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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
ForgetIt

Has some one played scurvy trick? For
getit. Has some one soaked you with a
brick? Forget Don't let the memory en-
dure; scheme of vengeance willnot curea
single sore, you may be sure--forgetit it. Has
some one used your name in vain? Forget
it. Don't call upon him to explain; forget
it. If you are straight and good and true,
it boots not what men say of you; don't
fuss, or pause the rag to chew-forget it.
Your wife has got nagging tongue? For
get it. You thought her smooth when she
was young; forget it. She's had enough
of work and care to sour the temper of a
bear; what if she hits you with chair?
Forget it. The kids kick up beastly
noisei Forget it. You cannot read for
girls and boys? Forget it. Some day they II
leave the old home shack, and then you'll
wish that they were back, to make the
floors and rafters crack-forget it You
have toothache in your ear? Forget it.
You've half mind to shed tear? Forget
it. For brooding over grief and pain bnt
puts the fantods in your brain and shows
you are not safe or sane; forget it.
-Walt Mason
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
The Sorrowful Fate OF The
Cold Eskimo

An Eskimo was signing before his igloo
door; the snow around was flying, and made
him rather sore. The ice was in his gal
ways, the snow was in his ears, and ever
more and always the climate froze his tears.
"Doggone this beastly blizzard" the
Eskimo remarked, sit chills fellows giz-
card aud keeps his larynx barked. All,
would that were living in those United
States, where Natures always giving her
sunshine to the skates! I've heard it said
the weather is ofen there so hot, that people
get together, and cuss-delightful thought!
They have a summer season when billiards
do not blow, and no one thinks of freezin'
or dying in the snow! Oh, it must be de.
lightful to live in such cline, away from
every frightful old elemental crime. But
DR.. Cook informed me that folks don't
like the heat (the information warmed me
with anger, repeat; they don't appreci-
ate it, the climate they have there; in fact,
some people hate it, and rant around and
swear His meditation soured him-he
might have saved his breath; polar bear
devoured him, and then it froze to death.
Walt Mason.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
P IC K - U P S
By Uncle John.

Mass was held in the Auditorium
last Sunday. Father Corcoran of
floating.
1t doesn't take much of man to
fail and live. but it takes a mighty
good man to smile and die.
Several car loads of wheels were
received in the yard for the Farm
Machine Department and stored for
future use.
Our population is on the jump
again. The new fish are in hurry 10
get here before Christmas, and quite
few among them are old ones who
should know better.
Nothing is finer and drawer than
man who tries to stand on his
own feet" without any help or as
sistance.
Announcement was made last
Sunday by Father Corcoran that the
annual Christmas confession will be
heard on December 10Th, and we
hope that all Catholics will accept of,
this opportunity for confession.
If we had to buy every word we
say we would have to 90 little
slower with our speech, else we soon
would all be bankrupt.
A man with beautiful thoughts
has beautiful soul, and will be
good companion.
We understand the Gar is rails
ing another army of 100000. No
wonder the Germans are getting
short of food!
Brace up boys. keep on smiling,
Christmas is soon here, and then
you can eat candy and apples to
your hearts content.
If could invent lady's nat that
would never go out of style. and be
always new, would not change
places with John Dee"
The only way to get the best out
of man, is to give him a little jolly
once in awhile also little play.
both never fail.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Avoid The Blues

There are lot of people in this world
who seem to take fendish delight in be-
ing miserable.
Some men, and some women, too, sur
round themselves with an atmosphere of
gloom that eternal sunshine couldn't dispel,
and thru this distorting medium molehiIJs
grow to mountains and there are tears and
groans where there should be smiles.
They wake up in the morning with face
that looks like sodden doughnut, and
perhaps the sun is bright and the birds are
singing. They will grumble and say go,
we'll, this won't last; we'll have bad weather
yet before night And should the sky
grow clouded and refreshing rain moisten
the thirsty earth, they shout in glee, 81
old you so.''
When they sit down to breakfast they
almost sour the cream they put in the coffeer
and the most tempting breakfast does them
about as much good as carpet tack sand
witch would. They grow dyspeptic, mo,
rose, pessimistic, cynical, hypochondriacal
If they were four-footed animals their ears
would be down.
If you ever get to feeling blue about
things stop and think what it will mean if
you keep it up, and then pin your mind so
hard on your daily task that there ism t room
for another thing in your head. That
the way to keep the haunting spirit of pes
simism and dependence out of your heart
And remember the world has no time to
listen to our troubles, for everyone has
troubles of his own, and the chances are
that good many have great deal heavie-
burden to bear than you have.
Keep your eyes bright and your ears
pei ked up. Eek.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
QUERY

