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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
THE UPBUILDING OF SOCIAL
LIFE.
LIFE

The social life of man as it exists
today has been gradual development
from individual savage conditions, by
crude and barbaric methods, to those
higher, more intimate relationships
now in vogue under which the indi-
vidual members of the social groups
unite to establish those necessary so.
cial laws for the guidance of their &C.
tions in daily life, and by which they
advance to a higher plane of civiliza-
tion accordingly as the members, indi-
vidually and in the aggregate, accept
their own worthy DEGREES.
Between the early social groupings
of savage man and his civilized (?)
brother of today there lies vast diff
ference of conditions. We have sur
missed preexisting conditions, we see
the conditions existing. There must
be cause for every result. Let us see
if we can trace the actuating cause
producing the existing conditions of
civilization. Some years ago l saw
huge boulder so delicately poised upon
the apex of a cone-like granite support
as to be readily swayed by the hand or
wind. The expending of small
amount of energy would have sent this
boulder of many tons weight, leaping
and crashing down the mountain side,
in obedience to the laws of gravity.
The energy was not manifested to us
while the boulder lay at rest; it existed,
but inert. We have only to disturb
the equipoise and the energy becomes
active. Since we add nothing not
already existing to the conditions, it is
evident that the energy of the mass of
rock must have been already in exist
ence. From this we see that condi-
tions of nature may exist of which we
have no evidence except from the re-
suits. To arrive at the cause we must
follow an inductive method of reason.
ing.
Let us apply the above illustration
of natural law to human progress.
Man is an enlightened being possessed
of wide range of knowledge and an
infinite number of methods for apply
ing this knowledge. Man was savage
and his intelligence nil. Yet, in an
anatomical sense he is the same man.
What, then, is the element that, while
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09
Written for The Prison Mirror.
GENEROSITY.

The man whom we honor, respect
and esteem while living; whose mem
ory we cherish, eXalt and revere while in
death, above all other men, is the man
of generous disposition. We honor
the statesman whose honesty enables
him to thwart the designs of the ava
riciOus, because he stands forth as a
beacon light for the protection of the
masses. We honor the hero for per-
forming some heroic deed, because that
deed required courage, daring and for
titude, and stands for ever living tes-
timonial to inspire the rising genera
tion of youths to emulate their prede-
cessOrs. We honor the generous man,
not for any one single deed that may
have commanded the worlds attention
at the time; but because his numerous
deeds of kindness are monument that
will be remembered by the community
long after the statesman and hero are
forgotten. The adulation showered
upon the statesman and hero may be
only momentary burst of enthusiasm
in which distance lends enchantment,
but familiarity breeds contempt" The
world may know nothing beyond the
action that made their name famous.
Their home life may be continual
turmoil of strife, hatred and unhappi-
ness. They may not only be feared by
their friends, but their children as we'll.
But they are not to be compared to the
generous man.
There is considerable difference be-
tween the two. The ungenerous man
can look upon the adverse conditions
of another who is enduring poverty,
wretchedness and almost death without
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-09-09

Written for The Prison Mirror.
IDLE PLAY.
IBY FANNIE FULLERTON.]
Standing on lofty bridge
Where the waters run beneath,
There stood child, with impulse mild,
And just in play, this idle day,
1 saw her toss
Nor mind the loss
A splendid floral wreath.
Then, with dimpleS and sweet smiles,
Watched it as it floated there
AdOwn the stream, with happy dream
And laughed to see, in greatest glee
A ragged boy
Snatch up the toy
And hOmeward quickly bear.
stood upon lofty bridge
Wild the waters ran below
And lightly threw, nor ever knew,
tossed gen. that diadem,
That once in life
Midst all its strife
Each human heart may know.
But now, l am the ragged boy,
Risking all to gain my gem,
Nor mind the wave could but save
That priceless hour, fraught with such power
So idly tossed!
Forever lost!
My wasted diadem
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

