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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

do good work and keep up brave
cheer. Most men call fretting a
minor fault, foible and not a
vice. There is no vice, except
drunkenness or drugs, which can
so utterly destroy peace and hap
piness.
It is not work that kills men, it
is worry. Work is healthy; you
can hardly put more on man than
he can bear. Worry is rust upon
the blade. It is not the revolution
that destroys the machinery but
the friction. The man who goes
through the world grumbling and
fretting, is not only violating the
laws, but is sinner against the
peace and harmony of society, and
is, and of right ought to be, shun-
ned accordingly. They are al
ways. in hot water, forever in
trouble. They throw the blame of
their own misdeeds and want of
judgment upon others, and if one
might believe them, society would
be found in a shocking state. They
rail at everything, lofty or lowly,
and when they have no grumbling
to do they begin to deprecate.
CONTINUED next week.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

Not being weather will
what the weather will
spring
while
But aside has
Boston Massacre which took March ITO and of the first
that led to the Revolutionary War The the battle
the Monitor and Me1ma which on Sunday morning. March
ships The third the birth Andrew Jackson March 49,
Patrks
celebrated
The last which shall the birth
March 49, 1897 who the President of
the United States His
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

uuCv SIC UuClT OWL ldultS DIS cAlSU.
ing in those about them, as a de-
feet in the eye produces the ap-
pearance of a corresponding de-
feet in every object toward which
it is turned. This defect in charac-
ter is more generally the result of
vicious or improper habits of mind
than any constitutional idiosyncra-
sy. 1t is the result of the indul-
gence of gloomy thoughts, morbid
fancies, inordinate amition, habit
ual melancholy, a complaining,
fault finding disposition.
If we are faultless, we should
not be so much annoyed by the de-
fects of those with whom we asso-
ciate. If we we're to acknowledge
honestly that we have not virtue
enough to bear patiently with our
'neighbors' weaknesses, we should
show our own imperfection, and
this alarms our vanity.
He who frets is never the one
who mends, heals or repairs evils;
more he discourages, enfeebles,
and too often disables those around
him, who. but for the gloom and
depression of his company, would
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

1lIlc anu DullC a SQaTp
iron spur on the bow.
She was armed with
ten of the heaviest
guns they had. and
taken altogether she
was the most formid-
able war vessel that
had ever been con-
structed up to that
time.
The Monitor was in
vented by John Erics-
son, and built under
his direct supervision.
She was built very
low in the water, most
of the hull being be-
low the water.line. On
top, in the center, was
a round turret, in
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

If we learn a little each day, and
live what we learn, we cannot
stand still, much less 60 backward,
for these are essentials of progress.
And even though we cannot attain
the realization of our hopes all in
one day, the reward of living what
we learn each day will be a suf-
ficient compensation.
Broken promises do not add to
your reputation. It is delivering
that counts. Reformatory Pillar.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

just about them. Their lot is
harder than falls to common NOR
tails; they have to work harder,
have less and always expect to.
They have seen more trouble than
other folks know anything about.
They always charge all their un-
happiness upon those nearest con-
nected with them, never dreaming
that they are themselves the
authors of it all.
Such people are to be pitied. Of
all the people in the world they
deserve most our compassion.
They are good people in many re-
spects, but, withal, very annoying
to themselves and others. As a
general rule, their goodness makes
them more difficult to cure of their
evil, They cannot be led to see
that they are at fault. Knowing
their virtues they cannot see their
faults. They do not, perhaps.
over-estimate their virtues; but
they fail to see what they lack,
and this they always charge upon
others, often upon those who love
them best. They see others actions
through their own fretfulz and
gloomy spirits. Hence, it is that
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01
THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT
An Account of Prohibitions Great Onward Sweep and the
Resulting Benefits to the Country
Read Before Circle