Editor Mirror:
Will you kindly explain thru The
Mirror how the United States Senators are elect
ed. and what was the last amendment made
to the Constitution of the United States?
Yours Truly
FMcV.
Reg. 1888
The last (l7) amendment to the
constitution of the United States
provides for direct vote for United
States Senators by the people, thus
THE senate of the o. S. shall be
composed of two senator's from each
state elected by the people thereof
for ak years; anc each senator shall
have one vote. The electors of each
state shall have the qualifications re-
ouis;te for the electors of the most
numerous branch of the State Legis-
lature."
ihis amendment was ratified by
all but thirteen of the several states
Nav Is. 1918. IF. L. s.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
To The Honest Liar

Here's to the man who lies to us, who's
careless of the truth,
Who slaps us on the back and says,
Gee! how you hold your YOUTH
Who shrinks not at the future when he
has lie to tell,
But, when your sick and tired and blue,
declares Sc You're looking well!''
Here's to the man who tells us lies when
solemn truth would hurt,
Who says: .'I'll back you through and
through, if it should take my shirt
Who, when you're 'of'' and cannot
write just as you think you should,
Will tune you up for better things with
''That's what call good!'
Or. when you paint a picture that is
wrong in every part,
Will make you think the daub is great
by saying, 'sNow that's art!"
He lies-but it's in charity. if lying
ever was,
So, here's his health, for though he
lies, he's honest when he does.
Summary.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
AT RANDOM
: From oar s1changss
Wonderful Wood Pulp

The claim of the Germans to have sub
tituted wood pulp for cotton in the manu-
sacture of explosives the claim
be true or false-calls attention to the pro-
perties of this wonderful product, which
has already wrought more than one revolu-
ton in the manufacturing world.
Wood pulp is just what its name implies,
and is obtained by disintegrating wood
either by mechanical or chemical pro-
cess. The former variety is prepared by
grinding it under water. 1t is inferior in
quality, as the fbers are short and the pro-
duct readily discolors. Under the chemic-
al process the wood is cut up and boiled
under pressure with solution of caustic
soda, sodium sulphite, or best of all, cal
cium bisulphite, and the resulting soft pro-
duct is pulped, pressed, washed and
bleached.
1t was the use of this material that so re-
duced the cost of paper as to make the
cheap newspaper possible.
1t is far cry from high explosives and
cheap newspapers to ladies' stockings and
silk" neckties, yet the latter no less then
the former are nowadays commonly pro-
ducts of the same origin.
All sorts of hardware articles are now
compounded of the pulped tissues of trees
that once swayed gracefully in some north
ern forest-cigar and cigarette holders, fancy
combs, umbrella handles, buttons, insulat-
ing materials, films and hundred other
things.
OF course, the extensive use of wood pulp
for articles of clothing is not strange. Gel
ulose which is employed in enormous guam
tiles in fbrous state in the form of cotton.
linen. jute, hemp, etc /, is the chief COM
ponent of all vegetable tissues, in which it
exists in elongated cells or fbers. Cotton
wool and fiber paper are almost pure cell
ulose. 1t is only matter of technical skill
convert to textile use the cellulose of the
pruce tree instead of using that of the cot
on plant. In the manufacture of hardware
purity is not so essential, high pressure and
strong adhesive being the great fac tors.
Nor is the course of wood pulp run when
1t is made into textiles or papers. The
paper itself, when it has served its 2 I'm goes
back into the boiler and once more becomes
pulp. Mixed with starch paste or glue and
pressed, it is then forced into moulds,
previously oiled, and we have that useful
tproduct, papier mache.
The commercial value of this commodity
has of late years been greatly enhanced by
the ingenuity and skill of decorative artists,
especially the French. The rich mural
holdings that give so imposing an aspect to
OF our public buildings are a superb
Pc ofpulp product.
The demand for wood pulp articles
said to be rapidly increasing, and in some
of the factories they are unable to cop
with it. -Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Inmates Attention /!

