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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
OF PASSPORTS
Negro Aid in the State Depart
ment Long in Service.
Presents AIsara With Papers and
Was In U. S. Employ ~ Years Ago
Called alpha and Omega"
of Spanish War.

Washington, d. C.-When Eddie
at the state department, delivered
Mexican Charge Algara his passports
he performed that responsible mission
for the third time since he came to
the department in Hamilton Fish's
day, forty-four years ago.
In this instance as in the others
Savoy was enjoined by the secretary
Of state to bring back written evil
dence" Of its safe receipt by the diplo-
mat. So he returned to the depart
ment with Charge Algara's autograph
Endorsement on the wrapper which
had contained the passports. This the
messenger will file away with scores
of other souvenirs of his long associa-
ton with the state department.
Savoy, who has seated diplomats at
banQuets, arranged them solemnly
with due regard to precedence at state
funerals and looked after their proper
placing at all kinds of functions, first
delivered passports to Sir Lionel Sack
ville-West, the British minister. who
displeased President Cleveland to-
ward the close of his first administra.
ton by interference in American poll
tics.
The messengers second mission
was performed sixteen years ago,
when he carried to the Spanish lega-
ton here the passports that gave
Minister Luis Polo y Bernabe a safe
exit from the United States upon the
declaration of war with Spain.
Among the diplomats at the state
department Eddie as everybody
calls him. is known as the Alpha and
Omega OF the Spanish war, for at its
conclusion he accompanied the peace
commissioners to Paris and melted
the wax with which the peace treaty
was sealed,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Cleaning of Books.

To take grease and inkstains from
books without injuring either the
paper or printed matter requires some
care.
Grease may generally be removed
by placing the paper between two
sheets of blotting-paper and passing a
hot iron gently over 1t.
For inkstains, let the leaves lie in
a solution of oxalic acid for two min
utes, put them In clean cold water for
a few hours, and then soak In a weak
solution of chloride of lime, to remove
the stains left by the oxalic acid.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Atlantic City Lad, Panic-Stricken, De
MES Drowning Of Companion
for Days.

Atlantic City.-All doubt as to the
fate of Harry Malta, eight years old.
missing for two weeks. was ended
when Thomas Oswald. nine years old.
blurted out in a panic of fear at police
headquarters a dramatic story OF the
death Of his playmate and his frantic
efforts to save him.
The boy expected to be arrested and
his relief was so great when policemen
patted him on the back and called him
a hero that he broke into tears.
Young Oswald told several conflict
ing stories to the parents Of the miss
ing Malta lad, after describing TO 9TH
ers how he last saw his friend cling
ing to a piling and calling for his
mother. He asked his mother II, when
two men we're in a boat and one fell
out and the other tried to save him.
but failed, the second man would be
arrested. S%uspecting what had trans
pired, Mrs. Oswald hurried her son to
the city hall.
There the badly frightened lad re.
luctantly admitted that when young
Malta fell from a dock n afternoon
he plunged overheard after him. The
swift tide and Malia's struggles threat
ened to drown both. and he was COM
PEELED to leave his friend to save him.
self.
"We both went down once and then
I left him, yelling for help, but no one
came,'' the boy cried. The search for
Malia's body was continued without
result.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Long time ago, when the sun was
hot overhead, the old men would call
to the little boys to come into the
shade and stop playing for a time.
The old lady Sun is stopping at
the house of her daughter for dinner
they would say, land you better wait
till she is on her way toward the cool
land in the West before you go out
again.
And the boys would come into the
house and beg the old man who had
called them in to tell about the time
the rattlesnake was sen up to kill the
sun, but only succeeded in killing the
suns daughter. This is the way it
was:
c.n that time the sun had no home
at all, but had to keep travelling up the
sky from the east and down the sky
in the west and under the earth while
it was dark day after day and day
after day.
Dul lle udusuleT VI Tie sun udu u
nice house right up in the middle Of
the sky, and every day the sun would
stop there for dinner. And every day
the SUI and the suns daughter would
have a dispute about how the people
IN the earth looked. The sun said
that the people were ugly, for they
screwed up their faces when they
looked up at her; but the suns
daughter said that the people were
smiling and handsome, for she never
wen out of her house until the sun
was down past the edge of the west,
and then the people could look at her
without squirting their eyes.
And the sun would get angry and
shine down on the earth so hot that
the people would swelter, and many
of them became sick. That pleased
the sun, but it did not please the suns
daughter, who was friendly with man.
So the suns daughter sent a message
saying that the little people of the
woods (the Yunwi Tsunsdi) would tell
man how to stop the heat sickness.
When the chief or the Yunwi
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
CAUSED ABOLITION OF OATH
Charles BradIaueh Was First Member
of Parliament Who Made
Precedent.