ments, elimination of Objectionable
saloons and the divorce of the
liquor business from immoral re-
sorts.
Col. Gustav Pabst, president of
the association. advocated reduc-
tion in the number of saloons; and
August A. Busch, president of the
Anheuser- Busch Brewing Co. of
St. Louis, submitted the following
program, which / have taken from
their journal:
1. "A strict enforcement by
state authorities of all excise laws"
2. The establishment through
out the country of the German sa-
loon system, which permits only
beers, light wines and temperance
drinks to be sold in saloons"
3. "Co-operation by brewers
with the state authorities to put
out of business every saloon keep
er who does not obey these laws"
4. 'Abolishing of all treating
in Saloons"
5. 'DiscOntinuance of bars in
saloons; all service to be given at
tables, at which customers will be
seated, and the interior of all sa-
looms to be in plain view from the
street."
6. ITO cut down the percent
age of alcohol in beers to 81 per
cent"
Whether these reforms will be
enforced or not, time alone can
tell.
The liquor people also claim that
crime has increased in those states
that voted dry" But this is far
from the truth, and to prove this l
want to give you few facts taken
from the leading papers published
in those states:
Since Colorado went dry, the
Denver highway department has to
pay real money for the rocks used
in road-maklng, simply because
there are not enough delinquents
to serve on the rock pile. Before
that they had plenty. But Denver
is not the only sufferer. Down in
Georgia there is a shortage of
prisoners to work on roads; all on
account of prohibition. Same thing
in chatham county. Fulton is
short because there aren't enough
Undertakes being sentenced to Jail
terms. This alarms the Augusta
Chronicle: What on earth are
the counties of Georgia going to
do about it, with prohibition de-
priving them of their former
quota in this manners" The Se-
attic, Washington, Post, reports
that Walla Walla, and the SUPER
intendent is short-handed on his
road work in Pine Canon. He
doesn't know what to do about it
unless the state of Washington
goes ''wet' at the first chance it
has. Warden Talcott of the North
Dakota prison blames it all on the
North Dakota temperance laws
that he runs short of men in his
twine plant.
All this points to the fact that
the temperance movement has not
been in vain. 1t has brought back
to the home their chief supporter,
the father, who, in so many cases,
has spent his last cent for drink,
while his children we're wanting
for food. 1t has brought joy and
sunshine into many homes.
Tf uo loorn q 1itt1o oooh d,u on1
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01
Monitor and Merrimac

The Confederate steam ram Merrimac
was converted from the old steam frigate
Merrimac of the United States navy,
which was sunk in Hampton roads at the
outbreak of the Civil War. The Confed-
crates raised her, took out the masts,
sloped the sides of her hull, covered her
with heavy iron plates above the water
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01
St. Patrick

St. Patrick was born in Britain (now
England) in A. D. $50. His father, Cal
purnius, was deacon of the church, and
! his mothers name was Concessa; both
were Britons.
When St. Patrick was still quite young
he was captured by a band of Irish
marauders, who at that time made fire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

Quent RAIDS lntO the
country of Britain, and
was carried away to
Ireland where he was
made a slave to an
Irish chieftain. After
being kept in bondage
until he was eighteen,
in the year 407. he
managed to secrete
himself ON board a fish.
ing vessel bound for
Gaul (now France),and
after numerous hard
ships. he finally reach
ed that country; and,
after living in Gaul for
a number of years, he
returned to Britain,
where h e prepared
himself to enter the
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01