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 offic-
er detailed to collect letters. All
letters written upon anything but
the ENTIRE sheet ofregulation paper
will not be accepted for mailing.
J.J. SULLIVAN, DEPUTY WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
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, WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
::PENDENNIS' CHAT,
By J. s.
Help! Help!

My favorite paid for magazines,
Are full of Grille gush,
Mixed up with artful scenes,
Of insipid up-to-date mush.
1 cannot give a lucid description
Of the monthly diet of wordy hash
: In paid in advance subscriptions,
I've squandered my cash.
But now l burst into print,
And advocate militant Electus,
To send thru Congress on the sprint;
A Bill compelling a prospectus.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
For EXCHANGE

D-OZV, WISHES W cXCuaugo Inc
Blue Book. Argosy and Pittsburg
Dispatch for the Red Book, Grit
and Saturday Evening Post.
B-49, receives the Utica Globe,
Saturday Evening Post, Farmers
Tribune, Red Book, Blue Book and
Popular magazines and he would be
pleased to exchange with someone
for Grit, Adventure, Railroad Mans,
Physical Culture. Argosy. or any
other good reading matter.
The Might Owls made their
annual appearance last Tues lay, and
from now on the Twine Plant will
be in operation twenty-four hours
day.
A large fence-wire machine has
been received and installed in the
Machine Dept.
The Prison Band has indicted
two new musicians into their
organization. This recent addition
in me mbership promises some tai
emit, and under the direction of our
Musical Director we should soon
have the best band in this district.
The November supplies were
delivered to the cells last Tuesday,
by the Stewards force.
As evidence that the welfare of
the Boys" is never overlooked, we
boast of additions in books to our
library shelves. as gifts from various
friends of the institution.
We are arranging to publish a
weekly list of Cell changes, so that
the exchange of reading matter will
be expedited.
Our subscription Agent" held
his regular monthly interview last
Wednesday with inmates DESTROYS
of securing reading matter or want
ing to send money to relatives.
There is a rumor Oh the wing
that we are to have two shows a
week. We trust the rumor will be-
come a fact in the near future.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
BLONDY'S BUDGET
By G. Z. ".

The reason why good many of US have
not made good is because we have been too
busy making air castles and excuses.
What a shame that Noah, when he land
ed from the ark, had no one to tell his fish
stories to.
Bells, Bells, Bells. Been chasing them
all my lire, door bells, sleigh bells, dinner
bells, Norwegian bellies and lastly this Gel,
house bell, and say, 1t has a good pull
around here too. Enut Sed.
l always knew there was something miss
ing at our Church services, now l know
what it is.-The collection.
Pity the poor barber-tor, look how he
mas to scrape for living.
A fellow contributor once said that let
ter from home and friends at the foot of his
oed In the evening looked as good as ten
dollars. can 60 HIM one better. A let
ter from the Parole Board telling us of
favorable action in our case looks like sew
eral centuries to US.
Say! had more trouble with that little
clock OF mine, had to hang it last night
and 1t had the brass to face me this morn
ing.
Would it be bigamy for a man to marry
a two-headed girl? If he was walking
down rho c&roo& xu;,b har ono haad co,ld loa
talking to HIM while the other noted the
bargains In the store windows.
1t everybody has star OF destiny, all l
Can say is, some of US got bum star.
This being free country does not mean
you can pick up anything you see laying
around that doen't belong to you.
A man and his wife should go thru life
like a team of horses, and l guess they
would if they only had one tongue between
them!
They say the earth is round, maybe that
is the reason there are SO many rolling
stones ON it.
Even with key in Turkey the Allies
are having hard time getting into Con-
stantinople.
This office is soon to start on the calen-
dars for 1916, SO you see we have few
dates ahead of US.
The two greatest generals in Mexico to-
day are General Disorder, and Genera
Stupidity.
That story about the fire.room sure is a
hot one.
Rip Van Wrinkle slept twenty years.
Wish had one fourth of his luck and
could sleep FIVE.
FROM MEMORY
The following conversation took place
between two friends:
'fMik:-''Sorry to hear Pat that you lost
yonr wife.
Pat:-'I didn't lose her, she died.
Mike:-"If she died you lost her,
Pat:-"She didn't die, she was killed by
trolly car
Mike:-"How long has she been deada''
Pat:-''If she lived until the fourth OF July
she would be two years dead
Mike:-''If she lived until the fourth of
July she wouldn't be dead at ALL
Pat:-'She would if the car struck her."
Mike:-"Where was she hit?''
Pat:-''In the middle of the track
Mike:-"Did you sue the company
Pat:-"She wasn't with any company,
just her and the car
Mike:-"Did you bury her, or have her
Pat:-s'No, they are doing that now.''
To The Honest Liar
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
Notice

