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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
MIXTURE OF MANY TONGUES
Troops Of Allied Armies Find Some
Difficulty In Arriving at Perfect
Understanding.

The British Tommy Atkins is hard
put to 1t these days to know which are
friends and which are foes. Time, was
when he classed them all as dirty
foreigners" but times have changed
and a certain allied courtesy is de-
manded. ]" is told Of N brave cor
poral who met a new kind Of foreigner
on French soil and demanded his
nationality.
Hungarian" came the answer.
hungarian, are yer? Well, I'm
blowed If / know whether ter Jug yer
to me bosom or knock yer bally block
Off" remarked the perplexed defender
Of the Union Jack.
Many are the stories Of the embar.
RAISING confusion Of tongues among
the allies-French, Flemish, Russian,
Servian, Indian three brands), and
several species of English. For 1t
is rare that a Londoner can under
stand the Scotch dialect in its un-
alleged purity. Or the Cornish brogue.
Canadian slang, too, and the queer
mixture of Maori that intrudes itself
that sickles DER the Africander's dia-
lect make of so-called English a dozen
different languages.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
DISEASE AND POVERTY.


DISEASE AND POVERTY.
Doctor Salesby Of London in an art-
Gle contributed to the Pail Mall Ga
zette Zone Of a series entitled The
House Of Life") says:
III we are to successfully attack
that most unpopular fungus. the tu-
berculosis bacillus, we shall have to
impugn the popularity Of Its rusty
cousin, the yeast mold. Alcohol makes
the bed for tuberculosis, and 1t is Just
this making of the bed we should seek
to STOP"
The following paragraph on the eco
nomic side Of the liquor question from
the same article applies equally well
to America. In reading It, substitute
America" for England and Brit
ain"
Over vast areas of our land, where
now we might be growing wheat, later
to turn into brains and eyes and
hands for. England, we are growing
nothing but whisky. Now, spirits are
admirable for the preservation OF por-
tons of corpses, but for the preserva-
ton of limbs and members Of living
England, wheat is to be preferred.
When our children learn in what the
wealth of the nation consists, they
will grow no whisky within these
shores, but in its place bread, for
bone and brains and beauty and
bravery and Britain"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
COMING into Line.

Two smartly dressed young men
were discussing the present economic
situation when a third whose holiday
suit. struggling hair and grimy hands
betokened a holiday at some distance
from a hairdresser's and a hasty jour-
ney home.
WELL" observed number one. "the
pater says it's not only sensible but
it's patriotic to economic just now.
so he and ! have given up the two BIS
and the mater the two 'T's.'"
His hearers looked puzzled till he
explained that the initial letters indi-
Gated respectively beer and baccy"
and tea and toast"
Since you put in that way" said
number two, I've dropped the two
'C's'-coffee and cigarettes"
The third man, evidently feeling out
of 1t, began to explain that he had only
Just got back from the North Of Scot
land and hadn't really had time. you
know, to think 1t out, but Of course
he'd have to come into line, etc.
Don't worry, old chap" interposed
number one. You go on just as you
are, and everybodym know that you're
economizing on the two 'S's'-scissors
and soap!"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Son poubts pad,s MarksmsnshIp.

DR.. Dan w. Layman, who has a
muskelunge catching record. and who
is proud Of his ability in the hunting
field. tells a good story on himself.
Mrs. Layman had just completed read
ing an article in the News on the foot
and.mouth cattle disease and the pos
sibility Of rabbits being infected with
the malady. when the doctor said to
her:
Mother, I believe l will go hunting
the rest of the week"
Il don't believe I would go II I
we're you. l am afraid the rabbits
are all SICK" replied Mrs. Layman.
Then seven-yearold Dan, Jr.. spoke
up. Let father 60, mother he said.
Maybe he could hit a rabbit II they
are all sick"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Couldn't Reciprocate.

Hum ho!" sighed the New Hamp-
shire farmer, as he came In from down
town. Deacon Jones wants me to be
pallbearer again to his wife's funeral"
oval, you're goin' to be, amt YET"
asked the farmers better half.
Il dunno. Y know, when Deacon
Jones' fust wife died, he asked me to
be a %pallbearer, an l did; and then
his second wife died, an l was the
same again. An then he married tibet
Perkins gal, and she died, and l was
pallbearer to that funeral. An now
wal, l don't like to be all the time &C.
ceptin' favors without bein' able to re-
turn EN-"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
SCIENCE SPEAKS.

