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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
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Vallejo. Cal.-The reported seizure :.
Of the American power schooner Ore
gon by the British cruiser Rainbow
in the Gulf Of California is c0nfirmedi
by advices received Saturday at the
Mare Island navy yard from Guaymas-
The seizure occurred on April 2s while
the Oregon was en- route from In Par =
Lower California, to Guaymas. The
Oregon, vessel Of $50 tons. is owned
by the crawlsy company Of San Fn1n's :,
cisco. ..
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
MethodIsts Approve Peace Policy.

Saratoga Springs, N. Y.-Assurance
that Methodists Of the United States
were in sympathy with President Will
sons efforts to keep the United States
from becoming involved In the Euro
peap war was voiced here by Bishop
Cranston, Of Washington, d. C.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
Indian Land, For settIement.

The Colville Indian Reservation viii
open July 5, 1916. A territory as large
as the state Of Delaware. Fifty miles
from the city OF Spokane. Wash. Refer
to Oregon Homeseekers Information
Bureau ad, on another page.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05

Abraham Wilcox, who has just died
in Fort Worth, declared that he was
l15 years old. His sons and daughters
say he was 107. Until his last illness
he walked two miles every day, and
never failed to read the daily papers.
He came to the United States at the
age of thirty, and worked on farm
near Rochester, Ny, Later he owned
a farm in Michigan. He spent many
years at San Luis Potosi, but could
not stand the revolutions, and he went
to Fort Worth.
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year. Jay r. Chambers was chosen
secretary and August Swenson, Of
Port Angeles, was elected third vice
president. All the other officers were
North Yakima was chosen
as the next meeting place, beating out
for the honor The visitors
attended a banquet
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
Harpsra Weakly /. Sold.

New York.-Harper's Weekly has
been acquired by the Independent
Corporation, II was announced here,
and is to be incorporated in the Inde-
pendent. The Independent is IS years
old and Harper's Weekly 50.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05
hall Occupied as Headquarters
Sheled by Gunbeat.
-FOUR HUNDRED GPTURD ON GREEN
Large Reinforcements Have Arrived
in Dublin and Situation Seems
Well in Hand, Is Report.

London.-The' Dublin rebels have
been driven out Of their positions In
81. Stephens Green with bombs after
sustaining heavy losses, says the
Daily News.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1916-05-05

Kingston, Ireland.-Four hundred
Irish rebels were made prisoners when
the troops captured st. Stephens
Green and drove them out with bombs.
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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

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The cat was sitting in the barn door
way. summing herself. She licked her
paws and rubbed them over her face
and then stretched out for a nap. The
dog in the other door was watching
her. Miss Puss." he said. you GER
tainly have an easy life-nothing to
do but sleep and eat. When your food
Is ready someone calls you. Now. |
have to go for mine, and a great many
times | have to remind the cook that
] am in existence"
Il don't see that you work very
hard" said the cat, who had become
fully awake. "You sleep a good bit
yourself. | have this barn to keep
clear Of mice and rats and the house
also, and If II little mouse happens
to get into the house the cook says
that cat is getting too much to eat,
and then l am given short rations for
a while. ! cannot even look admir-
ingly at a chicken without being sus-
pected of wrongdoing. You are a very
fortunate dog"
Now. isn't that Just like a cat" re-
piled the dog. ~ would like to know
who is responsible for the safety OF
things around here If I'm not. The
doors are locked at night. and | am
left on guard in my house in the yard.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

(From Weekly Letter, United States De-
partment Of Agriculture.)
Under the conditions which prevail
on the average American farm, the OPP
portunity for making a satisfactory
profit varies directly with the number
Of acres farmed, according to farm
management specialists in the depart
ment of agriculture. This statement
Is substantiated by figures gathered
in the course Of a survey which has
recently been made by the depart
ment of a portion of Chester county,
PENNSYLVANIA. This survey, in the
opinion of the specialists, emphasizes
what has been called the small-farm
policy" which is discussed at some
length in a bulletin soon to be issued,
Farm Management Practice OF Ches-
ter County, Pennsylvania.
In the territory surveyed, farms of
from 30 to 40 acres required for each
crop acre SIS worth Of machinery on
an average, as compared with less
than 50 worth on farms of 100 acres
and over. The small.sized farms need
ed one horse for every nine acres,
as compared with one horse for more
than II acres on the larger holdings.
In spite Of this increased investment
per acre, the small farms were not so
we'll equipped with labor.saving ma
chinery.
On the farms of from 10 to 40 acres
the average labor ~income-that is to
say, the money which the farmer re-
ceives for his years work after the
interest on his investment has been
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

not nice and creamy, ! am led to the
slaughter house and made into beef.
You talk of a hard life. you do not
know what it u.s."
Just then the farmer came in. What
is all this noise about?" lie asked. So
they told him.
Very WELL" he said, II will have
you all changed into the animal you
wish to be; 10Y think 1t over"
After a while he asked the dog what
he had chosen to be, but the dog had
decided to remain as he was. Then
he turned to the cat, but she had run
out; she did not care to be any larger
than she was. And the horse and
COW had also decided to remain in
their present condition.
Well" said the farmer. "if you are
all satisfied. do not let me hear any
more complaining"
This story should teach us that dis
content leads only to u%nhappiness.
and we should wish to change only
when we are fitted for the. things and
places we aspire to.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

~l&@
o-AS@~5
WORTH KEEPING IN MIND
Of Those Who Are Planning
Building Of House.