London.-The first member OF the
British parliament to occupy a seat
without taking the oath was Charles
Bradlaugh, the famous atheist, who,
after a long opposition. was admitted
thirty-three years ago. Bradlaugh
was elected from Northampton, but
was refused his seat because his dis
belief in God prevented him from
taking the usual oath. His affirmation
was refused and he was denied ad'
mission to the house.
He was repeatedly reelected, and
Mr.. Labouchere and others recon-
mended that he be permitted to af-
firm. A motion to this effect was
negatived by the house. AS Brad
laugh refused to withdraw he was
ordered arrested and imprisoned In
the clock tower, but was released the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Color This Picture to Suit Yourself.

Tsunsdi came to see the wise medi-
cine men, he told them that the only
thing to do was to send some one up
to the house Of the daughter Of the
sun to kill the sun when she stopped
there for dinner. And the wise medi-
cine men said they would do that.
For a long time, the wise medicine
men talked about who would be best
to send. and finally they decided that
the copperhead snake and the spread
ing-adder snake ought to 60. for they
would be sure to kill the sun II they
bit her.
So the copperhead and the spread
ing-adder wen and hid themselves just
outside the door Of the house Of the
daughter of the sun while the sun was
inside eating dinner. But when the
sun stepped out, she was SO red and
angry that the spreading-adder snake
was blinded and all he could do vas to
swell up and spit out yellow slime
Just as he does to this day when he is
stirred. And when the copperhead
saw that the spreading.adder couldn't
do anything, he ran away.
Then the wise medicine men had to
come together again and find another
messenger to send up to the house OF
the daughter of the sur. This time
it was the rattlesnake who went, and
he coiled down right beside the door.
with his eyes closed. And when he
heard some one coming out of the
house he sprang like a flash Of light.
ming and struck.
But it was the daughter of the sun
who had come out, and so it was she
who was killed. AS soon as he had
| struck, the rattlesnake came back to
man and said that he had done his
work.
At first, the people did not know
that the rattlesnake had killed the
daughter of the sun instead of the
sun herself, and so the people all
thanked the rattlesnake and said that
they would never harm him. And so
to this day men who know will not dis
turb the rattlesnake, and the rattle
snake does not bite man unless he is
bothered.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
BLIND BOY A HOUSEBREAKER
Young English Lad viii Also Inherit
a Considerable Fortune
When He Is 81.

London.-A boy Of Is named Will
liam G~arstang, who is almost totally
blind, was charged at Colne with
HOUSEKEEPING.
It was stated that Garstang had
been discharged from his work in a
cotton mill at Nelson on account OF
blindness, and this had worried him.
He broke into a house at Brierfield
by sliding down a coal chute into the
cellar. He was seen by the %occupier.
and a number of women surrounded
the house and captured him. He es-
capped. but a policeman chased him
to a tramcar and he was caught.
When arrested the boy had q flash.
light and a knife in his possession.
1t was stated that Garstang had
been previously convicted OF house
breaking, and sent to a blind school.
The Bench placed him under pro.
baton for ~ months.
Garstang, 1t was stated, will Inherit
a considerable fortune when he
reaches the age Of 81.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
SAYS U. S. JOKE OF NATIONS
Curtis Guild Asserts America Never
Has Sunk So Low In Its
Foreign Relations.

