The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-25
:. THE ONLOOKER :.
Sketches Of Everyday Topics
By ''Ham'

sorts as shown in the leading magazines are truly
wonderful in their porrayals of the various pleas
ures they depict One such advertisement noted by
The Onooker showed couple of mountain climb
ers ascending we'll known conglomeration of rock
and dirt: they were all logged out in nice clothing
and happy smiles.
A few years ago the writer in an evil moment
listened to one of these advertisements, and be-
coming imbued with the idea that mountain climb
ing just the proper thing, at HE'D him to
Colorado. Approaching Denver one could see the
outlines of many peaks: the weather clear
one could see Pixies Peak from distance of sixty
miles, Not liking the idea of tackling a mountain
single handed, the writer tried to nveige several
friends in Denver to accompany him: but they were
all wise-they couldn't wouldn't go. Finally
found climber of the feminine gender, who was
as enthusiastic as the writer We bravely started
from Denver to Golden on the interurban car. Ar
rived there we inspected various styles of mountain
aud finally decided that the known Table
Rock appealed to us most. 1t looked comfortable
from the bottom and seemed to be trife cleaner
than the Others altho all had the natural dirty look
of the sure enough mountain.
We climbed for few minutes-or hours-one
never takes time into consideration when climbing
imminent peril of life and luncheon box, we dis
covered cluster of sickly- looking shrubs amid a
bunch of large and impressive-lookng rocks: all
rocks with sharp edges impressive we discover
ed.
Having reached what we considered should
have been the top of the mountain we were bitterly
disappointed, for few hundred yards further up
was another ledge. After several more hours of
of moO and ad Iunch HhQ
scramble downward was almost as bad as the climb
ing had been. All things consideredrwe were lucky
to escape without broken limbs. l may add that we
were cured of mountain climbing.
If the reader has ever ridden twenty miles on a
fast horse with back about four feet WIDE he will
be able to Judge from the results in his own case as
to the benefits of mountain climbing. If one must
mountains train aeroplane.
Some of the literary lights are again stirring up
the Shakespeare Bacon controversy. The Baconians
insstent in stating that Bill'' faker while
the true believers" equally positive that Shake
speare was the real author of HAMLET, KING LEAR,
and the other books we accept the work of Will
liam Shakespeare.
These arguments source of never failing
delight those who proclaim themselves authorities
on the subject. The reading public in general does
not care two cents who wrote the books. What's
in Nance anyhow? So far as the authorship is
concerned the writer might have been of sever
al contemporaries of Shakespeare and Bacon.
For three hundred years we have given 'Bl'
full credit for the masterpieces under question: and
by virtue of this fact he is entitled to full recogni-
ton, in the absense of complete proof that Lord
Bacon was the author. Meanwhile we will keep on
reading Shakespeares tales regardless of the ques-
ton of authorship, and will continue to honor his
memory. As matter Of fact and just to have the
last word, question seriously whether "Bill''
himself would care particularly whether not we
gave him any credit at all. If historians of his day
right what "Bl was after. first, last and most
of mis- life, was the long green and good time.
He seems to have succeeded in obtaining the latter
object at any rate.
"Hurrah!" also "Banzai!' and ''Viva!"-the
home team has won game.
We knew all the time that we could do it. The
only essentials success that have heretofore been
lacking nice weather and willing team. Just
wait until the home meets of the top-notch
aggregations of swaters and we'll prove our superb
ority to the best of 'em.
N. B-Isn't there saying to the effect that
the wish is father of the thought?'
We read an article some time ago on whether
not literature" sufficient outlet for mans
whole energies. 1t occurs to us that distinction
should be sharply drawn between those that write