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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

IT MAY justly be said that there is no stronger
temptation to do wrong than that which arises from
physical wants, such hunger and thirst. To this
we may place in close second the temptation to FORE
stall the publicity of wrongful act by the perpetra
ton of another crime which in all probability might
avoid public condemnation. Many men fall in dis
grace by this test after having withsood other trials
for years. It is test which no positively
deem himself equal to unless he has conquered
the temptation, for the trial is always accompanied
with a excitement that generally turns one
from selfcomposure to recklessness.
Therefore it is that the following extract from
an editorial in a recent issue of the Minneapolis
Times commends itself worthy of respectful
thought. We quote as follows:
"a forcible illustration of the fact that one who
violates the law may be at the time person of
the very highest moral sensibilites is afforded by
recent case in New York. l5-year-old boy was
arrested for the offense of riding his bicycle at a
more rapid gait than the law allows When he was
arraigned in police court it was found that he had
five dollars in his pocket, and his fine only
three dollars, he asked why he did not liquidate
and go free. He replied that the money belonged to
his employer and he had no right to touch it. The
officer explained that he could make it up and doubt
less his employer would heartily approve Of his
course in borrowing the money The lad stood fast,
however, and was remanded to Jail for three days.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

rosirier Spanish fowers); 6 pots
of Boston ferns; IL Cyclamen gil
ganteum; so French Margueretes;
IL cyperus alternifolius; 100 Be-
gonias, rex varieties; SO Begonias,
Towering varieties; 2 Fricus elias
tica rubber trees); 2 Latania
barbonica; 2 kentia; 6 hanging
baskets asparagus sprengeri; 8
Chenille plants dewey plants); 2
Hibiscus peachblow; 2 asparagus
plumosus namus; Is lilium longi-
forum; rs lilium Harrisi; 2 bas-
kets weeping latana; 4 plants new
crimson spiraea; l hanging basket
Bermuda buttercup oxalis; 1 hang
ing basket creeping Charlie; spots
Genista canariensis (shower of
gold); IL Grevillea plants; large
bench of smilax for Christmas; 10
Salvias plants; 40 pots Marigold
legion of honor; cluster of Man.
ettra vine; 2 Zamia integrifola; 1
century plant; 2 Aspidistra plants,
and others too numerous to men,
ton.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
A FLORAL TREAT.

The many flowers and blooming
plants that are kept wherever it is
feasible to do so and to brighten
our situation, do make us take an
interest in what is being done in
the greenhouse, for we can now
say that any added plants will not
be treated like the old lady's silver
ware and locked from view in a
glass case as private keepsake.
In our visit to Sinbad, the local
florist, we learned that extensive
preparations and additions to the
stock are being made. Among
the various plants recently placed
in stock we make mention of the
following:
l Begonia rubra known also as
the angel wing Begonia; 100 Mar
cissus bulbs, double; LIS Narcissus
bulbs, single; 500 tulips in pots:
312 hyacinths; 400 rose bushes:
300 carnations; "a Cola lilies:
500 freesias; $50 cinerarias; 5000
geraniums; 9 large plants hibiscus:
6 coffee aribaca; 200 giganteum
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

CONSCIENCE; what is it? Is it functionary Of
the soul that springs to it's full stature at BIRTH
infallible censor of our every act? An affirmative
answer to the latter we would question, though it
has been frequently asserted fact. Webster tells
us that conscience is the faculty. power inward
principle which decides to the character of ones
own actions, purposes, and affections, warning
against and condemning that which is wrong and
approving and prompting to that which is right the
moral faculty passing judgment on ones self. y
Taken in liberal latitude this definition we would
adudge as proper but to say that conscience is
erring is to express fallacy.
It is true that every being has sense Of feeling
as to the business of his actions from the very
beginning of life but this timer SELF is constantly
changing in it's discretionary powers the in
dividual changes environments and advances in
education. We're this functionary an infalibe
CENSOR then why did not the early Christians for
bear taking the life of those who differed from them
in opinions? Again, would not judge absolutely and
alone pass upon the construction of the law to
case without observing local prejudices? I'm
equivocally sentiment should bear no influence upon
the discretion; but it does. Conscience, hold is
an inner force that upholds and generally rightly
our self-nteress like as the inner feeling urges
to seek food when hungry.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
VICES AND VIRTUES.

