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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

persons who Oft times have for
gotten more than schools dissent
mated relative to the requirements
to attain success.
'Tis said: aThe only way to get
anything done is to get at it and
do it." It is to action alone that
we must look for success, and.
"What we earn we enjoy" be it q
place among men, fame, fortune or
any of the blessings which an ALL
seeing Providence distributes
among the human family here be-
low. It is the active person who
is ever hopeful. There is no place
of usefulness open to idIers in the
business world.
In this era the world needs
earnest, thoughtful persons who
have learned the manifold lessons
|of. concentration. Concentration
is the fundamental requisite to
construct, achieve and accomplish
whatever is valuable, good and
laudable. Genius falters by the
side of labor; great powers yield
to concentrated industry. Sue
cessful men owe more to rightly
directed energy than to their nat
ural powers or friends. Washing
ton would not have crossed the
Delaware River had he not fixed
his gaze on objects far beyond the
stormy waters at his feet. The
men of fame were all indebted to
this same foresight derived from
concentration. "Where there's q
way there's a way" and concen-
trated effort and perseverance, will
enable us to accomplish what is
worth doing more than any other
two qualities akin to human nature.
ERID.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
A Growing Movement
Against Profanity.

George Wright of Halifax, vs.,
is conducting a crusade single
handed against the habit Of. using
profane language. There isnoth-
ingtn be- said in defense of this, the
only bad habit that brings neither
profit nor qualification of any kind.
1t is simply serving the devil with
out pay. It will suffice to mention
some of the steps that have been
taken to repress the habit, largely
at the solicitation of Mr.. Wright.
Canada has always had law
against profanity, and it is not
only the right but the duty of
every citizen in whose hearing
profanity is used to have the Of
fender arrested. The magistrate
trying the case may award half the
fine to the person laying the CON-
plant. This law has been enforced
of late in several of the Canadian
towns. The Grand Trunk and.
Canadian Pacific railways have
issued an order forbidding the use
Of profanity on the part of their
employees and requiring them to
prevent it by passengers. The
Grand Trunk has discharged six
of it's employees for disobedience
of this order. The Canadian mini
ster of railways and canals is con-
sidering an order of similar
kind to the employees of his de-
partment. The Pennsylvania rail-
way has issued similar order.
The mayor of Springdale, WASH,
has ordered all saloonkeepers to
prohibit profane talk on their
premises. The fire board of Balti-
more has issued prohibition to
all members of the department.
No profanity will be tolerated on
the New London, Conn, ferries.
The st. Louis manufacturers have
forbidden it in their factories on
the recommendation of the state
factory inspector. In fifty diff
ferent cities and towns turnout
America the police have been given
orders to suppress the habit. De-
troit journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

ure it should be, and is, to honest
men. If in business, do not wait
to settle till there will be a balance
coming to you; others may need
money more than you. Be little
more prompt than your word. Ii
you are to pay man, do it before
night, as night is the next day.
If you are in hard luck, never
whine; never give up and let the
battle 60 on without you. Do not
make matters worse by getting
drunk. Get up and work the
harder. The contents OF a letter
are not generally known until 1t is
opened. Never show sour face.
Thoughtful people are afraid OF
such, and we'll they may be. Ii
you are laboring for another, do
by him as you would by yourself.
only a little more 80. If you can
not make yourself useful to him.
move on. IF others are laboring
for you, take an interest in them.
The ivy was not intended to sup
port the oak. Men do not like to
work for nothing. Never promise
an apple when you cannot give
seed.
And)another thing, my boy, do
not be in haste to quit. Many a
girl would have said "Yes!' in
another minute, many a nut would
would have cracked had you hit it
once more. Many tough stick of
wood have we split by lone more
blow" Many a mark has been hit
by onesmore shot. Many dollar
has been collected by gong for 1t
once more, and going pleasantly.
Many fast friend has been made
by one more kind word. Many a
tear has been stopped by one more
fond kiss. Many a home has
been mace happy by the spending
therein one more hour each night
with the loved one or ones await
t ing your coming. 10 not Ue III
too great a hurry, Walter, my boy.
Ifyoung, you can wait; if old, haste
may take you hence too quick.
Wait on others, then take your
time. The river grows larger the
farther it runs, and love grows
stronger the longer it waits, -and
the more it knows. There are
years to come after this. If not,
little matter who is ahead now.
Do your duty, my boy. Keep
your own heart ready for the race,
or ready to go home. Deal honor
ably with all. Do not have too
many confdants. A secret which
requires two or more to hold it, is
the very devil once it breaks loose.
A little word in kindness spoken.
a pleasant greeting, often makes a
friend for life. When the heart
is light, cold word makes it sick.
When weary with care and trouble,
kind word or some trifiing act
sheds Gods own sunshine into it..
Most people have good memories.
They forget a kindness, but seldom
forget an injury or unkind word.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
Sunday Reflections.