All inmates desiring to write
to the State Board Of Control
will notify their officer. who In
turn is requested to send your
notification to the Deputy War
den office. previous to Friday
noon IN order that special PAPER
for that PURPOSE may be furnished
you. Letters written ON the
regulation size paper will not be
permitted to go.
G. S. Reed.
Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
N |R R 0 RE TIES
Thursday, Dec, 9th. 1915.

You have finished your Xmas
shoppings That's nice, the weary
clerks will appreciate your fore
thought and Christmas will really be
a day of joy and pleasure for them.
Our genial manager of the Print
Shop has been absent for a few
days owing to illness.
The three color forms for our x
mas issue of The Mirror have been
printed. in preparation for our Xmas
number.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09
GHaprl prnpra,tt
4itrtnap Aer. 5fll.


The following is the Program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Faith. Cor
coran officiating:
March, The Thunder Clouds Orch.
Tromb. Solo, Romance Member Orch.
Meditation Basket of Roses
Hymn---- What A Friend Cong
Idylle------Love's Sunshine Orch
IIayeT COrcoran
Gospel Reading ------F r. Corcoran
Sermon ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Corcoran
Hymn = Yield Not to Temptation Cong.
March Young Gaurd Orch.
Us. Reichkitzer
Musical Director
pupuIatinn
Week Ending Wednesday, Dec. 9Th.
Number of Inmates at New Prison. .lOll
Number in First Grade.
Number in Second Grade. 1872
Number in Third Grade. ... l8
Received during week. 10
Discharged.
faroled................ ........................1
Last Serial Number..... ............,5lOO
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

1t appears that Greece having had the
glory of the ancient heroism of Thermopy-
lac. will be forced to participate in the
modern Armageddon.
There will be no Marathon run by he
roic footman, however, for the diplomats
have introduced steam roller that serves
their purpose.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Pendennis is a great admirer of those
who form good resolutions, but why, oh!
why, must man first get into prison before
he becomes moralistic propagation of wa
ter-wagon adherence.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Whether the proposed new army for ma
tional defense will ever be used for war is
a matter of speculation, but the physical
training the soldiers will endure during
their terms of enlistment will be of great
benefit to them. The soldier best prepar-
ed for the hardships of war is the one who
has been trained to undergo hardships in
times of peace.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1915-12-09

Somebody has written real Dickens
story of Charlie Chaplin. 1t is entitled,
Charlie Chaplin's Own Story of His Life,
and is appearing in installments in the St.
Louis Republic. If Charlie Chaplin wrot
the story he has outdone his movie stunts,
for there are bits of real Dickens stuff in
the composition, There is Characterization
too, 'sMr. Hawkins is a real character-a
regular Dickens type of Londoner.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1915-09-03
ADMINISTRATORS SALE

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
BY virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said County granted
at the regular August term, 1915,
of said Court, we, as administrators
OF the estate of ]. o. Allen, will sell
before the Court House door in the
City of Marietta, on the first Tuesday
in September, 1915, within the legal
hours of sale, to the highest and best
bidder the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Tract No. 1. Being lot of land
No. As, containing 40 acres, more or.
less, and 10 acres off of the East
side of lot of land No. A, all in the
18th District and Second Section of
Cobb County, Ca, and contains in
the aggregate SO acres, more or less.
Tract No. 2. Being lot of land
No 161, containing 40 acres, more
or less, and 10 acres off of the East
side of lot of land No. 100 all in the
18th District and Second Section Of
Cobb County, Ca, and contains in
the aggregate so acres, more or less.
Tract No. 8. Being lot of land
No. 72 in the 18th District and Sec
ond Section of Cobb County, Ga, con-
tanning 40 acres, more or less.
Tract No. 4 Being lot of land
No. 184 in the 18th District and Sec
ond Section of Cobb County, Ca, con-
tanning 40 acres, more or less.
Tract No 5. Being lot of land
No. 1S5 in the 18th District and
Second Section of Cobb County, Ga,
containing 40 acres, more or less.
All of the above mentioned tracts
will be sold separately and in the or
der in which they are numbered, and
are sold as the property of ]. o. AL
len, deceased, for the purpose of pay
ing the debts of the deceased and
distribution among the heirs at law
of said deceased.
Terms: Ten per cent of the pur-
chase Price to be paid in cash and
the balance due to be paid Decem-
ber lst, 1915.
This August 10th, 1915.
T. X. GRESHAM,
GORDON B. GANN,
Administrators of the estate of ]. D.
Allen, deceased.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1915-09-03
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

