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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
S M LIES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To remove ink stains, cut them out and
put in patch. To prevent ink stains on
the children white dresses remove the ink
bottle before they get it.
To remove a coat of tan, unbutton it
and pull your arm out first; it will then
come off easily enough.
Lots of men would leave footprints,
Times eternal sands to grace.
Had they gotten Mothers slipper
AT the proper time and place.
Two colored brothers were seemingly
about to come to blows.
"Niggah, don't mess wild me- warned
one, "cause when yo' do yo' sure is firth
wild hearse.''
"Don't pesticate wild me, niggah," re-
piled the other, showing great bony fist;
''don't zee me TO to press dis upon yo',
cause if yo' do, All II hit you so had All II
separate yo' ideas from yo' habits; Ah'll
just natcherally knock yo' from amazin'
grace into a'floatin' opportunity"
eff yo' mess wild me, niggah," replied
the other, "Ah'll jest make one pass, an
dere'll be man pattin' yo' in de face wild a
spade tomorrow mornin' ATLANTA Con-
stitution,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
Holding Boys Back

One of the earliest lessons that should be
instilled into boys mind is self-depend-
ence. AS soon as the young of the lower
animals are able to forage for themselves,
their maternal parents cut them adrift to get
their own living and the example of the
fowls of the air and the beasts of the field in
this instance as in some others, is whole
somely suggestive. Boys are often kept too
long out of the world of action that, as men,
they are intended to hustle in. They are
"coddled'' too much, especially by their
mothers.
One can hardly blame mother for wish
ing to keep her young hopeful tied to her
apron strings as long as possible. Her desire
to retain him by her side arises from one of
the most admirable traits in the maternal
character. 1t is so beautifully in accord
with her tender nature that, because of her
dread of the effect of the worlds temptation
upon the mind of her darling, one cannot
help loving her the better for her soicitude.
But boys should not be dry-nursed too
long. 1t detracts from their manliness and
makes milksops of them. When mother
has done her duty by imbuing the mind of
her son with sound religious and moral
principles, and when he is old enough to
begin the battle of life, she should not OBJ
ject to-venture him in the conflict. He is
better fitted to begin it than he would be
few years later.-Thomas Wilde.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
Work is Health

Work is not the curse nor the affection
that some people think it is. When taken
in proper doses it is the best of medicines.
1t is now being prescribed for many forms
of invalidism, such as heart disease, Bright S
disease, nervousness and particularly for
insanity.
The lack of work is often the cause of
many chronic maladies, and it is wise
physician who can determine when one
needs work instead of rest and in prescribing
the remedy produce no unpleasant situations
About the most unhealthful person, as
we'll as the most unhappy and useless, is the
person with nothing to do.
Work is a dspeller of fears. 1t is the
exercise that is as essential to the body and
mind as are food and air. 1t is only when
work is carried to excess that it becomes
injurious, as is the case with food, rest and
all good things.
The ideal of healthy, happy life is no
longer world where work is not necessary
and life is one grand, sweet song of idleness.
Life is activity; in the broad sense it is work
work that produces and entails sacrifice.
1t is not less work that we need, but work
in the proportions and under the right con-
ditions. Such work is ealth.-North Caro-
lima Health Bulletin.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
G | E A N | N G S
From Our Exchanges
From Our Exchanges

Rocks along the road to success were
there before your rival was born. So don't
blame him with everything.
If all men should be placed on an
equal footing today it wouldn't be long
before one half was pulling the others leg.
Many man who can hear Pleasure
whisper mile away can't hear Duty when
it shouts in his ear through megaphone.
He is wise man who devotes half his
time to minding his own business and the
other half to letting other peoples alone.
"A square deal and square meal are
great on promises.
Some men are so systematic they kill
time that way.
"A fault finder rarely spends much time
looking himself over.
When a man who doesn't smoke or
drink consults doctor, the doc has tough
job finding something to tell him he must
give up.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
Tempers in Control

