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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

entire lives are one series Of oppor-
tunlties. They need only reach out
their hand TO find the doorof oppor-
tunity ajar; need only to enter its
broad portals to find themselves face
to face with success and free to en-
JOY the many blessings it affords.
On the other hand there are those
who must make their own opportu-
mites in this life. Men who lack
the advantages that wealth and rank
affords, and win their way up the
ladder by dint of their own honest
efforts. Of such men there are
many. We meet them on every
hand and view them in every stage
of their onward course. Their en-
tire life is a struggle against circum-
stances over which they have no
control. Many there are who be-
come discouraged and fall by the
roadside, only to be brushed aside
by the more ambitious who follow
in their wake. Others again may
struggle On for a lifetime and sue
coed only in holding their own in
the uneven struggle. OF such as
these the world is composed-men
who, in the eyes of the world, have
failed to attain success; men whom
the world pronounces as failures,
but whose entire lives are records
of deeds we'll done, and consequent
~ the most fitting examples of what
success in life really consists.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
.Hoofs aDd oofs
YOUNG STEADY

A favorite theme for writer's and
lecturers is, always has been and no
doubt always will be suco ess. The
number Of persons who consider
themselves qualified to tell others Of
what success consists and how to
succeed in any undertaking, is only
equalled in number by those who
have not themselves attained that
coveted prize as a reward for their
life efforts. Still, it is a rash and
questionable act for any one to pro-
nounce the life of any man a sue
cess, while bold indeed is he who
would dare to stlgmatize the life or
memory of any individual with the
stamp of failure.
Success is beautiful word, it is
an inspiring word, and in the sense
of theory it stands for all that is
good and worth striving for in life.
1t is the parent tree of the joys Of
this world and its branches are
loaded with the good things thereof.
It is, at some period of their exis-
tence. the coveted point OF all who
tread the highway of life and the
greatest satisfaction that years can
bring; the greatest reward that
human efforts can bestow is found
beneath the shade of its branches.
where, free from the ridicule of the
world, the sting of past failures are
forgotten in the joys of the present.
Success, saws Webster, is the ia
vorable termination of anything at :
tempted"
In the eyes of the world, that man
is successful who has, by whatever
means. climbed the ladder, rung by
rung. until he stands at the head of
his profession. He is successful
whose chief efforts in life have won
the approval of mankind. As we
look back over history, we find each
page replete with the life work OF
such men. On the other hand and
all around about us are to be found
those less fortunate. Not all can be
successful in life's battle, and still
those who have fallen by the way
side and given UP the struggle, OF
whose deeds failed to win the APP
prevail of mankind, are often worthy
of better name than failure. Ev-
cry man and woman is given the
ability necessary to attain success in
some particular branch of human
effort, but until they find Out what
that work is they are certain te
know the sting of defeat and taste
of the dregs of failure.
! Not all men come into the world
on an equal footing, nor are all ia.
vored with the same opportunities
to advance. Many there are whose
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
111y morld
By J. F. Fits

know not why fill the air
With strange creations of my brain,
With objects grand, grotesque and fair,
And then destroy to make again.
only know that hopes of good,
BY workings little understood,
That lofty feelings, grand desires,
The kindling of Promethean fires.
Have worked and labored in my breast
Until at last their earnest quest
Has found world. uniformed. ideal,
But which to me seems truly real
1t is world of strange device,
Where my va-rant thoughts entice,
And build me castles, rich and rare,
Although, albeit, sustained in air.
Or rather tits my hearts fair home
Where, weary of your world, 1 come,
To live awhile, devoid of sin,
Retired my better self within.
My loved Penates guard me there
From every earthly grief and care
And this in truth | we'll believe.
That from these fancies which | weave,
A glimpse of heaven l oft receive!
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
Says Herr Limberger:

