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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12

fellow on mischief bent. The great
commander and his officers who heard
the booming of cannon while attending
that memorable ball at brussels de-
luded themselves into believing that
''it was only the wind, or the cart
rafting DER the stony street. Not so
with the Captain. The booming of his
enemy's cannon was too familiar a
sound for him to get fooled. The
change in his appearance and demean-
or was remarkable, and made an en-
tirely different man of him. A few
moments before he had stood triumph
antly before his audience, and acted as
though he were about to breathe new
life into Caesars famous words "veni,
vidi, vici," but now, how altered! IT
ones factions speak louder than words"
then the Captains indicated that he
had met his Waterloo AS the ap-
preaching horseman came nearer and
his basphemy more distinct, the figure
in the linen duster made a movement
as though to say or do something, but
not till he saw the now frantic horse
man did he suggest that some one
arrest the intruder, SO that he would
be unable to annoy the meeting. The
! sheriff of the county with several
deputies started toward the disturber,
and as all of these men were armed |
believed that the poor inebriate would
be so riddled with shot as to be un-
recognizable But the unexpected was
to happen again: as soon as the dis
turber took in the SITUATION, then he
halted his faithful mustang and began
to shoot right and left. Did the dough
ty guardians of the peace answer
duty's call? Ask of the wind that
played hide and seek under their flying
coat tails, and you will form a correct
idea as to what they did and whittier
they went. This brought the meeting
to close. The temperance cause was
nipped in the bud. But those of us
who were interested in the cause
learned a lesson that has done goOc
turn for us in after times, viz; that i,
isn't bravery that a man stands sc
much in need of in time of danger az
presence of mind. For cause to sue
ceed it must have not only men OF
convictions, but men who have tht
courage to assert those convictions.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
A BIT OF REFLECTION.

Life is strangers SOjourn' said a
very ancient, but wise philosopher.
And it is d true saying. We are all
strangers to this life. 1t is another old
saying, that there is nothing new un-
der the SUM-" which SO far as we all are
personally concerned is not quite so
true. Since the varying scenes and con-
ditions that daily confront us are
strange to us, it does not much matter
that they were, perhaps, the same scenes
and conditions that confronted man.
kind a thousand or two thousand years
ago-we are indeed upon strangers
soiourn. We struggle along, cropping
here and there, and missing our steps
over about the same pitfalls, as the
thousands and millions of our kind who
have travelled the road-life's rOad-be-
fore us. Now and then warning cry
from some poor lost soul that has fallen
on the way startles us to halt on the
brink of dark chasm, and we turn
back, but for the most part the warm
ing cries-and life is sadly full of them
of those who have travelled the road
go unheeded. The guiding voices that
we look to in any other strange journey
we are prone to neglect in that of life.
Every day we hear the complaint-"Oh,
if l had but minded the words and ad-
vice of mother, or fa.her; (or of some
one else) this misfort ana would never
have befallen me, this trouble never
would have come upon me" That is
our cry; it was our fathers cry; it was
their fathers cry; and for generations
immemorial it has been the cry of
kind. Occasionally odd bits and ends
of human experience are handed dowr
to a generation, or to people, or te
one or more individuals who appreci
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12

mental and moral weaknesses that we
never heed the fact that inhuman pun
ishments simply instigate new crimes.
All punishments except restrictive are
mistakes; it has been demonstrated
that crime is epidemic, but not neces-
sarily a disease. Heredity has been
burdened with great deal, yet anyone
of experience among criminals knows
that in the vast majority of cases it has
nothing to do with it. Trace back the
noted and prominent members Of the
criminal world and almost invariably
it will be found that their parents were
people of honesty and integrity. 1t it
were possible to abolish crime by Sc
verify of punishment then the ancient
despots should have been successful
social reformers, but they proved a
failure. Today a proposal to abolish
the death penalty is met by passage
quoted from the Scriptures. Men who
maintain that harsh laws should be
abolished and who believe that their
fellow men can be led but not driven
into goodness, are opposed by others
who strengthen their opposition by
reference to the Bible. All intelligent
persons should protest against these
narrow minded zealots, who meet every
suggestion for the improvement of the
social condition with quotations appli-
cable only to by-gone age. These ad-
vocates of harsh measures are taking a
retrograde step and, unless there is a
stand made by the more enlightened,
they will ultimately engulf us all in the
horrors of anarchy. CREOLE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
FAILURE OF THE TEMPERANCE
MOVEMENT IN THE INDIAN
TERRITORY.


