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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28

Our round hats. our collars, our late
dinners. our luxuries, our etiquette;
our want of faith, our determination
that one Class shall have all The luXu-
ries in life, and another ali the labor
and trouble; our late parties, our ar
mics and navieS, our Wild leglSlatlOn;
these and other faults may he put
down to Society. They arise from Gus
tom. 1t is easy to write or speak
against it; but it lies upon us with
weight and no man is altogether
stronger than his age. Ii he be a giant,
Society fights him with Protean Weap-
ons, praises his strength, bat doubts
his sanity, and then says, What is the
use OF strong madman! But at
home. in his own heart, he VIII per-
ceive that Society makes us do very
foolish things, and that SO far from
her rule being pleasant one, that 1t is
a heavy one; that we could have each
lived the lives of martyrs. with greater
ease, comfort, health and enjoyment,
than have endured that of fine gen
| tleman OF society, with his dinners,
equipages, political influence, fashion
able marriage, settlement OF children,
grand parties, clubs and his seasons.
OF all foolish SINS, perhaps faShlOn-
able sin is the worst; but it's ties are the
strongest, since it is backed up by all
the force of Society. What we see
other people do, that we are inclined t6
believe right.
We are all clever at eXcuSlng our
selves, and as the world goes round we
have so much to do that we easily ilnt
a asubstitute to take our blame: but W.
shall find, at the Great Reckoning, tina
the faults of each separate individual
and his virtues also, have been weighed
and separated from that enormous mas
of evil and good, of wisdom and folly
committed in every age by Society
Philadelphia Pa.) Saturday Eve. Pos
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY.

Today is Thanksgiving Day. A day
ret aside by the proclamation of the
president and the governors of the
various states. for the purpose OF re-
turning public thanks for the manifold
blessings vOuchsafed to the nation
during the past year. Contrary to the
general opinion, the day as a legal
holiday and it's universal observance
jn the United States is of cOmpara-
tive recent date. 1t is true that the
day has been observed at various times
IN this country since 1922, but not at
regular intervals, and then chiefly con-
tned to the New England States. The
custom of issuing proclamation for
National Thanksgiving Day has been
annual only since 1862, when President
Lincoln in that year designated day,
and it has been observed since by his
successors. The last Thursday in the
month of November is the day usually
selected. but the day chosen is entirely
at the discretion of the executive. AL
though of such recent date in this
country. the day is probably one OF, II
not the oldest, of all holidays or days
of festivity that history mentions; the
ancient nations, Assyria, Egypt, Greece
and Rome had certain days set apart
for the offering up of the fruits of the
field or other sacrificial tokens, in COM
memoratiOn of bOuntiful harVeStS.
battles won, or deliverances from
threatened dangers and pestilence
This custom has been continued by
modern nations, and the United States
has simply followed in the footsteps
of European countries, with this differ
ence: that we as people on this day
give thanks and praise for the blessings
of peace and prosperity: whereas they
as a rule, for the success of arms a
some former period. 1t is day upol
which the followers of the various
forms of religion can assemble to re
turn praise to their God according t.
their manner of belief, something tina
cannot be said of any other holiday re
IgIOuS VI SCCttldl IldU VIC OOoOA w.
is pre-eminently the day for the gather
ing together of friends and relative
and the reunion of families around tn
festive board, when sons and daughter
with their own progeny travel hundred
of miles in order to meet again at tn
old homestead; men who thrOughor
the year are absorbed in the pursuit {
Mammon, as the day draws near the
thoughts involuntarily turn back
the time when they were children, eau
ing an irresistible longing to see tt
old folks once more. Christmas ar
New Year are generally celebrate
quietly in ones own domicile, but,
this day the reverse is true. The me1
bers of this community can join in Il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
THANKSGIVING DAY THOUGHTS.

