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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
AVARICIOUSNESS.

Avariciousness is characteristic of
many individuals fully developed and
thoroughly up to date. 1t is trait of
mankind in general, because greed in
some form is thoroughly engrafted in
their natures and it cannot be wholly
eliminated therefrom. There comes a
time in all persons career, regardless Of
their position, when their desires in
some respect become rapaeious, which
is nothing more or less than greed, con-
sequently it is in the human structure
to stay though it may be held down un-
til certain environments appear when
it will assert itself. 1t is not noticeable
in some because of their strong efforts
to hold it in check at all times and sup
plant it by manliness in all that it i'm
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

again in ten days or so, polite form of
dismissal. Even should they be SO for
tunate.a as to secure some position under
the circumstances, the compensation
offered would be so slight that it would
be simply impossible to live. No. all
the conferences and congresses ever
held, all the books and articles ever
written will not solve this matter until
the co-operation-and by this is meant
the practical and not the theoretical
of the prominent business men is Sc
cured, and the prominent men in the
financial and commercial circles being
also the leading members of the
churches, it must be acknowledged
that without their help any plan devised
must result in failure, as the first and
most essential step to success is their
cordial cooperation.
RECIDINIST.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

plies. Others cultivate it quietly as
means to some end regardless of its
business or obnoxiousness to those with
whom they come in contact. The for
mer are considered the honorable and
manly members of the human family
in consequence of their desire to culti
vate and display noble qualities which
command the respect of all and make
existence in this vale of tears what it
should be to all, continual round of
happiness. The latter sail under the
appellation of human vampires de-
spised and Stunned by all fair minded
and justice loving people because of
their greediness and the practice of the
same. They are usually schemers who
will bear close watching at all times,
because they will not hesitate to injure
their fellow man Or his prospects in
life in order to enhance some pet hobby
which they usually entertain. They
are easily detected because their strong
desire in some way gets the better OF
their judgment and frequently crops
out at the wrong time to their social
or business detriment and to the an
noyance of those with whom they come
in contact. 1t is the father of crimi-
nality and of all that is base; it has
lured many persons to transgress the
law of the land, and to bring them to de-
struction in their mad efforts to realize
some long cherished and pent up hope.
But do the avariciously inclined sue
ceed in life? Not frequently, only oc-
casionally are they permitted to sue
ceed in any undertaking, then only
through the we'll known gullibility and
willingness of the people to accept un-
questioned almost anything, regardless
of it's moral or intrinsic worth. Sue.
cess in life should be permitted only
through honorable and manly channels
thereby tabooing all evil means to it
Therefore it behooves all to cultivate
qualities which will meet with the ap
proval of the many, for in so doing one
would be but contributing to his hap
piness here below, to the elevation O1
mankind and to the condemnation Of
all that is mean and low. M. A. c.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
RAMS HORNS

A chorus in which many love to join:
"Didn't tell you SOP"
Self-assertive men often do largo
business on a small capital.
We must give Christ our burden be-
fore he will give us his yoke.
The man who would go to heaven
alone if he could, isn't fit to 60.
So many people are not at home when
golden opportunity knocks.
Our loyalty to Christ is best tested
by the way we treat our enemy
Whoever is like Christ will be found
trying to make earth like heaven.
A civil tongue is better protection
than steel armor an inch thick.
There is nothing the devil makes
much more use of in this world than
tattling tongue.
Pray for your enemy, no matter
whether he is trying to kill you with
his tongue or gun.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
SANDER.

