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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
Vol. VII.-NO. 40.
VNritten for The Mi
'TTOT.
ISRAFIL.
BY SHORN POET.

Over the brook thro' the pasture land
Leadeth way to Metropolis;
SorrOwing balSamS on either hand
Supernal sentinels, watching, stand
Murmuring ever-never are still:
Always whispering of sacredness-
In tremulous breath DER flute strings
spread,
Back from the realms of the mystic dead
In the sweet, sweet voice of 1srafil.
walked to-day on the Hollis road,
Passing the scenes of my boyhood by;
1 stopped where the river Saco f1ow'd,
Hurrying on to the sea its load
Teeming with time my veins to thrill
Where, years agOne when boy, was
Building my bark for the surging sea,
Which now comes back in gale to me
Waiting pennon from lsranl.
Far in the west are the sunset hills
To beautiful valleys slOping down;
Where sits the village OF GoOdWln'S MlliS,
With purest of maids who throng, until
The startled angels seize fast each crown
One, there 1 see-but why do weep.
Why do Metropolis p8ans sweep
Instead of dirge from 1srafil?
1 feel vapory border-line,
Invisible to Orga mic eye;
When wakes Slumbering fires decline
Upon this quavering heart to shine;
fain would believe when loved ones die,
The lowering air awhile they ill;
feel it in the ambient breeze,
l hear it among the balSam trees
In the low, pure tones of Israfil.
I wander back to myself again,
l find within lOwery day;
Each thrilling fibre. long dormant lain,
Overwhelmed by mists of silent pain,
Bestirs to harmonies passed away;
Guiding memory where e'er 1t will;
In canopied gloom do riffs appear,
Through which rise and listen to hear
My musical angel, Isratl.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
Tepme.( $1.OO per year, in advance
o Six Months 80 cents.

such an aff1iction, they, on the con-
trary strive to be so situated that it
would be utterly impossible for the
epidemic to evade them. This class,
however, are entirely different from
those who have been forced to accept
the inevitable through lack of employ
ment. Scarcity of work has not only
caused untold hardShips and suffering,
but is also responsible for much of
the crime which has been committed
during the past year. An idler is
looked upon, by the minions of the
law, as a decidedly suspicious charac-
ter and is frequently arraigned before
the bar of justice to answer to charge
of theft or some similar accusation,
and unless he is extremely fortunate
or can secure the interference OF in
fiuential friends, guilty or not guilty
he stands very poor chance of secur-
ing an acquittal. The distinction
made between voluntary and enforced
idleness is scarcely perceptible; the
former is viewed and weighed in the
same balance as, and with the latter;
thus the honest laborer is oftimes
found struggling under great disad-
vantages and wrongs, unmerited, for
the reason that his circumstances and
surroundings are not properly under
stood nor investigated by those high
in authority, who have his case in
hand. If greater care were taken by
the alleged exponents of the law who
are appointed by the courts to defend
the moneyless accused, to accertain
the true condition and circumstances
under which he fell, and the same pre-
sented to the courts for due considera-
tion, 1 fain believe that our prisons,
to-day overfowing, would be far less
populous, and justice and right be the
better subserved. Idleness in it's var
ious forms, is largely responsible for
our present large and steadily increas
ing prison population, as idleness
breeds crime; but distinction should
be made between voluntary and COM
pulsary idleness and the victim judged
accordingly. BUCKsKIN BILLY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
WHISKY NOT TO BLAME.
It Has No Power of Itself to Dethrone
Reason and Scatter Desolation.

Among the many excuses which the
criminal urges in extenuation of his
acknowledged wrong doing there is, to
my mind, none so ridiculously silly as
that in which he makes whisky the
scapegoat of his crimes. "Had [ let
whisky alone" say the majority OF
convicts, II would not now be in pris-
on" and there is not the least doubt
that their words are true, but is whisky
to blame for their present condition?
How absurd the thought. Blame an
inanimate, liquid thing for exercising
a nefariOus power over an Intelligent
reasonable being-how preposterous!
Granting, for the sake OF argument,
that whisky once absorbed stupefies the
intellect to such an extent that man is
no longer free moral agent, will this
tend to prove that the liquor is the prl-
NAL cause of whatever he may do while
under it's influence? AsSuredly not.
The esprit of evil has no power OF
itself to gravitate towards his mouth;
this act must be accomplished by the
man himself; and if he gives his consent
if in other words, he assumes the
chains and slavery-himSelf alone is to
blame for the thralldom. If | give to
a man whom l know to be dishonest
and INSCRIPTIONS, my power OF attor-
ney. I have only myself to blame for
the wreck of my property and fortune
So it is with the drunkard-criminal;
he wilfully and knowingly turns him.
self over to the all-powerful stimulant
and makes of it his attorney, in fact
saying almost in express terms: "What-
ever it does is in my name, or whatever
1 may do while under its obsession-
l am willing to father. How foolish,
then, when the evil is perpetrated, to
say: II did not do the deed, twas
whisky ION.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10

