davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
Episcopal.

Episcopal.
Divine service will be held in the
Congregational church on the fourth
Sunday of each month at $3.50 p. m.
Rev. T. J. E. Wilson, Hinckley.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
Christian Science.

Christian Science.
The regular Christian Science les
son sermon will be read at the Armory
at 10:45 o'clock every Sunday morn
ing.
Sunday school Immediately follow
ing.
Cordial invitation extended.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13

by William Haywood, executive secre-
tary.
The books also show that the mem
bership is about 10000 and that it has
increased approximately. 1000 per cent
in three years.
The entries on disbursements indi-
Gated that they were mainly for ode
Tense purposes" printing literature
and publishing newspapers.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
Methodist.


Next Sabbath morning at 1880 the
sacraments Of the church will be adj
ministered and new members received
into the fellowship of the church.
A harvest home service will be held
at 7:30 instead of 8. The church will
be decorated with grains, fruits, vege-
tables and flowers. The pastor will
deliver short sermon appropriate to
the occasion and the chorus choir will
render special music.
The Sunday school will meet at
HAS and the Epworth League at GAS
instead of 7:15, and will be led by
William Walker.
A harvest home service will be held
at Spencer Brook church Sunday after
noon with the same attractive fea-
lures as the town church service. /
To all these services you are most
cordially invited.
Rev. Jas. A. Geer, Pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
Congregational.

"A Picture of a Mighty Man" will be
DR.. Peatfeld's topic next Sunday
The life and character of
st. Stephen, the first Christian martyr,
will be vividly presented. In the
evening the pastor will give lecture
sermon on "Science and the Bible"
Such questions as "The Age of the
World" "The Age Of Man," "Was
Your Father Monkey?" "The Theory
of Evolution" will be examined in re-
lation to biblical teaching. All young
people not associated with any other
church are cordially invited to the c..
E. meeting.
1890 a. m.-"The Character of St..
Stephen"
IL noon-Bible school. y
7 p. my. P. S. C. E. Miss Hi1da
Umbehocker, leader.
Everybody is earnestly invited.
Ernest H. Peatfeld, D. D., Pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13

BIDS WANTED-To clear from 60
to 120 acres Of land in section 26, Blue
Hill. Will furnish house to live in,
barn room, pasture and stump puller.
Write N. A. Lind, Rolfe, Iowa. 27-tfc
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
+ w ANT COLUMN :

AZ Notices under this head will be inserted
at cent per word. No advertisement will
be published in this column for less than IS cts.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13

100000 Spent by Chicago I. w. w.
Chicago, Sept. 12.-Search Of the rec
ords of the I. W w., seized here in last
weeks federal raids, has revealed that
the Chicago office of the organization
disbursed 100000 between January 1
and August 1, it was announced here
today.
The government officials were in
formed that this money was handled
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13

Swedish Lutheran.
Services in Greenbush at 1890 a. m.
and in Princeton at p. m. Sunday
school in Princeton at p. m.
Rev. A. Melin, Pastor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1917-09-13
LOST AND FOUND.
FOR RENT
FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Six good mich cows,
fresh and coming fresh. Inquire of
F. c.. Cater. 29-tfc
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Little Thrusts STING

What good do you get out of giving
people mean little thrusts? If this is the
Sort of thing you enjoy, there is something
wrong in your makeup. There is spot
in your heart which is morally decayed.
Its badness may not cause you to become
positively dangerous, but you have within
you some quality of cruelty which makes
the heather hang men up by the thumbs,
because they enjoy the suffering of their
victims.
The hurts you inflict are mental. The
barbarian tortures are physical. Mental
anguish is more painful than physical hurt.
1t cuts deeper and lasts longer.
You may think that the one who is the
butt of your remarks does not feel them
deeply, but you know how sensitive you
are to similar thrusts.
If you will stop to think a moment and
place yourself in the position of the one
you attack the chances are that you will not
be guilty in the future of the mean little
things in which you now indulge yourself
as matter of "little fun
Irish World.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
announcement
My friend, this is great encouragement
that it has happened often before to many

