The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-10-08
CHARACTER.


TO do right and to make sacrifices for
the cause of purity when the public
thinks and believes you to be dishonest
and dissipated is test of character that
few, indeed, possess.
A great many are willing to be in the
honor business when they can honor
and be hOnOred, but when all the honor
must be given for the glory of God
alone then we learn the test of char
acter.
Honor may hate character for hon
or's sake, but character will hate honor
for characters sake. Character is all
man can possess. Man comes into the
world without any sense, or character,
or anything. He goes out OF the world
with just one thing-character, whether
it is bad or good.
Consumption is the production only
of new materials and new forms.
When these become too excessive to
be used by the possessor in the real
wants and comforts of life, to that ex-
tent these forms become wasteful, and
to that extent slavery exists. When
one man tolls that another may enjoy
idleness. both are slaves-the idle man
slave to his wrongs and the tOiling
man slave to the wrongs of the idle
man.
A millionaire was standing off to
himself. He noticed a man in the dis
lance ditching. He said to himself:
II will go over there and see how
much can taunt and laugh at him.
He reached the man, who, like nearly
all the ditchers, was an lrishman. He
said
"WelI; my man, you must fell pretty
good this brisk, cool morning, singing
Il Am the Child of a King Do you
think the child of a King would be out
here this cold, cloudy, snowy morning
in deep, wet mud-hole, wearing blue
Jeans pants, yelling that he was the
child of a King
The Irishman smiled and went on
ditching and singing his heart chosen
song.
The conversation of the Irishman and
millionaire went on in this wise:
M.-How much do you get a day for
working in this mud-hole?
I.-One dollar, sir.
Mt takes that for my cigars.
IL do not use the weed. Twas the
devil sOwed the seed.
M.-But how can you live comforta-
bly, on such low wages?
I.-You don't have to foot my bills.
My money and time is we'll put, and
none of it is spent foolishly. | have a
nice, Christian wife and family; 1 have
beautiful little home; [ am out of
debt to this world and the better world
have perfect health; | have perfect
peace of mind and body; l have many
friends, and my life is an overflowing
stream of JOY that never runs dry.
MI am not happy; am not good
If was, l wouldn't try to make you
mean and miserable. My wife has left
, me: my son is dissipated; my health is
+ gone, and am wanderer on the earth
l have no home, nor am l the child OF
King. If had this world, would
D.. exchange it for your lot. You have
i, contentment and character-content
j. ment, the riches of Boston and the gOl(
of London cannot give; character, tht
fame and honor of the world canno
shadow.
t A drayman was working in the rain
t Mrs. Vanderbilt said:
= Il would give my wealth for his pov
- erty and health, it | could"
/ Jay Gould offered 100000 to an.
G doctor who would cure him.
O Character is the emblem of life; char
acter is the banner of health; characte
is the safeguard of peace and happi
y ness; character is mans measure OF
II earth; character is mans destiny.-Cin
It cinnati Enquirer.