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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
THE GERM OF GREATNESS.

A MAN is valued according to his
usefulness to society-the fabric
of which he is a part and the in
terest of which he is morally bound
to advance as far as ability serves
him. Usefulness becomes great
ness when it's value increases above
the ordinary and is applied to
worthy purposes. All men have
in them the germ of greatness,
latent in many of us, perhaps, but
there, nevertheless, and responsive
to well-directed efforts for it's de-
velopment. This development be-
gins with self-study. in acquiring
a knowledge Of our ability, aptitude
for special calling and the man.
ner in which usefulness may be
best employed in reaching the goal
of ambition. When capacity for
action is known. self-confdence
springs into active existence, and
imparts the resolution to nourish
what qualities of greatness may re-
side in character.
Greatness, in it's true sense, must
be achieved. not born to or thrust
upon. No man of mediocre abili-
ties who has the greatness of birth
or accident can fulfill the obliga-
tons incumbent upon his position.
Its duties, it's situations and it's re-
sponsibilities will overwhelm and
drag him down to his proper place.
All true greatness is of interior
origin. 1t is in the man: in his
moral purity, his intellectual
strength. his habits of industry and
the force of his character. Like a
rare plant. the germ of greatness
require the most assiduous care
for it's healthy growth. The horti-
culturist secures at great expense
a bulb from which a beautiful
flower will develop. He carefully
selects the earth in which it is to
be planted: he waters it judiciously,
watches over it with jealous eye
and is rewarded with the beauty
and fragrance of the flower that is
the result Of his toll. So it is with
this germ of greatness we all
possess. and which but needs
proper care. nourishment and en-
couragement to become the domi-
mating principle of character. Its
necessities must be studied and
supplied: it must be shielded from
what is harmful. from vice. vul-
garlty and ShlftleSSneSS and
watered with the wisdom of ex-
perience-the wisdom that teaches
the value of honesty, of self-respect
and of industry.
To be great in the eyes of others
one must be great in the sight of
conscience. Greatness of mind is
necessary to greatness of character
and if one is lacking the other is
incomplete. Being of inward OF
igin, greatness must grow from the
cultivated field of virtue, self-re-
spect guarding it and conscience
debating the course to be followed
for it's development.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

STUDENTS of human nature have
declared the character of Jean Val
jean to be altogether too extraor-
binary patient and forgiving to be
embraced within the limits of
probability, but Victor Hugo's Gre
alton can find it's pathos dupli-
Gated in the case of the Iowa ex-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
THE MIRROR is weekly paper publishe,

THE MIRROR is a weekly paper published
In the Minnesota State Prison. 1t was founded
In 1887 by the prisoners and is edited and man
aged by them. Its objects are to be a home
newspaper; to encourage moral and intellectual
improvement among the prisoners; to acquaint
the public with the true STATUS of the prisoner;
to disseminate pathological information and to aid
IN dispelling that prejudice which has ever been
the bar sinister to fallen mans self-redemptOn.
The paper is entirely dependent on the public for
its financial support. If at any time there should
accrue surplus of funds, the money would be
expended in the interests of the prison library.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

PEOPLE lie about every man of
prominence and influence. but tell
the truth about every worthless
character: and. with laudable de-
sire to advance the cause of truth,
many people refuse to make any
effort to attain prominence and i'll
huence
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21
n 0 TIC E..

THOSE receiving copies Of The MIR
ROR who are not subscribers will
please consider them as sample cop
les. If, after reading them, you should
conclude that The MIRROR is
worthy of your patronage, send one
dollar to this Office and we will enter
your name on our books for a
years subscription.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

faith in humanity. Deceit is akin
to treachery, the most despicable
of all evil qualities, and while those
who practice it may be feared, they
are yet secretly despised and when
opprObium overwhelms them they
look in vain for sympathy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

To PASS over what concerns you
deepest with a careless Don t
care" is to invite every temptation
to enter the door of your character.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

