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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

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PLANTS, GIVE LIVING TOUCH
House Cannot Be Called Complete
Without Their Presence, 10
Opinion Of Expert.

However attractive a house may be
made by the architect and builder. says
Realty, 1t is at best incomplete without
the living touch contributed by the ad-
dition Of a few plants. These, when
properly arranged with a due regard
to form. size and color, contribute
greatly to the attraction Of the house
and give 1t ut once the "homey" ap-
pearance and consequently a greater
selling value. There is nothing that
will carry q more forcible appeal to the
homeseeker than q suggestion and
promise of the beauty which he him.
self can achieve later.
The practice of improving large
areas by grading, laying walks and
planting trees has long been In vogue
by live real estate men. How much
more definite then is the result when
the effort is focused on an individual
house. Then the cost is small. This
will be at once obvious when a com
parison is made between the cost OF
the lot, the plans and the building, and
the almost negligible amount OF money
and labor necessary to make the WORK
complete by imparting to the property
the vitalizing atmosphere that a few
well-selected plants will impart.
1t surely will make a better AM
quicker sale.
This work need not be permanent
that is to say, a~ttractiveness may bt
impaired without great expense. Ever.
owner will have his own idea abou'
what he would like and where he woult
place it. His taste and pocketbool
might include high-priced shrubbery
Therefore, the selling proposition
would be just as good If the work wer'
confined only so far as it would GREAT
temporary effect and throw into relic
the work of the builder.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Y u
True Friendship.

What is a sure key to the conf
dence of the other person? Some peo-
pie invariably win that confidence;
others seldom do. A little girl, of nine
was telling her mother with great en-
thusiasm how much she liked a certain
friend who was past seventy years Of
age. In spite of the difference in ages,
there was a deep. warm bond between
them. "Why is 1t you like her SO
much?" the mother asked. swell,
mother, there are a great many rea-
sons" was the little girls reply; "'but
one thing is, she's the understanding
est person I ever met" She did not
need to say more. The older friend
had put herself in the nine-year-old's
place, thought her thoughts, and then,
without talking down" to her, made
her feel that they two had common
interest and could talk together as
equals. We can always do that in our
relationships with others-if we will
love, and think. No one gets into the
"understandingest" class by accident,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
POINTS OF GOOD DAIRY cow
Animal ID Machine to Manufacture
Largest Amount Of Milky Food
consumed-Her Makeup.

<Bys n H. WILLIAMg. Department. Of
Animal Hdsbandry' University OF Af'-
The daily cow is a machine to
manufacture the largest amount of
min from the food consumed. 1t
has been. found that the cows which
make the most efficient milk ma
chimes are those with special dairy
points, The dairy COW should be
medium to large in size and show
considerable angularity in outline.
She should be feminine in appear
nnce, have a rather long neck,
smooth shoulders, prominent backbone,
with open ribs, and q nice silky coat
al. hair with mellow, pliable skin. All
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
"oh, You Poor Birdie"

so much to look at that they hardly
knew where to begin. How good Santa
Claus had been to them T..
"Outside the Wind was bowling, and
the Snow was beating against the Win
dow Panes.
"T thought I heard a little Cry said
Betsy looking up from her new Doll
she had just found. :
"'What could it have beenT asked
Billy.
"'The Snow suggested Joe, who
was very young and round and who
had just learned how to say snow.
"Both the other Children laughed,
and Again. Betsy heard the Cry.
,"She put her face to the Window
Pane, and there Huddled in n Corner
of the Shutter was n Tiny White Bird.
He was half Frozen and his little
Wings shook with Misery and Cold.
"'Oh, you poor Birdie said Betsy.
"'Where?' asked Billy.
ado you see-here?' said Betsy
'"Billy made a little clear space on
the Window Pane so he could look out,
and then he saw the little Bird, too.
5"'We shall get him. he said. So
Billy put on his tall Boots and u heavy
Cont, and out he stepped into the deep
Snow.
"'Oh,' shivered their Mother and
Daddy as a great blast Of the Cold
Wind rushed inside.
".How that little Bird must have
Suffered said Betsy.
"At last Billy had taken him in his
| Hands and into the House he brought
him. we had better not let him get
warm too quickly he said.
$50 by degrees he dried the Feathers
of the little White Bird and warmed
him In his Hands. The Bird Moaned
a little at first, but soon he began to
| Chirp.
"They gave him some warm Milk
and a little bit Of soaked Bread
| Crumbs. Soon he was Hopping about,
and Seemed as Tame as could be.
"I think he knows his Friends said
Betsy.
"'Indeed he does,' said Billy. He
understands
"At that moment he Flew from
| Billy to Joe and stood Perched on his
Shoulder. And what should he seem
to notice all of a sudden but the big
Christmas Tree. He gave a little shake
of his Wings and soon he had flown uI
to the topmost branch and was, look
ing at the Clown.
"The Clown, Of course, still Grinned
and the little Bird cooked his Head
| from n side to the other, as though
to say, What is this Tree In a House
forT
"Then he decided that even though
1t was a very queer place to have 9
Tree 1t was a nice place on a Cold
Snowy day, and he sang the most Cor
geous Song the Children had evel
heard. His little Throat Trembled al
he Sang, and his Song sounded &c
Happy and Gay.
Isl know what he's Singing to us,
said Billy.
"sWhat?' they all asked.
".He's wishing us q Merry Christ
mas, because we Saved him-and hi
doesn't know the Name Of his Song
THAT'S it-Merry Christmasr"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
PRODUCTIVE PERIOD OF EVE
Does Her Best at From Three to Six
Years Of Age-keep Her While
Teeth Remain Good.

