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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
New Athletic Director,

Iowa City, Feb. Penn college.
at Oskaloosa, will have a new ath-
letic director next fall, in the person
of Floyd E. Thomas, the former Iowa
athlete. Thomas has accepted the
position. He will have general
charge of athletics at the Quaker in
stitution, and will coach football,
basketball and track. Thomas has
coached the freshman football team
at Iowa for the last two years and
coached the varsity basketball squad
in 1913. Thomas was an allaround
athlete during his career at Iowa. He
was member of the track team in
1909 and 1870. and his work on the
basketball teams of 1910 and 1911
makes him remembered as one of the
best of Hawkeye guards. Thomas
will be connected with law firm in
Oskaloosa while carrying on his
coaching duties.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Reunion of Medical Alumni.

Iowa City, Feb. 4.-Beginning a
year in advance, the graduates of the
University of Iowa medical college
Of the class of 1875 are planning to
hold reunion during the commences
ment season of 1915. Letters are
being sent out so that all the old
grads" of the class will be able to
meet for the fortieth anniversary OF
their graduation.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
The judge Was Drunk.

West Union, Feb. 4.-Eugene J..
.O'Connef, judge of the Oelwein super
ior court, was found guilty by a jury
of the district court of intOXication
on Dec 2. He was found guilty in
a justice court at Uelwein and had
appealed.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Former Congressman a smuqaler.

New YORK, Feb. 4.-Sentence of six
months in Jail and $4,000 fine was
imposed upon l.. n. Littauer, former
congressman, and his brother, Will
liam, today, by Federal Judge Thorn
as on their plea of guilty to a charge
of conspiracy in smuggling diamonds
into this country.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
$1,000 For Charity.

Mason City, Feb. 4-Over one
thousand dollars will be raised for
the associated charities at Masonic
ball to be given tonight. This is
even larger than the sum raised by
Billy Sunday few years ago to pre-
vent ball being given. Tonight
number of prominent musicians will
assist in the entertainment.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
solon's Favor Women's SUFFRAGE.

Trenton, n. j., Feb. 4.-By a vote
OF 40 to 4 the assembly passed a reso-
luton to amend the state constitution
TO give women the right to vote. A
big lobby of women has been working
hard for the resolution since the leg.
islature convened.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Major General Carter in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Feb 4.-Major General
William II. Carter. who ten months
ago left Chicago to assume command
OF the United States troops along the
Mexican border. returned 60 Chi
cago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
eremner GROWING Weaken.

Baltimore, Feb. 4.--Congressman
IR. G. Bremner. of New Jersey. recent
ly treated with radium for cancer, is
reported in an unchanged condition
to-day. He grew weaker during the
might ana death Is likely almost any
time.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-02-05
Man Huno for Murd,r

Williamsport. Pa. Feb. 4.--John
Erble was hanged In the yard of the
Lycoming county jail here for the
murder OF Grace Stidfola.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
LOOKS TO PUBLIC WELFARE
Kansas City institution Might Well
Be Copied by Other Big centers
Of Population.

The board Of public welfare is an
institution in which Kansas City has
set an example for the whole country.
Delegations from other places repeat
eddy have visited the city to study the
workings of the board with the idea
of applying It's principles at home.
The latest city to take the matter
up is Chicago Recently Mr.. Jacob
Billikopf Of the Kansas City board
was invited to explain its operation
to the Chicago Association Of Com.
merce. Following his address an
ordinance has been introduced In the
Chicago council by Prof. G. e. Mer-
Ram, an alderman, to establish a de-
partment of public welfare with two
bureaus.
One is the bureau Of employment.
which is to operate municipal lodging
houses and gather information on gen.
eral working conditions, as well as to
help persons find work. The second is
the bureau OF social surveys, to col
lect information on living conditions
in Chicago and to recommend ordi-
nances for their betterment.
The judiciary committee OF the
council has unanimously recommend
ed the ordinance for passage. Cities
generally are beginning to assume
larger responsibilities for better con-
ditions Of living.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

