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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

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MUCH coa It Is eSr mich =
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Il 4,ss,' pxapming 'tlse ey'ushV 's..,,,Inl 4
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Ansnln', .,s gu then that against . .ny
even Fre"'5 y IN, al. al , they are IN,
adsnt that the sepat" WIZ
ass ,,ke he Bak'r case
ease " ImN,.i Commissioner ,, q
4 ~ a,,ate viii af 6. toe DISPOSE" , :
,,d srene,r case, sS's7'he r''"Uers
u" S H's'o ex-,os6ty commissioners en- :,
u, .' ~, ,.oun,y Is either approve w. y, /,
II lI'"' eo". ~ the commissioners , ,
:, leee, ,,aS have been in Tallahassee
-, nv DAVIS watching the pros n, Of
= mum" mum. case. which is in the manu-" ,u, :,
. D~ec,al committee appointed ,'anorol
Spec There are other relno' %
n. purp p INVOLVING mostly Justices - %
" ders n,No ,,1,nc two from Duval Gu
W ty. 4, Commissioners
ust Dooeut,y the grand jury u. y
nth charged three members u I,,lsbor,
and 30 commissioners OF ,he a
In " nty with misconduct Oh .n Il
49,, county ,rs Of the county. ana !,
all n,eu expected that the tn on
laro flee wo" y result Of the Jury's hn u,
case , 10 has been heard from
:, ,,,,s connection. ho"e,o Ain.
I" TINS Adjourn Friday June I "ov
. aTorf will be made 10 ' r
An eiio'' ,ose sine die on :
'' I,,ne 4th. If it does no. , the q
S ,''a,ress by that time anu ,o or ii
, pro. "ot turned back to give '',,, IN" he tn,
ITS of !. axpected that th'S
eu' of closing. .,ons Instea
NC for "a"' Hangings'
d q ID in Representative HARRISON ,p",ch p
nd the ,,,Nor Of the measure wn ,, no,
RIGA as ' ,or eiectrOcutiOn instead ., repo,
in war , tUI state, has Iecurea /" n ,cp :
, ont recommendation on ~ op
l.. and and although the sene nard d
'e'' IN t that the plan faces a IN, U NAL
re mum nun nm, puval representative S wn,
been In orous WIN, No, Make Race TOT
il debar- is'u siOner.
.OOo senator W. N. lsOS, a and
out ~ ~, announced den lem ,,s = can,
y illness. y that he win not be Stu
was esn- y onm,ssioner Of aEr'cu'''
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

London, Mar q, "A lisp fcll o Tie
efsnI agency 4on rom. say t5atI
rince Won BuelOg Gerua- an,bassa-
Dor to Italy, aecOlIipanieii ne Prin-
'ess Won Buelow andsan TIL German
representatives 70 the Qpirinai and 81
vatican, departed from Rome ,hY ttss|
n s;s O'clock last nie'f,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

ties 2, y, ps' conviction Orinr'ns o""S s
WI T., ~ sxrlCTc Tor done s ensnesta
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va b, ~ tTo zen furth lsS,, !" ID
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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

G. e " S3., ssF,i :, I'd .s,. 'rs %s..
Eorh 'O 's, Il ,lgrt can be S,n,,d III
ahe %'' !, that "a to reyolati my +, VI
the people ,,r NJ d., 'Ss wnie', ~ I. VIZ
into W, y, g erns for aS lux
mas Tn. hi %I..,,y !, not ols' ,S n@' ! !
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i " y " and presided q ,Ss Dos.
b. s'rN !. than from the fs aS'.eyelt lau.
q, !, ham county. Nj. R ss,,"n' ssceo,
b words .... tina, case odrntsto r'i !"
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M ,I,. l,n,e, and it ought to 1 ,ne recor,
, Ha ,, s,r as we'll. As As, 'a' solitnr.
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work World
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

7ll7n hmDassanOf y
gieuha May .. 1ne u
Ior 10 Austria.lhnsary, tie Duts Of
hnm, and the members ctr en-
~ staff left here yes srday eve q
bard a special flsn by q
|itserland for IL FFg
Their departur %Na VII ee| .ci
BIT. tSS
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

