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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13
Written for The Prison Mirror
THE YOUNG MAN IN BUSHES
BY EDWARD w. Box, EDITOR Ladies'
Home Journal.

So far as a young man Sowing his
wild OATS is concerned, it has always
seemed pity to me that the man who
framed that sentence didn't die before
he constructed it. From the way some
people talk one would imagine that
every man had instilled into him at his
birth certain amount of deviltry
which he must get rid of before he can
become man of honor. Now, what is
called sowing wild oats" is nothing
more nor less than self f-degradation to
any young man. 1t doesn't make
man one particle more of man be-
cause he has passed through siege of
riotous living and indiscretion when he
was nineteen or twenty; it makes him
just so much less of a man. 1t dwarfs
his views of life far more than it
brOadens them. And he realizes this
afterward. And he doesn't know one
iOta more of 'life," except certain
phase of it. which, if it has glitter for
him in youth, becomes repellant re-
membrance to him when he is matured.
There is no such thing as an investi-
eating period in a mans life; at one
period it is as important to him to be
honorable and true to the teachings of
his mother as at another.
No young man need seek the darker
side of life" The good Lord knows
that it forces itself upon our attention
soon enough. 1t does not wait to be
sought. A young man need not be
afraid that he will fail to see it. He
will see plenty of it, and without any
seeking on his part either. And even
if he does fail he is the gamer. There
are great many things which we can
accept by inference as existing in this
world. It is not liberal education to
see them. Too many young men have
a burning itch to see wickedness-not
to indulge in it, as they are quick to ex-
plain, but simply to see it. But the
thousands of f'men who have never seen
it have never felt themselves the losers.
If anything, they are glad of it. It
does not raise mans ideal to come in
to contact with certain types of man.
hood or womanhood which are only re-
moved from the lowest types of the
animal kingdom by virtue of the fact
that the Creator chose to have them
get through the world 'on two legs in
stead of four. The loftiest ideal of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13
COMPANIONSHIP IN SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT.

"What small thing will keep man
from insanity when in solitary con-
finement,'' said prison warden, re-
Gently. II read the case of prisoner
who somehow in solitary confinement
had managed to keep his silver watch
secreted on his person. For a time he
kept up very well, and as his crime
was terrible one, we did not feel like
releasing him; but one day he became
violent and crazy, and we finally de-
cided to remove him to the hospital.
In his cell we found his watch, with
the handspring broken.
cit seems that as long as the watch
continued to tick in his ear at night he
felt as if he had companion and his
dark cell did not seem so solitary. He
caressed the watch fondly, talked to it,
and it talked to him. Hour after hour
it spoke and he was enabled to endure
the terrible loneliness with this cheer
ing and gossipy companion. He told
me afterward that he put words to that
ticking and the watch seemed almost
like thing of life.
"But one night something snapped
and it's voice ceased. He wound it up
anxiously and still it was silent. 1t
was like the death of something be-
loved, the passing away of the dearest
thing on earth. Before it had been an
imated and full of life, with tongue
that wagged and wagged. Now it
was bit of dead, lifeless metal. The
long hours of the night weighed upon
him. He seemed to see strange Wis
ions. His loneliness was frightful.
And then-next morning they found
him raving crazy."-Detroit Free
Press.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13

