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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29
CHAPTER v.-contnued.

Il yelled for my wife to get down In
the cellar and she went down there
~Quicker'n a rat and closed the trap
door and yelled for me to keep an eye
open for Sarah-that it vas about
time for her to be coming home from
school. Well, l hadn't thought Of that
before and you bet 1t made me bristle.
Hair on the back Of my neck seemed
to stand up like on a dog when he
smells a wolf. l wasn't afraid any
more-I IA Just bristlin' all owe and
ready to go out and fight the devil
himself II he went fooling around my
girl. Then ! saw Sarah coming around
q bend in the road a couple Of hun
dred yards away and I opened the
door quick and stepped out with the
gun ready. That old sky devil was
Just coming down for another rock. l
reckon-anyway he was coming down
when he seen her. too, and made a
sweep for her. / let out a yell and
took after him, trying to shoot, but
the gun wouldn't go on. 80 I threw it
down and just went after him naked
handed. Didn't hardly know what I
was doing or I'd have kept the gun
for a club. She hadn't seer him and
was standing still there and wonderin'
what made me act so when he
dropped down upon her like a hawk
on a sparrow and swept up again
without slackening his speed. dang
ling her by the arm. My God, IL you
could have heard the scream she
gave! 1t will haunt me to my dying
day. 1t was awful, men, awful l Just
rayed and raced about and beat my
chest until they were but a speck in
the sky and headin' for the mountains,
then / tore back to the house. 1 Just
hollered to my wife to stay where
she vas until somebody called her by
name and not to pay any attention to
any noises she might hear above on
the floor-not DARN to tell her what
had happened-and then run out to
the barn and saddled up the horse
and run her all the way in. That's all"
He fell upon his knees at this point
and became incoherent again in his
appeals and prayers. Sympathetic
and even Mortified though the police
we're, they were unable to think of
anything to do save notify the press,
call up such farmers In the vicinity as
had telephones and send out messen.
gers to the others telling them Of the
horror and advising them to be watch
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29
scYthe Was a Fixture

Three years ago last summer old
Bill Shiftless got an industrious streak
on and concluded he would cut some
weeds In his back yard. He went to a
n~eighbor's house and borrowed a
scythe. When Bill got 1t back home
no was all tagged out and hung the
scythe over the limb of a peach tree
and told his wife he would wait until
morning to NOW the weeds. I passed
by Bits house yesterday and the
scythe was still hanging over the
same Hmb.-kansas City Star.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

For Putnam had seen the enemy
now and his plane careened on its
beam ends al 1t wheeled towards
where the other was mounting with
tremendous leaps, darting through the
air as a fish darts through the water.
and UP shot Putnam in pursuit
straight as an arrow flies. And the
Flying Man now seeming to be salts
fed with his altitude, lowered as q
king bird hovers over his enemy the
crow, his body practically motionlesA,
his wings beating a light tattoo upon
the air as he awaited the ascent OF
this lei and strange foe.
CTo BE CoNT1NUED.)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

told my husband to get me a bottle Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and I would try it before l would
submit to any operation. He did so and
l improved right along. I am now doing
all my work and feeling fine.
"Ihope other suffering women will try
your Compound. l will recommend Il
to all l know" - Mrs. DANIEL D. B.
DAVIS, ITO Franklin St, Logansport, Ind.
Since we guarantee that all testimo-
mails which we publish are genuine, is it
not fair to suppose that IL Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has the
virtue to help these women it will HELM
any other woman who is suffering in a
like manner?
If you are i'll do not drag along until
an operation is necessary, but at once
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Write to Lydia f.. Pinkham
Medicine Co., (cOnffdentfaD Lynn.
Mass. Your letter will be opened.
read and answered by q woman
and held in strict confidence.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29
SYNOPSIS

Professor Desmond OF the Peak observa-
the country by announcing that what ap-
pears to be a satellite is approaching at
terrific speed. Destruction OF the earth Is
feared. Panic prevails everywhere. The
satellite barely misses the earth. The at
mospheric disturbance knocks people un-
conscious, but does no damage A leaf
bearing a cabalistic design futters down
Identical In design with a curious orna-
ment worn by Doris Fulton. A hideous
man-like being with huge wings descends
IN the midst OF the guests. He notices
The men fear he intends some harm to
Doris and a fierce battle ensues, in which
Tolliver and March. suitors of Doris, and
Ing man IL wounded by a Shot from Toll
liver. but escapes by flying away A far
mer reports that the fiying man carried
on his young daughter.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29
LETTER SOAKED IN COCAINE
DenvSr Prison officials Find the esne.
I'll or.g in MlorIve to
Inm7te.