SANDER is the offspring of envy; the
bitter fruit of an ungenerous heart. 1t.
searches all corners of the earth for
victims: sacrifices the rich and poor,
the high and low, the young and the
old, the living and the dead; but most
of all are it's poisoned arrows used in
destroying worth, and innocence. The
path of the base calumniatOr against
character, is marked with the filth Of
malice, and the scum of falsehood. At
the instigation of "the green eyed
monster" jealousy, it takes it's deadly
aim against fame, honor, integrity,
worth and virtue. The slanderous man
or woman is travelling pest, bundle
of lies, a walking abomination. A
writer once said, $50 deep does the
slanderer sink in the murky waters of
degradation, and infamy, that could an
angel apply moral lever to him, with
heaven for fulcrum, he could not in a
thousand years raise him to the grade
of convicted felon.' We admit, that
we as human beings have changed from
lower to higher ideal. And we
claim to think more tenderly of God,
and more hopefully of man than in the
past, but if this higher aim and larger
hope plucks the heart out of truth,
dwarfs cur judgment and narrows our
sympathies toward each other, these
sentiments are surely misplaced, should
not this brighter creed of new faith in
the worlds improvement, lead to a
better life, and more loving service
toward one another? One of the most
retarding influences against social i'm
provement and security is this sad pro
pensity of humanity to listen to the re
tailers of petty scandal. And mos
humiliating reflection upon mankind il
is to note how small matter will Sc
the ball of scandal rolling. How man.
of these false babblers have been in
strumental in fastening stain upol
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conditions the sape, it is infused through
divers channels. u


divers channels. -
The problem of individual life, when
the task of fliving becomes difficult, is to
discover in what particular direction
the source of vital power most readily
accessible lies, and to take especial care
that the supply Of flife-strength through
that channel is adequate to the needs OF
the whole body. If habit of living by
one form of vitality is established
generally happens--it is not easy to
change that habit, and. if anything
hamper the accustomed supply, or ob-
struct the channel through which it is
wont to flow, the stream of vitality may
be interrupted or cut off altogether, and
existence cease.
Nerve-force is something different
from mind-force, though the two forms
of life-strength are closely associated.
A man may be nervous" that
word in its true grammatical sense as
meaning full of nerve-force-withOut
being intellectual" He may be quick
Iy appreciative of his surroundings,
sensitive to impressions, and respon-
sive to stimuli. He may have keen
and vigorous senses, and the skill and
power which give excellence in feats of
address, precision, and ingenuity. and
yet exhibit no special aptitude for ex-
ercises of the mind, properly so called.
A being of this type not uncommonly
lives by or through the energy of his
favorite pursuits, those in which he
delights and excels Cut him off from
these sources of energy, and he will
languish.
It is absolutely indispensable to the
integrity of the imam of nerve" that he
should enjoy full and frequent opportu-
mites Of exercising his nervous powers,
and thereby increasing them. drawing
life strength through his accustomed
channels. At the same time it should
be borne in memory that other sources
of supply ought to be cultivated, especi.
ally in the early years of life, when the
habit of living is not as yet confirmed
and unalterable.
, Muscular force stands next in order
| as we descend the scale, and the like
} rules apply to it's exercise. The man OF
! muscle must be active, or his life will
il. not merely cease to be worth living
!, but become mpraeticable. Take az
f ''active man. out of the sphere of &C
tivity and he will quickly lose hear
n and health, and finally begin to drool
9 in idleness-not actual idleness, but ;
}, state of being which does not call Ou
e the energy by which he lives. Quiet il
: oppressive to him, and the absence o
s hustle occasions a depression of hi
e vital powers which reduces him to tn
# ebb of death.
S Over carefulness is mistake; but
r is right to take proper measures t.
q ensure the integrity of such habits a
IS we form for ourselves or allow thos
IS dependent upon Us to contract. Their
is great tendency just now to pus
It the competitive striving for excellenc
e too far in one direction, making SUI
If cess in respect of the development Q
1t one part of the being the result Q
le failure in some Other-a bad bargain
a Philadelphia (Pa.) Saturday Ev'
m Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
PREACHING BUT NOT PRACTICING.

