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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

their Heads showed that they would
not hurt anyone.
"'Where are you going? asked the
Boy. The Snakes did not know how
to talk Boy Language. and they Kissed
a little as If to say, We don't know
what you are Talking about
"But to themselves they were say
ing, oh. how fine it will be to go to
Sleep. To roll up in the Mud and
have a Winters Nap. Then we car
Wake up in the Springtime and change
our Skins-and have brand new SUITS
ayes said. one Of the Snakes, and
we'll have a Great Big Meal then
and after 1t we will go to Sleep once
more. Oh, how fine that will be-
".But welr only take a Nap after
our Meal. OF course, a good long
Nap said another Snake, but this
Sleep is our real, real Sleep
"And the Snakes went WEIGHING on
to find their Winter Beds.
"The Boy watched them go. while
still before him were the Wo0dchucks.
Doesn't anything Wake you up? he
said us he gave one Of them a little
Shove.
'The Woodchuck showed that he
was Alive. He gave a Sleepy Grunt
and made a Sound as If to say, It's
not Getting-Up time. Please don't Dis
turb me!
$50 the Boy left the Woodchucks
alone, and soon they were back where
he had found them. For the Boy knew
that the Cold Winter would soon come.
| and that the Woodchucks would not
want to be without their Warm Cow
ering Of Mud.
".Well,' said the Boy. as he put
them back. Never have I seen such
| Sound Sleepers in all my Life! Nothing
could Wake you up when once you start
to take your Winter Nap. No, nothing!
You cannot make a Regular Sound-nor
can you Open your Eyes for a Second !
Well, If you're going to Spend the Wiz
ter sleeping, I suppose it's just as well
to really Sleep Soundly.'
IF the Woodchucks could have An
swered they would have Agreed with
the Boy. But they were back again 10
their. Sleeping-R Rooms In the Holes.
Their other Rooms were shut or for
the Winter-Banked with mud. 80
they would be all rendy when the
| Springtime came and they began
Housekeeping again.
"Tts strange to me- said the Boy,
how these Creatures a Miss thu Clio
rious Snow and Ice and the Cold
Weather that makes us feel so well
and strong-and just Ike doing things
/ can plow better he continued. ON q
Cold day like this And he set to
work again harder than ever.
"But IL the Snakes, the Wood.
chucks, the Turtles. Frogs and Toads
could have heard the boy talking they
would have said:
severe not 20 Bold
A to like the Cold.
when there's Wind and Snow.
To Sleep we Cor
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
DADDY'S EVENING
nEAIE2Y TALEp
b. MAN GRAHAM 3 NNER,
SOUND sLEEpERs.

#.t4 '-.-' .*H...L -a
"The Woodchucks," said Daddy,
'.had been Asleep for some time. But
one day a Boy on a Farm was told
to PIow several Fields to make them
ready for Planting when Springtime
came.
''The Boy had been Flowing and
Flowing. when suddenly he came
across a roll of Mud with something
Alive in It. And then he found an
other.
s'Whatever could they beT he kept
wondering. He knocked them this way
and that, and rolled them along on the
Ground.
"Something was Alive ~inside-but
not very much Alive, he decided.
"He looked some more, and Rolled
the Balls Of Mud again. Out came the
Woodchucks! They were still sound
asleep.
Are you having Pleasant DreamsT
asked the Boy.
"But not a Word or a Sound came
from the Woodchucks. He moved them
around, and they seemed quite too
Sleepy to care.
"Just ut that moment a Rustling
Sound was heard through the Plowed
Field.
"rDear me- said the Boy, half aloud.
whatever can that beT Then to his
horror he saw three Snakes going along
the Ground.
"He looked at them for a little dis
lance of and saw that the Shapes of
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Temperance
isNOte5n
ATHLErE..

