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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

1t may be of satin or taffeta or one
OF the new a in silk, or it may
be of linen or cotton, whichever you
choose, and 1t will be correct II your
last new dress is cut on the lines
shown in the picture. Who would be-
lieve, except by seeing, that the
smock could lodge in the brain Of a
clever designer and emerge in a glori-
fed form. as 1t has in this handsome
conception.
Az shown, this dress is developed in
dark ~sand-colOred satin and ornament
ed with braid (Which Stimulates em-
brofdery) in the same color and with
a little black introduced to give 1t
emphasis.
This frock appears o be in "
pieces, but the picture fails to make
one entirely certain Of this. The one
piecs frock is the order Of the day,
and in frocks. as In s0rne other things.
appearances are misleading. II not In
two pieces there Is at least no doubt
Of the tunic over the skirt. Probably
this and the underskirt are both Joined
to the bodice, but 1t makes no differ
ence 10 long as the effect presented in
the picture is attained in the making.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
Valentine In Literature.

In literature Valentine day has been
touched upon for several hundred
years. As far back as February IA,
1867. the famous Pepys made entry in
his more famous diary that he had
been able to escape buying his wife a
valentine by buying her a ring she had
long wanted, and he would have had to
get anyway. Charles Lamb wrote a
sort Of invocation to Bishop valen-
tine" and Sammy Weller of the Dick.
n family Of characters FORCES Mr..
Pickwick's name to a lovelorn house
maid. hoping for q valentine lin the
flesh" st. Valentine died In 27O A. D..
and his tomb is in st. Praxed's church
In Rome, more famous, perhaps, Us the
tomb Of Browning's "Paracelsus."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
DAY LONG OBSERVED
For Centuries the Nations Have
Been One in Paying Honor
to st. Valentine.
7 WAS n custom among the Ro-
mans to celebrate In the month we
call Eehruarv h Junorco1fo or

T WAS a custom among the Ro'
mans to celebrate in the month we
call February the Lupercalia, OF
feasts In honor of Pan and Juno
Pan, the god Of hunters. shepherds,
and country folk; Juno, the "Great
queen of nuptial rites" During these
feasts. as a preventive Of sterility, 1t
was usual to strike people with thongs.
called februa. The feast itself was
called Februalis. and the day Dies Feb
ruatus-thus our word and month Feb
ruary.
An important ceremonial at this fes-
tival consisted in the drawing by lot Of
young girls by young men. As the num-
Der of each sex participating in this lot
terry was equal, each youth secured a
mate. In course of time. however,
the pastors of the Christian church, to
abolish paganism, substituted Mt these
drawings the m of saints. AS to
this. Butler In his Lives of Saints"
writes: ITO abolish the heathens'
lewd. superstitious custom of boys
drawing the names of girls in honor of
their goddess Februato Juno. on the
10Th day of February, several jealous
pastors substituted the names of saints
in billets on that day"
But the people soon returned to the
heathen practice, and it was still OBJ
served in Rome in 400.
Its true origin could not have been
solely in commemoration Of the loving
and charitable st. Valentine, for SINH
lar custom existed among the northern
pagans of ancient Europe. The festival
was, in Its beginnings, n kind of mar
riage fair-day, held annually, always in
the spring when youthful fancy light
ly turns to thoughts of love-" a time
of year when youth, like a giant re-
freshed with sleep, wakes to the thrill
of budding manhood and womanhood,
Il period when the love or mating in
stinct is almost overpowering. Sir
Henry WottOn thus expresses the idea
of st. Valentines day:
This day dame Nature seemed in love:
The lusty sap began to move:
Fresh juice did stir tn embracing vines.
And birds had drawn their valentines.
1t was u day Of lovers meetings, Cor
choosing mates, and the male on the oc-
casion was known as the valentine"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

cross-stitch embroidery. add the fasci-
mating qualities Of rabbits, ducklings,
geese. little baskets Of flowers and 9TH
er wonderful charms to belts and peck
cts.
The fine dress shown In the picture
Is Of organdie and narrow val lace.
1t Is a ~long-waisted model with short.
plated skirt, and a coatee effect at the
front. The coatee fronts are joined to
the bodice in the shoulder and under
arm seams. A band Of embroidered
organdie is set In the coatee fronts
and about the bottom Of the skirt, with
narrow insertion ut each side. The
pointed sleeves are cut with a fare
and trimmed with insertion and edg-
ing, and a final dainty touch is added
to the points of the coatee in little,
pin& chiffon roses.
A sash Of pink ribbon is twisted
about the waist and tied in a butterfly
bow at the back. and another bouyant
bow surmounts the head of this fault.
lessly dressed little beauty.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