the Towering shrubbery. are gorgeous
In the early springtime. The open
spaces shown in this plot are reserved
for lawn. In the center is a lily pool,
having a cement basin. A gazing
globe Is at one end and a sun dial op-
posite. At each side of the garden are
semi-circular white benches which In
vite one to tarry.
A scheme for a more p%retentious
garden having stately Lombardy pop
lars and a pergola at the rear, has
proved popular. Beneath the latter is
placed a group of white garden furni-
ture, Perennial borders frame the
lawn with brilliant color. An edge Of
lockwood is exceedingly good. Plant
ta~ll-growing hollyhocks and mallow
marvels in the background. Masses
Of helianthus, coreopsis and peoples
should appear in prominent groups.
Foxgloves, English larkspur AND hardy
phlox should be planted In abundance.
Japanese iris, snapdragon and gay
Sweet Williams are good just within
the shortcut lockwood border. Step
ping-stones lead to the artistic sur
dial and pedestal.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
NEED OF CUPID IN N. Y. MET
Y. M. C. A. and Y. w. c. A. to Bring
Lonely Young Men and Women
Together.

New York.-"H the two associations
the Young Mems and Young Wom-
ems Christian associations-can give
lonely men a chance to met c%ongenial.
lonely girls socially at dances and
elsewhere" said william Fellowes
Morgan. at a joint dinner of the or
g~anizations, I'VE will be doing much to
solve one of the greatest problems In
New York sociology-loneliness."
This suggestion by Mr.. Morgan, who
is president of the New York Young
Mems Christian association. met the
hearty approval Of Mrs. James Stew
art Cushman, head Of the Young Wom-
ems Christian association.
"As an experiment" Mrs. Cushman
said, I'VE have recently invited mem.
bers Of the West Side Young Mems
Christian association to socials at our
recreation center for girls. The plan
worked admirably and l think we
should both act upon the result Of the
experiment, and Increase Its scope. 1t
would be another way in which the
strange boy and the strange girl could
become acquainted"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
TANGO A CURE FOR NERVES
Makes Old Folk jolly, and That's tho
Reason, Says Gotham PLY.
slclan.

New York.-The tango and mako
are curing that most common Ameri-
can omplaint-nerves-according to
DR.. Frederick Peterson, who upheld
his theory in an address at the Colony
club.
II have noticed a marked decrease
In the number Of nervous cases among
the people who are dancing this year."
he said. 1T is because the new dances
appeal to older people as well as to
the young that Its benefits have been
SO noticeable, ] suppose.
Miss Rachel Crothers spoke on
"standardizing" the new dances. and
declared that 1t didn't mean taking
away all the fun from them by putting
them into stereotyped form.
Among the 900 women present were
many members Of the Parents league.
an association of mothers and fathers
whose object It Ii to simplify life for
the more fortunate children. It is
said that this league had intended to
bar the new dances from their parties
this year, but after seeing the innocu.
Gus method of the standardized new
dances they decided to lift the ban.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

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GARDEN PLAN WELL LIKED
Laid Out Along Lines Of tho ilIustra-
tlon II Will Be Of Perma-
nent Beauty.

A very helpful plan for identifying
the garden is shown in the accom-
panying Illustration, which. II care
fully followed. will give results that
are successful and Of permanent
beauty.
In the plan well.designed borders
are filled with shrubbery in the o r
ners. or the rear, and hardy peren-
malls in the foreground. These should
be planted according to their height
and color. Foxgloves, peonies and
Oriental poppies are excellent for
grouping. Both German and Japan
ese irises and brilliant Sweet Williams
must find a place here also. Narcis-
sus and daffodils give a perfect effect
II planted as a border about the entire
sweep of beds. These. together with
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Children, Color UP This Picture.
Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)

Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Long time ago the mole was a big
animal who lived on top Of the ground
and walked and talked with all the
other animals; and the story Of how
he came to change his shape and go
to live underground is what the old
men used to tell to the little children
as they walked across the young corn
fields late on the sunny afternoons and
saw where the mole had been at work
throwing the earth up in ridges which
the little boys liked to trample upon.
WELL" the old men would say, ut
was a long time ago, and the story is
about your great-great-great-great-
grandfather and your great-great-great-
great-grandmother when they were
fine young people. When he was a fine
young fighting man. strong enough to
run from this settlement to the one
across the mountains in one day and
sit up all night in the council when he
got there.
And she was such a young woman
as the old men used to like to see
down at the spring, laughing and
working at the deerskin. She was
laughing all the time, under her black
hair and out Of her big brown eyes.
And even when your great-great.
neutrality-suspicious. came to see
her and sang his song she only laughed
and ran away to her mother. No. she
would not be married to any young
man-so she said.
Long time, this strong and brave
young man tried to win the hand of
your great : great : great great grand
mother, but she would not listen to
him. and he made himself sick think.
ing about her. And 1t was then that
the mole passed by his camp and felt
sorry for him. So the mole said:
81 know why you are sick and why
you are weeping. and. I will help you.
I can make 1t SO that the young woman
will like you and come to you Of her
own free will. Just wait here for me.
And then the mole went away.
Late that night, when your great.
great : great great grandmother was
sound asleep, the mole burrowed his
way under the ground and came up
inside the house where she was asleep,
And when he saw that she was sleep
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

ing very soundly. he took out her heart
and went out the same way he came
In.
and then the mole went straight to
the house Of the young man and put
the heart of your great-great-great-
great-grandmother into his hands. 1t
was SO light that the young man could
not even feel it In his hands! Then
the mole said:
"'You must swallow the heart, and
then the young woman will be drawn
to you
so the young man swallowed the
heart of the young woman, and when
she woke she had a very strange feel
ing.
81 must go to that young man. she
said, and she no longer wanted to
laugh when she thought about him.
And then the feeling got SO strong that
she had to go, and when the young
man saw her coming. he knew that
she was to be his wife. and the mole's
way was good.
Now, all the medicine people of the
tribe wanted to know what 1t was that
made the young woman change her
mind. When they found out 1t was
the mole, they we're angry with him.
and wanted to kill him. You see, the
mole had never been a fellow for talk
ing, and everybody thought that he
was Just a stupid. soft-hearted fellow.
Of no account. y
"Of course, the mole did not want
to be killed by the Jealous medicine
people, and so> he hid himself under
the ground-and ever since he has
stayed there. And ever since he has
been getting smaller, his nose has been
getting sharper and he no longer has
much use for eyes. Maybe because his
eyes are no good, he eats the hearts
Of the grains Of corn we plant in
spring.
But the mole earned his few grains
of corn, don't you think SOL" And the
little boys would step of the ridge
above the mole's burrow and nod their
heads.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
BOILED EGG ON ICE
Ultraviolet Rays Of 2,750 Anastrom
Units Cooked the Yoik Very
Hard.

Cambridge. Mass.--Can you boil an
egg on a cake Of ice? Certainly; all
you need to know is how to manipu-
late ultraviolet rays Of proper ang-
strom units on the egg. Be sure and
have your violet rays ultra, though.
DR.. w. L. Bowie did It at the labora-
tory OF the Harvard cancer commis-
sion. He exposed. a regular egg and
a chunk of Ice to wave Of a length Of
about. 1850 angstrom units. After a
time the egg was hard boiled sure
enough and the ice wasn't melted:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

long ago the children were satisfied
to propel a hoop along the sidewalk
by beating 1t with a stick at regular
intervals. This performance required
more or less constant attention and
the needless expenditure Of a great
deal OF energy. This waste Of physical
strength is now conserved by the in
vention Of a small boy. which enables
him to keep the hoop in motion with a
small amount Of labor and attention.
This invention consists Of a stick.
somewhat longer than that usually
made use Of for beating the hoop and
is not necessarily as thick, but near
the end there Is a smaller stick at
right angles with the first. The latter
IL held in contact with the hoop at a
point below the hoop and not far from
the ground, and as the child walks
along after the hoop the latter Is pro-
PEELED at a regular speed without much
further thought BY the child operator.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
AhorioInaI FoIk.Lore.

