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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Famous Elephant Hunter

Having spent great deal of painstaking
effort in preparing the wonderful animal
groups at the American Museum of Natur-
al History, Carl E. Ackley i known
throughout South Africa as an elephant
hunter. He had many thrilling experiences,
one of which he describes in the New York
Sun as follows:
elephants are no more conspicuous in
their own country than jack rabbits are in
theirs. They are the color of the shadows
in the forest and almost as indistinguishable.
Intelligence and vindictiveness are two of
their most prominent characteristics. When
one knows he is being hunted he will lie in
wait, still as rock, and looking much like
one, and will hunt his hunter as dog hunts
rat.
l had cut big bull out from herd and
was following h S spoor, knowing we'll
enough that he was lying in wait for me
somewhere. The big beast, as it turned
out afterwards, got my wind as was stalk
ing him, and was searching for me.
l must have got within ten or twenty
feet of him, because l remembered after
wards that heard a swift rush but did not
catch sight of him coming. The first that
| knew of his presence was quick vision
of his trunk as he knocked me down. Then
caught one glimpse of his little eyes as he
curled up his trunk out of the way and tried
to impaIe me with his tusks.
l had just time to grasp tusk with my
left hand and twist myself SO that my body
was between the two shafts of ivory. felt
the impact of his tusks as they dug into the
ground on either side of me, and his heavy
nose crushed against my chest. That is all
l remember.
Ny hunter fortunately shot him dead as
he was preparing for another thrust. was
unconscious as they carried me to camp,
where lay for three months, with my
chest SO crushed that it was doubtful wheth-
er or not should live"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Start Where You Stand

Start where you stand, and never mind the
past;
The past won't help you when you're start
ing new;
If you have left it all behind at last,
Why, that's enough, you're done with it,
you're through;
This is another chapter in the book,
This is another race that you have planned,
Don't give the vanished days a backward
look,
Start where you stand.
The world won't care about your old defea
If you can start anew.and win success,
The future is your time, and time is fleet
And there is much of work and strain ane
stress;
Forget the buried woes and dead despairs,
Here is brand new trail right at hand,
The future is for him who does and dares
Start where you stand.
Old failures will not halt, old triumphs aid
Todayls the thing, tomorrow soon will be
Get in the fight and face it, unafraid,
And leave the past to ancient history.
What has been, has been; yesterday is deae
And by it you are neither blessed nor banned
Take courage, man, be brave and drive
ahead,
Start where you stand.
-Berton BraLey.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Testing for Honesty

During business trip t @ the Pacific
Coast, Mr.. Henry Blake of St. Louis, arriv-
ed in Sacramento and found telegram,
forty-eight hours old, urging him to return
Immediately to the bedside of his little son,
who had been seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident.
~ must confess that ! felt pretty keenly
the position of the stranger in strange
city," said Mr.. Blake in telling the story.
III had little ready money, and had plan
ned to 60 to San Francisco and there cash
my company's check for one hundred dol
lars that carried for my return expenses.
| thought of having money sent by tele-
gram, of trying to reach some business
house in San Francisco that knew our firm,
of the many ways that money could be OBJ
tanned. But every one of them would take
so much time that l shoHld miss the first
express East.
f'Finally, left the hotel and marched
into the first bank saw. 1t was near the
closing hour, but the cashier listened re-
spectfully, accepted my explanation and
consented to accommodate me. He studied
the check for moment and then, instead
of sending me to the teller's window, he
brought out the cash himself and laid down
in front of me small pile of bills and two
gold pieces, counted the money carefully
and found the amount incorrect. Again
went over the bills, and found that he had
given me ten dollars more than the check
called for. passed back bill and re-
marked, you've given me ten dollars too
much.
"'I know it, he replied, and l caught a
twinkle in his eye" -Es.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
The Prodigal

