The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1910-03-24
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THINKS AND THINGS.
YOUNG STEADY.
Good intentions often die young.
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N*AfOSt Ill oiO yOobSs
Prince Miguel, the Austrian
nobleman who recently married
Miss Anita Stewart, the American
heiress, has be- n declared In olvent
and his affairs placed in the hands.
Of trustees. Under these condi-
tons and according to Austrian
laws he forfeits his rights as citi-
zen, is deprived of the privilege of
contracting any legal obligation
and is reduced in social rank to
the status of minor or iunatic.
The cause of this drastic measure
is given as reckless extravaganza.
This will be a sad blow to the
social aspirations of the former
American belle who under these
conditions is practically ostraciz-
ed.
tits claimed that women, as rule,
are more thrifty than men. In de-
Tense of this statement it is often
stated that men enjoy many ex-.
pensive -psstimes from which wo-
men are barred-chiefiy because
they are women. Many a man
spends his hard earned week swages
in few hours of riotous celebrat-
ing while the energy of his wife is
overtaxed to make both ends meet
and at the same time lay away
few pennies from the stipend she
receives. But it is usually the
same in the end. The man who
believes in living on the best of
everything seldom has very much
l-nOt even the satisfaction Of hav-
ing his desires gratified, while the
woman who saves and spares
through months Of selfdenial only
to the end that her little horde
may be exchanged for some covet-
ed bonnet or cloak that meets her
tickle fancy is at best a very poor
example Of thrift.
Sincerity is an admirable quality
and one which very few possess.
| 1t is howevera rather narrow guage
by which to judge a mans true
worth. The better we understand
human nature the more we are i'm
pressed with the force Of courage
needed to meet the many problems
of life with a strict and fearless adj
herance to the truth. Society does
not practice or expect the truth on
all occasions. In fact the human
race might be divided in two class
es: Those who deliberately and
wantonly misrepresent the truth in
order to further their own ends
and promote their own interests
and those who disguise or conceal
the true facts in order to promote
! harmony, stimulate the efforts of
others and preserve the friendship
of all. The first class are known
as liars and enjoy the confidence
Of their fellowman but to betray it;
in the second class we find all not
contained in the first, with few, if
any exceptions. The truly great
and good, those who enjoy the con-
fdence Of all and the honest toilef
whose word is as good as his
bond, all renew their rights Of
membership to this class many
times daily. To be branded ms
liar is to forfeit the respect and
confidence of all; to be truly sincere
in the expression OF our convic-
tons in the many trif1ing problems
of everyday life is in many cases
to incur the illwill of those whom
we endeavor to assist. The person
who solicits the opinion and in
, vites the criticism of others often
becomes offended when that opin-
ion does not conform to his own
ideas. This class of people. even
while asking sincerity and honesty,
expect only praise and commsnda-
ton. The man who conceals the
true state of affairs with a view To