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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14

The is forcing LABOR all of
U.s. and the person who is wise enough this and
jump in and make good the labor end will have
the first and best chance to rise. This means men
and women alike.
so take hold where you are and make good at
LABOR. Does that sound like prison sentence?
1t is not. you it is just sentencing you to
the open door to all you desire.
you have been all these years developing your
wits, your mind. You need now to get down and de-
velope your hands and your body your capacity for
useful labor,
Let your strong faculties lie fallow for while
and develope from the ground up on new line.
That is exactly what the whole world is doing, and
you will have to get in line if you get
of the class of drifers-a class which you yourself
abhor
Everybody his soul wants to feel that he is
a solid and useful member of society, serving the
world. Not easily uprooted.
You are not satisfied with your life nor your
self because you have never rooted yourself any
where.
And you have labored under the misapprehen-
sion that you had yourself by planting your
wits? Yoa might as we'll trans plant cabbage with
the head underground. 1t took me number of
years to learn this but l learned it, by hard work
and persistence.
If you are to grow you have got to get down
the solid earth and plant physical labor every soul
is compelled do certain amount of skillful work
with bis hands in order be able to think straight
and get his bearings in this world As long as you
despise look down on the labor end of things the
using of your mind and your interest in useful
work done with the hands and the whole body, you
never get the right kind of in the world, and
you always go with unsatisfed feeling. because
you are out of joint with the world. Nothing can
keep you down if you first get down yourself begin
at the bottom and grow up.
And remember it is not much what you do
at the bottom, the good spirit, the Good WILL and
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14
UNANSWERED QUERIES

publish the following
queries meantime all
string contribute solutions invited to dose.
Q:-What be safely used in radiators prevent
from freezing? Will salt inure radiator Is calcium chlo
de injurious? What objection to using coal oi d. M.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14

simple kind words uttered by US, words which cost
nothing say, may have saved him from distruc-
ton and have given him renewed courage and am
bition. So don't be mean with your kind words; be
lavish with them and help as many as possible there
by.
Little self-denals. little honesties little passing
words of sympathy. little nameess acts of kindness.
little silent victories favorite temptation these
the silent threads of gold which, when to-
geher, CLEAN out brightly in the pattern of life
that God approves" Ex
That which the mind ponders upon, into the
likeness of that is changed. This is the old
of joy and of sorrow of bondage and of freedom of
the SOULS darkness and light-HINDU.
If the boys over there have to shell in" then
we have to shell out.'-Invest in WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS.
That from which this people really suffer, and
perhaps more than any other nation, than any
other time, is the weakness of attention. Every
feature of our social life shows an unwillingness to
concentrate attention. Only that which can be fol-
II IL
indeed arranged that the attention at first follows
in involuntary way all that is shining, loud,
sational and surprising The development of man.
kind lies in the growth of the voluntary attention,
which is not passivey attracted, but which turns
actively to that which is important and significant
and valuable in itself. No one is born with such
power. 1t has to be trained and educated.-Ex
Up-to Date Philosophy
The egotist is always the other man.
Hard luck is the kind that easiest
The race for wealth is always handicap.
Even train of thought isn't always time.
1t isn't always the light weight who rises to the
A chip on the shoulder isn't going to win any
jackpots
It's the hand of fate that generally has finger
in the pie.
Lots of people will take everything for granted
except hint.
Make both ends meet and the middle will take
of itself.
Mighty few good as bad they
pretend to be.
Fortune never smiles who stares her
out of countenance.
Fools and children tell the truth and generally
at the wrong time.
1t is better to stand your dignity than to sit
the dignity of others.
1t hardly pays to measure your fun by the amount
of misery the next morning.
The who borrows trouble generally has to
give his peace of mind security.
Don't jump at the conclusion that knows
lot just because he says anything.
The is not always 10 the swift. At any
rate, the fast young seldom wins the human
About the only man who gets more than he
poets in this world is the fellow who is looking for
trouble.
It's alright to make your mark in the world,
but don't do it by making mark of some other
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14

HIS is the day Of distribution of all good
things, and included in an honest distrlbu-
ton of all good things comes an equal dis
tribution of labor says writer in the
Nautilus.
1.-THE war is forcinu T,AROR on all IF
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-14
Notice to Inmates

