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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
typographical Errors

Every week this paper, and every other
paper in the country, has a number of er-
rors-typographical and otherwise. That's
one OF the reasons a good many people
think the editor should have been black
smith. But what of the editors viewpoint?
If there's one thing better calculated to turn
rosy youth to doddering old age than, for
instance, to get death notices and weather
predictions mixed so that the darned thing
comes out in the paper "Mrs. VIM. William
died last night. She has gone where it is I16
degrees in the shade with rising temperature
tomorrow, well, we'd like to know what
it is. Maybe you think it pleasant to walk
down the street and hear some grinning
idiot with head like German pancake
and brain like an added egg holding up
the sheet to caustic criticism and the editor
to constituencies scorn! Maybe you think it
nice to hear some member of the vacuum
family remark that the editor must make up
his paper with shovel Or some Pinhead
Percy wonder why the editor doesn't learn
to set type! No doubt you think it excrucia-
tingly delicious when an item announcing
that Miss Merry Merryvale is to be led to
the altar; gets into the paper as sled by a
halter!" Funny, isn't it? Yes it is! 1t de-
ponds on the point of view. Some people
may think paralyzed man with the itch is
the height of the ridiculous, but what does
the paralyzed man think about it? We are
all apt to make mistakes. Don't forget that
What would you think if the editor put
some of your mistakes into the paperl Re-
member when -, who shaves himself,
came to church with fine patch of whis-
kers on his chin which he had overlooked?
And when Miss - let the shoe string
on her switch hang down her back? And
how Elder -- caught the tail of his long
coat over the neck of the bottle in his hind
pocket and went down the street showing
that sometimes the strongest in faith are
weakest in flesh? But we have no intention
of telling these things. As an editor we
wouldn't be much of a hair-pin if me were
bent that way. Just remember, though, that
we are all prone to errors, and the next time
you see something in the paper which you
regard as sure sign of Observation-Disclosures,
just say the devil did it, and, by heck,
we'll back you up.
Exchange.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
Gleanings-
From The Stories
| Have Never Written.
By Jay Ell. Eff.

You wouldn't take me t. be a
soldier, would ya?" he said.
why, no." l answered briefly.
But were you soldier?"
You bet cher-bet 1 wuz a soldier.
Why say, son, fights tn battle of
Brandy an Wine wit a menagery
fer weapons, an left my practice at
tb' bar t. be on hand when tn BULLS
run cum off,"
oh! But that is bad." l reproach-
ed him. You shouldn't talk that
way. Why if was grand old
man with a grand old name like
yours / would seek to make a bet
ter impression upon the citizens
who had saw fit to elect me to such
an Office as they have saw fit to
elect you"
Wots 'at?''
Il say, it 80 being that the citizens
or tnlS thriving community nave
saw fit to honor you with the high
and most honorable Office of mayor
you should strive to carry yourself
in accordance to the dignity of your
Office
Who SEE so? What-ta you know
about ii! l kin lick any man in tn
house. Have a drink! A-w, cum
on, have a drink! Bar kee! givus a
drink"
But you are mayor, aren't your"
[ Intercepted. djsregarding his Of
fer Il am temperance man..
Yes, sure, Pm Mare; Sage
Brush Mare. / run tn Sage
Brush Livery! Who do-ya-wan-
ia see?"
Prom: ga Tame Man in Wild
Town."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
Habits
A habit is an action with a self

A habit is an action with a self
starter.
Most actions have to be begun by
the man who produces them. But
habit attends to the starting itself.
1t goes wherever it pleases and car
ries it's unfortunate owner along
with it.
A habit is produced by repeating
an action over and over again.
Some habits are very difficult in.
deed to produce. 1t is distressing
to watch a man patiently pouring
gallon after gallon of whiskey down
his throat in the hope that some day
he will get the habit and can get
drunk without putting any care or
thought on the process.
1t usually takes man as long to
acquire this habit as it would to &C.
quire university education at half
the cost. However, there is one
consolatlon-the h a bit will last
much longer than the education
would. One can forget Greek and
Latin but it is as hard to overlook
the drink as it is to ignore case of
jumping appendicitis.
There are many different habits.
Some of them are very meritorious;
such as going to church, getting to
work on time, breathing thru the
nose and swatting flies. Among
the habits which should be removed
by the use of gas if necessary, are
those Of swearing, chewing tobacco,
looking up while driving, sleeping
on the back and voting the straight
ticket because father did it before
the war.
There are also many peculiar and
harmless habits. Some men always
put on their left shCe first. One of
these men once lost his left leg and
had to go barefooted ever after.
Other men get into the habit of
drinking their coffee with a loud
baritone gurgle. This harms no
one but it keeps the performer very
lonesome during his meals.
William J. Bryan once got into
the habit OF running for the presi-
dency. However, he broke him
self of 1T by great effort. 1t takes
strong minded man to break him
self of a habit.
We should all strive to run our
selves and not turn the job over to
few habits, picked at random.
Sometimes they do good Job, but
more often they run us as unsuccess-
fully and recklessly as a nineteen
year-old boy runs racing automo-
bile.
Geo. Fitch
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
LIBERTY

