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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Abraham Lincoln
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evident to the country that it stood on the
eve of a conflict between slavery and
abolition, Lincoln was made the nominee
of the party that was firmly intrenched
on the principle of no compromise with
Shareholders. He was nominated, and
was enthusiastically elected at the ma
tional election in 1860.
He had scarcely taken his seat when the
war burst upon the country. 1t was a
trying time, and no one suffered under il
more than did Lincoln himself. But he
meant to do his duty, and, as always had
been his habit, he did it then, although it
was most unpleasant and most difficult.
When the war made its inroads into
many homes, Lincoln had an unpleasant
duty to perform. He sympathized with
the mothers left at home and did what
he could for their boys at the front. He
received the mothers at the White House,
talked things over with them, and nearly
every one of them left feeling that her
boy had friend who looked after him
although he was far away in an army
corps doing his duty.
1t was this gentle character who was
coldly struck down just when the war
was at an end and the country was get
ting ready to rejoice at the glorious news.
The whole country, South as well as
North, mourned the loss, for even in the
South, where the war had been most dis
astrous, the name of Lincoln was joined
in memory with grand, human, just
character, who was even more than man.
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A Cat of the Trenches

1t was in an English encampment of
soldiers somewhere in Belgium-in front,
artillery lookouts; behind, infantry
trenches; in the background, artillery
officers dugouts, says Our Dumb Animals.
The lookout men saw cat emerge
from the German trenches in front of
them, make her way calmly to their
trenches, pass through and proceed to the
rear where she carefully inspected the
officers billets. Then she retraced her
steps to the German lines, and the Eng
lishmen supposed that they had seen the
last of her. To their amazement she re-
appeared with a kitten in her mouth,
passed by them to the zone of compare
tive safety in the rear, dropped her kitten
in a dugout, went back to the German
trenches and got pussy number two.
Finally she had three kittens safe in
the English lines, and speculation as to
her reason for the removal of the kittens
was vain. She never told why she de-
serted the Germans.
The English officers, amused by her
trust in them, wrote the story home and a
mother sent red ribbons for the pussies.
Her son in writing said that they had
named the three kittens Bomb Thrower,
Wheeler and Ginger, and that they
looked very handsome in their ribbon de-
MISUNDERSTANDING.
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The Mars llaise."

The "Marsellaise," the national anthem
of France, was written in April, 1872, by
Rouget de Isle, who sat down in the
drawing-room of Baron de Dietrich, the
mayor of Strassburg, and, in a moment
of rare inspiration, composed both words
and music, and then sang his composition
to the assembled guests. De Isle was a
captain of engineers in the Strassburg gar
rison. He was only twenty years old
when his undying anthem was written.
Like that other great war hymn, Julia
Ward Howe's "Battle Hymn of the Re
public" Rouget de Isles "Marsellaise"
was one of the most remarkable instances
of spontaneous poetical inspiration known
he caught nations thought on the
wing and crystallized it in immortal
words and music.
A hundred years after his death, France
erected a statue to him and gave him a
place in the Paris Pantheon. But his life
was one of poverty, misfortune and OBJ
security. He died in 1886.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Runaway Zeppelin

With 80 passengers in its comfortable
cabin, the German air liner "Bodensee"
sank, several weeks ago, toward its land
ing field, near Berlin. The regular trip
from Friedrichshafen had been made
without incident. Then everything went
wrong. Unexpected air currents smashed
the ship against the earth, breaking the
cabin windows, disabling the engines,
and extinguishing the lights. A puff from
the side showed the craft into the crowd
of onlookers, killing one and manning six.
More "bumps" followed as the captain
tried vainly to pass his meoring lines to
the hanger crew below. Finally, an up
ward current seized the bag and tossed it
high into the darkness. In the cabin the
terrified passengers huddled together, half
frozen, as the ship scared up and up. AT
one time snowstorm enveloped them.
Meanwhile, working feverishly, the me-
chanics repaired the engines, and after
three hours of unguided flight the run
away was brought under control. To-
ward midnight the ship was landed in a
grove of stunted fir trees, where is was
found by astenished peasants in the morn
ing.-Selected.
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Toll of Lives in 1919

