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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

we to this dav must acknowledge
our indebtedness to, and pay our
tribute of praise.
But now we find a change, the
pupil has advanced ahead of his mas
ter. Not long ago the roll Of human
greatness in the world Of letters
would have read, Homer Aescbylus,
Euripides, Pericles, Plato. Herodi-
tus, Cicero Caesar, Sappho, Tacitus,
and no one can deny the splendor Of
the achievements that these names
stand for. But against them today
we set Dante, Milton, Shakespeare,
Goethe, Schiller, Bacon, Newton,
Brewer Humboldt, and then we
have Darwin. Huxley, and Agassiz,
the earth has turned about and in
stead of the sun shining only on
Greece and Rome we in Germany.
England, France and America now
have the full benifit of it's rays and a
shadow falls On the land where
Demosthenes once thundered and
where Sappho sang. Athens and
Rome have lost their crowns and
have become sister states in the con-
federacy.
The reason, therefor, for the long
patient study of the dead tongues has
passed away, not that we do not
want the information that they
taught us, but because they are no
longer the language that contain the
most or the best of human knowl-
edge. AS exercise for the mind they
are and will be valuable, but as Ian
guage is made up of "embalmed
ideas" the modern tongues must be
conceded to be ahead of the Greek
or Latin, for the world has grown
since the time of Vergil and Homer
and the modern tongues contain
more ideas than were known to the
inhabitants of Greece and Rome.
We do not need the shell. Be we
Germans, French or English our
tongue expresses their thoughts, and
brings out and retains the beauties
of their speech.
Do not let us lose what they have
taught us, but for our exercises take,
in the time formerly given to the
learning of their language, b e
thoughts of the Roman and COM
pare them with the thoughts of a
Burke or Gladstone; go to morals,
compare them with Spencer; pass to
religion, compare them with Wesley
or Stuart Mills or Jefferson and then
to rhetoric and his arguments with a
Webster or a Clay. This is an exer-
else that would be greater than the
mastery of their language, this will
give US the best of all times, and
will give us practice in our own ton
que, which is in itself so full and
complete that no one man in a life
time can master and overcome all its
mysteries.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Machine Shop TurninSs
BY Nil Desperandum

Ability like water, will seek it's
own level.
It's just as hard to stay at the top
as it is to get there.
He loves his country best who
strives to make it best.
You can't hold a strong position
without opposition.
One who talks about others to you
will talk to others about you.
Be thoroughly contented wi b
your lot today, but declare constant
ly that your lot shall be much better
tomorrow.
The man who would succeed in
life must create his own opportun-
lty.
Absolutely correct Sherlock, our
own opinion of the matter is that it
is not conducive to new ideas, con-
verting, as it were, men into more
automatons, thereby causing them
to lose interest in the work they are
set to do. 1t is essentially a pro-
ceaure instituted for the benifit of
the boss.
'Win it work?'' "hrsk i'm gov
nor hi cawn't tell va"
Yep: We have two cullud gen.
men on the grinder row; one is cous-
Ell to Chauncey.
Since we have been in the ma
chine shop, the laundry has been
richer by about two gallons of oil.
Tailor Nelson can pick out our linen
shirt from the file without looking
at the number.
A good combination: hashan-
stew.
A shining light, L. A. NJ. p, goes
out on the 18th.
Good by and good luck to you A
NJ. p. The Chautauqua Circle loses
a good member in you, and The Mir.
ror contributor. May your lucky
star for ever be in the ascendancy
We, as an individual, wish you sue.
cess in your new sphere. and fee.
confident that you will make good
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

The local book binding firm is
fiourishing once more. A late ar
rival was appointed to fill the va
cancy created by the recent depart
ure of the junior member. The
new firm hung out it's single last
week, which same bears the legend:
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

/, Speaking of the new tonsorial ar
fist, an inmate was heard to remark
that he was a shine," shaved left
handed but could shave only one
man while his partner passed on
eight" Huh! the new man is a
barber, not a scraping machine.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Chapel Service.