Speaking of folklore in East Az
RIGA at a meeting Of the Folklore so
ciety at London. England. Miss A.
Werner said that the aborigines had
all a folklore Of their W There n
a pillar in one town on which nee
stood a white bowl or ase which
glstered In the sun. The story goes
that one OF the natives in his anger
shot the bowl of. went home. and
dropped dead. owing, 1t Is firmly be-
lieyed, to his destruction OF the bowl.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
OLD RUINS OF N AFRICA
Nothing More Remarkable to Travel
era In 6arbary Than These An
Client. Relies Of Grandeur.

London--Nothing 10, more remark
able to the traveller in Barbary than
to come again and again upon impos-
ing masses Of Roman ruins. testifying
to the presence Of old. Of high, ciyiii'
nation In what are now mere wastes
The steady expansion OF. Latin culture
into the desert was indeed wonderful.
For four centuries 1t steadily gained
ground; after a hundred years OF van.
dal misrule II was still strong when
Justinian reconQuered It, and 1t re-
manned until the Saracens destroyed
Roman Carthage more than a cen
fury and a half later. One Of the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
The Might Watch.

Mrs. Blinkenstein-For heavens
sake, Isaac, what have you been do
ing?
Mr.. Biinkenstein-Oh, Just having q
little game Of poker with Nose Roth
baum and Abe Winkler.
Mrs. Blinkenstein-But look at your
vest; 1t is covered with tobacco Juice.
While playing poker can't you turn
your head when you spit?
Mr.. Blinkenstein-Not with them fell
lows.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
What a Garden viii Do.
What Ia II that.

VIII reduce the cost Of livingf
Will make you and your family
more healthful and contented?
VIII provide beneficial exercise and
entertainment for you and your fam
ily7
Will divert your mind from the
cares Of your regular occupation?
Will keep your children out Of mis-
chief and teach them thrift and indus
try?
Will make your wife feel she has q
sure enough home?
Will save you money?
According to an impressive little
booklet issued by the Alabama Coal
Operators association. a garden will
do all these things.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17


lambessa.
greatest and most famous Of the later
Roman imperial dynasties. the war
rior line Of the Herachads. was prob
ably Of African enthusiastically Latin
in its connections and sympathies.
The best days Of Roman Africa
were. however. in the first and second
centuries Of the Christian era. The
Romans yer mighty builders Of cities
and municipal life flourished exceed
ingly during the early empire. In
fact, until the Reorganization caused
by the barbarian invasion Of the third
century there was little Of the crush
Ing, llfedestroying despotism which
we are accustomed to regard as char
acteristically Roman.
Everywhere oter the empire rose
towns with regular municipal govern
ment, nowhere more frequently than
in Africa-Lambessa, the headquarters
Of Legio III. Augusta" Thaumgadi
(Timgad), also full Of Roman remains.
and many others. When the pro.
tecting hand of Rome was withdrawn
the towns were deserted.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Don't Be- Left.H.nded.

1t has been estimated that about n
boy out of fifteen is left-handed when
he reaches the age Of ten. This is
his mothers fault in not making him
use his right hand more during his ba-
byhood In Germany there are schools
where the boy is taught to be right
handed. Nearly all tools are made
for right-handed men. and the boy
who grows UP left-handed win be
awkward.
II one can use both hands alike he
has n advantage in some things: but
1t seems as II nature intended the
right arm to do most Of the work.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
A Parrot Bank.

Three or four years g a parrot be-
longing to an old woman In Chester.
England, made such a nuisance Of
herself that some one poisoned her.
The old woman had the dead bird
stuffed and placed on a perch in the
house. A few weeks ago she died of
old age, and everything In her house
was sold at auction. The stuffed par.
rot was bought by a boy for a six
pence, and when he got 1t home he
found about four thousand dollars in
1t. The old woman had used the dead
bird for a bank. There is a suit
against the boys father to o the
money. but 1t is believed he will be
allowed to keep 1t.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Ar industrious Chan.

The song Of the tree toad. which
ian be heard anywhere in the country
on a summer night, consists In calling
out: sleep! Sleep! Sleep!" He
repeats this so times a minute when not
disturbed. and has been known to call
out 1000 times without o rest. In
stead Of putting persons to sleep he
keeps many awake with his free con
certas. While his industry is worthy
Of praise, his sole object In singing
seems to be to hear his own voice. In
that he Is like many men and women.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Brute.