The old year took heavy toll of lives of
famous men and women. Here are just a
few:
January Cool. Theodore Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay, N. Y.
January 31-Nat c. Goodwin, actor.
February 3-Prof. E. c. Pickering, di-
rector of Harvard observatory.
February 17-Sir Wilfred Laurier, for
mer premier of Canada.
February 21-Dr. Mary Walker, pio-
neer sufragist, in Washington.
February 27-Former United States
Senator 6. F. Edmunds of Vermont.
March HILLARY A. Herbert, former
secretary of the navy.
April ST. w. Woolworth, originator
of S and 10-cent stores.
May Joseph Jefferson, American
actor.
July DIR. Anna Howard Shaw, vet
eran suffragist, at Moylan, Pa.
George H. Primrose, famous minstrel.
August 11-Andrew Carnegie, at Lenox,
Mass.
September 3-Budd Doble, famous dri-
yer of harness horses, at Los Angeles.
September 9-John Mitchell, former
president United Mine Workers.
September 27-Adelina Patti, at Peny-
cae, Wales.
October Henry Mills Alden, editor
Harper's Magazine.
October 21-Alf T. Ringing, Circus
owner, at Dover, N. ].
October 30-Ella. Wheeler Wilcox, poet
and author.
November 25-Countess Primo Magri
(Mrs. Tom Thumb, at Middleboro,
Mass.
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Huh-uh! Not Me

C'o'se, All amt sayin' All won't do
Des what ma country wants me to,
But dey's one job dat All fo'see
Amt gwine to 'tach itself to me
Huh-uh, not me.
OATS dis heah ahplane stuff-no, boss,
Ah'll pack some otah kim OBJ cross
LAX drive mule, or tote gun,
But All amt FIRTH wifi de sun
Huh-uh, not me.
Eff All must do loop de loop,
Let mine be roun' bowl OBJ soup;
Tain't gwine to be up whah de crows
Kin say Abs trompin' on der toes
Huh-uh, not me.
1t sho looks sweet, All don't deny,
To be a-oozin' roun' de sky,
But OATS fo' folks dat's IN de mood
To pass up love an gin and food
Huh-uh, not me.
Down heah All frs saw light OBJ day,
Down heah am whah Abs gwine t stay !;
Folk. All don't keer to hab ma feet
Get too blamed proud t walk de street,
Huh-uh, not me.
So, Ah'll des wait till Gabriel brings
Dem good ole-fashioned angel wings,
Den as All pass de ahplane by,
In pity, Ah'll look down and sigh
Huh-uh, not me.
From the Sample Case.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Lincoln: The Tender Hearted

President Lincoln was walking with a
friend about Washington and turned back
for some distance to assist beetle that
had gotten on its back, and lay on the
walk, legs sprawling in air, vainly trying
to turn over. The friend expressed sur
prise that the President, burdened with
the cares of warning nation, should find
time to spare in assisting bug.
"Well," said Lincoln, with that homely
sincerity that has touched the hearts of
millions of his countrymen and placed
him foremost in our affection as the great
est American, "do you know if / had left
that bug struggling there on his back I
wouldn't have felt just right wanted
to put him on his feet, and give him an
equal chance with all the other bugs of
his class."-Selected.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Ashes on the Slide

You make slide, all jiggermaree and
fine,
Smoothed off and ready for dash of fun,
Then some one sprinkles ashes on its
shine,
And you are outdone, outdone!
You dreamt and yearned and wanted so
the glee
Of that old slide; the other kids were
there,
And, oh, how glad your hearts were go
ing to be,
To spoil it wasn't fair!
Somebody's always putin gashes on
Our slides in life-we've toiled to make
so fine,
Dreaming our dreams of beauty against
the dawn,
Spelling your slides and mine!
Don't let us spoil somebody else's slide,
Don't let US throw our ashes on their
hearts!
In little mean things just like this abide
The troubles hate always starts!
B. B. tn Baltimore Sun.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
A Very Private Matter

