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has assembled. Now and then ear-
splitting yells rend the air. At a dis.
lance n might suppose that the FIJI
ipinos we're holding a mass meeting
and yelling for independence, but on
coming closer one hears a clarion
voice ring out above all the others,
Out on first" The Manila high
school boys are playing the crack
trade school team from the island Of
Cebu. Whats the secret" l inquired
excitedly. A Filipino. who wear .
white starched shirt outside of his
trousers. answers, 1.-TWO to one, favor
Cebu, and the ninth inning" It's like
being home In the dear old United
States.
There are few cities which portray
ancient, medieval and modern life and
customs 50 clearly a Manila. In the
suburbs one sees the shacks and huts
Of the common people. The frame
work OF the humble abodes is made Of
bamboo poles and the roof and walls
are simply mats Of nipa palm leaves.
As the floor Is several feet from the
ground the huts have the appearance
Of being on stills. Such have been the
homes of the FIlipinos since prehis-
toric times.
The walled city IL the old Spanish
Manila. Here one ees the solid, aus
tere architecture Of the middle ages.
and the more ornate styles Of the re.
n~aissance. The pulleys Of drawbridges
are still in the walls over the city
gates.
Between the walled city and the
outer suburbs lies the modern city Of
Manila. This part contains the main
business streets and the residential
section. In this part Of the city one
ices a strange mingling Of all that is
ugly and beautiful In modern architec-
ture. The paved streets. the car lines.
the telephone and electric light wires,
and especially the Pasig river with It's
traflc, all bind the three parts Of the
city together into an economic whole
throbbing with life and energy.
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now is a very powerful, very sudden
honk-honk, Is Of a giant blowing q
bass horn. But this new noise. like
the others, win soon grow familiar,
and once It Ii familiar Its hammerlike
quality will disappear.
So noise inventors study the squsai
af pigs. the bray Of donkeys and the
cry Of the seal. They visit boiler fac
tories and sawmills In their search for
ideas. They frequent slaughter houses.
And 1t - not enough for them 10
find a new noise--they must reproduce
II in a horn. Theirs. indeed. Is no easy
task
Scientists say that q good, efficient
noise, such as the noise inventor turns
out, not only seems to act like a ham.
mer blow. but really does so. 1t ex-
bausts the neryes and the brain. II 81,
indeed, the chief cause Of the terrible
modern malady Of neurasthenia.
&c the noise inventor. It seems, is
not an unmixed blessing. Neyerthe-
less he il here to stay. For without
him how can the speeding AUTOMOBILE
ht make the foot passenger hiench,
cap a foot in the air, and then scurry
like the wind out Of harms way to the
sidewalk?--chicaso Record-Herald.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
MAKE SPECIALITY or NOISE
Men Constantly DevIsins Automobils
Horns That VIII Produce New
and Startling Sounds.

II 10 strange TO think that there are
uoise Inventors. but. then. the truth
u always strange.
The noise Inventors chief task IL
the invention OF new noises for auto
mpstis horns. An autphobiie horn
ehooid act like . hammer blow on the
bead. II should make the foot pas
sanger jump. AZ q smart hammer blow
would do. II should make him look
IN n frenzy OF terror to see whence
the noise came. just as he would look
% aee who had hit him with the ham.
seer. II should make him run like a
rahbft out OF the automobiles way.
even as he would run out Of the way
or the hammer that had struck him.
The automobile horn does all these
things. but II only does them 30 long
ss It's sound II new and strange. It's
dong. sirenIike wall no longer does
them. Its horrible clank-cIank, as Of
rusty iron scraping rusty iron. no
Longer does them. What does them
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
FURNACE IS BED; ARRESTED
Red Bud Farmer Surprises Police
captors by Showing $1,000 In
Currency.

st. Louis.-Because his clothes
were mussed and his face dirty the
police here the other day arrested Ed
ward Pelzer as a suspicious charac-
ter" At the police station they were
shocked to find all his pockets stuffed
with greenbacks and goldbacks to-
falling $2,949.
Pelzer. a farmer of Red Bud. Ill, 90
years old. said he had stopped on in
st. Louis on his way to the home
Of a niece at Naylor, Mo. Fearing he
would be robbed II he went to a hotel,
Pelzer spent the night in the aban-
doned furnace Of a zinc factory. The
police decided to hold the farmer un-
til his relatives can be heard from.
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ooIno to School.

