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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

suddenly realized that she was q wom-
an OF some purpose. and vas helping
her In every way, He listened pa
tiently to'her speech sometimes twice
during an evening. until Letitia felt
that she could stand before a thou
sand people and say 1t without q
tremor Or mistake.
Il don't know what I would have
done without you" she told him on
the night before the meeting, You
are going to stand In the wings and
prompt me IL l need 1t, aren't youF"
"Sure-you can't lose me" laughed
Norman. He had tried, and with re-
markable success, to stifie entirely
any loverlike feeling he had for Le-
titia, II the girl missed the comfort
of his great. strong arms she did
not say SO.
The following morning Letitia
awoke with a peculiar sense of pre-
monition. She felt strangely weak In
the knees, and without apparent rea-
son all the nerves in her body were
~twitching so that she had no desire
to eat. She tried desperately to ming
OF the sickening dread that a
gripped her. During the day she did
succeed and toward evening her
qualms had so far left her that she
could laugh at her early morning silly
weakness. She dressed with habituai
care and the result, a mass Of soft
pinks. was a Joy to behold. Even
Norman, who thought her wonder'
fully beautiful, had eve seen her SO
altogether adorable. He had difficulty
in restraining the desire Of his arms,
but he smiled joyfully and gripped'
her hands in a friendly clasp before
Letitia went forward to the platform
to deliver her lecture on Better
Babies"
The hall was crowded. When Le-
titia stood out and faced her audi
ence she would have smiled in friend
ly greeting save that her lips were
parched. Also her sight was blurred
and she seemed swaying on a bottom
less platform. Every line Of her lee
ture had escaped her dazed brain.
She stood. it seemed to her for an
endless time, tortured with dumb
fright, then. turned and went swiftly
behind the curtain and into Norman's
waiting arms. Never in all her life
did his arms seem SO wonderful
a haven of refuge.
With mastery g~entleness he put
her into a chair, then went out to
the platform. Once there, he told
the friendly audience who had come
to hear Letitia's lecture. all that she
would have told them. Norman knew
it practically word for word. The
club women were amused n
charmed. When he had finished long
and loud applause was given him.
Norman then turned back into the
wings. Letitia was smiling and there
was a world of relief in her eyes.
She flung herself happily into Nor
mans arms and felt in his pocket for
the ring she had given him.
Il will be engaged to you again."
she said. IF you still love me and
will never make me step on a plat
form again."
Since Norman's answer was most
satisfactory. she added: Il. might
have known l could v succeed
in anything well except in loving you.
l suppose all the women will be want
ing you to lead the mothers meetings
now" D.
Norman only smiled.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
ROOFS TOO MUCH NEGLECTED.
Valuable Space in City That Is Seldom
Put to Any Kind Of
Use Today.

At a convention of owners and man
ayers of ''skyscrapers," held recently
In Duluth, one Of the speakers made
an interesting prophecy as to the fu-
ture uses of the tall building. empha-
sizing in particular the neglected roof.
Bungalows built OIL top Of tall build
ings," he predicted, will house the
owners in summer. A permit for such
a bungalow has already been taken
out in Chicago"
The rather odd suggestion brings up
the whole problem of wasted opportu-
mites which the roof of the average
tall building presents. Long ago the
hotels realized what an asset a roof Is,
and developed the roof garden. In a
number Of the middle western cities
the upper floors and roofs Of CONNER
cial buildings are leased by the
prominent city clubs, which thus Sc
cure airy and quiet quarters with fine
restaurant location, in the very heart
of the city.
But a roof could e 80 much
more. Not one in ten of our W tau
buildings puts its roof space to any
good or profitable use. Yet a sky
scraper roof is almost ideal as a place
for summer sleeping compartments. or
sleeping tents; for a tennis court-a
possibility recognized by. n Philadel.
phia school; for an open-air theater
or movie" hall; for an employees rec
reation headquarters; not to mention
its desirability as a place Of residence
for the owner OF the building
delphia Press.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
THE ROYAL GORGE
Mrs. Twitter's Little Dissertation
on Mothers Joy in Preparing
the Great Dinner.
She Didn't Seem to Take a Very En-
thusiastic View Of the Matter. But
There Was a Reason for
Her Weli-Expressed
"Grouch."

