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The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
WOMEN SUFFRAGE.

The Woman suffrage movement Is
being agitated at present with ener-
gy ana courage, by it, leaders both In
the c, 6. and England aud they are
making the old parties in both cOun
tries especially in England set up and
take notice OF them. There has been
many ladies rut in Jail In LOudon for
trying To get a hearing before Parlia
ment or the ho OF Lords. which
is about as our Congress and Senate
The leaders are making ready TO in
wade our Congress AMI Senate when
thUe bodies convene In Decembernext
The lady MrsIlunter who is president
of the movement ia our country says
she intends 10 Convene u congress Of
women In Washington aud tngy will
debate questsons That are up before
our Congress and Senate in IA manner
similar TO the way our Congressman
and Senators do and after debate will
express a will bv vote and see how the
majority Of IT, cir body will do with the
same questions acted upon by the tw o
old parties now In power. We believe
they can do much good will cUme of
this step II taken and do the people
of our cUnntry muck good in showing
how inconsistent our Congress and
Senate as bodies. Polite are to the
general good Of the masses OF our peo-
pie and how GENEROUS they are TO the
classes trusts and corporations Of our
country and our WOmeus suffrage move
ment will make wonderful gains for
their movement In the next year or
two in the next year or two in this
country as well as England.
There is now question in our ma
ti0n that is burning its way into the
hearts OF many men and 1t Is being
put into our way and minds that all
men must set up aud take notice OF 1t
over rightas individuals having free
speech is being encroached upon in
many ways. Our constitution says ey-
cry man is equal under the law aud
all are free to speak in public or else
where one the same as another. In
Spokane Wash some 5000 men who
were orderly In their conduct and
speaking in behalf of their cause on
thestreets in that city which WAS IN
the cause Of labor, they being cOnyen-
ed there In abody or convention same
as political bodiesdo, and the 300 men
were put Ia jail for speaking on the
Streets The city OF Spokans have pas
sed city ord nance that no sarUy or
person shall speak on their streets,
what does this mean as to free speech
as laid down by the constitution Of
our government which should be as
gpod to all now as IL has in the past.
President Taft was not arrest d when
In Spokane and talking 90 the )It#
but those laboring people who tried ia
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
CLOTHING, SHOES
lE0HkS & JACKETS

Two Sample lines Of Mems heavy Weight Shrts& Drawers
val ues soc to 81 %, your choice for SOC per Garment
Ladies' Union Suits SOC S00 value SOC per Garment
Your choice Boys heavy feeced Shirts 2Oc per Garment
eeced lined Leather Nt and Gloves 25 and 35c Pair
Boy and Men Cloth Double Palms& Thumbs at SC Pr
Mems Cloth Gloves at &c per pair.
Ladies' coaks & Jackets 81 90 to $50 per Garment wortl
double the price
Lot Sample caps for Men and Boys at sc each.
3 Lots Boys & Mems Caps at 20c each.
Mems Hats 25c to 81 90 esch--good Bargains
All Cacoe at &c pei yard All Table Oil cloth l5c per yd
Outing Flanna 81 6and lOc per yd.
SIS in All Wool suting at soc per yd,
&c in Cashmere at Csc per yard.
80 ill., All Wool Suitng at ?5C per yard
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
MACOMB ITEMS

Rev Zuver's preached at the ME-.
church Saturday night aud Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Davidson Of Red Lands
California visited hor brother MA.
Greene at Macomh Saturday, and Sun
day. She will start back TO her home
Tuesday night.
Bill Brake is the chapion checker
player Of Macomb.
Earnest Pearcy Jim Durham and
Earn Williams left Sunday night for
Fnrdland to work on the railroad.
DR.. Fauty was down Friday night,
being called TO see Mrs Robert Nor
ton.
M Fraley travelling salesman was
here monday.
DR.. Nannoy was in Macomb Tues
day being called to see Mrs Legett
who is very sick.
HIM. NOrcross has front porch on
his house this week which adds 10 the
LOOKS Of his new house Chas. Find
leg is doing the work.
The tie gang was in town Thursday
taking upties for rRobertsonand Brake
aud called them pretty bad.
Our school is in progressing nicely
under The management of Miss Anis
6 oss and Fred Hart.
Mr. Dick WelghtmaA has quit max
ing barrels and gone to work for HIM
self, Dick says he made fifteen cents
last year and hetbinks he will get out
ahead 80 cents thie year by hard work.
1 Read carefully the merchants adds
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
Comforts

