The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-14

The Crusaders Total Abstinence So
cieties, of st. Paul and Minneapolis, will
conduct the services in the chapel Sun
day morning.
Trying to look wise without knowing
how to act so is like stamping 18K on
brass ring People will examine the
ring and not the stamp.
Human nature is a handy thing to
shoulder our faults upon, but it never
seems to he thought of when our vir-
tues are being exploited.
Polished and slick mean about the
same thing, but when you apply either
to a man you must be careful who he is
and which word you use.
10 expect from another that which
you have not the moral courage to do
yourself, proves you inferior in man.
hood to the one you coach.
If we could love. our neighbor as we
love our neighbours daughter the re-
cOrding angel would be forced out of
business for lack of patronage.
The dog that crawlS under the house
at the sight of his master, is living
advertisement of the fact that his mas
ter is in need of a great deal of watch
ing.
Many man who started out to re-
form the world discovered that the
world has for centuries been devising
means for reforming just such men as
him.
Senator Henry Currier and Judge
S. T. Jones, both members of the legis-
lature, were shown the various depart
ments of the prison Thursday by Man
ager Hail.
1t is sad fact that when one essays
to write on a subject it is discovered
that someone has written on the sub
ject before and said all there is to be
said upon it.
The man who is so particular in the
choice of his employment that he will
accept no work unless it is position"
will find in the end that he has a bad
job on his hands.
Many man who would scorn the
oil nf nd
a rabbits foot considers it entirely
proper to carry the tanglefoot that was
taken 'just for luck
Engineer Jones has had neat little
Toulouse constructed in shop F. 1t
has been gorgeously painted and has
more the appearance of swell office
than repository for tools.
We have received a communication
from the secretary of the Howard AS
ISOLATION of Great Britain, in which he
gives his views on the Jail question.
1t will be published next week.
We violate no confidence when we
say that some of us are as desiISus of
again experiencing the sensation of
blowing the froth off glass of beer as
we are of signing temperance pledge.
The SureSt way to attract attention
to your general worthlessness is to go
around Dragging about your ability.
Wise men talk of everything but their
ability, fools talk of nothing but them
selves.
An early visit by the members of the
legislature is expected 1t is to be
hoped that they will follow the exam
pie set by the last legislature and each
member bring five or six girls along
with him.
The Jail controversy between Jasper"
and Secretary Hart seems to have at
tracted wide attention. Requests for
copies of the papers containing the ar
ticles have come from England and
Canada.
Governments may be corrupt. corpo-
rations may be soulless and the rich
may be heartless. but, nevertheless. it is
the frozen truth that the rest of us en-
terrain religious belief that it is no
sin to rob them when we get the chance.
The Misses Maude Elaine Crittenden,
of Kasson, Julia B. Monette, of Chat
field and 4. A. Granting, of Saltwater
visited the institution on the 9th inst,