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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

fingers like so much water, and the only
reason he could assign for this great change
in himself was bewitching little baby face
with great blue eyes that had looked at him
with trustfulness and without fear. And
perhaps, unconsciously, he had been led by
Power higher and stronger than that of
mere human emotion, for, it may be, Irene
as the Spirit of Christmas, had fulfilled the
prophecy of Isaiah, which said, "And a
little child shall lead them
Yes, surely, she had unknowingly led
him from the beaten paths he knew SO we'll
into those which were strange to him. But,
he thought, as he drifted off to sleep, if the
feeling of exaltation that now possessed him
was the result of following her in these new
and hitherto untried paths, he was content
to be guided by her for evermore.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Summing Up

When wars and rumors of wars have passed
And the red is rubbed from the earth;
When ghosts and shadows are no more
maseed It
And life has its share of mirth;
The only souls on the thoroughfare
Who come to better start
Are those who've given the game their share,
The ones who have done their part.
When peace returns to the broken scene
On through the final fash
When the red is wiped from the ancient
green,
On down to the closing crash
Each one shall hold at the distant end,
Beyond the mist blurred gates,
Only the share he had come to spend
In service for his mates.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Nests of Different Birds

The Jackdaw has always had the repu-
tation of being bold and impudent thief.
The limit has been reached by pair of
these birds which have been watched pluck
ing hair from the back of a live donkey in
Somersetshire paddock, and carrying off
the stolen material for the purpose of lining
their nest.
Most birds build true to type, but there
are good many, like these Jackdaws, who
will avail themselves of any material that
happens to be handy. Some years ago the
British war vessel Sybille was wrecked off
the Southwest coast of Africa.
About a year later party went out to
have look at the wreck. One of them
climbed to the lookout at the masthead
and found there Cormorant's nest with
FIVE eggs. The nest, which is now in a
London museum, was built of bits of steel
wire from the rusty rigging and lined with
piles of cordage from the same source.
An Indian crow, with similar odd tastes,
got the Calcutta Telephone Company into
trouble. The enterprising bird built its
nest al the centeral Office, where four wires
converged, and she used the clippings for
the framework the result was to establish
electrical communication Between all four
lines. When a Subscriber rang up some
one he wanted, he was answered from four
different Offices at once.
For some unknown reason the American
Robin is very fond of using snakeskins for
a building material.-Ea
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

was decorated all over with tinsel and lacy
picture cards, candy apples and candy
canes, and all sorts of jim-cracks. Around
the bottom was piled a large number of
boxes of candy.
Irene wriggled out of her mothers arms
and ran towards the tree where she stood
and gazed with a rapturous look and ex
claimed: ooh! the lovely Chwis' mas twee'
up the platform and out of its door stepped
Santa Claus! Irene gave squeal of de-
light and ran up to him and taking his
hand, said: ''I's so glad to see you Santie
Claus, could JUS kiss you'll Santa Claus
stopped down and picked Irene up in his
arms and took the kiss, while the numerous
passengers of the train crowded around and
enjoyed the fun.
81 seed you while l s'eeped this night.
Santie c aus" said Irene, ''an' l was so
'f'aid you wouldn't catch the twain
81 came in my auto which goes as fast as
the train,'' he said. >But come, let's see
what have on the tree for you"
Santa Claus, with Irene in his arms, went
over to the tree and reached in and took out
little box which he gave to her. She was
so nervous with excitement she couldn't
open it, so her mother took it and opened
it for her, and, behold! out came beauti-
full ring with large shimmering pearl set in
it.
ooh, the pity wing!' exclaimed Irene
as she put it on her finger. She threw her
arms around Santa Claus neck and kissed
and Rugged him so in her delight that he
could hardly get his breath.
Then the volunteer musicians and singers
came forward and played and sang the
s'Holy City, and several other songs APP
propriate to Christmas. After the singing
one gentleman, who was somewhat of
public speaker, made short address in
which he thanked Edward Naylor on be-
half of the other passengers, for providing
this short Christmas celebration, which
was great relief to an otherwise tedious
journey, and was sincerely appreciated by
every passenger on the train. Here Mr..
Naylor interrupted the speaker and said that
there were no thanks due him, but to little
Irene Brown who had imbued him with the
Christmas spirit and in order that she
wouldn't miss her ''Santie C'aus'' on
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
THE TOURIST CAR ANGEL
Christmas Story of How Rich Old Mser Was lnbued
With the Christmas Spirit
Mr.. B.
Continued from last ,oeek)

