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Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-29

Ednah Aiken's "Tne River IS the story of a young engineer who en- deayors to tame the wild Colorado River He has undertaken the work after other experts have failed anu he finds he must match his brains and youthful determination asalnal
Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-29

Advertising Rates on Application. Entered as second-ciass mail matter.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08

hope. | then leaned over back.
ward as far as | could without
falling, and hoped on one foot
while | took the shoe off the
other. and then changed. | tied
the shoestrings together and
placed them around my neck,
and when l could no longer wade
began swim ming down with the
current towards the bluff. /
had to swim about SO yards. but
with the current helping me |
made the trip in a hurry. Near
the bluff there is quite an under.
tow and many sucking swirls,
but being fairly we'll acquainted
with the place, having gone over
it in a boat on numerous Occa.
sions, | avoided them and landed
safely and climbed out. | caught
my boat at a shOal a quarter of a
mile below by wading in, AS it
was summer time the ducking
had no bad effect upon me, but |
was more careful ever after for
| did not want to cheat a hang.
man out of a job at some future
time,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08
Poem by DorTiE DiMPtE
he Weekly Story
THE BEST VACATION TRIP
BY c. e. AUSTIN.

Upon dear old Current River,
Where the pools IN clear and deep
Shoals OF minnow irisk and frolic
And the gray trout lies asleep.
IT'S an ideal place in summer,
For the long vacation days.
Lots nicer on the river
Than on foreign CULTS or bays.
Such a lovely nook in the forest
Where YOU stretch the tent at night,
Tho the woods look black and gloomy
The fire is blazing bright.
Red are the dying embers,
But the shadows dance in glee
Making spectral ghosts and goblins
Out OF every bush and tree.
When the golden sun is
In the crimson Western sky,
And the first t OF the evening
Shines down dimly from on high,
Then the sparkling wave are ruffied
With the balmy breeze OF June,
And the silhouette OF the turkey
Is outlined by the harvest moon
Yes, it's awfully cool and spicy,
And as shady as you wish,
While in q boat upon the river
Catching baskets full OF fish.
All these lovely summer pictures
Are on mental canvas hung,
For the happy song OF freedom
Is the sweetest I've sung.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08

Fishing in that stream Is great
sport at almost any season of
the year. In the winter the
jack salmon bite" and when
the weather becomes warmer
the different species of bass, the
crappie, black perch, google
eyed perch, pike, large yellow
bellied" sun.fsh, will seldom let
your line out to it's depth if you
are still fishing" and | have
often taken two at one cast with
artificial bait.
There is a club house just be.
low Chiffon called the Kansas
City club house, and Il station on
the Current River branch of the
Frisco called Club House, where
members go and call home while
on an outing. Doniphan people
have a club house below that
town near the mouth of Pike
creek. Many persons from
other portions of the state camp
along the river every summer,
being transported to and from
the railway stations by gasoline
launches. Sometimes some of
these parties don't have much
luck, and | have sold many
nice live fish to parties who
wanted to make a record, the
understanding being that |
would not tell they had bought
the fish
Hunting in the fall and winter
is also very good, there being
deer, wild turkey, duck, and the
woods full of squirrels. I sat in
my boat one evening fishing in
deep water near the left bank Of
the river just above the mouth of
Compton creek and caught nine
nice bass and killed seven SOUR
rels without getting out of my
boat until | got out to pick up
the squirrels, and this near a
camp of parties who had told me
they had been there two days
and only caught one mess of fish
and had not seen a squirrel. /
camped in my tent near them
three days and furnished them
with all the fish and game
ducks and squirrels they could
make use of, and was paid royal.
ly for my services.
One dark, gloomy day while
out hunting | became lost. l
was going up a hollow about two
miles down the river from the
Kansas City club house on a
still hunt for turkeys. The
place is known as Cataract Hol.
low, and winds around from
away up in the hills to it's mouth
just west of a. bluff at a very
place in the river known
as the cataract. / had gone per
haps a mile from the river when
| saw a deer jump out Of an old
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08
UPON CURRENT RIVER
Some Rather Exciting Episodes
in the Experiences of an
Ingenious Isaac Walton

tBeing DESTROYS OF giving our readers
diversified subjects in the way of read
ing matter we have arranged to pub
lish some excellent stories from the pen
OF Mr.. =. f. Austin, who recites them
from actual experiences of his own, and
they will be found varied and interest
ing. Some OF them will be too long for
any one issue Of the Mirror, but will be
continued to the following week. We
have read these manuscripts and pro-
ounce his stories well.written and
thrilling. THE EDITOR.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08