Notice to Inmates
WAR SAVING or THRIFT STAMPS can
be purchased each month by all who
so desire. You must notify your officer
not later than the Goth of the month
if you wish to purchase stamps during
that month.
IS. REED,
Warda
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

She dld not spend all her time pick
Ing sage twigs. A bush grew at the
corner of the cabin within easy reach.
She went first down to the stable aud
led Blue inside and unsaddled him.
Ward was lying quiet when she went
in, except that he was waving her
handkerchief TO and fro by the cor
ners to cool It. Billy Louise took II
from him, wet II again with cold water.
and scolded him for getting his arms
from under the covers. That. she said.
was no nice way for hookin'-cough
man to do.
Ward meekly submitted to being COW
cred TO his eyes. Then he wriggled his
chin free and demanded that she kiss
him. Ward was fairly drunk with hap
plness because she was there, in the
cabin.
Ward Warren, you're a perfectly
awful hooliin'-cough man There. Now
that's going to be the only one-Oh,
Ward, It isn'ti" She knelt and curved
an arm around his face and kissed
him again and yet again. 81 do love
you. Ward. I've been a weak-kneed
hOrrid thing, and I'm ashamed TO the
middle of my bones. You're my own
brave buckaroo always - always :
You've done what no other man would
do, and you don't whine about It; and
I've been weak and-horrid; and I'll
have TO love you about n million years
before ! can quit feeling ashamed"
She kissed him again with n passion
of remorse for her doubts of him.
Are you through being pals, VIII
helminai 2" Ward broke rules and freed
an arm, so that he could hold her
closer.
mo, I'm Just beginning. Just be
ginning right. I'm your pal for keeps.
But"
81 love you for keeps, lady mine"
Ward stified another cough. "When
are you going to marry meT
"Oh, when you get over the hookin'
cough, l s'pose." Once more Billy Lou
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

i5ut ne maze Dig mistake wnen ne
threw in with you. you
81 want you to write down the
truth about that Hardup deal; who
was in with you. know, all right, but
I want 1t down on paper. And want
to know how long FoNy's been in with
YOU, and who's working the game on
the outside. Get busy; write it all
down. I'll give you all the time you
need; don't leave out anything. Dates
ard all, want the whole graft. Don't
try to get away. I've got this gun
loaded to the guards, and you know
I'm aching for an excuse" He
stopped and coughed again, hoarsely,
rackingly. Then he lay quiet, except
for his rasplng breath and watched.
Billy Louise, with the tablet on her
trembling knees, pretended to write.
From under her lashes she watched
Ward curiously. She saw his attention
waver, saw his eyes wander aimlessly
about the room. She sat very still
and waited, making scrawly marks
that had no meaning at all. She saw
Wards fingers loosen on the revolver,
saw his head turn YEARLY on the pill
low. He was staring out through the
window AT the brilliant blue of the
sky with the dazzling white clouds
drifting like bits Of cotton TO the north
ward. He had forgotten her.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

YER Ward. But. maybe II don't make
1t very strong and put In lots Of
cream Wen take chance. bucka-
roO!"
''How much sugar, pauentT Billy
Louise turned toward him with the to-
mato can sugar bowl in her hands.
"None. ! want to taste the coffee.
this trip"
"Oh. all right, It's lie worst thing
you could think Of. but that's the way
with a patient PATIENTS always want
what they mustn't have
"Sure-get II. too. Ward spoke be-
tween long satisfying gulps. "HOw's
your other patient, wilhclminaf How's
mommieg"
"Oh, Ward She's dead-mommle's
deadi" Billy Louise broke down I'M
expcctedly and completely. She went
down on her knees beside the bed and
cried as she had moi cried since she
looked the last time at NOMINEES still
face. held in that terrifying calm. She
cried until Wards excited mutterings
warned her that she must pull herself
together.
You he s-stlll, she commanded
rokcnly, lighting for her former safe
cheerfulness. I'm all right Pity
yourself. II you've got to pity some
body I-can standby trouble. /
haven't got any broken leg and
hookin' cough" She managed Il laugh
then and took Wards hand from her
hair and laid it down on the blankets.
Now we won't talk about things any
more. You've got TO have something
done for that cold on your lungs" She
rose and stood looking down at him
with puckered eyebrows.
"Mommie would say you ought To
have good sweat" she decided. Got
any gingerT"
81 dunno. l guess not" Ward NUT
tered confusedly.
"Well, I'll go out and find some sage.
then, and give you sage tea. That's
another cure-all."
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

