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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
From Harry B. Stephens

AOAAA AAoAAy ~ SSCPllcllS
To o. l.. Robinett and j. C.
Turner:
France, April "a.
Friends Ollie and Joe:
Will take time to drop you a
few lines, as l said | would, but
| haven't been to the big city
yet. 1t seems ages since l left
the U. S. A., and it looks ~likc it
will be some time before | get
back. The whole world is look
ing to see what the United States
will do, and | hope we don't de.
ceive them. There is not much
going on at the present, but we
are looking for another push, so
let them come. France is sure
some country, but where the
Germans have been it don't look
so nice. We have been in active
service ever since we landed over
here. 1 wasn't told when l
joined the army that we would
have to go through such things
as we do. The people in the
United States don't realize what
it is until they have to go Through
with some of this stuff. War is
what Sherman said it is, and
this is the biggest one l have
ever been in. Take it from me,
this is sure some warm place.
How are the old hens coming?
Are you doing any good for
yourselves? Eggs cost US about
IS cents a dozen over here, and,
everything is just as high. Wine
is fairly cheep, but we don't 90
much on wine; we like coffee
much better, but we can't get
the coffee. Sugar is awful
scarce, SO. things are not so plen.
tiful here IS they are in the
states.
We are having plenty of excite.
ment. Was up after a machine
a few days age. Old Fritz got
the range op US. Did he shell
us? No. He gave US about 25.
y point two. | don't know whe.
Their you know how big they are
100 1
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Road to Happiness

Be amiable, cheerful and good
natured and you are much more
likely to be happy. You will
find this difficult, if not impossi-
BILE, however, when you are con.
stantly troubled with constipa.
ton. Take Chamberlain's Tab
lets and get rid of that and it
be will easy. These tablets not
only move the bowels, but i'm.
prove the appetite and strength
en- the digestion adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

Do you get up at night? SanOl
is surely the best for all kidney
or bladder troubles. San0i gives
relief in "a hours from all back,
ache and bladder trouble. SanOl
Is a guaranteed remedy. SOC and
$l.W q bottle at the drug store. al
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

or not, but anyway they are not
small. Did l run? No. l pass.
ed one of the boys that was run.
ming. Missouri boys sure can
use their legs. Anyway, old
Shep did it. 1t was real funny
while it was going on, but it
wasn't so funny afterwards.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Get Ridof Your Rheumatism

Now is the time to get rid of
your rheumatism. You will find
Chamberlain 8 Liniment a great
help. The relief which it affords
is alone worth many times it's
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

One sure has some wonderful
experiences, and some of them
are not So funny.
Well, Dick, old boy, l could
use some of those cigarettes
over here, for they are hard to
get. Has Cliff come over YETI
Think he will have plenty to do
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

Army coming? l hear they are
doing great in the states.
hope they will make good wher
they get over here, for they will
be up against the real thing
How is Joe coming? Is he do
ing any good for his country:
If he isn't, tell him to get busy.
l hear that you are having some
meatless and wheatless days.
That is the stuff to feed Old Bill
on. He can't beat us in a humid
red years, that is if I keep my
health.
Well, Ollie, / had better close
for this time, for it is nearly
dark and we can't have lights at
night. l can't tell you what
would happen, but there would
be plenty. This sure is a dark
old world. I don't see how the
Kaiser has stood it this long,
Think he is getting pretty we'll
fed up.
am getting along fine with
my French. l don't talk u. S.
anymore; it is out of date over
here. My address is:
Pvt. Harry B. Stephens,
A. 3. F.. 18th Aero Sqdn.
Via. New York
Let me hear from you and all
the Mansfield news. Give all
the boys my best regards. I
will close for now.
Yours respectfully,
Harry B. Stephens.
Somewhere in France, April2O.
Mrs, S. W. McNaul,-
My Dear Auntie: Your letter
received some time back. How
is everybody in Mansfield and
the big boom? l suppose they
are digging up all the hills; they
are doing the same thing over
here only with big shells; that is
what takes all the joy out of life.
| got a nice big letter from Min.
ME, she seems to like it up in
Washington fine. There is not
much news here only war and
we can't tell much about that
through the mail. l suppose
you read all about it in the. pa.
pers. How is father coming,
lonely, I guess since sis.
ter left home? l had a letter
from Aunt Annie and Guy Tay-
Tor. Guy is some boy, would
like to see him. Has Lovall Kee-
ing come to France yet? He
find it all here. This sure is
'ome fine country but l don't
ike the climate much, to much
'ain to suit me. I suppose uncle
las quit farming and gone TO mi.
ling. From the rate Mansfield
5 going now I suppose it will be
IS large as New York City by
he time l get back home. How
10 you like the meatless and
daysp That is the
tuff to win the war, for food over
ere is very scarce. In some
faces money won't buy it. AL,
'af OF bread cost Csc and eggs
8 cents a dozen and everything |,
lse is just as high. The only
hing that is cheap is wine and
on soon get filled up on that
tuff. We don't get much coffee {
lostly tea to drink. I guess it
'oks like spring time in old Mis-. 8
ouri now. think it will warm
p here before long. Well, III
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
to Threshing Ma
chine Owners

