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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-08
Baby Boys
Coats $4.98

Boyish looking Goats
of warm chinchillas
mixed coatIngs in
fun and half holted
boN coat models
tailored like dads"
10 4-year sizes
only omdy,.i an" nc S4,9B
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-08

Pretty little lonE
" h Ute Cashmere
Coats OF Sc. cCted
quality materials and
made hv a woman
maker who special
YES in correctness OF
detail. satin lined
special C9 90
values at VOIuV
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-08

All the famous makes-pre-
ferred by workmen of expert
ence - Headlight, Carhartt,
SWeet-Or A. w. Special
for Carpenters, heavy white
twills and sturdy blue denims.
Limit, two to a custo- co 10
mer, at, each ...... Wi
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22
Use of Gas in Warfare

The use Of gas in warfare
dates back 10 about 400 Il. G..
The Spartans saturated wood
with pitch and sulphur and
burned il under the walls Of
cities which they were attack.
ing. For several centuries gas
has not been used in warfare.
and The Hague convention de-
linitely ruled against IL. How
ever. on April 22 1915. the Ger.
mans liberated great clouds Of
gas against Canadian troops
near Yprcs. Terrible destruc.
tion and decentralization resulted
from this first gas attack. and
within a week England was
making plans for gas warfare
against the Germans. Soon
after the first German gas at
tack English and French women
sent 10 the front hundreds of
thousands of homemade gas
masks. For the most part they
were merely bandages impreg-
mated with chemicals 90 wrap
around the mouth and nose.
These emergency masks saved
many lives. but afforded only
limited protection.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22
Put on the Curb

1t would seem a wise thing
for Congress to pass a measure
regulating the price of substl'
tutes for wheat -four. Accord
in to the clipping below, taken
from a Portland daily last week,
in some places the sky high
price of substitutes is forcing
farmers to use wheat in feeding
their livestock. The extract fol-
lows:
Mr.. Clark calls attention to a
letter written to X. T. Mitchell,
food administrator for Idaho,
by ]. f. Fisher, of Rockland,
Idaho, which, in brief, asserts:
81 can buy wheat -four for
S5. as a hundred and you ask me
TO substitute cornmeal which
costs me 80 a hundred, and
yet you force me TO feed my
hogs, chickens and horses wheat
by the same system.
at takes 10 tons of feed to
run my work stock till harvest.
Under the present system my
wheat is worth 1925 a hun.
dred on the ranch, and if sub.
stitute oats they cost me S3.35
a hundred: if / substitute corn
Il costs me $l.25 a hundred.
"In December marketed a
car Of hogs which fattened on
wheat. noticed the appeal
made TO feed hogs corn and save
wheat. | tried TO buy corn to
feed them and found that il
would cost me $4.25. while the
wheat only cost me S2.25. ]
would have lost money on those
hogs by substitution.
II notice that wheat in Chi.
cago Is worth 1920 n busheI
and corn Sl.20 a bushel. This
In about the same ratio of value
that corn has always maintained
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22
Pen Miehtier Than Sword

President Wilson'S pen is
doing more for the cause of a
Just and popular peace than
20, 100000 swords. Vatican
authorities and the Holy Father
himself candidly express this
opinion. The presidents per-
iodical addresses to humanity,
and not the years. are regarded
as the mile posts by which
history will measure the wars
length. Like countless other
observers, the pope sees that
the warning peoples need politi-
cal light and guidance. So
Wilson's democratic sermons
TO the world" admittedly find a
sympathetic and applauding
audience in the white robed
/ figure of the Vatican. Foreign
/ nuncios all make substantially
the some report TO the Holy See
President Wilson "in reality.
not only feels the popular pulse,
but touches the popular heart. "
The pope, although a noble by
birth, apparently is Flaw and
order Socialist" in his own
political philosophy. He is said
20 have under preparation a ser.
les Of encyclicals and addresses
on labor and social subjects for
publication at the vars end.
| His holiness still is hopeful that
arms will be stacked before the
summers end. He sees peace
already approaching. Portland
journal.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22

n. A. Gee. professor of odd
Jobs, is now ready 10 TAX eyour
order for anything in house
moving or repairing. roof re.
pairing n speciality; cement
work of all kinds and general
contracting. sol n. lvanhoe:
phone Col. S03.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1918-03-22

to wheat, yet in Rockland wheat
-four Is worth S.. as hundred and
corn meal Is SO a hundred. |
ask you who makes the profit?
Who is being exploited under
this system"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-28
IRON COT NTY, MO.
EXPENSE OF COURT HOUSE AND JAIL

