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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
MANY MIRRORETTES
Short Items and News Notes
of General Interest to :
Our Readers

Seymour.
The Worlds Fair of the Ozark
at Mansfield October 567.
u. j. Fenwick, OF Mountai
Grove, Was here last week.
Mr., Farmer, don't forget you
exhibit for the stock show.
Siria Odle and wife of Ceda
Gap We're here during the week
Attend the chicken fry at tn
G. A, R Hall Saturday, Sept. 30
ADV. ~ .
We have printed bills for Mrs
Ada Mcintosh for q public sal,
Oct 8.
Mansfield Mirror and Weekly
Kansas City Star both one ysal
tor 81 20.
Commence to begin To gel
ready, to start to GO to, the Mans
field Fair.
J. D. Reyn"lds and DR.. F. h,
Riley attended the Rogersville
fair Friday.
Horace Paul and wife were
Springfield and Chadwick visi'
tors last week.
Eat dinner Nov. Z with the NJ,
E. Aid Society-they will feed
you we'll ADV.
On account of the stock show,
We expect to issue the Mirror a
day early next week.
Eat at the Fish and Oyster
House ON the Pike during the
Mansfield Fair. Adv.
The Oklahoma City meeting Of
the Ozark Trails Association will
be held Nov. q aud %.
We have just pat sA . bsrssin
countsr. Come inand see itsLa aa
F. N. DYER. FuRNlTDRE co.
WANTED-B Boarders;$S 50per
week; first house west of school
house. MRS, FLOYD. Adv.
Claud Duckworth has pur.
chased a new Grow Elkhart car
and taken the agency for the
same.
FOR SALE Cook stove. sew
ing machine, washing machine
and dining table. See J K.P.Ce'
day:-Adv.
Mrs. j. E. Seymour of near
Bryant suffered a paralytic
stroke on the right side of her
body Monday.
Go to j. d. REYNOLDS and
buy the John Deere implements
of all kinds. Also wagons and
buggies. - Adv.
Marvin Buckles of Seymour,
who has been assisting IN Arch.
er's Cafe at Hartville, visited here
during the week.
Hot Fish Sandwiches. Oyster
StewS and Oyster Cocktails at
the Fish and Oyster House dur
inx the Mansfield Fair. Adv.
See our oh cloth. mems cloth
gloves, aud suspenders, on our:
bargain counter.-Adv.
+. N. DYER, FURNITURE CO..
The w. c Y. u. will have a
chicken fry in the G. A. r. Hall,
first floor. Saturday, Sept. 30.
Everybody cordially invited -Ad
Landlord j. H. George of the
Palace Annex Hotel ut Mountain
Grove was cut ON the throat last;
week while ejecting some nen
from the hotel. 4
Ben Rogers paid q fine ofN
and costs, amounting to 50 30, in
Justice G. L. Beach's court last,
week on charge Of assault upon
u. 8 Grantham. VI
Judge Moore, who has been
holding circuit court at Ava. was
here this week. Judge McNabb
of Axrora is trying some cases
for him this. week.
The amusement event of the
season NJ, l.. Clark & Sons
combined shows at Mansfield
Sept. 3O--grand free street pa
rade at noon. Adv.
Joe H. Dennis, S. j. White and
DR.. r. H. Riley were in Hartville
Monday, the former attending a
meeting of the Republican com
mittee of the county. !,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

