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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
The Call OF The Cross

When we have nothing sensible to say drop into a
philosophical ven but the droning ptudes
hidden today This Good Friday and keep
thoughts from the worlds greatest ragedy-the crucxon of
the Prince of Peace There days throughout the
entire in which allow thoughts drift into cleaner
channels.One day it's the call of the cross
day peek through the cracks into barn. at
Baby in the straw Today is the day when might bring
torn soul to the foot of and receive balm healing by
taking the word of He whom everything Nineteen
have dared question right to tell bunde
ing world that God Is Love-" And among the bundle
characteristics found in the makeup any member of the
motley in this prison. that prompts into believing today
just believed in long day-the story of He who
from their sins. may be without home,
without country, without the friendship stray dog
have his tent pitched beneath alien yet the
brightest bead his of recoecons is memory
the time he kne and listened to his mother telling how Christ
allowed His blood to be split order of
Hagar might not be without friend You agonzed
story of the when mother told it you she had
of starting in with the everlasting mercy Christ and
ending with the eternal love of God-A the disuson
world could rob of the faith born of mother
mother ranks next to Christ Somehow like think
there being God of somehow feel that there
-somewhere-the white soul of a kneels before
crucx and looking up the face of tortured Jew speaks
word in behalf Yes, thank God there always
gentle soul fall her knees mercy
mans memoryA that he might be less sorrowfu and
have cast loose that which holds his soul in thrall.
The cynic badge only the outside of all
Under the back sophscaon and it's preences
a heart ready to hear The Call of The Cross
With Pendenns we enter protest against the "gire'
fiction of today 1t radical of mush yet again
find in it some gem that lifts mortal into joyand
Here something exceptionally good found in Empty
Pockets" by Rupert Hughes in Red Book
Marya am all the time deamink. Your father says [
oafer but want it all people should be happy and
have DER vsh and make always laughnk Sometimes ink
dunt how somebody gets happiness Ghost they got
and more everybody in de world you Marya
should get happiness"
BY the looks of the furniture annexed
by proposing Leap Year. venture if they had
other chance they would take better look before the leap
Relative to that French Scientist who has new idea on
show avoid gems don't you think he live longer in
the hearts of his counymen he tell to avoid
Germans?
love guy whose conversation is monosylabic- of
us say things when we have nothing to say.
In our last issue stated that Swaknmund a port
at the mouth the Swokop ver- should be port CALL
N. Y Globe.
All! We worried that for days. we are clad
light has been thrown the subject and thank YOU
very much for not making it breakfast food
Some when they enter house, bring the sunshine
with them and all therein draw their her to hear
what she has say Other enter bring much
gloom that all therein go she hung crepe on
the door. Are crepe hanger?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
Filling Space
By A.. NOBODY
BY A. NOBODY

Iel us we men who have fallen
Is the lure OF the best still calling?
hat are Dreams We whom the world has seemingly
fOrsOOk?
Is the spark OF a better self burning
Or do you, the greater truth spurning,
Claim that in making the vessel the hand of the Potter
shook?
Tell us We who have stumbled
Is the heart in your bosom yet humbled?
What of your iron purpose, is it soened with tear9
How goes the plans that you have planned
When dark stress cOmes you unnamed,
Or do you face tomorrow with calmness void of fear?
Tell us We who have drifted,
Who found scarce hand to you lifted
10 help from gutter when you almost beat,
Does the Master eye, beholding,
Set your name in His book, golden
Or write it down eternally in records of defeat?
Listen, lads, the Master Mouder
In His wisdom is much older
You know the tortured words from Him, They know
not what they do"
And yOu-if you don't care to care
Remember, there is one long prayer
Sent heavenward by someone, for the Hagar tribe'-
and YOU.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
Flashlights
BY Beau Esprita
By Beau Esprita

