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The mirror., 1923-10-25
Wholesale marriage,

lomatic relations. Wholesale marriage,
divorce and lax morals have their myriad
excuses. Graft and capitalistic oppression
are excused under the pretense of govern
leggers and these in turn provide a good
excuse for crime and criminals. Radical
agitators pour out excuses for Soviet Rus
sia from every soap box and stump.
Let some new stile or idiotic fad come
forth in the realm of modern Aapperhood
and simultaneously will appear an excuse
for it and the statement that the present
generation is no worse than preceding
generations. Recently, one Mr.. A. B. See
made statement declarative of the gen.
eral brainlessness of women and immed
lately every mothers daughter grasped the
pen and regardless of judicious use of
English grammer and punctuation pro-
ceeded to splash their protests over every
editorial column in the country. In the
last analysis, they confirmed Mr.. Sees
statement and no doubt appeared more
ridiculous than even he supposed they
were.
A man going about the streets today
spends the greater part of his time and
energy lodging speeding motorists and if
he is luckless enough to get knocked down
he picks himself up to view his assailant
driving away at goodly rate of speed,
leaving behind as consolation, the impress
sion of a sign over his tail light that reads;
Excuse my dust!"
Truth is of itself ripe and we'll seasoned;
it needs no excuse, for it is logical. The
trend of human advancement should be
toward wisdom and in substituting the
excuse for reason we are failing in this
respect. There is no doubt that the human
family will continue its intellectual ad-
vancement in spite of appearances to the
contrary. AT some future day we may
expect people to refer to our age and day
just as we who live in it choose to give
it characteristics that will distinguish it
from other ages.
Considering that a great deal of our
time is expended in manufacturing excuses
it would seem highly probable that future
generations will refer to ours as the
"Excusable Age"
The mirror., 1923-10-25
A CURE FOR LOCK-JAW

AS sufferers from rheumatism go to
Germany for mud-bath treatments, persons
afflicted with lock- jaw should 60 to Wales.
Local names there are guaranteed to kill
or cure. However, the climate is not suited
for stammerers. Witness this conversation
which took place amidst Welch scenery:
"Who lives over there?" asked tourist
of a shepherd.
"Mr. Goronwy Cadwaladr, sir!"
"What's the name of this placer"
"Tre'rgeifrgwylltion" was the answer.
"What ravine is that I see in the dis
tance?"
acknowledgement"
"And that lake?" persisted the visitor.
"Lake Llynlle'rllyfnwygwrdd."
"Where do you live, may ask?"
"Just over therein Anglesey, sir" an
swered the shepherd; 1--WE used to live in
Llanerchymeddymmonodo town, and before
that in Creigian Crugyll, and"
EYES,"
"But my brother went to Chwarel
Caebraichycafn, and my sister married
and went to live in Llanaelhaiarn. Her
marriage took place in the little parish
church down by the river-such funny
little old-fashioned church, sir"
"The name of that also, if you please"
Observation-Disclosures
lantysiliogogogoch."
The stranger moved on, neglecting even
to ask the informant his name.-Ths Path
finder.
-Contribnted by J. r. S.
The mirror., 1923-10-25
BASEBALL

The local baseball squad are still carry
ing on. After the official closing of the sea-
son on October 9th, they have gone on a
transforming rampage with telling results.
Two games have been played since the
closing of the season, the locals winning
both of them by decisive margins. Last
Saturday team from Bayport, MINI.
came to entertain the local squad. When
their battle line formed for action, their
right and left wings were unprotected.
Two local players were hurriedly drafted
into action to fill their depleted ranks and
the game was on. Yes, that's about all
that can be said of the game-"on", for
the local squad had it "on' ice right from
the first round. Twenty-Five hits, plus
five errors gave the locals an 1S to vic
tory in an eight inning game.
Hogberg started the twirling for the
visitors but retired from the game as pit
cher in the second frame after he had
allowed a couple of singles, double and
home run drive to center. Beberg then
offered his wares for the balance of the
game but Jared no better than his pred
ecessor.
Fro. was on the mound for tthe locals
and held the visiting teams wrecking
crew at bay, he pulled out of the fracas
with an unearned run victory to his credit.
He allowed ten hits for eleven bases and
they were we'll scattered over a period of
eight frames. 1t was in the fourth round
when the visitors made their first markers.
A single, couple of infeld errors and a
double recorded three runs. A single to
right and wild throw to the keystone
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"Lenin says that he is disappointed with
the Russian people, but perhaps the dis
appointment is mutual. The Russian people
undoubtedly thought that Lenin could in
stall Government which would support
them without working and Lenin un-
doubtedly thought the Russian people could
live without eating"
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*Gal. batted for Hogberg in the fourth
inning.
Summary-Home runs-Bona., H'dy.
Three base hits-B'dt, Shu. Two base hits
Hen, Fro, Shu, Fas, Sher. Double plays
Shu to Lr to H'dy. Left on basses-Vis-
itors, 8: M.S.P., 5. First on errors-Vis-
itors, 8: M.S.P., /. Hits-off Hogberg, s
in one inning (none out in second): off
Beberg, 16 in six innings: off Fro, 10.
Strikeouts-by Beberg, E: by Fro, 7. Bases
on balls by Hogberg, i: by Beberg, 1:
by Fro, 2.
Umpires Mr.. w. Yr. and Mr. R. A. M.
Scorer-J. R. S.
The mirror., 1923-10-25
KINGS

