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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Survivors Of Great Tragedies.

James Boyle, who had so remarkable
an escape from the fate Of all others
aboard the Inflated Connemara and Re-
triever, will take a place among the
sole survivors Of great tragedies. When
the French mail steamer General
Chanzy went on the rocks, OF north
west Minorca, six years ago, one a
Marcel Badez, was the only survivor
of 1853 passengers and crew, and nu-
merous other instances are on record
of wrecked vessels from which a soli-
tary survivor lived to tell the tale.
Possibly the two most remarkable
cases of a single nan escaping from an
overwhelming disaster are those OF
Doctor Brydone, who alone reached
safety of the $3.50 soldiers and 1900
camp followers who set out on the re-
treat from Cabul in 1912; and Of a ne
gro prisoner, confined in an under
ground cell at st. Pierre, who alone
out of the 10000 Inhabitants survived
the destruction Of the city by the erup'
ton of Mont Pelee In April, 1902.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Hometown
|THelp6Y
NEW METHOD WILL STICK
Giving City Managers Control Of Mu-
inequalities Has Worked Well, and
Idea 10 Spreading.

Some forty places In our country,
ranging from Ashtabula to st. Angus
tine, are run by city managers. This
means that our everlasting American
problem of municipal government is
being tackled successfully by call
ing into action one of the oldest OF hui
man traits; that joy of achievement
that thrilled in Tubal Gains heart
when he hung up the first piece Of good
iron work, banked his forging fire, and
went home to get something to eat.
Running a city is not business in the
baser sense of somehow (anyhow) max
ing money, but it Is business In the
better sense Of getting important things
well done, remarks Golfers.
The city manager has a free hand
and a job of his own. He therefore can
buy things cheaper, hire and keep more
capable men, and help them turn ont
results. The citizens Cor shareholders)
can see what he is accomplishing in
the visible condition Of the public prop
erty such as streets, sewers, parks,
cIC.S Cuu CucCh kuC uCSOAupAoAAaCAS
against the costs, as kept in accurate
accounts and revealed in clear and
brief reports. Then they can back him
up or get him fired as need is. The
politicians cannot undermine the active
civic power by dividing responsibility,
creating Independent Offices and con-
fused jurisdictions, but must either
keep their hands of or else buck the
task of firing the head of the town.
American common sense has assert
ed itself, and the new method will
stick. As the years 60 by We
will have plenty Of cases Of trained
men starting as managers of tank viii
lages and rising to run big cities with
pay and recognition proportiOnate to
their work. A lot of the dynamic en-
ergy now being trained in u engineer
ing schools will be turned directly In
to making our towns better places In
which to live. That is what towns arc
forl
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Finding the Range.

1t is one thing to spot n hostile bat.
terry and another problem altogether to
hit it. The locality may be well known.
but the range difficult to determine. To
simplify matters in this respect,
tracer" shells are used. Into the base
Of the shell a metal case is screwed
containing a material which Is self-ig.
hitting us the ~projectile rushes through
space. For night operations the ma
terial used in the tracer bursts into
a brilliant flame. but by day the
tracer" leaves a trail Of dense black
smoke. BY this can the gunners are
able to watch and time the shell right
up to the moment the explosion takes
place. and by knowing the locality in
which the shell bursts, the adjustment
to the range of the target is compare.
lively q simple matter.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

der. Just before 1t reached Mack's
hands he tipped the piece of webbing
In his glove.
you're out !" yelled Lynch.
The batter turned around In amaze
ment. "Out? Say, I didn't even offer
at the ball"
Cant help that; it's a foul tip
snapped Lynch. II heard It." And
the batter, puzzled and angry, had to
stalk buck to his bench.
Eight men bit the dust that day be-
fore Gumbert and Mack. Every once
ia q while Connie would flip that web
and the batter would be out. Connie
watched the batters closely and would
finally work his trick when he saw the
man was going to swing.
1t was impossible for the umpire to
tell whether the batter struck the ball
or not, but he heard the tip all right.
Mack never gave that secret away,
and he went along quite a time until
finally discovered. After that time
nothing was allowed to be placed in
the glove like webbing or rubber.
Then Connie learned how to snap
his finger to make 1t sound like a foul
tip. It wound up by having the rule
changed so that the batter wasn't out
except on the third strike, when 1t was
a foul tip. This didn't occur until the
following year, and Mack had a whole
season in which to befuddle umpireS
and hatters.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Father Of PhrenoIoay.