she held cup to his lips and saw how
greedily he drank, little sob broke
unexpectedly from her lips. She
gritted her teeth after it and forced
Il laugh.
you're sure hard drinker," she
bantered and wet her handkerchief to
lay on his brow.
"That's the first decent drink I've
had for month";" he told her, drop
ping back TO the pillow, refreshed to
the point of clear thinking "Old Lady
Fortunes still playing football with
me. william. I've been laid up with
n broken leg for about six weeks. And
when | got gay and thought l could
handle myself again, l put myself out
of business for n while, and caught
this cold before l came to and crawled
back into bed. Tm-sure glad you
showedYup. old girl. l was-getting up
against 1t for fair" He coughed.
Looks like it," Billy Louise held
herself rigidly back from any emo
tlonal expression. She could not af-
ford to "go to pieces" now. She tried
to think just what trained nurse
would do, in such case. Her hospi-
tai experience would be Of some use
here. she told herself. She remem-
bered reading somewhere that no ex-
pericncc Is valueless, if one only APP
plies the knowledge gained.
First she said cheerfully, 1.-THE pa
tient must be kept quiet and cheerful.
So don't 20 jumping up and down on
your broken leg, Ward Warren; the
nurse forbids it. And smile, If it kills
you"
Ward grinned approximately. Sick
as he was, he realized the gameness
of Billy Louise; what he failed to real
lie was the gnmeness of himself. I'm
pretty worthless specimen right
now" he said apologetically. But I'm
yours TO command, Blll-the-C onk.
You're the doctor"
"Nope, I'm the cook, right now. I've
got bunch. How would you like Il
cup Of tea, patient7"
I'D rather have coffee-Doctor VIII
liam"
"Ten. you mean. I'll have II ready
in ten minutes" Then she weakened
before his imploring eyes. you really
oughtn't to drink coffee, with that fe-
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

isc. Tor me good or ncr patent, forced
herself into safe hlppancy-that WAS
not flppaDt mt all, but merely a tender
pretense.
Now It's up to you to show mo
whether you are in any hurry at al
10 get we'll" she said. keep your
hands under the covers while ! make
some tea. That fever Of yours has got
to Ire stopped immediately-to once"
She went over and busted herself
about the stove. never once looking
toward the bed, though she must have
felt Wards eyes worshipping her.
She hunted through the cupJOard5
Continued on Page g.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

him, and / don't reckon you did any
kicking when you found I'D cut the
rope so 1t wouldn't hold your rotten
carcass. You can't let well enough
alone, though. You thought you'd raise
me, did you? You thought you'd come
back and try another %hack at me be-
hind my back. You knew hanged well
| wasn't the kind of man that would
Jump the country. You knew you'd
lind me right here, attending to my
business like I've always done.
But you've oyerplayed your hand.
This time I'm going to get you-and
Foxy and the breed along with you. 1t
was a rotten trick, running Yes over
Seabeck's brand. If / hadn't caught
you in the act, you'd have planted
them cattle where all HI couldn't
have saved me when they were found.
If / hadn't caught you mt it and run
NIX monographs over the whole cheese
I'd have been up against 1t for fair.
So now you're going to get what's com
Ing to yuh. i won't take any chances
ON your not trying it again. I'm going
10 protect myself right.
You throw that gun on the bed.
CBilly Louise did SO, her eyes still
upon Wards flushed facet Now, get
down that tablet from the shelf.
Here's a pencil" He drew one from
under his pillow and tossed it toward
her. Nov you write the truth about
all this rustling. It's a bigger thing
than shows right in this neighborhood.
/ know that. And 1 know, too, that
Foxy has been pulling down some on
the side. He never paid for all the
stock that's running around vented
and rebranded NIX. I've got that sized
up. Pretty smooth trick, too; heap
better than working brands. He ought
TO have been satisfied with that-but n
crook never is satisfied. ! knew he
wasn't the tenderfoot he tried to make
out, and when saw some of his stock
and that gate fixed to ring bell when
Il was opened. knew he was crook.
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16
CHAPTER XIV.
The Hookin,couph Man.

