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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
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When the firebells ring IN the city
and you know that a house Is on fire,
1t does not brighten you, because you
know that the brave fremen will be
there 500 and put out the fire.
But in the country there are no FIRE
men or engines. and the people have
cause to be alarmed when a fre
breaks out.
Thomas and William lived on a
farm. Thomas was fourteen and VIII
liam twelve, but they were sturdy lads
and knew how to work.
One morning their father and
mother vent to the city to be gone
all day, and after the boys finished
their work they went into the woods
for berries.
They had filed their pals and were
returning home when William said:
Father and mother must have come
back early. l a see the smoke from
the chimney"
Thomas did not answer for a min.
ute, and then he said; That smoke
is not coming from the chimney; il
looks as though one Of the buildings
is on fire."
Both boys ran as fast as they could
and then when they were nearer vii.
liam said: It's the barn. and we must
get the horses out"
The poor animals were kicking
about in their stalls and frantically
tusging at their halters.
We must wet our handkerchiefs
and tie them over our mouths" said
William, running TO the pump. 1t takes
more time to tell about it than it took
the boys to do this. Then they ran
into the barn and united the two
horses and led them out.
Thinking that they would look out
for themselves, the boys began pump
ing water 10 pour on the flames.
They wet their heads again and
went into the barn with pals of water,
when the horses came running In and
acting in the mos frantic manner
One of them knocked William to the
floor. and in the smoke Thomas did
not see him, and supposing that he
would catch one of the horses, Thorn.
as caught the other. and led him out
and tied him to a tree.
When William did not appear he
began to be frightened, for the flames
were coming up through the floor, but
Thomas did not stop to think of that.
He knew William was in the burning
barn.
Wetting his face and head again, he
ran into the barn. His feet struck
something, and he felt to see what ii
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Circles Chase Each Other.

be going in the opposite direction to
that In which the paper is turned, but
the Illusion is not so perfect unless
the circles are much larger than there
is space for in this column.
Here is another curious optical illu-
sion that has puzzled a great many
persons who have tried TO account
for it:
If we suppose these to represent
wire hoops, which of them is nearest
you, A or B? The answer is that it
is the n you first make up your mind
Is neares you. But now IL you look
steadily at it for a few moments your
eyes will get tired of that idea and
will suddenly shift that hoop TO the
farthest away from you, in spite Of
your wishing to keep K as 1t was, and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Device to Save.

A new device brought out by an
Englishman puts an end to waste of
time in using the telephone. The in
vention is called an amplifier and can
be connected with the receiver by
pressing a button. BY this simple
arrangement one does not have to wait
at the telephone while the person at
the other end goes in search Of the
person you seek. Instead, the ampli-
fer is switched On. The receiver can
then be placed on the desk and work
of the caller resumed. When the
party sought calls his tone is greatly
increased by the amplifier and can be
heard across a large.sized room.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Needles upon the front cover with
ink or water colors.
Fig. 2 shows a book.marker made
of one and one-fourth yards Of No. 7
white satin or g~rosgrain ribbon. Cut
the ribbon into two pieces. n piece
measuring u inches and the other "a
inches, and pull them half way
through a little brass ring such as is
used in crochet work, fastening them
in place with a. few stitches. To
complete the marker, letter the follow
ing upon the ribbons with black ink or
water c%olors. placing one line of the
stcnza on each ribbon end:
Not mine to tell
If the book is good;
But keep my place
AS a marker should"
The triangular.shaped book.marker
shown in Fig. 8 is cut from a piece
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Christmas Presents Any Boy Can Make
BY A. NELLY HALL 1copyash1 by A Nicely H.n)
By A. E HALL

ERE are a few contrivances Tor
IL the kitchen and pantry which
will be appreciated by mother II made
by her handy boy. Nothing better could
be selected for her Christmas gift.
The tool rack shown in Fig. l is
most convenient when hung directly
over the kitchen workable. The
length OF the hook strip will be deter.
mined by the space in which 1t Is to
hang. and by the numbei Of forks.
spoons and other tools which It will be
required to hold.
The appearance Of the rack will be
improved by planning a bevel on the
face edges Of the hook strip and the
end blocks. as In the illustration. Use
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
TWO ODD OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Three Circles Seem to Chase Each
Other In Same Dlreetion-Wire
Hoops Are Quite puxzlina.