Before the Boer war took place
there were nc country schools in the
T%ransvaal or the Orange Free State.
and very few In the towns, Now they
have been established everywhere, but
the trouble ia to get scholars. The
Boer father holds that II his boy can
ride q horse and shoot a rifle he has
all the education he needs. and many
Of them have been sent to jail for en-
couraging their sons to keep away
from s~choolhouses. A Boer mother
holds that when her daughter can
make bread she is as good as any
young lady ip the world. \
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
KING HUMBERT WAS ADMlRER
Duchess eoloanIni-Litta's Death Calls
to Mind Her Most Roman
tic Career.


Rome.-The death Of Duchesse Eu.
genia BolognintLitta In her villa at
Lambro, revived the memory Of her
most romantic career, She was an
extraordinary beauty and had many
admirers. her last and one real love
being King Humbert.
Although the late king had some-
what rowing affections he remained
faithful to her for many years. and
until his death went to her for ad-
vice and companionship. These she
gave him freely. thereby arousing the
jealousy and pride Of Queen Mar
gherita.
So strained were the relations at
one time that the then Princess Mar
gherita insisted that her father-in-law.
King Victor Emmanuel II. Danish her
rival from court She obtained her
wish.
However. as she grew older, she for
gave and even brought herself to
admire the fidelity Of this woman. who
never looked even on her W hus-
band after knowing Humbert. In Rome
the duchess lived separated from her
husband, and received Humbert every
evening at q certain hour.
Duke Litta did not take kindly to
this passion Of his wife for his sov-
ereign, and. after demonstrating with
her and wen separating from her. he
decided upon heroic measures. He
threatened that II she did not break
with King Humbert he would resign
from the army and make a scandal.
This did not move her. and he did
what he had threatened.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
CITY OF MANILA b0UN1UuY
MERITS THE NAME OF BEAUTIFUL
Americans Have Made the Philippine Metropolis One Of the Fin
est in the Far Eas-Yankes Efficiency as Shown in Is
lands Surpasses That Of Germany in Chna-First
Impressions Are Good

Manila, p. 1.-The city Of Manila
ies on very low ground and ID there
fore not visible 10 the voyager until
his ship enters Manila bay. Then Its
massive city walls, Its churches. ca
thedrals, monastertes, forts and pal
ices spring suddenly into view. The
whole effect Ii enhancing. The domes
and spires Of the churches. the grand.
old Spanish residences and govern
ment buildings, are visible above the
Old gray walls and stand out clearly
against the blue sky. The centuries
have given the stone buildings a tint
Of blush gray. Many Of the brick
buildings have been covered with stuc-
%, painted either white or pink. These
color together with the soft verdure
Of the tropical vegetation AFFORD a pic
ture pleasing to the eye and restfui
to the soul. Above the battlements OF
old Fort Santiago. the cruel Bastile OF
the Spanish regime. floats the stars
and stripes. guaranteeing peace. lib
erty and justice to the various tribes
and peoples of the Philippine islands
The great ocean liner. heavily laden
with the products Of American indus
try and skill, osse the placid bay
where Admiral Dewey and his brave
men sixteen years ago won glory for
the American navy and empire for
their country.
The ship swings around and Is made
fast to the pier. Above the snorting
Of donkey engines and the rafting OF
cranes are heard the strains Of q Fill
pino band welcoming the travellers to
the land Of the palm and the pine"
As oon Is nj steps ashore In Ma
Mia one notices everywhere the visi-
BILE signs Of American occupation. The
new. up-to-date docks r able to 40
commodate the largest liners aaoat
Broad. well paved streets stretch
and around the Luneta. the
great front lawn Of the city. This
great carpet Of grass extends right
up to the walled city. The old moat.
where stagnant waters formerly men
aced the health Of the city, has been
filed in and the walled city is faced
on two sides by a lawn which covers
many acres. This is the playground
Of the city Of Manila.
Not far from the walls Of the old
Spanish city a great crowd Of people
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origin Of tho Word veloeIp.de.

