The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-08-14
The SAYINGS OF PENDENNIS
By Pendennis

fiancee OF recent seance says Of
spiritual marriage that, it is not to
be judged by earthly unions Let
us hope that the spirits have found
way to tie the Gordon knot SO Sc
curely that it will not get loose.
The usual method of making the
hitch sometimes produced a false
knot, that would not stay fastened.
Let us not be too hasty to condemn
the spiritual wedding" Quite a
few people have died since the mar.
rage ceremony was inaugurated.
we are never sure we are right,
we merely think we are. and being
more orless egotistical, are willing to
impose our bumptiousness on other
people.
Most of our wisdom is an expert
ment with truth.
Henry Berstien, the French
playwright, undertook to start a lit
tie trust all of his own. M. Ber-
stien secured control of a theater
and attempted to use the playhouse
for the exclusive staging of his own
plays.
The Society of Dramatic Authors,
OF which M. Berstien is member,
refused to be left out in the cold,
and busted his little trust. They
imposed as penalty that only one
play of the ambitious monopolist
would be permitted to be staged
year. The Society of Dramatic
Authors should have left the am
bilious playwright have his little
trust. The public would have soon
tired of being amused with the
plays Of one author. M. Berstlen
would then have a trust indeed;
playwright, playhouse, and himself
the audience.
The House committee on naval
affairs are very conscientious in per-
forming their duties. They went
down in submarines off Newport.
Rhode Island, and inspected the
entire submarine fleet. Now let
the committee on army affairs 90
up IN the flying machines.
The late John Fiske, the eminent
American historian, delivered lee
ture which was widely quoted by
political writer's decade ago. The
lecture was entitled, The Ultimate
Result and dealt with the future
expansion of the Federal forms of
government. Mr.. Fiske, at the
time he delivered his famous lee
ture, was considered the foremost
American historian. and since his
death political writer's and students
have come to recognize the truth of
many Of the prophetic principles
expounded by the historian. Mr..
Fisk stated that the ultimate result
of political endeavor on this CONT
nent would be the federation of the
different governments into one Fed
eral Union. Recent events denote
strong tendency in that, direction.
The political affairs Of Central
America have been viewed by the
state department. of the United
States as part of the usual routine
of that department for several
years. This country is to be held
in the future, by the European
powers, responsible for the treat
ment of foreigners in Mexico.
James Davenport Whelpley, in his
article in the August Century Maya
zine, entitled, If Canada Were to
Annex the United States" gives
many reasons for a political union
between this country and Canada,
and leaves the impression that the
future will force such union. The
Nicaraguan Treaty will give the
United States practical control of
that country. THE opening of the
Panama canal will place this coun-
try IN position of suzeranity over
all Central America. Thus it will
be seen that if developments in
Mexico force the United States to
armed Intervention and occupation
of that country, Old GLORY will be
supreme from Darien to the Column
bia. Then if Canada enters the
Union, and there are over half a