All the threshing machine ow.
ners and operators in Wright
county are hereby called to meet
in the food administration Office
at Mansfield Saturday, June 1,
at 1:3O p. m. The purpose of
this meeting is to arrange for
the most convenient and prof.
table observance of the food adj
ministration regulations regard.
ing threshing and separating of
wheat and rye If YOU EXPECT
TO- DO BUSINESS AS A
THRESHER OF WHEAT OR
RYE IN WRIGHT COUNTY,
THIS YEAR, PLEASE ANS.
WEIR THIS CALL.-Guy Willis
Holmes, US. FoodAdministrator,
Wright County.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30

HemStitching
Button Making
Pleating

We want you to try STA.WEL
VEGETABLE TABLETS, THE
MODERN REMEDY for Bilious.
ness, Sick Headache. Constipa-
ton, Torpid Liver, Indigestion,
Loss OF Appetite, Loss of Energy
Malaria, and ailments of the Sto.
mach, Liver, Kidneysand Bowels
A remedy for the whole family.
Go to your druggist or general
store and purchase q 25c pack
age of STA VEL VEGETABLE
TABLETS, send us the label,
it is good for 25c in Hemstitch.
ing, Button making from your
own material, or Pleating. If
your dealer cannot supply you
send US his name and 25c and
we will supply you direct.
If you desire further infor.
nation drop US a postal. !.
STA VEL REMEDYCOMPANY
Box 294 Springfield, Mo.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-05-30
Another Good Investment

M|E paid out some Red Cross money a while back.
:" Paid it out--and forgot it. That's how much it hurt.
Might not be a bad idea to have a look at what that money
has been doing. -r
pr That money went, dollar for dollar, where it did a
- tull days work, wherever it was.
# Three cents of it may have had the honor of dsin-
tecting with iodine the three torn wounds of an American
soldier on the French front. Or it may have had the less
noble responsibility Of pnning a warm flannel bely-band
around s~ixyea1-old Antoine out back of Noyon.
No use,-we can't figure this Red Cross task in cents
= worth.
3W There's the whole path Of ruin from Belgium to
D. Switzerland, just to visualize one thing at a time. If your
Red Cross money went there it very likely provided pots
and pans, food and clothes, beds and blankets, for the
< repahiated people.
y Three years ago these people were prosperous and
everyday, smalltown citizens. srr~s
Now they have the earth under them and the sky
over them mot one thing else.
It's for you to say whether this great work of mercy
shall stop.
The Red Cross is yours, just as our Amy and Navy
are yours; yours to support with the same fervor and
loyalty that leads you to the bottom of your purse for
Liberty Bonds.
It's for your voice to say whether your Red Cross
shall falter now or sweep onward, greater and more help
fu. than ever before.
And it's your dollars that must answer. 3sS'
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Why Don't You Say Hello" Fiirsta
~ REV. CHARLES STEELE, in the Illinois State Journal