nor need we that little long," To-
gether-united by one great bond,
exlstence-we face the vicissitudes
Of life; each characterized by place,
position and social standing, In
the world of men. It is not the
myriads of thoughts which fit
thru the mind, not the momentary
impulses which require efforts OF
the mind or wiIl-power to over
come; nor is it the secrets of the
heart none of these innermost
traits figure in the battle of life.
for all human beings are, we rea-
son, subjected to like individual
processes of experience, according
not to particular spheres, but
rather to years of survival among
men-where the ordeals show that
the s'fittest shall survive"
In life there comes a today
when we reluctantly stand at the
parting of the ways-tke old road
was comparatively free and easy
the vistas which mentally loom up
before us opens broader, grander,
freer, with honorableness ascend
ant, with ambition plentious and
with hopes abundant, and yet, as
we face the new future road there
comes to our matured minds a
realization that to "pan out" good,
be successful, we must verify rid
ourselves of life's dross-heedless-
ness, carelessness, in few words,
the hindrances to a realization
OF our nobler aspirations. There
will confront us many guide-posts
fright" "Wrong'-aad by fol-
lowing the dictates of Fright" the
guide-posts may be fewer; but
hesitate to choose between right
and wrong and there comes multi
tudes to SOW erroneous ideas and
few to urge you onward toward the
Right. 'Tne path of duty always
opens for US as we go on; not be-
fore we start, but as we obey and
move forward. The difficulties and
obstacles may be made stepping
stones by which we shall rise to
higher things"
Are we facing toward new life,
one we know abounds with new
duties and responsibilities? If SO,
our plans are made in the future
tense, but must be, in a measure,
carried out in the present. To
some of us our purpose in life may
appear very distinctive may see,
in fancy, the future way stretching
straight before US for many a
moon. Some chosen vocation,
some cherished ideal looms up for
the future or to be realized. (Alas!
"Man plans but Fate decrees.")
And yet, knowing the foregoing
truth, the heart beats hopefully,
and all seem eager for the strug-
giles of tomorrow. The chances of
success are greater for those whose
choice for tomorrow is determined
today. To those who have not
chosen a life work, the purpose
need not be lessened; the work
which now lies before us may only
prove to be stepping-s stone to-
ward inspiring patience's neces-
stating devotion for something
better.
Absolute honesty and 'tstick-to-
it-lveness' are two traits which
every person must possess to ac-
complish success in the various
fields of today. Again, it is not
by observation of life and theoriz-
ing that we learn to succeed-it is
by entering heartily, honestly and
consclentiously into our chosen
sphere, and observing modern
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