If YOU refuse to be guided by
the lessons of the past you permit
the present to blind your eyes to
the dangers of the future.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

EXTENDING sympathy to per
son in distress, without giving
something to prove it's sincerity. is
like handing a man a teaspoonful
of sugar when he wants cup of
coffee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

WHEN you hear a man glorify-
ing the good old days of his past
life. it is safe to conclude that he is
of little use to the people of these
DAYS.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

WHAT man says about people
he don't like indicates with fidelity
to truth what kind of a man he is.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

ALL the right on my side all the
wrong on yours is the logic of a
narrow minded man.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

The reason wise men succeed is
because there is SO little competi-
ton in the wisdom business.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

This paper will be forwarded to subscribers
until ordered discontinued and all arrears are
paid.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-01-21

Should THE MIRROR fail to reach subscriber
each week, notice should be sent to this Office,
and the matter will be attended to at once.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

GOVERNOR GEO. w. ATKINSON
was quietly married at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Camden, at Clarks-
burg, last Friday evening to Mrs.
Myra H. Camden. The ceremonies
were pronounced promptly at half
past eight. The parlors were com
fortably filled with the invited
guests. There were no presents
Mrs. Camden took the Governors
arm and walked to the center of the
parlor, when the Rev. Mr.. Mick be-
gan at once to repeat the beautiful
marriage ceremony of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Mrs. Camden
repeated it after the clergyman and
at one time her voice faltered and
tears came in her eyes. The Gov
ernor went through the happy but
irritating ordeal in a solemn man
ner as though his soul was in earn
est. A hush fell on the audience
when the minister said: Whom
God hath joined together let no
man put asunder."
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
Popular Discomfort.
Mountain Echo.


A great deal is now being said
about the popular discomfort,
and wo are sorry to say that some
very well meaning mon are saying
things that do not tend TO allay,
but rather TO intensity, whatever
discomfort there may be. We are
sure that great many things that
are said against rich people and
capitalists are grossly unjust. The
greater mum Der of the discoutented
would find the cause of their un-
comfortable condition well stated
IN Shakespeare. 1.-THE fault, dear
Brutus, is not in our stars, but in
ourselves, that we are underlings. 4"
Nine.tenths of the poverty and
distress III this country comes di-
rectly from the laziness, IMPROVE
dence or intemperance Of the suf-
ferers themselves. Nine-tenths of
the successful men have succeeded
because they were industrious, fru-
gal, economical, and were determin-
ed to save up something in early
life. The capitalist has not always
been fair In the division of the
profits of united labor and capital,
but neither has labor always been
fair to the employer. To insist that
the employer shall not dismiss an
incompetent, lazy or dishonest
yyorl man t,,t aho1 oo.... =.
employ him at the same wages as
are paid to the best men, is as gross
piece of oppression as anything
that has ever been done by a repu-
table employer towards those in his
employ. Then part of the pop
ular discomfort comes from the
unwillingpess of employees to suffer
share of the disadvantages of hard
times. They demand tho same
wages though the employer may
be carrying on his business at an
actual loss for the sake of keeping
his men employed and keeping
them together to be ready for bet
ter times. There is often a lack
of consideration shown on both
sides. Capital and labor are not
natural enemies but natural allies
and friends. Neither can live
without the other Neither can
prosper on TIE adversely of the
other. Both must stand or fall to-
gether. The conditions which
produce popular discomfort are
not to be removed by drastic legis-
lation. Only industry, economy,
consideration and patience can re-
move them. a contented mind
never comes to the man who wastes
his substance or his wages in at
tending shows, dances and thea
ters, or over the bars of saloons
And yet the men who do Just such
things are the men who most loud
ly complain of the unequal dis
tribu:ion of property and of the
privatlons which they have to suf-
fer. We have illustrations here in
Keyser of both classes, the prudent,
industrious, thrifty man and his
opposite.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

