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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24
APPROPRIATE GIFTS
THAT ARE SELDOM
GIVEN AT YULETIDE
The Christmas Spirit as We
Find it Existing Today
Human Nature is Even Prone in the Sc.
lection of Christmas Gifts 10 Select
That Which is Not Appropriate and
Seldom of use to the Receiver.
By III.

There must be something very
good in human nature, or people
would not experience 50 much pleas
ure in giving; there must be some
thing very bad in human nature, or
some people would try the expert
ment OF giving. Those who do try
it become enamored of it and get
their chief pleasure in life out of it;
and so evident is this that there is
some basis for the idea that it is ig-
norance rather than badness which
keeps so many people from being
generous. OF course it may become
a sort of dissipation. or more than
that, devastation, as many men
who have what are called good
wives' will claim and their claims
are no doubt good, for the boys
likely have noticed a gradual dis
appearance of their wardrobe if they
CHANGED to lay aside any of 1t tenn
porarily. The amount that good
wife" can give away is only meas
ured by her opportunity. Wife
imagines that her Office in life is to
teach hubby the joy of self-sacritice.
She, like good many other givers
who we might say are irreclaimable,
have found out that there is next to
no pleasure in giving unless it en-
wolves some self-denial.
Let US consider seriously wheth-
er we ever get as much satisfaction
out of gift received as out of one
given. 1t pleases us for the mo-
ment. and if it is useful, for long
time, we turn it over and admire it.;
we value it as a token of affection,
and it flatters our self esteem that
we are the object of it. But it is a
transient feeling compared with that
when we have made a gift. That
substantially ministers to our self
esteem. We follow the gift; we
dwell upon the delight of the re-
ceiver; our imagination plays about
1t; it will never wear out or become
stale; having parted with it, it is
for us lasting possession. 1t is
an investment as lasting as time.
Like all good investments, it grows,
and is continually satisfactory.
1t is something to think of when
we first awake in the morning
time when most people are badly
put for want of something pleasant
to think of. This fact about giving
is SO uncontestably true that it is a
wonder that enlightened people do
not more freely indulge in giving
for their own comfort.
1t is, above all else, amazing that
so many imagine they are going to
get any satisfaction out of what
they leave by will. They may be
in state where they Will enjoy it.,
if the will is not taught over: but
it is shocking how little gratitude
there Is accorded to departed Civ.
er compared to living giver. He
couldn't take the property with him
it will be said, and was therefore
obliged to leave it to some one.
By this one thought alone the
givers generosity is always reduced
to the minimum. Whereas every
giving or deed of real humanity
done while he was living would
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24

"Therev' said Molly severely, yet
with twinkle in her eyes, Santa
Claus is frightened away when
little folks see him and call out. He
won't come again until you are all
quiet. Who's present comes next?''
Mine! mine!'' and there was a
near riot amongst us as to whom
should come next, till Molly laugh
ingly scolded us into silence with
the threat that Santa wouldn't ever
come back if we made so much
noise.
Celia finally had next choice. and
asked for pair Of skates.
Again Molly blew the little squirt
of flour into the steam and nodded
it with adept fannings into long.
rakish looking rocker. Then with
swift downward dash of the side
of her hand she split the rocker from
end to end, and for short moment
two rather wabbly yet recognizable
old fashioned rocker skates hung in
the steam cloud before the rising
vapor joined them again.
Bobby, coming next, put Santa
Claus to severe test by asking for
an automobile, AMI after several
failures, Molly had to compromise
by making first the tonneau,and then
the wheels one at time.
This failure set us all on edy try.
ing to think of impossible gifts fo1
our Christmas tree.
Ethel wanted bicycle, and COM
planned because Molly could not
make the pedals, till Molly's quick
wit thought to say that it was a
motorcycle and so didn't need any
pedals.
Jimmie asked for a fiddle, which
was not so hard for Santa as we ex-
pected it would be, though to be
sure the bow just would persist in
warping into boomerang shape.
Rosabell wanted flowers, and was
soon satisfied with a number of the
| blossoms for which she was named
But the crowniEg of all came
when we insisted on Molly making
her own Christmas present. She
blew out an unusually large puff OF
flour, and told us to guess what hel
present was. We watched eagerly
as, with soft pattings and fanuings
she nodded the delicate cloud, blow.
ING out more and more flour.
Its going to be a house," guessed
Bobby, but Molly only shook hel
head and famed back a wisp of tloul
blown out by his breath.
"A horse," shouted Jimmie, as 9
long streamer of steam broke from
the top of the cloud in the faint re.
semblance of horse head; but he
subsided when Molly famed away
the head with contemptuous wave
of her magic fingers.
For moment we sat in silence
eyes intent on the shifting, chang
ing shape in the steam cloud.
It's baby" cried Ethel, as with
deft pat Molly rounded out the
top of the flour ball into a rather
squat head; but little Mazda cried,
as curl of,steam foated outward:
No! no! It's husband! See his
great big beardp'
Poof," said Molly, scattering
flour and steam over our eager faces;
but she was blushlng a rosy red as
she caught up the little tot and kiss
ed her, before sending us all off to
he'd
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24
GtrrtHttttstH Ghrrr
Greeting From Rev s. g. Smith,

