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The herald., 1914-02-19
ST. VALENTINE PARTY.

On st. Valanetine night at the res
dence of Miss Frederick Stansbury,
host of young folks assembled to
do honor to the god of love and TO-
nance, sometimes known as Cupid,
his Majesty, st. Valentine, and sell
dom has he watched from his gilded
and fantastic throne a happier lot OF
young innocence bent on harmless
fun than was there gathered. The
parlors were beautifully hung with
emblems of the day and under these
the young folks, who were arrayed in
character costumes, INDUCED in all
manner of sports, dances and frolics
usual to the sentiments of the day,
until their young faces beamed with
happiness and pleasure, in their
bright, catchy costumes they pre-
sented a picture that was a boone
to the eye and caused some of the
older folks who were present to wish
that old Father Time would only
turn backward in his flight and allow
them to be young again and poin
In with them If only for the night
During the evening light refresh
ments were served by little maids
who were in attendance and Der
formed the duties with a charming
grace that would have done credit
10 hostesses of much longer expert
ence. The affair lasted until quite
late for folks so small" but dear
old st. Valentine exacted his just due,
and when departing time came it
was with shouts of joy that they bid
their little hostess geod-by, all with
the heartfelt expression, I'VE have
had a joyful time" Among those
present were: Frederick Stansbury,
Queen of Hearts; Beulah Thomas,
Grecian girl; Rita Ramos, Indian
girl; Maggie Garland, Dutch girl:
Bessie Pyles, lady of court; Gertrude
Ffnlay, Yama Yama girl; Antoinette
REYNOLDS, Indian girl; Alma Ger
retts, japanese girl; Martha McNee-
ly, Yama Yama girl; Lois Gravois,
Fairy Queen; Alicia Gravois, gypsy
girl; Marguerite Finley, clown; Izeta
Meyers, Grimalda; Mamie Morrison,
spanish girl; Anna May Gould, va
ma Yama girl; Albert Hotaro, An
drew Worley, R. Curran, Norbert
Gravois, Cert Gravois, Willie Smith,
Victor Olivier, ]. Charbonnet, Harry
Lecourt. Edward Finley, Dwight Sc
lathe, Seldom Talbot, Sidney Brodt-
man. Misses Clare Finley and Rosa
belle Garland served the refresh
ments, while Mines. Stansbury, Gar
land and Gravois acted as guardians.
The herald., 1914-02-19
HAUFFE-SARTIS.

On Tuesday, Feb. II, at st. Joseph
Church, Gretna, Miss Ethel Cadiz
Hauffe of our town and George Sartis
of Gretna were Joined in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Rev. T. HI.
Stenmans. The bride was attended
by Miss Camille Michel of New Iberia
and the groom was attended by Pat
rick H. Lyons of Gretna. The bride
was given into the safekeeping of the
groom by her brother, R. c. Hauffe.
After the ceremony a reception to
the immediate relatives was held at
the home of the brides brother-in-law,
Jas. Murtagh 1919 Opelousas avenue.
Many costly presents were received.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sartis will be at home
to their friends in their home in Nc
Donoghville after FEB. oath.
The herald., 1914-02-19

RENECKY IS SATISFIED WITH
A LESS PROFIT. BUY YOUR
SHOES FROM HIM.
The herald., 1914-02-19
AFFlDAvITS MADE.

A batch of affidavits were preferred
Tuesday before Third Recorder Goft
by Affidavit Clerk L. Burthe, Jr., OF
the City Board of Health, against bak
ers and property owners for violating
various health ordinances. Amann G.
Martinez and H. Martinez were charg
ed in two affidavits each with failing
to wrap bread, while H. Wagner is
charged with allowing a patient to
leave an infected house without per
mission of the Board of Health. 9th
ers are charged with violating the or
dinance relative to garbage and oyster
shells.
The herald., 1914-02-19

yet announced what kind of bust
ness he will put into the new place,
but no doubt the place will be util-
lied for some purpose to produce a
revenue on the investment.
Mr.. Sprada is one of our progress
sive German people, who has been
very thrifty and has made many
friends since he has been here.
During the past few years the i'm
mediate vicinity has been the scene
of quite a good bit of improvement,
Mr.. Sprada and Mr.. Talon being
jointly responsible for the improve
ment along there, and with the cree
ton of the big Johnson Iron Works
plant at this corner, the neighbor-
hood will soon take on a lively as
pect.
The herald., 1914-02-19
TO PYTHIANS.

