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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
AT M. E. CHURCH

Preaching services at the Me.
church Sunday, April ).
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

ford's Calf Meal and save the
milk. For sale by
Adv. j. b. FREEMAN.
The Mansfield Mirror in its
last issue furnished proof that
the people of that town are lined
up behind their paper. 1t is sure
the thing to do. Ava Democrat.
Come in today and Jet US take
your measure for that new
spring suit. An abundance of
the latest and best fabrics from
which to choose. Prices right.
Stapp's &c and Zoe Store. ADV.
f S. Bradford of Hart ford, S.
ID, is a new Mirror subscriber.
He owns an S0.acre farm 6 miles
east of town and spends his Win
terS here and his summers in
the north. He left here a few
days ago for South Dakota.
The latest styles and patterns
in Dress Goods, Shoes, and La
dies and Gcntlemen's Ready.to.
Wear Clothing are to be found in
our new spring stock, just re.
ccivcd by G. w. Freeman & Son
--Adv.
Capt. George Ash, an Ameri-
can who served as il captain in
the rebel army in Mexico, gave
an interesting lecture, Illustrated
with Mexican scenes. at the
opera house Monday evening.
He also gave some fancy rope
work. He carries a medal which
was awarded him for bravery
during his services.
We have just received / our new
spring stock in all Of the latest
styles and patterns New Dress
Goods, Shoes, and Ladies' and
Gcntlemcn's Ready to Wear
Clothing.
ADV G. W. FREEMAN & son.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Avis Riggs and
family, who left Ava a few days
ago for Nebraska, returned to
their old home in Ava the latter
part of last week. They Lad in.
tended to make their future
home in Nebraska but when they
got there things did not suit
them and they caught the first
train back to our town. Ava
Democrat.
FIJI. Riley, Dentist. Mansfield,
Mo. Prices are right Work is
guaranteed. If work you have
had done is not satisfactory -
come in and have it made ST
without extra charge.
i. II. RILEY, ID. ID. S.
Office over Fuson's Drug Store.
A number of our citizens spent
the afternoon yesterday work
ing on the park flower beds, get
ting them ready to plant. Jake
Hoover lolned the boys a team
and wagon and Nj. f Stephens,
Dr.. Riley, A.E, Tarbutton and c.
Ii. Brazeal went to the J. b. Free
man timber and got : hollow logs
for flower pots and placed them
at each entrance Of the park; this
with the other Hover beds will
add much to the attractivenesS
of the park.
Statesmen Wanted SO 90 pen
month and all expenses to begin
Experience not absolutely neces
sary. Take orders from dealers
for Cigarettes, Cigars, Snuff
Smoking and Chewing tobaccos
Penn Wholesale Tobacco Com
pany, Station o.
ADV. New York, n. y
Last week the Mansfield Mir
ror gave complete report of the
banquet of the Young Men,
Business Club held there Marcl
3rd. This was an extremely
difficult task for a country news
paper Office, but brother Blacl
accomplished it with credit t,
himself and the Club. Th,
people of the community shoul,
appreciate such energy, thos,
who do not should not be con
sidered desirable citizens. Min
Grove Herald.
SAY, THE PRICE THAI
| YOU MAKE WOULD HAVI
SAVED ME FIFTY PER GENT
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
Sion If Distress.

When chickens have droopy wings
II 10 a cign that they have vermin and
need attention.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
FOR COLLECTOR
We are authorized to announce
X. F.. l.. JULIAN

OF Montgomery township as candidate
for Collector OF Wright county, subject
to the will OF the Democratic voters at
the primary Tuesday, August 1, 1914.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26

The Mansfield Hotel serves
Special Sunday dinners for 35c.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
We Have Recently Purchased

supply of that well known Fertizer-TH GRAIN GROWER
manufactured from the from the Kansas City stock yards
which selling at lower price retail than the goods
could be bought Wholesale Fertilizers have advanced
Why buy grade mineral Fertilizer high price when you
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
Secure a Supply Of High Grade Fertilizer

money instead of poisoning land its
fertility This Fertilizer contains sand other worthless filler
other Fertilizers all plant food Reduction made
sacks are returned. THE BONNELL PRODUCE COMPANY
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1914-03-26
FOR COLLECTOR
We are authorizeu to announce
J. X. DECKARD

OF Gasconadc township Is Il candidate
for Collector OF Wright county, subject
to the will oi the Democratic voters ut
the primary, Tuesday, Aug. !, 1914.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Freak In Stone.

