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are the front and rear ends of the
shelter tent become the sides Of this
tent, and are enclosed halfway with
triangular shaped pieces Of cloth. As
but one edge OF the tent covering Ii
pegged to the ground. you must tack
It along the ridge-pole. By pulling
away the stick props, and dropping
the canopy. your tent viii be enclosed
upon all sides.
The tent shown in Fig. IFS triangu-
lar In plan. and has triangular sides
and q triangular front The ridge OF
the tent Ia made Of q piece Of q
c~lothesllne. one end Of which rs fas,
tened to q clothes-post. and the other
end to a stake driven into the ground.
The covering material should be
square. A seven.foot sheet will do
First tie the lower end Of the ridge
rope to a stake driven into the ground
seven or eight feet away from q
clothes-post, then fold the covering
material cornerwise, AZ indicated by
the dotted line In Fig. S. and place u
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

board. pins and thread, and any girl
will hnd the making easy.
This doll house may contain just a.
many rooms as you wish, though 1t II
best to start by making only two
rooms. as shown In Fig. !. and then
to add others afterward.
The sticks are used to support the
walls, and are driven into the ground
at the corners. It Ia not necessary for
these to be Of equal size. though they
should be at least IS inches long.
Sticks longer than this can be broken
on, or driven further Into the ground.
They should be at least 1 inch thick
SO they will not bend.
With a pointed stick mark out upon
the ground. in a shady spot the shape
of the rooms. Eighteen or 20 inches
square is a good size. Then pound
one of the sticks into the ground ct
each corner. to a depth of 8 inches.
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important Food Element.

1t is very dificult to figure out Q
ration that is adapted to the needs Of
the pigs unless we have pasture and
forage to furnish plenty OF succulent
and bulky foods. From weaving time
until the pigs are six months old pro.
tein Is the important food element In
their rations. Corn IL nine-tenths car
bo~hydrates. oats contain more protein
than corn. but not enough to meel
the requirements Of the pigs. Rye
is richer in protein than oats. but
as a pig.feed barley excels all the
above, and is a sure crop In many sec
tons where corn seldom natures.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

each end Of the ridge-pole to a stake
driven into the ground several feet
away from the base Of the upright.
Drive stakes at the four orner OF
the tent, and tie the corners Of the
covering to them. Also drive a stake
at the center Of each side for addi-
tional fastening.
With the same kind Of framework,
you can make the open-front tent
shown in Fig. 8. The only way IN
which its construction differs from
that of the shelter tent is that the
side Of the shelter tent becomes the
front Of this tent, and is raised and
held by stick props, thus forming a
canopy over the entrance. And what
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t1omE10
|M HELPS
MOVE TO ABOLISH FENCES
Pittsburgh Newspaper Regards Idea
f, With Favor, but Has Doubt OF Ito
Practleability.

Baltimore comes forward with q
community back yard idea, already b
subject of practical experiment In
that city, remarks the Pittsburgh Dis.
patch. It aims to abolish the insight
ly back yard and Its rubbish-hiding
fences, and to create instead a neigh
borhood open space or park and play
ground that would keep the chil-
dren on the streets and offer residents
instead Of a little cooped-up and prac-
ticaily useless piece Of private domain
a chance to stretch themselves and en-
Joy a freedom of movement to be had
in no other way.
A correspondent who directs atten-
ton to the scheme suggests that 1t
might be expanded into a factor In
reducing the cost of living II the COM
munity would devote part Of the
open space to growing fruit or garden
truck. !.
Admirable as the idea may seem In
the abstract. 1t may be questioned
whether neighborhood human nature
has arrived at the perfection neces-
sary to its success. 1t is not difficult
to imagine a refractory resident an
gered by some neighbor spelling the
whole plan by restoring his fences
It may be doubted, too. whether this
could be avoided by any binding agree
ment being secured in advance. Then.
asao fhoro Ia a1wava the n0Saibilitv OF
an untidy neighbor mussing up the
community back yard, Of c~lothesline
fights and dogs and chickens and all
the numerous troubles that add spice
II not sweetness to neighborhood ex
istence.
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the same cloth for both rooms. run II
around the three walks.
Fig. 4 shows how the center wall
covering lie Tapped around the center
posts and pinned.
with all walls pinned In place. the
next thing to do II TO cut the door
way and windows With . pair OF
sharp scissors this is easy to do.
Make the doorway. about 8 inches
wide and s inches high. Leave Q mar
row strip ACROSS the bottom. ~ shown.
to hold the cloth together. Cut the
window openings about ( inches Wide
and s inches high. with the bottoms
about 8 inches above the ground
oiled paper may be stitched over
these openings for "glass." but II WIN
look better to omit It, and instead TO
represent window-sash with black
thread. running the thread across the
openings from side to aide. and nom
top to bottom. to represent the wood
en- bars.
= White cloth, or o piece OF some plain
color that Will harmonixe with the
wall covering. should be used for the
ceilings OF the rooms. Pin It to the
upper edges Of the walls, {
Make the foors Of cardboard cut
from q pasteboard boz.
window curtains may be made from
scraps Of silk. or tissue paper. The
lace edge of shelf paper makes spleen
did lace curtains. and white. green or
yellow paper does nicely for window
shades.
The doll house may be entirely fur.
! nished with simple furniture made
from berry boxes or cardboard boxes,
or with any doll furniture that you
| pay have
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