The class composition was on "kings,"
and this is what one boy wrote:
"The most powerful king on earth Is
Working; the LATEST, Sinking; one of
the worst kings Smoking; the wittiest,
Joking; the quietest, Thinking; the
thirstiest, Drinking; the slyest, Win-king;
the meanest, Knocking and the best of
all, No-King."-Ex.
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corner, in the seventh, recorded the fourth
and last run for the visitors.
Weather permitting on October 9th, a
picked team from Saltwater is coming
with the vowed intention of making the
locals look like thirty cents. However,
that may be, any team that crosses the
locals will know they have played in a
ball game before they force the locals to
bite the dust.
The mirror., 1923-10-25
THE LUMBERJACKS ULYSSES
By Mr.. G. II. S.

BY mr.. u. II. ).
"What's that son, you never heerd tell
of Paul Bunion?" swell, with all these
new tangled notions young feller hain't
got no chance" An, you never heerd of
Paull Well now son you sure got to be
edicated." "Just wait until get this air
Missouri merscham loaded with Peerless.
Yes, Peerless was PauPs favorite tobacco
He KEEP four hoss tote teamster busy all
winter hauling in Peerless"
"Well, the winter of tn blue snow, Paul
and Swede Charlie were logging section
forty in Kaska county. They had crew
of two hundred men, twenty teams and
Pauls oxen, Babe and her mate.
"Now son, new see this air OK but a
Frenchman told me as how his grandpap
was bull cook for Paul, and he sed that
that there OK was four ak handles between
tn eyes"
"Paul had fine winter for logging
when on section forty. An son, you know
that air OK Babe, skidded logs for twenty
teams and KEEP fifty men decking logs.
He had one bad fault an that was he
could only be used in tn winter when tn
ground was froze solid. For everytime
he put his hoof on soft earth he left
chain of small lakes in his rear"
"That reminds me, Paul got contract
to log off North Dakoty. Seeing as how
there were a part of Sweden coming over
to settle there and tn governor, who also
chewed snuff, wanted the job done quick
so he gives the contract to Paul. 1t seems
as though there were thousand Swedes
coming and suppose as how the governor
wanted to be sure they had pletny room to
spit"
"Well Paul started for Dakoty in June
and with him went Swede Charlie and
Babe tn big blue OK. When they were
crossing tn state of Minnesota Babe broke
loose. Well son, that fool OK run from
one end of tn state to tn other before
Paul could capture him. And it was
pret' good thing Paul got him when he
did because he had punctured tn state so
full of holes that ducks got dizzy looking
at their own reflections while flying over.
Yes sir, that state was just plum full of
lakes"
While Paul was in Dakoty he got quite
a reputation on account of feeding his men
good chuck. He was always in camp at
meal time to see that his men got all they
could stow away. And he was also there
to blow tn dinner horn, being as how no
one else could blow it.
"The one bad feature about Paups
blowing tn horn were that ever time he
blew it he knocked down six forties of
timber. And that made hard work for
his swampers.
$50 finally Paul got to thinking that it
was rather expensive and also foolish to
make so much extra work for his men. So
he decided to point the horn toward the
sky when he blowed it.
"Well son that first time he tried out
this air new idea of his'n it was two
days before Thanksgiving. And while he
was blowing the horn a flight of ducks
few within range.
"The next day Swede Charlie found
sixty ducks frozen stiff just half a mile
from camp.
eyes sir, Paul had blowed the feathers
off them there ducks and they had frozen
to DEATH"
"How's that?" Yes, they had tn ducks
for Thanksgiving.
EvOrrcADvr
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EXCUSABLE AGE
CONTINUED from page ~

is significantly erratic and without appar-
ent reason, the seed of excuse is sown and
blooms forth with the persistency of quack
grass. Today the excuse is rampant on
every hand. Nations make excuses for
their "idiotic evasions" disguised as dip
The mirror., 1923-10-25
WHAT is LIFEa
By Mr.. Fl. B.