the Christmas
gather
the family table, would be joy but it would Christmas
Inc real Christmas celebration
midst of the for that aoo
promise and prophecy promise the Christ will e b
all hearts that to receive him. giving
panonshp 1t prophecy. English version the ANGLES Co..
Peace earth good will taught in tbe ~
version Peace on earth of good the foundation
of all our hopes in the Unless are
good WILL we can nave with neghbo
and with other form of
comes from first OF all having peace in owns
The Christmas prophecy prophecy individuals bu for
non ana when ne wno world composed of of
seeks to the Great Master did,
and pruning hooks,
whole earth will be belted with beauty joy
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24

Ring out ye crystal spheres!
Once bless our human ears.
If ye have power to touch our
senses so,
And let your silver chime move
in melodious time,
And let the base of heavens
deep organ blow,
And with your ninefoli
harmony make up full concort
To angelic symphony. Milton.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24
Oirr1at1ttaH OrRRttttI1
(FrOm The Mirror Staff

extend Christmas
each
that God We
the the
heart that should be light and happy Christmas Perhaps
difficult this festive occasion because of the absence
home loved
the
whose bitter will the
husband brother,
May God bless each and the
evident this Christmas the loved
chd and frightened Days
cncudeby wishing ALI Merry Christmas Happy New Year.
and that the and happiness
the the the the coming
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
Humorous department.
The judge Has Good Eyes.

That's a nice-looking watch you
are wearing" Justice Summerfield re-
marked to Marion I. Clemmer, rail-
way mail clerk.
Yes" said Clemmer proudly, this
ticker is worth $50"
Good enough" said the court
Hand that ticker over to Constable
Lyons"
Clemmer had been sued by c. F.
FRYE on a note for $40. The railway
mail clerk let judgment go by default.
Then he appears to have got his back
up.
It's not just debt, and I'm not 60
ing TO pay it," he told Justice Sum
merfield yesterday
Didn't you sign the note?" the court
asked.
Yes" admitted Clemmer, but I'm
not going to pay it.
"Oho," said Justice Summerheiu
softly, Just like that. "Oho."
Then the court leaned over MS
bench and gave Clemmer the once
over, optically speaking.
Il spy a watch" said Justice sum
merfield. Just hand that watch over
TO the constable, and if he sells 1t FOR
s4O or more you won't have to pay the
iudgment."-Los Angeles Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
BEAUTIFUL lOUVAlN
Description of Picturesque City De
stroyed by Germans.