NEW ATHLETE.
The following Is from an article IN
Association Men, contributed by L. q.
Reimann, left tackle in the University
of Michigan:
The day Of the "bottle-scarred' hero
is gone, and the new type OF athlete Is
taking his place. The first question
the student body asks Of a football
hero is: do you drinkf" His pop
ularity will hang upon his general
manner Of living. All tn, best coaches
and trainers In the country absolute
ly forbid drinking Of intoxicants dur.
ing the training season and keep .
watchful eye on their men the year
round. The first ~infraction of the rule
against drinking is dealt with harsh
" by the coach and athletic directors.
The second means unqualified dis
missal from the squad This has been
found the only way to deal with such
cases, for Coach "Hurry-Up" Yost says
he has no time to waste. trying to
train q drinker, and nothing tries o
mans staying powers like football.
While the old type of athlete is pass
ing out, the ''new athlete" is coming
In rapidly and is aligning himself In
the fight for dry territory. He Is typ
flied by such men as Jack Watson,
captain Of the Illinois football team
and president of the Y. NJ. @. A.;
aCub" Buck, captain Of the Wisconsin
football team and president Of the
Y. NJ. G. A.; Rutherford, the football
star and president Of the University
Of Nebraska Y. M. G.. A.; Mike Dori-
zas, University of Pennsylvania, cham
pion strong man Of the East and all
round athlete; Hobson Of Yale. Brick
ley of Harvard, and hundreds OF the
foremost athletes Of the United States.
Such men are forming a line OF offense
against booze and all forms Of dissipa-
ton, because they know that no man
can combine drink and good playing.
Eddie Collins, the White Sox star,
says: "You can't bat 300 II you bat
around all night" and mi Of his ten
commandments to young athletes is:
Don't drink alcoholic drinks" Con-
ME Mack, manager Of the Philadel-
phia Athletics, said In 1910 of the
team which won the worlds baseball
championship, that Is Of the 25 play
ers "did not even know the taste OF
liquor" and predicted that in five
years 90 per cent of all baseball play
ers would be strictly temperate.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
EMPTY LOTS MADE TO BLOOM
penver1s School Garden Crusade Is In.
fenced to Turn Them All Into
Patches Of Beauty.

| MEs .|L-+ ~
Denver is carrying on a school gar
den crusade that is expected to make
a beauty spot of every empty lot in
that city. Already the results are said
to be remarkable. Houston has thou
sands of vacant lots-more Of them
probably than any other city Of our
size in the country-and they are not
things of beauty. Few of them are at
all presentable, but they are ever pres
emit. Some there are that are examples
Of the loveliness that any vacant space
may be made to show, but these are
few. Yet 1t Is easier to make q lot
beautiful here than anywhere else In
the country. There is no excuse for
o single ugly spot in any city.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
G~A &m~A
inside the Fur.

Many women object to the unbecom.
ingness of fur worn close against the
face. To ,counteract this effect one
can make very attractive white collars
to be worn just inside the fur. Some
thing on the turnover idea is In the
mind of the writer. OF course, the col
lar for this purpose should be some
what wider than the ordinary turn
overs. A very pretty collar might be
made with three or four points. By
using such q pattern the introduction
Of, white would not be so pronounced
as 1t would be If u solid strip of white
fell over the fur collar. The points
might be finished with a crocheted
edge. Or 1t might be hemmed and each
point ornamented with an embroidery
design. Do the work in white. or in.
troduce the suit color on the collar II
you wish, but avoid a combination Of
colors.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

Just now Christmas fills the horizon
and empties the p~ocketbooks Of shop
pers, who find a greater number OF
novelties than ever to tempt them.
There is q furore for chick bags Of all
kinds. Shopping bags. opera bags, and
vanity bags for personal use, and bags
for holding nearly all their belongings,
make 1t easy to please woman friends.
But, not to overdo this particular lux
ury, there are other dainty receptacles
made to be decorative. while they are
useful on table or dresser.
Here are two pretty gifts which an
be made at home or bought in the
shops. One Of them will serve al a gift
to q man, who will find some use for a
small basket in q world given to swal-
lowing up collar and cuff buttons, tie
clasps and pins. 1t may be made large
enough to hold handkerchiefs. 1t is a
wicker basket In the form of q small
hamper with q lid. and 1t is gilded and
decorated with a band and bow Of,
narrow bright green satin ribbon.
Although the lid Is on, a small imp
ish doll appears to be, escaping through
It, or else holding It down. The doll
is dressed In skating cap and coat Of
white eiderdown and makes "a rollick-
ing-looking pin cushion.
An elegant and utterly feni9ine be-
longing appears in the round box,
which may serve to hold handkerchiefs
or wells or ribbons or others Of the
many accessories Of dress which must
be kept within easy reach on the we'll
ordered. dressing table. It Is q paste.
board box with a lid and is covered
first with r~ose-colored silk or satin.
The top Is interlined with cotton bat
ting, and the satin covering and lin
Ing are glued to place.
After the silk covering is adjusted It
Ia covered with fine anticipated val
lace sewed to the silk. Gold braid Is
sewed about the side Of the I'D and
lust below 1t on the box. An orna.
mental braid Of tiny green leaves and
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