There are some tricks that can be
played on a persons eyes which are
pure illusions, Hold this paper q foot
or more from your eyes and turn II
gently round to the right or left in
small circles, keeping your eyes fixed
on the three rings.
AS you move the paper round like
the hands of a watch you will find that
the rings in these circles seem to chase
each other in the same direction. and
the longer and more intently you look
at 1t the faster they 60.
Circles can be made with spokes in
them which to some persons seem TO
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
The Common Practice.

Johnson" said the teacher, II coal
is selling for So a ton and you pay
your dealer s24, how many tons will
he bring you?"
"A little over three tons. ma'am,'
returned Johnny promptly.
Why. Johnny, that isn't right col
rected the teacher.
NO, ma'am, | know It amt" said
Johnny, but they all do it."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
CircumstantiaI Evidence.

The kiddie CHANGED to sit neal q
plate containing apple parings. After
a long wait, during which no offer was
made of hospitality, the child finally
blurted out:
Il smell apples"
YES" said the lady Of the house,
you smell those p%arings."'
"Parings nothing!" exclaimed the
kiddie, II smell whole apples!"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Il told you last Sabbath, children"
said the Sund ~ school teacher, that
you should all try to make someone
happy during the week. How many
OF you haye?"
Il did" answered a boy, promptly.
That's nice, Johnny. What did
you do?"
Il went to see my aunt, and she's
always happy when | go home again"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

s!T IN 'es long ma IN anu one-half
inches vide. Cover each piece with
pretty silk, turning over the edges Of
the silk and basting on the wrong
side as shown in Fig. 8. Theh lay the
pieces together, and sew the edges
over and over as indicated In Fig. Z.
Fasten a ribbon to the ends Of n
long side by which to hang up the
case Fig. 81.
Copyright. by A. Nicely Hall.)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Of white writing paper seven inches
square. Fold the square in half, dag
ohally. an cut along the folded line.
Then take one.half and fold it in half
again. The dotted line in Fig. 4 in
dicates where to fold. Punch holes
through the folded piece near one open
end ttheso holes are indicated on the
unfolded piece). and with narrow rib
hon lace The edges together. and tie
the ribbon ends in a bow. Cut q pic
ture from a magazine and paste 1t
upon the front. This little marker
lips over the corner Of the page you
want to mark.
Tire lin cas- shown in Fig. s -e-
quires two pieces of cardboard each
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

after you have looked at it in its new
position for q space it will 60 back
again.
II you do not decide which is the
nearest to you at first, but just look at
the middle hoop steadily, you will see
them n way. perhaps with A in
front and toward you, and then A will
suddenly go back and B will be in
front.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

brass screws Or galvanized nails for
hooks, and screw a screweye into the
top edge of each end block to hang
the rack by.
The bottle rack in Fig. 2 will hold
your mothers bottles of extract, catch.
up, sauces and dressings. and elimi-
nate the possibility of upsetting bot.
ties when reaching for the one wanted.
Narrow strips should be used for the
division strips of the rack. to save
space and make the rack light in
weight. Laths planed smooth on all
sides will do for the side and center
strips. also for the cross strips. The
ends must be about three inches
wide.
The swinging shelf shown in Fig. 4
is an excellent provision for the sugar
and salt crooks, as it makes it possible
to swing these out from between the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Be Good TO Mother

The days now are full and busy. but
don't let them be 30 full that you for
get to take time to bring in the wood
for mother, or to show in other Why's
that she Is very dear to you. Every.
body likes a boy who is "a I'd to his
mother.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Copyright by A. Nicely Hail)

two holes through both cover and
leaves each side OF the center of the
top, Then pull a piece of narrow rib
bon through the holes and tie a small
bow. Fasten pieces OF ribbon to the
lower points Of the heart, both front
and back, by which to tie the little
case shut when not in use. Mark
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
BIiuhted Ambition.

