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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

Prosecuting Attorney G. FL.
Jackson of Hartville was here
during the week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-27

+ CUMBERLAND PRESBY.
TERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching every 4th Sunday.
Rev. John T. Younger, Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday at
8 As q. m. g. W. Freeman, Supt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18

lives OF the poor remain a ci-sed
book which few Of us have imagi-
nation enough to open.
We have become used to seeing
ragsed children carrying home
refuse wood for fuel. Our familiar
ity with the sight often prevents
our appreciation a dire necessity
so remote from our own daily eX-
perience. For, after all. it is expe-
rience only that opens most eyes.
This Winter, however, it is not
only the poor who have known
what suffering from cold means.
The well-to-do have also sat at
home thEtiffening fingers. Money
which we have come to believe
the magical wand OF our modern
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Puss in Boots Jr.

reply. for lust then the wicked
Prince. who had taken the castle
from them. came into the garoeh'
and when he saw Puss. he put out
his hand and said:
'FIa, hal A cat In boots. what
brings you here
II am a traveller in Fairya Land
replied Puss. bowling pottery anu
my peacock friend and myseh
desire to see your magnificent cas-
tie
Then come with me-" said the
v-irked Prince. But It Will cost
YOU gold to see the beauties OF my
Alas. your highnsss," replied
puss ".I have no money" And then
the Prince scowled. for he liked
nancy more than anything In the
world except himself.
"Rah-' he answered; IT will not
show YOU anything For why should
I offer hospitality to cat?
Now. this remark made Puss fr-
rious. and he pondered how he
could get the best OF that wicked
PRINCE And then. all of a sudden,
that dear little yellow bird. whose
name I shall tell you some day.
commenced to sing. But the Prince
couldn't understand her. for he
didn't know the bird language.
TAKE your flaming feather. Puss,
And touch the Princes coat,
And after that you'll see him turn
Into a BLK Goat"
So Fuss went UP to the wicked
Prince and touched him with the
naming gold feather, and instantly
the Prince turned into a goat, and
in the next story you shall hear
what happened after that.
Copyright. 1915. David Cory.
To Be Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
By David Cory.

- HOPE you didn't tell the Pea
cocks secret to anybody. for as
u told you in the last story
you mustn't tell secrets in Fairy
Land.
Well. as soon as Puss and the
Peacock knocked on the postern
gate of the stately castle IT was
opened and they were allowed 10
enter. And. oh my! Wasn't It
beautiful place. There was a big
fountain that played the loveliest
kind OF music while little goldnsh
swan here and there and pretty
birds dipped their bills into the
sparklinE waters. And this Is the
song that wonderful fountain
played:
"Drip-d-IiHg. drip-d-hHo,
Hear the sparkling detCdropS sing!
All the tedthered people drink
on the Joantdin's crystal brink,
And the golden fishes sJOim
Round and round the sparkling
brinr."
And then the beautiful Peacock
walked up and took long DRINK
and while he leaned over the water
he said to a little goldfish;
How fares 1t with you. little
brother"
And the little gold hsh replied:
81 am sad at heart. brother mine.
And then beautiful bluebird
Ahmed her wings in the water and
said:
when will the spell be broken
Rut the beautiful Peacock did not
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FARFAX

now I must break my own rule. l
cannot understand the viewpoint
which leads them to forbid your
having anything to do with him.
Patriotism makes Us all proud to
know the wearer OF a uniform.
There may be men Of bad character
In the army. as there are men OF
such character everywhere else In
the world. But generally. when we
say AN officer and a gentleman"
We speak with real meaning. and
find most soldiers become in time
real pen. The discipline of the
army makes fine men out OF its re-
CTuits
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18

world-has faxed In many In
stances 10 its usual warmth and
comfort, and hardly any one has
escaped at least a modicum OF dis
comfort.
This taste Of poverty-world pow
erty-the first which many OF US
have ever known, should open our
hearts to a greater comprehension
OF those miseries which the poor
have known for so long. We should
find it hard now not to put our
selves in their place.
When the neighborhood police
man calls to beg coal for the poor
"a ton. half ton, a bag-let the
memory Of our own discomfort
help US TO picture conditions beside
which our own pale into insignii-
canoe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Don't.

