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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
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AS we speed out of youths sunny station
The track seems to shine in the light,
But it suddenly shoots over the chasms-
And sinks into tunnels of night.
And the hearts that were brave in the morn
ing
Are filled with .pining and fears,
As they pause at the City of Sorrow
Or pass through the Valley of Tears.
But the path for this perilous railway,
Z The Hand of the Master has made,
With all its discomforts and dangers,
We need not be sad or afraid.
Roads leading from dark into darkness;
Roads plunging from gloom to despair,
Wind out through the tunnels of midnight
To fields that are blooming and fair.
Tho the rocks and their shadows surround
Tho we catch not one CLEAN of the day,
Above US fair cities are laughing
And dipping white feet in some bay;
And always, eternal, forever,
Down over the hills in the west,
The last final end of our journey,
There lies the great Station of Rest.
It's the grand central point of all railways
All roads cluster here where they end,
> It's the final resort of all tourists,
All rival lines meet here, and blend;
All tickets, or mile books, or passes,
If stolen, or begged for, or bought,
On whatever road or division,
Will bring you at last to this spot.
If you pause at the City of Trouble,
Or wait in the Valley of Tears,
Be patient, the train will move onward,
And sweep down the track of the years.
W herever the place is you seek for,
Whatever your aim or your quest,
You shall come at last with rejoicing
To the beautiful Station of Rest.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
The Fool.

There were two men who trod the way
The weary way of life;
The path that is hemmed in by woe,
And clamorng and strife.
The way was rough; the way was long;
Aud many fell beside,
But one went straightly on his course,
And held his head in pride.
"They fal'" he asked: Why should stop
To raise them to their feet3
Is not the battle to the strong
The race unto the fleet?
Each does according to his strength;
Some lead and some are led -
The goal is yet afar, far off,
And l must press ahead
The other paused to comfort them
That feared the storm and stress,
Where sorrow was, he left the glow
Of sturdy cheerfulness
And 10! he came unto the goal
With him that forged ahead;
And there an angel with book
Alternate wrote and read.
"We waite for you,' the angel said,
''In this our paradise,
You twain are entered in the book
One as fool; one wise.''
The first man said: "To win the goal
Alone has been my rule
The second: never thought
Of that, l am foo.''
Yet, as they stood, there came press
Of thoes left they behind
They gave the second all their praise
AS gentle, brave and kind.
They bore him in with song and shout
The wise man, standing by,
Turned to the angel; 'Write again.
He said, ''The fool was l ''-Chicago
Tribune.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
The Old Believers

They scott at the old believers,
And they scorn the faith they share
With the pilgrims and apostles
In their gladness and their care.
They mock at the sacred gospels
That the old believers trust
He'll and fire and birthstone
And the streets of golden dust.
They scott at the old believers
But they'd better let them be
In their faith and tender feeling
And the love that sets them free;
For what is whole worlds doctrine
Compared with the vital love
In the word of the old diciples
That comes from the Book above?
Yea, let them be forever,
These old believers here,
With their visions of heaven
They reach through love and fear;
And what if it seems old fashioned,
If it sweetens all the breast
With the hopes and dreams that tell then
In faith they'll find their rest!
They scott at the old believers,
But after all they've said
The friends of the good old gospels
Will live when the fools are dead;
And bright in the burning vision
Of heaven that shines in light
They'll laugh at the worlds derision
And be glad they trusted right.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
G | { A N | N G s
From Our EXCHANGES
From Our Exchanges

limitation, it is said, is the sincerest
flattery; it is also the truest worship.
1t is the sign of vulgar man that he
cannot bear to be under obligation,
Every gift, though small, is in reality
great if it be given with affection.
Gratitude for graces received is most
etlcacious means of obtaining new ones.
keep your face always to the sunshine,
and the shadows will fall behind you.
Learn to be silent sometimes for the
edihcation of others, that you may learn
how to speak sometimes,
There is an education that comes to
the soul from vital faith in God and power
for good upon society that abstract right
cannot give; that in atheistic or agnostc
morality, set upon the pinnacle of altru-
ism, is utterly unable to supply.
A. Gordon
The good never die, Evil dies. Cru
city, oppression, selhshness, greed-these
die, but nobility, love, sacrifice, generosity,
truth, thank God for it. small as they are,
difficult as it is to discover them-these
live forever; these are eternal. Frank Nor
riS.
Il believe freedom to be the first con-
dition of moral life. 1t needs, however, TO
be accompanied by much instruction 1t
IS like money in this-that in order to
profit by it one must know how to use it
properly. Ward Howe.
-lhe only part of frog that's good
for anything is the part he kicks with.
You shouldn't say you'll go home
early, for you won't. Every body is going
to stay and lock up and help the janitor
out.
The Lord takes a hundred years to
make an oak, but only two months to
make squash.
novice is that one knows where he is 60
ing and the other doesn't.
Silence is golden, but many a cow
would be- killed if it were not for the
whistle on the engine.
Death should set the seal of silence on
lips that cannot praise.
We all claim to love truth, but many
of us only trfe with it.
The lucky man is the one who sees
and grasps his opportunity.
1t is not by mans purse, but by his
character, that he is rich or poor.
Milk is sold in bricks in Siberia.
The aim of all intellectual training for
the mass of the people should be to cult
vate common sense
The tax of loving all our neighbors as
ourselves is the grea test responsibility on
the shoulders Of mankind
Every day that dawns brings some
thing 10 do which can never be done as
we'll again. We should, therefore, try to
do it ungrudgingly and.cheerfully. 1t was
designed to be our life, our happiness. In
stead of Sinking it, we should put our
whole heart and soul into it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Each In His Own Tongue