II you are planning to build a house,
whether 1t be for your own occupancy
OF for rental or sale, remember there
are many things which should be omit
ted in the planning. Some Of these
are enumerated in the following
don'ts:"
Don't, in the plumbing of the bath
room closet, permit the use Of other
than a gas-proof metal to metal con-
nections with the soil pipe.
Don't, in planning your home
grounds, forget that there is one
form only of imitation that is safe
the imitation Of nature.
Don't, il you are building in the
country, think that you cannot have
an electric equipment. Private electric
light and power plants are quite with
in reach OF ever the moderate-sized
purse, and furnish abundant light and
current for the modern household ap-
planes.
Don't forget that wall board Is a
very good substitute for lath and plas-
ter, and that fractures which often &C.
cur in walls of plaster r not posi-
BILE where this material is used.
Don't forget that you can make the
back entrance to the new house quite
as attractive as the front entrance.
Don't, when planning the fireplace,
fail to remember that good taste is
expressed in a simple mantel de-
signed according to the architecture
of the house.
Don't forget that mirrors, in addi-
tion to fulfilling their unitarian pur-
poses of rejecting objects, help archi-
lecture.
Don't fail to allow for plenty Of
windows in the kitchen. This makes
for cheer as we'll as for ventilation.
Don't waste space inside the ward
robe closets; utilize every inch. Poles
for hangers may be placed very high
for one-piece frockS lower ones for
coats and skirts, and underneath these
drawers or shelves to take care of the
boots, slippers and hats.
DOll \, III ploiiLlh6 AoA LILO
in the sleeping room. ignore the
possibilities Of a easement window
placed very high above the head of
the bed.
This solves quite satisfactorily the
problem Of an additional window, and
in appearance is most pleasing.
Don't plan for single doors between
the living rooms and the hall. Wide
openings give an air Of spaciousness
and a h%ospitable effect not possible to
obtain with a single door.
Don't forget that o beamed ceiling
not only looks more durable than a
ceiling Of plaster, but that 1t is so.
The more exposed timbers there are
In the interior the longer will be the
life of the house. Plaster retards the
action of the air upon wood, and this
causes decay.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

about hail way to the elbow. A wide
belt Of the bingham is machine
stitched at the edges to a border Of
the embroidery, and u through
straps Of the Bingham sewed to the
body of the dress. There Is n prac.
teal pocket at the left side edged
with the embroidery, and the sleeves
and neck are edged in the same way.
The pretty dress at the left is made
OF dotted muslin or swiss, and con.
sists of a short full baby waist and a
skirt which reaches to the knees.
There are short. pulled sleeves and a
square neck. All seams are set to-
gether with entire doux, and the neck
and sleeves are finished with fine
val edging. At the end OF the
sleeves this edging is set on to a frill
of the material. An insertion to
match it Is let in, in short strips, at
the front of the waist. A group of
four half-inch tucks heads the hem,
which is about three inches wide. and
the waist and skirt are set into a
narrow belt of the material.
These are the useful dresses for
play and for a little dressing up at
late afternoon, when the small lady
must be made ~presentable for dinner.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
~ Don't See That You Work Very
Hard"

l must sleep with one eye open, and
II l do hear anything, and bark. some
n calls out of the window to know
why ! am making all the noise; and If
I do not bark they think am of no
use. Oh l tell you. it's a regular dogs
life that I. lead!"
What are you two talking about?'
said the horse. You do not know
what it is to work."
The cat and the dog laughed. "Oh!"
they said, II should think you would
not complain, when you have a nice
bed for you every night, and food and
drink brought to you, and someone to
slick your coat and make you look
nice. What do you have to complain
OFF"
Il have to travel many miles," the
horse replied. 'anl drag a wagon.
Whether it is hot or cold, l have to
work, and they leave me standing,
with the sun beating down on my poor
head, with never a thought that |
might be overcome with the heat, and
when it is cold l am left to shiver. You
two do not know when you are we'll
of. II you were a horse you might
have cause for complaining"
The cow, who had been listening to
all these complaints. mooed and said:
Suppose anyone of you had to lead
my life"
The cat, the dog and the horse
laughed at her. your life," they said.
,"is one of ease. You do not work. and
nothing Is required of you"
"Oh! is that what you think?" said
the cow. "None Of you are in daily
danger of death, and l am. Do you
happen to know that am required to
give a certain amount of milk each
day, and of a good quality. and if it is
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
DISORDERS OF THE
Faithful DAIRY COW
Treatment Of NoninfeCtious Gar
get Is Simple-lnfectious
Form Is Hard to Cure.