The following is the program
rendered in the Chapel, Sunday,
Mar. End, Father Corcoian offici-
ating.
March-National Enbleu....... E. E. Bagley
Orchestra
Orchestra.
Hvmn-Briphtly Congregation
Scripture .. .................... Father Corcoran
Members of Choir
PRAYER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Father Corcoran
Gospel Reading ............ Father Corcoran
Sermon. Father Corcoran
Hymn-Sweet Bye and acknowledgements
March-A High Stepper........ .....U. BoehnleIn
Orchestra
l.. w. Burchard,
Musical Director.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

One thing that impressed us very
strongly, during our visit to the
new prison, was that the boys down
there are all pulling together. Axe
grinding seems to be lost art with
them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

The print shop force received an
addition during the past week. The
new man is an old-timer at the bus
mess and hustler.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

What's the matter with you,'
says House Steward Westlund
to Davy, the other dav at dinner.
"Ple!" says Davy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

Deputy Warden Sullivan is uu-
dergoing a strenuous time of it these
days Bertilloning the new arrivals.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

The spring poets are beginning
to sharpen up their pencils, here
abouts.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

Mr.. Horace Whittier has re-
turned from his trip to Canada, and
assumed his former duties in the
general office.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

Inmates supplies were issued,
the past week. The next order day
is about two months off.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

THE latest news" remarked the
Man with key, last Tuesday, is
that they've just put the wood in
Woodrow"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

From present appearances the
prison population will shortly reach
the 1000 mark.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
further call, for / have taken you to
the house where I was born.
Farewell

Mirror, and during the week to
come shall bid farewell to this our
silent city" and once more take
my place in the world outside.
When / entered, it never occurred
to me that any farewells that 1
should have to make would cause
me any regrets. but now on leaving
| find that there are many to whom
l am loathe to say goodbye. Many
friendships have been formed,
many acts of kindness received,
many smile and cherry word of
encouragement given me, and / can
only from the bottom of my heart
thank one and all, officers as well as
inmates, for the kindness bestowed.
l want, if / may in particular, to
bid farewell to The Mirror staff. I
am not like some for / do not think
that l have missed line since COM
ing here. | remember the day of
my arrival, everything new and
strange and then in my cell the first
evening | found our paper. 1t gave
me right at the start pleasure, it
showed me that there was consider
alton for us, and that life inside the
walls was not as black as it was
painted. | want to express my
gladness that under one name and
another I have been able in some
small part, to have a share in it's
work and help carry out its aims. !
have received my greatest pleasure
while in here, in the preparation of
some of the little pieces and it has
been to me a most profitable occu-
patton. / have done 1t for the love
of the work itself, done it for my
own profit, not for any outside re-
ward; that is why | have used differ
ent names. To the Editor, to Apa-
che, St. Croix and Beau Esprita.
my thanks 60 out. Many a pleasure
/ have received from them, mary a
pleasant thought, many a useful
idea. There are the old guard; all
the new writer's it is impossible to
name especially since O'C. has, with
his usual vim, started his New
Prison Brigade at work, but to you
all my best thanks.
Then / have got to say good bye
to my friends of the Chautauqua,
many a pleasant hour it has given
me, many a fight we have had, but
always fought without bitterness,
all striving for the common good.
shall be very old indeed when for
get Uncle john and his cherry
smile and the gavel with which he
would bring me to order. The
school and the professor. many a
pleasant evening, many a useful
cheering thought / have to thank
them for.
It is impossible to go on; might
start at the head of the line, take
T. r. and Heliograms, examples of
sunshine and the cheerful word
down to the library and shake Nj.
by the hand; on down all the line
till | came to Hugo in the tobacco
room; all the way | should want
words to express my thanks for
kindnesses done and my regrets at
leaving them inside.
And in making my farewells and
giving my thanks l want to thank
the officers one and all for their
fairness and courtesy shown from
the time I was received; the differ
ent officers | have worked for and
came in contact with, | have re-
ceived nothing but fairness and a
square deal. TO all | want to say
farewell and l cever thought the
word would be so hard in here.
But with all my heart / thank You
and hope that some day soon the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Modern Education
CONTINUED from 1st pcoe)

gates OF Athens and Rome came out
thoughts and ideas, styles and fash
ions, both in literature and art that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06

