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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-26
PVT STUCK WRITES MOTHER
FROM FRANCE.

+ S,U. sI6 4S10
Dear Mother:
will write you all few lines to let
yon know that am well by this time
and hope this will find you all the
same say have got five or six let
ters from home have you heard from
Es S you said you had heard from
Carl but you did not give me his ad-
dress say be- sure and give me their
address. ] do not know when will
get back guess I will be home about
June I hope so anyway We are hay
ing good weather now. looks like
spring the birds are singing SO sweet
this morning when I got up. I. have
nothing to do today this is a holiday.
wrote Era letter today it is plenty
.oeg game over here; fox deer wild hog
jack rabbit / have not seen any op-
possom Wedrin half a day nd other
half we go to school.
Several boys have got their dis
charge Their people had their dis
charge fixed up and sent TO them. say
4 sent ninty one dollars and seventy
cents home to papa have you ever got
IT yet. will close for this time look
ing to hear from you all soon
Pvt. CsB Stuck
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-26
NEW MARKET AT
S.tXf,-GGTH.A

] have opened q meat marieE in
the burgess Store building at SAKE
Gotha. I will he glad to
serve the plrblic with fresh meats of
all kinds fish etc. every Saturday:
Prices reasonable.
S. f ROLAND.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-26
BOX PARTY AT MACK:S
MARCH 10Th

There will be a box supper at
MackFs School house Saturday night
March 2sth. Ice cream and other re
freshments will be served. Old and
young are cordially invited to attend.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1919-03-26
Lifetime Furniture


Had your grand father or mother not used excel
lent judgement in the selection Of their furniture
would you have those antique pieces you cherish
so much ?
This same kind of furniture is obtainable from
us in Columbia, made by the sons and grand sons
of the men who made your grand parents furni-
ture.
Or if you have not cherished piece handed down
to you, what pleasure and comfort you can get
out of furniture bought from us-furniture that
you can pass on to future generations, knowing
it will give them the same service it has given
YOU. Furniture like that must be good.
Let us show you our completeline, so moderately
priced You will not be urged to buy.
Do not hesitate to make our store your head
quarters when in Columbia.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
Consignment Sale!
Thursday, Sept. 18th

At the Jake Hoover livery barn, at $50 p. NJ,
the following will be sold to the highest bidder
l Gentle Shetland Pony with Saddle
and Bride, 2 Pure-Bred Poland Chi
ma Male Pigs, Pure-Bred Poland
China Sow and 6 Pigs, Is Shoats
weight about 40 lbs. each, 1 Pure
Bred Duroc Male Pig, 2 Pure-Bred
Duroc Sow Pigs, High-Grade Jer-
sey Male Calf, Jersey Heifer, Pure-Bred
REGISTERED HEREFORD BULL year old,
any other live stock brought will be sold
Immediately after the stock sale at Hoover.
barn there will be a poultry sale at the poultry
exhibit tent: Poultry Of al! kinps including Is
Pure-Bred White Leghorns and rs Pure-Bred
White Wyandottes
Don't Miss This Sale Bring Something to Sell
Terms Made Known at Sale
COL Roy R. Dennis, ,Auctioneer
Geo. B. Freeman, Clerk
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
Christian EndeavorP Program

C.P. church, Sept. %, 7:3Op.m.
Topic: The Christian Athlete
and his Training. Cor. 9;l9.27
Leader, Lulu Carter.
Three hymns of the Christian
life.
Scripture reading, Lois Beach
Comments by members.
Leaders, remarks.
Prayer by the president
Why do we need the utmost
energy in the Christian life? Sa
rah Gaskill.
What antagonists must the
Christian athlete meet, Mrs. w.
c. Coday.
What training for his struggle
does the Christian athlete need
III. Kay.
What lesson for the Christian
life have you learned from mod
ern athletics? VIC. Coday.
What will help us to keep at
all times up TO the highest stan
dard of effectiveness?Mrs Beach
What does prayer do for the
Christian athlete? CIV Freeman
Five minute talk by pastor.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
Mountain Side
(Last weeks items).