VICES and virtues are radically different in their
respective significance still certain line of de-
marcation can be drawn between them. "Virtue is
the knowledge of what really conduces to happiness
that u.s. WISDOM" argued Socrates It is that
knowledge which enables men to live with each
other in spirit of good will and affection, to
speak in general, that conduct which makes
for the good of society and strengthens in his
social relations.
AS Pope states it:
"Virtuous and vicious every must be,
Few in the extreme, but all in the degree"
Virtue can exist in actuality only in the form of
injustice; act can be wrong which does not con-
ict with the rights Of some person 1t is therefore
simply matter Of personal opinion, depending on
the individual viewpoint. We all remember how
the ancient Jews passed upon virtue. The Romans
placed courage and patriotism the highest list OF
virtues and in the age of modern civilization charity
is considered its highest attainment. Some men
feel justified in saying that custom and circum-
stances also effect this relative term-virtue.
Society frequently approves Of the weak man
and calls him virtuous when he has not vitality
enough for resoute action; Classics him under
the term who is so very ''good" that it would be a
The Christian ideasts rule under the principles of
good will and charity, while others make conduct
and habits Of self assertion the test
Therefore, vice is merely hypothetical, we
can make only this distinction: Such conduct as
betters the social relations and creates spirit of
good will and affection is virtuous while such
duct as tends to create discord and hatred and is
harmful to social relations is to be deemed vice.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

DO0TS won nara ngnG at N OOlC-
gedacht. General Clements forces
we're compelled to retire by Com
mandant Delarey with a force of
$500 men. Four British officers
we're killed and other casualties to
hear of. It is feared that the
Beers have taken four companies.
The horses attached to the car
riage of Gov. Lind ran away, Sun
day. Mrs. Lind was driving home
about 6 o'clock. When in front
Of st. Luke's hospital, st. Paul,
the horses become fractions. Mrs.
Lind and the driver luckily es-
capped injury by jumping from the
carriage.
The steamer Manhattan ar
rived at Manitowoc, Wis, Sunday,
with w. II. Shields and William
McCauley, lighthouse keepers on
Squaw Island, and the bodies of
Mrs. Shields and her niece, Mrs.
M. Davis. They were picked up
Saturday afternoon in the lake,
where they were lashed to an over
turned yawl. They had been thus
exposed since Friday.
$3.50
The German training ship
Gneisenau while entering the
harbor of Malaga, where she
sought shelter from storm, was
completely wrecked. Over one
hundred persons were drowned.
Mob rule is now applied in
Rockport, Ind, where 1000 In
diana citizens disarmed the sheriff
and took two negro murderers to
eternity by the rope route.
$685.
Nearly 1000 British casualties
during the week represent the
latest revival of Boer activity in
South Africa.
SIS
A gigantic combine is about to
be formed in New York which is
to include the following companies:
Central of New Jersey; Delaware
and Hudson; Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western; Erie; New
York. Susquehanna and Western;
Lehigh Valley; Ontario and
Western; Philadelphia and Read
ing; Delaware, Susquehanna and
Schuylkill, and the Erie and
Wyoming Valley. These CON-
panies represent a capitalization
OF S02Z, o4I ,oSo.
$3.50
Terry McGovern is now the un-
disputed lightweight champion Of
the world. He knocked out Joe
Cans of Baltimore after two min
utes and five seconds of fighting
in the second round at Tattersalls.
$3.50
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
fast mail train while running a
mile a minute is wrecked by the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

COPY of the annual report of the Howard As
ISOLATION received this week. AS this associa-
ton INSTITUTED for the promotion of the best
methods for the treatment and prevention of
crime, pauperism, etc., and has membership and cor
respondents in all civilized nations it's report is of
significance In the United States this organiza-
tion-a per report is prominently active in op-
position to the system Of leasing prisoners to
dvidual and corporate contractors
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

