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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
ALCOHOL IN any
QUANTITIES INJURIOUS
Or. 6. B. Huber In Golfers
Says There Is No Ham,
LESS Minimum

No one doubts that alcohol in large
quantities is a poison. Is its habitual
use. In minute quantities, harmless:
Prof. Irving Fisher, from an exhaus.
tive study. has become convinced that
If there is any minimum Of alcohol
which Is harmless It must be exceed
ingly small. He has found that alcO-
hol increases fatigue; it gives no in
crease of muscular power; it is not
really a stimulant. but q depressant.
1t appears to he q stimulant because
it puts to sleep the nerves that indicate
fatigue. SO that the drinker thinks him.
self relieved Of fatigue; 1t simply
Army marching tests, marathon races,
walking contests. have proved alcohol
to be a decided hindrance to muscular
or athletic power.
And alcohol decreases also the ca
pacity for mental work. DR.. Richard
NJ. Cabot declares that, while alcohol
affects the body. the greatest harm
It does is to the mind and brain. 1t
tends to diminish the ability to memo
rize figures. The b%rilliancy which al
cOhOl has long been supposed to give
to mental work il q popular fallacy.
DR.. Harvey W. Wiley considers 1t
doubtful whether a single brilliant
thought or poetic or elegant expression
has owed its origin to alcohol In any
form.
ut Is true that alcohol seems to take
the bride of the tongue and to give
free rein to conversation, but this eff.
feet is by a paraIyzing influence on
the sense Of responsibility rather than
by a stimulating influence on the gen
eral flow Of IDEAS"
Even q pint Of beer will lower intel
lectual power. impair memory. retard
simple mental processes. produce In
reference In the habitual association
Of ideas. To be below par is almost
as disgusting to a bright. modern man
as drunkenness-and almost as dan
gerous. Mere weakness Of body and
mind-lassitude, lack Of brightness, en-
ergy and self-control-is often brought
on and made permanent by even a
mild use Of alcohol.
From 10 to 80 per cent. Of all mental
illness Is due. In part at least, to alcO-
boil. And as to immortality. 70 per cent.
at least of all the venereal infections
are contracted under alcoholic inlu.
ence. and In men less than %. Crime
is generally a manifestation Of mental
aberration-temporary or chronic-and
this alteration Is In q great number Of
cases due to alcohol.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

Mason Jars, Self Sealing ,
brand, for the best exhibit OF
fruit packed in Wide Mouth Ma
son Jars, "SelfNSealing'' brand.
One dozen quart Kerr "Selt
Sealing" Mason Jars for the best
exhibit of fruit packed in any
Mason Jar equipped with Kerr
Mason Cap.
Bee Dee Stock Medicine Co.,
of Chattanooga, Tenn, manufac'
turers of stock and poultry rem
edies, have offered the following
special prizes:
Best Farm Horse, any breed
3 81 bottles, of Bee Dee Collie
Remedy.
Best Mich Cow, any bread
3 81 bottles of Bee Dee Liniment
Best Boar, any breed: 3 81
bottles of Bee Dip.
Best Display of Poultry: 3 ~
cans of Bee Dee Stock and POul
try Medicine.
The Archias' Seed Store, 1906
1903 East Main Street, Sedalia,
Mo, offers ten cent packets
Garden or Flower Seeds, win
ner's choice. selected from Their
1917 Garden, Farm and Poultry
Annual, to be mailed free to each
of the Winners of the following
Annual mailed free on Applica
ton.
Largest and B.st Watermelon
Largest and Best 10 Ears Field
Corn.
Largest and Best Field Pump
kim.
Largest and Best 10 Turnips.
Largest and Best 10 Tomatoes
Largest and Best 10 Irish Po
tatOes.
Largest and Best Musk melon
Largest and Best g Cucum
bers. :.
Largest and Best 6 Squash,
largest and Best 8 Onions.
The Fruit-G Grower of ST. 10
seph, Mo. offers a years sub
scriptiOn to every exhibitors in
Departments A and D. Make
application for this premium al
the Mansfield Mirror Office on OF
before Oct.17, 1916, and 1t will be
forwarded to st. Joseph.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Nothing TO lta crsdit.