Those of us who are doomed to live
and labor behind prison bars are often
times prompted to bemoan our condl-
ton and feel more like cursing than
offering thanks. When we look around
us and see nothing but rock walls, iron
bars. iron bedsteads and the like, with
no one to offer words of sympathy,
no one to love us, no one to smooth
our rutfled feelings and soothe our ach-
ing hearts, can we be blamed if we be-
come cold and hardened? But, per-
baps we exaggerate our unhappy con-
dition and forget that life is too short
to be spent in hatred of our fellows or
nursing our wrongs. Perhaps, after
all, the man who comes out victorious
in the end, is the one who waits for
that end and dares to suffer all that is
to be suffered, in order that the blessing
of victory may be more fully realized.
But what have we to be thankful for?
Life, health, and the few little privi-
leges we do enjoy, are all worth re-
membering, but more valuable than
these, more precious than diamonds,
is the preservation of our thinking
faculties. Our minds, if properly cul-
tivated, are our fortunes. With our
minds and memory unimpaired we can
become ObliviOus of our surroundings
and live over again the days of our
childhood, the days of sunny prosper
ity. We can hear once more the shouts
and ripping laughter OF playmates
we loved so dearly, or we can make
plans for the future and our day,
dreams will become so enhancing that
our whole being will thrill with ecstasy
'Tis not our lot to mingle with the
masses of life's wayfarers nor is 1t
likely that we shall ever be able to pose
, before the world in splendor, but II oul
mental equilibrium does not become un
balanced we can and undoubtedly viii
add a few more bright names to th'
!. galaxy of true manhood by building VI
l q grand and noble character. AB.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
FUTURE SUCCESS.

Since so much has been said of late
our future prosperity, it may
not be out of place for one who expects
to be soon enjoying the blessings OF
liberty, to write short article on this
subject.
What we want first is determination.
If we have determined in our minds
and hearts to make our lives success,
we will be successful. After release
we begin new life, as it were, and it
is ours to choose whether it shall be a
success or failure. If we would be
successful, we should shun former bad
companions who are nearly always the
cause of our being led astray. We
should not look forward to the time
of our release because it will enable us
to have a good time, but rather let us
look forward to it with gladness as the
time when we will be able to take our
stand among men and begin the fight
to regain reputation. Let us anxious
ly look forward to the time when we
can say, l have redeemed my past, am
respected by honest men and l have a
character which is unimpeachable.
There are three principles which are
essential to good character. A char
acter that contains all these in its COM
position may be compared to precious
gem, whose lustre outshines the noon
day sun. The principles are virtue
liberty and patriotism. Virtue is oul
first requisite. Why? If we do not
possess the principle of virtue, who
will respect us? No one! No matter
how low and degraded man may be
let him but recognize the principle Of
virtue in man and he will both honor
and respect him.
Next comes liberty. All can appreci
ate the blessing of liberty. This bless
ing should not be abused, but accepted
as the greatest earthly boon that Coz
can bestow upon. us. Then to virtu
, and liberty we should add patriotism
Love of country should be second onl
to love of God. Show me man VIII
{ does not love his country and | vii
) show you man who has fallen yer
3 low indeed. Has not every America
e right to be proud of our flag, on
t glorious banner? The very sight of
2 causes our hearts to swell with prOu
: and honest rapture, and when we hea
}. those who would like to defame ou
q flag, we have only to look upon ths
!. beautiful emblem and say,
V Flag of my country. thy hOnOred name,
Forever and ever shall put to shame,
S COwardS and traitors who seek to defame.
s The hODOrs of thy glorious name
r In conclusion l would say: May "
v not only watch for, but have futu
IS success, and instill these principles I'M
Y. our characters and when the tin
It comes to leave this earth, our though
n may be of our country's flag and OF
Is only shroud the beautiful silken fol-
e. of the Red, White and Blue!-No. 10;
TO in Huntingdon pa Reformato
at Record
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
THE PASSING OF A NAME.