, ES, ma'am," said Mrs. Bump
weather, the mince pie Is
loaded, and the deadly conflict
between peace and comfort on
one side and pain and pepsin
on the other is about to be performed.
The coming Thursday will witness our
great ~epicurean festival, which might
be technically termed the Royal
Gorge"
I'm not specially keen to listening
to any sentimental rawlings about the
day" said Mrs. Twitter, with her usual
suspicious and refrigerated tone OF
voice.
ITS put in the calendar to poster US,
that's all. Autumn brings us every
kind Of a misery it can pick up and lug
home, after which We are cordially in
vited to gather together and be thank
full. Thanksgiving day, like matrimony,
is a good joke. You pawn the family
jewels to send the kid-child to an ex-
pensive school. Blow one. You cavern
into the recesses of a dark clothes
closet and disinter your furs. They
are somewhat deader than they were
ever dead before. In fact, they are not
fur at all, ha, ha! They are merely skin
what has been skun. Swat two. The
first cold day blows in and the radiator
of the motor car freezes up. sneezes
once, and calmly expires. Slam three.
Grand opera stars collect, but father
can't. So you don't go to the opera.
Grief four. But l don't care. l never
yet was able to harness up an opera
ticket, an opera gown. and a lala ding
bat for my hair all on the same date.
II / had two of the three, I never had
the third"
Sweet one" purred Mrs. Bump
weather, softly. tell me your wonder
full secret. How do you keep so bland
ly cheerful? What frightful and bitter
experience in life has taught you to
be gay? How I envy you your beauti
full optimism. Hist, once! II you don't
throttle that whine habit, or get a dog
house for it, or give 1t an inhalation Of
%chloroform, I shall be vexed with you
quite vexed, my dear"
You smile on me and lead me on,
and then you turn on me and frown,'
protested Mrs. Twitter. Load up your
old mince pie! Struggle onward to
your Royal Gorge! l don't care what
happens to you. Since spend all my
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
More Bread for Each Of us.

While you were lodging armies in
Europe, or whipping "a mountain
stream for trout, or parading quietly
at home--I say while you were doing
any one Of these or other things,
Reuben Corntassel was coaxlng out Of
his fields 4sh bushels OF grain for
you.
That's your individual share-48h
bushels of wheat, corn, oats, barley,
rye and buckwheat-of the annual
harvest. Last year you had to strug-
gle along with only As bushels Of
these cereals, but in 1912 Uncle RUDE
did better, and raised 45 bushels.
More than half your allotment Of
cereals ia corn and less than a fifth
Of It is wheat. I'm happy to inform
you that you may eat almost a guar.
ter more buckwheat cakes than you
enjoyed last winter.
That's more than a crumb Of com.
fort In a cheerful world.-Philadel.
phia Ledger.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Substitutes for Daylight.

AS a substitute for the ordinary
glass lamp-globe, there has been in
troduced in Germany a globe made Of
thin, translucent marble.
The light produced from this globe
is declared by experts to be almost
the exact counterpart Of daylight. An.
other German novelty In illumination
consists of a screen coated with an
aluminium powder which, when placed
before a light, transmits q glare ex-
actly like daylight, by means Of which
even colors can be judged with perfect
accuracy.
Should these German discoveries
prove to be all that has been claimed
for them, they will doubtless be uni
versally adopted. Artificial light that
is a perfect substitute for daylight is
what the world has been waiting for.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