The rocky maze of Prachov, near
Japan. in northern Bohemia. is ver-
table natural curiosity. It has been
well described as gigantic freak in
stone.' To enter the labyrinth with
out guide is a perilous proceeding.
for an unwary adventurer would prob
ably speedily be lost In the tortuous
windings of the maze, where the paths
are so narrow and crooked and the
cliffs on the side SO high that the ex-
plorer soon loses all idea of locality.
In days of fiery persecution the Mora
Wan and Bohemian brethren's secret
prayer meetings used to be held here,
Just as the early Christians assembled
to worship in the catacombs. The
cliffs are honeycombed with cells. and
at the far end of the maze is a rock
castle where in the old days robber
baron lived and took toll of all way
farers. The shape Of some Of the rocks
is very curious. There are. for In
stance. the bishop and inter-" the
Madonna and the child" and many
others.-London Sketch.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
sIREs AND SONS.

Colonel Arthur Hoffman is the new.
II elected president Of Switzerland and
will draw 81 salary equivalent to ST.,
700 In United States money.
In the New York offices Of President
James j. Hill is an employee named
Dalrymple, who is double Of PTesi-
dent Wilson's secretary, Joe Tumulty.
in appearance.
The Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowel, K.
@. NJ. g.. former prime minister of
Canada, has just entered on his nine
tieth year at his home at Belleville,
Ont He entered the Canadian parlia.
ment in 1867.
Before Augustus F. Gardner, now
one Of the Republican members Of the
house of representatives., went into
politics he was prize polo player and
was noted as being the best Judge OF
polo ponies in this country.
DR., John Huston Finley, to whom
the National Institute Of Social Sci
ences has just awarded its gold medal
In recognition OF his notable achieve
ments in social science and education.
is state commissioner Of education Of
New York.
Professor Anton J. Carlson, inventor
of n hunger testing machine. which
he recently demonstrated in the medi-
cal laboratories Of the University Of
PENNSYLVANIA, is a member Of the de-
partment Of physiology III the Univer-
sity Of Chicago.
Sir Archibald Geikic. the famous
classical and theological scholar and
geologist. has celebrated his seventy
eighth birthday shortly after retiring
from the highest office which an Eng
lish scientist can hold-the presidency
of the Royal society.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Playground. In 1918.

Industrial work, study classes, debat-
ing. gardening, dramatics, music, mo-
tion pictures. dancing, skating, swim
ming, story telling-these are among
the activities which have characteriz-
ed Fairgrounds and recreation centers
during the past year. In at least sew.
enty cities supervised Fairgrounds
were opened for the first time. Alto
gether G42 American cities were ac-
tive in developing and maintaining
Fairgrounds and recreation centers, an
increase Of 100 during the year. In
342 of these there was regular paid
supervision. In fifteen cities streets
were set aside for play, and in ninety
six cities coasting was permitted on
certain streets. These are some of the
interesting facts OF the recreation CEN
sus for the year ending Nov. 1. 1913.
completed by the Playground and Rec
reation Association Of America. u
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Boys and Sleep.

One thing growing boy wants to be
long on is sleep. and yet he is most apt
to be careless about it. 1t. Is during
sleep that boy grows most and
catches up. During his waking hours
he tears down and burns up more It's
sue than he builds. Good. sound and
sufficient sleep is essential to growth.
strength and endurance. A boy scout
should have at least nine or ten hours
Of sleep out Of every twenty-four. If
you lose out on this amount on one
day make It up the next Whenever
unusually tired or when you feel out Of
trim stay in bed a few hours more II
It is possible. A boy should wake up
each morning feeling like a lighting
cock. When he doesn't he ought to get
to bed earlier that night. Sleep is a
wonderful restorative and tonic. 1t
helps to store up energy and conserve
strength.-"Boy Scouts Of America"
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
shv on Nance.