OAK Goes not uf0 Out ltVto III tuO
forests, the woodman cuts to fashion
hut and humble home and gor-
geous palace. The Nile overflow
ing it's banks leaves rich alluvia
that makes better the crops. The
throne fallen, democracy takes on
new life. A man afflicted. he learns
resignation and gratitude. A child
dead, new tenderness is born;
labor displaced by machinery,
things therefore beyond their range
are brought within the reach OF
millions, and multiplying needs
multiply industries and give other
employment; the rains descend in
torrents, but no drop falls that
does not serve it's purpose.
Universal law is in all things,
universal nature in man. Men
violate the law and close the blinds
to the light, producing darkness
within, and despair. The day
passes, the night comes on, but
there will be another day and be-
fore it breaks there will be the
darkness that is densest. Men
pass thru the valley of the shadow
of death and emerging heights are
grateful for the strength that car
ried them thru and feel in the
gratitude new strength, whereas
ingratitude would add to their
sense Of weakness. The ages in
struct us that woe and despair and
suffering come from violation of
the Universal Law, the moral law,
if you please, and the present
hour of despair or happy content
is explained by what has been.
That one sees beauties in
flower another does not see; that.
one catches scents that another's
nostrils miss, that one watches the
glory of the stars while another
walks with gaze intent upon ma
terial things of earth, is because
life is regarded from different
angles. The one is unhappy be-
cause riches are not his and the
UJncI ~ uuhuPPy bovuusv with
riches he cannot have the things
he estimates Of greatest value;
another is unhappy because he
measures his talents puny in COM
parison with those of another, and
that other counts as crushing the
burdens put upon him. Nothing
is good or bad but thinking makes
it So" Everything in nature has
its price, which man pays, and he
has the alternative OF paying it in
the cold sweat of despair or the
radience of gratitude. The virtue
is not in the thing but in ourselves.
the fault is not with others, but
with ourselves.
The mason hangs his plumb
line and knows that to deviate
from the. course it marks will bring
disaster to the structure and wreck
the work based in error. All
are masons and the line of life
hangs plumb in Universal Law.
Seek and ye shall find; knock and 1t
shall be opened unto ye." The
things worth while are within our
reach. The disposition to attain
them alone is lacking.
"Get into the sunshine It is
the good doctrine of faith and
hope.
Man is the master of his destiny.
He may walk in the paths that are
damp and beset with evils, or in
the paths that are clear of obstruc-
tons. Choice is his. The one
leads him to the nursery where the
children are and the other to the
tomb where lie the dead. "Get
49, H. .rn.b;,,o, - Cat ;rxcto
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
LET BOYS STRIVE FOR
SUCCESS.

object of life is success and
nothing succeeds like it. No.
one works like failure, tho
men often fall short of their aims
or get off the train long way be-
fore reaching the station. In the
silent hours of night-in the lonely
and dreamy hours of day, the act
i've, useful brain of many an earnest
man is planning some new road to
success-some route as yet unex-
plored. Life is often spent in
study, and down to the narrow
mansion passes all mans hopes
before he is ready to rest from
labor because the student fails to
apply his'attainment of knowledge.
There are many ways to succeed,
my boy, and very many more ways
to fail. In love or business, in the
mighty struggle for wealth or
power, there are many lessons to
be learned.
There are books on medicine,
religion, horse-doctoring, curing
hams, making farms, writing let
tiers, railroading, cotton growing,
raising strawberries, necromancy,
cooking, banking, cheating at
cards, and thousand other things.
These tell us how to do almost
.every.hing-still the majority fail.
There is something wrong. A
leak in talent exists somewhere.
Yet it seems as tho nearly every
one might succeed. NJ one starts
out in life with other intentions;
but, my boy, the road becomes too
long at the other end for many
brave youth-for many a st tut
hearted man. There are little
lessons to be learned. There are
small wheels to machinery as we'll
Gated invention. Little things
are many times overlooked till too
late. We notice the man without
looking at his eyes. We see the
dollar without looking at the penny.
We fail, my boy, for the lack of
some little pin or connection
passed by as worthless. Every
failure in life has a starting point,
as every tree which breaks has
first to bend; as every river was
first spring. Let us look out
for the small items; larger ones
will take care of themselves.
God, in His wisdom, gave, us
different ideas. If we had all been
made alike-if each had the same
tastes, this world would have been
like a fine toothed comb. We
should have built houses alike, and
been like a basket of small eggs
on general principles. Then every
man would have loved the same
woman-and what a row that one
thing alone would have kicked up!
All other women would have heen
Jealous; all the men would have
been fighting; the one woman
would be poisoned or standard to
death by her sex-the men would
kill each other off in battle on her
account, and nation of old maids
would be left desolate.
There is way, Walter, my boy,
to do everything. First know
what you know, then open shop.
Make up your mind what to do.
Then shun the bridges others fell
thru. Ifyou promise to do a thing,
do it. 1 you do man kindness,
do it with pleasant face. A little
vinegar willspoil much cream. Do
not speak harshIy and coldly after
doing kindness. A clap of
thunder will curdle milk, and
nofh;nor mill ouar nnaka Il sweet
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

That is every man's country
where helives best. Aristophanes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

whats the judge going to do
now?" asked the green juror in a
whisper.
"He's' going to charge the jury, +"
said the foreman.
Charge the jury? Charge usf
What for? We don't have to pay
nothin' for the privilege of sittin'
on the jury, do we?.-Ex
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

Ambition Is not vice of little
people. Montaigne.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16
s.Bircb Bark" series Of Essays.

