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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
G | E A N | n G S
From Our EXCHANGES

| He that never tasted pain is no Judge OF
pleasure.
| If all men were as good and just as
they think they are what fine place the
world would be.
| "A deviation from truth is, in general,
the foundation of all misery.
| Envy is the habit of loosing our own
happiness while longing for another's.
The successful man is one who does
things and knows he can do them and does
them.
Queer about this thing happiness. The
more of it you give to others the more you
have.
Money is power, and rare are the heads
that can withstand the possession of power.
| 1t is great thing to make fortune.
There is one thing greater, and thar is to
keep it when made.
| Lack of success is not caused by
dearth of opportunities, but through failure
to harvest the crop.
| Little apologies would end many diff
cuties. There is way out of every quar-
rel if all parties will look for it.
| Zone half of the world doesn't know
how the other half lives Well, it s graft
flying to think that one-haIf of the world
attends to its own business.
We are somewhat more than ourselves
in our sleep; and the slumber of the body
seems to be but the waking of the soul. 1t
is the legation of sense, but the liberty of
reason; and our waking conceptions do not
match the fancies of our sleep.
| 1t costs more to avenge wrongs than to
bear them.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
Bees Put Pupils to Flight

Angry honey bees swarmed into the
Washington school in Suffer county, CAL,
the other morning, putting to flight the
pupils and their teacher, Miss Schellinger.
according to word received by County
Superintendent of Schools Miss LIZZIE
Vagedes. Screaming with pain the child
rem ran panic-stricken from the schoolroom,
while the teacher who remained to see that
all her pupils reached safety, was fearfuDly
stung about the face, one eye being closed
as the result. In her report to the county
superintendent of schools, Miss Schellingel
says that the bees, which had made theiI
home between the walls of the school build.
ing took complete possession of the school
room. -Er.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
To the Cat Bird

You, who would with wanton art
Counterfeit another's part.
And with noisy utterance claim
Right to an ignoble name,-
Inharmonious!-why must you,
To better self be untrue,
Gifted with the charm of song,
Do the generous gift such wrong?
Delicate and downy throat,
Shaped for pure, melodious note,
Silvery wings of sofest gray
Bright eyes glancing every way
Graceful outline, Emotion free;
Types of perfect harmony!
All! you much mistake your duty,
Mating discord thus with beauty.
Mid these heavenly sunset CLEANS,
Vexing the smooth air with screams,
Burdening the dainty breeze
With insane discordancies.
have heard you tell a tale
Tender as the nightingale,
Sweeter than the early thrush
Pipes at day-dawn from the bush.
Wake once more the liquid strain
That you poured, like music-rain,
When, last night, in the sweet weather
You and l were out together.
Unto whom two notes are given,
One of earth, and one of heaven,
Were it not shameful tale
That the earth-note should prevail?
Anonymous.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

Life is largely made up of habits.
and better. A good habit, once formed, is
like a tow-rope that pulls us along there
after without conscious effort. The more
good habits we can form in our teens the
sweeter and safer and more successful life
will be ours. What folly and harm it is to
make bad habits instead
Think twice before you believe every
evil story you hear, and think twenty times
before you repeat it. 1t may not be true,
or it may be exaggerated. Ask yourself if
it is necessary to repeat it. Let us give the
helping hand, not the downward push.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
M ! R R 0 R E 7 7 ES

-B-98 would like to exchange MacLean' s
magazine (Canadian) for the Gayety maya
zine.
One of the big boilers in the power
house misbehaved itself Saturday morning,
ejecting dense clouds of steam and for the
moment giving the boiler room force good
scare. One inmate employee became so
terror stricken that if the wall of the prison
enclosure hadn't been in his way he might
have been running yet.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
Chautauqua Circle

The regular Chautauqua meeting was
held April 18th in the school-room.
After calling the meeting to order, Presi-
dent H. suggested that the usual order of
the day be suspended and the time devoted
to the playing of Victrola records loaned by
Officer Bloom. A number of the latest
patriotic airs we're played as well as some of
the popular operate gems.
The Circle wishes to thank Messrs. Back
land and Bloom for their courtesy in furnish
ing the entertainment and also desire to ex-
press to the Matron their keen appreciation
of her kindness in lending her VictroIa for
the occasion.--K., Acting Sec'ty.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
:. 20 EFT RY
From Our Exchanges
The Goal