"Fain would l have eaten of the husks
Within my Fathers sty;
Fain would have fallen at his feet
Forgiven, and die
Than live the life of lust and hate
And sin, and mire
Down in the dirt and dust; no loftier
Than scum; no higher!
"And so come upon my knees in prayer
To make my plea;
And so 1 come Oh Father OF the earth and
sky
In tears to Thee;
And rather would l die slave upon the
cross.
Consumed with pain
Than live another day this life of sin,
Thy name to stain.
''Dost hear me, God of Love, Father mine;
Dost hear me here?
All, yes, within Thy face l catch the look
of love;
see the tear
Upon Thy cheek, Thou hast forgiven me
And called me home;
And l have come to fall upon Thy breast
No more to, roam.
''How like you, Father mine, it is to love
Me in my need;
Though l have sinned unto the dregs Of
hate,
And lust and greed.
All, you were ever thus, and ever you will
be;
In love so great
That though they nail you to the bitter tree
You bear no hate
|-Wm. L. Stidgsr, IN Christian Aduocats.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
More "HoWlers"

In general efficiency test conducted re-
Gently in Baltimore school the following
answers we're given to a series of questions
asked of students whose ages ranged from
fourteen to eighteen years.
There were no Christians among the early
Gauls; they were mostly lawyers!
Geometry teaches us how to bisect angels.
A blizzard is the inside of hen.
A vacuum is large, empty space where
the Pope lives.
A circle is a round, straight line with a
hole in the middle.
George Washington married Mary Cur
tbs and in due time became the father of
his country.
Sixty gallons make one hedgehog
Georgia was founded by people who had
been executed.
A mountain range is large cook stove.
Achilles was dipped in the river Styx to
make him normal.
Pompei was destroyed by an eruption of
saliva from the Vatican.
Typhoid fever is prevented by fascination.
En-
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Lanterns Light Broadway

The joker has come 10 the fore on Broad
way as the result of the dimming of the
white lights on that thoroughfare. Re-
Gently after the current had been turned off
a man walked up the big street with light
ed lantern. He wended his way across
Broadway, and after swinging the lantern
about his head much after the fashion of
trainmen signaling, he continued up the
street. He had sown seeds that began to
sprout in many directions and few minutes
later rival humorists appeared with lanterns.
electric flashlights, and one optimist tried
to keep a candle going as he walked down
toward Times Square.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
N R 0 TES
BIZ Uncle John

The big truck brought several loads of
goods to the hospital last Saturday.
-B-173-Will exchange Photo Play,
Popular Mechanics or Red Cross Magazines
for the Red Wing Republican.
We are very glad to see the "Captain"
back at his post once more. 1t is rather
lonesome without his CHEEKY voice around
the hall.
Several large cars Of miscellaneous
articles were received during the week for
the machine shop. We have never seen so
many mower and binder seats in one pile
before.
-Four teams from the farm were. kept
busy last Friday hauling away snow from
the park. 1t now looks as if they have done
lot of work for nothing as the sun will
take it away just as fast.
It's alright to 60 to roost with the
chickens in the winter but when you have
to go to bed when the sun is shining it is
all wrong. But the old saying is: GAS
you make your bed, you must lay on it. {"
Our Warden must have known that we
svouta have good movies on Washington
birthday as he came home from his South
ern trip just in time to enjoy them as much
as we did.
The Catholic members of our walled
in city should hold themselves in readiness
for Easter confession, which will be held
soon, we hope to see all do their duty along
that line as it is almost year now since last
confession
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
To Youth After Pain

What If this year has given
Grief that some years must bring,
What if it hurt your joyous youth,
Crippled your daughters wing?
You always knew it was coming,
Coming to all, to you,
They always said there was suffering
Now it is borne, come through.
Even if you have blundered,
Even if you have sinned.
Still is the steadfass arch Of the sky
And the healing vein of the wind.
And after only little,
A little of shame and pain,
You shall have the web of your own
old dreams
Wrapping your heart again.
Only your heart can pity
Now where it laughed and passed,
Now you can bend to comfort men,
One with them all at last,
You shall have back your laughter,
You shall have back your song;
Only, the world is your brother now;
Only, your soul is strong!
-SoIocfoI
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Learn From Everyone