The most productive period Of the
average ewes life is from three to
six years Of age. As q general propo-
sitlon, keep the " as long as the
teeth remain good and she Is produc.
ing lambs regularly.
OF course, II sheep are kept continu-
ously on the same pasture. they are
liable to stomach-worm infection, but
such Infection more often proves seri-
GUS in the case Of young lambs than
with older sheep.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
BROOD MARE AND HER COLT
Younaster Should % Kept In DARK
ened Stall During Day-Allcw Il
to Suelie Often.

Il the mare Is worked, keep the colt
In a cool, dark stall during the day.
For the first few weeks after foaling
bring the mare to the barn and allow
the colt to suckle.
Do this In the middle Of the fore
noon and in the middle Of the after
noon. "a well as at morning, noon and
night.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
ALCOHOL N MEMORY

Professor vogt Of the University Of
Christiania made tests upon himself to
determine the effects Of alcohol upon
memory. He daily committed to MEM
ory Is lines Of Greek poetry and re-
corded the number Of minutes re-
quired to learn them. On the days
when he took as much alcohol as n
would get in from n and one-half to
three glasses Of beer, it took him on
the average 10 per cent longer to
learn the lines than when no alcohol
was taken. Six months later, when he
reviewed and relearned the same
lines, he found that the lines learned
on the alcohol days required more
time for relearning.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
FIGHT AGAINST IMPURE MILK
Only Way to Prevent Use Of Dirty
/, Cans Is by Careful Inspection
by the creameries.

Death turks In dirty milk cans
wherever found. If the. babies escape
poisoning 1t is by accident only. The
cheap milk cans r easily indented
when the tin begins to crack, leaving
egalres for milk and water and acid.
2 Under such conditions, the tin peels
and falls off, and the can quickly be-
comes unfit for use. In the picture Is
q load of cans, n of which has been
In usetfor 10 years and contained no
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
WHAT IS lN~TEMPERANcE7

"Intemperance does not necessarily
mean only obvious and palpable
drunkenness. From the very moment
In which alcohol has disturbed the
healthy exercise Of the mental facul-
ties, or has impaired the moral sense
by unduly exciting the animal pas
sions or has In any way untitled .
person for d~ischarging his duties In,
the proper struggle for survival. from.
that moment has there been guilt OF
intemperance."-T. B. Hyslop. d. d.
Royal Hospital for the Insane. Eng
land.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Keep MIX Cans Clean.

less, than 40 soldered holes, some Of
which were covered with lead patches
over two inches In diameter.
The only way to prevent the use OF
unsanitary and dangerous milk cans
is by close inspection on the part OF
the cfeameries and condensaries and
city dealers. Cans should be. exam
ined frequently and all rusty or broken
vessels should be promptly CON
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
ON BEER.