Sons would suppose that even u
large families parents wouldn't run
out OF names to give their children.
But a certain lack Of imagination-o'rl q
MATERIALS evident in sections Of the
foreign populated west side. A United
Charities worker on one Of her recent
Investigations came across q family
where three of the young onee were
named Joe. Her first thought was
that either the father or mother had
been married more than once. but to
her amazement such did not prove to
be the case. The mother simply liked
the name Joe and took the path OF
least resistance. -
"But," asked the visitor. turning to
one of the little fellows. "how do you
know when to come when your mamma
wants your
"Oh, that's easy" was the reply.
when she wants me she calls Joe.
and l come, and when she wants my
brother, why, he comes"
This explanation is still rather un-
satisfactory. but the practice Of calling
several children in one family by the
same name. l understand. is not un-
common in Chicago.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Town Topics.

The finest collection Of armor In the
world has just been given to New
York. Its citizens need it.-Boston
Herald.
After a legal contest it has been de-
cided that St. Louis is bigger than the
billboard companies Of the city. and
billboards are marked down.-Chicago
Record Herald.
The city of Dayton hired man at
$12,5OO a year to be city manager. And
the very first thing the cheat did was
to 20 and get married. Who's going to
be manager of Dayton now?-Buffalo
Express.
1t has been necessary for the Phila-
delphia fire department to warn minis
tiers against overcrowding their church
es. Question as to Philadeiphia's piety
can never again be misunderstanding
ton Star.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Manners In Russia.

Nine. viardot, the famous musician.
gives one q poor impression Of Rus
sian manners from the account she
narrates In her Memories and Adven-
lures" Of visit to the Crimea in 1886.
Their want Of logic" amused her.
ut enables them to be scrupulously
clean in their persons she says. land
yet they are not nice in their table
manners. One substitutes his finger
for his fork. another drinks out Of the
cream jug. third cools his perspiring
brow with the bread knife.
But, II their manners were doubtful.
their music was. divine. 1.-The whole
snationsis thoroughly musical. down to
the lowest" And in the matter OF
manners. as in other things. Russia
has Travelled long way since 1886
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Prosperous County Grange.

Jefferson cOunty-a small grange
state in itself-reports total member
ship of 1856 in the thirty-three
oranges of the county. This is fine
showing This membership entitled
the county to twenty-one delegates at
the session of the state grange at
Poughkeepsie. Pamela grange leads
all in membership with 513 on its rolls.
At the annual meeting the work of
State Master Vary. who halls from
Watertown. was highly commended.
and his election as overseer of the
national grange was looked upon with
pleasure. The grange commended the
work of the county farm bureau, of
which F. e. Robertson is the capable
manager. and recommended the ap.
pointment Of a committed to cooperate
with the county agents in arranging
for corn show for next year. @. NJ.
Pierce, w. p. Jones and r. n. Ganter
were appointed committee to ''devise
a plan of providing more uniformity in
fixing the erate of taxation for school
purposes and to report to the next
quarterly meeting Ut the grange"
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
WHAT BOOSTING" DOES.
Good Deal Comes From Faith In ons's
Own Town.

Good Deal Comes From Faith In Ons's
Own Town.
To make money in your own COM
munity you need faith in that COM
munity If you haven't got that faith
you'd better move out. says John NJ.
Oskison in the Chicago News.
In my youth went to school In
little town which was said to have q
population of $500. About four or five
new houses IL year were put up, and
about every five years little mill. a
steam laundry or small private school
would be erected. The town grew so
slowly that everybody began to believe
that it wasn't growing at all.
Then Brown, who ran a harness and
saddle shop, started out to see II he
couldn't stimulate booster spirit. l
used to hear his first faint blasts Of
celebration of that little towns possf-
bilities and see the amused smiles on
the faces of those business people he
talked with. 1t seemed to me q hope
less task Brown had undertaken.
But Brown had faith enough In the
town to keep on and to put up as much
money as lie could raise to help bring
other mills and industries. By the.
time left that town to go to college it
had become almost popular to boost.
Last fall I dropped into the old place.
and l had talk with Brown. Long
ago. through his capacity for waking
the sleeping faith of men. Brown had
risen out of his harness and saddle
shop and was factor in great in
dustry which had been developed since
went away to college. The town
itself was changed. The new blood
brought in by Brown and his crowd
of boosters >had. been good for it.
1t isn't metropolis yet, not by
long way, but it gives you the impress
sion of place confident of its future.
Its property owners are hanging to
their holdings and paying the rather
high taxes, due to big expenditures for
street and sewer improvements, with
an air which says. You may think I'm
stung. but you just wait until we have
quite recovered from the temporary
slumpv' e
1t is true that the town is in slump.
Not even Brown will attempt to deny
it. But it is just as certain as any
thing economic can be that Brown and
his regiment of believers in the towns
future will haul it out Of the slump
And in doing it don't forget that
Brown and the other believers will
make handsome profit.
You can make YOUR faith in your
community pay. =
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Pert Personals.

