The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-10-29

Wilson, Lave sympathy for and an un-
derstandng of, the needs of his fellow
truly blessed with greatness.
Minnesota is proud of her great men. She is
proud to call her second Lincoln the true hearted
and faithful late Governor John S. johnson as her
Own-a man among who unquestionably
would have reached the highest Office in the land
had he been permitted to live and continue his
good work toward humanity.
The North Star state honors ''the grand old
man'-the Gladstone of Minnesota. the Ibsen of
his time Prexy' Northrop of university fame.
The name Pillsbury is household word and has
added materially in spreading Minnesota's fame
throughout the length and breadth of the land.
What the Mayo brothers have done for suffering
humanity is universally recognized and their eff
forts and researches have been highly commented
on in the leading journals here and abroad Arch
bishop Ireland, Knute Nels m and John Lind are
representative great men who proud to be
k:own as Minresotans. Nor forget the
man who electrified the minds of men and accom-
plished wonders in this state years gone by
Thomas Lowry. statue is nearing completion
on the heights of Lowry Hill in Minneapolis in
recognition of his services to humanity. And last
but not least. the venerable James j. Hill
the empire builder, the friend of the farmer
the optimistic general of finance, whose services to
the country in general and the great northwest in
particular have been OF ineStin lbe value.
Like Iago of old, we have looked upon the
world for four times eight years; and since we
could distinguish betwixt benefit and an injury.
we have discovered unto this day another great
man a soul of great article;' to divide him in
venorialy would dizzy the arithmetic of memory.
He has lived and toiled in his humble way these
twenty-five years gone by, in the quaint and thirty
ing hamlet of Saltwater the Mississippi. When
he shall have shufled off this mortal coil his name
will be Inscribed In large letters in the Hall of
Fame and who today enjoys the distinction as be-
ing prominent member of the Who's Who'
fraternity in the Gopher state-ex- w arden Henry
Wolfer. man four square, who has
done much incalculabIe good to weak, suffering
humanity.
And all this, mark YOU has been silently going
on like the Heights of Abraham we're builded, and
now like the rose it blossoms forth in all it's glory
but to waste it's sweetness on the desert air of
servitude
Like the ant, for twenty two years of ncessant
labor, little by little with the interchangeable energy
of beaver, combined with his versatility and 100
per cent efficiency methods. builded up until he
has realized the dream of his life and has finally
reached the goal of his ambition namely. a model
prison institute that is the admiration of the
pathological world. and Il revelation to those who
are interested in and work for prison reform.
And as to this greatness?
Like all great men the former warden is retir
ing and modest. He nonchalantly states to the
public press that he has been just part of the
great machine that has builded this great institu-
ton. He would forsooth. rather give the ever
lasting fane and glory to the Board of Control.
the architect or the state engineer but to us on
the inside ''tis another story" as Kipling would
put it.
EDIToRs NoTE:--The author of ''Keene's Kor
ner'' is given preference in this column for this
week. His tribute to these men who have helped
humanity has been in our Office for several weeks
awaiting publication.