DESCRIPTION or picturesque IIty De-
stroyed by Germans.
Louvain, one of the most picturesque
cities in Belgium famous for its church
architecture, it's beautiful Gothic City
Hall, and it's great university, is a
city of about $4,000 inhabitants. and of
the towns of central Belgium, it is one
of the most frequented by tourists.
The greater part of the space in
closed by the walls built in the 14th
century is now used as arabic land.
The ramparts surrounding the walls
have been converted into promenades.
From the ninth century Louvain was
the residence of line of counts, who
in 1890 assumed the title Of Dukes OF
Brabant. The growth of the city was
rapid and in the 18th century ii is said
to have numbered from 100000 to 15O,-
900 inhabitants, most of whom were
engaged in the cloth trade and to have
contained no less than 2,400 manufac-
tories. Here, as in other Flemish
towns, the wcavers were a very turbu-
lent class. During an insurrection in
1878, thirteen magistrates Of noble
family were thrown from the windows
of the Hotel de Vile and received by
the populace below on the points OF
their spears: but Duke Wenceslaus
took the city in 1882 and severely pun
ished the citizens. thousands of whom
emigrated to Holland and England,
whittier they transplanted their handi-
craft. From that period may be dated
the decay of Louvain. which Duke John
" of Brabant vainly attempted to ar
rest by founding the university in
1926.
The Hotel de Vile, very rich and
beautiful example of late Gothic archi-
lecture, resembling the town halls of
Bruges, Brussels and Ghent but sur
passing them in elegance and harmony
of design, was erected in 1447-1463
by Matthew de Layens. The building
consists of three stories. each of which
has ten pointed windows in the prin-
Cipal facade, and is covered with a
lofty roof surrounded with an open
balustrade. The three facades are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
The Amazing Movies.-More 4

The Amazing Movies.-More than
5000, 900, 900 admissions paid at the
doors Of more than 10000 theaters.
More than s3OO,OOO,OO in the COM
plete industry.
An unrolling of 96,OOO,OOO feet OF
films every night
A single picture reaching possibly
100000 spectators.
Royalties to Mr.. Edison said to
amount to about $4,000 a week.
At least thirty brandnew names
added to the list Of our American mil
lionaires.
These are a few items out Of Henry
W. Lanier's paper on the motion pic.
ture business last year in the United
States as written for the Worlds
Work.
The principal figures for 1912 were
perhaps half as great.
American film makers are expected
to export $4,000 miles Of films this
year-a net girdle for the earth.
Motion picture studios are now fitted
up at a cost of $4,000 to $50, 900.
Mr.. Edson's building cost 100000
and has a tank for aquatics holding
1900 gallons of water.-New YorF
World.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
1.-THE MARSELLAlSE"
National Hymn Of France to the
Strains of Which Soldiers March.

SCTdlnS OF WHICH OOiOiCTS "diS''
Following is THE Marsellaise," the
national hymn of the French, written
in Strassburg, Germany, on April 81
1892, by Claude Joseph Rouget de
Lsle, a young French engineer. These
are the words which people of France
are now singing and the music Of the
song is that which sounds in the
French soldiers ears now as he is en-
gagged in repelling the invader:
Ye sons of freedom, wake to glory!
Hark! bark! what myriads bid you
rise!
Your children, wives and grandsires
hoary.
Behold their tears and hear their
cries!
Shall hateful tyrants, mischiefs breed
ing,
With hireling hosts, a ruffian band
While peace and liberty lie bleeding
Alright and desolate the land.
To arms to arms! ye brave!
The avenging sword unsheathe;
March on! march on! all hearts re-
solved.
On victory or death.
Now, now the dangerous storm is roll
ing,
Which treacherous kings confeder-
ate raise,
The dogs of war; let loose, are howl
ing,
And 10! our fields and cities blaze;
And shall We basely view the ruin,
While lawless force, with guilty
stride,
Spreads desolation far and wide,
With crimes and blood his hands
imbruing?
To arms! to arms! ye brave etc.
O Liberty can man reign thee,
Once having felt the generous flame
Can dungeons, bolts or bars confine
thee?
Or whips thy noble spirit tame?
Too long the world has wept bewail-
ing
That falsehood's dagger tyrants
WELD,
But freedom is our sword and shield,
And all their arts are unavailing.
To arms to arms! ye brave, etc.
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lavishly enriched with sculptures, the
statues in the inches representing per-
sons prominent in the history Of the
town. The outside Of the building was
restored in 1S29-42.
The late Gothic church of st. Pierre
opposite the Hotel de Vile, a cruel
form structure of noble proportions
flanked with chapels. was begun ir
1923, and finished, except the tower
in the early sixteenth century The un-
finished tower does not rise beyond the
height of the roof. The interior is
rich in fine carving and statuary. The
choir is separated from the nave by ar
elaborate jube or rood loft, in the late
Gothic style, executed in 1888, con-
sisting of three arches adorned with
statuettes Of the Apostles and sur
mounted by lofty cross.
The church of st. Michael, erected
for the Jesuits in 1650-66, contains
modern pictures by Matthew, De Key
ser, Wrappers and others In the Rue
de Namur, behind the Hotel de Vile
remain a few interesting old buildings
Immediately to the right are the hand
some Halles, erected as a warehouse
for the Clothmakers' Guild in 1917
and made over to the university In
1879. The upper story was added In
1880. The interior is disfgured by al
terations and additions, but the arches
and pillars Of the hall on the ground
floor still bear testimony to the wealth
and taste of the founders. The libra
ry, one Of the most venerable in Bel
gium Q50,OO0 volumes and 400 manu-
scripts) is adorned with fine WOOD
carvings and a colossal sculptured
group representing a scene from the
Flood executed by Goorts, in 1889.
The university, founded in 1926, was
regarded as among the most famous in
Europe in the 18th century.
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aMistellanenus Rrading.
TO HURT, NOT TO KILL
Is tho Chief Aim Of the Combatants u
Modern War;

