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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

as the same being. Your body
will change, your circumstances
will change, and all things will be-
come new. You are thus trans
formed by the renewing of your
mind.
To see yourself as a god in the
making is not to belittle your
neighbor, for the same is true of
him. What you are to visualize is
the god and not the worm in both
of you. That is the exaltation of
spirit which renews the mind and
transforms the body. AS the art
list must see in mind the ideal he is
to place upon canvass, so must you
see in mind the ideal you would
portray. The very fact that you
can picture it shows it to be a reali-
ty on the unseen side of life, for,
as Herbert Spencer states, The
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

mind can only think in terms of
the possible He illustrates this
by asking you to set up in your
mind an object and then try to
think it out of existence, when you
will find that you can picture that
object as changing into something
else, but you cannot actually de-
stroy it in your thought. This is
his argument for the indestructi-
bility of Matter.
You cannot realize the destruc-
tion of the individual in death.
You feel that somewhere, in some
form that individual exists. This
is an argument in favor of eternal
life.
On the other hand you can pic
ture a perfect body, perfect happi-
ness. and a perfect environment,
and that is an argument for their
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

of the New Thought movement
which teaches you that your body
and circumstances are made over to
the pattern of your thought. When
the pattern is changed, or renewed.
the body and environment are
changed or renewed also. A no.
bier, more ideal thought creates a
nobler, more ideal body and sur
roundings. Thought acts on the
body and environment like a cor
rective chemical, neutralizing an
acid and purifying a fetid atmo-
sphere.
A new and true estimate of
yourself may not work a percep-
tible change in your health, ap-
pearance or fortunes in day or a
month, but it will in time, and a
new and wonderful change, so that
you will hardly recognize yourself
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

possible existence. To the psy-
chologist it means that they even
now exist in thought forms, and
that those thought forms can be
eXternaliZed.
In reading Boswells Life of DR..
Samuel johnson, l was surprised
to learn that johnson, even in his
day, believed that if you talked of
anything sufficiently it would come
to pass, which was but another
way of saying that thought exter-
nalizes itself, or that the Word is
creative.
Begin then from this very hour
to build the mansion of your fu-
ture greatness, palace of the gods,
and a body that shall glorify that
! palace. Back of all your effort is
the Infinite and you will create all
| that your imagination can picture.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

ing powers. The low estimate is
not the true one. 1t is hypnotic
spell cast upon your mind by your
inherited false beliefs. The truth
about yourself shall set you free.
You are Gulliver in the hands
of the Lilliputians. They have
twisted tiny cords of false belief
about your giant muscles and left
you bound and helpless, not realiz-
ing that you could break those fra
gile threads like cobwebs.
Poor, deluded giant Gulliver!
Poor, deluded YOU! Awake to
the truth and stretch your
MIGHTY Drawn.
St. Paul said, BE We trans
formed by the renewing of your
minds" How comes it that the
renewing of your mind transforms
yous Why that is the very gist
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
Historical Events