In 1915 the crop was NJ as heavy,
but the yields In many districts we're
very large. So large. indeed, vas the
acreage under cultivation in 1915 that
the resulting crop proved too large to be
all threshec. the same fall. It over
loaded railroads, and made marketing
slow. A less amount of fall blowing
was done than would have been done
In a less heavy earS,because the aver
age farmer was too busy with his
threshjng. All these conditions nee
essarily reacted upon the acreage
seeded in the spring of 1916. Add to
this that labor last year. owing to the
great number Of Canadians who have
enlisted, vas scarce and high-priced,
and one factor in the decreased yield
smaller acreage under crop vas EVIL
dent.
Another factor is that this year
Western Canada has experienced, in
common with the entire North Ameri-
can continent, conditions that tave
been less favorable to the production
of big crops. The conditions have re-
suited in smaller yield per acre and
reduced grade of grain in certain local
tiles.
The average yield Of wheat in the
three western provinces is estimated
by the government at about 16 bushels
per acre, oats 43 bushels, and barley
q bushels.
The financial value Of their crops to
Western Canadian farmers has been
greater this year than ever before.
Owing to the high prices Of grain that
are prevailing, returns have been I.
ceived that are extremely profitable.
With wheat standing at the present
time at over s1.W per bushel at the
Great Lakes. a wheat crop at present
figures would pay the farmer. even
supposlng he had only the average Of
18 bushels per acre. over $1,000 per
acre. A large number are receiving
5000 per acre-some have received
$500. and a few even more than that.
This price. Of course, is not all profit:
Il represents the gross return, and the
cost Of operation must be deducted.
But 1t does not, even at the highest fg-
ures, cost more than 65 cents to raise
q bushel Of wheat In Western Canada,
10 that the profit can be figured accord
ingiy. 1t must be emphasized that the
acre which produces a $1,000 crop costs
In the first case, probably less than
that. In the United States the same
class Of land would cost in many dis
tricts from 500 to $500 per acre, and
even then a return of $1,000 would be
considered extremely satisfactory. In
Western Canada the best class Of az. |
ricultural land, capable Of producing
crops that in size compare with any |
country In the world except, perhaps,
European countries, can be OBJ
tanned at, on the average, from $40 to
$50 per acre, with irrigated lands some
what higher. It Is no exaggeration
whatever to shy that a number of
Western Canadian farmers have paid
for their land entirely from the pro-
ceeds Of last years crop. and this in
cludes men who last year began for the
6rst Observation-Disclosures.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

1t takes considerable time to make
dresses in the new styles for tiny girls,
for they are made with bolero, coates,
TUNES and plated skirts. Much at
tention Is given to good workmanship
and to the details Of careful finishing
In these diminutive frocks, but withal
they escape being fussy. Sheer white
materials-with organdie a favorite-
and fine, narrow lingerie laces are Sc
cure In their place as the most ex-
quisite Of materials for them. The
dniest of crochet or round pearly but
tons are used for fastening and to help
out in decorations on them.
For NOR substantial dresses linen
In blue. rose or tan Is made up with
white batiste or other white fabric.
Usually a skirt of linen is set onto a
narrow belt and suspenders are made
Of the linen. Nearly all these play
dresses" Of heavier materials, have lit
tie square patch pockets set onto the
skirt, much to the joy Of their small
wearers. Story-book pictures, done in
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

