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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27
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cago Fair Sex.
Here Is the Secret.

The men Of Chicago have sud
denly acquired an attractive com
plexion. The reason for this is,
that they are now shaving their
faces with the newest process,
called ''the Nclvet-Edge Safety
Razor Blade Sharpcner," which
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the constant shaver.
You men who use safety ra2Ors
and want Il vclvety skin, shaved
with the delicate softnesS so much
desired, with a keen cutting edge,
send your old safety razor blades
at one TO Chicago, and have them
Sharpened b. the newest elcctri-
cal process, which makes the old
blade cut better than the new, and
your old blades are returned to
you a perfect new blade.
Don't throw away your old
safety razor blades, but send them
today, well wrapped, and do not
delay it until tomorrow.
Price, 30c per dozen for all
safety razor blades, which include
Gillettes, Ever-Ready, Gem, Auto
Strop, Enders, Keen-kuttcr, and
all other makes. Your blades will
be returned to you in a few days,
charges prepaid. Send coin or
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ed under zoe.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27
d. H. COLLIDE & CO.,
NeIyct-Edge Sharpeners

VeINct-ItUge Sharpencrs,
Main Office 800 River ST., Chicago,
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a card board box. Do not send
them in an ordinary envelope, the
blades may cut through and be
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o. address on the package.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27

Methodist church LIST and 3rd Sunday
II a. m. and { p. m OF each month,
Rev. Niblock, pastor. Sunday school
every Sunday at 9:45, j. A. Hylton
Supt.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1913-02-27
CHURCH DIRECTORY

G. p. church, 18th Saturday night and
Sunday, of each month, Rev. Jos, Da-
Wis, pastor. Sunday school every Sun,
day at 9:45, q. W. Freeman Supt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02
By CHARLES sPETE. BARNUM

TT He days Of that old time pest Of
the west. the cattle rustier, are
Is by no means past. He still sur
wives. but altered conditions have
caused him to direct his nefarious ac-
tivities into new fields. He has adapted
himself to his new environments.
Formerly qto was horses and cattle
that he acquired from his victims the
big ranchens. Now it. is mainly sheep
which. owing to dhe operations of the
protective tariff on wool, are extern
siveIyo replacing cattle. on the big
ranges. sheep rustiing has become as
popular an industry with the land
pirates oof the west as cattle rustling
ever was IN former years. The same
general principles govern both indus
ltries. although innovations have been
necessitated by the. change from the
one to the other.
The@orustlers who operated so exten
s4vely among the unguarded horses and
cattle in the. range country Of the west
a. generation or SO ago owed much of
thetr success to the fact that they gem
= erars worked" stock that woald not
E be missed by the owner for some weeks
or months; possibly not at all. for in
many cases owners did not really
know just how many head Of stock
they possessed. They seldom, il ever
counted their stock. Perhaps some OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02

T. 5&3Tandu9ffy. and presents an OBJ
Z! e Mat fh4 rustler has to overcome.
des1fnx out shis sheep. the fiock mas
Wisl diyJde his band into units,
r. l3y fhay5be groups Of 80. -. 50 Or
I11g the Best being the usual number.
sHbr, eaiM unit he puts In ono black
sheep, or an extra large wether. to
hch is attached q bell. Sometimes an
ialgora goat Is used as the marker"
A herder's eyes are constantly fixed on
the markers" which. OF course. mingle
with tho herds. Every three or four
days he counts tho markers" tho
theory being that no considerable num-
Der OF sheep could stray or without
some OF the markers going also. If
one marker, is missed the herd must
be accurately counted and an imme-
diate search Instituted for tho absen-
tees
{ Such is the prevailing practice among
sheep herders, and It seemed to fill the
bin. until q way was found to beat It.
IS Jean Nunez. a Spanish basque. was
probably the nrst to take advantage of
the weakness Of the sheepman's sys-
tenn. This crafty person worked as
herder for many years. He possessed
tho diligence for which his kind is
noted. but he lacked the usual thrift of
his kind. With him money was hard
earned and easily spent. The earnings
Of many months of solitude were dis
sipated in few days OF lurfd existence
things-his ability as a trailer and his
love for dogs. Selecting dogs Of un-
usual intelligence. in his quiet way he
taught them to handle sheep in man
ner that commanded the admiration Of
every one. People wondered at the
way he would direct his dogs here.
there. anywhere; come, go, hurry. slow.
There was a perfect understanding be-
tween dog and man, with scarcely a
sound uttered or motion made A low
whistle or a movement of the hand
were the only signals used. In his re-
markable aptitxt> FOR training dogs
lay the secret Of ~ 81. ...s success as
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02