trate instead of Furnishing him ordered
the father to make restitution to the
injured party. This was done; but Mr..
Scott took much better care of his son
thereafter and the lad ultimately be-
came Lord Chancellor Eldon."
Another reform urged by the same
lecturer is the making the interests and
compensation of the person injured by
a crime a more prominent object of
attention. The primitive Jews and
Welsh Britons, he pointed out, made it
their first object to right the wronged
party at the expense so far as possible
of the evil doer or those associated with
him. But now in England an injured
person has to incur much expense and
trouble in order to prosecute those who
have libeled or wronged him even when
he has secured their imprisonment or
fine there is no thought of compen-
sating him. cat the very least" he con-
cludes, "the law ought to undertake
the trouble and all the cost of prosecu-
ton. It is a national scandal that, for
example, Mr. Labouchere's public-spiri-
ted endeavors to expose most mischiev-
Gus villainies should cost him thou
sands of pounds as private individual
instead of such matters being promptly
taken up and carried through at the
national cost"
There are good many honorary
members in this country of the How
ard Association. Why should there
not be similar association here? Ii
could certainly do much toward re
forming such abuses as there have beer
in the Michigan State Prison at Jack
son. The reformatory at Elmira anc
elsewhere. And it could probably do
more valuable work in the prevention
of crime.-Detroit Free Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
TRADE OR PROFESSION.
Perfection In Either, Certain Passport
To Success.

To Success.
The nineteenth century has demon
strated the important fact that every
man should acquire either one or the
other, trade or profession. The re-
markable advancement which this
country has made in the past few years,
seems to demand as an imperative
duty which we owe to ourselves as
well as to our country, that each indi-
vidual become as proficient as possible
in one of these callings. In regard to
this question it would be well to en-
phasize and impress upon the appren-
tice, the necessity OF attaining, as near
as possible, a perfection in whatever
vocation he may chose; learn it thor
oughly; do not neglect any OF the
details, even though they may appear
insignificant at first, their value will,
later on, be better known and more
fully realized and appreciated. 1t is
far better to be thoroughly competent
and proficient in any good trade, than
to be imperfect in many. Those hav-
ing trade in which perfection is the
result of their efforts, are, without ex-
ception. able at all times, to secure
renumerative employment. Their labor
is satisfactory and an absolute neces-
sity to their employer, who with his
GOODS. issues a guarantee as to their
reliability, based upon his employees
competency and capability to make it
good. Thus the reliability, confidence
and appreciation is increased between
the two; thus the one becomes val
liable and necessary adjunct to the
other. Choose whatever you think viii
suit your taste and individuality anc
then, by diligent and persevering ct
fort. strive to master it thoroughly and
practically, and success will most as
suredly crown your efforts. S. W.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
THE PRESS
Is a Power and Not an Absurd 1nstru-
ment of the People.