Time was, and that within the mem
ory of the present generation. when the
Smiths were the most numerous OF all
our multi-named citizenry. Many and
many are the hoary headed chestnuts
grown on their multiplicity. There
was that one about the man entering a
theater and announcing: "Mr. Smith,
your house is on fire. Whereupon half
the audience sprang up. Assured that
it was John Smiths house that was
ablaze, quarter of the risen ones sat
down. A Southern paper tells OF MN
lister who asked Brother Smith to lead
in prayer, and dozen responded. His
explanation that he meant John sent
only two or three to their seats, and the
remaining nine went on leading. The
Smiths were in the ascendency genera
ton ago, but their supremacy is now
overthrOWn by the JOhnsOns. Ii this is
questioned, any city directory will settle
it as fact.
Varions and curious causes have
helped both sides of this change. There
have been good many desertions from
the Smiths. There came to be many OF
them. of refined and sensitive tempera-
ments, who sought refuge from the per-
petual gibes by modifying the orthog-
raphv of the name. Hence came the
Smvthes and the Smithes and Smyths,
changing their spelling without decreas-
ing their fecundity, and segregating
themselves from the great root family.
Then. too, some escaped by the process
of hyphenation, linking some maternal
or ancestral name to the Smith by a
hyphen. The result was decrease, a
, large one, of the old stock, while, on the
, other hand, it received no accretions
! from immigration. Smith is not an In
, digenous English name. 1t crossed the
North sea and the English channel cen
? turies ago with the rowing Angles ano
!: Saxons whose gutturals, in the course
D of time, lost their harshness in the mel
t lowing fogs of the island. Their de
b scendants who come to us retain th'
Schmidt and Schmitt and Schmied, ant
S the other variations rung on the origl
=. nal patronymic, with true Teutonl
d tenacity, ,andrefuse to merge their name
It in that of their very remote kinsme
10 who reached this country by way of tn
h British Isles. So what with desertion
s. on one side and refusal to amalgamat
If on the other, the Smiths have droppe
sr to second place.
The Johnsons now have the lea'
". The John Johnsons eclipse the job
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28

spirit of the day for one reason, it for
no other and that is, that another
Olympiad has been passed, for do not
the majority of us follow the custom
of the old Greeks in making the holi-
days passed and those yet to come
sort of chronological period in our So
iOurn here? RECIDIVIST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-28
Vol. IX.-NO. II.
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THANKSGIVING DAY.


The cold gray sky brOOds dark on field and hill,
The singing children of the woods have fled,
The hermit thrush's golden chime is still.
The happy haunters of the grass are dead:
The world is hushed with numb NOvember's
chill.
Put in the spacious farmhouse, 10! the glare
OF the hOspitable hearth, and on the board
The rich abundance of Thanksgiving fare,
The year-lOng savings of the housewives hoard,
A harvest home, though all the fields are bare
Bere sits the graybeard sire, and at his side
The Youngest of his line, a prattliDg child
And there the husband by the w-made bride;
And next the lOw-brOwed lily maiden mild.
The soldier sen stern-featured, eagle-eyed
yrOm far they come by many parted ways
To meet once more beneath the ancient roof,
Dear ever with the love of childhOOd'S days;
And here again life's severed warp and woof
Are Joined. and times swift wing moment
stays.
And memory makes the old man young again,
He tells the Oft-tOld tale. the OutwOrn jest.
Outdoor the snow falls fast on hill and plain.
The distant church-clock tolls the hour OF rest
And thanks offered Heaven-nOt in vain.
-CHARI Es l.. HILDRETn. in DemOrest's Mag
azjDe,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08
Democratic State Convention

A Democratic State Convention viii be held
THURSDAY, March IA, 1885, at II O'Clock
m. at Infantry Hall. No. is1 South Main
street, to nominate candidates for the Offices
TO be voted for at the election TO be held on
the first Wednesday in April, A. ID. 1895, to
elect q State Central Committee for the year COM
mencing the second Wednesday OF June, A. ID. 1888;
to consider the matter OF representation To party
conventions, md TO transact such other business
may properly come before said Convention.
The Democratic electors of the several cities aud
towns in the State requested To send delegates
TO said Convention equal in number To double the
number OF their present in the Cen
eral Assembly OF the State
The Democratic City and Town Committees are
reque sted TO call Primary meetings or caueuses In
their respective cities towns, for the purpose OF
elect ng such delegates not later than March III,
A. D., 1897. The Secretaries OF such caucuses are
requested 20 send copies Of credentials OF the
ed delegates forthwith to John II. Conley,
Secretary Of the State Central Committee, No 81
Weybosset street Providence, r. l.
By order of the Democratic state Central Com
FRANKLIN p. OWEN, Chairman.
JOHNE. CONLEY. Secretary.
The members of the Democratic state Central
Committee are requested to meet at the above
mentioned hail said lith day Of March, 1898, at
1850 "A. IN.
FRANKLIN p. OWEN, Chairman.
JOHN l.. CoNLEY. Secretary. most
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08
AN ADVERTISING LESSON.