Sunday school at Mt. Side ev.
cry Sunday afternoon.
j. Fl. Stacey has returned
home from Kansas.
G. G. Samuel's spent Sunday
at his brothers, H. A. Samuel's.
Perry Roberts has joined the
Lone Scouts. making four in this
district. The Lone Scouts of
America is rapidly taking its
place as one of the greatest boys
organization in the world.
While coming to school the
other morning Herbert Henson
accidentally ignited some match
es in his pocket, setting his
clothing on fire, and singeing his
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
School Notes

The Observation-Disclosures
gave poultry culling demon
stration last week. 1t has been
reported to be very successful
as the Gull hens haven't laid an
egg up to present writing. Mrs.
Greenwood has requested the
class to Gull her flock of 250 hens
at their earliest convenience.
The class has been very busy
building their shop. They put
in most Of the foundation yester.
day. This certainly gave the
class real practical work.
The vocational class will soon
be ready to make farm gates.
hog houses, self feeders, con.
crete gate posts, etc, for the
farmers of the community. All
they ask of the farmers is to
furnish materials and there will
be no charge for work. We want
to serve the community.
The junior class is planning to
entertain the high school next
Wednesday morning. We are
expecting good program.
The agriculture class will do
some poultry culling this week.
We have placed our library on
the card system and have ap.
pointed the librarians.
Miss Helen Gibson spent the
week end in Springfield.
The following program was
given Sept II in commemora.
ton of our constitution:
Song, America.
Constitutional Convention, A.
mon Young.
instrumental solo, Alice Moony
Law of free speech, Snyder
Craig.
Why our government has been
q success, Oh. Kay.
Instrumental duet, Ruby Den.
mis-, Marie Norcrosss.
Biography of Woodrow Wilson
John Newton.
Song, Battle Hymn of theI Re
public.
Junior program Wednesday,
Oct. |: class roll; class song;
reading. Golda Norcross; duet,
Misses Gibson and Dalghish;
reading, ZelIa Smith; extrmpor,
an eous address, Anon Young
vocal duet, Mayme Beach and
Golda Norcross; Trio, John New.
ton, Snyder Craig, Edgar Bra.
zeal; class yell.
The junior boys met and form.
ed and athletic association and
elected officers as follows: John
Newton, president; John Raby,
secretary.treasurer. A basket.
ball court has not been secured
yet.
The freshmen met Sept. 10, to
organize their class. Their Of
ticers were elected as follows:
Ira McCrite, president; Harry
Nichols, vice president; Nellie
Reece, secretary; Wayne Stone,
assistant secretary; Cecil Let
singer, reporter; Cecil Davis,
treasurer; class colors, purple
and white.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25

Band and Set Rings all new
and up to date at the Fuson
Drug Store. adv.
Horace Paul and wife came
home from Mammoth Springs,
Ark to spend Saturday and
Sunday, returning Monday.
Reynolds & Campbell have
just received a lot of new Cook
Stoves, which they are selling at
the old price while they last. -ad
D. z. Edwards has sold bis
100 acre farm on Prairie Hollow
to Marion Letsinger and will re-
turn to Kansas. He has sale
Oct. 8.
You can now pay your Pleas
ant Valley township taxes at our
Office, where you will find the
only official list.-Roy & Steph.
ens.--adv.
co. Storm has returned from
Washington county where he
bought $500 acres Of timber
land, from which he will have
the timber cut.
Frank Ross, lately returned
from the Philippines, acted as
Frisco telegrapher during the
week, while Fred Mcmillan was
off duty with a sore arm.
New line of ladies' coats and
sweaters and a general line OF
fall goods just received "a most
complete and up to date line
G. w. Freeman & Son. - adv.
M. Jean Jacques Marquis and
wife and Rose Wilder Lane, who
have been visiting A. J. Wilder
and wife, left this week for New
York, via Chicago, going by auto
At the Bon Marche you will
find beautiful velvet hats in
black, brown and other shades
Chic small shape, large picture
hats, and poke shapes, adorned
with ostrich, hand embroidery
chenille and wings. adv.
S. j. White has sold his 25S 6
Gre farm to James Freeman fol
$4,000. His sale Monday a
mounted to about So, 900. He anc
his wife went to Seymour Tues
day and bought q residence aut
will move to that place. We Ger
tainly regret losing these excel
lent people but wish them vel
in their new home. He says hi
doesn't owe anyone and has hi:
Mirror subscriptoin paid to 1872.
so why should he worry?
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25

r. L. Calhoun Of Norwood, in
the new Overland Four, made q
record trip from Springfield to
Mansfield Tuesday. the time be.
ing two and one. half hours-and
the car never changed from high
gear, says W.B. Hitchcock. This
car is on exhibition at the Mans.
field fair this week.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
At the M. E. Church