Mary" he pleaded, will you please
quit talking for a few minutes? I'm
trying, to think"
Il can talk and think" she peevishly
replied. Il can't understand why you
are not able to listen to me and think"
II can. Only the things / think while
I'm listening to you don't get me any
thing"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

strive,
To ding a taunt at fear:
world Is never quite so fair.
And victory ne'er thrills
As when. with roses in her hair.
June trips across the hills
The years fair bride. with robes Of gauze.
Her pathway blossom s&Tewn
The world grows fairer than It was.
, With each return Of June:
And. though In mansions In the sky
Their %banquets may be spread.
I mourn for those who hav to die
When June Is just ahead.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
WHEN JUNE IS
JUST AHEAD

How fair a world
this world may
be
when June Is Just
ahead.
W h q n blossoms
grace the apple
tree
And summers
rugs are spread
Across the mead
ows soft and
And on the grace
ful slopes,
And on mems faces
there is seen
The glow OF splen-
did hopes.
How good 1t Is to
be alive
W h e June IS
drawing near;
How good to hope.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

Hardest luck l ever had at fish.
ing"
How now?"
Hooked a pickerel too big to come
through a hole I had cut in the Ice"
i uisviIle CouriefJournal-
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Tender Hearted.

He Ia the most tender-hearted man
I ever. saw" Kind to animals?" Il
should say SO. Why, when he found
the family cat insisted on sleeping in
the coal bin. he Immediately ordered
a ton of. soft coal."--Buffalo Express.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Too Ready to Quit.

1T is very kind Of you to ask me to
be your wife; but / must refuse. I
hope you will not hurry away and do
anything RASH"
Don't worry about that. l merely
wanted to be sure that we understood
each other"
you are SO sensible that I am going
to take back what l said and accept
YOU"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
A Took Into the Future,

A Look Into the Future.
Things will be greatly changed in
50 years from now"
Il haven't any doubt Of that Fifty
years from now there will perhaps be
people who will find It necessary to ad-
init that their grandmothers were pro
fessional lady divers"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
In Suspense.

A small boy gazed long and earnest
Iva a fat man who stood on a corner
absent-mindedly chewing the end Of q
piece Of string. Finally the man no
ticed the boy and inquired:
well, my little man, what interests
your
please. sir" the boy returned,
when r you going to pull that
toothf"--Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Indisputable.

Don't you believe the level Of hu-
~ intelligence Is gradually rising?"'
mo. on the contrary. Never before
were there as many writers Of popu-
lar songs as there are today"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
wilma suIt AaaIn.t VIVA.

Providence, r. I.-Judge Frederick
Ruecker awarded a husband $3.50 and
costs In his suit against his wife to
recover the amount spent In a d.
vorce suit which she unnecessarily
prosecuted against him
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
SOMETHING NOVEL FOR BOYS
Youths Invention Reduces Hoop-RolI.
Ing Stunt to Minimum Amount Of
Labor-Stick Does II.

The present-day tendency toward
the simpliacation Of processes makes
itself felt in the playroom as well as
elsewhere. The small boy and girl are
encouraged to discard old-time meth
DDS to devise something new Not SO
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
II Must Indeed.

ION Mars the year is 1870 days
long"
Gee, 1t must be a long wait be
tween birthdays up there for a man
who was born on the 2sth Of Febru-
ary." q
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Not Long.

"Is your wife going TO be away for
some time?"
II don't think she'll be gone for
more than a week or two. She tool
only three trunks and a couple of suit
cases"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Alas, AIacki

There will be no marriage nor CIV
ing in marriage in heaven" said Mrs.
Renpeck.
Mr.. Henpeck drew a long, deep, sad
sigh.
why do you look SO sad about 1t,
Henry" she asked.
I'VE haven't any such assurance
about conditions in the other place"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17
Uncle Eben.

"Mebbe," said Uncle Eben, "dar
wouldn' be so much divorcin' II a
woman took as much interest In a
mans business while dey's married as
she takes when she's tryiu' to colleck
alimony."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-17

They Keep Her Busy Enough.
DO you enjoy going to weddings.
Mrs. Spozzley?"
mo. they bore me. I go to
any but my own"