Boston, Mass.-"Never has the Uni
ted States sunk so low in its relations
with other countries" said Curtis
Guild. former governor and former
ambassador to Russia, at the annual
Grant night dinner of the Middlesex
club.
I'VE are the Joke of the chancelleries
Of the world" he continued. I'VE
have touched the nadir Of humilia-
ton. Never In our history have we
been obliged to ask Oh to accept CRATE
fully the offers of any foreign nation
to save the people Of the United States
from the results of the acts OF their
president"
Charles ". Eliot, president emeritus
OF Harvard. at a social service col
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

In days gone by there was II little
fishing village Of the name OF Nav
isoun, near Marin. where the natives
we're thought to be foolish folk. One
day one Of the inhabitants found an
old horseshoe on the shore, and, as
they had never see such a thing be-
fore, no one knew what 1t was. Some
m suggested that II was the new
moon, but the Oldest and wisest fish
erman declared that IL that we're so,
1t would be in the sky. He had long
wondered, however, what became Of
the old moons, and he thought after
this discovery the mystery was solved
that after the old moons we're done
with they fell to the earth. and the
horseshoe was n Of them.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
PERFORM A KIND ACT DAILY
Boy Scout Must Be Friendly, Courte-
BUS, Kind, obedient, Cheerful,
Thrifty and Brave.

-
II there is anything the adult world
would hold Interchangeable. it is the
charming hodge-podge of good and bad
that makes up boy nature. Yet there
was meeting recently in Washington
a body which asserts that the boy
character is being reformed. The Ma
tional Council of Boy Scouts, having
enlisted 100000 youngsters, under
1000 masters, credits itself with all
but a revolution. Once, as Jacob Riis
put it, the boy was an u~nmistakable
admixture Of heather and good citi-
zen, the heather normally a little up
permost. Now that he is a scout, he
Is friendly, courteous, kind, obedi-
ent, cheerful, thrifty and brave: these
are the scout laws, and he obeys them
not only because he has promised, but
because he wants to-" The bureau
Of education Is wen asked to recon-
mend the Boy Scout movement to all
educational authorities. Much as Is
knowledge, physical training and so
on, more is made of the fact that every
scout Is expected to perform a kind
act every morning Of his life." that
scores of people write in monthly tell.
ing Of the good turns the scouts do
them. that cities which once feared
the small boy now expect him to as
sist the aged acros the street, and
bell the town cats against the birds.
while good manners and thoughtful
ness have made him invaluable at
events like the Inauguration and Get
tysburg celebration.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
LEFT LEG DEEP IN THE MIRE
Man Hoped Away-Recovered Wood.
en- Limb Later Without Very
Much Difficulty.

Westhampton. l.. flames fuller
had his left leg torn off here. He re-
covered it, after having hoped about
for some hours.
fuller is a cook, working on a dredge
at Turkey bridge. One night he re-
turned from shore leave, and while at
tempting to reach the dredge, by walk
ing through the deep mud, he became
mired.
Lewis Warner, who anne to his as
sistance, succeeded in rescuing all of
the cook save his wooden leg. The
timber limb remained buried during
the remainder Of the night. Later 1t
was dug out without difficulty.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Warnino.

In a discussion of the number Of
automobile accidents due to careless
or incompetent driving. Henry Ford
said the other day In Detroit.
These accidents do automobiling
harm They make people talk like
Cornelius Husk
odd Cora Husk's little grandson
said to him one day. pointing to the
horn OF an automobile that had halted
for repairs.
what's that there thing for,
grsndpOp?'
That. sonny old Corn Husk an.
answered. that is the thing they toot
afore they run ye down"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Failed to Save Playmate

following day. Mr.. Gladstone then
moved that affirmation be accepted.
Instead of the oath, and this time the
house voted In favor of the motion.
B~radlGugh's long fight with parlia-
ment and his final victory added
greatly to his reputation and power.
For what am, for what l have C
complished, I thank my enemies"
wrote Bradlaugh shortly before his
death.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
kina EDWARD and the Blind Man.