Christmas eve he had provided this cele
bration for her, and it was her Christina.
party to which, no doubt, In her heart she
had invited them all.
eyes, you's all 'vited,'' spoke up Irene,
whereupon every body laughed and talked
and admired Irene's ''pitty wing as she
called it, and generally had good time
Santa Claus passed out box of Christmas
candy to each passenger. and then the con-
ductor (who had been provided with several
boxes of extra fine cigars for himself and
train crew. cried out: +" Board, the Christ
mas Limited!''
In the dining car the magic influence of
Edward MAYORS long purse had caused a
most appetizing midnight lunch to be spread
and thither the tourist car passengers betook
themselves, as the Limited left the Mime
apolis station and Santa Claus and the
Christmas tree behind, to partake of the
good things and incidentlly put the finish
ing touch to an otherwise most enjoyable
Christmas eve.
In his berth that night was at least one
person who would never forget this Christ
mas. Edward Naylor who had boarded
the train that morning in Chicago con-
frmed worshipper at the altar of Mammon
and who would have looked at a one-cent
piece twice before palting with it, now
lay in his berth wondering what had come
over him-that he didn't even care to figure
up what the cost of this Christmas cele-
bration had been. He knew he had let
some hundreds of dollars flow through his
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
M IR R 0 R E 7 TES
By Uncle John

"A Happy New Year to all the readers
OF The Mirror.
New Years resolutions are in order,
but don't make any if you do not intend
to keep them.
Mass was held in the auditorium last
Sunday morning which was we'll attended.
Father Barry officiated.
The monthly supplies for December
were received in the cell halls last Friday,
the order was not as large as usual.
Father Barry was at the institution last
Saturday and granted audiences to several
inmates at the Deputy's Office.
Inmates should not put numbers for ref
erence books on their slips, as they can on
ly be obtained by order of the Deputy or
Capt. Alexander, and then only for one
night; it would be we'll to remember this.
The next quarterly meeting of the
Chautauqua Circle will be held in the
Auditorium, January Goth. A band con-
cert will be the principal feature among
other musical numbers.
The machine shops are busily engaged
on the binders for next summer, and they are
being fully tested and looked ovrr before
they leave the shop-and again. when they
are put in the warehouse.
There are some very skilled workmen
in the machine shop, especially in shop L.
1t makes no difference if you carry a must
cal instrument up there it will be fxed-or
a riddle, it will be solved.
That the human brain is radioactive
ditions is the conclusion reached by Euro
pean scientists.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
:. 20 RsY :.
From Oar Exchanges.
Oh Maiden so Fair

By. J. B.
Oh maiden so fair in your bright country
home,
Why should you be wanting this wide world
to roaml
You've heard of the movies, the Queen
movie star;
Oh, yes, you would roam, but just stay
where you are.
For fellows get tired sometimes of the
The towns painted glare, and drop back to
the farm:
But if you are missing, why, then your poor
dad
Would soon know the truth, that no help
could be had.
The flowers and songbirds that cheered you
: each day,
All, Miss, I'm afraid they'd be wnging
away.
That little sun-bonnet and bingham of blue,
Would hang in the attic where hearts would
HduS toO,
The blaze round the fre-side would warm
not bone.
And life would be drear for two hearts left
alone.
fear that the Growing of cocks in the morn
Would dim the great sun in an aspect for
lorn;
And chickens, l know Miss, would not an
egg lay,
That could be digested, if you went away.
Oh maiden so fair in your bright country
home,
The spring will soon break Ger the wide
meadow loan
Where you may be queen of our dream
land and charm
The rustics to stay with your dad on the
farm.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Good Business

