The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-05-04
PENDENNIS CHAT
OBSERVATIONS ON TIMELY AND INTERESTING
TOPICS BRIEFLY AND ENTERTAINMENT
DISCUSSED
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Thoughts of an age now long forgot,
Fill page and chapter to the end,
With typed language of the dead
No doubt, but in some pertinent time,
More fitting to the books epoch,
Its contents of very great import,
And densey, deep of interest;
But after scanning its pages
Searching it's weary chapters over
Naught has been found but emptiness;
Bound up make blank book.
1t predicted that wheat will be higher in price this
year. proves those who have good of that
cereal will surely have fields of golden grain"
The reasons for the trouble in Ireland many and
date back to the promise Home Rule. Had Home Rule
been granted when Ireland promised that all
would be we'll today.
Remember the Alamo" in the minds of many
who recently gathered do honor the heroes who died
that historic building. Who forget the story of the
Alamo? like those who died within its walls not to be
today They types of the nations heroic rough
and ready epoch.
"A literature is the expression the face of nation
is the eyes of great people looking at one
Gerald Stanley Lee, in his book-'Crowds"
What makes Crowds" such interesting book is the
intense originality the authors philosophy and the
English he his ideas Them Gerald Stanley
Lee viewpoint and outlook upon life which part of his
own peculiar personality He is not one of crowd
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The times we full of romance yet the fiction
lists going the future and off this planet for mater
ia tendency do the unusual and make
ton realms of conjecture magazine fiction be-
fore But had of the people of the very
good story the life the distant future by author who
his story Perhaps the market for fiction
large those who supply this demand must to be
usual seek than the around them for their
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The regular army of this country is of picked
Many rejected the recruiting Offices and those who
are enlisted unusual lot of we'll developed This
careful selection has its value the Villa chase Soldiers
after DAYS hard riding and fare have gone without
battle and defeated running fight in his
chosen defenses The world does in army
soldiers compare favoraby with the regular of
this country.
The Chautauqua Circle in presenting from Shake
speares Richard Ill., undertaking task that big but
the very bgn.ss job makes feature worth accomplish
ing The many successful programs and the
Shakesperan program will be but part of its regular field
of work. Those who will take part from Richard Ill.,
are earnestly playing up we'll their work and when the
for the program the Chautqua Circle will be ready
do the task it has set to accomplish.
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Charity Is a universal virtue Go where you will upon
this and you will find muudes of charitable people,
This fact noticeable the the great call
who have not suffered for help The hospitals of
Europe filled with willing workers. who from distant
countries that not embroed in the strife The fund to
ry the Red Cross work largely supplied by people who
while not sympathizing with war; yet pity and willing
to aid those who suffer from the rigors of
Pendennis recently illustration of infantry
company in engaged in the great The
whole picture impressed depctue of the war;
The soldiers with all their equipment looked
very much like who engaged in business that
qured all the appurtenances be carried attached
their persons in a constant state of readiness
All of the soldiers in the picture loaded down with
things which the business of Attached
to their knapsacks messkts composed pots and
had alSO ,oir bob,o
boots Rifle messkt knapsack extra boots,
ers bayone scabbard This up the load
each soldier carried about with him in the business war
Thew seemed to with the things necessary for the
business n which they engaged.
AS l looked at the picture the thought to me that
that picture gave good illustration of the of making
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