The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1914-12-24
Examinations
By III. s. Med.
"Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men"
BY III. S. Med.

With the coming of Christmas comes also a warming
OF the heart Wrongs forgotten and the peace on
earth, good will to men, spirit predomnates everywhere
Humanity is rresistaby drawn into closer communion with
God the Creator of all things The prevailing thought in
the heart of each individual is the desire bring happ
other individual, to Tighten the burdens and
pemeae the air with spirit of good fellowship and love
to humanity
Provision and preparation is being made throughout
the country to bring Merry Christmas to the poverty
stricken who otherwise would go hungry least
supperless to bed Chief among these worthy
is the Good Fellows club. headed by the Minneapolis
Tribune. Their idea is not only to make Christmas merry
for worthy families but provide Merry Christmas for
them through all the year.
When composed Christmas poem, docs No
One Care wd had idea that it would ever be printed
in that great metropolitan daily The Tribune and we were
surprised when marked copy received and we saw
that heading appeal to the Good Fellows
of Minneapolis to rally to the support of old Santa Claus
and sincerely hope that legion of Good Fellows will
respond with financial aid to this worthy We
wish the Tribune great its undertaking and
to the who has naugurated this worthy ex
tend heartfelt Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Knowing, do, that through feeble efforts
few at least will have Merry Christmas feel that
have great to feel happy and if possible go
ing try and have Merry Christmas along with our fell
low unforunate for have the realization that
while behind the walls of prison may reach and
bring little sunshine and true happiness those whom
fortune has rowned. Indeed realize more than ever
before that true happiness and ghtness of heart
from trying to cheer the other fellow Today everything
gaze upon to radate with good cheer and we
pity and sympathze with the who good except
in his self pity aud self-righteousness.
We believe that the farther a gets away from self
the happiness he finds, and events of the past few
months leave for doubt the correctness of
belief
When entered this institution eighteen months ago
life had lost it's happiness and had only pessmstc
idea of everything nothing pleased and didn't try
please anybody esewe lived and thought only of ourse
and misfortunes One day about six months ago we
read short article entitled True Happiness Comes From
Helping Bring Happiness to Others The article was
filled with optimism that pondered long and carefully
We concluded to experiment and forthwith appeared
humble efforts in the Mirror Time passed on and we re-
ceved congratulations from the boys and long the
world began to brighter the eaden nge disappeared
and the silver lining began to show around the edges of the
gloomy clouds. Life gradually assumed entirely differ
meaning and often found ourselves wondering why
had been blind during the past. True still have
dark moments, but look ahead with hope
in heart perpetual gloom regns supreme
somehow from somewhere, has the light and the
Merry Christmas bells peal forth their joyful song look
and with gratitude to Creator repeat those beau
tifu words. Peace earth, good will to men,"