The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-10-02
THE SAYINGS Of PENDENNIs
BY Pendennis.

The world is full of good people. The
pessimist never gets acquainted with them;
if he did they would cure him of the
glooms.
Let the other fellow do the knocking,
and when you have listened to the noise
of the wall you will be. glad you did not
make an exhibition of your hammer.
Here's nice point to determine. An
swer in all cases to be fully prepaid. A
plain simple answer for this question is all
we wish; does fishing make man liar.
or do only liars fish. ?''-Lakefeld Stand
ard.
Leave it to the after effects of the ''bait.''
The Governor of Missouri has designat-
ed November 10, as Purity Sunday. They
have been sorely tried down in Missouri
this past summer and undoubtedly feel the
need of moral stimulants.
recent news item states that Chicago
girl found it easy to live on fifty cents
week. That is less than three cents meal.
You cannot buy even the thinest kind of
angel food at that price. Another hot
weather story shattered.
The new government in China has had
its first experience in real governmental
life, for it has been asked to pay indemni-
ties and make an apology. Japan makes
the demand.
The United States government prints
magazine called the Agricultural Outlook.
The first issue is now in circulation.
Wonder if the new magazine will be able
to continue without soliciting advertise
ments. If it does, let the public know the
secret.
Thousands of mourners passed the bier
of Big Tim Sullivan and gazed into his
coffin. Many tear was shed and those
who came in shabby coats. knew they had
lost friend. Peace be to his ashes. He
made the burdens of many easier to bear
and always helped those who most needed
aid. Criticism of his life are unjust, for he
lived according to his own standard of liv-
ing and was true his ideal. Among the
virtues exempli6ed by moralists is charity
and of that virtue it is written ''The great
est of these is Charity
Examining my class in spelling showed
the fexibility of our wonderful language.
One good thing about teaching spelling is
that the class can usually find several ways
| to spell the hard words and that makes the
lesson interesting. You just do not know
how they are going to attempt to reform
the language until you look at their states.
Some of my scholars are sure the English
language is mis-spelled and the teacher
agrees with them.
Kansas is going to teach the country
store keeper how to do business. The
State Agricultural College is going to take
up the work and try to make modern up-to-
date merchants out of the village business
men. This is one way to keep the home
people from patronizing mail order houses.
But then there is such thing as over
doing a good idea and they make the
general store" citifed emporium. The
old customers would not feel to home if
the reformers overdo the thing. The ''gen-
eral store is time honored rural institu-
| ton and let us hope that with all its faults
it will not be reformed into an en-
porium.
The doctor is the final arbiter of our
hopes and fears, and the time comes in
every mans life when he realizes the fact.
The invention of ''jinx'' gives people an
| excellent chance to shift the blame for
their own delinquencies upon his should
ers.
Eminent specialists say that a gloomy
disposition causes appendicitis. Now as
matter of truth is not the disease response
BILE for the mental depression. People that
have good health do not worry.
The working class in England according
to recent reports, spent one dollar more
week for necessities this year than they
did last season. The calamity howlers