If possessed shop or store
Id drive the grouches off my floor.
I'd never let some gloomy guy
Offend the folks who came to buy
I'd never keep boy or clerk.
With mental toothache at his work,
Nor let man who draws my pay
Drive customers of mine away.
Id treat the man who takes my time
And spends nickel or dime
With courtesy and make him feel
That l was pleased to close the deal.
Because tomorrow, who can tell?
He may want stuff have to sell
And in that case then glad he'll be
To spend his dollars all with me.
The reason people pass one door
To patronize another store,
Is not because the buster place
Has better silks or gloves or lace,
Or cheaper prices. but it lies
In pleasant words and smiling eyes;
The only difference, l believe,
Is in the treatment folks receive.
1t is good business to be fair,
To keep bright. and cheerful air
About the place, and not to show
Your customers how much you know
Whatever any patron did
I'd try to keep my temper hid,
And meyer let him spread along
The word that l had done him wrong
Boston Globe.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

After dinner Mrs. Brown and Edward
Naylor we're the center of group OF in
terested passengers. who were discussing
the coming arrival of Santa Claus. The
children not being present, Mrs. Brown dis
closed some of the plans of Mr.. Naylor, the
principal one of which was, that the cele-
bration would be held on the station plat
form in Minneapolis where the train stop
stopping-time had been heightened some
what through the influence of Mr.. MAYORS
agent with the terminal officials at Mime
apolis.
The hours flew swiftly by and along with
them the miles were clicked rapidly away
under the wheels of the train, and soon the
siren of the engine gave forth long blast.
following which the brakeman came through
and announced est. PAUL."
A few minutes stop in St. Paul and the
train sped on to Minneapolls-and Santa
Claus. During the thirty minute run to
Minneapolis the conductor came into the
tourist car and told everybody who wanted
to 60 out, to bundle up as the Christmas
celebration was going to be held on the de-
pot platform beside the train and that they
would stop for one hour. Mrs. Brown forth
with bundled up the children, and every
body else put on their overcoats and wraps.
AS the train drew in under the station
shed and came to stop, the passengers of
the tourist car alighted in front of an i'm
mense Christmas tree all ablaze with tiny
electric lights of different colors. The tree
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Laughter

Are you worsted in fight?
Laugh it off.
Are you cheated of your right?
Laugh it off,
Don't make tragedies of tri1es,
Don't shoot butterflies with rifles
Laugh it off.
Does your work get into kinks?
Laugh it off.
Are you near all sorts of Drinks?
Laugh it off.
If enjoyment you are after,
There's no recipe like laughter
Laugh it off. -Ea.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Your Mission

This was President Lincoln's favorite sol
one which he encored no less than eighte
times when sung at Sunday School Convent
in Washington in 1851
If you cannot on the ocean
Sail amongthe swiftest fleet
Rocking on the highest pillows,
Laughing at the storms you meet.
You can stand among the sailors,
Anchored yet within the bay,
You can lend hand to help them
As they launch their boats away.
II you are too weak to journey
Up the mountain, steep and high,
You can stand within the valley
While the multitudes go by;
You can chant in happy measure
As they slowly pass along
Though they may forget the singer,
They will not forget the song.
If you have not gold or silver
Ever ready at command;
If you cannot help the needy
Reach an ever-heIping hand,
You can succor the afflicted,
Der the erring you can weep;
With the Savior's true Disciples
You tireless watch may keep.
If you cannot in the harvest
Garner up the richest sheaves,
Many grain, both ripe and golden,
Oft the careless reaper leaves;
Go and CLEAN among the briers
Growing rank against the wall,
For it may be that their shadow
Hides the heaviest wheat of all.
If you cannot in the conflict
Prove yourself soldier true
If where fire and smoke are thickest
There's no work for you to do,
When the battlefield is silent,
You can go with careful tread
You can beal away the wounded,
You can cover up the dead.
Do not, then, stand idly waiting
For some greater work to do;
Fortune is a lazy goddess
She will never come to you,
Go and toll in any vineyard:
Do not fear to do or dare
If you want field of labor
You can find it anywhere.
Ellen N. III. Gates
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
G | { A N | n G s
From Our EXCHANGES