Not many years ago some of the good
people of the ChOctaw Nation came to
the conclusion that the use of intOxi !.
eating liquor was detrimental to their
moral and physical welfare, and de-
cided to, and did call, mass-meeting
to be held at small place known as
Box Losa, for the ostensible purpose
of inaugurating vigorous campaign
against whiskey. The undertaking
was, perhaps, bold one for the people
of that time and place, but, taking all
things into consideration, | had the
opinion that it would succeed. SO,
when the day appointed finally arrived
| went to the town and found there, to
my great surprise, people from far and
near, men and women, young and old,
all prepared to see and hear everything.
No one, however, was aware that the
unexpected was about to happen, but
sad to relate that was just what did
occur. The speaker of the day, an old
full-blOoded ChOctaw by the name of
Capt. Nanemantubbee. failed to appear
at the designated time, and as he was
to be the orator of the day, the meeting
without him came to a standstill. The
people wandered from camp to camp
in search of news and to discuss the
situation pro and con. This state Of
affairs continued until five o'clock,
when the beating of drums, the blow
ing of tinhOrns and the barking Of
numerous worthless ours announced
the arrival of the long looked for Cap
tain. He was evidently believer in
the old saying, "'Tis better late than
never" and when he did finally appear
he seemed to be in great hurry to begin
his address. He alighted from his dust
begrimed pony with agility, then in the
manner of great commander, ordered
not asked-his sons to go, bring and
place in position large wooden box
lying a short distance away. When
everything had heen arranged to suit
his exacting whims, he climbed to the
top of the temporary platform, without
even divesting himself Of his long liner
duster. There he stood, the very pic
ture Of gratifed vanity, with one han(
on his heart, and the other in hi
pocket, ready to fascinate his audience
with the eloquence Of his oratory
/ "Well," he began, when simultaneous.
t with the orators voice, the audience
: heard another sound; hair-raisin!
f warwhoop uttered by some intoxicate'
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
WITH MY THOUGHTS.

Alone with my thoughts. alone. yet
not alone They come tumbllng before |
my confused vision a struggling, seeth- |
ing, turbulent mass. Each one. as it
were. wrestling with the other for SUI
premacy. Each trying to stamp itself
the most vividly on my memory. AS l
stare at this mirror of life. and become
as one transfiXed am conscious Of the
murmur of voice. 1t seems to say:
They are part of you. it awakens me
to the fact that this is my past record l
am gazing on. 1t daZzles me; oh how
it rebukes me. Then the thought swiftly
rushes over me, that all these records,
so glaringly reflected, have been acts in
my life How blotted the page is, that
has been assigned to me.
What an amount of wrong acts to the
number ofright ones. SO many, indeed
that the few little good ones, huddled
together as if for protection, have the
appearance Of having gotten On the
wrong record. Then | begin to realize
HOW ldStluS CuCy " III w, oA"uy 1AOAC
on the first page of my life's story.
1t is useless to try to escape from
them. Go where | will they are there.
They follow me much more persistently
than the bloodhound follows the trail
after he scents blood. They become so
magnifed in my sight that, in compari'
son, am as trembling, scared rabbit
under the power of boa-constrictor.
iuststand gazing at them overwhelmed
and in my endeavor to get away from
these thoughts l raise myvoice to Him,
who is the only one who can give me
relief from them, with the cry, "Deliver
me from my thoughts.
My past looms before me like spec
tre. What a wicked. selfish, foolish
past. AS comprehend to what degree
of selfishness l have allowed myself to
be carried, this thought comes to me
Was it worth the while? Did you OF
anyone else derive anything from it te
pay for the sacrifice that has been forced
upon yourself and others? Sacrifice
That word turns my thoughts III other
directions. For the sacrifice has beer
, everything man holds dear; loveo
ones, honor, reputation, respect, posi-
ton, freedom-ev everything. And why
To satisfy depraved desire which ha(
been kindled into fire by wrong thoughts
All because the first bad thought wa:
= allowed to enter.
/. First thought; then desire; a sug
gestion; resolution, and last an act
: And then something in life that can
Q not be covered up, that will not ALLOW
r itself to be overlooked. A somethin!
r that will not be gotten rid Of; a constan
s thorn in the side.
s Then comes the thought, how man
S more suffer on account of your wrongs
l. Who feels it most, you or she who Dor
s you? She who nursed and cared TO
n YOU in time of illness. She who mad
O every conceivable sacrifice that you
j. needs and desires should be attended t.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
CRUEL PUNISHMENT NOT A DE
TERRENT.
,sssssassssssssai