Dot vas goot und true saying,
dot fool und his money vas soon
parted Yah, dot ISIS right und SO
vas fool nit his prains. Vat ISIS
de use of a man having pMins unit
not know how to use dem. OF
course if efery Won has some prains
und efery Won don't know how to
use dem, he would be as vel off
as / vas mitout any. Vot?
Vel you see it vas dis way nit me:
/ know dot / hafe no prains und |
vas not like some who drinks dey
hate und if you vas to got Won ham
mer und crack open dere heads you
would find holdings in it. If any
Won of us had Won bit of prains We
wouldn't be where We vas now. Den
dere vas some beople in dis world,
especially in dis blaze, dot drinks
dey know it all, und you can't tell
dem holdings but vat dey know all
apout it. But ven dey see dot dey
vas not right, dey vii say: Oh, /
thought SO. Vel / thought dot ven
de Judge Would take Won look at
mine face he would at vonce dell
dem to hang me. But you see vat
thought done und it vii do it efery
time if you don't watch out.
1t vas alright for a man to keep
his mout shut tight und not let
others know his business, but pity
de man who vas always poking his
nose into some Won else's business.
Anoder ding, dere always can be
found men who ven dey see some
Won who vas trying to make goot,
instead of giving him Won helping
hand, vat does he do? Wy, he gets
his little hammer und knock nit all
his might. He don't see himself
as oders see him nit his hammer.
und if he did Wy dink he would pc
ashame of vot he does.
Ashamed? Vel, dere vas some
men who does not know vat dat
word means, und dey don't wont to
find out because dey haven't de.
praines in dere heads to find out
nit.
You hafe oftimes heard Won fellow
say ven you dell him anydings: Oh,
i / know schust vat / vas doing und
/ hate prains enough to do it right.
Yah. he did it right all right. but
he vii hafe to hate more prains den
vot he had to patched up de right.
4 So ven a man is drying to help
4 himself in dis world und iss drying
to lif right, by doing vat ISIS right,
don't you get your hammer und
start knocking because it won't do
/ you no goot. You might enjoy
yourself, but if you but knew vat
und how peoples drinks of you, you
would stop your knocking.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
EDITORIAL REMARKS.

baby girl, which arrived at his
home on the twentieth inst. The
latest reports we're that both the
mother and child were doing we'll.
1t is stated that the Colonel took a
days vacation from his editorial
work to celebrate the event.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

IT is said with truth that a
rolling stone gathers no moss.
Rolling stones, however, get their
sharpedges rubbed off an the pro-
cess and receive polish which al
lows them to slide through the
y DIaces where the moscow
tle are generally stalled.
ereI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

ment has conducted one Of the lead
ing reformatories IN the world.
Minnesota has for years endeaver-
ed to send her prisoners from her
prison doors better men than when
received. The Prison Monitor.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

Universal Peace we would
mankind, and ami d
,o,,oh Try and furry and buzzing
of ton |es, resolutions are pro-
posed 81 the thousand, agreed to
by the c ore, and railroaded
through ckngress and parliament.
Mankind is to be saved saved
in spite of itself an avalanche of
agitating literature food the coun-
tries, and great profit is quickly
reaped by the printers.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

The Prison Mirror of the Mimi
esota prison celebrated its twenty
fourth birthday last week. 1t is a
credit to the men connected with
it and to the prison, whose manage
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

THE theory Of DR.. Henry Smith
Williams, whose most recent book
is THE Science of Happiness, !"
that we require less sleep than is
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

MANY man is possessed of a
devil only when he is full of him
self.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31

TEDDY ROOSEVELT, JR., is firm
CLEVER in at least one of his siren
,us sire's tenets. He is now the
oud father of an eight-pound
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-08-31
CHURCH NOTICE

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

church. A song service on Christmas
eve and a Christmas sermon on Sunday
morning are other parts of the Christ
mas program at the Trinity Methodist
No Christmas service has been
planned for the Congregational church
Sunday school.
other Observance.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
at the church of Immaculate COncep-
ton on Christmas morning at 10 o'clock
A musical program will be sung by the
choir. Christmas masses viii also be
said at $40 a. M S:30 a. m, in addition
to the high mass.
The St PauIs Lutheran church is pre-
pairing Christmas program which has
been arranged by the board Of educa-
ton of the general church organization.
Mrs Arthur Schlemmer is in charge Of
the program and is being assisted by
the women Of the church.
The Christmas service at the East
FL PasO Baptist church will be held
Monday evening at the church and will
include a program of music and speech
es A song service will be given on
Christmas eve and Rev. Mr.. AHllican viii
preach the Christmas sermon Sunday
morning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