LIS TdTenI. edcneF hSSOCl0
ti0n meets at the school house q
7:3O p. m. Friday. A good atten
dance is desired.
q Some more extra good lead OH
has been found on theA.T Frienl
lease. The miuing industry here
giyis promise Of assuming large
proportions.
A splendid array of attractions
IAnd JOY making stunts that will
! 1simply drive away the Gloon
s Bug" to the tall timber. A heap
; Of fun at the Mansfield Fair.
Mansfield claims the honor OF
the Oldest rural route carrier in
Wright county-C. L Turner,
the faithful carrier on Route /
from the Mansfield posNfice.
| JUST RECE4VED-A lot of
nice spring Dress Goods and
Mems, Ladies' and Children 8
clippers. Come and see them.
!, Adv. j. D. REYNOLDS.
4 +. M. Morgan, wife and daugh.
ter. Pauline. and his brother,
George Morgan. of Ava, were
here last week in their Ford car
enruute to Albion, Mich. to re.
side.
! Crawford Is Comedians are bill.
ed as one Of the attractions at
the forthcoming Mansfield Fair.
They comprise splendid troupe
at some 20 performers. and are
certain t0 make hit.
Rev. J. e. Seal IL recovering
from injuries received in Laclede
county, when he was thrown
from the buggy in which he was
riding and dragged along the
ground for considerable dis
tance.
Rev. G. Chadwell, assisted by
Rev. J. M. England and A. Ross
have been conducting a success
full meeting at Lead Hill. There
have been 10 accessions ~ the
church. Good interest is mani.
feAted.,
Let's 60 tRthsY 5th annual Ag.
rioultnsal 4 Stosk tkis year at,
FMsasfiesd. OFT 5, 81; take our
stock. chickens and farm and
home products aud win the pre-
miums. PremiMm lists at this
Office. ~ =. ,s
The members of the Sopho.
more class OF the Mansfield High |
School will meet with Miss lie.
ona Hoover Friday evening, Sept.
%, at 7:30 O'Clock, They met
with Snider Craig last Friday
evening"
We want you to come and visit
the great exposition of local and
foreign progress and products
You will learn a lot of new
wrinkles" if you take hike" to
the Big Fair at Mansfield Octo.
ber 5,6.7, 1916.
The high price of paper com
pels US to insist that our sub
scribers pay their subscription
in advance. We cannot afford to
print q paper on credit at 81 a
year. Look At the date after
your name and come in and pay
up
The first number of the Com
munity Lyceum Course will be
given at the school building
Thursday, Oct. 5. Season tick.
cts are only 81 for adults and 75c
for school children, and this pays
for seven numbers. Procure
your tickets now.
In this issue you viii notice a
big advertisement for M. l.
Clark & Sons shows, which will
exhibit in Mansfield Saturday.
These shows are highly recon
mended and will doubtless be
well patronized when they visit
Mansfield Adv.
Cecil Brazeal and wife visited
relatives here during the week.
They will make their future home
at Monett, Mr., Brazeal having
resigned his position with the d.
j. Landers Lumber Co. and ac.
cepted place with the Salzsr
Lumber Co at Monet.
T.
When you have an achey, stret |
chy feeling and you are dull, tired
and discOu ragged it Ia a sign of |
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
CHANTTCLEER
GOBBLES UP
BIG DIAMOND

LATROBE. Pa. March "A 5000
diamond looked 80 good to a hand.
some rooster here at poultry show
that he stretched his neck through
the bars OF his pen, plucked the
diamond and swallowed Il as the
owner gazed in amazement. One
peck took the diamond from It's stud
The owner sought the superinten.
dent and the chickens crop was
opened. There the sparkier was
found grinding up the meal for
chanticieer. The diamond was re-
turned to the owner, the rent was
sewed up and the rooster is nov
as bright rs ever.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
POETIC CLERK
FAILS TO WIN
HIS JOB BACK

Poetic license. while covering q
multitude OF shortcomings accord.
ing to literary authorities, does not
allow city employe to write verse
during ONCE hours. That is part
OF the fnding or the civil service
commission In the case Of Gerald w.
Salmon. poet laureate of the city
hall. who was discharged from his
position as clerk In the assessors
office recently. Salmon had a hear
ing before the civil service commits
sion. Wednesday.
The poet employed two attorneys
to plead his case, and had 10 wit
nesses from the assessors' ONCE and
the ofice OF the county treasurer
subpoenaed to testify in his behalf.
The books he worked on In the as
SCISSORS office were also produced
and put in evidence. The assessors
In their charges against Salmon as
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
Detrolters at pineFfurst.

PINEHURST. March 3.--Detroit.
ers who took part in the second
round of match play here Thursday
won six contests and lost four. The
scores we're:
Nalccmn MscGregor lost to Spen
Ger Waters, New York, s and 4: q
H. Jones lost to w. 8. vanciief
Richmond county. to 3: r. 8. Cole
man lost to II. A. Ralfe, Soutf
Shore. 2 and I; n. n. Rackhan
beat ". ID. Clark, Woodbridge, b,
default: J. A. Bryant beat 8. r
Smith, Garden City. up; p. 8. Dick
inson beat Z. r. Jones. Pittsburgh
and 4; r. L. Klingensmith beat II
s. Lesh. Philadelphia, 3 and 2; M
J. Rogan lost to II. A. Lloyd, Cincin
natl, Z and 8; NJ. Sullivan beat II. J
Walsh, Greenwich, by default: II
Marks beat p. Boyce, Chicago.
10 ..
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
GIVES FORTUNE
TO HIS MOTHER

