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The mirror., 1923-02-22
OPPOSES LICENSES FOR CATS

see by the Pioneer Press that some per-
son is trying to get bill through the
Legislature to put tax on the house cat,
and declaring it to be "wild." How
absurd. The domestic cat is no more wild
than our other domestic animals, such as
the horse or the dog. There are "wild"
horses on the Western plains, the "wild"
dogs are wolves and coyotes, and the
wild" cats can be found in the mountains.
l have suspicion that the person who is
so anxious to have the cats exterminated is
a bird lover. How can any person with
a well-balanced mind be a lover of one
kind of dumb creature and at the same
time dislike others? The Creator seems to
have made plan whereby the earth is
The insect devours plant life, the bird
eats the insect and hungry cat will kill
a bird, and sometimes dog (that has not
been trained to know better) will kill
cat, and the slaughter goes on, until 1t
reaches man, and man, to whom God gave
an intellect superior to the dumb creatures,
is the cruelest of all, as he kills for mere
pleasure at times.
In order to license cat, the cat would
have to wear the tag at all times, for its
own protection and this cannot be done.
A cat that runs outside the house would get
caught by its collar or string and starve to
death if not rescued. The matter of Ii
censing cats has been thrashed out several
times in the Eastern cities and found to he
impracticable. I am sure the person who
is so Jealous in regard to bird life would
raise an awful rumpus if someone aske!
that all the robins be killed because they
cat the cherries and the strawberries. Let
US be sensible and have a heart toward
all the dumb reatures.-Selected.
The mirror., 1923-02-22
PALESTINE HAS EFFICIENT RAIL
WAY SYSTEM

Communications have been so greatly
improved within the past year that toda
Palestine enjoys probably the best railway
service in the Near East
An efficient railway system in Palestine
is heritage of the war. In their military
operations the British built the line from
Kantara on the Suez Canal to point near
GAIA, connecting there with the old pre-
war narrow-gage system. The gage was
broadened and an extension built into
Haifa. The system, now 500 kilometers in
length, connects with the Egyptian State
railways at Kantara and with the Syrian
railways in the north.
The motive power and rolling stock is
in frst-class condition. American locomo-
tives built in 1913 for the British War De-
partment are used, having evidently been
turned over to the Palestine railways. A
few mountain saddle-tank type locomotives
built in Leeds, England, have been added
recently. A number of new passenger
coaches from England, together with inter
r.ational sleeping cars afford good accom-
modations to travellers. Daily passenger
and mail service are proving beneficial to
business.-Ex.
The mirror., 1923-02-22
A BRAIN TEASER

There are two stations exactly five miles
apart. A train of box cars, just one mile
long, is at one of the stations; or, rather,
the caboose of the train is even with the
depot, while the engine, of course, is one
mile from the depot, or four miles from
the next station. Just as this train pulled
out, man came from the depot and,
climbing on top of the caboose, walked
toward the front end of the train; as the
train went faster than the man walked,
the engine got to the next depot just as
the man had reached the front of the
train. The engine stopped even with tie
depot, which we remember was exactly
five miles from the one they had started
from. The train has only gone four
miles, while the man has gone five. How
far did the man ride? Will some of our
railroad men tell me?
H b.
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Of course not. How then, does it flash a
thousand, yes, ten thousand miles, and be
picked up by any receiving set which is
powerful enough to discern it? And why
does not every such set receive it? Be-
cause, before any receiving set may dis
Germ such message, it must be tuned to
the same wave length as that of the
sender, in other words, be in rapport to
it. The earth's atmosphere, yes, every
atom of it, compose vast whispering
gallery.
Science has only again demonstrated
the truth that the most powerful forces
are those which are invisible. The wind,
which churns the oceans expanse and
tosses it up in mighty pillows, or which
leaves a path of death and destruction in
its wake, is unseen. Only its effects are
visible. The mighty current of electricity
which lights our homes and propels our
industries, is invisible along the copper
cables which carry it. Only its effects ale
seen. Gravity, is another illustration.
So, also, with the soul and mind of man,
which is but small part of the great
and all-powerful intelligence which
created the universe and maintains its
being
These forces are all invisible, yet they
ALL with the exception of the one we call
God, have their limitations. Mans
thought, which accomplishes such mighty
wonders, may, and generally does mis-
erably fail, if misdirected. Can the most
powerful mind or intellect so exert itself,
as to cause the hairs upon your head to
produce oranges? Can we, by thought,
remove the postules and disease known as
smallpox? Can anyone, no matter how
he may concentrate his thoughts, add
cubit to his stature? Of course not. YET
by the mere process of thought, we can,
to a great extent, control our minds and
bodies, and the minds and bodies of those
about us. Good clean thoughts produce
a clean mind, and aid our bodies to pre-
serve our health. And the thoughts which
we entertain, form the kind of influence
which we exert unconsciously over others.
Have you never seen the individual
who is apparently puffed up and ready to
burst by an inflated ego? That sad and
repulsive personality, is direct result of
constantly thinking that every day, in
every way, am getting bigger and bet
ter. The world is full of those who
easily believe. Many others are as easily
deceived. But, as Lincoln said, "You can
fool some of the people all the time, all
of the people some of the time, but you
can't fool all the people all of the time"
And whenever read the message of the
eminent Coue, I am constrained to repeat
a certain motto, which was engraved over
the arched doorway at the seat of learn
ing which l once attended. 1t read:
"They Say,-What say they? Let them
say!"
The mirror., 1923-02-22
TOLL OF LONDON'S FOG