"Felice has quit knitting socks for
the Belgians."
Maybe the Belgians have enough
socks now"
Perhaps so, but Feliee quit because
she couldn't be chairman of the knit
ting committee Of the Girls Belgian
Relief club"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
pantry shelves. then back into place
after using. without lifting them.

pantry snel'eS' tnen pack into place
after using. without lifting them.
Fig, 5 shows how the swinging
bracket is made of a strip two inches
wide and ten inches long CAY. with a
block two inches wide and six inches
long nailed to each side of 1t at one
end tBJ. and how to the top of this
bracket a cake tin is screwed or nailed
on which to set the crock. Hinge the
end of the bracket strip A to one end
of the shelf supports. or else set In
an upright piece between two shelves
to screw the hinge to. Use a me-
dium.sized T hinge for this bracket.
In the same way that the swinging
shelf eliminates the lifting OF the
sugar crock, the platform shown in
Fig. 6 saves the lifting of the scrub
pail from place to place while scrub.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Nothinu Unusual,

Any pretty girls at the hotel where
you spent the summer"
Yes, indeed" replied the man
whose few remaining strands of hair
were laid out to the best advantage.
Did they show you any atten-
tom"
They showed me just as little as
they could"
Tough luck"
81 rather expected it. You see, they
were Mattresses"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Why He Was Sad.

"Why so sad and d~owncast?"
"My wife has threatened to leave
me-"
Cheer up. Women are always
threatening something like that, but
they hardly ever do it,"
That's what | was thinking"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
THE SAW ESAU SAW

"Esan sawed wood. Esau
Wood would saw wood. All the
wood that Esau Wood saw, Esau
Wood would saw. In other
words, all the wood Esau saw
TO saw Esau sought to saw. All
the wood Wood would saw! And,
oh! the woodsaw with which
Wood you'd saw wood. But one
day Woods woodsaw would saw
no wood, and thus the wood
Wood sawed was not the wood
Wood would saw if Woods
woodsaw would saw wood. Now,
Wood would saw wood with a
woodsaw that would saw wood.
So Esau sought a saw that
would saw wood, and one day
Esau saw a saw saw wood as
no other woodsaw would saw
wood. In fact, Of all the wood.
saws Wood ever saw saw wood,
Wood never saw a woodsaw that
would saw wood as that wood
saw Wool saw would saw wood,
and so | saw Esau Wood saw
wood with the woodsaw Wood
saw saw wood"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Il say, old man, that dog of mine
is a perfect wonder. l raised him
from a puppy, and he's got almost hui
man intelligence"
You don t say SO! / wonder where
he learned it?"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
IT is high time to be making Christ,

IT is high time to be making Christ.
1 mas gifts. md the little articles II.
Illustrated below are so simple that they
can be completed In almost no time
at all. They are inexpensive 20 make,
too, requiring only bits of cardboard,
and some pieces OF silk and ribbon
from mothers scrap-bag.
The pretty b~eart.shapcd needle-book
shown In Fig. l has a pair Of covers
made Of two pieces OF cardboard meas.
uring three and one-half inches each
way. and four leaves OF the same
shape and size cut out OF white or pref.
ty colored flannel. Place the flannel
hearts between the covers, and pierce
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Sore Trial.

