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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
The population has grown since 1915
from $50 to more than 5000.

The population has grown since 1915
from $50 to more than 5000.
How II Is Governed.
The local government OF Moresnet
during its hundred years Of life is in.
teresting. When Belgium and Prussia
each said hands off" in 1915, each
country secretly intended to keep one
eye on the territory. This policy was
carried out until 1s41. Under the ar
rangement the neutral state was sub
ject to a joint government by both ma
lions. In 1841 Moresnet received an
administration Of its own. A burgo.
master, or mayor, and a council Of ten
members was the form OF rule Sc
lected.
Since 1841 the state has worked out
its own affairs. Nominally the burgo.
master is appointed alternately by
Belgium and Prussia, but in reality
and practice the Moresnetians choose
their own executive. The council
members obtain their Offices at a vii.
lage election every year.
The inhabitants so inclined decide
individually whether they will per.
form military duty for Prussia or for
Belgium, and the result has been a
nearly even division, with Belgium
getting a shade Of advantage. It is
interesting to speculate just how many
fathers and sons. brothers and cousins
r o fighting against each other,
and how much CONSERVATION must
have been caused in Moresnet by the
German declaration of war on Bel
GUM.
The inhabitants also decide whether
they will accept the Jurisdiction Of
Prussian or Of Belgian courts. As a
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

the dancing party. 1t is patterned aft!
er the Dutch bonnet, which is now
triumphing as the preferred style, and
Is supported by a narrow wired band
about the head and a wired edge. 1t
is finished with a narrow band Of gold
and silk embroidery and a half wreath
of little chiffon and silk roses.
These little caps r the most en-
gaging little things! There is a sort
Of witchery In them and they are an
almost indispensable part Of the ward.
robe for this season. The dancing
girl ought to provide herself with sew.
eral of them, for they are made Of
small pieces of all sorts Of gay and
glIttering fabrics and allow them.
selves all sorts Of pretty flowers and
ornament adornments.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

bank. and literally swapping others
out Of their canoes. Thirty people
and the two villages together only
numbered $50 souls!
After a series Of fruitless attempts
we ended in capturing the brute with
q baited hook-an enormous affair. to
which was fastened half a pig! The
creature was close on "a feet long.
He was SO old that seaweed and
MOSES m growing between his
scales, and he presented the appear.
nee Of a tree trunk that had been
a long time submerged. He was. we
estimated. more than n hundred
years old.-PauI Drevy, in the Wide
World Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Pretty Wash Cloths.

Wash cloths are not attractive in
themselves as gifts. but they can be
made very pretty by crocheting little
borders In pink or blue-D. M. C.
embroidery cotton, No. 3--and putting
initials In cross.stitch in one corner.
A half dozen Of these put In an at.
tractiye Christmas box will make an
acceptable gift. and one .,hlch any
child could mako.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
New Veil.

A veil has been brought out which
is supposed to improve the complexion
in a pronounced degree-a chalk-white
tulle veil, worked with blue threads,
the spots far apart and irregular.
Ivory white tulle with spots Of black
chenille Is also improving to the com
plexion for a young woman and n
who has Just passed her first youth.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
End Ancient Office.

The towns bellman is a functionary
who has come down with the history
Of various ancient communities fol
hundreds Of yearg. but Stirling tEng
land) town council recently resolved
TO abolish the ofide. It was decided
to ask that the bell be returned by its
present holder. and VI he is employed
by third parties to make announce.
ments, that he provide a bell for him
self.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