Coor's old brewery. in Colorado. one
Of the biggest In the state. was put out
Of business by prohibition. But the
brewery was converted into a con.
densed milk plant and employs more
men now than were formerly employ
ed there. Since prohibition went into
effect In Washington three of the lar
gest breweries in that state were con
verted into manufacturing plants
More men are employed than were EN-
ployed In the old business.
John Barleycorn Is having a mighty
tough time Of it to show a single entry
to his credit on the worlds business
ledger.-Kansas City Star.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Hon. Ashley II. Harrison of Steelville
Republican Nominee for Congressman
DRY LAW CUTS INSANITY.

In The sunfowsr State Percentage o.
Cases Duo to Drinking 10 Only One.
sixth o: the Average In the Unitsd
States.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

In the sunfowsr State Percentage o.
Cases Due to Drinking 10 Only One
sixth o: the Average In the Unitsd
States.
Topeka. July GA new Peg was
driven into the prohibition arguments
for Kansas today when the state board
Of health gave out the results OF the
investigation of persons who became
insane through alcohol. The investiga-
ton wal made by DR.. p. B. Newcomb.
chief Of the medical stan of the Osa'
watOmie Hospital For the Insane.
ut appears from the government cen.
sus figures that the percentage OF al
coholic cases among all admissions to
insane hospitals throughout the United
States ia lO.1." said the statement OF
the board Of health. "L.ast year tho
two Kansas a~syluns, the n at Osa'
watomie and the other. at Topeka. re-
ceived a total Of 6s5 patients suffering
from acute mental disease. II ,cOndt.
lions In Kansas concerning the drink
problem had been level with what they
are In the nation at larhe. sixty.nine
Of these new inmates would have been
alcoholic. The fact Is that only twelve
Of them were-that Is to say. the ratio
OF %drunkards gone insane In Kansas
is only IL per cent in place Of the M.
tiOnal average Of 1O.1 per cent"
DR.. .NewcOMb found that seven Of
the twelve cases were credited to coun.
ties On the eastern border, from which
access to the wet goods of west Mis-
souri Is fatally easy for anybody able
to walk. Two other cases came from
within two hours railroad ride Of the
state line. Thus II Kansas could have
got clear Of the sins Of its n~eighhors
It would have evidently reduced its
own proportion Of drunkards gone
crazy to less than one-tenth the aver
age percentage.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Tersely Told Town Tales

Tersely Told Town Tales
Col. T. O. Neider was in Spring
field this week.
The Worlds Fair of the Ozsrks
at Mansfield October 567.
Cal Huntsinger's Kid Band of
Hartville will head the parade of
school children at the stock.show
Friday.
A. M. Curtis, W.R. Wood, DC.
Carter and John N. Pryor, Jr.,
of Hartville were here this week.
Mr.. Wood was surveying the
road through the Miller farm.
The Wright County Board of
Equalization has made a 1917
raise ON all merchants assess
ments as returned by the asses
sor. This has also been done in
other counties.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Pleasant d

Preaching at Pleasant Ridge
every 4th Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. G. N. Findl4y, Pastor. Sing
ing every Sunday night, Charley
Fndley and Reed johnson, lead
ers. jim HENRY.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

The brewers will be glad to receive
confederation from Judge Brady Of the
Kansas side Ut their charge that prohi.
bitlon has Frustrated industries there.
Judge Brady admits that since beer de-
liveries were stopped police court
cases have been reduced from 40 to 60
per cent, and the workhouse. formerly
In a iourishlng condition. has been
practically put out Of business. Kan.
sas City Star.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Pea Ridge

Preaching at the Methodist
church at Pea Ridge every 4th
Sunday; Rev. d. Killam, pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday; F.
A. Dodson, superintendent; Miss
Verbie Fuge, secretary.
STEAM BOAT BILL.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

We can, We must, We will make Mis.
souri, dry in 1851 Vote "Ysss on
Amendment. No. 8 Nov. 7. 1918.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
! William Jennings Bryan.