Extra. Yon Lind scores a complete
victory over the Observation-Disclosures
ton Post
Goethals evidently would rather be
the king of spades than the king OF
clubs.-COlumbia State.
And what's become. speaking Of such
things-which nobody was-of that for
merly eminent statesman Clauncey NJ
w?-Indianapolis News.
No doubt il George goes to congress
he will prove first Ade' to the Con
gressional Record by the contribution
Of few "fables."-Memphis CONNER
cial Appeal.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10

form.
sachet Shower.

A novel way Of entertaining In honor
Of the prospective bride is to give her
sachet shower" A girl who gave.
such festivity says:
'When the guests were invited each
one was to say what kind of sachet
shed bring. waited few days to
get the list. There were sachets of
Grape paper (pink roses and blue bow
knots design, made just to fit bu-
reau drawer. One layer OF sheet wad-
ding was inside, the cotton being split
to hold the sachet powder, and all the
girls used the. same kind, violet and
orris root. The paper was laced to-
gether with pink satin baby ribbon.
Trunk tray covers were made of pink
rosebud silk and had a cluster Of three
wee sachet bags tackled to each corner.
1.-TWO Of the girls decided upon cor
sage sachets made by taking soft satin
ribbon and making just plain bow
with ends. The two loops were stuffed
with cotton to hold the sachet, and the
ends neatly overhanded together.
These are worn either in or outside the
corset cover beneath lace waist. The
faint color is very pretty. Sets Of six
colored satin squares e by 2 inches>
were softly stuffed with cotton and
sachet and gilt safety pins attached.
One Of the girls made some Of these
waist or armhole sachets of finest null
over pink satin, edging them with mar
now val lace.
1.-THE practical girl made linen bags
filed with lavender flowers for the
linen closet, the name, Sweet Laven-
DER being worked in lavender floss. A
novelty to me was the sachet made
from an envelope filled with sachet! to
be placed in the desk drawer. amt
scented blotters made by soaking In IL
good violet toilet water and drying"
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Current Comment.

Explorer Shackleton hopes to find
gold near the south pole. Cold cash.-
New York American.
Presidencies are not what they are
cracked up to be. whether in Peru.
Haiti. SantO Domingo. Mexico or the
baseball leagues.-New York Press.
There will be another Hague peace
conference next year If the various
nations can spare the time from their
navy building Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Gutzor Borglum says the sculptors
whose names are OH them never really
made most of tho statues In New York
and Washington. That is equivalent
to a verdict Of not guilty.-New York
World.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
The Orange.

The orange was brought from Asia
to Spain and Portugal In the sixteenth
century. 1t was taken to South Amer
lea by the early explorers and ran wild
in the forests Of the Amazon. Orig
inally small. sour fruit, it has been
cultivated up to its present size and
sweetness. The orange industry be-
gan in the United States about 1875
and about 1885 was we'll advanced.
The number of orange trees in this
country is now close to 1O.O00.O00. Of
which California has about 60 per cent
and Florida 30. the remainder being
chiefly In Louisiana and Arizona.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
II, Seating Girl.

In the matter of that much desired
thing which we call popularity, there
is a great temptation for young women
to boast Of the number of social en-.
gagements that have filed their calen-
dars. It is not unusual to hear q girl
talk Of the number Of, bouquets she
has had sent to her during the dance
season. This same girl will, wonder
out. loud what she % going 10 do with
all the requests from gentlemen to
take her to the theater. musicales. re-
ceptions and dances. It is sreally = vul-
gar haunting Of popularity and. i .
mark Of III breeding.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Juvenile. Evening Attire.

