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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
PAINTER WANTS NO FRIENDS
Great French Artist Lives Alone and
Cares for Nothing but the
Work He Loves.

Degas, who, by many, is held to be
the greatest Of French painters OF to-
day-his painting, Les Danseuses a la
Barre" has sold for 3 5000 francs
(SS7, 000l-is a most singular man. an
anchored in art. living apart from all
the world. when q journalist is
lucky enthgh TO be admitted TO his
lie Cri de Paris. he will be met by
Degas. seated. his white head leaning
upon his hand. What do YOU want
with me? Oh. 10 talk about painting.
oh. 40, monsieur, those who paint, the
real workers. never talk about It.
Painting is a l~ow.voiced prayer, Paint.
ing is t.lked about In ~ortnibuses, or
In salons. or among simpletons. You
are not In the house OF a simpleton.
monsieur. Good day. l am very
sorry" He never shows his pic
lures. One sees them only at the
dealers or at some great sale. He has
only one friend. the great sculptor.
Bartholome. He had two. but Henri
Rouart is dead. He has but n adora-
ton. Mossieu Ingres. He buys the
least sketch of his pencil. He exc
crates the republic. This painter, per-
haps the greatest Of the day, is not
decorated. He tossed the cross in the
face of the minister who offered It to
him. Quite recently one of his rela-
tives received the red ribbon. THE
Backyard" cried Degas. never let
him put foot in my house"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
HALF BLIND. BUT THANKFUL
Real Philosophy Evlnced by Man Who
10 Happy to Be Allowed the
Sight Of One Eye.

Recently w. A. Morgan, the father
OF W. Y. Morgan OF Hutchinson. lost
the sight Of one OF his eyes. while
| was at the hospital" says Captain
Morgan, II did a lot Of thinking about
how | could get along %supposing I
vent entirely blind. | wouldn't be
able to read. just have to sit In dark.
ness all the time | was not asleep.
Then | figured that | would be nearly
helpless. would have to get some.
body to lead me around wherever l
went. But supposing that I couldn't
get anybody, what would | do then?
| remembered that / had seen blind
men who were led around by dogs and
| commenced TO speculate on how long
it would take me TO train up a pup
10 have sense enough to lead me
around. And then suppose that 1t
should spy a cat on the other side OF
the avenue and take a sudden notion
to catch It.. That would mean that ii
would lead me out into the street
where | probably would be run over
by an automobile or a street car. And
just when | had become desperate
somehow the situation seemed to get
ridiculous and | laughed. Now. | am
feeling pretty well again and | have
one good lamp left. OF course it is
unhappy when some one comes up on
the blind side. but it beats no eyes az
all too bad to talk about. So ] have
a good deal to be thankful for. Any.
way, am not certain that l have rot
seen as much in my time as one man
ought to see."-kansas CITY Journal.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Avenainq the Birds.

Bird lovers everywhere will rejoice
to note the good and wholesome ac-
tivity Of the authorities Of New York
In enforcing the new law forbidding
the use Of the plumage Of song birds
and others of our useful feathered
friends. A recent raid eliminated in
large seizures Of plumage illegally Of
fered for sale throughout the city. The
seizure includes 900 humming birds,
many gulls, herons and swifts. The
law, which bird lovers succeeded in
having passed at Albany IS months
ago, provides a fine Of s25 for each
piece OF plumage offered for sale. It
is to be hoped that no marcy will be
shown these violators OF a law they
understand perfectly well, and of
whose passage they had all been no..
tilted. The slaughter of birds to make
women's adornment is mean enough
In itself, and when is added the hard
that Is done by such killing to the
crops and fruits Of all kinds by lessen
ing the number of insect eaters, the
thing Is absolutely indefensible.-Bos-
ton Post.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
GOLF CADDIES MAKE POINTS
Somehow, Following the Ball Seems
to Whet the Observation Of the
Carriers Of Clubs.

