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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30
Thinkbinks
BIZ r.. s..

High hopes often takes q great
fall.
Some people are just like some
other people except they are differ.
ent.
When money is balm to the bro
ken heart the crack cannot be very
serious.
1t is blessed to have something to
give and still more blessed to give it.
Some people are so everlastingly
on the fence that they deserve a ride
on a rail.
The editor without a blue pencil
or waste busket would certainly
produce funny paper.
The man who has craven. fear
of making enemies will never make
warm friends no matter how hard he
tries.
When things begin to hurt from
business or social contact, make a
careful examination, perhaps you
have boil and it needs opening.
Sometimes mans optimism for
a good cause is entirely spoiled by
merely asking him for a contribu-
ton toward it's support.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30
An Historical Sketch
Continued

(Charles, the Great who evidently
contributed greatly toward the high
standards of modern history. He
used two powerful sentiments,
patriotism and religion. Thus,
while he cherished the institutions
the Teutons loved, he protected the
church, and carried the cross at the
head of his army" Centuries have
passed but the BASQUE
peasant still sings of Roland and
Charlemagne," His career was valu-
able to the Teutonic race and during
his era the Frankish empire arose.
France and Germany entered upon
the pages of history. From the six
centuries of darkness the world
emerged as separate, distinct, ma
tions, guided by national ideas, with
respective laws, creeds and beliefs
to pursue their national ways and
means. Across the English Channel
lay the isle of Briton. Invasions of
foreigners gradually resulted in
bringing upon the historical stage a
race of people (the Britians) who
have endured great attempts of for
eigners to bend their necks to the
yoke of tyrany; but by some strange
DEGREES have SURVEYED such at
tempts and centuries later made other
nations cring before the British lion.
Tumults, national and interna-
tional, based upon the jealousies of
kings, religious DEGREES small mat
ters to us in retrospection, but NOM
entous to those participators,- were
momentarily ceased when in 1892
the New w Grid was discovered,
But not until the 18th century did
America figure much in the worlds
history. Being far from European
shores our nation escaped the class
of wars waged by monarchs of Eur
ope for personal profits. America
has been fortunate to have such high
minded men as Washington, Adams,
Jefferson, Franklin, Lincoln and in
Vulnerable others to guide the ship
of state and raise the nation to a
place of supremacy in the worlds
history and preserve our national
pages of history from those self
glorying battles of European history.
Americans have waged wars, but
chiefly to sustain the principles Of
equality before Heaven and Ameri-
con institutions; liberty of the press,
free speech; personal privileges and
rights.
| have not referred to any Of the
great historical tles,-invaslons;
conquering expeditions, etc., because
the conquest of Alexander the Great,
Genghis Khan; Attela, the Turk and
the Crusaders, were indicative of his
tory's trend and all conduced toward
the progress of respective races or
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30


beams back there while Nero fiddled
and Rome burned. All this, he read
until the bell told him to go to bed.
And there he lay long after the
filament in the electric light lamp
had died down to red glare and
faded away leaving only darkness
and the haunting dread OF the long
first night. But his mind was on
the stars, on the stars that no man
owned and all men could claim. He
was a millionaire in stars, for he
would claim them all. Out through
the little Slated window that let in
the feeble light by day and the air
by night, ten feet away from his
grated door, he looked, looked up
ward to view his new possessions
but the window was too small and
he only knew that beyond there
somewhere out in the cold depths Of
the limitless, lay his star-made for
tune and he wove fancies of what
he would do with his filmy wealth
should the miraculous happen and
cast it into his hands.
And as he gazed, something away
off there fickered up in the blue
dome of the heavens. Just the mer-
est sparkle. 1t must be a star. He
strained his eyes to watch tit was
star, ever so little, ever so faint,
ever so slight it's light; it was star.
1t must be trillions and trillions Of
miles away and yet it was sparkling
and laughing in it's starry way and
no one in all the world was watch
ing it, probably but him, and he was
in Jail. Yet there it twinkled, a
world, maybe, thousand times big
ger than this and no one looking at
it but man in jail. 1t was smiling
all for him, whole planet sending
it's rays careening over distances
too vast to contemplate and all for
a man in Jail.
Once he had heard a preacher, but
it was long ago when he went to
church with his mother; tell of how
the great God had fashioned each
thing in all the universe and how
he had tongued and grooved all
events since the beginning Of time
and ordained them to happen just
so until the end of time. He hadn't
thought of it from that day to this;
but here was star, a world perhaps,
covered, likely, with living, moving
people with all the trials and cares
that a people are heir to, smiling
down on a man in Jail.
And the light that was coming
through that grated window may
have started hundreds of years ago.
1t was such tiny star, it must be
one of those away out in the suburbs
of the universe. Say the light left
there only hundred years ago and
God ordained ALI things, God must
have known, then, that on this night
hundred years thereafter the faint
est glimmer of that distant planet
or sun or star or whatever it was
would sift in through barred win
dow and fall on him, then three gen
erations unborn, fall on him through
grated window on his first night
in Jail. His weary eyes closed.
He'll, am l goin' batty?" he said.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30
Shoe Trade Notes
By z. ".