DROBABLY there is no other
month in the year when Liberty
took such forward strides as dur
ing the month of July. Besides
our own Declaration of Indepen-
dence, July q, 1776, the French
Revolution, the most terrible up
heaval of the lower ella sses against
their rulers that this world has
ever witnessed and which caused
most of the thrones of Europe to
tremble to their fOundat tiOns, COM
menced on July Ia, 1889. This revO-
luton was the direct cause of the
wantOm extravaganza of the court
during the reigns of Louis XIV,
Louis XIV and Louis XVI, the lat
ter being sent to the guillotine and
executed in 1898. 4 The next i'm
portant event in the advancement
of Liberty was the overthrow of
negro slavery in the United States.
The Battle of Gettsburg, july 1-3,
1868, decided that question fully,
for, as the Confederate Army bad
ly beaten retreated toward the
southland, the black cloud of hu-
man slavery vanished beyond the
horizon. 4 Seven of our Presidents
died in this month and one was
born. 1t is peculiar coincidence
that the man who wrote the Dec
laratiOn of Independence, Thomas
Jefferson, and one of the chief sup
porters of that famous instrument,
John Adams, should die just 50
years after the Declaration was
signed, July A, 1926. Their deaths
hi fxxrT
other.
The Battle of the Boyne, in Ire
land, between the armies of VIII
liam III and James ii, in which the
latter was defeated. was fought on
July l, 1890.
The Battle of Gettysburg, the
greatest battle ever fought on this
side of the Atlantic and the de-
Gliding battle of the Civil War, was
fought on July l-3, 1868.
The battles of San Juan and Ell
Caney, in Cuba, between the
Spanish and the Americans, were
fought on July Is, 1898.
The great naval Battle of San
tiagO de Cuba, between the fleets
of the United States and Spain,
was fought on July 8, 1898. The
Spanish fleet was entirely destroy
ed.
John Adams, second President
of the United States, died at the
age of 90 years, at Quincy Mass,
on July a, 1926. He served one
term, from 1897 to 1901.
Thomas Jefferson, third Presi-
dent, died at the age of 50, at
Monticello, Va, on July 4, 1896.
He served two terms, from 1901 to
1909.
James Monroe, fifth President,
died at the age of 70. at New York
City on July 4, 1881. He served
two terms, from 1917 to 1925.
Zachary Taylor, twelfth Presi-
dent, died at the age of IS, at
Washington, ID. c., on July 9, 1850.
He served one year and four
months, from lS49 to 1850.
John Quincy Adams, sixth Presi-
dent, whose term was from 1925 to
1929, was born July IL. at Quincy
Mass.
The Battle of Bull Run, one of
the bloOdest battles of the Civil
War. was fought on July 21, 1861.
Ulysses S. Grant, eightee nth
President, died at the age of SO, at
Mt. McGregor. N. Y, on July 23,
1885. He served two terms, from
1869 to 1877.
Martin Van Buren,, eighth Presi-
dent, died at the age of 10, at
Underwood, N. Y, on July "a,
1862. He served one term, from
1887 to l84l.
Andrew johnson. seventeenth
President, died at the age of Sc, at
Carter's Depot, Tenn, on July 81,
1875. He served years and 10
months, from 1865 to 1869.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
SUCCESS is YOURS
It is the Accomplishment That Crowns Effort of
Any Kind in Any Direction
By Kate atkinson Boelme, in The Nautilus

or leaf falling from the tree.
These are not true symbols of
your life, for the real flower never
withers, and the real flower never
falls. They only discard their ex-
ternal envelopes. The real thing,
whether it be flower. leaf or man
always and forever is.
When once you get the true
idea of yourself as substantial,
permanent, self-existent, indestruc-
tible being, you will know there
can be no real failure, for all fail
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
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poun a ts e the
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which the light
called the fruit of that called Thought
bak themselves in the light of the which their right
this branch had achieved wonderful
meath which had effect Thought itself that
did imagine that could feel the steal wrists
that the Liberty had received knowledge
Thought had gathered naugh
absorbed all the strength that if destroyed continued
would destroy the Liberty and shove back again
manacd shackled thinking
knowing moving round circle of miserable
till at last back the Mocene from whence
all
wiher decay
branch little by little its fierce struggles they stfed until
nnumerabe Liberty branches
STILL with all the careful watchness of Thought there branch
which seemed be utsppng the Others growth examina
holding other
darker sueon and becoming stronger by nous
to Thought this
with branch that the darker held subsection
might have chance.
Accordingly, A
A.
became weakened condition that
the life giving light of the
"A contains. living things
and wonderful works. the mighty elements
sented which
Earth giving
the fruit that mighty of Liberty Thought gather itself
within
the proclaim of Life Liberty
Separately, Individually and Collectively! -"B"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

three locals to bat made, in order,
a single, force hit and a single,
yet all three were nailed on the
paths when but one out should
have resulted. Wag singled to
center. Lee forced Wag at second
on a grounder to Peterson. Then
Har made single to right. Now
follow the ball in its various
flights: right field to second Uee
rounding third for home), to
catcher, to third (Lee ran down..
to catcher (Har running from near
third back to second), to second,
which completed the double play.
Brilliant fielding by Stevens and
Doyle in the tenth saved the game
for the visitors. Brad, first up,
hit a tremendous fly to deep center;
it was right over the sidewalk
leading to the dining room and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
ECREATION Park was
the scene of another real
ball game last Saturday.

