The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1916-01-27
Gleanings From Prison Press

Gleanings From Prison Press
Sit down and take an inventory of yourself If
you are dissatisfied with what you are doing and
think ought to do better try to discover no mat
ter how long 1t takes you, just where your trouble
lies find out the things that keep you back Make
long, searching tours of discovery in your own con-
seriousness. Say to yourself over and over again.
Why can others do such remarkable things while
DO ordinary, common things?" Constantly ask
yourself. If others do them, why Cannot IP' 5.
Ohio Penitentiary News.
No matter what his vocation or condition in
lie may be, everyone it to himself and to the
world to form habit of being just as happy as he
can Happiness means harmony and harmony
means health to all bodily functions; it means eff
clency Faculties give out their best when they
are normal. To keep happy, therefore, is the best
personal economy and surest investment: it insures
the greatest possible output of brains and BODY.
Much natural ability is rendered inefficient because
men and women do not know that discords whether
fear, worry, sel6shness, hatred or jealousy are
health and happiness killer an efficiency blighter.
Many men waste more vitality and mental energy in
a few minutes of bad temper than would be required
In the legitimate running of their business for days.
The Summary.
There seems, however to be verv close
connection between ignorance and crime. Just
how or why that connection exists it NAV be diff.
fcult to say. But it is evident that Ignorance
and industrial inef6ciency 90 hand in hand: thai.
therefore. the ingnorant who would enioy
measure of ease and have what to him are lux
urles, must seek them through crime for his labor
Will not produce them, and that as education in
creases his earning capacity the temptation to com
NIT crime is lessened. OF course there are some
men who, making criminal career profession
with every increase in education simply become
higher grade criminals, but they are exceptional
men and they are seldom found in prison. No Grim
inal who is or has been danger to a community
because OF his education got that education in prison.
Star of Hope.
The Long, Uphill Road
There is short cut to success You must
take the long. uphill road Worse yet, all the time
you are plodding along you will not see the goal
you hope to achieve. Not until you reach the top of
the hill will you see it's glories before you But
you must make up your mind to let nothing daunt
you. Once you have set your foot on the path do
not look behind you or let thots of failure enter
your mind.
Many time that road you will be dsheart-
ened and downcast when you see how others lean
ahead thru dishonest means by showing someone else
aside by leaning anothers arm by all kinds of
tricks and cheating. You may feel tempted to
adopt the same methods; but think how much more
satisfaction there will be. when you have reached
the summit, in being able to look back over that
climb and say: Every thing have was won hon
estly and squarely, by hard work. No one else suf-
fered that might get here-I am here on nv own
merits"
To make a of any kind needs persever.
ance world of courage, complete ignorance of the
meaning of failure, and willingness to work patient
ly. The person who has these is the one who will
reach the top. Many hundreds start up that hill,
but very few reach the summit with the Promised
Land just beyond the peak -Ex.
The Man and His Job
If you work for railroad act as if whatever
causes loss to the road causes loss to you. Be as