meal. How charming to have all the lit.
tie folk around the house? Yes, ma'am?
But what about sweeping up the mud
tracks afterwards and plucking raisin
seeds off the best hair cloth furniture.
and washing up the tons of dishes?
Mother did not sit before the fireplace
and tell stories. She was putting little
cotton blankets on her burnt thumbs,
for basting a turkey is p~erilous bust
ness, let me tell you. How jolly 1t was
to crack nuts, too. But where was
mother? Oh, she al busy some
where. Yes, we recollect now. She
was putting a cold cloth on her throb-
bling brow; she had to pull herself to-
gether SO as to have strength enough
to serve a bit Of supper afterward."
They didn't have the movies then
to furnish them with recreation" said
Mrs. Bumpweather. "or theaters or
tango dances. Visiting and eating
we're about the best they could do, and,
after all, that's more fun than anything
else. Give me time to get up a good,
old~.fashioned dinner and l can have
the biggest spread Of my sweet, mid
dle-aged life. Compare such a meal
to anything you a get downtown, or
at any country club! My child,
there's nothing equal to II, and 1t is
really a lark to cook IT,"
"Blithers!" remarked Mrs. Twitter.
Mrs. Bumpweather said nothing, as
II she meant It.
"Rlithers!" exclaimed Mrs. Twitter
again.
Mrs. Bumpweather slipped her hand
through Mrs. Titter's arm.
You're tired, little one" said she.
when the enthusiasm gets out OF
your system, it's a sure sign that some
other less pleasant microbe has crept
in. You can't afford to let yourself
slip away like that. You've got to keep
holding on, and feeling keen about hui
man events, and being interested. even
II you're mending a pair Of your old
mans trousers or picking the roast
! beef bones for hash. You'll come and
e t your Thanksgiving dinner with me,
won't you. honey"
Mrs. Twitter wriggled about In a
naive, shy twist, supposedly to signify
i~nexpressible JOY.
what for did I do all that growly
talk?' asked she. Little Tommy Tuck
er sang for his supper. but I'd rather
growl for mine"
And she SAID II without the slightest
show of shame.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
4For Weeks She Made Mlnee Pie"

time galloping from the front door
to the back. answering the bells. my
idea Of Thanksgiving is a chance to
sit down and blow on my poor, tired,
hot. weary feet"
I'VE are certainly drifting far away
from the sweet and gentle spirit OF
holidays" said Mrs. Bumpweather.
THE good old days are dead"
'And why are they good?" asked
Mrs. Twitter. They are good because
they are old and because they are
dead. Can't you hear III gr~eat-grand.
mothers s%coffing about new Ideas and
all that? Don't you suppose they were
roaring about the dear old timss that
had passed? Up to date though you
are. my lamb, with your slit skirt and
rubber buttons; In your tango shoe
soies. your chin strap on your little
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

Where on earth did Patrice meet
the mar she's going to marry"
Nowhere on EARTH"
Don't try to be funny"
I'm not trying to be funny. They
we're introduced while both were pas.
sengers In q captive balloon"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Mechanics.

What sort OF q %contrivance Is that
political machine you have gotten to
gether"
Nothing really novel," replied Sen.
ator Sorghum. Merely the latest de
vice In talking machines"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Treat the Cow Rloht.

A GOV is a very ervou animal
and any m~lstreatment will quickly
show its Ill effects. 1t pays in dollars
and cents to treat a COW right. "A
person who cannot control his temper
is as much out Of place in a dairy
as anywhere else.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Surely a Favored Nation.

Favored by Providence. the people
OF the United States are today ex.
pressing their heartfelt thanks for the
good that has come TO them, the evils
that have been averted and the bright
future that opens before them
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

are furnished with MOBILES inclined In.
ward toward the point OF the pile. A
force pump drives water into the pipes
and the water. issuing from the noz-
zIes under a pressure Of 70 pounds to
the square inch, removes the dirt SO
rapidly beneath the pile that 1t sinks
three times as fast as II hammered by
a pile driyer.-Illustrated Sunday Mag.
azine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Tho Value Of Hlrda.

The two great natural checks to In.
sects are the %predaceous insects and
lnsectivorous birds. There 10 a trian.
gular relation between insects. birds
and man worthy OF careful inquiry.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Novel Pile Driver.

The Russian engineer corps has EN-.
ployed an ingenious pile driver which
acts with great speed.
On two sides Of the pile oue-inch gas
pipes are placed in longitudinal
grooyes At the lower end the pipes
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Furnish Green Stuff.