By virture of an order from the
Court of Ordinary, of Cobb County,
Georgia, will be sold at public out
cry on the first Tuesday in Septem-
Der, 1915, at the Court House door
in said county, between the legal
hours of sale, thief ollowing tracts or
parcels of land lying and being in:
The 18th District and End Section
of Cobb County, Ca, consisting of
Land Lots Nos. Five hundred and
Twenty-Five and Five hundred and
r'gnt each consisting of forty (40l
acres, more or less, and the last
half of Land Lot No. Five hundred
and nine containing twenty (20>
acres, more or less, and thirty seven
and one half (37 1-2) acres of Lot
No. Five hundred and twenty eight
and being all of said lot except two
and one half G. 1-2) acres in the
shape of a right angle triangle in
the Southwest corner of said lot. Ag-
gregating (137 1-2j One hundred,
thirty seven and one half acres more
or less.
Terms of sale 10 % cash, balance
Dec. goth, 1915.
August 7th, 1915.
w. /. BULLARD,
Administrator of G.. H. Petree de-
ceased
The Marietta journal and courier., 1915-09-03
NOTICE TO SELL LANDS.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
BY virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of said County, granted
at the August term, 1916, of said
court, authorizing the undersigned
as administrator of the estate of Mrs.
Beulah E. Ledbetter, deceased, to sell
the land belonging to the estate of
said deceased, there will be sold on
the first Tuesday in September, 1915,
before the court house in said county
within the legal hours of sale to the
highest bidder, the following describ-
ed property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land
lying and being in the Eighteenth
80 district and section of Cobb
county, Georgia, and more fully de-
scri5cd as follows: Being all of
Land Lot No One hundred and fifty
four (154) containing forty, (40)
acres, more or less; also the north
half of land lot No. one hundred and
ninty-three (193) and being in the
aggregate sixty (60) acres, more or
less.
Also part of land lot No. one
hundred and fifty five $3.50 com
mencing at the northwest corner of
said land lot, and running along the
original line south, one hundred and
forty (14O) yards, thence due east L
hundred and five (105) yarus, -,
ce due north one hundred and forty
(l4O) yards to the original line :;
thence west along said line one hun,
dred and five (105) yards to the
starting point, ana containing three
CD acres, more or less.
The above described property will
be sold subject to a deed held by Mrs.
Fannie E. Rosebor for the sum of
fifteen hundred dollars, due March
26th, 1918, but with the privilege
of paying said loan March 26th, 1916
or at any interest paying period
thereafter, which the purchaser will
assume
Said property will be sold as fol-
lows: Two hundred ($2O0.O0) cash
balance payable on or before January
1st, 1916.
M. H. DICKERSON,
Administrator estate of Mrs RauIa h
E. Ledbetter.
Mr. and Mrs. Anderson Reed and
The Marietta journal and courier., 1915-09-03
the first Monday in September, 1915.
This 7th day of August, 1915.
M. GANN, Ordinary.
LETTERS OF DISMIssION.
GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.

GEORGIA, COBB COUNTY.
Whereas, Mrs. Deanie Dick, F. M.
Inman and John A. Hynds, Execu-
tors of S. K. Dick, represents to the
Court in his petition, duly filed and
entered on record, that they have
fully administered S.. K. Dicks es-
tate:
This is, therefore, to cite all per-
sons concerned, kindred and credi-
tors, to show cause if any they can,
why said Executors should not be
discharged from their administra-
tion, and receive Letters of Dismis-
sion I. the first Monday in Septsm-
ber 1915.
Tnis 7th day of August, 1915.
]. M. GANN, Ordinary.