long past,
Before | was taken from her side
Aud thus LIES hopes to blast.
On, God ON high be merc:fuI.
For to Thee humbly pray,
10 give us both Thy help and strength,
And to guide us in Thy way.
Grant may in part atone
For the heartaches grief and shame
That she has had to suffer,
For which [ am to blame.
Ii it is Thy will oh, God,
Grant Thon wilt reunite
Me to her whose trust and love
In yearning for tonight.
e. b. D.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
Left Over From Finnigan to Flanagan.

One day the section Of FInnigan on the road
superlntinded by Ftannigan: rail loose on a
bit of and some kars whit aft thew made the
swerve "but there's nobody huited, says Finnigan
and he winked at McCorrgan, as married Finnigan.
He WAS shantyin THU, Finngan as many
railroaders bin az aud the smoky oil lamp was burn
in bright in Fnnigan's sLanty all that night. bon'
down his rapport to Faunigan. And this is what he
writed "Musther Flanagan: OFF a, ill., on ag in; gone
agin. Finngan'
"A Man On the Outside
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
Wild Oats.

We wandered till we upon field
And watched an old man working with scythe-
With every sweep his body seemed to yi.ld
And wrthe.
"What cuttest thou?' we asked and looking round
With the calm precision that old age denotes
The old man answered with wheezy sound,
'sWid oatsr'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
SIDELICHTS.
School days and "them suppers"

School days and "them suppers"
soon.
In this place fellow turned
up" is really turned down.
Sept. Is is marked on the calen-
dar as Taft's brit h day. Who
cares?
Young Repeater seems to be
happy these days-especially when
he feeds the printers.
Supt. Williams is getting out
the string for next years crops.
This string business is endless.
When you write Ia letter sign
your name in full at the bottom
and it will be mailed out prom pt-
ly.
Uncle John keeps on smiling
and smoking "choost de same"
He continues to remark, "eHeryd-
ing is all-a-right."
The Technical WorldsMagazine
is always interesting and full of
good stuff. To artisans and me-
chanics it is very valuable.
Injun Mike is quite cartoonist.
He is putting out some good ones.
FRS. thing he knows Hearst will
capture him for his comic sups.
According to the official records
in the Warden's forthcoming BIZ
ennial Report there are enough
craftsmen here to start all kinds of
unions.
Tailor Nelson's private secretary
--Ball-leaves in January. Gill
bert h s hopes something good
may come his way about the same
time. So mote it be.
"Vell, We are trough NIT anodder
Summer ag'in-I hetchu! al d
Butch recently. II hope de Warden
gifts someone else to cut de meat
next Summer. [ wantto GO home,
shuah-yesp'
Davy says he will be leaving
these parts soon. eff fall ag'in,"
he said, II may.never git out. [
KANT stand more'n three years at
a stretch Davy is good jolli-
er just the same.
"Things are going along so
peacefully" said aeliograms re-
Gently, sit is real y marvellous.
But [ like to see things go along
without friction" Mr. Heliograms
is a man of good lloss sense.
The columbian Magazine is full
value for the muney Plenty of
pictures and good reading matter.
The address of The Colum bian is
| Madison Square, New York.
Send for a sample copy. You may
ike ii.
Oliver Twist has gained more {
than fifty pounds in weight since
he has been here. A good adyer. ,
.isement for the place or his posi-
ion which? Anyway, Oliver is 6
4 good lad and is Away obliging $
and accommodating.
Prof. Webb is a JOY to every
body. "Idont study about nu:hin !.
It all" he said recently. Il just
Keep pullin' in t me. I'll get ,
enough pulled in befo' long SO |
Will be able to feel the fngertips
II NAH wife and NAH Dlotherinlaw,
ah, yassah!'
Napoleon, Jun or, is studying :
French. Napoleon the Great was
n Italian, studied French a n d
zee what happened. He became
he Emperor Of France and King
# Italy. 1t is to be hoped Ma
,oleon, junior, has no designs ON
he French republic.
The Saltwater Gazette said some
ime ago that it tue farmers OF
Minnesota knew the hustling local
MIR. Go!dbrick WAS getting out the
,..,1oro tt,;s, t,tuun fhnu {
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
boobies.

