The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-12
THE "ONLOOKER"
Brief Comments and Reflections Anent Timely and Topical
Events SuccnctIy Told from our Viewpoint
By ''Han'


nature Deprived mng with his kind he becomes
and irritable Life to him then but almost purposeess
He works like
life His physical being is in and his faculties
True he find wonderful soae companonshp
but in time the thoughts and opinions unknown him
There distinct void in his He
the element of longs
remembered voice. hearty handcsp and the How
We realize today after ruexsence VAL
the necessity personal those
quesered quiet Places 1t privilege
clasp the hand of old friend and pleasure
cause OF the fact that this friend not in spirit of morbid
osiy but with with empty words
Since friend has feel strength and courage:
the outside world off, We have
best stmuanthe milk human
given alone may sense of the
words We grateful for the prompted
the CALL 1t patry spirit undesevng the blessings friendship
which values the sympathetic hand
We wish fellow citizens" each had least friend
Then the monotony of life would have
ments; then the
into wider brighter paths OF friendship
great humanzer
THE PSEUDO "RoMNEY."-A celebrated American art COL
ector bought opamtng for the
The painting supposed be Romney pictured
dons, one-time English beauty, with her sister,
When the portrait to numer-
art critics and friends And considerable publicity
the possessors; his knowledge
of the value
Sometime after the elite had marveed magnificent
ong the masru execution of the picture and owly scribe
New York daily ventured opinion
done by RoMNEy law suit against the auconeer quickly follow
ed resulting verdict for the art collector The hear
number of decided that by
Englshman named Humphrey originally
munifcen of fifty dollars The allowed a
$500 Possibly the fact that the painting had been
ret for hundred added
eighyfv dollars original value. The pointed
number reputation any
old masters One of these witnesses stated that the right
the supposed Mrs ddon about half
proved concuvey that the painting
None seemed know whether
was afflicted with deformed but all seemed equally certain
that Mrs Sddons eghteenkarat beauty.
only natural that the gift of includes the
session of two equal length The remarkable thing that
real American business would let loose such flock
lars without castron value. If these
BILE then the purchase speculation the
ing his sagacty In this the
when the Spectator there heard throughout the
voice demanding restitution
MISUNDERSTANDING McAdoo recently issued
regulations requiring shpowners officers and
ranging from $500 $4,000 DEATH manning capture
Is this the beginning of compulsory insurance. If where
will end Will the several millions of soldiers
insured? If not, why?
He PIcrURE-Sir Hubert Herkomer the we'll
who died recently tell amusing story
London adaer This had beautiful reproductions the
painting, The Approaching Storm"
One of these pictures he placed the show window
did SELL At length order draw picture
used the words The Approaching Storm especially suitable for
wedding present"-Td Bits.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ONCE SAID: 1t is hard empty
bag o stand upright"
AMERICA FRsT.The Food Control Bill. urged by the
curling F. Good
gamblers the House 365 Undoubtedly
will pass Senate without important amendments
The majority of people favor such bill only
remedyng evils apparently designed correct
namely, the inflated prices. If merely intended
production export the will accomplish
difficult average cit
that demands he should hundred
products than days. He naturally
ports permitted glance
him that the shortage of food
of holders.
again the high paid by foreign naturally
Prices the becomes
competitive.
the government will be compelled 10 all
foreign certain prices