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Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11

At the cost OF small jar Of ordinary
cold cream one can prepare full quar-
ter pint Of the most wonderful lemon
skin softener and complexion beautifer
by squeezing the Juice Of two fresh
lemons into a bottle containing three
ounces of orchard white. Care should
be taken to strain the juice through a
fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets In
then this lotion will keep fresh for
months. Every woman knows that
lemon Juice is used to bleach and re-
move such pIemisnes as saiiowness,
freckles and tan. and Is the ideal skin
softener, smoothener and beautiffer.
Just try it! Get three ounces of or
chard white at any pharmacy and two
lemons from the grocer and make up
a quarter pint Of this sweetly fragrant
lemon lotion and massage it daily into
the face, neck, arms and hands. 1t
naturally should help to soften, fresh
en-, bleach and bring out the roses and
beauty Of any skin. It is wonderful to
smoother rough, red hands.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
A SIiuht Mixup.

A girl from u small town was the
latest arrival at select boarding
school In Massachusetts. Being pretty
and we'll dressed, she became very
popular.
She was elected to be an usher for
the monthly musicale, and, being pain
fully shy. she was much wrought up
over it. She never could do--no, there
was no drawing out The evening
found her perfect tiuttcr Of pink
frills, waiting to receive the early com
ers. Each Of the other young women
who were acting in this capacity bore
forward an imposing nnditnr. and ~
sic found herself innuiring of very
old and elegant gentleman, In II voice
scarcely audible:
Sir. shall show you to seat
What what. what" demanded the
austere old fellow, holding his hand
to his ear.
Sir" she screamed. in clustered
voice shall sew YOU to n sheet?'--
Seattle Times.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11

The man In the box Olnce Of = 1goo4
way theater is responsible for 0loA|
He asserts that Brooklyn yout1 eco
his best girl stepped up y ~ -
office window the other niGht ~
asked for two tickets for ~ eAetes
which Is a musical comedy. 0aly bam
seats were. available. ReturulAo ~ tAo
girl the youth said: "They have aeensI
Ing left but box seats" 'Letse ~
home, them she replied with Z fFown,
II won't sit on box." 4.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
De q oold y Teeth.

The use Of gold as \ substitute for
lead or bone as a filling for the tceth
was perfected In 1855 by DR.. Robert
Arthur Of Baltimore, while in 1854
Prof. w. d. Muller Of Berlin, In his
discovery Of the bacteria origin Of dis.
eases Of the teeth md of the large part
played by lactic acid, opened the way
to avenues of research, which may ulti-
mately lead to the total extinction Of
the dentist.--New York World.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
A Little ssraass.

Edgar. aged Ave. was driving ffom
the station on his ART visit @ Aolne.
His mother, noticing q troubled look
on his face as he looked about, seid.
"Whats the matRer, dearf Don't y0u
like the beautiful countryr' *Yee,
mother, but on my map Maine IL redl"
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
RED CROSS BENEFIT.
Tuesday Musical Club Program to Be
Given at Y. M. C. A. May IS.

0iS0u dt "s ~. - way ISs
pleasing program has ;been ar
ranged by the committee of the Tues
day Musical Club In charge Of the
concert to be given for the benefit Of
the Red Cross Tuesday afternoon, May
10, at the Y. M. G. A. Tickets are 25
cents and are being sold by all mem
bers of, the club. The numbers on the
program and those appearing are as
follows:
Piano quartet. Hungarian Rhap-
sodie, No. 2" 2".................. Liszt
Miss Grace Swireley. Mrs. J. w. Lloyd,
Miss Loa Scheeler. Mrs. Charles
Allison.
Vocal. (a) Song OF JOY .... Wright
co 'Plckaninny Snuggle
Song ............ Smith
(c) MAY Morning -. Denza
Mrs r. B. Davidson.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
The Rsason.