Beer comes next to brandy as q
poison drink. It limits the capacity
and lowers mind, soul and body. The
soldier who abstains altogether is tho
best man.-Count Won Haesler, Late
Commander of the Sixteenth Army
Corps, Germany.
There is no justification for calling
beer '1iquid bread" A glass Of heavy
beer costing Is pfennigs has no more
nourishment than a piece of cheese
costing n pfennig. !. Beer Is
not the harmless drink 1t is supposed:
to be.-From a German Army Pamph-
let.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
HEALTHY AND VIGOROUS HOGS
Pasture Furnishes Necessary Exercise
In Gathering sueeuIent Feed
Feed Some Grain.

acorn for fat and pasture for pork"
said a farmer. He meant, says r. G.
Ashby, assistant animal husbandman
in charge of swine, University farm,
st. Paul, that the pasture furnished
exercise in gathering the green, sue
culent feed, and by keeping the hogs
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Have 4 Definite Plan.

Before commencing work upon the
grounds Of the new home 1t is neces-
sary to have a definite plan for all that
is to be accomplished. This plan should
include not only the work to be carried
out In one year, but should be an ideal
for the future development Of the
grounds. For a place should not grow
hit or miss, but should be developed
with are and precision, says House
and Garden.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Works Both Ways

.After every speech this campaign
orator has his throat sprayed by y spe-
ciallst."
u guess that impresses the voters"
ITO q certain extent. It also enables
him to add a considerable item to his
expense account"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
j VIM 5 Pops.

Why does popcorn pop? The depart
ment Of agriculture says popcorn pops
by reason Of the volatilization by heat
Of the oil contained in the kernel. Field
corn does not pop because the outer
portion of the kernel Is more porous,
permitting the escape Of the oil as 1t
~volatillzes; while In the case of pop
corn, a great pressure is developed In
the kernel by the confined oil. and the
kernel turns wrong side out.
kernel Is suddenly exploded and turn
ed wrong side out.
Mobilization means turning into
vapor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
New Interpretation,

II noticed that swihdlers' gang when
rnided had 8. O. 8. code messages In.
their telegraph communications"
Easily interpreted. That meant
Send on suckers.'s
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
n. p-...lmist saws:

The ..ill weeds that grow apace"
must be Of the same variety as those
that now infest vacant lots In various
parts Of our cities. The vacant-lot
kind grows two or three PAGES a day.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
v,hen "a ss,t Wool.

Sell your wool when. the price II
fairly good. Holding wool. or any
other'crop. very long IL risky business.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
NosE-BAG SUPPORT is HANDY
!. Horse 10 Enabled to Eat From Bottom
Of the Bag Without 5raelng on
the Sidewalk.

The interesting features of this de-
vice are the brace that runs to the low
er part of the names, and the flexible
support attached to the top Of the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

John Smith says: "The extreme cold.
frost, rain and snow caused us to keep
Christmas among the savages, where
we were never more merry nor had
more good oysters, fish, flesh, wild fowl
and good bread nor ever had bet
ter fires in England" Kipling, too,
refers to the memory of Yuletide in his
"Black Sheep" with the couplet, "At
home they are making merry. twixt
the white and scarlet berry," And SO
we should garland the house with trail
ing pine, hang the wreaths Of holly In
the window and the mistlet0e meath
the chandelier. 1t helps others If 1t
does not help you.
Boston's Fine Example.
Last Christmas in Boston the mayor
requested everyone In the city to leave
their window shades up on Christmas
eve to help light the city. Such a
cheerful glow as 1t gave to old Bea.
con street and Commonwealth avenue
Down in the Public gardens the city
was enjoying its municipal Christmas
tree, a stately fir, bedecked with myri'
ad colored electric bulbs, while the
band played old familiar carols that
veered into popular street songs be-
fore the crowd scattered. The scene
was significant Of Christmas now be
ing q cosmopolitan festival holding
the heart of Puritan New England
whose holy Of HOLES has heretofore
been Thanksgiving. This Is right, and
as it should be, since ours is a land
Of religious liberty and Christmas IL
the season of 'peace and good will
to all mankind"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Support for Nose-6 Bag.

names. The invention is intended to
enable the horse to eat from the bot
tom of the bag without being compelled
to brace it against the sidewalk or
other solid object.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

Producing Pound Of Mutton.
A pound of mutton is produced with
half the feed required to produce q
pound Of beef. is the dictum Of q prom
lnent experimenter.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
The Christmas Spirit.

