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

Rev. John r.. Younger has
been offered the pastorate of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church
at Marionvillc, one of the strong
est churches of that denomlna
ton and will accept the same.
He will continue, however to re.
side here and serve as pastor or
the local church. He is one ol
the rising young ministers o.
the Springfield Presbytery.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06
SOPHIA

A regular morning operation
of the bowels puts you in fine
shape for the days work. II
you miss it you feel uncomfOr.
table and cannot put vim into
your movements. For all bowel
irregularities HERBINE is the
remedy. 1t puriiics, strengthens
and regulates. Price. soc. Sold by
all dealers in medicine adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06

Vandiycr Upchnrch and Study
MaiIOy volunteered for army
service, at Ava Monday, and
were here Monday evening en-
route to training camp at Jeifer-
son. Barracks.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06
Soldiers Want Home Paper

0OAOiSi1 oAtS AASHaS ~f
His home newspaper for every !
one of the 10000 soldiers and
sailors from Westchester county
is the splendid gift of William
Boyce Thompson, millionaire
copper man, whose home is the
Alders, North Broadway, Yonk-
ers, N. Y. Mr.. Thompson is
sending to each man who has
enlisted or has been drafted
from the county whatever news
paper that man requests. He is
paying the subscriptions for the
papers and maintaining an or.
ganization for the sending of
periodicals every week to the
boys in Europe, on the seas or
in environments here. 1t is part
of the business of this organiza'
ton to keep closely in touch
with the fighting men and en-.
courage them TO send letters for
publication in their home papers
The honor roll of Westchester
contains the names of 6.lI6 men,
but there are fully 1000 names,
Mr.. Thompson believes, that are
not on the roll.
Mr.. Thompson estimates that
there are 10000 Westchester
menin the service and he expects
and hopes to be sending each
one his home paper before the
end of the month. He got the
idea of sendiog out the papers
when he was in Russia a year
ago as head of the Red Cross
mission. He said he was able to
get the big news of the day east
ly enough, but he missed the
little gossip of his home paper,
When he returned he put bis
idea into concrete form, breach
ing his plan at a dinner that he
gave in New York to the West
chester publishers.
The nearest relative or closes
friend of any county man in thu
service is asked by the donor o
the papers to send the name o
that man to him, together witt
the name of the paper thatshoui'
be sent to him. The papers ar
notified and each Saturday the.
wrap the editions for a week an
send them to Thompson's Office
1T was my experience whe
abroad that one of the creates
necessities of modem war wa
to keep the men contented
the trenches and at the rear,
MIR, Thompson said. My ow
experience when far from HON
was that | had a great tongin
all the time for the newspaper
that | was in the habit Of reat
ing. l could always get the hi
news-there was no trouble
bout that-but nothing of the il
innate personal intelligence
my neighbors and friends.
These boys are giving the
all for their country. There a
no white feathers worn by tt
American fighters. They are
titled to all We can give ther
and it is little enough we can {
at best for the men who ha'
gone to fight for the flag, takin
their chances cheerfully on tt
American frontier which no
stretches through France.
II have adopted this means
the simplest and most dire
step toward bringing about
more intimate touch betwe'
our men who have offered the
ives for their country and tt
current events in the commur
ties from which they come.
my only regret is that l ca
not undertake to send ho'
paper to every American soldi
at present in the war. Westch'
ter county alone is a consld'
able undertaking. l trust tt
men in other communities v
e merit in forwarding the
home papers to the boys in t
war"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06