The first night, Feb. 20, 1914, will
be given to the comforting of the
First Rank by a Degree Team In the
large lodge room in Khorassan Hall,
134 South Rampant street, promptly
at O'Clock p. m. Upon its compile
ton the assembled knights and can
didates form and march in a body
to the hall of the Association of
Commerce, corner st. Charles and
Common streets, where will be held
the social smoker for members of
the order and candidates only.
The herald., 1914-02-19
PURCHASES NEW BUILDING.

Mr.. John Sprada, who for some
time has been conducting his place
of business at 100 Morgan street,
has purchased the two-story build
ing at the corner of Morgan and Sc
gum streets, which was formerly oc-
cupied by Frank c. Duvic, and which
afterwards passed into the owner
ship of Mr.. Kline of the city, and
subsequently transferred to Alonzo
Smith.
This is a very prominent corner
and valuable one in so far as it is
in section suited especially for
manufactures. Mr.. Sprada has not
The herald., 1914-02-19
GUESS-MORTON.

On Tuesday, Feb. 10, Miss Irene
Morton and Mr.. Harry Guess were
quietly married by Judge Dauenhauer.
Miss Morton is a popular young
lady of our town, being very we'll
liked by our people and counting
her friends and well-wishers in large
numbers. The young couple have
gone to Whitecastle, La, for a short
stay, being the guests of the groom s
family.
The herald., 1914-02-19
NOTICE.
DR.. THADDEUS P. BELL

Is now located in his new offices, Suite
S14 Audubon building. Practice lin.
tied to the medical and surgical treat.
ment Of affections of the eye, ear, nose
and throat, and correction Of errors of
vision. Hours 10 a. m. to 1 p. m, and
2 to 4:3O p. m Special hours in AL.
giers at the Office of DR.. Riley, for
those who prefer to be treated in Al
giers.
The herald., 1914-02-19

We, the Accountant and Score.
tary, of the above named Association,
do solemnly swear that all the forego-
ing statements of the condition of this
Association are true and correct to
the best of our knowledge and belief.
CSignedJ A. S. Pike,
Accountant.
CSigned) II. ]. Veith,
Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this the 3lst day of January, A. d. 1914.
CSigned) Gus. J Ricau,
Not. Pub.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Order Of Publication

State of Missouri, &C
County of Wright.
In the Circuit Court.
April Term, 1914.
John A. Fisher, Plaintiff,
Us.
p. A. Whitaker, Lizzie Findley
May Findley, Eva Findley and j.
o. Miller, Defendants.
AT this day comes the Plaintiff
herein by attorney of record, l..
o. Nieder, and files his Petition
and Affidavit, alleging, among
other things, that Defendant, T. A.
Whitaker, is not a resident of the
State of Missouri:
Whereupon tits ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation, that said De.
PENDANT be notified by Publication
that Plaintiff has commenced a
suit against him IN this Court the
object and general nature of
which is to quiet, establish and
determine title to the following
described real estate: Part of the
northeast quarter of the north
east quarter. section thirty sol,
township twenty-eightl2S range
fourteen IA, lying south of the
Kansas City, Fort Scott and
Memphis Railway, containing
three l3l acres, more or less, and
that unless the said PA Whitaker
be and appear at this Court, at
the next term thereof, to be be-
gun and holden at the Court
House in the town of H~artville,
Mo-, in said County, on the 9th
day of April next, and on or be-
fore the Bird day of said Term, if
the term shall so long continue =
and if not, then on or before the
last day of said Term-anSwrro or
plead to the petition in said cause,
the same will be taken as con-
fessed, and Judgment will he rem
dered accordingly.
And it is further ordered that
a copy hereof be published, ac.
cording to law, in the Mansfield
Mirror.
True Copy from the Record.
Witness my hand and the seal
Of the Circuit Court of Wright
County, this Goth day of January.
1914 JOHN N. PRYOR, JR.,
(SeaD Circuit Clerk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
From Paris E. Letsinger
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan. ., 1914