Is tho Chief Aim Of the Combatants IN
Modern War.
A French general has figured out
that it cost France in 1870, $4,000 to
kill a German soldier 1t cost the Rus
slams s2O,4OO to kill a Japanese SOL
dier
The generals method Of obtaining
an answer to the question, how much
| does it cost to kill soldier, was very
simple He divided the total eXpendi-
| lures of the war by the number Of
troops killed in the enemy's army.
But this calculating Gaul omitted
the value of all by-products. For ev-
cry soldier killed in battle about four
are wounded. Hence part Of the eX-
penses placed against the dead may
fairly be subtracted and credited to
the injured.
The chief aim in a battle is not to
kill an enemy, but to wound him. A
badly wounded soldier can do no more
fighting than a dead one, so that as an
offensive measure when one soldier
shoots another through the leg he gets
rid of an enemy as effectually as If he
had hit him in the heart.
But he does really better for his
own cause, since a wounded man at
once becomes a much greater burden
to his own comrades than is a dead
soldier The latter needs no more care,
but the former must be helped to a
field hospital, doctored and nursed.
One Of the most dramatic incidents
of the Civil war was the retreat Of
Lees army after Gettysburg with it's
hundreds of wagon loads of wounded
soldiers.
A woman who lived by the road
down which this long line Of scream
ing, groaning and dying men were be-
ing hauled told me recently that it
was the most awesome event Of her
life They went by her home during
the night.
But even the wounded had to make
way for the guns. When the artillery
came laundering along the road the
officers in command Of it forced the
wagons loaded with wounded to give
them the right Of way, which was
done.
A good many Of the thousands Of
the Union wounded at Gettysburg
were brought to Philadelphia war hos
pitals by railroad trains. The nearly
| 5000 dead in blue and gray who lay
over the sunny fields at Gettysburg,
gave the opposing armies far less worry
than did the hosts of wounded.
That's why 1 have said the real aim
in battle is to hurt, not to kill.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04

He Was.-Jack London, the novelist,
was contrasting the acquittal Of mil
lionaire manufacturer on a dynamite
planting charge with the severe SEN
tence imposed on poor editor for too
strongly championing the Patterson
strikers.
The rich are overleniently dealt
with in our courts" he said, and the
poor are overharshly dealt with. This
will keep on until the American people
come to respect only honest wealth
till they come to regard all wealth
gained through trickery and deceit as
the Englishman did.
This Englishman, at dinner in New
York, hailed with delight the convic-
ton by the courts of an American VINO
had stolen millions by means of bogus
mines
But friend of the criminal heaved
a sigh and said:
Poor old Charlie! His hearts in
the right place. anyway
Yes said the Englishman, and
so, thank heaven, is the rest q him tor
the next four years
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04

Quite So.-At a club frequented og
doctors the discussion came up recent
ly whether a person could live with
out a brain During the discourse one
of the doctors said: When l was
practicing medicine in Indiana a re-
markable case came under my super
vision. A man, while out hunting, had
leaned upon his shotgun and the
weapon had gone off accidentally. max
ing q large wound in his head just
above the ear. The brain was laid bare
and in bringing the patient to the hos
pital a handful of the gray matter
leaked out. He was trepanned and IL
nally recovered. his mental faculties
apparently as good as ever
Your story is interesting" inter-
rupted an auditor, but it sounds to
me somewhat Inconsistent
Because" answered the other doc
tor, IF he had ever had handful OF
brains he wouldn't have leaned on the
gun."-National Monthly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04
SUBMARINE POWER is DREADED
Great War Will Settle the Value of
This New Factor in Naval Battles.