tein to the grain. Corn OF barley usu-
ally furnish the bulk Of the grain "a
ton, and when necessary these can be
supplemented by adding one-tenth lin
seed oil meal or one-sixteenth tank.
age. The rate Of feeding will depend
on the gains desired. Considering q
full grain ration to be four pounds
daily per 100 pounds live weight, we
may say that for ordinary work with
growing shoats a one-half grain ra-
ton, or two pounds a day for each 100
pounds live weight, will give salts
factory results. II It is desired to make
faster gains a heavier grain ration can
be used, and II 1t is desired to main
tain the animals as cheaply as pos
sible a smaller percentage should be
fed.
1t seems doubtful II It ever pays to
try to keep pigs on forage crops alone.
These crops are sometimes sufficient
to keep the pigs growing. but the gains
are not usually made economically.
Usually the pigs r kept at q loss In
live weight. Where brood sows are
kept they should be given enough
! grain to keep them In good thrifty
condition. The fact that the forage
crops have high value when grains are
fed does not mean that they should be
fed alone. }
The crops best adapted to grazing
with pigs are alfalfa, rape. clover. blue
grass, bermuda, rye. oats. soy beans
and cowpeas. The nature of the soil
the climate, and the rainfall are In
~luences that should govern the selec
ton Of the crops to be used. Alfalfa
is the greatest forage crop on soil'
suited to its growth. Rape and clover
are also excellent feeds, and both arr
high in protein, the element needed Il
balance ordinary grain feeds.
Farmers are urged to plan som'
system of forage crops for their hogs
Now is the time to plan some fields I!
be sown to crops adapted to grazing
If permanent pastures are advisable
fence OF a portion for the pigs ant
plant some crop to keep the pig
growing when the permanent pasture
dry UP, and the returns from tn
years work with hogs will be propol
tionately increased. Give the pig a
/, honest chance to make you money b
giving him green feeds in their nature
/ state. and his growth. health, and porl
Fmaking ability will be increased.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