DRY: a gladstone hand shake and
welcome from those who live or
the many fine farms along its
banks (proyided you do not take
your deer hounds along), and
hunting in the depths of the for
ests where abound deer, turkey,
the mother quail with her coyey,
squirrels, ducks, geese it's all
there and an experience.
On one of my trips what
turned out to be a laughable in.
cidenc occurred to me, but
there was a possibility during
its enactment that this story
would never have been written,
and perhaps that would have
been best for all concerned.
l was in my boat floating down
over a shoal standing up watch.
ing the fish dart this way and
that when the boat struck an
obstruction and whirled around
SO swiftly that l lost my balance
and. went overheard. 1t was
just above Tunnel Bluff, and
near where the line between
Carter and. Ripley counties
crosses the river. This shoal Is
one OF the many swift ones along
that part of the river. The
water was nearly waist deep
with rolling rock for a bottom,
and so swift / could not stand
still but was forced along with
the current. Below me a hund.
red yards or more was a deep
hole where the water rushed
against the rock bluff and made
abrupt turn to the right. | did
not want 10 be washed down into
this hole II it could be avoided,
and therefore made a desperate
to wade to the bank. |
soon realized this to be a vain
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08
II.

However, this was not my last
trip to Current River. l have
gone there several times since
then-once or twice each year
and would stay there from two
weeks to two months and having
a good time, land l expect there
are people under the sound of
my voice at the present time who
would envy me my trip were
it not a SIM. l have caught fish
in the clear waters of that beau
tiful stream all along from Van
Buren,, in Carter county, to
Doniphan, in Ripley county, and
have taken hundreds of fish,
using live minnOws for lure,
or bait. One spring | caught
346 fish, mostly bass, and did
not have my lines wet more than
one.fourth that time during the
six weeks | was there.
Well, it's this way about that
river; you get all the fish that's
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-10-08

coming to you, an
unobstructed, and
unbiased view of
mountain scenery
that can not be OBJ.
secured from mem.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

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The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
THERE'S A BETTER WAY THAN LAW TO
MAKE YOUR NEWSPAPER DECENT!

to saying plainly big head
n that Champ Clark was drunk when he appeared
liver lecture said also;
of TODAY take too liberties
ousbt to he law passed to correct our newspapersD
4, S.AiS very wa a,' s -, a ~. ~. aa
Clark nar haa oeen printed because densh' Oh Inc part new"
papers 70 wreck repu'au0ns ana ons s0fr0~ 70 MONIES
"e tOoA oO'aoiOn T" iu w n ~ ~ ~ P' :,
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paper.
We reminded him that mention the poison used
unless the person is or lesson for society contained
W. naa liz ho. ~. - divorce oo.s. ia oo
,;;.a $50 - 1 Cd th i ~ t. - been scandal
snnhna.eu from Jul 'OiuHAnS' anu ua' p' A-e ~ " p ~
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
e s YiEssEGeAMlspNcERRs
fTN Busy Week Among the Masostes 6slflilY
X(VW Gives Him
2NoYW Express &VV
SH BY
BY TOM MAY

AVE we bin adn tn base ball asked the grocer
No schedule
that Will keep thin playin
that
They all duin tn
whin comm
an
well Moo Yak big there's
VIII
ARE 10 ask Casey
IF bin readin IN asked
answered Grogan
This tn boundin
jumped
league an
bin breakn rr Nav interrupted
Frank Ina he toud
a
family would
Frank mus be
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
War Exposed.

The strongest forts are little use,
They offer short resistance,
For Krupp's projectiles play the deuce
Al an amazing distance.
The cruisers have small chance to
fight
With enemies and pink 'em
When these with weapons out OF sight
Have found the way to sink 'em.
AS Sherman taught US long ago
That was was then hell game.
so German guns would seem TO show
That now Il 10 shell game.
New York Sun.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
Mr.. MaxweIrs Household Hints.