The saloon is the first place where
a politician looks for crime. and the
last place he would 90 to look for
virtue.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28
Hills and Mountain

Sunday School at Mt. Pleasant
every Sunday at 1890 a.m. Sing
ing every Saturday evening.
GIBBS.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-09-28

REMEMDER-that The Prohibition
amendment will b Nc. THREE en-
the ballot at the November election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
Traer News in Brief.
o mes-Republican

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Sept 30.-Mr. and Mrs. Van
Deusen who of late have made their
home in California, accompanied by
their daughter, Mrs. Orpha Pinkerton
Waite. of Nebraska, have been here
the past week disposing Of most of
their household goods preparatory to
leaving Traer for good. If able to dis
pose of their property they will prob
ably henceforth make their home with
their daughter.
Mrs. Ann Noonan, formerly of Traer,
was married this week IN Cedar Rapids
to J. D. Magee Of that city. The bride
is a sister of Mrs. Lofty Harriso on.
Ed Trainor. OF north Buckingham.
continues seriously ill IN hospital in
Waterloo. He has diabetes in an ad-
vanced stage and his condition is
critical.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Thomas have a
new daughter, their first born.
Miss Anna Wet, who lives with the
Thomas Hayes family in Buckingham
was called to Ohio this week by the
death of her sister Rose. The latter
lived in Traer in her girlhood days.
Charley Calkins. who operates an
auto bus in Traer thinks strongly OF
establishing bus line between Traer
and Waterloo or Traer and Toledo or
possibly both. His plan is to make two
trips a week, handling both pas
sengers and merchandise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Best recently
married have left Traer. Mr.. Best has
a position in the Cedar Falls Security
Savings Bank and the couple will make
that city their home. it having been
Mrs. Best's home before her marriage.
A c. Sievers and family have fully
decided to locate either in Chicago or
in the suburbs. Mr.. Sievers has an
option on a drug store. The son Kari.
and daughter Katherine, Went to the
city this week to remain. The former
will attend the university, the latter
will enter high school. 1t is undecided
when the balance of the family will
leave The family residence was sold
this week to A. J. Banker for $4,000.
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which he was operating in the pipe
shed at the Crane company plant ran
thru q detective switch on the over
head track and fell fifteen feet directly
on top of him, crushing his body, ac-
cording to Witnesses
Davis has worked for the Crane
company for several years Six weeks
ago several hundred weight OF iron
pipe dropped off the crane and crushed
one Of his feet He was unable to
work again until the first Of this week.
After his return to the plant Davis
worked four days when the second and
fatal accident occurred.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
MoNTEzUMA GIRL DIES OF MUIR.
les SUSTAINED LAST
SUNDAY.
six OTHERS HURT
WHEN CAR TURTLES
Grandfather Of Dead Girl in Serious
Condition and Sister Is Suffering
From Fractured Arm and Bad Bruises
Car Overturned When Girls Father
Attempts to Overhaul Smaller Car.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Montezuma, Sept. 30.-Miss Ida
Gorsueh, the 1S-year-o old daughter Of
]. B. Gorsuch died Yesterday after
noon from the injuries sustained in an
accident on Sunday last.
When the car driven by her father
was overturned she was in the front
seat She was thrown against the
wind shield in such way that she re-
ceived some long and deep gashes be-
between her knee and thigh. 1t seems
that the circulation was cut Off and
the torn tissues did not reunite. 1t
had been hoped she could rally but the
loss Of blood and the impaired cIrcu-
lation were too much for her.
Six Others Injured.
Mr.. Gorsuch's father. d. L. Gorsuch,
has ceased to suffer pain as result
of the accident but ne has no use Of
his limbs. He had been feeble for a
long while but was able to walk about
town until the accident.
Mrs. James Baugham, a sister,
suffers intensely from her broken arm
and is also suffering from a bruised
side. She may have some internal in
juries.
The other four occupants of the car
have bruises but nothing Of serious
nature.
Mr.. Gorsuch has worried about the
affair until he is almost beside him
self and his family and friends are
very much worried over his nervous
condition. He had been passed by his
nephew in a small car and having said
that he would not let that kind of a
car pass him he started to overtake it,
His car went from one side Of the
road to the other and in STRENGTHENING
it out he turned too short and the
car went over with it's passengers
underneath
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