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| ~; ale lisp slfoetin'sl ~ noer y
bsssSIs y new orcgias fopn- ase d he
Il scpper before ths days Wy sh ne
a lecture b. aatt -ciai Nee ~ BIZ ed q
.e her, ships psula.
.suia, @ms . rs sdas /.
Iasaeh ma ATTY . led By the
voss som danistgy deter NJ ''Iai,
x,bf eutralit,d { i. 'SsFtn sAf'is'
I .ooSol tss erchahts wee ~ Ashtps
4 ey ruskat trade oppdh n Just as
i,ait 50 bed up In soutge aIondas'
ata e6a I the orieneyI leehsl 80
2 20 e. th,s,pany and the e. lnnpfy %
ed. daant marins sslrinisfes;:
A.Sa 80 all parts q ei|Isie'-fn
! so me- rated and mot d. her sal
10 mSs extraodizay III nicely, suy
:, sry he tesaSzEs.sn'nt her svork Fhlen
y herself a to 81 V g 3
the city i've ~ ~ and concerts :
n. fsentysniss " books On pe0as s,'T,y y
~, buy ne Che district, S Ser-
pa ,a,g ,pstIkp&s, and sa'os s,ot,or
{, ana s'a ,a thsee months vacn''J r.
rea which her saiars takes eve, ,,nnosed {,
ans a6d,t,on the teather Is 'onev. $,
COX ,o",1, o,ay vast sums OF ino "eryou
tacs - Inc, he becopes 40 70 o
are " VS. ~ d toac., az the age Oh ~ ,lv
'ntu- "np v s,,e can retire a"u
the n"ppily ever after on her ''''
flows napps It Rulletin.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1915-05-20

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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

TOWN.
So HELPS
IMPORTANT PART OF HOUSE
Wise Builder viii Always Provide for.
Porch That 10 Comfortable In
All Weather.

A case before the city building COM
missioner for decision hinges on the
question whether a porch is part Of q
house. It is q technical point the
official Is to decide, involving an in
depreciation Of the municipal building
code. Technicalities aside, however.
the question almost answers itself,
Of course, a porch is part Of a house.
says the Cleveland Plain Dealer. In
the modern house It Is likely to be
about the most important part for six
or seven months of the year.
Some day a monument may be erect
ed to the memory Of the person who
first suggested the porch, If anyone is
able to fix his identity. More probably,
an Investigator would find that the
porch is a result of evolution like a
modern locomotive or an automobile.
for which no individual could claim
credit. The "stoop" Of our grand
fathers, like the wheezy "injine" Of
pioneer days, has been exalted to a
position of high service and respect.
Part of q house? Ask an architect
or a contractor. The modern man
who plans a comfortable residence
himself designs the kind Of porch he
deems suitable to his comfort and
dignity and when that Is done gives
secondary thought to the rest of the
house. The porch must be big enough
to entertain on, big enough to eat
on in seasonable weather; 1t must
be screened for protection against in
sect pests. II one wishes for comfort
de luxe he may give his porch a fire.
place and defy cool evenings to drive
him inside.
The sleeping porch, too, has edged
its way into our social consciousness
in these latter days. 1t also Is a big
part of the house. Doctors prescribe
and children cry for 1t.
Statistics indicate a general lower
ing death rate among Americans, rural
and urban. One wonders whether the
advent of the ubiquitous porch has
had an appreciable influence in bring
ing about this result. The gospel Of
fresh air owes some acknowledgment
to this part of the house which lures
men, women and children out Of stuffy
rooms and fills their lungs with fresh
air. The porch knows no social caste;
it is not a rich mans privilege alone.
The humblest home may possess 1t
and. in fact, usually does. More power
to it.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
CHAPTER XVI.
The Gray Wolf.

AS 1t CHANGED, Jasper Grierson was
in the act Of concluding a long and ap-
parently satisfactory telephone CONVEX
sation with his agent In Duluth at the
moment when the door of his private
room opened and his daughter en-
tered.
He hung the receiver on its hook
and was pushing the %bracketed tele.
phone set aside when Margery crossed
the room swiftly and placed an en-
velope, the counterpart of the one left
with Raymer, on the desk.
There is your notice to quit" she
said calmly. you threw me down
and gave me the double-cross the other
day, and o I've come back at you"
Another mar might have fastened
to meet the crisis. But the gray wolf
was of a different mettle. He let the
envelope lie untouched until after he
had pulled out a drawer In the desk,
found his box Of cigars, and had lei.
surely selected and lighted m of the
fat black monstrosities. When he tore
the envelope across, the Photographic
print fell out, and he studied 1t care.
fully for many seconds before he read
the accompanying documents. For a lit
tie time after he had tossed the pa
pers aside there was a silence that
bit. Then he said, slowly:
80 that's your raise. Is It? Where
does the game stand, right now?"
"You stand to lose."
Again the biting silence; and then:
You don't think I'm fool enough to
give you back your ammunition 80
that you car use 1t on me, do your"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
SWISS HOTELS WONDROUS
Stand In Solitary Grandeur, But Lack
Nothing That Makes for Comfort
Of Traveller.