| the big cattle kings knew how many
calves or colts were branded during a
season, and how many mature animals
were sold during the year, but how
many roamed the mountains. valleys
and great plains they often did not
know. The rustlers probably had more
accurate statistics on these subjects
than the owners themselves.
Under such conditions was the rust
/ ling of horses and cattle conducted in
| the past, but the recent replacing OF
horses and cattle by sheep has brought
about a change. A horse or cow feeds
and waters in a certain more or less
restricted locality. whether It be noun
tain, valley or plain. and this becomes
his home, within the boundaries OF
which it will remain and prefer to
starve rather than venture forth any
distance into the unknown. Sheep are
different. These. in charge of herder.
are driven into the ranges. where they
clean up all the edible grass and brush
and then pass on to other regions. This
condition has offered certain advan-
teges to the rustlcr, who is as quick as
any one to see tbs profit to be derived
from animals giving an average annual
reproduction of 100 per cent. with two
crops year Of wool and one Of NUT
ton.
AS OF old, the rustlers. rely for Sc
eurity largely on The good start they
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02

g1nnings no attained 20 the doubtful
honor of being the greatest stsaisr OF
sheep the west has ever known.
Nunez knew. OF COURSE. that if . por-
tion Of . band OF sheep containing no
markers was lost the owner or his men
probably would not know OF Il until
months afterward- He needed money
ana devised way to get It A little
headwork. little help from the weathe..
and highly trained dog would do tho
trick. At
While yet in the employ Of large
sheep owner, who paid him $40 a
month besides his mutton. beans and
coffee. this cunning herder trained
dog to do work just the opposite from
the work q sheep dog Is commonly
called upon to do. While the regular.
orthodox canine guardian Of the flock
works to keep the herd together. the
w
of portions OF band and to work at
night. He was so thoroughly schooled
that he would not bark, and was
taught by ways known to the basque
never to cut off a band OF sheep IL
there was bell or a black among
them. If a black or a bell ran among
a little band after he had effected a
separation. from the main herd. he
must drive it back again. but always
quickly and quietly. for not far away
were other dogs, with ears alert for
any disturbance, and likewise herder
with rife.
Night t'after night Nunez worked with
his dog among the very sheep he was
employed to guard. separating the
outer portions Of the herd. If the bed
ground was such that the band was an
elongated mass instead Of the usual
compact body. the work was easy. for
the whole end Of the band farthest
from camp would be driven away with
the fall of darkness, the bells and
blacks being returned to the flock later.
All this took months Of practice, but
Nunez was playing for big stakes. II
his. plans miscarrie.l he would be caught
and he knew the consequences. He
Continued on Third Page
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02

get before the stolen stock Is missed.
but this start is now measured by days.
whereas in the haIcyon days Of cattle
and horse rustling 1t was matter Of
weeks or even months. Certain other
aspects of the industry also show ma
terial change. For a baud of sheep is
guarded day and night; by day by the
herder and his dogs, by night by the
watchful dogs alone. The number Of
animals In band varies. In different
sections, an averas Summer band mum
.bcring between 1000 and 900 head. an
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-03-02

take out bands numbering thousands In
the spring. drive them through rough
mountain ranges until fall and never
lose = sheep Count them. do they?
No. Try tozcount q single pen full of
constantly moving objects and you vii I
not wonder why they donot count 1000
or 5000 head scampering in and out,
forward and back. But the loss Of any
considerable number IS quickly noticed
by the man in charge. for he will miss
his markers
The marker is peculiar to the. sheep
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06

