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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
MEMORIES OF QUILTING TIME
One Of LIES Simpler Pleasures That
May Be Chased With Things
Of the Past.

Probably We don't have much of It
In the cities any more. perhaps there
never was much Of 1t done In the
cities, but out In the country and in
the hamlets and villages and towns
quilting time used to be an occasion
of merriment combined with utility;
1t was in the early home what the log
rolling was outside; 1t had its place
and prestige along with the sugar
making. with the husking bees and
the apple cuttings, the comfort knit
tings and a lot Of other happy func-
lions Of an earlier day.
Today we buy our comforts and u
quilts and our sugar and practically
everything VIZ use; we have u corn
husked In the fields either by hired
hands or machinery; We live in a hur-
rying. labor-saving age, and maybe we
have sacrificed much Of quality for
quantity, value for something esteemed
more pleasing to Jul esthetic senses.
But the old-fashioned quilt, which
would withstand the kicking of lusty
young savages in the attic bedroom
for at least a year, was some quilt.
Mother and aunts, sisters and nieces,
neighbors and friends came in to help
make It; the home became a social
center, where quilts were made and
perhaps where some little gossip at
the expense Of absent ladies vas in
dulged in.
Usually, at such times, there was
something good to eat, rather better
than the ordinary bill Of fare. pre-
%pared-and that's where the kids
came in for a good time, though often
they had to wait, like Lazarus, at the
gate, or door, until their superiors had
Toasted, when they fell to and left
not even crumbs.
Quilting time was always a fine
time; perhaps the snowfiakes were
flying, but usually the work was done
along about the time the bees were
buzzing and the flowers were in bloom,
with the sunbeams flashing from the
flying needles.-Evansville Courier.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

The nurses of the German Red
Cross are divided into three classes"
says a recent bulletin Of the American
Red Cross, 1.-THE first being the Red
Cross Sisters, who for years have car.
ried on the profession of nursing. Sec
ond class, the volunteer auxiliary sis
tiers. who undergo one-half years
training, pass an examination, and who
are called out from time to time to take
part in repetitive courses and practical
service in military hospitals. The
third class comprises the volunteer
helpers of the Red Cross. They are
employed only in the home military
hospitals, and even then only under
the supervision of trained nurses.
over 60 per cent of the Red Cross
nurses, about $500 in all, are now on
the battlefield or in the field, war and
base hospitals. The remainder are at
home, not only nursing sick and
wounded soldiers, but also men, wom-
en- and children Of the civil popula-
ton"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Valuable Misjnformation,

In the large dining o Of the
Hotel Marseilles hangs a large eques-
trian painting representing Gen. Rob-
ert e. Lee. 1t is the mascot Of the
Hungry club, which has its dinners
at monthly intervals at this hotel, and
was painted by a member of the club.
Recently a lady on the West side
gave a bridge party at the hotel In
aid of her pet charity. Among the
players was a modern Mrs. Malaprop,
a typical climber with considerably
less education than cash. Consequent
iy she was never backward with mis-
information on most any subject that
came up. During a cessation in the
play one of the ladies' expressed ad-
miration of the picture and a desire
to know whom 1t represented.
It was Mrs. Malaprop's opportunity.
THAT, my dear" she assertively
explained, us General Marseilles, a
noted Frenchman, for whom the hotel
is named."-New York Times.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
PLANTING Sugar Cane.

In a recent article in the Bulletin
of the Pan.American Union on cane
sugar in the Americas it is stated that
sugar cane is planted, not sown. A
small piece of the cane, long enough
to include two or three of the rings.
or nodes, is laid lengthwise, or stuck
in a slanting direction. along a fur
row which runs the length Of the field.
In some sections the primitive fashion
Of planting in holes is still employed.
When the trench is planted the pieces
of cane are lightly covered with earth.
In a few weeks they show growth
above the ground, the germ buds at
the rings having begun to shoot out In
the form Of young cane, the ring hav-
ing at the same time thrown out root.
lets into the soil. The parallel trenches
are made far enough apart, say at
least three feet, to enable the work
ers, when the wide-spreading canes
are getting ripe, to 90 between the
rows and remove the dying leaves
which burden the %ripening cane,
thereby enabling the naked cane to
mature faster.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
courtesy Of the Court.