Somebody said to you today:
"tiow are you, Jm?-or whatever your name may be.
And you replied:
pretty well, thank YOU
And you thought that You had fulfilled all the requirements of polite
society.
But-why didn't you ask about the health Of your friend and neighbor
who had greeted you?
Like this: Pretty well, thank you-how are your
Sometimes you've gone through the day perfectly miserable because
somebody didn't say Hello" to you.
OF course, your friends mine my have been troubled or his eyes fastened
upon something which required all his attention, or there may have been a
dozen perfectly good reasons why he didn't say "Helo!"
But-why didn't you say Hello" to him?
Perhaps somebody does not say Hello o you out of pure cussedness-
they simply don't want to. They are just built that way.
But you can't imagine how unhappy such people are In most cases
they'd give anything to be different.
Now you can help them. 1t may be hard for you to do so-but try it'll
Say Hello anyway, if it chOkes you!
When you've thought about your friends failure to greet you-perhaps
you've thought a bit sconfuny:
"Tm a S good IS he is"
Well-why didn't you prove it-and not wait for him to make the first
polite advance?
Just because you're like most of the rest of us-we expect more from others
than we're ready to give ourselves, oil we've developed a false mOdesty which
prevents our taking ur rghtful places among friends and neghbor.
Anyway-why should your friends inquire about your heath-and why
should they greet you with a hearty "heIo"-when you usually wait for them
to do it first?
Suppose you try the other way-just for a day-forget about yourself
become really interested in your neighbOrs and fiendS-and don't give them
the chance to say Hello first.
What q day you'll have!
I'd like to hear about it,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
NAn. Ml4melQ
Marquis d'Argenson Founded
the Municipal Police System

The first nan to organize a munich
pal police system along modern lines
IA the Marquis ~d'Argenson, who died
In Paris 1917 years ago. D'Argenson
was a native of Venice and first
achieved fame In that republic, where
he was a state secret agent. In 1897
he went to France and became the
head of the police department In Paris.
Coming of a high family, he was
considered to have degraded himself
by accepting this post, but he soon
raised the office to his WI level. The
gendarmes Of Paris were made into
q highly efficient force, and D'Argen-
son also formed a body Of secret
agents, such as would now be called
detectives. Later he laid the founda-
ton for the French secret service and
sen spies to all countries with which
France might become involved In war.
The system Of international espionage
he inaugurated was perfected by Karl
StleZer, who organized the Prussian
secret service and sent thousands Of
his men into Austria and France prior
TO Prussia's wars against those coun-
tries.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
HoIlv WreathS.

Cream a half cupful Of butter substi-
tute with two-thirds of a cupful OF
sugar; when light and creamy add the
yOlks Of two eggs and the white OF
one; sift one and o%ne-fourth cupfuls
of flour with a pinch Of salt, a tea
spoonful of baking powder and one
fourth Of a grated nutmeg; mix with
the first mixture, alternating with one
fourth of a cupful of milk. Roll out
the dough and cut into rings with the
doughnut cutter. Brush with the white
Of egg and sprinkle with pistachio
nuts, blanched and chopped, and put a
few red candies in groups of two or
three to simulate berries. Bake a light
brown In a moderate oven.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
3abyIon's Walls Set in
Mortar Mixed With Oil

Oil was known in n number Of places
in very ancient times, the walls Of
Babylon having been, we are told, set
in mortar mixed with a heavy crude
oil from wells near the Euphrates, and
1t would not be beyond the realms of
imagination to suggest that the streets
Of Nineveh may have had their dusts
laid by a coating of oil of an asphalt
um base just as in many Of our cities
today. Those wise old observers,
Strabo and HerOdOtus, did not Eel
look so interesting a theme as natural
oil, and give accounts Of its existence
though not, perhaps, Of its infiamma-
BILE nature.-New Orleans Times-Pica-
yune.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
down-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm.
proper eating and living demands stimula.
ton to satisfy the cry for a health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
q man on his feet before he knows it:
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the overzealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since it's discovery in the ancient labora-
tories in Holland. It acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-o out, but take them
today. Your druggist will gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box, three sizes.
They are the pure, original, imported
Harlem Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Date Nut Cakes.