's'No matter from what source it may
spring. never fail to profit by anything you
can learn, said a prominent man in the
business world recently.
eff you observe the ordinary day laborer
N his work you can learn to appreciate more
fully kow completely brain work outstrips
all other grades. Be thinker.
"From a mechanic you can note how he
adapts his materials to his needs and finally
succeeds in his object. Be persistent.
"From newsboy you can see where
a9erness succeeds. Before completing one
sale he shouts for the next and keeps his
eyes open. Be observing.
"From a co-worker you can see in what
particulars he excels Note these points.
Emulate him.
"From an unsuccessful merchant in any
line you can mark the characteristics which
tend towards failure and strive to avoid
them. Be on guard.
'From the successful concerns in your
nelgeborhood you can learn to watch their
methods and initiate such as will strengthen
your weak points. Be wise.
'From the changeable, who is here today
and in another location tomorrow, you learn
the lesson of the rolling stone. Be reliable.
''From the slovenly you can note how
he often fails without knowing why. Be
neat.
''And so it goes up and down the scale of
human endeavor.
Recent discoveries in psychology have
taught us that the human mind is store
house of the most powerful and subtle
forces, which may be turned to our advan-
tage if we but learn how to use them
The Umpire.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28

There comes time for each of US
when he has to look back and say to himself
one of two things-l am glad that took
that turning, or, wish that l had taken
that turning. One path consists in the
constant use of the will. A mans higher
nature with all its powers is finally struck
alight by the friction of will against the de-
sires that tend to keep a man in his lower
nature.''
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
20 ET.T r z e -.
Leaves From Our Poets.
Our Flag

There are many flags in many lands
There are flags of every hue,
But there is no flag in any land
Like our own Red, White and Blue.
l know where the prettiest colors are,
I'm sure, if only knew
How to get them here, could make flag
Of glorious Red, White and Blue.
1 would cut piece from the evening sky
Where the stars were shining through,
And use it just as it was on high
For'my stars and field of Blue.
Then want part of heecy cloud
And some red from rainbow bright,
And I'd put them together, side by side,
For my stripes of Red and White.
Then ''Hurrah for the Flag!" our flag,
Its stripes and white stars too;
There is no flag in any land
Like our own cred, White and Blue. :"
Anon.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
The Silent Voices

When the dumb Hour, clothed in blacl
Brings the Dreams about my bed,
Call me not so often back,
Silent Voices of the Dead
Towards the lowlands way behind me,
And the sunlight that is gone!
Call me rather, silent voices,
Forward to the starry track
Glimmering up the heights beyond me
On, and always on!-Tennyso,a.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Now and WaitaWhile

Little Jimmy Waitawhile and little Johnny
Now
Grew up in homes just side by side; and
that, you see, is how
came to know them both so we'll, for al
most every day
l used to watch them at their work and also
at their play.
Little Jimmie Wsitawhile was bright, and
sturdy, too;
But never ready to perform what he was
asked to do.
"Wait just minute,'' he would say, "Ill
do il pretty soon.''
And things he should have done at morn
were never done til noon.
He put off studying until his boyhood days
were gone;
He put off getting him home It'll age
came stealing on;
He put off everything, and so his life was
not JOY.
And all because he waited Gust minute"
while boy.
But little Johnny Now would say, when he
had work to do
'There's no time like the present time,"
and gayly put it through.
And when his time for play arrived he so
enjoyed the fun,
His mind was not distressed with thoughts
of duties left undone.
In his boyhood he was studious and laid
him out plan
OF action to be followed when he grew to
be man;
And was as he willed it, all because he'd
not allow
His tasks to be neglected, but would always
do them now.
And so in every neighborhood are scores of
little boys,
Who by and by must work with tools when
they have done with toys.
And you know one of them. guess, be-
cause see you smile;
And is he little Johnny Now or Jimmie
Waitawhile.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
p o e T r Y
From Our EXCHANGES.
Hail to America!