Jan. %, 1914
Mr.. John Brazeal.
Mansfield, Mo.
Dear Uncle John:
You know that | always called
you uncle, and | have never for
gotten those days that have gone
by. Just think-here we are
getting old! Say, don't you re-
member how we used to play
town ballf My, but those were
happy boyhood days that | will
always love. Well, uncle, | have
thought for a long time that |
would write you. 1t was always
my ambition when a boy to make
something out of myself and you
gave me practically all the school
learning | ever got; that is, you
and dear Uncle Joe; yes, Uncle
Joe, he was such a big-hearted
fellow, wasn't he? | can't keep
from crying when | think of him
but to get back on the subject.
When | quit old Shiloh, that was
the end of my school days-for |
had to go to work to help father
and to give you my record as, to
how | have worked up | will state
the first job and also the present
job | hold. When | was II, l.
started in firing for the Wichita
Water Works-worked for them
for 1 years, working up to chief
engineer, and was transferred TO
the Mt. Vernon, Ind, Water
Works ~ Light Plant, and then
the board of education in Wichi-
Ia. Kas., offered me a job as chief
engineer at a salary of 800 a
month. At the end of one year
the board IF education in Mime.
apolis, Mimi. offered me a job as
chief engineer of one of the larg-
est heating and ventjlating plants
in the country, also we make our
own electricity, and my salary
here is $40 a month. | always
said | was going to the top of the
ladder in steam engineering, and
if the Lord wills some day | hope
to reach that round. Uncle, you 7
know it was always said by lots
that there we've very few from
the Ozarks who ever made any
thing out of themselves-and |
have worked and studied hard to
get to where | could write this
back to my cd home. and as you
were my teacher in school l
write it to you, as l feel that you
will be proud of it. l have held
this 10 down for over 4 year and
say, | have a fine boy, going on .
years old. Well, let me hear from
you, uncle. | will close for this
time. From Paris E. Letsinger.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12

Mansfield Mirror and Weekly
Kansas City Star both one year
for $1,15.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Order of Publication

State of Missouri, ! C
County of Wright, 90
In the Circuit Court.
April Term. 1914.
l. o. Nieder, Plaintiff,
VS..
l. j. Lavcnue and NJ +. OStecr,
Defendants.
At this day comes the Plaintiff
herein, 10. Nieder, and files his
Petition and Affidavit, alleging,
among other things, that Defend.
ants, l.. j. Lavenue and M.F. OS-
teen, are not residents of the
State of Missouri:
Whereupon tits ordered by the
Clerk 10 Vacation, that said De.
PENDANTS be notified by Publica-
ton that Plaintiff has commenced
a suit against them in this court,
the object and general nature of
which is that the Court hear the
evidence and to finally determine
any and all rights, claims interest
and demands between the Plain
tiff and the Defendants affecting
the southwest quarter of the
southwest quarter of section
twenty.seven (27) and the south.
east quarter of the southeast
quarter of section twenty eight
(2S) in township twenty.eight (2S),
range fifteen (15), and to define
and adiudge by it's judgment and
decree the title, estate and inter.
est of the parties and to quiet the
title thereto, and that unless the
said l.. .Lavenue and M.F Osteen
be and appear at this Court, at
the next term thereof, to. be begun
and holden at the Court House in
the city of Hartville, in said
County. on the 9th day of April
next, and on or before the I'D day
of said Term, if the term shall so
long continue-and if not, then on
or before the last day of said
Term answer or plead to the
petition in said cause, the same
will be taken as confessed, and
Judgment will be rendered &C.
cordmgly. \
And it is further ordered, that
a copy hereof be published, ac.
cording to law, in the Mansfield
Mirror,a weekly newspaper pub;
lished in the County and State
aforesaid.
A True Copy from the Record.
Witness my hand and the seal
of the Circuit Court of Wright
County, this I'd day of February,
1914. JOHN N. PRYOR, JR,
Circuit Clerk.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-12
Order of Publication
State of Missouri, &C
County of Wright,
In the Circuit Court.
April Term, 1914.
Rhea Cook. Plaintiff
Jesse J. Cook, Defendant.