the thrills and hair-raising plays
aud situations one would see at the
big league parks. For twelve in
nings the Badgers and M. S. P.s
battled and. tore at each other be-
fore coming to conclusion. When
the last man was ont it was nearly
six o'clock and a darkened sky
made it difficult to see a hard hit
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
OU MAY appear to be a
dismal failure, but in
spite of that l repeat that
:lI


lgzM success is really yours,
now at this very moment. In fact
you are success, for the reason
that you have climbed the long and
difficult path of Evolution from
the one-celled organism to the
many-celled human.
You have scaled many mountain
peaks in your journey and descend
ed into many valleys. What you
call failure now is only one of the
valleys in your ascending progress.
Life itself is a success. Life,
wherever it finds expression, in so
far as it expresses itself at all, is
to that extent success. For what
is SUCCESS! 1t is the accomplish
ment that crowns effort of any
kind in any direction.
And so l say again-The very
fact that you have come up through
the process of Evolution to the
place where you now stand proves
you to be a success. If you are
down in valley just now, what
matters it! You are soon to climb
another hill. A few depressions
here and there are nothing to him
whose present valley is a height
compared to the hilltop farther
down in the range.
Did that ever occur to you my
disheartened friend? If not. let it
occur to you right now.
To-day you are success so far
as you have gone, but you have
not gone far enough.
Brace up and press onward and
upward, knowing that however
weak, however imperfect you may
seem to yourself, and to others,
still you are in realty success. If
you could look back into your un-
conscious life where it began as a
tiny bit of protoplasm, and see
what you have been through in
your ascent, what you have had to
contend with, and what you have
overcome, you could better judge
of your success.
For my part l do not believe in
failure. There may be stoppage
or hindrance on the way to success,
or motion may be discontinued in
some one direction, but that does
not mean failure by any means.
Was it failure when Hawthorne
lost position with fixed salary
and thus found time to write that
great book, The Scarlet Letter"
Hawthorne himself thought it the
worst moment of his life, but his
far-seeing wife knew better. She
said to him, You have always
wanted time to write book. The
time has come. | have a little
money laid up that will support us
until the book is writer"
So Hawthorne wrote his book
and many others, to the delight OF
the world, and his own financia
benefit-but he never would have
known that success had he not met
first with failure, had he not de.
scended into the valley in order to
climb the adjacent hill.
Hawthorne was fortunate ir
having good wife at his elbow to
suggest another channel for his in
terrupted force to flow into. You
may not have a good angel at youl
elbow, but you have one withir
who will guide you into the new
and better path.
No matter how sick, how weak
how wretched you may be at this
very moment, listen to the ange
within, and you will take up youl
journey again and become wha
you wish to be.
Do not say, II am old and lif'
is nearly over. There is no use il
attempting anything at this lat'
hour" Do not compare yourself
to q flower withering on the stall
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
By "BObbLes'

