The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-07-20
N ! R R 0 R ETTES
BY Uncle John

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Ambition is feeling that you want to
do something that you know you can't.
Its an easy matter for some real estate
dealer to make mountains of molehiIls.
Mass was held last Sunday morning in
the Auditorium, Father Corcoran officiating.
An unusually large number of visitors
attended chapel services last Sunday morn
ing.
You should always keep your temper:
it's worth more to you than it is to any
body else.
-A-442 would like to exchange Photo
play and Popular Mechanics for the Satur-
day Evening Post.
Duke was a visitor in the library last
Saturday and also paid her respects to the
printing fraternity.
-''Be sure that you are right, and when
you are sure, then 60 ahead, and don't be
afraid of any man."
AT 80 a man is convinced that the
majority of men are fools; at so he admits
that he is of the majority.
When a man begins to repeat the
smart sayings of his baby his acquaintance
begin to question his veracity.
The monthly supplies for July were re-
ceived in the cell-hals last Saturday and the
order as usual was big one.
Visitors were quite numerous in the
park last Saturday in spite of the hot weather
and enjoyed the game as much as we did.
The lawn sprinklers are kept working
overtime now running day and night to keep
the grass moist and the Enclosure a little
cooler.
-"Be strong and firm in little things and
big temptations are easy to overcome. A
strong will-power is worth having; it will
be easy to say NO.
Private Secretary of Gov. Burnquist,
Hon. c. Andrist, of St. Paul, was visitor
at the institution last Friday and was seen
shaking hands with several of the boys.
This hot season is a mighty good thing
for the farmers corn and small grain. 1t is
growing just as fast as it can: we were told
that corn has grown inches in two days. !
The grass in the park is growing so fast
that the man who is running the lawn mower
says he can see the grass grow right behind
him; that looks like steady employment.
"A good long vacation will do most
anybody good no matter if it is on the in
side or outside. A rest after hard and
strenuous time is good for the body and the
mind.
Our musical director is enjoying his
annual vacation and we hope rest will do
him good. So don't be impatient boys, if
you don't get your regular practice, espe-
cially these hot days.
If you want to see some real activity
these days just &c down to the warehouses
and you will see some hustling. They are
so busy that it takes an extra freight engine
to help pull out the cars.
We have had all kinds of performances
in our big walledin city except a circus.
Our park would be big enough and good
attendance assured and sad to say, no one
would look through the fence.
If some of the men would use their
time to better advantage instead of telling
their troubles to others they would be better
off. Remember we all have our troubles,
without being bothered with your hard-luck
stories.
An umpire is just like critic, no mat
ter how good his decision is there always
are some who do not agree with him. The
same with critic, if he criticises too severe
ly he is ga crank" if he doesn't criticise he
is s'no good. There you are.
Cup and be doing" is the word that
comes from God to each of us. Leave some
''good work" behind you that shall not be
wholly lost when you have passed away.
Do something worth living for so there is
no want. no suffering, no sorrow that you
can relieve. Is there no act of tardy justice,
no deed of cheerful kindness; no long-for-
gotten duty that you can perform? If there
be any such deed, in Gods name, 60 and
do it.-Arthur Penrhyn Stanly.