Soiloquy Passion
1T is good to work when the sun is bright,
And the tang Of springs in the air;
It is good to live in the brilliant light
Of beauty painfu-fair.
But oh! The mockery, and the jest,
Of one who lives in the hope
Of light that is beyond his quest,
Who for eer in the dark must grope"
ut is walk in the gathering dusk
Of the mellow even-tide,
When Natures children drop their husk
Her barren-ness to hide.
But oh! the bitterness of the years
For those who only stray
Midst the fallen leaves of their hopes, in tears
For the glimmering promise-day"
"And yet perhaps it is also good
To live in hope that dies
To gather the dead leaves cast abroad
And build up paradise;
For the brightest thing in this world of strife
Is hope that breathed land died
And yet springs in a newborn life
When a soul is sorely tried'
To those who would to sorrowing give sway
This song sing;
Tomorrow it may dawn brighter day,
Fresh promise spring"
For those who bear all too heavy
This light shall shine;
There is no victory without loss,
Do not repne."
And if there, too be those in pain who weep,
My heart to them
Some day, somewhere, their falling tears shall leap,
Jeweed, their glory in His diadem.
When two liars meet, most any neghborhood becomes a
poor place for the innocent bystander
doesn't take much arguing convince average young
man that the pen is mightier than the pickaxe.
The of the thirty nine cent graduation dress
upon
Many high school and college COMMENCEMENT ushers in
the finish" of dads bank-rol.
The who builds castles Spain" doesn't have to pay
My cockney friend wants to know who put the ops in
county option?
People who live glass shouldn't take washing
There is moral to this, but will it work?
Write wrte but write the right kind of DOPE says the
editor. That is all right but of right
Ye scribe shy right smart piece of his right hand and when
he tries to write right right with his right hand he gets
and if he tries write right right with his left hand
what left of right when he gets done writing
nothing make right What he know how to
write what is left of right after writing right his left
hand with what left of his right hand and get right?
No wonder the tired business man" is tired considering
the load of bread shows he has shoulder the responsibility
Smile On, Fair Linotype, Smile On!
being An Author And Being The Goat)
Backward and forward the pendulum swings;
For the helpless novests, joke-smith, and poe"
Has to stand in the way of a number of things;
The hgh-brows, the lowbrows, the middngs and you
Have little lead noseg to fling at the scribe
But there's this much of cheer for the nksngng crew.
Knocking the knocker is pie for tribe
Sinners Prayer
Teach me, Lord! to suffer Thy just guidance
Teach me to
Thy ways, and humby at Thy feet
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

Theory pompously riding in
a six cylinder car usually gives
the right of way to Experience and
old Dobbin when they meet on
life's highway.
A business proposition" is al
ways the artistic wrapping the
swindling promoter gives his gold
brick"
We once heard a man play
upon a cigar box fiddle" which had
only one string over which he pas
sed bow of resined threads secur-
ing thereby melodiously sweet and
vibrant tones equaling those of a
costly violin, a cause for wonder
ment and the drawing of parallel.
The ability IF some men to Sc
cure the uncommon out of the COM
mon is an ever interesting cause ov-
er which to philosophize how one
can will to achieve the best there is
to be had out of any set of circum-
stances or conditions in life. One
can give any two individuals Of
slightly different temperament an
equal chance to accrew benefits from
a given set of circumstances and the
result will show the superiority of
the one over the other: in that one
secures harmony and accord out of
his perplexities, while the other &C
quires only discord and failure out
of his. The one atunes himself to
the possibilities for good in the
most untcward circumstances while
the other atunes himself to the dis
cOrdant.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

Is our beautifully white Dove of
Peace to bring the olive branch to
the European belligerants enmired
in blood and devastation Is it to
finally find the spirit of sanity for
which it futtered ever hopefully
over the battle fields of Europe?
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

THE SAUSAGES THAT GRANDMA
4 USED TO MAKE
n tOurwe
By Beau Espria
u When Algeron courted Tle, aving rantng
Bout the fudge madeo him Wednesday nights II
And he thought she would wed him. he could live
n All their future with promise gimmed bright. u
But about six paydays later, Algernon had
N Rbboned sandwiches and soggy angel cake; Il
u At the feelunch
u For the his grandma to make "
They rich and brown and juicy savory sweet
And the smell of a man II
In lucious swimming,
a Into asking old fol the grandma IA
When Tilie wed him
n And she schemed hear; Ia
Tried
Al Till Algernon and digestion had o *
Loves dream declining
Till last they sadly gather wakes II
And symbolic his yeanng
Rows of sausages like grandma to make II
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

When the Russians banned old
Vodka"
Most every one then thought-ka
1t would not be long at all-ka,
Till they marched into Berlin.
But after all they've fought-ka.
And as much as they have
sought-ka,
Their advance has not yet
brought-ka
Them any nearer to Berlin!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
A Sinners Prayer