The worst fog since 1902 visited Lon
estimated to have cost the city $3,0OO,00O
for each of the three days it lasted Trains
were delayed, omnibuses tied up, and
sixty laden vessels lay helpless off Crave
send, while twenty miles away the sun
shone brilliantly. Health and property
suffered alike, and six men were drowned
by waking off piers. This fog was due
entirely to smoke, and a new campaign
was launched by the Coal and Smoke
Abatement Society with the object of hav-
ing abatement measures passed.-Ex.
The mirror., 1923-02-22

Oregon produces about 7O,OOOO,OOO doz-
en- eggs annually-Ex.
The mirror., 1923-02-22

Motor drivers licensed in the London
area number 101,767.--Ea.
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ROU GIL H q w N

Epgenia moved her head from
zone side to the other YEARLY.
How Josephine did chatter! She
never had quiet moment, never,
and she was SO tired. Feeling the
supple, smooth professional fingers
beginning to put on the cold
cream, she held her head still
and thought.
Very bitter thoughts and be.
wildered of a person be-
trayed. She was betrayed! She
had done everything :.
everything that. she had known
how to. do. She had spared
neither time nor money nor eff
fort. She had worked land she
hated to work. she had worked
to learn all the things she should
know. She had beaten Marisa at
her own game. She talked better
French than she, so her diction
teacher said; AMI ever so much
more distinguished English-she
never made these slips into
Americanisms or Gallicisms that
Marise did. At least not in con.
versation, sometimes she still
thought in American. She knew
ever so much more about dressing
than Marise, and about lace, ard
about manners. She had come
to the point at last of being
sure of her manners, of being
able to sit down, instinctively
composing herself so that she
would look we'll from all angles,
of not having to think of how
to shake hands or leave a room,
any more than she thought of
adjustment of 4 gown that Jose
phine had put on her.
Go BE Continued Tomorrow
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THE WAYS OF A HUSBAND
Delightful Sequel to the Serial when Girl Marries
Which Scored Tremendous Success Through
out the Nation

/ you at the information booth a1
the railroad station at 400. He's
taking the 4:S2 for Dreamwold
station. He has an he needs with
him. He says You neednt pack
for him, please. ma'am.
Thank you" replied nechan-
icaIly, wondering how much the
girl who had been sent as rnesaen.
ger surmised. There was some
thing plying ia her tone.
got up automatically and went
in to pack my overnight has.
Generally / do this service for Jim.
But I'd been told coldly that /
needn't do even this now.
Al FRENzIED EFFORT.
In frenzied effort to distract
my mind from ugly anticipatiOns
Of what the day was to bring
forth. / buried myself in work. I
didn't stop for lunch. but got to
the station in time to have sand
wich and 3 glass OF iced coffee.
AS approached the counter where
/ was planning to take my meagsr
refreshments I got glimpse Of
the station tearoon1. At q Ear
table half hidden behind some
palms were two familiar figures.
There was no doubt Of It. Jim
and Ruth Gregory were having
tea together.
turned away from the soda
fountain, feeling suddenly too sick
to eat. And for fifteen minutes
Igsat waiting for Jim to come and
meet me. nonchalantly. ana With
out dreaming that / knew Ruth
Gregory had brought him To the
station. This fact seemed Is mo
mentous as the trip itself.
At last Jim came. He picked
up my bag without word.
silently he led the way to the
train, found seats. sat down beside
me and buried himself III HIS paper.
AS sat at his side / found myself
churning with resentment even
greater than my misery.
The train Jerked along. People
got Off at various stations along
the line. Dust blew III through
the window and choked me. stfll
Jim sat there IN silence The
minutes licked away. Our train
reached the station before Dream
void. Jim's paper rustled and tell
at his feet. He turned to me and
spoke with an awkward air Of
pleading.
Cut out the suIls, Anne. No
use letting Jeanne think we aren't
pulling together
no Be Continued TonnOrrow.l
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By Dorothy Garfield.

