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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

The first night found Lincoln up until after the
midnight hour reading by the glare of the burn
ing logs in the fireplace.
Many days after this found Lincoln attending
court at Boonville regularly. More often was he
found reading books in the private library Of
Mr.. Breckenridge
The greater part of the Breckenridge library is
still in existence. though some of the books are
torn and time-worn and show that they have been
made brown before the blazes OF the open fireside.
They are owned by different lawyers in Boon
vile and are valued highly because they are the
books read by the great war president when he
resolved to study law.
Upon one occasion Lincoln attended a murder
trial at Boonville and heard the case from begin
ming to end. The trial seemed interesting to him,
but the most exciting feature of the whole case
was the argument before the jury. The most elo-
quent plea and argument was made by a Kentucky
lawyer named Breckenridge, a kin to John A.
Breckenridge of Indiana. After his argument be-
fore the jury I'll of the prominent men in the court
room rose to congratulate him. Lincoln was in
the court room at the time and he was anxious
to shake hands with the eminent jurist in appre-
citation of his effort in behalf, of his client.
Lincoln pushed himself through the crowd up to
the attorney and when he stretched out his hand
to shake, Mr.. Breckenridge pushed him aside and
shook hands with those whom he considered more
prominent. Lincoln was smitten by this act and
always remembered the name of Breckenridge.
the attorney from Kentucky.
Several years after. at the second Inauguration
of Lincoln. thousands of people greeted the great
war president. Hundreds Of this number came
from Kentucky, and among the number was this
man Breckenridge. Recognizing him at once as
the man who ignored him at Boonville several
years previous, Lincoln grasped the mans hand
with a hearty shake and said:
Il am more than glad to see you than any man
| know Of, ] have always wanted to congratulate
you upon that speech you made at Boonville sew
eral years ago"
Lincoln did not have to tell Breckenridge upon
that occasion he ignored him, when he was a
poor, struggling man. for Breckenridge followed
with n complete apology.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
TESTIMONY OF A TRAVELLER.

One of the greatest explorers Of the
day is Mr.. A. Henry Savage Lander. a
grandson Of Walter Savage Lander.
He has travelled in the Antarctic, In
Thibet, the Himalayas, Korea, Mongo-
liza, through the Dark Continent, and
has crossed South America at Its wild.
est part, accomplishing n Of the
most difficult expeditions ever made,
penetrating In a Is, 750mile journey
parts Of Brazil that were regarded as
impossible. This latter feat through
a s%emi-tropical zone occupied one year
and a half, and was constantly attend
ed by h~ardships and sufferings, in the
course of which for sixty days, while
shooting the rapids of the Arinos, the
party endured terrible privations. and
afterwards when food failed, starved
for sixteen days.
When asked how he has preserved
immunity from sickness, exposed to
such varied climatic conditions, he re-
plies, "The wonderful health l enjoy
is largely due to my temperate habits.
In all these journeyings neither he nor
his attendants took with them any
alcoholic spirits.
Mr.. Landor's testimony on this point
is unequivocal. ut is not travelling"
he says, which kills an explorer, it Is
the drinking and smoking and living
in foul air in civilized countries. I
don't drink and I don't smoke"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
DOCTORS AGAINST ALCOHOL.

When hat great conclave of doc
tors took place at Brighton, England.
under the auspices Of the British Med.
ical association, advantage was taken
Of the presence of 80 many medical
men in attendance to get nearly forty
anti-alcohol addresses delivered on
the Sunday in Brighton and adjoining
towns. The subject was Evils of AL.
cohol Upon the Human Body" and
the particularly interesting thing was
to see so many physicians in pulpits
and on the platforms evidently will.
ing to play the part Of crusaders
against what one of their profession
had aptly described as the greatest
enemy Of the race" The aggregate
result Of these addresses constituted
an all-round indictment Of alcohol Of
a remarkably striking and education.
al nature. AS indicating the up-to-
date character Of the addresses, sew.
eral of the doctors used charts and dt.
agrams which were projected upon
a screen by a lantern, thus transfer.
ring the practice Of the medical lee.
ture Don to the church. chapel and
schoolroom.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
A r.