One day as Mr.. Buford was going
u for a round at ST. Andrews he
waved genially as he passed to II
caddie OF his acquaintance, who re-
turned the a with that nonchal.
ance Of the gamin which Is said to be
next TO the ease OF a cultivated gen
tleman. The writer's friend observed:
y see you know Mr., B~alfour?" "Ou
-sy.' said the caddie. us c~onsairva-
rves n kens ane anither."
Once upon a time in a northern
soltins city the law vas administered
by a sheriff OF great kindness OF
heart. He had a favorite caddie, a
sad poacher in his spare hours. This
worthy was known on the links by his
Christian name alone. One fine day
in cour, the sheriff sentenced a
poacher who failed TO appear at the
bar, SIS or three months. A warrant
was at once made out for the offend.
er's arrest. the court rose and the
sheriff went TO golf.
All that Afternoon the caddie carried
for him. AS they drew near the last
hole a policeman appeared and seized
the caddie. My hat" cried the sher-
in. are you the poor chap | en-
fenced this morning." 1t was even
so. Sorrowfully the prisoner depart
ed The sheriff was heard to murmur:
II | had only known" Then re-
Numbering his high legal office he
left the remark unfinished.
or the caddie's contempt for lesser
csllings than the golfers there are
many examples. A professor was
making a very poor show on the green.
The caddie eyed him loftily and then
sighed: Ay, ay. professor, We may
be vera fine at the mathematics, but
it takes a man O. genuine abeelity
tae be a gowfer. Windsor Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

That the earth breathes Is a fact
familiar to the weatherwise. It is
often to be verified by that peculiar
earthly smell which arises immediate.
ly after a thunderstorm, the lowering
OF the barometric pressure causing
the flow upward OF the air, Just as 1t
Is once more squeezed downward
when the barometer rises. This
phenomenon accounts for a natural
barometer discovered at Ferney some
years ago by DR.. Gerlier OF Geneva. 1t
is a deep cave, or well, with a very
small opening. When this opening il
made small enough just to fit a whis.
tie the different sounds as the earth
inhales or exhales the air warn people
in the neighborhood OF the coming
weather. A lighted match or a feath.
er shows the direction of the flow as
well.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
TOUCH OF COUNTRY IN CITY
Squirrels In indianapolis Accorded
Freedom and Made Pets by All
Glasses of the Citizens.

In several parts Of the city 1t is
noted that there are more squirrels In
evidence in the parks and about the
lawns than ever before, and that they
have little or nc fear Of any one, even
boys having come to treat these inter
esting relics of the primeval forest
with kindness and consideration.
Many of these squirrels are lively
young fellows, born last April, who in
the early spring will set up housekeep-
ing for themselves. These squirrels
are Ch!ckarees, which sounds much
like the name Of a tribe of red men.
This variety is found from Maine to
Minnesota, and through the middle
west and as far south as Tennessee
and Virginia. 1t is the hardest Of
the American squirrels and seems to
enjoy the winter. 1t may be seen
tunneling under the snow, shaking
its fur clean when 1t energies, as If
coming from a bath. It is on the alert
from dawn to sunset, and on moon
light nights such as we now have 1t
may be seen having high fun disport-
ing itself under the trees. 1t does not
hibernate. and while it may have
many enemies In the forest 1t has in
the cities practically only one, the cat.
Indianapolis News.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Relief Came In Time.

Adolph Smith, the famous English
sanitation expert, now visiting this
country, has been a newspaper CORE.
spondent in many parts Of the world,
and was long associated with the Lon
don Lancet. He was in Paris during
the commune, and when penniless and
facing starvation came into the pos
session OF a comparatively recent Eng
lish journal whose news contents he
translated and sold to n French pub
Usher, receiving enough money to buy
horse meat for his s%ustenance during
the remainder Of the siege.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Relies Of Captain Cook.