Apropos Of the anecdote of n OF
the British cabinet ministers leading
a blind man across a crowded street, it
may be recalled that the late king.
when Prince Of Wales, once performed
the like charitable action for a blind
fiddler in Pail Mall. Perceiying that
the man was DESTROYS OF getting to
the other side, the prince. who was
about TO CROSS from the Marlborough
club 10 his W residence. quietly took
him by the arm and conveyed him
safely TO the pavement opposite, be-
slowing a coin before parting with
him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Intelligent Horse.

A remarkable story is told OF the
sagacity OF a horse belonging to Cap
tain Watson, of Ardow, Null, Ireland.
1t lost a shoe, and, managing to get
out of the field where it was grazing,
Travelled a considerable distance to
a blacksmith, who was astonished to
find the horse standing in front OF the
door holding up a foreleg. The horse
was shod and it galloped back, happy,
to its field.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

e were married. The number Of
women who married at thirty was only
1000 more, but the number Of men
who set up house for themselves at
thirty was $4,000. The decline In the
figures after this Is rapid; only 300
men and 1900 women Of the age Of
forty married last year in Japan. Prac-
ticalIy every japanese man who does
not Join a Buddhist monastery mar
ries. The old bachelor and the old
maid are almost unknown In the land
of the chrysanthemum.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
No Old Maids or Bachelor,

According TO the statistics Of the
last Japanese Blue Book there are
very few Japanese women who do
not marry. The majority Of Japanese
girls marry al twenty-one years Of
age. The men usually marry at TWEEN.
ty-six, but marriage at the age Of If.
teen is not unknown, and 1000 mar.
riages at the age Of seventeen wers
registered in the case Of men las
year, while 1000 girls Of the age Of sir
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

and w~ainscoting blazing where 1t
had been lighted by an o~verheated
stove pipe. She called her husband
and two children and then summoned
aid by telephone in time to put out
/ the fire.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Tin Causes Suit for Divorce.

Newark, N. J.-Because his wife
complained Of his extravaganza after
he had tipped a waiter, DR.. Henry B.
Ortel seeks a separation. He charges
her with desertion, although the cou-
pie are living under the same roof un-
til the case is decided.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Raid Prince of Wales Room

gained admission to the sitting-room
before they could be stopped. When
they found the prince absent they
threw a quantity of pamphlets and
books about the room. but did not
do any damage.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
COLLIE WARNS HER OF FIRE
6IIenced Once, He Pulls Mistress by
Nishtsown and Family 10
Saved From Flames.

Binghamton, N. Y.-Pete, the pet
collie dog belonging to the family Of
George Lloyd. OF Oxford. saved the
family from death In their burning
home. Mrs. Lloyd vas awakened
about two o'clock in the morning BY
the dog, which was allowed to sleep
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

ference, criticized the Christian
churches of the country for having
made no attempt to prevent war with
Mexico.
Here within a week." he asserted,
two Christian races have started
fighting. The Christian church did
not try to stop this a They v
have tried to stop war. Instead, they
have exalted wal and given thanks
for it."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
BOOMERANG IS EASILY MADE
Two Pieces Of Light, Hard Wood, IA
Inches Long Are First Needed
How X Is Thrown.

In making a boomerang first procure
two pieces of light, hard wood. Ia
inches long, 1% inches wide and 3-l6
of an inch thick. Nail them together
in the center as shown. The nails
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

Marylsnd's "Fattest Woman" Dead.
Grisfeld, Md.-Mary V. Miles, who
weighed 6S7 pounds, known as Mary
lands --latest woman" is dead here.
A special coffin was made for the
body.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Two ~Suffragists Invade Quarters Of
Heir to English Throne at
Oxford.