The man who doesn't smoke or
drink is a sore trial to the doctors.
They don't know what to tell him he
will have to give up.-Cleveland Lead
er.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

The king can do no wrong-if the
queen goes after him with an ace.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
bling. as 1t is provided with casters

bling. as 1t is provided with castors
SO 1t may be pushed about.
Fig. z shows how the casters are
screwed to the platform. and how
strips are nailed to the edges. form
ing a rim that prevents the pail from
sliding of.
Either paint or shellac each article
after assembling it, and II you have
done your work carefully, mother will
have something to be proud OF.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America,
therefore the best delights the housewife.
All good grocers. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Worse Yet.

Cant you think of any worse pest
than the seven-year locusts?"
Il should say so. Just think of a
ten-year installment purchased"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
Keep Something in Reserve.

Don't tell all you know. Maintain
some reserve There is nothing more
useless than a dry well.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

The average woman is willing to ad-
nit that any man is perfect who
thinks she is perfect.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

Eternal vigilance is only another
name for a woman whose unmarried
daughter is beginning to take on flesh
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver,
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet for
q la~xative-thrce for a cathartic.-Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-25
INTERNATIONAL
NNDNXSQlO0L
LESSON

(By E. O. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
Sunday School Course of Moody Bible
Institute OF Chlcago.)
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union.)
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Triumph Of Death" and the Triumph
or Love" from the series Of "Triumphs
OF Pctrarch." are beautiful prin.s In
wonderful condition. The large AS
sumption OF the Virgin after "A de-
sign by B%otticelli. IL the largest and
most important engraving belonging
to this early period, one Of only some
Six or seven impressions known to
exist. The f. series of fifty so-callcd
Tarocchi cards Justly priced and len,
by the Museum Of Fine Arts. Boston)
and twelve Of the s series. from the
Fogg collection, are available for COM
parison
The lover Of italian prints should
not miss this unusual opportunity to
study these perplexing engravings.
The magnificent Battle of Naked
Men, by Pollaiuolo. Is from the only
plate known to have been we'd
by this great master. In drawing IL
Is q masterpiece. and as a work OF art
II has very properly aroused the en-
thusiasm OF Bcrenson. Horne and
other authorities. Technically it is
fascinating in its combination Of the
methods Of the niellist and the broader
technique OF the creative artist. The
particular impression. now publicly
shown for the first time. Is of surpass-
ing beauty. perhaps u%nequalled by any
extant impression Of the plate.
THE Young Shepherd" by Giulio
Campagnola, is a print without a flaw,
perfect as an impression. and in fault
less condition. The splendid and aus
tere st. John the Baptist" by the
same engraver. is a superb impression
OF the ~eneraver's masterpiece. Man.
tegna's Battle OF the Sea Gods" ,the
left portion Of a frieze) is Of ~extraor-
binary beauty. Comparison of this
battle. In brown ink on brownish
paper. with the entombment. by the
same artist. printed In grayish ink. is
instructive. The -Four Women Dam
cling" by an engraver of the Mantegna
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Society. William II. Matthews ~ tn"
Association for Improving the Con
dtion OF the Poor; Mrs. Helen Hart
ley Jenkins. vice-presidcnt Of the Hart
ley House Settlement; Charles 4. Bar
bingham. Bailey II. BUrritt. Miss Mary
Van Klecck of the Russell SAGE Fnuu-
dati,O and others who make ny a body
Of recognized authorities IN this spe-
CIal field.
They are OF II aCCorl in believing
that every mar who applies for fpoi
and shelter at the Municipal Lodging
House should have q social iuvcStiGa-
ton as we'll as a physical examinations
in order that an Intelligent diagnosis
may he made Of his condition luu
know. the old plan was To 80 the
homeless man lodG Gg and then pnss
him on or imprison him or L" Civ" him
work in a wood ward or stone ward, or
70 direct him to the nearest cIUp,oycr
with little regard for the complicated
cuuse Of his condition ana ,css Tor
the opportunity Of d@eveluuing within