A young man was brought before
a Judge in Brooklyn. charged with
stesling Jewels from the Girl to whom
be was engaged. The Judge. accord.
ing to the papers. sentenced him to
marry her. and said in sentencing
him: 81 have seen her. and I'm 60
ing to leave your punishment to her
I'm going to order 20. to marry this
woman-and may God have mercy on
your SOUL"
The young woman w'o Is made TO
share in the punishment Of this thiei
~ innocent of having committed any
offense. -.
II must naturally occur to her TO
commit one at nce She has already
received the full sentence and could
not, under any circumstances, be more
insultingly spoken Of b. the court.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

All virtue consists in having a will
ing heart. God will lead you as II by
the hand, II only you do not doubt.
and are filed with love for him rather
than fear for yourself-Fenelon.
The Soul on Top.
Someone has said that education
Is learning to live with the soul on
top. Measured by this standard, per-
haps there are lever educated people
In the world than we are accustomed
to think. Men who live with the soul
on top are few. Most of us are salts
fed to live with our own desires up
permost, and are never better pleased
than when u own comforts have
been gratified. 1t is a great lesson to
learn in life to put the soul on top and
to give the spiritual in our lives the
place Of pr%e-eminence and pownr--Ex-
change.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
QUAINT OLD STEAMBOAT
TURKISH CAPITAL PLACE OF IN.
TEREsT TO THE TOURIST.
Quarters Allotted to Foreigners Are
Pera and Galata-Three Sundays
Celebrated During Week.
Method Of Telling Time.

Constantinople. or STEAMBOAT, as the
Turk calls his metropolis. is a much
discussed city just now. But Of its
important foreign quarters, Pera and
uLlata, the stay-at-home Briton hears
little.
Galata is separated from CONSTANT
nople proper by the Golden Horn, and
lies principally between the two
bridges which span that world-famous
waterway.
Formerly these bridges had cap
tains and crews exactly as II they
were ships. Later they became re-
markable for their shops, beggars
and dogs. Shops, beggars and dogs
have gone, but still the bridges are
objects Of intense interest to the
stranger.
In Galata may be found a sort Of
Petticoat lane in full swing every day
Of the week. But, unlike Sunday mar
ket in the East end of London, the
avenue is shifted each morning. For
example, the indescribable bargain
ing and din is to be found on Thurs
days at Pershembeh, which means
the Thursday market.
Dealers in secondhand clothing
have a more or less permanent rem
devious at the Bit bazaar or Louise
market-an ap~pellation more apt than
delicate.
Pera, which is modern Greek for
beyond" stands on the hills behind
Galata, which in a double sense it
looks down on, considering itself the
superior suburb. Both are despised
by the real Turk, who, II he wishes to
tell you that another Turk has gone
hopelessly to the bad, will say "he
has gone to Pera," or, more correctly.
ito Bey Olou," for the Turk refuses to
recognize the Christian designation of
either Constantinople or its suburbs.
A stranger stranded at Pera might
possibly go hungry; but it would be
his own fault IL he thirsted. Elabor-
ate drinking fountains are In nearly
every street.
hS 40 q u DooS
o~fices-but no postmen! No letters
are delivered. Each European power
has-or habits own post Office.
Thus, one calls at the English estab-
lishment If expecting letters from
home. at the French If correspondence
is likely to arrive from Paris, and
so on.
Three Sundays a week are observed
in both suburbs-Friday by the Turks.
Saturday by the Jews, and Sunday by
the Christians. And three distinct
calendars are used. This year the
Mohammedan IL dating his letters
1888, the Jew 5675, and the Christian,
Of course. 1915.
But the Inconvenience of using three
different calendars is slight compared
with the ~bewildering method mostly
used in computing the hours Of the
day. A watch which kept correct
time on the shores of the Golden
Horn would be, somewhat paradoxical-
ly, rather an cratic timekeeper. &C.
cording to the standard laid down by
Greenwich. For, as twelve o'clock is
reckoned always to fall at the exact
moment of sunset, ones watch has to
gain or lose a few minutes each day,
according to the season of the year.
Answers.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
His Cow Got the Credit.