That's a peculiar looking bruise
you have on the back OF your neck,
observed the doctor,
'.Yes," said the patient I'm subjec,
to those. You see, I'm a clarinet play
er in an orchestra.
II don't see how that can produce
bruises on the back OF your neck
''It doesn't produce them exactly,
but 1t places me in q position where
/ am very liable to get them"
''How liz that
II sit directly in front OF the man
who plays the slide trombone, From
the Rochester Times.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
Clever surs,ar.

The Paris police recently captured
burglar who used stethoscdps 20
hear the sounds made by comhina-
ton locks on safes to enable him e
open them.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
Yellow Pine In California.

The yellow pine in California ranges
from 100 feet above sea level to 1000
feet, and Its variety, the jeffrey pine,
Is found at 5000 feet, the most re-
markable range Of any species Of pine
In the world.
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
No Discrimination.

I'm afraid father in-l law does not
care much about me-" said the young
man "He finds fault with most ev-
erything | do"
Nonsense" replied his wife, "you
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11
Unspoiled.

The lady who likes children was
gushing over Helen, aged g.
How old are you, darling? she
asked.
II isn't old" said Helen. I'm near
ly new"--New York Times,
Evening times-Republican., 1917-05-11

Altho England's meat importa,ions
are very heavy coming from Australia
and South Africa, 60 per cent of the
supply Is raised at home.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
First of Lies Lessons

To find our niche and fill it, is perhaps
the most essential of all life's lessons. 1t
sums up in a word not only our duty to
ourselves but to others as we'll and en-
braces much more than at first glance seems
possible. 1t is lesson that is assigned to
us from the beginning, sometimes long be-
fore our immature minds can grasp its full
meaning but it is one that lies ready at hand
or our assimilation the moment we show
evidence of our ability to take it in. OF
course there are many persons who shrink
from undertaking life's responsibilities, who
defer until the last acceptance of certain
duties which must evidently come to them
and who, sometimes, enter upon these du-
ties unprepared for their proper discharge.
1t is so easy to drift from day to day I'M
hampered by the knowledge that there is
work for US to do, so long as we know that
there is someone else upon whom we de-
pend for our we'll being, someone who
shoulders all necessary responsibilities,
someone who INDUCES our whims and
fancIes and protect us as far as possible from
the necessity of assuming our natural debts,
we are we'll content to let the days pass I'M
marked by any attempt on our part to dis
cover for ourselves the part we must play in
this world. The Advance.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Faith and Sight

If the great ruler of the worlds should be
Moved to decend from His eternal place,
To veil the awful splendors of His face
And lay aside invisibility,
So that our feeble eyes unblindedly
Might hear the softened glory of His grace.
How gladly should we hasten to embrace
The privilege of worship at His knee!
From every corner of earth's peopled space.
From every island shouldered by the see,
How would all souls, of every cline and race,
Gather to pour strong prayer and tremu-
lous plea,
Unuttered now, because we cannot trace
The way to Him and lack the faith to see!
-Anon
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Initiative

Initiative; the wish to do things and the
courage to try new achievements is what
most men lack.
The majority of men suffer from short
sight of intellect. Muddling along in the
well-worn ruts of habit, they overlook all
the wonderful opportunities on either side
of the road of life.
''Nobody ever went there before.
There is no road And they keep
struggling on as they did yesterday, as they
will do tomorrow. In the same narrow
trail, ending in the gloomy woods of
Mediocrity.
Only by finding new ways to accomplish
things, only by tackling new lands of
endeavor men will gain the acknowledge
ment of the world, distinction among their
fellow men and the recompense of all toll,
Success.
And every one of us can gain these things
by self-reliance, little daring, and firm
conviction in the magic words: can!-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
This World Crowded