Life is the commonest phenomena of ma
ture. She pours it forth in infinite form
and with prodigal abundance. The earth,
the sea, the sky are filled with life. The
very dust speck that dances in the sun,
under the ultra microscope becomes min
iature world swarming with myriad life
Even our blood stream carries in its food
a mass of foreign life. "Whether we look
or whether we listen, we hear life MUIR
mur or see it glisten."
Man, from the most primitive times,
has been impressed by this phenomena of
life. 1t has been the source of much of
his speculation. Life, what is itl
Savages have sought to explain it by
primitive superstitions Philosophers have
spun the gossamer web of their reason
ings about it. Religions have their origin
in the desire of man to pierce the mystery.
The nationalist with the advent of modern
science advanced the possibility of life be-
ing an electro-chemical manifestation. The
theory was tentatively held that the first
spark of life upon the earth came from
the action of certain salts evaporated upon
the shore from the spray of the primordial
sea. In an attempt to substantiate this
theory experiments were performed which
gave it degreee of plausibility.
Today the lines of the various branches
of science-chemistry, biology, physics,
astronomy are drawing closer and
closer to each other and where one shades
into the other no man can say. Without
being too sweeping it seems safe to say
that science is pressing hard on the secret
of the ages.
"It is almost definitely established" says
Ellwood Hendricks, shat every known
substance, whether solid, gas or liquid,
and whether here on earth or in the starry
heavens is made up wholly of positive and
negative charges of electricity There
does not seem to be anything else in all
matter but these charges, positive and
negative, or protons and electrons as they
are called. The hydrogen atom, which is
the lightest known, consists of one electron
and one proton. And the atoms of all the
other ninety-one possible elements are made
up of large numbers of this same pair of
charges positive and negative, differently
arranged"
Prof. Bohr, Dane of Copenhagen has
developed system which provides for
combinations among atoms on the basis of
solar systems. 1t is the general impression
among scientists that the electron revolves
about the nucleus of each atom as the
planets about the sun. 1t appears that
creation is going on in the sun and stars
today as actively as when this earth was
hurled forth into space. Elements are not
permanent and creation and disintegration
appears as vast continuum. "Dust thou
art, to dust returneth."
Star dust far flung through space. A
part of the vast cosmic scheme of things
that sphere within sphere revolves, un-
ceasing, ever changing and unstable, yet
changeless and eternal. A cycle without
beginning and without end.
Shaman, priest, philosopher and scientist
all speak the same tale, each in terms best
understood by his pupils.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-26
TELEGRAGH|C TALES
FOR BUSY READERS.
A RESUME OF THE WEEKS
DoINGS IN THIS AND OTHER
COUNTIES
Important Events Of the Last Seven
Days Reported by Wire and Pre-
pared for the Benefit of the
Busy Reader
WESTERN

Safe crackers blew open the safe OF
the Huntsville. Utah general merchan.
disc store Monoay morning and es-
capped with loot probably valued at
approximately 81 coo. A simultaneous
Attempt to blow open the vault OF
the state bank OF Willard county
failed
The body of a man found dead ana
frozen In garage at Denver, is be-
iieved to be that OF one of the gang
OF bandits who robbed the Fedora,
Reserve truck pf 100000, on Decen,
Der Is Bullet wounds on the body
substantiate this theory.
State Senator e. w. vanhoesen
dropped dead Monday night in the
lobby OF Boise hotel.
The first train to be regularly op-
Grated over the Delta-Filmore brancn
of the Union Pacific system left Der
Ia on the main line of the Los Ange-
les & Salt Lake railroad at O'Clock
Tuesday morning, arriving at Fill
more two hours later
A negro entered the home OF Mrs
Joseph kronzi, near Price, Utah chol-
ed her into near Inconsistencies,
stuffed two electric light sockets into
her mouth then poured the contents
of bottle of lysol down her throat.
slashed her wrist with razor ana
then left her, seemingly dead after
robbing the house and obtaining
S1415 In cash.
J. q. Richm nd a Salt Lake mer-
chant surprised two men trying TO
force an entrance through the back
door OF a store. Richmond shot one
OF the robbers and the other was cap
tured.
With the Nevada supreme court up
holding the lethal gas law. 1t is pro
able that Thomas Russell, convited
murderer, will be the first to pay the
penalty by this method.
Mrs. X. III. Harrison, of Houston,
Texas is In serious condition
following whipping which is al
legged to have been given her by a
masked band, last week.
A half million dollar fire wiped
out the plant of the Long Bell Lum-
Der company at Enid, Iklahoma, Wed
nesday night /
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GENERAL