A fire-mist and planet;
A crystal and cell;
A jelly-fsh and saurian;
And caves where the cave-men dwell
Then sense of law and beauty,
And face turned from the clod;
Some call it Evolution,
And others call it God.
"A haze on the far horizon;
The infinite, tender sky;
The ripe, rich tint of the cornfelds,
And the wild geese sailing high;
And ali over upland and lowland
The charm of the goldenrod;
Some of US call it Autumn,
while others call it God.
Like tides on crescent a-beach
When the moon is new and thin,
Into our hearts high yearning
Come yelling and surging in;
Come from the mystic ocean,
Whose rim no foot has trod.
Some of US call it longing,
And others call it God.
A picket frozen on duty;
A mother starved for her brood;
Socrates drinking the hemlock;
And Jesus on the rood;
The straight, hard pathway trod;
Some call it CONSERVATION,
And others call it God.
William Herbert Carruth.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

All inmates who buy or have
sent in to them socks, underwear,
nightshirts, bath towels, handker-
chiefs, ETC., should send them to
the laundry and have your number
marked on them before using.
Write your name, register number
and cell number on slip of paper,
attach to articles and give to cell
hall captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
ExcHAMeE POEMS
From Here -And There
I'll Take What Father Takes

The board was filled with choicest fare,
The guests sat down to dine;
Some called for bitter, some for stout,
And some for rosy wine
Among this joyful company
A modest youth appeared.
Scarce sixteen Summers had he seen,
No specious snare he feared.
An empty glass before the youth
Soon drew the waiter near.
"What will you have, SIR he inquired
''Srout, bitters, mild or clear?''
eve have rich supplies of foreign port,
We have frst-class wine and cake
The youth, with guileless look, replied:
''I'll take what father takes.
Swift as an arrow went the words
Into his fathers ear,
And soon conflict. deep and strong,
Awoke terrific fears.
"Have | not seen the strongest fall,
The fairest led astray9
And shall l on my only son
Bestow a curse this day.
"No, Heaven Forbid! Here, waiter, brine
Bright water pure to me.
My son shall take what father takes
Water my drink shall be."-Anon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
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 detsiled to collect letters. All
letters written upon anything but
the EN1 IRE sheet ofregulation paper
will no. be accepted for mailing.
J.J.SULLIvAN, DEPUTY WARDEN.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Old Soldiers Reunion

A reunion of the old Soldiers of the
State of Minnesota was held at the insti-
tuition last Tuesday Sept. S. az 3 o'clock.
The old soldiers, with their ladies had
dinner in the officers dining hall to the
strains of harmonious music from K. 1.
Reichkitzer's orchestra, and solos by inmates
Messrs. II. M. and S. D. A tour of the
shops was made after they had had their
luncheons, following which, meeting was
held in our large Auditorium in which
President Ed. Washburn, of the Eighth
Minnesota Regiment. gave an address OF
welcome to his comrades.
Warden c. S. Reed was called upon for
a few remarks. He briefly outlined the
industrial and moral progress as it applied
to the inmates, stating that the former was
secondary to the latter in the aims of the
official family in ''remaking' men, aside
from the purpose in manufacturing the very
best agricultural implements.
A splendid reading by Mrs. c. P. Clay
ton, and an address of welcome in behalf of
Co. c., by Mrs. Horace Voligny were an
appreciated feature of the program that
was accorded hearty applause. An ad-
dress by Mr.. r. G. Thoreen, County At
torney, and recitation by Comrade Mr.. F..
Johnson were equally accorded repeated
applause.
Immediately preceding adjournment,
Pres. Mr. E. Washburn, in an address of
appreciation in behalf of his comrades and
other guests of Warden Reed, proposed
three cheers for the institution officials in
response to their courteous and considerate
personal attention and for their successful
collaboration in makiag the afternoon an
enjoyable one.
Following is the program as provided
for the entertainment of the guests of hon.
Or
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Water-Marks on Paper

