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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Rich in Content

The earth is fair and beautiful,
And there's enough of light
To chase the shadows all away
And leave our faces bright;
Well count our Blessings every day
And rich in sweet content
Well scatter sunshine everywhere
Till all our wealth is spent.
No use to grovel in the depth
No use to grieve and sigh,
Our time is in our Fathers hands
And he still rules on high!
Although some joys that others know
To US have been denied
Hope has not failed. Its generous fund
A rich content supplied.
No use to corner sunshine up
When there's enough for all
Well share the blessings of content
Where the shadows fall;
Our songs shall bear to troubled hearts
A message from our own,
A true philosophy of hope
A blessing we have known.
The earth is fair and beautiful,
With Joy enough to spare,
And if we cultivate content
We're sure to get our share;
And when adversely shall come
And clouds shall threaten rain,
Still be content-the storm will pass,
The sun will shine again. -Er./
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Life and Love

Life and Love we're strolling
Upon a sunlit day;
The feecy clouds were rolling
Along their ancient way.
Said Life to Love: without us
How lost would mankind be-!
They scorn us, they Aout US,
But cling to me and thee"
Life and Love were lying
Upon messy bank.
The blossoms round them dying,
Regardless of their rank.
Said Love to Life: "Without you
How blest mankind would be?
They scorn you and they fout you
They cling to me, not thee"
En-.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
A Real Man

To get right on out in the heart of life's
stream
And paddle your own canoe,
When all that you have is sweet youthful
dream
Of what you re expected to do,
Is hard at the start, for it seems like each
gale
Is bent upoh upsetting your plan,
But weather the storms, and the world will
not fail
To herald you as Real Man.
-Chicago Defender.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Rose and Bird

Live all thy sweet life through,
Sweet Rose, dew-sprent,
Drop down thy evening dew
To gather it anew
When day is bright:
l fancy thou vast meant
Chiefly to give delight.
Sing in the silent sky,
Glad soaring bird;
Sing out thy notes on high
To sunbeams straying by
Or passing cloud;
Needless if thou art heard
Sing thy full song aloud.
Christina O.. Rosett
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
P o Z 7 r Y
From Our Exchanges.
Our Native Land

Our native land, we hail to thee,
ssThe dearest place on earth.
The blessed land of liberty,
The land that gave us birth.
The land where once our fathers died
To make the nation free,
We offer now with Joy and pride
A song of praise to thee.
Where rivers flow and oceans roll
And mountains kiss the sky
There's freedom for the young and old.
The lowly and most high.
The dear old land. the hallowed land,
From every bondage free,
It's sweet to dwell beneath thy flag
The flag of liberty
George f.. S0yres.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Hats Off

Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, :
A fash of color beneath the sky:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
Blue and crimson and white it shines
Over the steel-tipped, ordered lines.
Hats off!
The colors before us fly,
But more than the flag is passing by:
Sign of nation, great and strong
Toward her people from foreign wrong
Pride and glory and honor. all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles. a ruffle of drums:
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!-Ea.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31

Success is not in an eudeavor to do q
great thing, but in repeated endeavors to do
greater things.
Genius is very rare quality. Some
even doubt its existence altogether. In
most cases genius is only an euphemistic
term for hard work and perseverance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Memorial Day

So still they sleep,
Beneath the verdure deep,
On hill, on vale, by brook and lonely
farm!
A scattered army they
Until the day
The bugles of the angels sound alarm
And they awake for the last reveille.
BY ford and sea,
On grassy mounds. abounds
A host of Au,tering flags that mark
The soldiers grave.
How brave their colors bright!
But who can tell
How each stern hero fell?
On sea on land,
We understand they died,
But of their dying agony
We may not know or see y
In what heroic way they breathed thei
last,
How sped their choking breath
When death
Folded his arms about.
Their dying eyes gazed on the foe,
And To-,
They slept,
Uqknowing that the day was won or
lost.
Amid the fray they fell,
And Israel
Wept at the sight
And gave them night and rest.
They dwell in silent camps.
The damps
And dews weep 'er their mound.
With US they live
And give
Joy at their victory.
We grieve, but honor;
7 Weep, but praise,
And raise
A shaft in memory eternal
For nations sons
Who by their guns
Fought, and in fighting died.
They died to save,
And but their grave
Is left to US, the living,
We who bow
70 And place chaplet on each brow.
Kent Packard, in Philadelphia Ledger
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
G | E A n | n G s
From Our Exchanges