The steam that is let off never runs any,
thing. 1t is steam repressed and controlled
that speeds our trains and our ships. And
SO it is with temper. While some relief
may be afforded to overcharged nerves by
an occasional explosion the energy expended
in anger is largely wasted.
There is an old Latin maxim to the effect
that ''anger is brief Madness Surely the
truth is as patent today as in olden times
that a man who loses his temper loses Linn
self. 1t is we'll to have temper, but if one
fails to keep it, we can only say that he is
not in full possession of his faculties. One
function of his personality has slipped from
his control.
Habitual ''sputtering" means weakness,
while righteous indignation steadily directed
to worthy ends means strength. Power in
control is desirable in morals as well as in
athletics. Says ''Smokey joe Wood, crack
pitcher: 1.-THE only secret l know any,
thing about is control. 1t makes or un-
makes every pitcher. know many pitcher
who has more speed than have, and of
course, plenty of them have curves, but
they are unable to make the ball break and
pass the batter where they want it to-
A temper controlled and directed to
worthy ends is great possession. ''Be we
angry and sin not, says the Scripture. One
can be angry in constructive way. He may
set his face against wrongs still allowed
under the permits. To turn ones wrath
steadily against these things is to play
noble part. The man of patience and of
righteous purpose accomplishes something
worth while when he gets angry. Every
ounce of his energy is gathered and directed
toward good result. 1t is the moral steam
controlled and made to hit definite piston
that sent this old world upward and onward.
Rev. Frank B. McAllister.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
TheGanne

When the game seems lost and you want
to quit, and you're hanging on by your
nerve and grit, and you can't see an earthly
chance to win, and you're weary and jaded
and near call in, don't ever quit as you
want to do, but keep your heart till the
game is through, till the last hard minute
is past and gone-6ght on!
The chaps who win are the boys with
pluck who never will quit till the gong is
struck, and many and many game they
play is won at the end of losing day
won by sticking the struggle out, won by
going the whole long rout, while they
though weary in brain and brawn-fght on!
So, though you're staggering, weak and
blind, battered in body and dazed in mind,
you can't be sure that the weather man has
not dealt out the worst he can. is just as
tired and jaded, too, and fully as ready to
quit as you-ready to turn to smile and
fawn-hght on!
You never know when panic's spent
when the hard times jinx' spirit is bent, but
you can bet when it starts to bend, it is fast
approaching its final end, and it is bending,
be sure of that-soon to break or 60 to the
mat. So brace and rally-you'll soon see
dawn-fght on?-Bill Board.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
M iR R |! 0 l! RE {!
BY Uncle Iohn
By Uncle JohT

If you are in hurry avoid the train
of thought.
The new potatoes are big for this time
of the year and are mighty good too.
NO matter how warm it is these days it
will never be too hot for US to watch real
baseball game.
-291-B would like to exchange Cert"
for "Detroit Journal also other reading
matter for "Top- Notch"
Christian Science Services were held in
the Auditorium last Sunday morning with
a goodly number of new faces in attendance.
Wonder what's the matter with the
Starkel's baseball team this year. We notice
by the Gazette that they are playing first
class ball.
Our boys added another scalp to their
string last Saturday. They all seem alike to
the M. S. P.'s. Wonder who will be the
next victim.
The Board of Parole finished their
monthly meeting last Friday and we under
stand that they have been very liberal indeed
at the finish.
Last Saturdays game of baseball was
we'll attended and our boys showed the
many visitors that they can play the game
if they have to.
"A big batch of new music has been re-
ceived for the band and orchestra and as
soon as vacation is over there will be lively
time around these diggins.
Former Warden Henry Wolfer with
several personal friends visited the various
departments of our Silent City last Tuesday,
finding pleasure and interest in greeting his
former associates.
The warehouse crew of the machine
shop is so busy that they have to work over
time to get the orders flled-a sure sign
that business is good and that the farmers
expect bountiful crop.
Among our esteemed visitors to our
Silent City last week were the representative
members of the St. Anthony Commercial
Club, of Minneapolis. The visitors express
sed great interest in our Printing Depart
ment and Prison Library in their complete
tour of the institution.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
The Unappreciated
Proofreader