A hard worker Of extraordinary en-.
durance and indispensable withal, in
the desolate regions Of the north,
where snow and ice reign throughout
most of the year, the Eskimo or
husky" dog yet receives a bad name
from the men for whom he slaves with
no other reward than one slender meal
a day and a bullet In the head when
his FIVE winters of service have worn
him out. Extreme ferocity, cannibal-
ism, treachery and cowardiee are the
charges brought against him. That
they are not without their basis Is
proved by an incident bordering on a
tragedy that occurred at post OF the
Hudson bay copany.
Boys Marrow Escape.
The four-year-old son Of the agent
well wrapped in fur, left the post house
n day to play about the door. With
him was his faithful companion and
protector, a big mastiff that the agent
had brought from England. The hus-
kies that composed the post team OF
| sledge haulers at first had attempted
to welcome the mastiff to their midst
in the very literal sense of chewing
him up; but, by dint of giving two or
three Of the pack a good mauling, the
mastiff had established 1t, once and
for all, that he was not their meat. So
now while the little boy romped in
the snow the huskies skulked about at
q safe distance From out Of the win
dow the child's mother glanced occa-
sionally to see that all was well.
Suddenly there was a commotion
that sem the mother to the door In a
frenzy Of fear. One piercing scream
had come from the child. to be sue
ceeded by a riot of yelps. snarls and
bowls. The sight that greeted the
mother was appalling. Her boy was
down, with the pack Of huskies tum.
bling over one another to get to him,
while the big mastiff CALAMITY fought
to save his young charge from theil
dripping fangs. The child, 1t was later
learned, had fallen on a patch Of ice
and the huskies, ever on the alert fol
an advantage to attack, had set upon
him In an instant. The big mastin
sprang Immediately to the rescue.
Their lust for human flesh had over
come the huskies' fear of the mastif;
but while he could not save his charge
from being s~hockingly bitten. his
heroic onslaught upon the pack o
maddened brutes prevented them from
tearing the boy to pieces on the spo'
and thus enabled the mother to reach
her child before It was too late.
The next day the frosty air about
the post rang repeatedly to the reports
Of a rife. and when the usual silence
that broods over the wilderness hat
been restored, IL husky dogs lay deaf
In the snow. It was an act not 30 mucl
Of revenge as Of projections once
husky gets q taste of human blood, M
person thereafter is safe In his vi
cinity.
Such is the treachery OF the dog
that visitors are always warned not +
attempt to pet them. Even II the dol
you are stroking does not take advan
tage of the occasion to help himself t
q mouthful Of your flesh. the other
are likely to imagine that a banquet
, in progress and make haste to partici
pate. A driver that slips and fall
among the dogs while arranging thei
harness is lucky II the fangs Of all Q
, them are not buried In him in tn
twinkling Of an eye.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
A TENT FOR THE BACK YARD.
Nv A. Nicely HALL.

0y ~. WE'LL nH6e
II you can find an old blanket. quilt,
rug, piece Of carpet or even a sheet,
It will furnish you with just the right
kind Of material for making a satisfac-
tory tent for camping out in the back
yard, or in q nearby vacant lot.
Below are shown three simple tents
which may be made Of such covering
material as these, and they a be
put up quickly. Is there is but little
work to making them.
The shelter tent shown in Fig l re
quires a ridge-pole fastened ACROSS up.
rights braced as shown In Fig. 2. and
this framework can be made out OF
any sort Of sticks that you can IND
at hand. A c~lothes-pole, though Q
trifie long. might be used for the
ridge-pole. Drive the bottoms Of the
uprights into the ground. and. after
fastening the ~ridge-pole across their
tops, run a rope brace irom a nail In
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

using another stick or q hammer to
pound with; also drive two sticks into
the ground at each end Of the inside
wall. (See Fig. -
For the walls you will require pieces
of cloth IL or IA inches wide. White
cloth win do, but II you a find COZ
ored cloth of some pretty pattern II
will give the rooms q much Adainfier
appearance. Different material may
be used for each room Plain coiored
cloth will give q tinted-calsom.ns eff
feet, potato sacking will look nearly
like buriap. and cretonne will have
the appearance Of tapestry. Fasten
the cloth at one corner. doubling It
around the corner stick. and pinning
1t to itself in several places ss shown
in Fig. 8; then pass 1t around the
other corner sticks as far As the Gen.
ter wall. or. II you r going to use
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