ALCOHOL A DEcEIvER.
DR.. David Starr Jordan tells the fol.
lowing story:
There was once a man h came
Into his office smacking his lips, and
said to his clerk: The world looks
very different to the mar who has
had a good glass Of brandy and soda
in the morning" Yes" said the
clerk, land the man looks differently to
the world" And this is natural and
inevitable, DR.. Jordan points out, for
the pleasure which exists only in the
imagination leads to action which has
likewise nothing to do with h de-
mand of life. The mind is confused,
and may be delighted with the confu-
sion, but the confused muscles trem-
pie and halt. The tongue is loosened
and utters unfinished sentences; the
hand is loosened and the handwriting
is shaky: the muscles of the eye are
Embarrassed, and the two eyes move
independently and see double; the legs
are l%oosened, and the confusion OF the
brain shows itself in the confused walk.
And IL this confusion is long contin'
ued, the mental deterioration shows 1t.
self in external things-the shabby
hat and seedy clothing, and the grad.
ual drop of the man from stratum to
stratum of society, till he brings up
some night in a ditch. AS the world
looks more and more different to him.
SO does he look more and more differ
ent to the world"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
SOME ODD GYRosCoPlC TOYS
Professor Gray Of the Royal Society
Has Invented and Exhibited Sew
eral Acrobatic Dolls.

Some extraordinary toys based on
he old gyroscopic tops have been re-
GENTLY invented by Professor Gray OF
he Royal society, and exhibited by
him at the Royal institution. One toy
Is a doll figure hanging by its hands
from " wires strung along together.
4 gyrOscope whirling inside the doll
figure. AS the wires are slightly
logged the figure begins to move along
the wires, hand-over-hand like an ac-
robat. BY a curious property OF the
gyroscope, when the hidden wheel be-
gins to run down the little figure be-
gins to hurry, as If it intended to use
every effort to complete its journey
before losing its power.
Another toy consists of three doll
acrobats on trapezes, a %gyroscope be-
ing concealed in each doll. When the
horoscopes are properly started the
three acrobats perform balancing
feats, each doll in its turn doing a
stunt in regular order, but no two do
ing the same stunt at the same time.
A doll bicycle rider on a tight rope
Is another toy. From the handle bars
of the bicycle wires are run to the
proper connections with the hidden
gyroscope, so that IL the little figure
starts to fall to the left the handle
bars are turned, and the front wheel
pointed to the left enough to keep the
balance. exactly as a human rider
does.
From his models the scientist
showed how it is possible to place a
gyroscope in a motor car to prevent
the a from overturning on a curve.
the Dundee Advertiser. With such
a device a a rounding a curve at
high speed would tilt to the inside as
If it were running on a banked track.
and theoretically it would be impos-
sible for the car to overturn.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
THE WELL.

1t (the way to alcoholism) was like
an uncovered well in a yard where
children play. 1t is small use to tell
the brave little boys toddling theiI
way along into knowledge Of life that
they mustn't play near the uncovered
we'll. They will play near 1t. ANY
parent knows that. And we know that
a certain percentage OF them. the
Invest and most daring. will fall into
the well. The thing to dove all know
it's to cover up the well. The case
is the same with John Barleycorn. All
the no-saying and n~o-preaching In the
world will fail to keep men, and
youths growing into manhood away
from John ~Barleycorn when John Bar
leycorn Is everywhere accessible. The
only rational thing for the twentieth
century folk to do Is to cover up the
well.-Jack London. In John Barley.
corn"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
BOY SCOUTS AND THE GANGS
Splendid Tribute Paid to Organization
That Is Not Four Years Old by
Kansas City Judge.