~ The Christmas Spirit. u
(" Let the spirit of Christmas ~
~ time, "Peace on earth, good ~
IN will to men," come into your ~
~ heart and be merry and glad. ~
IN But in the midst OF your y
merrymaking and charitable
n thought, do not forget that ~
there are many to whom
e. Christmas will bring no "
IN cheer. These are the hope
r. lessly Ill in hospitals, the hui "
IN man driftwood in the reform ~
~ atories, the tiny inmates u
m Of the orphanages. If you y
are able to. bring a bit of ~
"a cheer-practical cheer-into n
the dead life Of someone con- ~
fined in one of these institu-
lions. Do not think such an
r. effort is a waste of time or "
~ out. Of date. Indeed, 1t will
- be the kindest act you can do u
N ut Christmas time-t0 think ~
~ of someone who has lost his ~
m place, or is not yet able to d
take his place in the great ~.
ii world. y
" W 9E ~ " ~ " u
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

BOOZE PRIMER.
Booze makes buns
Buns make business for jail build-
era.
jail builders make the people PAY
higher taxes.
Buns, jails and high taxes heap bur
dens on innocent people.
Get rid of. booze and ron get hid Of
buma-ColsAs Aitchisan Review
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28


low like sheep the leadership of some
foolish friend who either has more
cents and less sense than the average,
because we are the slaves Of custom.
Christmas Is the season for the Christ
Child-when simplicity and sincerity
should dominate love of o%stentation
and all pretense. It Is hard in this
day Of luxury to experience a new SEN
sation; for children are stated OF the
threshold of life with gifts that would
have astonished George Washington
and taken away the breath of little
backwoods Abraham Lincoln. It is no
use telling your. child to eat his red
apple and suck his stick Of candy with
a thankful heart II little Bobbie next
door owns a motorcycle and a real pig
skin. Precious poor fun will your lit
tie Mary Jane find In her rag baby II
Inez Doris has a bisque French doll
that can talk. And so we are happy or
miserable, poor or rich by contrast;
those comparisons that are obvious If
odious.
Yule Log 10 Gone.
The old.fashioned season of fun and
frolic has been replaced by a meaning
less, mirthless celebration. The Yule
log has gone out, and there Is no fire.
place for old Santa Claus to scramble
down and leave his gifts of simple
Joys for unsuspecting childhood. The
steam-heated home, the sterllized ur-
chin, the pure-food laws, all forbid the
painted sugar cats and dogs whose
green backs would have put any par
rot to shame.
Yet how beautiful in retrospect Is
the memory Of some Christmas Of the
long ago, when. like Tiny Tim, who
gathered around the simple table and
looked forward with Joy to the home
coming Of all the family, the wonder
full dinner Of goose and the loving
greeting, "God bless us allr That
wal a wealth such as no Scrooge could
possibly buy! That was the spirit
which prompted Dickens to SAY,
Though it has never put a scrap Of
gold or silver in my pocket. ! believe
1t has done me good, and I say, God
bless it!"
We Should Hang 0arlands.
The singing of carols in English vii
lagos was q good old custom and ought
to be revived, as well as the lighting
Of the Yule log on Christmas eve, for
the memory Of the English Christmas
fingers ever In the British heart. wher-
ever he may'b In the early days Mt
jamestown, Va, the cradle Of English
|, civilization on this western continent,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

Early Growth Pays Best
Early growth ID the surest means Of
reaching maturity In any animal. II
u tho early growth that paws best
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
BEWARE OF SNAKES.

Beer is the diamond rattler OF the
liquor snake family. Some think 1t Is
innocent, while in fact 1t Is more
vicious than the rest. This Is q rea-
son why it bites SO many. There a
be no such thing as a harmless solu-
ton Of a poisonous ingredient, no mat
ter whether that poisonous ingredient
is placed directly in the solution or en-
gendered there by Preventative proc
esses. Beer contains about 81 per
cent alcohol. This amount Of alcohol
is always poisonous to human tissue.
the rapidly Of destruction being meas
ured by the quantity taken. The
brewer reduces the percentage Of alco-
hol in beer to quiet the alarm Of HIS
customer and then increases the vol
ume Of the drink without apparent de-
lection. The drinker then plays his
money for his share of imaginary sun
shine ON the basis Of the old familiar
game: Head up, the brewer wins; tail
up, the drinker loses.
The opinions of the medical profess
sion on the liquor traffic ten years or
more ago are practically worthless, be-
cause those opinions were based on
popular beliefs since known to be
false. Our opinions now are based on
unanswerable scientific demonstra-
tions.-Dr. r. e. Minahan, Green Bay,
Wis.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
.Kexnota 70 sueseas

N e8HsA.f Neynopo 70 .oUcoeSts
Comfort is the keynote to success.
No COW can be comfortable II half
starved and cold.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
MAIN ThIna In Butter.