Standard Oil GO, tleor preparation 1 l0
Iron Co FL l. & ? Co, current for Dec 1916 90
Same, same. Jan | w
Irontnn Telerhone Co, service to Jan 81 # 70
A Rieke & Son, supplies - o,
Madigan 4 Whitworth, supplies - =
Ironton Telephone Co, service to Apr 30 II -
Iron CO ElL&PC Co, cur and sup to AprW ~ -
J NJ Whitworth, supplies =.
W Blue, janitor wk, cleaning closet, etc u .
Mrs II Adolph, repair "f clock -
Gay & Schwab, repair work . ID
Arcadia Valley Drug Co,disinfcctant for jail 3'
Car,,o Nfr co same 40 90
Iron Co T. &c cur for Nav and June 2 81
Ironton Tel Co, service to July 81 10 80
w Ii Blue, cleaning closets w
Same, same : w
ModiDan & WhitwOrtr. SUPPLIES II 81
q Farmer concretc work G II and iail - 81
Arthur fluiI, FL cur, July, Aug, Sept %
Lopez Store Co, cots for Jail d w
Arthur HUI. amt advanced for cleaning tue 80
" Il Blue, ~ianitor work W
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-28
SUPPORT OF PAUPERS

>.h'v + loue1 Store Co. fence wire fer Co farm 4 30
$ Alters Bros, provisions for poor 10 M
II w II Blue, conveyance to Co farm ~
2 lroiton Tel Co, service to Jan 81 5@
y W kcathley, keeping poor and work
on Co farm ~ -
- CT Crow 4 Bro, material for repairs
on CO iarm 10 81
Mar. - Is Sam Moss, care of poor person ~ w
May : 81 W r Keathley, keeping poor and work
on Co farm Tvs %
81 c II Crow & Bro, lumber for Co farm : %
% lronton Tel Go, service to Apr 30 y
70 Loncz Store Co, provisions and fence wire IS OF
- r II Stevenson, supplies for poor 30 on
II DR. a Marshall. med attendance Co farm Il ~
=, John Albert. burial of unknown man 10 o.
- Sutton X Sutton, supplies for poor II 90
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-03-28

At Pilot Knob-Esster Sermon II
n .gn 4, a. |
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
A cATAsTRoPHa.

Twas the deciding game in the
race for the pennant. Never in the
history of baseball had the run for
the flag been so close. Never had
enthusiasm reached such heights;
never had the excitement been 90
wild nor the rivalry so keen. Only
a few points separated the leaders
from the cellarites. The home team
was up for its last time at bat and
Jerry O%'Flannagan already had two
strikes and three balls against him
with two men down. He cast one look
at the cheering fans, who settled into
an expectant tensity as Jerry spat on
his hands. His face was drawn with
a mighty determination. The oppoa-
ing pitcher wound up and suddenly
the ball leaped like a shot toward the
plate. The batter-but just then the
ball park policeman pulled Jimmy
away from the knot hole in the fence.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
MADE HIM THINK OF HOME
French Youngsters innocent caress
by No Means Objectionable to
Yankee "Doughboy."

The company had stopped on the
march for q ten-minute rest in a
small town, writes a correspondent
in France. A husky d~oughdoy sat
down on a doorstep and eased off the
weight of his pack. A small boy
passed, turned and hesitated. An
exchange of grins and the y~oungster
sided over. In another minute three
or four other gamins we're crowding
round.
One particularly small fellow
climbed up on the doughboy's knees.
Suddenly the youngster reached up
with both arms and gave his burly
American ally a kiss on the cheek.
The doughboy didn't seem to
know what to do. A mule skinner
coarsely guffawed. The small boy,
not at all embarrassed, repeated the
performance. Again the driver guf-
fawed, but this time not so heartily.
Then there was a marked pause.
"Er-how does it feel, Bill2" the
mule skinner queried.
Darn good" came the CHEEKY an
swer. T'm a family man, you
know"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
CURIOUS FACTS ABOUT PAIN
Scientist Explains InsensibiIity Of Hu.
man Organism to an Uncommon
Sort Of Injury.