A Kansas City juvenile Judge makes
this statement: IF every boy in the
city would join the Boy Scouts the
gangs would disappear, the juvenile
court loon would be a stranger to the
youth, and we would rear a generation
Of men that would not require much
police protection. I have never had a
Boy Scout in my court, and there are
1000 Of them in Kansas City" This
splendid tribute to an organization
scarcely four years old is a well-mer-
tied one. says the Denver Weekly
Post. Boys are small bundles Of
corked up enthusiasm. This enthusi-
asm must have a vent. If there be no
other outlet the gang is the result.
The Boy Scout organization teaches
outdoor life, self-reliability, a love Of
nature and a desire to help rather than
hinder those in need. The first aid to
the injured is one Of the first accom-
plishments. There is nothing military
about the organization and yet the
boys are taught a wholesome discip-
line and a respect for the rights Of
others.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

According to an ancient Celtic le-
gend, the mistletoe was formerly a
forest tree: but having yielded Its
wood for the Saviour's cross 1t was
condemned ever afterward to exist
merely as a parasite.
The mistletoe vac connected with
many mystical Druldic rites and was
highly esteemed for its magical quail.
ties. So high was It in favor that the
Druids styled It "all heal" and con-
sidered 1t an antidote for disease and
infection OF all sorts.
Traces of this favor may be OBJ
served in certain old English customs.
such as kissing under the mistletoe.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
Equal Rights.

You say a pedestrian has rights
the same as a motor carr" asked the
Q%uerulous person.
Certainly" replied the policeman.
well. mebbe he has. But | can't
help wondering what would happen to
me If | went along the street making
the same kind OF noise as some Of
these automobile horns. Boys Life.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

stupid, made him create within him
a self that he could be at peace with
that he could face his neighbors, his
town, his state. his country with.
Someone passed to this lone child Of
our harsh. lonely frontier something
that on a similar frontier Luther's
mother gave to young Martin. That
same something Carlyle's mother gave
him and Cornella the Gracchi. In
those almost first hours, days. years,
Abe got it.: the remaining forty.lve
we're simply for growing. developing,
maturing. Perhaps her death burned
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

which he spoke of himself as presi.
dent, or used that title for himself,
except when he acted in an official
capacity.
He always spoke of his position and
office vaguely, as this place." here
or in other modest phrase. Once,
speaking of the room at the capitol
used by the president of the United
States at the close Of a session of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

congress, he said, THAT room. you
know, that they call%'-dropping his
voice and hesitating-"the presidents
room"
To an intimate friend who addressed
him always by his W proper title,
he said, Nov call me Lincoln, and I'll
promise not to tell of the breach Of
etiquette--if you won't-and | SHAH
have n resting spell from Mr.. Presi-
dent"
All persons agree that the most
marked characteristic of Mr.. Lincoln's
manners was his simplicity and art
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
MOST MODEST OF MEN

Abraham Lincoln felt deeply the re-
sponsibility that rested on him as
president Of the United States, but
he shrank from assuming any Of the
honors, or even the titles, of his po-
sition.
After years Of intimate %acquaint-
ance a public man testified shortly
after Mr.. Lincoln's death that he
could not recall a single instance in
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

Alcohol has seemed to us a nice
plaything OF even an amiable friend.
Today, however. we know that the
jolly comrade, for the price OF one
hour of ex%hilaration, cheats us out
OF our self-respect, that 1t brings
ruin to every being and every ma,
ton that yields to it.--Prof. e.
Kraepelin.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

lessness, but his native dignity never
forsook him. and with all his angu-
larities and disregard Of conventional
ties, distinguished foreigners were in
variably impressed by his fine fiber.
A diplomat, whose knowledge Of
courts was more perfect than that Of
the English language, said:
HE seems to me one grand geutil'
homme in disguise."-Youth's Com.
panion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
MAKE FURNITURE FOR DOLLY
Little Chair for Parlor Set In Doll
House May Be Made by Following
Directions as Given.