LITTER old Gge!" Eugenia
wondered when she
thought old age would
begin. She looked a thousand
years old already to Eugenia.
Heavens! Think Of ever being
old like that, yourself. What
use could there be in living If
you were old end reduced for
your amusement to writing down
dates and things in a journal!~
If Mademoiselle will step into
her own room, said Josephine.
Eugenia came to herself with a
start. She had been standing i'll
the middle of the room staring
at Mile. Wallets back. But she
had been thinking about Neale
Crittenden, about those deep-set
eyes OF his, and how his face was
lighted up when he smiled. When
he smiled at her, Eugenia felt
like moving from wherever she
was and going to stand close be-
side him. What made her feel
so? 1t was like a. black-art.
There was that girl at school who
had been bewitched by the Bre-
ton ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS so
that she fell into a fever il she
could not see him every day.
There! Sit there" said Jose
Prime, pressing her competently
INTO an easy chair, and begin
ming to undo her hooks and eyes.
i haven't much time. Made
moiselle is so late in coming in.
Just a little cold-cream-this hor-
rible southern sun burns so.
On l can feel this awful Roman
DUST thick on every hair! 1
do with-without seeming to pre-
sume-I do wish that Made
moiselle would consent to wear
a veil-everybody does"
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Novelist.

dlously. She fascinated him; he
admired her, thought her amaz-
ingly clever.
AS the months Of their marriage
rounded themselves into a year he
began dirnly to perceive that she
was infinitely more clever than he
had ever suspected. She was
sharper, shrewder, and a lightning
thinker compared to himself. She
could dismiss subject with the
briefest consideration while he was
laboriously thinking 1t out. She
twas constantly surprising him
with the nimbleness OF her mental.
processes.
He was aware she managed him,
though just how she did it he was
never quite sure. He would find
himself circumvepted, too late to
follow his own preferences IL these
happened to be opposed to hers.
In his good-natured fashion he
followed the line Of Least resist
ance, and let her do as she liked.
IF he asserted himself, it inevitably
precipitated an ugly scene. Leila
had an uncomfortable temper. He
was afraid Of her when she was
angry. A peculiarly vulgar streak
would appear in her then. She
shrieked and swore at him like
fishwife, the habitual high color
Of her face turning flaming red.
He hated her in these RACES, which
transformed her into something
gross. common, intensely unloveIy.
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RASE5 = A Novel Of Marriage =: BY Charles u. II
Thrilling and Gripping Serial Of Married Lie From ne
Pen of Successful American
s