following way: Two drains OF pure
oxide Of zinc. n dram each OF glycer-
In and orange flower water, five drops
Of tincture of benzoin and eight drops
Of essence of violets. The zinc IL only
covered with the orange flower water
and stirred, The glycerin and benEoin
are put together. adding the rest of the
orange flower water. the two mixtures
then being mingled.
This preparation Is shaken well be-
fore being put on the face evenly with
q. soft linen cloth. It should not stay
on the face over night.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
BEST KIND OF COMBINATION
White Lilies With Background Of
Blue Delphinfums Will Make
Any Garden Beautiful.

Put 1t down in your garden note book
that in another year you will have
rows of white lilies with q background
Of blue delphiniums. If you have once
een that combination you will not
rest content until you have It In your
own garden. In q place near Tuxedo,
N. Y, there have been this year four
rows Of lilies with the delphinium
background across the entire end Of a
large garden. Its beauty was eQualed
only by the fragrance.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Not Wholly Sighted.

"Society is more an more inclined
each year to employ professional en-
te%rtainers," said the observant per-
son.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Cumrox 1.-THE
family never lets me In on their anna
teur theatricals. There's only one ole
they allow me to play each season."
what is that?"
"Santa Claus"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
RAILROAD TRAVEL SAFER

To guard over 45O,O00,0W passengers
for a total distance Of owe 1O,0O0.O00,-
900 Of miles 100000 times around the
world) without the loss Of the life of
a single passenger, Is a railway record
Of which to be proud. These figures
are given by a certain eastern rail-
road system as a total record in ans
nouncing also the fact that in the first
six months of 1915 over 92,O0O,OOO were
carried on the system without the loss
Of a single passengers life.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

OF small boys IN
thickly populat-
ed neighborhoods.
have been de
signed to cyAy
the street pdmes
ut intersections Of
horoughfares in
Lincoln, Neb.
Each is four
sided and near
the top pieces q
square concrete
cap which bears
the street In let
fnrS cut n half
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

inch deep in its faces. The post
is about seven feet In height and
costs approximately So. In addition
to being of substantial construction
it has the added virtue Of s~lghtliness.
On. the other hand, 1t is Of a type
which IL difficult to read at night un.
less exceptionally well Illuminated
Popular Mechanics Magazine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Substitute for Fur.

A curious and effective substitute for
fur invented by an American designer
Is a cloth made Of angora yarn crochet
ed into a fabric such as is often used
for babies' caps. In soft gray this
makes very effective banding, and the
model for which It was first designed.
q smoky gray Russian costume Of
heavy, soft silk. with high collar, cuffs,
wide coat band and several narrow
skirt hands, Is exceedingly g~ood.look-
ing and original.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
A WANT AD.

a WANT AD.
Johnson, the drunkard. Ii dying today.
With marks Of sin on his face;
He'll be missed at the club. at the bar, at
the play;
wanted-a boy in his place,
Boys from the firesids. boys from the
farm, E
+, Boys from the home and the school.
Come, leave your misatvings. there can be
no harm
Where drink and be merry's" the rule.
Wanted-for every lost servant Of men
Someone to live without grace;
Someone to die without pardon divine.
Have you q boy for the place?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Winter Beauty Hints.

Winner beHuSy uRV
A thin coating Of cold cream sfould
be rubbed upon the cheeks and chin
before going out on the street In win.
ter, The merest atom on the finger
do may be smoothed over 20 that q
very slight amount Of cream covers
the whole surface Of the face. thus
neutralixing the unhappy effects Of the
low temperature. After that powder
may be busted on.
a LIQUID balm agrees better than
powder with some persons complex
lon. This u best made At homs in the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
True Resignation.

The Spinster Gan invalid)-Is It
true that marriages are made In
heavenf
The Parson-That is the universal
belief.
The Spinster--Well. Il that's the
case. Iii tell the doctor not to cal,
again.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
A Popular Book.