This dress, and many others among
the new models, gives much consider
alton to buttons as a finish. They are
round and covered with the material
Of the dress, sc that they leave the
matter Of color contrast to the en-
broidery Tor braiding that Stimulates
it,. This OrnamentatiOn Is every
where. and on dresses usually appears,
az 1t does here, in bands.
The handsome hat Is of sand
colored satin with an extension brim
Of melines. 1t is faced and corded in
black, but a touch Of bright color Is
introduced In a spray Of bleeding
hearts" embroidered on the crown. A
handsome tassel of black satin fin
ishes it. These blossoms maj be seen
again IN the handsome bag that
matches the hat, and onc again, in
less definite form, on the parasoI. 1t
is hoping against hope, but neverthe-
less they may be the only bleeding
he,rts Of which this maid has any
knowledge. Matched sets Of this kind
are called cupid sets.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
GIFTS IN PROPULSION
One Should Have Little Difficulty
in Making Choice Of Pleas.
ing Valentine.
w YHEN Valentine day comes
NV along new variations of the
" old theme are shown in the

AN< diouS new VARIATIONS OF the
w old theme are shown in the
florists art. This year, for
example, a solid heart of small pink
rosebuds, through which a miniature
gilt arrow is thrust, is a new kind Of
flower valentine. Floral envelopes
made of violets, showing a tiny flap,
in which the message is to be con-
cealed, are sure to be popular. There
are also gorgeous boxes of satin, MORE
and even filet lace and gold braid, tied
with the richest of ribbons and the
filmiest of tulle, to contain the punches
OF vielets. orchids, lilies-of-the-valley
with violets. or corsage bouquets Of
Killarney roses and mignonette. A
white satin box with gilt monogram is
a lovely cOntainer for a bouquet of Jon
quils. maiden-huir ferns and lilies.of-
%the-valley.
The quaint little old.time bouquet of
roses, pink or red, finished with q frill
OF paper lace or Of the plated silk
lace, is always acceptable.
More durable valentines are plants
and ferns arranged In odd tin-lined has.
kets. These also, filled with damp
moss, will continue to give pleasure
weeks after february IA. Long brown
baskets with assorted ferns and prim-
roses, azaleas or jonquils are charm
ing. as are the low, square, enameled
wicker baskets In various cOlors, hold
Ing several shades Of hyacinths, ported
together.
There are also lovely round, white
porcelain bowls with raised flower deco
rations In Dresden colorings which are
to be filed with rare forget-me-nots
and the tiniest of pink rosebuds for
valentines.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
Wood Being Put to Many New Uses.

Wood Being Put to Many New Uses.
Among the products made exclusive
ly from wood are charcoal. without
which we could have no formalde-
hyde, cellulose. which. converted into
viscose, furnishes us with artificial
sausage skins and artificial silk from
which neckties. stockings, braids and
tapestries are made.
NiDe-tenths of all paper Is made
from wood. At the forest products
laboratory at Madison. Wis. Of the
American Forestry association the mill
waste Of I0ng-leaf pine has been
turned into a brown paper that has
a variety Of uses; cut into strips. 1t is
spun into threads and woven into
bags, mating, burlap. ~suitcases and
furniture. That laboratory has also
produced a dye from the mill waste Of
usage orange that il q substitute for
fustic.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

proved and I am now the mother Of .
fine baby girl and do all my own house
work."-Mrs. ALLIA B. TIMMoNs, 26
Almond St, Poplar Bluff, Mo.
In many other homes, once childless,
there are now children because Of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
makes women normal,
healthy and strong
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Msd5-
Co., Lynn, Mass, for sdvice-tt
VIII be confidential and helpful.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
'CASCARE7S' FOR
SLUGGISH BOWELS
No sick headache, sour omach
bIlIousness or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box now.

