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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
TIME FOR GUEST TO LEAVE
Ordinary Man viii Have Little Doubt
as to What Mr.. MulIisan Meant
by His Remark.

THAT Patrick Mulligan is a funny
fellow. l cant quite understand him."
why? What's he been up to now?"
well, you see, he and l were hav-
ing a little argument at his house the
other evening, and then l offered to
prove that he was a fool, in black and
white"
Yes; well, what about it?"
well, up to then We had confined
ourselves to lightly raised voices, but
when l said that he Jared up i'm
mediately.
Prove Dim a fool in black and
white, will ye?" he yelled. Well, IL
We don't clear out of this house at
once Oil prove in black, blue and red
it's a falsehood ye're telling!"-Pitts-
burgh Dispatch.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Kindness to Sisters,

A schoolmaster in the country de-
livered an address to the scholars, of
which the following passage is an ex.
ample:
You boys ought to be kind to your
little sisters. l once knew a bad boy
who struck his little sister a blow
over the eye. Although she didn't fade
and die in the early summer time,
when the June roses were blooming,
with the sweet words of forgiveness
on her pallid lips, she rose and hit
him over the head with a rolling pin.
so that he couldn't 60 to school for
more than a month, on account Of not
being able to put his hat On"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Keepjnu Up With Peanuts.

Did you eat four pounds Of peanuts
last year? You will have to do bet
ter than that this year, II you keep
pace with the peanut industry. Ac.
cording to the American Pesanut cor
poration, more than four hundred mil
lion pounds of peanuts were consumed
in the United States last year, or four
pounds for every inhabitant. The pro-
duction of peanuts has doubled since
191O.-The American Boy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Friendly Bird.

An English lady residing in the
country has a pet blackbird. Last
summer the birds cage was placed in
the open window and a wild blackbird
flew down to 1t. looking through for
a minute or two at the prisoner and
then flying away. A minute afterward
the visitor returned. bearing a worm
in It's beak. This act of friendship was
repeated again and again, until the
Gagged Dlackbird and his mistress had
to leave. The two birds had been sep
srated for eight months. but recently
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
the Charge.

The Judge had a colored man before
him in a police court and he asked
him when he had been arrested be-
fore. The fellow scratched his head,
thought a moment, and then said, "Ah
think 1t was about a year ago. jedge."
What was the charger" asked the
court.
After thinking awhile the prisoner
looked up and said: "Ah'm not quite
shuah, but ah t'ink it was tree dol
labs, yer hannah"
He was discharged.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
EASY WAY OF MAKING MONEY
R~efraction Of Rays Of Light Causes
Curious lllusion-CIever Little
Trick illustrated.

One need not be a magician to make
money, as the following trick will
show. First pour clear water into a
glass until it is half full; then throw
a bright piece Of money into the
water and cover the glass with a
plate. II the glass is now turned
around rapidly, the piece of money
will be seen cleaning on the plate,
and a second piece will be seen swim
ming on the surface of the water. 1t
is refraction of the rays of light which
causes this curious illusion, for, the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
SIur on Mothers" Cookery

He-"Can't you get this cook OF ours
to prepare biscuits like mother used
to make?" She (who had tried some
of them)-"Not unless we lay In q
supply Of Portland cement. The man.
ufacture of such biscuit without that
ingredient Is a lost art."--Richmond
Times Dispatch.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
JUDGE Properly Warned.

In a rural justice court the defend
ant in a case was sentenced to serve
30 days in Jail. He had known the
Judge from boyhood and addressed
him as follows:
bill, old boy, you're a gwine ter
send me ter Jail, air you?"
That's what" replied the Judge.
Have you got anything to say against
it,"
"Only this here, Bill: 1t will be
bad for you when l git out!"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

candle has pointed tabs with hem.
stitched edges set on at the front and
back, at its upper edge. The lower
edge is finished with a narrow hem
stitched hem. The band, above the
hem, is laid in fine plaits.
A band Of velvet ribbon is sewed
along the top of the collar under the
tabs. A plated jabot falls from under
its lower edge at the front. 1t Is
edged with an effective pattern in
tlet lace, and is graduated in width
to fall in a point extending nearly to
the waist line.
The collars pictured here are Of or.
candle finished in one case with hem.
stitching and in the other with both
hemstitching and lace. They are SO
clearly set forth by the photograph
that descriptions are not needed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Friendly Suggestion.