Relics Of Captain Cook, the great
English navigator, have been discov-
cred at st. Petersburg. The relics
we're given to the governor of Rams
chatka. Honolulu, by Captain Cooks
party after the death Of Cook. These
relics were sent by the governor to
st. Petersburg, where they remained
until two or three years ago, when
the boxes containing them wene open.
ed, but nc n knew where they came
from. Luckily a professor in st. Pc.
ters university. who had been at Hon
olulu. recognized them. The relics
are very choice, although there is moth
ing new amongst them except a black
feather helmet, which is a rare curl.
osity.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Latest Fire Enuine.

An interesting new type of automo.
bile fire engine for Paris has just
been decided upon by the municipal
council. The machine will be Of spe.
cially light construction, and will carry
four men only, but will be fitted with
a large tank containing four hundred
liters of water. Thus as the engine
arrives on the scene Of a fire it can
begin pumping water while the fire.
men are making In the necessary con
nection at the nearest main with a
minimum waste of time. The new
pattern is a vast improvement on the
cumbersome automobile fire engines
which the Paris brigade possesses at
present. and which In the future will
be used only as auxiliaries in excep.
~tionally large fires.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
AopIes With Concrete Cores.

Charles Bauermeister, who has a
farm in Fairfield, near here, says he
is done with up-to-date tree surgery.
Last fall one of his apple trees showed
signs of decay and, following direc'
tions in a farm journal, he plugged the
affected parts with concrete. The tree
thrived this spring, and today Bauer
meister picked several Of the apples.
He bit into one, and cracked off his
best gold-mounted tooth on a hard
substance.
Examination revealed that the apple
had contained a hard piece of con
crete, which Bauermeister believes
was absorbed from the trunk. Bauer
meister says all the other apples ap
pear to be similarly affected, and he
intends to feed them to his chickens
in the hope that the concrete they
contain will create hard-shell eggs for
the export trade.-Caldwell IN. j.
Dispatch.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
Lightning Lenethens Mans Body.

George d. Pittman, n ranchman, who
was struck by lightning near Wilcox
Arlz, measured five feet eight inches
in height before death and six feet
afterward. His vertebrae was un
coupled by the shock.
Plttman's hair was slnged at the
back of his neck, where the bolt en-.
tered. His neck was broken and shoul
ders crushed.-Omaha Bee.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

Col. Y. A. Kay, the Ava auc-
%1ioneer, was here during the week
On business. The colonel is a busy
man these days. He informed us
that he had sales every day til!
February % and some after that
date. Any one wishing the colo
mel S open dates may ascertain the
same by calling at the Mirror Of
fee. While here he renewed his
subscription and placed his pro-
trssional card in orr columns. He
acted as au%ctiOnecr Saturday for
j. II. Robinett's fourth mnua,
auction sale of merchandise and
his services were very satisfactory
10 Mr.. Robinett. Mr.. Kay spent
Sunday with his sens family at
Springfield. Monday he cried n
sale for Fred Williams, three and
onc-half miles northwest of Nor
wood, and Tuesday for Harry
Williams, near Macomb, going to
Ava that evening for II sale.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
A CASH OFFER.

The Mansfield Mirror has made
a special clubbing rate with the
Memphis Weekly Commercial APP
peal by which we will furnish
both papers for II year for only
%1.25, The Commercial Appeal is
one of the largest and best papers
in the South, and we hope to re-
ceive many new subscriptions on
this offer; 1925 cash for both
papers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
DIED AT NORWOOD

CHI. Brazeal was called to Nor
wood Friday night by the death OF
his father.in.law, T. j. Mallatt, "A
salesman for the Richardson Dry
Goods Co. Mr.. Mallatt had been
for years one of this company's best
statesmen and his territory had but
recently been chanred from Oklaho-
ma to Southwest Missouri. He was
one of The county's most highly es-
teemed citizens and his death is
mourned by Il host of relatives and
friends.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
New Court Procedure,