More and more he allowed her to
have her own way; she had but
to threaten one Of these angry
bursts and he was ready to give in.
Anything but that ugly sight
anything but those ugly words!
AS she became Injured to her
restricted life and all its drudgery
she slipped unconsciously back
into her old routine Of pinching
and patching, but now it was her
baby and not Society that en-.
crossed her. In spite of the rebel
lion that famed forth every now
and then, life-the daily round Of
her existence absorbed her. The
baby's cold, a leaking hot-water
boiler, defective chimneyflue,
an overcharge in fat Gus Brauser's
bin, a poor cut of meat the butcher
had palmed off upon her, bargain
sale of sheets and pillowcases at
the Emporium, a lucky insurance
deal Philip put through. and the
unexpected commission, brought
an interest to her days to which
she could not be indifferent. Her
baby proved a constant delight.
and even in her husbands infatua-
ton for the child she found a de-
gree of satisfaction. They never
grew tired of discussing their
small daughter. and drawing each
others attention to some endear-
ing quality.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow
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sNUT as the weeks and months
succeeded one another. her
taptrums grew less frequent.
Her old ight-heartedness her shrill
safety. her garrulousness gave
place to q kind of begrudgtng
resignation and curtness. Life
dragged her through a daily rou-
tine; habit closed in upon her
like an enveloping mantle. Thu
baby alone MADE it endurable.
Realization
Philip WAS aware that his wife
had never been in love with him.
s. He realized that fact before she
first week of their honey.mNDon
was over. He had believed him
self in love with her until then.
Everyone he knew had dome
- part in persuading him he was
I'm love, and no one had been
more effective in convincing him
than Leila herself. The revelation
that he had been deceived car
ried its unpleasant shock. but he
did. not grieve about it. Mrs.
:. G's death hal left him intensely
lonely; he hungered for the init
mate companionship she had
given him; he admired and liked
Leila. and had turned to her con-,
3idently. He would have asked
her to marry him even IL she
: had not been anxious TO have him.
He was neither retrospective
nor temperamental. and he was
ready to accept whatever came his
way good-naturedly; ne never
stopped to analyze his emotions.
When he made the discovery that
) love had not entered into his mar.
rage. he felt that il anyone had
been at fault. it was himself. 1t
did not ocrur t. him to blame his
sister nor Leila. He had pretty
fair realization OF why she had
married him, and considered that
( he had been equally material and
self-seeking II had seemed a
mutually beneficial alliance, and
after the first weeks of disillusion-
ment had raised. he was prepared
90 let it 60 at that. Passion did
not enter into their relationship.
This had Leen the disappointment.
1t was all TOO gross. too cal
culated: there was too much ar
ranging and paIaver. and never
. hint of romance. The memory
Of his honeymoon with Marjorie
! had returned to him persistently
during the early weeks with
Leila. There had been some
thing clear. fine, intensely beauti-
full about his mating with his :
first wife. Both had been glori-.
ously young: there had been moth
ing that offended. Leila had
merely piquec him with her warm
eyes, her fluttcring lids, her sensi-
!: tive. twitching mouth. He
/: had healthily looked forward to
satisfying this somnolent passion,
]. but after they had been married
ne learned that these articles were
only the semblance of desire. She
did not love him; he did not attract
her. She submitted reluctantly to
him. making great fuss with lace
might dresses, perfumes and baths.
But in spite OF everything he
liked her. When she chose to
:exert herself he liked her tremen.
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THE LOVE GAME
. A ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE

sipr' Paine laughed, changing his
tone. II am really sorry for
Rankin. though you may not
think it. For he has not the
brains to plunge as he does and
get away with it. Yet, even SO,
would not have spilled all this
stuff to you If you had not
seemed SO Mortified at my pro-
posal to bring my friend Dillon
here. You did jump down my
throat pretty hard-really now,
didn't your"
Perhaps did," she said slow
ly. II did not understand. Yon
see"-with q nervous giggle-.I
really am very ignorant abou.
hardly any men except my
father and Mr.. Muir and Mr.
Rankin"
And You turned me down for
him at Hopatcong!" Paine leased
YOU will let me come again
even If l have made such an nm.
conventionally long call?" Paine
asked when he rose to go.
Winifred Scott hardly knew
what she replied. but it was
something noncommittaI.
You sees' the man explained.
you are a genuine delight. with
your unspoiled manners and your
unsophisticated nature. 1t is a
treat to talk with you. Are YOU
never lonely?"
Sometimes" was the brief
answer.
Poor little girl? The excla.
nation was politely sympathetic.
you are young to be left alone.
But, of course, you have a guar.
diam"
She shook her head. mot now
for I am Of age"
"And can do as you. please
with your fortune" he added
smilingly. well. 1 am glad YOU
have so much that is lovely in
your life-I mean a beautiful
home and the means to run it.
So many girls are left to support
themselves nowadays"
She said nothing. Something
warned her not to discuss her
affairs with this man. Moreover.
she felt as il she must be rid of
his presence. She could hardly
think straight. Would he never
go?
AT last he went. She stood
motionless until she heard the
front door close behind him, then
dropped into chair. She must
collect her thoughts.
= Mrs. Bates entrance reused her
from her musings.
you are going to bed now.
aren't you, Miss WINNER" she
asked. ..
"In a little while. Please go
to bed yourself, Mrs. Bates.
will not stay up long,"
She spoke gently to the widow.
She felt a subtle comfort in the
knowledge Of this wholesome
woman's regard.
"All right, dear" Mrs. Bates
assented without comment or
question. Good night! Call me
If can do anything for you"
The words echoed in Wini-
fred's brain as she sank again
into the chair, and, leaning back
closed her eyes.
Do anything for her! Nobody
could do anything for her. She
must work out her problem for
herself.
CTO BE Continued Tomorrow $
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kLTNET-but." she staTnmered.
stih not understanding.
''he-Mr. Rankin, mean
lis different"
''He surely isr' Paine's smile
was sardonic. Since you con-
denim my friend, you VIII perhaps
pardon me il speak plainly about
an acquaintance Of yours. Rankin
and Dfilon belong to the same
shall we call it profession? But
they are, as you intimate, differ
ent. Dillon plays on the square,
or as nearly on the square as Is
possible in that kind of game.
But, frankly, Rankin will bear
watching"
"You mean-you mean" She
tried to ask question, but could
not.
"I mean that there is honor
even among thieves, although I
am not admitting that Dillon's
crowd are thieves. But have
heard ugly stories about Rankin,
stories that would lead one to
suspect that even that kind Of
honor is lacking in him. Mind,
I say I have heard them. I do
not vouch for their truth. will
give him credit for having pulled
off some pretty big things, too.
I, myself, saw him clean up some
hundreds in a very short time one
night. I told Dillon about it, and
that made him want to meet
Rankin"
Winifred remembered. And she
had heard Paine use that very
xpression-"clean up hundreds"
She sat as If turned to stone, her
eyes fixed on her caller.
"For some months before that,
Dillon tells me-" Paine continued,
Rankin had been playing in
rotten luck. In fact, he was so
poor that he took a position as
n 6O4AOWACECs hOll1 6b OIICH
happens when things are at their
worst, his luck changed. He got
hold of some money, staked It
and won. Then he came into O
legacy-at least he told Dillon so.
He has been cutting a wide swath
with that. sBut-he has lost q
lot of it already"
Lost" the girl repeated in a
tene hardly above a. whisper.
"Sure! Lost or spent it in one
way and another. He has squan-
dered lot Of it on suppers and
such things for a fast set with
whom he runs when he is flush.
That kind of thing costs money
these days-when one gets cham
payne and other liquor through a
high-priced bootlegger. And Ran
kin seems to have lost his head,
too, especially when playing.
Whom the gods would destroy
they first make mad.
II 90 not know how much
money he had-but at this rate
he won't have any left by the end
Of a year or two. 1 understand,
however, that he has some secur.
tiles that are pretty good. He
boasts Of holding the mortgage
on some valuable property over
in Jersey. But Dillon thinks
that's a bluff"
You'll consider me an old Cos
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WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

1.-When did the Reformation
begin in France?
2.-When did percussion caps
come into use?
S.-When was the so-caIled
Vinegar Bible published?
4.-When was Marshall Mac
Mahon president of France?
5.-When were the Centuries Of
Madgeburg" published?
ANSWERS to these queries win be
printed Tomorrow.
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ANSWERS.
To Yesterdays Questions.


To Yesterdays Questions.
The Island of Madeira was
discovered about 1884.
2.-Artemus Ward Charles Far
rar Browne), American humoriBt.
died March s, 1867.
Z. 3-New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island. Connecticut
New York. Pennsylvania and
Maryland met at Albany, June 10.
1854, to consider colonial cen.
federacy:
4.-Melinite or Lyddite. the high
explosive, was invented by Tur-
pin about 1888.
5.-The first American anti.
slavery party w2s founded by
ouakers at Philadelphia, April IA.
1775.
tcopyrirht, 1928. King Features
Syndicate, Inc)
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<<TTE Err old Gge" Eugenia
wondered when she
thought old age would
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By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water,
Author of Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.

<ZTNET-but." she. stannmered.
stiH not understanding.
0 ssha-Mr Rankin mean
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The Origin of the Horse.

THE horse is shortened version of the giraffe and
has not descended from that ami NAL. It has been
tracked back larger than the fox with
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GlOUes for Judges.

IN oden days English judges were forbidden is wear
gloves the bench for fear Of brides being ropnea
into them Hence the custom Of presenting Judge
pair Of white gloves when he had no cases to try