but it is bare possibility that we are
envious of his good fortune.
If there is any fault with money, it
is that it's glare eXcites the cupidity of
few silly moths who in attempts to
possess it by means not recognized in
law, find themselves hustled off to
prison where they howl about the evil
effects Of its possession by others. Of
course it is we'll understood that
money will save man great deal of
inconvenience in this world; it will
keep man from getting into prison,
and it may also have potent influence
in getting him out. But it is not the
owners of the money who are to blame.
If a few members of jury should con-
descend to accept largess in order
the better to reach decision, who is
at fault, the giver or the taker? You
say both; very true, but if either party
was honest, both, as natural sequence
would have to be- 1t is the man who
accepts the bribe that is the really
guilty one. 1t is all very we'll to say
"it is hard for poor man to be honest
under such circumstances, and that
the temptation was great" but honor
is the attribute of true man and if
he lacks it in such case, he will in
any other emergency.
do not wish you to understand that
l think the possessors of colossal for
tunes immaculate and only lacking
the wings to make them cherubims.
On the contrary, it is more than proba-
BILE that they are far from what they
should be. And yet, 1 will say that
they are not always as bad as we paint
them. We are all on the hunt for the
mighty dollar and will use means to
gain our end that are permissible by
roundabout construction of the law,
which our own conscience and the
spirit of the law tell us are dishonest.
1t is sort of an unwritten law with
men, that if they keep within the
bounds of the human law, they are full
filling all the obligations of the higher
moral law. The only remedy is to
make human law so simple that every
lawyer in the land cannot make it read
to suit any particular case that he un
dertakes. AS proof of the intricate
technicalities that surround simple
laws we need but look at any Of the
many suits daily tried in probate
courts. If a rich man dies and Sights
some relative in his will, the latter will
bring a horde of witnesses to prove
that the legator was insane at the time
or was unduly influenced by some
other relative, while they know per-
fectIy well that the deceased was as
sane as could be. The same loopholes
exist in nearly every law; and just as
long as it is so will we hear about the
evil effects of money. J.L.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13

SALTWATER, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, MA

search for the "rOyal road to success. -
No success worth attaining is easy; the
greater the obstacles to overcome, the
Surer is the success when attained.
"Royal roads, are poor highways to
travel in any pursuit, and especially in
business calling.
1t is strange how reluctant young
men are to accept, as the most vital
truth in life, that the most absolute
honesty is the only kind of honesty
that succeeds in business. 1t isn't a
question of religion or religious beliefs.
Honesty does not depend upon any re-
ligious creed or dogma that was ever
conceived. It is question of young
mans own conscience. He eknows what
is right and what is wrong. And yet,
simple as the matter is, it is astcnish-
ing how difficult it is of understanding.
An honest course in business seems too
slow to the average young man. 81
can't afford to plod along. l must
strike and strike quickly" is the senti-
ment. All, yes, my friend, but not dis
honestly. No young man can afford to
even think of dishonesty. Success on
honorable lines may sometimes seem
slower in coming, but when it does
come it outrivals in permanency all the
so-called successes gained by other
methods. TO look at the methods of
others is always mistake. The sue
cesses of today are not given to the i'm
itatOr but to the originator. 1t makes
no difference how other men may sue
ceed their success is theirs and not
yours. You cannot partake of it..
Every man is law unto himself. The
most absolute integrity is the one and
the only sure foundation of success.
Such success is lasting. Other kinds
of successes may seem so, but it is all
in the seeming and not in the reality.
Let young man swerve from the path
of honesty and it will surprise him how
quickly every avenue of lasting sue
cess is closed against him. Making
money dishonesty is the most difficult
thing to accomplish in the world, just
as lying is the practice most wearing
to the mind. 1t is the young man of
unquestioned integrity who is selected
for the important position. No busi-
ness man ever places his business in
the hands of young man whom he
feels he cannot absolutely trust. And
to be trusted means to be honest.
Honesty, and that alone, commands
confidence. An honest life, we'll di-
rected, is the only life for young man
to lead. 1t is the one life that is COM
patible with the largest and surest busi-
ness success.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13
Vol. X.-No. 42.
WHERE'S MOTHER?

msssssssssssssn
bursting in from school or play,
This is what the children say,
Trooping, crOwding, big and small
On the threshold, in the hall
Joining in the constant cry,
Ever as the days go by,
"Where's mOther?"
From the weary bed of pain
This same question comes again;
From the boy with sparkling eyes,
Bearing home his earliest prize:
From the brOnZed and bearded son,
Perils past and honOrS won:
where's mother?"
Burdened with a lonely task,
One day we may vainly ask
For the comfort of her face,
For the rest of her embrace;
Let us love her while we may,
Well for us that we can say:
'Where'S mOther?"
Mother with untiring hands
AT the post of duty stands;
Patient, seeking not her own,
Anxious for the good alone
Of her children as they cry,
Ever as the days go by;
where's mother?"
Good Housekeeping.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-05-13

The only faith that wears we'll and
holds it's color in all kinds of weather
is that which is woven of conviction
and set with the sharp mordant of
experience
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
YALE NOTES.