Skowhegan, Me-, recently went Dem
ocratic after thirty years Of Republi.
can rule, and as his first case the new
justice OF the peace was trying a
young man charged with fast driving.
The prosecution had rested, and the
attorney for the defense arose. Your
honor, I move that the respondent be
discharged" "All those in favor OF
the motion will say Aye" announced
the new Justice. A chorus of ayes
responded through the court room.
Respondent is discharged" said the
justice.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
SHOE SHOP SOLD

WV Murphy has sold his shoe
shop to j. II. p. Pool. who took
Charge Monday. We understand
the former owner will Locate at
Sawyer, Okla.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

+. j. CantrclI stopped in Satur-
day and renewed for another year.
He and d.. S. Cantrell had just
bought II load of stock hogs for
shipment from Noah Rcecc, the
Cdin stock man, and while pass,
ing the Mirror office he took adj
vantage of the opportunity to step
in and hand us 81. Thanks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

Join the brotherhood of Amer.
l"m IcOmrn. Protect yourself in
accidents, tota! disability and old
age, and your family after your
death.
Assets, $2,316,771.9G.
Membership, ILL., S2.
Paid in claims, $S,447,775.22.
Join now.
Delays are dangerous.
Meeting nights. second and 4th
Wednesdays in each month.
Visitors always welcome.
Deputies wanted.
w. HORACE BURLINGTON,
Correspondent Mansfield Home
stead. adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
French eirth Rate Decreases.

1t has been lately estimated that
the number Of recruits available for
the French army has been reduced
from 5000 in 1906 to 215,OO in 1911,
owing to the diminution of the. birth
rate In France.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

The Wright County Republican
was issued last week at Hartvillc
with Y. A. Kelley as editor. An
editorial statement to the effect
that the paper may or may not
continue in existence was made.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13
STOUT .--EDWARDS

Harley Stout and Miss Addie Ed
wards both of Mansfield were united
in marriage Sunday at high noon by
the officiating justice, N. N. Nichols.
The newly welded couple will re-
side on a farm near Mansfield. Con.
gratulations.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-13

Misses Lena Wilson and Bessie
Inman OF Ava attended the enter.
tainment Friday night and spent
the week end with friends here.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-29
.J.A. JOHNSON.

town. to enter the Liebsck home.
His visit was a timely one, for il
saved the lives Of the entire family.
Hansen found every member of the
family in a stupor verging on un-
consciousness as the result Of gas es-
Gaping from a coal steve. Throwing
open the windows Hansen summoned
a physician from Irene by rural tele-
phone. who went to the scene as rapid
ly as q racing auto would carry him.
After strenuous efforts the members
of the family were brought back to
a normal condition.
Aberdeen-Mrs. Fl. G.. Drury OF
Huron. spent a day this week in Aber-
deem searching for her husband. who,
she claims. left Huron Friday night ia
company with Mrs. Jennie Graham OF
Sioux City. Ia, and went to Wolsey
and later Alpena and Aberdeen. Mrs.
Drury identified the signature of the
husband on the register kof a local
hotel where he had signed &C. d.
White and wife," and later investiga.
tion among the employees of the hotel
developed the fact. so Mrs. Drury al
leges. that the two in question had
stopped there. Mrs. Drury states that
she was away at Omaha visiting. and
that upon her return she discovered
bel husband had left with the woman
in question. who. she claims. is the
wife of jim Graham Of Sioux City.
The family were close friends up to
the present time
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-29
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Burke Gets an Endorsement
Byrne and Crawford in
Lincoln County