The world has glimpsed vision
1t shall not loose.
Not hatred nor derision
May disabuse
The nations, wronged and wronging,
Misled, misunderstood,
Of their deep human longing
For brotherhood.
Love is the only healing,
Music that blends
All discord, light revealing
Foes as friends.
New flies our youth enrapture
To strife that shall not cease
Until their glad hearts capture
The Prince of Peace.
They shall return with singing.
Whether they come
In flesh or spirit, bringing
Their prisoner home.
Courage and faith have bound him
Fast in shining chain;
The blossomed thorn has crowned him,
Beauty from pain.
Goal of the toiling ages,
No longer far!
On through these battle RACES
Leads the star.
At last for decision
They fight in mortal feud,
Brute Force against the Vision
Of Brotherhood.
katherine Lee Bates, of The Tigildntes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
Inmates Attention.!

Hereafter inmates are not permitted
to receive wearing apparel of any
description from friends or relatives.
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, 1918-04-25
Pride of The u. S. A.

If you had boy and had boy,
And both were of mans estate,
And the country called for our only Joy,
Would either of us be late
In sending all that we held so dear
To that fiery, Aamin' front?
No! Not while the call for men came clear
To share in the Nations brunt.
You'd give your lad and I'd give my lad
And then we would kneel and pray.
And thank our God that both of US had
Such manhood to give away.
Well, she had a boy, and he had a boy,
And both put their trust in Fate,
Till the clarion call of wars annoy
Came over the peaceful state,
Then mother and father loosed their
chains
On the hearts they had ever held
And no one dreamed or knew the pains
That deep in those blossoms dwelled;
For she gave her lad, and he gave his lad,
And all through the live-long day
Two hearts were breaking, aud yet were
glad
They'd manhood to give away.
Oh, sailors boy, and soldiers boy,
In the eyes of the maidens fair
And hearts like these are without. alloy
In the crucible Over there.
So we'll pledge tonight to the nations
brave
The mothers and fathers and all
To the sisters and sweethearts and wives
who gave
Their men to the solemn call;
And to those lads, each wonderful lad,
Our toast again, "To the service clad,
The Pride of the U. S. A.
John Jay DAILY, the Vigilantes.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

Mr.. H., President of the Pierian Chautau-
qua Circle informs us that the last regular
meeting of the Circle will be held Sunday,
April 28th. At this session the annual re-
ports will be delivered and discussed after
which the Circle will adjourn until the fall
meetings commence in September.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
GHaprl prngrant
Sunday, April FL


The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium last SUNDAY, Reverend
Benson officiating.
The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium. Reverend Father Barry
officiating.
March-Defenders of The Flag Orchestra
Hymn Cross and Crown Congregation
Scripture INSTRUMENTATION Father Barry
Selection = Moonbeams- Orchestra
Prayer -----------------F Father Barry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
Sermon Father Barry
Hymn-Christ is My Redeemer
northumberland Congregation
March-The Convoy Orchestra
R. ]. Reichkitzer. Musical Director,
population
Monday, April 22
Number of Inmates at Prison... 80. 1881
Number in First Grade..... .6 73
Number in Second Grade. 1856
Number in Third Grade. ...........22
Received During Week. ....................
Discharged ......... ................ ..........
Paroled ............................. 800.
Last Serial Number ............ 5844
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

MANY a man looks upon marriage as
sort of blotter with which he expects to
blot out all his past"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

There was girl in our town
Who had a wondrous wit
No matter where she'd settle down
She'd start right in to knit,
She knitted till to bed she'd creep
Without halt or hitch;
She even knitted in her sleep
And never dropped stitch.
Saint Louis Post Dispatch.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25
prianfr Officials
Board of Parole