(By F.. B. HADLEY, Wisconsin College
Of Agriculture.)
Garget makes an appearance every
once in a while in cows which appar.
emily are in perfect health. The milk
in severe cases, is either stringy or
otherwise altered in character when
drawn and collects a yellowish-colored
sediment on standing. In less pro-
nounced cases there may be little Wis.
ible change in the milk, but an exami-
nation would reveal a large number Of
germs.
Noninfectious garget is caused by
bruises or other injuries, or by a sud-
den congestion of blood in the udder
as frequently c in heavy mixers
and in heifers at first calving. AZ
fected animals usually make a COM
plete recovery il given N and a half
pounds of epson salts and their feed
is restricted to that Of a succulent ma
ture.
The aus Of infectious garget is a
germ o germs. When many Of them
are present in the udder not only is
the milk changed as mentioned above,
but the udder itself becomes hot and
sensitive to the touch.
The Importance Of the infectious
form Of garget rests in the fact that
1t is usually not easily cured and has
a tendency to ecu Furthermore the
disease is easily conveyed to healthy
cows through the medium Of the milk.
er's hands or contaminated material
Of any kind, unless precautions are
taken to avoid the transfer of the
germs.
Temporary relief may be given by
bathing the udder with hot water for
one-half hour each morning and eve.
ming. After thoroughly drying the sur
face Of the udder warm cottonssed oil
should be rubbed in with the palm OF
the hand.
A complete cure is possible in most
cases only by drying the COW off at
once SO that her system may be free
to fight the disease.producing germs
that are present in the udder.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

Party gowns are not given over to
artlessness and simplicity these days.
keen-minded creators Of styles turn
loose a playful fancy when they view
them. Therefore gay frocks, made for
the frivolous hours Of their wearers,
embody any amount of elaboration in
their construction and trimming.
But the bodice is no longer a thing
OF shreds and patches, amounting to
nothing much above the waist. 1t
comes in for as much attention as the
skirt. For several reasons the result
brings home the fact that beauty is
quite as beautiful when clothed as
when merely adorned.
Nets and laces, crepes and chiffons,
posed owe more nets and laces, or
over foundations of chiffon taffeta or
satin, provide the mediums for work.
ing out the designers inspirations In
these beautiful gowns. For more sub.
stantial.looking frocks, light satins and
chiffon taffeta fill the costumer's re.
%quirements with such good effect as is
shown in the picture above.
This model has a double skirt. The
underskirt is moderately wide and the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
CANDY ETIQUETTE IN JAPAN
It Is Not Considered Good Form to
Partake of Sweets on Street
Children Observe Rule.

But with all that. they have their
niceties about eating, Homer Croy
writes of the Japanese in Leslie's. One
days as | was going along the street
| saw a candy man sitting on q stool
beside his cart %fashioning delicacies
with his two flying thumbs. Taking q
ball of candy mixture he would give II
a few pinches. a twist. dab on a red
spot and there would be a fish. Taking
IN another ball he would give 1t a few
twists and he would have a radish.
Half a dozen of these he would put
into a thumb-made candy plate. the
size of a chocolate wrapper, and sell
for half a cent. Buying a plate of tiny
delicacies | gave 1t to a girl, expecting
to see her down 1t in good old Ameri-
can fashion, but instead of falling on it
greedily she made a courtly bow and
tore down the street as fast as her
wooden shoes would let her. | looked
after her in establishment, thinking
that this upset every child theory |
had and determined to try 1t again.
So | waited until the two flying
thumbs had nodded another delicacy
and proffered this to a second child.
Down the street she flew, too. her wal.
nut knot of hair wobbling excitedly.
When l bought the third delicacy ]
gave it to a child that was weighted
down with a baby on her back and fol-
lowed after. while she went bobbing
down the street, the baby's head roll
ing heavily. l found her sitting on the
floor, eating the sirupy fish and candy
radishes with many delighted sucks
and appreciative grunts. Then I'M
derstood; it was not polite to cat on
the street, but under her fathers gray
tile roof it was the height of form to
dispose of the sweets with all tho
gustatory gurglings that her delighted
soul wished.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

