The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-07-05
PANTASCOPES
Practical PHILOSOPHERS and Pertinent Points the Panascope
of Passing Events geographically Portrayed
By "Optimo''

the Eternity recollection of the past on the VIRGIN
of the book Time history yet traced conception of
things limited the upon by
podigiou any to acquain
itself with all the facts that known.
Knowing nothing geography was to primitive man
but huge flat resting foundations centuries such
was his belief knowing nothing of myriad
latng worlds the no moment
in fact esteemed by Kim Importance scarcely made
mention OF them when him spe
caly created world Knowing nothing science and the law of
gravitaton the and bodies
the whimsical bhest of stand STILL
several this without disturbing the orderly
OF the other planets the
five thousand the estimate
that the made the daily
making daily axis and one revolution an
nually sun.
AS the needs of the human family increased the ways
OF supplying those needs multiplied Naturally this in
creased the of knowledge had
with, remember This increased mental
development Slow the development was far
reach from the rude dug-out of ancient
of to-day from the cumbersome CART wheels to
the luxurious whose motive has been pped
the mysterious deep of the earth coud
the cultural muterings of distinct
enuncaton of succeeding generations night
stion and rising
denotes the golden dawn of and brighter day.
In the of evolution languages
veopment history made and knowledge complex that
was no longer possible for mind to ALL To the
that what knew might become property
ALL and that future
accretions of knowledge preceding
historical data and the thoughts Upon
the walls of their cities in pictured symbol
chseled the history of block stone was
book wall library The destructive
winds otragng have laid low the bearing
the sweeping sands the recedg
them burying them in semioblivion.
From the inscription the (from which
wod-root evolved pape) through
various the fine grades
day reach genius accomplish
ed the task and his intellectual possible liberal
education for those who able attend the best schools colleges
situated.
Education the boundaryline physical Often
mental always Ignorance hangs heavy
makes menias of those who have emerged from its degrading
deeps Three millions Jews Egypt until
desperation led by of their nmen
acquired of Egpt best teachers they migrated other lands
Death assembled the throne the Pharaos
of kngshp But the Jews ublan the overthrow of the Egypt
themselves became uu
cntuaed this desire ard they tyrannous
their Egyptian Wars of waged by them
and of the youth of their nghbong female
they took others
Egypt The result has been disntegraion
the legend the Wandering
ly of him who Knocked the Christ but people.
The degree of made by a
the that intellectually
Declines Brute the supremacy World
to-day the sands the Egypt
Palestine, which have everlasting possession
property peoples; Greece time so eudite
be the
day hut mediocre Rome the things spiritual
intellectual grevous respects;
freed herself from the yoke
herself holder: but the of ascendant
the North bought with her blood the liberty million
the flag of freedom foad unsuled
clasped hands
bond of common fealty, of mutual welfare.
To-day Liberty again rights of
tons question The of the have
shore the dying of the laughter
has died the lips of and Children
from unknown and unmered dangers Sturdy
have Jared forth say their fellows whom they
which they unable
this Independence Day finds actively
Liberty the overthrow of and the establishment
democracy the ostenbe her
But audabe the and America together with
the of exercising the
Lust of Power and establish
selves permanently in her midst
intellectual
ceticism will
between Individually between will be