A call meeting of the Common
Council, of the town of Ceredo, was
held in the Council Chamber, Mon
day evening June II, 1897.
Present: Il NJ. Johnson, Mayor;
J. w. Collier, Recorder; w. F. Stur-
gill, w. +. Williams, w. A. Rams.
dell councilmen.
The purpose of this meeting was
to hear from Mr.. II. Pierce, Civil
Engineer for the G. 81 O. Ry Co,
IN behalf of G. & O. Ry Co. bear
ing on the question of the Council
granting said Ry Co., permission to
occupy that part of sc" street in
the town of Ceredo lying between
Main Street and south of the Ohio
River Railway track, for the pur-
pose of erecting thereon, passenger
aud freight Depots.
After exchanging ideas and con-
Guiding it best to visit the location
above mentioned and look it over
and make some measurements, the
Council, on motion adjourned o meet
in body, so far as it was possible to
do SO, with the G.. & o. Ry. officials
and invite Messrs Pitt and Floyd
Hoard, who own adjacent lands to
the location in question, to meet
with us, at the G. & O. Depot at
ten o'clock a. m. June ID, 1897.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

We, certainly appreciate the fol-
lowing written by Hon. P. w. Nor
rls, editor of the Richie Gazette,
who always speaks right out in
meeting what he thinks and he us
ually thinks a great deal:
''The Richie Gazette does not know
of more deserving Republican in
West Virginia, than Tom McDou.
gal, of the Ceredo ADVANCE. He il
an active worker, a man of ability
and on account of his integrity and
unseltishness, is the more deserving
These are the reasons this paper ia.
vors him for Office"
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THE complete novel in the July
issue of Lippincott's is "a Noun
tain Moloch," by Duffield Osborne
The scene is an otherwise unknown
Island in the Pacific, settled In re-
mote ages by Phenician exiles, a nd
ruled by their descendants. The
hero is an American naval officer,
who leaves his ship for love OF a
native princess; and the advent
ures and bloodshed are worthy of
Mr.. Rider Haggard in his pulmiest
days.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

ONCE in while one runs across
an old fogy who asserts that a
newspaper has no influence and
that the publisher of a party pa
per should not be..recognized in the
distribution of public patronage,
although he may have spent many
years of the best part of his life in
preaching to his readers his party's
principles. We have such men
in this county, and even in this
town. But they belong to the way
back" old fogy class who never
pay their subscription and are an
injury to their party. They might
be called party paupers" as the
one who publishes the party paper
keeps them posted on political
matters free of charge.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
BADLY FOOLED.

Mr.. Milton Smith, the butcher,
was badly fooled by stranger at
Kenova, one day last week. There
were quite mum Der of cows graz
ing on the common when the stran-
ger pointed out very nice looking
one, which was in fine condition
for beef, and proposed to sell her
to the butcher. A trade was made,
MIR. Smith paid the supposed own
er of the COW s25 90 aud drove the
animal home and butchered her.
Imagine his surprise when ne
wac Informed that the COW he had
bought ami killed belonged to Mrs.
III. G. Duncan and was one of her
most valuable mich cows.
After securing the $500 the
stranger Immediately departed for
parts unknown, and Mr.. Smith will
probably never see him again. But
the butcher has been taught ls.-
son (not to deal hastily with stran-
gers) which will doubtless be
worth to him the price of COW.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
Huntington Making Extensive
Preparations to Celebrate.