Hail to America!
Hail to America!
Foemen, beware!
United Nation
Is calling, "Prepare!"
Millions are listening,
Hearts all athrill;
March martial regiments,
,Pratice and drill.
CHORUS
Hail to America!
Freedom is thine;
Guard it with Army,
With Navy and Mine.
Free on the land,
Free on the sea;
Freemen Americans
Ever shall be.
Hail to America!
Guardian of Right;
Marshal thy legions,
Rise in thy might.
Dangers surround thee,
pynasties fall;
Sons of America,
Answer the call.
Hail to America!
Mighty in wrath;
Slow in thy anger,
Honor thy path. .
Safeguard the Liberty
Thy fathers won,
God bless America;
His will be done.
Good Citizen.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28

-"The Brotherhood of man will be
more quickly realized if men put smiles and
cheer and encouragement and optimism and
kind feeling into each day.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
ATT NTio Nj!

Inmates are hereby cautioned not to
use the margins of The MIRROR for ad-
dresses of friends or other written
matter. If you wish THE MIRROR sent
to your friends, you are required to
send in their addresses to the Deputy
Warden's Office through your officer.
In this way it will be attended to.
j. j. SULLIVAN
Deputy Warden.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28

GA certain business man employs two
negroes at his place. One morning Sam
did not appear.
Where is Sam, Georgel' he asked.
in de hospital, sah.
in the hospital! Why, how did that
happen?'
well, Sam, he's been a-telling me ev' ry
mornin' fob ten days he gwine to lick his
wife cause O. her naggin'.'
'Well?'
We'll, yestiddy she done ovah- heah him. +"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Chapel prngran1
Sunday, February "a

| The following is the program rendered
in the Auditorium, Reverend Father Barry
officiating. :
March-Atlantic Troops ------ Orchestra
Hymn-Sons of Men Congregation
Scripture Father Barry
| Idyl-AHection Orchestra
Prayer ACCOMPLISHMENTS Father Barry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
Sermon Father Barry
Hymn-Welcome, Wanderer.
Welcome ---- Congregation
| March-His Excelency Orchestra
r. ]. Reichkitzer, Musical Director.
population
Monday, February rs
Number of Inmates at Prison.. 923
Number in First Grade..... ..............7S3
Number in Second Grade. 100
Number in Third Grade.
Received During Week.. 8
IaToleo go. =.
Last Serial Number ...5 1888
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
priHutr @fftriaIs

Board of Control
Ralph w. Wbeelock, Minneapolis
c. E. 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. K. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
Resident Officials
G. S. Reed Warden
]. ]. Sullivan .- Deputy Warden
/. Backland ---1st Asst. Deputy
F. T. PiculelI Asst. Deputy
J. A. Humphreys-------- Steward
o. A. Newman Observation-Disclosures physician
F. A. Whittier State Parole Agent
c. w. CatlinSu pt. of Printing
Miss Ellen Nelson Matron
c. E. Benson Protestant Chaplain
Chas. Corcoran--- =, Catholic Chaplain
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-02-28
Cell Changes

Corrected to Saturday, February o
The sun., 1918-10-16
BRITAIN AND FRANCE EAPPLAUD WILSON NOTE:
AMERICANS CARVE DEEPER IN VZzRDUN 'FRONT.'
THOUROUT AND MElVZN ARE TAKEN BY ALLIE
"Down With the Hokenzollerns,"
Cry Germans in Opening Revolt
Special cdoe Times Service
Copyright 1913: rioAs reserved