BY closely following the pattern
drawn for you here you can make a
neat little chair for the parlor set in
your dolls house.
All the lines that are unbroken
should be cut with sharp scissors or a
sharp knife after the pattern is drawn
on cardboard or transferred to 1t.
When you cut on the unbroken lines
fold on the dotted lines and turn the
sections marked with a cross and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
ONE WORTHY OF ALL HONOR
Mother Of Lincoln a Perfect Type Of
the Highest Of Mother
hood.

In my study Of Lincoln, the phe-
nomena of whose existence and the
wonder Of whose being these few lines
try to draw, | have not been able to
free him from his mother, Nancy
Hanks. Someone gave him his great
sense Of principle. made ~falsehood
and the other small change OF crime
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
Concerning the Mansrove Tree.

The mangrove tree, which is found
in Trinidad, has many peceliarities.
For one thing. its seeds terminate on
the branches, and when the shoots are
considerably grown they fall of and
take root in the mud.
AS tho young tree grows 1t sends
out fresh roots from its trunk and
lower branches. until at last the tree
seems to be supported by a network
OF roots, in the midst Of which crabs,
aquatic birds and insects take w their
abode.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

all into his tender. trembling nature.
This boy of nine, who fifteen years
later spread his coat over the mound
that covered n he had dreamed
would be his life companion TO keep
the rain from reaching her, must have
had the films of his character all filled
and set for life bF that mother, that
one to whom he owed all he ever
was" as he later said.-Gutzon Borg
lum In Woman's World.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
Miss Doiiy's Chair.

paste them. This will give you a nice
little chair. which you a upholster
If you like by neatly sticking cloth
to the seat and to the back. You
can also paint the legs and other
woodwork" il you like, or you can
leave 1t plain white enamel"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
Memnon's harp.

This is a term sometimes applied to
the statute of Memnon at Thebes,
Egypt. which was said by the ancients
TO give forth musical tones. like the
notes Of a harp. at the rising Of the
sun
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

like not only to be loved, but to
be told that | am loved: the realm OF
silence is large enough beyond the
srave.-George Eliot
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
LET IT ALONE.

LET IT ALONE.
Not matter how good a drinking
man may be, he would be a better
man II he would let liquor alone. No
matter how inferior a total abstainer
may be, he would be still more infe-
rior IL he were a drinking mani. F.
Cuneen,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
SANCTION GRIM e.

SANCTION CRIME.
No honest man who has his own or
his neighbor's welfare at heart will
vote for the saloon. When you vote
for saloons you sanction crime in all
its phases.-Father Ward OF Detroit.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

Let us begin
the most common
of all excuses, 81
Am Not Very
Bad"
The m !, s t a k g
which this man is
making Is that OF
judging himself
by a false stand
ard. The remedy
Is to correct his
standard. Say to
him, ut may be
that you are not
very bad in your
W estimation, or
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

recently. His office, in
which was stored his books,
yet shows plainly the marks
Of the place where was To-
Gated at that time the best
library in southern Indiana,
II not in the state. The
room is but s by 10 feet.
and, being pressed for
room, Mr.. Breckenridge
had his books placed upon
shelves above two windows.
When Lincoln caught his
first glance Of the library he
was astonished at so great
a collection of books. Mr..
Breckenridge was the au-
thor of a book in the in
terest of the Presbyterian
church and had several
hooks for sale at that time
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

N February - of every year the mind
of every American loyal citizen is
momentarily turned to the thought
that upon that day, just SO many
years ago, Abraham Lincoln, one of
the worlds greatest men, was born.
The approaching birthday of the
great martyred president .awakens
the American people to the ~realiza-
ton that this is the one hundred and
fifth anniversary of London's birth
day. Some merely give the celebra-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

More than 5000, 900 gross of pencils
are annually made in Philadelphia.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

Excuses
BY REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Superintendent Of Men
Moody Bible Institute. Chicago