Board of Parole
c. E. Vasaly, Chairman
G. S. Reed. Sec'y for Prison
Rev. H. C. Swearingen
H. K. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-04-25

ting safe hit, Bur making safe hit. Lee
raps out a two base hit, scoring Add. Gil
famed Three hits, one run, one error.
4th inning. O'Brien and Thompson were
easy markers for Lee, but McGary made a
hit on an error. Rice also went out by the
strike out route. No runs ,one hit, one error.
Rd popped an easy fly to pitcher. Ii
getting safely on, and Lee comes up with a
two Dagger, East lays down a two Dagger,
scoring Lee and Ii. East promptly stole
third, Ws made safe hit, scoring East,
Add pounded one into double play fore
ing VS. at second and Add out at first. Four
hits, three runs, two errors.
5th inning. Huilanan and Burns did not
reach the first station, but Marania comes up
with a two Dagger and scores on Dreschler's
hit; Nolan out at first. Two hits, one run,
no errors. =
Blu flied out, is got safely on. stole second
and scored on Rd's hit. Gil out, Ii fan
ned. Two hits, one run, one error.
9th inning. O'Brien got safely on, but
Thompson rolled grounder to short, fore
ing O'Brien at second. McGary and
Rice both we've struck out. One hit, no
runs no errors.
Lee led off with safe one to first, East
popped up an easy foul to first. Ws hitting
safely, advancing Lee to third. Add found
the horse hide for safe one, scoring Lee.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
North Dakota's Builders
BY Rev. Ebsn {. Saunders. Fargo, ". ..

wood 1871 engaged in farming and stock He
same to his fellow homesteaders. far and near
He says he never lost a dollar from trusting
Joined o surveying party t mat
boundary, north. Was elected a member Of
board Of county c9ormnmg s and took office
in Fargo, July 4, 1875 Was active in organiza-
ton OF Congregational church in Harwood and
the bullying lt Of the modern edce and its dedi-
treasury. He also won honors as a Civil war
veteran.
ABNER ABBEY, 1885, Grand Forks county,
assisted In organization of Gilby township. In
ana John GIlby, who came from Canada in 1879
in whose honor township and village were
named.
ROBERT g. RICHARDSON 1879 Drayton,
Pembina county. Member of Constitutional con-
yenuon. 1889. Prohibitonist and member Of
Farmers Alliance 1890. Candidate for governor.
Was active in Methodist church.
HENRY Z. DAvAYEA, 1879. proprietor Of
Hersey farm at Arvilla township, Grand Forks
county, Of $500 acres, the Turtle river from
which many Clydesda1e horses and Jersey cattle
are distributed.
DIR. CALVIN M WAGNER, 1882, Grand Har-
bor Ramsey county. to Dunseith, 1884 and later
published THE Dunseith Herald and practioed
his profession.
BURKB CORRECT. 1882, Grand Forks. attor-
ney, appointed in 1893 with Attorneys c. +. Am
idon and George F. Newton to recompie the
laws OF the state.
JAMES G. GILL. 1882 Cass county. Helped
organize Gill township. Chairman county com
95. and secretary Of state. 1897. President
UNITED Farmers" Of North Dakota and also
active in organization Of Wool Growers Ass e.
and member Of Mystic Shrine.
EZRA B. EDDY, 1879 Fargo. Started bank
that became the First National bank of Fargo
and was president of same until NTH 1855 In 1879
titled with many business interests.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
Other Mems Views
An Editorial That May or May Not Square
with The Views Of The Forum

The Chicago Tribune: The announcement
that wage increases aggregating $30O,000,0 900
have been recommended for railway empoyes
by the government wage commission is coupled
with the statement that Director McAdoo con-
templates advancing passenger rates at least
IL per cent and freight rates possibly as
much Is per cent to meet whatever additional
charge may be required by wage increases and
by the estimated deficit Of $500, 900 900.
The two statements must remain coupled in
popular opinion If any fair estimate of govern
ment operation is to be retained. Otherwise
government control will seem to take the rail
road properties into fairy land. where dol
lar suddenly is made two. and. with wave Of
Mr. McAdoos wand. benevolences roll out at
the feet of the people.
Government control has not removed the
roads from the operation Of casualty. If the
roads pay their employees more they will have
to make and the government not being
an exploiting agency, is permitted to take in to
reimburse for the giving.
We shall be in luck If the processes of in
creasing the expense and increasing the revenue
in the former do not have to be covered by
funds from taxation. Government control is
not mystic instrument of efficiency and good.
1t is a human instrument which is exposed to
error and mistake and an idea that it's inherent
goodness instantly asserted itself in the desired
improvement Of wage condition Of employees will
not survive contact with facts
It is possible for government control to avoid
injustices which can be committed for private
corporate interest It Is not possible for it to
avoid the relationship between income and out
CO. not by any swishing of magic wand in
the air.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
A NEW KIND OF AMBASSADOR.