DEAR MISS FAlRFAX:
- an iu love with a soldier
Of twenty one who expects 20
leave for the front shortly. He
IS continually asking me TO
marry him secretly before he
leaves. but am in doubt as to
whether to do so, as l am sure
that my parents would not ap-,
prove. LILLIAN L. ".
YOC are much too youHg to think
or marriage. And IN any
event secret marriages are most
undesirable. ~ course your par
euts would disapProve. But when
1T comes to marrying a man who
must leave her at once. then surely
a girl must no. lie allowed to take
50 important step without tell
ing her parents
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Do You Know That

Canton. In China, are being removed
20 provide for the construction OF
roads. The city walls of Canton are
<iK 10 seven miles long and contain.
II IS 900 Gquar" yards
- brick. 100000 square yards Of
stone. and 100000 cubic yards Of
earth.
chester ~as probably the first
place !u England where horse
racing was established. as I'm 1909
the mayor of that city offered
prize for such a contest
Sound timber twenty-five years
old has been conclusIveIy proved
10 be materially stronger than new
stock.
Picked grapes are cons dsred
great delIcsey by the syrisnS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
By Mary Ellen Sigsbee.

"HE fuel problem is not new
one to the two small people
- in this picture. They have
faced it for a number of years IN
spite OF their youth. This year it
is merely a little harder-that is
all.
There are many kind hearts in
the world. but most people require
a very definite glimpse Of misery
something out OF the ordinary
which shocks the sensibilities-be-
fore they rouse themselves to per-
form all the kind actions OF which
they are capable. Unless We
actually stumble over, misery. the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18

Maps originally appeared among
the early Egyptians. They were
wooden tablets on which lans and
sea. roads and rivers were fairly
accurately outlined. The evidence
Of such maps is not only Furnished
in the old Egyptian papyrus rolls.
but some Of the actual maps have
hssn discovered. II was once cor-
tended that the Greeks wen the iu-
ventors of the art Of csrtography.
but It has been proved that the
Egyptians and Babyionians ante
dated them in this respect.
The SxtravAgAncs Of the newly
rich Of Japan finds vent mostly In
endowinE colleges. assembling
treasures OF literature and art. and
rninlsterinR 70 those senses and de-
sires through which men nonrish
TIE soul
Several Of the old city walls Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Visiting a Sick Friend.
,EAR MISS FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Is Il proper for young lady
to visit a sick friend whom she
has known for a very short time.
and bring him. flowers. He lives
in his own apartment and has
asked her to pay him visit.
The information will relieve me
greatly as l am quite doubtful
TT Is not proper to visit a man IN
his apartment. In the case OF
friend who is seriously sick. one
wishes to be kind-so why not have
either your mother. sister or some
friend accompany you and thus 20
on your errand OF mercy. managing
TO be kind and to preserve propriety
at the same time:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
EPISODE 9.
Jets of Flame"
copyriEht.' 1911. star Co.

own the inside OF the Chin
neg Doris scrambled, cIinginE
~ 10 a rope which the workman
had left fastened TO the top dang
ling down inside. Hand over hand
she let herself down. while bricks
and mortar from above flew thick
about her.
On the roof OF the warehouse lay
'he Hidden Hand buried in the dust
and debris while his emissarIes
tried frantically TO dig his body out
out OF the bricks.
Hes edad." cried one OF them,
bending fsarsomelv over the body.
tearing open the coat. and feeling
his 9ulse and heart.
Some tried vain!y to revive him.
while one. hearing a noise below.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
An Officer and a Gentle
man.

nEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
A shdRt time ago met an OIL
Ger in the u. S. Army and have
been going out with him till re-
Gently he has left for France.
He has asked NJ" TO write 20
him while over there, but my par
ents have forbiddsr me 10 have
anything to do VITA aim. Now
1 do not know what to do. f'r I
love him dearly. MARIE H.
I MAKE a point Of not interfering
between parents and child. But
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
By Arthur B. Reeve,

Creator OF the -SCraIE Kennedy
mystery stories. which appear e1-
eIusiveIy In cosmopOIitan Magazine.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Close to Death.