He'll is not the place of torture,
misery and suffering which we have
been led to believe it is. if we are to
believe W. H Bundy, the International
Bible associations lecturer
In his sermon before the Women S
club Sunday afternoon, Mr.. Bundy
spoke on the Keys of He'll" the first
Of his series on Hell and Heaven"
before the local WOmen's club.
Instead of being a place of suffer
ing hell is simply the grave he said.
THE usual fatal definition of he'll is
the result of the translation of the
bible into English which took place
during the reign Of king James, Of
England. When the translation Of the
bible was begun by king James's
scholars, the question of the meaning
Of hell gave the learned men a great
deal of trouble on account Of the many
uses it was put to in the bible.
"Basing the doctrine of future tor
ment on parallels, all the scriptures
were translated to support such a
theory. The idea of hell has always
been that it was a place of fire and
birthstone instead of the result of and
the haven for those who did not &C
cept the word of God.
The modern pulpit" he said, sci
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
MAKE REFORMS;
JEWS FAVOR BACK To FARM MOVE
Home Mission Date For 1912 Has Been Designated
Methodist Growth Last Year Large-Joan Of
Arc to Be Canonized- Turks Are
Hostile to the Vatican

The executive commission Of the
PRESBYTERIAN church, created only re-
Gently, has been able within the last
few weeks to inaugurate half dozen
reforms, and to report to the church
upon them. This commission Is COM
posed Of eight ministers and seven lay
men, and was created to make a con-
tinuing executive body for the business
side OF the Presbyterian church men
one general assembly adJournS X IS
without day, and the life OF the com
missioners composing it IS ended The
commission remains officially awe
throughout the year.
Besides the provision of permanent
executive body, the commission exists
to secure more public recognition OF the
Presbyterian church as an effective re-
ligiOus body. To this end the commits
sion has exalted the office of moderator
Of the general assembly, and aims 10
make the name and work known IN the
same way that the name bishop IS
known and respected. 1t is stated that
the Presbyterian church in the United
States is exceedingly democratic IN its
ideas, but 1t is also stated and upon
authority of those in position to know,
that the day is not distant when even
Presbyterian democratic ideals VIII IOl-
crate a moderator and commission or
ca binet all of them salarieds all OF them
possessed of administrative powers, and
giving all Of them time to the advance
of the gospel under Presbyterian au-
spices. 1t Is admitted IuaL the III
pending change is a radical one.
Four important matters have just
been considered and recommendations
made by the commission. There nave
grown up two societies for the relief
of aged and deserving ministers, In
some cases of their families One is
pure gratuity, the other a near ap-
proach to an insurance society on
mutual benefit basis. Conflict Of meth
cd arose between the old and the new
Adjustment has now been made, sub
ject to a later report and a working out
Of some details.
A board of church erection, one OF
several missionary agencies, operates
under laws passed in 1854. One Of these
laws fOrbids a loan larger than $4,000
The board received $1,000, 600 under the
will Of the late John s. Kennedy of New
York, and some Pacific coast and Rocky
mountain region churches desire loans
of larger amounts than $4,000 each
and ought to have them, so members Of
the commission think Some changes Of
rules viii, it is said. permit these west
ern church projects to make use OF
the Kennedy and other money.
The commission has. with cOOpera-
ton on the part OF the benevolent
boards, been able to put system into
the home appeals of the missionary So
Ncieties. In the past there have been. in
the Presbyterian church, eight differ
ent societies issuing appeals. collecting
money, and paving expenses of public
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
ANOTHER HOSPITAL
CASE YIELDS