Separate the whites and yolks of
three eggs; beat the yolks with one
cupful of sifted graduated sugar un-
til thick and light add one-half cupful
Of pecan meats and one-half cupful OF
stoned, chopped dates; then add n
cupful Of flour, a pinch of salt and a
t~easpoonful of baking powder sifted
together. Fold in the whites of the
eggs beaten to a stiff froth and drop
by %Spoonfuls into very small pans,
which have been creased and busted
with fine sugar. Bake about eight min
utes and turn out Of the tins at once
when they come from the oven.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Manufacture of Paper Was
Japanese Industry 592-629.

The manufacture of paper was an
important industry in Japan as far
back as the time of the Emperor
Sulko, A. d. 592-629, the art having
been introduced from China. It Is
said that paper vas introduced into
Europe from Egypt, but in China the
industry may have been as old as In
Egypt, and the art may have Travelled
from China to Europe through India
and Persia, passing from Spain to
Italy and France, special improve
ments being introduced in its manu-
'acture by the Dutch and the French
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

To be possessed Of a head Of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustruus, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using a little Danderine.
1t is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair and lots of it. Just get q
small bottle of KnOwlton's Danderine
now-it costs but a few centS-all drug
stores recommend it-apply a little as
directed and within ten minutes there
will be an appearance of abundance,
freshness, 1utliness and an incompara-
bic gloss and lustre, and try as you
will you cannot find a trace of dandruff
or falling hair; but your real surprise
will be after about two weeks use,
when you will see new hair-fine and
downy at tirSt-yeS-but really new
hair-sprouting out all Over' your scalp
-Danderine is, we believe, the only
sure hair grower, destroyer of dan
druff and ure for itchy scalp, and it
never fails to stop falling hair ut once.
IL YOU want to prove how pretty and
soft your hair really is, mOisten q cloth
with a little Danderine and carefully
draw it through your hair-taking n
small strand at a time. Your hair will
be soft, glossy and beautiful in just
a few moments-a delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this. Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Japanese and Korean Rice
Crops Larger Than in 1917.

Frequent and heavy rains and Sc
we're windstOrms have only slightly in
jured the japanese rice crop, and the
official estimate shows a yield amount
ing to a total Of about 100000 koku
(205,OOO,OO0 bushels). which is 1000
600 koku (2O.OOO,OOO bushels) above the
crop Of last year and about 100000
kOku (25,OOO,ON bushels) above the
average. The Korean crop amounts to
a total Of almost 14,OO0,0O0 koku CO.
100000 bushels), or about 100000
kOku (8,3OO,OOO bushels) above that
Of last year.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
fishing, a Patriotic Sport
That Should Be Encouraged;
What Fish Are in Your Lake?

The millions Of Americans who have
always lived inland know the delicate
aavor Of the fresh water catch, but
we are likely to slight this cheap, nu-
tritious food, either because 1t Is not
always on sale in our markets or be-
cause so many menus and recipes we
follow in our cooking call for lobster,
halibut or some other ocean product.
If fish from our own communities
are not on the market plentifully, let's
90 fishing for them ourselves. There
Is no seasO Of the year when some
kind of fish cannot be caught easily.
DO not turn up your nose at your lit
tie boys catch, because the fish are
small and hard to clean. Little perch
are delicious, yer If they do require
some extra time in preparation.
Encourage fishing as a patriotic
sport in your neighborhoOd. Inquire
about the fish In your community. Are
bass, trout, pickerel, carp, perch or
Just plain suckers" plentiful in your
lakes and runs? The equipment nee.
essary TO catch any of these fresh wa.
ter fish; is simple and inexpensive. A
hook and line and a bamboo pole have
been the means of catching hundreds
Of pounds Of fish.
Friday is not the only fish day. Two
more. days a week are not too often
for you to serve the inexpensive, meat
saving food. Baked, boiled. or fried
fresh fish are always delicious. To
vary the meals a trifle, make different
kinds of sauces to serve with your
fish.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Glories.

