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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Old Maids

The subject of old maids must be ap-
preached with caution, just as one ap-
proac,es old maids themselves-especially
when they are endeavoring to become
young married woman.
An old maid is a middle-aged young la
dy whose name is so durable that she has
never had to replace it. Women usually
begin to become old maids at the age of
thirty and continue to be old maids at that
age, or whereabouts, until they die. When
it comes to matter of birthdays the old
maid is one of our most unprogressive cit
liens.
Some women are old maids because
their faces are their misfortunes; some are
old maids because they are equally afraid
of men and mice, while others are old
maids because when young and beautiful
they fished for whales and threw back one
minnow too many. In general, the sect is
divided into fwo classes-those who have
not yet lost hope and those who are still
afraid that in some moment of foolishness
they may yet get married.
Old maids live alone or with some frag-
ment of their families and busy them
selves with teaching, literary clubs, en-
broidery and missionaries. Old maids are
the mainstays of the missionaries, and
many maiden lady who woulden't allow a
man within three miles of her home, if she
could help it, will work her fingers to the
bone supporting fat missionary in Zulu
land-and probably one to whom she has
never been introduced.
Many old maids have become famous
and have lived in History. Elizabeth was
an old maid, and if Mary, Queen of Scots,
had remained an old maid, or even first
degree widow, she'd have died in peace
instead of pieces. In general, it may be
observed that very few of the noted wo-
men of history who have gotten into un-
fathomable trouble have been old maids.
A long time ago the term "Old Maid'
was used as reproach. Today, however.
it is more or less of decoration. Old
maids are among our best citizens. Inthe
mere matter of divorce alone, they hold
an unsullicd record. No old maid has
ever been divorced. Old maids very sell
dom wear harem skirts and dingbat hats,
and nowadays when q young lady becomes
an old maid she packs most of her hair
away in barrels in the attic and only wears
what isn't detachable. For this reason
alone old maids are now being hunted so
madly by would-be husbands that there is
grave danger of their determination.
BY George Fitch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Observation-Disclosures

We are all bunch of Job holders, no
matter the name by which we are known in
our work. To work is to be dignifed
whether it's shovel or pen that is hitched
to our Brain. There is but one worker in
all the drama of work who dishonored the
whole profession. He's The Man-Afraid
Of-Hls-Job. Get this into your head
YOU are "The Man Higher Up!"
If you will but be this, from this minute
you will grow and gather Power. For
The-Man- Afraid Of His-Job is the man
who fears somebody else above him, behind
him, sideways to him. He has no Inde-
pendence for he is all Dependence.
YOU are "The Man Higher Up!"
Results take care of themselves. First be
YOURSELF. You may lose your Job.
But what of iti You will have then gained
a bigger one-Master of Yourself. Crom-
we'll once said that "a man never rises so
high as when he knows not whittier he goes. -
And Emerson says: "Why should we i'm.
port rags and relics into new hours?"
Keep busy.
Believe it and pass on. Honor your Job
be it ever SO humble-and 1t will Honor
you. Be Positive. Cut partnership with
The Man-Afraid- Of-His- Job. Go at your
work with the belief that you alone know
best your own work and it won't take long
for others about you to realize for fact
that--You ARE "The Man Higher Up::''
BY George Matthew Adams.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
AT RANDOM
From our Exchanges
The Way to Forgive