Origin OF tho Word veiocipede.
Frank H. vizetelly tells "The Story
of the Wheel" in the April st. Mich.
olas. After describing the introduce
ton Of the celerifere and the dandy.
horse, Mr.. Vizetelly says:
BY this time the principle Of balanc.
ing the wheel was understood, and the
task Of developing the crude vehicle
of M. de sivrac was begun. It was not
long. however, before this machine
was replaced by another, or was, per.
haps, only renamed. During the French
revolution a new form was introduced
under the name of velocifere; and It's
riders became known as velocipedes.
In the year 1908 one of these vehicles,
shown at the Luxembourg gardens in
Paris, was much used. Eight years
later another wheel Of similar form
came into France, and gained popular
favor at the Gardens of the Tivoli; this
was the Draisine. named from its in.
ventor. ,G
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
DREAM TOLD OF A SUICIDE
And Led to the Finding Of a Woman's
Body In a We'll at Cliff
ton, N. J. ?

Paterson, N. J.-Awakening from a
dream that her missing daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Mary Praleyis. had commit
ted suicide. and that her body lay at
the bottom of an abandoned well in
the yard, Mrs. Julia Pralevis Of So
Lake avenue. Clifton. from her
bed and going out to the well found
the dream to be true.
Mary Pralevis disappeared some
time ago. It was then believed that
she had either fallen or jumped into
the Passaic river. The belief now is
that she deliberately walked to the
old we'll, lifted the cover, and dropped
in. Her death leaves three children
motherless.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

a blow in the chest will flop yer back.
ward and spring back when the pres.
sure is released. Facing this figure q
goat is mounted on a platform. through
which the animals forefeet pass to a
slide, which is also elastically operated.
BY means of a projecting button the
slide is drawn out. When It Is released
the elastic makes 1t fly back and the
goat pitches forward. raising his hind
legs In the air and butting the mani
kin full in the chest o. face. The
manikin thereupon falls fiat on his
back, to the great, amusement Of any
children who may be watching, but
upon, the goat resuming his normal po-
sition, the other figure boldly springs
up and faces Billy again.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

Copyright. 1914. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
Long time ago, In the days when
the clouds hung owe the sky from the
time the people got up until they went
to bed. and the rain came pattering
down on the roofs hour after hour, the
old men would gather the little boys
who wanted to go out in the wet woods
to play, and tell them that they must
wait until the SUI had stopped crying
over the death Of her daughter.
And while the little boys listened,
the old men would tell them about
how the wise medicine men got word
from the Yunwi Tsunsdi (the little
people Of the woods) to send the rat.
tlesnake to kill the sun. In those days
the sun shone so hot every day that
many people were made sick by the
heat.
The old men would tell about how
the rattlesnake went up to the house
of the daughter of the sun. in the
middle of the sky, and made a mis-.
take. It was the daughter of the sun
be killed instead Of the sur herself!
so" the old men would say, 1.-The
sun began to weep as soon as she
found out that her daughter had been
killed, staying up in her daughters
house SO long that the people grew
cold and afraid because 1t was dark all
the time.
Then came the chief of the Little
People and. told the wise medicine men
that they would have to send messen-
gers to Tsunginai (the Ghost Country
In Ushunhiyi (the Darkening Land in
the Vest to bring back the daughter
of the sun.
so the wise medicine men chose
seven hunters to go to the Ghost Coun-
try, and they set out carrying a box
to bring the daughter Of the sun back
in. When they got to that country,
they found all the ghosts at a big
dance, Just as the chief Of the Yunwi
Tsunsdi said they would.
"And just as they had been told to
do, they stood close by the circle Of
dancers, and. whenever the daughter
Of the sun came round in the dance,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