Rarely a week passes but some COM
munity is shocked by the news OF ter
rible crime perpetrated in its midst.
Public interest is aroused, the details
are eagerly read, and if the criminal is
caught the particulars of his trial are
closely followed by the people whose
feelings are wrought up to high state
of resentment by the biased reports
from one-sided point of view. In ye
olden time an execution was made
festive occasion, the good people came
miles to behold it, seats were bought,
Jokes cracked, songs sung and the poor
unfortunate encouraged to die game;
If he weakened and acted in coWardly
manner he was hissed. Does not the
criminal of today attract the same at
tentiOn: Punishment since the Chris
tian Era began has been as cruel and
inhuman as any recorded by history
during the Pagan period. What tor
lures were not inflicted in the name OF
religion and as a deterrent of crime,
y
of the body, all kinds of agony that
human ingenuity could devise, but did
it effect its purpose? Here in our own
country when the belief in witch-craft
was prevalent, and the witches were
most inhumanly punished were they not
most abundant? We, today. boast of
our civilization and look back upon the
actions of our predecessors with scorn
and pity, yet, at the same time, possess
and cling fondly to fallacies which in
the future will be regarded by our de-
scendants in the same light as we con
slider those of our ancestors. Expert
ence has proven that ruthless punish
ment is not only not a deterrent but
rather an incentive of crime. 1t has g
fascination for weak minds, current
events have great power over such per
sons and yet SO ignorant are we O
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-12-12
Vol. IX.-No. 19.
>@>spoEF FRfoM
[Z9S%,Z4EsGSSGSS~ f.
TWO BROTHERS..