Probably a Russian ambassador, repre-
senting the Bolshevik government, could
come to America, ignore President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing, and choose his ac-
qnaintances among the I. W. w, the
Peoples Peace councils, and the radical
Socialists without causing any particular
stir outside of providing some good copy"
for the newspapers.
But when the new Russian ambassador
to Germany attempts such course in Ber-
lin he is counting prompt dismissal. Adolph
Joffe, who represents the Bolsheviki in
Berlin since the Brest-Litovsk peace treaty,
has hoisted the red flag over the embassy;
refuses to meet the Emperor; ignores all
government officials; and has given din
ner to the minority German Socialists, the
most radical members of the reichstag.
Official Berlin is in ferment over it,
and Mr.. Joffe is likely to be shipped back
to Moscow. The incident, though minor
one, will have its effect in bringing re-
newal of hostilities on the Eastern front
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
FOR WEALTHY ALIENS ALSO.

The incident Of Mr.. Walter Spreckles,
the nephew of Claus spreckles, the Cali
fornia sugar magnate, is heartening to
those who are demanding strict enforce
ment of the enemy alien regulations.
Mr.. Spreckles is general manager Of the
Federal Sugar Refining company, and a
native of Germany Although he has been
in America thirty years, he has never be-
come citizen.
Recently he was ordered not to go near
the works Of which he is general manager,
and which are on the Yonkers water front.
This order was issued in accordance with
the federal enemy alien regulations. Mr..
Spreckles, doubtless, thought that the pos
session Of few million dollars earned in
the country Of which he would not become
a citizen, entitled him to immunity from
it's laws.
It is to be hoped that the government
will go further and have the enemy alien
property custodian look into Mr. Spreckles ,
holdings in the sugar company.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
THE MINOT PLATFORM.

1--WE recommend that effort be made
by the legislature to provide means by
which all American citizens in government
service in foreign countries be given an OPP
portunitv to vote all matters to be voted
on at the general election"
No fair minded man will quarrel with
the foregoing paragraph from the Minot
platform. The only debatable feaaure Of
it, is the method Of putting it into effect
If the various states undertake it separ-
ately, it will be a real poser. Because Of
the fact that state units have been broken
up, and even American soldiers brigaded
with French and British, it would be a
hopeless task to attempt to locate all the
men from one state and collect their bal
lots. For example, 1000 to 5000 North
Dakota men might be scattered along the
entire Western line by next fall, some with
French, some with British and some with
American troops. The spirit Of this plank
in the platform is right, but the problem
of soldiers voting probably will have to be
solved by congress and the army working
together.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
THE ARMY OF MANEUvER.

No mystery Of the present war has
caused more comment and speculation
than General Foch s army Of maneuver."
This mysterious force has been esti-
mated from 100000 to 100000 men. 1t
is supposed to be headquartered at various
points in France, ready for any emergency
ia the present, German offensive, or IL it is
not needed there, to be used in the coming
Allied offensive.
Some have been skeptical Of the exist
ence of such an army at all, but there is
very good ground for believing it does ex-
ist. Returning soldiers are certain of 1T;
it has been referred to iii reports of the.
proceedings of the Allied war council and
Saturday came report from Washington
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13