a quite aud mahly way To place their
views aud demands before the public
were arrested aud thrown into prison
Farmer, labOreFs and workers we ask
you te read all sides of this question
aud pust yourselves as to What Is go
ny on even at our door.
We wish t0call your attention to our
present Congressman Pat Murphy, Ia
our last congress he presented resu-
luton before the House asking for an
investigation Of some OF our Federal
Judges aud made sumo remarksgiying
his reasons for such "A resolution aud
they were good ONES, now while we
are not Uf the same patty OF polite.
Oar ll0n. COugre s.nan IL On the right
track aud We are proud OF him aud
ms resolution ana would ask all meu
ia cur district irrespective ot parties
10 express theirapprOyait TO him OF Tue
step he has taken by card letter or pc
tition, leb us encourage him Ia his
honest effort lUg not only the good OF
one man but all men in our natlOI.
Let US uphul III an honest faltful SER
want and send hlm To 20 gress in Dec
emDer with our approval So strong
that he ~Ill do all IN his power To help
throttle The wrong doing VI our Eede-
al Courts
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
DRY GOODS

Lot Chdrens 10c each aides Fascnat shaws
. 25 C to ST. 0G each
Shoe Stock is complete, consisting of Hamton-brown
Roberts Shoe CO. goods at old price which
saves the wearer the retailers profit.
Our Clothing Department is Complete in Mems Youths and
cbidren's suits& Overcoas prices to be equaed
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18

in this issue the wish to see you and
show yon their bargains orthey would
not pay for advertising in our pap
er be sure aud call aud see them they
will save your money.
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
WAKE UP

WAKE UP
There's A Line Considered
Legal
Where All karths Factions
Meet
The Rich viii Over Ride The
Line
The Poor Man Must Retreat.
Retreat 70 Poverty And ohame
Bound BY A Tyrant Chain
Tho Soon To Rise In Freedoms
Name
To Claim Their Own Again.
A traveller who left Montana
last Monday, says it was 10 de-
gress below zero last Monday
morning: We thought twas cold
here but we got Oft easy only a
flap of the cold wave, while
northern and western people
had a blizzard
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18
GROCERIES

Will sell Won 20 mounds Best Granulated sugar fer slOO
Best Broken Rice ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sc per pound
Z Hand picked Navy Beans ...............5c
- canned corn can
Crackers Fresh &c per ID.
star and Horseshoe Tobacco 45 per
Signal Twist Tobacco! 3 Twists for I0cents
pounds Best Keg soda for ................ Scents
One pound Layton Baking Powder for 7cents per
10 OF. can Every bodys Baking Powder q"
ID. Punch g for 10
gallon cans Best syrup Observation-Disclosures. 35c
Onehalf gallon Best syrup. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 20
Bsst Coffee l24 cents per pound
g. sc Boxes Best Matches 10
Bars Old Mill soap for IS c, equal to Silk
3 Bars silk soap for "a
The Mansfield press. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1912, 1909-11-18

A Good Place to do Your Banking Business
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Card. and Their History.

Cards are square shaped pieces Of
pasteboard printed with various de-
vices and employed az . business me-
dium by money changers. They are
usually made up in packs OF fty-two.
one for each week OF the year. A good
many people play cards for pleasure.
In which case their opponents are said
to be buying experience. In most card
games the rule IL that the cards may
he cut, but not otherwise marked. This
rule is not strictly observed In games
in which only three cards are used.
Indeed. the marking Of cards has at
tained high degree of perfection
since the Introduction of numerous
card index systems. Fashions change
in card games as In everything else.
Old maid, for instance. is nowadays
seldom played In the best clubs. Play
ing cards should not be confused with
score cards. which are rather larger,
or with visiting cards. which are small
er-Fry's Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29