Jesse j. Cook, Defendant.
At this day comes the Plaintiff
herein by her attorney of record,
l. o. Nieder, and files her Petition
and Affidavit, alleging, among 9th.
er things, that Defendant. Jesse
j. Cook, is not a resident of the
State of Missouri:
Whereupon it is ordered by the
Clerk in Vacation, that said De
PENDANT be notified by Publication
that Plaintiff has commenced a
suit against him in this Court
the object and general nature of
which is to dissolve the bonds of
matrimony contracted heretofore
between this Plaintiff and Defend.
ant on the grounds that Defend
ant offered Plaintiff such indigni.
ties as to render her condition in
tolerable, and that unless the said
Defendant, Jesse Cook, be and
appear at this Court, at the next
term thereof, to be begun and
holden at the Court House in the
City of Hartville, in said County,
on the 9th day of April, 19l4,next,
and on or before the 3rd day of
said Term. If the term shall so
long continue-and If not. then
on or before the last day of said
Term answer or plead to the Pc
tition in said cause, the same will
be taken as confessed, and iudg.
ment will be rendered accord.
ingly,
And |! is further ordered, that
a copy hereof be published, &C.
cording to law, in the Mansfield
Mirror.
A True Copy from the Record.
Witness my hand and the seal
of the Circuit Court of Wright
County, this 21st day of January,
1914. JOHN n. PRYOR, JR.,
Circuit Clerk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Tho Ways of Granting Fapors.

It is a rather large matter and one that comes up frequently in family life. For my own part I don't think of any detail at the moment that has much more to do with mental comfort than the way in which peo- pie grant and accept kindnesses. The in stance with which I began this talk is a case in point.
 l know two women who grant ma ny good turns and who do it in an entirely different manner. Always they remind me of quotation from Marcus Aurelius, which I copy here as applicable to the subject:
 One man. when he has done a service to another, is ready to set 1t down to his account a favor conferred. Another is not ready to do this. but still in his own mind he thinks of the man as his debtor and he knows what he has done. A third in a manner does not even know what he has done. but he is like vine which has produced grapes, and seeks for nothing more after it has once produced it's proper fruit. He goes on to another act as A vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season."
 These two women seem to me to belong to the second and third class Both are free and ready in their offers of help and in their kindly offices. For long time felt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Method Tn Ungracioumess

There is not the least question in the world which woman is the more agreeable to associate with, to have as a housemate and familiar friend. At the same time I do not think that the first woman grudged her kindly acts or was unwilling to be of service. It was only that her habit of mind and of action moved her to weigh her favors against her own personal con venience or comfort and to appreciate what they cost her. Yet none of us would care to feel that our friends counted up their good turns for us.
 Sometimes I am quite persuaded that there is method in the ungraciousness of certain persons who have the chance to grant favors. I recollect young man once knew who was so surly and cross- grained when asked to do an errand by any member of his family that he entirely escaped any efforts of this sort The rest of the household would run their feet off when tired or go without the things they needed sooner than request the cub of the household to do a commission. His de- meanor had won him immunity from serv- ice for others. But who would wish to pur- chase immunity at such price?
 Another lad l know has the happy knack of making the persons he obliges feel that they have put him in their debt. Appa- rently he is the favored one when he has
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

of boiling water. Too much water is a good fault when you are cooking rice. Add a couple of teaspoons of salt to the water and see that this is at furious boil when you put in the rice. Keep the water at a hard boil after the rice goes in and do not stir it with a spoon. If you think there is the least risk of a few grains of the rice sticking to the bottom of the pot slip fork in at the side of the saucepan and make sure that the rice Is boiling free from the bot tom When the rice has boiled hard for if teen minutes take out a couple of grains and pinch them to see if they are soft. If not cook the rice a few minutes longer. When the rice is soft turn the water off of 1t by pouring the rice into colander; set this at the back of the stove or in the oven to dry off for few minutes as you would potatoes; then put into vegetable dish and send to table. These are all the '' tricks " there are about cooking rice. With these directions there Is no doubt that the rice will be dry and soft and the grains
 whole and standing apart instead of the gray, pasty mass which is frequently served under the name of boiled rice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

on so much flesh they can no longer look well in delicate tints. l would be willing to wager something that your Mont Blanc friend was slight in her girlhood and that she has never appreciated the fact that an increase in bulk renders white garments on the street as out of place for her as is such a hat as you said she wore. I am not stating my convictions on the subject as fact, merely as my own opinion. would like very much the verdict of other Cor nerites. and see if they think there should be difference between the clothing Worn by old people and by the young. I don't mean that the seniors should abjure dainty garments or make frumps of themselves. They can look charming in raiment suitable to their years. to my way of thinking, but l am interested to know how other women feel-the young as well as the old-on this subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12