That a high-spccd bullet may
pierce a man and cause him so lit
tie pain that he is unconscious of his
wound has long been known. A
slower bullet would cause consider
able pain and shock. DR.. George w.
Grille finds an explanation of this
and similar phenomena in his re-
searches in the evolution of actions
and responses. The evolution of Or
gans has been pretty thoroughly
worked out, but the evolution of
functions of organs is a new thing.
During the long course of develop
ment of man and his ancestors swift
piercing and liberation such as in
ilictcd by a high-speed bullet were
not encountered, and hence no pain
reaction against them would evolve,
while slow decorations were most
common, and the, usefulness of be-
ing conscious of them in the keen
way of pain is most evident.
Such is the inscnsibility of the
human organism to an uncommon
sort of injury that, according to Doc
tor' Grille, "a device of cxquisitely
sharp knives driven at supcrlativc
high speed might cut the body to
pieces without causing any pain
whatever"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
SAYS UNIFORM IS TOO TIGHT
British Officers Criticize Clothing Fur.
nished to American Soldiers
Fighting In France.

The army council order about the
tightness and fitting of soldiers uni
forms led to expert discussion as to
which force has the best. Wounded
officers with experience ranging from
Bagdad to Ypres voted for the Aus
tralian.
Its shirtlike tunic with buttoned
sleeves is ideally workmanlike. The
Norfolk jacketlikc waistband gives
trimness without necessitating the
wearing of q belt.
And just as unanimously expert
opinion declared the U. S. A. uni
form the worst.
otis too tight-it's skin tight.
Bless you, the pockets won't hold
anything-they're for appearance.
You couldn't cram q handkerchief
in one. And l used to carry quite
comfortably a pair of socks, a couple
of Mills grenades, a tin of bully,
chocolate, cigarettes and my re-
volver on one side of my jacket.
"a thing in your pocket is worth
a stone in your haversack. LON
don Chronicle.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
TOUCHED A W0MAN'S HEART
Sleeping Soldier Stirred Mother In
stinct In Gray.Haired Lady Who
Watched Him In Subway.

Strange things happen even in the
prosaic depths of the subway. Once
in a while the curtain of convention
draws away and for an instant one
looks deep into life itself before the
jealous curtain falls again, says the
New York Tribune.
He was a private of artillery. His
boyish face held lines of WEAKNESS,
and as he slumped down into a cor
nr-scat of the car his red-corded hat
fell off, revealing that his hair was
yellow and curly. He did not stoop
to recover his hat but fell asleep al
most as soon as he hit the seat.
Few noticed the gray-haired wom-
m who sat opposite, watching him.
She was gaunt and shabby. One
wondered what she was doing abroad
at that early morning hour. She
never took her eyes off the sleeping
lad. Presently she arose to leave as
the train jolted into a station.
As she passed the boy she bent,
lifted the battered campaign hat,
laid it on his lap and then kissed
him softly on his tumbled yellow
hair. He did not stir and she al
most ran from the car. The curtain
that had lifted for n brief moment
fell again, and at least one sat watch
ing the sprawled figure of the SOL
dier, wondering.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
LITTLE BEDTIME r

Peter Rabbit was greatly interest
ed in a stranger who was lying On
his back in the little long path. He
watched him for the longest time
and could not observe that be moved
a muscle. BY and by Peter could not
stand the suspense any longer, and
uttered a slight cough.
"Ahp' said the stranger. opening
his eyes but still continuing b re-.
cline supinely. ri presume you are
curious as to my identity. I am
really q wonder-the only living
creature that can remain absolutely
motionless for hours and dsys It :
time, and draw wages for u Ton
may have heard the farmer mention
me. I am Slow Poke the Hired
Hand. "-Kansas City Stan -.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18

Of the South East quarter OF sec
ton seven, in Township twenty.
eight, North of Range fifteen,
West Of the Fifth principal mer.
idian, containing in all Four Hun.
dred acres.
Which said action is rcturnable
on the first day of the next term
Of said court, to be held at the
Court House in the City of Hart.
vile in the County and State a.
foreSaid on the End day of Sep.
TENDER, 1918, when and where
you may appear and answer or
otherwise defend such action;
otherwise plaintiffs petition will
be taken as confessed and judg.
ment rendered accordingly.
Dated this 18th day of July,
1919. JOHN N. PRYOR ,R,
(SEAL) Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Wright County.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
SAVED HIS WOUNDED MASTER
French Soldier Dragged to Safety
From No Mans Land by
His Dog.