New YORK city presents nice example in
morality. It has developed during the crusade
against vice that some of the influential wealthy
and Christian families Of Gotham proprietors OF
many of the buildings which are rented and used
for notorious resorts Active steps should first be
taken to prosecute these hypocrites rather than let
them shine as gentlemen reformers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

The bells will soon chime out their message of
peace earth, goodwill toward man. For the day,
at least all discomfort, envy and hatred should give
place to affection, kindness and general rejoicing
The pleasant memories the day awakens should at
tune our hearts to repeat the noble sentiments of
bygone days. Let us begin the day in the Christmas
spirit, though kind word be all we contribute
to the days paramount observance-the happiness
of others.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
NEWS IN BRIEF.

breaking Of an engine wheel. The
wreck occurred near Kirkwood, H.
linois. One man dead and five
injured.
The close of the exposition,
throwing thousands out of employ
ment, has created abnormal con-
ditions in Paris. Thugs and hood
lums terrorize the whole city
nightly. The police are powerless.
Great Northern passenger train
No. 3, westbound, was wrecked
near Brockton, eight miles west of
Glasgow. Four passengers were
killed.
De Wet and his troops again
evaded the British forces though
the Beers were supposed to be en-
trapped.
Many Of the Filipinos swear
allegiance to the United States.
The Minnesota Thrasher Manu-
featuring Co., a we'll known Still
water concern which at one time
also employed prison labor, has
been placed in the hands of a re-
ceiver. b. E. Burlington was ap-
pointed receiver.
Over 5000 persons have taken
sick in London, England, caused
by arsenic in cheap adulterated
beer. The death list now numbers
one hundred with expectation of a
large increase.
The New Y DIRK stock market is
now the scene of rampant bull
speculation. The attendance of
the board members is exception
ally large. Blocks Of a thousand
shares and over are traded in rapid
order, and brokers are so over
whelmed with the volume of..orders
that they had to refuse the smaller
trade.
The new mail service on the in
terurban line between Saltwater
and St. Paul goes into effect today.
$685.
Paddy Ryan, once heavyweight
champion pugilist of the country,
died at his home in Glen Falls,
n. Y.
VIM. J. Bryan will edit and
publish a weekly newspaper in
Lincoln, Neb. The paper will be
called ''The Commoner, 'and will de-
fend the principles set forth in the
Kansas City platform.
$$
The Fredonia State Normal and
Farming school Of Dunkirck, N.
Y, was burned to the ground. OF
the seventy-five young women
students in the building, six per-
ished.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

PHYSICAL courage is ever to be commended
But he that can face scorn and dersion Of kindred
and ''fairweather' friends, in determination to
follow the dictates of conscience, by far excels
With Emerson he can then truly say: ''My life is
for itself and not for the spectacle
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

f. A. MUNsEY wrote from experience when he
stated: "The who gets there is the who
has the courage to make the plunge when the
thought is fresh in his mind
More opportunities for success are lost through
timdity and lack of confidence than from any other
cause. In this age man must be quick in decision
and able to decide which way to turn at the right
time. He must act fearlessy, and push forward
with resolution and persstency to his aim To await
cedent is to lose the opportunity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

ADVICE from friend should always be received
with kindly disposition, since it signifies the in
terest of him who confers, in your behalf. Avoid
tort but absolutely follow the dictates of your own
Judgment Let no do your thinking.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20
N 0 lice,

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regular lists will please consider such as
sample copies. Ii, after reading. conclude that
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

youngsters may be Objectionable to some, it certainly
is better practice than that of Immediately placing
juvenile offenders in confinement where they will
come in contact with hardened characters.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

HE WHO lends hand to his fallen brother is re-
paid both by return of gratitude and by of
having done an act that is commended by all man.
kind.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

LET your sef-praise be sung by the yard if you
please the estimation Of your worth will in the end
not be what you say, but what others know to be a
fact
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

UR boys who caught in the act Of steal
les from a storekeeper in Evansville, Ind.
sare gi n novel experience When taken before
he police magistrate and found guilty the Judge dis
3ossl d case with the condition that the male
.ersu, e the boys good whipping in the cor
to- aa ity JAIL The proposition was accepted
an bicycle tire was brought into with
tell q. effect While this manner of dealing with
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-12-20