Science says that we are surround.
ed with myriads and myriads of invis.
ible foes ever on the alert to discov-
er the point of successful attrck, and
we are furnished with a garrison OF
unseen friends who ordinarily dis
charge the function Of police and OF
the department Of health, but who In
the event of an invasion mobilize with
extraordinary celebrity and precision.
A struggle ensues and the victory
goes to the stronger. Within the ken
OF science there is nothing which de-
stroys the physical defenses as alco-
hol destroys them, Just as there Is
nothing which brings to the ground
the defenses Of the spirit as drinking
does, and as there is nothing to equal
alcohol as a producer of crime.-Rev.
DR.. Mcmillan, speaking before the
assembly of the Presbyterian church
Of Ireland.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
FUTURE oE THE pRINKER.

What's to become of the drinker?
The railroads don't want him. From
the humblest job to the highest there
is no place for him. He is not wanted
for any important position either civil
or military; he cannot be elected to
any high office within the gift of the
people: the banks do not want him;
the wholesaler does not want him; the
farmer has no use for him. Who
wants the drinker?
The penitentiary, the insane asylum.
the inebriate asylum, the almshouse
may receive him in due cours Of time.
but who would aim to fit himself for
such a future as these institutions rep
resent? What's to become of the
drinker? 1t is a question to which the
youth of today may well give some
serious thought.-Union Signal.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
RELIGION NOT POLITICS.

Ohio liquor men are protesting
against anti-liquor petitions being
signed in the churches. claiming that
1t is political action. The pastor Of q
Toledo Congregational church-Rev.
Ernest Allen-thus replies to this
claim:
ANY petition against an institution
which induces poverty, crime and sor-
row Is in place in q Christian church.
The church would not deserve its
name, nor be true to its leader, nor
hold the respect Of men. II It did not
fight the saloon because Of the woe II
creates. There are no party lines in
the church when It comes to an esti.
mate of the damage done to life and
society by the saloon"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
"SAFETY FIRST"

The National Congress on Industrial
Safety meeting in Chicago last Octo-
Der adopted the following resolution:
whereas, 1t is recognized that
drinking Of alcoholic stimulants is
productive of a heavy per cent Of the
accidents and diseases, affecting the
safety and efficiency Of workingmen;
be II
Resolved. That 1t is the sense of
this organization to 60 on record in
favor Of eliminating the use Of intoxi-
cants in the industries. of the nation"
1t was reported that not a single
man Of the 700 present at that con.
gress came to the defense of alcohol.
The members Of the National Safety
council employ more than. a million
men.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Pul,a.lon,. o. ths Blood.

A grown-up person has ordinarily
twenty-eight pounds of blood, and at
each pulsation of the heart ten ounces
are sent through the arteries and
veins. The pulsations average 100 per
minute in infancy. so In manhood and
80 In old age, and are rather more
rapid In women than In men.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Communal Life OF Ants.

The most complete communal life
is that OF ants. They make other
ants serve as slaves. Some Of them
have developed into door-tenders. They
have hard heads, with which they
plug up entrances. Friendly ants an
nounce their presence by stroking the
heads In a peculiar way. swing the
password, as It were. and then are
admitted. These ants even raise q
type Of mushroom on which they live.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
BEFORE N AFTER.

Before the days Of prohibition,
Maine began to cut on her forests and
sell them for rum and there was but
little money in the savings banks.
Now she has nor money In her sav-
ings banks than the great state Of
Ohio, with 1--WE times her population.
She sends her children to school in
larger numbers than states which sell
liquor. Her, debt 10 about $22 per
capita, while that OF Massachusetts, 10
about $72 per capita.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Farming In NORWAY.

The hill farmers OF the Norwegian
fjords have a curious way Of drying
the grass, or making the hay. They
erect th~ree-barred fences, the bars be-
ing about a foot apart, at intervals in
tho fields. and hang the grass on the
bars. where It Is quickly dried by the
sun and wind. These districts r for
the most part very sparsely populated,
and in many 8 the farms are az
much as two days journey from the
nearest village.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

Curious Suit.