There was an important meeting of the St. Louis club at "A Vanderbilt last evening.
 During the last eight years 27 Yale men, 2S Princeton, 22 Harvard, 15 Uni versity of Pennsylvania, and one Cor nell man have been chosen on the All American elevens.
 The University of Pennsylvania Ath- letic association will soon begin to build a new athletic club house on Franklin Field. Over $300,000 has al- ready been subscribed for the project.
 At meeting of the Engineers club to be held this evening at 7;30 o'clock at North Sheffield hall, Lieutenant Mur- ray, U. s. A.. will read a paper on Ar tillery and Notifications.
 The Leonard Bacon club lectures, so far as arranged, are: December 15. Rev. Gilbert Field of Chino; January 12, Dr. c. L. Thompson of New York; January 19 Bishop H. c. Potter of New York; February g, Dr. John Henry Bar rows of Chicago; February 23, Dr. R. R. Meredith of Brooklyn; March 23, Professor W. N. Clarke of Colgate; April 25 Dr. G. A. Gordon.
 The third of a series of organ recitals was given yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock by MT. Jepson. The attendance was not large, owing to the unfavorable state of the weather, but a highly artis- tic rendition of the various selections was given. f.f
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
IN THE NEW HEADQUARTERS.
Church Army Meeting To-Night.


 The first meeting in the new head quarters will be held by the New Ha- ven post of the U. s. Church army, at Nos. 33 and 37 Gregson street, near Chapel street. Addresses will be made by Rev. Dr. Douglas of Trinity and Rev. Dr. Lines of St. Paul's, General Hadley, Miss Wray and others The singing will be attractive. Prof. Nich- ols of New York will preside at the plano, which is loaned for the occasion by c. M. Loomis' Sons. MT. Thomas Ackrell will sing "The Prodigal Son." MT. W. ID. Bull will sing Calvary" |" Miss Lyon the famous colored soprano, will sing plantation melodies; also a hymn to the air of Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" accompanying himself on the organ. Miss Wray will sing T Stood Outside the Gate" The meeting is at 7:30. and the public is cordially invited, irrespective of creed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
H. H. $. GIRLS
Forming q Basket Rnll Team.

The girls of the Hillhouse high school are interested at present in the forma- tion of basket ball team from the members of the physical culture class Four of the five players have been chosen, Miss Bertha Street 1901. Miss Anna Egan 1900, Miss Margaret Mather '9S, and Miss May Sanford '99. The name of the athletic team, the first ever organized by the girls. will be The H. H. s. Basket Ball Team
 Games will be played with the girls of the State Normal and Boardman high school of this city The team is under the direction of Miss Hughes of the Anderson school.
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MONTHLY MEETING.
Of Women's Branch Board of Foreign Missions Held Yesterday Afternoon.

Of Women's Branch Board of Foreign
 Missions Held Yesterday Afternoon.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Women's branch, Board of Foreign Missions, was held yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Center church chapel Owing to the steady downpour of raln at the time of the meeting the attend ance was not very large.
 Beside the reports of home and cor responding secretaries. Miss Judson of Stratford, missionary to Japan, but who has been in this country for sev- eral years for the benefit of her health, and Mrs. Peet, a. former resident of West Haven, but now missionary to China, spoke concerning the work car ried on by them. Miss Judson leaves In few weeks to resume her work in Japan. e< ,
 A short report of the work done by the general board in the past month was read.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
PHOENIX LODGE ELECTION

Phoenix lodge No. 43 A. o. U. w, nominated the following officers at it's meeting Monday evening:
 F. M. w., H B. Evarts; M,W., George Oldershaw; F., Avis Ford O., Frank Talmadge; guide, Charles Barrett and James Byrnes; I. W, Fred Rockwell and Stephen Hope; recorder, Henry E. Marsh; receiver, Fred Trowbridge; fnancier, George F. F'risbie; trustee, Fred Morse; representative to grand lodge Henry F. Evarts; alternate, r. L. Trowbridge and George E. Frisbie.
 Election takes place Monday evening, December 27.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.