Ihave known hog cholera germs 20 be
conveyed four miles on the wind.
alight in a filthy hog pen and finally
destroy all the hogs in Il. while hogs
In clean pens near BY escaped. says an
exchange. There Is a great disparity
Of opinion rs 10 what Nth u. Gener-
ally II emlts a dlsagreeable scent A
sinking swill barrel or hog trough is
not cleanliness. nor is a bad smelling
hogpen. "Hogglng down" corn. espe-
eially when the weather Is warm, is
not a clean proceeding. A hog may
eat part OF an ear Of corn. leave solid
droppings on the remainder 70 tester
In the hot sun. cholera bacteria alight
upon II and breed. and then another
hog comes along and finishes the ear.
disease germs and all. Hogs follow
Ing cattle"-well. this Is dangerous
ground. So many practice Il and be-
lleye In II that II I should condemn II
all the Toms. Dicks and Harrys from
Oklahoma 10 Ohio would follow" me
with The F-ce!pltancy Of man run
ming down stairs pursued by a kitchen
stove, and perhaps. for safety. compel
ling me hastily 10 seek the shortest way
10 the tallest timber. So l will let that
pass and say nothing about H. Any
thing that woakens a hogs system
makes him more receptive OF cholera
microbes. In this category can be
named too close inbreedlng. breeding
from immature animals and wrong
feeding. as an all corn diet for young
animals. sinking Stops. impure drink
ing water. nesting In cold. damp pla-
cea and other errors In feeding and
care. Disease bacteria and cleanliness
are antagonistie. and the farmer will
not flourish II environed by the latter.
with this one exception. that there has
been a profuse production Of the for
mer IN some nearby fountain Of filth
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

How Much Rooml-More room r. re-
quired In the poultry house In winter
than In summer beeayse during the
warm season the fowid,can 20 outside.
only requiring sufficient room for roost-
ing, but IN winter they need room for
scratching when the snow Is on the
ground. Il Is the space on the floor
that Is required and not on the roOst.
Tor when a hen fixes herself on the
rooat she will be quiet until morning:
but during the day she should be kept
busy. Ten fowls In a poultry house
ten feet auare making 100 square feet)
are sufficient. but most persons endeay-
or 70 double and even treble that num-
Der, aud the consequence Is that they
feed too many fowls IN proportion to
the number Of hens they keep. CThe
Farmers Review doubts the correctness
OF the statement. and believes that far
less room IL requlredl
Frozen Football food that has been
moisiened will freeze and become use
less when the weather Is cold. When
the food Is placed IN the trough Il
should be rather too little than too
much. and should be given warm. As
soon as the hens have eaten. all the
food left over should be removed and
the trough cleaned. II they have not
had enough little wheat or corn may
be scattered In litter for them 20
scratch. II they eat partially frozen
food the hens will be chilled and will
not lay.
Winter Expenses The profits will
not be large II the expenses are not
kept down. The loss from useless
males. hens that do not lay, and chicks
THAI make no growth sometimes bal
anoes the profits produced by the profit
able hens. There viii BE- some good
hens In all foeks. and they give large
profits for the entire year. but the
expenses due 10 keeping fowls that pro-
duoe nothing lead the inexperienced to
attach the fault 10 the whole. the good
as well a. the inferior. when the best
course Is 10 dispose OF all but the ones
hat are paying for the shelter and food
bestowed.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

The fact that a process Tor the manu-
fnciuro % silk directly from wood pulp
has proved an unQucstionable CONNER
clnl success. means not only that the
silk worm raising industry az well rs
the SILK worm itself b. doomed. but
marks the latest step IN that wonder
ful advance within the last ten years In
the use OF wood pulp as a material for
manufacture. Artificial SILK d being
made from wood pulp In considerable
quantities by two firms In Great Brit
ain. and by several others IN France.
There Is really nothing 30 very won
dcrful about Il. since Il IL simply doing
mechanically and chemically what the
silk worm does The latter simply eats
up the leaves OF the mulberry tree. d.
gcsts them. adds a certain glue. and
spins the cellaloso like stun thus form
cd into its cocoon. The new process
similarly takes a suitable wood pulp.
treats Il chemically. and forces this
mixture through ane tubes into run
ming water. where Il hardens. and the
thread thus formed r. caught up by
delicate fingers. dried and spun into an
ordinary silk thread. The fabric made
from this thread IL said to be detectible
from real silk only by means Of the
microscope.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