CUES. How are water-marks made on
writing paperf-Ans. The design of the
water-mark is stamped into the wire gauze
on which the paper is laid in the form
of wet pulp. This serves as mold to stamp
indelibly in the substance of the paper the,
distinguishing device or mark desired.-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
PROGRAM FOR MEETING OF OLD
SOLDIERS
At The Minnesota State Prison
September S, 1916

VIM. G1oss1 Presiding at Meeting
/. March, "Old Berlin - Orchestra
9. Address of Welcome to Sth Mime
sofa Regiment Pres Ed. Washburn
8. Address of Welcome from the G.
A. R. Ladies Mrs. G. p. Clayton
4. Song, "All America Mr.. S. d.
5. Recitation COmrdde f. Johnson
6. Address of Welcome from Com
pany C.-------M Mrs. Horace Voligny
I. War Songs Orchestra
8. Song, ''Don Bite the Hand That's
Feeding You Mr. III. NJ.
9. Address County Atty. r. @. Thoreen
~. OOIlS 1HT. -. II.
IL. Reading Mrs. C. p. Clayton
I3. Remarks Warden C. s. Reed
Is. Closing. with america"
r. }. REICHKITzER,
Musical Director.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

Biblical mention is made of 19 different
precious stones, metals, l04 trees and
plants, IS animals, 80 birds, fishes, IL
reptiles, 20 insects and other small creatures.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

Love may not make the world go
round, but it makes lot of people giddy.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14
Chapel prnprari1
Sunday Sept. 10.


The following is the Program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Father
Corcoran officiating:
March ----- City of Ballarat Orch.
lntermezzo- Espousal Orch.
Hymn Blessed Assurance Cong.
oCripture ----------------Fr. Corcoran
Revere ------Apple Blossoms 1850 Orch.
Gospel Reading Fr. Corcoran
Hymn AT The Cross Copr.
March Pilgrim Commandery- Orch.
R. ]. Reichkitzer Musical Director.
population
Number of Inmates at Prison.". ..995
Number in First Grade ..8Jl
Number in Second Grade. .....16l
Number in Third Grade 20
Received During Week.. .................5
Discharged ....... ............ ...........2
............................o
Last Serial Number S34l
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-09-14

The following is the Program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Father
C0rc0ran off cia4inn.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
WAR NEWS OF WEEK

sltlon at Avacourt The men were literally thrown into the mouths of the great cannon used by the de lenders of he position. according 10 the report. and were moved down by hundreds.
 A London dispatch says that the Germans haze cut the cable be tween Holland and England hnG es consequence no press dispatch cs from Dutch cities have been re cCWcd in London.
 In bulletin posted today the German war office states that a terrific struggle iS now going on between the Austrians and Italians on the Goriza frontier IL is the fifth battle in tLRt vicinity .,iucc the first of the year A large num- Der of men are engaged. No de tails of the battle are given.
 A Berlin dispatch says that the Greek batteries at Piraeus opened fire on British ships yesterday when an attempt was made to take sev- eral Greek vessels from the harbor The attempt to move the boats was abandoned, according to the report.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
WEDNESDAY

dispatch from Washington, D. C., says that the first American victim of disease in Mexico has been reported, a lieutenant In the thirteenth cavalry having been claimed by pneumonia. No casual ties among the officers of the Am erican army of invasion of Mexico are reported, g., the result of fight ing
 An Fl PaSo report is to the et feet that a large force Of Villa sol diers under General Reyes has sought refuges from the Americans in the hills near San Juan de GuadalouDe. They are said to be we'll provl stoned and are able to withstand a long siege, unless large guns are brought to bear on their position No reports concerning the actions of Villa himself have been received. according to the dispatches.
 The traffic over the road between COIulllDuS, NC" MeAlCO, anu CdSeiS Grandes has made the highway al- most impossible, according to Co., lumbus. Accordingly, American army engineers are now engaged in put ting the road in commission. in or der that the transportation of sup plies of all kinds for the American troops in Mexico may not be de layed.
 the war department has been ad- vised by representatives of the Car ranza government that permission
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
MONDAY