The grandest experiment in ma
tional government was that of these
United States. Launched upon the
idea that government should be of
the mass of people as we'll as for them
its success has justified the faith re-
posed in the citizen body. 1t was
hazardous experiment which those
adventurous patriots of 1776conclud-
ed to undertake; one that was destin-
ed to break the shackles of the past
and to indicate possibilities to be
hoped fol in the future. Was it
within the bounds of reason to ex-
pect the heterogeneous views and OPP
inions of multitude 20 harmonic in
to homogeneous system of govern
ment? Before the PRONUNCIATION of
the Declaration of Independence the
question was moot; its appearance af-
firmed the ability of men to unite for
the common veal. Henceforth, if
the experiment was successful, trust
and cooperation wereto displace mis-
trust and contraventiono the COM
mon interest. The splendid denoue-
ment of that great revolutionary dra-
ma bids a nation yield tribute of
song and story to the men who dis
tinguished its stage. They were the
pioneers of great movement that
must finally weld the human race in
to solid whole. Fearlessly they
proclaimed their belief that the des-
tiny of this world rested in the uni
ted cooperating will of it's compo-
nent units-a magnificent truth whose
splendor gradually unfolding under
the newer enlightenment shall attain
the full bloom that means the great
est measure of prosperity and the
firmest founded equality that can be
effected. Years have elapsed since
that experiment aud ripened results
are evident. If these results were
not above challenge, if mankind had
not the basic nobility inferred, then
would the labor and sacrifices of
earnest men have been in vain. But
the results have been glorious: and
men are ever strong in their love of
justice and hatred of tyranny and op-
preston. The solidity of the prin-
ciple of government by the people
has been established and the liber.
ties enjoyed under this form are not
fortuitous but inherent. So, today,
in the certainty of successful issue
men have only to direct the force of
public opinion against an evil to IN
sure it's removal. 1t is easy to aim
the sheer of pessimism against. visi-
BILE defects, for much, admittedly, re-
mains to be accomplished. Men are
prone to forget mountaino GUS obsta-
cles overcome when molehill diff
culties are imminent. The record of
the past is the criterion from which
to forecast the future. 1t is an open
book on whose pages is written with
the lifeblood of heroes and martyrs
to principle the history of faith in
mankind, and whose irrefutable con-
clusion declaims the composite voice
of all to be transcendent in equity
and accuracy Mentor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
:: Boobies ::
By Alan
By A Fan

Pitcher Phil Douglas is now Cub Owing to his natural
reluctance submit club discipline Brooklyn asked for waiv
him. Douglas then turned in couple of fine and
Brooklyn decided to keep him and withdraw the waiver It
late however the Chicago put in claim
big fellow In his first for the Cubs Douglas Bos
with three hits
The New York Giants have signed ouelder NAM
ed Becker Mcraw slammed him in the lineup right away
Philadelphia and he made good showing both field at
bat Seeing the lineup the days when Beas
Becker Giant
The New York Americans experimenting with large
array players the minors some of whom have al
ready caught by good work. Mogdge pitchers
and Krueger and Alexander cache have made the best i'm
pressions The first three from the Western league while
Alexander secured from Kansas City.
Outeder Cravath of the Pills. last week tied the
for home by Frank Schultz Cubs This was
with the Giants when with the tie and three
in the seventh he lifted the ball the wall for his 2s home
this The previous day he had chaked up
round trip.
Pitcher Danforth of Louisville a strike record
for the American Association Sept when
Kansas City batsmen Previous by Marty
OToole, for st. Paul in 1911.
Deros chances of haven't increased any during
the week the Tigers unable check Boston decvey
BY winning the first game OF the series with the Red Sox De-
troit crawed point Il games behind the leaders, but
loss OF the next two set them back 1t still possible for
Detroit overake and pass Boston, very probable
less the latter break badly Most of Bosons remaining games
at home while just the the with the Tigers
and that handicap that only the unexpected
with both teams travelling they now This should be
good for President Lannn from financial standpoint
he is interested in three Providence Buffalo
each of which one-two in their respective leagues.
Nothing has happened thus far change the aspects the
National league contest Philadelphia has gone right win
ming and keeping good lead while Brooklyn and Boston
to keep about the distance behind the leaders. With
Saturdays games figured the Pills have games remaining
and split would give them standing Of $685. To equal
this Brooklyn must win II of their Is games while Bo
ton will have to win ~ of the remaining Is games This
furious for the latter clubs but entirely out of the
question Philadelphia has only play it's ordinary pace
win out easily appears quite certain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23
::::Flash-Li&hts::
By Beau Espria
By Beau Esprita