Decision to establish nationa
orphans home for children OF form
er war veterans was male by the
national executive committee of the
American Legion meeting at Indian
apols.
A resolution asking President Hard
ing to appoint Frank w. Mondell as
successor to A. f. Fall, secretary OF
the interior, was passed by the Wy.
oming house of representatives
Arthur Robbins, 14-year old boy
is held in jail for the killing of his
father. during a quarrel, at Mankar,
Kansas.
The toll of the Herrin massacre
was increased one Tuesday by the
death of Sydney J. Morrison a mine
guard who was wounded in the bat
tie which proceeded the surrender
of the Lester strip mine.
A bill has been introduced in the
New York legislature, that would
make person who gives or sells IL
qquor that causes death. guilty of
first degree murder.
Five miners were instantly killed
by a gas explosion in the Dolomite
mine at birmingham. "Wednesday.
Addie Hamilton Of Bastrap. has
declared en- the witness stand in tine
investigation of the Killing of Watt
Daniel and Thomas Richards, that
b. M. McIloin. former mayor of Mere
Rouge was one of the leaders of the
gang.
Otis CLARK, one of the defendants
In the Herrin mine slayings trial, in
stead OF having been one of the lead
ers of the NIB that killed II non
union workers sought to save the
lives of the victims according to tes-
timony introduced by the defense.
Robert l.. Dade. mayor OF Mer
Rouge, named DIR. B. NJ. McKoin. Cap |
tain J. X. SSipworth as members of |
a Ku Klux Khan which held up and |
disarmed Watt Daniel and w. q. An
drews.
The German steamsr Heinrich Kay
ser, which left Norfolk December 5.
and has not been heard from Since
Dec. 6, Is believed to have been los,
at soa.
A sentence of 10 months at hard
labor WAS imposed on Mark Moore al
North Carol m On conviction of con
spiracy to trespass after IRA VI. Fair
cloth, a farmer neighbor, had testl-
fled Moore entered his house at night
In q white robe and hood and warned
him aga INST utterances deragatory to
Lhe ku klux Khan. Ii
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This your for information on questions
puzzng will pleasure and privilege to answer
qnenon 90
uo and address accompany each fe,
special send stamped envelope All communications WAL
always bel held in absolute confidence. -,
letters should be addressed plainly in pen ard INK 20
Helen Brooks Box l545. Salt Lake CITY MZ~<C1~>~L,
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-01-26

that one OF the readers wished 10 know
shirley Mason's real name. Her name
was Leonie Flugrath. but married Ber-
nard burning. Would you please an
swer a question or two for meY
was born on August 10Th. 1909 What
are my lucky DAYS, months and coiorsT
Also, is 1t impolite to chew gum before
anyone? Thanking you thousand
times and wishing you much success
in your work. Yours truly.
CURLEYHEAD from Calf
Welcome Curleyhead. and thank you
so much for your Information Your
lucky day is said to be Sunday, your
months January and October. your col
ors red and green. Yes, my dear. u 10
considered very ill-bred to chew gum
in public.
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Dearest Miss Brooke


am very Interested In Our Corner,
and find great comfort in reading the
many answers that you give. | wis
you great success in your work thi.
happy year of %. / have a few cues
ton, I would like to ask II you do no
mind. % In my beehive work ] chos,
the wild rose as my symbol. would you
please tell me what the meaning is
CD is egg harmful for the skin? (3l
| was born Nov. 5th. 1909, will yor
please tell me which are nv luck,
days. months and colors? Thanking yot
in advance and wishing you great sue
cess IN your work. Yours truly.
r. J. 8. w, Utah
Thanks for your good wishes We
will all work for a year OF happiness
won't we2 "a The meaning of tho
wild rose is. simplicity. (2) ! do not
understand in what way you intend
use egg for the skin. and cannot say
what it's effects might be until yon
explain more fully. CD See answer T.
Peggy and Sally for November birth
day reading. The Bay-Tree is listed
for Nov. 5tn. meaning, glory.
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Dear Miss Brooks:

IVdT MISS bTUUK5.
This Is my fret attempt to enter the
corner and ] hope ! will be welcomed.
VIII you answer a few questions for
me? % ! was born June ~ What IL
my lucky number. month AID day? (2)
Is Viola Dana married and how old is
she? VIII you please give me her ad-
dress. Thanking you in advance re-
main, MICKEY.
You are welcome, Mickey. The flower
for June Is the Rose The lucky months
are said TO be October and November
the day. Friday, colors red, blue and
white. (2) Viola Dana Is 25 years OF
age. is the widow of John Collins and
her address is 1910 Franklin Ave-. Los
Angeles. Calf.
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Dear Miss Brooks.