The first announcement made by
Frank Joseph Gall regarding his sys-
TEN of phrenology was in an address
delivered before his medical colleagues
in Vienna a century and a quarter ago.
Gall was a native Of Baden, but set.
tied in Vienna in 1881 and began the
practive of medicine in the Austrian
capital. From his boyho0d he had
been interested In studying the era.
NUNS Of his companions, and many
observations and much study con.
WINGED him that the. talents and dis.
positions Of men may be inferred with
perfect exactltude and precision from
the external appearance Of the skull.
This theory he elaborated In many lee.
lures, pamphlets and books, and soon
gained many adherents In the scientific
world.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Don't Be a'Loafer.

One of the most important lessons
that a child can learn Is that money Is
the representative Of labor; a reward
for services rendered; compensation
for doing something, and not a gift to
be had for the asking. The penny that
is earned has a vastly different aspect
from the one that Is solicited. When
the child grows up he will find that
the world will not hand out money for
the asking. but only In return for
value. The growing boy or girl can
have no better lesson than to be com.
PEELED to return something for their
spending money.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

k4EAIRY TALEp
PARTY IN ELFLAND.
b. NARY GRAHAM:B0 NNER

"Elland," said Daddy, "was very
gay last evening, as the Elves had a
party"
"What sort of a party" asked the
Children.
"A Bonfire. Dance. Picnic. Nutting
Party, Frollc, all In one"
"Oh, DEAR" said Nancy, shat sounds
like more than one party"
allow did they ever succeed in hav-
ing all that?" asked Nick.
I'm the first place., continued Dad
dy, "they had a beautiful Bonfire made
Of sticks and leaves and dry logs. And
then they danced. But l am telling
you this story too quickly, for there
was so much to each part Of the
Elves Party.
"The Fairies, the Gnomes and the
Brownies were al Invited to the Elves
party, and so was Mr.. Giant and old
Witty Witch.
"Old Witty Witch, so named because
Of the funny Stories she could tell, and
because she was the dearest old Witch
in the World, sat by the Bonfire, and
holding some of the little Elves and
Brownies and Gnomes in her lap, she
began to tell them Wondrous happen
ings which were taking place back In
the flames Of the Bonfire. She told
them what the Sparks were saying,
and when the great loud Crackles
came she told them what they meant.
"After she had told. Stories for a
long time. they asked Mr.. Giant to tell
them some. So he stretched out his
great, long Legs, and after clearing
his Throat so II resounded through the
Woods. Mr.. Giant commenced and told
them many Of the Dangerous Escapes
he had had, which they enjoyed hear
ing about-especially because Mr..
Giant vas really Safe and Sound with
them.
sometimes he would get them SO
excited and frightened that he would
laugh hard and say, But then I got
out Of that Scrape quite all right and
the Elves, Brownies, Gnomes and Wit
ty Witch would laugh for all they
were worth.
"After the Stories had been told
and the Bonfire had been watched and
gazed into for a long, long time. the
Dance began.
"The Elves danced with the Fairies.
and the Brownies danced with the
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
COLTS RESPOND TO FEEDING
Size Of Animal Determined First Win
ter After WeanIng-Alm to Build
Up Big Frame.

No farm animal will pay more for
abundant feeding than the colt. The
llrst winter after weaving, the ulti-
mate size of the colt is largely deter
mined. We understand that the French
Percheron breeders feed as much as
tea pounds daily Of bran and oats to
their weanling colts.
The object Of feeding the weanlins
colt is to induce the formation Of a
big frame, with heavy muscling. Our
aim is not fat. Therefore, we prefer
to feed some bran, oil meal, and oats
In connection with corn. For this rea-
son, also, we prefer a good quality Of
clover or alfalfa hay to timothy hay.
In connection with timothy or corn
stover, we would feed a mixture of five
parts Of corn, three parts Of cats, three
parts Of bran, and two parts Of oil
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
HOGS DIFFICULT 70 CONTROL
When Animal Once Acquires Habit Of
Getting Out Of Pasture He 10
Hard to Restrain.

