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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25
VALEDITORY.

Next to circus day and the Fourth of
July, the day dearest to the heart of the
average schoolboy is the last day of
school. Innumerable ages ago was
a school-kid and "did' my proba
tionary time in the district school, af-
ter which / was sentenced to "dO"
two years in a preparatory academy,
when | was considered sufficiently
prepared" by those in power to tackle
a four year "bit" in the University.
1 served the preparatory sentence
completely, without any diminution;
but the four years were too much for
me and made my escape during the
second year. For the last four years |
have been again living over those
school days, with slight variation in
location and course of study. Once
more, the last day has come and l am
"going out" into the great big world, to
hustle and be hustled, to grumble at
the delay of trains, to talk politics and
make mysterious remarks about
dark horse in the coming convention.
In fact, conduct myself generally as
though 1 had never heard of such a
place AS state institution for the COM
pulsory detention of the unfortunate
wards of the commonwealth afflicted
with kleptOmania. Of course, as
thorough man of the world, | shall
have to make sarcastic remarks about
the beefsteak and butter at the hotel
table, stare at the waitress and make
other little exhibitions Of worldly
knowledge that will thoroughly con-
vince people that | am next to nay job
Nevertheless, a great deal depends up
on what house you are stopping at.
whether such little pleasantries are
permitted and charged up in your bill
as sundries, or whether they are con-
sidered as a misdemeanor. Where
have been boarding for several years
past, have had no hesitancy in pro-
nouncing the beefsteak just splendid,
the butter all that could be desired and
more And, as to the walters, they are
undoubtedly in the right place. | shall
take great pleasure in recommending
the house to such of my friends as l
wish to avoid in the future and who
happen to be out of Jail.
There is one man, somewhere in the
world, whom intend to hunt to the
death. and | secretly hope, for his own
sake, [ shall not find him, for he is the
incarnate who invented hash. Speak
ing of hash, reminds me of an incident
which came to my n0tice nearly three
years ago. A certain editor of THE
MIRROR, who had been here several
years and who was acquainted with
the hash machine in it's infancy, was
suddenly paralyzed with joy by re.
ceiving pardon. While in this dazed
condition he was making round of
the institution, chasing locals for his
last issue. He was going through the
basement Of the culinary department
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25
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Six Months 30 cents.
KINDNESS.

Everybody has sometime during life
experienced the influence of kindness.
Like message from loved ones pro-
claiming their safe arrival in far
distant land, did it thrill the soul
with indescribable joy. Hearts which
lay deeply buried in sorrow, family
beating throughout the grim moments;
hearts in which hope was vanishing like
the sparkling dew holding fast to the
blades of grass during the morning
hours; hearts which never knew the
warmness of sympathy were suddenly
changed into hearts filled with glad
ness by words or deeds of kindness.
Kindness, like, ice cold waters belching
from the sands of earth, can ever
quench the burning lips of grief
stricken man; kindness, like the pierre
ing rays of sunlight peeping over the
mountain tops, can ever turn the
nights of sorrow into days of joy. Its
influence is felt wherever observed,
whether on the street or in the home,
in the workshop or in dark prison
cells, all over land or on sea, every
where, kindness is the jewel of hap
piness. True kindness comes from the
heart of man, not by persuasion, but
spontaneously it bursts forth into a
light, which qulets and brightens the
most melancholy spirit. Oh. let us
h Ii lot
be taught to the lisping little ones and
to all humanity; let every heart with
each pulsation send forth its influence;
let every carewOrn and haggard face
be frightened with it's smiles of
pleasantly; let it pierce the bowels of
earth and illumine the mountain tops
with its white light of joy; let it de-
scend into the prison cell and into
homes of sorrow, and there too turn
tears into laughter. Kindness can
conquer the world, quiet the bolster
Gus and shame those engaged in vice
and crime. Kindness is the univer-
sally acknowledged factor which can
redeem the world. The day will come
when kindness shall be proclaimed and
practiced by all humanity. and it shall
be then that it's true value shall be re-
allied in a measure never before
imagined. Looking upward and all
around us we shall see this spirit of
kindness spreading its white wings
over the four quarters of the earth.
The birds throughout all woodland
with myriads Of variations shall sing,
with an air of satisfaction the ode of
Kindness The animals in the mead
ows and those upon the fields will all
realize the universal existence of kind
ness. Zephyrs will play it with sweet
melody upon hidden Tyres. Every bell
in every tower shall ring and every
chime will sing this eternal verse of
kindness. All around us we shall
hear this song, till an emotional feel
ing arises within and we, too, burst
forth in this heavenly strain. Again
we look above us and all around us,
and from million tongues in harmony
with all nature the most welcome
chorus ever heard on earth shall with
echoes and laundering tones swell the
heavens with this wonderful song
eternal, universal, brotherly kindness.
CLEMENTUS /
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25
Vol. VIII.-NO. 81.
TOAST.