Wheels within wheels drive the machinery
of human activities, and those who 60 cir
cling round their own particular hub often
know little about the doings of the very
wheels with which they are most closely
connected. An example of this is seen in
the ranks of proofreaders.
The book proofreader thinks the news
paper proofreader an ignoramus; the news
paper reader thinks the book proofreader a
machine. The newspaper proofreader has
to have vast knowledge of the things of
every day and degree of culture cores
ponding to the standards of his particular
journal. He is supposed to be on the look
out for errors of every sort, whether dates
and names or the saying of the last politician
in the public eye and must detect and ex-
punge the possible libel. He must know
his city, state and country like book, and
He must know civic doings, art, music,
literature, politics, social service, house.
keeping, education, business, real estate,
sports, stocks and bonds-the list is as end
less as the range of the modern daily itself,
of course, and your really successful news
paper reader knows at least what he does not
know about all these things, and so is alert,
when in doubt, to consult the authorities.
Finally as the headings are the indication
of the papers individuality, the proofreader
is responsible for them, that in size they fit
the columns and that in sense they properly
index the news.
The meter of the book proofreader is, to
the newspaper man, an entirely different
task. The manuscript-or Copy" as they
call it-of a book is supposed to be perfect
when it reaches the composing room(so-
called, though no composition in the literary
sense is supposed to 60 on there). If the
book printer makes his type exactly to con-
form to the manuscript and TO the rules and
customs of technically good printing, his
duty is done and no fault can be foundwith
him. On the other hand, all the best book
readers do actually perform for the writer
exactly the unselhsh service of the news
paper proofreader. Many are the authors
who feel an endless debt of gratitude for the
helpful "queries" found on the margin of
their big galley proofs when they come to
him for the first time. He thus sees his
own writing, in point of English, clearness
and general effectiveness, and in the matter
of its correctness, from the point of view of
another reader who is quite as critical and
concerned for the book as he is himself
The friendly help, sharply critical though
it may often seem to the tyro, the mature
author learns to respect and to depend upon.
Of course, back of the proofreader both in
book and newspaper making is the editor
or manuscript reader, whose help is of the
same sort to the original writer; but the
proofreader deserves recognition of this sort
from the fact that the world at large usually
supposes him or her to be merely worker
for mechanical perfection and for exact repe-
tition of the writer's words.-The Typo
graphical Journal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
e X c HAN cE POE M s
From Here And There
The Price

Back of the firing line children shall
reap
The remnant of ripening grain;
Women shall slaughter the cattle and
sheep
As men slau entered men by the
Aisne.
Children shall labor in market and mill
That the troops of the king may be
fed;
And after the battles grim tumult
grows still
Women shall bury the dead.
Yonder where thunder the murderous
guns
And the shell and the shrapnel shrek
by,
Are husbands, and lovers, and brothers
Chastity and silent they lie.
But while there is corn to be CLEANED
from the sheaf
While bread may be wrung from the
soil,
Tears are weakness, and folly is grief;
And women and children must toll.
War chests are drained of their treasure
of gold
To coin into bullets of lead;
The wealth of kingdom is recklessly
That brave, honest blood may be
shed.
But back of the battle smokes sinister
pail,
Where famine waits, gaunt, at the
door.
Women and children, bereft of their
all,
Shall bear the real burden of war.
Anonymous.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27

Hard water may be softened with
borax. Soft water may be hardened by
freezing.
"A patronizing young lord was seated
opposite famous scientist at dinner one
evening not long ago. During lull in the
conversation he adjusted his monocle, and
leaned toward the scholar.
cav. y'know, Mr.. Jones', he drawled,
81 passed your house this mawning.'
''Thank you, said Mr.. Jones. ''Thank
you very much.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
Cell Changes

From A to A 60-56; 96-41; 1884; Al
90; 18O-156.
From A 435 to Hospital.
From A 337 to Cot.
From A sc to Third.
From to B 1928; 385-135.
From B 466-177-406-206 to Third.
From B l70-244-310 to Cot.
From B 233 to Hospital.
From B to A 106-351.
From Cot. 1884 to a
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
You Will Never Be Sorry

For telling the truth.
For living a pure life.
For your faith in Christ.
For confessing yonr sins.
For doing your very best.
For thinking before acting.
For hearing before judging.
For forgiving your enemies.
For being candid and frank.
For helping a fallen brother.
For being honest in business.
For thinking before speaking.
For being loyal to your Church.
For standing by your principles.
United Presbyterian.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
AT { Mt | 0 N 4!