Don't take chances and wall at results.
Admit your errors at least to yourself.
If at first you don't succeed try some
other way.
BE firm with your enemies and fairly
so with your friends.
Don't do favors and take them out in
advertising.
Fight off self-pity as you would in
trinity.
-Analyze mistakes to solve future
problems.
Don't give brutal proof of your frank
AN idle dollar is still worth dollar,
but an idle fellow is worth just a little less
than nothing.
If you would keep your friend; app,
proach him with telescope, not with
microscope.
-Lawyer-''On the night in question,
Mr. Witness, did you not have several
drinks OF vhiskey?
Witness-"That's my business
Lawyer-"I know it's your business, but
were you attending to it?''
-"Solomon was the wisest man, wasn't
her.
'I'm not sure" replied Miss Cayenne.
"Of course, he managed to get reputation
with the public. But Id like to know
what some of those wives had to say about
him.
"A political orator declared that ''the
British lion, whether climbing the pine
forests of Canada or securing the Pacific
main, would not draw in his horns or retire
into its shell, which recalls the remark of
an Australian legislator who, speaking of
the competition between land and sea
carriage, exclaimed: ''Mr. Speaker, the
railways are cutting the ground from under
the steamers feet.''
| William Henry had become greatly
pulled up over the fact that his wife was
telling the neighbors that she had model
husband. He bored the boys in the Office
about 1t until one of them called him to one
side and suggested that he should look up
the definition of the word model
William Henry took down the dictionary
and read: "Model-a small imitation of the
real thing"
| "A gentleman in Cincinnati employs
| tvUn ~ sbor
gardens, which he personally oversees.
One morning Sam did not appear.
"Where is Sam, GeorgeF" he asked.
'In de hospital, sah."
'In the hospital! Why, how in the
world did thar happenF'
"Well, Sam, he been a-teIin' me e'vy
mo'nin' foh ten yeahs he gwipe to lick his
wife cause O. her naggin'.''
| "Welll"
"Well, yestiddy she done ovah-heah
him. Da's all. -
In one of the mining towns of Arizona
there is church that has an excellent young
pastor, but the attendance, unfortunately,
is small. Among the members is rather
attractive young widow. One evening,
when the attendance had been unusually
small, she met the deacon after service, who
shook hands heartily and ASKED:
How did you like the sermon?''
81 think it was just too perfectly lovely
for anything" gushed the widow, 'but the
congregation was so small tonight that
every time the preacher said dearly beloved
positively blushed. ''-Harper' Magazine
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31

-Contentment is good, but We don't
need to be too we'll contensed with ourselves
or with our work.
When a woman promises to obey, shs
recording angel never listens.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
ATE NTro n!

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 their addresses to the Deputy
Warden's Office through your officer.
In this way the matter will be attended
to.
]. ]. SULLIVAN.
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
My Memorial Day

IN
M The graves my beloved dead how from me they
lSu lie,
I'LL Where sweet memorial words said, beneath
nth sky!
ran The dews may weep where low they e My fall
lsN far away,
Ill. On alien SOIL meath alien sky, this Memorial day.
The nightly keep watch and ward above the sacred
IH spot;
Gods wild flowers deck each burial sward by hand of
lM man forgot
4g Dear graves thousand miles away my thoughts
im with you there
1 hear the mufed drum to-day, the solemn word of
lM prayer.
ran see the banner freshly above that soldiers breast
ISL Its coors all untarnished where low he lies
lsH Shine Wave flag! Above his sleep too, would
IW bend and pray.
q Though distant, in my heart keep true Memorial
~ day. KATHERINE KEIFE.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
n 0 7 | c E

All inmates desiring to write to the
State Board of Control will notify
their officer, who in turn is request
ed to send your notification to the
Deputy Warden's Office Friday
noon in order that special paper for
that purpose may be furnished you.
Letters written on regulation size
paper will not be permitted to 60.
c. S. REED,
Warden
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31

Have faith, have faith in those you
love, never badger them by demanding ex-
plantations.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-05-31
Chapel Brngrat,t


The following Is the program rendered
in the Auditorium last Sunday, Reverend
Benson officiating,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Minority Attack Has
Failed to Make Any
Impression in Fight
Against Bill No. A
(By H. D. Paulson.)

