The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-02-22
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Bread is one thing that usually pans
out WE'LL
| 1t takes more than a coat of paint to
cover the treckles on ones reputation.
More people might acquire wisdom if
they were not preoccupied with foolishness.
If a true friend criticises you don't
give up your friend, give up your habits.
Ideals are like stars. We may never
reach them, but we can let them lead us.
Some men are up with the lark and
some Others prefer swallow before break
fast.
The average man accepts advice with
about as much grace as tramp accepts
bar of soap.
It's dangerous for a married man to
love his neighbor as himself if she is
charming widow.
There is difference between rents and
tears: If a man goes on tear he may not
be able to pay his rent.
Every man is teacher. A few can
show us what to do; from the rest we can
learn what not to do.
You should not expect your friends to
stand up for you forever. Even friends
may need to sit down.
NO one should feel lonesome, except
ing the man who is forever talking about
himself. His friends get tired and fade a
way.
There is always something to worry
about. A man of science has recently an
nounced that the heat of the sun will be
diminished by one-half, in seven million
years.
The old saying that one-half of the
world does not know how the other half
lives, is more to the point than most people
would imagine.
1T does beat all how food prices keep
going up. Ten cents apiece for eggs is
about the limit for hen-fruit and nerve,
with accent on the latter word.
1t is most surprising to note the num-
Der who are willing to help the other fellow
if they don't have to hand out anything
more substantial than advice.
We don't mind listening to fellows
exploitation of his wonderful abilities, but
it rather jars on our nerves to have him
think he's wise in getting off such tales.
"A certain father, who is fond of put
ting his boys through natural history ex-
aminations, is often surprised by their men,
tai agility.
He asked them to tell him "what animal
is satisfied with the least nourishment?''
''The moth!'' shouted one lad confident
ly. cit eats nothing but holes
An oriental preacher, asked about his
methods of presenting his subject. voun-
teered the secret of sermonizng:
"When l set out to preach l always
divide the sermon into three parts. First,
l tellthem what I'm going to tell them.
Second, well. l just tell them. And
third, tell them what l told them!''
Among the children of the Sunday
school class there was one small negro girl,
who looked on with interest as the Others
told of special blessings that had come to
them.
Snow, Angelina said the teacher,
':tell us what blessing you have found
"Ah's mighty thankful Ca Sc NAH face
is black was her surprising reply. "Ah
don't have to wash it but once a week."
"A Grabbed old bachelor and an aged
spinster found themselves in adjacent seats
at a concert. The selections were apparent
ly entirely unfamiliar to the gentleman, but
when Mendelsohn's wedding March
was begun he pricked up his ears.
"That sounds familiar he exclaimed.
I'm not very strong on those classical
pieces, but that's very good. What is it?''
The spinster cast down her eyes.
"That," she told him demurely, sis the
Maiden's Prayer