The Oregon Journal attributes the fol-
lowing story of an incident that occurred
on one of President Wilson's trips in the
South to Adm. Cary T. Grayson, the
Presidents personal physician, who has
been with him constantly since he first
became President.
Not long after the Inauguration, we
dropped into the village of Yorktown,
says the admiral. 1t was sleepy summer
afternoon. We went to the courthouse and
looked over old records, and we visited
the post Office. The postmaster had his
coat of, his suspenders down and his feet
on chair, and he was smoking corn
cob pipe. He saw me looking at some
bottles of ginger pop and said, without
getting up, eff you want to take dozen
bottles of that pop, I'll make the price
right"
We wandered out on the street, where
several colored men were lying asleep in
the shade. Still no one recognized the
I ACSAuCuts al AdSt VIC PdSSCu AttiC
schoolgirl, who stopped and looked at us
narrowly.
Excuse me, mister" she said, "but you
certainly do favor the picture of the Pres
ident."
President Wilson smiled and said, eyes,
have often been told that"
She started on, but came back, and said,
Excuse me again, but are you the Presi-
dent7"
President Wilson bowed and said, eyes,
am the President"
The little girl then said, "Stay here,
will you? want to run home and gel
my mother. / want her to see you. She
has never seen President"
We waited, and in a moment the little
girl returned with her mother and one OF
two children. The children, after satisfy
ing their curiosity, scattered to tell theil
elders, and in few minutes the mother Of
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Thriftograms by Abraham
Lincoln

Keep pegging away.
Answer with facts, not arguments.
Get ready and the chance will come.
We all like the man who "sticks thru
thick and thin"
The value of life is to improve ones
condition.
Nothing is so local as not to be of some
general benefit.
May the vast future not have to lament
that you neglected it.
Shall he who cannot do much be fol
that reason excused if he do nothing?
When an occasion is piled high with
difficulty, we must rise to the occasion.
What is it that we hold most dear? Our
own liberty and prosperity.
Be patriot! Don't mar the immortal
emblem of humanity, the Declaration OF
Independence.
Every blade of grass is study; and to
produce two where there was but one is
both profit and pleasure.
The hired laborer of yesterday labors
on his own account today and will hire
others to labor for him tomorrow.
Teach economy, that is one of the first
and and highest virtues. 1t begins with
saving money.
Follow Lincoln's advice-you have the
opportunity. All he says here applies to
you now. Buy War Savings Stamps and
Thrift Stamps.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
A Great President

The name of Raymond Poincare, who
has just retired from the presidency of
France, will ever live in the history of
his country. During the world-war, when
the very existence of France was at
stake, he was the nations chief magistrate.
In the darkest days he never lost hope of
the ultimate success of the cause of civili-
cation, and his term of Office did not ex-
pire before peace had been made and
finally ratified.
NJ. Poincare was born at Barbecue on
August 20, 1860. His profession is that
of the law, which he practiced in the
courts of Paris. He is eminent in the
world of scholarship and has been a
member of the French Academy since
1909. Before being elected to the presi-
dency he was member of the Senate,
and he has been again elected to that
body.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12

the little girl who had recognized the
President said, "Iook at the crowd COM
ingl"
There were seven men coming up the
village street, among them the postmaster,
who was putting his suspenders over his
shoulders. He came up to me and said,
II didn't know who you folks was when
you was in my store. / want FIVE min
utes' talk with the President on private
matter"
"You will have to tell me what you
want to talk to him about" l replied.
The postmaster demurred and said, cts
very private"
was firm; so he finally explained.
''Well, it's like this: am making around
thirty dollars month as postmaster. l
want to see if the President can't fix it up
for me to get forty dollars month";
Selected.
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RESIDENT OFFICIALS
N IR R 0 R E 7 7 ES
Mass was held in the chapel Sunday

Mass was held in the chapel Sunday
morning
1t is gratifying to relate that the in
stitution has thus far escaped the clutches
of the flu bug on its recent Temperance
in sections of the state.
-Wanted-I would like to exchange
variety" for billboard" also "St. Louis
Sporting News" for motion Picture Mag
azine," first or second numbers) IT. c.,
AL, Cell Hall A.
The Auttering of the birds along the
cell hall windows in the early morn and
their seeming cheerful chirping would in
dictate moderation of the weather to
give place to early spring.
Monday the snow shoveling crew was
out in force, clearing the cutters along the
walks and opening up the surface drains.
The sun was out and crows were flying
around careless but it is most too soon to
talk base ball.
We are beginning to feel destined to
lose for time the snow white surface of
the campus and diamond, and to have
just another gladstone peek at the green
carpeted score ground whereon the chival-
rous shall make new record of swatting
the elusive sphere.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
War Presidents