II minute or two, weighing the pos
sibilties. She saw Wards fin
gers drop AWAY from the gun, but they
remained close enough for danger
ously quick gripping of II again, If the
whim seized him. Still-surely to
goodness, Ward would never get crazy
enough to hurt heri Perhaps her fem
lnine assurance of her hold on him,
more than her courage, kept her nerves
fairly steady. She bit the pencil abb
sently. watching him.
Ward turned his head restlessly on
the pillow and cOuGhed again. Billy
Louise got up quietly, went close TO
the bed, and laid her hand on his fore
head His head was hot, and the veins
were swollen and throbbing ON his
temples.
Brave Buckaroo got u headachef"
pies soothingly. SCOT the hookin'-
cough, too Got every measly thing he
can think of. Even got a Crouch against
the Flowers of the Ranch-ohl" Her
voice was crooningly soft and sweet,
as II she We're murmuring over sleepy
baby.
Ward closed his eyes, opened them.
and looked up Into her face. one
hand came up uncertainty and caught
her fingers closely. "Wilhelmina-
miner he said. In his hoarse voice.
His eyes cleared to sanity under her
touch.
Billy Louise drew a small sigh Of re
lief and reached unobtrusively with
her free hand for the gun. She slid
IL down away from his fingers, and
when he still paid no attention, she
picked II up quite openly and laid II
against the foOtboard. Ward did not
say anything. He seemed altogether
occupied with the amazing reality OF
her presence.
You've got a terrible cold and from
the looks of things. you've had it for
about six months" said Billy Louise.
Her eyes went comprehensively about
that end of the cabin, with the de
pleted cracker box, the half-emptied
boxes Of peaches and tomatoes, and
the buckets that were all but empty
of water. She was shocked at the pitt
full evidence of long helplessness. She
did not quite understand. Surely
Wards cold had not kept him in bed
so long.
"wen. this is no time for mirth or
laughter" she said briskly, TO hide how
close she was to hysteria, "since 1t
looks very much like the morning
after First, we've got to tackle that
fever of yours She picked up
water pail and started for the door.
As she passed the foot of the bunk,
she confscated the two revolvers and
took them outside with her. She had
no desire to be mistaken again for
Buck Olney.
When she came back Wards eyes
were wild again, and he started up
in bed and glared at her. Billy Lou
Use laughed at him and told him to lie
down like nice buckaroo, and Ward,
recalled to himself by her voice.
obeyed. She got the washbasin and
a towel and prepared to battle his
head He wanted q drink. And when
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16

Ward, keeping the gun pointing ner
way, Sneered mt her in a way that
made the soul of Billy Louise crimple.
She faced him big-eyed, too amazed
at the change in him to feel any fear
that he would harm her. He had wills
kers two inches long. She wouldn't
have known him except for his hair
and that was terribly tousled; and his
eyes. though they we're wild and angry.
His voice was hoarse. and while he
glared at her, he coughed with hard.
croupy resonance.
so you cane buck, did yuh?" he
asked grimly at last. "Well. you didn't
get chance ia plug me in the back.
How long did you lay up there on the
blum this time, waiting to catch me
when wasn't lookinef I've been wish
ing I'd left that rope so it would have
hung you, you -" Chilly Louise
listened rOund-eyed to certain man
sized epithets strange to her ears.)
81 suppose you and Foxy and that
halfbreed have been fixing up some
more evidence, huh7 You figure that
I can't catch 'em this time and work
the brands over, so they'll stand Yes,
and I'll get ruilronded TO the pen.
Well, you've overplayed your hand,
old-timer. | let you fellows down easy.
last time. | don't reckon Foxy object
ed much to those few I turned back to
The Lamar register., 1918-01-16
NOTICE

Lamar, Colo, Dec. 31st, 1917.
TO ALL DOG OWNERS IN THE
CITY OF LAMAR, COLO:
You are requested to call at the
City Clerks Office Of the City Of La
mar, and procure a license for your
dogs for the year 1918. as the same
is now due and payable. All dogs
must have a license and wear a tag.
This ordinance will be rigidly en-
forced.
RAY STRAIN,
Mayor
c. F. DANIEL,
Chief Of Police.
S. f. COOK,
City Clerk.
2t
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-06-14