The hide and upper leather mark
cts are dull at present and no doubt
will continue SO for few months
meanwhile an army of shoes sales
men is now theoretically seeking
orders throughout the country for
next seasons goods
Owing to the uncertainty of tar
iff legislation by the next Congress,
Merchants and manufactures are
adopting a policy of conservatism
1T is expected that when the cost
Of living is reduced everyone will
rush to buy shoes.
Rubber soled shoes is the latest
fad. The tan calf oxford with the
low heel being the leader. These
shoes are very properly called "Vaca-
ton Shoes and yet may be worn by
men and women for business and
street wear. The only drawback to
this style of footwear is the effect OF
changing from a high to low heeled
shoe and a tendency to draw the
feet during hot weather.
A style shoe that is expected to
be popular at the seashore is made
of white buck or ooze leather with a
whitish colored rubber outsole these
retail at $4.0O per pair and it is said
give nearly as much wear as leath-
er soled shoe.
All of the shoe trade papers and
magazines are .devoting considerable
space to the vogue of fabric shoes.
There are just as many qualities of
shoe fabrics as there are of shoe
leather, and it looks as if fabric shoe
had come to stay.
AS illustrating the advance made
during the past century in manufac-
turing ladies fancy shoes lady can
now purchase in Lynn, for $4.OO a
pair Of satin slippers containing an
amount Of art, fashion and modelling
such as the court shoemaker of the
French Kings could not produce for
$4,000 pair.
The United Shoe Machinery Co.
has offices and factories in all i'm
portant cities Europe also at Manil-
ia P. I. The Milan office in Italy
will make pair of shoes for the
King of Italy at the Turin EXPOSE
ton and it is expected that large
contracts will be given the Company
for shoes for the Italian Army.
The United Shoe Machinery Co
has suffered a severe loss in the re-
cent death of Mr.. Charles H. Will
son General Manager of the Co.;
Mr.. Wilson was extremely popular
with the employees of the company
and to him is due the credit for alb
sence of labor troubles, also the pol
icy to pension at full pay all deserv-
ing employees who have served the
company faithfully.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30