The new foundry will soon begin
to fire up.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
Population

Total number of inmates =. 913
Working at New Prison $50. 295
Received during week. $500. 6
Discharged during week 49,. 2
Number in First Grade $500. 667
Number in Second Grade -. 223
Number in Third Grade -. %
Last serial number .... 399l
Cell changes: 616-3rd, l16-56O,
49, SIG, 542-4l9, 302-3rd, 252 800,
44l-537. 440-184, 519-l2S, 184-3rd,
590-573, 599-575, 603-577, 6O6-579,
6l0-4H7, 619-439, 5a4-441,r 94-3rd,
560-116, 595-542. 608-427, 1888,
439-419. 634-Hosp., 192-3rd, SOL
$50. 598-573, 6)1-576, COASTS, $685.
435, 618- 1913, 620-440. 50-519, 49,
1872. 94-101, 109-3rd. 1882, 522-
3rd, 95-436, 101-94, 20-3rd, 94-61.
61-20, 7-47.
Transferred to new prison: 38,
537, $50. sos. $50. 613. GIG, 6I5.
40, 592, 500, 587, 593, 600, Gil,
GA.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1913-03-06
N|RR0RE77ES

Uurrah for Teddy!
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
Council Proceedings

City Council met in regular session
Monday morning, January 6, Mayor
Haugeberg presiding, Aldermen pre-
sent: Wacker, Maennel. Ferguson and
Anderson. Minutes of previous meet
ing read and approved. Bills allowed
as follows: Standard Oil, gasoline $40. 81
F. E. Funk, insurance $21. 81; Crane
Co., water supplies $44. 81; Plant, Rub
Der Co., play pipe SIS; C. A. Brum-
mund. drayage 81. rs; Holtan Mere. Co.
mdse. $ .13;C. w. Rohm, labor So. 20;
Harry johnson, police services for Dec.
$55; Harry johnson, pumping services
500; coal for pump house Sc. SO; E. F.
Molck account paid for labor on water
works and for material and freight
$50. 35; 7. r. Atkinson. on engineers
estimate District No. 1 $3.50. Bid of
T. L.. Beiseker for $500 special assess
ment warrant on water main District
No. 1. accepted. Council adjourned.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
New Board Organized

The county commissioners adjourned
Thursday. There were many business
matters that had to be left over until
their next meeting. From the first of
the year the sheriff will be on a salary
and the commissioners allowed him two
deputies; the first to receive a salary of
1898, the same as all other county
deputies are allowed, and the second to
get $50 a month. The register of deeds
was allowed n deputy and three
clerks. The county official papers
named were the Turtle Lake Wave,
Max Enterprise and Washhurn Leader.
D. G. Wright was elected chairman Of
the board. The commissioners also ap-
proved the appointment of T. G. Mad
dan as assistant states attorney.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
Forbes Drug Store
Washburn, n. D.
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE

NOllNE OF REAL ESTATE MORIGAIE
FORECLOSURE SALE
Notice is hereby given that default existing
in the terms Of the hereinafter described mort.
gage in the failure on the part OF the mortgag-
hereby elect to and does hereby declare the
whole sum under said mortgage due and pay
ne.s; dn by. G Gn a Fr %aas' sae'a siesle and mo as.
gagor. to Henry A. Barnes. mortgaRee, dated
the 18th day OF October. 1910, and filed for re-
sns for On the the G sf'lss OF Of m &e kes,ste and sf S Ssste in IN
North Dakota on the 18th day Of November,
1910, at 1890 O'Clock 4. NJ, and was duly no,
corded in BoOk-B-29 of mortga grs, on page 1852
thereof, and being in the sum Of S:50o.o..
Notice Is hereby given that the said mort
gage will be foreclosed by q sale of the prem
iSes in aid mortgage hereinafter described at
Mashbnrn county of Mclean. and State of
North Dakota on the 18th day Of February 1913
satisfy the sum due thereon at that date.
The premises described in said mortgage and
which will be sold to satisfy the same are de-
a aerl1sa a iN 1S9leys Of fs Section r EieS Nsit hISs To SHe.
ship one hundred forty-eight (llS) and Range
Eighty-OnelSl).
date OF sale the sum Of $685. principal and in.
terest on the sum secured by above mortgage,
aud the further sum of $4l. s. by reason of GER
tain taxes WHICH were past due a lien upon the
makes a total sum due on date of sale six hun
dred eleven dollars and twenty cents ($ill .2Ol
together with the costs and disbursements OF
this action. That prior to the institution of
this action MORTGAGE executed his power of at
torney in writing to \. w. Gray. of kenmare, N.
Dak.. and that no action ut law or otherwise
has been instituted for the recovery of the
money hereby secured.
Dated at kenmarc N. Oak. this 9th day of
Jan. 1913.
Henry a: Barnes.
Mortgagee,
Minneapolis, Mimi.
a. W. Gray.
Att. for mortgagee,
kenmare. N. Oak.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