/
Dummy Taylor, former Giant
pitcher. says the Minneapolis team
is the best team ever represented
in the American Association since
its beginning.
Latest rumors have it that John
Camel will manage the st. Louis
Browns next season. Also that
Fielder Jones, of White Sox fame,
will manage the Cleveland Club.
An enthusiastic fan has written
to President Murphy requesting
that seats be reserved for him at
tn 9 Cub-Athletic World Series
games. In Chicago at least they
consider the matter already settled.
Manager McGraw says the hit
and-run play is the thing as it is
more productive of runs than the
low, sacrifice hit. Fine, f you
hit EN- 'where they aint," but
with the bases populated to any
extent many hit-and run has re-
suited in a fine double play for the
opposing team.
The Washington A m erican
League club has shown decided |
improvement this season and they |
are now in the fifth place although |
their hold thereon is not very se-
cure. L t is conceded that they |
have put up better article of base
ball this year than ever before.
Manager McAleer has been re-en-
gagged for the 1911 season.
Revenge is sweet. SO thinks
Muggsy McGraw Of the Giants for
they have just inflicted thre e
straight defeats on the Pirates,
thereby getting even for the hu,
initiation heaped upon them on
their last visit to the Smoky City.
Not only that, but they put the
deciding crirnp in the Pirates
pennant aspirations, as the Cubs
did not neglect the opportunity to
widen the distance in the percent
age table.
"lsnt it about time that certain
ball players we Gale to order
by their clubs with view of abat-
ing the growing Itch for newspa-
per aud magazine scribbling? y
No useful purpose is served by
oall players adding to the flood of
rude baseball literature which is
new deluging the public prints p
sporting Life. We have previous
y commented in this column on
he ball players mania fer adver-
Using. Summed up in few words
he boys should "lend to biznuz."
At this time each season rumors
If managerial changes are ways
he thickest. Tor it is now that
he owners of the clubs making
he poorest showings begin cast
ng about for new managers. there
" insinuating, if not openly say
ng so, that the present incumbents
re responsible for the poor work.
n some few instances this may bel
o in small measure, but in the
lajorlty of cases it works an in
usUce to the man who Is expected
0 take hold OF a team comprised
t some decrepit stars and large
ercentage f raw material and
IMP them into pennant winners
n the short space of one season.
t he fails, he gets the hook. On
he other hand perhaps he gets
airly creditable work out Of the
sanl and they are playing well to-
e t h er VIII Ell mid-season rolls
round Some morning he wakes
p to find himself out of job and
mother manager appointed to take
is place. Why? Owners always
i've the same excuse-friction in
he team. Ii the team goes on
laying good ball the new manager
cts all the credit, when in reality
ut very little belongs to HIM.
A FAN
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-09-15
A Plea to Fate.

Oh, thou Fate be merciful
To me in the coming
Grant my pathway may be bright,
Free from sorrow and tears.
Thou hast brought disgrace to me,
And I've drunk from thy cup so bitter,
And no W sometimes I feel that thou
Hath determined to make me gutter
God alone knows the price
l am paying for my act,
10 which by thee was guided
With heartless, guileless tact.
Wilt Thou not hear my plea,
Thou who hast power to guide
The footsteps of all earthly beings,
Who thee so willingly derlde?
Wilt Thou not be just and grant
That for me there.are in store
Days Of peace and happiness
From now Oh forevermore
Ills not much of Thee [ seek
And JOY would fill my heart,
1t Thou wouId'st grant this one desire
Which [ beseech Thee to impart
e. E. D.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
Radford Social News.
lspecIal 10 rhe rlmea pIapatel,. !