A military inspection was in prog.
ress, according to Frank Colliarin.
and a critic was surveying a pictur-
esque collection Of raw 'uns. One ex'
hibit provided a notable contrast In
the line by reason Of being several
inches taller than six feet. The lanky
one was hollow-chested and knock.
kneed and paraded some other frills
like freckles and warts. The conspic.
uous part Of him. however. was a gold
medal that covered his left lung. The
inspector paused. II was about to
rule you out" he said. until noticed
your decoration. Possibly you have
TO your credit soTe great deed OF dar.
ing-some memorable service to hu.
mainly" NO." answered the recruit,
this here medal was won at the coun'
~ fair by our cow"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

of the wilderness, a place hardly
known to any human being before that
time; that there one of the most stu
pendous scenes in the history Of man
kind was enacted-the revelation of
the Ten Commandments to a people
that wal to transmit it to mankind.
The finding of the great Egyptian
temple near the Mount of Revelation
will be news to a large part of the
thinking world, and will compel them
to very considerably revise their ideas
of the revelation. Now. perhaps, We
shall understand more fully what is
meant in the Bible by that strange
story Of the making of the golden calf
and its worship by the people.
Place Of the Golden Call.
When the Isra IS came to the
mountains of SiL.i hey found there
a well appointed Egyptian temple ded-
icated to Hathor, the mistress Of the
turquoise; for here were great tur-
quoise mines upon which the Egyp-
tians had been drawing from time
immemorial. or ever since the first
dynasty, something like $3.50 B. e.
Here Flinders-Petrie found a tablet Of
victory inscribed in the name of King
Senerkhat of this first dynasty; one
In the name of Senefru, 1850 B. c.,
and other tablets, among which was
one Of Khufu w, the builder Of the
pyramid. But, most interesting yet.
there are tablets bearing the names
of Rameses ii, the Pharaoh of the op-
preston Of the %Israelites, and OF
Merenpthah. the Pharaoh Of the Exo-
dus, proving that the temple was be-
ing used at the very time when the
Israelites came to Mt. Sinai.
There are 1920 square miles Of
comfortless country in the Sinai Pc
ninsula, which forms Asia's j%uncture
with Africa. It was over this bridge
and through the Sinai desert that the
Israelites wandered 40 years toward
their promised land, says the National
Geographic society.
PeopIed by sedouins.
The Suez canal divides Sinai from
Africa. The bordering Sinai is 230
miles long and $50 miles wide, or
about the size of Ireland. Its whole
population does not exceed 5000, and
practically all of these are Bedouins.
who tent along the intermittent
streams and pasture their flocks OF
goats and sheep in the deserts grudg-
ing oasis. The Wady Firan is the
most fertile and the best known If
these GASES. 1t is called the Pearl of
Sinai" and here alone. 1t is said, has
earth enough Of paradise to make the
Persian bulbul, sweetest of bird sing
ers, forget his roses and, content with
out them. sing his thousand songs.
In the early years of Christianity
the Sinai region was sought by many
of the sterner-purposed hermits, who
filed the numerous caves of its honey
combed hills and mountains.
Sinai has been called the best des.
ert in the world" by one OF its en-
thusiastic friends. However, with its
fearful scarcity Of water, with its end
less, burning stretches of yellow and
gray sands, with its bare and brown
ish rock masses, and with the night
songs of those children Of the desert.
the jackal and the hyena. as the kind
est break In its monotony, It is GER
tain that those fighting in Sinais waste
will find their theater a attingly grim
stage for the work they have to do.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

boys or youths trained to the profess
sion by older Lctors. The first &C
tresses seer on the English stage ap-
peared in a troupe OF French play.
ers, male and female. which appeared
In London In 1929, more than ten
years after Shakespeare's death. and
their appearance was regarded as an
unauthorized invasion OF English GUS
tom. Twenty years later, in 1861, Sam.
uel Pepys saw a play In London, Of
which he recorded in his diary that
II was the first time that ever he
saw women come upon the stage"
The earliest record of any Of Shake
speare's female characters being
played by a woman was that Of Des.
demona In 1860.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

a fair sample Of the reform now GO
ing on in all mining operations. Ores
once thrown away are now used, and
old dumps are being worked at a
profit sometimes not r-uch less than
was made by the original owners Of
the mine. The silver mines Of At
tica were worked by slave labor more
than twenty-five centuries ago and
were thought exhausted. but In recent
times the ancient waste has been run
through modern processes and made
TO pay.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
IFreakish Quotations.

"Fansome may not be widely read.
but he certainly absorbs what he doeg
read"
what makes you think so?"
His conversation contains so many
looms from the sporting page that II
is almost impossible to understand
what he Is talking about"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Safe Knife.