CONDITION OF THE TREASURY.
 Washington, Dec. 14.-To-day's state- ment of the condition of the treasury: Available cash balance, $227, ,SS0, 994 gold reserve, $159, 125, POT; net silver $14,- 9S0, ,S32; United States notes in the treas ury, $9S, ,506, 391; treasury notes of 1890, $2,592571; total receipts this day, $630,- 764; total receipts this month, $27, ,444,- 232; total receipts this year, S175, 1856, 108; total expenditures this day, $S74, ,000; to- tai expenditures this month, 4,972, GOO; total expenditures this year, s195, ,542, ,119; deposits in national banks, $46555,111.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

charged with selling liquor on election day, was continued for week.
 William Richards, Arnold Russell and Henry Gavin, three boys, were charged with burglarizing the stores of Fred erlck Brothers at George and Norton streets and Viseps grocery store at ITO DlXWell avenue. Richards and Russell were bound over on both counts under I,OOO bonds. Gavin's case was contin- ued until to-day to give the defense an opportunity to show the boys insan- ity.
 The Arthur B. Moody case was con- tinued until December 21, pending Gov ernor Cooke's decision upon the appli- cation of the New York officials for req uisition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
IT WAS TOO STORMY

The board of charities did not make the tour of inspection to 'Springside yesterday on account of the storm. Commissioners Farren and Sperry did not report to the office in city hall. and Superintendent Hotchkiss announced that the appointment Of the superin- tendent of Springside would not be made for several days yet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

A Grateful Mother Writes this Letter.
 Tells all about Her Troubles when
 Baby Broke out with ScrofuIa Sores.
 "At the age of two months, my baby began to have sores break out on his right cheek. We used all the external ap- plications that we could think or hear of, to no avail. The sores spread all over one side of his face. We consulted physi- elan and tried bis medicine, and in a week the sore was gone. But to my surprise in two weeks more another scrofulous look ing sore appeared on baby's arm. It grew worse and worse, and when he was three months old, I began giving him Hoods Sarsaparilla. I also took Hoods Sarsaparilla, and before the first bottle was finished, the sores were well and have never returned. He is now four years old, but he has never had any sign of those scrofulous sores since he was cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla, for which l feel very grateful. My boy owes his good health and smooth, fair skin to this great med icine." MRS. 8. s. WRoTEN, Farming ton, Delaware. Get only Hoods.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
IN MEMORY OF DEAD ROYALTY

Windsor, England, Dec. 14-There were the usual services at Frogmore to- day, this being the anniversary of the death of the prince consort in 1861, and of Princess Alice, in 1876. The queen, the prince and princess of Wales, the duke and duchess of York, the duke and duchess of Connought, Prince and Princess Christian of Schleswig-H stein and Princess Louise, marchioness of Lorne, were present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
CHRISTMAS SALE.
At the Presbyterian Chanel.

At the Presbyterian Chapel
 A Christmas social and sale of pie lures and fancy articles will be held at the Presbyterian chapel this and to- morrow evenings of this week. Re- treatments will be served, and all will be included within the modest sum of ten cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

City Court-CrImiuaI Side--Judes Dow.
 In the city court yesterday morning, before Judge Dow, probable cause was found against David Corn, charged with the theft of $50 check from P. J. Cronan on December 2, and he was bound over to the superior court under $500 bonds.
 Grace Osborne was fined $5 and s7t2 costs for injury to property, and she was sent to jail for ten days for drunk enneSs.
 Judgment was suspended in the case of Joseph Franklin, charged with ob- structing the sidewalk, and also in the case of Teddy Brewer" charged with breach of the peace against Napoleon Gerard
 The case of Thomas H Mallory
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

A more ridiculous method of curing a man who is suffering from nervous exhaus- ton and is threatened with nervous pros tration could not be well conceived A man who has overworked does not need more work, but less work and more rest The man who has lost his appetite needs some thing to restore 1t. The man whose nerves are shattered needs something to tone and strengthen them. Get the nerves right and sound, and refreshing sleep will follow A man who sleeps well and eats well, and digests and assimilates his food will not remain i'll.
 In cases of this kind Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery goes to bed rock to first causes. It creates a hearty appetite; it makes the digestion and assimilation perfect; it invigorates the liver; it purifies the blood and fills 1t with the life-giving elements of the food. It builds lip new flesh, new muscle and new nerve flores It is an unfailing cure for nervous exhaustion and nervous prostration, and the best of all medicines for overworked men and wo- men. An honest druggist won't urge all inferior substitute upon you, thereby in- sulting your intelligence.
 It is dealers business to sell you what you ask for-not what he prefers for selfish profits sake to sell.
 man Of woman who neglects constipa- ton suffers from slow poisoning. Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa- ton. One little Pellet is gentle laxa- tive, and two mild cathartic. All nedi- cine dealers sell them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
PALACE MARKET.