The core of on apple, the peel OF a
bansna ma the stcno OF a peach have
been used u a rnaanc Of smuggling co.
caine into tie cDuoty Jail. but at.
taehes believe thst IN entirely new
piaa has been evolved. Gays a Denver
dispatch
a letter wss receieed yesterday I'D
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

cred the entire letter first aroused sus.
picion.
According to the jail attaches the
paper had been boiled In water In
which there was cocaine. After the
water had boiled away the cocaine
was observed by the paper. which was
then rolled and dried. The sender Of
the letter has not been found. He
signed no name.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

The whisper OF a beautiful woman
a be heard farther than the loudest
call Of duty.-Anonymous.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

Why call a man a crank who has
positive convictions2 A crank is some
thing that can be turned.-Judge.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29

Occasionally a widow flirts with a
married man merely to see what his
wife will do about 1t.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-01-29
WOMAN REFUSES
OPERATION
Tells How She Was Saved
by Taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.
Logansport, Ind. -"My baby was
ove a year old and I bloated till / was

a burden to myself.
/ suffered from fe-
male trouble so I
could not stand on
my feet and / felt
lik e millions O +
needles were prick
ing me all e At
last my doctor told
me that all that
would save me was
an operation, b u t
thiq 7 rafncad 7
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
Stories of the Photoplays.
From the Flames.

Knowing that he has not long to live
and seeking to find some way by which
he can check the extravsgances and dis
sipation Of his nephew, Jack, John Gray.
an aged millionaire, leaves a will be-
queathing all his estate TO his favorite
niece, May.
The will is turned over by Fleming,
Gray's lawyer. TO a clerk who is Jack 8
crony. Upon Gray's death the clerk sees
an opportunity to turn a dishonest penny
and tells Jack that for a consideration
he will hide the will Jack accepts the
clerks offer, and when it comes time
for the will to be read, Fleming is un-
able to find it.
Under the circumstances Jack inherits
everything and May is turned out into
the world. Caddie. Gray's faithful house
keeper, is convinced that May has been
chated out of her share of the estate
and starts a quiet investigation of her
own. She RECEIVERS the document in an
extremely novel way and turns it over
to Fleming.
Crooks, emplyed by Jack and his crony
the dishonest lawyers clerk, attempt to
regain the document, and in a struggle
between Fleming and the crooks a lighted
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30

pie who will gladly release yos
of the responsibility.
Notwithstanding, it's a rather
fascinating amusement to devise
various means and methods of
using the money. Now, if you
are a person inoculated with the
wanderlust germ, you'd immedi-
ately buy an an expressman-
proof trunk and begin to study
timetables and sailing schedules.
You would plan real holiday,
and, if we may, we suggest See
America First" There's yell
lowstone Park, the Great Lakes,
the wild and rugged scenery of
the far West; your trip could
embrace all points of interest
and land you in San Francisco
just in time for the great Expo
sition. And, of course, the PAN
anna Canal would be included
somewhere on the way.
If you are inclined to a politi-
cal career, you might be able to
get a very desirable Office in the
next fall election. Times are
rather hard just now with many
honest voters, and their support
wouldn't come very high, we are
sure. Yes, your Quiz money
could fix up a mighty nice plum.
What's that? Don't care to
get into the public limelight
around here? Well, then, here's
another idea! Hire an army and
inject yourself into the Mexican
imbroglie. After a couple of
months beating about the bush,
you may suddenly find yourself
a full-hedged general and march
ing at the head of an enthusias-
tic army to Mexico City. Then,
it'll be, Viva President Jones"
CTo be continued tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
MOTION PICTURE NEWS
By LOUIS eLAsER.

