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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-27
Boobies
By 4 Fan.

Hans Wagner was the first Nation
al Leauge player to make 100 hits.
Manager Mack has been compelled
to make several changes in the line
up Of the Athletes, owing to Eddie
ColliIs' absence. With the latter.
out OF the game the team wabbles
painfully.
Manager McGraw is shaking hands
with himself over the fine playing
OF Merkle, at first base and the good
pitching of Marquard. He has re-
tanned these men for two seasons.
under storm Of criticism and is
now witnessing the realization of his
hopes.
The Cleveland Naps'' seem to
have taken new lease of life under
the management of Geo. Stovall.
They have braced up wonderfully
and have attained a percentage of
500. The pitching staff included
fine trio Of youngsters in Gregg,
Mitchell and Knapp.
Manager Chance claims that when
the Cubs arrive home shortly for a
long series of games, they will firm
l. " intrench themselves in first place
and cinch the pennant. They are a
game lot of ball players, but 1t is no
easy task they have set themselves,
as three other clubs in the league
are playing A No. l ball.
Bresnahan has the Cardinals work
ing in fine shape. While there are
but two, or perhaps three. stars in
the lineup the team as a whole is in
the pink of condition and Roger
knows how to get the best results
out of his men. They may not cap
ture the pennant but are bound to
cause lots Of trouble for the leaders.
Jimmy" Callahan is having fine
season with the White Sox. One
would almost conclude that he had
Yet he has not appeared in organized
baseball in FIVE years. He was then
a member of the Sox and left them
to manage the Logan Squares, an
independent team, in Chicago. For
this he was blacklisted, but was re-
instated this spring.
The Phillies simply overwhelmed
the Pirates in the last series, taking
four straight. Then the Cubs ar
rived on the scene and put a spoke
/ in the Phillle's wheel. However
the latter still cling at the top and
their owners are reaping rich har-
vest Of dollars. for never before has
the team been SO popular. The at
tendance has been even better than
at the American League grounds.
| The ST. Louis Cardinals narrowly
4 escaped with their lives in the fright.
full train wreck at Bridgeport, Conn.
last week. They were on their way
to Boston for a series, and occupied
the last Pullman car on the train
The last two cars were the only ones
remaining on the track, the balance
t of the train plunging off a viaduct t.
the street below piling up into ;
: mass of old iron and kindling wood
Thirteen persons were killed ant
~ injured.
/, The INvINCIBLE Swan SoNG.
Here we are, ball players all,
At old Reporters beck and call;
Whene'er we mingle in the fray
3 Our Peerless Leader wins the day
Chorus
E Then we'll give three cheers 70
81 CUR leader.
Yes, we'll cheer him with vim,
For there never was another man
dear reader.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-27
Latest Baseball News.

Following are the percentage tables of
the three leading leagues up to and includ-
ing Tuesdays games:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-27
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Population

Total number of inmates. -. III
Working at New Prison. rs
Received during week ...... 3
Discharged during week. .....
Number in First Grade. ..... 543
Number in Second Grade.... 169
Number in Third Grade 1850. 5
Raroled .................. 3
Pardoned .........8....... @
Last serial number. 344l
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-27
Chapel Service.

The following is the program of
the service held in the Chapel, Sun
day, July 23rd., Father Corcoran,
officiating:
Ghost Dance-Descriptive Orchestra
Hymn-Jesus Lover of My Soul, Congregation
Scripture. Father Corcoran
Spanish Serenade-La Pa1ama..... 49,. Orchestra
Prayer.............. .............Father Corcoran
Gospel Reading Father Corcoran
Sermon. Father Corcoran
Hymn-What Friend We Have in Jesus.
March-June Rose. Orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
The Tempting Topic.