nary occasions. But at the crack
Of the bat Stevens did marathon
back on the sidewalk and made the
catch while running toward the
park exit. Brad was nearly to
third when the catch was made.
Fan followed with hit. Then
Lew slashed another long fly to
central territory. both Stevens and
Doyle running for it. Doyle made
the best time, going we'll over into
center and got the ball while on
the dead run. An error gave Wag
a life at first and put Fan on third.
Lee grounded to Peterson, who
fumbled momentarily, and Fan
flashed across the plate, but Peter
son recovered the ball in time to
get Lee at first base by hairs
breadth for the third cut so Fans
score didn't count.
For the visitors, Hollenberger
started third by striking out.
Doyle beat out a slow bounder to
second. Peterson bunted safely
and stole second. Anderson struck
out. Bleier doubled to left field
and two runners scored. Slaughter
out. Bran to Della. Two runs.
In the visitors half of the fifth,
Doyle again started the fireworks
by hitting the apple to distant CEN
ter for home run. Peterson sin
gled and stole second. Anderson
struck out. BIeier grounded to
Bran who made an unexpected
high toss to Brad, the play being
either at first or third. Peterson
scored on the misplay. BIeier was
caught off second, Wells to Brad.
Slaughter grounded to Brad, but
Della dropped the throw. This
runner was caught later in an at
tempted steal. Wag to Brad. Two
runs.
No more scoring until the
twelfth which Leaf started by
striking out. Hollenberger singled.
Doyle then came to the rescue
with long three. base hit to right
field. Peterson bunted safely,
scoring Doyle. Anderson singled.
Bleier popped to Bran. Har made
a dandy catch of Slaughter's hot
liner. Two runs.
The NJ. S. P.s got under way in
the third. Har was safe when Pet
erson fumbIed his grounder, but
was forced at second on Bran's tap
to Hollenberger. Wells cloated
one for two bases, Bran scoring.
Della struck out. Brad drew a
base on balls. Slaughter fumbled
Fans grounder. Lew singled
through Peterson, Wells and Brad
scoring. Wag out, Hollenberger
to Ferguson. Three runs.
Fan led off in the fifth with a
single. Lew laid down a nice sac
rifice but Fan spilled the beans
trying to take two bases on it, and
was doubled out with Lew. Wag
smote the ball for a triple. Lee
was safe when Ferguson dropped
Hollenberger's throw. Lee out
stealing, Anderson to Peterson.
One run.
Twas long, long way until the
twelfth which found them two
runs to the bad. Brad started by
lacing out a single. Fan struck
out. Lew drove up a high foul
which Anderson negotiated. Wag
scratched a hit. Brad scored.
Lee singled. Things were looking
up-one run in, runners on first
and second, and one needed to
tie. Har hit the ball all right but
it went up in the air and that Hud-
son outfeld was sure death on flies.
So the game ended with Fergu-
sons catch.
The weather was very warm
almost too warm in the sun for
comfort, but our boys are usually
at their best when it is hot, and the
perspiration runs freely.
Continued on pages s,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

ground ball. The NJ. S. P,s
tore off three of these in
their half of the twelfth,
but the last batter hit one
high up in the air to center
field and it was all off with
the runners on first and
second waiting for a chance
to score. By an odd chance
the scoring on both sides
was all done in three in
nings, viz: third, fifth,
twelfth. Thus there was a
full nine innings of score
less baseball. For six in
nings, sixth to eleventh in
elusive, only two runners
got past first base on Wells.
Only three of the NJ. S.
P.s advanced beyond first
on Hollenberger, of the
visitors, during the same
period.
1t was a fine holiday in
all respects and the man.
agement furnished us a
pleasant and welcome sur
prise when the dining hall
scOrebOard announced at
noon that the Hudson team
would play. 1t meant we
would see a hard fought,
close, evenly contested
game. We doubt very
much whether a better
team than the Badgers has
played here this season. 1t
must also be borne in mind
that the NJ. S. P.s are a
vastly improved team and
getting better right along.
Their practice workouts,
to an on locker, leave a
very good impression.
But for over-anxiety and
risky attempts on the part
of the M. S. P. base run
ners we should have
emerged victorious at the
end of the ninth by a score
of at least five to four.
With a runner on first and
none down in the fifth, the
next batter laid down a
neat sacrifice and the run
ner Oh first tried to make
third but was an easy vic
tim of the last half of a
double play. Then Wag
smote the pill for three
bases, scoring later on an
infeld grounder t q a t
messed things up.
In the eighth the first
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05