rag over the clothes line In the kitchr
en-. yawned q weary sigh. and let down
her hair. A vapid afternoon stared
her In the face.
Il think" she said to herself mu'
sinsiy. that I shall go to a matinee
today"
She dressed leisurely In garments
long unused. selected a popular must
cal comedy. and went gayly forth.
At Ave O'Clock In the Afternoon
broadway. was tammed with trafic
Hundreds OF motor ears. drew up be,
fore the theaters and waited for their
owners
At the entrance to the Knickerdash'
er a liyeried attendant shouted the
numbers.
Mrs. Ernestine Deylin came forth
with the handsomely dressed throng
Of women and children and held up
her hand. The attendant gave ear to
her request and shouted a mysterious
signal. ~whereupon a pink taxicab dart.
ed through the seemingly impenetra'
BILE welter OF trafic and halted at the
curb before Mrs. Devlin.
She glanced at the man on the
chauffeur's seat and stifled a gasp.
II was her husband!
Lawrence looked back at her
stonily.
Where to. madam" he asked.
He was dressed in a leather coat,
with leather leggings, and a chauf.
feur's cap adorned with a license tag,
Ernestine stumbled into the cab.
"Home." she said huskily.
When the cab had cleared the thick
Of the traffic, Ernestine leaned for.
ward.
Lawrence Devlin." she asked.
what is the meaning Of this joker"
Sweetheart" replied her husband.
skillfully avoiding a two-foot child car
rying a rag doll, this is no joke. This
is taxicab Number 20709 N. Y, owned
and operated by the Pink Taxicab
company, and l am the Official chauf.
feur. I belong to the c%haufeurs' union.
For driving this car ten hours a day
I receive twenty-five dollars a week
and all the tips l a collect. You
have found me out. / must make a
clean breast Of it"
do you mean" Ernestine asked in
a trembling voice, that you have lost
your money!"
Dra,;e,lyo oura.Ao oncuoroH
without turning in his seat. Il
haven't a cent in the world except
what l earn this way"
You brave boy" his wife whis-
pered tearfully.
On the drive home Ernestine be-
came thoughtful. Lawrence proceed
ed with speed and skill, and in the
course Of time drew up before the
doorway of his modest fiat.
He ficked open the door and turned
down the red flag On the meter.
TT will be four dollars and forty
cents, dear one" he said loosely.
1T will be nothing of the kind"
Ernestine retorted. stepping daintily
to the curb.
You refuse to pay me-" Lawrence
inquired.
Il certainly do" answered his wife.
Then l shall have to take you to
the nearest police station. l have
done that several times to trouble
! some fares"
when l ride in a taxicab l never
pay money" Ernestine answered.
you will get me into trouble with
the Pink Taxicab company. Ernestine
dear. 1 must demand payment" said
Lawrence.
1T has been my custom to taxicab
with the Pink. company, Lawrence,
because of the fact that I ride on a
pass"
"A pass?" Lawrence inquired.
Because" Ernestine continued,
patting her husbands arm. as the
president and owner Of the Pink Taxi.
cab company, l would be foolish to
pay. We move back to civilization
tonight" she said, going up the steps
to the little fat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Austraua's Possibilities.

Australia is capable Of producing
n billion bushels Of wheat annually
instead Of about one hundred million
bushels, as at present. Now only thir.
ty thousand square miles Of land are
used in wheat-growing. but five hun.
dred thousand squares miles could BE-
thus utilized.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

there a be no beauty OF singing
from an artistic point Of view, and
only those artists who have properly
studied 1t can possibly expect to re-
veal the inmost meaning of the COM
poser. A phrase is practically a mu-
steal sentence; there must be proper
accumulation Of certain notes which
are meant to stand out, and there
must be various degrees Of force,
otherwise the passage will be without
meaning.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

reason Of the concession, support Bel.
GUM in more important matters. A
favorable treaty was not thought un.
likely.
In 1905 German papers suddenly de.
clared that both Moresnet and Bel.
GUM were willing Germany should
assume control of the little territory.
1t was ever intimated that Belgium
was willing to sell her rights.
Two years later the people of Mores.
net answered Germany In a more ma
terial way. A plebiscite, somewhat
in the form of a straw vote, was held.
and nine-tenths of the voting popula.
ton were for annexation to Bel.
GUM in case annexation to one or
the other country was demanded.
With the exception Of the burgomas.
ter, a German, the whole communal
council voted with the majority. +,
Such a state of affairs before the
present war leads to varied specula.
ton as to the ultimate disposal of the
property when peace is declared.
No Coinage and No Police.
Moresnet has no distinctive coins,orl
legal tender. The specie of Germany
and Belgium is freely exchangeable.
There are no police to patrol MoresyI
net, for there are no such asI
burglars or other criminals. A small
number Of town guards are .namedl
each year by the society, but their du.l
ties are never strenuous.
The town has a polyglot population
Of German. Flemish, Dutch and Bel.
gian families, but the modern educa.
tional system instituted several years
ago has since tended to weld the peo.
pie into either Germans or Belgians.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Interested at Once.

my dear. You ought to pass up friy.
olous things and take an interest In
deep subjects. Take history. for In
stance. Gessler, the tyrant, put up
a hat for the Swiss to salute" The
lady was a trif1e interested. How was
It trimmed" she inquired.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Legacy.

