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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13


and e s % p Gan s s ' k say R c:sn
separates scum
THE of dairy farm advises sacrifice his bune
the natural having sacrificed his
anniversary Words paper
published by the Federal
ed our table LISA work of art
TITS real pleasure spend a quiet hour occasionally
Christian Science Monitor contains that clean and whole
and solid that the habit of turning friend
Dr. BSss his Anatomy of sleep recommends the following
comfortably pillow exactly occupies angle line
the head the shoulders should form and slightly
sbly through Having respiration lungs
person depict
self that he sees the breath passing from his nors in continuous
from all other IDEAS and depart and he sleeps
only the hours that serene"
dial in one Of southern states There ness and harmony
the most classical Il count only the hours that serene" What
dial plate the sky presents only it's
progress marked by what joyous and all that happy sinks
of time but by its benefits watch only SMILES
things letting magl-
aons UNDECIDED forgoten How different from the
self tormenting
SOCIETY," philanthropy
sympathy apathy alto
peoples OF the earhand ghened the yoke slavery Yet
ors domestic foreign slavery the oces
relate those be met with the police
OF find
slavery anything the horror
slaves OF today? Take metropolitan
number will allow it to the the
Chinese pald cheek
WHOSE relates the different hue will
indignant denunaons and ALL
fendsh brutality
Christian lands
Lured from their homes pful brutality
dragged down from their PEDESTAL of womanhood
bodies sold the highest bidder like
bleeding dishonored ashamed
toosoo mpore who
the sacred light the fires hell the
into which the trembling who
happiness
In America societies plenty still there
for the
which
the boy from his the We
Societies. which the gabond he
silent, him
ed todie America abounds
the heahen whom has sufficiently clothed
that tropical haunts his naked mthe favored
heahen at whom charity takes long de stepping
the sufferer whom the
its deathy brand Yes societies plenty
protect and them the fends
who traffic feminine virtue; which will offer the
afforded insult
ed nOb this
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13
An Appreciation

- KNOWN throughout
" eaiea husy because it ushers HOLIDAYS and tho h
amount OF days Iyou wish be benefactor to con b, M
tnelr daily grnd-hat what February does therefore
IS designated as convics We in the Minnesota Pr; 49,
thankful for February of the majority
pen THIS appreciation of February because of ~
men 1hat came TO us in that month "
! On Lincoln's birthday we asson,h,o, ;..,,
~ Wa" IN store for in the presence of two real women who Wv -
pay anu sing Tor u.s. didn't the name Of tho ,oa 80 ~
ou na' oon matter much Icing caught the mnsc Ms Ti
- no she sang heartthrob that grown old in manv
scrap book One number was that made u sit ~ a ~
'anes n'comb Reys, kissing Rod" We have hood :. a ~
eu paomsts but as Mrs Tton sent j. f ~
sent 1t into hearts, crtics-are the host th 49, sue
nave seen nearly everything was to be seen We kn A
,uh 49, nc unreal ana are not prone to magnify commonplace
we wax enthusiastic anything is nut on in chanel
may feel assured that the real delivered voice the
many man when say the singing Tton put courage
ana cneer into heart put it, "She loft rbnd ~
glory of doing it," ~ 's ' LUZ tue
No complete Riy kissing the Rod
be glad" ~ away 'f 'is ana just
The Rod
heart of mine we shouldnt
Worry SO,
What missed of calm we coudn,t
Have you know.
What we've met of stormy pain
And of sorrows driving rain
We can better again.
fit blow!
/ We have erred in that dark hour
We have known,
When fell with the shower
Were shine and shadow blent
AS the gracious Master meant?
Let temper content
With his
For, know not every morrow
Can be
So forgetting sorrow
We have had
Let away our fears
And put by foolish tears
And through all the coming years,
just be glad.-James Whitcomb Riley.
On Washngon birthday favored by hearing members of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13
TO INMATES.

INMATES
of
comply
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13

weeks ago said pleasant word regarding that dandy little
paper Good Words published pentenlary
nta Georgia AT that time had items Good
Wods but only them
cle In two wish therefore
DEGRADATION III column last week belongs Good Words
greet that such thing
Good Words" mus pardon me-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13

What has become of the old fash
Toned woman who met the stranger
after service and asked him: How
do you like our Pastor?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13
After S. Kiser

After Sc. Kiser
This is a pretty bum place
A pretty bum place, 1 say,
Were running pretty rotten race
In rotten sort of way.
If the skies be dark or blue,
Sunshiny. or drizzling with rain.
This is pretty bum place for you
To sit around and complain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13