/ lOWdFQ Gu0lI cluulu0t1OA an VAuo4AOu-
by the prediction. THE fittest shall
survive applied to mans inhuman-
| ity to man. The peoples Of the past
lived according to the prevalent
principles and conditions of their
time and may have erred in the
judgement of one glancing back
across the vistas Of years and CEN
lures but the same errors in various
ways may be discernible to future
generations gazing at history's pag-
es relative to the era in which we
live. The causes of wars in the past
may be reviewed by class contests or
may never be reviewed, but who can
blame the participators of fighting
for their principles seven though
the principles were wrong?
In this brief sktech of the worlds
history, though merely of super
fetal nature, we have not questioned
the truth of the subject matter be-
cause it is rapid survey of histori-
cal writings. But treating existing
ideas as they are set forth we may,
for arguments sake, consider that
Millions conception of Legions of
Angels was plausible; that the prim-
tive parents were expelled from
Paradise; that there was confusion
OF tongues at Babylon; that Lots
wife was turned into pillar of salt.
We may take these points for grant
ed, and allowing historical versions
to be correct, we know that the an
cient cities are mere ruins today;
that Greece, Persia, Egypt and their
outlying provinces are of passing
prominence; that Rome has been
relegated to dependent condition
and that we are incarcerated in pri-
son. Here we face unity of prin-
cip!e; an ordained purpose, namely
the violator of existing law shall
suffer. This is principle of Divine,
and human law. The ordained pur.
pose is coordinate. The unruIy
angels of Millions reasoning and,
Adam and Eve may have violated
DEGREES for years before being e1-
PEELED from their respective retreats.
Romans for examples, may have
outraged the existing laws for cen-
turtles and the crumb]ing Of the En-
pire the consequence. This would
not fit individual cases you may rea-
son. WShave heard it said; They
shall suffer unto the fourth genera
TONS" This idea is solacing. Two,
persons may commit crime. One
is sent to prison. he pays the laws
decree and returns to the world
with a clear conscience. The other
escapes and during life wanders
about with a guilty conscience; to
transmit hereditary influences to his
offspring, one of whom, even unto,
the fourth generation" pays for the,
error. The principle and purpose.
are immutable and historically port
rayed time and time again.
History carries it's lessons: Seven
rival towns contend for Homer
dead.
Through which the living Homer
begged his bread"
"A Prophet is not honored in his
own land.''
will conclude with Emerson's
appropriate words:
The human mind wrote history
and thus must read it.
The Sphinx must solve her own
riddle. Every fact narrated must
correspond to something in me to be
Ineligible AS we read we must
become Greek, Roman, Turk, priest
king, martyr and executioner; we
must fasten these images to reality
in our secret experience or we shall
learn nothing rightly. Each new
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-03-30
The First NIGHT.
Steele Bard.

The iron door changed, the keeper
turned the key and a moment later
let down the bar. At last the weary
fight was over and the prisoner,
shaven- palled and check-suited. sat
down upon the only chair in the
little cell to think.
Thoughts like these were strangers
to him for his mind had never we'd
ded itself to great depths. To work
little, steal little, drink little
and sleep much had formed his daily
life circle and none of these things
required deep mentality. Rather
had his brain become athletic; to
frame plausible excuse quickly, to
glibbly talk himself out of tight
places, to instantly recognize a soft
spot" these and these alone formed
his estimate of proper intellectual
attributes and heretofore they had
served well their purpose. Now, he
was thinking of something else, try
ing hard to adjust his warped
reasoning powers to a new problem,
to the oft repeated and long ago
solved question of whether the game
was worth the candle.
1t was too much, and besides, his
ears ached with the throb of many
fee, stamping out another day on
iron pavements all about him.
New prisoners find book in their
cells. The librarian is not telep-
athist-he has not seen the new
conner and he knows nothing of the
mans disposition or calibre- so he
reaches up on the nearest shelf and
takes down the book with which his
hand happens to come in contact.
1t may be Grimm's Fairy Tales or
Gibbons Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire. This one got the
Friendly Stars"
Weary with contemplating the
darkness of coming years, fear
ladened with cargos of unknown but
dreaded trials and tribulations,
weary of trying to think beyond his
range he turned to the book. Not
a picture; nothing but reading and
reading about stars at that. Not
word about the scenes he had known
beyond the walls, or of prisons Of
which he knew nothing, but was to
mean much. Oh, we'll, anything to
pass the time away, anything to for
get the singing present and the
threatening future. Why not the
Stars. They were as much his as
anybody's and no one knew any
thing about them except that they
were lighted at night, and so he read.
The figures representing distances
were beyond him, but the interest
grew. He followed the creation of
worlds from nebula, or star mist
whipped into masses by stray ethe-
real eddies, whirling on for millions
and millions of years, celestial ne'er-
Dwell, finally finding haven near
some sun, whirling on for more
millions and millions of years; then
cooling. hardening, separating into
earth and water, undergoing mighty
convultions and in the end produc-
ing Vegetation, life, war, strife, civil
ization, inventions, sorrows, joys,
slowly dying, bombarded by MAYER
eek comets, bursting once more into
clouds of drifting sun dust and be-
ginning again the awful paroxysms
of world birth from the womb Of
Time.
And some of these stars, some
dead. some mere planet children in
the back yard of the universe, he
read. were so far away that the
light that started from them on the
night the Christ was born was just
reaching us here 1911 years after.
I'M. &c +boo he 1oorpod uoro
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
Trouble Maker
is in Trouble