western coast of Hudson's bay
when the sun rose over the sur
rounding wilderness. Far out
from tbe shore the bay was frozen
solid and over the ice and the land the
gale whirled the feathery snow in
great clouds. II there had been q
spirit thermometer at the hut 1t would
have recorded a temperature of at
least forty degrees below zero.
with he first appearance of the sum-,
two swarthy men. wrapped to their
eves In fur. emerged from the hut on
snow shoes and drew from. out the
Iean.to a long. low sledge on which
was lashed a great load of skins. They
were trainers about to start for the
trading most some forty miles up the
COAST From the front of the sledge-
thev ca,I II komatik--extended for
about eight feet a stout sealskin' strand
Known in those regions as a bride.
CLEARLY II was meant that draft ami.
mals of some sort should be attached
thereto. But where were they? The
trannars knew Looking at the ten lit
tIe mounds of snow. one of them called
sbarnlv "Ho. ho. ho. no. ho!"
After NIoht In Snow.
The effect was curious. The ten lit.
tie mounds moved. and then we're
transformed into as many dogs. which
%uncurled themselves, arose and shook
the snow from their shaggy coats. An.
other sharp call and they came bound
ing to the komatik. Kicking and cuff
ing them, the trappers got them into
the harness. To the loop at the free
end of the bride they buttoned the
sealskin traces, one Of which extended
over each dogs back, there to divide
into two loops, which, after his front
legs were thrust through them, Joined
over his breast. Now there was a great
hullabaloo, the dogs leaping excitedlJ
about, Juggling at their traces and
bowling with all their might as the
trappers took seats in the komatik.
The man in front had a whip of wal.
rms hide fully twenty-five feet long.
Out It few with a resonant crack.
whit! Whit" shouted the driver.
With a final chorus of bowls the dogs
bent forward, straining hard to get
their heavy load under way, and then
with a mad rush they were of, the
varying lengths of their traces permit
ting them to travel together like q
pack of wolves.
Gradually their pace slackened un.
til 1t became a gentle trot. But or
and on all day they went, following
the coast line across frozen bays and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
His own Detective.

In Schenectady. N. va farmer rec.
ognized in a leather shop the green
hide Of a horse which had been stolen
from him but two weeks before. BY
Q OF the hide he traced the thief
and eventually was paid for the horse.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Poor comhInation.

A good COW In the hands OF q poor
dairyman Is a poorer proposition than
a poor COW in the hands Of a good
dairyman. Both are very poor com,
b~inations, However, a good dairyman
will not keep a poor COW more than
one season,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
4 Girl with Some Head.

Ethel (dining in swell restaurant
with q girl friend -Goodness! !
haven't enough money to pay for our
dinner.
Kitty-And I haven't a cent with
me.
Ethel-what in the world shall We
do.
Kitty (brightening)--oh, I know
Wen have the bill sent G. q. D.
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rh,nc ~ Mo,t ,mportanee.

aWhat matters the nature Of our
work so long as It Is well done? We
do not CLEAN happiness according to
our station in life. but according To
how we'll we adapt ourselves to that
stAtiopr
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Question q Identity.

That man says he's going to take
his Inheritance into Wall street and lay
the foundation.of a fortune"
Eyes" replied Mas Cayenne. but
whose fartunef"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
,rdue.. Fruit ss.rlno,

In pruning, do not forget that sum.
mer pruning induces fruit bearing and
wood growth is promoted by winter
pruning.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
SELLING Products.

A man can better AFFORD to sell bur
ter at the cost of production than 10
sell grain, that 10. when the selling
price Of the butter includes the feeds
and labor at their market value.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

DOCS More Harm Than Good.
The charity Is bad which takes from
independence its proper pride and
from mendicity its ~salutary shame
Southey.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
New Definition.

Success is a cocktail composed OF
our own strength and other peoples
weakness.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
NJ nu,lre,, wIth chlckens,

II q man Is too lazy to clean the
poultry house once a week and white
wash It once or twice q year he has
no business keeping chickens.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
For Handy Bous and
Girls 10 Make and Do
Copyrish. b. A. Nesay HaID
AN OUTDOOR DOLL HOUSE.
BIZ PERkINs.

BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
As nice a little doll house az you
could wish may be built out OF doors.
All that IL necessary to make It II
a few sticks, some cloth. some card
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

. the rope with the fold along the
rope. and fasten with clothestpins.
Pass the upper end OF the rope around
the clothes-post. and pull until the tent
IL raised to the proper height; then
tie It. Fasten the front corners to
stakes driven into the ground. II .
front nap IL wanted, It can be pinned
to the edges Of the sides. with just
enough OF one corne left open to
crawl through.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

setting Strawberry Plants.
When setting strawberry plants. be
sure to arm the soil well about the
roots. $3.50
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

Social Courtesy.
II We Quarreled with all the people
who abuse US behind our backs, and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Have some currants

