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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
:. POET--TREE :.
Leares from Budding Poets

Because you love poem,
do not try
Composing one, your sphere
do not mistake,
For many have an appetite
for pie
Who cannot bake.
Sci
Lora Lane
By J. B.
The muse on memory's airy wing
Takes flight to chimes again,
Where 'bove the frog throat pipes, l
The voice of Lora Lane,
With rainbow back, hid low hind
book,
youths scheming ways of chance,)
Across the aisle where sits my rose
I'd take loves furtive glance.
Not yet in teens, still love reigned
there,
To think of her was bliss.
Thot Dashed youth of his springtime
rose,
Too pretty cen to kiss.
Across the fields at eve we'd stroll
As love embolden'd grew,
To drive the cows the long way home,
Meath moonlight fallen dew.
Vacation days were O er at last,
The parting day then came
Beneath the elm at farther bend
My heart goes back again.
IT'S just dream of long ago.
My muse brings thots OF pain
AS look back into the past,
And dream of Lora Lane.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
A Ray of Light
By C. l.. S.

By c.. L. s.
AS | sit alone in silence,
Planning out my future days;
A golden CLEAN of sunshine
Fits thru the bars in silver waves.
And then the visions of the past
Rise up and cloud my every thought,
Until it seems as tho at last,
My planning would amount to naught.
Bnt the little beam of sunlight
Travels on from floor to wall,
Till it comes to rest at night,
On the motto, Tell God All.
Once again go to dreaming
Ofa day approaching fast,
When this place l shall be leaving
And my Mother join at last.
Yet ere seek repose tonight
To plan anew in the land of Nod,
For that one shaft of dazzling light,
l humbly kneel and thank thee, God.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
PI c K = U P S
By Uncle John.
~~~~

Next Saturday general confession
will be heard In the Auditorium.
Several Priests. besides Farther
Corcoran will be present. We hope
TO see all take advantage of this OBJ
portunity.
Byers' Team walloped the M.S.P.
last Saturday to their hearts con-
tent. But we hope to reciprocate
in the next game.
If man is too lazy to work, or
to better his conditions in any way
possible, he has no one but himself
to blame.
Is it not fact that most anyone
has money to buy drink, but begs
for a chew?
Honesty is the best policy, if it
were not, Pm afraid there would lie
very little of it.
Two car loads of flour were re-
ceived and carried from the yard to
the Stewards Dept. last Friday, by
the yard crew. ~a''t ~
Of course you can't blame our
boys for not running last Saturday.
All of them work nights, and they
were tired. None of them went
further than first base-but the
majority did not get that far.
Many beautiful and big idea.
worthy to be mentioned in the an
nails of history, starts in small
head.
Any man who says that he never
had any opportunities in life is
childish. You have opportunities
i'll here, will you make use of same?
Ii You believe one half of the evil
you hear, you are no better than
the tale bearer who glories in the
of evil thoughts.
Never try to contradict man
olderthan you are, unless you are sure
OF what you are talking about.
Visitors were very numerous a.
round here last Friday and Saturday.
| never heard of great man who
had wisdom thrust upon him.
Everything he knows he gained and
learned by hard knocks and expert
ence, and above all, hard work.
It's fact that: knowledge is
born of experience.
II it is true that ignorance is bliss.
why go to the night school?
Christian Science Services were
held IN the Auditorium last Sunday
morning, with goodly attendance
Miss M. E. Cary, librarian of the
State Library at St. Paul, visited
our Silent City Library, on busi-
ness last Wednesday.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
N. S. P'S. Take The Count
(Com hmued from page one.)

Alvin gets a second batthis in
ming and takes a gift to first.
Stone raises beauty out into center.
scoring Byers and Alvin. Bur-
master looses out on a hunt, Saxo to
Carl. 2 hits IS runs errors.
For the M. S. p. Lefty Lew goes
out when he drives one to second.
Byers to Berger. Fanny famed.
Carl gets to first on J. Berger's error,
while Saxo does the same on Stones
error, Carl making third but is put
out at the home plate when he tried
a steal while Bergie was at the bat.
20 hits-O runs q errors.
Anderson famed. r. Berger
flied to Harry. liable made fret on
Harry's error but got caught a
second later, while ]. Berger was at
bat.-0 hits-0 runs-1 error.
M. S. p, Bergle out Alvin to
Berger. Van out Stone to Berger.