Customer-This penknife you sold
me is so soft that the blade is dull be-
fore I get through sharpening a pen.
Gil.
Street Vender-Yah. Dat is 20 ven
you comes to sharpening de point
against your thumb you won't cut
yourselfs. .
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Sauinu Mineral Waste.

Up till quite recent times the loss
OF tin at the Welsh mines has been
nearly ten per CEN OF the total amount
OF the metal mined. Now, by the use
of electrical apparatus, the loss has
been lowered to one per cent. This is
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

looked down upon by the
French and English war avia-
tors. Where, according to the Bible.
There were thunders and lightnings,
and a thick cloud upon the mount, and
the voice of the trumpet exceeding
loud; SO that all the people trembled."
the shots OF the cannon Of the nations
may resound, and the defamation OF
bombs may be heard within a short
time.
1t is now something like thirty-four
centuries since that historic revelation
of the Ten Commandments-the basis
of all the laws of civilized humanity,
accepted by Jew, Christian and Mo-
hammedan alike. No prophet has aver
dared to attempt to rewrite these ten
words, for they have been accepted as
the basis of the moral law wherever
law prevailed or a preached in the
name Of the one God. Yet now. in
the Twentieth century, almost as II in
irony, the supreme engine Of human
ingenuity, the aeroplane, by which
man spurns the earth and mounts to
the skies, sweeps over Mt. Sinai and
seems to reply to the commandment.
Thou shalt not kill" by the forecast.
ing of wholesale slaughter.
What the Men.Birds Saw.
Mt. Sinai had been famous for thou
sands Of years. It had been held as
sacred to the moon-god, Sin, by the
ancient B%abylonians. The Egyptians
worked the copper mines in these
mountains for centuries, and at the
base of the largest of the peaks they
had an elaborate Egyptian temple,
which was in existence when Moses
led the Israelites to the spot. This
temple was explored by Professor
Flinders-Pet a few years ago, and
he found that 1t had been a popular
shrine Of the Egyptian deities. and
that many Of the Pharaohs had
adorned 1t with statues and rich Of.
ferings.
The only building now near the Sinai
group of mountains is the monastery
of st. Catherine, but it is a most in
teresting and ancient structure, in
which one of the greatest and most
valuable discoveries of modern times
was made. A noted scholar, Doctor
Tischendorf, made a visit to this mon.
astery. Studying in its library the
valuable ancient manuscripts, he saw
a leaf Of old parchment in a fuel bas-
ket.
A Priceless Find.
Upon examining 1t closely he ascer.
tanned that it was a single page OF a
very old manuscript of the S%eptuagint,
the Greek version of the Old Tesla
ment made in Egypt under the Ptole-
mics, third century B. C. Further
search brought to light many other
pages, and now this priceless manu-
script, which is dated in the third or
fourth century A. D.. is held to be
one of the most valuable, as 1t Is one
of the Oldest manuscripts Of any part
of the Bible.
A new understanding Of the purpose
O. Moses in bringing the people to the
foot of Sinai, and the conditions Of the
revelation, is brought home to us in
the light OF Professor Petrie's cav
lions.
The popular idea has long been that
Moses led the Israelites through a des-
ert to a great mountain in the midst
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Before the Day Of Actresses.

There we're no women on the Eng.
fish stage in Shakespeare's day. He
was born In 1864, and died In 1916. and
he never saw one Of the female char
acters which he created played by a
woman. In his day feminine parts
in the English drama were enacted by
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

restored aIter ne
had been driv-
en- out for his
crime against his
brother. 1t speaks
of four UNIVERSAL
c b a r a c t eristics'
found in every
sinner.
/. A universal
end I'VE must
needs die" From
the Jay VI uiith
to old age each
step of the way is
a step toward the
-ro-a gIt DO m
pointed unto man
once to die has
been true of the
W h ole human
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Unexpected Happens.

IAN the neighbour are laughing
over what happened to disi Seresum."
And what was that?"
There was a panic at a sale OF all.
tiques she attended and she was
Knocked down."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Grave Possibilities.

do you think a man ought to ap-
point his relations to Officer"
mo" replied Senator Sorghum.
There's no sense in complicating the
destinies of a nation with the posi-
bilities Of a family quarrel"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Acquired.