Johnston has inherited a wonderful
collection OF art works. antiques and
bric-a-brac." From an ancestor who
was a con%noisseur. ! presume?' Not
exactly. From IN uncle who was .
pawnbroker."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
Land Lost THROUGH Erosion.

LdHu IUsS 1WVuHH GTUs'VHs
The amount Of erosion going on in
this world is something astonishing.
The Mississippi has stolen by erosion
from the different states through
which 1t runs enough territory to make
OF itself q small state.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
GOLF

The United States Golf association
dinner has been advanced a week. II
will be held in New York on Jan
uary 8.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
SCELLANEOU

DR.. Albert Kraenzlein has returned
to America from his lucrative Job as
coach Of the German Olympic team.
Andre, the great French all-around
athlete. was reported as having been
killed In action, but this report
seems to have been without founda-
ton.
Hannes Kolehmainen, the Flying
Finn. romped home fully an eighth Of
a mile ahead OFT. Barden. the soc.
ond man In the annual senior cross.
country championship run yer the
Prospect park course In Brooklyn.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

The drivers to win ten or more
races on the Grand Circuit tracks this
season were Murphy. George, Cox.
Snow, Mcdonald, Garrison and Nc
Mahan.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

Willie Beecher has made good as a
lightweight fighter thus far. He
seems to have discovered a loquacious
manager.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
BASEBALL

Dunn, the veteran Atlanta catcher.
may manage Dallas next season.
McGraw is happy over his capture
Of Bob Marshall, the star catcher Of
the Three-I.
Boston pastor says that baseball
would civilize the heather II intro
duced among the cannibals.
New York couldn't handle lilly
Shafer. But that doesn't keep the
Feds from trying to land him.
Matty Mcintyre, former Detroit and
White Sox slugger, goes to Lincoln In
the Western league as manager for
next season.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
PUGILISM

Packey Mcfarland and Freddie
Welsh are matched for a January bout.
New York gets the battle.
C%alifornians will test the legality Of
the anti-boxing amendment, on the
ground that 1t is "class" legislation.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

Montreal Jockey club mutual bet
ting machines will be built upon the
American mutual plan and they will
replace the French pari-mutpals.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

JEFF Smith, New York ~middle-weight,
was beaten on points by Mack King
in 20 rounds for the championship Of
the Antipodes at Sydney. N. s. w.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

Zbyszko is being detained for a
short visit with friends in Petrograd.
In the meantime said friends are said
to be Smelling his home in Cracow.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

ing garments, either, but simply in line
with the new black lingerie.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
WRESTLING

Frank Gotch is raising beef on his
broad acres in the Hawkeye state.
The great athlete used to be inter.
ested most In the fall of beef.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
BILLIARDS

English billiards is taking hold of
American players, particularly in Chi
cago and New York.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

Our old friend Johnny Killing is bat
ting for .750 at billiards. He leads
the interstate three.cushion tourna-
ment.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31

Dago, 2:O9. having been bought by a
man from Denver, it is possible the
gelding will race in the Cox stable
next year.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
HORSE RACING

