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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

to bloom. as this destroys the sap
The Mexicans have a favorite coup
let ~extolling the virtue Of this plant,
which says:
Comida. beb!da.
Casa, y vestido.
This means that the maguey plant
Is food, drink, house and clothing"
Such an assertion is a little 'exagger-
ated, but it Is a fact that from the
maguey n can obtain pulque, te-
quila, an intoxicant somewhat resem-
bling Scotch whisky; mescal, like
tequila, but stronger; fuel. matching
material for the adobe hut and needles
and thread. BY carefully cutting off
the sharp spike at the top of each
maguey blade and following the strong
fiber which extends from it to the
heart Of the plant. sewing material of
a rude sort is obtained. The poverty
stricken Indians in the valleys of Mex.
leo use this primitive needle and
thread extensively.
When sap time comes the sap gath.
erer cuts into the bulb from the top
and digs out the a few inches.
He then covers the cavity with a mag
uey blade and goes to the next plant,
which he treat in a like manner.
Within two or three hours he returns
to the first plant and finds the bulb
filled with sap-aqua miel, or honey
water, it Is called. Into this he dips
the small end of a queer receptacle
made from the Mexican gourd. 1t is
really a rude siphon. He sucks the sap
into the gourd. Then he opens a large
bag made from the skin of a pig, which
he carries on his shoulder, and pumps
the sap into it from the siphon.
When newly taken from the bulb
the sap is thick. white and sweet and
tastes something like sweet cider. In
this state, while not yet pulque, it is
very agreeable and not the least intox-
icating.
For three or four months repeated
visits are made to every plant tapped
and the sap withdrawn. When the last
drop has been taken from it the great
plant droops. its blades sag to the
ground and it becomes a dirty brown.
1t is then dug up and hauled away to
be used as fuel and matching and.
perhaps, needles and thread.
One load after another of this aqua
mieI the gatherer gathers in the pink
pigskin to the building on the hacienda
where the pulque is made. 1t is poured
into watts made of cowhide. The hair
side of the hide Is uppermost, so that
the liquor is poured on the hair.
A small quantity of fermented sap
Is placed with the fresh, and soon a
great white foam forms on the top and
rises into a sort of pyramid as fer
mentation is complete. 1t Is a thick,
sou liquid. ~sickening to n who has
not cultivated a taste for it. There is
nothing that can be compared to the
taste of pulque, nor, for that matter,
to its smell. That is usually enough
for most visitors to the country. But
it is said that good pulque. after one
has grown accustomed to II, Is an ex.
ceedingly agreeable beverage.
Once fermented, the pulque is load
ed on the %hacienda's own trains and
shipped to it's destination. Often a
peon will own a few maguey plants
somewhere, and 1t is a common sight
in the City Of Mexico to see one OF
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

trations. with folded and Tapped edges.
there will be a projecting edge along
the floor and up the back, to which
the partition a be glued Gig. %.
Two windows in one wall of the liy-
ing room and n window in one wall
of the bedroom are enough to pro-
vide. Make the tops of these openings
even with the top of the partition
doorway.
The living-room should have a fire.
place, and a candy box or stationery
box Of the proportions shown in Fig
5 simplifies the work of making the
mantel because it is only necessary to
cut an opening through the bottom
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

wheels will appear to turn. Hunt up
a larger picture of an automobile and
you a make a better whirler. Per-
haps you can find one of the right
size so the disk in Fig. 2 will fit one
wheel; then you need but make a
duplicate disk for the other wheel. Use
a compass with which to describe the
circles, and fill in every other ring with
black ink. Mount the picture of the
automobile upon a piece of cardboard
to preserve It.
The buzz-saw whirligig shown In
Fig. a may be made with a cardboard
disk of the size Of that in Fig. 2,
with saw teeth cut around its edge
Zig. 81, or a disk cut from the end
of a tin can, or a large button Gig.
6). Two holes must be pierced
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

trated by Ross E. Whitley. the o
OF Fl. J. Whitley. In a spectacular az
fray In front OF G. W. Hills home
young Whitley administered his opin-
ion OF the proposed e%lopement TO the
prospective bridegroom. Widenham.
Miss Whitley stood near by, watch
Ing the energetic resistance which
her hance was making to young Whit.
ley's attack. When Widenham was
knocked to the ground by Whitley the
girl swooned.
Ross Whitley and Widenham after.
ward shook hands. a%pologized to each
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