The local band has begun on a new
year with renewed interest. In another
column of the Leader will be found
their financial account during the last
sixteen months. 1t will be seen by
that that they have practically met
their W expenses and have given the
town considerable more advertising
than they have been paid for. We
have a band that has more than a
county reputation and they will con
tinue making good in the future.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

Daily papers make the statement
that the express companies + now
going to reduce their rates so as to
compete with the newly established
parcels post rates. This is an admis-
sion on the part of the express COM
panies that they have long been work.
ing a ''hold-up'' game on the American
public; for, if they a make a profit or
even expenses on the rates necessary
to compete with the parcels post, what
must they have been making under
old rates? The summary of the ex-
press companies rates out of New York
will be $51. so while the summary of the
parcels post rate will be $33S. %, which
still leaves a balance in favor of the
parcels post. -Hazelton Republican.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

The secretary of the interior thinks
the American Indians should be released
as soon as possible from the paternal
care Of the United States government.
He hopes to see all Indians in all re-
spects stand on an equal footing with
fellow Americans. The Indians have
been progressing in their education
along farm lines, batter and
and home surroundings and if
the improvement continues. as it no
doubt will, the Indians will soon be full
fedged American citizens.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
Retired Farmers

An unknown RETIRED farmer has
the following to say for his kind. 1t
hits the nail on the head, says ar ex-
change. The retired farmer has earned
everything that he has and deserves
much more than he gets. He says:
"When ! read in the papers and hear
speakers tell that retired farmers are
no good, | get pretty mad. Maybe we
are no good on the farm. The young
folks don't want us around in the way.
What are you going to do with US? ]
suppose you think maybe WI ought to
be ''Oslerized." Maybe we woulden't
be any good in Heaven and possibly
we'd be too green in any other place.
What made your towns? You say your
railroads, your factories, your mer-
chants. Let me tell you. First we old
fellows 1--WE We're not so old them came
on the prairies, broke up the sod. built
houses and barns and school houses,
rode in the lumber wagons, lived on
corn pone and pork, worked 16 hours a
day and saved our money. Then the
railroads came, towns We're built up
because we needed them. Factories
were started. Everything prospered,
but we pioneers opened the way. Now
we are crippled up with rheumatism.
mother can't ride six or. eight miles to
church and We are going to sit in the
park and hear the band play and watch
the people go by and be just as lazy as
we want to be. Maybe we will get fat
and die in a few years. A year OF two
doesn't make much difference to us.
Our usefulness anywhere in town or out
in the country is about over. We have
worked hard. suffered privation, saved
up what we have gotten and we are
not very free to let go of it. Rubber
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
NOTICE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
EORErI nSrIRE SALE