unfortunate catcher, handling heavy,
lively ball without mask, glove or pro.
tector stood up near the bat when
men were on bases II he had the skill
and courage. The early guides recon.
mended him to do so when he could.
Had not the pitcher been restricted to
an artificial throw scarce a catcher
would have lived to Tell the tale.
Many catchers took everything ION
first bounce" and managed at that to
prevent much base stealing. Base run
ming also was in As infancy. Smith"
says the Spirit Of the Times, caught
a remarkable game. having but Ave
passed balls scored against him." Here
and there we get glimpse which
shows how crude it all was, what
matter Of hit and miss natural force.
In the fifties Dicky Pearce shone with
out peer as an infielder. He used to
stop grounders with his hand and foot!
Will Irwin in Golfers.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
proppinu the Curtain.

mo. Mr.. Slowun." said the fair pos
SCISSOR Of the square chin. II must re-
specially decline to become your 9TH
er half"
but why?" asked the astonishcd
young man, who had believed that he
was the favored one.
Because" replied the female ex-
tender Of the frosty digit, "the man
marry must be brave and fearless.
Tonight you let out the information
that you have loved ME for five long,
weary years, but have not dared men,
ton 1t until the present meeting. A
man who has no more nerve than that
would hide under the bed while his
wife went downstairs to interview a
burglar who was making raid on the
family larder. Therefore, Mr.. Slowun,
I will work the piano for a little slow
music while the curtain drops on the
farewell scene You will find your hat
on the usual peg of the hall rack.
Good cvening!"-London Mail.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
ahe Knew the Day Well.

A poor little faded woman had been
brought into court as witness In a case
Involving very important issues. The
entire case depended on the fact that
q paper had been signed on certain
day, and this the forlorn little woman
was prepared to prove.
.'You saw the paper signcdY' asked
the opposing counsel In cross examina-
ton.
Yes, sir
.And you take your oath that 1t was
the 18th of August"
II know 1t was, SIR
The lawyer. who thought another
date could be proved, assumed an ex-
asperating smile and repeated her
words.
"You know 1t was? And now be SO
good MS to tell us how you know II"
The poor little creature looked from
one countenance to another with wide,
sorrowful eyes, us II she sought under
standing and sympathy; then her gaze
rested on the kindly face of the Judge.
II know" she said, as If speaking to
him alone, because that was the day
my baby died."-Pearson's Weekly.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
When Children Smoked.

In the seventeenth century In Eng.
land the practice Of juvenile smoking
was almost universal. at least accord
ing to Jorevin de Rochefort, French
traveller Of that period. In an account
published In 1871 he gives a descrip-
ton of an evening he spent In Worces-
ter He was catechixed by one Of the
townsmen as to the habits Of the
French people. while we were walk
Ing about the town." he writes, "he
asked me II 1t was the custom in
France as In England that when the
children went to school they carried
in their satchel with their books q pipe
OF tobacco. which their mother took
care to fill early In the morning, 1t
serving them instead Of breakfast, and
that at the accustomed hour every one
laid aside his book to light his pipe,
the master smoking with them and
teaching them how to hold their pipes
and draw In their tobacco. thus accus-
toming them to 1t from their youths,
believing 1t absolutely necessary for a
mans health"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Spec ulativs Life Insurance.

A mania for speculative assurances
on the lives of public personages pre-
vailed in England during the eight
zenith century. Warren Hastings, the
pretender, the rebel lords or the un-
fortunate Admiral Byng answered
equally the purpose Of speculation, and
there were also regular quotations on
the lives Of notorious highwaymen.
Sir Robert Walpole at one period Of
his career, when his life was endan-
gered by popular tumults, was insured
for many thousands, and when George
III. fought at Dettingen % per cent was
paid against his return Such specula-
tive assurances were, however, largely
checked by the gambling act of 1874,
which made insurablc interest neccs-
sary condition for valid policy.-Ar-
gonaut
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Worse Than His Own.