Etawah. the 2:03A champion. four
year-old, has recovered his sight, &C.
Cording to Jones, his owner.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-12-31
NeQt1(|l(rr|b|y
dM0rpSnct

tucked away in the very heart
Of central Europe. where the
vast armies Of half a dozen ma.
tions r fighting the biggest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
THE RELIGION OF THE FUTURE
lis Aim Will Be Elimination of Social
Injustice.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Recently we hear the question,
What next after the Go 10 Church
movement" With the permission of the
editor I will attempt TO answer this ques-
ton by an outline Of the probable part
the Church will play In the future
In the humble opinion of the writer the
Church as an institution and means
of congregation for religious purposes Will
never disappear. The need OF men for
religious expression is too universal to
permit OF this.
The fact that the dogma which satisfied
our fathers does not fulfil the need Of the
present generation accounts for whatever
falling off IN church attendance that may
be observed.
We have outgrown the fear OF he'll
fire" and salvation by atonement and
faith" These have served a purpose.
But the demand is now for something
higher.
The Church still holds the key. II re-
mains only to be put into use. With our
present day enlightenment no man needs
TO be told" to believe I'm God. The faith
we need is conviction that the world, as
1t stands, is a pretty poor sort OF a place,
and a realization that the work OF recon-
struction IS the duty of every man.
Poverty being the greatest evil eXtant.
and flourishing largely through social In
Justices 1t is toward the elimination OF
these injustices that the chief energies of
the Church of the future will be directed
Charity will no longer suffice. There Is
no room for the spirit which secures
peace By donation to the poor" but 7er-
mits to remain conditions which allow
bodies and souls to shrivel from want
The religion of the present demands a
realization that, with proper direction
and organization. coupled with the true
spirit of Christianity and other religions.
there can be abundance for all, and de-
termination 10 achieve this state no
matter what the barriers TO be overcome.
The Church will more and more break
away from all things pertaining to rite
and ceremony. To take their place ii will
enter upon a campaign 10 solve our prob
lens with such enthusiasm as to make
It one OF the greatest factors for the
good OF all. instead of a spiritual emollient
for a few The watchword will be Ser
vice. Social Service.
And the qualification for Church mem
bership will be a sincere desire 10 have
all men enjoy the same opportunity for
spiritual. mental and bodily development
as ones self
In conclusion. | would like 10 express
the opinion that the world is more truly
religious to-day than ever before In his
tory f. W. VAN VALKENB BIZ RGH
los Chestnut St. East Orange. n. j., May
Is. 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
WITHDRAWING Wives and Mothers.

Census taking particularly in a large American
CITY, usually reveals striking new social tendencies
and some amazing social contrasts. Thus in Chicago
the school census enumerators have discovered loo
children living in single block largely inhabited
by Poles while in much more fashionable quarter,
the North Shore comparable to our upper West
Side a night squad of census takers has been found
necessary because such large proportion of the
wives there 90 TO business in the daytime. The
number of children in this section it is hardly nee
essary to add probably does not exceed 1,200 in fifty
blocks
Pie dispatches do not tell us how large proper
ton of those Polish mothers contribute their share
10 the family income through factory or other en-
plc ment but it is reasonable to suppose they do not
fall behind their sisters of the North Shore in this
respect in other words, at both ends Of the wage
earning scale the old-fashioned home is undoubt
edy myth; but at the lower end the wage earning
wife finds ample, if not too much, time for mater
nifty while ut the upper end she less ignores
this function.
The feminist might do well to ponder these things
1t is apparently not the earning of wages by wives
which inhibits child bearing but the kind of work
performed coupled with the quantity of wages
earned The Polish mother takes in washing or
scrubs floors in office buildings or tends machine
In a factory She gives up her job during childbirth
and later picks up another like it. The North Shore
wife, however, calls her job positlon-that of
school teacher or private secretary what not
which she has attained after years of training and
apprenticeship. She does not give it up during
childbirth. She gives up childbirth
We can't help suggesting a compromise Let all
wives take child bearing more seriously, the Polish
mother In the sense of bearing only as many she
can help TO better economic level. the North Shore
wife to the degree of regarding offspring prefer
able to a permanent job
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
The Right Way to Fight Tammany