SAN FRANCISCO, March b.
Frank Jones. 22 years old. renounced
an inheritance of $4,000 in favor Of
his mother. Mrs. Mary X. Jones.
Jones' father died two months ago.
leaving an estate valued at $30.00O,
all OF which is bequeathed to the
widow. For some reason Jones did
not mention his son In the will.
Therefore the will is void, and the
son is entitled TO one-half OF the es-
tate. II am young, have good health
and am we'll able to support myself.
Jones told Judge Graham. II wish
to renounce my rights of inheritance
in favor of my mother"
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
~ ROGER w. sAssoN

~ NO0SN W. 0AooON
KINGSTON. Jamaica, March a.
Once moro am on the island of ia
maica. While the winds are howl
Ing and you are shivering with the
cold, I. with my coat and vest on.
am resting under the shade of a
palm tree. Every time I come 10
this island. I am struck with the
contrast between II and tho cities
of our own great country. Although
only Ave days from New York. ia
maica is In the tropics. and every
thing in sight is distinctly tropical.
The tarface Of the Island 10 noun
famous. the EASTERN part being more
elevated than the other portions.
The mountains reach 1000 to 1000
feet In height, with the highest peak.
Blue mountain, 7.&23 feet. This d.
versity Of surface causes an endless
variety of vegetation mainly tropi-
cal, cf course, but semttropaca1 on
the highlands. One reason FOR the
density Of the growth. In places 20
thick that the traveller In the forest
must cut his way with "a N, 10 the
great number Of streams ana springs
on the island
There are sAid TO be 1000 rivers.
springs and rivulets. some Of them.
notably Cane river ana RoaSing riv-
er. having beautiful waterfalls. In
decd. the name Of the island 10 sup
posed to come from an Indian word.
"xamayca," meaning abundance Of
water The island Is only one-tenth
the size of Cuba, having %207 square
miles, a little smaller than Con
necticut, or twice the size Of Della
ware.
There are, OF course. palms and
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
NO CLOCKS IN
OKLAHOMA PEN

McALEsTER. Okla. March g.
After a trip through the state peni.
tentiary here a visitor realizes that
he has seen no clocks. Neither In
the administration building, the ro
tunda nor cell houses is there a
timepiece.
Recently a visitor without n
watch was escorted back to the ad
ministration rooms after tour oi
the prison. He glanced at the walls
looking FOR clock to see II he had
time To catch car into the city
There was none.
why. where are your clocks?" he
asked trusty.
The man grinned.
I'VE don't need any. We all have
all the time we want here" he re.
piled. Then he added: Electric
songs announce divisions of time
work. eat and retire, according ID
the rings"
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
CAN HIS SPIRIT
SIP SPIRITS?
That's Question Which Com
plicates New York
VIII Case

ALBANY. March ALI Q man tips
the Aowing bowl In this life, does be.
can ne. continue his habit Of drink
ink after he passes into the here
alter Toes he, can he, In the fu'
ture auaR Olympian nectar or. per
haps, sup hot spiccd rum with q
daAh or sulphur In II?
These interesting questions were
presented to the court Of appeals
here today. One Patrick kearney
made q will leaving several thou
sand dollars worth Of property to
his son William, provided William
gave up the habit OF drinking intox-
icating liquors. But William died
two months after the will VIZ drawn
and two years before his father.
Richard Kelly. No. ia Liberty-st.'
New York. attorney for Matthew j.
Kearney. the plaintiff. submitted q
brief to the court Of appeals. In
which he stated, quoting his author
tiles.
"The death Of william within two
months after the making OF his
fathers will and without having
abandoned the use OF liquor up to
the time OF his death was not COM
pliance with a condition that he
should have entirely given up the
habit OF using Intoxicating liquors.
Moreover, the court certainly
cannot presume that william. II not
still able to use Intoxicating liquors
and IA not still using them. The be-
lief has been very widespread, II
not indeed universal. that the spirits
Of the departed still continue to con-
sumo intoxicating liquor. For exam
pie. liquor Is provided at wakes for
consumption by the deceased (Ency-
clopaedia Britannica, article Funeral
Rites, volume IL, page 33D.
1.-THE common law and the stat.
ttes OF our state allow the use OF
intoxicating liquors. and the court
cannot presume that such use would
not be allowed In any future state.
and cannot presume that tue wide
spread. II not universal, belief as to
such use is unfounded. (Bonard's
will. rs Abb. Pr N. s.. 1so. 1872
Myles A. Walsh. NO. "a Broadway.
New York. for his Glen John y.
Cosgrove. beneficiary under the
VIII. argued In his brief that any
such theory as Mr.. Kelly expounded
Is pagan: that the Christian belief
Is that after the soul leaves the body
at death they are not reioined until
the judgment day; that meantime
the body can have no taste for the
grape and the soul desires only
tnings spiritual.
The learned judges OF t. court OF
appeals seemed much Interested.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
WOMAN KILLED
BY SAWDUST

