The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-04-20
PEND ENNIS CHAT
OBSERVATIONS ON TIMELY AND INTERESTING
TOPICS BRIEFLY AND ENTERTAINMENT
DISCUSSED
BY Mr.. j. S.

BY Mr. D. s.
Acquiring vocabulary with the aid of grammar and
dictionary rather dscouragng pursuit The stock of Eng
h gets by such erudte method rather complex and
unsuitable for day and might termed hand pick
ed vocabulary Then there many different kinds of
grammars and different of dictionaries
that amateur in vocabuae GETS somewhat confused
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Pendenns recently read illustrated article upon the
drama The writer very interesting but there
thing about the article that peculiar The fault appeared
be the illustrations and these upon closer inspection
veaed the If the popularity The illustrator had permit
ted the movies influence his until the old spirit
dramatic thrilled of the pictures Surely the
movies" do
Simplicity dress is the among the officers of
United States Army picture taken of General Funston
while he command in Vera Cruz, Mexico shows him
the style of clothing that by the private soldier
The only insignia of his rank, which the picture reveals
the collar of his service shirt This plain CARRIED soldier
that time carrying responsibility than falls
the lot of of the medaed and bboned generals
in the illustrations of the great
The typewriter has produced a kind of literature.
literature that is known by its brevty in substance
and abruptness STYLE Machine made literature would be
apt for the literary output manufactured with the aid of
typewriter.
Literature that is hammered to the tune of metallic
type and rafting keys An which from the type
writer al nicely typed looks and pleasing but style
and classical finish of the good literature is lacking
The instrument suitable meditation
and more easily adapted to the expression of thought do not
believe that Emerson Carlyle Spencer any the great
masters of analytical expression could have done the work
literature which they did, upon typewriter The pen has
many advantages which peculiarly part functions
not machine but rather good easily con-
troled.
There has been criticism of those who have given
public libraries to towns and cities Why crcse anything
a
There has arisen the theoretical from
his lofty pinnacle of learned emnence gives forth in srenu
dcton the edict that O. Henry did things the short
story which contrary the ancient honorable way of
doing things in literature The that the critic not
outstanding, o. Henry wrote good short stories.
1t will be the regular time the suburbantes an
nual experiments with garden Seeds
If you wish to know how the Chautauoua team naved
ball read what Boobies" has to say
Now enters upon the field of general criticism "a brave
and valiant few, the umpires of the national game
Habits which become characteristic of a man who bar
bors them usually of two kinds Those gets and those
ne acquires The getting ones the easily acquired
The writer's of Headlines occasionally using the con-
stution of the United States their Freonenv
'no appears seaolng neadlneS to the and
wonders the headners really know even school children
know enough about the constitution know that that doom
ment Is the fundamental basis of form government M
looks large when printed with bio tyne
but the news item which follow these sarehead very
often reveal misstatement of facts that the heading
misleading.
News comes of noble act of men towards fellow man
painter who created many pictures lost his mind MANY
years ago and was committed to asylum DAYS ago
this unfortunate released cured of his
maady lie back into the full of appreciation for
his art and now brother artist given him COTTAGE and
made provision for his maintenance Thus see an
OF true goodness-The rewaring great artist while be is
yet alive and can enjoy the fruits his reward
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