We wish you Happy New Year.
"A girls idea of ringleader is the first
man who arrives with solitaire.
Nothing pleases the average girl more
than to be mistaken for an actress.
Occasionally the world loves lover,
out more often it sympathizes with him.
Pay as you go but save enough to 90
| back on.
Many man who is sure he is right
lacks the energy to go ahead.
The right kind of doctor leaves we'll
enough alone.
Speech that is too Aowery should be
nipped in the bud.
Blunt language is often used in max
ing sharp retorts.
We can die only once-much to the
regret of the undertakers
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
The wise young man goes home early.
Many an untimely grave has deem fill
ed by the emptying of the wrong bottle.
1t takes more than an eye-opener to
make the topper see the error of his ways.
Some men decline to look upon the
wine when it is red because they prefer
another color.
Its easy to please a woman after you
find OUT what she wants-but there's the
rub.
-"If we are to take over mems Jobs we
demand mems pay" says one organization
of women. Well, how are some of them
going to live on it?
Water is heated in a new garbage in
GENERATOR which contains spiral CRATE made
of brass pipes through which the water cir
culates, garbage being placed at the top of
the device and falling as it is consumed.
Without stopping his train an engineer
can move lever in his cab and open re-
Gently patented switch to enable him to
enter siding, the switch closing when the
last car has passed over it.
"A recently patented eye shade is sup
ported from the nose like eye glasses and is
REINFORCED by malleable metal band that
permits it to be fitted to heads of all shapes
The doors of new street car designed
with the safety of passengers in view can
not be opened while the car is in motion
| and the car cannot be started while the
doors are open.
Water valves IL feet . in diameter and
SO constructed that they will close auto
maticallv in event of break in the pipe
have been built for hydroelectric plant in
Utah.
Boat davits for seagoing vessels that an
Alabama man has invented resemble long
cranes that lower boats into the sea at
| safe distance from vessel or from one list
ed to the opposite side.
An Australian says he has discovered
new rapid tanning process with which sole
| leather can be tanned in seven days, calf
skins in six hours and other skins proper
| tionately quickly. =.
Artificial gas is supplanting coal as a
| fuel in Philadelphia. 1t is pointed out as
an incentive to its use that while the price
of coal has scared that of gas is either I'M
changed or lower.
Using the principle of REINFORCED con-
crete construction in the making of statuary
models, New York sculptress builds them
of wire netting and coats them with plaster
with brush.
MANY of the kings of Spain accorded
to the finest swordmakers of Toledo certain
privileges, such as exemption from certain
imposts and duties appertaining to the sale
of swords, the purchase of iron and stee.
and other primary materials.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
P o ET-T R E E
Leaves From Our Poets.
Somebody. Friend, Must
Start it

By J. b.
Any good deed that comes rolling along,
Making life brighter and cheering the throng
Wrought from the heart, by word or
a gift,
Be what it may, so it helps to uplift.
Always remember,-the heart woven deed
Springing to life like the we'll nurtur' seed
Bright ming path for some heart true in
need,
Borne on the winds that part it,
Somebody, friend, must start it.
Somebody, neighbor. must start it you see;
Why can't that somebody be you or me?
If we could have that bright wish of
our dream,
Where dawns are fair with dew-sparkl-
ing CLEAN,
Then, it is plain, we must all do our share,
Flooding together life's road, rough or fair;
Sowing the seed that will rise to the air,
Borne on the winds that part it,
Somebody, friend, must start it.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Inmates Attention.!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from friends or relatives.
All inmates buying socks. under
wear, nightshirts, handkerchiefs, etc.,
should send them to the Laundry
and have their number marked on
them before using. Write your
name, register number and cell
number on.a slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
NOTICE TO INMATES

You are hereby directed to place
your copy of THE MIRROR at the
foot of your bed on the morning
following the day on which it is
delivered to your cell. Non-com-
pliance with this order will cause
forfeiture of privileges.
j. j. Sullivan,
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
MEDITATION

II Nobody
Christmas and home and he-he was not
there.
God only knows the stab of his desire.
The thought ran thru his veins like liquid
fire.
Somewhere old eyes weep at a vacant chair,
Another flake of white seams thru her hair.
Only makeshift dream, idle aspire
That mounts until the brain begins to tire
It's fierce with soul stripped
A sire grief bowed, a mothers eyes love-
blurred,
- Ears eager for step upon the sill.
Lips ready with Peace on Earth, Good
WILL"
White night of pain. his steps
heard,
Only the prayer, the softly whispered word:
my son. my son, we love you-ove you
still"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
eriautr @fftriaIs