| am weary of the fictions of the sea
son now so chill
And of the dissertations long that uset
to strangely thrill
My being with an interest respectful ani
profound
AS learned explanations of affairs of state
went round.
The talks on commerce and on art anC
on a nations need
OF course arc matters which each one OF
us should closely heed,
Yet L shun the destinations of a great
uplifting thought
I'd like to hear story of a fish somebody
caught.
There's a ripple through the branches
even though the sky is gray
The clouds like sto!id waves roll on. The
sunbeams' flashing play
Brings up strange impressicn-'gain il
vainly you contend
In which fond hopes and recollection in
timately blend.
All, fair are mans PHILOSOPHERS and fine
the courage shown
In efforts which establish them or see
them overthrown.
And yet, midst all the words with deer
significances fraught,
I'd like to hear yarn about fish some.
body caught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Mr.. Davis and Taxicahs

The joke is ON Senator Davis. 1t i al
together likely that his letter home ex-
planning his ride in a taxicab in this town
was unnecessary. He would not have
suffered if he had kept absolutely mum
on the subject.
Arkansas is good state, and progress
i've. Her people are prosperous and up
| to-date. They live well, and dress we'll
and have snug balance in bank Look
at her towns. Think of her rich lands
Consider the capable men she sends to
Congress. The list i'll the past forty
years has contained some very strong
men. Garland, and Jones. and Berry
ranked high in the Senate, and Breckin-
ridge, Dinsmore, McRae and others stood
equally well in the House
OF course Old yarns and descriptions
persist, and the state has suffered from
them. There is the story of the fiddler
and the ragged roof on his cabin, illus
:rating shiftlessness at its worst. AL
ligators and canebrakes have been kept
in the foreground. \ little jigger jingle
called THE Arkansas Traveller stands
as sort of state hymn. These things
have been imposed upon the credulous
and untravcled as of the essence of
Arkansas.
But they are not. In that common
wealth we have an excellent example of
American push and capacity. It suffered
with its section from the civil war, and
has been climbing steep hill ever since.
But its progress has been highly credit
able TO its people, and they are en-
titled to the congratulations of the
country.
MIR. Davis does not look like man be-
| hind the times. nor does he live as such
He IS wei! groomed, good looking, and
carries himself as one accustomed to
comforts and conveniences. He is not
| cut OF place in a taxicab. and taxicab
Is not out Of place in this town. Why
should lie apologize for using the We
h.cies in use where he is sojourning i?
What is there wrong In doing while in
Rome as the Romans do, providing it is
not outrageous"
| The explanation probably is that some
of Mr.. Davis stump extravagances are
rising to plague him. His appeals to the
galleries at home have at times been
strong. He has said more than the sit
uation warranted. In describing pluto
Gratis and plutocracy he has laid on his
colors too thick. Artists sometimes SO
e;r. and when they do are both criticised
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Determining Mental Condition.

The other day iit-twas stated by the d.
rector of the Government Hospital for
The Insaregin tifs city that he feared
that mans:sp perfectly sane person has
been committed 10 the asylum by juries
because of the inability of the average
juror TO determine SO delicate d question
or fact as the mental balance or I'M
balance ora person brought to the bar
and charged With incompetence. Sharply
contrasted with this view is that taken
by New York judge. who has just pub
licly applauded the '-eIdict of a jury in
his court declaring sane a former banker
accused of criminal practices in manage
nent. notwithstanding the testimony of
Ave eminent alienists to the contrary
The court declared that the verdict vim
.icates the jury system over the experts
This country is somewhat impatien,
with The spectacle of so-called experts
icstifying IN courts OF law upon questions
affecting the liberty or the life of an &C.
SGssG person. 1t has become a veritabIe
national scandal 10 observe in trial after
t-.si. men of high standing in their pro-
fess.ons take the oath and deliver them
selves OF Numerically opposite conclu-
sions regarding the mental health Of the
prisoner. according as they are engaged
ay IRE. side or the other. \ demand has
80 Lea this process of determining sucn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Good Effects of Reciprocity.
From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
,rho ina,. IL HE effect 1lnnn trade hetu1