each one Of the seven messengers
struck her with a stick which they a =
ried. And when the seventh man had
struck her, he stepped out of the cir.
Gle Of dancers and fell down as II
dead. 4e
Then the sever messengers took
her up. as they had been told to do.
and put her in. the box they had
brought. And they started east to-
ward the country from which they had
come.
I'm a little while. the daughter of
the sun came back to life and begged
the man to let her out Of the box. But
they remembered what the chief of the
Little People had told the wise medi.
cine men, and they would not let her
out.
After they had gone a long way.
the girl in the box said that she was
hungry and begged the seven men to
let her out to eat; but they refused
and went on.
when they were near home,, the
daughter Of the sur begged the men
who carried her to lift the lid of the
box just a little, for she said she was
smothering. And SO pitifully did she
beg that the men decided that it would
do no harm to lift the lid just a crack.
And just as they raised up the lid
Of the box.a tiny bit to let in some air
to the daughter of the sun, something
flew swiftly past them into the bushes
and they heard a, redbird cry, Kwishl
Kwish! Kwish!' from the limb Of q
tall tree. Then they shut down the
lid Of the box and went on to where
the wise medicine men were waiting.
When the seven messengers got to
the council house and opened the box
they found that 1t was empty. 1t was
the daughter Of the sun who had flown
out of the box when they lifted the
!id-she had taken the shape Of the
redbird; and 30 we know today that
the fedbird is the daughter Of the SUM-"
And when the boys would ask what
made the sun stop crying for her
daughter. the old men would only say:
oh, that is another story. II It Is
raining tomorrow I will tell 1t to you"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

the dust catchers" OF a blast furnace
TO remove its contents. This. accord.
ing to the police, is done by means of
gas pressure. A third man. on the
outside, regulates the flow Of gas.
The two workmen went into the
catcher early In the morning. The
third man. whose name was withheld
from the police, remained on duty out
side near the gas valve. At s o'clock
the watcher. according to the police.
became thirsty and went for a drink
Of water. While he was gone the two
men inside signaled TO have the gas
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

any nation will try to take the Phil
ippines away from US. but II we gire
the world TO understand that we do
not want these fair islands there viii
be inaugurated an era of intrigue for
the Pearl Of the Orient" resembling
that which has despoiled China of all
her harbors and much of her territory.
No fragile paper treaty. no open door
agreement will ever be sufficient to
protect the Philippine islands from
b fate similar to that OF China.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

Manila was an interesting city long
before the Spanish-American war. Il
was reserved for the Americans to
make It q beautiful and a healthful
city. The plans which D. H. Durham
OF Chicago drafted for the adornment
OF the city are being carried out and
Manila IL fairly on the way to become
the most beautiful city Of the Orient.
In that part of the city which lies out,
side the walls a great deal has been
done In the way Of draining the
swamps. widening the streets. estab-
fishing parks. and reserving q desira-
BILE site for the government buildings
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
BLAMED FOR DEATH OF TWO
Steel Company Employees Perish In
Dust Catcher When Companion
Goes for Drink.

Chicago-Thirst led a man to de.
sert his post of duty the other day,
and two comrades with whom he was
working were killed az q result.
The accident occurred at the Illinois
Steel company's plant In South Chi
cago. Michael Pietrowsd and w.
wukouski were ordered into one Of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
No. Room Enouuh Left.

It was a wet day, and the a was
already full, when a stout market
woman got in. A grammar-school boy
rose and offered his seat, az grammar
school boys always do. Nay" said
the market woman. "tha'd better eft
thee down agin. All Gamma see wheer
tha's getten oop fra..'--Manchester
Guardian.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

shut on. Their order was not exc
cuted. A few minutes later the un-
identified workman returned and dis
covered the plight Of his comrades.
say the police.
The mems bodies we're recovered
and taken to an undertaking establish.
ment.
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Five Little stIekers.

Why do you speak Of extreme cold
"bitter?"
Why do we say as dry as q fish?'
Or "as deaf as a post?"
Or as dead as a door nail?"
Oh as slick as a whistler"
Whys-Boston Transcript.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
BucKINe GOAT TOY AMusEs
Billy Raises on Foreless and 6utts the
Manlkin Flat-Flgure IL Elastic
ally Mounted.

An amusing toy for children has
been invented by a Georgia nan 1t is
a rearing. tearing billygoat that butts
a manikin fiat In it's charge. The toy
comprises a base with a figure elias
tically mounted at n end. The figure
normally stands erect, but when struck
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
A Musical Thief,

At Birmingham, England, where
tens Of thousands of jewsharps are
made every year. . boy has been ar
rested for stealing 1000 In one haul.
As he could play on only one at a
time, It puzzles the police to know
why he should take so many at once.
Perhaps he wanted some to lay away
for his old age, or maybe he was going
to invent a way to work them With
his toes.
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Lost opportunity.