As he approached as near to the
fire box door as he dared his hand
reached out and turned lever.
then another. and another Of =
series. They were little faucets
that released successive Jets OF oil,
and as they were released the oil
burst successlvely into nams from
the pilot jet.
Inside. Doris shrank in horror a.
one fame after another licked out
along both sides of her. growing
hotter and hotter every moment.
She screamed as she felt the fierce
heat. while the emIssary slowly
increased the flow and pressure of
Oil. She beat on the door. II was
Iatched on the outside.
She was trapped I'm the terrific
heat OF the furnace.
Doris screamed with pain as she
beat on the iron door with her
fists, The flames were getting more
intense every moment and she
would he roasted 20 death IL she
were not released IN a few seconds
The two emisssries who were
holding Ramsay turned for a mo-
ment TO look Mt the fire-pit door.
and Ia that instant Ramsey saw his
chance.
40 Be Coatinuea Tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
me l7LUuGU I1UELU Starring Doris Kenyon

But from the chimney he could hear
cries below. He realized that IL was
Doris. and down the, stairs he
dashed. seeking the enEine-room.
As he dashed in after the emissary
whom Doris was holding at bay.
the other, HON he had knocked
out before, cTept up on him. From
the draft hole in the fire pit Doris
saw II ard fired. But at that in
slant the rest OF the Hidden Hands
emissaries ran in and in the general
melee Ramsay was thrown to the
floor, while they began searching
him for the locket.
Doris waited her chance and fred.
Ono OF them fell. but the others
quickly jerked Ramsey to his feet.
placing him like a shield between
themselves and the girl.
Hands up they shouted at
Eamsay.
AS he threw up his hands. palms
backward, he carried by the bar
rel his gun which he dropped from
his sleeve. an old trick.
Standing shielded by Ramsay. the
emissaries called to another, who
turned and crept along the wall,
careful TO keep out OF the range OF
Doris's gun.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
Doris Escapes.

DOAlo ANoSoPNo'
Two OF them fell upon Ramsay
aud. in a sudden on-rush. threw
him and stunned him. Then. before
he could recover. all clinginE TO
the beam let themselves down with
tho Hidden Hand. Teaching the
ground. they unIashed the body and
carried il quickly 20 a nook ia an
adjoining building. wher" they Gov
cred 1t with burlap bags. Then they
ran to the help OF the man whom
ihcv had seen knocked down in the
basement by Ramsay
Meanwhile, Doris had let herself
down the chimney by the rope IN
~ she came to the nrepit Of the
furnace below. 1t was an Oll-burn-
ing furnace. and by the dim light OF
a small pIlo:-jet she could see. 10
srope her way out under the hori-
zontal boiler.
She started for the stairs. when
suddenly another emissary. who had
been left on guard. jumped at her
and almost overpOwered her. She
struggled with him and broke loose.
There was only one way TO go. and
that was back into the oil-burning
furnace. She darted into II and
hanged the door. punching the little
round door of the drafthOie open.
Through this opening she levelled
her gun ard fred. The emissary
al - Ifnf INnrNg u .
now in what was practically an ar
inored fortress. She could FIRE at
him. but he could not hit her. aud
he Tetreated for safety.
b. this time. on the roof. Ramsa $
had recovered ana found that the
gang had escaped with the body.
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ran 10 the edge Of the roof ana
peered over.
RAMSAY" he cried, catching
sight OF him below. where he had
knocked down the man left on
guard and dashed into the ware
house
The emissaries had little time to
think. Together they lifted the in
ert body OF the Hidden Hsud and
carried II swiftly across the roof to
the other cornor..where there was
derrick. with a beam fastened TO an
iron chain Quickly they dashed the
body TO the beam and swung II
over the edge OF the roof Just as
Ramsay rame on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
HOLO Do You Keep House?