Michel had conferred his affec.
tons on n young Frenchman, named
Henri, whom he followed even into
the trenches, writes Mrs. Elphin.
stone Maitland in an article on wal
dogs, in the Peoples Home Journal
The feeling, of course, was mutual.
Henri loved the dog even to the
point of sharing his all with him.
Each day at soup time, Michel would
carry his can, place-it beside Henri's,
wait till it was filled and then trot
off to eat his meal.
The time came when Henri, who
had gone over the top, failed to re-
turn after the fight: AS man after
man stumbled back to safety, Michel
eyed each with the eagerness of
anxiety, his nostrils q%uivering with
fear. But still Henri failed to ap-
pear. Then, as the last of the line
clambered back to the trench, the
dog could stand his terror no longer.
Out he darted over No Mans Land,
and presently he returned with a
glove that he had torn from the hand
of his friend.
Immediately a litter went out,
guided by Michel. They found his
master far off, lying cold and stiff.
Deciding he was dead, they departed
without him. Michel, however, was
not so easily convinced. Time after
time he went back for aid, but none
was forthcoming. AT last he left
alone.
Late that night when comparative
quiet had settled on the trenches, an
alert sentinel, keeping guard on a
listening-post, saw a dim something
that brought his rifle sharply to his
No twenty feet away and
creeping toward the traverse was an
object which he could not distin-
Then the moon came out
from behind a cloud, and the senti-
mel recognized Michel.
There he was, breathless and pant
but he was not alone. Behind
his clothes torn by the faithful
dogs teeth, was Henri. Inch by inch,
the animal had dragged him from
the battlefield, and mirdcle Of
miracles! lie boy was breathing.
How the dog had discovered signs of
life in the inert form, which had
the trained eye of a field at
tendant, the doctor would not at
to explain. Henri recovered.
He returned to the trenches, with
Michel by his side.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
FIRST BALLOON WITH RUDDER.

The first Siderable balloon, the fore
runner of the oncc-dreadcd Zeppelin,
was tried in Berlin Sc years ago, but,
like many of its descendants, it suf-
fered an accident and was disabled
in the second experiment, says the
New York Evening World. Helm
holtz was the first to suggest, in
1872, that balloons might be steered,
if moving slowly.
The principle on which balloons
are based was first formulated by Al
bert of Saxony, an Augustine Monk,
in the fourteenth century. In 1888
Joseph and Stephen Montgolfer of
France made a successful ascent in o
fire balloon, and a few months later,
in the same year, two Frenchmen
made the first ascent in a hydrogen
balloon at Paris.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
MOST BACKWARD or RACES
Process Of Evolution Not Fell BY the
Blond Eskimos Dwelling In
Northwest Canada.

The Blond Eskimos are h the
state of civilization that OUT ances.
tors enjoyed when. dinosaurs roamed
about the fields where Chicago
stands, and mastodons peacefully
curled up to sleep where the nation.
al capitol now rises. They ere 4
nomadic tribe, wandering along the
arctic shores of northern Canada,
minding their own Affairs, except,
like the animals in the 200. when
they are fed or annoyed by strangers.
Way up in the northwest Of Can
ada, around Dolphin and Union
straits to Coronation gulf, live the
mysterious Blond Eskimos Of whom
SO little is known except to the few
who have had the temerity % 60
among them. Tho murder Of Fa.
theirs Larus and Rouvier in 1914by
two of these strange people, who ate
the priests livers and pronounced
them Every good" bears testimony
to their savagery. \
The instincts of these Blond Esp
kimos are as primitive o. those Of
prehistoric cavemen; there i moth
ing in their arts and crafts which
reflects civilization in any form.
They represent several rowing
tribes who live along the arctic
shores of northwestern Canada. In
winter they make their houses In the
ice, and in summer they 60 farther
south to the Barren Lands 10 get
feathers, willow, moss. carbon and
river fish. Their customs and oqe-
tunes are unlike those Of the Green
land, Alaskan or Delta Eskimoa.--
World Outlook.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
DAWSON CAN'T SAVE LIGHT.