Inmates are hereby cautioned not to
use the margins of the Mirror for adj
dresses of friends or other written
matter. If you wish The Mirror sent
to your friends, you are required to
send in these addresses to the Deputy
Warden's Office thru your officer.
In this way the matter will be attend
ed to.
]. ]. SULLIVAN,
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27

"A poor man without dollar to his
name is often wealthier than the rich man
with his millions at his disposal.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27

NO mans education is complete till he
can tell when woman's hat is ON straight.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
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 thoro-
ly clean as possible.
C.S. REED, WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
Chapel prnpra1tr
Sunday July %


The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Rev.
Younquist officiating.
March Berlin Orch.
Flower Song----Bowl of Pansies-
Holy Holy Holy Cong.
Invocation Younquist.
Scripture Reading Rev. Yonnquist.
Hymn What friend we have in Jesus Cong.
Prayer Younquist.
Water Lilies Orch.
Sermon Younquist.
Hymn Nearer My God toThee- Cong.
March America Orch.
r. ]. Reichkitzer, Musical Director.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-27
population

Number of Inmates at Prison...... 998
Number in First Grade.....
Number in Second Grade.. 1872
Number in Third Grade.................
Received During Week.. .................1
Discharged ..................... .............2
dIoIe
Last Serial Number 1921
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
Formal Reception to Be
Held Thursday In
New Quarters
60 EXHIBITORS
TAKE SPACE
Over 5000 Invitations
Sent Out For
Opening

Preparations are completed for
the formal opening OF the Builders
q Traders permanent building ex.
position. Thursday, June l. The
reception. TO which the public is
invited, will last from 10 a m. to II
p. m. Over 5000 special invitations
have been issued to members of the
Board OF Commerce, Detroit Real
Estate board. Employers association.
local architects and public officials.
Some idea OF the size OF the ex.
change Offices and the building ex-
position may be gathered from the
fact that the builders have leased
over $4,000 square feet OF floor space
on the fourth floor OF the Penobscot
building. The private Offices are
located on the Fort-st. side of the
building, while the Congress-st. side
is devoted to the display of building
materials by 60 exhibitors.
Two orchestras will be In attend
ance on opening day. The exchange
rooms will be decorated with palms
and flowers. while cut flowers will be
given as souvenirs 20 the lady visit
ors. Light refreshments will be
served. The officers of the exchange.
assisted by office tenants and ex-
hibitors, will act as a reception con-
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mittee. There will also be a ladies
receution committee.

Among those who have taken pri-
vals- ofuces in the exchange are th'
ivIlONlns h4Ckey krOs. piuhDsrs
Geo. IA cnppert & BRO. brisk o.
brick manufacturer L. r. PETIT a
Co, carpenter contractors 4. IA.
jenkins 90. !athing contractors ahd
fireproohng materials, NJ A. Mahoey.
mason contractors, Laduo A scotch.
sewer and paving contractors; NJ.
Steffes' son. concrete. cement anu
asphalt contractors, NJ flnh * sons
plasterius contractors, h. u. pesens'
concretv aud cement contractor, +.
H.il contractors' machinery and
equipment and hollow tile, 1. =.
Cooper mason contractor, ,. Al
SpauIding. eNcavating contractor
Rochester sand & Gravel Co.; Whit
surance aud. bonds. JOS NowAkowski
A Co. mason contractors, John =
Hoppin. concrete and cement con-
tractors. \. ~ hose Co, carpenter
ert. painting contractor, Berry Bros
Ltd. Narnish manufacturers. Put
nam Moore brown. mason CON
tractors, Heubner X Goodali, plaster
al r. Mishler. plumbing supplies, j.
W Richardson. Insurance ana bonds
Bohland structural Steel CO., Dono-
van Wire * Iron Works, l. some
els. etc, Herman Nehls Co., carpenter
contractors. Geo. T. Wallace Sales
Co, contractors equipment and mach .
merry. Roddie Lumber * Veneer Co
tors: II. {. Baker. building special -.
ties; Barger- Mayer. Co. electrlcai
Contractors; Master Builders Co,
concrete door hardener and concrete
paints; Berger Mfg. co. Frank u
Phinney x Co. elevating and convey
ing machinery. stokes * Whiting
ham. mason contractors; doodenow
4 CHM. mason eontraS,tS0rs: United
ia1s. Chas. ". Griffin. concrete and
cement contractor: General Fire
proofing Co.. f. A. Barron Co..
screens. Jas. B. Glow q SON. plumb
RR lss; u 5 coy Syp' w co Burton gpS cum
roofers and sheet metal contractors
Bar Co.. reinforcing
Michisan sand & Gravel Producers
Association. United states Fidelity
and Guaranty Co, ii. +. Cox Co.
sheet metal work
The exhibitors. with their products,
who will occupy the portion devoted
10 the building exposition, are: Lum-
Der Board OF Trade. lumber products
Kennedy x Dawson. cement tile, 4.
b. Rayi Co. building hatdware: De-
Thos. Forman Co, hardwood lumber
National Safe s. Lock Co, Estate OF
u. - Beckwith CIV. III. Roach). fur
naces III. T. Peneton e. Co. Bessem =
er engines and lighting fixtures,
Zagelmeier Cast stone Co. concrete
blocks, Huron & Wyandotte Portland
Cement Co.. City Concrete a Coal
Co, concrete bricks and blocks. Tile
Dealers Association. tile floors, etc.
Curtis Sash d. Door Co, Batchelder-
wasmund CT.. cut stone and granite
Detroit Tank Il seat Co; Greenwood
Mfg Co. iron traps and moor drains;
Michigan Stove Co. stoves and
ranges Litho Marble Co. arti1cial
Gregg Hardware Co. Farquar Fur
mace Co. Standard Electric Stove
Co, Chamberlain Metal Weather
Strip Co; Morgan sash ~ Door Co.
Finished Gagnier Paint Co, Albert
Grauer * Co, sidewalk lights; San
dusky Portland Cement Co, the Maui
Co. artificial stone, Buck 4 Hardoin
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
Low Round Trip v.estie. Fares