From the New York Journal Of Commerce.
The inevitable effect upon trade between
the two countries is also easy to under
stand. Nobody can doubt that this agree
ment would result in Il substantial IN
crease in both exports and imports, and
that means a corresponding impulse to
the industries which supply the commodi-
ties. 1t will be readily seen that the ef-
feet of trade across the invisible boundary
between the United States and Canada
will be no different, after little adjust
mcnt, from that OF which we have had
long experience between the east and the
west and the north and the south within
that boundary. 1t will be made easier,
less expensive to conduct, and of in
creased vo.iime, and it's development will
ne healthier and more rapid. The trade
will In Itself be profitable to those who
conduct it, but an effect which will be
more generally appreciated IS that upon
industrial production. Nothing can be
traded In which is not produced and made
ready for the markets. and what industry
most needs for its prosperity is markets
easy of access and inexpensive to deal
with, and it needs them for what those
engaged in it have to buy well as what
they have to sell. Experience with trade
among the states teaches the people what
would happen with less restricted trade
with Canada, and in the course of time
they will learn that the less restricted it
is the better will it be for them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Wreck Of the Maine.
rom the New York sun.

From the New York sun.
If Congress had srappled with the prob
lem ten years ago. as it should have done,
the cost Of the work would have been
very much less. but i'll the interEenin z
time the sands of the channel have been
heaping up around the wreck and i: has
been settling down into the harbor bot
tom. Without bringing reproach upon
the government Congress canno: abandon
the undertaking now after authorizing
il in Il lucid interval If the expense turns
cut to be greater than was anticipated,
Congress alone is responsible-year after
year it was solicited and petitioned to
have the wreck raised. What it should
do is to examine the reports and esti-
mates, satisfy itself about the approx
mate cost, and vote the money needed
before March 4. Let it not be said that
scores of millions can be voted by the
House for extra pensions and two or three
hundred thousand dollars denied for the
removal of the wreck of the battleship
Maine from the harbor of a friendly ma
ton where it is an obstacle in the wa
OF navigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
The Senate and Senators.

Good luck to Senator Boran. lie Is a
sturdy and resourceful fighter. ana III the
matter of the election of United states
senators BY direct votes represents an
overwhelming popular sentiment Inc
r,eople desire that change made. and
lave 50 expressed themselves III party
deIverances and otherwise. \ few years
ago the proposition was characterized as
populistic and classed with the EaSaries
Of the then famous Ocala platform To-
sIay as many republicans as democrats
favor it. and among its leading champions
are leaders of American political thought
in both parties.
Look at the existing Albany situation
\ number of important issues were in
yolved in last years New York campaign.
and the successful party received man
date 10 deal with them. The democrats
control both branches of the legislature
and the governorship. They should nave
set TO work at once upon their task.
But what do we seeo 4 deadlock over
the senato-ship, and everything at a
standstill awaiting the choice of sue
cessor to Mr.. Depew. Three weeks have
passed. and no legislation yet.
This is bad enough, but it is not ALL
Albany is crowded with machine politi-
clans, all devotinS their attentions to the
senatorship, and all in ugly and agrees
sive mood. There exist all the elements
of scandal. and a scandal is feared
The Sheehanites are watching the anti
Sheehanites. and vice versa. The tone of
the press of the state regardless of party
is that of censure. The condition of the
party that won in November is that of
lemoralizat ton Every aspect of the case
is unfortunate and unworthy.
Had the people voted on senator as
they did governor. their business would
not have been delayed. The legislature
would have set at once about legislating.
The issues pronounced upon In November
would now be under consideration. There
might have been, probably would have
5een, a muster of politicians at Albany,
but not in the present numbers. nor with
the power for mischief they now possess.
The argument in this business Is all
with Mr.. Borah and his friends and
they are handling it well. but the. AL
hany situation is even more convincing
than the spoken word And that situation
should assist the Idaho senator IN the
fight he is making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Bryan and Sheehan.