There are on this globe about 1, 800, 000,-
600 inhabitants. Most of Us, who lack the
sense of proportion, at the mention of this
big number are apt to speak of the "over-
population of the world. Yet if we spare
few moments thought we shall better
know what this represents. There is in my
study room geographic globe about ff
teen inches in diameter. On that sphere
there is marked little spot about the size
of the point of pencil-a, any rate, so
small as to make it impossible to write the
initials of its name-Lake Champlain up
on it.
Yet whenever Lake Champlain freezes
over there is good standing room for every
one of all the inhabitants of the earth, and
this lake would be considerably less crowd
ed than some of the busy streets of New
York. Indeed, strange as it may sound,
every one, young and old, would find
about one square yard to stand upon. Nay,
more, if the very young and the very old
would please to stand aside on the shores
of the lake the remember of the total in
habitants of the world could arrange a
skating party where they would be less
crowding than is seen on busy winter day
on that skating pond in New York's Cen
trail park.
Sketching the pictures is like visualizing
the great tragedy of the human race-the
few people of this earth do not begin to
realize their immense opportunities and
their unused resources; meanwhile they
have the insane feeling that the world is
"over-populated." All our science, our
religion, our art have not given us common
sense enough to learn how to use them to
live comfortably and happily-we, this
mere handful of inhabitants on this i'm
mense world of ours. Nor does it look as
if we were going to get to our senses be-
fore many generations to come as long as
we keep on muddling and laundering, as
long as greed and vanity, lust for power, the
main inheritance of the aims and thoughts
of the past, together with some of our time
honored traditions, keep us in the cold,
relentless grip of bygone ages.-From Re-
newing the Earth From the Air, in Scrib-
ner's.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
What Does it Matter

1t matters little where was born,
Or if my parents were rich or poor;
Whether they shrunk at the cold world S
scorn,
Or walked IN the pride of wealth secure.
But whether l live an honest man
And hold my integrity firm in my butch
l tell you. brother, as plain as can,
1t matters much.
1t matters little how long stay
In a world of sorrow, sin and care;
Whether in youth am called away
Or live until my bones and pate are bare
But whether do the best l can
To soften the weight of Adversity's touch
On the faded cheek of our fellow man,
1t matters much.-Noah Barker.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Life and the Spirit

All life must rise to something in the spirit,
Some height of nobleness in deed and
thought
We face the battle not to flee or fear it,
Or be cajoled, or trihed with or bought
We must be linked with that high spiritual
vision
That sees beyond our daily trivial cares
If we would stamp on life with true pre-
cision
Our faith that conquers all our brief des-
pairs.
Vaster our energies of high contentious
Against the drag-net of the sundering
wrong
If with high-souled and spiritual intention
We save ourselves by helpiug lift the
throng.-Boston Post.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Breaking Useless Habits

early to bed and early to rise makes a
man healthy, wealthy and WISE"
That wasn't such silly old saying your
grandfather used to repeat over and over for
you to learn, was it? We have word of as
surance, says writer from The Hague that
Holland will save about two million of dol
lars each year through the new system of
using rhe daylight hours for work, rising
an hour earlier, just after the sun has been
up long enough to set the world to rights
and going to bed one hour earlier to make
it all come earlier.
The news of the change of time in Hol-
land has made me think of ever so many
things. The report says there were only a
few late corners in the schools and facto-
ries on the first morning when the whole
country was supposed to get up au hour
earlier. Almost six millions of people had
changed the habit of lifetime wouldn't
be foolish, would it, to say the habit of
generations?-in less time than it takes to
tell about it.
That's easy to understand. What keeps
troubling me is the thought that if habits
can be broken as easily as that, what's the
use of having so many that are taking up
my days and energy and not giving me
anything in return-you know, confessed
that the clock habit was very strong upon
me. The thought of six millions of people
breaking the clock habit in twenty-four
hours has made me think harder than many
a more important happening.
If whole nation can break the clock
habit in Just the few moments that it takes
great bell to toll the hour of midnight,
can break the little cobwebby habits that
have been gathering around my window
and look out at Tomorrow sunrise with
clearer vision. Can't you?-En.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
How Collars Originated