Quality is the main thing in butter
and milk, though q full milk pail is
desirable from the dairyman's point OF
view.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
Cow. Prefer Alfalfa Hay.

COVE PreteT NIraIra 0uys
Alfalfa meal has had quite q vogue.
Dut give a COW good alfalfa hay and
she win make her own meal
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

New York details IS firemen to give
DIRE drills in public SCHOOL,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28

q NotgS =
sTop AND THINK.

From q bulletin issued by the Cnt-
.,cago health department:
"You had a glass of beer or three
fingers Of rye today, didn't your You
think that It puts snap in your Wits
and steam in your cylinders. You feel
fine and you think you are ready to
tackle your job and meet any problem
in sight with q clear head and q strong
hand. But your feeling has deludedi
you. The fact is that the drink YOU
took actually diminished your power to-
add numbers, to ,mem0rize, to associate
ideas and to see, hear and think quick
ly.
''This statement is not the result OF
guesswork OF a question Of antithis or
antithat on moral grounds. tits based
on experiments made by an eminent
scientist, Professor Kraepelin Of Wen
ma, who has devised a series of tests
and applied them to many individuals
before and after they have taken al-
coholic liquor. His findings have been
duplicated by other scientific men.
"In all cases the ability to add, to
memorize and to think quickly were
greatly reduced within a few minutes
Of taking the drink, and the handicap
lasted for as long as three days. The
more difficult the task, the greater was
the handicap, and the more numerous
were the mistakes made by the n
tested.
'nT1is should make You think before
you order another stein; for while you
may drink another fellows health in
it, you are hurting your own brain
power. And who does not need all the
mind he can muster in these daysT
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-28
WHY NOT REVIVE
OLD CUSTOMS?
BY CASSIE moNcLuRE LYME.

AVE- CIIG CUSCOII1S VI
Christmas become
e conventionall-
ties? That is the
rub. We do things
like mechanical
toys, without ask
ing the why and
wherefore. We fol-
The sun., 1916-11-30
DOLLAR A BALE DROP
IN COTTON NEAR END
Wall street Selling Hits Mar
kct Weakened by Cover
ing Of shorts.
SOUTH AGAIN Is \ BUYER
Profit Taking Both Ways in
Narrow Trading as Prices
Go Up and Down.
SOUTH AGAIN Is \ BUYER

A comparatively small marke. OF wide
fluctuations sent cotton up and down
within range 81 81 a bale yesterday
There was profit taking both ways and
continuance Of the evening IN process
for over Thanksgiving that had been
much In evidence since the first OF the
week. At the close the market was
steady. with prices for active months
up > to S points.
In the last half hour the price was
driven down approximately 81 a bale
from the days highs. Shorts had COW
cred early In the session. rendering the
market vulnerable to Wall street selling.
OF which a fair quantity came in during
the last fifteen minutes of trading
Tho renewed activities OF German
submarines has caused a feeling .! un-
DERIVING nervousness in the marker. ana
while any big news would probably
knock prices dova considerably. the
weeks trading has to = large measure
discounted bear.Sh assaults provoked by
unexpected happenings.
The market opened steady on an ac-
cumulation % over night buying orders.
December sold up I points. 20 GOO
January was up I points. to :o.3' Feb
ruary Was up ! point. to .o3e. and
March sold up | point. 10 1858. Liqui-
dalton was scattered and there appeared
TO be more buying than selling orders.
The South was back again In the
market for some Of the active months.
The morning movement. and in fact the
movement until midafternoon. was OF
IN upward tendency. disturbed only mo-
mentsry by the liquidation that spelled
the conversion Of paper profits TO money
I'm the bank.
A rumor that carly returns from cor
respondents OF the National Ginner's
Association pointed 20 a ginning for the
hnal November period ~ about G35 900
bales. brought considerable now local
and southern buying into the ring