The following presidents served in war
George Washington, revolutionary; James
Monroe, revolutionary; Andrew Jackson,
revolutionary and 1912; Franklin Pierce,
Mexican; William Henry Harrison, 1912
John Tyler, 1912; Zachary Taylor, 1872
and Mexican; Abraham Lincoln, Black
Hawk; Andrew johnson, Civil war; Gen
U. S. Grant, Mexican and Civil war; Ru-
therford B. Hayes, Civil war; James A.
Garfield, Civil war; Benjamin Harrison
Civil war; William Mckinley, Civil
war; Theodore Roosevelt, Spanish-Amer-
lean war.
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William F. Cody

Buffalo Bill" and famed as a Union
scout of the War of Secession, was born
February 26, 1916, in Scott County, Iowa.
In his early life on the Western frontier
he gained reputation as keen, fearless
rider and plainsman, and as a scout rem
dered great service to his country. With
his show he toured America and Europe,
and his nickname is well known to al
most every child in the country. He died
in 1917, aged seventy-one.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
February

What does February mean? 1t is from
the Latin "expiate" or purify, because the
Roman festival of publication was cele-
brated in February. When it was first
put into the Roman calender it was the
last month of the year.
February is the second and shortest
month of the modern calendar year. Its
name, which is of no significance now,
meant a great deal to the ancient Romans,
for it came from a word meaning to pur-
ify, February being the month in which
the people were purified for the religious
festival of the following months.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
st. Valentines Day

Saint Valentine was a Roman Catholic
bishop who was martyred in Rome in A.
D. 270, on February IA, and the day has
for centuries been celebrated by Catholics
and Protestants, though in no serious man.
ner. Some folks say that the good Saint
Valentine used to go from house to house
leaving food on the doorsteps of the poor,
and from this fact, sprung the custom of
sending anonymous valentine greetings
little tokens of love and appreciation.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
How Fares the Leaf?

How fares the leaf that you turned DER
When glad New Year first showed her
face?
Today what seems to be the score
No mortal hand can e'er erase?
IT'S withered3 And your promise fair
Hath gone to glimmer with the days,
And many a blot hath fallen there
Through lapses into former ways?
All well-too bad. And yet Times tree
Holds leaves abundant to your hand,
And if this one shall withered be
A fresher waits for your command.
John Kendriek Bangs. -(Cotyright,
1920, by the Mcclure Nez0spater
Syndicate.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12

A baby hippopotamus was born re-
Gently to the pygmy hippopotamuses
which the Bronx Zoo, New York, ac-
quired from Liberia for $4,000. 1t is
said to be the first born in captivity. The
authorities describe a pygmy hippopota-
mus as "a non-ruminating arti-dactyle I'M
gulate mammal, much less Aquatic than
its giant relative and having in fact, the
habits of a pig"
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Miracle Man" has Flu. "

Harry Mays, of New Carlisle, Pa, who
has been curing people in that town by
some wonderful gift, failed to ward of
the dread influenza from himself and is
suffering from it at the present He is
improving, however, and it is hoped that
he will be able to resume treatments
soon. There are between SO and 70 per-
sons in New Carlisle at the present time
waiting to be treated and many of them
are from other States including Kansas
and Colorado.
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INMATES ATTENTION.

Hereafter inmates are not permit
ted to receive wearing apparel Of
any description from friends or
relatives.
Inmates buying socks, under
wear, nightshirts, handkerchiefs,
etc, should send them to the Laun-
dry 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.
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:. P o z I r Y !.
Julia Ward Howe's Tribute
to Lincoln


to Lincoln
Through the dim pageant of the years,
A wondrous tracery appears.
A cabin of the western wilds
Shelters in sleep a newborn child.
Nor nurse nor parent dear can know
The way those infant feet must go,
And yet, nations help and hope
Are sealed within that horoscope.
Beyond is toll for daily bread
And thought, to noble issues led,
And courage, arming for the morn
For whose behest this man was born.
A man of homely rustic ways,
Yet he achieves the forums praise,
And soon earth's highest need has won
The seat and sway Of Washington.
No throne of honors and delights,
Distrustful days and sleepless nights
To struggle, suffer and aspire.
Like Israel, led by cloud and fire.
A treacherous shot, a sob of rest,
A martyrs palm upon his breast,
A welcome from the glorious seat
Where blameless souls of heroes meet.
And thrilling through unmeasured days,
A song of gratitude and praise,
A cry that all the earth shall heed,
To God who gave him for our need.
Julia Ward Hozve.
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A gas that could be used in the rooms
of persons i'll of influenza, and which
would have a curative and preventive
action, has been discovered by the British
Medical Research Committee.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12
Picture Show