Teach me, 0 Lord! to suffer Thy just guidance;
Teach me to meet
Thy ways, and humbly at Thy feet
Give thanks for Thy providence.
Thy mercies, Lord, have heartened me to live
So as to give
A worthier service in Thy recognizance,
Teach me, ask
To do my humble task
Free-hearted, so that when the day is done
From the descending sun
l turn in peace, and in my heart enshrined
Thy spirit find
Ginning with my own.
Help me atone
For my misdeeds through this small cross bear
That l may share
My strength with those who falter by the way,
And cheer them on to the ew-risng day
Where sorrow bides not, humbly,s
Lord, pray.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

Why do some people believe that
gold brick" is the genuine thing
until they discover it is not? This
puzzling question will be open to
discussion unil the year 1898. All
voluntary contributors of solutions
to this popular puzzle will be grant
ed ample time to become bald and
toothless ere solution is expected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

being An Author, And Being The Goat)
Backward and forward the pendulum swings;
For the poor helpless novelists joke-smh, and pote
Has to stand in the way of a number of things;
The high-brows the low brows the mddlngs, and you
Have little lead se-gays to fling at the scribe
But there's this much of cheer for the inksngng crew.
Knocking the knocker is pie for tribe
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08

A business proposition" is al
ways the artistic wrapping tn,
swindling promoter gives his GOLD
brick"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
protect crainst dampness.
MATERIALS AND THEIR CARE.


MATERIALS AND THEIR CARE
The advantage of iron lies In its
strength, durability and power to hold
heat without melting. The three var
ious forms of iron used are cast iron,
wrought iron and steel. The two es-
sentials are that it be kept dry and
that it be kept smooth. Iron that Is
put away for awhile should be pre-
tectsd with parafin. Tin utensils have
the advantage of being light, inexpsn
sive and good conductors of heat. Tin
should not be scratched as this removes
tin and rust follows. Tin storages are
good for cookies find cakes.
If enamel is properly taken care of
when first purchased
Nickle plated ware can be kept In
good condition by washing in soapsuds
and rinsing In boiling water.
This is used mostly for coffee pots,
tea pots, and chafeing dishes.
The advantages of aluminium are
light, well made, easily cleaned, and
excellent conductors of heat. Milk,
rice, sugar, and other easily scorched
foods are safe in aluminium. But you
must be careful and take care of it
well or it will warp out of shape or
! form compounds with food.
Copper, next to silver, is best con-
ductor of heat. It's use in the house
hold is limited because of its expense
and weight, and danger from its use
when not carefully cleaned, and labor
in keeping it in good condition.
Silver is the best conductor of heat,
but its costliness bars it out as a cook
ing utensil.
/ Porcelain, stone ware, and earthen
ware all have clay for foundation,
but differ in appearance and quality.
/ Casseroles are made of pottery because
it is adapted to long slow cooking.
/ Glass is being used more and more in
the kitchen. Glass is of good quality,
and, if handled carefully, durable.
Sopestone is used sometimes for
sinks and cake griddles.
| Wood is very seldom used in an up
to-date kitchen.
Marble is very absorbent in its natur-
al state, but by powerful friction its
pores are filed with fine particles,
rubs off and CLASSY surface is pro-
duced which is non-absorbent. But
this is destroyed by scratches and acids.
Heavy, absorbent brown paper on a
roller, such as is used in meat markets,
/ is a great help in the kitchen. Waxed
paper may also be obtained on roller.
Paper cups, plates, and napkins are
also a welcome help.
/ Wooden skewers and toothpicks are
! of great help in kitchen.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

While some may speak lightly of the
leaps and gowns worn by the college
graduates, calling them intellectual
bath robes" but it is here suggested
that it takes a person of more than
average gumption to be able to wear
the ''cap and gown
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

Mr.. Blackman, who is a student of the
Fort Hays Normal
Mr.. Albert Whisnant and wife are in
for the summer term,
The Fort Hays Normal ANIMALS ar
rived Monday, May "a. Everyone
seems to be pleased with 1.-The
Reveille"
The Senior banquet was served Fri
day noon, May q, in the Industrial
Building. One hundred and fifty plates
were laid.
On Wednesday, May 18th, was held
the annual F. H K n. School Track
Meet between the various classes. This
consisted of both boys and girls work
The prizes were an individual loving
cup, class cup and a cup given for the
relay-race winners.
The Tigers closed the baseball season
with double victory over the Wesley
an Coyotes. The games were played
Friday, May Fl. The games were as
fast as could be expected on a mud dia-
mond. The scores were SIS and 80
Omer and Archer were the Tigers bat
teries in the first game. Unruh anc
Archer in the second game. The Tigers
/ lost one game this season. That was
to the Coyotes on their home grounds
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Normal Notes and Comments.
Garden Calendar.