There were two brothers reared together
In a low-eaved house by the fields of corn.
Who rambled among the fields and meadows.
Conten, and happy, though country born
And one was Il dreamer, ever llStleSS,
AS if hearing sweet whispers far away.
The flowers are sweet in the waving meadows;
They are summers kisses, the dreamer would
say.
~. The grass is BETTER responded the other.
And fills the mows and stacks with hay
Sut ah. the dreamer he loved the singing
Of the waving leaves and the wantOn brook;
l1e loved the song of the warbling red bird.
He loved the hush of the shady nook.
Hear the robins Slng?'' he would sometimes
murmur.
Hush and listen.' But the other one
'ried: "HO they are stealing our ripeSt cher
ries
would that we had our fathers gun
The soul of the dreamer was filled with music,
And he sang as the thrush in the tangled
briers;
A nd oft at eve when the sun was setting
And the good wives builded their supper fires.
Fhey would hear his songs noat over the mead
OWS.
Sweet and clear us the chapel'S bell
The plOwman stopped in the clOdded furrOw;
The lifted lash unheeded fell.
God bless the chld.' they would softly MUIR
With his bird-ke song and angel face
While their lips took up the mellow chanSOn,
While their hearts took in the sanity grace.
Sut still more able they reckoned the other
e)uickening the pace of the tagging cattle.
And plucsing the berries along the road
To manhood grown in the busy city.
Two brothers lived, their ways apart;
For one bent low in lonely attic.
And one strobe bold in the city'S mart
The people praised the sweet-vOiced singer
The songs of his soul were on every lip;
l}ut they cringed and bowed TO the wealthy
merchant,
And worshiped his hoard of gold and script.
The years passed on: in the mighty city
Death came at last alike their lot
R,,t one he found in stately chamber.
And one he found in a humble cot.
rwo graves there are in a country churchyard,
O'er one a mass of marble stands;
e)'er the other naught but humble rose bush.
Planted in pity by loving hands.
strangers come where the two are lying.
Admirng they pause by the rich mans grave
But with tears and flowers they remember TN
dreamer.
Who glOriied. sleeps where the roses wave
MAURICE CLAYTON. in Inter Ocean.
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She who taught your tiny, tangled feet
the way to walk. She who taught your
baby lips the prayers "Our Father Who
Art in Heaven and 'NOw | Lay Ne
Down to Sleep" She whose one aim
it was in life to see you doing what was
right. At what cost do you count her
disappointment, her heart breaking?
That good dear mother. The father
and sisters; at what do you hold the
sacrifice that they have been forced to
make, those whom you have just learned
to rightly appreciate? Here l again
turn toward the Great Consoler with
petition for forgiveness. Now l turn
to him, for the peace | cannot find any
where else, in my retributive hour. AS
soon as go to God good thought,
future thought, if l may be allowed to
so express it, edges its way into my
mind.
Just here it would be as well to know
what thought is in its simplest sense.
1t is that which the mind thinks, the
idea, the inward reasoning. SO with
my good thought. Only mere idea
first: then reason: last resolution.
Hence good thought a good resolu-
ton. But, it is all very we'll to resolve,
it is the act that counts. How much
easier it would have been to have kept
the past record clean and clear than it
will be to clear the future. How hard
and how many sacrifices will have to be
made before that which it took such
little while to lose, shall have been re-
gained.
But | will not despair. AS the OBJ
stacles mount higher, the more deter
mined become to overcome them. AS
one thought is suggestive of another so
comes this one also, that if | believe it
shall be given to me. What consola-
ton this brings: with it am lifted from
the sorrOwful strain to the Joyous and
nv resolution becomes determination
"a fixed purpose.
My determination must assert itself
and so it shouts with Gods help | will
be honest. How my thoughts make
me vearn for those whom once counted
of such little consequence. How long
for the opportunity to again face the
world. This time with a prayer to God
to strengthen and sustain me.
The fact that as the thought is, either
good or bad, so the act will be, seems
, so impressed OH my memory that feel
sure shall profit from this costly ex-
ample. | feel as though the mere
. thought, the sting of conscience have
endured, would enable me to Danish
wrong thoughts hereafter.
| Dear reader my object in penning my
experience of thought is that it will
start into action the thoughts or con-
2 sciences of some others. Providing
r others are stirred up by their thoughts
as have been by mine, am positive
: the article will have hada tendency for
\ good. AS shut my eyes | seem to see
e these words floating before me: BE
o ware of your thoughts for the thought
:: is the Mother of the act. No. 1893
r in Huntingdon, (Pa.) Reformatory
o Record.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-24
IRONSIIIRE.

One Of! the prettiest weddings Of the
season was solemnizcd in Ironshire NJ.
+. Church "Wednesday evening the
! 18th inst, i'll the presence of large
number OF relatives and friends. The
church was handsomely decorated with
evergreens and flowers There were
three arches Of eversreens; one at each
Isle and the other at the altar where
the nuptial knot Was tied by Rev. Mr..
Wooden. The contracting parties
Miss Annie Burbage Of this place and
Mr.. Robert Shockley. Of Wilton, Md.
Long before the appointed hour the
brlia! party were ut the door, aud
nj eight o'clock, while the organ peal.
ell forth the beautiful strains OF, Men
lclSohns wedding march," rendered
hy Miss BERTHE Birmingham. The
u>her> were, McS~rS. Arthur Burbaee
and Arthur Mills, proceeded up the
isle followed by the "grooms men, and
maids Of honor Miss Lou Drifting
ham and Mr. John CULLEN, then Miss
Mamie Shockley and Mr. Thomas
Shocklcv, the groom>, sister and cousin.
Lastly, the bride and groom appeared
and marched up to the altar. where
they We're made husband and wife.
The bride was becomingly attired in
cream nuns yelling. with veil and
trimmings to match, while the groom
were the conventional black. The
maids Of honor wore white After the
ceremony they were driven to the
home Of the brides parents. where re-
treShmenlS were served in abundance.
The bride received MANY handsome
and useful presents. We extend hearty
congratulations To the newly married
couple, wishing them happy and
prosperous lie.
Mrs. Robert Mumior,l, has Just re-
turned home from visit 10 her chill.
dren IN Woodbury.. y. j.
Miss Rose Bratten is visiting reIa
tives on Chincoieague Island
Mis-, Bertha Mumiord has been
spending a few days At Ocean City.
Miss Stella Pruitt is home from
visit 10 Philadelphia
Miss Ella Bas~eit left Friday for
her home IN Georgetown We regret
To part with her so soon.
We wonder what has become Of our
Sunday sch"o! picnic and festival.
The Misses BERTHE and Lon Brit
tingham have been visiting relatives
and friends At Ocean City.
Capt. John Evans has been home
on Il short visit
Mr. and Mrs Lionel Hook, Of Phil
aielphia are visiting relatives in and
near town.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-24