pication. An application in the
prescribed form must be made by
each domestic consumer in each in
stance of the purchase of coal, except
that when a given domestic consum-
err has filed his application for his
annual requirements with a. particu-
lar dealer he need not make further
application to that dealer for de-
liveries OF coal up to the total GUAM
tity required by him for the year.
Tractor Operators Exempt.
Tractor operators. electric light
and power plants and other public
utilities, industrial or manufacturing
establishments, and the larger pub
lie institutions are not regarded as
domestic consumers and do not come
within the provisions Of Order No
*. Country schools, stores, restau-
rants, hotels and other consumers
using coal for heating, cooking and
other similar purposes are regarded
as domestic consumers.
'In all instances. of the purchase
in carload lots by one or more
domestic consumers acting jointly oil
severally, the application must be
made in the prescribed form and be
approved by the chairman Of the
county fuel administration com
mittee, and this requirement obtains
whether the coal is ordered from the
dealer or direct from q mine opera
tor, dock company or jobber.
Where coal is sold by dealers, in
carload lots, and taken by a parti-
cular consumer direct from the cars,
the gross margin OF the dealer is
limited to the iobber's margin and
the dealer is subject to the licensing
regulations heretofore promulgated,
except where the consumer pays for
the coal on the basis of the delivered
weight, in which case a dealers gross
margin is permissible.
1.-THE provisions OF Order No. TX
extend to Ignite as we'll as to
anthracite and biturninous coal
Dealers should place their orders
with the usual jobbers. dock COM
pa1iies or mine operators, just as in
past years. They must not expect
to obtain immediate shipments but
must be patient Just how much
anthracite and eastern bituninous
coal will be obtainable lis UNCERTAIN
The army, the navy and war in
dustries require coal, particularly
anthracite, in increasing quantity
North Dakota has, however, been as
sured fair share Of anthracite and
bituminous coal to come over the
docks Of Great Lakes ports and ev-
cry effort will be made to distribute
the alIotments in stich manner, as
to insure to each community that
quantity to which it is entitled on
the basis of the consumption in p@@t
years" w
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
The Red Cross Answers
BY THEoDoslA GARRISON.

cor The vigilantes)
Dear God. to leave this sheltered place where
from 1 may not go
To give my service to world torn through with
and woe,
To heal the wounds Of broken men, to mend the
shattered mind, t"r.r ss. -.
TO lend my hands unto the MANNED my eyes
unto the blind:
To give woman back her man from out the
very dead .>.st
"But win do this for YOU" said the great Cross
Of Red
Nay, but there are little towns that once were
white and fair
Now burned and bleak and desolate mid black
ened fields and bare;
If might bring its people back to find there as
The staunch roof. the decent hearth, the vines
about the door;
If / might lift a frightened child and leave it
comforted--
''But viii do this for you" said the great Cross
OF Red.
''You may heal the wounded and you may guide
the blind,
You may bring new comfort and joy to human
If So within your sheltered place you give me
for your part
The strength within your two hands, the pity at
your heart;
Through you, from you. of you am BY your
own heart strings led
fell but IL you fati me9--said the great Cross
of Red.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-13
cDt hDalxOta
Kernels
An Epwortfl league with 20 charter
members was organized at Harvey.

An Epwortf league with 90 charter
members was organized at Harvey.
wilton has been asked to raise $3.50
Of the states Red Cross fund.
BismarcI's champion male knitter,
Henry Horns, OF the Grand Pacific
hotel, has enlisted.
Dorr H. Carroll Of Minot. announ-
ced yesterday that one Of the farm
tractor demonstrations given by the
state council Of defence will be given
in Minot.
Twenty seven Ward county
draftees left Minot at noon today.
They were given an appropriate fare
we'll. #-..
A field day for the grade pupils OF
Minot schools will be held next
Wednesday under the direction OF
Miss Mildred Kull, supervisor of
physical culture. over q thousand
children are expected to take part,
Construction work has been re-
sumed on the Jamestown public H-s
brary, to be known as the Alfred
Diekey public library.
. ... 49,
The Barnes county Sunday school
convention wifi be held at Leal on
May 20. J. G. Garrison, Fargo, and
Rev. Mr.. Wilds, Valley City, are the
principal speakers.
John Brown, U. s. farm help
specialist of Bismarck, is attending
a conference OF federal labor agents
at Kansas City.
Geo. Halliday, publicity agent Of
the state council Of defence, has been
advised that new war films will be
released soon.
A COW owned by Aug. P1ath Of
Leonard has given birth to a calf
with two heads. 1t died.
Griggs county Sunday school
workers will hold convention at
Hannaford on May IL.
Joy riders stole car owned by
Mrs. r. M. Froemke. Of Sheldon, in
Minneapolis. It was recovered sew
eral hours later.