Chester Whites of exceptional quality,
the opportunities in Wisconsin for
successful swine breeding We're
graphically shown. Star Masterpiece,
Jr.. sired by Star Masterpiece, the
$500 Berkshire boar, and the first
prize Poland China boar at the 1912
Wisconsin state fair, were two of the
best-known shown.
Besides these exhibits of livestock
itself, samples of the most economical
feeds and their manner of compound
ing were demonstrated. Instruction
in building silos was given. Post
norton demonstrations OF animal dis
eases were held. Various breeding
problems were taken up. A model
stockman's Office had been assembled.
From an educational standpoint.
the exposition was an unqualified sue
cess. A striking feature was the
number of farmers who could be seen
each day going from booth to booth
with notebooks and pencils, copying
down charts, rations, and other val
liable data to take back to their
farms. All afternoon and evening the
attendants in charge were kept busy
answering pointed questions fired"
at them by groups OF thinking men.
In each booth only one, or at most
but few important points were en-
phasized, SO that each lesson would
be most forcibly driven home.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
TIME TO sow TOMATO SEED
Good Fertilizer May Sc Made of Com.
bInation of Acid Phosphate, Nj
trate of Soda and Potash.

The time to SOW tomato seed for
early crop is about ten weeks before
it is safe to set them out in the open
ground. The seed can be sown in
shallow boxes of rich soil in warm
kitchen. Then make bed outside
that can be covered with cloth, says
Progressive Farmer, and transplant
the plants from the box about four
inches apart each way in March, and
protect them with the cotton cloth
and gradually harden them for setting
out.
A mixture OF nine parts acid phos-
phate, one part nitrate of soda, six
parts cottonseed meal and four parts
sulphate of potash will make a good
fertilizer used at rate of 500 pounds
per acre under the plants. You can
plant them in rows three feet apart
and two feet in the rows if you train
them to one stem and tie up to stakes.
Tnis requires good deal of care. for
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
RYE AS A GOOD
WISCONSIN CROP
BY q. D. LElTA,
Wisconsin College Of Agriculture.

Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
Rye will give fair crop on soils
where other grains would be a failure.
1t will give far greater returns on fer
tile soils, however, but because rye
will survive where other crops fail.
it has become the crop associated with
the poorer, lighter soils.
Extreme hardness is the strong fea-
ture OF rye. 1t will mature in the
cold climate in Alaska, and the hot
weather of southern climates does
not seem to injure it. Owing to the
extreme rigidity of the straw, rye will
not lodge very easily. Diseases and
Of it's earliness.
On poor soils, where plant fcod is
scarce, rye, when planted in fall, will
use plant foods which would other.
wise be bleached out by fall and spring
rains. If the rye is plowed under
about ten days before corn planting
time, the plant food will be returned
to the soil and an ideal bed furnished
for corn. Such a field must be rolled
thoroughly, however. and then har-
rowed we'll The roots OF the rye
which have been plowed under tend to
bind the soil PARTICLES together in a
sandy soil and to loosen up a clay
soil. Fall rye will prevent blowing
upon sandy soils. This is best accom-
plished by sowing in strips across the
path OF the prevailing winds.
Pasturing of rye is often practiced
on both sandy and clay soils. 1t is
particularly valuable on sandy soils
because on these soils pasture is gem
orally short late in fall when rye
pasture becomes available. Pasturing
in spring, when seeded to clover, must
be done with caution. If the rye has
very rank growth in fall, it must
be pastured to avoid winter killing.
In many respects rye is the best
nurse crop for clover. 1t is cut SO
early that clover gets 3 chance on the
poorer soils. 1t might be well to state
that clover does best, in some cases,
without a nurse crop, while some soils
are so poor that clover will not catch
| il rye is used.
Rye is an important factor in soil
ing. It is usually the first of series
! of soiling crops, and because of it's
heavy growth, furnishes large
amount of green feed. 1t is most valu-
able between the time of heading and
the beginning of the formation of the
grain. This period is rather short,
only ten or twelve days.
Rye is by far the best cereal crop
/ for the large area of sandy soil in this
state. In some extremely sandy sec
lions, rye is almost the salvation Of
the farmer. 1t will give him some re-
turns where practically every other
crop will fail.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
CLEAR HEADED
Head Bookkeeper Must Be Reliable.