II Il By Beau E.pita
II Clever People
II Mulrooney is
II A clever chap
II He understands
II The weather map.
II Youngstown Telegram.
II Mulrooney has
II Nothing James,
II He pronounce
II Those Polish
II Sharon Herald
II McFadden is
II chap abe
II He understands
II AR R. Table
II
Il They've not thing
II On Cousin Kate,
II She knows just when
II Her hats straight.
II -Yomkers Statesman
i Take off your hat
4 To Henry Trench,
i He always laughs
i At jokes in French
| They're all plain boobs
Beside Bill Barr,
He knows exactly
What is
| o4and's Magazine
But Charlie Hicks
Is really smart,
He understands
The Cubist Art.
| -Espra.
man asked recently what degenerate We did
not know, having met any, looked up Here is
what it not pretty but fairly comprehensive
Confession Of A Degenerate
| want to do eccentric things
To as no ought to act
| To shape my life on fantasy.
| And not on fact
want to buck the natural laws
To bluff life's better forces, and
To seperate effect from
By my lone hand.
| want to live for just myself
/ To crafty my DESIRES
i Surround myself with pomp and pelf-
i Alas which only tires.
i know myself to be insane
i would not have Otherwise
i joy in giving others pain
Il And telling lies.
i want to wreck mans high estate,
i Degrade myself how e'er may
Il That may the fear and hate
II OF all who my way.
Il want to hold mans fear and hate
II want God But of fear
/ And that myself I'd desecrate
Il Without tear.
i High Heaven, the Holy Cross itself
i TO gain my ends, but cannot
Il In the rank mire of low desire
II Impotenty rot
| The Widow
II Presence so beautiful,
II Manner dutul
Il Eager to laugh SMILE
i Yet sympathetic when
II Tales pathetic;
II Worship her freedom from guile.
II Wonderful baker, her
II Strawberry cake
II Crumpets oerwhelm her with hearts,
II Tolerant of drink she u.s.
II Yet all think she is
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23

man asked us recently what degenerate was. We
not know having met any, looked it up Here
what to- not pretty, but fairly comprehensive
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-09-23

Presence 80 beautiful,
Manner so dutiful,
Eager to laugh or to smile,
Yet sympathetic when
Tales are pathetic; men
Worship her freedom from guile.
Wonderful baker, her
Strawberry cake or
Crumpets o'erwhelm her with hearts;
Tolerant of drink she is,
Yet we all think she is
Charmingly free from all arts.
Dressed so decorously
We all generously
Sing one so modest, so sweet,
And economical
1t is quite comical,
How we bow down at her feet.
Till she picks one of us;
Then there is none of us
Who did not see through her schemes,
Flirting so shamelessly!-
Though we were blameless, we
Worship her still in our dreams.
Full many gem of purest ray serene
Lies in the hock-shop till our pay is due;
And many rose is born to blush unseen,
l. E., the white, the yellow, and the blue.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
SYNOPSIS.