You may climb up the heights by
the aid Of railways. f%uniculars. racks
and-pinions. %diligences and sledges.
and when nothing but your own feet
will take you any further you will see
In Switzerland a grand hotel. magic
ally and incredibly raised aloft In the
mountains.
It Is s~olitary-no town, no houses.
nothing but this hotel hemmed in on
all sides by snowy crags and made
impregnable by precipices and treach.
erous snow and ice.
At the great redrawing Of the map
of Europe, when the lesser national
tiles are to disappear. the Switzers
will take armed refuge In their far
thest grand hotels and there defy the
mandates of the concert.
For the hotel, no matter how remote
1t be, lacks nothing that Is mentioned
in the dictionary Of comfort. Beyond
its walls your life is not worth twelve
hours purchase.
You would not die Of hunger. be-
cause you would perish Of cold.
At best you might hit on some
peasants cottage in which the stand.
ards Of existence had not changed FOR
a century.
But once pass within the portals OF
the grand hotel. and you become the
spoiled darling Of an intricate orgahi'
cation that laughs at mountains. ava
lanches and frost.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

him In the very act. didn't your" she
said coolly. What did he hope to &C
complish by setting IRE to the works?'
1T was q frameup to capture public
sympathy. There's been q report cir
culating round that Raymer and Girls
void was goin' to put some o the ring
leaders in Jail. II they had to make a
case against 'em. Clancy had 1t fig
ured out that the fred be charged up
to the owners, themselves"
Miss Grierson was still examining
the picture. You made two OF these
prints 2" she asked.
Yes; here's the other one-and the
film"
And you have the papers to make
them ef%fective?"
Brofin handed her a large envelope,
unsealed. You'll find EN- In there.
That part Of It was a cinch. Your gov.
ought to ire that man Murray.
He was payin' Clancy in checks!"
Again Miss Grierson nodded.
About the other matter?" she In
Quired. Have you heard from your
messenger"
Brofin produced another envelope.
II had been through the mails and bore
the Duluth postmark.
"Afidavits was the best we could
do there" he said. my man worked
It to go with Mcfarland as the driver
Of the rig. They saw some mighty
fine timber. but 1t happened to be on
the wrong side OF the ST. Louis. county
line. He's a tolerably careful man.
and he verified the landmarks"
"Afidavits will do" was the even
toned rejoinder. Then: These pa
pers are all in duplicate?"
Everything in pairs-just as you or
dered."
Miss Grierson took an embroidered
chamois-skin money book from her
bosom and began to open 1t. Brofin
raised his hand.
Not any MORE" he objected. you
overpaid me that first evening In front
of the Winnebago."
You needn't hesitate" she urged.
ITS my own money"
I've had a-plenty."
Then l can only thank you." she
said, rising.
He knew that he was being dis.
missed. but the one chance in a thou
sand had yet to be tested.
Just a minute, Miss Grierson." he
begged. I've done you right in this
business, haven't II"
You have"
IT said I didn't want any more
money, and don't. But there's one
other thing. Do you know what I'm
here in this little jay town Of yours
fort"
Yes; 1 have known 1t for a long
time"
II thought so. You knew 1t that day
out at the De Soto. when you was
tellin' Mr.. Rayner a little story that
was partly true and partly made up
what?" i'
Every word Of the story about Mr..
Griswold-the story that you over
heard. you know-was true: every sin.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

forced to make a concession repeated.
ly urged and argued for by the older
men among the strikers. namely. that
the guarding OF the company's prop
erty be entrusted to a picked squad Of
the ex-employees themselves.
During these days Of turmoil and
rioting the transformed idealist passed
through many stages OF the journey
down a certain dark and mephitic val
ley not Of am~elioration. Fairness was
gone, and In Its place stood angry re-
sentiment. ready to rend and tear. Pity
and truth were going; the daily re-
port from Margery told Of the lessen
ing chance Of life for Andrew Gal
braith. and the STRINGS evoked were
neither regretful nor compassionate.
On the contrary, he knew very we'll
that the news Of Galbraith's death
would be a relief for which. In his
heart of hearts, he was secretly thirst
Ing.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
"He has gomez" she said.