Springfield this week.
G. d. Mills of Hartville was
here during the week.
DR.. 0. l.. Smith of West Plan
es was here last week,
Mrs. H. f.. Newton of Joplin
has been visiting here.
Geo Z. Thomas, county assess
or, was here this week.
Rev. II. j. Fenwick of NTH.
Grove was here Monday.
l., FL. Wright of IIockerville,
Okla, was here last week.
A.. M. Rankin of Mountain
Grove was here last week.
A. M. Reames of Springfield
was here during the week,
John Papadakis of Chicago
was here during the week.
S. Whitcock of Bloomington,
Neb,, was here during the week.
Miss Grace Craig has returned
from her visit at Memphis, Tenn
Albert BrunsOn of Grand
Island, Neb., was here during
the week.
Siria Odle and wife of Cedar
Gap were here yesterday EN-
route to Bryant.
f. l.. Gaddis of Dawson was
here yesterday taking the mer'
chants assessments.
The Farmers and Merchants
Bank has added a Burroughs
poster to their equipment.
Miss Zella Yandell, of Ava
was a guest of Miss Nora Ross
in Mansfield the first of the
week.
DR.. Love of Springfield per
formed an operation Monday on
W. e. Park alta Springfield hus
pital for mastoid.
DO you want to sell Ol
trade your farm or timber
land? II you do, sec Avery
u Stephens.-adv.
Yesterday was registration
day and boys who have reached
the age of 81 registered at Hart
vile for army service.
Forrest Perry and wife have
returned to their home in Kan
sas City, after a visit with j. N
Perry's and Fl. M. Norcross'.
The Mansfield public schoo
, faculty is now complete, Mis-:
ID. Pearl Wammack of Seymou
: having accepted the principalshiI
t A dinner was given at Err
Dennis Sunday in honor of TIL
Gsth birthday anniversary o
his mother, Mrs. Nancy Denni
, w. A. Newton is trying to Sc
:, all the voters but If he doesn'
=, see you he will nevertheless az
preciate your vote for him TO
representative.
+ That the ladies' appreciate rea
hat values is shown by the spleJ
did patronage enjoyed by II
this season come in and Sc
Mrs. James Coday-adv.
n J. r. Paschall and wife {
Peace Valley visited their daugl
=. ter, Miss Laura, this week, G
It route home from a visit wit
" their son at HighwOOd, Mon
=. Mrs. James Coday, O. S. G.
u day and wife, Mrs. G. E. Catl
l. cart and son Fay, Mrs. j. v
q Brazeal and sons, Edgar an
leicester, and Ellison Gaines wer
l. to Palmetto Tuesday, after che
!" ries.
# w. Fl. Brake of Macomb VIZ
=. here yesterday in the intere:
% of his candidacy for the Repnbl
d can nomination for collector. F
returned last week from Sprin
field, where he had been takin
treatment for rheumatism.
N I..S S. Bell, after being off IL
N lob three months, has accepte
,. his former position as salesma
, for the Robertson Grocer Co
:, Springfeld--a position the con
pany insisted he must tiIl--an
# will again cover this tcrritor!
,flHe has sold groceries for =.
IF years and goes back at a GOO
salary.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06

r. J. loves of Ava were here
last week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-06-06
ANNOUNCEMENTS
August Primary:R Republican
For Circuit Clerk
M. G.. Coday
Hart Township
Emmett L. Jones
Gasconade Township
For Collector of Revenue
w. H. Brake
Clark Township
Perlie D. Newton
Boone Township
J. r. Archer
Mountain Grove Township

For Recorder of Deeds
Herbert c. Shelton
Gasconade Township
Alvah F. Richardson
Hart Township
Robert Morton
Clark Township
Barney Yates
Gasconade Township
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19
THE GIRL IN BUSINESS
Always Play the Game Fair and
You'll Be Treated Fair.