This is the finest kind of weather for
weeds.
For those who do not know how to
raise good crop Of weeds, the follow
ing directions may be of help:
Have plenty of rainfall so that the
weeds can grow rapidly and so that you
cannot get into the garden to hoe.
Do not do your garden planning and
planting early. If the garden gets too
early start it over-shadows the weeds
and the weeds are dwarfed.
Start out in the early spring with
great enthusiasm and then let it grad
ualIy fizzle out. This is particularly
important.
If these directions are followed one
can feel quite sure of an excellent crop
of weeds.
P.S. Do not hoe your garden the
preceding year. If Eyou made this mis-
take last year, plan farther ahead this
year. Hoeing the weeds this season
will seriously handicap next years crop,
especially if your neighbors do the
same thing.
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Boys and Girls Club Notes.
SEWING CONTEST.


1. (a) The girl, between the ages of
10 and Is inclusive, who shows the best
record in making dress for herself, the
materials to cost not more than 81 90,
wins this contest.
(b) For girls between Ia and Is
years, inclusive, the materials of the
dress must not cost more than SIPS.
Otherwise the contest is the same as
for those between 10 and Ii years of
age.
2. The materials for the dress are all
to be bought and nothing already on
the dress are to be included in the cost.
3. The materials are to be bought
through the usual channels of trade
from sources and at prices that any one
might buy the same goods if they de
sired.
4. Keep q careful record of the cost
of materials, where purchased, and
time occupied in making the dress.
5. Keep a careful record of other
sewing done during this spring and
summer, and especially of that which
prepared you for making the dress
(Other things made can be entered il
the, General Achievement Contests.)
6. Write a story of not more thar
400 words telling t'How I Made Ny
Dress.
T. The person making the best re-
cord in this work is champion dress
maker of Ellis county in her class.
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SOME THINGS
and OTHER THINGS

A woman may not be able to boast of
having a logical mind, but she can
make better Iong-distance guess and
come nearer reaching sound conclu-
sion than most of these ponderous, pro-
foundry high-powered logical men
thinkers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

brewers have made such states as Ken
lucky, Missouri and Wisconsin almost
Infamous. When Kentucky is men
toned the public thinks of whiskey dis
tilleries; when Wisconsin is named the
public thinks of beer, and when Missouri
is spoken you think of the worlds larg-
est breweries. No other states produce
such mental suggestions when named.
1t is high time for those common
wealths to clean up.
There is no more trying place for the
young man than on the ball diamond.
Here they are apt to lose their self
mastery; here they must stand the
powers and training of their opponents
hear thetaunts of the bleachers; hear
the rooters sheer, jeer, and belittle
every effort; and here they must ''keeI
cool'' or be counted consumate fools
To lose your head, young man, at thi:
time is indeed sign of gross weakness
The crowd paid for the privilege t.
shout ''fat-head, air-beater, rotten
lanky jinks, sour owl, slow poke
squealer, go it Mike, get his goat, poo
Rex, kill him, whining pups, rounc
house. curve, watch him beef, Mutt ant
/ Jeff, red-headed loots, no place 70
babies, go home to your mother, be
good loser and these with THOUSAND
other calls from the crowd will conn
/ tumbling out to you, but You must no
hear them, or you are lost in the bal
contest. You must stand this awfu
milling or die. He who can stand all
| be as good a loser as a winner has
''bridge of stars to walk on. 1t take
big men to be willing to go down unseel
and unsung. It is a true sign of we
trained manhood to be a real bal
sport.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29