Lovely famed.
Score by Inning
B. B. T.-O-l-1-3-2-3-8-O-18
M. S. P.-O-0-O-O-0-O-O-0---O
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
M | R R 0 R E 7 TES
Thursday, Dec, 18th. 1915.

Thursday, Dec, 10Th. 1915.
Our Prison Choir is studiously re-
hearslng for our Christmas services,
under the direction of Prof. Reich
kitzer. An exceptionally fine pro-
gram is being arranged for that oc-
casion.
Three new members have joined
our Choir, which is now progressing
to where we can boast one of the
best organizations in this district.
B-360, Would like to have all
those inma,es who exchange papers
with him to send their reading mat
ter to his new address-B-30
The Board of Parole was in ses
sion the fore part of the week; many
applicants being listed for their con-
sideration.
B-117 would be pleased to ex
change the Pipestone Star, Detroit
Journal, st. Louis Republican, Pop
ular Magazine, for the St. Paul Dis.
patch, Grit, Saturday Evening Post
and the Blue Book.
The Chautauqua Circle held it's
regular meeting in the School room
Sunday, Dec. 18th. There were
twenty members present. The Pres
ident called the meeting to order,
after the roll call by the Secretary.
The six debators OF the Pierians de-
livered argumentative talks and re-
buttal to talks. The decision being in
favor of the negatives; that literacy
test for immigrants would not be an
advisable policy for adoption by the
United States.
There was a general discussion
and great interest taken by the mem
bers. Adjournment.-S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N. Welch.
of Saltwater, and Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Powers of Duluth, were visitors
as the institution last Tuesday. The
party were greatly interested and
pleased at the up-to-dateness of our
women's department of our Silent
City.
Mr.. n. Newell. former institution
florist, was a visitor to the Silent
City. Mr.. Newell is now Florist
and Horticultural expert for the
Mayo Bros. of Rochester. MINI. He
is in Saltwater as the guest of our
institution florist, Mr.. Macintosh.
A bed of 800 lettuce plants are
being propagated at our local grren
house, and from all appearances they
will be a JOY to an epicure.
The office of Supt. Williams, of
the twine plant contains an irrigation
idea for watering house ferns that
is a success. Thru the principal of
capillary attraction, continuous mois-
ture is conducted to the plant by
means of wick placed in the neck
of an inverted bottle filled with wa
ter, which has thus assured the Su-
perintendenf' Office the finest fern
in the institution.
Cuts have arrived for the Farm
Machine Dept, calendars and soon
a run of sixty thousand will be
we'll under way.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
::PENDENNIS' CHAT,
By J. s.
The Egotist

The Egotist
The Egotist is mighty and great,
By his own estimate,
And from his perch looks down
On the common herd with frown,
Of lofty, exalted disdain.
But the herd thinks of him,
As one whose perception is dim,
Or he would not roost on high,
And thus display to passers-by,
A wise man gone insane.
He who fears criticism, fears himself,
for if criticism is merited the fault lies with
in oneself, and to fear our faults is to fear
ourselves.
organized, ny not have each regiment
organize baseball nine, and have a new
league. "A Soldier League?
President Wilson has given the nation a
clear, distinct idea of what the ideals of an
American should be. His message to Con-
gress rings clear and strong like the music
of clarion striking high clear note above
the dscord of the times. His message is
a rallying slogan, call for all Americans
to be Americans first. First in peace, first
In war, and first heartily, with their fellow
American countrymen.
Henry Ford did the unusual thing when
he chartered ship and started to Europe
on peace mission. Henry Ford has been
criticized for his effort in behalf of peace
1t is natural for people to criticize those
who do unusual things, but why disparage
the work of anyone who is striving to put
a stop to the war. Hurrah for Henry Ford!
Long may he live to do unusual things.
This is to be grim Christmas to many
men. A Christmas filled with the horror
of battlefield, hospital and ruin. A Christ
mas of desolate homes, of widows, of or
phans, of manned and battle-scarred men.
A Christmas of sorrow and blighted hopes.
