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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
THE HABIT OF INDIFFER ENCE.

AN important failing with many
people is their habit Of Indifference.
They live in ignorance of what is
transporting around them, have no
interest in the affairs of life and
make no effort to develop the
faculty Of observation. They be-
little the Importance of every duty,
acknowledge no necessity and take
no part in anything progressive or
elevating. Lacking the fire of
energy, they have no sympathy
with it or pride in it's achievements.
The Indifferent man is serious in
nothing, makes no effort to devel-
op his mental or physical abilities
or advance his material resources.
but daydreams his time away in
indolent air-castle building and the
nothingness of vagary. He is
never conscientious or careful, has
no regard for the value of time
but is wasteful of all things and
attentive to nothing, and where
ever found, is cipher in industry
and travesty on ability.
This habit Of indifference is the
result of permitting the senses and
faculties to become dulled by dis
use. Work is done mechanically
without heart, spirit or energy, de.
tails are neglected in the hurry tc
complete the whole and ambition
is allowed to decay under mental
inanity. The life that is a soon
tinual round of pleasure" that has
no higher aim than the gratifca.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

ton of sensual desires, that lives
only for self and thai avoids the
useful and respectable, is the life
that is Indifferent to it's own well
fare, it's own purposes and it's own
fate. To live without taking an in
terest in life, it's duties, it's implied
obligations and it's triumphs and
defeats is to live as an animal with
no wants above eating and Sleep
ing and a place to rest. The man
who can find nothing to do is the
inactive man, who has no push,
who has been neglectful Of his op-
portunities and who is wanting in
perseverance, application and de-
termination. All things bend to
resolution but fly from Indifference.
In the exercise of the faculties
of intelligence is to be found the
safeguard of an active temperament,
which admits of no indifference or
hesitation. To observe closely
awakens interest, and interest is the
foe of indifference and the listless-
ness that nourishes it. Into every
duty and every lesson whole heart,
whole energy and whole ability
should be thrown-the trinity of
endeavors that begin where others
fail.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

A HALT should be called on the
pernicious practice of maligning
men eminent in public life, simply
because their views do not coincide
with those who see fit to differ with
them. This constant villification
and misrepresentation has the eff
feet of creating distrust of public
men in the minds of ignorant and
unthinking people who believe all
they read, especially when it is
suggestive of wrong motives and
shady dealings. It has the effect
of bringing into contempt the
higher stations Of life which are
the objects of all true ambition: it
weakens the patriotism Of the
young, destroys their reverence for
country's institutions and leads
them to believe that the lessons
they have learned of it's grandeur
and greatness are fallacies. There
is not near so much crookedness in
high places as some writer's would
have us believe, and the check-rein
of a healthy public opinion should
be placed upon their vaporings.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
y LITERARY NOTES. y

IAN Outlaws Daughter is the
title Of a striking story in the San
Francisco Argonaut Of December
7th. It is from the pen Of Ger
trude B. Willard, whose vivid tales
of Western life are we'll known to
readers Of short stories, and it pic
lures tragic incident in the
life of Mexican rancher in the
southern part of the state
In McClure's Magazine for De-
cember, the account of Nansen's
hardships and discoveries in get
ting within half a days railroad
journey of the North Pole, by Cy-
rus G. Adams, the well-known
writer on geographical subjects,
has fresh and genuine interest.
The editor Of the magazine gives
an account of a journey over the
historic highway from Jerusalem
to Bethlehem, with some interest
ing views taken under. his personal
supervision.
Hezekiah Butterworth contrib
utes to the December Review of
Reviews a stimulating article on
''The kindergarten Age" (illus-
trated). In the same number
Prof, E. A. kirkpatrick writes on
"Child-study in the Training of
Teachers" describing the work of
that character as conducted in the
Minnesota Normal School at Wi
mona. His article is illustrated
with portraits of educators through
out the country who are interested
in the child-study movement
These articles will interest all
teachers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