Good ~succulent green stun should
be on hand at. all times. 1t should
form a good part Of the daily ration.
for chicks need bulk as well as nour.
lshment.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
important PreeautIon.

Are you mixed up In this disturb.
ence?" asked the policeman.
mo" replied the law-abiding citizen.
I'm neutral"
Then why do you want to talk to
met"
Il want my neutrality definitely I'M.
derstood. don't desire to take a
chance on what sometimes happens TO
the innocent bystander."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

The age Of a fowl is always dis.
closed by the condition Of its legs. II
the skin is hard and rough be sure
It is an old one. The dellcacy Of the
skin Of the face indicates youth.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Best Dairy Farmlna.

The best kind Of dairy farming
keeps the skim milk on the farm and
markets 1t as young stock, pork and
poultry products.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Excellent Insurance.

A grain bin on a farm is excellent
insurance against forced sale at low
price.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
Frlendshlp's strength.

But surely for nothing less than
failure In integrity must you ever fall
your friend.-Ruth Ogden.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19
p.anu, growing In China.

Peanut Growing IN ChInd.
Within twenty years the growing OF
California peanuts in Shantung. China,
has become a great industry, with an
export trade Of $50, 900 tons.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-11-19

Tax keenly Felt.
Poor roads impose a tax never moro
keenly felt than at grain-hauling time.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Germans Pursuing Rus
SLAMS
Continued from Page ore.)
Another Story OF Heroism.
By United rress.

By United rress.
Dublin, Nov. 12.-(By mail to New
York. This story Of Irish heroism
Is told by trooper of the dragons
writing home:
There was a man of ours who car
ried a chum to a farm house under
fire, and when the retreat came got
left behind. A German patrol called
and found them. Theye were only the
two, one wounded, against a dozen
uhlans. Behind barrier of furniture
they kept the Germans at bay, wound
ing or killing half of them.
The surviving Germans made off
and brought machine gun to the
house and threatened to destroy it.
The soldiers were not unmindful Of
the kindness shown them by the own
ers of the farm, and rather than bring
loss on them or the village they rush
et out, probably with some mad idea
of taking the gun.
Just over the threshold OF the
door they fell dead, their blood be-
SCATTERING the walls of the house"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
COTTON BALL" TO SHOW
VALUE OF COTTON GOWNS.
By United Press.


Washington, Dec. 8.-Whole bales
OF cotton have been spun into dazzling
costumes which, capital dressmakers
prophesied today, would completely
bewilder the mere men at the cotton
BALI tonight in the New Willard ball
room.
Judging from the reports of these
same dressmakers, the judges who
will award the prizes for the costumes
and groups at the masquerade, have
their work cut out for them, as it will
take fine sense of discrimination to
pick out the best.
This ball was the outgrowth of the
Cotton Clothes for Southern Wo-
men" movement, which received such
an impetus at the Cotton Styles Show
at the Willard in October. 1t was
thoroughly demonstrated there, which
will be the further impressed tonight,
that there is no reproach to be con-
nected with cotton clothes, but that
gowns made Of cotton may equal if
not excel, creations made of silk,
satin, charmeuse or other materials.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
CHARGE MANUFACTURE OF
"5UcksHoT CARTRIDGES,
BY United Press.

Washington, Dec. Charging that
5S,O00,OOO rounds of "buckshot cart
ridges" like the dun dums, were mar
ufactured by two American concern
for the British, the German embassy
iiled photographs and samples of the
ammunition with the state department
today.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
MAY PROHIBIT IMPORTING
FOREIGN CITRUS PLANTS !.
By United Press.

By United Press.
Washington, Dec. 8.-The advisable
! ity Of prohibiting the importation o.
citrus nursery stock, buds, scions Oh
seeds was discussed at a public hear
ing today held by the department ol
agriculture. The reasons advanced by
the advocates of stopping the importa
tion was that by this means the intro
duction into this country of what is
known as citrus canker could be pre-
vented.
This disease has already been
brought into the country apparently
on Japanese nursery stock and is be-
coming established in the gulf citrus
region of the United States, including
Florida. In Florida very vigorous ef-
forts are being made to stamp it out,
and it is believed that these will be
successful even though the cost will
undoubtedly be great.
The citrus canker, as it's name i'm
plies, is disease of citrus plants, and
is therefore particularly dangerous to
states where the orange and grape
fruit industry is an important one.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
PLAN MUNIcI. RAILROAD DEPOT,
By United Press.