Always peel beans before baking
them.
A few pieces of ice scattered on the
pantry shelves will drive away red
ants. The ants will slip on the Ice
and break their legs.
Porterhouse steak makes line
substitute for blood pudding.
When shoestring-fri potatoes are
part OF the menu dainty effect can
be had by tying them In knots.
A small amount OF camphor poured
over grape skins will keep the moths
out.-Cleveland Press.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
Looks Suspicious.

York County Farmer bursting into
4he--village INN dye think, 81
las? The bones of prehistoric man
have been found on Jim Whites
farm!
Innkeeper-Great Gosh ! hope
poor Jim'll be able to clear hisself at
the coroner's inquest.-Penn State
Froth.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
The erutel

A suffraget meeting was In pro-
gress. Among the speakers OF the
evening was a tall, thin young WON.
an utterly unattratcive in every re-
spect. During the course of her re-
marks she questioned:
do ! make myself plain?"
Somebody has, II you haven't"
came male voice from the rear OF
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
With the Masses.

IL see Jinx has joined the great ma
jority."
What! Poor Jinx dead?"
mo. not dead: he has joined the
crowd OF people who would like to
know who started this fool war and
What II is ut."--Houston Post.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
Not IncOnsOlable

There were two Browns in the vii
lage, both fishermen. One lost his
wife, the other his boat at about the
same time. The rectors wife called,
as she supposed, on the widower, but
really upon the Brown whose boat
had gone down.
I'm sorry TO hear of your great
loss" she said.
'Oh, II amt much matter" was the
philosophical reply. She wasn't up
TO much"
Indeed" said the surprised lady.
Yes" continued Brown, she was
a rickety old thing offered her TO
my mate, but he wouldn't have her.
I've had my eye on another for some
time"
And then the lady fed.--Top-Notch.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
How To Be Happy.

My kingdom and my daughters hand
Are yours" the story started,
They married-and lived happily
That Is. when they had parted.
New York Mail.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
A "Reminiscences.

Wilfred-Do you know Miss Cutey.
too?
Ernie-Yes. We used 10 be the
same age when we were growing up.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

He-I just now saw you dancing
with Clodhop. They say he is heav-
emily dancer.
She-lndeed? Well, after my expe
rience with him, | hope he soon will
ha
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
Maritime Activities.

Joyous, though meek,
oh, let us seek
The Chesapeake,
Wheresall the shells
That Might propels
Are oyster shells,
Washington Star.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

We imagine the war cost to Ger
many against Russia must be costly
for the possible tendency OF the Ger
man soldiers to blaze away at any,
thing in the distance that may look
like a set OF whiskers.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

Robberies from the express
company had been Of frequent &C.
currence.
The company's detectives were
baffied, for the strange part Of
the robberies had been they were
Of the sneak order, with now a
hundred dollars missing, next
$500 missing, and upon one occa-
sion $1,000 missing.
The express car upon the night
in question, was divided into
two compartments by partition.
In one end Of the car stood the
safe containing the 100000 in
$1,000 bills, and in the other end
sat Howard at work on his re-
ports.
An hour and a half had passed
and Howard had forgotten about
the man in the black whiskers
whose strange conduct had made
him suspicious.
Intently at work on his reports,
ne did not hear the door open as a
man in dark whiskers slipped out
Of the smoker, across the plat
form and into the express car.
SO expert was the man In work
ina a combination that there was
not a sound as he turned this way
and that until the tumblers fell,
and the door stood open.
A hand quickly cIutched the
envelope with it's rich contents,
and then the man In black whisk-
ers deliberately started to count
the $1,000 bills.
"Mr. Expressman," called the
man in black whiskers.
r Howard Pi.ley turned and OBJ
served the misunderstanding man
standing by the open safe. He
started TO reach for his revolver.
"i'll shoot" came a hiss from
between the whiskers.
Howard PixIey was cool when
he saw that the stranger had him
fouled.
II was not the first time the
safe In Towards car had been
robbed.
In fact. he confessed II was the
seventh time as he handed over
to the bIack-whiskered railroad
detective the crisp $1,000 bill he
had taken from the envelope and
secreted In his shoe.
And Howard said TO himself:
ri was sure from the first that
didn't like the looks Of this fel-
low"
AS we understand sentiment. II
rong Johnson jumped from III
league 10 the Federals.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
From Another
Point OF VIeU

K Extremes have met in Coyington,
Ky, where announcement is made or
the wedding OF Miss Matilda Widener
TO James Narrows,
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
A Militant.