A gentleman who owns one Of the
finest estates in the north of England
while in his gardens one morning no
ticed one of the laborers very badly
clad and asked him:
"Have you no better clothes than
those, Mat:"
NO, in troth, yer honor. worse luck"
replied Mat.
We'll, call at the house this evening
on your way home said the gentle
man. I'm leave an old suit of mine
with the butler for you"
A few days later when showing a
party of visitors through the gardens
he was much annoyed to see Mat look
Ing If possible more searecrow than
ever.
why are you still wearing those old
clothes, Nlat?" he asked.
Sure, yer honor, they're the best I
have" replied Mat.
But did you not get the suit left
for you the other day?' asked the gen.
tleman.
Indeed, an l did, thank yer honor
kindly" replied Mat; "but, sure, | had
to lave them at home to be mendcd."-
London Tatler
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Called His Papa Down.

Little Willy is n bright boy and a
saucy boy. His apt answers have
often turned away wrath and often
turned it upon him strongly. The 9TH
er day his father was reprimanding
him for some misdccd, and Willy was
answering very saucily. The father
became very angry and. Selling the
youngster by the collar, said: "See
here, young man, you must not talk
like that to me. never gave my fa-
ther impudence when was boy"
Willy was not feazed mt all. With a
chernbic smile he looked into papa's
eyes and said "Hut, papa, maybe your
father didn't need it, Twas all Of.
Willy escaped punishment, while papa
retired to another room.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
pebbin'. Journey.

The family horse. who rejoiced IN
the eminently proper equine name Of
Dobbin, had earned rest by long
service and was accordingly sent
away to the country to spend his de-
clining years In the broad pastures Of
farmer friend Of his owner. The
distance being somewhat excessive for
his rheumatic legs. he was shipped to
his new home by rail.
little Edna. the family four-year-
old. Viewed the passing Of Dobbin
with unfeigned sorrow. She sat for a
long time gazing disconsolately out
Of the window. At last, after a deep
sigh, she turned with q more cheerful
expression and said:
did old Dobbin go on the choo-
chOo cars mammal"
Yes, DEAR" answered her mother.
A broad grin spread over the little
girls face. II was just thinking" she
said, how funny he must feel sitting
up on the plush cushions -Woman's
Home Companion.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Opportunity.

In one of the old Greek cities there
stood long ago statue. Every trace
OF 1t has vanished now, but there Is
still In existence an epigram which
gives us an excellent description of 1t,
and US we read the words we can sure
ly discover the lesson which those wise
old Greeks meant that the statue
should teach to every passerby. The
epigram Is In the form Of CONVERSE
ton between a traveller and the statue:
"What is thy name, o statue?"
II am called Opportunity"
"Who made theey'
"Lysippus."
why art thou on thy tocs?"
ITO show that stay but moment"
why hast thou wings on thy feet?"
ITO show how quickly pass by"
But why is thy hair SO long on thy
forehead?"
''rhat men may seize me when they
meet me-"
why, then, is thy head SO bald be-
hind?"
ITO show that when have once
passed cannot be caught"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
A Rhireiacd Lea,cd.

There is Rhineland legend Of three
German robbers who. having acquired
by various atrocities what amounted
to very valuable booty. agreed to d.
vide the spoil and to retire from so
dangerous a vocation. When the day
appointed for this purpose arrived one
Of them was dispatched to a neighbor-
Ing town to purchase provisions for
their last carousal. The other two
secretly agreed to murder him on his
return that they might divide his
share between them. They did SO. But
the murdered man was closer cal
culator even than his assassins. for he
had previously poisoned part Of the
provisions. that he might appropriate
to himself the whole Of the spoil. This
precious triumyirate were found dead
together.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Che Knew I'll. Saint.

Margery's cousin. Cecilia, was eight
cen and pretty. She was also devoted
to music and spent hours practicing on
large pipe organ. This. together
with the fact that she invariably wore
q rapt expression when SO engaged,
earned for her the nickname OF ST
Cecilia. 1t happened that Margery's
mamma was called to town and left
her f1ve-year-old daughter In charge Of
an Obliging neighbor. This lady I'M
dertook to amuse her young guest by
showing her collection of prints.
among which was copy OF the famil-
lar presentation OF the patron saint Of
music seated Mt the organ
This. my dear" said the obliging
hostess, rs picture OF st. Cecilia"
ut doesn't look bit like her." spoke
up the tiny visitor.
"Why. how do you know inquired
the astonished owner OF the print.
How do know?' returned the
equally astonished Margery. why,
st. Cecilia is my own first cousin. She
teached me my prayers an how to
play jackstones."
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Qualities Of the Topaz.