About a yea ago w. Johnson, a
federal Inspector, raised all kinds OF
trouble for a OF OF saloon men al
.'aliente. He had them arrested for
selling whisky to Indians, brought
them TO Carson, had them tried and
they were acquitted. There was a
lot OF feeling aroused at the time
as the accused claimed that Johnson
manufactured evidence to fit the case.
Word nov comes that Johnson has
been fred from the service, as he
made himself too familiar with other
peoples business. Needless 10 re
mark there will o be many tears
shed over his removal by the people
down on the border line.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
Many Men
Are at Work

{. ]. Blanchad, statistician ol tle
Reclamation Bureau. who has just
returned to Washington from a trip
OF 10000 miles III the west i'll COM
pany with Secretary Of the interior
Walter S. Fisher, gave out a tate
mcnt from which we-taNc the follow
ing:
ON the Truckec-Carson project,
active work on the lahontan dam has
begun. A large force OF men are now
employed on this structure and a hrst-
class outfit has been installed. The
work MI be pushed actively all Win
ter and i, expected to be completed
in the spring OF 1913, when 100000
acres will be added to the open area
OF the project. \ good share OF this
additional land belongs to the GOV
ernment and it includes some OF the
choicest tracts on the project
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

! can't Gm1w0rds to express ~ TANKS
/ <i3e E)od your rledici-a lis doHs
y. Yen n4aypu8iisn thisif!ciN1sh'
..rs. L1Gl4AN SETH, Of, Wis.
10 sneets5 Il i-yIa Z. ii.skham's
rot..,!e compound, Lat-1f~an root1
ii l@its. is unparalleled. II may he
,iNitll rc.!cgt confidence ~ women
"...a.I.f>r from Gi5pl2cenents, iniIam-
alton. liberation, l!3"oil t:mors, II
~~g,tlritieS, periodic pains, backache,
&;uring-doWn feeling, i~lataiency, lndi-
gstiul, GizziusSs, or r@rvoGS frostra-
ON.
For thirty ye@es Ida 7. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been the
Standard remedy for female ills. and
suffering women owe it to themselves
to at least give this medicine a trial.
Proof is abundant that it has cured
thousands of others aAt why should
it Lot cure yout
If YOU want special advice write
Mrs. Ehinkham. lynn, NasS.,fOrI IT,
- fs free and always 'iDfnl.
III \-- - D,11otA { , month
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
MIDNIGHT IN THE OZAeHS

and yet elceple.s hiram Scranton "
Clay City, Ill, COACHED anl COACHED
tl, was in tins mountains on thc al
vice 81 five doctors. who SAID he had
consumption. but found no help III
the climate and started home Hear
ing of DR.. Kings New Discovery. he
began TO use it. Il believe it saved
my life" he writes, for it made
new man Of me. 50 that | can now do
good work again" For all lung dis
eases, coughs, colds, Ia grippe. asth-
ma. Group, whooping cough. hay fev
er. hemOrrhagcs. hoarSenesS OF
quinsy, it's the best known remedy
Price so cents and $l00. Trial bot
tie free. Guaranteed by ]. a. Muller
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

The Appeal and Bulletin 81 a month
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

MISUNDERSTANDING Agents a
once for the sale oil "COMPEN-
DUN o. Everyday Wants, the
book of general necessity, price $3.50,
also for THE DEVILS BRIDE" a
wonderful religious allegory. price
$l.OO. Either outfit sent postpaid for
ten cents. 50 per cent commission
B. HUFFMAN, P'.blisher. l26 Wes'
Lake Street. Chicago. III.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