setting for picture hats, perilously high
,, FRENCH heels, gauzy hose, diaphanous
blouses or display of jewelry. Did it
ever occur to you that real elegance is
quiet? And so, if you would give the
impression of fastidiousness, begin by
toning down in the way of self-garmsh-
ing. Again l would advise you to avoid
extremes.
Then there are your manners and
manncrisms to inspect and overhaul.
Are you the Crouch" or the office cut
up?" Most girls starting out into the
world can, if they are perfectly honest,
classify themselves as one or the other.
However, neither type has ever been
known to set the world on fire.
So do bit of self-analysis, decide
just where you are and then begin with
remedial measures. If you are the
Crouch" try assimilating some of the
obvious qualities of the wit If you
are the latter, please don't reverse the
process, but just curtail your fun-loving
propensities bit In word, go about
your work as if you really like to do it.
Going back TO your lesser problems.
perhaps some Of the office ethics are not
quite clear to you. Well, first of ALL
open your eyes. Stop, look and listen
where it is your business to do so.
Should that invaluable habit of stopping,
looking and listening fail you in secur-
ing the desired information, then ask.
No employer can help approaching the
man or woman in his service who
evinces interest in his business. One
way of evincing interest is to ask in
tclligent questions. AS for making mis-
takes, we'll, every single one of us does
that, so you needn't consider yourself
painfully alone should you do some
thing all wrong. However, take the
lesson that every mistake must offer
and show that you have profited by it.
But, above all, leave sex out of the mat
ter entirely. Remember it is only the
feminine coward who whimpers to avoid
just reprimand. Wouldn't you rather
play fair?
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19

R47 ES, you do have your problems
just as every one else has them
~ To begin with, there is the
problem of making the social
end and the business end meet know
that many prefer to advise the elimina-
ton of the social end of it altogether if
you are to be successful stenographer,
or bookkceper. or clerk, or whatever
else you are. If you arc young and
eager and high spirited, but, most of all,
of the right mental and moral caliber,
you can actually make a reasonable
amount of social success helpful in your
attaining success in business. Remem-
Der, though reasonable" amount
For example, no girl, no matter what
her abundance of vitality, can expect to
be thoroughly alert if she habitually
keeps late hours. Even should the loss
of sleep and the strenuousness of con-
slant good times" be slow in telling
on her physically it can not but prove
distraction mentally. Last nights
music invariably comes between you and
column of figures; now, honestly,
doesn't it? On the other hand, long
days work made doubly long and hard
by a late engagement the night before
renders you physically and mentally I'M
fit for tonight's affair. And so the girl
who plays too hard must needs find her
self a growing failure in both spheres
of life. Once you appreciate the value
of moderation in all things, even the
best of things, you are on fair way
to cultivating the most valuable of hab-
its. And, as have already intimated, a
wonderful time"-as you have it-now
and then is tremendous help in getting
you out of rut Why. the banter
alone that always follows where uum-
Der of young people gather together
will help sharpen the dullest of intel
lects
If you will take the trouble to profit
by it, / am quite sure that you will find
my suggestion possible solution to
one of your biggest problems. But be-
fore l begin making suggestions about
your lesser problems, let me G i've you
just word of advice on Office etiquette.
Yes, a great many of the things that
am about to say have already been said;
but that does not argue against their
bearing repetition. To begin with there
is an appalling number of girls who
don't even know how to dress for their
places in the workaday world. No. I'm
no, going to insist or even champion
stiff starched masculine shirtwaists, tor
turesome chokcr collars, sensible"
shoes or any of the utterly unbeautiful
bits of wearing apparel that the typical
business women is enormously supposed
to garb herself in. But ! would insist
on the complete abolition of ultra "fos-
sy' things during business hours. The
average Office building is certainly no
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19
AFRAID OF
THE DARK
T|AVE you nervous child?
Hill Is your youngster irritable,
N peeyish. restless?

Hill Is your youngster irritable
Ky peevish. restless?
Does he fly into tempers, fts
of rage or spells of shrieking?
Is he restless sleeper, victim Of
nightmares, sleep walker?
These symptoms mark the nervou.
child.
There are also clumsiness, the habi,
of dropping things, uncertainty in gait
twitchings grimaces.
You may be familiar with most OF
these evidences of lack of control owe,
the emotions and the muscles of the
body.
Signs of nervousness may become
evident at any age.
Do not punish child for being nerv-
Gus.
Spanking standing in a corner. or de-
priving of food can not remedy weak
ness of the nerves.
Punishment only adds to the nerv-
BUSINESS.
Fears of various kinds-from fear of
darkness to fear of crossing the street.
are due to deeply hidden causes.
To scold, threaten or use force to
overcome this condition results in in
creasing the distress you seek to cor
rect.
A weak, nervous system NAV be in
herited. For this no child is to be
blamed.
Nervousness may result from a faul-
ty environment. For this no child is
personally at fault.
The nervous child is victim of I'M
happy circumstances entirely beyond
control.
You must study your children. 1t is
important to understand their reactions
to every experience.
Do you take the worries of your chill
dren seriously?
Are you sympathetic with their de-
sires, hopes, aspirations?
Are you sure your own example of
nervousness is not being initiated by
your child?
Study yourself, consider your home
life, think of the place your children oc-
cupy in your grown-up world.
Are you harsh, threatening, scolding,
nagging, unreasonable
Ascertain the weak points in yourself
that may be responsible for part of the
nervousness.
Be certain that physical defects, from
lost appetite to defective eyesight, are
not the causativc factors.
Do not sit down and wait for your
child to outgrow his trouble
Use more sense and less medicine,
more calmness and less scolding, more
food and less corporal punishment,
more training in self-control and less
coddling.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19