~ udo 6ohCs puo oaiu.
He'd better be. II he shows him.
self round here again, there's goin' to
be a mix-up."
Miss Grierson drove on. and at the
iron works there were mor Of the
peaceful Indications. : The gates were
open. and a switching engine from the
railroad yards was pushing In q cal
load of furnace coal. BY all the signs
the trouble food was abating.
Raymer saw her when she drove un.
der his window and calmly made q
hitching post of the clerk who went
out to see what she wanted. A mo-
ment later she came down the CORR.
dor to stand In the open doorway Of
the managers room.
you are still alone?" she asked.
yes; Griswold hasn't shown up
since morning. don't know what has
become of him."
And the labor trouble. is that going
to be settled?"
He looked away and ran his fingers
through his hair as one still puzzled
and b%ewildered. Some sort Of a mir.
acle has been wrought" he said. "A
little while ago a committee came to
talk over terms Of surrender. It
seems that the whole thing was the
result of a-of q mistake"
"Yes," she returned quietly. ut was
just that-a mistake" And then: you
are going to take them back?"
Certainly. The plant will start up
again In the morning." Then his Gu.
riosity broke bounds. II can't under
stand it. How did you work the mir.
acle?"
perhaps I didn't work It,"
II know well enough you did, In
some way"
She dismissed the matter with a
toss Of the pretty head. What DIFF.
ference does 1t make so long as you
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

gle word OF 1t. Do you suppose l
should have dared to embroider 1t the
least little bit-with you sitting right
there at my back?"
Brofin got up and took a half-burned
cigar from the ledge of the summer
house where he had carefully laid 1t
at the beginning of the interview.
you've got me down." he confessed.
with a good-natured grin. 1.-THE mar
that plays a winnin' hand against you
has got to get up before sun in the
morning and bold all trumps, Miss
Grierson-to say nothin' OF being a
mighty good buffer, on the side" Then
he switched suddenly. "How's Mr..
Galbraith this morning?"
"He is very low, but he is conscious
again. He has asked us to wire for the
cashier of his bank to come up"
Broffin's eyes narrowed.
THE cashier Is sick and can't come"
he said.
"Well, someone in authority will
come, / suppose"
Once more Brofin was thinking in
terms of speed. Johnson, the paying
teller, was next in rank to the cashier.
If he should be the m to come to
Wahaska. ...
IF you haven't anything else for me
to do, l reckon I'll be going" he said.
hastily, and forthwith made his es-
cape. The telegraph Office was a good
ten minutes walk from the lake front,
and in the light of what Miss Grierson
had Just told him, the minutes were
precious.
Something less than a half.hour aft.
er Broffin's hurried departure, Miss
Grierson drove by quieter thorough
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

1t would be a cinch to compare Scrip
ture with the %well.known gospel vari-
ETY. OF truth.
Mr.. Scripture set out with his lit
tie fishing rod the other morning for
the Mohawk river in search of trout.
Some hours later he returned wild.
eyed and weary. and to his friends he
told this story:
He had been casting a fly from the
shadows with Indifferent success and
was about to reel up and move on
Chorus Of friends: They always
are!") when there was q prodigious
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

splash and a giant fish that looked
with the silvery sheen On its scales.
like a German torpedo, leaped sew.
eral feet out of the water and seized
the fly.
A terrible struggle here ensued
Chorus, There always does!") the
fish e~ndeavoring to haul Mr.. Scrip
tune into the depths and drown him.
Mr.. s. laboring valiantly to lure the
fish into shallow water. where he
could be seized. Finally. after 40
minutes OF tremendous exertion, Mr..
Scripture got the trout into shallow
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

water and picked him-(chorus. "Ay,
go on; he slipped off the hook. didn't
he?") No. Mr.. Scripture lifted the
mammoth fish, his tall Tapping fero-
ciously and his teeth swapping VI
~ciously. and hung him on his pocket
scales.
Inasmuch az trout are not known
to have pockets. It Is supposed that
Mr.. Scripture. in his excitement
playing fast and loose with pronouns,
alluded to his, Mr.. Scriptures.
pocket scales. However, now comes
the cruel blow. The fish weighed
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
Tent for the Children.