| Once a Year, in certain mission in q
certain city, beautiful story is told. The
man who tells it is still young, fine looking
and prosperous. Wherever he may hap
pen to be, he always goes back to his native
city and the little mission on one particu-
lar day. The story he tells is this:
| Many years ago now, boy came to the
city from which he had rua away sometime
before. He came riding in a box car,
drunk and penniless. The next morning
while his brain was still dull, he stopped a
couple of men on the street and asked for
money for meal. One of the men looked
closely at him, and then said to the other,
81 must ask you to excuse me. / recog-
nize here son of an old friend, and must
60 with him."
But what he could not quite bring him.
self to say in the shock of recognition was
that it was his own son that stood before him.
The father took the boy with him. He
arranged his business SO that he could be
away from it, and gave up his life to his
son. He never left him day or night, and
never by word or sign rebuked him for the
past, but put all the strength of his soul into
the battle his boy was fighting. After six
months, he asked the boy to 60 with him to
the city mission one night; and that night
the mirecle was wrought, and the boy went
out clean of soul, with his decision made.
And year by year he came back to tell his
story, in the hope that its message may
reach some other boy who has thrown away
his life as he himself once threw away his
own.
What picture the story gives of the
Divine Fatherhood, seeking and striving
with wandering children! s'Forgive US our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against u.s. How lightly we hold the
words upon our lips! But how many of
US forgive as God forgives--with no recrim-
nations for the past, no lurking feeling that
the one who has wronged US should be made
to feel our displeasure-only an eager long
ing that the one who has sinned shall come
back into the right relationship with God
and Gods children. "Son, son, do not
think again OF those terrible weeks!" The
father in his joy cries to his prodigal son.
"They are gone forever. You are back in
your own place, never to leave it again.
Yon have to think about the joys and duties
of your sonship now" That is the way
God forgives. "Thou wilt cast all their
sins into the depths of the seal' An old
prophet cries. That is the way God for
gives. Do we forgive like that? If not,
how dare we prav1-Youth's COMPANION
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Super-Science
BY oPTIMo

From yon battle-felds chaotic
Comes grim Hunger wailing cry:
Give us food that's life sustaining!
Feed us! Feed us! or we die.
Empty are our barns and cellars;
Gone our focks and failing herds;
Cleaned by hordes of starving sol
diers:
For our payment, only words.
But amid our fears and worries,
Science says-'T'll give you food
To appease your hunger-craviugs;
Just you eat-a bite-a wood.
If we ask for beef or mutton
We are served piece of wood,
And the vender, smiling grimly,
Says, "Yon'l find this Just as
good. "
For our breakfast food we've
sawdust;
For our luncheon, soft boiled
knots:
While at dinner we eat fence
boards,
With some splinters for the tots.
With twig of ar-Maple
L. -
With some leaves from Oak or
Elm,
Made into fat, f1aky pies.
We've some yellow hardwood
shavings,
With some cedar single hash:
Soft and doty wood for pudding,
And some kippered Mountain Ash.
If How Ever Good, our preacher,
Drops in kind o sudd'n like,
And we find we re short O. rations
l just take my axe and hike
For the little patch of timber
Just beyond the pasture lot;
And cut fresh young sapling,
That is free from grain or knot.
TIL other day dad went a-teaming,
And his plagued wagon broke:
He got hungry fore he'd fix'd it;
So he ate a splintered spoke.
John and Mary, both are angry,
And declare that they are "hep"
That we tried to stop their courtin'
When we ate the front door step.
When the evening shades have
fallen.
And dads coat hangs on tn peg:
Freddie on tn. floor hes sprawlin'
Sucking on dad wooden leg.
Soon well dwell in huts of adobe,
For our timber's going fast;
As we haul in stumps and sawlogs
For our regular repast.
But perhaps some science Teller,
Anxious that we may be fed,
Will evolve some scheme or other
Whereby well eat iron or lead.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
DO All Your Duty

Two sections OF passenger train were
moving westward. One of them, in a
binding storm, passed freight on sid
ing, waiting to start east. 1t was the duty
of the engineer on this first section to have
green lights displayed on the pilot of his
engine, and to blow his whistle as he pas
sed the freight engine showing second
section was following, and if the freight
did not answer his signal. he was to stop
his train and give it warning that it must
not take the main line until the second Sec
ton had passed.
These orders were not obeyed. The
freight train left the siding as the first Sec
ton had passed. and shortly afterwards
crashed into the second section of the pas
senger train causing a terrible wreck in
which about sixty passengers were killed.
At the preliminary hearing the engineer
of the first section took the stand. His
face bore marks of terrible suffering. His
form was bent. AS he spoke the tears
streamed from his eyes and sobs broke his
words. He said:
81 am wholly to blame for this wreck.
No one else is responsible. whistled when
l passed the freight train, but did not dis
cover uutil some distance past that my
green lights had been blown out by the
storm, and could not have been seen there
fore by the freight crew. The freight train
did not answer my whistle. l therefore
should have stopped my train instantly and
warned its crew that the main line was still
occupied. l alone arm to blame
No earthly punishment that might be
visited upon this man could equal his suf-
fering. 1t is one of the most startling cases
of the result of duty only partially per.
formed have ever known.
| have told it simply as possible, for the
benefit of the boy who is just sensing what
duty means; for the help of the boy who
thinks half duty done Is a whole duty
performed.
When these boys come to study the New
Testament as it should be studied, to GRASP
the full beauty and power of the life Of
Christ, they will use the dictionary, lexi.
con, reference books, that will take then
to the roots of the things Christ taught. Il
will suddenly dawn upon them that Chris
taught not the form of things alone, but the
heart of things.
In this work they will come upon wha
He meant when He taught ones obliga
ton obligation is duty)to himself, thos'
about him, and his God, which in simpl,
words is:
leave nothing undone; doing all thing
/ we'll; missing naught."
! That is carrying out duty in the Chris
sense in the biggest sense.
i 1t is not looking at duty from this poin
| that produces snch disasters as this wreck
which, more than that, wrecks life afte
life in the simplest affairs.
Having taken up duty. keep the greer
light burning, sound the proper warning
signals, stop if it is right to stop-6nisl
that duty as you would a sum you were cal
culating when you have your total and
have proved.
There cannot be wreck when duty i
done in that way.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Cell Changes