Alyce-I'm learning to paint on
china.
Grayce-Don't you find 1t hard to
become accustomed Ito such a hard
surface?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Drowning Season Is On.

This is the drowning season-the
time Of year when the boys and girls
who don't know how to swim go un
der in the streams and lakes and
new come up again. Every boy
and girl, for that matter, ought to be
taught how to swim.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
He Heard the Proverb.

Tommy latter a thumping)-You're
awful hard on me, ma"
Mother-That's because you've been
very naughty and wicked.
Tommy-Well, gee! You should re.
member that you didn't die young
yourself.-Boston Transcript.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Wooden Flowers Retain Favor.

Wooden flowers, used by the millin.
ers all summer on straws and linen
and silk, are re%appearing on velvet
and felt and fur, and fatty applied
conventionalized flowers of other ma.
terials are also liked.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Hidher Aspirations.

Auntie (watching artist at work.
Don't you wishryou could paint as well
as that, Tommy?
Tommy can!-London Opinion.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

A prize fighter gets his share, win,
lose or draw. But in order to share in
the purse you must win.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

What a mother lacks in skill she
makes up in enthusiasm when she at.
tempts to clip her boys hair.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

A hundred years or so hence no one
will know whether your epitaph is a
joke or not.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Sure.

Aunt-Was your papa mad when your
mother let the picture fall on his toes?
Willie-Yes'm. He was hopping.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
His Idea Of It..

Johnnie-Paw. when does a man get
to be too old to learn?
Paw-When he gets too old to
marry.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11
Diplomatic,

Say, mamma. I'm playin' there's
a little boy calm on me, an I'd like
a piece of cake for him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

The swee; music that children
make in a home has nothing in com-
mon with piano lessons.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

Tell a boy to do as he pleases and
he'll do it without a murmur.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

A s%econd-class joke has caused
many a man to lose a first.class friend.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

the lady returned to the country, and
had not hung the cage up half an
hour before the same wild blackbird
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-11

moment the glass is restored to its
original position and the water ceases
to move, the second piece of money
disappears.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26

today and q number OF vessels are
cropping along the coast In q dense
fog seeking to determine whether .
vessel sank last night. The calls
ceased before stations could ascertain
their origin.
The Fire Island station was the
only one to catch the call.
THE call sounded as though Il came
from an auxiliary set" said the Fire
Island operator. "It came few times
and then trailed OF and died in q
series OF dots and dashes. tried to
trace the call for several hours, but
received no response. ''-s5.ss.....-.sA......r...
The operators belief that the call
for aid came from an auxiliary set led
to the belief that the vessel was ply
ing close to shore, probably within 200
miles, as that is the maximum for
auxiliary set. This fact allayed fears
that the vessel might have been the
Orduna, which sailed from New. York
several days ago with q huge cargo
OF war munitions and many passen-
gers. The Orduna, ofncials said to-
day, should be 1900 miles at sea by
this time.
Following the Fire Island operators
inability to get into communication
with the sender Of the call, he mott
fed other wireless stations all along
the coast, but none Of them had re-
ceived any information.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26

Leaving the camp for the railroad
station I saw ninety English soldiers
being brought in. They were among
the recent captives in Flanders ana
their clothes were torn and dirty. NY
guide in the camp, Lieutenant Gropp'
who said he had a brother-in-la", WIZ
liam Person, living at 1872 Belden
avenue, Chicago, declared these Ter
lows would soon be given special
baths and ordered to wash Their
clothes.
One of the most amusing sights IN
the camp was to see five Russians
taking a powder bath to kill the llce
they carried when they arrived from
the Galician front four days ago. These
men were lying naked in this powder
They had to stay there four hours.
Then they took sun bath and thea
hot water and soap bath-for, salu
Lieutenant Crop, it requires tllres
different kinds OF baths and sometimes
more. He added that the sanitary a..
rangements were so good that tfns
pest would last only few days III
camp.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Des Mo,nes Seems TO be Receding
Now, and Danger Of Over
flow Seems to Have
Abated.
Is CONSIDERABLE LOSS
Almost All Of Outside Levees were
Overlooked, But There was
Not Much Danger From
Seepage.