My friend, this is a great encouragement
that it has happened often before to many
others.
And has been conquered!
1t does not matter what it may be. Fate
may seem to have singled you out. You
may think none ever had to suffer as you
are suffering; to bear what you must bear.
But you are not alone.
Over this same rough stretch of road,
multitudes have dragged through the dust
of despair. Through all the years men and
women-.even little children-have KEEP,
climbing these same steps Look back
across the centuries, and somewhere you
will find case like yours crowned with
victory. What has been once borne and
conquered can be borne and conquered
again.
Always victory has come to those who
willed and worked and waited. Why should
it not come to you.
There is no reason why it should not.
There is past full of reasons why it should
come. And it will! 1t may not DE the
triumph you visioned. To men it may
LOOK like defeat. But in you heart you will
know, and God will know, and that is
enough.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
AS to Right Thinking

Right thinking makes harmonious re-
lations with others, and wrong thinking
brings about, in most of cases, our troubles.
We ere constantly sending out either right
or wrong thoughts to others and in the
degree that the good or bad predominant,
just so will our condition in life follow.
Perhaps you may have noticed the power
of good thought to overcome an opposite
state in an acquaintance or friend; have
seen that few words of encouragement has
the power to dispel discouragement or
depression. That is clearly the demon
stration of good or cheering thought over
wrong or misdirected thought.
This principle can be- applied to all
phases in life, such as sickness, sorrow, or
unhappiness of any kind, and if we can
| once come into full understanding of the
power of good thoughts to overcome our
misfortunes, then surely we shall have
| opened up an avenue of escape from condi-
tions that lead to unhappiness and sorrow.
exertion to do this. The main thing is to
make the effort. Begin by trying. Start
the day by saying. There is something
that may transpre which can make me
disconnected, angry or unhappy. ! will
refuse to let it upset me. If you adhere to
this, then you begin to have control over
your thoughts.
In the past many have thought that they
could be contented, good tempered, or
happy if it were not for others, but if we en-
deavor to practise self-control first, the rest
will follow as matter of course. So if our
friends and acquaintance do not happen to
conform to our wishes, it is best for us to
avoid the error of letting their misdirected
thoughts have the power to cause US any
disturbance, for they have no power to
discomfort us unless we permit them. This
being true, why not begin at once to put
in practise what we know will lead to
different and happier trend of thought?
If we believe in the power of thought-and
that is what controls our moods, our happi-
ness-it is wrong for us not to apply this
power for our good and uplift.
Begin today and make new efforts at con-
troll of your thoughts. Strive to hold to
the best until we see it beginning to take
form. This will be an effort in the right
direction. If we repeat this effort con-
stantly we will soon be living in an
atmosphere of comparative peace and
happiness. Umpire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Greeley the Speller

No Champion of the old-time spelling
matches, perhaps, ever excelled Horace
Greeley. He was, in fact, a spelling
prodigy. What would the boys and girls
of to-day, who grumble over their daily
stint of twenty words, think of a child not
yet six years old who could actually spell
every word in the English languagel That
is what the young Horace is said to have
been able to do.
His schooling began in his fourth year.
and the art of spelling at once became a
passion with him. In school and out, he
kept necessarily at its study. Hour after
hour he would lie on the floor. spelling
over all the difficult words he could find in
he few books the family owned.
The fame of his proves spread. Nat
urally, Horace was the first one chosen at
spelling matches. He had lisping, whin-
ing voice, and spelled his words with the
utmost confidence. Sometimes in winter,
when the snowdrifts were so deep that one
of the big boys had to take him to the
schoolhouse on his back, the little white
haired fellow would drop asleep between
turns. When his word came round, his
neighbor would nudge him anxiously; he
would wake. spell his words, and drop
asleep again at once.
So great was this boys reputation as
student of unusual powers that the select
men of neighboring town; in passing Z
rule forbidding the attendance at the local
school of any pupil from outside the town.
ship, honored him by adding the clause,
Excepting only Horace Greeley
Selected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Finding Your Place