Corrected to Sat. Jan. goth. 1916.
From A to A-306-48; 300
70; 48-3O6; 8O-37.
From B to B-221-331; 81
374; 379-97; 166-273; 4I0-lO0; 81
$40; 404-64; 400-l10; 201-349.
From. B to A-349-290: 276-
$40.
From A 1887 to Hospital.
From A 468 to Third.
From A Al to Cot.
From B 171-441-174 to Third
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Gratitude

Gratitude is a word that comprehends the
happiness of the human race. 1t turns the
heart towards the Fountain of All Good
and so makes possible greater receptivity
and greater Joy. Without it even glories
of heaven could not confer happiness, and
all the sweet amenities of life would fall.
With it the humblest home may be blest
with angel visits, and one step upward from
the depths of grief may be fraught with q
new-found Joy.
But shall we be grateful for the mere
incidents of life and forget to be supremely
grateful for life itselfl We murmer so
much at the conditions of life, and on a
reluctant concession we admit that this is
better than that, and so we express our feeble
thanks-praising the beauty of single leaf
while murmuring at the tree that bore it.
Are you truly grateful for life1 Are you
glad that you were born? Do you accept
your life from the hand of God as his rich
est gift-the containant of all other pos
sible blessings?
Life is wonderful gift-the most wonder
full and the most blessed gift that the Infinite
God could plan for the objects of his love.
We have hardly begun to learn how great it
is, how great it can be. Beginning at
birth, and through childhood, youth and
age, it stretches out into realms of Eternity
ever growing vaster and yet more vast in
its approximation of limitless possibilities.
If you had not been born you would never
have known life-the sum of all blessings.
The unqualified acceptance of life, with
its mystry and pain, all its labor and weari-
ness, and yet all its sweetness and Joy, and
all its latent potentiallty-that is and for
ever must be the basis of true gratitude, the
one great theme for thanks. Unless you
are grateful for life itself you cannot be
truly glad for anything that life contains.
But being grateful for life itself adds tinge
of celestial glory to every simple blessing
and makes To-day akin to the vast Forever.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
A Typos Error

Sometimes the change of one letter can
make big difference in meaning. A bull
letin recently sent out by the department
of agriculture was headed: Government,
Takes up Fight Against Rabies" A
compositor on Western paper made a
little mistake and the way the heading APP
peared in print was this; Government
Takes up Fight Against Babies" LEX.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
GEMS OF THOT
From our exchanges.