The chief bookkeeper i'll large
business house in one of our great
Western cities speaks of the harm
coffee did for him. (Tea is just as
injurious because it contains caffeine,
the same drug found in coffee.)
MY wife and l drank our first cup
Of Postum a little over two years ago
and we have used it ever since, 20 the
entire exclusion of tea and coffee. It
happened in this way:
About three and a half years ago
had an attack Of pneumonia, which
left memento in the shape of dys-
pepsia, or rather, TO speak more cor
rectly, neuralgia of the stomach. My
cup of cheer had always been coffee
or tea, but / became convinced, after
a time, that they aggravated my stom-
ach trouble happened to mention
the matter to my grocer one day and
he suggested that J. give Postum a
trial.
Next day it came, but the cock
made the mistake of not boiling it suf-
fcientlys and we did not like it much.
This was, however, soon remedied,
md now we like it so much that we
will never change back. Postum, be-
ing a food beverage instead of drug.
has been the means of banishing my
stomach trouble, verify believe, for
| am well man today and have used
no medicine.
My work as CHEF bookkeeper in
our Co.'S branch house here is of d
very combining nature During my cof-
fee-drinking days l was subject to
nervousness and the blues. These
have left me since l began using Post
UNI, and l can conscientiously recon-
mend it to those whose work confines
them to long hours of severe mental
exertion." Name given by Postum
Co, Battle Greek. Mich
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
to WelIville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
tntaFaef Adv
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
spring Clipping Of Horses.

The modern practice among the best
posted and most progressive horse owners
and farmers is to clip all horses in the
spring. It is done ON the theory that in
their natural state horses were not obliged
TO work, so could shed the winter coat in
comfort over a period of several weeks.
Since we oblige them to do hard work on
warm spring days, the winter coat should
be removed for the same reason that VIC
lay off our heavy winter garments. Clipped
horses dry off rapidly, hence they do not
take cold as easily nor are they as prone
TO be affected with other ailments as UNI
clipped animals whose longer hair holds
the perspiration for hours. Because clipped
horses dry off rapidly they rest better, get
more good from their food and come out
IN the morning refreshed and fit for work.
Since the advent Of the ball bearing en-
closed gear clipping machine, the work of
taking of the winter coat is easy. With
the machine horse can be clipped all over
in half an hour, whereas with the old two
hand clipper it required several hours to
do it.
Dairy1nen also now clip the cows all
over two or three times year. The tanks
and ndders are clipped every three or four
weeks, 70 it is easy to clean the parts be-
fore milking. This means less opportunity
for dirt and other impurities to get into
the milk
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06

the side shoots must be continually
nipped out. If the plants are to be
allowed to grow in natural way, tunl.
bling on the ground, they must be
planted wider apart or about four by
three feet.
Then you must prepare to spray
against the rot and blight. Spray with
Bordeaux mixture in the bed, and
after spraying them out, spray ever-
ten days till the fruit is half grown.
Spraying is used to prevent rot of the
fruit and the leaf blight 1t will not
prevent the southern bacterial blight
on land that is infected with this dis.
ease. Plant on land where no toma-
toes or potatoes have been grown re,
Gently. If the planting is where lib.
eral watering can be done in dry
weather it win be all the better.
If you do not aim to have the &c
matoes especially early, you can burn
q bed like the tobacco growers do
and SOW the seed there and cover with
cloth.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
WHY INCUBATOR CHICKS DIE
She Married Him.