DeadwoQd, Dec. 80. Two republi-
can and one democratic proposal couu-
ty COMMITTEES meetings were held here
Friday. The majority and minority
republicans passed resolutions regret
ting Congressman Martins withdraw
al, endorsing Judge Rice of Dead.
wood for congress. and the minority
endorsed Congressman Burke for sen.
ator.
The majority endorsed Governor
Bryne for rejection while minority
failed to endorse any one. but urged
harmony between the factions.
The majority democrats endorsed
Johnson for senator, the Wilson ad-
ministration and Coffey for state
chairman.
All meetings were brief and har.
monious.
Canton. Dec. 29.-Goveror Byrne
was Endorsed for election by the ma
jority republican proposals committee
of Lincoln county at it's meeting held
here yesterday. Senator Crawford,
Congressman Dillon and State Treas
urer Ewart were also endorsed for re.
election and Peter Nor beck of Redield
was endorsed for lieutenant governor.
The committee instructed the state
committeeman not to vote for the re-
nomination of G. @. Lawrence state
superintendent of public instruction.
Lawrence is a resident Of Canton and
the action of the committee came as
a surprise. Twenty FIVE out of the
SO members of the committee were in
attendance.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-29
Stomach Troubles Disappear

Stomach. liver and kidney troubles,
weak nerves, lame back and female
ills disappear when Electric Bitters are
used. Thousands of women would not
be without y bottle in their home.
Eliza Pool of Depew, Okla. writes:
Electric Filters raised me from q
bed Of sickness and suffering and has
done me q world of good. / wish
every suffering woman could use this
excellent remedy and find out, as /
did, just how good it Is" As il has
thousands of others. it surely
will do the same for you. Every
bottle guaranteed. soc and 81. At
all druggists. H. E. Bucklen & Co..
PHILADELPHIA Or st. Louis.--Adv.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-12-29
LIFE OF GAyETY
Man Once Owner of a Million
Followed Primrose Path
to the End

Bloomington. H., Dec. % An
order of com mitment to the county
farm of Frank Kost by Supervisor Ba-
der. of Astoria, marks the final chap
ter in a remarkable story. Tempted,
as a result of extravaganza ideas, to
burg larize his fathers store: escaping
prosecution upon the return of the
money taken; to marry the daughter of
the sheriff. after making the ac.
quaintance Of the girl while he was u
prisoner; divorced from her later;
arcumulating a million in mine pros
pecting in the far west to lose all of
his wea lth by a turn of the wheel, and
finally to enter the poorhouse a brok-
Ell hearted. decrept old man, furnish
es a life story that is another illustra-
ton of the old rsying that truth is
stranger than fiction.
Forty years ago George j. Kost
was a we'll to do merchant of As
toria. Frank, the eldest child of a
family of Eve, was his father 8 chief
clerk. He possessed a winning person
atty and was a strong factor in win
Mug trade. One morning in the sum-
mer of 1872 it was discovered that the
Kost store had been burglarized and
several hundred dollars in school funds
taken. The eldest Kost was treasurer
of the district.
Detectives we're summoned. who
soon fastened the crime upon Frank.
He was arrested and confessed. The
father decided not to prosecute after
his son had been kept a prisoner in
TIE county Jail for several weeks.
Sheriff Prichard's ~16.year-old daughter
fell in love with young Kost.
Kost at that time was a gentleman
ly appearing young fellow. tall. slim
and handsome and a fluent talker,
possessing all the elements that
would appeal to an inexperienced
girl like Alice rrirchard. The sheriff
had removed to the Jail from q farm,
and his family had been brought up
in q rural community.
Alice became infatuated with Kost
and, despite the opposition of her par
ents, married him, the ceremony be-
ing performed October g., 1875. Kost
secured a position as travelling sales
man and became successful and popu-
lar. He was able to command a
large salary. and for q few years the
young wife vas happy. Three chill
dren were born to the couple.
Finally rumors reached the ears of
Mrs. Kost that her good looking
husband was too attentive to other
women. She finally became satisfied
that the reports we're true. and pro-
cured a divorce and returned home,
bl oxen hearted, to her parents. She
was awarded the custody of the chill.
dren, and the separation Of wife and
husband took place legally on January
1. 1889. When the couple parted they
had been living ut Paola, Kan.
The last chapter came when Kost
recently drifted back to Astoria. the
scene OF his early days. to die. Pen
niless. a phyeical wreck and with
none to care whether he lived or died.
Kost had but one haven of refuge. the
county farm.