TACOMA, wash., March "a
mountain of water.soaked sawdust
released from its position on the top
os hill about one.half mile east
~ Fairfax crashed down the em-
bpnknient. tore the strong two-story
home OF J. II. skiles to pieces ana
Instantly killed Mrs. Sixties, who was
alone In her home. Her husband Il
principal OF the Fairfax school and
bad left home wiih his two soas
some time before the siide. Tho
sawdust was years In accommodating.
being the dump" Of an old aban-
dGned mill. ~
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
Trip to Central America!

their families. Usually. the negro
lives from day to day. A living
comes easily here. Often they have
no rent to pay for their little palm.
thatched huts. they need few clothes
fuel is necessary only for cooking
and much food is to be had for the
picking. One can hardly blame
them for not looking ahead and pro
viding for the future when the pres
ent Is so easy.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

!. .::ss,.s.:: ,;ss..sf;.:: - s.ss,i b::;s -.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

population of less than 100000, the
Inhabitants called white" being
only about $1,000. The Spaniards
killed of the Indians and replaced
them with slaves from Africa. These
colored people are ranked different.
ly here from what they are in the
United States. In Jamaica. the
colored man is considered to belong
either to the negro or the white
race. according to the degree OF
proficiency he attains in education.
culture, wealth, or influence Some
are ranked and work with negroes
In the fields; others are lawyers
doctors or business men.
The lower classes are better work,
ers and more ambitious than those
in some other parts of the West
Indies. Many have gone to Panams
or the banana plantations of Costs
Rica, where they are making good
and even sending home money tc
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

palms and palms. the giant cotton
trees. tallest OF all the island vege-
tation. locusts, mahogany and cedar
trees and many, many others. In
the numerous gardens and parks,
all kinds Of trees, plants and shrubs
are brought to such perfection as
could be possible only In the Garden
Of Eden!
On the plantations. bananas, cof-
fee, pineapples, tobacco, etc.. are
raised. II 10 a common sight to see
. ale Of negro women. each with a
great bunch of bananas or a basket
Of fruit poised securely on her head.
The negroes are everywhere.
They number nearly 100000 in a
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
Campaign for $30O,00O
Building Fund to Be
Launched Tonight
SOLICITING WILL
BEGIN SATURDAY
Ward, DENLY and Miss
Russell to Lead Host
of Workers

interest In the 100000 campaign
for new building for the founs
Women's Christian association
grows as the time for launching the
big city.wide canvass approaches.
Friday evening. the hrst gun OF the
campaign will be fred at banquet
in the Pontchartrain hotel. The ac-
tual solicitation for funds will begin
Saturday morning.
Much of the campaign organiza-
tion has been effected under the d.
iection Of Charles 8. Ward, cam
paign director. who has conducted a
hundred successful activities OF a
similar sort for Y. w. c. A. and Y.
NJ. G. A. organizations throughout
the United States and England. Miss
Julie Russel Is chairman Of the gen
eral campaign committee. with Ed
win DENLY ~ head OF the mems
committee and Mrs Theodore G..
Fletcher as head OF the women's
committee.
II IL expected that, before the din
ner takes place. Friday evening. the
organization of all the teams which
are to take part in the canvass can
be announced Ten teams Of men,
10 teams OF women and eight teams
OF girls will constitute the working
force OF the $500 900 campaign. This
will give total OF from ESQ TO 800
men and women actually In the field.
Preparations are being made at
the Board OF Commerce to accom-
modate the campaign workers In
the auditorium during the eight
days OF the financial roundup. Tele-
phones are being installed there and
tables and chairs are being provided.
so that each team may have its own
table at noon luncheon throughout
the campaign.
The MONDAY luncheons will be
made the occasion for speeches set.
ting before the workers the import.
snce OF completing the fund by
March IL. the last day OF the cam.
paign, as scheduled. Mr.. DENLY will
preside at these meetings.
The big clock which Mr.. Ward
uses in his campaigns, with a dial
marked up TO 100000 at ~ O'Clock,
will be displayed nj a conspicuous
corner on Woodward-aye. during the
progress OF the campaign. Each
thousand dollars subscribed toward
the fund will be indicated by the big
hand OF the clock.
Miss Marie Holmquist, head OF the
department OF method of the na-
tienal board Of the Y. W. C. A. In
New York city. will be the princi.
pal out-oftown speaker at tonight's
banquet. Talks will be made by Ed.
win DENLY. Mr.. Ward and a mum.
ber OF Detroit business men who are
taking part in the campaign.
One OF the guests Of honor At the
opening dinner will be Miss Caroline
B. Dow, dean Of the National Train
ing school, who was for a number
OF years resident OF Detroit.
Miss Dow's association address
viii httingiy mark the close Of the
nationwide jubilee celebration, and
challenge interest In the Immediate
local enterprise. She will be a guest
OF Miss Julie Russell while in the
city.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