Ouu6rlng IN any 10TH lS aV uO
time a pleasant thing to witness.
During my limited period of duty
in administering to those among
US who are sick, I have had occa-
sion to witness a number of sad
cases. While the suffering in many
instances is extreme, the manner
in which tits borne is magnificent.
l say magnificent; yes, that term
best applies itself, particularly so
in the following case:
This man has been confined to
his bed for many months. During
one of his repeated attacks of ex-
cruciating pain, l asked why he
did not cry out? His answer was:
Would you have me groan and
make a noise. disturbing the others
who are perhaps suffering more
than I? 1t would not relieve me,
and would only annoy and depress
them" When relieved from pain,
you will find this same man, with
a smile, trying to do some little
act of kindness, or speaking a word
of encouragement to his fellow
sufferers. And there are others
who without a word of complaint
bear their affection in silence.
This is what call magnificent suf-
fering.
What a beautiful lesson this
should teach US who are we'll and
strong. Would it not be much
better if we did less groaning and
disturbing others who have trials,
perhaps, worse than our owns
Many of US are suffering from
that disease called ''fault finding"
We are constantly grumbling.
Grumbling about whats About
conditions that would not exist
had we not forced them upon our
selves. The intelligent man looks
upon the grumbler and fault-fnder
as nuisance. You do not only
annoy him but depress yourself.
There is but one cure for this
disease; that is, stop it, STOP 1T!
STOP IT.!
The truth often hurts, but is it
not fact that some of you are
enjoying better food, better treat
ment, cleaner home than you
have ever experienceds And when
you again take your place in So
ciety will you not be better clothed
and in more substantial financial
condition than you ever were? Is
it not to your advantage, at this
time, to accept the opportuni-
ty for advancement obtained
through education and upliftment?
Forget the past. don't think of
the present, but build for the fu-
ture and you will have no room
for fault finding.
There is sad propensity in our
fallen nature to listen to the retail
ers of petty scandal. With many
it is the spice of conversation, the
exhilarating gas of their minds.
Without any intention of doing es-
sential injury to neighbor, a
careless remark, relative to some
minor fault of his, may be seized
by babbler. and as it passes
through the babbling tribe, each
one adds to its bulk, and gives its
color darker hue, until it as
sumes the magnitude and black
ness of base SANDER. Few are
without noble faults-most persons
are sometimes inconsistent. Upon
these faults and mistakes petty
scandal delights to feast.
Nor are those safe from the
filth and scum of this poisonous
tribe who are free from external
blemishes. Envy and Jealousy can
start the blood hound of suspicion;
create a noise that will attract at
tention; and many may be led to
suppose there is game where there
o is nothing but thin air. An unjust
and unfavorable innuendo is start
ed against person; it gathers
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-01
Continued from last week.

Maine-State wide prohibition
since 1851; constitutional prohibi-
ton since 1884, and on February
II, 1911. same law was made.
Mississippi-State wide prohi-
bition since January /, 1909.
| North Carolina-State wide pro-
hibition since January /, 1909.
! North Dakota = Constitutional
prohibition was made in 1889.
| Oklahoma-Co Constitutional pro-
hibition since September II, 1907.
On November 8, 1910, the local
option with high license voted, but
this was thrown out.
Oregon Constitutional prohibi-
ton was made November 3, 1914;
but did not 90 into effect before
January. 1915.
Tennessee State wide prohibi-
ton was made January l, 1909,
and a law against the making of
any intoxicating liquor was made
January l, 1910.
Virginia State wide prohibition
was made September %, 1914, and
went into effect January 1, 1915.
West Virginia - Constitutional
prohibition enacted November 5,
1912; went into effect July 1, 1914.
South Carolina-State wide pro-
hibition was made September IA,
1915; went into effect January 1,
1916.
Montana State wide prohibition
was made November Z, 1916; will
60 into effect January 1, 1919.
Alaska-Voted for prohibition.
From this we can Judge for our.
selves the wonderful progress the
prohibition movement has made in
the last few years. Nation wide
prohibition within the next five or
six years is a prediction justified
by the trend of events. Its COM
ing may be delayed beyond that
time, but it seems inevitable. In
all probability, one, or possibly
both, of the two great political
parties will favor the submission
of a prohibition amendment to the
Federal Constitution in their
national platforms. But whether
they do or not, it will eventually
be submitted. At least twenty
four states now would ratify such
an amendment. Favorable action
by thirty-six states will be neces-
sary to the adoption of the amend
ment. As l said before, half of
the states have adopted state wide
prohibition laws which are to abol-
ish the sale of liquor. Bot now,
as it is, this is very hard for this
reason, that the liquor is legalized
in other states, and the dealers in
those states have the right under
the inter state commerce law to
ship liquor into prohibition states.
They also have the right to use
United States mails in soliciting
patronage in those states. And
the Federal Government will issue
liquor license to any person in a |
prohibition state. So here is
where the liquor traffic has a
strong point. They are, so to
speak, in partnership with the
Federal Government.
The newspapers and magazines
have also done their share in the
great temperance movement, as
many of the largest papers and
magazines absolutely refuse to take
any liquor advertisement at any
price. At the recent annual con-
vention of the United States
Brewers Association in Cleveland,
the danger of this prohibition
movement was discussed and a |
program of reform which aims to
back-fre the movement was ar
ranged. This program Includes
the abolishing of treating, removal
of saloon screens, closer supervision
of licenses. Abandonment of OBJ
jectionable newspaper advertise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
The Registration.