God bless the free American shore!
God bless her sons who StOutly bore
The banner of the stripes and stars
Triumphant through her tiercest wars!
May wealth and peace in her abound!
May still she be by freedom crowned!
May virtue. truth and happiness
Her generous sons and daughters bless
May heavens choicest blessings fall
Upon her children. one and all.
Protect them, Lord. from every harm
In times of peace or wars alarm,
And may their prayer forever be,
"GOd bless American liberty.'
Yes. sons of freedom, shout this toast
Through all the land from coast to coast
Until its thunder tones arise
In deafening chorus to the skies.
Till distant lands shall hear the strain
And answer back the glad refrain.
Till round the earth. from pole to pole,
The echoes of its thunder roll.
Till every freeman'S song shall be,
"God bless American liberty!'
Tyrone Benburd
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25

The difficulty of impanelling a jury
IN the early courts of Wisconsin may
be seen from an incident related in
"The Bench and Bar of Wisconsin,"
Judge Irwin was on the bench, and
murder trial was pending. G. T.
Long, familiarly known as Lucy"
Long, was under-sheriff. There was
difficulty in getting a jury which knew
nothing about the facts of the
case. The regular panel had been ex-
hausted, and a special venire had been
issued, and was finally returned.
"Well, Mr.. Long," asked the judge,
have you at last secured sufficient
number of jurymen who know moth
ing about this case?"
ayes, SIR" replied the polite officer.
"Six of them know nothing about this
case, and the other six know nothing
at ally outh's Companion.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-07-25

1t is fine thing to ripen without
shrivelling; to reach the calmness of
age, yet keep the warm heart and
ready sympathy of youth.-A. K.
Boyd.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
Tho Puritan sabbath.

The Rev. ". C. Prince in a book en-
titled Among the Northern Hills"
rightly urges a return to the strict puri-
tar methods of Sabbath keeping. He
says:
They greatly mistake who imagine
that in the minds and memories of all
children who were brought up in the
old-fashioned puritan ways of keeping
Sunday there is any pain or dislike to
the day, produced by the rigidness with
which we were made to keep 1t. But
its memories are more deeply and more
tenderly cherished by those children,
now grown to be old men m women,
tina n memories Of the other days.
One day in sever the boy lived more or
less In company not Of this world. He
thought it hard sometimeS-often.
But today, after fifty years in the
work Of the world, I challenge him,
whoever he be. to answer you what part
OF his young life n young reading is
most precious to him-what, If he must
forget, would he desire now to retain
longest? He will tell you that his men,
cries of old Sundays at home, of Sun
day mornings and Sunday evenings, of
the church and it's people, Of family
SSSASo, olu OOOhS IGdu WITH DrOLnGrS
and friends on Sundays are his most
constant, most enduring, and most be-
loved subjects Of memory.
Il do not take any stock in the COM
mon saying Of this day that the puri-
tan Sunday was injurious to the char
acter OF the children, because they so
gladly escaped from it's bonds into free
dom that they went to the other ex-
IRENE. I believe if you could poll the
honest vote today of the sons Of old
Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Congrega-
tional and other families, in which they
kept Sunday in the most rigid puritan
style, and who are now keeping it in
the fr~ee-and-easy style of our time, they
would be well nigh unanimous in say
ing that they would prefer to have their
children taught to keep Sunday as they
used to keep it, rather thar brought up
as now, practically without any sever
ance between the life of the first day
and The life Of the other six"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
Echoes from Other Anyils.