Living is very personal matter. Living
is serious. 1t entails choice, and the use of
the will to make the choice. The great
stream of life is surging through all, ready
to be utilized, yet each partakes as he wills.
He may invite its free inflow or outflow, or
he may close the channel of its expression
in his body and affairs. The vine and its
branches are the perfect illustration of
this truth. The abundant life is there at
all times. Each tiny branch and leaf must
open to receive and will to express-though
the willing to express is really the key that
opens the gateway to receive.
Man must decide for himself. In him
lies the power to be an individual or pup
pet. He must ask himself the question.
''Shall think for myself, be active, creative,
self-expressive, or follow another. ''-Ea.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
To Deborah

Deborah, dear, when you are old,
Tired and gray, with pallid brow,
Where will you put the blue and gold
And the radiant roses that tint you now
You are SO fair, SO gay, so sweet.
How can bear to watch you grow,
Knowing that soon those twinkling feet
Must 60 the way all children 60?
Deborah, put the blue and gold
And rosy beauty that are you
Into your heart, that it may hold
Beauty to last your whole life through.
Then, though the world be tossed and torn
Grayer than ashes and as sad,
Though fate may make your ways forlorn
Deborah, dear, you shall be glad. -Ee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Here's to Laughter

Here's to laughter, the sunshine of the
soul, the happiness of the heart, the leaves
of youth, the privilege of purity, the echo
of innocence, the wealth of the poor, the
bread of the cup of pleasure, explains a
writer in the New York Herald. 1t dispels
detection, banishes blues and mangles melan-
holy, for it is the foe of woe, the destroyer
of depression, the enemy of grief, it is what
makes kings envy peasants, plutocrats envy
the poor, the guilty envy the innocent; it's
the sheen on the silver of smiles. the ripple
on the water of delight; the CLINT of the gold
of gladness; without it humor would be
dumb, wit would wither, dimples would
disappear and smiles would shrivel, for it is
a glow of clear conscience, the voice of a
pure soul, the birth cry of mirth, the swan
song of sadness.-Eg.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
| Turn me Back

| turn me back from hurrying and try to find
again
The little inn of idleness at the end Of
Leisure Lane.
I'll fare me slow and take good time to love
and oh, to see
Gods wondrous things that He has made to
give life Joy to me.
turn me back from worrying, turn away
from pain.
And when I've found my little inn at end
of Leisure Lane,
Contentedly oh! there I'll stay and see and
feel and hear
The things that now I'm passing by tina,
fill soul with cheer.
turn me back from everything that makes
life sad or dour,
I'll seek to find the joyousness of every
waking hour.
I'll close the door on hurrying and worry
and of pain,
And in my inn I'll laugh and sing and idle
once again.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
The Baby

They amt much to a baby till it gets to
know yer face,
An posters till you take it an lug it round
tn place;
An grapples at yer whiskers with pudgy-
wudgy hands,
An SEE lot O. gurgles its mother under
stands.
TIL time gran dads gladness and tickled-
ness begins
Is when the little one looks up at him and
grins.
They amt much to a baby, but in its grin
you know
You're seem lots o sunshine you lost, long
ago;
1t makes you feel religious-a baby's hear,
is clean,
An when it gives its favor. its purpose isn't
You think the Lords forgiven hull lot O.
yer sins
When that little one looks up at you and
grins. Wilbur Nesbit, IN Brotherhood.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
A Reporting Boy

I'm not the lad of yesterday,
That evil spirit led astray.
I'm going to try to do the best can,
To end my foolish ways.
often think of mother,
When as child, used to cry,
Of the little song she'd sing to me,
She called it lullaby. $500.
And when the time shall come,
That they will set me free;
To her I'll say, GA good boy I'm going
to be-
l know it will make her happy,
Just as happy as can be;
And all the tears that she has shed,
Will be wiped away by me;
IN lead a life of righteousness,
No matter how narrow the path may be,
And all the wrong, I've done to her,
III right that wrong, you'll see. - "a
Mrs. III. j. p, in The Chronicle.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
The Frontier Gate in the
Great Wall of China

