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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
A Stock Argument

You 60 and buy some steers to feed and
ship them home that night;
To every pound of meat they have five
pounds of appetite;
And hay is scarce and corn is high, but
still you try the game;
And Tom and Dick and Bill and John.
they go and do the same.
You feed and feed and feed and feed and
feed, and by and by
You've got them fat, and then you wait
until the markets high;
And then you ship them to the yards with
profit for your aim;
And Tom and Dick and Bill and John,
they 60 and do the same.
And so the yards are packed with steers and
prices fall and break.
And shortly, what you think you'll get
turns into what you'll take;
And so you hold your shrunken check and
on it sign your name;
And Tom and Dick and Bill and John,
they 60 and do the same.
And home again, the papers says: ''In
retail shops to-day
Prime beef went up another cent" Then
to yourself you say:
s'I'll buy some feeders while they're CHEAP"
But prices-they re shame!
For Tom and Dick and Bill and John, they
60 and do the same.
But still you buy some steers to feed and
ship them home that night;
To every pound of meat they have FIVE
pounds of appetite:
And hay is scarce and corn is high: you
wonder who's to blame;
And Tom and Dick and Bill and John,
they go and do the same.
Charles G. Jones.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
The Lonely Fight

It's easy to be right when the multitude is
cheering;
1t is easy to have courage when you re
fighting with the throng
But it's altogether different when the multi
tude is sneering
To fight for what you know is right with
no one else along.
It's easy to be honest when the multitude is
gazing;
1t is easy to be truthful when the crowd is
standing by;
But it's altogether different when there is
no spotlight blazing
To stand for what is right and never cheat
or lie.-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

There Man Shall See
BIZ 81. B.

Bly,. b.
When silence reigns in that most solemn
hour,
AS hearth. stone embers simmer to dull gold;
No fairer vision can the mind behold,
Than dropping heads, like dew'd fow'r,
Fast knitting by that freside, where Gods
pow'r
Into each wool has woven loves warm mold,
So some poor lad uncontrolled and cold
Might feel the rapture of the humble dow'r,
With. Him, who knows of this great love
divine,
When times no more, in that far distant
realm,
Where worshippers shall press the garments
hem
There 1 would be, to kneel down at her
shrine!
With awe and wonderment there man shall
see,
Their work on scrolls of Times futurity.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
Helping Him to Help Himself

i A very anxious pair of quails brought
their little family out of the seclusion of the
deep ravine where their nest had been safely
hidden at the edge Of Nell-traveled road.
The father quail few to the top of high
bush to stand guard while the mother hop
ped off the curb and urged her babies, in
her staccato, metallic, excited tones, to fol-
low her; there were eight of them and, as
their wings we're merely little undeveloped
tufts of down, they tumbled into the road
where they ran about, resembling wee balls
of fluffy fuz, talking all the time like a
flock of little chickens.
Father called out to them, "Quick!
Quick! Come back here!' for he had seen
vehicle rapidly approaching; mother was
almost overcome with fear for the babies
could not, fly and did not seem able to
climb up over the curb.
Father came down off his bush, and, to-
gether, they urged and plead Nth the babies
to find safety in fight.
Seeing that they would not have time to
take them to the end of the curb at the
alley entrance, they gathered them together
under bunch of ice plant and told them to
keep perfectly still until called for; then the
parents hastily flew out of sight.
After the danger had passed by, father
and mother hurried to the place of conceal
ment where all the little ones had obeyed
orders and kept silent.
With wild clucks of rapture the brown
mother counted the family and divided the
children with the father, who proudly as
sumed the position of leader, taking his
four babies in advance of those remaining
in the care of the mother, who, patiently
and carefully brought up the rear, holding
her head high and strutting along rapidly
and yet steadily, crossed the road and enter
ed the grounds of well-kept home.
Here, they gathered seeds and crumbs,
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
:. P o E Z r Y
From Our Exchanges.
Be a Friend