Why did Kate refuse at the party
to sing All That Want Is Love-"
"She refused because II wouldn't
be true; she wants the vote also"
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

Richard Garfield, New York's gan
ling king. has been called,
THE MYSTERIOUS WHISPERS.
Bad night" said Howard Pix.
ley, In charge OF the express car
as the Badger limited came TO
stop In Batavia and Jim Hill, the
local agent, handed him a large
envelope. securely sealed.
1T 10 that" replied Jim Hill,
but IL you and me had what's in
that envelope, we wouldn't be
worrying about the weather"
Howard Pixley glanced at the
notation on the big envelope:
CONTENTS, 100000
IN $1,000 BILLS.
AS Towards eyes left the en-
velope and as he was about to
turn to put the package IN the
safe, he noticed near the door on
the station platform, mysteri-
ous-lookins man in black whis-
kers and a cap pulled down over
his eyes.
The looks Of the man gave
Howard q creepy feeling and his
uneasiness wasn't relieved, but, IN
fact, il was aggravated as he saw
from the door mat the mysterious
looking man was boarding the
train.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
hear the sleIah RellsI

Mr. Snow Frost, from near Neosho,
was here last week visiting his
nephews. William and Winter Frost.
Eureka Springs ark Times Echo
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

Fear OF unexploded shells in the
ground has put an end to potato dig
ging in East France Another thing
war seems to have created demand
for Is a long range hoe. 49,
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12

Richard Garfield, New York's gam
bling king. has been called.
The Detroit times., 1914-12-12
LOADING.

LoHOlNo
Reindeer a-prancIno,
Santa's eyes dancine;
Filling up for children up
His great big sleigh;
Toys thousand fold
For the young and old;
Stocking up for stockings up
Christmas day. /.
Thomas A. Edison takes his $4,000
900 fire loss with such marked uncon-
Germ as TO suggest that In some OF his
experiments he may have discovered
a substitute for money.
A Missouri man says his wife be-
lieves everything he tells her but our
opinion Of the man is that he lies.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16
CRISIS IN MINERS AFFAIR is
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY

Butte, Mont, June 16.-A crisis in
the situation resulting from dissen-
ton in the ranks of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners organization here,
is expected tomorrow night. At that
time the miners who seeded from
the federation will hold a meeting
for the purpose of determining
whether to, organize local indie
pendent of the federation. Members
of the |. w. w. are behind the move
ment.
1t is believed the Western Fedora
ton will insist upon the mine COM
panies carrying out their contracts
to employ only men holding Western
Federatio nof Miners cards.
Gov. Stewart has asked Sen.
Walsh, in Washington, to ascertain
whether the president would send
troops if requested.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16
PERSON WITNESS VANIsHEs

PERSON WITNESS VANISHES
Jack Taylor, former Illinois Cen
trail Railway section foreman at Gin
ton, and the most important witness
in the defense~o of Carl Person, labor
editor now under murder charge, has
disappeared.
Taylor was subpoenaed to appear
before Judge Walker in the Person
bail proceedings last week. Attorney
Frank Comerford gave him $40 ex-
pense money. He never reached Chi
cago.
A weeks search by six detectives
in automobiles covering all of De Witt
county and an investigation by Carl
Person himself over Clinton and sur
rounding country has failed to locate
Jack Taylor.
Taylor was one Of two men who
pulled Tony Musser off Carl Person
after Musser had beaten Persons
face to a bloody, swollen mass. He
testified that Musser broke. away
from him and started for Person.
This second rush of Musser caused
Person to draw an automatic gun
and empty its seven bullets into the
body of Musser and, according to the
defense, was the only thing Person
could do to stop second smuggling by
a man outweighing him 7Opounds. 1t
goes straight against the testimony
of the other man holding Musser. The
other man was Harry Cain, an ILL
nois Central strikebreaker and gun
man, who says that Person did the
shooting while Musser was being held
by. two friends of the latter.
Jack Taylor is the most damaging
witness who is in the way of the Hi
nois Central crowd working to
''swing" Person. Though Taylor was
known as good workman and held
down the job of section foreman out
of Clinton many years, he has had
hard time getting work since he gave
Testimony before the GRAND iIII-v
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-06-16