Troy, N. Y, is the home of the Ameri-
can collar and cuff. More than twenty
thousand people are engaged in manu-
featuring these useful articles. In fact
nearly ninety per cent of the collars and
cuffs are made in that city. People have
often wondered how detachable collars and
cuffs happened to be invented. The story
of their origin is very interesting.
There was shoe manufacturer named
Orlando Montague who was exceptionally
neat and who insisted on putting on a
clean shirt just as soon as either cuff bands
become soiled. At that time the collar
and cuffs were part of the shirt. Washing
SO many shirts was pretty hard work for
Mrs. Montague so she made some de-
tachable linen bands to be tied around the
neck with tapes, so that her husband could
have a clean collar each morning and
afternoon without putting on clean shirt
every time. She told her nearest friends of
her discovery and they Immediately took
up the idea. Pretty soon the demand
became general and Methodist minister
who kept little notion store in the town,
employed few women to make them so
that he could sell them to his friends.
Mrs. Montague saw that her invention
ought to make good business venture, so
she persuaded her husband to open collar
factory. He did so and soon had a
prosperous business, being one of the best
known manufacturers in this country about
fifty years ago. Mrs. Montague, unlike
many of our inventors, profted by her
three years ago next December.-Ee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
And it Looks so Small on the
Map

Every four years New York City takes
unto itself city the size of Boston or St.
Louis.
New York is the largest Jewish city in
the world. 1t is the largest Irish city, there
being GA, 72I of Irish blood there. There
are 1888 Germans, 800, i22 Austrians
and 735, ATT Russians.
There are 3,037 miles of water pipes
under the city; the capacity of the reservoir
is ITO, 900, 00O,0 gallons, and the conclu-
sion of the Schoharie project will add 80,
900, 600, 900 to this.
Every day $780, persons arrive or de-
part from the city through the railroad
stations.
The railroad systems terminating in New
York have mileage of As, 1913 miles or lS
per cent of the total mileage of the country.
Every thirty minutes business corpora
ton is formed in New York and every
forty-hve minutes one is dissolved.
Every four minutes new being is born,
to have the proud distinction of being a
native New Yorker. Babies to the number
of $50, 900 were born there last year.
New York has 38, factories. They
employ capital amounting to ST, 800, 900,
900 and turn out 81, 900, 600, 900 worth of
goods year.
Every day the traction facilities carry
1867, $50 persons.
The city has 1913 parks, with an acreage
of 8,615. 1t has 1900 hotels. More than
500 conventions are held there year. There
are thirty-one post offices.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Wise and Otherwise

Some men are born great, while some
have been elected.
The man who itches for fame is usually
kept scratching.
Men who preach by the yard usually
practice by the inch.
If some men would lose their reputation
they would be lucky.
Every dog might have his day but the cat
has the monopoly of the nights.
Trouble is about the only thing some
people can borrow without security.
Baseball pitchers, letter carriers and
preachers are all judged by their delivery.
Six women can talk at once and get along
all right-but no two men can do it.
The dog with the handsomest collar
doesn't always put up the strongest fight.
Some women can see nothing attractive
in this world without the aid of mirror.
People who live in glass houses should
never locate near baseball park.
If all the devils were cast out of some peo-
pie they would look like walking skeletons.
The editor swears to the circulation of his
paper, and the advertisers do the rest of the
swearing.
The world may owe every man living,
but the majority of them are too lazy to
hustle around and collect it.-Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15

ga grabbed old bachelor and an aged
spinster found themselves in adjacent seats
at a concert. The selections were ap-
parently entirely unfamiliar to the gentle
man, but when Mendelssohn's "Wedding
March" was begun he pricked up his ears.
"That sounds familiar" he exclaimed,
'T'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, "is the
"Maiden's Prayer
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
- p q EFT RY =.
From Our Exchanges.
l Need not Fear

| Need not Fear
If live life that is clean and square
And love my fellow man,
And lend him a hand to help him
His burden whenever ! can,
l need not fear what the future holds,
Nor what the reward shall be,
For the mighty love that all enfolds
Will most surely care for me.
If speak good word of cheer to one
Whose sorrows have borne him
And l give him new hope to journey
And change to smile his frown,
l shall not dread when the shadows
And the end of life draws near.
For the wondrous love that shelters
Will drive away my fear.
For my life is measured by what
mete;
So the love l give makes my heart
complete
And | earn my reward,
And through it gain the reward,
For whether dwell in a house by
the road
Or far from the haunts of men,
If only my love makes bright the
abode
No fear shall enter it then.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
Courage