Submarines are the unknown guam
tity in the present naval conflict" said
prominent naval tactician. in the
more recent battles, notably those Of
the Spanish American and the Russo
Japanese wars, all the sea fighting
was a straight case Of knock down and
drag out The battleships met AID
fought side to side. The Spanish ilest
made a running fight, but the -Ameri-
can battleships were fast enough to
get practically alongside, and it be-
came a test Of gunnery, men and ar
NOR. The battles Of the Russo-Japan-
ese war were similar-the combatants
got together and fought it out, and the
best men and guns won. In none or
these conflicts did submarines play any
part.
I'm the naval battles of the near fu-
ture-and now that the war cloud has
broken in Europe. | might say of the
present-the submarine is either going
to be the deadliest weapon or the great
est failure in the armamant of ma
tions.
Now. before the acid test-before
their actual performance in battle-the
submarines are a dreaded, unknown
force. The psychological effect Of the
knowledge that the enemy is likely to
use submarines will be vital factor
in all attacks by water or in naval en-
gagements. From the captain or COM
modore, with the responsibility of $lO,-
900, 900 worth of dreadnoughts and the
lives of 1,200 men on his shoulders,
down to the stokers the fear that an
initiation may come at any moment
from the very depths Of the ocean will
be a disquieting thought
Unlike the dirigible or aeroplane,
the submarine is invisible. It's peri
scope or eye is so minute an object
and is above the water so seldom that
the detection and forestalling Of sub
marine attack is practically impos-
sible. In night attacks, such as may
take place when harbors are blockaded
a fleet must keep moving perpetually,
and then it is not safe. The subma-
rine, being invisible, can lie in the track
of the battleships and deal it's death
blow as they pass. The strongest
searchlights cannot pick submarines
up, except when they are running on
the surface, and then it is no easy
thing to do.
1T was thought that the Ulivi rays
would put the submarines out Of busi-
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-,L;,, ifs Easv-United States

Taking Life Easy.-United States
Senator Lee S. Overman OF North
Carolina, is always supplied with a
stock of good southern tales.
In the southern part of Arkansas
relates Mr.. Overman, where the ma
tives take life easy, a-man and his wife
were one day sitting on the porch
when a funeral procession passed the
house. The man was comfortably
seated in a chair which was tilted
back on its hind legs against the side
of the house and was engaged in whit
Ting on a piece of wood. AS the pro-
cession proceeded. he said:
81 reckon Of man Williams has got
about the biggest funeral that's ever
been held around hyer, Caroline
"a purity good sized one, is it, Bud?
oueried the wife, making no effort to
move.
You betcher!" Bud answered.
"I certainly would like to see IT,
said the woman. What a pity ! amt
facin' that way!'"-Everybody's.
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Well Meant.-On one occasion when
the king and queen of Great Britain
visited together very elaborate prepar-
ations were made for their reception.
The city was lavishly decorated and
one enterprising tradesman, desiring
to display his loyalty, had the words
Heaven bless them both" outlined
in paper flowers across the front oi
his shop. Unfortunately he forgot to
remove large business sign that was
just above.
The result read:
Ham and beef sandwiches"
Heaven bless them both"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-09-04

OF a Wild Nature.-Just outside the
entrance to the yard at the Naval
academy is an apartment house where
some young officers live, and baby cal :
riages are not an infrequent sight In
this vicinity.
Not long ago the commander of the
yard had a notice posted on one side
of the gate forbidding automobiles to
enter because they frightened the
horses. Shortly afterward the follow
ing unofficial notice appeared on the
other side of the gate:
Baby carriages and perambulators
not allowed in this yard. They scare
the bachelors. New York Post.