the chance to attend to some commission. to discharge an irksome duty which spares some one else toll and trouble. l grant that he has a good deal put upon him that the ungracious boy escapes. but l don't feel that the latter is the gainer.
 For, after all we don't ask favors for the mere pleasure of putting ourselves under obligations to others. I fancy that most of us rather shrink from the asking and do it only because of the necessity we feel of doing something else in the time oy with the strength the granter of the favor would spare us. Don't we all think that it is more blessed to give than to receive in this as in other connections; that we would rather be the ones who yield up our comfort and ease for others than those for whom the comfort and the ease are sacri- feed? And isn't it part of our Christian duty not to make it any harder than necessary for those who request kindnesses of us? Have you looked at it in just that way be- fore?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Result of Lack of Thought.

At the same time there is something to be said on the other side There Is an ungra {, ciousness about accepting a favor thsi5 takes all the happiness out of it. We make a mistake if we forget that if it is blessed to give there is also degree of blessed ness about receiving as well.
 " don't want you to take the trouble to do that" heard friend say to another who had offered to attend to a commission for her.
 " don't think it's a trouble. but even if it were it would make me happy to do it for you" was the response.
 " I wanted to give him that pleasure, but he protested against it so much and I had to beg so hard to be allowed to do it that ' 1t took all the joy out of the transaction" was another remark heard made in simi- lar circumstances.
 So many of these small domestic misun- derstandings and hard feelings are the re- suit of lack of thought that it seems worth while to give little consideration to them and to see if we are not perhaps making those about us unhappy or uncomfortable without the least idea of it. We know very well ourselves how we feel and we don't stop to reflect that others are not mind readers and take our behavior or our ac- tions simply on their face value.
 :" don't mind in the least taking him over to the station" an aggrieved lad said the other day to his mother. There was no use in the world in his going tramping off instead of riding comfortably. I'd have been glad to go with him.''
 :" Then why didn't you say so? !" asked the mother. When he asked you if yous' could drive him over you said, suppose so had meant to go swimming, but nevelr nu! Or course he wouldn't go with you after that. ]"
 didn't think" muttered the boy.
 Isn't that the matter with most of us, both in our giving and our receiving? Evil is wrought by want of thought as well as by want of heart" Isn't there . chance here to put the golden rule into practical operation?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-12
Clothes for European Trip.

What clothes ought to take with mo when go abroad in August9 have never been across the water, and we plan to sail to Trieste, then cross to Venice, and go north from there into Switzerland, down the Rhine, to Paris, and home by way of England We shall have to crowd it all into a little over two months. and am sure, with the sightseeing I shall have to do won't have time or inclination to stop and fuss about clothes-though I would like to bring home Paris hat. What ought to take with me in the line of dresses, and shall l need a large supply of undercloth- ing? Give me any points you can. please.
 " IGNORANT"
 A few years ago travelled from Paris to Vienna. by way of Germany. and then back and across to England, with only large straw suitcase with me after left Paris. I had there a small steamer trunk with extras in it, but the suitcase-it was one of the double kind-held all I needed while actually travelling, for over six weeks. I have known others who did as well. While shirtwaists and skirts arc sometimes troublesome to adjust, they are convenience because they permit of fresh- ening the costume readily. would advise you to have a neat lightweight suit of sub stantial material. like fine serge or its equivalent. several shirtwaists, preferably of soft silk, since they launder easily, and one rather dressy one piece frock which will do if you wish to make yourself dainty for the evening. Have your hat serviceable and easy on your head, since you will al- most live in it, and provide at least one extra pair of shoes. besides slippers. Be sure the shoes are comfortable. For un- derwear would recommend the combina- tions which do not require ironing. and silk petticoat, with whatever lingerie you have very simple. It Is always possible to have washing done at hotel if you stay over day in place. and there is no reason why you should burden yourself with 8 quantity of changes Travel as light as you can and yet keep yourself provided with enough to be comfortable and look neat and trim. and avoid anything which is not simple and unpretentioua A rain