The mysterious island OF the south
ern ocean wherein rich deposits OF
guano are said TO be has not been
discovered yet though the little
schooner Moonlight that arrived re-
Gently from MaEatlan searched for Il
All seas over IN the latitude and longl-
iude where Il Il believed TO exist. says
the san Francisco Bulletin. Treasure
Island aud ita wealth OF phosphates
still exists merely as an unknown
quantity Tor the rough charts Of old
Capt Martin and his adventurous asso-
ciates are either In error or else some
strange seismic phenomenon caused
the lost isle 10 disappear years ago.
For a number OF years the lost a..
land OF the South Pacific has been
searched for by ambitious seamen. The
stories concerning Il are various and
romantic. and TO a great extent con
nicting. though the narratives 90 seem
20 center on the fact that the place
exists somewhere about 900 or 500
miles southwest OF Cllpperton island.
and IL a low coral atol which ls COW
cred with the richest phosphates. The
little unknown also has ia legends OF
pirates treasures. and according 20 an
old volume containing mention Of Lord
fllpperton'a voyages. was once the rem.
iozvous Of pirates.
One Of the expeditions OF recent date
Which have been fitted out 20 look FOR
be island was the Vine expedition
he Vines owner. Capt. Burus. accord
ing 60 the first Officer OF that craft
secured his knowledge Of the place
.Srom an old sea captain named Mar.
un. who died some yeaa ago. and who
ieit an old chest among hts belongings
which told OF a small island In the
South Pacific not down on the regular
charts. enormously rich In phosphaios
Martin claimed that bis vessel was
driven out Of her regular course hy
head winds and came across the island.
which he described lie took a note OF
The latitude and longitude. hoping some
day 20 raise enough money 20 ft out
a vessel TO proceed to that spo, and
take possession. but death put an end
90 his aspirations
The Moonlight on leaving Mazatlan
was In charge OF Capt Spencer. and
had a number OF local men on board
who still have faith In the theory that
the island Is stlll above water. aud
that the old sea dogs who sighted Il
IN past yeara simply made errors In
their reckonings and have caused all
subsequent failures TO Ind the land
OF fortune.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

There Is an affection OF mans ma
ture which bears strong testimony 10
bis being created and made for rellg-
ion. refer % the emotion which
leads him 20 revere what ls higher
than himself TO wonder AZ the incom-
prehcnsIble. 10 admire the vast. to
adore the majestic There Is In human
nature an affinity with what Is mighty.
an awful delight with what Il sublime.
Il Is this emotion which draws man 10
the grandest scenes Of nature. 10 the
wilderness and ocean. 20 laundering
eataracts and the SIN solemn mountain
tops Il Is manifested In the interest
which the multitude take In persons Of
commanding intellectual energy. OF
heroic courage. OF all-aacrlhclng devo-
ton 10 the cause Of freedom and hu-
manity. Men are attracted by no quail
lty so much AZ by sovereign greatness
d viii. They love whatever bears the
Impress Of the Infinite. So strong Is
this principle OF reverence. that when
fallen from the knowledge Of the true
God they have sought substitutes in
their own teeming Imagination. have
delhed fellow-men. have invented be-
lngs IN whom they might concentrate
and emhody their conceptions. Just or
unjust. Of supreme dignity. Thus the
heart was made for worship. and wor-
ship Il will. Il longs for something
more excellent than u finds on earth
In works Of poetry and Action Il con
anually creates Tor itself a more thar
human glory. This emotion OF rever'
nee Is a perpetual impulse In the sou
owards God.
Closely related 10 reverence. as 4
FERN Of religion Is the love OF the
leautiful Beauty. that mysterious
.harm which Is spread over and
through the universe. who IL uncon-
iclous OF 10 winning attraction
whose heart has not softcned into Joy.
~ he has looked on hill. and valley.
md cultivated plain. on stream and for
st. on the rising or the setting sun.
On the constant stars and the serene
sky? Now. whatever this love Of the
beautiful unfolds into strong emotion.
rs natural influence IL 10 lead up our
minds 20 contemplate brighter
beauty than Is revealed In creation. To
hem who have eyes 10 see and hearts
to feel the loveliness Of nature. Il
speaks Of a higher. holicr presence.
They hear God In rs solemn harmon
les. they behold Him In its fresh YER
iure. fair forms and sunny hues To
great numbers. ! am persuaded. the
beauty Of nature Is more affecting
testimony TO God than even rs wise
continuance. For this beauty Of the
universe IL an emblem and revelation
Of the Divinity. and the love OF Il Il
given 20 guide ne to the All-Beautiful
The Perfect Llfe-w. Z. Claiming
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05
A Deadly wsapan.