Be a friend, you don't need money
Just disposition sunny
Just the wish to help another,
Get along some way or other;
Just kindly hand extended
Out to one who unbefriended
Just the will to give or lend,
This will make you someone's friend.
Be a friend, you don't need glory,
Friendship is simple story.
Pass by trifing errors bJindly
Gaze on honest efforts kindly,
Cheer the youth who's bravely trying
Pity him who's sadly signing:
Just little labonr spend
On the duties of friend.
Be friend, the pay is bigger
Though not written by fgure)
Than is earned by people clever,
In what's merely self endeavor.
You'll have friends instead of neighbor
For the profits of your labors,
You'll be richer in the end
Than prince, if you re friend.
From 81 Heap of Livin'. -
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
N ! R R 0 R E 7 7 { S
By Uncle John

Mass was held in the Auditorium last
Sunday morning with Father Barry oficiat-
ing. The attendance was better than usual.
Miss Miriam F. Carey. the Supervisor
of Institution Libraries was inspecting our
library during the week and was greatly
pleased with the good condition of same,
Several teams from the farm are kept
busy all day long at the institution hauling
out dirt and ashes. In the summer all this
is transferred to the outside on flat cars.
-Hurrah, we have been moved again,
but this time we landed with both feet in
number 73-B. Now we can at least hear
the bell when it is time to 60 to sleep.
We had two musical numbers present.
ed last Sunday morning during chapel
services-an Orchestra number and vocal
solo (My Rosay to You) by M. B. which
was rendered in very pleasing manner.
There are number of inmates who
have very bad habit of defacing exchanges,
drawing pictures or writing upon them.
Such exchanges will not be circulated, and
thus only deprives others from reading them.
1T looks as if the War Stamp propo-
sition will receive more consideration in
here than the Government Bonds did, for
the reason that War Stamps can be cashed
in at ten days notice. 1t is good invest
ment boys, go to it.
Our Musical Director wants half a
dozen men to join the choir and a similar
number for the band. If any of the new
arrivals have any musical ability, they
should make themselves known. Here is
your chance.
"A good many inmates draw books even
if they don't read them, and then let them
lay in their cells for several weeks. This is
wrong; if you don't read them don't draw
any; rather give other men the chance to
read them. We found many books during
the week which were overdue. You are
not permitted to keep books longer than
two weeks.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
G | E A N | N G S
From Our Exchanges

| We have wheatless, meatIess and coalless
days, why not have grouchless day.
| He has made millions out of literature
"a best seller. eh?"
emo, he owns paper MILL
| Doesn't it give you terrible feeling
when you run over a man, they asked
him.
"Well. if he's large man. replied the
automobiles, sit does give one pretty
rough JOLT.
and was scanned by the reproachful eye of
her mother.
ibid that young man kiss you last night,
Marion?'
Now mother" said the very pretty girl,
with a reminiscent smile, edo you suppose
that he came all the way from Chicago to
hear me sing?''
| Aunt 'Liza's former mistress was talk
ing to her one morning, when suddenly she
discovered little pickaninny standing shy
ly behind his mothers skirts. SIS this
your little boy, Aunt Liar" she asked.
eyes, Miss, dat's Prescription
Goodness, what funny name, Auntie,
for a child! How in the world did you
happen to call him that"
"Ah simply calls him dat becuz All has
sech hahd wuk gettin' him filed
"A gentleman was describing to lady
the compensations of nature. How in the
blind the feeling of touch was very acute;
how those who were deaf in one ear often
heard very clearly with the other; and how
persons blinded in one eye often see extra
well with the sound eye.
YES" said the lady, est is very re-
markable, and when l come to think of it,
I have always noticed that if person has
short leg the other is always longer."
Little Sidney had reached the mature
age of three and was about to discard petit
coats for the more manly raiment of knick
erbockers. The mother had determined to
breakfast-tabIe was laden with good things
when the newly breeched infant was led in
to the toom.
'Ah!" exclaimed the proud mother.
"now you are little man!
l. Sydney was in ecstasies. Displaying his
garments to their full advantage, he edged
close to his mother and whispered, "Can
call pa Bill now?''
The teacher had guests at school one
afternoon and naturally was anxious for her
pupils to make good impression.
"William," she asked of a rosy-faced
lad, "can you tell me who George Wash
ington wasi'
eyes, am" was the quick reply.
"He was an American gen'ral."
"Quite right" replied the teacher. "And
can you tell us what George Washington
was remarkable for?"
eyes, ma'am,' replied the little boy.
"He was remarkable because he was an
| American and told the truth
| "A group of tourists visited Won Bee
| thoven's house on one occasion. One of
them, girl of twenty or SO, sat down at
Beethoven's piano and played the ''Moon-
| light Sonata none too well-Beethoven'
own work, in his own room, on his own
piano!
When the girl had finished, she arose and
said to the caretaker: 81 suppose lots of
famous musicians have been here and play
ed on this instrument
"Well, MISS" the caretaker answered
gravely, "Paderewski was here last year,
and his friends urged him to play, but he
shook his head, and, said, mo am not
worthy"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