The fourth Sunday in October of each
year has been designated as Prison Sun
day by the various prison associations,
and no doubt in many of the churches
throughout the land the theme selected
for the sermons had as it's basis the in
mates of the penal institutions, and
what steps should be taken for their
reclamation upon their release, many
eloquent addresses delivered pointing
out exactly how this could be best ac-
.complished, and here the matter for the
largest proportion of the congregation
assembled ends until their attention is
again called to the subject in 1896. 1t
was merely one sermon among many
and upon topic outside OF the usual,
yet, if the suggestions and advices con-
tanned in those sermons were only
needed, adopted and practised by the
leading members of those churches, it
would be the means of saving and max
ing into good citizens many who upon
their release from the institutions have
no one to stretch out to them the right
hand of fellowship and brotherhood.
But on Monday these leading men lay
aside the church matter and are gov
erned entirely by strictly business prin-
ciples, and few indeed are there, who,
from business standpoint, would con-
sent to employ an ex-convict. Men
whose very names are synonymous with
philanthropy draw the line here. This
state of affairs is more particularly sc
in the financial and commercial than
in the industrial world, and for this
reason, that in the latter the tradesmer
and artisans, from the very fact that
they are masters of trade, is in itself
a sufficient recommendation to secure
employment, and very seldom is any
reference required, the employer caring
little or nothing about the antecedent:
of his employe, the party being capa
ole workman entirely satisfies him
But how about those who have no trade
yet by education or long years of bust
ness experience are fitted to occupy pc
sitions in the commercial world and ar
adapted to only that kind of work
These are the ones that have the har
dest row to hoe upon their release. G.
where they will and apply for situa
tion the categorical questions, Wher
were you ulastemployed? Howlong wit
that firm? Have you recommendation
from them? Any other references
must be answered, or if, on the othe
hand, they are honest, and go to then
frankly stating their position and wher
they came from, they are met with
sneer, raising of the eyebrows, plat
tudes, and informed that they are yer
sorry, but at present they have no oper
ing, coupled with the request to ca
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
OF LIFE-STRENGTH.
RECIDINIST.


There is power of living which may
be called fe-strength. 1t is the force
that holds the being together inspite of
the shocks and strainings to which the
human craft is subjected in the tumult-
uous heaving Of circumstances and
the storm of existence. Those who
possess this power in it's fullness and
are strong in life live easily, while
others in whom the life strength is
weak are themselves weakly and ever
exposed to the risks of wear and tear,
and the oft-recurring danger of being
dashed to pieces by some exceptional
vicissitude.
The production and accumulation of
this life-strength depend very much On
ourselves. Not that it is necessary
that the work of building up reserve
of strength should be carried on con-
sciously. Like most natural functions,
it may be-and as a matter of fact is
best-performed without the knowl-
edge of the mind; but it may be ac-
complished as an act of volition;
and that is why we have chosen it as
the subject for little friendly counsel.
Everybody ought to have large
stock of life-strength. The sick and
those who are frequently ailing or who
suffer from exhausting diseases stand
in especial need of this strength.
Upon it depends the happiness and,
in large measure, the duration of
life.
The strength of life is derivable from
one of several different sources. Some
live by mind force, some by nerve-force
others by muscular strength, and there
are those who seem to live almost ex
clusively by their purely animal powers
of digestion and assimilation. Science
has very nearly completed the proof
that. notwithstanding its various forms
and manifestations, the life which per
vades organic nature is one-that tht
life of the plant is the same in kind az
that of the animal. even consciousness!
/ being included!
/ There can be little, if any, doubt tina
{ the vegetable kingdom has mind of th'
, same essence, though less in degree o
7 development, as that of the animal.
: is therefore possible to speak of th
) grades or orders of life as composing
: successive series of stages rising from
/. the lowest conceivable spark of vitalit
. to the full blaze of intellectual genius
: The life energies the whole COMPOUND
: being, and is the same whether it ex
Q presses itself in simple force of growt
? by nutrition, in virtue of which som
: tissue of the body extends or is replace
0 as the yeast-plant is seen to grow ur
!. der the microscope-or whether it ez
g presses itself in the living thought O
h the poet or the statesman evolved by tn
n change of place or form, or some as ye
? unexplained action, of brain cells 9
+ molecules.
l, The identity of the life of body an
Q mind is the first lesson of the advance
a Psychologist; and, in the light whic
l. that knowledge sheds on the subject {
y life in action, it is no longer difficult
l. understand how it comes to pass tina
II whereas life is in all cases and under a
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person OF uuDl0UllSQ00 CQdrdCtOT, D0-
cause they found itching ears ready to
listen to the untruths which were the
spice of their conversation, and the
nourishment which their own small
minds existed upon. Only the little
mind can find pleasure in increasing
the misery and discomfort of fellow
mortal. Evil reports are often the re-
suit of misunderstanding or evil design,
and the just heart, and the generous
heart is never too hasty to give them
credit. People are, as rule, much
more apt to have their eyes open to see
evil, than good, and to find pleasure in
pelting others with stones. If the
disposition is not educated out of a per-
son, through the refinements of knowl
edge or Christianity, it naturally in
clines to viciousness. 1t is the blood
thirsty savage that is forever wanting
to scratch somebody. 1t is never the
man or woman of refinement or educa-
ton or those who see in every human
face the face Of fathers child Envy
is the parent of slander, and as it is
fixed on merit it is most undoubtedly
high compliment, though not a very
gracious one. The thing which excites
envy is the excellence seen in another;
evil persons strive to lessen what they
will not initiate. AS envy is then the
impress of inferiority, the avowal Of
deficiency. the homage paid to excel
lence, oh man! oh woman. cast it in
very shame out of thy heart. The man
who is prosperous in business finds
himself enviously spoken of, and the
woman upon whom too partial for
tune has lavished both beauty and
brains, generally finds trouble brewing
from her enviOus and less fortunate
sisters. Let us be generously disposed
toward the man we see prOspering in
his business relations. And as beauty
is one of the gifts of Providence as we'll
as genius, cast out all envy against its
possessor, and rejoice in the perfection
of coloring, and the poetry of motion
seen in every fair face, and every sym.
. metrical form, as we do in viewing
other forms of beauty from the great
Masters hand, and the shame on the
man or woman that would seek to dis
figure His handiwork. Those who nurse
, envy and indulge in slander, seldom
{ confess to the fostering of either; for
r to confess that you slander or envy an
J, other is usually to allow that other to
. be your superior, therefore the pride of
the envious permits of no concessions
4 When envy conquers, it is by working
e in the dark by treachery, and under
t mining by calumny and detraction. A
f war of determination from respectable
t society should be declared against it
AS an enemy to all mankind, let the
Y little tattle feel itself banished tc
7. some dark corner of obscurity, away
n from companionship with those who
e listening to the voice of justice anC
\ good Judgment; of law and order, re
e fuse to give her place within th'
f precincts of we'll ordered society
n Oskaloosa Qa.) Saturday Globe
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Vol. IX.-No. Is.
<>sPoFFRkc
SSgyzz~gzsSSSS~ f.
THE PAST.