ment of the People.
It is not our intention to antagonize
in the slightest degree, the rights, VIZ
tues. or liberties of the press of this
country by the sincere convictions here
in contained; but the scribe will be fully
satisfied it he but succeeds in drawing
attention to the fact that the press is
really power and not an absurd in
strument of the people. The press has
suffered greatly from prevalent mis-
taken idea derogatory to the sacredness
of it's mission. It becomes our duty to
reinstate it's lofty dignity, knowing full
we'll it is too meek and humble to be-
come it's OWN rescuer. Opposition to
the press is criminal; unrestricted lib
erty is absolutely necessary for It's we'll
being. 1t should be as free as the hum
ming bird, feasting it's luscious bill with
the honey of petaled flowers.
From time grown hoary headed the
mighty press has been power.
Did it not, through its vast power and
glory first spread the spirit of the Dec
laration of Independence throughout
the broad land, while the mighty minds
who composed it, sat solemn and silent
in the Council Chamber at Philadelphia
whence resounded the first echoes OF
old Liberty Bell? Did it not courage
ously and fearlessly scatter the intelll
gence of the patriotic victories OF revo
lutionary times while the nationa
heroes spent their time washing away
the stains of battle? repeat, the press
is not an ignoble instrument, but
mighty power. To be an instrument
is to become servile; surely the press il
not servile, it is simply personitiet
power.
What American heart can ever forge
it's greatness in the hour of distress ant
danger to eur young republic? Dlt
not the voice of the great Webste
spend it's eloquence in the columns o
the powerful press and thence thrill tn
souls of millions, through its might,
influence? What power of eloquence
chivalry or martial renown could eve
have produced the intrepidity ola Wash
ington. the stability of Lincoln, tn
bravery of a Sheridan, Sherman, Q
Grant. or ever have inspired the hur
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
THE PREVENTION OF CRIME.
A More Rigid Responsibility Should be
Placed Upon Parents for the Acts
of Their Offspring.

There has been marked growth of
late years in the study of penology, or
the treatment of criminals. There are
several experts" in the country, and
almost every keeper of prison or re-
formatory in the land belongs to one or
more societies, the object of which is
to learn by study and interchange of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10
IDLENESS.
A More Perceptible Distinction Should
be Made Between That Which Is
Voluntary and That Which is en-
forced.

There are at the present time, more
so than in previous years, larger
number of individuals who are afflict-
ed with the above malady, and which
they apparently consider, an agreeable
luxury. Instead of striving to evade
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1894-05-10

There is no doubt but that the honest
man is happier than the dishonest one.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
Dancer of Ed Water.

five take England alone more deaths
are attributable 10 impure waAer than TO
pure, impure and adul,eraied spirits and
alcoholic drinks altogether, aud the dis
eases from which the miserable victims
die are as Liieons and repulsiye as those
caused by drink.
Five and twenty years ago. during :
most fatal epidemic of typhoid in the
West of England, had to assist the gov
eTnment inspector in tracing its cause TO
its source, and the result was conclusive
ly established as dse to impure water
The supply of water as it entered the
town was pure, but in many houses the
water closets were supplied by the same
pipe and cistern as the water for drinking
purposes. As the water was turned of
during the night to prevent waste, the
pipes emptied and subsequently became
filed with air poisoned by the foul gases
from the closets, and when the town
water was turned on IN the morning it
rapidly absorbed the poisonous air in the
pipes.
The outcome was that those houses
supplied fIom this source we're decimated
by an epidemic of typhoid. In those
cases where the inhabitants got their
water from wells it was found that they
escaped, unless, as in many instance,
they procured milk from shops supplied
with the tainted water. The whole
problem worked out like sam in arith-
! mstic.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
A Nice Little Soy.

Harry Goodwin Was nice little boy
and he had great Yellow MAstifI many
sizes too large for him, but il was a Love
me-Loye-My-Dog combination, and his
kind parents boarded the Mastif at
sacrifice.
Harry was 100 lazy to do anything
except play ball aad hockey and 20
fishing
Little Boys should never be lazy.
One day his dear mother sent him to
the butcher shop for three pounds Of
liver
Must I carry all that hons - whinsd
Harry, the lazy boy.
~Le, Carlo help yOu carry it, said his
mother, with keen sarcasm; che IS al
mos; a. lazy and good-for-nothing as you
are
Harry weat of grumbling, With Carlo
al bis heels.
In three hours and thirty minutes
Harry returned. the bn;cher-shop being
three squares and a half away.
"Where IS the liver asked his dear
mother
"C4rlo IS bringing It, replied the lazy
Harry. Siping the perspiration of on his
sleeve.
In ten minutes more CIr.o came up to
Harry with a large wag on his tai.
where's that liver? asked Harry's
mother, emphatically.
Carlos carrying it, whimpered Har-
~, fearing the result
"Blt don't see IT," exclaimed the
boys mother.
That's cause It's on the inside Of him."
explained the lazy boy, much 70 his
mothers ehagrin and disappointment
The scene that f5iIoWed beggars descrip-
lion.
W1E8I
There are more ways OF killing a dog
than choking him to death on butter
Detroit Ere Pfes.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
A SaIted Claim.