Church-Have you given much at
tention to the books IN evidence dur
ing this season?
GOtham-Oh, yes.
"And which do you consider the
most popular this Christmas?"
"Oh, the pocketbook, by all means
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
WHAT RUM MEN WANT.

The rum men declare that they
want their business licensed, restrict
ed and hampered and curtailed and
lessened In various ways, but they
don't want It prohibited. because that
would surely bring them 80 much
more business that they could not at
tend to it.-Exchange.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
Cut ,Em Out.

Redd-My wife threatens to give me
q silk mufler for Christmas.
Greene-'Why don't you tell her that
for an automobile owner muflers
should be cut out around here?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
sou,a Enort.

'yyhy do people 10 often lock tn
stable door after the horse Is st0lenf.
.Just to show what they can DO when
they try"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
The Brute.

The Brute.
"what's the matter with young Mrs.
Gadderf"
She's borken-hearted and says Mr..
Calder no longer loves her."
t"syvhy does she think that"
"She wrote a letter to Santa Claus,
asking FOR a set OF furs and gave It
to him to mail."
"WellY
"And3 he mailed It."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
AM EuLL OF erRAWs

AIR FULL OF eTRAWs. !
"The air is full Of straws and they
are all Of the same color" says an
antiliquor journal. They are ill blow
ing the same way, too.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
ADD TO cITYs APPEARANCE
Concrete slgnposts In Use At Lineolns
Ne5,. Are Ornamental 40 Well
as Useful.

Heavy acknowledgements signposts
capable Of withstanding the attacks
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
His Role

5ftt His Role.
aAAre you going to play Santa Claus
for the children this ChristmnsT
eyes. replied Mr.. Crosslots. "lfind
that ]. am less essential to the les
tivities as time goes on. As children
get older they grow more s~elf-reliant.
I broke. In and insisted on playing
santa Claus this time. / feel lucky II
they don't make me play the reindeer
and hitch me up on the roof and for
get about me-"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14

PUMPS POISON.
The liquor traffic pumps poison into
The arteries OF the republic.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
/. MY
Wish
s~s-s-s.s.-s.s..s- By.s.s.-s's's"s.s.s'
GEORGE MATHEW ADAMS

This is my great, earnest
Christmas wish that the
Christmas Spirit may enter
me and that it may fill me,
enthral me. and then that
may dip into its wealth
Of Love and give il away
TO Everybody every
where. So thar eyenWar
can never be again. And
Peace shall eternally en>
-dure inthe Hearts Of men.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
.Elsle,s Serious ouestlon.

Elsle's Serious Question.
Elsie Jagged four)-Mamma. I want
to ask yon q serious question
Mamma-Well, what is 1t, dearf
Elsie-po they call It loaf sugar
because It ID too lazy to work1
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-12-14
rhst,, what They win BE.

That's What They VIII Be.
Mrs. Yenst-Going to do the stock
Ing net this Christmas denr?
Mr., Yeast-Oii. Christmas stockings
bs hungeJ'
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-07
TheM More and Better Goods
Promises to Make the
February Sale Of Furniture i.
the Greatest we've. ever held

The fact that this Furniture Sale brings guam
titles and varieties beyond any sale ever held,
means that the goods are finer than ever, that
assortments are greater and matched up to COM
pleteness, and, of course, that the prices are as
{ low as you are safe inpaying.
New me-makers brides-to-be, newcomers,
visitors from other towns verybody with
home or a home-to-b be in the near future can
furnish or refurnish that home now, during the
February Sale, to better advantage than for,
probably, years to come. 5 s5
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-07

This is one Of the greatest features
in the February Sale Of Furniture.
Bedroom suites Of highest standard
quality,marked atsprices that one or
dinarily has to pay for the common
place kind of goods.
The offering Of these suites is q
landmark in the furniture business;
We don't believe any people could
have made them but the men who did.
Designed by master craftsmen, they
come in the Adam, Sheraton, Queen
Ann and Colonial periods; in Mahog-
any, Circassian Walnut, Black Wal
nut, oak, Birds Eye Maple and Enam-
Ell. Prices are lowered more than
ever before.
Think Of. buying five pieces Of the
finest kind of bedroom furniture
full size bed, SO inch Dresser, 45 inch
Chifonier and 2 Chairs Of solid ma
hgany, Poster Colonial style, $l36,5O
values, for only $9S.75.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-07
IRON BEDS