The Past!-Ah, wOuld'St recall it..
Its pleasures, forgotten pain,
WOuld'st call them again,
If 'twere not in vain,
And live them all over again?
The Past-he, who recalls it
Must read but its pleasures true,
The future in view
Holds ever anew,
Bright hopes for the heart again.
The Past! Thou wOuld'St recall it,
When pleasures many thou hast,
For time flies so fast,
They soon will be past
Then memories only remain.
The Past 1 would not recall it,
To live it all over again,
love it best when
| draw from it what then
Was pleasure, forgetting the pain.
Give me the Futures bright dreaming,
The Joy to the Present we bring,
Sweet memories will cling
A requiem we'll ring
More sweet for its time-sOftened pain.
FANNIE FULLERTON, in Minneapol
Progress.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-29

Segin noticias que consideramos
hdedignas, entire los insurrectos de
esta com area existen muchos descon-
tentoS. causa de ciert2s dispcsiciones
del extranjero Roloff, que aquSllos
consideran denigrsntes para clos y
sobre todo perjudiciaIes para el pals
y para todos sus habitantes, que su-
ffen ahora y sufriran luego las conse-
-uencias de aquellas censurabIes de.
t=rminaciones que muchos no sc ha-
Ian dispuestos a respetar nj camplir.
No nos estraharfa que Ia noticia re-
sultara cierta. Porque 4 POGO que
rehexionen los insurrectos euoanos
han de comprender que, 81 4 los ayen-
tureros debe importarles POGO Ia ruiz
na de este suelo y la muerte por NIL
seria de sus moradores, { los que aqui
tienen intereses y afccciones ha de
er.es muy sensible yer convcrnda en-
ruinoso cementerio Ia terra mas RI
ca por naturaleza que en- el mundo
existe.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-29
LA SENoRITA ROSA SUERo