The Democratic Association of New York III!
Is a valuable and inspiring example to all anu
Tammanvites and Democratic uplifters. believing
that Tammany control of Democracy here should
be broken this organization has chosen the com
mon sense practical fashion of doing it by primary
fights. The first one. againstthe Tammany leader
OF the Sd District is now under way, and another
against Percy NaGe, will be begun in n rev days
Speeches uplift by Governor Glynn ana re
monstrances with McCOoey, Of Brooklyn, by state
Chairman Osborn for too close alliance with Muir
phv won't break the power of Tammany Hall Inc
only way TO do It is to defeat the Tammany dls
trct leaders and take away from them their dis
trct organizations. That can be done If a majority
of the Democrats really believe Tammany is rotten
and Murphy a menace. 1t cannot be done by all
the upift talk in the world unless the voters them
selves want to do IL.
The direct primary law in the framing OF when
Murphy's men had too much of hand. is not the
greatest and best instrument for the purpose, but
is better than the old form, and 1t is adequate
the voters really are out for blood. The Demo
cratic Association of New York deserves the help Of
all uplift Democrats in its good work, but the aSso
citation is so practical that it inevitably invites the
suspicion that it does not trail with the uplift.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
A VOCALIST COMPLAINT
Maud Malone Criticises the Prison
Treatment of Marie Cans.

To the E;litor Of The Tribune.
Str: gould like TO call public attention
to the l>,est outrage upon the rights of
Socialists and anarchist agitators on the
part of She Mayor and other city en-
ployes. IN Sundays papers the following
news itesl appears:
Marie lians, now serving a six months
term In the city prison in Queens for
criticism, John y. Rockefeller, jr (ac-
cording - the American ideal John y. Is
not infs3 lille and may be crticised). is
allowed - the law 10 see one friend once
a month She said that Alexander Berk-
man " that friend. Commissioner OF
Correct n Davis refuses TO allow Mr..
Berkma TO visit the city prison to see
Miss Go S. Which is to laugh. Think OF
keeping Berkman out OF Jail! To back
herself p Miss Davis has got a legal
decision From another city employee which
says thu; the charter gives her the right.
In COMMON with many women, active in
extendi:; women's opportunities in all
fields, Iswas very glad when Miss Davis
received her appointment I am equally
sorry n aw. snice she has failed to make
good. 5iss Davis owes il TO herself and
her SUPPORTERS to give a reason for her
action N the case OF Marie Cans. II Is
not eno}g to hide behind the law-espe-
cially a.. this decision which she quotes
is ruling given by a fellow employe OF
the sarle administration and not by an
unparalleled Judge in an open court. II
has beeh told me several times Yesterday
that Mts Davis and John u. Rockefeller
were uHofilcially connected in the work OF
reforming certain women unfortunate
enough to fall into their hands at the
Bedford. reformatory. My informers said
this WAS the reason for Miss Davis's
present activity. l do not believe this,
but It is up TO Miss Davis to tell US why
she has given this order in the case OF
Marie Cans and whether she IL restrict
ing the rights OF any other prisoners In
the city prisons TO receive their friends
am personally interested in this question.
In the course OF human events 7. too
may reside for time in the city prisons
| should hate 10 know that the Commits
sioner would exercise her self-usurped
power to chaperon women prisoners by
revising my monthly visiting list. What
about II. Miss Davis?
MAUD MALONE.
No. 81 West 18th ST.. May IS. 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-20
4 Test of Asiatic Exclusion.

The whole question Of Asatc exclusion from
this continent is involved In the test TO be carried
to the highest courts, which wealthy Hindu IS 10
make Of Canadian laws. He chartered the steam
shin which recently sailed from Shanghai with five
hundred Hindus aboard and which is expected 10
reach Victoria on Friday. The immigration authOri-
ties at Victoria have received orders not let these
British subjects land
The obvious embarrassment 20 Canada will find
an echo in the United States. The Canadians think
they can prevent the entrance Of the coolies on at
least two grounds but suppoSng they fail and after
entering Canada, the undesired drift the Dor
der?
So far our intake Of Hndus has been largely
through Canada and Canada has passed laws 10
check Hindu immigration for her own sake. While
the Canadian laws operate Uncle Sam may retain
his composure, since not only do they stop the
stream from the north but they give him moral
support in putting up dkeS on his own coast, and
not only against Hindus, but against all Asiatcs
Let them collapse, however, and he stands alone.