-"What business did you say the boss
was in?" asked the clerk.
"Why, he's promoter" replied the
superintendent.
SWELL, there must be some mistake. He
never promoted me. I've held the same
Insignificant job ever since I've been here.
-"What is your idea of famel'
Fame" replied Miss Cayenne, ''i.
what enables an individual momentarily tc
beat the weather out as a topic of converse
tion."
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
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 slip of paper, attach
to articles and give to cell hall
captain.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

Tiff you can deny yourself
a few cigars you can add
the price of those few CT
gars to the ked Cross.
Tiff you can abstain from a
few luxuries the price of
them you can denote to
the Red Cross. Tiff you
will forgo that taxi-cab
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
GHaprI Brnpranr
Sunday, January ~

sunday, January ~
The following. is the program rendered
in the Auditorium, Reverend Father Barry
officiating:
March-69th Regiment Orchestra
Hymn-Softly and TenderH Congregation
Scripture Father Barry
Vocal Solo-My Rosary for You
Member of Choir
Flower Song-Only Year Ago.
Prayer ------------------Fa Father Barry
Gospel Reading Father Barry
Sermon Observation-Disclosures Father Barry
Hymn--Blessed Assurance Congregation
March--Progressive Orchestra
r. ]. Reichkitzer. Musical Director
a5npnlatinn
Monday, january 70
Number of Inmates at Prison...... 908
Number in First Grade..... ..........73l
Number in Second Grade. ..146
Number in Third Grade. 80
Received During Week.. ........ E
Discharged ........................... .........
Last Serial Number ...................... $3.50
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

your you
charge Red Cross Tiff dispense
dintie add the
the Red Cross Tiff
contribute
financial the Red will joy
ing the gasoline
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

will ACT upon these few
suggestions you will feel
that inner man telling you
that you have done that
which is a DUTY to your
country, a FINE PRIVILEGE
to assuage the suffering
and an OBLIGATION to
your con S c l e n c e
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31
3Briaufr Wffirials

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
HI. X. w. Scott, Sec'y for Reformatory
Resident Officials
S. ]. Sullivan - Deputy Warden
]. Backland --1s LIST Asst. Deputy
F. J. Piculell ---2nd Asst. Deputy
I. A. Humphreys Steward
G. A. Newman --Ph Physician
F. A. Whittier State Parole Agent
w. n. Haven ---DentlSt
c. w. Catlin-Su pt. of Printing
Miss Ellen Nelson Matron
c. E. Benson Protestant Chaplain
Chas. Corcoran------ Catholic Chaplain
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1918-01-31

Board Of Control
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04

know what they are talking about.
Mother tell all my friends to have all
the good times they can. Tell Arthur
and Quinten that we used to have
good times together and ! hope we
will again some day. Mother, it IL
pretty interesting here to us boys, but
we are going TO whip these Germans
over here land then we are coming
home. Tell all Che children Hello!
for me, and that ! would love to see
them ALL Well, Mother dear, / havn't
had any mail for long time, but
know it is not your fault, for | know
you are writing TO me. None of us
boys has had any mail for a long
time. Now don't worry about me.
think ] ann just as good man as any
of these Germans, and ! will make 1t
all right. From your son,
JAMES +. PARKS.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
PREPARING FOR DRY" SPELL.
(Pittsburg Dispatch)

New York city has 1000 saloons
all of which must go out of existence
by July 1, 1919, according to the bill
passed by the Senate on Friday The
hope of the war ending before July 1,
1919, is chung to by some, but others
feel that prohibition is an irresistible
movement which is futile to oppose.
The opinion is freely expressed that
closing of saloons will mean consider
able bootlegging at exorbitant prices,
S12 a pint for whisky being predicted.
Practical souls are carrying acquain-
lance with wealthy men who have
prepared for period of drought by
stocking their cellars with great guam
titles of liquors of all description. A
month or two ago when rumors of
prohibition dictated by the war needs
filled the air these provident ones,
it was reported placed huge orders
with the wholesalers, as high as $780,
600 being expended fer brewed and
distilled liquids in one order.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
TO WIFE AND MOTHER.