2. and paste it upon a piece of card,
board. Then trim the cardboard even
with the outside Of the disk. leaving a
piece on one side for a handle. To
operate the toy, hold the handle in
one hand, give the disk a rotary mo-
ton and look steadily at the center
Of the disk. In an instant you will
discover the black and white rings of
the disk to be revolving in the direc-
ton opposite to that in which you are
rotating the disk. They do not actual
ly revolve of course. The effect is
merely an optical illusion.
Fig. 8 shows another application
of this same optical illusion. Give the
picture a rotary motion, and upon TO-
cusing your eyes upon the center the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
STOPS HIS SISTERS WEDDING
Brother Knocks Out WouId.Be Bride
groom Before Allowing Diplomacy
to Take a Hand.

Los Angeles.-Diplomacy and com.
promise smoothed out the e%ntangied
romance OF Grace Virginia Whitley,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. J.. Whit
ley. and William Whiting W!denham,
son Of DR.. John c Widenham Of Jack
sonville, III.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

the sides exactly double what it was.
Cut down the box cover to fit between
the box bottom and sides A and B, to
form a floor for the extended portion,
and fasten this piece of cardboard in
place with strips Of cloth Tapped and
glued owe the edges. .
A center partition divides the house
into two rooms, and this should be
cut from a single piece of cardboard
if you can get a piece large enough:
otherwise, fasten two pieces side by
side with strips glued across to stiffen
them. Fig. 4 shows how a doorway
should be cut through the center Of
this partition. If your hat box is
made like the one shown in the illus
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Not CATCHING.

James sister was coming home from
normal school.
why is she coming home?" asked
the neighbor. rs she sick?"
Yes: she Is very. very sick"
What's the matter with herr
Well, | don't know exactly. Nam.
ma has a letter from the principal. and
he said II vas lack Of mental ability.
| don't know whether 1t Is catching or
not"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Cape Cod Now An Island

the work on the canal. By July 4
small vessels will be able to go
through the new waterway.
The opening Of the sluiceway was
for the purpose of permitting herring
to pass through the canal. They
abound in Monument river, over the
course Of which the canal runs for
some distance. Shadrach Smith prom
Used Mr.. Belmont to catch for him
the first herring that passed through
the %sluiceway.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
A DOLL HOUSE MADE FROM A
CARDBOARD BOX.
BY PERKINS.

A hat box furnishes the material
for building the little two room doll
house illustrated below, and one Of
these boxes is usually not hard to find
in any home where there are dollies
wanting a house of their very own
Fig. l shows the first step neces-
sary in converting the hat box into
a doll house, that of detaching n
side CAY at the corner, and separat-
ing both it and the side adjoining (B)
from the box bottom. Fold back the
two detached sides in the manner
shown in Fig. 2, with side B in line
with side C. and side A opposite side
D. That will make the space between
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Common Origin Of Language.

All the subtleIes Of language. sound
ing poetry and melodic phrase come
from the stimulus impaired to a tast-
ing tongue muscle by the necessity
In a far gone Of utilizing our
mouths To full capacity In enjoying
what we were eating and In making
noises while we did il.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
For Handy BOYS and
Girls 10 Make and Do
TOY WHIRLlGlGS
BY A. e HALL.

Though so simple that they require
almost no time at all to prepare, the
toy whirligigs in the illustrations
make up for their lack of constructive
work by being fun producers that
will amuse just as long as there are
new friends to show them to.
To make the whirligig shown in
Fig. l, cut out the large disk in Fig.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

other and agreed to go into a confer.
ence for peace. 1t was finally agreed
that Miss Whitley and her mother
should tour the East during the sum.
mer. and that the wedding should take
place next October when they re-
turned.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

vanced in step with her husband, real
ting that one must either advance
OF 20 backward. as there is no stand
ing still in an age Of progress. Since
her time Japanese women have taken
a larger part IN the affairs Of the life
Of that country.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11

Man Not Compelled to Support Cats.
Chicago.-"No man Is compelled to
support a HOUSEHOLD OF cats" said Mu-
niclpal Judge Uhlir. when he dis
charged Daniel Lynch, a clerk. charged
With abandoning his wife.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Advanced Japanese Woman.