A tent in the back yard is a great
Joy to children; 1t helps to keep house
and yard looking neat, for the children
can be expected and required to keep
their playthin5s in the tent when they
are told that 1t Is their exclusive
playroom and that they must confine
any untidiness to that particular spot.
To-day.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

are out Of the deep water and in a
place where you can wade ashore?
You can wade ashore now, can't your"
He nodded. This morning l should
have said that we couldn't; but
now" he reached over to his desk
and handed her a letter to which wSs
pinned a telegram less than an hour
old.
She read the letter first. 1t was a
curt announcement of the withdrawal
Of the Pineboro railroads repair work.
The telegram was still briefer: "Dis.
regard my letter Of yesterday" this.
and the signature, Anterior" The
smaller plotter returned the CORE
s~pondence with a little sigh Of relief.
1t had been worse than she had
thought, and 1t was now better than
she had dared hope.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
FISHERMAN HAS A NEW ONE
His story at Least 10 a Variation From
Time.Honored Yarns So Often
Rehashed.

Porter T. Scripture is a truthful
soul, Porter T. Scripture Is a truth
full soul Chorus Of impolite friends
of Mr.. Scripture here gets its cue TO
arise and chant)-Yes. he Is, as white
as coal. However. Mr.. Scripture
shall be heard. Unfortunately his
name Is Scripture. not Scripture, or
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04

a new one, anyway, Bill. Y'gonna
buy?") Mr.. Scripture is quite indig.
nant when people ask him why he
didn't cut off and return a pound
and a half Of the trout's tail. and thus
keep within the law.-New York
World.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
HAVE NO PLACE ON STREET
Overhead Telegraph and Trolley
Wires EffectualIy Mar the Beauty
Of Any Town.

The two accompanying views show
concretely the effect in making the
city beautiful of the removal of tele.
graph and trolley wire poles from the
main streets. The telegraph and high
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
Business Caution.

Did he investigate the reports of
her money before he courted herr"
We'll. you don't suppose such a
good business man as he Is would take
her at her face value. do you2"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
Hands Tied,

Il allow no man to call me a liar,
sir" said the ponderous person.
Suppose he merely says you made
a false statement"
$50 long as he uses parliamentary
language I'm powerless to chastise
him.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
Ideal Resort,

Nodd-"How is. the Blngbang restau
rant?" Tom-"Wonderful! was In
there with my wife for an hour the
other evening and couldn't hear a word
she Baid."-Life.,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1915-11-04
His Kind.

When a whale spouts, it is a pa
ciicist Grafton"
How do you make that out?"
Doesn't he pour oil upon the wa
ters?"
Morris tribune., 1915-01-29
Jingle Bells and Snow
Make Happy a Party of Chris
tain Endeavor Young Folks

Two sleigh loads of young people of
the Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church. made the even.
ing happy with their jingle bells and
merriment when they embarked on a
sleigh ride party last Friday evening.
There We're about twelty-f,e in the
party loaded into two sleighs, and af-
ter they had jingled around the city
and out into the country and back
again, they repaired to the church
where MHrs. Stever and Mrs. H. c..
Olson had prepared an oyster supper
for the happy young folks. Mrs.
Exstrand and Mrs Hemming. chap
eroned the party.
All voted the ride and the feed a
great success and extended their
thanks to the chaperones and hos
tesses.
Morris tribune., 1915-01-29
Students Club
advtf.

Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, the
Students Club met at the home of
Mrs. j. R. Kruger. The President
Mrs. SpoCner occupied the chair and
the meeting was opened in the usual
way. Roll call was responded to bv
each one giving some current event.
The resignation of Mrs. Harrison
was accepted and Mrs. Voss was elect
ed an active member of the club.
The amount raised by the club for the
Belgian fund was reported to be
fourteen dollars. Mrs. Harris was
the leader for the lesson for the day
which was on "The life and work of
Count Leo Tolstuy." Mrs. Fitzgerald
had prepared paper on the child
hood, yhood and youth of Tolstoy,
this was read by Mrs. S. Stewart,
while Mrs. Davies discussed him as a
man and Mrs. Geenty told of his repu-
tation as novelist. His writings
are characterized by strentgh dramatic
insight of life and bold realism.
Mrs. Jennings read a thrilling story
called "The long Exile''-an inno-
cent man sentenced to life exile.
just before his death meets in his
prison the guilty person now exiled