speefsa pesehaos daSy SbatpFda aeys P9fk SSh9Ps you want a nice Turkey, Chicken, Duck of Goose, or anything in the Poultry line foH CHRISTMAS, give in your orders carly our selected stock. We will have many bargains for you Christmas week and no. thing but the very best F. SCHOENBEn, GER tS SON, 92-96 George street and 1-2a Central Market, Congress avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
KNIGHTS OF ST. PArRICI,,s pA1r

The committee having charge of the for the annual ball of the Knights of St. Patrick have secured the Hyperion theater for that event. The date on which it will take place has been fixed for February g, 1898.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

AT THE EVA'NS-PLUME WEDDING.
 FichtPs orchestra of this city will furnish music at the wedding of ex- Governor James Gary Evans Of South Carolina to Miss Emily Plume, daugh- ter of D. S. Plume of Waterbury, in that city tonight.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

are prompt, efficient and easy in effect. 9 cents,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
TOWN PAYS DAMAGES.

The borough of West Haven has set tied a claim of $1,00O against the bor- ough by Emma S. Nettleton of Spring. field, formerly of this city. Mrs. Net tleton slipped and fell on the icy pave- ment of Washington avenue, West Ha- ven last January, and broke her leg. The borough pays the plaintiff s100 and $24 costs.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
BABYs SMOOTH, FAIR SKIN

The case of Thomas H. Mallory,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28

per head. with divorce ad libitum C,abIe nos
n fair lady is I'm n double sense. a VaiuapIe pos,
Session In the recent records of the local court OF
Justice are telling ILLUSTRATIONS OF sohhnr
practice In one case villager sued Ms nssn Az.
because he had according TO tribal Jaw, ,nr ,dn, '
claim IN the hand of his deceased brother WIN,
being The eldest surviving male relative; put, Wisc
in his generation he had waited Tor her IN, the
in order TO obtain legal damages; ana ne s1t ' tn
AnJther man had formally MORTGAGE ms wv
daughters to a creditor, who did NOT hlnlsg ia no,
them In marriage but. az the mortgasee il d,, ~,
sold them and they had escaped him. ne ct CO fnra
compensation from their husbands III Iieu ", ia
cios,re This contract was, however, not hei9
binding by the court Time after time ~ appc rn
thai n man dying not possessed OF other p!oP-
erty had settled upon his wife and Their mI n
his surviving daughters. who would oIner",ss ia
been seized by his male relatives Thus pelhgg IN
settlement they would in due time Ie fo Uu
marriage bringing TO the widow smail loIa ,t
better late than never Divorce Is usually ,d
of bargain between the husband w VINO u ,r or
himself OF his wife, and the correspondent, oi
other person who wishes to remarry her. Prac n
calIy il amounts to sale on fair terms IN many
instances the loss OF the lady Is not 80 mucn III
sisted on as the loss of the gold and silver pae.es
that she was wearing. and the damages are as
sessed accordingly.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28
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A NEW CASINO Oprptr,rT,

La Falote" Is the title OF the new operetta
which will have It's American production AT the
Casino tomorrow night La Falote Is an appari-
ton which haunts the abbey on the summit Of
Mont 81. Michel. the coast of Normandy
Mont St. Michel is picturesque cone-shapad
HILL with the abbey at the very top OF IT, 1t is not
surprising that ghost or two should haunt it,
for the place has been famous In history ever since
King Arthurs time at the latest that King him
self having killed giant there with his own hands
just as a little diversion when he was on his way
TO conquer IN, Emperor OF Rome. The abbey IT,
self was founded more than LEO years ago
The operetia which has found its scene In such
happy spot has had long run In Paris al the
Foles DrGmatilues. The music is by Louis Var
ney and the original book by Armand Iiorat and
Maurice Ordonneau. The English version has