PIace-Good Samarita.n's Hospital in
Dawson City, Yukon Territory. Alaska
Patient-G. A. Hatch. business man
of Dawson.
Case-Diabetes believed to be in
durable the world over
rOgnosis-Hopeless not only be
cause physicians consider IT so, but the
condition OF the patient was so extreme
that death was believed to be not Tar
away.
A friend of Hatch's by the name Of
E 5. Strait. auctiOneer Of Dawson
heard about his plight and called upon
him. Strait told Hatch that five years
ago he was IN the same fix and sent to
California for FultOn's Diabetic Com
pound and recovered and to insure his
health he keeps it on hand He told
Hatch that he would loan him some un-
til more could be had from San Fran
cisco. To the surprise OF DR.. Cato,
who has charge OF the hospital, and
the nurses and his friends, Hatch
made a recovery
Instead of being in his grave as the
hospital authorities predicted four
months later found him on a visit to
his old home in Portland, Maine.
Diabetes in people Of middle age and
over Is now a durable disease.
Kelly & Pollard. wholesale and retail
agents
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
CHURCHES ALL ARRANGING ELABORATE CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
Hell is a DeIusion; Not a
Place of Fire and Birthstone

dom if ever speaks Of hell in any way,
although references to its punishment
are often alluded to by the ministers.
There are as many infidels in the
world as there are Christians. People
are infidels because they cannot be-
lieve many of the teachings regarding
religion simply because they have their
fixed ideas regarding the character Of
the Supreme Being of the universe
and cannot change these to meet the
demands Of the belief of the religious
teachings.
The religion of Christ is not to send
people to hell, but to bring the old
world out of hell where they have been
sent on account of sin. Suffering is
not pleasing to God, nor does he intend
to perpetuate the suffering Of any hu-
manity beyond the present life. The
bible says there shall be no pain, and
Christ, who has the keys of hell, viii
unlock the great house of death and
let its captives free. This is what
he promised to do and this is what he
will do, according TO my understand
ing of the bible"
Sunday night Mr.. Bundy gave the
second of his series before the WO-
mems club. At this meeting he spoke
on the Keys Of Heaven"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

preceding Christmas and will be at the
church A special program of music IS
also arranged for the Christmas eve
service and Rev. Charles J. Dickey
will preach the annual Christmas ser
mon on Sunday morning, December "A
To Use a Fir Tree.
An old fashioned Christmas tree with
a big fir tree as the center and with
trimmings of imitation snow and cleo
trio lights will be the offering OF the
Highland Park Baptist sunday sclOol
for its members Miss Mabel McMur-
trey is in charge OF the arrangements
for the Highland Park Christmas.
The First Baptist Sunday school viii
have its Christmas exercises on Christ
mas night. A special song service viii
also be given Christmas eve.
c. V Nafe superintendent OF the
Calvary Baptist Sunday school, is In
charge Of the Christmas program 10
be given at the Montana street Baptist
church. The committees selected by
superintendent Nafe are now at Work
to get the program ready
The church of St. Clement viii OBJ
serve Christmas day after the manner
of the Episcopal churches throug hout
the world. A special Christmas service
viii be sung Christmas eve by the vest
ed choir. Mrs. H F. Causebrook is pre-
pairing the program for this service An
entertainment for the children Of the
parish viii be given either on Tuesday
or Wednesday after Christmas at the
parish house
The primary classes of the First
Christian church will have a special
Christmas party at the church on the
Saturday afternoon before Christmas.
Christmas eve a special song service
will be given at the church and on
Tuesday evening following a special IL
Illustrated talk and musical Will be
given by the Sunday school
In East FL PaSO.
A cantata and Christmas tree viii
be arranged at the East FL Paso Pres
byterian church on Friday evening, De-
cember p. On Christmas eye a stere-
Optican sermon will be preached on
THE Christmas Spirit
George B. Oliver is in charge Of the
Sunday school program for the enter
tainment at the Trinity Methodist
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
SENTENCE SERMONS IN
PULPITS OF Ell PASO

stueoe that 5
mustg destIHs al
hand,Rev. C. webdel Trinity Methodist church
morally straight and that
s who 10
Westminster Presbyterian church
in rut
behind their
Charles Methodist
HnRev Highland
ii
4aushtRev
the
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OF A.
the Church of St Clement
organization,
peiur the men Of the errcb and erbonr tb., - % & - p
Christian
concentration
COMMUNICATIVE
Park Presbyterian church
You the noo5 Of
Let the Of the
believe in
church.
Crawford
fellow
brothers il F.
Combs St Paurs Lutheran
to go to work in HI.
he endF-Rev.
the Ell Baptist
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
ALL ARE To
ENTERTAIN
CHILDREN
Celebrations in AL Churches
IN Honor of the Birth Of
the Savior.
HIGH MASS IN THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH
Some Celebrations to Be
Held Early; Some After or
on Christmas Day.