Juvenile Evening Attire.
Girls and boys under the age Of sew
enteen never need wear evening dress.
even on the most formal occasions
Let the girl have a nice light frock-
one of. her summer dresses perhaps
with light shoes and stockings tcl
match and white silk gloves. The boy
can wear his Sunday suit, with dane
ing pumps and white gloves.
1t is not good style or good sense to
put young girls into elaborate evening
dresses, which probably can be worn
only once or twice before they are out
grown. A girl should never wear y
really low necked dress at all till she
puts up her hair and comes OUT in
her first ball gown.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Seating Guests.

The seating Of guests Of honor at q
dinner Of ceremony is often a perplex-
ing problem to host and hostess. It
will simplify matters considerably to
remember that the host with the lady
guest Of honor goes into the dining
room first. ..
The lady sits at the right Of the host
and others follow. each lady being seat
ed at the right Of the gentleman whom
she accompanies. The hostess comes in
last with the gentleman guest of honor.
who sits at her left. By this procedure
a lady is at the right Of each gentle
man, no matter how many guests there
are at the table.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
cru,hs. Out Of Fashion.


There was a time when hostesses
prided themselves on the numbers Of
people they had at their parties. Once
they asked all and sundry, SO that they
could afterward boast Of what a big
affair It was -,
But they found that nobody really
enjoyed these "crushes." There was
not room enough. They left the house
feeling much more annoyed than II
they had not been invited. So now tx-
perienced hostesses limit guests to- q
number they can comfortably enter
tain. Nobody has to stand all The
chairs. Nobody finds himself wedged
in a corner whence 1t is impossible for
him to extricate himself.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
REDUCE CONGESTION.

There are commercial and in
dustrial interests which, blinded
by the privileges of the present.
fail to see the advantages of
the golden era of the future.
These interests, therefore, while
yielding to the growing demand
for city planning, adhere to the.
antiquate4 ideals and methods
which have been so we'll ex-
pressed in Paris and Berlin and
which are based wholly on the
principle of workaday COM
mercialism and Industrial prof
its rather than upon the prin-
ciples Of human efficiency and
social progress. ''Nicke" poll
cies in transit development,
such as we frequently encounter
among our public corporations,
boulevard and parkway devel-
opments, the main function Of
which is the increase in real
estate values that benefit the
few, the construction of costly
public buildings to impress the
strangers and benefit the graft
ing contractors, do not consti-
tute city planning.
Unless we realize the impOr-
tance Of reducing congestion, dis
tributing adequately and equita-
bly, the advantages Of parks,
Fairgrounds, social and educa-
tional centers, give easy and
cheap access to the opportuni-
ties for employment to the peo-
pie as a whole, this country will
be developing slums and their
products poverty, immortality.
crimes. disease and death.-Dr.
Carol ArOnOvici.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
British Briefs.

The canals Of the United Kingdom
stretch over $500 miles. n.
More than one half of the money de-
rived from Epgland.s income tax is col
.lected from I.ondoners.
j Artesian wells are rapidly gaining in
favor in London because Of the ex-
pense. attached to the municipal water
service.
In the west end of London there are
scores OF head walters whose incomes
range from $1,000 to $1,000 a year from
tips alone.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Wireless Whispers.

Each of Marconi's 100 foot masts for
wireless telegraphy costs $1,000.
The cable between the United States
and Honolulu cost $2OOOO.O0O. The
two stations. could be connected BY
wireless for $5OO.O0O.
The imperial government will erect q
powerful wireless station in Togoland
to give Berlin direct communication
with all Germany's colonies In Africa.
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
Train and Track.

Ball bearings have been used in a
railroad car in real service in Sweden.
Cincinnati is to be given new termi.
nails for the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
way system.
The number Of passengers carried on
the railways of Great Britain in the
year ended June 30. 1913, amounted to
3.222 100000. or about seventy-one
times the entire population. In 1875
the number that WAS carried was 148.'
100000
The Washburn leader., 1914-04-10
For e.ttsr Conditions.

A state commission on the distribu-
tion Of population is provided for in q
bill which has been introduced in the
New York legislature. The commission
would be composed OF sixteen MEM
.bers. b be- Fl s85 ..,ss IS
The till. it was said. was prompted
by the great number OF, unemployed
crowded into New York city this win
ter Genera ~ plift. the betterment Of
country life and housing conditions I'd
small towns and villages are to be the
principal objects of the proposed COM
mission q the members of which are to
serve without compensation. I ii