Get a lucent box now.
Turn the rascals out-the headache.
biliousness, Indigestion. the sick, sour
stomach and foul gases-turn them
out tonight and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions Of men and women take .
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused BY a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach.
Don't put in another day of distress.
Cascarets cleanse your stomach:
emove the soul fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carry out all the constipated
waste matter and poison In the
bowels. Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head,
sweet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chill
dren love Cascarets because they
never grippe or sicken. Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
HAVE SOFT, WHITE HANDS
Clear Skin and Good Hair by Usina
cuticura-Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Besides
these fragrant, s~uper-creamy emol-
Hents prevent little skin troubles be-
coming serious by keeping the pores
Tree from obstruction. Nothing better
At any price for all toilet purposes.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston Sold everywhere-Ady.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
MOTHERHOOD
W0MAN'S JOY
Suggestions to Chldless
Women.

Among tho virtues Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound 10 the
ability to correct sterility in the
cases Of many women. This fact II
well established as evidenced by the
following letter and hundreds Of others
We have published in these columns.
Poplar Bluff, Mo.-.'I want other
women to know what q blessing Lydia
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

and dresses. The so-called garrick ef-
feet Of three capes can be e on coat
dresses. Sometimes such multiple capes
are repeated on the peplum of the
jacket. A one-piece dress had a cape
in the back buttoned down the center.
A coat dress had shoulder capes and
the funnel-shaped outer sleeves com.
posed Of q row Of iiOunces.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
Really Apnoyjno.

well, that's enough to try the pa.
thence Of job" exclaimed the village
minister, as he threw aside the local
paper.
Why, what's the matter, dear?"
asked his wife.
Last Sunday / preached from the
text BE ye. therefore, steadfast.'" an
swered the good man !; .but the printer
makes 1t read, BE ye there for break
fast"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
WESTERN CANADA LEADS
IS WHEAT PRODUCER
42001,000 Bushels Wheat In
1915; In 1916 Many FARM
ers Paid for Their Land
Out Of Their Crop.

Tint Western Canada Is indeed
Mistress Of Wheat" to the extent that
its 1915 crop exceeded. acre for acre,
the production Of any country on this
continent Is a striking fact proved by
tho following figures:
In 1913 the Dominion of Canada pro-
duced 316,OO0.0OO bushels of wheat.
which represented an average yield Of
- bushels to the acre. The United
States produced 1.011 sos, 600 bushels.
yield Of II bushels per acre.. The only
serious competitors in wheat produc-
don in South America we're Argentine.
with l7S,221,OO0 bushels. or less than
II bushels per acre. and Chile. with
100000 bushels or Is bushels per
acre.
The three Western Canadian prairie
provinces Of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta produced between them
3i2,ODO.0OO bushels out Of the total ca
nadiun 376,OOO.OOO bushels. 1t will be
seen. therefore, that, outside of the
United States, Western Canada pro-
duces! considerably more than the com.
binesl production Of North and South
America. Canada is Of course a new
settled country. and the fact that the
crop Of the United States was practi-
cally three times as much Is no dis
enlargement. The United. States has
at present more than twelve times the
population OF Canada in approximately
the same area.
To illustrate further the greater pro-
ducdveness of Western Canadian land,
we submit the following figures, show
Ing the 1915 yields per acre in the
three provinces of Western Canada
and In the states which in that year
produced the greatest quantity 6
wheat. The figures are taken from the
q. s. department of agriculture's an
nual report and from the figures Of the
Dominion census bureau:
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

A plant growing on mountains In
central Europe develops enough heat
10 push its flower stalks through snow
End produce blossoms.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
silicon s~ea.ers Are New

Most Of the new sweaters, whether
~ Apgora or of the various yarn
veayes are made to slip over the
head. They are ample below the waist
ara have a%pron-strfng belts and era
the former tying the rather loose
prrmepts In about the waist. The more
rrenety kind have Jokes and button
edofumentx.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

E. Pinkham'S Vege.
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
. baby in our homo
but ! was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. Ny
mother and hus-
both urged me
to E. Pink
h ams Vegetable
Compound. I did
- ~ ->eAA s.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
Business Confusion.

See here. Jibbs. didn't you tell me
you could marry Miss Fluff any time
you wanted tor
well, yes. in a way. I had the re-
fusal Of her hand
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
Not m Occasion for Praise.

In doing what we ought we deserve
no praise, because 1t is our duty.-St.
Augustine.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

British Columbia last year exported
$50 carloads OF potatoes. These went
chiefly to st. Joseph, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
SHUTTING Him on.