The name of the precious stone in
serted In the ring of Gyges has not
been handed down to us, but 1t is prob
able that ii was the topaz, whose Won
lers Philostrntes recounts in the life
Of Apollonius. An attribute of the sun
and of fire, the ancients called 1t the
gold magnet, as it was credited with
the power of attracting that metal. In
dicating Its veins and discovering
the treasures. Heliodorus In his story
of Thcagencs and Chariclcs says that
the topaz saves from fire all those who
wear it and that Charicles was pre-
served by II topaz from the fiery venge-
ance of Arsaccs, queen Of Ethiopia.
This stone was one of the first tails
mans that Thcagencs possessed in
Egypt. The topaz at present symbol
ICES Christian virtues faith, Justice,
temperance, gentleness, clemency. =
Paris Figaro.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Amateur W.ather prophet.,

'.The old weather prophets there are
left now" remarked Cleveland law
yer who was raised in the country,
ARE professionals. The good old fash
toned amateur weather prophets that
could tell you what the next day would
be like just by shifting the atmosphere
and looking at the sky are no more.
People are growing up to depend on
the weather reports in the newspapers.
and they don't develop any intuition
In that direction any more. When I
was kid used to ask my father
what the next days weather would be
with just as much feeling Of conf
dence in what he would tell me as I
would have In an unabridged diction-
airy II wanted to look up word.
Aud, as rule, wasn't disappointed"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
No eusinsss Good Business.

EYES," said the quiet man, business
has been good with me this week-or
bad-I don't know which you would
call 1t. have been buster than the
company likes to have me-"
what do you mean by that? Is
there an employer who does not like
to have his employees work? Could I
get job there? 1t seems to me that
such position would suit my tenn
permanent exactly"
The company doesn't care to have
anything doing In my department. 1t
would be glad to pay me my salary
and never have me do a stroke OF
work.
"What an ideal Job! What kind Of
a place is IT."
II am an adjuster Of death claims
for life insurance New
York Press
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
Look After Your Propsrtv.

1t is safe rule in this world to look
carefully after the details Of your own
property. BE sure your title deeds are
recorded, that your insurance is kept
up. that You alone have the key to
your strong box in the safety vault
Do not leave your securities with your
broker. If he is doing a conservative
business he has no need Of them. III he
Isn't you don't want him to handle
your property. The wonder is that
With oil the confidence reposed In
financial matters there are so few def
alcations There is no use In making
1t easy for some one to get your prop
erty. In this world it is hard for most
persons to acquire anything, and they
should be careful to the last degree In
seeing that they are fully protected in
t.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
a New City a Thousand Year. Ola.


Budapest, whose front is circlell with
lights like Il crown. whose hills rise
dark and feathcry above the river.
whose parliament buildings run along
the bank and are second To none but
Westminster Budapest. bright, flash
ing, gay, BEAUTIFUL modern and rich,
ardent and executive. close built and
amalgamative, blendcr of pcoplcs--is
the product Of only a few decades, and
yet mt its last exposition it celebrated
its thousandth birthday Pest. to the
right of the river for the cities are
twin and divided by the Danube-Pest
dates back TO 1900, and Buda was the
Ofen of the Romans. Buda climbs UP
the opposite hill, today magniiicently
new, but sown round with green
crumbling walls that mark the passing
of the original founders whose painted
galleys came up the Danube from the
Black sea- The twentieth century civil
lization, sharply new and powerful,
must for moment be brushed aside
and the Buda of medieval times put in
its stead. Marie Van Worst In Har-
per's Magazine.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-07-29
No Picnic.

A Junction City man told OF a re-
mark made by woman Mt whose
home Il number Of people took supper
one night during political campaign
in Sumner county This particular
woman. though young in years, was
the mother Of seven children. Nat
urally the children were reasonably
close to one size. When the Cam
paigners' went into the woman's
house one Of them noticed the bunch
Of children and said to the woman in
II friendly way. "These all yours, or is
this picnc:" ''They are all mine"
she replied YEARLY, "and it's no pic
nic."-Kansas City Journal.