The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-28
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The songs which people cherish most
Are the ones which are never sung:
The church chimes loved by the sleeping host
Are those which are never rung
-Up-To-Date.
There is one consolation. that If
revolutions never 90 backward. the
women folks will always put their
clothes on over their heads. Bede's
Budget
Never call a man a liar. Tell
him that he is fully capable of
holding the position of war CORE
spondent in Cuba Orange (Va.)
Observer.
Give your air castles a solid
foundation of earnest endeavor and
you will find them to be quite
stable and inhabitable. Freeport
Oil Santa Maria.
Somehow a man feels mucl,
worse the day after he has lost az:
hours sleep OH account of the baby
than he does the day after he has
lost five hours sleep at cards. st
Louis Humorist.
A Milwaukee man drank teq,
glasses of beer while a clock was,
striking ten OH a wager of $40
This could have been done no
where else in the world except
Milwaukee. - st. Paul Globe.
Talking about other peoples
faults shows that we are a kind of
chronic grumblers with narrow
views. The readers and liberal
thinkers as rule have something
else to think of besides finding
fault with his neighbors. Shell
Lake Wis Waterman.
A lawyer in courtroom may
call a man liar. scoundrel. villain
OF thief, and no one makes com
plant when court adjourns. If Z,
newspaper prints such reflection
on a mans character there is d.
libel suit OF dead editor. This is
owing to the fact that the people
believe what an editor says, what
the lawyer says cuts no figure.
Mandan On. d. Pioneer.
Stiff preachers make empty pews
The preacher should prove himself
the friend of mankind. He should
descend from his pomp and high
platform of empty dignity and
come among the people. and show
them he is friend Of mankind at
large. We want warm hearts, warn,
greetings, warm handshakings III
all our churches. South Superior
wis., Sun.
What poor people need most il
work-work that will bring them
in the means to live on. Frequently
giving them money as aims has d
tendency to pauperize them. Don't
put them off by giving them tracts
and religious papers: they wilt
throw them away. and be likel y Ia
use bad language while doing SO.
See that they have something to
eat first, and how to get more, and
then they may accept good advice
and moral lessons. jamesburg
IN. j. J Advance.
How often. says an exchange. DO
we hear people say. where in the
world do all the flies come from?''
1t is simple enough. The toper
makes the bottle fly, the cyc1one
makes the house fly, the carpenter
makes the saw fly. the boardet
makes the butter fly, the dancer
makes the heel fly. the Jockey
makes the horse fly, the Cubans
make the Spanish fly. and the tin
can makes the dog fly. Lake Ben
ton News.
One of our county candidates.
while addressing an assemblage OF
farmers and trying to illustrate the
advantage of electing competent
men to office and paying them
good salaries, said: Now you can
buy COW for $40, but you can get
better one for $50 You car
hire school 'marm for $40 pei
month, but it pays to pay 500 for
a good one. Your cheap cow won't
give much milk. and it is the same
with your school 'marm. This
brought the house down.-Chum
busco Ind. Truth.
Washington newsboys are max
ing a great howl because the min
listers have succeeded in having
them prohibited from selling pa
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