MIRROR weekly published in the Minnesota State
and edited and
objects be home
the prisoners;
prisoner disseminate pathological
dspeng which
a The entirely
dependent financial time there
surplus
interests prison library
The Conservative, 1900-09-06

not Fremont's own account of his third
expedition, that of 1S45; but in Lieut..
j. w. Abert's notes of the California
invasion of 1S46, I find the following
passage. cat 10 oclock, having marched
Is miles, we reached independence
creek, SO called by Colonel Fremont in
consequence of our encamping here on
the 4th Of July, one year previous"
And that seems to me to tell the story.
Instead of it's being Rock Independence
in Wyoming that Fremont named, it
was independence creek, slender
watercourse in or about Usage county,
Kansas, which apparently did not stay
christened very long, for there is no ap-
pearance of such name on the maps of
today.
Almost humorous, in view of the gen.
erosity of the public mind toward this
explorer, is the suggestion of another
writer in volume Nv of the Reports,
that Nebraska might we'll name coun-
ty after Captain Fremont. He thinks
our omission to do so constitutes
striking vacancy" in the nomenclature
of the counties.
A. T. RICHARDSON.
Nebraska City, Neb., Aug. 20, 1900.
The Conservative, 1900-09-06
Tbe Conservative.

the way in which it got the title, namely,
that a party of early traders camped
under it on one fourth Of July. One ac-
count says that this party was led by one
Thorp, and that it was the first to cross
the continent by way of tbs Platte, but
this seems too free statement. Thorp,
at least, has never come to the writer's
notice elsewhere. Another says that
they carved the word Independence"
and their own names upon the rock, and
many, Fremont in 1S42 among them,
mention this use of it as an autograph
album. Since the rock is mass of
solid granite, this ought to be easy to
verify, for any names that were ever
carved on it must be there yet But
how were trappers equipped for making
inscriptions in solid granite?
Captain Fremont's Fourth of July's
in that region are, moreover, easily ac
counted for. In 1S42 he spent the day
near North Platte, and had macaroni
soup and rich fruit cake for dinner. The
next year he celebrated it with Colonel
st. Vrain at his trading-post, and in
1914 at Bent's Fort.
And now we come to what is probably
the explanation of the matter. have
The Conservative, 1900-09-06

they continue TO come TO nBnG, 1Or IL
seems a rather curious thing and not
altogether easy to explain. Why should
Captain Fremont have the popular re-
nown of being the one and only dis
coverer of the West, rather than Lewis
and Clark, Pike, Wilson Price Hunt,
Bonneville, Emory, Carson, Bridger, or
any other of score of names? Is it
that he was especially endeared to a
large class during his presidential can
didacy? 1t would be curious to know.
One of the last instances that have
come to the writer's notice is found in
Mr.. G. L. Browns excellent historical
sketch of Butler county, in volume Nv
of the Nebraska State Historical Society
reports. 1t is the statement that "prob-
ably the exploring party of Gen. John
G.. Fremont were the first whites who
stepped upon Butler county soil" This
is of course not offered as a positive
historical verify, but it illustrates the
prevalence of the Fremont idea in every
quarter. AS to the fact, since fur
traders had been making a highway of
the Platte for fifty years before Fremont
appeared on the scene, it is hardly to be
doubted that some of them may have
stepped ashore at some time on its right
bank in Butler county and there, too,
were the missionaries who had been
among the Pawnees for ten years, not
to mention the Spanish explorers. But
the odd thing about the statement is
that Fremont never did stand in Butler
county, at least with an exploring party
He could have done so only on his first
expedition, and then he passed far to the
south in going out and came down the
opposite bank of the Platte in returning.
Another instance has been noticed in
a book by an elderly British officer,
Major Price, who went shooting in Wy
oming with General Coppinger of the
U. S. army, in the summer of 1897 In
the course of their travels they passed
by independence Rock, and the Major
says: General Fremont camped here
on the 4th of July, 1S4S, and meeting
train of emigrants on their way to Cali
fornia, made them speech, and named
the rock Independence in honour of the
day" His year is wrong to begin with,
for Fremont was far from there in 1913
But all the rest is wrong too, so much
so that the only thing worth considering
is where he got his information; where
could he have gotten it save from his
companions? And do army officers of
General Coppinger's rank really believe
that Fremont named Independence
Rock? That was one of the most noted of
landmarks throughout the fur. trading
and freighting periods, and it would
seem that anyone at all we'll posted
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-17
Friday Night Dancing Panty.