All of the churches Of FL Paso are
making. preparations for the annual OBJ
servance of Christmas, the day Of days
in the Christian church, the day when
the Christ was born.
As customary, the interest in the
Christmas celebrations centers AROUND
the pro grams which are being prepar 60
for the children Of the churches Christ
mas coming on Monday this year, the
celebration Of the SaTlOrs natal Gay
viii be extended over me ouIlua ~
preceding Christmas and in several OF
the churches, even including friday pc
fore Christmas and Tuesday IolloWlnB
that day Christmas canIataS, CHRIST
mas trees and illustrated talks on the
life OF Christ are to have lmporlan Z
places on the Christmas programs OF
the Protestant churches Committees
have been appointed in most OF the
churches and these committees are al
work preparing the programs. dr1lllng
the children and arranging for the the
special music for the Christmas en-
Miss Theo Patterson is in charge Of
the Sunday school Christmas program
at the First Presbyterian church me
committee which is working with her
viii meet Monday evening al the cnuIcn
TO begin rehearsals for the exercises
The exact time for holding these eXer-
cises has not yet been announced, but
Il viii be either SATURDAY evening OF
Monday evening Rev Charles l. over
street pastor Of the church, VIII de-
liver the Christmas sermon on the sun
day morning preceding Christmas on
Monday. In the evening special serv-
ice Of song is being arranged for and
will include Christmas anthems. solos
and choir selections
Presbyterian Programs.
The Christmas exercises Of the West
minister Presbyterian Sunday school
will be held Saturday evening in the
new church on Rio Grande street
The Christmas program for the Sun
day school Of the First Methodist
church is being prepared under the dt-
rection of E. E. Mold The entertain
ment viii be given on Saturday evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
CHANGES IN FAMOUS
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL

Very important reservations are max
ing in St Peters cathedral, Rome
Three thousand square metres of new
pavement have been laid at an expense
OF about $685. 00 The pope has paid
into the hands Of Mgr. di BisOgnO, the
administrator of the edifice, 49,, 900
lire and another sum of 10000 lire has
been given for the same purpose by
cardinal RampOlla- In 1854 pope Plus
~ made plans to recover all Of the
pilasters in the cathedral with rare
marble. but owing to lack Of means
never carried out the project
Now a wealthy Roman has contrib
uted 80, 600 lire TO continue the work,
and the vatican has voted a like sum.
There are Sc pilasters, and they are
now covered with stuccO. The fine mar
bles to be used in recovering these pi-
lasters will add much TO the beauty Of
the interior Of the famous basilica.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
NEW CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST
LEADER TO &C SOUTH

The Rev. DR.. A. W. Arundel. late rec
tor of Trinity Episcopal church, Pitts
burg, but now as avOwed Christian
Socialist viii not leave the Episcopal
ministry, he says. His plans for the
moment are to go south with his fam
lily for rest until spring. He viii then
rake up new work at some point not
yet determined, but where there is rea-
sonable prospect Of success along his
new line
Trinity church, OF which he has long
been rector, occupies a unique position
in the very heart of downtown Pitts
burg With Ii for companion is the
First Presbyterian church. Together
these famous places Of religious WOr-
shin and work are Institutions not OF
Pittsburg alone but Of western Penn
sylvania and of the country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11

ing to rescue them from the admittedly
ineffective condition into which they
had fallen. 1t is claimed that the plan
admits articles TO be syndlcated, news
services to be used in common, and
business conduct reduced to economy.
In the UNCONVENTIONAL field four Pres
byterian and one Baptist WeeSlies have
been absorbed. These are the Exam
iner," Baptist and the Observer,
Presbyterian Banner" Michigan Pres
byterian' and Pacific Presbyterian,
all of them old and well known, and
three of them well nigh celtenarians.
so long ago were they este blshed.
In the sunday school periodical field
Il state papers have been syndicated in
similar fashion