On Washlngtons birthday
Tue onubert Musical Club Paula
LIE program OF the finest time Officers
wen as prisoners loud their singing and the music
Inc Little Irish Grip made hit seems though
Tue little girl who boast Irish carried
noe ana we imagined listening the
ooeen with Irish smiling violin
was certainly an artist for she forced
Inc second singer the house with her pleasing
ner magnlhcan voice. She all,
OF humor that brought her
Storm and Sunshine Were prose poet might
tell you that while she singing
ofn IN all reality and she the
coud smell the fragrance of things
the piano was willing worker
singers when manifestation of beau
ty, February brought
10 mind the be able
OF humanty reveal the hidden things song reading pe of
living thing therein behind
1t that the singing reading things draw men
little closer the grandest
The finest and rande minisaon sympathy and
wards those who down low Such
to US February they melody doubt
have been praised by folks times
be with
columns of The Mirror. We thank you
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13


dispeng prejudice which
wilb n library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13

Take from Steve baby kicks stray
dog doesn't think the living the
hash
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-13
CHURCH NOTICE


Catholic alternate Sunday c. Benson Rev
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
Daddy sBedtir1le
~ Now. Where
I0f0TV Did Jim Get the
Whoopins Coush9

Tabby amusing himself max
n ing Tabby play with piece Of twine
jumped
afraid catching
your
sdon'tc catch illnesses fromc Evelyn said
There Is Germaines case she
is a with
the children In
kind OF cough and when
she o couple Of weeks
outdoors and hard FOL
dolls and had parties
she tired of lonely
which be given milk out Of
would have much
1t kept them
azng 1t down her
school with cheerful face
first day telling her little school
q
quietly under the kitchen he
grandmother explained this BY
Gernaine.
school Jim still stayed under the
did notice
like
coughP grandmother
medicine
whooping
times
Jim caught this whoopng cough from Germane"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

become public danger, and If we at.
tribute 1t to some nervous or mental
disease affecting the Judgment, some
of these suffragists would seem to fall
under that head
The medical paper believes that con
f1nement in a criminal asylum on such
charge would be far better than in a
comman jail with ordinary criminals.
Asylum authorities, it says, are &C.
customed to treat the most severe
forms of sitophobia, and could manage
a hunger strike far better than Jail Of.
ficers. The Journal thinks that the
condition is getting serious enough to
make the suggestion Of such a remedy
a timely one, and it believes such a
plan could be adopted with the evi.
dence afforded without an undue strain
even on the British laws. Woman
suffrage" it is added, may be a
worthy cause; If so it will ultimately
prevail, but the means now used In
Great Britain are not helping it much"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
STAY IN IOWA.

HI. Vail, formerly connected with
a paper at Cantril, has been writing
some letters to that paper from Cali
fornia in which he advises Iowans to-
think we'll before leaving the Iowa
farm. In one of his letters in which
he says he would rather own farm
in the corn belt of Iowa than an orange
grove In California, Mr. Vail presents
AtAle' following picture Of present condi-
lions in that state:
"a ride through the orange, lemon
and pomelo districts presents de-
tvastated spectacle. Literally millions
of dollars worth of fruit lies rotting on
the ground. Thousands and tens Of
thousands of orange and lemon acres
recently laden with practically $780,
100000 worth of fruit, their dark green
foliage presenting a most luxurious
aspect, are crowned with blackened
leaves and frozen branches that must
be cut away to make room for new
growth 1t is truly a sad, sad spec
tacle. Nor will the loss of this years
crop cover the total damage. Millions
Of branches that ought now to,be white
in orange and lemon bloom are blasted
and dead, so that the crop of next year
is already sadly discounted have
autoed more than 200 miles through
this desolate citrus belt, have visited
many orchards valued at $4,000 to
$1,000 an acre, and ] tell you truly, I
felt that l would much rather own a
farm in the corn belt of good old Iowa.
God cless her! Forty-nine years ago
next April settled in Iowa and no
such calamity ever cast its black pail
on her fair acres. There was always
enough and to spare, and SO insist
that my previous diagnosis must still
stand, namely: this country is a para
disc for rich people and lazy people,
those who have side stepped a bit
from the rush of business, but while
your blood is rich and red, your limbs
strong, and brain clear the rich agri-
cultural country of the mighty Mis-
sissippi valley remains priceless
heritage for the young, brave and
strong."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
Sidewalk Sketches
By Howard L. Ram
THE HIGH SCHOOL.

