The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
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There are no flies on me- she said,
With vehemence complete,
II am surprised at this" said he,
Because you are so sweet"

With vehemence complete,
II am surprised at this,'' said he,
Because you are so sweet"
Up To Date.
Most of us are now enjoying
sixteen patches to one pair OF
pants. "-Anoka Union.
OF all wise words Of tongue or
pen. the wisest are these: leave
pants to men!'-St. Peter Journal.
Some people are SO unwise as to-
be frightened out Of Gods house
by the collection plate, when their
finances are low.-Los Angeles In
dependent.
So many people board, that some
one should start Boarding House
paper to take the place of the
hundreds of ''Home" papers pub
lished.-St. Louis Humorist.
A Polish chemist is said to have
surpassed all previous experiment.
ers by producing a cold SO intense
as to be within nine degrees of alb
solute zero. He probably said,
''Ah, there!' to a Boston girl
Minneapolis Journal.
People who are wort HESS are
not talked about very much. 1t is
the man who is trying to make the
most of his time and talents who
is the target for the abuse and as
pensions of jealous minds.-Cen-
tralia MO- Fireside Guard
A Baptist preacher in Phila-
delphia insists that his salary con-
tract shall stipulate payment in
gold. He wants his share of the
gold in this world. and does not
want to wait until he gets it on
golden streets.-St. Paul Dispatch.
That the offence is not what you
steal. SO much as how you steal it,
is evident from the fact that one
class of plunderers, the coal barons
for instance, live in palaces and
enjoy their freedom, while the
other thieves principally live in
prisons and are deprived of liberty.
Morris Sun.
One person in every 1858 is a
convicted criminal in the United
States. How many more rascals
there are who are uncontrolled we
have no means Of ascertaining,
though the number, and especially
the names of some of them, would
astonish us if we knew them
Mazeppa Independent.
Justice Dooley, Of Chicago. has
fine sense of humor Michael
Williams and his wife quarreled
and fought because the latter was
accused of spending too much
money. Justice Dooley quietly
said to the belligerent pair: BE
good for month and by that time
the money question will be settled
st. Paul Globe.
Few people stop to think that
their individual happiness is not
at all dependent on outside Cir
cumstances. A habit Of happiness
can be cultivated, like any other
habit, just as successfully. Hap
piness is as much a duty as clean
liness and morality. The cheerful,
hopeful temper which refuses to
let itself be narrowed up, it is every
ones duty to cultivate. Princeton
Union.
Whoever heard a servant girl
accused of being a kleptomaniac
and whoever heard of ''highly re-
spectacle young lady" belonging
to a distinguished family being
called thief when detected in pur-
loining other peoples ware. After
all does not the word kleptomaniac
make distinction without diff
ference. Perhaps, however, KEEP
tomaniac may be high toned dis
ease itself and would disdain to
attack anybody but the upper
crust.-St. Joseph Herald.
The boy who has the freedom of
the streets after night fall without
business or permission, is cultivat-
ing a dangerous habit. Any place
where a boy has no business is
dangerous place for him, be it on
the street, in stores or livery barn.