In his book, ''ln the footsteps of Marco
Polo," describing his journey overland
from Simla TO Pekin. Maj. Clarence
Dalrymple Bruce gives an interesting
account of the approach to the famous
Chia-yu-kuan, which played so important
a part in the history of the nation.
Between An si-chou and the frontier of
China proper, cat a general height of
between four thousand and FIVE thousand
feet above sea-level the district is for the
most part wild moorland covered with
tussocky red grass, at certain seasons boys
for miles. 1t would afford in
many parts fine area for cattle-raising.
The soil, generally speaking, is by no
| means poor. Unfortunately
for its future prospects, the Chinese are
eminently an agricultural, not pastoral,
race, and although many more cattle than
in China were seen, their numbers bore no
proportion to the possibilities of the
country.
"The view of Chia-yu-kuan (the jade
gate barrier), as the fort is approached
across hare stony plain from the west, is
somewhat imposing. The frontier fortress
in the Great Wall of China, this gate has
for centuries played an important part in
tho history of that nation. Sir Henry Yule
has described how all the ancient embassies
and trading caravans, many of which latter
passed as embassies to pander to the pride
of the early Chinese emperors, were COM
PEELED to stop at this far-famed spot. 1t
was here that they had to wait permission
from the mighty Emperors of Cathay to
enter China. And before entering the, to
them, massive gates of the fort, they were
forced to give full description of each
individual member of the cavalcade. Only
then was the right vouchsafed to enter that
wonderful country, miraculous tales of
which had penetrated to their own distant
lands.
'In Chinese eyes a certain halo of
romance has always chung to this far-famed
spot-chiehy, no doubt on account of its
remote situation, but also because for
centuries before the sea route to China was
thought of Chia-yu-kuan was the true
threshold of their country in all commu-
| nications with the West.
"The so-called fortress is in reality a
mud brick fort of a kind far inferior to
| such as are to be seen at Lahore, or in other
Indian environments, where they served as
mere quarters. The walls inclose an area
some one hundred and fifty yards square.
On the north and south sides these are
double. The outer walls are twenty feet
high and four to six feet thick. East and
west there are double gates of solid aspect,
while the inner wall is thirty.fve to forty
feet high all around. Three big gate
towers of the usual Chinese type are chiefly
instrumental in giving the place the
imposing aspect referred to. One of these
towers surmounts each gate, and the third
| stands in the center of the fort.
\ Round the highest wall runs
narrow parapet for defensive purposes, but
being built within four feet of the summit
of the wall it is inaccessible, except, in
| three or four places
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
The Life of Love

Most men know love but as part of life;
They hide it in some corner of the breast
Even from themselves; and only when they
rest
In the brief pauses of that daily strife
Wherewith the world might else be not so
rife,
They draw it forth Gas one draws forth a
toy
To soothe some ardent, kiss exacting boy)
And hold it up to sister, child, or wife,
All me! Why may not life and love be onei
Why walk we this alone, when by our side
Love, like visible God, might be our
guide?
How would the marts grow noble, and the
street,
Worn like a dungeon floor by weary feet,
Seem then golden courtway of the sun!
Henry 1imrod.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28

Leaves From Our Poets.
Sowing the Seed in Tears

Sow with generous hand,
Pause not for toll or pain,
Weary not through the heat of summer,
Weary not through the cold spring rain,
But wait till the autumn comes
For the sheaves of golden grain.
Scatter the seed and fear not
A table will be spread.
What matter if you are too weary
To eat your hard-earned bread?
Sow while the earth is broken,
For the hungry must be fed.
Sow while the seeds are lying
In the warm earth's BOSOM deep,
And your warm tears fall uponit;
They will stir in their quiet sleep
And the green blades rise the quicker,
Perchance, for the tears you weep.
Then sow, for the hours are heeting,
And the seeds must fall to-day,
And care not what hands shall reap it,
Or if you shall have passed away
Before the waving corn6elds
Shall gladden. the sunny day.
Sow, and look onward, upward
Where the starry light appears,
Where in spite of the towards doubling,
Or your own hearts trembling fears,
You shall reap in Joy the harvest
You have sown day in tears.
Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
NJ IR R 0 R E 7 7 ES
By Uncle John