FORECLOSURE SALE
Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
sler. a single. man, mortgagor, to William F.
Rieckhoff. of Orange City. Iowa. MORTGAGE,
dated the 9TH day of October 4. ID. 1871. and
filed for record in the Office Of til" Register of
leeds of the County of Mclean and State of
North Dakota. ON the 18th day of October, A.
recorded in Book B 10 of Mortgages. at page lJ6.
will be foreclosed BY a sale of the premises in
such mortgage and hereinafter described, at
the front door of the Court House in Washbnrn
in the County of Mclean and State of North Da-
day of February, A.. D., 1919. to satisfy the
amount due upon said mortgage at the date Of
sale. The premises described in such mortgage
and which will be sold to satisfy the same are
described as follows. to-wit: Lot -Four "a of
Three go Of Section Five (5), in Township One
Hundred Forty-nine(14a) north, of Range Sew
enty-eight (78) west of the 18th 2. NJ. contain
ing 100 and 8O.10O acres more or less according
to the Government survey thereof, situated in
the County of Mclean and State of North Da.
the date Of sale, the Snm Of One Thousand Two
Hundred Two dollars and 81 cents ($l2O!.. 5Sl, be-
sides the costs, fees aud expenses OF %fOreclOS-
ure and sale, which sum of $1302. 53 includes the
sum of $l11O.OO of principal and interest due up
on the notes secured By said mortgage, and the
said land for the years 1905. 1908. 1910 and 1911,
which the said MORTGAGE was compelled to pay
and did pay in order to redeem said land from
tax sale and protect his interests under said
Dated January, 4th,, ID. 1918.
H' William F. RiecklOff.
Mortgagee.
Attorney for Mqrtgagee. ...
Harvey. N. d.
~ 49, " -
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

Governor Hanna recommended many
changes in the laws of the state in his
message Among other things he said
was the need of having the coal that
was shipped into the state. inspected
by the oil Inspector, and that money
should be appropriated for the purpose
of making experiments in briquetting
Ignite coal with the idea of making it
of commercial value.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
Medicines

do not taste quite so good as beef steak
or pumpkin pie, but there are times
when they are just as essential to your
health and comfort. Fine machinery
requires oil to make it run smoothly
and do good service for a length of time.
So the human body requires medicines
when any of its organs fail to perform
their work properly. AS a "stitch in
time saves nine," so a little of the
right drug at the right time will save
you from a long spell of sickness. 1t is
our business to supply the right drug at
the right time and the right price.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

plantations, mining stock or automobile
factories don't appeal to us. We pay
our way and it seems to me we are safe
citizens, if not enterprising ones Bear
with us as you would with a faithful
old horse or dog for the good we have
done, and remember that old people do
not change their ways as rapidly as
younger ones, but they are just as
sensitive to Sights and slurs."
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
WIN Make improvements

The Thompson Hardware store has
repaired all the damages done by the
fire. It will take some time before
everything win be in the same order az
before the fire. Plans are being made
now for 9 number q improvements 10
be made ii y 4 store ma before long
the work viii be started.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

This city is proud of the progress the
young folks are making along educa.
tional lines. More have gone away this
year to advanced schools than ever be.
fore, the local public school is running
more smoothly than in the past and il
all goes to show that an effort is being
made by all to gain the knowledge
possible in youth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

Hazol-NIenthol Plasters, . quick
relief in Lumbago, Backache, sciatica,
Neuralgia and many painful affections
They drive away the pssain until it IS quite
forgotten. Yardrolls$ 81 90; smallersize Csc:
Dealers have them in stock, or direct from
Davis 81 Lawrence Co., New York. = -
Samples mailed upon request. &c. stamps.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10

The postal savings department at
Dogden has a deposit of 0 while the
banks have deposits to the tune Of $780,
436. Al. Moral: Advertise. The banks
advertise. The government doesn't
Dogden News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1913-01-10
I%rcaSurer's Notice to
Taxpayers for
1912

In pursuance of law. !. Emil Anderson, Treas
urer of the County Of Mclean, State Of North
that the rates Of taxation and tie amounts
raised for each specific purpose for the year
1912 are correctly, stated il the following table,
levied on each dollar Of taxable property in
each city, village, township and school district
of said county:
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D JAN. 10, 1913
WE LIKE TO HEAR THIS

Enclosed find check for s..
Will pay more when ! finish my
threshing. Please send the
Leader right along as l cannot
get along without it.
Ole Rygh, Dogden.
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