Danger Of further damage IN the
Des Moines river bottoms by high
water seems to be abated today. The
river was reported yesterday as COM
menctng to fall, and continued falling
during the day. This morning 1t was
reported that the river was falling
steadily.
The water rose pretty steadily FRI
day night and Saturday, and the stu
alton Saturday night became critical.
1t was bettered yesterday, however,
when the people in the vicinity who
were anxiously watching the waters.
saw that they were going down.
There was hardly any seepase
through the levees. Seepage did con-
siderable damage early in the spring
Water has to be high for a goodly
space of time to create 'seepage, 1t
was said, and there was little trouble
from this source at this time.
There was little to be done in the
way Of combating the rising water.
The levees were patrolled by one
man, but there was no concerted ac-
ton to fight back the water as there
had been in the spring.
Most of the outer 1evees were over
flowed during the day Saturday. to
some extent. It is believed, however,
that the danger has passed for the
present at least. Heavy rains in the
valley were believed to have been re-
sponsible for the rise.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
THE DAILY GATE CITY

Washington government mas denioo
belligerent powers right to Destroy
even contraband-carrying American
ships with their cargoes.
This, again. however, 1t was said'
was a diplomatic difference OF opln'
ion it could not lead to friction. much
less to war. In sense, the affair was
looked on as almost encouraging mas
much as it implied German aban-
donme nt Of the unwarned torpedoing
of merchant ships, the one issue con-
corning which 1t was feared the Wash
views might be found
irreconciliable
The German-American outlook
therefore was regarded though still
as perhaps q trile improved.
The Anglo-American discussion
over the British order in council loom
ed up unexpected again today.
The state department received the
London foreign Offices answer to
President Wilson's protest Of March
30. protesting against interference
with American shipping to neutral
ports.
The MESSAGES details were not i'm
made public, but It was gen.
orally believed the British while ex-
pressing themselves politely, conceded
nothing. The dispatch's arrival. 1t
vas understood, would delay Ameri-
cas- next note to London and might
involve some changes in it. but It was
deemed certain the president would
not recede an inch in his demands.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26

4Sth. Toronto Highlanders who were
captured at Ypres, April "a.
This camp was founded in large
field outside the old university city of
Goettingen and at the foot of high
hill on top Of which is Bismarck's
tomb. It is made up OF several hun
cred frame upholstered shacks, one
story high and similar in every way
to cheap cottages one sees at Ameri-
can summer resorts. Between every
five cottages is a street, some so wide
that the ex-soldiers have potato
patches in front for flower gardens.
The Y. NJ. G.. A. building Is large
cottage with library OF French. Eng
lish and Russian books and maya
zines at one end and stage at the
other. This afternoon the English and
French were preparing for an English
concert. A Frenchman was painting
scenery for the stage. Belgians were
installing electric footlights and the
English were marking the benches
with the names of the audience. which
because Of the limited capacity of the
hall. was limited to invited English
soldiers
This camp Is famous in Germany,
also. because of tho interest the pro-
fessors In the University of Goettin-
gen take in the welfare OF the prison.
ers Many of them have classes in
the camp and instruct the men in
regular university courses. These are
open to those who wish to attend
In the Dostoffice today eighteen Eng
fish soldiers were asserting mail pack
ages which today's post brought from
England. German inspectors were
looking inside before the packages
were handed out to see that the camp
rules regarding the receiving Of home
articles were not broken. Working in
this building were two Canadians both
of whom lived in Toronto and had
49, --'~'t7d in Niagara Falls, Buffalo
and Detroit.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
BLAMED
FOR DISASTER
CONTINUED from page ~