sus LondonT
a n eserved
HE HAGUE Oct 15.-It is authoritativey reported
here that violent anti-dynasc manifestations broke
out in Berlin Thursday. Great crowds gathered in the
whole length of Unter den Linden also in front of the
palace The people smashed several famous Hohenzoern
statues and gathered around the Bulgarian legation shout
ing: 1--WE want peace!' There cries also
of Down with Hohenzollerns!"
These reports were brought here by witness who
was in Berlin at the time and who took part in the demon
stratons kilograms from Essen confirm earlier reports
of strike and in the great munition works
there Revolutionary and posters nailed
all over town, bearing the inscriptions: "Down with
War;" I'VE want peace!" eve starvingw
The witness to these events, who left Essen Monday,
says he is convinced the revolution has started He left
he said because he feared he might be able to get
away if he remained longer The police of Essen are
poweress and the soldiers refused to fire into the crowds
with whom they sympathized.
The delay of peace, the informant said, would cause
the spread of the revolutionary movement to other centres
Germans everywhere know now that Germany is beaten
and be the chief fear of the workers Essen
that the victorious allies will treat them and their as
they know the Germans have treated French Belgian
This latter prospect is what is terrifying them
most.
The sun., 1918-10-16
CAPTJVES FEEL
GERMAN SPLEEN
Rescued French Civilians Tell
of BOche Brutalities to
Prisoners.
BRITISH FARE THE WORST
Names of, Guilty Ones Listed
for Reckoning-FOe Longs
to Surrender.
BRITISH FARE THE WORST
NJ PERRY ROBINSON.
specia! co1'e Despatch 70 THE srS from. the
Lonfoa Times sesrtce.

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/ copy,ioLt, 1913; on rights ressrred.
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. Oct. iii wish the-. ver4 time and
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now rescued
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the naopIe tells mainly enousb NJ the
hard life they had gone through The
pa,he,ic aa>erness witb which thew taks
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The sun., 1918-10-16
PLEA FOR PEACE
ISHINDENBURG'S
a. -
German Action Was Dictated
by Him Against Wishes of
the Chancellor.
REASON DIR. SOLF SIGNED
Field Marshal Declared Coun-
try Lacked Essentials to
Cope With Allies.
REASON DIR. SOLF SIGNED
Special pespaicA 10 TIE suN.

WASHINGTON. Oct. I5.<-Peace talk
practically disappeared from Washing
ton to-day. In its stead there appeared
resolution everywhere to speed up war
measures. which all here seem TO believe
1re still vital to carry out the purpose
Of the President to make no peace with
the Hohenzollerns. This purpose has
met with the acclaim OF the nation, judg.
ing frym the messages which reached
the white House to-day.
From Washington naturally all eyes
have been turned to Germany. Officisls
here have many reports concerning con-
ditions within the German Empire These
show very serious state of unrest, but
officials warn against placing too much
faith in these reports.
1t Is known that the German Govern
ment is carefully regulating all reports
emanating from Germany. and that even
the information from Germany concern
ing the Presidents note and the German
peace efforts has been manipulated to
suit Germany's purposes.
HindenburE Dictated Note.
At the same time officials here re-
ceived information from a neutral Gov
ernment which the German war leaders
we're unable to censor. This information
is TO the effect that the German peace
note was not dictated by Prince Max
im!lian of Baden, the new German I'm
per!al Chancellor. as supposed. but was
sent upon the advice of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg and signed by DIR. Will
lam S. Solf, the German Colonial Secre-
tary. because of the strong opposition Of
the new Chancellor to the terms OF the
appeal
Only one motive guided Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg In framing the
appeal. an attempt to prevent rout
of the German armies. according to this
information. Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg is quoted as deciding that Ger
rany cannot continue the war upon
footing equal TO that OF the Allies be-
cause Germany no longer has supplies
and stocks OF ammunition and no
sources from which to obtain these es-
sentials for the conduct of war.
Thereupon the Field Marshal. II is re-
ported decided upoL an appeal for an
armistice TO give the German armies a
breathing period to realiga themselves
and to continue the battle upon a re-
arranged front II the negotiations failed
of an ultimate peace. If the armistice
plan failed--it has failed because Presl-
dent Wilson has rejected the German
terms-the Field Marshal advised that
peace must be sought. As reason he 10
rs ported to have decided that peace
might be asked as a concession TO The
ant,-war parties in Germany and the
Socialists,
The report from the neutral country
goes 50 far as 10 say Field Marshal von
Hindenburg voiced these remarks at
recent meeting OF the military chiefs and
the party leaders In the ReicSstag, boldly
that Germany must have peace
Continued on Third Pooe.