From our exchanges.
There are times when we do not appre-
ciate the good intentions of our friends.
AS sure as the sun rises and sets, wereap
what we sow. Try seeds of kindness, hon.
esty and love, and then note the harvest.
1t brother is in distress, give him your
hand and assistance. You never can tell
when your turn will arrive.
No hand but our Fathers, tunes and dis
poses the subtle adaptations of His child
ren's characters, or arranges with the fit
ness of harmony or contrast the scenery in
the midst of which they pass their lives.
The genius of life is friendly to the no
BILE and in the dark brings them friends
from far. Fear God, and where you go,
men shall think they walk, in hallowed
cathedrals.
Patience, perseverance and prayer will
overcome the greatest difficulties. With
out these you will scarcely succeed at any
thing worthy the name.
There is sort of wrong deed of which
a man can bear the punishment alone; you
can't isolate yourself and say that the evil
that is in you shall not spread. Men lives
are as thoroughly blended with each other
as the air they breathe; evil spreads as
necessarily as disease.
The happiness of life is made up of min
ute fractions, the little soon-forgotten
charities of kiss, a smile, kind look, a
heartfelt compliment in the disguise of
playful raillery, and the countless other in
finitesimals of pleasurable thought and gen.
ial feeling.
He who works with his hands only is a
mechanic; he who works with hands and
head is an artisan: he who works with hands
head and heart is an artist.
We must try to grasp the spirit of things,
to see correctly, to speak to the point, to
give practicable advice, to act on the spot,
to arrive at the proper moment, to stop in
time. Tact, measure, occasion-all these
deserve our cultivation and respect.
Man is no better than leaf driven by
the winds until he has conquered his lone
ly duties. This makes mantle habit of
confronting great things in solitude, and
chiefly the habit of conversing with God
alone, and of filling the soul with His
strength.
Mntttlly 2r4nnl Rrrnrt.
c. S. REED, Warden.
Dear Sir:
The following is the school history
for the month of January, 1916
No. of school sessions IL
School attendance at opening session. ITO
Average attendance during month l7S
Highest $780, $50
Lowest '' ITS
Average compulsory attendance-- S
Average voluntary attendance I46
No. excused by Medical Dept. during
month-Temporarily. 4
No. excused by Medical Dept. during
month-Permanently-- l
No. excused by Deputy Warden dur
ing month-Temporarily Q
No. excused by Deputy Warden to
work nights-Permanently 9
No. excused by School superintendent
during month-Temporarily
No. excused by Scnool Superintendent
during month-Permanently o
No. enrolled during month 8
No. (who attended schooD discharged
from Institution l
No. pupils reported for breach of In
stitutional rules 9
No. of pupils reported for Incidence
and lack of interest in school work O
Illiterate- 81
]. ]. Sullivan
DEPUTY Warden
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
G4aprI Brnpranr

~eese.e~
The Following is the Program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Father
Corcoran officiating:
March = Universal Peace Orch.
Entire Acte- Cinema --- Orch.
Hymn---- ABIDE With Me Gong.
Scripture Reading .-- Fr Corcoran
Novelette, 5000 Amaranthus- Orch.
rrayer ---- Corcuran
OosPei Reading ----.-Fr. Corcoran
sermon Corcoran
Hymn Rock OF Ages Cong.
March 49, Spirit Of Liberty Orch.
S.Reichkitzer
Musical Director
Population
Week Ending Wednesday, Feb End.
Number of Inmates at New Prison. .lO48
Number in First Grade. 1909
Number in Second Grade. go
Number in Third Grade. go
Received during week...................... Is
Discharged.
faroled.............. ......................... o
Last Serial Number.., 5182
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
The Day That Never Comes
By c. L. S.

Many times we sit aud ponder
For the day that never comes
Mid life's storm and roaring thunder
With our day of labor done.
In that day we look for gladness
AS we while away the time
Not one thought of bitter sadness
AS the path of life we climb.
And in many ways we start to dream
ing
Of the joys we might have won,
But at last we end by dreaming
Of the day that never comes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
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 mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
M ! R R 0 R ET les
By Uucle John