Campaigns in Lafayette county about
two months ago brought the ~organiza-
ton of 211 clubs In that county. This
Is. perhaps, the largest number in any
county in the United States. Clubs
are working in about fifty Missouri
counties now.
The boys and girls clubs are under
the direction of Prof. r. H. Emberson,
George W. Reavis and Miss Addie
d. Root. Persons in charge of the
clubs visit as many as possible during
the year. Monthly rounds are made.
holding contests and organizing new
clubs. Members of the clubs range in
age from ter to eighteen years. Most
OF them are between twelve and six.
teen years old.
The university Is trying now to aid
as many rural clubs as possible. Any
correspondence relative to the work
of the clubs will receive prompt at
tonticn If addressed to the Agrlcul.
tural Extension Service, University of
Missouri, Columbia.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

deducted-was only s24O, while on
farms Of over 160 acres the average
vas $1,575. From these and other fig
ures which convey the anne lesson,
small farm, carrying on a general
farming business, labors under a fixed
ha- .dicap that is inherent in its size.
This relation Of the size of the
farm to the opportunity for profit is
declared in the bulletin already NEIL
toned to be of vital interest because
of the notion which SO widely pre-
walls that the ideal of American agri-
culture is the small farm. Numerous
real estate promotion schemes are
based on this idea. 1t is a distinct
fallacy. Very small farms are diff
cult to make successful anywhere, and
it is only the exceptional man who
is equal to the task. They must al
ways be devoted to the most intensive
types of farming, and the products
of most kinds of intensive farming
t%iuctuate greatly in volume and price.
SO that the business is very insecure.
The danger is greatly magnifed IL
the small farm is situated a long dis
lance from market, for prices for their
products do not have to fall very far
until the transportation charges wipe
out all profits. Even in the vicinity
of the markets these small farms
succeed only in localities where
they have distinct advantages for
the particular type Of farming which
they follow"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
MAKING THE CHILDREN HELP
Small Citizens Being interested in De.
veIoping and Beautifying City In
Which They Live.

Among the many cities that are
taking thought for the future in their
planning, n seems more forward
looking than the rest. That city is
Newark, N. ]. Not only are plans
being drawn for the development of
the city, but school children are be-
ing taught about the plans, are being
acquainted with the general trend Of
thought in city planning, and are be-
ing shown pictures Of the objects Of
beauty, bridges, monuments, arches,
water fronts, and %boulevards, Of the
notable cities Of the world.
Such has been the success Of the
work in Newark, judging by the in
terest aroused among the school chill
dren. that the committee on public in
formation of the American Institute Of
Architects has decided to try to make
cities all over the country take up
a movement to appeal to children in
schools.
No city plan Is safe from being
neglected and forgotten II the COM
ing generation is not trained in a
sense Of beauty and fitness that will
recognize the n%eedfulness Of proper
development. One Of the aus Of
the neglect Of cities at this time and
Of the ugly and hideous things that
have been permitted to be built in
them Is the lack Of early education
in a sense Of the beautiful.
There is a direct economic benefit
to be derived from making a city
beautiful. Any city that has devel.
oped along the ri hit lines will ex-
emplify this statement. Generally the
physical appearance Of a city is a
sure index to the character and ideals
of its citizens. The whole city plan
ming movement speaks we'll for a
spread in common sense, in the abil-
ity to think, and in q sense Of on.
during values, among the citizens of
American cities.
Washington has as much need to
teach its school children the essential
things about a "city beautiful as any
other city has. Time and time again
the city planning Of Washington has
been threatened with being warped
and violated by persons who decline
to look into the future.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24

The boys and girls clubs, under
the direction of the agricultural ex-
tension service of tho University OF
Missouri at Columbia, are doing for
the country boys and girls what the
manual training departments of the
city schools are doing for city boys
and girls. One Missouri county leads
the United States in club member
ship. Tho clubs keep almost 1000
country boys and girls at work along
practical and definite lines.
Tho work of the boys and girls
clubs vas begun by the university
about two years ago. Since that time
the organization has grown to 6l3
clubs with 6.563 members. Corn judg.
ing and sewing clubs are the most
popular. OF the former there are $50
in the state. There are 21l of the
latter. Other clubs deal with stock
irdging. poultry, pig raising. bread
making and corr raising
Membership in boys and girls clubs
has practically doubled since June l..
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-24
Right, But Wrong.

"A train leaves London. travelling at
thirty miles an hour" began the mas
ter, impressively. Half an hour later
another train leaves the same station.
travelling at fifty miles an hour. Where
will the second train run into the
first?"
The class thought and thought, and,
judging by their faces, the problem in
mental arithmetic was beyong them
all save me-. young Tommy Smart.
He jumped to his feet, waving his
hand wildly.
"Yes, Tommy" said the master en-.
couragingly.
AT the back end Of the rear car
riage,' said Tommy.-London Tit-Bits.