Dawson, the farthest north capital
on the continent, is on a daylight
saving basis, although the city al
ready has sunlight "a hours a day.
There will not be much saving Of
daylight, although the inhabitants
arc trying to figure out some scheme
for saving the summer daylight for
use in the long winter nights.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
SUCH A ~PUNIsHMENrt

The Kaiser-Willie, I hate to pun
ish you, but you half lost q western
front and half had killed five hun
dred t'ousand men. For diss you
must stay in bed all morning mitout
your medals.
The Crown Prince-Aw, half q
heart, papa. How can ] win battles
when Something's goes wrong NIT der
telephone exchange, amt itp
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
PREPARED FOR sELF.pENIAu.

"What is your husbands favorite
outdoor sportr"
"Well," said the woman with
snappy eyes, "now that a shortage Of
water is threatened, he says it's GET
ting the hose out and sprinkling the
lawn"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
READILY EXPLAINED.

81 don't quite understand why
these airships make the trip faster
from New York to Washington than
from Washington to New York"
"That's because you are not OBJ
serving" replied Mrs Chuggins.
"When we motored last summer I
noticed that the trip from New
York to Washington is down hill
nearly all the way"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
READY TO FIGHT.

Recruiting Officer of Crack Regi-
mcnt--so you wish to join the corps,
do you? Had any military expert
cnce?
Knut-Oh, yes;' worn a beastly
wrist watch for two years, don't you
know.-London Tit-Bits.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
SOME PREDicAMENT.

The Sire-What's Ethel raving
about ? She acts crazy.
The Mother-She was knitting
while drying her hair and she's just
found out that she's knitted the best
part of her t~resses in a sock.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
CURE Ha WAA

Kind Old Gentleman-Why are
you crying, little boya
Little Boy-Shell shock, Boo
ho-o-o.
K. o. G.-Why nonsense, my lit
tie mani
L B.-Ain't nuther. I busted q
peanut shell and there wuzn't nuth-
in in It.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
NOT ON ACCOUNT.

"This bill has been running a long
time. Could you let me have a little
money on ACCOUNT"
"I can't on account"
"On account Of whatf"
"On account of the war"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
THE MULE.

"What have you done with that
mule? ?"
"Gave him to the army"
"That was patriotic"
"Entirely. All / hope is that some
German captures him."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
PACE.

She-I see where the government
is going to make women's skirts
shorter.
He-That is Just what has hap
pened to tho mems purses.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
ALTERED

care the Dubwaites still cordial
neighbors
eyes, considering the difference
in III standing now"
"What DO yot mean2"
'Thcy have a captain and two lieu
tenants in the family. We merely
have a corporal."-Birmingham
Agc-1Icrald.>
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
pIsGRAcEFUL FATHERLAND.

"Thcy don't mention the father
land any more"
"That SOP"
"No. They're good Americans and
they say that once the fatherland
was all right, but since he became
drunk with power he's a disgrace"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
ONE SYLLABLE TOO MANY.

IA man must have q great deal of
foresight to succeed in business"
ayes. But he must know where
to draw the line on being a prophet
and not become a prOfitccr."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18

"When poverty comes in the door,
love flies out the window"
GIN old Millionbuck's case, love
flew out the window just as soon as
his wife found there was a chance to
get alimony."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
A SUCCESS.

GLOW did your new gown impress
them at the garden party7"
ooh, 1t knocked them cold. Not q
woman present would admit that she
liked It."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18

We understand Miss Pearl
Wammack of Seymour has re-
signed as principal of the Mans
field High School and will be
principal at Thayer and also have
charge of the teachers training
department.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
.ITs Sort.

"There have been worse things in
war than this. Think Of that bare
footed winter at Valley Forge"
"That must have been . time
which tried mems solos,"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1918-07-18
HIS SORT.

"What sort of a man is hef"
"Thc worst ever. He's the kind
that thinks the other fellow ought
to do all the fighting and all the Civ
ing" 80, ,sa..