In a well-known colored school in
tie south the lesson in general his
tory one day was on the life of Queen
Elizabeth.
Thomas, did Queen Elizabeth ever
marry?" asked the teacher.
Yes, ma'am, l think she did, re
piled Thomas.
Are you quite sure?"
Yes. ma'am, the book says she
did"
1T does? VIII you please find it?'
Whereupon Thomas opened to the
lesson and to the great amusement Of
the teacher read the statement that
Queen Elizabeth was married TO her
realm
There" said he, triumphantly
doesn't it say she was married?
don't exactly know who the gentleman
was, but it certainly says she married
him"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06

The young man entered the presi-
dents office and stood first on one
foot and then on the other. He
dropped his hat, handkerchief and UNI.
brella. Altogether he was highly
developed case of nervousness.
well, WELL" said the employer.
Out with it,
Il have come SIR said the young
man, and then began to stammer.
Well, speak up. Have you come
to ask for the hand of my daughter
or raise in salary?"
IF you please, sir" stammered the
young man. its both. Exchange.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
PoILteness lanored.

A Virginia farmer was driving a re
fractory COW down the road one morn
ing. The COW and the driver came to
q crossroad. The man wanted the
COW 10 60 straight ahead, but the COW
picked out the crossroad.
A negro was coming along the
crOssroad.
"Haid her off. Had her off," yelled
The driver.
The negro jumped about the road
md waved his arms. The COW pro
,eeded calmly on her way
"Haid her off! Had her of, mig
ser." yelled the driver.
Use a-tryin, teri" replied the negro
Speak to her! Speak to her and
she'll stop!"
Good mawnin, cow-good mawn,
n" said the negro politely.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
when Grief Comes.

Ask not why your grief has come
nor yet complain. for the time is not
yet when you could comprehend. Ask
rather that his presence may go with
you. giving strength to endure, and
wisdom so to set your grief in a life
of sweet unembitterment that the
light of his presence, blending with it,
NAV change its blackness into the
glory of a priceless jewel, before the
ewes of those who may behold; that
they too may learn the secret of his
presence. Then shalt thou compre
bend and know that God is good
". McKitterick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
Why, the Mean Thins!

There's a sad case" said Mrs
Jones. as she laid the paper on her
knees and wiped her spectacles. "a
bride struck dumb after leaving the
altar, and by last accounts she hadn't
recovered her speech"
Its the way of the world, my
DEAR" said old Mr. Jones, with sigh.
It's the way of the world Some men
have all the luck"-P. /. P.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-06
Calumet Guarantees Baking Economy

Have you ever stopped to think just
what economy" in baking really means?
some folks seem to have the idea that
saving little on the cost Of the mate
rials-the flour. eggs. etc.--is economy
others are Of the opinion that they have
oeen economical when they buy the low
priced baking powder, and save lOc to 25c.
but both are wrong. For the real econ
omy-the economy that counts-consists in
doing away with the failures that so
often waste far more than Is saved in
buying lOw-priced materials
And that beyond doubt is the reason
hat Calumet Baking Powder is the favor
tie Of millions Of cooks. 1t absolutely
prevents failures-and guarantees sue
.ess-which In the end is the same thing
as economy.
Calumet is unfailing--it makes every
oalling gOOd-mOre tasty, more delicious
more evenly raised-simply because it is
not only pure and wholesome itself-but
90 uniform In quality that you can always
depend upon it, Two Worlds Pure Food
Fxpositions-one at Chicago in 1907. and
the other at Paris, France, in 1912--have
officially pronounced Calumet the best
baking poWdeg made