Thursday.
Miss Roper was visited by her father,
last week. She accompanied him to
Kansas City.
Miss Agnew entertained during Com
mencement her nephew, Maynard Ag-
new, a graduate in the Glass of 1915 of
the Yates Center High School.
Miss Rouse returned Saturday even
ing She taught at Culver, Kansas,
and will hold the same position for the
coming school year. She is a Senior
and will take part in the graduating
exercises.
Miss Julia Mills from Russell was
here last week, visiting with her sister,
Mary Mills.
Mrs. l. NJ. Purinton and daughter,
Mrs. o. J. Guilbert, of Quinter, Kan
sas, visited Miss Blanche Purinton,
from Thursday until Sunday.
Mr.. Leslie Cakes arrived Sunday
morning from Bethany College, Linds-
borg, to spend Commencement week.
Mr.. Cakes will take up Photographic
work at Grainfeld, this summer.
Miss LoRee Cave, who has been
teaching in the Hill City High School,
returned home Monday morning. Miss
Cave has the same position for next
year.
Miss Laura Hoskins, who has been
teaching at Monument, has returned
and expects to be with us for the sum-
mer term. She has her same work at
Monument for the coming year
The following members of the Nor
NAL faculty were absent the latter part
of last week, giving Commencement
Addresses: Mr.. Bird at Grinnel and
Russell Springs, Mr.. Wooster at Grain
field and Grinne1l. Mr.. Parker at
Winona, Mr. Matthew at Woldo and
Mr.. Lewis in the northern part of the
state.
VIM. Bolt and Dave Leigoton are
visiting the Normal School and old
friends, this week.
The Normal Baccalaureate Services
were held in the Normal Auditorium,
Sunday evening, May %. The Rev. W.
C. Templeton, pastor of the first Pres
byterian church of Emporia, preached
the sermon The mixed chorus sang
1.-The Heavens Are Telling" by Haydn,
and CHOW Thank We All Our God" by
Rinkart.
The Senior play, 1.-THE Nine Keys to
Bald-Knob,' which was given Tuesday
evening, May 25th, was great success.
The Normal Auditorium was crowded.
Miss Nickles' German class presented
to the student body the German play
entitled ''Eigensinn" (Stubborness)
Thursday morning, May 81. Although
many do not understand the German
language, the play was thoroughly en-
joyed by everyone.
Wyley Compton of Larned, former
student of F. H. N, visited with
friends several days last week.
Misses Mabel and Amy Leger received
telegram, Thursday evening, telling
them of the death of their grandmother.
They left that night to attend the
funeral services.
| Miss Keller is now able to resume her
duties, after having been i'll for several
days
The English Class 'tD'' is reviewing
the Shakespearean plays which will be
given here by the Ben Greet Woodland
players, next Thursday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. Speer is now making occasional
visits to the Normal. He will soon be
able to relieve Mr. Matthew of so much
overseeing. We are very gled to have
Mr.. Speer with US again.
The parents of Miss Nellie Spencer,
also her sister, Miss Elsie, came to
Hays to attend the Commencement
Exercises. Miss Spencer is a member
of the graduating class.
Miss Bonnivie Blackman of Hoxie,
Kansas, is here visiting her brother,
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More Dire Threat.

There was trouble in the back yard.
Six-year-old Billy had thrown a stone
at a boy in the next yard, who was
making vociferous threats. eff you
throw another stone" he yelled, III
sick my dog on you!" HUH" replied
Billy. IF you come into my yard I'll
sick my mother on yOu!"-Youth's
Companion.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
News Notes.

Mr.. Walter E. Scott was elected
Managing Editor of the School paper,
and Mr.. Ralph Archer, chairman of the
Board of Control for next year, on last
Friday.
Ray Breitweiser enjoyed visit from
his mother during Commencement
Week.
Leo Bice is down for Commencement
His school at Hill City closed last
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Professfon of FARMING.

Farming is a business which re-
quires the highest business talent, il
is a profession which requires the best
technical skill. There is no other pro-
fession that requires such a variety
of learning, such an insight into ma
ture, such skill of a technical order
to be successful, as the profession Of
farming.-From DR.. Harvey W. Wiley
THE Lure of the Land"
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published first time May l, 1872
Notice Of Appointment.

Notice of Appointment.
State of Kansas,
Ellis County, s.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of April, 1915, the undersigned
was by the Probate Judge of Ellis
County, Kansas, duly appointed and
qualified as Guardian of Edward Erwin
and Blanch Erwin, minor heirs of Ed
ward Albert Powell, late of Ellis Coun-
ty, deceased. All parties interested
will take notice and govern themselves
accordingly. W. R. POWELL,
Guardian
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-29
Would snreIv HaIn

According to a decision by a high
court hogs can be muzzled. If this de-
cjsion could be applied to hogs seen in
swell restaurants it would help some.