guise Of "Mr. Smear" and working for
the Universal people. but he's the same
old Ford Sterling. and his whiskers and
eyebrows and comicai eyeglasses are
right on the job. just as funny as It is
possible for anything to be. THE Fatal
Wedding" they called It but II could
be. called why Girls Leave Home" or
anything else and It wouldn't matter.
The whole trouble In this picture is
started by a can OF milk, and that milk
runs right through the whole thing.
There Is milk In sterllng's eyes and in
his ears; there is milk flying around
everywhere. He tries to commit suicide.
he rushes wildly around looking for the
police, he gets swatted in the eye with
section Of apple ple-it's the same
funny stun and better than ever. When
he first appeared on the screen the
crowded audience gave laugh, and I
don't suppose they've stopped laughing
yet-at least they kept it up until the
end of the film, when / left them.
The lid goes of at 10 O'Clock tonight at
castelli's. It's the first dinner of the
Exchangemen's and Exhibitors Social
Club and they'll all be on hand. A.
Dressner, of the Washington Film EN-
change, who is president OF the club.
pretends not to be worried and goes
about town placidly with bunch Of red
tickets In his hand. but he told me
privately he expected to have the time
of his life keeping peace in the family.
Everybody you ever heard of in the local
moving picture world will be right on
deck and they all expect to have the
time Of their lives
The Electric Theater Supply Company
recently opened offices on the second
floor Of the Bank Of Commerce Building.
at Seventh and E streets northwest.
where a number of Offices have been en-
gagged, and Mr.. Daniel NJ. O'Brien has
been installed as manager. The features
Of some eight different manufacturers
VIII be here distributed. including the All
Star and the Plsygoers- The former was
shown here for the first time during the
week of April 26. when Tom Moore at
the Garden Theater ran 'The Great Dia-
mond Robbery for that week. The All
Star features are already known nere
and the productions are being shown at
a number OF the houses. This exchange
will cover Maryland Virginia and Nortn
and South Carolina as well as the Dis
trict Of Columbia
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30

in her invalid chair The book she had
been reading falls to the ground. Hurley
picks II up. The invalid awakes. The
two engage in conversation.
The burglar meets Anna in the park
every day. child mischievously takes
a snapshot of the two. Fearing lest IL
fall in the hands OF the police. Hurley
purchases the film and develops II him
self. AS his love for Anna deepens, the
man grows ashamed of his life of crime.
Burke discovers Hurley's whereabouts.
Shortly afterwards. the burglar attempts
to enter house. Thought of Anna
causes him TO draw back. He resolves
to live straight and buys back the Graves
loot from the rfence'' with the intention
of restoring II.
The man returns home. Burke enters
his room and places him under arrest.
Hurley's story of his redemption Is
greeted jeeringly. Burke discovers Annals
picture on the table and demands to know
how II came into the burglars hands.
He learns the story. In rage, he hand
cuffs Hurley and drags him of to his
own home. 1t Is his intention to expose
HurIey's character to Anna But when
the two arrive. Burke learns that Anna
Is dying of heart disease. The girl is
calling her lover. Hurley enters after
his captor. Broken-hearted, the burglar
kneels by the side of the bed. As Burke
unlocks the handouts, Hurley take Anna
In his arms. A moment later. the girl
smiles and passes away. Blinded with
tears. Hurley holds out his hands to the
heart-broken brother A warm hand-clasp
between the two and Hurley leaves the
room with the gives upon his wrists.
DR.. Frank Rosslyn, known to the world
as a prominent physician. is in reality
the head OF a quack medical concern
which dispenses patent medicines and
advertises extensively. Rosslyn's son,
Wallace, an attorney. is in love with
Mary Rohan, a stenographer. who sup
ports her aged parents. Mary's father
becomes Ill and consults with employees
of the quack concern. His illness in
creases. and DR.. Rosslyn is called in.
Not aware that the man had been treat
ed by his own concern, DR.. Rosslyn free
ly admits that he is dying on account
of cumulative poisoning from patent
medicines. After the old mans death.
Mary and Wallace assist the medical
authorities in running down the guilty
practitioners. The investigation brings
to light DIR. Rosslyn's double interests
The son hastens to defend his father,
prosecution. DR.. Rosslyn is convicted.
Before he enters prison he tells Wallace
that the girl did right and that he has
already forgiven her. Wallace seeks
Mary out. and reconciliation follows.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
How to Spend All That
Real Quiz Money