Special price tags on every one Of them. One of
special mention is a bed with Pinch continuous posts
and 10 one-inch filters; comes in white, Vernis Mar
Box Springs and all Bed Springs go in this sale at
reductions. Fifth Floor
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02
Frank Knapp Should Be Reelected


the
continued"
throughout
lofty quality the Lynden system being conducted
bulletin
enrolment
145 $50: Blaine
SIT So Ferndae 1872 $S00
$2250;
superintendent 81 $50
Saturday
unfortunately attacked Lyndns
ag directly
OF Mr. Knapp
has made efficient and of
which
seeking
to him O
Saturday
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02
= GLENDALE

Mr.. and Mrs. H. Penn were
pleasantly surprised Saturday eN-
aning by a number of their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Penn are moving 20
Lynden where they will reside.
Several from here attended the
basketball tournament at Lynden.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mcleod and
laughter Lillian, and Mrs. Elma
Culp spent Friday at the Bob Nc
Leod and Lynn Thomson homes in
Sunrise.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Love of Fair
view visited at the G. L. Abbott
home Thursday.
Glendale will debate C'earbrook
1T Glendale, Friday, March 3, on
The question, Resolved, That all
revenues for local purposes in the
state of Washington should be
raised by tax levied on land val
ues only. Constitutionality grant
ed. Glendale has the Negative.
Admission is free but a collection
will be taken.
The Domestic Science class wish
to announce that they will sell hot
lunches to those at the Township
Election, March 7th.I
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02
NORTHWOOD SCHOOL
STARTS POTATO CLUB

A Potato Club to determine
which pupil can raise the most and
best potatoes has been organized
In the Northwood school.
TIE business part Of it is NOV
ing nicely and the indicator points
directly to the growing of better
potatoes and plenty of them. Dirt
has already begun to fly and The
little farmers have the best kind of
encouragement. The Club will
compete for the Community Cup
t. be awarded by the County Fair
this fall. and nearly thirty dollars
In prizes have already been sub
scribed, to be awarded at the local
school fair this fa'l
The Club wishes to extend its
thanks for the hearty cooperation
and support it has received.
Those having faith in the enter
prise and having contributed 20 its
support, so far, are Marion Bieh--
er, H. H. Jameson, W.. r. Jones,
Blonden Bros, Lynden Depar men
Store, E. Edison. Y. H. Tromp
Lynden Cooperative Co. c. c..
Singer. and S. H. Lewis.
The organization of the Club is
the result of being bitten by The
Forward Movement in Education
"bug" turned loose in the county
recently. by Prof. T. j. Newbill of
the State College. He is the u.
expert and promoter of various
clubs.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02
DELTA & SUNSHINE

A hay rack party consisting Of
the members of the Sunshine club
drove to Lynden Saturday evening
and took in the basketball games.
Anna Lund and Esther Axlund
o: Bellingham visited with friends
and relatives here Sunday.
Mrs. Calkins of Glen Echo has
moved into the Meyers house.
Leon Barton and Joe Helgath
are hauling lumber for the Sunny
side mill.
DR.. Mathes of Bellingham will
speak at Sunshine school ON Friday
evening at s o'clock.
Myron Baldwin visited at The
Calkins home Sunday afternoon.
Herman Keller and Joe Haar
were Lynden visitors Saturday
Jackman Bros. are erecting 6
new house for their hired man.
Shady Brook shingle mill started
IN last week.
z. Markstrom received slight In
1uries while plowing one day las
week.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1916-03-02
CREAMERY TO OPEN
STORE IN SEATTLE

An important move for the local
dairy interests was made this
week, when the directors of the
Lynden Creamery Co. announced
their intention of opening a whole
sale butter, egg, and cheese business
In Seattle.
The creamery store will deal di-
rectly with the retailers. and will
thereby eliminate commission house
profits and increase the returns 10
the farmers. Frank Lopas will act
as manager of the store.
AS a result of low prices in San
Francisco, butter dropped four
cents a pound this week. Butter
fat in Lynden is 33 cents, as
against 81 cents formerly. 1t is in
teresting to note that although but
ter-fat in Seattle is quoted at 80
cents, the farmers are receiving 33
cents locally,