verse was either copied or "slush,"
Salmon produced several poems, one
of which was an ode to Mayor
Marx. and could be sung to the tune
of. "Tipperary." The merit board
unanimously sustained the charges
OF the assessors after a hearing last
ing three hours.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

serted that In addition to scribbling
poems during Office hours, Salmon's
work on the books was unsatisfac-
tory. that he made many errors in
entries, and that 1t was frequently
necessary for other clerks IN the
Office to assist him with his work.
To refute a statement that his
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
KILLS BEAR ~
MILES FROM 4

TOLEDO. Ore. lEsru1 \
Nys. superintendent q ~
ter works. while on . tn
creek sncountersd . boos.
with . revolver. Mr.. N.Y. ~
the bear and succeeded = 4
a few chance shots, but q no'
Mr.. Nye's two hounds quit q
OF Q wildcat they were oto
turned the bear back faco
with his pursuer. WHO, fro4
range, planted Q bulIst betW~
animals eyes. The killing G.
within three miles Of town-
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03
GARDEN OF EDEN
IN AMERICA!

OF series
Central tell American readers s
at OF Of
The Detroit times., 1916-03-03

Roger W. Babson Finds Jamaica Tropic Fairyand Where
Food Is Had for Picking and Fuel Is Never Needed!
Rents Are Free and There Is No High Cost of
Living Problem i'm This Oasis On Sea
Trip to Central America!
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1916-09-25
Uniform Warnings
at Railroad Crossings

At meeting of the National AS
sociation of Railway Commissioners,
held at the Congress Hotel, Chicago,
ILL.,, June %, 1916, the Special Com
mittee on the Prevention of Acct
dents at grade crossings, presented
recommendations which if generally
adopted by the Public Service Com
missions and the Railroads, will
bring about a uniform system of
warnings at every railroad crossing
in the United States. There is in
use at present number of different
kinds of signals and warnings, in
some instances red being the pre-
dominant color, in other cases green,
in still others white. Under the new
system, the automobilist from Maine
when he travels in California will
find the same uniform system of sig
nails in use. In the past signals have
not always been understood and ac-
cidents have occurred where white
flags have been waved, because driv-
ers have Interpreted a white flag as
a signal of warning The supreme
necessity for this step towards grea-
ter safety is made manifest, when
for the year ended June 3Oth, 1914,
pei " Ol hlllSu, anu % oo
persons injured at grade crossings in
the United States.
The first recommendation consists
in establishing cautionary sign on
the highway at least 800 feet from
the railroad tracks. This sign is in
the form of a circular metal disc,
"a inches in diameter, with black
letters, "R.'." inches high, 81 in
oh xrriI s,,fo F1I1
above the horizontal arms of cross,
the cross being black, 21s inches
wide, forming the two diameters of
the circle. The disc will have
black border l inch wide. This disc
will be placed on top of pole 8
feet high at the right side of the
highway, and will be lighted at night.
At the crossing itself, it is recon-
mended that the use of flags by
crossing watchmen be discontinued,
and that instead he hold aloft a uni
form white metal disc 16 inches in
diameter with black border, with
the word stop" painted across the
cener in black letters inches high
and q inches wide, both sides of the
disc to be the same.
In addition, it is recommended
that all crossing gates be painted
with black and white stripes. Thus
it will be seen that the entire color
scheme is white and black. The rea-
son for this it is stated is that these
colors are much more conspicuous
tests proving that they are visible at
a greater distance than a solid color
and in addition are less confusing to
the engineer in the cab, whose eye is
apt to be wrongly warned by the col,
or red, which is at present the pre-
dominant warning color at crossings