Dear Miss Brooks:
] have been reading Just Retveeu
You and Me" for some time. but have
never written to you. hope | am
welcome / have s@an IN the corns.
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Dear Miss Brooks:

hope ! am welcome again, or am
I too much of bother? II am not.
Will you answer these few questions?
(1) How cid should orc be before go
ing TO dances just to watch? (2) Is
the song. Amt we got fun" out of
dat-. and could you publish It? With
loads of love, l remain, your
"PESTER" from Utah
No. my dear boy. you are not too
much bother. People Of all ages en-
JOY seeing others dance. and / am sure
II would be all right for you to watch
also. providing you do not stay late
or go too often. (2) There are later
songs. but this one Is still quite popu-
lar. As II can still he had In the nu-
sic stores (price 40 cents). cannot pub-
lish II here, but would be glad TO have
Il sent to you II you wish.
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Dear .-iadam:-

Dear -dadam:-
am In receipt of the poems you sent
me- appreciate your kindness. and
wish TO send my greetings with thanks
Tor your trouble. May success come to
you IN the good you are irving to do to
others The poem you sent was NOT
just the same, but It bears the thougbt
so am more than pleased with II. II
YOU can send me the poem bethlehem
Sells ! VIII greatly appreciate II.
remain. yours very truly
c. b. LAYTON
After failing to locate poem by the
ute Bethlehem Belle" cr one which
could bear this title. / am anneoitng
again to my readers who have heen 80
generous. Thanks for yo ar kind words
and good wishes. Sorry to have kept
you waiting.
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Dear Miss Brooks:


We have read your interesting &C ner
for some time. and find II very helpful,
so thought we would write and ask you
a few questions. knowing that we
would get good results "a Do you
think 1t proper to take young lady 20
a small town with a small crowd IN
chaperoned? Why do you always pre-
fer chaperon? (2) We have been
stepping" with a couple of girls whom
we like real well. but they step" with
otter Fellows. and we don't like to have
them so with the others. They seem 10
treat all fellows alike, but we would
like to have them for ourselves alone.
we ike Them too well to quit them. so
what would you advise US to do? (3)
What do you think of girls who smoke?
Some girls insist, and say IL is no
worse Tor girl to smoke than a boy.
90 Isn't II all right to put your arms
around girl when sleighriding when
its crowded and cold? Thanking you
in advance we remain
DUTCH and DICK, Idaho.
welcome Dutch and Dick. I hope you
Will be he az pleased with your answers
ina advice as you have been with
TIERS See answer To tfoots, of Utah,
or question number one (2) And pray
yhy shouldn't these girls step" with
their other friends7 ! should saw thew
were using very good Judgment when
~HSS eitot you all dnke, lOr / take IL
ou are not old folks, and they no
ioubt wish to become acquainted with
several boys before they consider anv
me seriously. | advise on to be broad
and fair. and be just as gentle--
manly and interesting as you NOW
low to be IL you have any desire to
eventually be the onl, ones, for in
no other way can you qualify. (3) II
may not be any worse for a girl 10
smoke than boy, but that is not saw
ng much after all. Is It? Smoking is a
1ithy habit. to say the least with not
me redeeming feature. Even the ones
VINO have smoked all their lives admit
MS. and how any girl or woman can
'ut forth an argument In it's behalf.
much less practice the habit is surely
mystery. cd do not think so. bows.
am OF the opinion II the boys and
Urls go out together with the thought
u having a joyous. wholesome. jollv
'ood time. they will return to their
ZONES happier and more satisfied with
themselves and their associates. than
with the thoughts which prompt them
o wish TO pursue the course you mem
Ion In your question.
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Dear Helen:
AS have been reading your corner
every week, and find out how much you
really do for people. / wonder II you
could get a song for me that have
been trying for long time to get. I'll
still remember when you forget" go
Is Antonio Moreno an Italian? ] guess
this will Re all. Thanking you in adj
vance, ! remain, your friend.
SHAMROCK, Helper, Utah.
. "a Your song may be had in tho
music shops, Shamrock. so cannot
print 1t here The price Is 40 cents. and
will be glad to have q sent TO you
IL you wish. (2) Anton Moreno is
Spaniard. He was born N Madrid and
came to the United States at the age
OF IA.