Mr.. George Hopkins, of Philadel-
phia, is spending his vacation with hi,
father, VIM. b. Hopkins.
Messrs. Cyrus Holt, of Millville, and
James Bishop, Of Selbyville, were in
town this week on business.
Mrs. Sarah Purnell, OF Berlin. Wis
tied her sister here this week.
Mrs. John T. Keas, of Berlin, Wis.
tied her parents here this week.
Master Wilmer Purnell. Of Berlin,
has been visiting friends here. He is
Il live hoy and had good time.
Mrs. K. II. Norheet, Of West Nor.
folk, Va, alter spending several DAYS
with friends in town, returned home
last Monday.
Miss Nettie Aguew. Of Snow Hill,
visited the Misses Birmingham last
week
Mr.. w Il. McCabc and family left
on Monday last for their home in
West Norfolk, Va, after spending sew
eral weeks with friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. Walter Whaley has secured u
position on the b., c. Il a. Railway
at Berlin. We wish him success
Mr. Henry Powell, Of Virginia, is
home ON n visit 10 his parents.
Mrs. Jane Bowen lett for her home
in Suffolk, Va, last week.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-24
GIRDLE'TREE.

The schooner Annie NJ. Reynolds,
Captain ID. L. Sooy, arrived here Sat.
urday with load Of coal from New
York and will load with wood for
Newport. The schooner is owned by
Barnes, Bennett and Onley Bros.
We are very sorry for the misfor.
tune which befcll the large lighter Of
Scarborough & Bro, on Monday
While she was taking load of coal
ashore from the schooner heavy
flaw of wind broke out her mast. For.
tunately no other accident occurred.
We are sorry 10 report Mr.. Curtis
Rowley very sick.
Mr.. Peter Scarborough and Others
caught twelve hundred bushels of ale.
wives in their scines last week. They
will use them for composing, and will
thus secure fine lot of manure.
Mr.. Caleb Watson is quite sick, bu,
we hope he will soon recover
Our landing has quite Il busy mp
pearance with the great quantity Of
wood being handled there.
The NJ. +. Sunday School picnick-
ed nj Mill Island, about three miles
across the bay. last Tuesday, and had
good time. am very sorry that
there were some of the families and
members of the church who did not
90 along aud that number of the
young people went over to the beach
instead Of joining us.
The klei Grange and Holly Swamp
sunday School turned ont in full force
at Hog Island last Tuesday. Just
tell you they have some pretty girls
back there.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1895-08-24
NEWARK.

Mrs Lee Davis of Wilmington,
Del. has been visiting relatives here.
Mrs. Penn, II sister of Mrs. NJ.
Frank Chatham. returned to her home
in Baltimore ON Monday last.
Mr.. VIM. Mock, who has been quite
poorly for some time, is. we are sorry
to state, still a sufferer.
Nr. VIM. + Davis, who has been
sick, is improving in health and we
hope he will soon he well again.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones of Hatboro.
Pa. have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel =. Jones OF Spence
Mr.. James S. Adkins has been i'm
proving his residence by the addition
of new front porch.
Miss Mildred Aydclotte, Miss Helen
Townsend and Miss Annie johnson of
Snow Hill have been visiting here.
Richards Il Bowens have added
another coat of paint to the roof of
their handsome new store.
Mr.. Josiah Boston, of near Cedar
town. recently presented Rev. J. Il.
Campbell with a fine watermelon which
Mr.. {. says did not make him verv
melancholy.
Mr.. Sidney Mumiord of Jersey City.
\. J. has been recently visiting his
parents who reside here. He is nm ex-
cellent telegraph operator.
There will be preaching ON to.mor-
row at 5 p. IN. in the NJ. +. Church of
lronshire. The public cordially invi-
ted.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward Davis Ct
Rock Hall have been visiting relatives
here. Rev. Mr.. Davis preached two
excellent sermons for Rev. Mr.. Camp.
bell on last Sunday. He was formerly
the esteemed pastor of the NJ. L.
Church in this place and his friends
were glad TO see him again.