The bombardment of the defenses Of Verdun by the Germans still continues, according 10 a report from laris The chief r i7's utfr"t"' D the bombardment today were along the Vaux-de Douamont line.
 The German war office has an. nounced that considerable fighting took place today in the Baltic pro ylnces The Russians are stated to have made some gains in the Lake Noyatch region. south of Dunaberg but the Germans are credited with having made a number of important aims in the Jacobstadt region
 The German war office also re ports the destruction of 100 yards uf German trenches on the western front by the British today The trenches were mined by the British and completely wrecked, but no at tempt was made to follow up the victory by an infantry charge such a4 is usually the case.
 London reports the destruction of a German torpedo boat as the re suit of British raid on the North German coast It is rumored in London that naval battle is now in progress in the North sea be tween the German and British fleets, but the reports is not gencr- ally believed.
 A Berlin report Is to the effect that three British aeroplanes were brought down by German gunnerS eft the north coast of Germany yes tarday. presumably during the same raid
 A dispatch from Saloniki states that an unsuccessful attempt was made today Ay the Germans to raid that city with Zeppelins. They were beaten off by the fire from the guns of the British warsl ps In the harbor. One of them IS believed to have been crippled
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
TUESDAY

That one American soldier was killed and several injured in d wreck on the railroad being used by American troops south of Casa5 Grandes, was the report received today at Columbus, New Mexico, according to dispatches from that place. Details of the wreck and the exact whereabouts of the accl- dent are not available, according to the dispatch. but the wreck Is be- lieved to have been the work of the Vulaistas
 Owing to the fact that General Pershing Is using the Mexican rail roads without the permission of the Carranza government 1t Is feared that complications will ensue. It Is admitted, however, at army head quarters. that he Is doing the right thing under the circumstances. It is further understood that the Unit ed States Is sending a demand to Carranza asking that the American troops be permitted to use the rail roads unmolested.
 General Funston has hired a num- Der of Indians of Arizona and nor thern Mexico, all of whom are thor oughly familiar with the country being searched, to help in the chase of Villa.
 The house of representatives has
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
FRIDAY

All Germany is today Cclebratin@ the fall of the French position at Malancourt, which has been infested by the German forces for the past ten days. And. as Malancourt is one of the strongest defenses of NerdIn proper, it Is confidently believed in German military circles that the city Is bound to fall.
 Dispatches from Paris admit the fall of Malancourt. It is stated, how ever, that the Germans gained the position only with terrible loss of life. their advance having been made with an utter disregard for the slaughter occasioned. and by a sheer force of numbers. The fighting was some of the flercest of the war, in fantry with bayonets fixed having been engaged on both sides. There was considerable hand to hand fight ing in the streets of the village or Malancourt, the outskirts of which 1t is stated, are still being held by the French. The defenders Of the place, however, are being forced backward, inch by inch.
 It Is estimated by French mili- tarists that 5000O0 German troops are now engaged in the fighting on the Verdun battle line alone. And it is expected that the battle for the possession of the French city and fortress will be decided within the next few days. Despite the loss of Malancourt, the French military authorities are still confident of be- ing able to keep the Germans out of Verdun, and to that end rein forcements for the French troops engaged in the fight are being rushed to Verdun from all parts of the western battlefront
 A Paris dispatch says that, while the Germans made gains at Malan- court, they Were unable to take the French positions in the Ava court woods The assault was simi- lar to that made at Malancourt and, although the German troops fought valiantly throughout the night, charge after charge being made, they could not drive the French troops from the trenches.
 Another Zeppelin raid took place in the eastern counties os England last fight. according to London dis patches. Details concerning the damage done are being suppressed by the British censors, but it Is stated that total of 90 bombs were dropped and that five of tn, huge German airships were engaged in the attack.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-03
WEDN ESDAY

Paris dispatches indicate that all past week on the Nerdun front. In fact. NcIdun is now in greater dan ger from the Germans than it has ever been. according to the dis patches. which state that the oppos ing French and German lines are locked practically in death grip. And the attention of all of the fight CTS OH the western battlefront Is centered on tie titanic struggle be fore Nerdun, as very little fighting is reported from any other part of the line
 Paris dispatches of today state that the French war office admits that the German wedge has pierced the French lines at the village of Ma'incourt, where the Germans are making an attempt to cut the French line of communication. The battle line extends for considerable dis | most desperate character.
 Owing to the fact that by far the larger part of the French forces are now engaged in defending Nerdun, the British battle lines have been extended r. is stated in dispatches from London that the British are now holding full quarter of the western battle line, and mora troops are being rushed from Eng land almost daily. Therefore. while the larger part of the French are defending Nerdun the Germans on one side and british on the other are watching each other In silence, all waiting for some hostile move.
 A Berlin dispatch gives the Aus trians great credit for the work they are now doing. It Is claimed that Austria is now holding all of her frontiers without help from the Germans, the latest Russian invasion of Gallcia having been stopped. The Italians are also being held on the AustroItalian frontier, where there has been considerable fighting within the past ten days.
 A Petrograd dispatch of today states that the Russians are meet ing with considerable success. Par ticular stress is placed on their operations in the Black sea region, although 1t Is also claimed that they have made gains In Galicia. There has been considerable fight ing with the Germans in Poland, according to the dispatches, but no details are given.