The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1896-12-17

Manly truthfulness and patient
attention to duty can alone fit
young man for the noblest success
and present happiness in whatever
place or station he may be.-Jack-
son Pilot.
Evidences of returning pros
perity since the Mckinley victory
multiply on all sides. It is only
month since election and yet the
promise of an abundant ice harvest
is in sight.-Bloomington (Ill.)
Eye.
The man who boasts that he
works with his head instead of his
hands is respectfully reminded
that the woodpecker does the same,
and is the biggest kind of bore
at the business. Bloomington
(Ill.) Home Circle.
A brother editor in reply to the
question: do Hogs Pay?" says
"a great many do not. They will
take the paper for several years,
and then some day the paper will
be sent back marked refused. =
Denison (Texas) Gazetteer.
Occasionally man who lays
claim to horse sense establishes his
claim by a superhuman effort, but
it is always precarious for the horse,
for the man is liable to make an
ass Of himself and thereby sadly
humiliate the other animal.-Up-
To-Date.
He'll is raw. crude material:
Heaven is the same material shaped
into beauty in accordance with har-
monious ideas. Thus a man or
place can be either He'll or Heaven,
according as he OF it is in state
of chaos or harmony.-Portland
(Oregon) Advance Thought.
A schoolmaster in Cleveland,
Ohio, offered a prize of one dollar
to the pupil who produced the
best aphorism. Here is the wise
advice that won the prize: IF you
have a good temper, hang on to it;
and if you have a bad one. don't
lose it. Portland (Me.) Coast
Cottager.
They were talking, the other day,
of proofreader in Chicago who
receives ten dollars per day. Yes"
said one Of the compositors, land
the boys would give ten dollars an
hour if they could get him down
in the alley where they could punch
his head" Such is the fate Of
genius!- National Printer-Jour-
nalist.
If the man who is always fretting
and grumbling about the affairs of
life only made himself miserable,
it would not be so bad. But, I'M
fOrtunatel y, one morOse. disagree
able man will affect the spirits of a
whole company. and he should be
isolated from his fellows the same
as one afflicted with a contagious.
disease. - St. Louis HumOrist,
SANDER would starve and die if
nobody took it in and gave it lodg-
ing. There are so many open
mouths because there are so many
open ears. If you listen to SANDER
you are equally guilty with the
one who tells, and an old writer
says you ought both to be hung
the one by the tongue, the other
by the ear. He who tells you the
faults of others intends telling
others your faults. -Elgin Free
Press.
Strive to cultivate the grace of
patience. Do not cross the bridge
before you reach it. Do not re-
pine. do not be discontinued at
whatever happens. Put your trust
in God He has promised to pro-
vide for and take care of His faith
full believing children. Call upon
Me in the day of trouble and | will
deliver YOU Do not quarrel.
Do not let your temper get the
better Of you. Avoid unpleasant
controversy. Be charitable to other
peoples opinions. Exercise for
giveness. Do not be sensitive and
unhappy thereby. It must be by
the grace Of God if you shall over
come. You can not possibly do it
yourself. Some one has said, and
it is a profound and remarkable
saying: ut is great loss to lose
an affection. If you are no better
for it you lose it. But you may