The Empress Haruko. who died a
short time ago. is said to have done
much TO make possible the many re.
forms credited to her husband. the
late Emperor Mutsuhito. She ad-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Policemen Must Not Read PAPERS,

Yonkers, N. Y.-Pollce Captain
George Cooley has forbidden ~lieuten-
ants to read newspapers during their
spare time on desk duty. He does not
object to their reading the Bible or
good magazines.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-11
Aaed Man Danced Too Much.

South Norwalk, Conn.-Captain Jo-
seph H. Bixbee is dying as a result of
dancing too much at the celebration
of his one hundred and second birth.
day anniversary.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13

fruit of the suffrage campaigns. l
asked her if she had found the new
ideals of women had produced any
effects on their desire to marry and
make a home.
enc" she said TT has not chang
ed their wish to marry, but it has
changed their choice of husbands. 1t
is very interesting to observe this
change in our settlement girls. AS
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13


ments."
I'VE are indeedP Miss Valid re-
piled. eve are learning more and
more that every advance in democ-
racy brings people nearer together
and that good will between man and
man depend upon respect and rever-
ence. When women share equally
with men the responsibility for right
eousnesS in government and when
their counsels on matters of public
welfare are given the dignity the bal
lot bestows, there will follow a new
sense of comradeship, a new sense of
fellowship between men and women;
woman will not be the unacknoWl-
edged power behind the throne-she
will share the thronew
81 have never been able to see that
women have exerted even an Unac-
-knowledged power behind the throne
in this country" interjected.
That's what makes our history
dull reading compared with that of
France or of England. And even in
those countries were indirect influ-
ence' was exerted by women, it was
almost invariably by the wrong wo-
men,"
THAT is TRUE, too" Miss Valid
agreed. Wears ago Mrs. Sydney
Webster said that American men are
not really good husbands, that they
pet and spoil their women, but that
they do not permit them to influence
them or to participate in their Sc
rious affairs. Recently a foreign
critic, in writing his Impressions of
the United States, said that he could
not see that our women received Sc
rious consideration except that here
and there a woman like Jane Adams |
is respected and her opinion carries
weight. He thought the mass of
American women without influence"
''Yet the judges in New York |
courts have often told me that the |
most serious domestic difficulties |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13

a result of the influences they have
absorbed here, some of them have
asked the men who were counting
them certain questions about their
past lives and their fitness for mar
rage. A man perhaps would not like
it and a girl would refuse him. Later
she would meet some man who I'M
derstood and respected her questions
and liked her the better for them.
In the course Of my conversation /
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-13

5. l
new
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has
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this
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
Fresh Meat Circle.

For several years we have maintain
ed a fresh meat circle rather on the co
operative plan that is very successful
writes G. O. Brown of Ohio In the
National Stockman. AS soon as cool
weather arrives the plan becomes OPP
erative. Usually eight men, heads OF
families. comprise the company, and
one of the men Is designated as butcher
and paid 81 for each animal killed, and
other members aid In turn. In killing
a hog or a beef the carcass is cut as
equally as possible into eight parts,
and each man takes his turn in the
taking Of different sections until at the
end of the season each family has con-
sumed a whole carcass, all used fresh.
In %butchering a hog the owner keeps
the offal and renders the lard and on a
beef does likewise and sells the hide.
All differences in weight are settled ut
a fixed price per pound. and the plan
seems to be very satisfactory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
Henry Mitchell is having the
city water put in the Sites bar.
bar shop this week.