Wife-It's a mystery to mi that I
didn't see these faults In you before
we were married.
Hub-No mystery about 1t, my dear;
! didn't possess them then.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05

AS a result Of the huge army orders
and the consequent rise in the price
OF leather. boots will be much dearer
in ENGLAND.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-08-05
Wireless Across con,lnsn.

The governments of Brazil and Peru
have combined to maintain a chain or
wireless telegraph stations all the way
across the continent Of South America.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09
LURE OF SPRING
ENTICES TRUSTY

A dash for liberty, freedom for a
month and then recapture, the last
an unkind quirk of fate, yester-
day landed o. Mitchell, a negro and
formerly trusty, at the county Jail,
behind steel bars, where he will com
plete the remainder of six months
sentence.
Mitchell was arrested some months
ago by county officers and sentenced
to six months Imprisonment in the
county Jail Later he became trusty
and after several months service in
the Jail kitchen the Establishments of
the outside world, the lure of spring
and the promise of leisure proved toe
enticing, and Mitchell fled.
For almost month he enjoyed un-
hampered freedom and then the long
arm OF the law stretched forth and
Mitchell again found himself in the
implacable clutches of an officer.
Mitchell's past privileges at the bas-
tile have been curtailed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09
DALLAS LAYS CORNERSTONE
OF NEW UNION STATION

Dallas, Tex, March 9.-The corner
stone of the new local $5,000,000 sta
ton was laid here today with elaborate
ceremonies. Governor James E. Fer
guson, the Texas railroad commission
and many prominent state, city and
railroad officials were present.
The new station grounds and filling
in to escape the flood waters from
the Trinity will cost $2,000,000. The
station, roundhouses, freight houses
tracks and equipment will cost $3,000,-
600. The site is several acres, in
cluding part of the old "reserva-
ton" and extending back into low
lands which, now reclaimed, might
otherwise have remained an eyesore
for many years.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09

Mrs. Dunaway Ill-Mrs. Samuel w.
Dunaway was operated on yesterday
afternoon for APPENDICITIS by Drs.
! McCombs, Luckett and House. She
is reported doing well today and her
early recovery is anticipated.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09
CLUB WOMEN WILL
ENTERTAIN SATURDAY

Another of the pleasurable social
afternoons of the Women's Ten
Thousand Club will be held Saturday
afternoon, March 13, at Davis hail.
where a st. Patrick's day party has
been arranged by Mrs. C. w. Barton.
All members of the Ten Thousand
Club and their friends are invited to
attend. The program for the after
noon will not be announced and those
who wish to participate in the after
moons pleasure are urged to be at
Davis hall at 2:30.
The following are the hostesses
Mrs. f. II. Carter, Mrs. Ray Edgar
Mrs. Preston, Mrs. CASTLE, Mrs. f. f.
Clements, Mrs. J. w. Glassford, Mrs
7. b. Beeman, Mrs. Moosau, Mrs. c.
w. Barton, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. r. II
Gebbie, Mrs. J. f. Seymour and Mrs
Percie Thacker.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09

Eldredge Cotton Co., Cotton Buyers.
Always in the market. Phone 293.
GAL Main street, Ell Centro, Cal.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-09
CALIPATRIA BUILDER
VISITS Ell CENTRO

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Schader, Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Schader II, Carl Scha-
der III and Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A. John
son were down from Calipatria yes
terday by automobile, taking in the
valley. AS usual, they were enthu-
siastic over the lively town, which
will celebrate its first anniversary by
the dedication, April l, of the Con-
gregational church, an exceptionally
fine building.
Calipatria school district has just
been formed, having more than d mil
lion dollars assessed valuations, ac-
cording to last years record, and en-
bracing 42,S00 irrigable acres. A
$4,000 school building for 8 grades
will be built for the coming school
year, and it will have an assembly
room large enough to accommodate
all public meetings until hall is
built. Mr.. Schader has donated an
entire block for the school. The bond
election will be held March %.
+ The Globe Milling Company is build
ing one of the best warehouses in the
valley at this point.
Lumber and other material is on
the ground for the depot of the South
ern Pacific Companv which will be
one Of the best on the valley line.
Active work is in hand on the First
National Bank building, which is to be
81 feet by 1862 feet, with arcades, 2
stories high, and with hotel overhead
and bank and grocery store on the
ground floor.