No MATTER how vile a man may
be, or deficient in principle, honor
or the qualities that commend men
to favor, there is yet degree of
attractiveness in his character if
his speech is free from slang and
profanity. Leaving aside the moral
question Of bad language and view
ing it solely from the standpoint of
self-interest, there is no excuse to
offer in it's defence, no value which
can accrue from it's use and no
charm which it can add to CONVEX
sation. It's use betrays vulgarity,
weakens confidence in the one
using it and arouses suspicion Of
other faults that may or may not
be satellites of impurity Of speech.
It is natural to believe that man
who will use coarse language will
be guilty of other and perhaps
more serious sins, and when his
speech is vulgar other bad traits
are looked for and guarded against.
A ragged tramp whose language is
good will command more attention,
receive a more respectful hearing
and inspire more confidence than
the well-dressed man who empha-
sizes his remarks with the coarse
ness of slang or the vileness Of pro-
family.
Bad language has no place in in
telligent conversation. It is a wet
blanket thrown on that genial fell
lowship which is the charm and
spice of social discussion. It can
not express a thought correctly,
convey it with that sense of sin
cerity and conviction which adj
Missile words alone can give or
impress a listener with it's truth or
value, for opinions, to have force,
must rely on select wording and in
this slang and profanity are utterly
useless. The soul of any company
is the man who uses pure language
He gives it dignity, contributes
most to it's enjoyment, monopolizes
the greatest attention and, by
reason of his greater popularity re-
sulting from the avoidance of what
offends, is it's most valued member
The very uselessness of vulgar
speech is the strongest argument
against it's use. It evidences nc
good quality, has no power to con.
vince, recommends no one to any.
body worth associating with, but
on the other hand, is a danger.
signal that warns away the re.
spectacle, the companionable and
even those whose morals are still
lower, but who have the good sense
to conceal their shady character
with the cloak of good language.
No matter what man is, what
he has been or what he expects to
be, it is to his interest to be careful
of his speech. It's value is as he
makes it. Pure language is a pass
port to preference, and it's value il
this respect is sufficient reason fol
it's cultivation, even though nc
other is thought worthy of consid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
it's value.

THERE is nothing more essen
tial to character than pride, yet
there is nothing suffers more ridi-
cule and abuse from the frivolous
and ignorant. Too often, pride is
COMPOUNDED with arrogance and
vanity, but in it's right sense it
expresses what imparts nobility to
manhood, gives that self-conscious
feeling of worth and dignity of
mind which exalts intelligence
above ignorance, strength above
weakness and goodness above bad
ness
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

The way to be popular is to
strive to make others popular.
When you speak we'll Of your &C
quaintances, they will see, or affect
to see, many good points in you.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

THERE is no one who deserves the
worst of it more richly than the
man who is always looking for the
best of it, yet there is no one who
squeals louder when he loses at
his own game.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

A GREAT deal Of the rascality of
this world bears the badge of re-
speciality by virtue Of it's being
legitimate, but if the hooks and
crooks of the law would cease
throwing dust in the eyes of JUS
tice, this same Legitimacy would
be common everyday grand larceny.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
THE MIRROR is weekly paper published

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
in 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man.
aged by them. Its objects are to be a home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
Improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
In dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redempton.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

GENIUS may, as someone has de-
fined it, be nothing more than ca
pacity for hard work, but original
ity is what adorns it and enhances
it's value.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

RESPECTABILITY consists more
in respecting others than self,
though both are necessary to COM
plete the whole. When self-re-
spect ceases to respect others it
becomes self-conceit which destroys
responsibility.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

CONGRESS is again in session, and
the men who always fail to vote
will once more step to the front
with their annual complaint of the
great number of incapable men to
be found among the nations law
makers
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

The man who understands the
art of attending to his own bust
ness is the one whose services all
other business wish to employ.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

IT SEEMS that the California in
ventor assembled just high enough
to learn that his air-ship was a
castle in the air.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

If THE cold comfort she receives
from Minneapolis could be used to
advantage, st. Paul would have
little difficulty in keeping her pro-
posed ice palace at the proper tenn
noraf11ro
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

Few people are aware of the
extent Of the bogus detective evil.
In every large city are to be found
''private agencies" composed of
unprincipled scoundrels who, in
stead Of being a bulwark against
it, encourage crime, and live off it's
earnings. The following from the
Bloomington (Ill.) Eye throws
light on the methods employed by
these disreputable characters with
whom liberty is a mockery and
perjury a pastime:
There are many abuses in the
detective system, if it can be called
a system. The employment of
known ''crooks" is one, whether
these have been punished for their
past misdeeds or have escaped pun
ishment and profess reformation.
The regulation detective has no
official connection with the law.
He does not protect property or
life from the designs of the rogue,
for if property were not appropri-
ated and life destroyed the occu-
patton of the detective would be
gone. Clearly then, it is not his
policy to prevent crime. The reg
ularly authorized and salaried Gus
todians of law and order are sup
posed to prevent the preparation
Of lawless acts, and sometimes they
do. But in the great number that
are not prevented is found the
field of operations of the detective,
who is always alert and active after
the crime, but never before it has
occurred. When the official repre-
sentatives of the law abandon a
case, which is nearly always unless
the malefactor is collared in the
act, the detective appears upon the
scene, but not until after a reward
has been offered. The reward is
the sleuth's incentive to action,
and to secure it by any means is
his inspiration. His customary
plan is to locate his subject and
work up his testimony afterward.
If the perpetrator of a highway
robbery is to be found the detec-
tive seeks out somebody with a
shady reputation, who would find
it difficult to indicate his wherea-
bouts at certain times and who
seems just the sort of person to be
guilty of a robbery if he had the
opportunity. He is spotted, ar
rested, evidence manufactured, and
the chances being all against him,
he is convicted and punished, per-
haps innocently, for this crime. In
murder cases, when the reward is
for the apprehension Of the muir
derer, the detective operates much
on the same plan, and no doubt
the innocent are often convicted
merely because the circumstances
are against them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