Board of Control
Ralph w. Wheelock, Minneapolis
c. F.. vasaly, Little Falls
c. ]. Swendsen, St. James
Downer Mullen. Secretary.
Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
c. S. Reed. Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. C. Swearingen
H. X. w. Scott, Sec.y for Reformatory
Resident Officials
u. .. NeeQ ---.--- w diuSu
]. ]. Sullivan Deputy Warden
]. Backland -1st Asst. Deputy
F. 7. PiculelI- =. --2nd Asst. Deputy
]. "A. HumphreyS----------- steward
6, A. Newman, Physician
F. A. Whittier --- State Parole Agent
w. K. Haven Dentist
c. w. Catlin----S upt. of Printing
Miss Ellen Nelson Matron
c. E. Benson Protestant Chaplain
Chas. Corcoran-- Catholic Chaplain
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03
Cell Changes

Corrected to Saturday, December %
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-03

Uhis was President Lincoln's favorite song.
one which he encored no less than eighteen
times when sung at Sunday School Convention
in Washington in 1861
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-05
THE MEN IN
CLASS AL

A sound, healthy man is never a
back number. A man can be as Wig.
orous and able at seventy as at twen-
ty. Condition, not years, puts you
in the discard. A system weakened
by overwork and careless living
brings old age 'prematurely. The bod
lily functions are impaired and un-
pleasant symptoms appear. The weak
spot is generally the kidneys. Keep
them clean and in proper working con.
dition and you will generally find
yourself in Glass Al. Take COLE
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules period
fcally and your system will always be
in working order. Your spirits will
be enlivened, your muscles supple,
your mind active, and your body cap
able of hard work.
Don't wait until you have been re-
jected. Commence TO be first class
man now Go to your druggist at once.
Get a trial box of GOLD MEDAL.
HARLEM Oil Capsules. They are made
Of the pure, original, imported Haar-
lem Oil-the kind your great-grand-
father used. Two capsules each day
will keep you toned up and feeling
fine. Money refunded ii they do not
help you Remember. to ask for the
imported GOLD MEDAL Brand. In
three sizes, sealed packages.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-12-05
To Avoid and
Relieve Influenza
Ry Or. :FrankIyn Duane.

ny Dr. t4rdnkIJH 0uauS'
Many people have been frightened
My what they have read or heard OF
influenza. The more you fear the dis
lease, the surer you are to get it. 60
right about your business and for
get it. As the disease is spread
principally by contact through sneeZ-
| ing, coughing or splitting. many health
authorities have advised that every
one wear a gauZe, which is daily
washed and saturated with one TO
five hundred solution of zinc sulphate
in water, and then dried before wear
| ing over the nose and mouth. You
should avoid crowds, common drink
ink cups and public towels. Keep
your strength up by taking lots or ex-
ercise in the open air and plenty or
nourishing food.
If you have any Of such symptoms
as chilliness. nasal distractions,
flushed face, headache, feverishness,
restlessness weakness or irritating
cough give up work at once and go to
bed. This will save your strength to
help overcome the disease Put your
feet in hot water for fifteen minutes.
Thoroughly loosen the bowels with
SOlAc SuCu u1Au d1u AO1i-H ludCAA6
physic as DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pei
let's. Drink principally of hot lemon
ade and then cover up with plenty OF
clothes in bed so as to get a good
sweat. When sweating is free and the
fever reduced take dose of two An
uric Tablets every four hours, fol-
lowed by drinking at least a glass or
two of hot water Anuric Tablets
help quickly to relieve the soreness
of the muscles and bones from which
most patients complain and help the
kidneys flush out the poisons.
To relieve nasal distractions and
excessive discharge from the nose,
probably nothing is better than such
a mild, soothing, antiseptic wash as
DR.. Sage's Catarrh Remedy. 1t will
give great relief. Employed as a gar
gle. in same strength as made for use
in the nose, and as hot as can be
borne, it quickly arrests soreness and
dryness in the throat.
Influenza Weakens the patients re-
sistance to disease, so that there is
Hanger Of bronchitis and pneumonia
developing. To combat this tendency
and fortify the patients strength in
sist that he keep in bed at least two
days Probably nothing will at this
stage hasten the recovery and
strengthen the patient more than an
aron tonic tablet called "lrontic' or
that well known herbal tonic, DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Dtscocery,
which has been used by thousands in
the past two generations.