A big dry goods house in Buffalo, N.
Y, house that is large and sagacious
advertiser and hence successful, recently
bought out the bankrupt stock Of an
other local concern in the same line of
business and offered it at sacrifice.
1t appeared when the goods of the
failed up house were exposed for
sale that they were remarkably fine
stock, and indeed the dry goods man
who failed was an expert in his line and
had about as large and desirable Sc
lection of goods as any house in the city
could offer.
Why did he fail, then9 The Buffalo
newspapers have been explaining
the matter. Indeed, the house
that bought and sold the
stock explained 1t in their announce
ment of their big sale. They said, plainly
and boldly, "The store was poorly adver-
tised, so poorly indeed, that very few
people knew of the existence of so great
business house anywhere east of Main
street."
Thus did the successful advertiser ex-
plain how he came to be in possession Of
the bankrupt stock of an unsuccessful
advertiser-a rival who, despite large
capital, good taste, and business ability
in buying goods, failed to discover that
the one thing needful TO success is
intelligent advertising, to tell folk
about your goods aud how ine they
are, how varied and generally how desira-
bic. The bankrupt house advertised, to
be sure, but its announcements failed to
reach any considerable number of people
because it did not advertise inteli-
gently. The dry goods man knew how
to buy goods aud doubtless knew
how to sell them IL he could ge,
customers. But he failed In
the art of informing and attracting
customers. Aud all his capital and bust
ness ability failed for lack of this
talent.
IL is a remarkable lesson, this bu, ins
out OF one biz house, gone to bankruptcy
Tor lack Of an understanding OF how To
use printers ink, by another hou In
he same town.
A Buffalo newspaper, commenting on
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08

the interesting and instructive incident,
says: Constant communication with
the great purchasing public has
come to be one of the essential
elements of success in those branches Of
business depending on the favor and the
custom of large numbers of persons.
More and more are the advertising
columns of newspapers consulted, and
business men who fail to appreciate this
fact are behind the times"
In these days there are men, bright,
brainy men, who make profession
of writing, directing and placing adver-
tising. And many intelligent business
men employ such talent just as they en-
ploy bookkeepers and expert statesmen
or buyers for different departments,
rightly Judging that, however much
they may know about their business, the
art of advertising may be something
that they can better afford to employ
special talent for rather than risk their
business success by undertaking to
carry on the advertising as a side
issue when the sale of the goods, the get
ting of their customers, the turning of
their stock, the very safety of their
capital depends on this art of attracting
customers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08
END of Chaper 81

About twice or thrice week found
John Stapleton at the home of the sisters
Muir. One was named NeCla and the
other Sadie. Both entertained him and
for time everything seemed mutually
agreeable. John was good natured but
shy. Neula was coy and distant and her
sister was about the same. Both Were
fine looking and knew it. Tillinghast was
their dentist and they prided themselves
that their teeth should not suffer for
want of attention. Pretty soon the neigh
bors commenced to conjecture which one
of the sisters John was courting. One
day he asked Neula in a confidential way
IL she would be his wife. Much to his
surprise she said "yes" and in a short
time afterward they were married.
End of Chapter A.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08

A MISSOURI Legislator has offered a
bill for the encouragement of bachelor
hood and corresponding relief of spin
sters. 1t provides for taxing bachelors
as follows: Between the ages of 80
and 35 years, $40; between the ages of
80 and 40 years, $15; between 40 and 45
years, $50; between as and 80 years, $50;
between so and 55 years, $40. Over 60,
25 per cent. OF their taxable wealth." And
the revenue thus derived is to be di-
vided among such spinsters who, in the
Judgment of the court, shall demonstrate
their willingness to be married and be
able to place the burden of their failure
on the shoulders of reluctant or wilful
men. The adoption of the bill might
relieve the overplus of women in Massa-
chusetts and furnish corresponding
supply to Missouri, though we are sure
that it must be the fault of the Missouri
women if there is too great disposition
to bachelorhood in that State.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08
THE OLD CENTRAL STATION.