Epworth Herald: The fashionable
dancing school is as good a kindergar-
ten as the devil cares about.
Reformed Church Messenger: A wise
and holy rule for our neighbours faults
this: To speak of them to God and for
get them before men.
Cumberland Presbyterian: The chief
danger to the cause of Christianity is
not the attacks of it's enemies, but the
unfaithfulness and inconsistencies of
its friends.
The Voice: The railroads continue
to prohibit employees from drinking, but
congressman and state legislators may
freely fmbibe. Is running a railroad
train more important than running a
state?
Religious Telescope: Paying only
fifty cents a year to aid the cause Of
missions by a rich man does not go a
great way in the direction of convincing
his neighbors that he is sincere when he
says, Thy kingdom come"
Religious Herald: Enjoyment Of Gods
word is proportional to our understand
ing of it. The Bible is not a book to be
w%orshiped simply as an idol. It is not
a charm or talisman. It is a message
direct from our Heavenly Father. ex-
pressing his will concerning US and his
love toward US, and we come to know
and love him, apprehend all his
thoughts toward us, only by giving a
clear knowledge of this h~eaven-sent
message. Then let US study it, delve
into it's apparent mysteries and we
shall grow thereby"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
Give Us Our Daily Bread.
(Give us this day our daily bread
AInft LII

\1ASe us lLlS udy our QalIy DreaO.-
Matt. 6:11.)
Not bread for tomorrow, or next
month, or next year, but bread for to-
day. Our heavenly Father wants us
to come to him every day, and get our
bread from his hand fresh. He waists
to have US talk to him daily about the
things we need, as we like to have our
children do with us. It is trying to get
our bread too far in advance, without
regard to God, that keeps the world full
of sin and trouble. The man who robs a
bank wouldn't do it, if he looked to God
daily for his support. The saloon keep
er and the gambler, the forger and the
harlot, turn their faces toward the pit
because they do not look to God for
their daily bread. The man who asks
God for his bread, will also ask his
blessing upon the means by which he is
to obtain 1t, and an honest prayer in
the morning will be sure to end in an
honest days work. If we pray right
we shall be sur to do right. Another
thing: When we make a true prayer
for our own bread, we ask God to feed
the world, and that makes it impossible
to lake a loaf from another that does
not belong to us. To pray his prayer
with the heart will make us brotherly,
diligent, prudent, economical and
thoughtful. It will make US active in
both hand and mind, compassionate
toward the poor, and willing to make
sacrifices for the good Of others. No
loafer or dishonest man can offer this
petition.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
We Must BE Born from Above.
(Be partakers Of the divine nature
Peter 1:40


(Be partakers of the divine nature.-s
Peter la
But how does the fallen man re-
ceive the divine nature? What must he
do to be born Of God? How can he have
such a change effected in his nature
that he will keep the law because he
loves the Lawmaker? 1t comes through
giving up sin and receiving Jesus Christ.
"As many as received him (not an adj
miration for his life, or character; or
somebody else's opinion of him, but him
for all that the soul needs, and all that
the Bible says he is-Prophet, Priest
and King) to them gave he power pr1vi-
lege, right to become the sons of God,
eve to them that believe (present tense
n in a past age, but now) on his
name" And this is the only process by
which any n ever has, or w will be
born again. For there is none other
name under heaven (no other way)
given among men whereby we must
(can) be saved" "He that believeth
not is condemned already (not because
he has been committing sin all his life,
bu) because he hath not believed in the
name Of the only begotten Son of God"
Keep this thought always in mind, that
the thing which makes people unfit for
heaven, is to reject the Spirit of God
which was brought into this world by
Jesus Christ and this is lone every
hour that we reject his divine govern
ment. God blames no sinner for doing
sinful things, but he condemns him for
retaining a sinful nature when it is so
easy to be delivered from 1t.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
Haln Your Pastor.