Now In effect TO San Francisco Oak
land. Los Angeles and San Diego.
coma. wash: effective June TO Salt
Lake City and ogden, Utah, Denver.
Colorado springs and Pueblo. Colo.
National Park Wide choice OF routes
and numerous free side trips. Favor
able stop-over privileges. liberal re-
turn limits. San Diego exposition
enuipped through trains leave tho
new Chicago Passenger Terminal az
Convenient hours daily. The best OF
everything Let us plan your sum
mer trip. We will be pleased TO sub
nit an attractive itinerary furnish
Illustrated booklets and full informa--
ton regarding rates. schedules etc.
W. l.. Stannard. q: a. ChicaEo
Northwestern Ry. 80 Fort 81. West
Tel. Main 202o. Detroit. Mich.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

Point dsprit which a year ago
was considered quite old-fashioned
for either big or little women has
returned TO favor-nrst communion
dresses, graduation frocks for other
important occasions will be made
OF the crisp. dainty point d'sprit.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
Happy Thought.

Percy-Sometimes | think that II
should die no one would miss me.
Ethel-Pa might! You're all the
exercise he gets but golf!
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Fashions for the
Little Folks
BY BETTY BROWN.

Little girls frocks are still
smocked--and shocked. The pretty
Fuckers are 80 very pretty they'll
lot be likely soon to lose favor.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

as help toward developing the ora
torical powers Of the students, es-
pecially those who possess excep-
tional abilities as public speakers.
The city championship contest next
year probably will be held in April,
and active preparations will begin
in September
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

assistant secretary; directors. w. A.
c Miller. Otto Misch. T. f. Beck. J.
Conrad Brsde, w. j. Burton. John II
Bushy, VIM Maiow. Jos. NJ. Hughes
and VIM III. Steger
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

kltcnen cabinets; Dwight Lumber
Co. parouet floors; Detroit Brick
Manufacturers association; Venetian
Marble Mosaic Art Co. Christa Mar
bic Co., Batchelder Marble Co. Nitro-
lite Sanitary Construction Co, Molby
Heater Co.
The officers OF the Builders &
Traders exchange are: President, W.
A. G. Miller: vice-president. Otto
Misch; Il. +. Beck. treasurer; Chas
A. Bowen. secretary: VIM. w. Norton.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

Genuine coral may be red, pink.
white. blue. yellow, green or black.
the last being the rarest and most
highly priced.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
Home Irony.

Wife-But you told me when in
doubt play trump!
Husband-Yes. but don't trumpet
your doubt till you trump It!
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31
Just Over.

Guest-A broiled chicken, with
CELEBRITY
waiter-Celery. sir, bis the way
hits pronounced, sir.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

Silk ribbon In checker block pat
terms are cunning. and right-up.to-
the-mihute as bands for small boys
Panama.
The Detroit times., 1916-05-31

Martin Van Buren, was the first OF
our presidents who was not born
British subject.