If THE race had not lost the fac
ulty of blushing, the face Of a
Spaniard would grow crimson with
shame when he is asked to ''have
a havana
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
WHOEVER fears criticism has
much to conceal, much to excuse
and much to be ashamed of.

BE STRONG in good endeavor, and
what it contends for will weaken
before the struggle has begun.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

Grafton. The exercise of care in
choosing words to express meaning
soon grows into habit and when
formed, slang and profanity become
odious by the contrast. Reading
matter, free from street talk, good
company and an abiding faith in
it's worth may be suggested as the
best aids in acquiring purity of
speech.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10
'Spose that Spain should pun the trigger
'TwOuldn It be much sport;
Rusty gun and drOwsy niger
There's your southern fort!
Atlanta Constitution
Constitution.

If all men were honest, lawyers
would have to be still more dis
honest in order to live.-Up-To-
Date.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

The struggle some girls make to,
be beautiful is nothing compared
to the efforts of certain beauties to-
be girls. -Up-To-Date.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week. notice should be sent tot this office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

Entered at the Post-office at saltwater, MIMI.
as SecOnd-caSS mail matter.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

perature.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

One great trouble about doing
some men favor: they 60 swell
ing around telling their relatives.
how they worked you for a chump..
(Ill.) Eye.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

A man in Oregon was found.
after death, to have heart as large
as an OK. There is no doubt but
what he was an editor. Monte
video Commercial.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-10

Edited and Published by the Inmates
of the Minnesota State Prison.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18
IMPORTANT MINING DECISION
Statement of a Disputed Point as to
 United States Patents.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The United States circuit court has de- cided that the owners of the North Star mine have the right ito operate under heath the Irish-American mine.
 The case of the Carson City Mining company against the North Star Min ing company has attracted much at tention. The decision rendered has a most important bearing on all mining operations, as it maintains the integ- rity of United States patents. The North Star mine is made up of num- Der of claims and one of the points brought up during the trial was that the owners must show the composite clements of their patent, as it was for more ground than is allowed by law. The court held that it was to be pre- stunned that the land officers of the government had issued a patent on the consideration of the claims acquired by purchase, and that the North Star company could not be called upon to go behind it's patents. This was the vital point for the defense, as it would have been difficult, if not i'm possible, ito prove early titles, the or iginal locators being dead.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Reported for The Arizona Republi- can by Coggins & Brown, abstractors, POI West Washington street, Phoenix:
 Harry M. Eichelberger to John H. Barnett, warranty deed to 30x50 feet of lot 3, block 6, Mesa, S1.
 Maricopa company to Macedonia Guerrero, deed to lot 13, block 1, Sotelo addition, Tempe, QS91 taxes) $1206.
 Macedonia Guerrero to Curt w. Mil fer, warranty deed 10 same property, $10.
 Chas. Wing and wife to Syrina B. Biggs, warranty deed to part lot 2, block 5, and part lot 5, block 3, Mesa, $3,5O0
 Chas. w. Wing and wife to Syrina E. Steele, warranty deed to s1a of neH Of swA, sec 2, tp 1 T, r e, less 1 acre, $1,00O.
 Sallie A. Archer and husband to Theron J. Kasson, warranty deed to lot IS, block 24, Phoenix, $1,692.
 Arizona Canal company to Eli Wight, warranty deed to seA of se11l of nwA, sec "A, tp 2 n, r e, $1 ,0O0.
 Geo. w. Hoadley, trustee, to T. w Brown and Edwin Hurch, warranty deed to lots 10, il, 12, block 9S, Mont gomery addition, S125.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18