ga minister who is worthy of the
name can stand an empty purse better
than an empty pew or an empty prayer
meeting. 1t is a disgrace that failure to
pay an honest salary should %straiten a
pastors purse; but the spiritual empti-
ness afflicts his heart the most keenly.
Perhaps your pastor is wondering what
has become of you on the evenings Of
devotional meetings. The better man or
woman you are the more o are
missed; the worse o are the more need
disheartened by the emptiness Of your
pew on the Sabbath. He has care
fully prepared a discourse for you ben
eft; you have lost it; both he and you
suffer from that absence For one, [
am ready to confess that I never made
any converts to the truth in an empty
pew, and never have delivered q sermon
loud enough to awaken a parishioner
who was doing at home, or strolled off
to some other church. If a good reason
keeps you at home, try to send a sub
stitute; invite some friend who seldom
hears the gospel, to go and occupy your
seat; your minister gets a hearer, and
the nearer may get What will saw his
soul. Church members sometimes COM
plain that their minister does not draw
a larger congregation; yet they do moth
ing to draw outsiders to the house Of
God by a cordial invitation to come.
Help your pastor to fill the house
Rev. Theo. L. Cuyler.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23

and proud and selfish. Give out thu
best Of your life in the Masters name
for the good OF others. Lend a hand TO
every n who needs. Be ready to serve
at n cost those who require your SER
vice. Seek to be a blessing to every one
who comes for but a m nder
your influence. This is to be angei-like.
1t is to be God-like. 1t is to be Christ
like. We are in this world to be useful.
God wants to pass his gifts and bless
ings through us to others. When we
fail as his messengers. we fail Of our
mission."-. r. Miller, D. D.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
How to Read.

Mr.. Hamilton w. Mabie in a recent
article in The Bookman on Books and
Culture" thinks the majority of people
have not learned how to read. They
read for information or for r~efreshment.
when they should read for enrichment.
He says: What is essential to culture
is a deeper knowledge obtained by
appropriating the best thoughts of
others so that they become a part Of
ourselves. This knowledge is not
merely something added by the men,
Dry; it is something possessed by the
soul. A pedant is formed by his men,
Dry; a nan Of culture is formed by the
habit of meditation, n by he con-
slant use of the imagination. A man of
receptive mind and heart m~editating
on what he sees, and getting at its
meaning by the divining rod Of the
Imagination, discovers the law behind
the phenomena, the truth behind the
fact, the vital force which flows through
all things and gives them their signif-
canoe. The first a gains information;
the second gains culture.
ITO get at the heart Of books, we must
live with them and in them; we must
mak them our constant companions.
. The reading of a real book ought
to enlarge the vision, deepen the base
Of conviction, and add to the reader
whatever knowledge, insight, beauty
and power it contains. . Some
readers see only a fiat surface as they
read; others find the book a door into a
real world, and forget that they are
dealing with a book. The real readers
get beyond the book into the life which
it describes"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23

ag1tated dreams and feverish starts of
wakefulness, when she had listened to
those confused and intermittent sounds
below stairs, which indicated that
Jacob Dealtry was roaming about the
Watch Tower.
In addition. the Cavalier of the pict-
ure seemed to stand on the threshold
of her chamber and repToach her for
some fault. His voice was mutied,
vague and monotonous. like the
rhythm of the distant sea. She could
not distinguish his words. What had
she done? Dolores could not under
stand.
She rose, made her simple toilet, and
ate her frugal breakfast with q
healthy, young appetite. Her grand
father had been up for hours. He did
not notice her. The amenities of con
versation were rare between them.
The girl took the fan in her hand,
and contemplated it with sadness.
She she'd a few tears over the wreck.
All. how beautiful it had been only
the previous night, with the
moonlight sparkling on the span
gled surface. The fingers that
crushed the pearl and tortoise
shell structure must have been very
strong, and the anger of Arthur Cur
deep. Did she not feel some
sweet, feminine docility of subsection
to the muscles of this Samson?
He was Jealous" said Dolores,
aloud, and a dimple deepened in her
soft cheek.
She glanced at a little mirror; al
ready she was a woman. The discov-
cry frightened and enchanted her.
The broken fan still claimed her sor-
rowful tenderness and regret.
What shall l do with ito" she de-
manded of the Knight of Malta, paus-
ing before the picture.
The Knight was mute.
She went out into the garden. ir-
reselutely. A bee from his hive in the
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
The Walk to Emmaus.