Lux li:l8.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

estness of this young man in the
Boonville court room. He inquired
into his purposes and from what
part OF the country he hailed.
Young Lincoln. who stood then
over six feet, by his awkward and
convincing conversation, impress
ed the distinguished jurist with an
admiration for the man. He found
by conversing with him that he
was a reader Of good books, was
interested in law and even had
some "hankering" to study it some
day.
Accordingly, Mr.. Breckenridge.
being a hospitable man, invited the
young la to his home to stay all
night. He also told him that he
had some books of interest to be-
ginners and that he would be only
too glad to lend them to him to
read. Breckenridge lived three
miles west of Boonville on his
farm and had a library there. His
old homestead still stands, and,
though a century old. has been
used as a tenants home until very
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05

Alaska has ~ schools, attended by
more than 5000 white children.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-02-05
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Conducted by the National
Christian Temperance Union.)
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-20
CROP REPORTS
Yield Is Running Higher Than Was
Expected.

Aberdeen, Aug. 20.-Threshing re-
ports are beginning to come in from
all sections ofthe northern part of the
state, showing all kinds of small
grain to be running considerably
higher than was expected. The
threshing thus far is only from the
shock. stacked being left to sweat
for a few weeks.
Velvet chaff wheat is running from
IL to 90 bushels per acre, the general
average, however, being Is and Is.
Some fields. badly rusted, are only
running from four to eight bushels.
Scotch fife is averaging between 10
and Is, the general run being around
Is and 16 bushels. Oats is running
as high as 10 bushels per acre, the
bulk averaging between 40 and SO.
Barley is running around rs and 35.
All grain is of excellent quality, some
loads sold last week when the price
vas IN bringing 81 and 9S cents per
bushel.
Miller reports pats thus far thrash
| ed as averaging around SO bushels
| per acre, blue stem wheat running
IL and 10 bushels, and macaroni
wheat averaging around Is and 16
bushels. Barley is ~thrashing out a
good 25 bushels per acre.
Morristown reports wheat running
as high as % bushels to the acre on
Thomas Dougherty's farm.
Wilmot reports wheat running from
IL to Ia bushels to the acre and oats
averaging from 40 to so bushels.
Most of the wheat is Nos. 2 and 8
although there is a good deal grad
ing No. /.
The South Dakota Better Farming
association has just introduced into
this county a new wheat known as
Karkov, a native OF Russia. which
has been introduced and perfected In
Montana. 1t is a new winter wheat
early and very hardy. and capable oil
standing very severe weather. IL
yields on an average OF from two to
five more bushels per acre than vari-
cites of the commoner wheat raised
in the county. Ten bushels of this
seed have been secured and it will be
planted at once in order to insure an
early start.
Two years ago the association in.
PRODUCED Marquis wheat in this sec
ton of the state with excellent re
suits. This variety of winter wheat
in nearly every instance has proved
of extreme value, out yielding othel
winter wheats from FIVE to 10 bush
els, and grading as No. ] hard, thu
best priced wheat on the market. 1T!
heavy yield is partially due to tn
fact that ii natures before rust a
chance to set in.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-08-20
No FOOD TRUST
Federal Attorney Makes Investiga-
ton i'm South Dakota.

Sioux Falls, Aug. 20.-Investiga-
tons as to the cause of the sudden
rise in price of foodstuffs has been
ordered by the authorities at Wash
ington and the district attorneys have
been instructed to conduct such in
vestigations. Assistant United States
District Attorney w. T.. Fiske has
taken up the work in the absence of
United States Attorney II. e. Stewart
and reports that no local combina-
tions are operating in this section.
There are no local combinations in
the state and the increase is caused
by wholesale concerns in larger
Cities" declared the district attorney
when asked in regard to the matter.
The only marked increases are in
flour, sugarand lemons. Nothwith-
standing the fact that wheat is grad
ually decreasing in price the price OF
flour, sugar and lemons. Notwith-
of lemons is in all probability caused
by the California Fruit company, ="
added Mr.. Fiske. The Investigations
which were commenced Monday have
brought Assistant District Attorney
Fiske in touch with all the big prod
uce men east of the river and as yet
| there are no signs of any combina-
tons, that could influence the price
of foodstuffs.