When a hog once gets the habit of
getting out Of Its yard, pasture or
whatever its Enclosure may be, 1t is
one Of the most difficult animals to
control. You can stop q breachy horse
or cow If you build a fence high
enough, but a hog goes through. II
there Is no hole in the fence 1t makes
one. OF course If the fence was SO
tight at first that the hog could not
get through, 1t won't bother you the
second and forty-ninth time.
insufficient or irregular feeding, or
failing to supply something which the
animals crave In the feed makes hogs
restless and ready to take the first
chance Of exploring the outside world
in hopes Of finding what they failed
to find In their troughs.
It saves time and patience to keep
them contented and at home.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
IN OLD DAYS
Connie Mack's Trick BefuddIed
Umpires and Players.
smaIk Piece Of Webbing, Fastened to
catchers Glove, Made Noise Like
Foul Tip-How II Fooled
Tom Lynch.

When a ball player has been with
Connie Mack two years or more he gen.
orally becomes a smart fellow-wiser
in the tricks of the game than the usual
run Of battlers. There are few angles
Mack does not know from the ground
up.
Several changes in rules were due to
the heady work of ball players and at
least one change can be laid directly
to Comics door. This was making a
foul tip out on the third strike, writes
Malcolm Mclean in Chicago Evening
Post. Years ago a batter was out II
the catcher caught a foul tip on the
first ball delivered.
Connie Mack was catching for the
Pirates in 1888 and he roomed with
George Moreland when the team was
on the road. George had various offices
with the Pittsburgh club. being scout,
chief assistant, etc.
One night Moreland entered their no.
tel room before Mack and dug up the
latter's best catching mitt. He started
to cut a hole in the center Of it, and
was still engaged at this task when
Mack came in.
"Hey, George, what are you do
ing?" asked Mack. This was a most
natural query for a catcher to spring
when seeing his best glove being treat
ed in this fashion.
"Never mind, Just watch" replied
Moreland, digging away.
In a few minutes he took a piece Of
webbing out of his pocket. He trimmed
this to a certain measure and began
sewing 1t over the hole.
"Come on, George; what's the
gamer" again asked Mack.
"Just a minute" answered Moreland,
without ever looking up.
Suddenly, as Mack gazed at the Gu
rious proceeding, Moreland caught hold
Of the web and let it flip back. 1t
sounded like the crack of a small whip
Mack needed no explanation. He was
on his feet in an instant, shouting
"Give me that glove.
Ad Gumbert was pitching for the Pr
rates the next day and Tom Lynch,
later president Of the National league,
was umpiring.
On the first ball pitched the batter
scarcely lifted the bat from his shout
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
FEEDING ALFALFA TO SWINE
Come Arrangement Ought to Be Made
to Prevent Hogs From Dragging
Hay Around Underfoot.

s In feeding alfalfa hay to hogs some
arrangement must be provided to pre-
vent them wasting the feed by drag
cling 1t around underfoot. A rack with
ends boarded up solid and sides made
with upright two-by-fours far enough
apart for the hog to pull the hay
through will prevent waste. 1t should
be made light enough so 1t can be
easily moved by hand to avoid having
the hogs always eat at the same
place, Quite q broad bottom will be
necessary or the rack will get tipped
over too often for the owners serenity
Of mind. M
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
DEFER BILLIARDS IN LONDON
70 30 No Championship Contest In
England During Wlnter-War
10 Given a. Reason.