In short time the registration of the
citizens under the new army law will
begin. All the people must answer
questions as to their age, situation and
general ability to serve the country.
These inquiries will be direct and per-
sonal They will be more significant
than the queries put by census enumer-
ators. whose principal job after all is
only to count the people and whose
questions on miscellaneous topics are
for statistical research purposes. This
people have been put to such query,
and they must answer fully and truth
fully. There are penalties for false re-
plies. Practically all the citizens are
ready and eager to answer these queries,
to aid the government. This registra-
ton should not take long, for the
uuizzing can be done in a few days by
a proper subdivision of cities and coun-
try territory, and the returns will not
have to be assembled in Washington,
but can be used for enlistment purposes
in the districts themselves. Prepare
tons have been made in advance, SO
that the work of enumeration or regis
tration can begin promptly on the final
enactment of the law and its signature
by the President. The new army will
soon be in process of enrolment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Washington's War Summer.

Washington is due to experience the
busiest summer it has known in many
years. Not since the civil war will this
city have been so full Of business and
the scene of SO much important activity
rs il will be during the next few months.
1t is already crowded with visitors, here
on business connected with the conduct
Of the war. Others will come in increas-
ing number as the war work develops.
The governments clerical force must be
quickly enlarged to cope with the new
conditions. These ranks can be filed to
a certain extent from the local popula-
fion. the illogical and inequitable ap-
portionment Of offices law having been
virtually waived to meet the present
emergency. yet many must be named
from outside. Undoubtedly near at
hand will be large environments for the
.assemblage and training of troops. Con-
ferenees will be in order throughout the
spring and summer. Those Washing
tonians who are not designated for ac-
tive duty will find themselves kept busy
providing for the needs of the city's of
fetal guests and the permanent popula-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
The Submarine Problem.

If ever there was an incentive to
American inventors to get busy on a
problem it is supplied now in the sub
marine situation. Worldwide fame and
the highest honor will be won by the
man who devises method to detect
submarines before they are near enough
to their victims to strike a blow or to
defect their torpedoes from their marks.
The armed ship is plainly not safe
guarded against submarine attack. So
long as the undersea boat can approach
unseen within striking distance it is
safe The chances of hitting it are
small in any case. The merchantmen
offers a larger mark for the submarine
than the boat offers to the ships gun.
Submarines may be fought by means of
airplanes to locate them, but this takes
practice and great skill, and besides the
airplane is at a disadvantage in mid
ocean, The solution Of this problem
may lie in the launching of a great
number of small, fast boats as heavily
armed as the largest submarine and ca
pable of greater speed. The United
States is in a position to build these
craft in great number, and this will
probably be its first accomplishment
toward the winning of the war while the
inventors are at work on schemes of
protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
Villa.