It's about time that you thinking how spend money
you'll win in the Quiz Just little month"; and you may
very substantial check from The Herald in YOUR mail
Of don't suggest that you'll know what
disposition make of the money The American child hardly
speaking with the world when discovers the magical prop
critics of money And the acquaintance rapidly
that of twenty of nothing
bissfu than be placed position similar Monte Brewster who
you know, put the task of spending million year.
So, don't imagine you'll have any trouble whatever
vesng your winnings And if you do there plenty of peo
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30

itself to a toe. It's good-by Johnnie. You
apply "'GETS-IT' IN two seconds-no
with salves that make corns pull" and
make the toe beefy and raw. with knives.
scissors. razors. and diggers that make
-Orns grow faster and that may cause
blood poison from corn-cutting and corn
bleeding. "GETS-IT' shrivels up corns,
they come right of. That's the new prin-
ciple. It's just common sense No more
cOTn-pains. ''GETS-lT'' is safe, and never
hurts the flesh. Get rid of corns and
callouses
"GETS-IT'' is sold at sc bottle by
all druggists, or sent direct If you wish
"GETS-IT' is sold in washington by
O'Donnelrs Drug Stores, Peoples Drug
Stores, +. G. .Affleck.
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
Tosmos-NaudeyilIe.

Joe Maxwell will present at the Cos
mos next week The Stool Pigeon" a
dramatic tabloid Snsation OF the big
time" vaudeville season. Next week will
mark its FIRST appearance in " ashing.
ton as well as its first at popular vaude-
willie prices. Another attraction will be
the "Primstader Four" one of the lead
ing features OF tn, Primrose and Dock
stader Minstrels, which have just closed
their season. "SiGma?" will be a number
to excite curiosity. because nothing
whatever concerning its mystery will be
announced in advance by the manage
ment. Jack Reed and Elizabeth Tuttle,
musical comedy people. and Friedland
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
Columbia-"Bunty PuIis the
STRINGS"

"Bunty Pulls the Strings" will be pre-
sented by the Columbia Players next
week. II Is not only one of the best
Scotch comedies, and one that has made
the fame and fortune OF its author,
Graham Moffat. but everywhere n has
exercised a hold upon It's auditors that
is only accountable on the proposition
that it Is true to the scenes II depicts.
"Bunty'' broke many records In London.
New York. Chicago. and elsewhere, and
In this country alone has probably been
seen by more people than any other play
OF recent years, with the single excep-
ton Of THE Old Homestead" although
II was first produced in New York in
1911 An elaborate production Is being
made by Stage Director Ritchie. who has
been given an untrammelled hand in
staging the piece. "a - --
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
cssino-vaadeviIIe.

The International America VS.. England
Polo Team-will present a game of polo
on bicycles AT the Casino as the head.
line attraction next wek. The act is
one of the sensations OF big time" vau-
deyille and this will be its first presen-
tation in Washington and also its first
at popular vaudeville prices Lorraine
Keene and company will offer a society
comedy "A Question of Precedence;''
Cupero and Spiro, high-class specialists
Of musical geniuses. and the Perry Sis
ters, an athletic offering entitled THE
l0o-Yard Dash" Other acts viii be an
nounced later. The added night attrac-
tions will include the surprise party Mon
day, the country store Tuesday and
Wednesday, the prize dancing contests
Thursday and the carnival of the anna
teurs Friday. Special film features will
be shown at each performance.
Sunday from 3 to 1o:30 D. m. the con-
certs will feature a program OF orches-
tral music of the highest class b. an en-
larged orchestra. together with the at
fractions OF this weeks bill
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
The Fleeting Show.