Henry Mitchell is having the
city water put in the Sites bar.
bar shop this week.
j. NJ. Schoeberl the chiopract.
ic has moved his Office from its
former location over the White
Front meat market, to the second
floor of the Chard & Gilbertson
block.
G.. A. Hewett Of Nassau was in
town Monday attending to some
business matters.
Miss Lola Preveywho has been
teaching at Hillsbro N. D., is en-
joying the easter vacation with
her mother.
Mrs. w. j. Oldield left Mon
day for Minneapolis for a visit
with her sisterinlaw.
A number of Waubay knights
of Pythias were visitors at the
Milbank lodge on Wednesday
evening. The local lodge con.
ferred the a OF knight on three
of the Waubay visitors. after
which light refreshments we're
served. Four members of the
WiImot lodge were also in at
tendance.
Mrs. Ella Il. MacNeill and
son Collin Of Brookings arrived
the first of the week. Mrs. Mac
Neill is engaged in the Lanphier
hardware store, while Collin has
commenced attending the public
school. Mrs. Mcneil is a form
err employee of Mr.. Lanphier
when in the hardware business
at Brookings aud is thoroughly
acquainted with all the details Of
the hardware business.
Charles Prior, formerly an
ployed in Roadmaster Phelan's
office, but who has lately been
living in jamestown, n. D., is
in town visiting his old Milbank
friends. He is employed on the
Midland Continental as foreman
Of %surfacing crew, and is well
pleased with his work and sur
roundings. He says after a man
has lived in a prohibition town
like jamestown he doesn't want
to get back to live where the
''borZe' marks are as mnch in
evidence as they are in Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
~CoURTEslEs OF WAR.
Christmas Boxes the Doere 0roppoo
Among the English.

Christmas Boxes the Dosrs Droppoo
Among the English.
When the Beers advanced on Lady.
smith in the Transvaal val the late
Melton Prior was one Of the twenty
newspaper correspondents who threw
In their lot with the English army in
stead Of making the hurried retreat
that was still possible. In his book,
Campaigns OF a War Correspondent"
he tells many interesting incidents OF
the siege.
The enemy succeeded in placing thir>
ty-two guns On the heights above the
town and kept up such an incessant
fire that the troops and civilians were
soon engaged In digging bomb proof
shelters. In a short time they learned
to distinguish the different Boer guns
by their sound and gave them amusing
Three of the large ones they
called Long Tom," Putting Billy
and Weary Willie" Then there wal
silent Susan" so named because the
bursting Of a shell was the first warn
ing we got that it had been fred.
Bloody Mary" al you may suppose,
was looked upon as Il beast Of a gun.
In spite Of the havoc that the can.
o worked. the soldiers soon grew &C.
customed to the Smelling. One day the
Second Gordon ~highlanders were play
ing football, when a shell pumped in
among them. Fortunately, no one was
hit. and they went on playing. TrIne
Beers were SO interested annarently
that they gave up fri. o and actually
sat OF the edge OF me hills, watching
the game. Then, when 1t was all over,
the firing started afresh.
But this was not the only courtesy
the enemy showed. On Christmas day
they saluted the happy morn by salvos
Of shells. The first two that fell into
the camps of the c~arabineers and the
Imperial Light horse did not burst.
When the shells were picked up 1t was
found that wooden plugs had been in
serted In place Of the fuses. and inside
the shells were plum buildings. On the
outside were the words, with the
compliments Of the season"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
Seeds! Seeds! Seeds!

We this week received a large
assortment of al kinds of seeds.
Below We quote the prices Of
seeds in the bulk.
German Millet 81 per bu.
Siberian millet go per bu.
Calico Corn s. per bu.
Minnesota No. l3 81 per bu.
Evergreen sweet corn Toe Id.
Minnesota sweet corn Toe ID.
Little green peas loc ID.
Black Hills alfalfa &c ID.
Mammoth clover o5c lib.
Red clover zoe ID.
White clover soc 10.
Red Top clover SOC ID.
Blue Grass 1sc 10.
Timothy seed &c ID. 1925 Blu
Rape seed SC ID.
W. also have all kinds of seeds
for the garden.
ERLANDSON Il JOHNSON Co.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
his conceit.