Strange about Villa. He is never over
taken by pursuers, although his move
ments are often chronicled. Now he is
here, now there. Now he is planning
this thing, now that. Now he is bandit
seeking personal revenge. now an am
bilious man seeking to make himself the
strongest individual force in Mexico.
AS matter of fact, is anybody pur-
suing himi And, if so, what is the
equipment for pursuit. Surely the Car
ranzistas are as well mounted as he.
They should be better armed. AS many
are north Mexicans, they should know
the country where he is operating as
we'll as he They should ride as hard
as he. But, for some reason, they are
never in time. Either he attacks, and is
off before they have recovered from
their surprise, or, if reports are correct,
he is never at home when they call.
Villa as a bandit. out for trouble and
revenge. is comprehensive. He has a
ROOu many SCOEcS u octtlc LAc udS UCCh
in action some years, and in and out of
many alliances. He is the sort of man
to whom turbulence is as the breath of
life. Peace and order are not in his
line.
But Villa as the fighting head Of a
movement for the establishment of a
government is out Of all reasonable cal
culation. If he succeeded in overthrow
ing the Carranza government he would
be unable to sustain himself. He could
not hope for recognition by this gov
eminent. The recent revolt in Cuba
quickly collapsed because of the support
given the lawful authorities by the Will
son administration.
Our relations with Mexico are not, of
course, ON the order Of our relations
with Cuba. But they are of q character
making it necessary for any govern
ment set up in Mexico to receive, soon
or late, formal recognition by the United
States. Europe steers by us in the mat
ter, and Central and South America take
note Of our attitude. So that a govern
ment propped alone by Villas bayonets
would soon fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06
The Coming Revenue Debate.

We should not have in either the
House or the Senate protracted dis
cussion of the new revenue measure now
in the shaping. The government needs
the money. Time and tide wait for no
government. As never before, the world
is shaken by the commissions Of war. We
have at last been drawn in; and while
our full part is not as yet fully dis
closed, we must prepare to play as well
as We may as large a part as fate may
assign to US. Our resources are very
considerable, and much is expected of
us.
And yet some discussion is necessary,
and should be INDUCED in very frankly
We boast Of government of the people,
by the people, for the people. As our
phrase is, the people rule. They rule
through chosen representatives, and ex-
pect those representatives, to act upon
reliable information and after reflec-
tion.
Our declaration Of war has committed
MS to an important part in the hostili-
ties now raging. As we are not pre-
pared to render immediately the full
Assistance that enters into the calcula.
lions Of our allies, we must east about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

r-o,, -. Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Marshal Joffre probably knows the
psychology of the trenches better than
American army officers. and he frankly
admits that his plea for an immediate
exnedition is for the moral effect more
Than the military gain, which wouid Dc
little or nothing.
rrom the Kansas City Times.
one gathers from Col. Roosevelts re-
marks that he is in favor of making
tha war with Germany a fighting war.
From the New York Herald.
France and Great Britain and all our
allies have been fighting our fight
sehting for US. 1t Is recognition OF the
S.ct that we now must do our full par.
which prompts the nation wide demand
hat American soldiers take their place
81 the earliest practical moment upon
the battlefields of Europe.
r,o,, the Providence Journal
And while the grand army is being
formed We should draw at least a
aivision from our regulars, send IT
cross the sea and put 1t in the field
IN France.
from the Boston Globe.
To the American people. too. the
presence OF their flag at the front will
bring a keener realisation Of the war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-06

tions they will fail Of their purpose.
They should be respected serupulously.
Yet aaready complaints are heard OF acts
of vandalism. Mischievous youngsters
are reported to be breaking tho glass of
forcing beds and trampling upon fresh
ly planted soil. At one Of the public
schools Of the city, where gardening is
part Of the course of instruction, ma
terial injury has been inflicted upon the
young plants. The offenders are iden-
titled and will be taken into court for
trial, as an example. If the charges are
proved against them they should be suf-
ficiently punished to cause all others to
be warned of the danger Of trespass
upon the gardens Of others.
Injury to growing garden should.
in such time, be regarded as serious
offense. There will be little disposition
on the part Of the citizens to cultivate
the soil if their labors are to go for
naught because of the thoughtlessness or
the thievery Of boys and men who have
no regard for the seriousness of the food
situation and the right of the people
to provide themselves with supplies. 1t
is disheartening to the householder to
find his flower beds stripped of their
plants and blooms and tramped into
disarray, and his work negatived. But
it is of much more serious consequence
to have the fruits of labor in vege
table garden ruined overnight by the
needless or the mischievous prowler.
The Juvenile Court should strongly
uphold the property rights of the citi-
zen and school gardeners, by imposing
severe penalties whenever proof is
brought of injuries inflicted upon tracts
of land under cultivation. Only through
police vigilance and court cooperation
can the security of the food gardens Of
Washington be assured.