of him is at the farm of one Charles
Bell, Is miles from Clinton. There he
was promised a job and gave his word
that he was going to the poor farm
and get his wife and children and
come back to work
The theory of the defense is that
the Illinois Central government of De
Witt county either used violent tao
tics to get Taylor out of the jurisdic-
ton of the court that will try Person
or else Taylor has been driven So des-
perate by poverty that he finally be-
came willing to take job for the l. C.
in state outside of Illinois, where he
and his family can have decent living.
Attorney Frank Comerford, who is
defending Person, came to Chicago
today. He said that complete sworn
statement was gotten from Jack Tay-
lor and if the witness is not found
before trial all the peculiar and sinis-
ter facts of the disappearance will be .
brought before the trial court.
= 514 af1davits from residents of De
Witt county, Illinois, were filed today
to substantiate the charge that Carl
Person cannot get a fair trial in that
county on the charge of killing Tony
Musser, Illinois Central strikebreaker.
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CRISIS IN MINERS AFFAIR Is
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY
Butte, Mont, June 16.-A crisis in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13
GERM FANS 60 FORW ARD.
Despite Strong Resistance Prussians
 Advance i'm East.

Berlin, Dec. 12, by wireless to Say vile, l.. 1.-The official press bureau has given out the following:
 "The nost important factor In th' latest report from the eastern thea 'tre is that of the joking of PrzanySz. Although this, in itself, is unimpor, ant. it shows that the Germans norti of the VistuIa have begun an actl v, .r offensive. EI XNk
 "rhe town mentioned lies in tic direct line of communication betNte+ Wi.lenberg and Warsaw, showing an advance directed against the fortifi ' Narew llne. If this line should Ie .roken the Gc"maLs would be m the a., of Warsaw, ard able tt. exercise deciding influence on the Pols campaign.
 "Tne news from South P land and Gal,cja. despite certain successes of the Germans and Austriars. leaves nc doubt that severe resistance IS belh' encountered everywhere.
 "The operations in Servia are meet ing with sharp resistance at soms noints. but are proceeding to th' southward of Belgrade"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13
Maneuver Frees Right Wing of Slav Army Which Was
 Backed Against Vistula.
GERMAN TROOPS
 TAKE PRZANYSZ
PruSSianS Advance Toward Narcw Line. Which Is All That Is Between Them and Warsaw, Where
 Furious Battle RngeS.

Petrograd, Dec. 12.-The German line has been cut at two points on the front between Przanysz aud Ciech- apoWa, the Russians destroying tEr line of communication between the German columns, according 10 ad- vices received here today.
 The success of this maneuver gives the Russians an important stra;egI" advantage, although it probably will not figure as d deciding factor in tA' fighting about Warsaw, which touay Was raging with such fury that inc roar of the guns was plainly audible i:. tne Polish capital.
 It's main advantage will be tn freeing of the Russian right wins west of Warsaw. 1nlS hO1v uas beer cramped against the right bank of tho Vistula, a situation into which it was driven when the Russians fell back
 apon the Polish capital. The repuIs i of the Germans on the Przanysz- 1 Ciechanowa front will now give then space in which to maneuver. Day and night attacks are being di rected against the Russians betwee, Lodwicz and the Vistula, where the | Germans are being reinforced cor Stantly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-13
NEW YORK STOCK
 EXCHANGE OPENS
 Stocks Rapidly Advance, In stead of Descending as Was Feared.

New York, Dec. 12.-Like a mighty ship taking to water the New York Stock exchange glided from idleness to activity on the stroke of 10 o'clock this morning. There was no mishap. and only ten seconds cheering by those on board and by the privileged spectators. Five minutes after 10 al was normal.
 And thus was history made. For this was history, important history when the principale stock market re- opened after having been closed fo. Ill days.
 The market opened with a rush and an old-time upward swing thar sent the principal issues whole points above the rock bottom figures deter mined upon by the committee in ad vance. Tine governors approved fol trading 192 issues, and though othc issues were barred, notably United States Steel, activity on the floor re vived memories of big days years ago