What is to be done with the old
Central" police station when the First
Precinct force moves into its elegant and
capacious new quarters next week?
We do not recall having heard of any
plan for its use or disposition, although
there may be some scheme in some
body's mind of which we are ignorant
and very good plan it may be, too.
1t seems TO us though that unless
something vastly better can be proposed
that it would be a wise thing for the
city to hang on to the old police station
and to continue to use it as police sta
tion-a sub-station where a small force
should be attached as part of the First
precint staff.
The Canal street and lower North
Main street district is far from being the
most savory part of the town. The
alleys that gridiron it are nests of vice
and misery. The {" Bowery," the condi-
tion of which the location of the new
police headquarters may ameliorate,
probably won't be in it, anyway,
with the Canal street stretch
once the latter is relieved of the
salutary influence of big police station
located in the middle of it. 1t is long
stretch fro IN the Fountain street station
to the Second Station and deal of
wealth, business and property as
well as a good deal of the city's
vice and crime characterize the
stretch, to say nothing of the
territory to the south through the bust
ness heart of the city and the towns
"Tenderloin" too, all of which is in the
care and keeping of the Central Station
force.
Why wouldn't it, then, be a wise plan
to retain the old station and make
a sub-station of it? 1t would, at
any rate, be useful as the lodg-
ing place for the tramps. The
station is about as well appointed, as
far as its appointments go, as any in the
city and is completely fitted out for the
work it has done for so many years.
Why abandon it? Why not con-
tinue to make use Of this police
plant and neither abandon it nor abap-
don the neighborhood where it exercises
its salutary influence.
But, perhaps, this plan is already
contemplated. Can there be q better
one?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08
MEWBOLD'S ACCOUNTS.
Appear to- Have Caused the Church MI
sionary Society to Lose Money.

New YORK, March s.-George C. White,
chairman of the finance committee Of the
American Church Missionary society, has
given out the following statement: Il
am n comparatively new member Of the
executive board of the society. At the
January meeting / was made chairman Of
tho finance committee Immediately
upon looking into the duties of my new
Office i found that the books called for a
large cash balance Oh hand In trust com
pany, and was informed that tho treas
urer III. A. Oakley, claimed that there
was an error in the accounts and that
there was no such money on hand. was
afterward informed that the general secrc-
tary knew that there was discrepancy in
the accounts, but he did not so inform the
executive board until the January meet
ing.
Il brought an accountant to our Office
and introduced him to w. A Newbold,
the general secretary. and directed the lat
ter to ISJduce all books vouchers and
papers he might call for In order to make
his examination. There appeared to be
several items In regard to Mr.. Newbold's s
account which required explanation.
"The result of the expert accountants
examination showed that Mr.. Newbold
has overdrawn from the society the sum
OF about $4,000 over and above oil that
was due him for salary. Furthermore, the
examination shows that moneys received
from interest and other sources, to the
amount OF s7000 he has failed TO credit on
the books; and the checks for the same
were not deposited In tho socioty's bank
account.
"Mr. Nowbold was general secretary Of
the society for 90 years, and was always
implicitly trusted by the members The
expert accountant has ascertalned that
certainly for the past 10 years, and how
much more, we do not know, Newbold
has been robbing the sacred treasury Of
the society,""
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-08

1t was toward the close of day in June.
He had just returned from his daily la
bors. Noting the thermometer, which
hung over his writing desk, his thoughts
reverted TO the manner in which the de-
gree OF heat and cold was reg
istered and he compared the ther-
mometer to the feelings, exuberant
or down cast, of even temperament or
highly exeitable. 81 remember the day."
he mused to himself, "when Ipurchased
that thermometer. / had just come from
Morton's Photographic rooms where had
some cabinet photos of myself, ana some
of chum of mine. Passing the store Of
j. Putney & Co., the famous opticians,
glanced in the window. l saw many styles
of thermometers and availed myself OF the
opportunity of purchasing one.
End of Chapter 2.