There will not be a championship
contest at English billiards In London
during the coming winter. The Bill,
lizards Contro! club, which has juris.
diction over professional billiard
championships In England, has an
nounced that Melbourne Inman will be
permitted to retain the title of cham
pion indefinitely.
One reason given for the decision Is
that some Of the championship eligibles
may be called to the colors before the
competition can be arranged.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

ut the top. Among those who have
been instrumental In bringing out the
best billiards there Is in Schaefer is
Willie Hoppe, the champion. Hoppe
was a pupil Of the late Jake Schaefer,
the father Of the present seeker after
the title, and the Wizard was respon-
sible in large measure for making
Hoppe the cue wonder he Is today. 1t
is nothing strange, therefore, that
Hoppe would In turn impart much Of
his own knowledge to the 5on of the
man who taught him many Of the finer
points Of the greencloth game.
Schaefer Is now twenty-three years old
and in his style Of play reminds n
forclbly of his father, who was one Of
the greatest opponents Of the game.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
HAILED AS COMING CHAMPION
Young Jake schaefer Thought to Have
Good Chance to Succeed to
Willie Hopes Title.

Young Jake Schaefer has a good
chance of becoming champion billiard
list one Of these days say those who are
expert in the balk-line game. Schaefer
has been coming along fast and is soon
due to reach the perfection Of his play,
which, his friends think, will place him
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

p|(KUp5
OF SPORT
Soakem Yoakum is still letting them
soak Inn. Ma 81
Aside from being bicycle riders most
Of them are sane.
The Amateur Athletic union has SIS.
567.42 in its treasury.
Jess Willard doesn't care a thing
for money-in small quantities.
Milwaukee wants the 1917 Western
Handicap trapshooting tournament.
Educated toes, it seems, win naudits
on the gridiron as well Us on the stage.
A caddle is the only spectator who
Is paid for watching a sporting event.
Some minor league clubs made
money last year. The Cardinals. for in
stance. f,
sss
The way some players u bases
you'd think first base was the end Of
the world.
Since Jack Dillon opened his cafe
In Indianapolis he is eager to meet
all omers.
New York horse show has distrib-
uted $sO3,885 in prizes since its inau.
guration in 1888.
Montreal A. A. has $50 members in
the Canadian army. Of which 62 were
killed in the conflict.
There. are times when the ball play
er Is all smiles-the first and fifteenth
Of every summer month.
=
Les Darcy has made more trips to
the United States than any other hu-
man being and amt here yet
I One Of the chief enjoyments Of .
six-day bike race Is the warm flop you
get in a secluded corner Of the bal
Harvard played 3ts first football
game with Yale al Hamilton park.
New Haven, NovemSsr IS, 1876.
|: Ill
The successful bADlr these days 10
the one whose manlter can beat ev-
erybody, else to the telegraph Office.
y. 49,
II the war IL over next summer the
great American pubic will be able to
concentrate Its attention on baseball
The New York American League
club will build a clubhouse at Macon.
Ga, for their spring training quarters.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Widen Ruulno Track.

Bates college running track is being
widened to 20 feet and extended so as
to make a 220-yard straightaway. 1t
is the intention to invite the New Eng
land intercollegiate association to hold
its annual track and field meet on
Garcelon field next May.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
A Humane Person.

"What do you think Of the move
ment to ameliorate the living condl-
lions Of gold fish in captivity"
I'm strongly In favor Of 1t. ]
never 60 out and leave the cat in the
room where my gold fish are that l
don't imagine they look at me through
the side Of their globe with appealing
eyea."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Hard on the Burglar.

II hear that the home Of Scrihbins,
the writer, was entered last night and
a number Of manuscripts stolen"
"Is that sol I suppose Scribbins
has set the police on track Of the
thief"
"Oh, he says that II the fellow has
any better success In placing the stuff
than he has had himself. he's only too
glad to let him try it."-Farm Life.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
size wa, Handleap.

: Several major league clubs passed
up Pitcher Gould. who made an excel
leAt showing with the Cleveland In
dams the latter part Of last season.
The "Muscatine Midget" was passed
up by the big league scouts on ac-
count Of his size.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Well.Fed Colts.

meal; while In connection with good
clover or alfalfa hay, we would make
the mixture five parts Of corn, three
parts Of oats, two parts Of bran, and
one part Of oil meal.
To q colt of draft ancestry, designed
for market, we would feed at least five
pounds Of such a mixture the first
winter, and, as the winter wears on,
we might increase to even or even
ten ~pounds.-Wallace's Farmer.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Most Profitable Pius.

Purebred pigs pay, for they put on
gain In that part of the carcass most
valuable to the butcher and are ready
for market long In advance of
scrubs" and at less cost, therefore,
for food.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Term oriolnated In AussraIIa.