him the power of self-maintonancc, II
If needless to point out how WHStefuI
of meu and how wastrfut of money
has been his old programme,
at must he sol down ne an axiom
that every man Who applies for N"lp
AT the Municipal Lodging House needs
individual attention. otherwise ne
would not be there. And back OF hiS
needs for food and shelter, far J., ~
these symptoms, these evidences OF his
condition, lie the basic needs OF the
man, the causes which have brought
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mates Of whom I am speaking that
they can support themselves, and by
compelling every able bodied applicant
for help TO work for his meals and
lodging the city OF New York in future
would be Stunned by that army OF
parasites who gather here every win
ter, we'll knowing that New iork's
sympathy is SO great, It's generosity so
endless. that charitable persons would
rather give to Ave undeserving appli-
cants than refuse To help one person
really In need Of assistance.
The principal difficulty, in m. opin-
ion, lies in the fact that for many Years
New York has been carrying on this
work through a sort Of hit or miss
method. The necessity for immediate
assistance has been So great that time
has not been taken to study the under
lying causes and To find a remedy
for the waves OF poverty which sweep
across the public vision,
Or. Andrews well say. that the men
we lodge at the Muricipa, Lodging
| House are as widely different as are
the transient guests IT n hotel in the
city. There are old meN over seventy.
he adds: runaway boys. orphans, and
men who should be in the prime Of
life. There are strong men, crippled
men. blind men and diseased meG in
urgent need OF hospital care. There
are casual laborere who have been Idle
less than ono week: men who have
failed In their business or profession
and Migrants who frankly avoid work.
There is az wide n divergence among
home.ess men Ar there IL among the
rest of mankind. And continued
Commissioner kinGshury, the alles-
ton il as to what We shall do with
them and for them.
THE problem is so vast, i,s rNmin-
, cations are SO many n so far reach
ing that IT was impossible for HCy one
man or small group Of men tn cope
with II adequately. That was why the
advisory social service committee Of
the Municipal Lodging House was APP
pointed last December, and why il
has been working ever since. have
mentioGcd tho names ~ some who are
members of this committee, Included
are Miss NJ. lie q. Trenholm, head
worker Of tho Fast side House Settle
ment; w. Frank Persons, director oI
! general work; Charity Organization
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In employment agencies, in missions,
in the rear rooms OF saloons, in bread
lines and on the public thoroughfares.
Think OF it, 20, 900 men without homes
identified as such in a single night in
this one city.
VIVA Is TO be done with them In
what manner can they be helped so
that they will rehabilItate themselves
and become self-respcctinG and self
supporting citizens? Those are the
questions underlying the years work
Of that commission.
In the first place let 1t be said that
those persons are misinformed who
persist In believing that the majority
OF men and women applying 20 the city
for help are without intelligence. with
out character. without courage, with
put hope. | have made personally an
investigation-a detailed study of 500
homeless men who applied to the city
for shelter. OF all of them only about
one in Ave could be regarded as per-
manently unemployed and uncmploy-
able. These were the men whose
health was broken. whose minds were
e~nfeebled, whose will power was gone,
For this group OF mental detectives
We can have but three ideals. First, to
make their crippled lives as happy as
possible under the circumstances.
Secondly. to make them at least par
TALLY self-supporting. And finally, and
most important. as we value human
life. to keep them from reproducing
their kind.
Another ) per cent. were physically
strong, but were by their w confess
sion chronic Migrants or confirmed
inebriates. a few We're found to he
suffering from physical disabilities
which temporarily untitled them for
work. Both OF these last two groups
presented possibilities that through
prompt and proper treatment they
could be won back to the ranks Of
regular industry.
after all II these individuals had
been eliminated there still remained
| more than one-half the men invcsti-
| gated who were physically strong,
| mentally alert and able and willing to
work. 1t Is this last group which
! offers the most immediate challenge to
the good will and Intelligence Of So
ciety.
ITO deal wisely and fairly with these
| men I want to make OF the Municipal