understood that he could not tell more,
but the letter half maddeued her by
It's concealment OF what she had to
know-had to know about him-and
what It could so easily have told. He
had received one letter from her and
was happy for 1t; where he got It, and
how. be did not tell, nor was there
postmark or other indication Of where
his letter was mailed. She read the
dear lines Of his writing over and over
again, and she was at her mothers
desk and was writing again to him
when some one entered the room.
Whoever 1t was came few steps
inside the door and then started back.
Nellie turned and saw Agnes, and at
the sight Of Anges' face Nellie was on
her feet, cold and trembling.
what is ity' she cried.
Nothing" Agnes denied In panic.
IL wasn't looking for you. + was
looking for Mrs. Ashby; I'm going"
But Nellie caught her. Something's
happened. Asnesv' she cried tensely.
you've heard something. What Is 1t?
Something about JIM"
mo, Nellie! The fleets are fighting!
They've-they've been fighting since 2
o'clock. All our ships and all Of the
regents feet are fighting. they say.
They're OF the New Jersey coast, out
Of sight Of land, but they can hear the
guns ashore!'
Nellie's eyes gazed through and
through Agnes. THAT lips
steadie and she went on-'that Ii all
you known
That's all. swear"
Nellie gAxed at the clock. Il was
after 8: the great battle by that time
must be over. She stared down dixxiiy
at the letter. almost finished. She sat
down again at the desk. and as one In
q trance she added two lines and wrote
her name below them: then she sealed
the letter and stamped II.
SWELL mail this on the way; she
sid quietly to Agnes. 'I'm going with
yon to where they'll get the reports
iirst.'
-
"A strange experience came to me
that night" said Nellie's letter, which
Bob had received last before the fleet
put to sea for the great battle. 1T
was the night, dear, of the hurricane
on the coast, and knew that you had
been In battle. / was taken with terror
for you; am confessing It was on
my knees BY the window Of the room
which had been our bedroom. praying
In desperation. Bob. lost all control
Of myself. was SO afraid! Then the
! thing came. my husband vision! Il
was not a dream, for. I was Wide
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

meeting of the student agricultural
club. At 4 p. m. Thursday, he will
speak on "The Library Values in Agri-
cultural Work"
DR.. Bailey was formerly dean and
director Of the New York state College
of Agriculture at Cornell University.
In 1910 he acted as chairman of the
Roosevelt country life commission.
About two years ago he retired from
active administrative work to devo,e
himself to writing.
Altho his greatest editorial achieve
ments are The CyclopeGia of Amer
lean Agriculture" and The Cyclopedia
Of American Horticulture" DR.. Bailey
has written score or more other
books on agricultural subjects that are
regarded as the last word in their line.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30

CHAPTER XIII.
Iat.sr From Nails.


AYELLIEs mother was alone in
III her room. Nathan Ashby was
away. He was no longer In the
Jail. under arrest: Sibert Of the
secret service had succeeded In show
ing that Ashby's connection with Ho-
man was without significance and that
he knew nothing Of the doings Of In
gouf and Enloe at the works. Nathan
Ashby had been released to 90 east
for conference with officials Of the Ma.
tional Arms company.
Thus II was to Nellie and her mother
alone with the maids in the big house
that news came during the day that
the Gerel Of the enemy had been
wrecked OF Cape Hatteras after hav.
ing been damaged in battle. In the
afternoon mail there arrived, much
delayed. letter which Bob had scrfb
bled on the train and mailed in Ohio
the morning after he left It told her
nothing Of where he was to go. he
did not mention even If he had re-
ceived more definite orders. It told
her only Of his thought and his love
for her. She clasped 1t close and
wrote to him at once again. She had
written twice already, addressing him
In care Of the navy yard, Norfolk.
That niglt-although publication of
the movements of American ships had
been sternly forbidden-it was known
that the scattered American sQuadrons
had succeeded in concentrating during
the great storm without serious en-
counters with the enemy. 1t was
known that a division Of the new
American dreadnaughts. steaming by
night through the hurricane, had sur.
prised and driven off a detail Of the
regents Carthage battle cruisers and
Sargons which had attempted to cut
of and destroy squadron OF Ameri.
can battleships racing up from the
gulf And so the next day arrived
the intelligence that the American first
and second battleships were gathered
in feet and must move, soon for the
great battle with the enemy.
On the morning of the fifth day
Nellie heard. for the second time, from
Bob. AS before. the letter was all
about her; nothing about himself. ex.
cept that he was on the Arizona. She
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
DISTRICT CLUB MEETING.
Federation Of Third District to Meet in
Dubuque Next Week.