IcpdI dbtOn6 10 StleDTar6.
The business men and citizens
generally of Huntington are max
ing extensive preparations to cels-
brate the 4th of July in the regular
old-fashioned way, which 80 de-
lights the masses. AS the 4th
comes on Sunday, next Saturday,
the Sd. will be the day when the
second city, will be all aglow
with patriotic enthusiasm.
The street parade will form on
Second avenue at 8 o'clock in the
morning. From Second they 90
south on Ninth to Sixth avenue,
east on Sixth TO Thirteenth street,
north OH Thirteenth to Third ave-
nue., west on Third to Ninth street,
south on Ninth to Fourth avenue,
where all will take cars for Midway
Park to enjoy an old fashioned OK
roast. Dancing, wheel barrow rae
es, etc will also take place. The
crowd will remain at Midway until
two o'clock at which time the races
of various kinds will begin at Hun
tington Driving Park. The big
display of fire works will take
place on the river at night. 1t is
reported that one thousand dollars
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THE Governor has appointed the
State Board of Dental Examiners,
as follows: First District, James
Stathers, Republican, Sistersville,
for two years; Second district, G. a.
Hamill, Democrat, Martinsburg,
for two years; Third district,
James \. Mahan, Demo
crat, Charleston, for three years;
Fourth district, Charles Bartlett,
Republican, Parkersburg, for three
years. AT large, j. III. Devore, Re-
publican, of Ravenswood, for four
years.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

FIRE at Cairo, one of the oil
towns of Richie county, Tuesday.
the 9Th inst, destroyed property
worth $4,000. The Baptist church.
Holidays warehouse, Glynn's sta
oles and several dwellings went up
In the fames.-CEREDo ADVANCE.
This shows the effect of an edi-
tors getting his mind on a Ran
dolph county school teacher. Itis
likely to cause him to burn up an
entire town-in his mind. No such
FIRE ever occurred at Cairo. zone OF
the oil towns of Richie county -
Those are not Richie county
names, Bro. McDougal. You were
never ont this way, were you?-
Richie Gazette.
If the fire did not take place, az
above stated, then we acknowledge
frankly, wo were lily advised. The
news was certainly brought to US
by some one, but not Randolph
county school teacher. It NAV
be the fire occurred at that Egvp-
tan town, by the same name, OF
the village at the mouth Of the
ONO : but on account Of the large
loss We naturally thought it could
not have been any other than the
big OIL city in Richie.
We remember having been "ou,
That way Bro Morris, some TWEEN.
ty-hve or fry years ago, and "a
we passed through Cairo noticed
Charley Haddo1, Joha r. Young
and a few others, standlng ON the
platform, watching the train ego
by" but az the years silently and
swiftly glide along, firm names
change and we thought probably
some strangers had located in the
RitchJe oil town since then.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
How to Smoke a Cigar.

DR.. DEPEw is ar artist in cigar
smoking. Note his directions:
First clip the end of your cigar.
Don't bite it off. Then, taking the
cut end, blow sharply through the
cigar. thus expelling all the dust
1t is understood that there is tobac.
CO dust enough in the average CT
gar to rot the lungs OF an ordinary
man in few years. Light evenly
and there you are. New York
Journal.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THE nomination of Hon. A. B.
White to be Internal Revenue Col.
lector for the District Of West Vir.
gina, was promptly confirmed by
the Senate. Mr.. White made gal.
liant fight for the office, against great
odds, and we are truly glad be won.
The ADVANCE is Of the opinion that
Mr.. White will succeed Nr. Faux.
ner IN the United States Senate Il
Judge Gof declines to be a candi.
date.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

SHOULD Spain. object to receiving
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford, as U. s.
Minister, because he once expressed
sympathy for Cuba, az rumor SAYS
IT may, diplomatic relations may as
well be broken off, a. it would be
too much of job for the President
70 hnd an American with ability to
NIL the position who has not felt
and expressed similar sympathy.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
To My Hat.

Puck.
It's the hat of last summer
Surviving alone;
All it's lovely companions
Are faded and gone
The buff shoes, the checked shirt
The necktie of blue,
The white suit the rain didn't
Do thing to.
| must wear thee, thou lone one,
l know not till when.
Thou vert new, o hat,
have married since then.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30
For Sale at n Bargain.

have for sale the following real estate At
4 HARGAIN:
Two lots in the town Of Ceredo. centrally
located.
Two lots In the town Of Cassviue.
81 acres Of land, situated on Mil Creek
near CaSsville, this county.
'Dacres Of coal and timber lands situated
ON Camp Creek, this county, surveyed I'm 80
10 100 acre lots.
These bargains must he closed out nj once
7. T. McDOUGAL,
Real Estate Agent
CEREpO W VA.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