First Jew-"Dwenty years ago Gold
stein sold shoestrings on the corner
und today he owns the corner on
which he stood" Second Jew Tex
citedly)-"Und II he had walked up
und down he might have owned the
whole block."-Life.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Justify confdence.

France has an association which
gives loans on the word Of honor of
the people. It is chiefly for men or
women who are Of humble position,
and in most cases the money 10 re-
turned promptly.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Wilson aets Rabbit. Foot

Washington.-Robert p. Tatum OF
Ruskin, N. c., has sent President VIII.
o the left hand foot Of a graveyard
rabbit "for luck"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10
Wood Restored.

Woodwork which has grown dull
with time and the accumulation of
dust may be restored by first cleaning
thoroughly with kerosene on q fan
mel cloth. says the Washington Her
aid. It should then be polished with
q mixture of two parts Of turpentine
to n Of linseed oil. Apply this with
a soft cloth and rub with flannel un-
til every trace Of the liquid seems to
have disappeared. Repeated applica-
tons and continued rubbing will give
q rich gloss to wood trim or mahog-
any furniture.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-09-10

back TO The Aatson DucrocQ with Q
faithful remnant OF their late entouraee
Gathering at their heels.
One BY one the star OF the maison
returned to their labors. A stray cat
had entered the kitchen while the cook
was away and stolen the paddock for
that evenings Met de sole Nornay.
The young ~virtuoso improved the op-
portunity OF the pages absence BY
calling up three numbers unchanged
on the telephone, Two OF the cham
bermaids had helped themselves to
Mime Ducrocqs private brand Of
cognac. and finally n. DucrocQ had
tripped In his haste and utterly ruined
a new pair Of lavender trousers. to say
nothing OF causing IN ugly bruise on
his knee.
Dinner that evening was q meian-
choly function in the Maison DucYocq.
Such Of the special dishes devised for
the entertainment Of the fAmille Per
rault as had not suffered nom the
cooks neglect were wasted on the
coarse palates Of N. DocrocQs ordi-
nary clientele; for all the Perranats
were either watering the bedrooms
upstairs with their tears or SECURING
the city for the lost Aristtde.
Out In the kitchen the good Nina
Ducrocq wept u~naiectedly into ths
soup. while n. Ducrooq took up his
station at the front door and peered
up and down the street for some tracs
of Aristide or his searchers.
At length his laboB rewarded.
1t was striking as a corpulent
policeman turned the corner Of Sixth
avenue. In his right hand he held .
leather tab which he consulted In com
perison with the numbers on the
houses. His left hand grasped the
limp fingers Of q very tired young.
ster indeed. whose fAcs bore traces Of
recent tears.
At intervals little choking eobs
escaped him: nevertheless, he pressed
to his lips q hollow key from which.
by the simple process Of blowing into
it he produced q melancholy sound.
1t had all Of its old fascination for
Aristide. so much 20 that they OBJ
served they had passed the maison
before they were observed by Ducrocq.
"Arsnde!- he yelled. almost over
come BY Joy. And then there came .
revulsiou. His lavender trousers, his
wifes cognac. the .flet do sole Nor
nay ranged themselves on the one
side and the famille Perraults heb
domidal ffty-odd dollars ON the other.
The lavender trousers prevailed. and
he seized Aristide and shook him untn
that unfortunate prodigal's teeth fairly
ratified In his head.
At length. from sheer exhaustion.
Ducrocq desisted. Aristide, to whom
shaking was q novel form Of punish
ment and unacceptable as such,
deemed the affair a sort OF greeting
similar to the kisses of his previous
welcome. and ~forbearing to weep.
picked up his beloved key from the
where it had fallen.
The officer grinned broadly.
That's the darndest kid l ever see."
he said. For two solid hours he amt
done narthen' but blow into that key"
And as he passed slowly down the
block toward Sixth ayenue he was
pursued by the clamorous welcome
that arose in the Maison DucrocQ.
"Aristide!" was the refrain, and
again "Aristide! Aristide!"
Copyright. by the Frank A. Munsey Col