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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Rjuht, 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 h
first?"
The class thought and thought, and.
judging by their faces, the problem in
mental arithmetic was beyong them
all save one, young Tommy Smart.
He jumped to his feet, waving his
hand wildly.
Eyes, Tommy" said the master en-
couragingly.
AT the back end of the rear car.
riage," said Tommy.-London Tit-Bits.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
~ Don't See That You Work Very
Hard"

l must sleep with one eye open, and
If l do hear anything, and bark. some
one calls out of the window to know
why l I'M making all the noise; and II
l do not bark they think l an of no
use. Oh l tell you, it's a regular dogs
life that l 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, Il 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, "and 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 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"
:, ooh! 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 I 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, 1916-02-10

(From Weekly Letter. United States De-
partment Of Agriculture)
Under the conditions which prevail
on the average American farm, the op-
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 80 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 sc
we'll equipped with labor-saving ma
chinery.
On the farms of from 10 to 40 acres
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, 1916-02-10

1.-Two
WORTH KEEPING IN MIND
Of Those Who Are Planning
Building Of House.

II you are planning to build a house,
whether it be for your OWN occupancy
or 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
donts:" g
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 n
form only of imitation that is safe
tho imitation of nature.
Don't, if 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 even the moderate-sized
purse, and furnish abundant light and
current for the modern household ap-
pliances.
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 are 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-
ton 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.
Don't, in planning for the windows
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 hospitable effect not possible to
obtain with a single door.
Don't forget that a beamed ceiling
not only looks more durable than a
ceiling of plaster, but that it 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, 1916-02-10
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, one seems more forward
looking than the rest. That city is
Newark, N. J. 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 o
sense of beauty and fitness that will
recognize the n%eedfulness of proper
development. One of the causes 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 q 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 nj Of en-
during values, among the citizens of
American cities.
Washington has as much need to
teach its school children tho 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, 1916-02-10
QUITE IMPORTANT
TO APPLY MANURE
First Step in Maintenance Of Pro-
ductive Capacity of Soil
Affords Better Tilth.

Farm mi is one Of the products
of the North Dakota farm that is often
neglected. Manure when properly ap.
piled gives good returns. 1t has been
found at the North Dakota experiment
station that has given a re-
turn of $1.40 per load and that was
on the heavy Red River valley soils.
To secure this result it was applied
to a corn crop, which 1t increased, as
we'll as the wheat crops that followed
it. Had it been applied directly to the
wheat these good results would likely
not have been secured. In fact, it
might have brought in the first crop a
decrease instead of the rs per cent in.
crease.
At the Langdon substation it was
found that wheat following corr ma.
nured, ten loads to the acre. was
increased seven bushels more than
wheat on similar corr ground, but not
MANFRED. And the next year barley
grown on the same land vas increased
~ bushels, and the good effects of
the n will extend to one or two
more crcps.
The drier the climate the slower the
manure decays and SO the good effects
from it become available more slowly.
When plowed under for corn the soil
is we'll packed on to the manure, which
hastens its becoming available.
Pasture land that is to be plowed
up soon is a good place to spread the
manure. 1t stimulates the grass, and
the manure decays some, so it is in
good condition for being worked into
the soil and for improving it when
plowed under. The pasture also has
the advantage that the manur can be
spread on it at any time. Meadow that
is to be plowed up is also a splendid
place for applying the manure
1t has been found that better re-
turns are secured from the manure
when light applications are made. Six
to eight loads per Acre is a good
amount to apply.
The application Of ant Is the
cheapest mean Of returning organic
or vegetable matter to the soil, and
the maintenance Of a good supply Of
decaying organic matter is the first
and most important step in the main
tenance of the productive capacity of
the soil. 1t gives the soil better filth.
increases the availability Of the min
eral elements of plant food and i'm
proves the water-holding capacity of
the soil, in addition to being a source
Of nitrogen as a plant food.-North Dar
kota Experiment Station.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

overskirt amply so. Both are finished
at the bottom with silk.covered cord.
The overskirt achieves a %panniere by
means of a clever arrangement OF
shirrings at the hips.
The bodice consists of a slipover OF
silver.embroidered taffeta and an IN.
derblouse with elbow sleeves of chit.
fon. Narrow tucks in the chiffon, and
lace banding at the square neck. are
the decorative details which finish 1t.
Dance slippers of silver cloth with
silk hose, like the gown in color. COM
plete an adorably pretty toilette.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