We who live in land of fortunate isola-
ton and who are enjoying the blessing of
political institutions, which have made all
things possible for us to have and enjoy,
would do well this Christmas time to re-
member our beginnings as nation. We
can enjoy a Christmas at peace because
they who laid our political foundations,
built upon the bedrock of truth. Let us
hope that when the black shadow of strife
is lifted in Europe, there will appear some
guiding star that like the Star of BethIe-
hem will draw the wise men together in
holy consultation. Let us hope that the
wise men will lay their new foundations on
the bedrock of truth. Let us hope that
there will be an end of grim Christmas es
Pendennis recently read an argument in
favor of perpetual Congress" Now
this is not such bad idea, for continu-
Gus session of the national congress would
give the members an opportunity to pass
more bills, and the nation surely wants
Congress to inflict as many bills on it as
possible. More legislation would give every
body chance to have something to say
about the work Congress has done, is do
ing or is about to do.
- Il
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16

Hereafter should any inmate acci-
dentally soil or misuse the writing
paper supplied by the institution
for correspondence purposes, he is
requested to not further mutilate the
paper, but to RETURN it to the of1ic-
er detailed to collect letters. All
letters written upon anything but
the ENTIRE sheet of regulation paper
will not be accepted for mailing.
J.J. SULLIVAN, DEPUTY WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-16
NOTICE

Before presenting themselves to the
dentist for the purpose of having
their teeth examined and treated all
inmates should procure a tooth
brush and have their teeth as thor
oughly clean as possible.
C.S. REED, Walden.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
VINEGAR KILLS THE GERMS
Best Of Reasons Why the condiment
Should Always Be Used Liber-
ally on Salads.

Drs. Loir and Legagneux of Paris
have been testing vinegar as de-
stroyer of the germs of typhoid fever.
That they are killed by a mixture of
wine and water in equal parts has
long been known. These investiga-
tors prove now that twenty germs Of
vinegar to liter of water kill the
typhoid bacillus in an hour and five
minutes.
From this" writes the Paris cor
respondent of the Lancet, "a practical
inference may be drawn concerning
salads. After washing the salad as
usual, detaching each leaf, 1t should
be put into water acidulated with ten
grams of vinegar to the liter and re-
main immersed in this liquid for
about an hour and a quarter. All
vegetables ordinarily eaten uncooked
may be subjected without any incon-
venience to the same process"
A liter is equivalent to about a
quart and ten grams are equivalent to
about a third of an ounce. So, II let
tuce or other greens for salad be
placed in water to which about one
third OF an ounce of vinegar has been
added and be left for about an hour
and a quarter. all danger OF typhoid
fever will be removed
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
Foreign
King George granted an audience to
American Ambassador Page.

King George granted an audience TO
American Ambassador Page.
Official announcement was made in
London that a German spy named
Muller had been sentenced to death.
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Madrid says, THE Spanish gov
ernment issued loan of $l50,0oo.00
at Az per cent"
An Athens dispatch to the London
Exchange Telegraph Company says
that Prof Eiselberg of Vienna per-
formed an operation on King Constan-
tine. removing the tenth rib
Porter Charlton, the American, ac-
cused of having murdered his wife at
their villa at Como, Italy, in June of
1910, was declared to have been men,
tally responsible at the time OF his
wife's death.
The Prussian minister OF agricul
ture informed the budget committee
OF the diet at Berlin that German
troops had planted so. per cent of the
arabic area of the occupied territory
in Belgium and France.
Ambassador Gerard directed n form
al letter to all American consuls In
Germany asking them to report If any
Americans within their Jurisdiction
have publicly abused President VII
son or Secretary Bryan.
Prince Bagratio Mouchransky, who
two years ago married the Princess
Tatiana. eldest daughter of Grand
Duke Constantine, fell at the head OF
his squadron of the Cavalier Guards
during the fighting in Galicia.
Sarah Bernhardt is preparing to re
turn to the stage. She has complete
ly recovered from the operation in
which her right leg was amputated
above the knee and has been busy re
hearsing at Andernes, near Bordeaux
France
The amount paid out by the city OF
Berlin for the support of families OF
soldiers had reached a sum exceeding
s7,000.O00 at the end of April. The
number of families assisted had in
creased from 62.9S0 in August to 115.
900 in April.