Newport have a three-year-old
boy that Is unusually smart.
Nagsby-Yes. so / have been told.
Newpop (iattered)-Ah, who told
you?
Nagsby-You did-a moment ago.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

The average girl would rather be in
love than be happy.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

Any man becomes an ideal husband
the day his wife becomes a widow.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08

Now mothers valentine is not
So very, very dear
It's Just a kiss upon q spot
Beneath her friendly earl
Ny cat gave me a valentine
It wasn't hood or mlttens,
Nor roses red, nor rubies fine
But Just some fuzzy kittensl
Ny teachers very kind to me.
80 I said, just for fun,
my valentine to her shall be-
MY lessons neatly done"
Ia Ike two valentines this year
1 know that You will think 1t queer
I don't want them to keepI
They're just a lovely. sunny day
In which to dance and sing and play
And q STARR. night to Sleep
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-02-08
cane Eneess Are Varied.

There 10 quite q variety 10 the cape
rRects one can e on the coats, jackets
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-10

NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
 MAGAZINE
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-10

it would mean disaster to our forces and a possible defeat of ourselves and our allies.
 Happily, the government has ex- plained that no one Is actually to blame for the defective cartridges shipped to France, the fault being due to cer- tain deterioration in the potassium chlorate employed in making the prm- CTS at the government arsenal at Franllford. Hitherto all the potassium chlorate used in American cartrid ges has been obtained in Germany and with the depletion of the imported supply the government was forced to fall back upon potassium Chlorate of American manufacture. The material was thoroughly tested before being used in cartridge making but il was not until millions of rounds of ammu- hilton had been manufactured that it was discovered that the American pro- duct contained a slow deteriorating element which in course of time rend- cred the ammunition useless for war purposes. Because of the fact that time was required for the impurity in the chlorate to produce its bad effect, the war department was totally unable to discover the defect in the primers until after the eXpeditionary forces were on their way to France
 The government is now employing another and fully trustworthy agent in primer manufacture and the whole supply of defective ammunition has been broken up; so the public need have no further fears on the score of defective ammunition. But at the same time. it is earnestly to be hoped that the department will take careful cognizance of the lesson presented in the Incident and obviate all possibility of like occurances by subjecting every element employed in arming our troops to a most rigid and thorough inspec- ton possible.
 One tremblcs to think of what might have happened had the defect not been discovered in time and our troops had taken their place on the firing line supplied with useless or defective am- munition.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-10-10
NOME, ALASKA, OCTOBER, 10. 1917.
A TIMELY DISCOVERY

Recent press announcements 10 the effect that one third of the rifle am- munition shipped with the first Ameri-
 can expedItionary forces to France was found to be so defective that il could not be used at the front. were so strongly reminiscent of some of the scandalous stories Of departmental in-
 efficiency reaching the public al in
 tcrvals during the spanish American
 war that it was not in the least sur
 prising to hear many who possess a
 rctentive memory immediately recalled
 dent and other equally modifying tales connected with Amerca's earlier war venture. Examples of war de-
 pmtmcnt dcreiction and the effects thereof were so much in evidence at that tune that 1t is a small matter for wonder that many persons immediate ly jumped at the conclusion that the defective cartridge story ged the development of a similar state of things in the conduct of the present American campaign in Europe
 During the course of the insignificant struggle of 1898, departmental inefR ciency and neglect were alleged to have been responsible for almost as many casualties as were caused by Spanish bullets. Thousands of the brave boys who responded with such patriotic alacrity and enthusiasm to the call Of President Mckinley for volunteers. died or were reduced to permanent physical wrecks from causes which were traced directly to scandalous and all most criminal neglect of proper pre- cautions on the part of the officials responsible for their welfare.
 Such things are not easily forgotten, so the public could hardly be blamed for a feeling of uneasiness following he publication of the story that arge part of the ammunition furnished he Pershing forces was defective and worthless. Even in puny flair like the Spanish war. furnishing ur troops with defective ammunition would have been serious and costly natter but in the present great conflict