thought for stability in order more
successfully for the owners to COM
pete for trader"
One of the first matters District At
torney Hoyne went into today was to
inquire into the issuance by Robert
Reid, federal inspector Of hulls, Of per-
mission to the Eastland owners to en-
gage in passenger traffic on Lake
Michigan. Reds son-in-law, ]. NJ.
Erickson, 1t was learned today, was
chief engineer, q high salaried posi-
ton on the boat that gradually dipped
and toppled over, carrying SO many
to their deaths in the shadow OF great
Office buildings and within the rattle
and roar Of the city. AS chief engi-
neer Erickson was in charge Of the
ships water ballast machinery.
The license that gave owners OF the
Eastland federal permission to carry
$500 passengers was signed by Reid
at st. Joseph. Michigan. on May T.,
1915. That license reads that the
Eastland was seaworthy craft.
States Attorney Hoyne today de-
clared he had much evidence to show
that the Eastland was anything but a
seaworthy boat.
Behind this catastrophe" said
Hoyne today, ICONS the steamboat
inspection service of the federal gov
eminent. That inspection has been
rotten. I firmly believe. AS to the
identity of the guilty persons, that is
another thing. / don't know who the
guilty person is. But I do know, Of
at least I am satisfied, that this trag-
edy would not have occurred If the
federal steamboat inspection service
Al I1y oh N,,y1
be-
After questioning few witnesse s
today. Federal District Attorney Clvne
and Judge Lands decided that IT
would be better TO open their grand
Jury investigation On Thursday. This
will give process servers ample time
to locate all of the sixty men whose
names have been drawn as panel.
At $50 O'Clock. States Attorney
Hoyne. Coroner Hoffman. Deputy
Chief Schettler and Chief Healey OF
the police department and Acting
Mayor Moorehouse. went into confer.
ence in the county building. They re-
fused to announce their purpose. but ii
was understood that the matter OF al
resting the steamship officials and
the advisability of arranging the
various investigations in order &c
get the best and Quicke results.
were among the matters to be taken
up.
Forty-four members Of the East
lands crew. including Captain Ped
erson, First Mate Fisher. and other
staff officers, were still held today
by the police.
Up to near noon today. no serious
effort had been made by my OF
them to obtain bail. It was believed
such an effort probably would not be
made Immediately or until public
feeling has subsidized. Besides the
members of the crew held by the DO
lice, Walter C. Steele, secretary
treasurer and Martin Slatow, excur
sion agent and traffic manager of the
st. .Joseph-Chicago line, were still il
custody today.
Deputy Chief Schettler announced
today that he still has his men after
other line officials. He said he
would hold every man among then
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
COUNTER CLAIM
FILED IN COURT
Perearoy and Mitchell, Cigar Deal.
ers, Ask Judgment From Chris
tan and Hedrlck.

A counter claim and cross petition,
asking Judgment for 1880 has been
fled in the district court in the case
of George NJ. Christian, ct al, vs..
Peregroy and Moore. There is sup
Elementary answer filed, asking
that the claim Of the plaintiffs be
dismissed. Defendant then brings in
the counter claim alleging that by
closing the Hotel Keokuk, they sui.
fered a loss.
In asking for dismissal Of the
plaintiffs suit, defendants claim
that plaintiffs closed dining room OF
hotel, discontinued the bus line and
finally closed the doors of the hotel
before term covered in the lease ex.
PRED In the counter claim, the eli.
gar company alleges that by this
closing of the hotel doors, they were
deprived of gross sales of frov1 $3.50
to 500 per month. Judgment for 81 ),
500 is asked by the defendants.
An amendment to the petition has
been filed in the case Of the Lee
County Loan and Building associa
ton vs.. the Grand United Odd Eel
lows Building association.
Read The Daily Gate CITY
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
PRISONERS HAVE
AN EASY TIME
One Camp In Germany Wheee the
Allies Enjoy Almost
Free City.
[By Carl W. Alderman, United Press
Stan Correspondent