Judge Stevens, of Ironwood, is a good
story teller, and, one evening when the
thermometer was below zero at IronwoOd
and the wind was whistling outside Of a
coy room where was burning a cheerful
fire, be related a tale of Yankee 5
shrewdness. The Judge is an old miner
and went out West with the rush for
gold. Near claim where the Judge was
working was thin, angular New Eng
lander, who Just kept shoveliDg ore and
paid no attention TO anyone else. Ole
day some capitalists came along and
casually picked up few chunks from the
Yankees output When they got back
to town they had them assayed snd they
yielded wonderful results. The capital
ist jumped in the air for JOY. Then they
went back and there was the old fellow
shovehng the same as ever and not say
ing word.
You'll never do anything this way,
remarked one Of the capitalists.
"Well, I'll get on" returned the Yam
kee, plying his pick with renewed energy.
~Ynu should interest capital to help
you to develop that hole in the ground, /"
continued the capitalist.
Can deyelorit myself, I guess" said
the Yankee.
think you've got anything
-,
Then the gentlemen took several more
pieces of rock and went back to town.
These assayed even richer than the first
samples, and the capitalists were Wild
with excitement. They went back the
following day to see the old man, who
gazsd upon them with unconcern as they
approached. He Was taeitlrn indiyid-
nal, With an honest face, and he looked
as though he would rather die than
wrong anyone.
MY friend" said one Of the capital
lists, what will you sell ont for?"
"WOnldn't sell out
"Bui We want to buy"
"What you want to buy for? There Is
nothing here yet. Maybe some day, but
this hole ain't worth anything"
I'VE want to buy it, though, and viii
give you $4,000"
at amt worth ten cents"
"Will you sell it."
"Nope"
"Giye you 10000.
Nope.
Finally 6O,OO0 was offered.
well" said the Yankee, you can
have it if you want, but tell you it's
nothing but hole in the ground. May
be worth a lot some day, but now It amt
worth sixty cents"
But the money was paid and the capi-
talists received the hole. The Yankees
assertions were correct. The hole vas
not worth sixty cents, but the tacitum
Yankee had spread few rich samples
around, and then waited for some fish to
bite. He had an honest face, but human
nature Is sometimes deeeptive.-Dar0t
F-er Pros
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
encouragement

An amusing story is told Of Z liltle
fellow named Artie, one Of the three
brothers, whose parents had brought
them up to be brave and self reliant.
He couldn't 10 much, but Sha. be could
10 he dii with all his might.
And as their parents we're Methodis.s
Of the good oll-fashionel kind. the boys
we're in the habis OF hearing-at such
times-the hesTly Amen break forth
from their fathers lips when the sermon
vas particularly enjoyable.
Ole COLI Sl56ath day these children
were lsit a. home, wish many cautions
to be careful.
Hardly had the parents ief', ere the
V0OiWors near the stove pipe was dis
c1veIed % be On ere, AMI on. Of the
ebildrens' reach but with wonderful
activity snd energy, the eldest climbed
upon the table sai p1, oa. the Gtmss.
When the father ana uathcr ueturucd
they sA,.i lerei Z, 50 tae danger to
which their dear ones h..i been exposed,
and vita laaaSll. hearts praissd them
f,r their c1Urlsr
How dii you manage, Tommy, 10
reach the ffe - asked tiie father.
why, SAID Tommy, 4 pasasi the
table mp to the wall ami %, upJa thai"
"Aad dii yoU help brother Jimmy ~
was asked Of the next.
"IeS sir; ib-ousht him pal Of va
ter ani handed hini the dipper"
~Ani what Oil yea d5c' sail the
psoud father . his pet, the youngest Of
the group.
well, papa" sill Aft.e, 'you sse [
was too small % help pl. oa; the ire. 50
jus. stood by and holiered Amen.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
WINTER.