John w. Allen, son of Mr.. Buck
Allen, of Fordsville, writes letter
from the battle front in France.
Dear Mother and wife: VIII
write you a line or two to let you
know that | am well and hope this
may find you so.
A report has been started here that
l had been killed. / don't know
whether the story has reached home
or not, but | am still very much alive.
| have not even had a scratch | was
in a battle with the Germans up on
the front but did not get hurt, thank
God. l don't think the Germans can
say that, though. We poured it to
them, and we did just what we aimed
to do, too. So don't believe anything
you hear about me until you know it
is true. The way the report that |
had been killed was that my officer
left me and one other man in a
trench, and | guess he forgot it, and
the boys thought we were missing.
] meet lots of men of my company
who say IL thought you were dead"
/ told them l could prove that l was
not as soon as | heard it. / am short
of paper, and will close. This is a
part of your letter, Mamie, that you
wrote to me. / tore off the part you
had not written over. But we will be
where we can get lots of paper be-
fore long. / am looking for a letter
from you today. Don't worry about
me, for / am all right.
To my loving wife and mother,
PIT. JOHN w. ALLEN,
Co, X. 6 Init. A. +. f.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
MODERN CINDERELLA
HAD FOOT TO FIT.

Manchester. Sept. The differ
ent sizes chosen fer the standard
boots for women apparently do not
include size one, which raises an inter-
esting point Some little time ago an
old curiosity shop in country town
showed in its window woman's shoe
of ancient date. IL was made of a
gray-blue brocaded silk, with large
square cut tongue and fastened with
a buckle. The heel was very high.
made of wood and covered with red
brown leather. II was a beautiful
shoe, and might have belonged to a
lady of Marie Antoinette's court, or
even trodden dances in the time of
bur Merry Monarch. But IL was so
extraordinarily small that 999women
would have failed to get ii on.
The thousandth happened to see 1t,
was fascinated by its appearance, and
asked if she might try it on. 1t fitted
exactly.
Was the normal size foot of that
age. the abnormal one of this? one
wonders. And have women's hands
feet and waists developed to suit the
work which nowadays they have to
do?
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
Can Now Eat and Sleep in Comfort.

If troubled with Indigestion or
sleeplessness you should read what
Miss Agnes Turner. Chicago. ILL.,, has
to say: "Overwork, irregular meals
and carelessness regarding the 1rdi-
nary rules OF health, gradually ander-
mined IL until last fall | became q
wreck of my former self. suffered
from continual headache, was unable
to digest my food, which seemed to
lay as a dead weight on my stomach.
! was very constipated and my COM
plexion became dark, yellow and
muddy as | felt. Sleeplessness was
added to my misery, and ! would
awake as tired as when l went to
sleep. heard of Chamberlain Tab
let's and found such relief after taking
them that kept up the treatment for
nearly two months. They clensed my
stomach, invigorated my system, and
since that time can eat and sleep in
comfort. | am today entirely well. IN
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
A RARE COIN.
New York WORLDLY

New York WORLDLY
The Museum of the Numismatic
Society has received a gift of proba-
bly, its rarest coin. This is the famous
Confederate half dollar. of which but
four were made, and today two only
are known to exist.
In the early days of the Civil wer
the Confederates, when they took
New Orleans, seized all government
property which included the United
States Mint. What coins there were
on hand, of course were used. The
silver bullion was also minted into
United States coins with the dies
then there. A die was made for the
reverse side of the fifty-cent piece,
showing a Confederate shield and the
legend, Confederate States of Ameri-
ca. The diverse side of the old United
States half dollar, showing a seated
figure of liberty surrounded by 10
stars, dated 1861. was to be used in
conjunction with the new die.
Four pieces only were struck. prob
ably to submit to the high officials in
Richmond. No more pieces were ever
struck, as the supply of bullion had
run out, and during the life of the
no sufficient amount of
bullion was ever obtained to strike
any silver coins.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
of them can buy bonds.