London.-Two suffragettes raided
the Prince of Wales rooms at Oxford.
Much to their establishment, his royal
highness was not in his residence. hav-
Ing gone for a cruise on the battle
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

Was First Chicago Woman to Vote.
Chicago-Mrs Alice Collier claims
the honor OF being the first woman In
Chicago to vote. She arrived at the
polls ten minutes early but was per.
mitted to vote Later 1t vas dlscov.
cred the clock was ten minutes fast.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

in the kitchen. barking loudly just
outside the bedroom.
She spoke sharply to the dog, tell,
ing him to keep quiet and go back to
the kitchen. Pete obeyed, although
whiningly. and Mrs. Lloyd went back
to sleep. She was again awakened,
however, by the dog barking and pull.
ing at the b~edclothes. She tried to
drive him away. but he got hold OF
her nightgown and refused to let go
until she got out of bed. Then he
rushed away toward the kitchen.
She followed and found the ceiling
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Sails Sea In 12.Foot Boat.

Galveston, Texas.-Captain R. F.
Anderson has arrived from Eastport,
Maine, in his 12-foot sailboat. He is
travelling by water around the United
States.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

should be clenched on the other side
to make a strong joint.
Figure 2 shows how to throw it. 1t
will go in a circle and most always
come behind the thrower. A light
wind should be blowing to make il
work properly.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
Railroad Opens piunerx,

Springfield, Mass.-The New Haven
railroad has opened a piggery at
which pork will be fattened on gar
bage from the company's dining cars.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25
SMOKING In Bed Disastrous.

Haverstrew, n. Y~.-Smoking In bed,
Louis Gelder set fire to the mattress
and burned up his savings, $246 in cur.
rency.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-06-25

ship Collingwood with his brother.
The sufrragettes were disguised az
sisters OF charity. When a servant
opened the door they made a rush and
The Press., 1914-11-11
Regular meeting of the L. A. A. o.

Regular meeting of the L. A. A. o H., o.morrow evening.
 Court Oronoco will hold regula meeting Thursday evening
 Regular meeting of Wm Horton camp. s. of ", this evening.
 Mrs. F. G. Sanford is with he sister in Norwich for few weeks
 Mrs. H o. Wilbur is guest O. her daughter, Mrs Leonard B. Baker
 Mrs. John Smiledge has returned after spending two weeks in Cromwell
 Chas. H. Black burn, a former resi- dent of this town, is in Boston hospital undergoing a serious opera tion.
 Frank Malloy, who has been in the employ of the Warren Woolen Go , has gone to Georgia wlfere he has accepted position as designer
 The ladies of the Congregational church'are conducting rummage sale this afternoon and evening in one of the new stores in Kuslansky's block.
 There will be association football practice in Hyde park on Saturday at ? o'clock for all those interested Two teams will be picked and game played on Thauksg ivingday
 At the meeting of the Stafford al fN change the name to the Stafford Business Mems association A com- mittee was appointed to have charge of the monthly social to be held next week Friday evening as follows: 0. E. Brown, c. H. Meyers, James Sheppard, F. G. Sanford and T. F. Mullen.
 There are many unfavorable oom- ments in regard to the state highway commission neglecting the macadam road to the Hollow. The road is so oadlY worn and uneven that it will require great amount of work to put it in fair shape. It would be better to omit some of the new con struotion and keep the road already built from going to pieces
 Next week Wednesday night at St. Edward hall there will be min- strel show of the highest class. Most of the performers delighted local audience in the same hall nearly two years ago The Johnson, Bartlett, Collins vaudeville troupe, with Helmold's orchestra from Willimantic will appear again next week with even Il better performance than before.
 The subject for study at the Current Events club, Monday evening will be the West Indies. Program, Cuba and the Isle of Pines; Haiti and San Domingo; Jamaica and Porto Rico; and the Lesser Antilles Music by Miss Elsie Teal Committees Mrs. J. c, Converse, Mrs. Wm, Miss ". s. Adams, Miss M. Meyers. Hostesses; Mrs A. I. and Miss Edith Cushman,