ISL "
A curious exposition of callousness
and greed was recently made in a civil
suit brought against a Colorado sur.
geon. He became interested in the
case of a cripple whom he found beg
ging in the street. and by an operation
requiring great skill removed his dis.
ability. The relatives of the cripple
promptly brought suit against the
physician for removing their mean Of
support. claiming that, as a cripple,
the youth had brought them in an "
erage Of about five dollars daily, while
now they were compelled to support
him until he could gain the means of
earning his living. The judge prompt
ly dismissed the suit on hearing the
case for the prosecution.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Tho Better Proof.

Casey-Doolan offered to prove to
me In black an white that Of was q
fool.
ClancyvPhwat happened thinf
Casey-Oi proved to him In black
an blue thot he wal q liar.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
r ZONE.

The Illinois Legislature passed a law
creating a four-mile dry, zone around
the state university, The day is com
ing when every state will pass a SINH.
lar measure for the conservation of
It's young manhood and young woman
hood.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
THEY KNOW.

THEY KNOW.
Liquor dealers themselves know full
we'll that because Of the nature OF
alcohol. drunkenness and degeneracy
either in the drinker or In his on.
spring is the natural and logical re-
suit Of the liquor traffic. They know
their business makes dependent and
undesirable citizens unto the third
and fourth generation. They know
and have not hesitated to declare that
their customers are the prospective
patients" OF drink cure 'sanitariums.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Another Re.srxI,,.

Foreman-Are ,ye thinkin' at all "
goin' home an fightin' IT yer coun-
thry, Joe?
Laborer-Da union won't leta me
work more dan eight hour q day In
do trench.-Puck.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
M Ne.d 10 empIoy an ArchIteet.

No Need to Employ an Archttect.
"Nope!" replied J. Fuller Gloom Of
Snifies, Mo. II shall not be obliged
to employ an architect to plan and
oversee the building Of my new house.
The loafers hanging around will tell
me how everything should be DONE"
Kansas City Star.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

Red Cross Ball Blue makes the laundress
happy, makes clothes winter than snow.
AL good grocers. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

Fewer young men would SOW theii
wild oats II they should first stop to
look for q needle in q haystack.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
Foolish Question.

Shells it a secret society?
He-No. Didn't l tell you there were
women in it?-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

LESSON TEXT-Luke 2i:5o-sa; Acts Ill
II.
GOLDEN TExT-He was taken up; and
. cloud received Him out Of their sight
Acts 1:9.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

A cynic may be one who has discoy'
cred the bitterness in stolen sweets.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

But q man isn't necessarily worth
less because his wife il worth more
than he is.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

Hope is a good thing. out a meal
ticket enables one to eat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

Has to Be.
Don't you think that judges speech
Is inclined to be prosy?" .
We'll, naturally, he's sententious."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17

The man who is only as honest as he
has to be is as dishonest as he can be.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
The Remedy

The Remedy.
Student Allow can l keep my toes
from going to sleep?
Student B-Don't let them turn In.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
TYPHOID 8: ::; !: 81; :: : :;:::;; q!

cacy, and harmlessness, Of Antityphold Vaccination.
Be vaecinated NOW BY your physician, you ana
your family. II Is more vital than house insYIance.
Ask your physician, druggist, or send for Haya
you had Typhoid7" telling Of Typhoid Vaccine,
results from use, and danger from Typhoid csfrierh
Ths Gutter Laboratory, Bsrtslsy. CAL. Chicago. III
ProdusInp vscelnss and ssrurs under w.. 9. Llssnse
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
PAS OF Day.

a On Oay.
PA, what's a photographer"
I'm not quite sure, son, but I think
it's a person who names Pullman
cars"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-17
INTERNATIONAL,
NNMSQlO0L
LESSON
(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF

CBy e. o. SELLERS. Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS / Z r :; !.