The national weapon OF Cuba IL the
deadly machete. One OF the horrible
features Of a field Of battle where ma
chetes are used h the number Of partly
behcadod and feariully mutilatod bod
tea that are found The machete has
played no small part In the history OF
an uprlslngs In the spanlsh-spoaking
provinces. Il Is the tool OF the Cuban
workingman. with u he earns his liy-
Ing cutting the urar-cane With II
he cuts the hrowood Tor his ogn use.
Indeed. q Is a Ratchet and knife COM
hIncd Tor him Every man In Cuba
possesses a macheie no matter how
poor be- be-. Il IL exceedingly sharp.
and the haft o. very short. Cuba is,
perhaps. the only country whose sword
Is her teaping-hook The mode OF ~
INK the mnchete Is entirely diherert
from that which Il usual with the
sword The thrust Is not employed az
an. The machete Is pulled from the
fcahbard with an upward diagonal
stroke. the long sharp edge towards
the enemy The stroke IL aimed at the
abdomen. Then the wrist Il simply
turned over AZ arms length. and the
machete makes a stroke back TO slash
the victims neck. With one more turn
Of the wrist the edge strikes dovn.
cloaving the body again.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

A correspondent OF Hoard's Dairy.
man. n. W. Gregory. sullivan Co. n.
Y. claims TO have been successful IN
the treatment OF milk fovcr with cows
For the benefit Of our dairymon We give
bis formula as follows:
The formula that was adopted was 10
give p pound salt.potro on frst dlscov.
cry Of the fever (which is alWays known
By drying up OF the TOW OF milk and
proslratlonl and In two hours. twenty
Ave drops OF aconitc: Ia two hours
more. a not relieved tdo not try to get
he COW up but let her b. quiet until she
gets up HERSELF. repeat with y pound
Of sal,-petre and then In two hours with
twenty drops OF aeonlte. Alternate the
above Y pound sal,-petre and 20 drops
OF aconite every two hours until re.
lleved. have had several cases since
adopting the above course and have not
lost one since using H. Have had stub
born cases where they have taken four
doses each Of the above prescription,
bu, they have always recovered all
right The hrst COW that was expert
mented with. my nelghbor dalryman
said. Experiment with her as much ~
you please. she viii mover set on her
feet again" In fifteen hours after giving
her the first dose Of salt-pctre she GOT
on her feet with her own accord and IN
IS hours was giving 20 pounds Of milk
twice a day. II the above is Of any
nse 10 you or your fellow men, use Il
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

unequivocat Inlunetians % jesus
"whosoeyer hoarcth these sayings OF
mine. and dOeth them. I viii liken him
unto a wise man. which built his house
upon a rock. And every one that hear
eth these tayings Of mine. and doeth
them not. shall be likencd unto a fool
lsh man. which built his house upon
the sand" Passages OF this character
give the dominant tone to the Gospel
OF Jesus. How many OF Us need TO real
lac that fact. and what proportion.
repeat. dare consider such passages In
all their bearings. and follow where
they lead9 Yet there Is no escape from
them. The reiterated lnjunctions TO
love and serve are a. uncQuivocal a.
the commandments OF the Dccaloguc.
and every man whose motives are self
lsh. who does not carry into the details
OF lie a rigid ethics and a moral aim.
who shares the animositles OF worldly
strife. who permits himself 90 De grati-
aed Al the expense OF others. o. In "a.
rect opposition 70 those lniunctlons
Tie who by the power OF hls pcrar-4i-
ity can arouse us TO the fact that a
tcmporlting doctrine Is a false and
cowardly doctrine viii have done us
better service than any mere logiclan
who fails Of that-Georgo s. Cotton
man.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

Arizona possesses some OF the great
est natural wonders In the world. not
the least OF which Is the phenomenon
OF a current OF air Issuing from or going
into the bowels OF the earth through
sundry natural and artificial openings
made In the earth's crust. Something
over q year ago a Mr. Coufman un-
dertook the drilling OF a well at his
place. Everything went we'll to a
depth OF some twenty-five feet. when
the drill suddenly dropped some six
feet and a strong current Of air Issued
from the hole The escaping air cur
rent was 80 strong that II blew on
the mems hats who were recovering
the lost drill. Tho well was OF course
abandoned and left 10 blow but there
are some peculiaritics about Il that
are worthy Of observation. The air
viii escape from the well for days az
a time with such force that pebbles
the size OF peas are thrown out and
piled up about Us mouth until II looks
very much like the expanded portion Of
funnel AZ the same time Il IL ac-
companied by a sound much like the
distant believing Of a foghorn. This
noise Is not always present. because
the air does not at all times escape
with the same force Again. there will
be for days suction current unac-
companied by sound IN which the cur
rent Of air passes into the earth. with
some less force than Il escapes. and
any Light object az n feather. piece OF
paper or cloth. win. n held In close
. proximity. be Immediately sucked into
the subtcrranean labyrinth Of Aeolus.
Just the cause Of this phenomenon no
one has yet been able 20 determine.
but Il is supposed that there r. an I'M
derground opening between the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado. which cleayoa
the earth for more than mile In
depth. and the Sycamore Canyon. some
eighty miles 10 the south Of Il. Of tho
same proportions. but much shorter.
This would seem possible from the fact
that the current OF air Il always pass
Ing from north 10 south or vice versa.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