These the late Mark NJ Brick Pmeroy
who lecturer and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1908-07-16

Absolute honesty and 'tstick-to-
it-lveness" are two traits which
every person must possess to &C.
complish success in the various
fields of today. Again, it is not
by observation of life and theoriz-
ing that we learn to succeed-it is
by entering heartily, honestly and
conscientiously into our chosen.
sphere, and observing modern
methods of progress, Individually
and collectively.
when great expectations take
up the opening chapters of our
life's history, great disappoint-
ments usually form the conclusion"
This assertion needs q brief ex-
PLANTATION. Those imbued with a
spirit of vanity, combined with
conceit, who believe themselves
abundantly equipped with knowl-
edge that gains a diploma to
rise above classes of successful
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10
CUBAN-AMERICAN SUGAR
COMPANY GETS COLONIAL

dent: James H. Post, treasurer, and
Henry A. Clark, secretary and assist
ant treasurer. Besides these gentle
men the directorate includes F. T.
Mollenhauer, George r. Bunker, John
Farr. Pearl White. George C. Hoppe,
F. D. Garfield, E. A. Tonga, NJ. G..
Menoca1, H. Culloch and Fred G.
Howell.
The Colonial Sugar Company, which
was incorporated in June. 1907, is a
consolidation of the Gramacy Sugar
Company, the Gramacy Finance Com
pany and the Damujf Company. 1t
has a refinery located at Gramacy,
La. with a capacity of 1900 barrels
ner dav of standard refined sugar: a
central factory capable of crushing
=, 900 tons of sugar per season, and
four sugar plantations. approximating
$500 acres. with a productive capacity
of $4,000 tons per annum. Near Glen
fuegos Cuba, the company owns near
w $4,000 acres of land of which $4,000
are under cultivation, together with
machinery capable of crushing 100000
tons of cane during the season; rail-
road fffty-five miles in length, rum
distillery. horses, oxen and mules and
all the necessary equipment of a fully
equipped plant. The authorized cap
ital stock is SO, 000 600. Of which about
81, 700. 600 is outstanding. The president
of the company is John Farr, who sue
ceeded NJ R. Spelman. who was one
of the original promoters of the COM
pany The directorate includes among
others Stuyvesant Fish, H. ". Poor,
]. c. Atwater. G.. G. Thorne and A H.
Larkin.-N. Y. Commercial.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10

Negotiations were concluded yester-
f1av between the American Sugar Com
pany. said to be the largest producer
of raw sugars in the world, and the
Colonial Sugar Company, by which the
latter concern with it's extensive prop
critics in Cuba and. Louisiana, includ-
ing a modern refinery, was transferred
to the Cuban-American Company. The
deal involves approximately s2,000,OOO.
OF this amount about $1,000,000 viii
be given the Colonial company in
stock in the Cuban-American Com
pany. AS a result of the transaction,
the capita( stock of the Cuban-Amer-
lean Company, which is now Sl2,0oO,-
900 will be increased. 1t is also re-
ported in usually reliable quarters that
the Cuban-American Company has in
view the ACQUISITION of further prop
critics in Cuba.
The Cuban-American Sugar Com
pany was incorporated under the laws
of New York in September. 1906, Tor
the purpose of taking over the capital
stock of the following companies;
Chappara Sugar Company. Tinguaro
Sugar Company Gold Characterization
Sugar Company. Cuba Sugar Rehning
Company. Unidad Sugar Company and
Mercfdita Sugar Company. The prop
critics of the company are located in
Matanzas province, Cuba, and have an
annual production Of 115,000 tons of
sugar. The officers and directors are
as follows: r. B. Hawley. president;
Nathaniel Tooker. first vice president;
Thomas A. Howell. second vice presi-
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10
HIGH OFFICERS PRESENT.