Con di6cultad habri persona algu
ma que dele de pronunciar con admi
racion y entusiasmo el nombre y ape
lido de esta heroina. primero. y "her
mana de la Carload" despues, por {
hecho llevado 4 cabo durante Ell pasc
de un convoy por Ell rio Cauto.
Que el general Gasco y los valien
tes sus ordenes repelieron el ataque
de los insurrectos, es cosa corrienre;
pero que durante el tiroteo surgiers
del pasaje una nina, convirtiendose en-
"hermana de la Carload" cuidando
los heridos y alentando con su sere.
nidad los soldados, ESQ SOLO es pecu
lar de las mujeres espaiiolas Maria
Padills. la Pineda, Maria Pita, Agus
tina y mil nombres mas que contie-
nen las piginas de ndestra historic no
han hecho mas por la patria y por la
humanidad que ell acto realizado por
Rosa Suero, quien, durante ell tiroteo
y en- medic de las bajas, Iejos de aten-
der a la propia conservation. sc dedi
co restafiar hcridas, q cuidar hernia
nos, esas manifestations innatas en-
una mujer de alma tan templada Y
graude como las heroinas creadas por
la fantasia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-29

des Sc estdn cebando var:as epidemias.
qIe Ia dIsenserfa, Ia viruela las 6e-
bres infccciosas estin causando ALI
1otables estragos.
La primera de dichas enfermeda.
les psrece ser Ia que ha tornado m IS
Alarma1tes proporcioncs 10 que sc
explica, porque los subIevades hacen
uso de aguas nocivas, dc aIimentos
,malsanos, con frecuencia crudos, de
frutas con que suplen aqneIlos, y ade-
mis- viven la intemperie y sc les d.
ficulia mudar las o, az, caando estas
Sc mojan 8 cnsucian.
Sc agrega que Ia faIta de re-.
cursos para Ia existencia y curaci6n
hace aumentar Ia importancia de esos
males entire los insurrectos, debido 6
Ia vida errante que ilevan, que no
permite q los que enferman gnardar
CANA 4 tempo y ser debidam-nte
asistidos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-29
/! PASQUINES, Ell ?

Nuestro estimable colega El
LGtfeo de Aguadilla rehere que
en- Ahasco Sc han 6jado pasqui-
mes amenazando a los espaholes
para que desalojen ell territorio
Ell un plazo breve de dfas, baio
la pena de ser exterminados, 81
no 10 eiect1an .
FL plazo de desahucio, como
Sc We, no da lugar 4 demoras, y
la amenaza es terrible, amenaza
de exterminio.
Esto. en- verdad. nos haria
reir, 81 no fuese tan ruin y CO.
barde como es.
Lastima, lastima que no haya
sido cogido con las manos en- Ia
masG csc Piadoso e0mbatr1Ota de
Anasco que tan!Ualisntentsnte fun.
ge de exclusive propietario de
esta terra, sin tener quizas n
dos reales
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1895-09-29
DE ESCAROLERo A CORoNEL

Al mediar la tarde del dia 8. rehe
re un coresponsal de Puerto Principe
una partida mandada por un tai B1-
zan (que de vendedor de legumbres
anuciadas por el en- las Gales de est
ciudad, con voz de baritone engoladc
y con mlsica de sd cosecha, assemble
de un golpe & teniente coronel del
rregimiento de AgramonteJ realizo Ia
hazaiiosa obra de incendiar la quinta
llamada "de Quintero" y una casits
de guano, situadas ambas unos do.
kilometres del puente de Carrasco.
que Sc halla poca distancia de une
de los extremes de Puerto Principe
Desjarretaron adem aIgunas yum
tas de bueyes, robaron un cab2llo de
la propiedad del Capellin del regi-
miento de Tarragona, y, por fin, des-
truyeron parte de la cefca de alambrs
que rodea la fnca denominada Pogo
huyendo enseguida que divisaron un
escuadron de nuestra caballeria que
corria 4 sus Alcances.
Como muestra edihcante de las vir
tudes cfvicas y privada; que atesoran
los modernos Catones qne aspiran 4
regenerar por el hierro y el fuego la
sociedad Guiana, ahf va esta noticia:
Entre los incendiarios de la fnca
QaintsrO iguraban algunos parientes
del duefio de aquella, don Miguel Pc
laez.
"Esto, Ines, clio sc ala5a" -.