Allies and iron, flour and will win the They
with clear vision what cannot
When Governor Burnquist stamped out the I. w. w.
the iron range in their attempt to demoraze the
production of iron, whom did he serve? Will the l. w.
W. vote for him? No.
When Governor Burnquist denounced Arthur
LeSueur l. W. W. agitator and attorney and lead
of the NonPartsan League did the members of the
Non-Partisan League like it? No. Whom did he serve?
When Townley into this state and preached
that this of rotten rich and appealed
for pro-German support until his organization
stencil in the nostrs of loyal did the members like
is because Townley meetings meetings barred and
Governor Burnquist supported the shers who barred
them? No. Whom did the governor serve? Will pro-
German vote for Burnquist? No.
When Governor Burnqust's Public Safety Commits
sion cleaned out the saloons the gateway
district of Minneapolis where the w. WIS and radical
Socialists bred sediton whom did he Will the
Socialists and resortkeepers vote for Burnqust?
When Governor Burnqust called out the Home
Guard to que disorder in the capital CITY, stirred
by radicals masquerading union men, whom did he
serve? Will the men like Manahan and Gilbert of the
NonPartisan who addressed the meeting the
strikers just before the riot vote for Burnquist?
We might cite incidents by the hundred, things
that in other times might debate about but they
are undebateabe. Burnqust has held the line and if
not blind will line up with him because what
he has done he has done to keep Minnesota loyal and to
guard that iron and flour vital to the boys there
Meanwhile Townley and the whole Tribe of Townley
have assaed him. Lndberg put out his disloyal book to
make himself solid with the disoyaE Towney Gilbert,
Randall Peterson, Benta engaged in speeches writ
ings which have put them under indictment facing
prison terms and at the very time that Towney
claring that this of the rotten Spooner
was consorting with c. o. Hersam, the Non-Partisan
League organizer for this county and arranging the
League endorsement which he has since received.
The issue has been pretty thoroy threshed out and
there can be but for Minnesota to to
the boys over there Tuesday morning and that
must be that Minnesota has stood by her loyal
by tremendous vote, and has elected 100 per cent
Americans all the way down line Nelson Burnqust
Frankson Schmah Preus Rines Hilton Caswell Put
nam, Volstead and Mangan.
And in that glorious record, Stevens county wants
to make just the brightest record of them ALL
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-06-14
Protect Your Substitutes

Heating of sacked cereals to pre-
vent the cereals from becoming in
tested with insects, causing a seri-
GUS waste of food and serious trou-
bic to the housewife to rid her house
OF pests, is a precaution urged by the
state food administration. The heat
ing should be done Immediately after
the arrival of the cereals from the
store. The cereals which are being
used as substitutes for wheat -four
are very attractive to certain insects,
especially during the warm weather,
and for this reason the state food adj
ministration makes the following
suggestions: BUY small quantities
of wheat flour substitutes, which can
be used without storage; insist on
fresh, clean cereals, and be- sure that
package cereals are tightly sealed,
are not broken and contain no holes.
Before you store them, heat the
sacked cereals in the oven. The
heating is done by placing the cereal
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-06-14
: THE LOYALTY TICKET
BY the County Chairman.


The and only issue in this campaign is LOYALTY
and the candidate for Office who the stand
ard imposed might just well quit the voters
do not get him at the primaries will be spotted at
the general election in the fall So impressed are MANY
republicans throughout the state that but true
Americans get by that they have picked what thew call
loyalty state ticket and unqualified support for it is to
be asked through the medium campaign to be waged
In every county in the state The for volunteers
went out this week The ticket reads
Senator in Congress-Knute Nelson Alexandria
Governor. A. A. Burnqust, ST. Paul
4 Lieutenant Governor-Thos. Frankson St Paul
Secretary Of State-Juus A. Schmahl Redwood
Falls.
State Auditor. A. o Preus, MINNEAPOLIS
State Treasurer-Henry Rines Mora
Attorney General-Clifford L. Hilton Fergus Falls
Clerk OF Supreme Court-Irving A. Caswell Anoka
Railroad & Warehouse Commissoner-Fred w
Putnam, Red Wing
The ticket in its entirety represents present in
cumbents This is time for quibbng and the loyaI
voters OF the state must take the bull by the horns and
IoWnley and his crowd must be downed at any cost
In1s campaign by Townley bunch for state con-
ro is different from campaigns past There are
digger things at stake than mere official success
me states Amercanism is question and the out
come is being watched by prominent men all over the
nation.