A few current bushes ought to be In
every garden.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
80. The Greatest Nouel of the Twentieth Centur,

it seem to you that l am entitled to
know why she is being so suddenly
taken away from me- and what is
the change in life which Mr.. O'Neill
referred to in his letter."
The smile which had been playing
around the Bishops face was smitten
away from it by that question, and
he looked anxiously across at my
father.
TELL her." said my father, and
then, while my heart thumped in my
bosom and the Reverend Mother
stroke my hand to compose me, the
bishop gave a brief explanation.
The time had not come when it
would be prudent to be more def
mite, but he might say that Mr..
O'Neill was trying to arrange a happy
and enviable future for his daugh-
ter, and therefore he wished her to
return home to prepare for It.
Does that rpean marriage?" said
TT may be SO. !. ] am not quite
And that a husband has already
been found for herr"
That. toe. perhaps. 1 will not
"Monsignor," said the Reverend
Mother, sitting up with dignity, SIS
that fair?"
"Fair?"
rs 1t fair that after ten years in
which her father has done nothing
for her, he should determine what
her life is to be, without regard to
her wish and will?'
l raised my eyes and saw that the
bishop looked aghast.
Reverend Mother, you surprise
me-" he said. "Since when has a
father ceased to be the natural guar
dian Of his child? Has he not been
so since the beginning of the world
Doesn't the church itself build its
laws on that foundation?''
Does it?'' said the Reverend
Mother shortly. And then q could
feel her hand trembling as she
spoke): Some of it's servants do, l
know. But when did the Church say
that anybody-no matter whoa
father, or anybody else-should take
the soul of another, and control 1t,
and govern it, and put it In prison ?"
MY good lady" said the Bishop,
would you call it putting the girl
in prison to marry her into an illus
trious family, to give her an historic
name, to surround her with the dig
nifty and distinction :"
Bishop" said my father, raising
his hand, 81 guess it's my right to
butt in here, isn't it?"
Welcome Praise.
I saw that my fathers face had
been darkening while the Reverend
Mother spoke, and now, rolling his
heavy body in his chair so as to face
her, he said:
Excuse me, ma'am, but when you
say I've done nothing for my gel here
l suppose you'll allow I've gept her
and educated herr"
you've kept and educated your
dogs, and horses, also, l dare say,
but do you claim the same rights
over a human being?"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-06
NINETEENTH CHAPTER.

TSAW, as by a fash of light, what
was before me, and my whole
soul rose in rebellion against it.
That my father after all the years
during which he had neglected me,
should come to me now, when my
plans were formed, and change the
whole current of my life, was an
outrage--an iniquty. 1t might be his
right-his natural right-but if so
his natural right was a spiritual
wrong | would resist ito my
last breath and my last hour l would
resist it,
Such were the brave thoughts with
which | passed that night, but at
10 o'clock next morning, when | was
summoned to meet my father himself,
1t was on trembling limbs and with
a quivering heart that / went down
to the Reverend Mothers room
Except that his hair was whittier
than before my father was not much
changed He rose as | entered, say
ing, Here she is herself" and when
/ went up to him he put his hands
on my shoulders and looked into my
face.
quite little Italian woman
grown, Like your mother, though"
he said, and then speaking over my
head to the Bishop, who sat on the
other side of the room. he added:
Guess this will do Bishop"
Perfectly" said the Bishop.
/ was celoring in confusion at the
contiaed scrutiny, with a feeling of
being looked over for some unex-
planned purpose, when the Reverend
Mother called me. and turning to go
to her | saw by the look of pain on
her face that she, too, had been hurt
by it,
She put me to sit on stool by
the side of her chair, and taking my
right hand she laid ii in her lap and
held it there during the whole of the
interview.
The Bishop. whom had never
seen before, was the first TO speak.
He was a type of the fashionable
ecclesiastical, suave, smiling, fault
lessly dressed in silk soutane and
silver buckled shoes and wearing a
heavy gold chain with jeweled cross.
Reverend Mother" he said you
would gather from Mr. O'Neilrs let
ter that he wishes to remove his
daughter Immediately 1850 | presume
there will be no difficulty in his do
ing SOP
The Reverend Mother did not
speak, but | think she must have
bent her head.
Naturally" said the Bishop there
will be q certain delay while suita BILE
clothes are being made for her, but |
have no doubt you viii give Mr..
O'Neill your help in these prepara-
tons"
Quivered With Fear.
My head was down, and / did not
see If the Reverend Mother bowed
again, But the two gentlemen. APP
parently satisfied with her silence,