In the maze of conflicting storiei
issued from the headquarters OF Gen
erals Carranza and villa, each claim
ing victory in the most extravagani
terms. the fact stands out that Wills
seeks a conference as the way to enc
Mexico's internecine strife while Car
rama is still determined to prosecute
the issue with the sword
Emperor William arrived at the
headquarters of Field Marshal Arch
duke Frederick, the Austrian com
mander-in-c to take part in the
celebration of the archduke's birth
day. The visit was made the occa
sion of rejoicing at the fall of Pre-
mysl. Emperor William was greeted
everywhere by wildly enthusiastic
crowds.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
GET POWER
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food, why not
strive to get all the power we can That
is only possible by selecting food that
exactly fits the requirements OF the
body, x
Not knowing how to select the right
food to. fit my needs. suffered griev-
ously for long time from stomach
trouble writes a lady from a little
Western town.
1T seemed as II l. would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me. Hardly anything that
/ could eat would stay on my stomach
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. got thin
ner and thinner until l literally be-
came living skeleton and in time was
compelled to keep to my bed
"A few months ago was persuaded
to try Grape-Nuts food, and 1t had such
good effect from the very beginning
that kept up its use. l was surprised
at the ease with which digested it. 1t
proved to be just what needed.
All my unpleasant symptoms, the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me SO much pain, disappeared.
Ny weight gradually increased from sS
to 116 lbs, my figure rounded out, my
strength came back, and l am now able
to do my housework and enjoy it.
Grape-Nuts did it."
ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read, THE Road to
Wellville." in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above Ietterf A new
one appears from time to time. They
iAterest
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
TO. PROBE WIRE RATES
HEARING ON RATES AND SERVICE
sET FOR JAN. 3, 1916.
Cites Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company.

Denver.-The State Public Utilities
Commission ordered sweeping in
vestigation of telephone rates and
service throughout Colorado. In ac-
cordance with its action a complaint
was filed with the commission on its
own INITIATION calling upon the Noun
tain States Telephone & Telegraph
Company to appear before the COM
mission to answer any and all charges
that might be made. The date for the
hearing was set as Jan. 3, 1916.
In accord with the intention of the
commission to make the probe of tele-
phone conditions as complete and
beneficial as possible the engineer for
the board, Daniel Hooker, formerly
construction engineer for the Colora-
do e. Southern railroad. will start at
once to make an appraisement of the
holdings of the telephone company.
At the same time the expert cleo
trical engineer for the state body,
Fred Rankin, also will begin an invest
igation. The statistician, Fred w.
Herbert. rate expert K. NJ. Neal and
the various inspectors of the commits
sion will help in the examination of
the books and properties of the tele-
phone corporation.
The hearing date is set several
months ahead so the telephone com
pany will have ample time to present
their side of the case and so that
each community in the state which
has a grievance may come forward
with proper data.
1t also is the desire of the commits
sion to handle the matter in such a
way that when the final adjustment
is made the state of Colorado will have
model telephone service and
charges equitable to all.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
CARE IN SELECTING MUTTON
Healthfui Meat May Be Good or Bad,
According to condition-Mueh
Fat Good. -"

Mutton is generally considered the
most healthful meat, and is eaten by
many, to the exclusion of any variety.
Consequently great care should be ex-
ercised in the selection, and a little
time should be given to the study of
quality.
In buying mutton Tor lamb care
should be taken to see that the fat is
clear, hard and white, as mutton with
soft or yellow fat indicates too long a
stay in cold storage. 1t might appear
that great quantity of fat on. mutton
signifies waste; but the lean, part is
much jucier and more tender when
this is the case. 80 the wise housewife
makes purchases with this in view.
The leg has the least fat in proper
tion to weight. Next comes the shoul-
der. The color of lean mutton, is a
deep red.
Lamb is good to eat when one year
old and is much more digestible than
other immature meat, such as veal or
young pork. The wise housewife
knows the value of nutrition, SO she
will hesitate about buying lamb mere
ly because it is in market, as it is gen.
orally expensive.
The meat of spring lamb should be
a clear pink, with plenty of pure white
fat.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
DARK HORSE FOR PRESIDENT.
Presidents Statement Sent to Villa,
Carranza, Zapata and Gaia.

'Ss'oe"'s oeaeeHeHt oeht 10 VIVA,
Carranza, Zapata and Gaia.
Washington. June 3.-In his state
Nent to the American people, Presi-
dent Wilson served notice on the fac
tional leaders OF Mexico that unless
within "a very short time" they unite
to set up a government which the
world can recognize. the United States
will be constrained to decide what
means should be employed by the
United States in order to help Mexico
save herself and serve her people,"
Signalling change from the
''watchful waiting" policy, which has
guided relations with Mexico for more
than two years, the Presidents state
ment was regarded everywhere in Of
ficial and diplomatic quarters as no.
tice of new and vigorous policy to
restore peace below the Rio Grande.