Mr.. Bryan refuses to declare for Mr.
Sheehan. Tit for tat.
At Chicago in 1896 Mr. Bryan was
regularly nominated for President
The majority spoke in proper form
and MIR. Bryan held that lie was en-
titled to every democratic vote in the
country. How else could party disci-
pline be maintained? If men could
repudiate the work of an organization
to which they professed allegiance
there would be an end of things.
Nevertheless. Mr.. Sheehan and his
New York friends repudiated the Chi
cago nomination. They took upon
themselves to say that Mr.. Bryan was
not a democrat, but a populst, and
that his nomination had been dictated
by interests other than those of the
democracy. In 1900 they took similar
ground, and again refused to support
regular party action. And not unlike
ly they did the same thing in 1908.
Now it is Mr.. Sheehans turn to de
mand support on the claim that party
action regularly taken is binding. His
nomination for senator is in approved
form. He is undoubtedly the choice of
the very large majority of the demo-
cratic members of the New York legis-
iature. who for several weeks past
have been voting for him.
But there are democratic members who
are standing out against him he stood
out against Mr.. Bryan three times. They
hold that he does not represent the de-
mocracy, but certain money interests.
of New York, and that for that reason
they are not bound by the action of the
caucus which nominated him. They in
sist that he must give way to another,
whose democracy is above suspicion.
Evidently Mr.. Bryan agrees with the
anti-Sheehanites. He is against the in
terests.' and insists that they should not
be permitted to name the senator He
advises the members of the legislature
to vote according to Che wishes of their
constituents. Which, in the circum-
stances. is in effect to say, THE caucus
nomination be bowed"
A very amusing situation. The bolter
of 1896, 1900 and 1908 In the role now of
champion of party regularity and the
binding character of party action. The
champion of party regularity i'm 1896,
1900 and 1908 now. in effect, an abetter
Of boilers. Mr.. Bryan lost. The Sheehan-
ties in New York and elsewhere were too
much for him. Will Mr.. Sheehan lose?
VIII the revolt. against him. encouraged
by Mr.. Bryan, force him out of the fight?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
A Central Power Plant,

Secretary MacVeagh urges that provi-
sion be made at this session of Congress
for the erection Of central power plant
for the group Of government buildings to
occupy the western section of the Mall
Avenue triangle recently condemned for
this purpose. This IS an cminently COM
mendabie proposition. 1t is highly unde-
ssraole to combine factory chimney
with costly public edifce. A horrible
example OF this sort of commercial ar
chitecture is afforded III the case of the
power plant that has within few years
been erected in the courtyard of the old
post office department at the corner of
It'll and T. streets now used by burea us
OF the Department of the Interior. This
white marble structure, of classic design,
- regarded by some critics as among the
architectural attractions o. Washington
though dwarfed by the more impressive
patent office building opposite and
shamefully crowded upon an inadequate
site Now from its midst rises a tall
brick stack. belching smoke at intervals
TO prove the superiority of the govern
ment to its own mandate against the
emission of dense products of conbus-
tor. Secretary MacVeagh's suggestion
will obviate this difficulty IN the case of
the three buildings that are to front upon
the White Lot. 1t will, to be sure. add
to fhe commercial aspect Of the grounds
south OF the Monument, where Ii is pro-
posed 10 locate the power plant near the
engraving bureau. But inaSmuch as tina.
space Is already devoted to a mechanical
establishment, it is better thus TO as
senble the less picturesque elements than
to scatter them. 1t is to be honed thu r
The recommendation will be adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
l3ifYicult questions of physical or psyche

dificult questions of physical or psyche
logical fact be substituted the states own
agencies. representing only the require
ments of justice and in no wise depend
ent for compensation upon the character
of their testimony.
The insanity plea is now so common
that it has passed into a byword. Nu-
merous notorious cases have turned upon
it, to the distress of those who hold to
closer Interpretation Of the law OF per-
sonal responsibility than that which pre-
walls in many quarters at present. Trials
have been greatly prolonged by the add
ing of witness to witness, the long cross
examinations. the infinite dissections of
terms and conditions, and to no surer
end of administering exact justice than
by a speedier process. The harm that
is done to the public welfare by these
unduly extended hearings, with the con-
sequence Of congested calendars, is not
to be estimated.
u may be that for ordinary purposes
of securing the confinement OF person
who is insane. and for whose own benefit
commitment is desirable the jury method
is not only trustworthy, but necessary.
1t interposes a safeguard against secret
commitments, tHat were once and III
some Jurisdictions still are practiccd u
the shocking injury of individuals. Wheth-
CT jury is always competent to under
stand and untanglc the scientific and
legal snarl of the average expert witness
trial in case in which insanity is the
plea is another question. Yet the fact
that i'll this New York case tie jury de-
ciared the accused man sane, and there
fore fit to be tried for the offenses
charged against MIN. may be reassurins
10 those who fear ira, this plea IS run
ming away with justice in America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
PUBLIC
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You Cannot Afford to Miss
Reading This.