Old winter has shaken his snowy locks
Ger the lap of mother earth,
And bound with his arm the WOODLAND
stream
To the hill that gave it birth.
He stripped of their verdure the grand old
trees,
And has rohed them all in white;
The merry flowers, as they heard his steps,
In the earth have hid from sight.
The breath OF his coming the song birds felt,
And to SUMMER lands made haste,
While snmmer-elad fields grew sere anc
gray,
And the wales he laid in waste.
The ssters and goiden-rod passed away
When they saw him coming by;
And dainty bluebeils their death knelI rung
As they laid them down to die.
But Winter. well-knOwing they'll wake
again
When the joyous spring draws near.
Has covered them over soft and warm
To await her word of cheer.
Then clustering on in his busy haste,
To unsightiy things and poor,
He decks each one with gsrb Of white,
And the world grows white and pure.
Fer cleanly and fair the earth must be now
As withdraws the passing year,
For Winter has said to every heart:
To- the Christmas time is here.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
Turning Out on the Road.

1t was on the highway running into q
city in the north. One man was driving
out with load OF bricks and the other
driving in with a load Of LAY. Both at
tem2ed to get the best side Of a mud hole
and ass consequence their teams came
head to head and stopped.
you there" shouted the brick man.
"You there, yourself.7 replied the 9TH
er. "Going to turn ont -
s'No."
"Neither will Ir'
"Pll stay here a whole year first ~
~And III stay ten Of them ~
Both proceeded to make themselves as
/ comfortable as possible and to appear
Careless and Indifferent as to results.
Other travellers took the other side Of the
hole and passed them by, 50 it became Z
question of endurance. ~ the end Of
an hour the hay man said &;
"Ifthere's any one man hate above
another, it's the human pig"
Then it's wonder you haven't hated
yourself to DEATH Was the retOTt, and
silence reigned supreme again.
Another hour passed, and the brick
man observed:
"rm going to sleep and I hope you
won't disturb me-"
Just what was going 10 ssk Of you"
replied the hay man.
Both pretended to sleep, but at the end
ofthe third hour the hay man Suddenly
called out:
Say You are mean man -
The same to you"'
Where are you going with those
bricks?"
-Four miles out, 70 John D,yton's
Where are you going with your hay ?"
'To Sinners brickyard Say, man I'm
John Dayton myself. and I've traded this
hay Tor bricks -
well, Pm young Stiner, and I was
driving the first load on; -
"What fools we arel Here take al the
road
"No. no-let me turn out
"Ill turn"
"No--leI ms."
And in their haste to do the polite
thing the load of hay was upset and a
wheel taken Off the brick wsgon.-L9a-
q "a 2 u lie
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-03
When Women are Most Beauti-
ful.

The physical beauty Of women should
last until they are past fifty. Nor does
beauty reach its zenith under the age Of
thirty-tive OF forty. Helen Of Troy comes
upon the stage at the age offo-ty. Aspasia
Vas thirty-six when married TO Pericles,
and she was brilliant igare thirty years
thereafter. Cleopatra was past thirty
when she met Antony. Diana de POict-
iers was thirty-six when she won the
heart Of Henry H. TIE King was half
her age, but his devotion never changed.
Anna Of Austria was thirty-eight when
described as the most beautiful woman
in Europe. Nine. De MaintenOn was for
ty-three when united TO LOais, and Cath
rine of Russia thirty-three when she seiz-
ed the throne she occupied for thirty-fiye
years. Mile. Mar was most beautiful at
forty-five, and Nine Recamier between
the ages Of thirty-fve and ffty-6ye. The
most lasting and intense passion is not
inspired by two decsde beauties. The
NAtA osAN a0JlA cnCEA E4AslNA 70 AkASAN1
by the truer knowledge that the highest
beauty does not dwell in immaturity.
For beauty does not mean alone the fash
ion Of form and coloring, as found in the
waxen doll. The dew Of youth and 3
complexion of roses sometimes combine
in face that is unmoying and unre-
sponsiye, as though lacking utterly the
life spark. A Eomans best and richest
years are from tSenty-six to forty. It is
an srrant error iOTsny women 10 regard
herself as falling at On earlier day.
In the course of years, however, time
arrives when the coming Of age must be
recognized, when the muscles begin 10
relax, the skin to lose its polish, and
roundness and softness give place to an
slcs. Contentmeat and good hunoT will
still OutrivEi all medical inventions as
presery alive OF youth. A woman, beau
tifGl in All else, but wanting mirth. viii
grow Oil, sour. thin and sallow, while the
merry, fun loving woman will be fresh
and sweet, despite LIES happenings and
sorrows -N. Ig,t,s Sif- Sfuiigs.