Kathlyn Hare. believing her father. Col.
Hare. in peril. has summoned her. leaves
her home in California to go to him In
Allaha, India. Umballa pretender to the
throne. has imprisoned the colonel, named
by the late king as his heir. Arriving IN
Allaha Kathlyn is informed by umbaila
that her father being dead she Is to be
queen. and must marry him, She refuses
and Is Informed by the priests that no
woman can rule unmarried. She is given
seven days to think 1t over. She still re-
Iuses. and Is told that she must undergo
two ordeals with wild beasts. If she sur
wives she will be permitted to rule. John
Bruce, an American. saves her life. The
elephant which carries her from the
scene of her trials runs away, separating
her from Bruce and the rest of the party.
She takes refuge In a ruined temple. but
this haven IS the abode Of n lion and she
is forced to fee from 1t. She finds re-
treat in the Jungle only to fall Into the
hands of slave traders. Kathlyn Is
brought to the public mart in Allaha and
sold to Umballa. who. finding her still un-
submissive. throws her into the dungeon
with her father
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03

t-Good Lord! and you're cool enough
to think like that!" The colonel went
through his pockets feverishly. Thank
God. here's an old stub! But paper?'
Kathlyn tore OF a broad blade Of
grass from her dress and wrote care
fully upon it. II it fell into the hands
of the natives they would not under
stand. If the baboon returned to camp.
It made her weak to realize
how slender the chance was. She took
the tabaret and placed 1t beneath the
window and stood upon 1t.
Jock, here, Jock!"
The baboon gave her his paws
Deity she tied the blade of grass
round his neck. Then she struck her
hands together violently. The baboon
vanished. frightened at this unex
pected treatment.
He is gone"
The colonel did not reply, but began
to examine his chains minutely.
Kit. there's no getting me out OF
here without files. II there is any
rescue you go and return. Promise
i promise"
Then they sat down to wait.
And Ahmed in his search came to
the river. Some natives were swim
ming and sporting in the water. All
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
.ove.r People I Have Metz

I've seen kentuckians who hated
whisky. Virginians who weren't de-
scended from Pocahontas. Indianians
who hadn't written novel. Mexicans
who didn't wear velvet trousers with
silver dollars sewed along the seams,
funny Englishmen. spendthrift Yam
KEGS. cold.blooded southerners and
narrow.minded westerners. and New
Workers who weren't too busy to stop
for an hour on the street to watch a
one.armed grocer's clerk do up Gran:
berries in paper bags.-From o. Hen
ry's - COSMOPOLITAN In . Cafe
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
Many Liquor Dealers Quit Business.


Denver-Approxima 20 per cent
of the persons and firms that held II
censes at the beginning of the present
year have since discontinued the sell
ing of liquor. according to figures COM
piled by the state treasurers office,
which has charge of the issuance and
collection of state liquor licenses. The
list includes both saloons and drug
stores.
In Denver seventy-two saloons have
gone out of business, while log drug
gists have surrendered their licenses
Outside of this city 10G saloons have
quit business and ffty-seven druggists
have ceased to sell liquor.
Under provisions of a law passed by
the last Legislature the state troasur-
er Is authorized to make refunds on
liquor licenses that extend beyond Jan
], 1916, when Colorado becomes dry"
Ii is estimated by Treasurer Stocker
that $G,SGO15 will be paid back to
about LOO persons and firms.
The average annual revenue from
state liquor licenses has been between
$4,000 and $4,000. Up to Nov. of
this year, however, collections from
this source have been only $29,52i.I .IG
Figures compiled by the treasurer's
office indicate that the state revenue
cut off by reason of prohibition In
Colorado will be between $4,000 and
s25,O0o.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03

Up above the world was going on the
same as usual. Trains were hurrying
to and fro: the great ships were going
down the sapphire seas; children were
at play. and the world wide marts
were busying with the daily affairs
of men.
"Jewels!" she murmured. gazing at
the sky beyond the grilled window.
Was there ever a precious stone that
lay not in the shadow Of blood and
misery? Poor, poor. foolish father!
As If jewels were in beauty a tithe
of the misery they begot!
"Ay. Kit. Jewels; sapphires and
rubies and emeralds. diamonds and
pearls and moonstohes. And wanted
them for my pretty cubs! Umballa
knew that l would return for them and
laid his plans. But were they not
miner"
Yes. II you intended to rule these
people; no. II you thought to take
them away. Do you not know that to
Winnie and me a hair Of youf head is
more precious than the Koh-inoor?
We must put our heads together and
plan some way to get out
She dropped her arms from his
shoulders and walked about the cell
searching every stone. Their only
hope lay in the window, and that ap
peared impossible since she had nc
means of filing through her fathers
chains and the bars of the window
She returned and sat down beside her
father and rested her aching head on
her knees. thinking. thinking.
Bruce, struggling with the soldiers
land long since their fat flesh had
been stung into such activityD, saw
Umballa appear in the corridor.
"Durga RAM" he cried. with a furi
Gus effort to free his arms, "Durga
Ram, you damnable scoundrel. II
would be wise for you to kill me, here
and now. for IL ever get free. God
help you! o. sha'n't kill you: that
would be too merciful. But I'll break
your bones, one by one. and never
more shall you stand and walk. Dc
you hear me? Where is Kathlyn
Hare? She Is mine"
Umballa showed his teeth in what
was an attempt to smile. He still
saw AdbHtb Ok hTt UtiOIt MS eyes, dhc
it was yet difficult to breathe natural
ly. Still. he could twist this white
mans heart. play with him.
Take him away. Put him outside
the city gates and let him 60"
Bruce was greatly astonished at thi,
sign of clemency.
But" added Umballa. crossing hii
lips with his tongue, place hin
against q wall and shoot him II he II
caught within the city. He is mad
and therefore / am lenient. There II
no white woman in the palace or IL
the royal zenana. on with him!"
You lie, Durga Ram! You found
her in the slave mart today"
Umballa shrugged and waved hi.
hand. He could have had Bruce sho'
at once, but 1t pleased him to dangls
death before the eyes Of his rival. He
was no fool: he saw the trend of af
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03