Whatsoever mars your life,
Rise above it.
Whatsoever brings you strife,
Rise above it.
Whatsoever gives you fear,
Whatsoever makes you veer
From the path of duty clear,
Rise above it.
Whatsoever checks your growth,
Rise above it.
Be it selfshness or sloth,
Rise above it.
Whatsoever bars your soul
From its kingdom of control,
Keeps you from the final goal,
Rise above it.
j. II. Edgerton
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15
You and l

All letters of the alphabet
The righteous way should choose,
But two of them, especially,
Should mind their P's and O's.
A deal of trouble in this world.
And much that goes awry,
Could be prevented easily
By these two, gu and L.
If U and l are cross, you see,
There's bound to be a fuss.
If U and untidy are,
Somewhere there'l II be muss.
If U and are selfish, there
Will some one suffer wrong.
If U and rob birds nests, why
The world will loose a song.
If some one feels detected, or
'Tis cloudy for while.
The sunshine may come back again
Ii u and but smile,
If U should grumble, whine or pout,
Or l should snarl or fret,
A storm would soon be raging that
We should not soon forget!
So U, look out and mind your ways!
As must likewise do,
And keep cherry corner where
The skies are always blue.
The AS and BIS and Els and O's
Do work that's good and great,
But u and l can do the most
To keep this old world straight.
By Pauline Frances Camp.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1917-03-15

Leaves From Our Poets
Heroes
By Mr.. J. B.

In speaking now of heroes, friend, I'll tell
you who they are,
They shine in memory s vision like the first
bright magnet star.
You've mentioned many great names, sir,
no doubt, who We won renown,
And got them most in order from the an
cient times, on down,
But seems to me you quite forgot the ones
hold in view,
The greatest of the heroes, and their names
are not few.
Your brow is knit askew, old friend, you
seem to doubt, see,
But when tell you who they are, perhaps
you will agree;
And will tell you why they're great, yes,
friend, right here I'll say,
The greatest of the heroes are the school
boys of today.
Yes, sir, these are the heroes with true
hearts for any fate,
1t shows real courage friend l say to labor
and to wait,
Their names aren't much in papers and of
them we seldom hear
Nor are we celebrating all their birthdays
every year.
But now lets come to reason; now we re
out here on the green
And yonder lies the school house on the
hill top, plainly seen.
In there to tasks are bending, lads with
great Jumps in their throats,
Cause sspringtime is a-calling-and they
hear those gladstone notes
Of Robin Red and Old Blue Jay-and on
the school-house rail,
Perhaps they see stray Bob White preen-
ing his wings and tail,
And all the south winds Turing ways is
tempting them to shirk
From their hard tasks, but no, sir friend,
they stick right to their work.
With sickening pains around the heart, you
know pard what l mean,
It's mighty hard to settle down when things
are turning green,
But they are sticking to their tasks. There S
Red Top Slim and Jones
And Willie Green and Fatty Bean with in
felt stifled groans,
And girls, well, amt counting them, of
course they're heroes too,
But boys, ah pard, it's mighty hard to
think what they 60 through.
Just let your memory take you back to those
sweet days of yore,
Where in the front-row seat you sat, where
soft strained notes would pour
In through the open window, waited by the
truant air,
That made your thoughts go wand ring,
well, just wand ring everywhere;
And midst these fancy-musings, where
youths thoughts will ever roam
Came the huge and darkened vision of the
wood-pile left at home.
All, friend, you are relenting-there's a
tear drop in your eye,
l see old pard you understand, as dim eyes
would imply.
Come, take my hand and let US stroll to
yonder hill and lane
Where we can catch the soft peals of the
school bell once again,
And when the hazy day has spent its bright
and fullsome glow
Well take the road back home we took
Gust forty years ago."