Sealed bids will be received until
1890 o'clock noon, Tuesday, April
Sl4th, 1914, blythe County Court OF
Marion County, West Virginia, for
the construction of approximately
st@enty-three miles OF improved roads
and streets in Fairmont District OF
said Marion county.
A certified check in the sum Gof
100000 must accompany each bid.
Successful bidders will be Srequired
to furnish bond satisfactory to the
County Court. 4
Plans and specifications for this
work are on file in the County
Clerks Office. Fairmont, w. ga, and
::atgthci offices of 4Ghaney G sArltin-
Strong, Fairinont, W.rRa., and Wash
fngt8n. Pa! fssl A,eri
y The County Court reserves the
tight I'd reject any or all bids
~ JOHN i. PHILLIPS.
Clerk Of the County Court
fsMarion County.
Mar 2471st. IA q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28

DRESS ,

Z. E .
Smart wraps as a rule are not to
come below the knees.
Bouelc is a material which has
knots, loops or curls on the sur
face, like astrakhan cloth.
Among the fabrics which one sees
often this season is armure. This
iissa weave with o fine pebbled sur
face.
Plating for skirts Is coming In,
Draping is to be rather high. Prob
ably skirts will be no wider unless
extra width Is necessary for. plaits.
The sash ends of the gown may
also have pretty decoration Of
beads to match that Of stockings.
The beads then are often used To
ornament the whole costume.
Beads are seen decorating tho
fronts of silk evening stockings
These stockings are chosen for their
.colorings. which must blend harmon
iouslyl with the rest OF the costume.
Bayadere is .another.. familiar
term: Any fabric in which + the
stripes, whether they, are printed or
woven. run from selyedges to selvedge
instead OF parallel with the selyedge
IS termed bayadere. n 4
Beads are being used to decorate
evening shoes. One retty pair. OF
shoes has a design OF conventional
izedtlowers carried out in iridescen,t
beads. These are stitched very
closely upon net and made In 4, large
variety OF co1ors.
Some OF the fayorite color combins
.aticns OF the hour are these: Black
and blue, blue and coral, prune and
coral. black and cerise, soft green
with blue. brown and soft salmon.
gray with tones of pink. eggplant
purple and yellow. dark colors with
Ieerise, purple, yellow and green.
ED
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28
Eating Places
Must AL Be
Scre'e:n1l i, I
HOTEL INSPECTOR WILL EN-.
FORCE LAW TO COMBAT THE
Fly, EVIL
RULES GOVERNING INSPECTION
OF HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS
ARFsSIEtCf, 5ssIt

C"..ials.s. against The fly will not
.iIy be wagedg blythe municipal
health department, and local wo-
mems civic organizations this spring.
but the state will take hand.
Al statement was made yesterday
by A. D. Sees, state hotel inspector,
that his department, expects to- start
a vigorous campaign against the fly.
To combat the evil effects Of the
ny the rules for the governing OF llo-
tells, the state board of health has
prescribed rule requiring screen
ing Of ali openings in hotels, rcstau-
ants and lunca wagons from April /
to November Is.
The rules governing hotel inspec-
lion follows: {Ss
Regulation u doors, windows,
back porchesS where same, exist. ali
passages org openings in hotels and
restaurants 3lupeh wagons or lunch
counters in this staff shall be prop
erly screened fronls the first day oi
April TO theshfteenfl day Of Novem,
Der in each, year.
Regulation 81 AZ: cooked or pre-
pared food on display shall lbe3 kept
covered at Eall; times BY glass or 16.
mesh screen covers, or kept in glass
or finely screened cases to prevent
contamination by handling or flies.
Regulation 3. All garbage or 9th.
err matter discarded from. kitchens
shall be kept in metallic garbage
cans which shall be kept clean and
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28
NOTICE 10 BRICK sMANuFACTuR.
ERS. n S6tS

Sealed btas viii beIreceiysd nni,t
1900 o'tt6e& no6h9i Tuesday April
4 4th, 1si4,stby thesG County Court, of.
Marion county, West Virginia, for
The furnishing Of paving brick Or
block for the construction Of approx
imately twenty-three miles Of ifa-
proved roads and etreetslinf Fairmnnt
district Of said Marion county.
ia certified check In the sum of
100000 must accompany zach bid,
Specifications and instructions 10
bidders are onvfiles In the county
clerks office, Fairmonts w. Va, and
at the offices of CLANCY g Arm
strong, Fairmont, w. Va. and Wash
ington, Pa. III
.iaThe County court reserves the
right TO reject any al bids.
JOHN f. PHILLIPS.
Clerk of The. County Court OF
, Marion County.
March "a, 1St.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28

