The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
NJ ! R R 0 R E 7 7 ES
BY Uncle John

We'll attended Christian Science
services were held in the Auditorium last
Sunday morning.
-173-A would like to exchange Utica
Saturday Globe or Photoplay magazine fol
the Irish World.
Last Wednesday several musical friends
of our instructor were in the auditorium
listening to several selections played by the
band.
Our baseball team was in good form
last Saturday and would have made good
showing against the strong Hastings crew
had they been able to appear.
A lot of high grade music for both
band and orchestra was received at the band
room recently, which will keep the boys
guessing for awhile.
We had a real sur prise last Sunday
morning when Rev. Benson appeared with
his own choir of about twenty young ladies
from Saltwater. They sang several beauti-
full selection with consumate artistry.
About a dozen artistic vases of cement
that were made by one of the inmates we're
placed on each front door-pie of the shops.
Some are filled with flowers and look very
artistic. The maker is an artist of excep-
tional ability.
"A little boy who had been taught to
report promptly his misdeeds sought his
mother with an aspect of grief and repen-
lance.
81 broke brick in the fireplace" he
announced, on the verge of tears.
well, that isn't beyood remedy, but
how did you do it7"
81 broke it with fathers watch"
In a rural justice court in Georgia
says a Southern newspaper, an old negro
whose testimony had been questioned by
the lawyer delivered this defense of his
character:
'.Jedge, I'm good man. been alvin
roun' heah ten yeahs. l amt neber been
lypched, en- de only boss ever stole frowed
me en- bruk bofe my laigs.''
Mrs. Cronan heard her little grand
daughter, Margaret, crying as if in pain,
and fastened to the child.
"Why, dear, wha; is the mattera'
inquired Mrs. Cronan, "Did you meet
with an ACCIDENT"
"N-no, grandma sobbed Margare'
ut w-wasn't no accident! M-morher did
it on purpose!"
Here is very good choice of reading
matter: number 40S-B and Hob would
like to exchange. The Fra, Smart Set,
Physical Culture, Hearst's. Poetry, The
Editor, Poetry Review and The Writer for
The Book News Monthly, The Bookman,
Reedy's Mirror, Bruno's Weekly, Puck,
Judge, Life, The Masses and Parsons.
Numbers to be placed about fifth on all
mopthlies.
The number of spots burned on
Chinese monks head shows how much he
has elected to endure. They receive as
severe anitiation as they desire, and get
therefrom certain privileges. If monk
hoS tHiCC SPOto hS Sou SSt thlSC hSoiS IL &C
at any monastery in China six spots entities
him to six meals; nine spots to three days
board and the maximum of twelve months
care.
"A school-inspector, who was examining
class of boys in arithmetic, set the
following question: eff cat fell into a
bottomless.pit, and climbed up two feet for
every three it fell, how long would it take
to get ou,s'' This proved a regular
puzzler to the lads, but one little fellow
went at the problem with will, and
covered both sides of his slate with
calculations. ''Here!' exclaimed the
Inspector, as he noticed him hard at work.
"Stop doing that. Haven't you the sense
to see that the cat couldn't possibly get
QUIT" ooh, yes. he could, SIR replied
the boy, brightly. eff you'll only give
me time, I'll bring him out at Australia. ="