OF court in this city tomorrow
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
BOND RANCH

The Nichols ranch in Mason Valley
one OF the big properties and valuable
ground, has been bonded to n. q.
Douglass of Los Angeles. 1t is stated
that the price is $4,000 for the o2O
acres. or at the rate Of $50 per acre.
The new mar will take charge of the
property at once, as the first payment
has been made.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
AGENTS WANTED = First-class

AGENTS WANTED - First-ciass
for this and surrounding counties,
for the NEW STANDARD 1910
Census ATLAS of the World. Ag-
ents making $4,000 to $1,000 per
week. Best of terms. Also Agents
for low-priced, easy-selling JtNEN
lie and HOLIDAY Books. Com
bi.lation outfit postpaid only Is. 81
per cent commission to agents. fnll
particulars free. Address A. i.
KUHLMAN, Publisher. lS6 West
Lake Street, Chicago. Illinois.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
TO THE LADIES

Ladies: I have just received my
Pes in Tailor made Suits, Long
Goats, Jackets. Skirts, cts. Ever,
garment made to your measure an'
satisfaction guaranteed. Cloth b>
the yard if desired.
MRS. KNOWLES.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

pepSla ana female
by your
Medicine. l had
been troubled with
both for fourteen
a and consulted
different doctors,
but failed to get any
relief. After using
Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vege table Com
pound al Blood
Purifier l can say l
am g, W y woman.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
is QUITE ILL

Mrs. Joseph Cowing, the mother OF
George Cowing, is reported as being
quite i'll in this city. Her manN
friends hope that she will soon be
herself again.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17
FROM MASONIC

Cashier Fairchild has returned
from a business trip to Masonic.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-10-17

FAILED TO
HELP HER
Cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Pound, Wis. an glad to an
i,ounce that l have been cured of dys-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-09
WHERE DO pnE CITIZENS STAND.

Following. its customary procedure.
the Council has referred the entire
plan for reoonstrncting the form Of
our city government to the Joint
standing Committee on Ordinance.
Charter and Reform, special meeting
OF which Chairman umlauf has prom
ised TO call within very short time.
with the expectation Of returning a
report at called meeting Of the Com
mon Council The reaistricting ordi-
nance VIII then come before the Coun-
Gil Tor adoption or rejection. The res
oiution proposing charter change in
the creation OF an administrative
poara' since 1t involves the tHlns Of
certain salaries must under the rules.
be referred TO The Conn 'ttee on
Finance Although not committing
himself as to the merits of the promo
sitions Mr. umlauf conyincingly de-
mohsiFated to the Council OF Monday
nlght the necessity for prompt action.
eitner for OF against the two papers,
20" mat inc plan is In the hands Of
'"s committee unnecessary amend
"!s'''s S"ou'd oe guarded Against The
pa" mas been Drawn UP with great
care any osl'Nera'ion This is true
no' oiiy as 70 the plan proposed. bur
w - - wy N''' "ofo'hs o. 'He
- or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-09
40 RECALL NEEDED HERE.

William Willett. Jr.. the Democratic
nominee for the Supreme Court from
Queens county. New York. was over
whelmingly defeated in Tuesdays
election
Willeti had been the counsel for two
gamblers, and had so successfully de-
Tended MS clients that he not only
protected them in ,ho courts. but
caused warrants to issued. ana per-
sonaAy served such warrants. agains,
other gamblers who were not under
his protection.
HIS nomination. which it was
charged he had bought, was an omen
scandal. ana the Springfield Republi
can comments on that situation by say
Ing The judicial recall sentimeh,
feeds on such episodes as the scandal
attending the nomination. Of W!n.an
Willctt. Of queens county. New York.
to be a justice of the New york su.
preme Court"
The judicial recall sentiment" did
not have much food in this case. TO,
william wi!iett. Jr.. was recalled" b,
$4,000 majority before he ever got into
Office
As long as the voters have the cour.
nge to carry out their convictions. and
as long as the newspapers give then
The facts, there is small chance in A mer-
lea OF wholly unit man being elected