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. Fl. 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 mado.
holding contests and organizing new
clubs. Members Of the clubs range in
age from ten 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.
tcntion II addressed to the Agricul.
tural Extension Service, University OF
Missouri, Columbia.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

Tho boys and girls clubs. under
the direction of the agricultural ex-
tension service Of the 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. The clubs keep almost 1000
country boys and girls at work along
practical and definite lines.
The work of the boys and girls
clubs was begun by the university
about two years ago, Since that time
the organization has grown to 6l3
clubs with $500 members. Corn judg-
ing and sewing clubs are the most
popular. or the former there are $50
In the state. There are 27l Of the
latter, Other clubs deal with stock
judging. poultry. pig raising. bread
making and corn raising
Membership in bows and girls clubs
has practically doubled since June /.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Make Progressive Farmer.

AL success in the cultivation of the
soil comes from the application of
scientific methods. The application of
scientific methods in practical agricul-
ture makes of us progressive farmers.
We are progressive to the extent of
applying scientific methods to our Az
%ricultural work. The application of
scientific methods makes us practical.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Didn't Know Sheep,

Now, Tony, If there were nineteen
sheep in a field and seven jumped
over a wall, how many would be left?'
None, Miss Steve"
mo, Tony. Think again. There
were nineteen sheep and seven jumped
over the wall"
Well, Miss Steve, I think ! know
what you mean; but really, Miss
Steve, you may know arithmetic, but
you don't know sheep.'-Educational
Times.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Support for Ordinary Family,

Three or four acres Of alfalfa. with
an acre devoted to garden truck. and
another acre to poultry. and cow pas
ture. with a few cows, q hundred
chickens. and three or four brood
sows will support the ordinary family
Of five, with enough left over to pay
taxes.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
CoW.Test Associations,

The best thing for any dairying To-
cality is the organization OF CONTEST
associations.
In Denmark the organization OF
these CONTEST associations has more
than doubled the value of the dairy
herds,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
New Waste Baskets.

The bluebird, emblem of happiness,
has come to stay! And where do you
think its latest place for posing is?
No other than as if fitting haphazard
around a white-enameled w~astepaper
basket! With wings outstretched 1t
would seem that they were happy
birds flying from a cage.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Reduce Insect Pests.

Insect pests can be reduced by de-
stroying the rubbish Of dead plants
and weeds along the garden fence.
Sweep the shrubbery clean with q
broom, brush the under lodges of the
fence. sweep the house wall. shake
the vines, dislodge sparrows' nests,
and clean up in bright fall days.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Don Juan in Action.

Ismail, on the Danube. is best
known to us through Don JUAN"
wherein Byron depicts the terrible
storming of the place by Suwarroff In
1890. 1t cost the Russians 10000 men
and the Turks 10000. and even the
Russian commander retired to his tent
and wept when the victory was Won
Byron's cantos are a very close versi.
t~ication of Il French work by the Mar.
quis Gabriel de Castelnau, and. many
of the incidents concerning Don Juan
himself are taken from actual happen
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Profitable Hog Raising.

To make hogs profitable we must
provide plenty of range that we may
keep their yards clean and sanitary.
To be successful a man must be
particular with his breeding stock,
The breed is Of less Importance than
the surroundings.
1t will pay any hog owner to dip
all Of his growing pigs at least o1ce a
month to keep their skin in good con-
dition and froe from lice.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
An Awful Jolt.

do you know, Miss Caustique," re.
marked young Sapleigh the other eve.
ming, that Theoretically believe
I'm-aw-losing me mind?"
Indeed" exclaimed Miss CaustiQue.
But how can you tell?"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

ings. Notable among them is Juan's
saving of the ~ten.year-old girl from
two murderous Cossacks. an act really
performed by the young Due de Richie.
lieu. the founder Of modern Odessa
Exchange.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
First and Second Wives.

Tho second wife is usually happier
than the first because by that time
a man has got all his bachelor the.
cries about how to rule a woman
and how to mako over q wife" out Of
his MISUNDERSTANDING.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Burn Orchard Ruhhish-

II you are not busy, now is a good
time to 90 through the orchard and
pick up and burn all fallen twigs and
branches. since these may be harbor.
Ing injurious insects.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
Method In His Madness.

do you mean to tell me that you
arc an admirer Of the suffragette?"
asked the old.fashioned female.
Sure thing" answered the alleged
humorist. she is good for at least
three Jokes and o sonnet each week"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10
DAMAGE From Eunai.