The high school is a large brick
building where young men and women
are taught everything except spelling
and the location Of the Panama canal.
1t is costly edifice, and is usually
built with the aid of double barreled
tax which causes the perspiration to
stand out on the brow of the body
polite.
High schools are established for the
purpose of Introducing ambitious stu
dents to a collection of languages
which are never used in ordinary con-
versation. BY the time student is
able to talk f1uently on his fingers
in the original Greek, Hebrew and
Sanskrit, he is fitted to do every.
thing except keep books in his
fathers store or adjust corn planter
so that it won't skip over nine hills
at one leap.
The most effective hold which the
high school has nowadays is higher
mathematics, which is drilled into
the sweet girl graduate as thor
oughly as possible. This is an ex.
cellent thing, for when the girl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

graduate gets married she will have
fully as much use for geometry and
trigonometry as blind man for a
reading glass. There are thousands
'of high school graduates who can
parse right angle triangle with their
eyes shut, but who don't know whether
Aaron Burr was the second husband of
Pocahontas or trademark for new
brand of sleeveless underwear.
The high school is presided over
by fifteen or twenty teachers who
take the plastic mind Of youth and
fill it full Of decimal fractions, Ger
man yowels, Shakespearean sonnets
and other gray matter, which come
in very handy when the graduate
begins to learn the grocery business
The high school also teaches style
OF angular penmanship which the
addressee has to stand on his head
to read.
High schools are q great blessing,
but they would be more popular II
they spent less time on botany and
biology and more on single entry
bookkeeping.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

his goods at more advantageous prices
if they lower the tariff, and for this
reason he refuses at present to accept
any orders from United States custom
ers for spring delivery, unless the Gus
toner is agreeable to pay him higher
price-say 20 to 80 pfennigs per dozen
more-if they reduce the tariff.
"The present tariff on mems and
women's cotton hose?" the Inter Ocean
goes on the explain, lis on sliding
scale, running from 70 cents dozen
and Is per cent if valued at not more
than 81 per dozen, up to 81 dozen
and Is per cent if valued at not less
than SO nor more than IS per dozen.
If the value is over SIS the tariff is IS
per cent of the value.
Assuming that the manufacturers
selling price is 81, 81, SO, 81, IS, or Sc
per dozen, the present tariff figures out
IS cents, s1.20, $1.65, $3.50, $2.75 and
$3.50 for these respective values.
Theoretically the Woodrow Wilson
tariff is supposed to give Americans
cheaper stockings. 1t reduces the
tariff to 40 per cent if the value is not
more than 20 cents dozen, and to so
pei CSIt IL ulSucl Illclll ~ SCALo ..
"On hose sold by the maker at 81,
81, SO, 81, IS, or Sc per dozen the new
tariff will be so cents, $1.50, So, $3.50,
and So. But is the American wearer
going to save the difference?
Not if the German maker knows it
she isn't. The German maker ad-
vances his prices and is so sure of his
ground that he refuses orders for
spring delivery except at these ad-
vanced prices.
why does the German maker ad-
vance his prices? He knows that be-
cause the tariff is to be reduced he can
get more and still compete with the
American maker. He also probably
calculates that the lower tariff will put
some American hosiery mills out of
business, thus reducing the supply.
Whats the answer for the average
American woman who wears stockings
that cost at retail from 25 cents to 81
per pair? She will pay just about the
same prices for the same stockings
that she is paying now.
And if she stops to think about it
she may have the unpleasant sensa-
ton of rejecting that certain number
of other American women have been
deprived of work and wages by the
closing of American stocking mills to
make tariff reform holiday"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
CLEANUP TIME HERE.

The present week should witness
the beginning of the annual spring
cleaning up. There should be a thor
ough removal of the rubbish, refuse
and debris which collected during the
winter months. The weather. this
spring has been SO cold that little, II
any, harm has been. done by the &C.
cumulations Of rubbish In cellars and
yards. But there will be danger OF
epidemics unless all this material Is
removed before the warm weather
causes it to decompose and become a
breeding place for disease germs.
Des Moines has set day for gen
eral cleaning up and the mayor ana
the health department are asking the
earnest cooperation of the citizens 10
the end that the work may be thor
oughly done. DR.. H. L. Sayler, head OF
the Des Moines health department,
has given out a preliminary notice
showing the need of general clean
ing up.
Disease germs thrive in dirt and
filth" says Dr. H. l.. Sayler. Filth
favors the life of insects and rodents,
which harbor disease and carry it to
man. Cleanup day is a campaign
against these dangerous and annoying
pests.
Prepare now to get rid of all of the
debris of whatever nature on your
premises. Burn all of the rubbish pos
sible. Do not threw it on the streets.
alleys or vacant lots or pile it up In
your back yards to be blown about by
the first wind or to lie there to decay
to breed germs and flies and give off
foul odors," is the advice of the health
officer.
Rake up all the old tin cans, bot
ties and rubbish and have 1t hauled
away. Empty tin cans almost always
contain something to decay; they are
also obnoxious because they catch
rain water and form breeding places
for mosquitoes. Clean your cellars
and fumigate them to kill the
mosquitoes which have been hibernat-
ing there. Every mosquito destroyed
now will reduce them on your
premises next summer by the thou
sands" u
The private citizen need not wait
until his attention is called to this
mater. by the city government. The
bulk of the work must be done by
the citizens. After the citizen has
cleaned up his yard to the alley line
the city may be relied upon to do its
part.
Ottumwans should take advantage
of this pleasant weather we are en-
joying at present to begin this i'm
portant task.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
MAY TACK ON DUTY.