~lUT rice to be cooked in aluminium
v2 stew pan, barely cover with wa
u ter (cold), into which put a
pinch of salt; boil quickly on
gas stove ten minutes, stirring OCCASION
ally to prevent sticking; then remove
from FIRE and pour off all water. Again
cover with cold water, adding pinch Of
salt; boil ten minutes; remove from fire
and pour off all water. Again cover with
cold water, adding pinch of salt and boil
ten minutes. Then make test to see if
kernels are soft If SO, allow water to
nearly boil down, stirring constantly;
then dress with sufficient amount Of
butter land sugar, if desired) and suf-
fcient amonnt of milk; then remove
from fire and allow to stand awhile be-
fore serving.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19

IRREGULAR eyebrows should be
brushed lightly with camel's
hair brush dipped in olive
oil. The same treatment is
FOOD for stiff and harsh eyebrows and
t is said to make them grow.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19
@;Eu'!lAly| 9lvI!;y! -

evenly with one heel tipped down, or
the feet turned out at too great an angle.
In either case it is impossible to move
easily, for the body, instead of being
poised and "swaying," as the novels say.
with each movement, is out of plumb,
and either lurches slightly or tips.
IRREGULAR eyebrows should be
brushed lightly with a camel's
hair brush dipped in olive
oil. The same treatment is
good for stiff and harsh eyebrows and
it is said to make them grow.
T|lREAM to make flesh is composed
of two and a half ounces of
A lanolir, quarter of an ounce of
spcrmaceti, two and half
ounces of freshly tried mutton tallow,
two ounces each of cocoanut oil and oil
of sweet almonds, half dram of tine
ture of benzoin and ten drops of oil of
neroli. The fats should be melted by
placing in a basin set into a pan of hot
water. AS they soften the oils are beat
en- in, the basin is removed from heat
and the tincture and perfumed oil
stirred in last The mixture must not be
allowed to become hot, but only warm.
1t is used as any massage cream.
~AY, how do you manage 10 look
H SO respectable?" said one shop
III per to another one hot morning
as they met at the lace counter.
Look at my face, a mass of grease and
shining like an oily paper! can do
nothing with it." Yes you can. Mine
used to shine just as much as yours and
perspire more. Now l carry in my
handbag small flask of glycerin and
rosewater and whenever I'm feeling par
ticularly hot and sticky ] surreptitiously
turn some of it out on my handkerchief
and rub the shiningness off with that
ELSE this method of seeming the
hair: Drop FIVE or six drops of
Al oil of jessamine or some other
perfume of the same kind into
the palm of the hand and rub hard over
the brush, SO that the oil is transferred
to the bristles. The hair should then
be we'll brushed and will be found to
be quite sufficiently pcrfumed by this
method. This should be done after it
has been first washed. Damp hair loses
its curl. Hot weather increases the per-
spiration of the scalp and SO causes
much-tried woman little extra trouble.
There are many excellent lotions for
preventing and remedying the mischief.
Here is prescription: Five parts Of
hazeline, two parts of eau de cologne
and one part Of spirit Of rosemary. we!,
shaken togethes.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19