We believe it is our duty to inform,
the public that the majority Of fatal
cases OF pneumonia are caused by the
patient taking for a cold some So
called cough cure which depends upon
poisonous drugs for its effect.
These drugs deaden the nerves and
stop secretion along the breathing
tract-that causes pneumonia.
Father Johns Medicine cures colds
and throat and lung troubles without
poisonous drugs. 1t is not a patent
medicine. nor cough syrup. but body
builder-an eminent specialist pre-
scribed it for the late Rev. FIR. John
O'Brien of Lowell, Mass, fifty years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Deaths in the Streets.
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The perils of the cruel city are aug
menting, and not by dynamite alone.
Secretary Cornell of the National High
ways Protective Society has gathered
from the coroner's Office the fact that of
2lS persons killed in Manhattan last year
by vehicles-almost double the number
Of all ages killed in 10000 were children
under fourteen years old, as compared
with 81 children killed during the first
year of the decade preceding 1910 The
population of Manhattan has not doubled
and trebled in ten years. but the dangers
in the streets have doubled and trebled,
az these figures show. More than twice
as many children We're killed by wagons
and twenty-five times as many We're
killed last year by automobiles as in 1900.
OF course. not many OF these newfan-
sled vehicles We're driven through the
streets a decade ago, when only one child
was killed in this borough. But the
figures are significant to those who are
parents and teachers and to the munich
pal authorities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Our Strange Disasters.
From the Chicago Post.

From TIE Chicago Post.
How extraordinary are our American
disasters. New York alone has had a
series OF picturesque accidents that IS
most remarkable. The great fire in the
Hoboken docks when mighty steamships
drifted up and down stream ablaze from
stem to stern: the dreadful Slocum hoio-
caust and. more recently. the destructive
explosion in the New York Central powe,
house all have been unlike anything with
which European cities are familiar. Now
the blowing up of a scow OF dynamite
kills score of people and shakes the
skyscrapers of Manhattan OH their earth
MERGING foundations. There is panic and
confusion through miles of city streets
The damage is put at almost a million
dollars In dramatic strangeness the hap.
penings in our cities stand alone. Only
the Incredible Battle of Stepney' which
London recently offered can be compared
20 them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
The Irrepressible Ego.

How. are YOU getting on with Your
new motor ear?
"Oh, I'm all right. replied Mr.. ChuG-
gins. But Id feel a lot more comfort
able if the streets We're not SO full OF
careless or ineXperienced pedestrians.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
and chaffed by observers when their eS
aggerations are exposed.

The rumor that Senator JeH Davis
called certain residents of Arkansas hill
billies' sounds like the GROWING enoft OF
a series of reports calculated TO aHroht
his sensitive constituency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Too Much Sameness.

THAT fellow is merely sowing his wild
oats said the apologize friend.
Maybe. replied Farmer Corntossel:
''but when YOU get to sowing wild oats
you seem to lose sight of the value of
rotating your crops
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

G.-ln order 10 avoid delays on account OF
rer.nnsl absence letters to THE STAR shoulc
rot 10 addressed to any individual connected
with the Office but simply TO THE STAR, or 10
the Editorial or Business Department, according
10 tenor or purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
SHOOTING STARS.
EY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
The Contradictory Spirit.

Il have always worked ten or fifteen
hours a day." said the boastful man.
well" replied the nerverse philoso-
.pher. 1T must be remarkably easy work
or YOU couldn't do so much of 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

A Philadelphia millionaire has been
made q member of the police force, in
recognition of his contributions to the
police pension fund. He is one member
of the force who will be forever above
suspicion.