The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-10-28
::PENDENNIS' CHAT:
By J. s.


The recent blockade of the Panama
Canal by earth slides lead one to believe that
the Canal is not finished, but was merely
opened for experimental purposes.
This is good time for the knockers to
remember that the ball team has won more
games then it lost during the season.
Wireless telegraphy is wonderful in
vention. Here is an excerpt from wire
less war message. 'The Sci bans in the
north hold the Rakhanatz -Alexandirovatz-
Dathgolobovi and the Asagna-kosmai lines
and the right bank of the Kolonbaza.'' 1t
is wonderful invention which can get that
through the ATMOSPHERE without causing
a cyclone.
Pendennis recently read a news item in
which it was stated tibet there would be no
change in the styles of collins sold this year,
except in the uesign of the trimmings.
These are to be more artistic. Now know
man cannot live always, but it rather
startles one, whose hair is turning gray to
find such a news item staring out of the.
front page. 1t makes man wonder more
about his style of living than his style of
dying.
The recognition of Carranza as the true
leader of the Mexican people will not bring
peace to that unfortunate country, unless
Carranza is given the means with which to
establish himself securely in power. Mex
leo requires ruler who is strong and able.
Mexico has had many leaders.
New JERSEYS out of the zone of sympathy
for women suffrage, and no other result
then large majority against woman suf-
frage was to be expected in that state.
Out west the men are more chivalrous, and
that is the reason for the victories of women
suffrage in the west.
A New York professor would have us
believe that the world in the distant future
will be peopled with race of super-men.
Let US hope that before his dream is realized
there will be an end of all wars. The men
of today are creating calamity in Europe
of vast extent. Super-men could make ter
rible havoc if the martial spirit is encour-
aged to thrive.
Recources of the Stone Age written in
twentieth century English are becoming
a. ,hO rso1
But is it giving the cave people fair deal
to write them up in our step-mother lang
uage? Tarzan and other Stone Age stories
are written from the viewpoint of the twent-
ieth century and consequently are fiction
lied opinions of what modern writers be-
lieve life in the Stone Age to have been
Now, maybe the people of the Stone
Age had quite different methods and modes
of romancing than those depicted by the
fctonists. 1t is vicious fault to carica-
ture our ancestors.
believe that Dumas wrote book of terror
when he composed Marguerite DeValois.
There are so many terrible scenes depicted
throughout the entire book that the title is
misleading. Charles TX is the real hero,
the death scene brings out heroic points in
this charater, Catharine De Medicis mother
of Charles and Marguerite winds her ter
rible way through plot and counter-plots.
Henry, King of Navarro, makes rather a
poor figure in the drama. The awful trag-
edy of Huguenot massacre and the death of
Admiral De Cologne wildly described by
the talented Dumas, add horror to the ter
ror of the book.
There are all the elements of terror in
Marguerite De Valois." Poison, trag-
edy, massacre, torture and duplicity.
Marguerite, the daughter of Catharine De
Medicis, whom Dumas makes his heroine,
is not the real heroine of this book of terror.
Catharine De Medicis, is the leading
fifty named-Catharine De Medicis.
Reedy's Mirror says-"The Mexican
situation is the same only worse" How bad
can any situation be before it becomes
worse?
A philosopher of eminent perspicuity
once remarked that:-'When things are at
their worst they are bound to mend.' lie
us hope that there will be enough left of the
Mexican situation to mend, when it gets so
ad that itcannot possibly be WoRsER.