and mournfully watching the pallor of dissolution slowly overspread a loving face stood the grief stricken husband, father, sister and several friends. The visit of The grim messenger was not unexpected, but when the gentle heart was still forever the quiet of the death chamber was broken by the sobs that shook the frames of the relatives who for several days had untiringly min istered to the dying woman.
 Deceased was 25 years of age and came here from Seattle, last Septem- Der with her husband whom she mar ried there three years ago. The un- mistakeable symptoms of consump- tion having been developed the hus- band found it necessary to remove his wife to a warmer cline and so came to Phoenix. Everything possible was done in her case, but without avail and slowly, but surely her young life wasted away. Her fight was heroic and accomplishing, but to the loving eyes that watched over her it was plainly seen that her days were num- bered.
 The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 9 o'clock from the Presbyterian church, Rev. Chase of the Methodist church, officiating. All friends are invited to attend.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18
A NORMAL TRAINING.
Now Is Necessary to the Teacher of
 Success.

lHolbrook Argus: A practical teach CT writes as follows: While we may sympathize with many of the appli- cants for teachers certificates in the last examination, the.r failure to se- cure such may prove lasting and sat isfactory benefit to many of them. No doubt this will be the case with those who conclude to spend a year or two at our Territorial Normal school at Tempe. All those who possibly can furnish the means for defraying ex- penses should attend the Normal school and secure a diploma, and 1t will guarantee them a first-class cer- tificate and good anywhere in the ter ritory. The curriculum in this school has been so advanced that it is per fectly safe for the territorial board of examiners to grant certificates on di- plomas issued by that school. The time has arrived when most persons need normal training in order to be come successful teachers, for it uuali- fies one for the business and renders teaching less laborious. Those having had such advantages wonder at others trying to get along without the neces- sary qualifications"
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18
AFFAIRS IN SONORA.
Government Troops Have an Engage
 ment With Yaquis.

Paul Hermans the enterprising Arizona representative of the Los An geles Times, yesterday returned from trip to Sonora, Mexico, in the inter est of his sheet.
 Hermans met several Arizonans in Sonora, among them being A. Went worth, who sold out his grocery store several weeks ago. Wentworth, he said, was outftting for a trip to the Yaqui country to prospect and locate on some land. There is a strong pos sibility that he will not return, as the Indians of the Yaqui country value little the life of intruder. While at Torres, a station near Minas Prietas, he saw eleven bars of gold weighing 250 pounds each at the depot awaiting transportation It represented fifteen days run of the Creston and Colorado mine
 At Or:ez, near Graymas, while Her mans was there, a troop of Mexican cavalry entered the place with the news of desperate engagement with the Yaqui renegades. The commander of the troop told him that fully forty Indians were killed and six of the troopers wounded, one of them being perforated six times, but according to the commanders story the Mexican killed six Indians before he fell under his many wounds. As a result of the victory the troopers were royalty treated by the citizens of Ortez who covered them with Wreatihs and made merry over the victory of the band. The Vao1i war pnr,1 annad i'm 1904 when the government attempted to make an equal allotment of land in the ! Yaqui country, but the Indians re- belled and have since been having desultory skirmishes with the troops. The Rothschilds have bonded for six months for s750,000 a three-quarter interest in the Grand Central and Verde mining properties
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18
THE MATTER WILL REST Governor Hughes Will Not Be OuSted. A Change Was at One Time
 Contemplated. The Whole Tnjrg Has 0 Farcical Aspect at the interior
 Department.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-(Special Dispatch to The Republican .)-From inquiries at the interior department it seems that a change in the governor ship of Arizona is not to be further considered. A few weeks ago a change was seriously contemplated and an Arizona man who has filed many pub lie places with credit and who is well known at Washington, was on the eve of being appointed; but new candi- dates have continually sprung up with endorsements from the dissatisfied el- ement until it has had the effect to give a farcical phase to the whole matter.
 It seems that they have no unity among themselves as to who shall suc- ceed, hence things will doubtless re- main as they now exist.
Arizona republican., 1896-03-18

sheriff for the killing of s. G. Harper, a school teacher, Thursday last in Huachuca mountains, he was held to answer to the next grand jury for will full murder
 When in custody Eddenfeld stated that Harper was about to shoot him when he grappled with him, taking the gun away, and held him with one hand, while he shot him in the breast. Medical testimony proved that the ball entered the back, passing through the left lung.
 The men were in partnership in a mine and had made shipment of ore and it is believed Eddenfeld wanted to come in possession of the mine, as it was proven both men had grievances against each other.