of them can buy bonds.
One of the speakers, a prominent
leader of his people, spoke of the two
colored privates who were the first to
be decorated for bravery in France.
when the Germans heard about
it," he humorOusly remarked, "they
began to go back, and they've been
going back every since. A negro was
never known to run, because he is
fast black. When you see a black
cloud arising, you may know that
something is going to happen. Put
two million negroes in France, and
the war would end right now
The buying of bonds and War Saw
ings Stamps has given the American
colored citizen the opportunity he has
long sought to show that he could
stand by the side of his white brother
in all matters of loyalty to the Gov
eminent, and he has not been slow
to respond. And the more bonds he
has bought the better off financially
he has found himself.
The future will find many thou
sands of negroes and negro churches
bond-holding citizens and institu-
tiOns.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
= MIR. LYMAN BARRETT
WRITES TO EDITORS

MIR. Lyman Barrett, former local
editor of the Hartford Herald, writes
interesting letter to the editors of
The Republican.
Somewhere" in France, septem-
Der /, 1918.
Dear Friends: For several weeks
] have intended to write to you, as
] had promised, but a machine gun
ner is not idle, though he is far be-
hind the front line trenches.
As you perhaps know, ! cannot tell
much about conditions here, but will
say we are faring fine and expect to
be home within few months.
We have just finished a good sup
per, and during this meal | saw a
sight that was so impressive | must
tell you about il. As our company
had lined up in single file to receive
our mess an old man. feeble and
bent, came pushing a small, patched
up cart, and stopped for rest just
opposite our line. As some of the
boys could converse with him, they
found that he was Belgian refugee
who had been shot i'm the hands when
the Boches raided his home, and he
was forced to push his few belongings
about from town to town, depending
upon those more fortunate, for a liv-
ing. As is usual with Americans the
boys did their full duty. One fellow
filled his canteen with hot coffee.
another took his pan and heaped it up
with beans, potatoes, meat gravy,
bread and jam. In the meantime
some one had started a collection and
as the pile of quarters, dimes, sous
etc. was laid in his crippled hand it
would have compensated for
months service TO have seen the
smiles Of appreciation as he counted
it over. and then pointed at the worn
out shoes to show with this he in
tended to purchase "A new pair.
Give my regards to all. and tell the
boys selected to purchase good
French English grammer before
crossing the Atlantic.
Yours sincerely.
LYMAN G. BARRETT
NJ. c. Co, 33S Init,
Lieut.. 33S Unfit Amer. Eek. +.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04
Is PLEDGED
BY NEGRO BAPTIsTs

The American Convention of Negro
Baptists, ten thousand strong, meet
ing in the Coliseum, st. Louis, recent
ly pledged the wealth, loyalty OF
heart and life-blood of the negro
Baptists of the United States to sup
port the President in the war. They
will be active in the Fourth Liberty
Bond campaign. They believe in free
dom and are willing to die that others
may obtain 1t.
Not all of them can die, but many
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04

Surgeons agree that In cases of
Cuts. Burns. Bruises and wounds.
The first treatment is most import
ant. when an efficient antiseptic is
applied promptly, there is no danger
of infection, and the wound begins
TO heal at once For use on man or
beast, Borozone is the ideal antisep-
tic and healing agent. Buy it now
and be ready for an emergency. Price
25c, S1OO and $3.50. Sold by Ohio
Drug Co. IN
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-10-04

If your child starts in its sleep.
grinds its teeth while sleeping, picks
at the nose, has bad breath, tickle
appetite, pale complexion, and dark
rings under the eyes: it has worms !;
and as long as they remain in the in
testines, that child will be sickly.
Whites Cream Vermifuge clears out
the worms, strengthens the stomach
and bowels and puts the little one on
the road to health and cheerfulness.
Price SOC per bottle. Sold by Ohio
Drug Co. IN