Mass was held in the Auditorium last
Sunday morning, Fir. Corcoran officiating.
"Do your best, your very best, and do
it every day." is fine motto.
We understand that German Submarine
found its way into Cell Hall B. one day last
week, but not much damage was done.
Don't give up, be patient, be brave,
even if you are disappointed in certain things,
in the end you will win. Remember,
''where there's life there's hope"
Do you know, if you try hard enough,
you are on the way to place called:
Get There.
''If you do a thing, do it with will and
put your whole heart and mind in it, other
wise your labor will be only half finished"
The balcony in the dining hall was
nicely decorated last Saturday in honor of
the Better Farming Association. All kinds
of moving pictures we're displayed.
Some people may know that you are
reliable, but very few perhaps know what's
in you, and right there is your opportunity
10 show them.
All the good that we do while going
through life will be blessing in our old
age.
Jealousy is the root of all evil. Jealousy
has broken up more homes, and parted
more friends than any other thing under
heaven, even when there was no cause for it.
ono matter what misfortunes befall you
be strong, and murmur not, yours will be
the reward in the end"
Several experienced musicians have been
added to the Baud during the week. They
will make good additions. Several more
will be added as soon as the new band in
struments are received.
We have seen good many gatherings in
the Old and New Prison since our visit
here, but last Saturdays assembling of the
Better Farming Association, was the larg-
est body we have ever seen in our Audi
torium. The Association will have to hold
their meeting in the park next year, if it
will hold them all.
If it is so hard to apprehend Senior Villa,
why not send Dan Cupid after him, very
few are able to escape his arrow.
The picture show at the Auditorium last
Wednesday evening was very good. The
feature shown of two reels in length was en-
titled, cat the Bricklayer's Ball." 1t was
very amusing and the audience seemed to en-
10Y it. The next reel was "Ham" feature
and gave an illustration of the latest and most
improved methods of STRENGTHENING.
The recipient of the generous donation
of music wishes to extend his sincere
thanks to the person who so kindly con-
tributed same.
nn-~.~+trl,r z;Sfs<sss..s Rpffnrf
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
Inmates Attention I!

Hereafter should any inmate acci-
dentally soil or misuse the writing
paper supplied by the institution
for CORE pondence purposes, ne Is
requested to not further mutilate the
paper, but to RETURN it TO the OHIO,
er detailed to collect letters. All
letters written upon anything but
the ENTIRE sheet ofregulation paper
will not be accepted for mailing.
u. SULLIVAN, DEPUTY WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-02-03
:. POET--TREE :.
Leaves from Budding Poets
Because you love a poem,

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.
Definitions
By ]. B.
A noun is the name of anything,
For example. II went to the pool -
1t tells the name of the place you went
When you played hockey that day from
school.
And now IL take up the next verb
And verb is word that asserts,
The action asserted when you got home
Remember it now.-"Don't, Dad, it
'hurts!''
And now in all believe there's eight
But we'll let them go till tomorrow.
I'm sure these are three you won for
get
And some think of them to their sor-
row.
Evening star., 1916-12-21

STONELEIGH COURT,
CONNECTICUT AVE, CORNER il 81.
few very desirable housekeeping ana non
housekeeping apartments, furnished or uhfur-
nished for rent by the year. season or shorter
periods; all hotel convenience: restaurant Win
a la carte and special table d'hote service.
D. u. STEPHAN. Manager.
Evening star., 1916-12-21
FURNISHED OR UNFURNIsHED.

O1t ~
ISIS kALORAMA ROAD N.W.-NEW BUILD
ing just completed thoroughly tirerroof; TO .
rooms: porches: attractive public reception room
$50 TO $50 per month. Apply at bldg. or l.. q.
WHITE Real Estate Trust bldg.
1l2o VERMONT AVE. OVERLOOKING THOMAS
Circle-Phone North y. One or Two rooms
with or without privtte bath; unfurnished Sl2 to
$50 month; newly furnished, including linen and
maid service. $3.50 to $3.50 month; phone n
each room.
Evening star., 1916-12-21

FORD MOTORS REPAIRED.
Run like new. Starting made easy.
Z. Ii. BAUER. the Ford Specialist,
Rear 1910 L st. NV. 9
Evening star., 1916-12-21

THE ALBEMARIE. 18th AND 7 SITS. NV
A Jroorn aud harh hk. apt. for rent.
FLORENCE CoT4T. EAST CAL AVE. AND
Phelps placcA Groom and hati, apt
THE ETHELH RS1. Sc. CORNER 18th ANi'
l. SIS. n.w.-A single room and bath bachelor
apt
Apply at respective houses or to L. q. WA
GENHOEST. No. inS. Bond bldc.. nth ana y.
Y ay. II " Phone NJ ,i:,.;
Evening star., 1916-12-21
DOMESTIC
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

WANTI.I,--I. sht -colored wickered baby carriage;
in good condition; rea s0nabie. Address Box
Evening star., 1916-12-21

BoYS-15 bright. active boys work on streets
spare time all time this and sunday
big pay for good workers Call Room s01. Union
Savings Bank building. 14th and e. sts.. ..p.
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