IF you want to 60 into business Mrs Housekeepe you
start right in your home by sysematizing your ex
penSeS. Read Loreto Lynchs article this page You
profit greatly by it if you vii take the trouble 10 adopt
its suggestions
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
VAN HELsING DISCOVERS
ONE OF THE VAMPIRE WOMEN.

She lay in her Vampire sleep, so
full of life and voluptu@us beauty
that l shudder as though have come
20 do murder. All. 7 doubt not that in
old time, when such things We're.
many a man who set forth to do such
a task as mine. found AZ the last his
heart fail him. and then his nerve.
So he delay. and delay, and delay.
ill the mere beauty and the fascina-
ton OF the wanton Un-Dead have hyp-
notice him; and he remain on, and
on. till sunset come. and the Vampire
sleep be over. Then the beautiful
ewes OF the fair woman open md look
love. and the voluptuoUs mouth pre-
sent TO a kisS-and man is weak
And there remain one more victim
in the Vampire fold; one more t."
swell the grim and Erisly ranks o.
the Cn-dead!
Ito lie Continued TomOrrowJ
I (C0pyrightsd.l
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-01-18
DRACULA
OR
The Vampire
By BRAN STOKER

TN FEAR ! turned TO my poor
Madam Nina, and my heart with
II gladness leaped like flame; for
oh! the terror in her sweet eyes.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
Matty's Rcdlegs in Front.

Montgomery, Ala, March 2S.-The linctnnau Nationals yesterday de-
 bated the Cleveland team of the Imerican league by a score of to 1. 10th teams collected eight hits. |phnnie Enzmann, former Newark
 Rtcher of the International league Earted the game for the American Saguers. The score:
 r. II. c.
 sncinnau (N) ............3 1 8eveIand (A.) ...........1 & 1 S Schneider, ReutGer and Wingo, Enzmann, Coumbe, Groom and
 kNeill.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
.hnI.asXzzezpHu
 C cJaulog ogd.Corbet

actually weigh 2oo,' replied the optimistic Delaney.
 And before nightfall this is what we did
 We took all the weights out of the gymnasium pulley exercises and damned them into the belt which I wore during nay workouts. We found around the gymnasium several pieces of flat lead and these also were around my waist1ine. ] was padded with iron and lead almost from the line of my stomach to point below my hips. And so, "mde up' Bill and I started for Long Branch,
 The last thing in the world that l wanted to do was to be weighed stripped To take off my street clotsos meant almost certain discovery of my trick weight. Everything hinged on my being able to weigh without the necessity of taking off my clothes. So when I found Dwyer l said:
 Here I am, MT. Dwyer-aH ready to weigh in. Shall I strip or will .t be all right for me to be weighed with my clothes on? You can deduct about five pounds for my clothes and in that way arrive at my real weight.
 "Oh, I guess 1t will be all right for you to be weighed you are now answered Dwycr. And I jumped onto the scales
 The dial moved around rapidly, then slowly and then came to a stop around 203 pounds. Dwyer was amazed and so were the others.
 By George,' exclaimed DWyer, If l hadn't seen the evidence just now with my own eyes l would not have thought that you weighed anywhere near 200 pounds"
 A few minutes later while I was feeling jubilant over the success of the pulley weight plan, a catastrophe nearly occurred. Dwyer and the rest of us were walking along the side- walk when suddenly l felt something slipping in the region of my Walstllne, and moving rapidly toward my shoe. It was one of the pulley weights that had come loose. If that weight hit the sidewalk there would be a bang, Dwyer would discover what had caused it-and my deception would become known.
 The quickest thinking 1 ever did in my life was in the next two seconds Quickly but not enough so to eX- cite Dwyer's suspicion, I hoped from the sidewalk to the dirt space near the curh--and not a moment too soon. The pulley weight dropped on the soil just about four inches from the sidewalk. It made no sound and no one was the wiser. It was @ mighty narrow escape.
 Proba bly if that weight had dropped on the sidewalk I might never have had the opportunity to become the heavyweight champion of the world.
 Gro Be Continued TomorroW.)
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
PETTINAT0 A BL00MER
VentIes, the Berlin Blacl1smith'' Makes Local Wrestling Champion
 Look Like Last Rose of Summer.