Able Pradt. a minor light Of Ma
poleon's time, was a most cOnceited
man. The Duke Of Wellington met him
In Paris at q dinner given In honor OF
himself. The able made a long ora
ton, chiefly on the state Of political
affairs, and concluded with the words,
I'VE owe the salvation Of Europe to
one man Alone" Before he gave me
time to blush" said the duke, "he put
his hand on his heart and continued,
To me-"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17

Have you been in Mrs. elders new
homer"
NO.
Its furnished perfectly exquisite.
You ought to see the antiques! Every
thing is just as old as It eau be. Why,
she hasn't neglected a single period"
"Indeed!"
YES. What do you think? She's
ever got a Queen Anne clean
er!'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17

Statesmen WANTED--Several
counties yet open. Orders for
Fall Delivery Goods from Fact
Dry direct to Farmers experience
not necessary. Twenty five per
cent commission. Hustlers make
$4,000. 90 in eight months. Write
at once to St. Cloud Wooden Mills
St. Cloud, Mimi.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
An Oath Of Silence.

In certain districts of Western Aus.
traIia there are women who take an
oath to remain silent after the death
OF their husbands. In some cases they
will remain mute for two years after
the funeral, and very often the oath
is kept also by the mother and mother
in-law of the deceased.-Paris Revue
MedicaIe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-04-17
and Personal Paragraphs.

The editor knows Of q nice cot
tage in good location on the
chautauqua groundsat Big Stone
that is for sale cheap.
DR.. Jones of Mitchell anti.sa.
loon lecturer in South Dakota
will occupy the Methodist
pulpit on Sunday morning next,
and a union meeting will be held
with DR.. Jones as the speaker
at the congregational church in
the evening.
Rev. and Mrs. Kilness of Peev
er who had been visiting at the
.. Nygard home last Wednesday
left for a visit to friends at Gran
tie Falls and and other points in
Minnesota.
Services in Norwegian Luth-
eran church on Sunday April 10
as follows: 1O:45 a. m. services in
the Norwegian language and com
munion of the Lords supper
300 p. M; annual meeting Of the
congregation as we'll as meeting
of the scandinavian Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church of Milbank.
Evening services in English
at 7:3O.
Wm.E. Emanuel, our furniture
nan, has purchased the Mo
bridge Furniture Company bus
mess at Mobridge. Mr.. Eman.
uel does not intend to move to
Mobridge but has installed a
capable nan to have charge Of
the business there.
The Big Stone Headlight this
week has a very neat pharaphase
of the good Samaritan which we
copy in another column. Are
you going TO play the part
of the good Samaritan next Tues
day or the part of priest and
Leyite and pass by on the other
side.
| have sold a number Of pianos
in the special sale now on, but
still have some fine instruments
left. Come and see what | can
do for you if you want a piano.
VIM. f. EMANUEL.
Mrs. Sophie Nixson who for
the past eight months had been
visiting her daughter Mrs. May
me Webster at Vernon. B. c., re-
turned home last week. She
came by way Of Des Moines and
visited for a couple Of weeks
with her son Joe Nixson.
Mrs. John Steinkopf of Hut.
Crimson, Mimi. and Miss Ruth
Hennings of Kaiser, N. D., are
wishing at the home of the latters
sister Mrs. Henry Dotson.
Chick feed Sc Id at the home
Of real bargains, McCollum &
Thirsk.
Mrs. G.. A. Golfer visited with
friends at MOntevideo Thursday
Elmer the little son of Mrs. d.
IOLeary who was kicked by a
horse a couple of weeks ago,
was brought to his home here
from Albee the tirstOf the week.
He has been under the care Of
DR.. Ferguson and is improving
nicely and it is believed will suf-
fer no permanent iniuryfro the
accident.
Miss Charlotte Moore was
visiting at Big Stone for several
days during the week.
William Ross and G.. A. Golfer
were out at Aberdeen Wednes-
day to the "Safey First meet
ing Of the Milwaukee men.
Mrs Ray Bentley of Big Stone
was enjoying a visit with her
mother, Mrs. r. J. Paddock the
first of the week