There is a provision in the dem.
ocratic tariff bill which may have
an important effect upon import.
atoms into the United States. This
is what is known as ''the dumping
clause"
It provides that if the export OF
actual selling price of an article to an
importer in the United States Is less
than the home price there shall be
imposed an extra equivalent duty not
to exceed Is per cent ad valorem.-
Chicago Tribune.
/ How can the democrats construe
that to be a move in favor Of the
ultimate consumer?''
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Mayor Leeny's public writings con-
tinue to exhibit the fowery literary
style that was so marked during the
recent campaign. But aside from the
merit of the latest proclamation as a
literary production, the suggestion
made therein that the people join in
observing April 81 as cleanup" day is
a good one and the citizens should give
hearty cooperation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
STOCKINGS AND THE TARIFF.

The Chicago Inter Ocean quotes the
following extract from letter dated
March 6, 1913, to leading dry goods
house in Chicago, from it's representa-.
tive in Germany, on prices of hosiery
and the effect thereon of the impend-
ing woodrow Wilson tariff:
These prices are, however, not to be
understood for next seasons business.
For next seasons business prices will
probably be a little HIGHER, provided
your government reduces the tariff
schletter feels confident he can sell
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

The Sioux City Journal points out
that If Zelie Emerson, the American
girl who was jailed in London for aid.
ing the suffragettes, really wants to
vote she can do so by coming back to
the United States and taking up resi-.
dence in any one of the nine states
that now grant unlimited suffrage to
women
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17

Los angeles has discontinued the
publication of the Municipal News, a
weekly paper published by the city
The paper cost the people $4,000 in
thirty-two weeks time without bring.
ing in any revenue whatever Theoret.
ically most everyone can run news.
paper but in practice it is found that
brains and experience, as well as
money, are required.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-04-17
MEDIcALvIEW OF sUFFRAGETTEs

MEDICALVIEW OF SUFFRAGETTEs
The difficulties encountered by Brit.
ish authorities in the management OF
militant suffragettes, suggests to the
Journal of the American Medical asso.
citation solution to the problem by
declaring insane the rank offenders in
the destruction of property and other
outrages. ''If,' says the Journal, I'VE
define insanity as a condition in which
the subject is SO mentally out of, har.
mony with the general environment as
to be unable to control conduct and to
Evening star., 1913-12-14

ture, and would not be SO interesting as you
seem to think"
They looked at him doubtfu1ly, and
Moore burst out, "Hany hold time a family
picture don't interest US is when there hare
no more families, eh, Boys?"
"Sure thing cried Turnbull.
@Me tool" said Harvey. There is no
chance for you to escape, old man; SO come
across and show US the new affinity"
"The Lord bless you!" growled King.
"Show her to us, and we will give you an
honest opinion, not tempered by any friend
ship, as to whether she IS worthy of our Beau
Brummell.
Paterson hesitated moment, and
strange look came into his eyes "Well,
Boys, come over here, and all stand on one
side of this table, SO you may all see at once,
and I'll show you the picture"
They silently obeyed, and when they were
ranged along the table on each side of him
Paterson drew the photograph from the en-
velop, and they saw fair-faced woman of
perhaps twenty-eight seated in large chair
Kneeling at her feet was three-year-old
cherub, her hands clasped in prayer. Writ
ten on the lower part of the photograph
were these words:
BABY'S NIGHTLY PRAYER
Please, bod, take dood of our papa,
and send him home to me soon!'
Evening star., 1913-12-14
Winner of IS Prize
PATERSON'S SWEETHEART
y Frank p. White of Detroit

THE bus pulled up in front of the Good
: lander in Fort Scott, and several of the
boys who had run in to spend Sunday ahght-
ed There were loud greetings between
the newcomers and some of the fellows al
ready there. They lined up along the coun-
ter and as they registered each was handed
his mail.
Paterson got several letters and one pho
tograph envelop. He walked into an OBJ
scure corner of the room and, opening this
envelop first, was seen to kiss the photo
"Oh, Hi s'y! AIRY, old chap, who is the new
one? Let us see it too said Billy Moore.
the bunch. "Don't be stingy. We all like
to look at beauties, and we are willing to
take your taste for granted, seeing that you
have already tasted it..
Paterson got up, his face flushed, and
resolutely put the photo behind him. mo,
Boys" said he. THAT is just family pic