By United Press.
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 8.-A mu-
nicipal depot. owned by the city and
possibly rented to the railroads, is
today being urged in Minneapolis.
Douglas Fiske, former president OF
the civic and commerce associations,
was one OF the chief constituents of
the plan. Such a building, if erected,
would cost millions of millions, to be
paid out of the city funds, and erect
ed under the supervision of the city.
For several years business men of St.
Paul have been waging war upon the
railroads, in an attempt to bring about
the erection Of new union depot in
st. Paul. The battle has not reached
a decisive stage.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
ATest for Liver ompIaint-MentaIly
Unhappy-PhysicalIy, Dull.

The liver sluggish and inactive,
first shows itself in a mental state
unhappy and critical. Never is there
joy in living, as when the stomach and
liver are doing their work. Keep your
liver active and healthy by using DR.
Kings New Life Pills; they empty the
bowels freely, tone up your stomach,
cure your constipation and purify the
blood. 25c at druggist. Bucklin's
Arnica Salve, excellent for Pils.-Adv
d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

The spirit at present in the neigh.
borhood seems to be moving, as five or
six families are contemplating on
changing locations between now and
January l. This movement is not
due to the fault of the community, but
to too much landlordism-on of the
greatest barriers to rural community
interests.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Mrs. MccIain's Experience With Group

when my boy, Ray, was small he
was subject to Group, and was always
alarmed at such times. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy proved far better than
any other for this trouble. 1t always
relieved him quickly. j am never
without it in the house for know it
is positive cure for Group" writes
Mrs. w. R. McClain, Blairsville, Pa.
For sale by all dealers.-Adv. d&w
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Cupid Lands Pair.

Mighty cold, wet and disagreeable
yesterday, but Dan Cupid in taking a
peep from under his eiderdown coy
ers discovered one young couple whom
he transfixed at one pull of his trusty
bow. The arrow pierced Walter
Dewey, FL years of age, Amber, Okla,
and Miss Inez Lincoln, 16 years of
age, Amber, Okla. The father, F. Y.
Lincoln, secured the license from the
county clerk.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
4. 4. = + + + + I. + I. + J. 4. + + !
REALESTATE TRANSFERS. 1
: Compiled by the Grady County
: Abstract Company, Tye Build
: ing, North Fourth Street.


c. and C. Nations to Raleigh l.
Moore, patent; lots sc, block 92
Chickasha.
w. c. Matthews to Thomas H. Full
Ter, 5000; lot 2, block 156, Chickasha
Jerry III. Travis to W. d. White
$500; lots 1O-11, block so, Chickasha.
Chas. H. Nevins to Sadie w. s.
Nevins, $500; NV 25-4-6.
A. W. Cooper to ]. w. Bond, $50;
lot 10, block 3, Alex.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Extract Coin From Throat.

Extract Coin From Throat.
q. d. Morrison of Marlow brought
his two-year-old son to the Chickasha
hospital on the Fire Fly last evening,
where quarter was extracted from
the child's throat, after being located
with the X-ray Father and son re-
turned to NARROW on the night train.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

Prof. Will Brown opened school
at Berry Hill, commencing Monday
night, after which time we hope to
call him back to Friend.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08
Short Stories
Of The Town
Yeomen to Elect Officers.

The annual election of officers OF
the Yeomen lodge is scheduled for to-
night. A call has been issued for all
members of the city to attend the
meeting, which will convene at 5
o'clock.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

The Christmas program is progress
ing nicely. All the children are over
anxious to take part A good indica-
tion of success.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-08

FRIEND SCHOOL NEWS.


The rain somewhat impeded the SER
vices Sunday but Notwithstanding the
small crowd the spirit ran high.