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 26.-The house
spent the entire forenoon debating the
proposed revision of the state consti-
tuition without reaching a vote. 1t is
not likely ballot will be taken till
late this afternoon. - 3 f..
When the bill does come to vote,
the Nonpartisan leagues strength will
be complete, for them inority has fail
ed to make any headway in it's at
tacks upon the proposed new consti-
tuition bill. ..E -.
Tenneson Of Cass, opened the morn
ing debate, concluding the address he
started yesterday afternoon. Moen of
Hettinger, opposing the bill; Miller of
Bottineau, supporting it; Mees, of
Morton, supporting it; Rice, Of Nc
Lean, opposing 1t, and Machoff of
Stark, opposing it, followed in order.
Tenneson continued to recite his
objections to various clauses of the
proposed new constitution. taking up
more particularly the educational, the
Ignite coal mine feature, the new
corporation clause, the elimination of
the trust clause debt limit and the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
{. E. Jones of Lisbon. is
Elected President of
Implement Dealers
Meeting Closed Here
This Afternoon Most
Successful in History

I Urging cooperation of implement
dealers with the other merchants of
their towns and the farmers for COM
mun1ty development and urging the
formation Of local clubs to carry out
the idea.
Commencing the mutual insurance
system formed a few years ago by the
implement trade and which now has
its headquarters in Grand Forks.
Extending the thanks of the associa-
ton to the speakers, the commercial
club Of Fargo; the Fargo Implement
Dealers association and the daily
press for the assistance these have
given in making the convention the
great success that it proved to be.
The entire, forenoon of the conven-
tion was taken up with business mat
ters, an executive session being held
at which some matters of Importance
only to members were discussed.
The discussion of the next meeting
place took up a great deal Of tho time,
it finally being voted to leave the mat
ter entirely in the hands of the exc
cutive. committee as it has been the
custom to do in the past. A telegram
was read from the commercial club of
Grand Forks inviting the association
to hold its next convention in that
city and George Duis and other Grand
Forks residents were present and
spoke in favor of Grand Forks. A ver-
bal invitation was also extended for
the 1918 convention to be held in Bis
a formal letter invited the convention
to Fargo again. ia
y The matter of resolutions also took
s..-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Stock Brokers Welcome the
News Committee Will
Limit Investigation
INQUIRY RESUMED MONDAY
Demand to BE Confined to
Information Regarding
Short Sales
(Bv Associated Press.l

New York, Jan. 26.-Stock brokers
today welcomed the news that the
house rules committee had limited
still further its demands for evidence
to be used in determining whether
anyone profited from leak" just be-
fore President Wilson's first peace
note. The general feeling among brok-
ers is that the new demand will con-
fine itself to a requirement for infor-
nation concerning short sales" the
only transactions which would require
any effort to make use of knowledge
obtained through leak"
A modification OF this KIND would
make it unnecessary for stock ex-
change houses to furnish the names of
those of their customers whose oper-
ations would be of no interest to the
investigators.
The leak inquiry will be resumed
here Monday.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Nonpartisan Caucus
Favors Annual State
Fair Held in Fargo--
Stair to Back Bill
(By II. D. Paulson.)

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. DISARMAMENT location
of the North Dakota State Fair in Fargo has been
approved by the Nonpartisan league caucus, and
Representative Stair of Bottneau county said today
he would introduce bill within day or two with
that object in view.
The state fair issue was considered in the Non
partisan caucus Wednesday evening, it became
known today
Representative Stair laid the question before the
caucus, and that body, by almost unanimous vote ap
proved Stairs proposal.
Stair said today he expected to introduce the
posed Of
The present fair appropriation is $4,000 each
for Fargo and Grand Forks between which cities
the fair alternates. Stairs bill may carry $4,000
annual appropriation for fair conducted annually
in Fargo.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26