ternal envelopes. The real
whether it be flower. leaf Q
always and forever is.
When once you get tn
idea of yourself as subst
permanent, self-existent, ind
tible being, you will know
can be no real failure. for a
ure is intended to point
the way to success.
Some one writes me say
ing, Life is too hard for
me. Things are not going
smoothly" My answer
ing thought is: Who wants
things to 60 smoothly? |
do not, for is there not a
charm in adjusting by
your own effort warning
Gil cumstances to your lik-
ing? Does it not develop
resource, open up cham
bers in the mind, clear out
brain cells and promote
healthy activity, both men
tai and physical? | am
sure it does.
If one were only sure of
power sufficient to cope
successfully with all OBJ
stacles, one would enter
the fray with colors flying.
But when obstacles rise up
and look immense and
threatening, as they have a
way of doing, then one
shrinks down powerless,
and is beaten without even
a struggle. There is a cer-
tain condition of the phys
ical atmosphere in which
objects are magnified far
beyond their natural pro-
portions. and there is a
corresponding condition OF
the mental atmosphere in
which self looks small and
weak while environment
looms large and forebid-
ding. This is a matter of
mental state and can be re-
versed so that self looks
large and powerful while
environment turns passive
and unresisting.
1t depends on what you
think of yourself. If you
see yourself as a worm out
of the dust, in the dust
you will crawl. If you see
yourself as a god and wish
to ride, Emerson says
that Every chip and stem
will bud and shoot out
winged feet to carry you.'
NOCnlng can SnuC you
away from ultimate sue
cess, but something can
hold you back from it for
a time, and that something
is your low estimate of
yourself and your enfold-
inr nOwarS Tho low ootir
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Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-13
BAXTER SPRINGS is both an old

BAXTER SPRINGS Is both an old
and new town-old In that it was Q
trading point on the old Fort Scott
and Fort Gibson Military road, and
gateway into the Indian Territory, be-
fore the civil war. With the advance
Of civilization and the admission of
Oklahoma into q state, and the, ex-
tension Of railroads south Of and be
yond, Baxter Springs lost much Of
her former patronage Of cattlemen and
immigrants on their way to and from
the grazing landJ Of the great south
west, and ceased to be place Of great
business activity and Importance.
But q change has come about and
Baxter Springs is again to the front
as a commercial and industrial center
in advance Of other towns Of the Kan
sas-0 Oklahoma zinc fields. That min
eral deposits extend on all aides Of
Baxter, and the drills in active Oper-
alton are fast locating the rich min
eral deposits, is fully proven by the
fact that several Of the largest min
ing organizations have secured hold
ings and leases within the past few
months and are now building mills
and erecting concentrating plants
nearby. Several operators and man
ayers Of these properties have located
in Baxter Springs and bought or built
fine homes here. Baxter Springs has
5000 population and more win come
Il houses are built to accommodate
them.
There are two railroads IN active
operation and Q third connection al
most completed. The Southwest Mis-
souri, Railroad an interurbsn from
Joplin. No., Is nearing completion,
which viii run cars at hourly inter
walls, thus ahOrding rapid transpOrta-
ton between the two cities.
The richness Of the mineral deposits.
the surrounding .Agricultual advun-
tages and businsss and social at-
fractions afforded, al point to IL
growth and importance Of BSxt9
Springs a. ths future nsi-epslh e
ths Kansas- -oklahoua ulns aalaA
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-13
Our Safety First Number

The issuance of this Safety First and First Aid number Of The
Baxter Springs News and placing 5000 copies thereof into the
hands the miners and toes of the field
without expense to the recipients made possible by the liberal
financial cooperation of the several mining companies operating in
the district together with the patronage of the merchants and
business men whose advertisements appear this supplement
For this cooperation The News desires express its sincere
thanks Much credit also due Mr. A. p Barnes for his good
work in compiling the data.
Five Thousand copies of this number will be circulated in the
mining district and The News hopes and feels assured that of
them carefully read and preserved and that the prevention
nation contained herein surely duty all wormen owe them
selves and families become familiar with the best for
venting accident should accident know exactly what
sustain life until professional assistance be obtained
We also hope that the efforts Of both compiler and publisher and
the beray the managD of the mines will be appreciated by
the toers
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-13

swing backward the pressure returning to position
shown IN Fig Repeat 12 - IS times minute Continue this
without interruption until nata breathing Is restored physician
arrives and takes charge In case o. browning place he victim N
IN ordsr clear TIE lungs y water; then roraOn ms
Baxter Springs news., 1917-09-13

FIGJJRE 2-SCHAEFER METHOD ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION
OnspiratiOn)
In of mine suoca0n asphyaon the patient
to fresh air as possible Lay him his belly with
tended forward and with face to % his and mouth
free for breathing asde the subjects thighs
on small his back Fig 2) Slowly swing forward throwing
body gradually the subject see Fig 3D. Then