| Stlmulants and be careful not to overta-
tiguc yourself or expose yourself to
drafts. This does not mean, however,
/ living in Theoretically sealed rooms, as
colds usually fec more quickly if one
has plenty of fresh air.
,"lOUNG girls should be thought
|kH full of their mothers and lend a
A helping hand whenever it is pos
siblc. DO not think because
mother is smart and goes about her
work chcerfully that she can never get
tired. Do not clothc yourself in laun-
dcrcd garments and pile up the clothes
basket on washing day without ever
lifting finger to help when you can as
we'll as not. Do not think it is not ele-
waiting or gcntecl to work about the
house This is great mistake. If it
is degrading for you, it certainly is for
your mother If you can not help in
the washing or ironing there are many
many steps which you can take for her
which will help her very much. Do not
wait for her to insist on your doing it.
for it will make her very happy to have
your thoughtful, voluntary help; and in
after years you will have it to look
back upon with pleasure.
EIlOU can remove grease spots from
floor by sprinkling with dry So
~ da, pour over this boiling wa
ter, let stand a short time.
Scrub, and the spot is gone. In wash
ing painted walls rub on damp cloth
or sponge small quantity of baking
soda, go over each part we'll, rinse with
clean, warm water and wipe dry. 1t
will look as if freshly painted and has
been easily and quickly done. In MAX
ing burberry pie or sauce, add a table
spoonful of vinegar to each quart of
berries used, and you will find them
delicious in flavor
"OW summer suits should be
sU washed: The art of preserving
III the new appearance after wash
ing, so that there won't be any
dark blotches and muddy streaks. Have
the water tepid, don't touch the fabric
with soap, wash and rinse quickly, turn
on the wrong side and hang in the shade
to dry. II you starch the fabric, have
it thin, boiledbut-not- boiling starch,
fold in sheets or towels and iron on
wrong side, but linen should be washed
in water in which hay or a quart of
bran has been boiled If the bran is
used, it will answer for starch. This is
also a good way to wash print dresses
A handful of salt is very good to set
the color of light cambrics and dotted
lawns.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-03-19

lNY avoiding greasy food and wip-
III ing over the skin with an astrin-
~ gent daily will do much to
shrink large pores. 1t would
not be bad thing to scrub your face
twice week at night, using complex
ion brush and liquid green soap. After
ward massage with astringent lotion.
U1CE of lemon is a very SIM
pie remedy for freckles, and the
~ most convenient way to apply it
IS to cut lemon in half and rub
the skin with it. If this does not prove
helpful the following formula will make
up into splendid remedy: Oxide of
zinc, one-half dram; subiodide of bis
muth, one-fourth dram dextin, one and
thrce-fourths drains; glycerin, one and
onc-half drains. Spread the paste upon
the freckles at night before going to
bed. In the morning remove what re-
mains with little powdered borax and
sweet oil.
"llLAINLY speaking the woman
2 with the square forehead need
u not think that it is the shape of
her head that makes it. The
fact is the hair does not grow as il
should, or the hair line would follow the
oval and the woman who knows how to
dress her hair takes this into considera
ton anc brings the hair down properly.
The top of the pompadour should fol-
low the line of the hair, but unless it
curves it gives hard look to the face.
Arrange the lower line as becomingly
as possible and then make the upper
line conform to it.
~RETTY hands are second only
in charm to a pretty face; a
pretty hand is not fat and
pudgy, as SO many people think,
nor is it necessarily dimpled. Whether
the skin be white or tanned to a deep
brown by the rays of the sun, it must
he smooth and firm and we'll cared for.
Even bony hand, under these condi-
tons, is attractive to look at, and ten
minutes devoted each day to the care of
the hands and nails will reap rich re-
ward.
IlVERY girl would like to be beau
tiful, but the attractions of one
G who is graceful are not to be
belittled. For she who knows
how to sit, stand and move easily may
often hold attention that merely pref
ty one can not even evoke. And to be
graceful is within the power of every
woman. for it consists in training the
muscles to obey each movement, and
making all do their work tremendously.
A few of the attitudes that make for I'M
gracefulness are these: To stand UNI