Dubuque Next Week.
Dubuque, Sept. 80. The complete
program for the annual meeting OF the
Third district Iowa Federation OF
Women's Clubs has been issued by the
Dubuque Woman's Club. The meeting
convenes Tuesday evening Oct. B. with
a reception at the home Of Miss Car
oline Dysart, president Of the Du-
buque Woman's Club. Wednesday
sessions will be held at the Elks'
club house mad will be devoted almost
entirely to business.
committee on the entertainment OF the
delegates and the hostesses at the re-
ception will be members Of the Du-
buque Woman's Club, Clio Club. Con-
Tersational Club, Hillside Reading Cir
Gle. Monday Afternoon Club.
Mrs. Frank H. Ridgeway, of Hamp-
ton, is district chairman and Mrs. L..
c. Kern, of Waverly, district secre.
tary .
The reception will begin at o'clock
and Miss Susie Van Eman. of Greene,
will respond to the address Of vel
come.
Mrs. Frances e. Whitley, of Web
ster City, president of the Iowa Fed
era ton Of Womens Clubs, will greet
the assembled delegates and the music
Of the evening will be furnished by the
Dubuque orchestra.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-09-30
DOUBLE SOCIAL FUNCTION.
College Students Entertained and BibI.
Class Dedicates New Quarters.

College Students Entertained and Bible
Class Dedicates New Quarters.
Special TO mes-Repubiican.
Grinnen. Sept. 3o-The members of
the Epworth League entertained the
new college members with music and
social intercourse accompanied by the
usual refreshments. The lecture room
was beautifully decorated with autumn
leaves painted by the recent sharp
frosts and with college pennants and
other reminders of the college work
In the Sunday school of that church
there is mems organized bible class
which has been in existence for several
years and now numbers fifty FIVE
members. The leader Is r. G. Coutts
The class has been increasing in num-
bers so fast that Il has outgrown any
quarters the church has heretofore had
for II. Some time ago II was de-
cided to finish off an upper room al
the top Of the south wing OF the church
and this has Just been completed. at
cost of over $500 II has a seating
capacity Of 100. is perfectly lighted
and ventilated and. in addition, fur
nishes a much needed ventilation Of the
whole church thus saving some very
costly changes In other ways to ac-
complish that purpose. It was to dedi-
cate this new bible class room that
free banquet was rendered last even
ing to the members Of the class and
some invited guests. After an excel
lent chicken supper served by the
women Of the church. the men ad-
journed to the upper chamber" where
Superintendent E. z. Mcbride acted
as chairman and called upon the for
mer superintendent. J. w Harpster
The statement was made that the av-
erage attendance on the Sunday school
for the last conference year was 429
The average attendance on the bible
class was IS per cent of the enrolment
OF fifty five. After excellent music by
Mullins orchestra belonging to that
church, short talks were given by
members Of the class-C. c. Keil. A.
McBlain, Editor c. K. Needham, Mr..
Bishop, and then by Pastor ] NJ
Brown and Class Leader r. G. Coutts.
There were seventy-fve Invited to the
feast and the program that followed
and the enthusiasm of the meeting in
the rev roa.! explained why the church
members were SO anxious to have Pas
tor Brown back here that they sent a
special delegation by swift auto TO the
annual conference while in session at
Mount Pleasant.
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guns, getting them reloaded ~ rapidly
as possible ana ready for the nring
signal, firing and correcting the aim.
and nring again. Al she came abreast
the Arizona IN the upper works Of the
veron seemed to bs standing and all
her turrets appeared to be firing. The
Pennsylyania might have hit the Varon
hard; but If the Pennsylvania had
scored, 1t was not evident Bob felt no
blame against the Pennsylvania-
hadn't the department. sent her t.
Mexico when she should have been, ct
battle practicea-yst Il was hard luck
to have to begin again 10 knock ship
to pieces when you had only three
turrets left -or was Il only two nowf
We're both Of the after turrets In that
last salvo? The Arizona had put out
one turret on the Xerxes and Knocked
dew: enc mast before passing her on
to the Idaho. Well, the nagshtp need
ed all the help she could get-the
Trajan and the xerxes were both
pounding her But how the Idaho was
fighting back!
(To Be Continued)