that followed the former meeting!
sherwas walking on too much air to
make any effort to escape the other.
Seated at a tiny table amid wo-
men nibbling at plates OF sweets at
the semi-fashionable place, Dorothy
began gossiping about mutual ac-
quaintances after a lively fashion.
and what have you been doing?".
she demanded at length, voicing. a
question she had bcen dying to put.
ooh, I've decided to go on the
stage answered Marian.
Honestly" demanded Dorothy.
alive with interest. "How exciting!"
II shall begin rehearsals for a
vaudeville sketch in a few days.
continued Marian. enjoying the 9TH
er's astonishment. THE salary was
SO attractive that simply couldn't
resist the temptation"
u hear there's awfully big money
in acting" mrmured Dorothy. eve
thought some of taking It up myself.
but of course the folks wouldn't hear
of Il. Mother says it's SO cheap and
ordinary"
Its all a matter of view point, ;.
smiled Marian. refusing TO be stung
by the ding.
Where will YOU appcar?" asked
Dorothy. 81 shall want to see you,
of course"
The booking Observation-Disclosures
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28
Divorced LIED
4 b. Helen HeaonS Fuesde " y z.
MARIAN BOASTS OF HER PLANS.

- 49,. n
mhhihN buAotss w HER PLANS.
on ner next Sisit g we hartmann
alaaio, MARIAN paia h iei Steaeher s4e
cnsh ior tne weeks lessons two OF
when sne mad Already received.
tnoush me expenditure TOOK ne nearly
al INC remtttahee rom sher pr roy
sns lesa.psu .ls ,appropria1ioh V
.nproushiy @ol.n WI ana 1elI no
'i'issisihgs apout W w ~ re.sg9. ~
The days lesson In dramatic art;
pleased .i,er ;..,lnenaely and again
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-03-28
ed zee. answered Marian

completed yet" answered Marian
ot=hand.
We'll, I'm glad you're getting
the end OF their chat Ny folks
the end Of their cila:. .sf yfolksi
will be glad to know you've been Sol
lucky. Mothers been worrying about,
you.''yt.
"oh, She needn't worry any about
me" retorted Marian. 81 am amply
ableto take care of MYSELF
-+ 49, :, - II =
FOR sALEon Broom cottage on
MorgantoWn Ave. Lot 50x4O0.
feet. City water and gas. A big
barn and all kinds OF out build.
ings. Price, $4,000.
One Groom house. Mason ST..
modern up-to-date; lot 50x1l5.
Price $2,25Q.
One 7-room house on Market ST.,
near Baptist church: lot 4Ox135.
$4,000.
oas 5ioohl house on East Ferry
ST., near Merchant St.; modern up
to.date; lot 31xS6. Price $3.50.
One 4-room cottage; modern up-to.
date, near East Park school house,
L bargain to quick buyer. Price
$1,000.
One Groom house on State St.;
lot 5ox126. Price $4,000.
One Groom house on + street, East
Park; lot 40x1OO. Price $500.
One Groom house on t.ie corner OF
sGuffey and Columbia sts.; modern.
Lot 1890; brick. Price $1,000
One S-room pressed brick house on
Morgantown Ave-; modern up-to-
date: good frame barn on alley;
lot 40x120. Price $500.
One Groom house on Jackson
Ave; lot 54x10O feet. Price s4,-
600. sH Is,
One 5-rodm house on ;Albart Court;
lot 2sx120. Price SO, 900.
0ne sroom~ ehousc..-.al,...gsy er,nont
l. a e.tir modern. .,p.toAaat y S8let tix
h w. Lsspriee $3.50 .$sStb ~
/ Al CEreGm 1t6,,se AID a assras 81
grodnd afid all kinds. do e!u sbui i'd
ings> priefas SOC One 1dfle nom
town; plenty Of smallsfrnit 81;
One, 4-toom house on High ST.;
lot 50x10o. Price $4,000.
3 lots on Wiley ST.; size OF lots
4Ox100. Price $1,000.
One Broom cottage on View ST.;
one block from the East Park
school house; lot 4Ox129. Price
$4,000; modern.
: One S-room house on Maryland
Ave-: modern up-to-date; lot
4Ox1oo. Price ss,S0o.
We have number Of nice lots,
runs from 100000 up. Come in;
we would be glad to talk this over
with you. floor Trust Building.
Con. phone 672-Y; BELL, 1921,
n. C. sTEELE!A Real Estate.