The people OF the United States want
mutton during other than the late au-
umn months. When lambs. generally
speaking. are rushed into the market
on the approach OF winter. the newt.
able result Is glut IN the market
when the feeding Is carried on into
the winter some food Of a watery ma.
ture. az roots. will render good service
az one factor OF the ration. Roots give
tone to the system. Very probably
good corn ensllage will answer nearly
as well, when three or four pounds per
day are fed. The most convenient grain
ration IN your state would probably be
corn. oats and bran. In the absence
OF roots or corn ensllage the corn
should be fed cautiously. Then. doubt
less the small wheat Of which you have
much. may be found OF service. but
your excellent stan Of professors at tho
experiment station will tell you an
about these things. In solving prob
lens OF this nature the agricultural e.
pertinent stations are Of inestlmahIe
value 70 the farmers. and through thom
10 the whole eommunlv.-wm. A.
Henderson.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

What shall separate. asks 81 Paul.
from the love Of Cod 90 not know.
Even In our widest pleasures or most
absorbing ambitions we catch His deep
undertone. now accusing us. now
pleading with us. The thief hears him
and eherishes some notions Of honor
he will not transgress: the defaulter
listens to Him and feels some scrupies
he cannot set aside; we. too. hear Him
again and again, and know therefore
that. however much we may forget
Him. yet he never really forgcts or
ceases TO claim rs for Himself. Il
there not, indeed. deep down In every
one Of IA a secret struggling love for
what IA best9 Arc there not some ac-
lions which each Of Us holds 10 Be a.
vine for himself. because thoy
strengthen hia step. llshten HE heart
and increase the general power. and a
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

Bowel Disease and chleka-The
principal cause Of loss OF chicks IN
winter IL bowel disease. which IL gen
orally attributed TO the kind OF food
used. but which Il due. az a rule. 10
lack Of warmth. Chicks are very sus-
ceptible to changes Of temperature. and
especially during damp days. A brood
er should be kept at IS degrees and the
brooder house At Is degrees. 90 as 20
prevent the chicks from being chilled
Al any time, for should a young chick
become chilled bowel disease at once
sets In and the chick soon dios.-Mlr-
ror and Farmer.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

added. or twice a day. When putting
the cream In the churn. strain q
through a cloth strainer. This will re-.
move all specks that would mar the
appearance OF the butter. including bits
OF curd that may have formed and
hardened In the cream. and which. n
allowed 10 90 into the ehurn. would
show as white specks In the butter n
granulaied butter Ia made-which Il
the best aud most proper way-and Il
comes too hard or too soft, work Il with
water warmed or cooled 20 suit the case
II the butter IL 10 be sailed with brine.
use water warmed or cooled to suit
the case. II the butter Is TO be salted
With brine. use warm or cold brine as
may be necessary to put the granules
In right condition Tor working. Get
Into a regular routine OF performing
an dairy operations and Il will save
much time
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-03-05

Go 10 the Master. and see how be
seemed 20 look on those about hlm.
Watch him take up the little children.
with that loving word that bis disciples
must become like little children. for Of
such ls the Kingdom OF God.
And as for older people-well. He had
a very deep sense Of an the slnfulneas
there Il In men. and doubt n anyone
ever felt the sadness and terriblenoas
Of sin a. he did. but ye, be never
seemed TO feel that men were an sin.
and could not be anything else. on the
contrary. He always seemed 20 feel
that they could be-: and though He new
er laid down any definite doctrine Of a
natural goodness Ia man. He was ali
the time taking Il for granted and A.
pealing 10 H. And how simple vas
His appeal Il was simply.
Repent. and leave your sina. and turn
10 the better way. and God Il waiting
with his free and gracious love Watch
and pray; do your own best. and seek
the help Of God. and Gods love and
help are with youF'-Rov. Brook Her
ford.