Especial to The Times Dlapntch.l
Radford, Va, February 5---L w.
Clark is now In Florida for several
weeks.
Miss Lees breckenridge. of Fort
Smith, Ark. is tho guest oftMisa Lilly
Tyler.
Mrs. George w. Lyle " In Branch-
vile, s. c., visiting relatives.
Miss Anna Beinkampcr is Visiting
Mrs. j. w. Knvannugh, In Roanoke
Mrs. Frank Lopglcy left Monday for
Orange to visit her sister.
Mrs. y. II. Brown. who has been
The guest OF Mrs. X. =. White. ~ now
visiting her mother In Shnwsvllle.
q. O. DuIancy, who has been the
guest OF j.. -. keadlc, has returned
10 Petcrstown, w. Va.
Max Copeland has moved to Parkers-
Mrs. n. S. Hall, Of Washington. d.
e.. visited Mrs. j. D. Hall across the
river, last week.
John Ingles has returned home after
an absence of five months
Miss SaIlie Howe returned homo
last week, accompanied by Miss Sallie
Logan. Of Salem
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
Rest in Change
By EBERT HUBBARD

as to keep from having nervous pros
tration.
II you go to the races. you'll prob
ably bet-and. anyway. you'll get ex-
cited. If YOU go to the theatre, you
carriage and little feed afterward
And you'll get tired out
But the moving pictures are .Teffer-
sonian simplicity and practical democ-
whole thing is free from frilIs, fads
and fussiness. You always ger your
moneys worth. and there is no haunt
ing regrets as to your having made q
Tool Of yourself BY spending a whole
evening on bum play and Knocking
flve-dolia,. bin all TO flinders.
Another thing about moving pictures
Is. that the Invention is one of the
great educa si 10, features of the time.
to make this old world over into bet
ter and happier place.
Up TO less than a hundred years ago
ciNlll2aton was provincial. only a few
people could travel see and know. The
and superstition. The sailors who went
round the world were nature Takers
The stories they told us would make
your hair curl.
the world. Quick Transportation, the
mails. the daily American papers, the
telegraph, the telenhone, the talking
machines and moving pictures are
bringing the world to our doors.
once knew dear old lady who had
way of saying when You told hsr
anything, Il want to know--I want 70
| know
I used to laugh at this, but now I
| synlpathize with the sentiment, "t
want to Know want to know
In Missouri the folks ask for visual
| demonstration. This 10 me is also
beautiful Show me. want to lsnow,
The moving picture satisfies our de-
sire to know, because 1t shows us. The
extent Of knowledge which 1t distrib :
utes as to the ways, customs and habits
OF the people of the world. is great
and far-reachlng FOR good
No criticism can be brought against
moving pictures which cannot na
brought against books with seauai al
truth. There are good ,,ooks. there
are had books and, there are hum
books written by punk partles NTH
literary eczema. wlich are neither
good nor had. iS ", 'Ss.
IT Is saXactly so with noN;tsg pictures.
These pictures tell a story. piayins
on. s,,,. IA Il 5ig
Coed people only want ia see the
ir'ithtiil and the worthy, IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
Blacksburg Social News.
rspcclal 10 The Times Dlspatch.l

y
3lacksburg. Va, February 5.--The
Institute Glee Club gave a largely at
tended reception in the board rooms
at the auditorium Friday evening. The
members of the club and the director,
Professor E'. H. Abbott, formed the
receiving party, and over 100 guests
were present, including the members
of the faculty and their families and
towns people.
Mrs. Charles w. Black was hostess
for the Thursday Club at the meeting
this week. Miss Minnie Thomas, OF
Christiansburs. was the only out OF
town guest, and all but three OF the
members of the club were present.
J. e. Walker, of Pittsburg; Mrs. Cor
don, OF Asheville, n. C.; Mrs. Allan
Evans. of Christiansburg, and George
L. Walker, of Hampden- Sidney, are
with their father. Professor &. w.
Walker. who is very i'll at his home
Mrs. Carol NJ. Newman is visiting
TT. Myer near Washington.
Mrs. Henry C. Froehling arrived
from Richmond this week TO spend two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. X HENDERSON.
h s. Peyton, of the United States
Department of Agriculture, and former
manager of the institute farm, spent
the week in BlaciSsburg.
Miss Laura Miller is at the Blacks
burg Inn. and will spend some time
with relatives here. Miss Miller has
Just returned from a years trip
through the West, going as far as
Seattle, and the Southern Pacific coast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
West Point Social News.
Especial to The Times-DIspatch. ]
.ar4 I1nInf w -E,elt.Ii ai.u