Practically every bureau in the Navy
Department is represented at the tests
of firing upon the Florida.
The attacks upon the monitor are in
direct charge of Rear Admiral Newton
Ellison, chief of ordnance. This bu
reau also is represented by Command
er w. T. Chambers, assistant chief,
who made the preliminary arrange
ments. Other officers making observa-
tions were Rear Admiral Robert Clo-
yer, president of the Board of Inspec-
ton and Survey; Rear Admiral w. L.
Caps. chief naval constructor: Cap
tain Raymond F. Rogers, chief intelIi-
gence officer; Lieutenant Commander
George B. Bradshaw, inspector of tar
get practise: Naval Constructor r. H.
Robinson, formerly on the Connecticut,
and Professor Philip Alger, member
of the Board of Naval Ordnance.
Secretary Taft for the Army detail
ed Captain Hermann w. Schulz to OBJ
serve the test. But the interest of the
Army is further manifested by the
presence of Brigadier General Arthur
Murray, chief of artillery; Brigadier
General Crozier, chief of ordnance, and
Brigadier General w. w Witherspoon,
president of the Army War College.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10
BOARD OF HEALTH SUPPLIES.

The lists of needed supplies, accom-
panied by requests for bids, have been
sent out by the Board of Health to the
local merchants, to be rendered on by
the 18th inst. The bids will be opened
and the figures tabulated in time for
consideration at the meeting of the
Board either on the 18th or the 18th.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10

The Oahu Ice & Electric Co. VIII
serve you promptly with ice at the
lowest rates.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-06-10

| sprung. bolts were loosened and sItv-
| ers OF the plate lay around. A boar
/ dummy on the inside was intact an
| the opinion of officers was that ever
with the terrific impact the gunners
| in the turret would not have been in
| jured. The mechanism in the turret
| bore no evidence of damage.
| Attention was next turned to testing
| the fighting mast. The first shot at
| that structure was fired from one of
the four-inch guns of the Arkansas,
| and, besides piercing an iron-plate tar
get at its base, it cut one of the sup
porting pipes and injured others The
second hole was from the same gun
and cut two tubes a iittle&higher I'D
and on the other side of the mast. The
third shot missed. and then the order
was given TO fire a four-inch explo>
sive shell high UP near the top of the
mast. This shook the structure and
tore asunder a number of the tubes,
but the mast seemed as stable as ever.
The fifth and last shell was a solid
shot from the big twelve-inch gun,
aimed so as to hit the mast on it's
outer rim on the side leaning toward
the water, the structure having pur-
degrees to make it easier to fall. This
shot tore holes through many of the
supporting tubes, but the mast still
stood firm.
The advantage of the mast is de-
clared to have been fully demon
strated. Its points are that it is prac-
tically indestructible with shot or
shell. and has the still further advan-
tage of weighing half as much as the
old mast.
The Florida was taken to Norfolk
Navy Yard to be fitted with a special
ly-built bulkhead into which White
head torpedo is to be fired within ten
days to demonstrate whether bulk
heads of this type may not be profit
ably used to protect the hull of the
ship.
TARGET WORTH OVER MILLION.
The Florida is one of a class of four
monitors built for coast defense work.
She was built at Elizabethport, n. J.,
being completed in 1908. The cost of
her hull, machinery and armor was |
81, 307, 1870, and added to these expendi- |
lures was S211, 04S for armor and arma-
ment. She is 232 feet long, fifty-four
feet beam, draft II 1-2 feet, displace-
ment 2755 tons, horsepower 2400, speed
Il knots, coal capacity 400 tons. She
has one mast and one smoke pipe.
Her armor is eleven inches thick
amidships, tapering to five inches at
either end. She has a protected deck
Of armor one and a half inches in
thickness. The armor of the barbette
and turret is eleven inches thick and
hat of the coming tower eight
inches.
Naval officers say that none of the
7essels of this class has ever done
lnything since they were commission
ID except show their utter worthless
less. The type has been set down by
general consent in the Navy as a
allure, and the only use suggested for
hese monitors is that they might be
assigned TO coast defense in time of
var,