Dustin Farnum was presented at the
movie show Sunday morning, that worthy
appearing in play entitled, "The Parson
of Paramint" There were five reels, the
play being production of the Famous
Players. There was much to enlighten,
educate and amuse in all the thrills and
frills of which the various parts of the
play abounded, the whole conferred in and
around the town of "Paramint'' created
as one such as would be seen in the wild
and western country of days gone by. The
"star" makes of his role an ideal parson
and carries his audience with him through
maze of stirring experiences as he comes
to accept difficult stewardship of engi-
neering attempts at building for the better
for this town of "Paramint'-
would seem sorely tried in so many of
worldly and wicked ways. The play is
one such as gives great opportunity to
the "star" to point with telling effect to
moralizing efficacy in dealing with such
situations and wherein though, amid dire
and multitudiuous dangers-how it is
possible to beard the evil in its den-yet
come out unscathed and all the more
glorifed for his many good deeds as
manifested in the rugged loyalty, love
and esteem of hardy and mixed lot of
rural Pensioners.
Some very nice selections by the orches-
ira helped to make the entertainment very
enjoyable. The programme was as fol-
lows:
March-De Molay--------------- Hall
Selection-Take it From Me----Anderson
Waltz-Let the Rest of the World Go
BY ---------------------
Intermezzo-My Desert Fantasy----Reid
Fox TrotI Love You Just the Same
Armstrong
Novelty March-Jigglereel------ Hardy
Intermezzo- Nymphs ----Braine
Waltz-Thoughts of -Briers
Floral Poem-Bleeding Hearts------Levy
March-In The Coming Tower----Brazil
r. ]. REIcHKrTzER,
Musical Director.
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kO MI C kL FPS

Miss Beck, the new geography teacher,
after little lecture on the larger cities of
the East asked:
"Now, children, name one of the prin-
cipal industries of New York City7"
A hand shot up.
eyes, Clarence" said the teacher.
Clarence arose, proudly confident.
"Sky-scraping said he.
Mike and Pat were passing jewellers
shop.
"Would you like to have your pick?"
asked Pat pointing to the gems displayed
in the window.
"Not me pick, but me shovel" said
Mike.
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CHAPEL PROGRAM

Sunday, Feb. 8, 1920.
The following is the program rendered
in the auditorium last Sunday morning,
Rev. Father Barry officiating.
March-The Starry Orchestra
Selection-The Lost Chord-----Orchestra
Hymn Whittier Than Snow Congregation
Scripture Reading----------Fa Father Barry
Selection-My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice
-------------------- Orchestra
Prayer ------------------- Father Barry
Gospel reading------------Fat Father Barry
Sermon -------------------Father Barry
Hymn-The Precious Name Congregation
March-De Molay Commandery
r. J. REIcHKrzER,
Musical Director.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-12

Daylight saving will be inaugurated in
France for the purpose of conserving fuel.
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Brakeman-"Why was Kelly fred?"
Conductor-His car struck a man at
Steenth street and carried him block on
the fender! After collecting nickel
from him. Kelly, in the excitement for
got to ring it up-and the man was
spotter."
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A hashily dressed young man entered a
jewellery store and informed one of the
statesmen that he wished present for his
sweetheart.
1t must be suitable token of his esteem,
and at the same time come within the
possibilities of his income?"
"And what" inquired the salesman, "is
your income?"
Fifteen dollars week." was the reply.
"In that CASE" remarked the salesman,
"I'm afraid you've come to the wrong
place; you're more likely to be suited at
the toy shop around the corner"
Private O'Grady lat the bookseller's):
"Oi'm after wantin' book to put tn
photos av me relatives in. Shure this
wan 'ull do"
Bookseller-"But that isn't an album,
sir; that is scrap book"
O'Grady:@"That's tn very wan, mis-
ter! livery wan av tn family were
scrappers!"
A well-known comedian was sitting in
his drawing room when his servant en-
| tered and said
eff you please, sir, there's man at the
door and he wants to know if you could
give him a pass for his wife and six
children to see the performance, as he's
out of work"
"Who is the mani"
sDon't know sir"
"He must be madman," exclaimed
the comedian. elias he got his faculties
about him?"
I'LL think so, sir" stammered the
maid. Giles got something tied up in
handkerchief"