Harry Pettirato of this city, proved to be one of the greatest "bloomers" ali the celebrated mat game last even- ing in Hartford when he went against Alvah Ncntres in Foot Guard hall. The fame" of Pettinato as "rass- ler' was little known in this city, and it is 9 cinch bet that any time 1t Is mentioned again, raspberries will be in order. Preliminary notice of his prowess was enough to worry any as- pirant for honors in the middleweight class, but when it came to real work, Petty was as formidable as Kid" Benjamin against "Strangler" Lewis.
 It required 40 seconds for the Der lin Blacksmith" to pin Pets shoul- ders to the mat with a leg and arm hold. After a two minute rest, the men started at it again, and Ventres proceeded to toy with his opponent for 10 minutes and 40 seconds when he secured full body hold. and the match was over. and so was Pettin- ato's reputation as a mat man.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
YanlNS' ROut Soldiers.

Camp Wheeler, Ga. March 2s.-- Not since two hines of American sol diers played a game in the Temple of Heaven. Pekin, during the Boxer rebellion sixteen years ago, has an exhibition of the national pastime been staged amid such picturesque surroundings as that which enfolded the diamond here yesterday when tho Yankees and the ok 124th 1nfan- try team crossed bats.
 The big leaguers from New York hammered out a burlesque 12 to 4 victory on a baseball battle ground which was walled in by 10000 stall Wart, sun Drowned, khaki clad sons of Uncle Sam. The scores:
 r. h. c. New York ..... 1101O00o-12 IS 5 amp Wheeler 2100001- < 9 6 Russell, Mogridge and Hannah and Ruel; Keene, Hoke and Nance.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
MARTIN SHERIDAN DIES
AMerica's Greatest AU-Around Loses Fight Against Pne1ln,onia~--Wo Championship in Three Olympic Games

Championship in Three Olympic
 Games
 New York, March 2s.-America lost her greatest all-around athlete when Martin J. Sheridan, a member of the police department detective force, died from pleuro- pneumonia in St. Vincent's hospital last night. The new was a shock to his many friends as reports from the hospital the last two days indicated that he was show ing improvement.
 While Sheridan was often referred to as without 8 peer in all-around ability on track and field, he would always reiterate that Jim Thorpe, the Sac and Fox Indian, was even greater. Sheridan held this title for versatility two years, in 1905 and 1907, beating the best athletes of this city.
 However, Sheridan was always at his best in throwing the discus. He held the discus record eleven years. Sheridan first set the record figures of 120 feet 3-4 inches in 1901, and gradually increased the distance until he attained Al feet 4 3-9 inches in 1911. He saw the honor pass to Jim Duncan, who is now with the Amer ican engineers In France with a toss of 145 feet g 1-2 inches.
 Throughout Sherdan's athletic career he was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, to which or ganization he brought much honor and championships galore. He was one of the biggest scorers for the United States in the Olympic games in St. Louis, Athens and London. He also held the national discus cham pionship four years and at present is in the record book for heaving the discus, Greek style, a distance of 116 feet 1-2 inches.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
SHEA WINS ON POINTS.

New Haven, March s.-Tommy Shea outpointed Paddy McGurr, q. local colored featherweight, in a four round bout at Music hall last night. The bout topped an all-star card pre- scnted under the direction of the Colored Winchester A. A. Tn an- other four round bout Freddy Sigle fought q draw with Nick Fitzimmons.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-28
Soldiers Bet Athletics.

I'Ia., March 28.-The Americans were yester- y defeated by a soldier team from .mp Johnston. The score was 8
 1. The soldier boys hit safely ten mes while t1o ic1guers were able to ther only forr safeties. The score:
 r. h. e. (A) ..... 1 1 flop Johnston ............ 10 8
 adams, Fahey and Perkins, Me- IQl; Morgan and Rehor.