The above officers were elected at
the closing session Of the eighteenth
annual convention Of the North Dako-
Ia Implement Dealers association,
which adjourned about / o'clock this
afternoon, closing the most successful
session the organization has ever
held
.One of the final acts Of the conven-
tion was the adoption of the follow
ing resolutions;
Endorsing national prohibition by
amendment of the national constitu-
tion.
Expressing pleasure at the growth
of the North Dakota association.
Condemning the sisal fiber trust and
commencing the action of the con-
gressional investigating COMMITTEES, of
which Senator Gronna was a member,
for recommending to the department
OF Justice such action as can be taken
under the antitrust acts.
Protesting against the advance OF
prices OF machinery repairs by the
manufacturer withdrawing discounts.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Germans Give Details
Of Naval Engagement
Claim All Their Ships
Returned in Safety
CBy Associated Press.)

Berlin, Jan. "a, by wireless to Say
vile, Jan. 2e.-Details Of the engage
ment between the German torpedo
boat fiotilla and British light naval
forces on the morning OF January 21
are given today in an Overseas News
Agency announcement.
Immediately after the beginning OF
the engagement, which took place IN
darkness" says the agency statement,
''the commanders boat, the V-69 re-
ceived q full hit on the bridge. The
commander of the fiotilIa, Captain Of
corvette. Max Schulz. who had al
ways commanded his fiotflla with
courage and success, was killed. as
were two other officers and some men.
The steering gear was damaged causing
a collision with other boats. The V-69.
in a badly damaged condition, entered
the Dutch port at Ymuiden without
being molested by the enemy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Germans Capture Mile
of French Trenches
in Front Of Verdun

the
the Franco-Began
Of
Hill vsrdun
tsrday Berlin Office delivered
said failed
who during the operation captured 500 and 10 machine
offensive declares the attacks
that the Germans penetrated advance trenches
Hill 304. seea @ft
Fighting in the Russian
the according Berlin which
positions gained both sides Of the
The Germans apparently striking norh~ard the
ground in the direction Of Riga
delivered
bank Of the IA They failed however,
according Berlin which the Of 500 prisoners dur
ing he fighting.
operations other has been Of comparative
unimportanee
Suffolk OF England by German vessel
identity Of which made out reported
London Only insignificant damage caused the official
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. ga debate
on the proposed new state constitution
was commenced at 3:25 o'clock yes
terday afternoon when Rep. J. +. Il.
O'connor OF Grand Forks. represent
ing the minority, delivered strong
and brilliant address, in opposition to
II. B. No. A.
Galleries and foyers were crowded
to capacity when the young Grand
Forks legislator obtained recognition
from Speaker Wood just after the
clerk had completed reading the
voIuminous act.
In an oratoricaI effort that probably
excels any heard in a North Dakota
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
:.
ATTACKED
BY DIVET
(Bv II. D. Paulson.l

Bismarck, N. D., Jan. ga bitter
attack upon Lynn J. Frazier. govern
or of the state, was made this after
noon by Representative Divet in q
short talk on the floor of the house,
against the Nonpartisan league bill.
Quoting from an alleged interview
by Frazier, given Sept. IS, when Fra
zier was candidate for governor,
Divet presented to the house the
statement that Frazier then said the
leagues program would be carried out
by the adoption Of constitutional
amendments in this assembly, by
passage in the next legislature and
adoption by the people in the usual
manner two years thereafter"
Divet asks Fraziertosg mn I'LL
Divet asks Frazier to square that
interview, with the appeal he re-
Gently made to the legislature to pass
the constitution bill, defying him to
successfully explain his changed po-
Sition,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26

Glasston, N. D., Jan. 26.-Hyurtur
Hanson, Gunnar Tomasson and Mike
Kelly, the Lake Winnipeg fishermen
who are leading the other seven con-
testants by Is miles in the Red River
dog derby, Winnipeg to st. Paul, got
away on their third days journey at
6:15 o'clock this morning. AH three
wear the same kind of blue overalls
with narrow white stripes. They
were stripped to these and flannel
shirts before they got five miles on
their journey.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26