The public counts. Do they want this
or do they want that? What do they
like In the movie" do they dis
like? Do they want 10 see Edmund
Breese or do shey want II see Earl
willlams9 Do they like to see Mary
Pickford-or do thsY want Mrs. Fiske:
One prominent exhibitor who shows
very fine pictures 1Ed has big theater
told me yesterday that the moving pic
ture stars seemed 10 bc more popular
than the stage stars who act for a nmc
for the screen. He took the stand that
the moving picture puolic would rather
see their fayoritss, such as Maurice
Costello. Mary PIckfori, Marion Leonard,
Earl Williams. Ford Sterling, than stars
of the legitimate stage, even in seem
arios written from successful PLAYS.
And there is logical reason for this.
The motion pictures have developed q
following and n public, while not en-
clusively their owa. which is still very
loyal and very enthusiastic. They know
what the moving picture actresses and
actors can do, and they know their char
acteristics, while the announcement of
the appearance of Dustin Farnum o.
John Barrymore or some other stage
star Is information about people With
whom they are but slightly acquainted.
Another uP-to-date theater for Broad
way-I mean Ninth street Moore's Red
Mil. which will occupy the site Of the
Plaza and an adjoining building, will
open its doors about the first Of Septem-
Der.
The Red Mi will seat close TO loo
people" said Mr. Moore yesterday, ''and
will play only the highest class OF mo-
tlon pictures The house will consist of
the first floor and a balcony, including
mezzanine boxes, and we expect to have
roof garden for dancing. Following
our usual policy, we will have every
convenience for our patrons, and our
music will be the best obtainable."
Mr. A, P. Clark is the architect for this
work.
''Pop" Anderson says: Arbitration
and peace Is the idea-watch the Ex-
hibitor's and Exchangemen's Club to-
night"
Ford Sterlingr' The same old Ford
Sterling. / saw him yesterday In the
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
Vengeance L. Mfne.

John Wilkes, prospector, returns from
his days labor and begins to prepare
his evening meal. He is intercepted by
sounds, and upon investigating finds a
small band Of Yaquis engaged in an at
tack upon another lone prospector He
rushes to the mans aid and the two
succeed in repulsing the Indians and in
gaining Johns cabin. Here John finds
that the man has been seriously wounded,
and gives such crude medical aid as is at
his command. He then returns to the
scene of the fight to retrieve the
strangers pack. He picks il up and no.
tees a letter which has fallen from it.
He reads II and discovers that the pros
pector is none other than his own foster
brother whom he has been unable to
recognize on account of the change in
features brought about by time. In a
dissolving scene II is registered that his
brother has, at a time ten years pre-
vious, committed tie crime of killing
Johns father and then by a clever ruse
John. For this John is sent to prison
for life. but manages to escape and make
his way to his old home. which he finds
in the hands Of strangers. He seeks for
his mother and finds her grave. Here
the Illusion ends and he realizes at last
he has the criminal in his power and is
at liberty to wreak fitting vengeance
upon him. He returns to his cabin, ex-
amines his revolver, and enters, only to
find that the foster-brother has died in
his absence. bearing out the old quota
ton, Vengeance Is Mine"
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
PoIrs-"Bought and PaId For"

George Brosdhurst's successful play.
Fought and Paid For" will be pre-
sented next week at Polls Theater for
the first time on any stage at popular
prices. II is story OF telephone oper-
ator in big New York hotel. who
meets and marries a young millionaire
and railway president The husband has
one real fault. He is addicted to the use
OF intoxicants. In the big scene Of the
play. he returns home after a night at
the club and attempts to force upon his
wife nis drunken caresscs. She repulses
him. only to be reminded that she is
his property" and that he has bought
The Washington herald., 1914-04-30
"Setting the Style"

When Mrs. VANDERBILT gets her tickets
for the horse show. she decides that she
must have a startling gown 10 wear for
the occasion. Disguised with the efforts
of the designers, Mrs. VANDERBILT thinks
that she had better give up the idea Of
going TO the ball, and simply to disap-
pear until the event is over. She calls
her footman and gives him the tickets
telling him to take them to a friend OF
hers to use during her absence. The
footman gets into a brawl. and in the
miX-up loses the tickets. When he re-
turns to the house, he is afraid to tell
his mistress Of having lost the tickets.
so decides to say nothing about it, 1t
happens that the tickets are picked up
by Finnegan, a street cleaner. Having
no way to discover the owner of the
tickets, Finnegan and his wife make up
their minds to go to the horse show.
The day of the horse show comes
around, and Finnegan and his wife put
on their Sunday best" and are very
much in evidence They are looked Mt
with curiosity by the society people, who
think the Finnegans are representatives
of the Vandergilts. They create quite a
sensation.
Mrs. VANDERBILT. who has been away IN
Europe, returns home and finds that all
the styles have changed in her absence.
Every one is dressing a la Finnegan. She
realizes that the Finnegans have become
the arbiters of fashion. The fashion pa
pers are filled with cuts showing how
Mrs. Finnegan looked at the horse show
Mrs. VANDERBILT purchases a new ward
robe and joins the procession dressed a
Ia Finnegan.