Especial to The I1mes-Dlspatch.I
West Point, Va, February o.
Grand Master Turner. of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia. Independent Order
of odd Fellows. visited West Point
Lodge, No. ga, Thursday night, Feb
ruary 8, to address its members.
Superintendent OF Public Instruction
j. u. Eggleston Jr. addressed the peo-
OF West Int. on February 4. on edu-
cation in general, and the needs of the
West Point High School in particular,
at the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Thomas III. Edwards is now
with her mother in Richmond. but Will
return to her beautiful home here TO
live in few weeks.
Mrs. Robert Warnock. of New York,
is the guest of Mrs. John S. Defarges.
Miss Matte Lewis who is the guest
OF her uncle, in Client, Norfolk. was
the guest of honor at delightful card
party given by Mrs. T.. 7. Lamb,
formerly of West Point, at her home
on Fairfax Avenue, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. Daily Walsh have
returned from their bridal trip, which
extended TO St. Augustine. Fla, and
are receiving friends in their home
here.
The Rev. Mr.. Eggleston, of the
Methodist Church. received a bounti-
full pounding from his members and
friends the past week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06
The n 0men'S lN0Uement in
Japan
By EvELINE B. MILFORD
years ago. undsrsandins educated

ou. understanding; but. II educated
and Intelligent. they should have due
respect"
The men of the country who are be-
coming yearly more in touch with
Western civilization are quick to ap-
preciate the Intelligence and charm
of cultured foreign women, and are
eager for their womenkind to follow
suit One woman Is among the great
hnanciers OF the country; and she was
one OF the principal founders of the
Women's University at Toxic. The
printing press is now a great power
IN Japan. and about twenty papers are
devoted to the interests of women.
During the last few years the OPEN
ings for women's work have been
steadily Increasing. Teaching and
nursing appear to be the favorite pro-
fessions; women physicians have al
ready graduated from the three medi-
cal schools.
All this advancement, however Will
serve no end unless the Japanese wo-
mans status In the family circle can
be Improved. She is, OF course, outside
the franchise, though the Labor party,
which has been recently formed in the
country, includes female suffrage
among its demands. Until the wife is
treated as her husbands equal the
higher educated Japanese women viii
refuse TO marry and lose independence.
and only inferior women Will be found
willing to submit to the almost intol-
cradle woke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-06

y tho guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. a. Ray
Randolph Graham Ia Mt home from
v. r. ]. for n short visit.
The Daughters OF the Confcdcracy
met Friday with Mrs. William $. Bea-
Miss Jane Ware Protlow entertained
Friday night in honor OF her friends,
Misses Moylcr and Perry.
,nSi rs n L Bpews ,crd T" has ssu Se
day afternoon from i to d o'clock
Misses Lou and Helen Gantier, OF
Annapolis Md, VINO have been visiting
day for Raleigh, NJ G.
Mrs. John y. Pinner entertained
THURSDAY afternoon at very brilliant
reception.
nesday from Sweet Brier Institute to
spend week with her parents, in
Bank street.
Carol Virgins left 'Thursday after
vania, to resume his studies.
On Monday night tho Ladica Benev-
client Social Union VIII be entertained
In tho lecture-room of the Christian
Church by Mrs. Frank Butler and Miss
lola Benton.
The Book Club had very pleasant
meeting on "Wednesday with Mrs. Jo-
seph p. Dunn in Main Street
George w. Murray. Jr; has returned
home after visit to Richmond.
Miss Nellie Almond has returned
home from 81 visit to Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Liprnan have re-
turned from Philadelphia, where Mrs.
Lipman visited friends.
Mrs e. C. I.otiza Is visiting relatives
in Washington. D. G..
Miss Mary Judith Smith has return
cd after a visit to friends In Smith
field. Va. >,
L., where he is q student.
Mrs. r. NJ. c. Quimby and MISS Nell
Jordan have returned home from "A
visit to Smithfield, Va.
George william Truitt, Ir. is home
for visit from the University OF Viz
Miss Margaret Lloyd is visiting
friends and relativca in Isle of Wight
county.
heen q guest OF friends in Philadel-
phia. ,.
Miss Carrie Lassiter has been visit
Ing In Norfolk for some time.
Miss Katharine Brothers is In An
napolis. Md, as a guest Of Mrs. j.
Calvin Little, formerly of Suffolk.