med put a question. o, yes, they had
seen the strange looking ape tfor ba-
boons were not usual in this part of
the world: he had gone up one of the
trees near by. Colonel Hare had al
ways used a peculiar whistle to bring
Jock. and Ahmed resorted to this de-
vice. Half an hours perseverance re-
warded him: and then he found the
blade of grass.
Dungeon window by tree. kath-
lyn."
That was sufficient for Ahmed. He
turned the baboon over to the care of
one of his subordinates and hurried
away to Bruce's camp. only to find
that he had gone to the colonel's.
Away went Ahmed again..tireless. He
found Bruce pacing the bungalow
frontage
Ahmed"
Yes. sahib. Listen" He told his
tale quickly.
The guards at all the gates have
orders to shoot me IL they catch me
within the walls of the city. must
disguise myself in some way"
I'll find you an Arab burnoose.
sahib. ard that will hide you. 1t will
be dark by the time we reach the
city. and we'll enter by one of the
other gates. That will allay suspicion.
First we must seek the house OF Ra-
mabai. | need money for bribery"
Bruce searched his wallet. 1t was
empty. He had given all he had to
the Brahnin.
You lead. Ahmed. l am dazed."
In the city few knew anything about
Ahmed. not even the keenest of Um-
balla's spies. Umballa had his sus-
picions. but as yet he could prove
nothing. To the populace he was a
harmless animal trainer who was only
too glad not in any way TO be impli-
Gated with his master. So they let
him alone. Day by day he waited for
the report from Lal Singh, but SO far
he had heard nothing except that the
British raj was very busy killing the
followers of the Mahdi in the Sudan.
1t was = subtle Inference that for the
present all aliens in Aliaha must look
out for themselves.
"Sahib." he whispered. II have
learned something. Day after day
have been waiting. hoping. Colonel
Sahib lives. but where ! know not"
"Lives!"
Al! In FOUNDER prison where later
We go. He lives. That is enough for
his servant. He Is my father and my
mother. and I would die for him and
his. Ah, Here 10 the north gate.
Bend your head. sahib, when We pass"
They entered the city without mis-
hap No one questioned them. In
deed, they we're but two in dozen
who passed in at the same time. They
threaded the narrow streets quickly
skirting the glow OF many dung fires
tor fear that Bruce's leggings might
be revealed under the burnoose
When at length they came TO the
house ol Ramabai they did not seek
to enter the front, but chose the gate
in the rear of the garden The moon
was mp and the garden was almost as
light as Gdy.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
Colorado Coal Production increases.

Colorado's coal mine production fov
October was 90S,352 tons. making a
total for 1915 up to Nov. | OF $685.
041. or an increase of l79.31I tons
over the production for the same
period in 1914. The number of men
employed in the coal mines OF the
state on Nov. I was 13.154. according
to the report of James DalrympIe.
state coal mine inspector.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-03
Mrs. Bradford Sent Telegram.

A telegram urging President WIZ
son to institute conference of nea-
tral nations for the purpose of ending
the European War was sent to the
nations executive by Mrs. Mary C. C.
Bradford. state superintendent of pub
Colorado Woman's Peace party. Mrs.
Bradford was asked to send the teIe-
gram by Miss Jane Adams of Chi
cago as a means Of Strengthening the
appeal by Miss Ethel Snowden and
Miss Rosika Schwimmer