'The boat rammed by the v-69, not
withstanding the damage sustained
continued TO participate in the cons
bat and inflicted heavy damage en- a
British destroyer by rafnming it.
Later, a German who recognized the
destroyer, stated that it was in a
sinking condition. The German tor
pedo- boat, although it's speed was
diminished by collision with the V-6s
and by ramming the British destroyer
succeeded In reaching a German base
unhindered by the enemy.
"A third German boat, in the dark
ness. encountered numerous hostile
torpedo boat destroyers. Entering in
to action. it sank large hostile de-
stroyer by discharging a torpedo at
short range. Owing to the superior
forces of the enemy, this boat with
drew from the fight and arrived in
port undamaged and unmolested by
the enemy"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
France Restricts Meals
in Public Eating Houses
(Ry Associated Press.l

but does not come into effect until
Feb. is. Managements must submit
biils-of fare for luncheon to the police
authorities not later than 10 O'Clock in
the day and for dinners not later than
5 o'clock and must hang UP a copy Of
the regulation I'm a conspicuous place.
The restriction includes an absolute
prohibition Of puddinRs in order to
.economize OH -four. milk. eggs, sugar
and vegeta bies. Salads count as
courses unless served on the same
plate with meat.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Regents Act Before "
House for Passage
On Committees O. K.
Administration Pushing Measure That Would Eliminate
Present Enforcement Measures Advance
Mandan Agricultural School Bill Gets
Place on Calendar
(By n. d. PauIson.)

Bismarck, N. D.. Jan. 25.-The house
OF representatives probably will pass
today the bill proposing the abolish
ment of the state board of regents, as
at present constituted, and provide
for the creation Of q new board that
will be made up Of the governor and
superintendent Of public instruction
as ex officio members. and OF three
appointive members, named by the
members.
This administration measure was
passed by the house committee or the
whole yesterday afternoon with sew
eraT amendments. The amendments
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
Permanent State Fair In Fargo Proposed By League
Dog Race May Not
Reach Fargo Until
Some Time Sunday
CBy Associated Press.D

Associated
ST. Paul JAM 2eThs leaders Wnnipesst dog
reached Grafton ~ miles
shortly before o'clock pulled out their soad hoping
to reach Grand Forks tonight The
Gunnar Tommasson and Mike Kelley. dropped
today
road
Thordarson whom the strain of the also told
remaining
10 miles north Of Grafton
f.
Bitter cold struck when the left Hamilton this
ns The three leaders first CampbeI Joe Met
calf started from Pembna 54 behind
at the start Hayes tcda uh" with Thodarson and
Gutterson
The three they
ton averaging four miles n
II Is possible that the Saturday
ing and spend Saturday night in this city They have encountered
travelled
they able tonight possibility
that they make the distance the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26

provision for the bonding OF public
utilities. -..-
Moen of Hettinger, attacked the bill
on the theory that the legislators were
attempting to. set aside the very
constitution they had taken their oath
to support. He maintained the whole
proposition was unreasonable and in
Sists the industries the state might
enter would be handled by politicians.
Miller; supporting the measure,
spoke briefly calling attention to the
fact that If precedent was to govern,
then little would be accomplished. He
referred back to the time when the
United States constitution was adopt
ed, pointing to the procedure there as
in line with the steps taken here and
he maintained there were none willing
to criticize the unions constitution or
its method of adoption.
Miller said too that the people were
insistent upon this new constitution
and that he and other members were
constantly being petitioned to pass it.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
DRAWLESS.
BRIDGE TO
CROSS RED
For First Time Secretary of
War Permits This Kind
of Bridge
FROM CLIMAX TO BELMONT
Congressman Steenerson Is
Notified That Right Has
Been Granted
FROM CLIMAX TO BELMONT

washington, ID. G. Jan. 26.-
Congressman Eteenerson has been
advised by the secretary Of war, tnat
4 drawIess bridge viii be permitted
across the Red River of The North
between Climax Minnesota and Bel
mont North Dakota, the cvonsent of
congress for the construction Of this
bridge was secured by special act of
last session.
All bridges across the Red River or
the North, heretofore. have been re-
quired to be built with either swing
Or lift channel spans which made the
cost OF construction considerably
more expensive.