[By Carl W. Alderman, United Press
Stan Correspondent
PRISON CAMP, GoETTINGEN,
Germany. June boy mail. )-Here
Is one spot In ,belligerent Europe
personal freedom than they did at the
front as soldiers. The camp is almost
free city" The men do almost as
under rigorous orders at the front
they are enjoying their freedom
even II they can't go outside the
grounds. Camp rules are the most
simple and necessary to safeguard the
health and comfort OF the inmates.
When l came into the camp today
the main street" was crowded with
English soldiers, many wearing wood
en- shoes; with Frenchmen in tattered
red trousers and blue coats; Scottish
Highlanders in plaid skirts and bright
er plaid stockings and few hundred
giant Russians. Not German officer
or soldier except the two at the gate,
could be seen.
For several hours I visited among
the Canadians, the English and
French, entirely out of earshot Of any
German authority. asked the men
il my impression OF their freedom was
correct and everyone said It was a
fact. Every man believed what an
English soldier said, "Of course, It's
unfortunate to be a war prisoner, but
we are fortunate to be in camp
where we arc given so much free
DOM"
In what other prison camp, I asked,
are the men permitted to gather in
groups and talk as they please and
do what they please. Many. who had
been In other camps said Goettingen
was the first Of It's kind and they at
tributed this fact to the administra-
tive ability Of the camp commander,
whom every prisoner praised.
Ambassador Gerard and the Spanish
some weeks ago to dedicate the first
American Y. NJ. c. A. ever built in
prison camp or prison, declare the
commander Is "prison-genius.' Ger
ard said If this officer could take
charge OF all the prisons in Europe
there would be no complaint against
the handling Of prisoners OF war.
Even among Swedish investigators
Goettingen is considered the finest
camp in Europe. John B. Jackson of
Trenton, N. j., former American min.
lister to Roumania, who has seen all
the camps in England and Germany
holds the same opinion
Camp conditions are excellent, the
spirit of the men is int piring. the
camp health is equal to that in the
most h.ealthful spots in the world.
Less than twenty-five were in the hos
pital today. The men not only ap-
peared happy but said they were hap
pier than they ever expected to be as
prisoners of war And today there are
about 800 former soldiers of the al
lies imprisoned here, among them 100
Canadians. members of the former
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
THE WEATHER

For Keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with showers tonight and
Tuesday. Not much change in tenn
perature.
For Iowa and Missouri: Unsettled
weather tonight and Tuesday with
showers. Not much change in temper
ature.
For Illinois: Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday. Probably showers by
Tuesday afternoon or night. Not much
change in temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Mercer :. Denied.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service,
NEW YORK, July 2s.-At the o.
fees Of the Bethlehem Steel Co.. ue.
NAL was issued today of the repois
that Chas. N. Schwab is to head .
gigantic steel merger to include steer
companies outside the United Stat ',
Steel company. having total capl'a..
cation of more than half billion. ~
port OF the merger being forlne''
originated in Cleveland.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
Weather Conditions.

Cloudy and unsettled weather con-
tinues over all sections except along
the south Atlantic and gulf states.
where generally clear weather pre-
wallis. Light showers have fallen in
Kansas, Iowa and the lower lake reg
ion.
The weather in this section with
continue unsettled with showers and
not much change In temperature.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-26
chIcaoo LIve Stoojk.
81. Louj. LIMA astocj..

EAST ST. LOUIS, July 26.-Cat.le
receipts 5000: market steady. Pros
poets lower. Texas receipts $500: ma
tive beef steers. $750@l0.35: yearling
steers and heifers, sS.00QD9.65: cows.
s6.00@S.15; stockers and feeders, 1900
@s.25; calves. $6.00@10.75: Texas
steers, $5.25@S.S5; COWS and heifers.
$4.OO@6.5O.
Hog receipts 5000: market steady.
quality very poor. Mixed and butch
ers, $7.45@7.s0: good to heavy. $7.zf@
no: rough, s6.50@8.65; light, $7.75G
1921; bulk. s75o97.s0; pigs. 1850