Beat four tablespoonfuls Of sweet
fat with IN cupful of sugar until
creamy add one egg, One-fourth Of a
teaspOonful Of salt, One-half teaspoon
gul of cinnamon and two t%easpoonfuls
of baking powder sifted with two and
one-half cupfuls of flour; add one cup
full Of milk and mix. Roll in small
balls and fry in deep fat. When cool
roll in boiled frosting, then in chopped
nuts and raisiDS.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Goodies for the Family.

Small cakes and cookies are espe-
cially In favor during the holiday time.
The following will be most welcome as
giving variety:
Sweet Hearts.
Beat n cupful of butter substitute
with two cupfuls of sugar until light;
add four eggs well beaten, one-half
t~easpoonful Of rose tlavoring and one
half teaspoonful Of vanilla. Sift three
cupfuls of flour, a pinch OF salt and
two teaSpOonfuls of baking powder [;
add to the first mixture, beating vigor-
ously. Bake in small heart-shaped
pans and cover with delicate pink
tinted frosting.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Barristers' Wigs in Use
More Than 200 Years AGO

Barristers' wigs first came into
vogue about 200 years ago. Up to the
end of the seventeenth century judges
and sergeants at law alone had any
distinctive dress. Under Queen Anne
the queens counselor adopted the
court dress and silk gown which made
up the mourning Of the period, togeth-
or with the full-bottomed wig then us1-
ally wcrn by all persons of position.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
SCIENCE NOTES

Synthetic milk Is being pro-
duced from peanuts by European
chemists.
A mixture of two or more
honeys always Is darker than
any of the original ones.
Hollands mines are now pro-
ducing coal at q rate Of about
100000 tons a year,
A serving tray that fits an
arm Of q lunchroom chair Sc
curely hns been patented.
Sweden has areas Of peat de-
pOsits that are estimated to
cover nearly 100000 acres.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Timely Caution.

we must get
these railroad sup
plies out in a hur-
ry."
very good"
AT the same
time YOU must
maintain the STAN
dard. Be careful
now and don't
make any bad
brakes"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

The moment you eat a tablet or two
Of Pape's Diapepsin all the indigestion
pain and dyspepsia distress stops.
Your disordered stomach will feel
fine at once.
These pleasant, harmless tablets OF
Pape's Diapepsln never fail and cost
very little at drug stores. Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Walking on Water.

Decidedly novel Is a new outfit for
walking on the water, which Is shown
IN Popular Mechanics Magazine. 1t is
a combination Of a balloon and a set
Of floats. The small gas bag used has
a lifting capacity almost sufficient TO
raise an adult from the ground and
II is attached by ropes to a belt worn
about the waist.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Where the Blame Belonged.

And do you get plenty Of sleep
when in active servlce?" asked the ia
Their Of the boy home on ~furlough.
II do not" replied the soldier.
do the Germans keep you from get
ting enough sleep?"
Say Our bugler amt no German u
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Can't Be Done.

II thought you were going to say no
when young Wombat asked for your
daughters hand In marriage"
THAT was when he was q civilian.
How could ! say no TO n second lieu
%tenant?"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
Sooths tchinQ Skins

With C%uticura. Battle with Cutlcura
Soap and hot water, dry and apply the
Ointment. This usually affords relief
and points to speedy healment. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston," At druggists and by mail.
Soap IS, Ointment % and 5O.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

The Indians along the Columbia
river make a kind of bread from q
moss that grows on the spruce fir
tree. This moss is prepared by plac.
ing 1t in heaps, %sprinkling it with wa
ter and permitting it to ferment. Then
1t is rolled into balls as big as a mans
head, and these are baked in pits.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20
May Take Land Needed.

Under an act of congress of July 2,
1917, the government may condemn
and take possession of or may pur-
chase any tract Of land In the United
States, wherever situated, that may
be needed for military purposes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1918-12-20

QOS lie, Salu
n member OF the
Crouch club.
"I'n1 not doing
that WE'LL" an
Swered another.
THE bread my
wife tries to cook
isn't nearly as sat
isfying as dog bis
cult"