Jesus can sometimes tell US more in
an hour of sadness than in one of joy.
If we would know what God told Daniel
we must not be afraid of lions.
When we tell Jesus what we know, he
will tell us what we ought to know.
Christians get along faster when they
travel in pairs.
To fill the church with joy today, it is
only necessary TO show what the Bible
says of Christ.
Jesus walks with everyone who is sad
on his account.
The man who is interested in Christ
will not long find the Bible a sealed
book.
When we open the Bible anywhere, we
should pray that we may see the face Of
Christ.
He told them things they were glad to
tell to others. The man who carries
Gods message has wings on his feet.
Jesus knew they were sad, but he also
knew there was no reason for their be-
ing so.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23
CHAPTER XL.-(Continued.}
COPYRIGHT 1892

He approached the gate, and was
about to knock, when he saw a little
figure fitting along the path before
him. He recognized Dolores. Why
was she roaming abroad alone on the
roads at this hour? Was she watch
ing for him? The young man hast
ened toward her, then paused at the
angle of the wall to look at her.
Dolores stood in an open space of
the path, waving a fan. Her shadow
was projected on the ground behind
her in a long, wavering line. The dog
Florio sat beside her. gravely looking
on.
The girls face and arms. bathed by
the moonlight, had the purity of ala
baster in contrast with the luXuriant
masses of her black hair, and her eyes
were dreamy. as If she moved in a
revere. She talked to Florio in a low
tone, and occasionally laughed. Now
she advanced, mincingly, with skirts
outspread, and profound curtsies,
welding the fan, with natural grace,
in her right hand, as if at a
presentation. Again she abandoned
herself to d gliding dance measure,
wreathing her arms above her head,
with the glittering fan held high in
the air.
The childish vanity of smile and
posture were obvious. She imagined
h, .self to be once more at n ball and
in a theater.
The spectator found the mere con-
temptation of her light movements
bewitching, but he longed to clasp her
in his arms.
"Dolores!"
She started, and came toward him,
with an exclamation of pleasure.
Florio barked sharply.
Are you glad to see me again?" he
inquired eagerly, selling her hands.
''Oh, yes!"
Did you expect me tonight? l
feared / should not be able to get Off"
Il always expect you"
Then there was a moment of soft
silence between them, during which
he twined her arm around his neck,
pressed her little head against his
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23

broad breast, and showered kisses on
her hair.
Dolores drew back half troubled,
half ashamed, and, inspired by an in
stinct of coquetry, once more unfurled
her fan. making of the fragile weapon
a barrier between them.
Look at my new FAM" she said. in
coaxing accents. The garden is too
small, so l came out here to play with
it in the moonlight"
'Have you met any one on the
road?.'
No one. The people are all in the
town at this hour"
The fan is very fine. The grand
duke sent it to you at the door of the
theater."
Dolores elevated her d~elicately
arched eyebrows in surprise.
s'You noticed the messenger, then?"
sOf course l saw him." warmly.
1.-THE prince broke my old fan, and
he was very kind to remember the &C
cident," innocently.
Lieut.. Curzon looked at the rich toy
carelessly. The moonlight shimmered
on pearl, lOrtOlSe SItlI dHu AedlilSIS,
with a pictured design worthy of
Comte Nils, or of Rudcaux. on one
side. Tiny points of silver, or
steel, sown over the surface, gilt
tered in the moons ray, as if
diamond insects lowered and escaped
with every turn of the happy owners
flexible wrist. A subtle perfume ema-
mated from the downy margin.
II will give you a dozen fans if you
WISH said the sailor. in a slightly ag-
grieved tone.
Yes, he was piqued and irritated to
behold her cherishing the quite un-
warrantabl BILE gift of another a
Dolores smiled, with a sudden, daz-
cling CLEAN of snowy teeth between
red lips, and turned her head, archly.
At the same time she clasped, provok-
ingly, the princely souvenir to her
bosom.
"a dozen fans would be too many,
only what happiness to take up one or
another at pleasure. No! You must
not touch me again"
She leaned toward him, and passed
the fan, playfully, over his curling
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-08-23

the fragments beneath the same pill
low, where she had placed them on the
previous night before going to sleep
The moon had become hidden by
clouds at the opportune moment when
she had returned in search Of the
treasure. There was treason to Ar
thur Curzon, and eve defiance OF him,
in the act. For the first time in her
young life she was required to ponder
on the unreasonable and eXacting
character of man. The garrulous
moods and prevalent crossness of
grandpapa was a different matter
Her admiration of the handsome Off
Ger, and the affectionate gratitude
awakened in her heart by his
geniality and generosity, were mere
surface ripples of sentiment as yet in
her nature.
Her SAUNDERS had been broken by