Ellis opera house hall was the scene
Of n pleasant dancing party last Friday
evening, which inaugurated the first Of
series ot twice q month dances intended
for the entertainment Of those IN Sumpter
who care 10 spend pleasant evening
among friends IN this way. The affair
WAS one oi the most enjoyable Of the kind
held this season, and the next one Of Fri.
day, February .. will he looked forward
10 with pleasure by the present and new
members who will come IN before that
date. The next regular meeting oi the
club viii not he held. u play by local tai.
en-, being billed for that evening.
Dissolution oi the Bsllengss. RAehis Co.
The Bellengrr.Ri,,he company has
been dissolved, !. ID. Beilinger absorbing
the interest held Nv Fred Richie In the
Magnolia saloon. The establishment
viii hereafter I've conducted under the i,rm
name oi !, ID. Bellinger x Co.
For SALE.
Desirable home property. Call on Mrs.
l.. Hunsto~k, Cracker street.
Boys German socks aud rubbers nj
Calder's Red Front store.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-17
W.C.CALDER SELLSOUT
w. H. Hobson Now Owns the
Big Red Front Store.

W. &. Calder, who has so successfully
conducted the general merchandise busi.
ness at the Red Front store since March,
1909, building Il up from a small country
stock to its present magnitude, has trans.
ierred his entire interest and good will IN
the business to the Hon. W. II. Hobson,
state senator, and one Of the best
known men In Oregon, politically, social.
" and financially, and especially In Ma.
sonic circles.
The business will I've managed locally
by Jesse Hobson, formerly In the same
business at Newberg, Oregon, and later
OF Portland, where he represented Charles
Scribner's Sons Publishing company. tie
will, Of course, make Sumpter his home.
T.. +. Wishard, former wheat buyer
and In charge Of the warehouse business
Of Balfour, Guthrie II Co. at Arlington,
Oregon, will have charge Of the Office and
books Of the new house, but no Other
changes are anticipated In the old force Of
employees. unless to add more help as the
business requires.
Mr.. Calder gives up the general merchan.
disc business that he may devote his Ell.
tire time and attention 10 the Sumpter
Townsite Company, Limited, Of which he
Is secretary and treasurer and a heavy
stockholder. IN retiring from the Red
Front store, he desires to thank his many
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-17

See those new comforters and blankets
at the Neill Mercantile eompany's.
The Mint saloon, corner Center and
Sumpter streets, serves the best brands
only Of wines, liquors and Cigars.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-17

Boys German socks aud rubbers nj
Calder's Red Front store.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-26
wEPENER STILL HOLDS OUT
General Rumble Slowly Advancing to Its

General Rumble Slowly Advancing to It's
Relief.
AL1wAL NORTH, April 24.-Colonel
Dalgety is holding out at Wepener. 1t
is reported that all the Boers have
crossed to the north side of the Gale
don river.
LONDON, April 24.-The strong body
of reinforcements which Lord Roberts
sent to assist the relief of Wepener
and to endeavor to envelop and cut off
the Beers from a retreat northward,
furnishes further evidence that the
Beers are assembled in much larger
forces around Wepener than had hith-
erto been supposed; and, as the Times
in an editorial tins morning remarks,
whatever may be the difficulties of
roads and rains, the Beers always APP
pear to have guns and sometimes big
ones where they want them. A Boer
dispatch, dated Thaba N'Chu, April 20,
says a fresh supply of cannon and am
munition has reached General DeWet
at Johannesburg drift. 1t also asserts
that one of Colonel Dalgety's guns has
been smashed. Apparently the British
captured Paarde lsraal Sunday night.
The Beers evacuated Leeuw lSop dur
ing the night, removing the guns, and
the British occupied the evacuated
position the next morning. Although
the Beers appear to be offering stout
resistance to the British advance, their
position is dangerous.