Christian Science services were held in
the Auditorium last Sunday morning with
very good attendance.
We enjoyed another good drill last
Sunday morning, although the sun is getting
warmer on Main Street.
Our Baseball Manager is getting busy,
for we notice several new faces on the line
up who seem to be anxious of making good.
We understand that our Steward has
done the best so far in the line of tobacco
but he has reached the "Climax" Good.
we hope to get taste of it soon.
"A good many visitors present last
Saturday were surprised when Brad batted
a ball into their midst which was good for a
home run.
One of the Saltwater boys who is a
minister in Oklahoma preached a sermon
in the Auditorium last Sunday morning
and it was worth listening to.
Several big cars of steel were received
during the week for the blacksmith shop;
it will very soon &c, taste of the fire and
hammers.
The St. Paul boys put up good
game last Saturday, but our pitcher was too
much for them and we won another-but
it looked bad for several innings.
Several hundred new books have been
added to the library which will be very
interesting reading to many readers. You
will get the titles and authors later.
-4O6-Will exchange the Saturday
Evening Post, Golfers, Grit, and Duluth
News, for the Ell Paso Herald, Salt Lake
Herald, and Illinois State Journal.
-B-42S-Would like to exchange Leslie S
Weekly, Sunset, and Photoplay magazines
for the Allstory Weekly and the Scientific
American. Numbers to be placed in an
early position, same favor will be returned.
The hottest place in the State of
Minnesota at present is our foundry at
about 8 O'Clock in the afternoon. My, it
feels good and warm to go through there
about that time.
The Machine Dept. is doing a big
business at this time. The everage ship
ment of machines for the last week was IA
cars a day. No wonder we receive so
much raw material daily. There is enough
stored away to last year.
Last Wednesdays moving pictures
were all to the good we all enjoyed them
most heartily and only wish that we could
see more of such or along the same line, it
makes the men all feel better after hearty,
good laugh.
"A mixed choir from Minneapolis was
present in the Auditorium last Sunday
morning and rendered several selections
during the service. To say that we ap-
preciated the singing is putting it mildly.
A vocal solo by one the members was very
we'll rendered indeed
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
You Can't Beat It

The clever lie which just got by
Will later turn and face you;
However fast you run, the past
Will find your trail and trace you.
The shrewdest cheat cannot defeat
The forces of corrections;
If you have not played fair, beware
Of ultimate detection.
Whoever steals and double deals
In time learns to his sorrow
That Justice, though she may be slow
To-day, makes good tomorrow.
Selected
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Growth

Do draw back from using brain or hand,
Shielding mine ease behind another's work?
verify am shrinking where stand,
And growing weak with every task shirk!
Yet once awake to serve with hand and brain,
Urging all power l own to meet the stress,
l rouse new forces, that have dormant lain,
And build higher, stronger manliness!
Aids Dunbar.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
Three Gates

eff you are tempted to reveal
Atale someone to you has told
About another, make it pass,
Before you speak, Three Gates of Gold.
Three narrow gates-First, is it true
Then, is it needfulf' In your mind
Give truthful answer And the next
Is last and narrowest, is it kind?'
"And if you reach your lips at last
1t passes through these gateways three,
Then you may tell the tale, nor fear,
What the result of speech may be -
H.,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-06-28
To no One in Particular

Locate your love, you lose your love,
Find her, you look away.
Now mine l never quite discern,
But trace her every day.
She has thousand presences,
AS surely seen and heard
AS birds that hide behind a leaf
Or leaves that hide a bird.
Single your love, you lose your love,
You cloak her face with clay;
Now mine l never quite discern
And never look away.-Ea.