Everywhere it was interpreted as a
warning that the patience of the
United States is exhausted. What
steps the President is prepared to
take if this warning goes unheeded
are not disclosed in the statement. In
high official quarters, nevertheless, no
doubt existed that he is prepared to
proceed.
That the United States will have to
| select Mexicos man of iron" was the
opinion expressed by the officials
here most familiar with the situation
south of the Rio Grande
Not only in official quarters, but
among diplomats familiar with the am
bitions of the men now in the saddle
in Mexico. did this belief find utter
ance. They declared that under the
words of the President himself there
is nothing left for him to do IL the
factions prove obdurate, but to Sc
lect a man or men who will lead Mex
ico's millions into prosperous condi-
.iopA
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
Manic Cream Puffs.

Stir half cupful of butter into one
cupful of boiling water; when melted
add one cupful of -four, stir until the
mixture leaves the sides of the pan,
cool. add three unbeaten eggs one at
a time, beat thoroughly, drop from a
spoon on buttered pans and bake
about twenty-five minutes.
Beat half a pint of heavy cream un-
til solid and fold in three Tablespoons
fuls of grated maple sugar. Make al
incision in each pun. fill with the
cream and garnish the tops with maple
icing.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
STEPPED Prunes.

Take required amount of prunes.
Wash thoroughly and sterilize them
by pouring boiling water over them
and let stand for two or three min
utes. Drain, cover with cold water
and set aside to soak for "a hours, at
which time they will be perfectly ten
ter. No sugar is required. They are
ready to use in any recipe calling for
stewed prunes. Any kind of dried
fruit may be prepared the same way,
and is more palatable this way. Cook
ing develops disagreeable acid in
dried fruits that sugar cannot cover.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
Cream Of Onion Soup.

Slice sufficient white onions. to
measure one and one-half cupfuls. Heat
two tablespoonfuls of butter In q
large pan, add the onions and cook
slowly, shaking now and then until
the onions are tender. but hardly be-
ginning to color. Sprinkle over them
two tablespoonfuls OF flour and stir un-
til absorbed. Add gradually one quart
of hot milk, stirring that it may
thicken evenly. When at the boiling
point season and draw to one side, let
simmer ten minutes. Rub through a
sieve, return to the fire and serve
hot.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
inheritance Tax sss5 900 for Year.

Denver-A total OF, S3S5,OoO in in
heritance taxes probably Will be col
lccted by the state government this
year, according to estimates made by
Leslie z. Hubbard, state inheritance
tax appraiser This will excel the
record of any past years collections.
In 1914 $326,OO0 was collected. So far
this year Appraiser Hubbard and his
force have collected $101 1,260. 1t is
estimated that in the next six months
they will collect $2S5.00O from other
estates upon which action still re-
mains to be taken.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
Scenery to Save s2so,ooo.ooo . Year

Denver. - County commissioners,
city officials. representatives OF COM
mercial organizations and state Off
cials heard Mark Daniels, general
superintendent of national parks. out
line his ideas for making the scenic
beauties of Colorado available to tour
lists at luncheon in Denver. After
outlining his plan. he said, among
other things: Heretofore develop
ment OF scenic attractions In this
country has been in response to de-
mands of the idealist and nature lover.
Now It is an economic problem to re-
tain at home $250. 100000 that goes
abroad annually. The proposed Pixies
peak to Longs peak park area Is be-
yond the national park category. 1t
is big enough to be an international
park Only a thorough spirit OF COM
munity effort and cooperation can ac-
complish the completion of this great
project. We cannot offer the tourist
any compensation for the mountain
scenery of Switzerland. We have a
better article to offer but lack facili-
ties for the accommodation OF the
tourist Our opportunity is at hand.
for. II all reports are true. the scenery
oil Europe has been shot all to pieces.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1915-10-30
Cold Bean Croquettes.

Here is nice way of using cold
beans in croquettes: ! get them ready
at night, so it takes just moment to
cook them for breakfast! Mash two
cupfuls baked beans, yolks of one or
two eggs, one tablespoonful melted
butter, pinch OF salt. Form into cones.
Roll in cracker crumbs. | do not coat
with egg, as they are rather moist,
and / find the cracker crumbs stick
on all right-Exchange.