Truck crops suffer least from fungi
in seasons that open with a cool String
and end with a very hot summer, with
q rainfall below the average.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

Flies Without Wings.
What kind of bat flies without
wings? A brickbat.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-02-10

Women in India have municipal SUI.
frage.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-24
SELF CONDEMNED

Woodrow Wilson declared in his
Indianapolis speech January 5. 1915:
81 van to pay my tribute of respect
and affectionate admiration for the
two great Democratic senator's from
the state of Indiana. l have never
had TO lie awake nights wondering
what they were going to do"
Whatever the Presidents freedom
from C was for them, the dis
tinguished senators undoubtedly had
to spend many restless nights trying
to conjecture where the leader of
their team WOULD land in the morn
ing and what distance he had hoped
during the watches of the night. The
President, interpreting his W posi-
ton, continued And the country is
not going to trouble itself to lie awake
nights and wonder what men are go
ing to do. If they have to do that,
they will choose other men,"
No Presidtnt since 1856 has been so
unstable, so uncertain and so unde-
pendable as Woodrow Wilson.
Throughout his term the country
has been kept awake many nights
owing to the 1ops of its Chief Magis-
trate and it now seems as certain as
tomorrow's sun will rise, that the peo-
pie will choose other men next No
vember to whom to entrust the des-
TIMES of this nation during the mo-
mentous years which are just ahead.
The Protectionist.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-24

large manufacturing institutions unless
we have a large purchasing eommuni-
ty to consume the products. Unless we
have a protective tariff, the producers
of other countries ,ewhere lower stand
ards of living prevail, ship their
cheaper products here and sell them
to our people, thus depriving u pro-
dueers of their home market. Every
time one of our manufacturing estab-
lishments closes its doors or cuts
down its production, it throws out of
employment a certain number of wage
earners, who, because of loss of m
ployment, cease 70 be consumers.
Diminished consumption causes fur
Their cessation of production, more I'M
employment, and, in turn, still further
diminution of consumption. 1t is
either an endless chain of increased
production or an endless chain of de-
crease. The protective tariff is a con-
structivee measure because it ineyi-
tably builds up our producing indus
tries. The protective tariff is the pc
principle of the Republican
party. 1t is an America First" prin-
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-24
FRUIT OF FOLLY

The Carranza note is the ripened
fruit of a policy of folly. Intervention
was the last thing this country want
ed in Mexico, but from the time of the
landing at Vera Cruz the majority of
thinking people had concluded that
having then interviewed, we should
have gone about it thoroughly and
settled the whole matter. This con-
vietion was intensified when the punt
tive expedition was sent eros the
border after Villa.
If Carranza is in earnest. despite
his expressed hope that the SENSIBLE
tiles of the Washington government
would not be wounded" by his plain
speaking, or if the Mexicans take him
to be in earnest and act upon the
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-24
A PROTECTIVE r

Even its enemies admit that a pro-
tectiye tariff is a constructive meas-
ure. Their pretended criticism is that
it builds up large business enterprises
at the expense of the masses of the
people. Their pretended sympathy is
for the ultimate consumer" who in
their view, pays the tariff duties. The
fact is, however, that no man can
have employment unless there be
some one to conduct an industry or
buy the product. We cannot have
large forces of employees unless we
also have large institutions engaged
in production. Neither can we have
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-06-24

IL SEA Sec. 16, T. 81 N, r. SO E., 100
a. End class grazing land. Tax $3.50,
penalties .26, costs So; total $4.85.
Smith. G. L., & A. t. DeForrest.-
All Sec. 1913 & NEA & M NWA
Sec. 80; all Sec. 8, T. 81 N, r. 80 E.,
2141.20 a. End class grazing land. Tax
1882, penalties $4.63, costs 81; total
$52.95.
Monday, July II, 1916, at II o'clock
NJ, 1 will sell to pay aforesaid Taxes,
Penalties and costs of advertising will
be collected in addition to the original
taxes. Also that said property is sub
ject to redemption within six months
of date of such sale by payment of
said sum, with 3 per cent per month
thereon from date until paid.
F. G. HOENSTINE,
County Treasurer and Ex-Officio Tax
Collector of Humboldt County,
State of Nevada.
First publication June IL, 1916.
Last publication July Is, 1916.