BRoTHER !. SLIDELL BRowN of
the Argus, is costly situated IN his
new editorial sanctun now. Since
the post>office was removed from
his building he has fitted up the
front down. stairs room as his office.
and the Journal ventures there is
no handsOmer or more comfortable
editorial Office in the state. Mr..
Brown deserves an elegant and
convenient Office if any of the fra.
ternity does for through his match
los ability as writer, his keen bus
inesN sagacity and party devotion, he
has built up hitherto bankrupt
newspaper to paving investment.
He made home for the Argus for
the first time-it is nowin its own
building. Brown fills the office
chair gracefully and is not the least
of the adornments to the room by
any means. He IS president of the
state editorial association. manager
Of base ball team and fills sever
al other important offices. We are
not sure whether he is Sabbath
school teacher or not .-Kingw God
Journal.
We are glad to know Bro. Brown
is so nicely fixed. He certainly de-
serves 1t all. He should, however,
have some one (of the gentler and
handsomer SEX to share with him
his prosperity.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THE latest newspaper story is that
the sugar trust is willing to buy Gu
ba from Spain, but there are people
who would regard such a deal as a
case of jumping out of the frying
pan into the fire.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

DEMOCRATIC Senator's opinions
of each other and of their party,
publicly expressed, encourage the
Populists to believe that the fight of
1900 will be between them and tn,
Republicans.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

The japanese don't like the annex
alton of Hawaii, but they are too
wise to butt their heads against
rock wall by trying to interfere
with annexation.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THOSE editors who are asking how
Mr.. Bryan makes it pay, are grow
ing entirely too inquisitlve. If Mr..
Bryan has succeeded in opening up
a new and paying occupation for
himself, and his employers do not
object, nobody else should.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

SOME Democratic Senators find
Protection quite good enough for
them and their states, but they in
sist upon calling it by another
name.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

Now that the Ohio Republicans
have shown themselves TO be united,
our Democratic friends have lost
the little hope they had of carrying
the legislature.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

worth of fire works have been or
dered for the display.
As Ceredo has concluded not TO
celebrate, no doubt a majority of
the citizens of this community will
be in Huntington next Saturday.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

The new treaty for the annex
alton of Hawaii will be as popular
as the one Mr.. Cleveland withdrew
from the Senate ~ defiance Of
public opinion.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

SKvEN-TENTHs of the people of
the United States favor the annex
alton of Hawaii; hence the popular
ity of the new treaty.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

IT begins to look as though DR..
Lyman Abbott and Col. Robert Ir-
gersoll might yet stand upon the
same Biblical platform.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

THE Republican party has made
mistakes, but they have not been
plentiful enough to warrant the
Democratic party's expecting to be
returned to power because of mis-
takes yet to be made by Republi-
cans.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

Tue editor Of this paper recently
made trip TO Washington, D G.,
over the picturesque Chesapeake &
oh'o Railway. The scenery along
this route Is grand beyond description
and the company through trains
are magnificent, besidea the roadbcd
u IN splendid condition. No road
IN the country has better service than
the {. d. o. and one scarcely ever
hears Of an accident on that line. If
any OF our readers contemplate a
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

SEANToR Hanna refused to con-
sent to the reduction of miners wa.
ges in the Pa. coal companies in
which he is interested, and is today
paying six cents a ton more than
some of the competing companies.
Such facts do their own talking.
Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-30

ALTHorGH President Mckinley
cannot help it, be is doubtless more
or less annoyed at the numerous ar %
nouncemcnts a. TO his going to this
or that place, made for ADVERTISING
purposes and covering all sorts Of
schemes, from summer resort boom
70 college boat race. He does bia
best TO squclch these fakes by keep.
ing the public posted as To his in
tentiOns.