Term Originated In Australia.
The term "squatter" was first given
in the early days Of the pastoral ten
ants Of the crown In Queensland. who
rented pasture lands in their natural
state. The first pastoral occupation
took place In 1870.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
asoln al ctxa Eoundatlon.

All cities noted for their beauty
were laid out IN a well-deflned plan
at the very beginning or millions hare
been. spent on reconstruction though
few of the latter class have become
beautiful. :
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Wool and lamb PrIees.

The great increase in the prices
quoted for wool and lambs is attract
ing unusual attention to the possible
ties Of raising sheep in those sections
where the industry has been on the
decline for years.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Jobs for GEORGE stoyalI.

Many jobs have been picked for
George Stovall for next year. but the
best tip out is that re will succeed
Ham Patterson rs manager of the Yer
non Tigers Of the Pacific Coast league,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
Pierce Einda Real Home.

X George Pierce found a real home In
Toledo last summer. The fans have
faith in the southpaw. for he dellv-
cred the goods nearly every time he
showed.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

Winter golf, carried into the South, is q pleasing institution. But so far as
developing championship form, is entirely useless. -t
Jerome Travers believed in resting up on the game from October to April.
He found that he came back to play with greater keenness and greater effect
Oswald Knkby plays practically no golf between September and April.
Yet Travers and Kikby have been next to unbeatable between April and
September. On the other slde Phil Carter. who won five consecutive tourna-
mentsa ut Pinehurst last winter, failed to win q start after April. u"
A few weeks of winter golf might be of service. But the man who tries
to put in - months or II months play will soon come upon a stale game with
all keenness erased. n
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11

der. Just before 1t reached Mack'A
hands he tipped the piece of webbing
In hla nlos.Ia
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1917-01-11
II the war IL yer next summer the
great American pubic win be able to
concentrate Its attention on baseball

The New York American League
club will build a clubhouse ut Macon.
Ga, for their spring training quarters.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-26
UNITED STATES WILL HAVE
 GREAT FLEET IN YEAR

struction board today Under the plans perfected by the board, the work of constructing this great merchant fleet. nearly one hundred ships will be turned out from the shipyards of the country each month, each fully equip ped and ready for service. In addition
 the government will also turn out a large number of vessels intended as auxiliaries to the naval forces, most of which will be small vessels of the submarine chaser type. In addition,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-26
TRIANGLE pRocRAM-oREAM

The Green Swamp" play out of the ordinary run of photo plays, fea- turing Bessie Barriscale and Bruce McRae will be shown at the Dream to- night. It scored a bhg success through the states, a good deal of the credit going to pretty Bessie. who is quite a favoitte with movie fans" The play was produced under the personal su- pervision of Ince, world famous for his master features. Besides this head events will be screened. Tomorrow night Theda Bara will appear in her greatest picture Destruction"
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-26
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept. 26 SIX persons were killed outright and an additional six teen were injured as result of a second visit of enemy raiders over the southeastern outskirts of London last night.
 The raiders this time attempted to pcntrate the city dcfcnses in two groups but were driven back m each case by fire of theacro guns, before being able to accomplish moro than d nominal amount of damage.
 Only two of the first group succeed ed in reaching q point over the city and the entire sum of damage done was accomplished by the dozen odd bombs dropped by them. A half hour
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-26
Germans Lose Hiehground East Ot
 Ypres


 LONDON. Sept 26, official Press Bureau statement issued at noon today announces that the Brit ish in their new attack have pushed the Germans back over the high ground east of Ypres and taken a number of positions which have long defied all efforts at capture
 The wooded slopes running north eastward from the vicinity of Hill 60 to the Zonnebeake region have long been the most serious stumbling block encountered by the British on the elgian-Flanders front The British movement is still in progress and is reported making satisfactory headway at every point along the line of advance.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-09-26

a large number of naval vessels will be placed in commission and under construction.
 According to q recent announcement of the shipping board, the present American merchant ship tonnage to- tals three and one half million tons of which seven hundred thousand tons is represented in the German and Austrian ships seIzed at the time of the war declaration and now under American operation.