Rev.G. w. Holmes filed his last
regular appointment for this
conference year at the M. f
church Sunday, leaving Monday
for Kansas City to attend con
ference.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25

The fair opened Wednesday,
too busy to tell about it this week
Airplane Thursday ana Friday
Thursday is Hartville day.
Seymour will be here with
their band Friday.
Col Ruby D. Garrett of Kansas
City speaks Saturday.
Something all the time.
Sergeant W Il. Stephens. Cor,
poral Graves and Private Viles
Of the U. S. Army Recruiting
Station of Springfield are here
with an interesting exhibit of A.
merican Army equipment and
captured German army equip.
ment, They will be pleased to
give information concerning vic.
tory buttons, war risk insurance,
bonus, travel allowance and any
other information along the line
of their work. They are here to
please and will gladly explain
the different articles and answer
your questions.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25

eyebrows and hair slightly. For.
tunately he put it out before it
burned him much. The fire also
got started in some leaves and q
fence but was put out by some
Of the school boys. This should
serve as a warning that children
shouldn't be allowed to carry
matches.
"HEsPEN."
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
Tersely Told Town Tales

ifOrnia.
J.C. Carter was in Springfield
Saturday.
Sam Rippee is here from
Scott, Miss.
The Montana Relle show wa.
here Friday.
J. s. Smalley OF Norwood wss
here this week.
A. Getting was in Mountain
Grove last week.
W. A. COnyers has been work
ing at the Frisco.
DR.. B. E. Latimer of Hartyille
was here Monday.
John Hodge came in fromKan
sas City last week.
See the new Jewerly at Fuson
Drug Store. adv.
Paris Rippee is here from In.
dependence. Kans.
G. O. Storm and wife were IN
Springfield last week,
Mrs. Nj E.Crippen has return
ed to Burdette, Miss.
A good line of granite ware at
]. W. Floyd's store. adv.
A new stock of Cuff Links at
Fuson Drug Store. adv.
Frank Smalley now carries the
mail on Route 9 in a Ford.
New Dodge N ton truck for
sale.-M. J. Hodge. adv.
Always square deal at the
Mansfield Produce Co. adv.
Shoats for sale Will sell one
or q dozen. S. r. Hedrick. adv,
Fred Latimer had a sale Thur.
sday and will 60 to New Mexico.
Good secondhand Dodge tour
ing car for sale, MI. Hodge-ad
MS. Thompson of West Plains,
M. w. A. deputy, was here yes.
terday.
Col. Roy Dennis cried l.. c.
Gregory's sale near Norwood
last week.
Take a look at the new 1Oc and
15c counter at J. w. Floy Is
store.-adv.
John French has sold his 80 a
ere farm. the old John Hall place
to John Bacon.
Dave Ussery and Barney
Wyatt Of near Seymour were
here last week.
Buy your sorghum and pick.
ling barrels from Reynolds &
Campbell.-adv.
A. r. Fathnan of the Western
Tie & Timber Co. Of St, Louis
was here Saturday,
Always highest market prices
for all kinds of produce-Mans.
field Produce Co.-adv.
Jason White and wife of Sey.
incur and Arthur White of Boil.
var were here Monday.
Sept. "a, the first day of the
fair, was the 40th wedding an
niversary OF A L. Foote and wife
For a light lunch try the Sand
wiches and Milk Drinks at the
Fuson Drug Store Fountain. .-ad
Ladies' Sautoir Locket. some
thing new, Sterling Silver and
Gold, at the Fuson Drug Store
adv
Visit the Fuson Drug Store
Soda Fountain while you are a,
the fair. Sandwiches of al
kinds. s.-adv.
VIM. M. Nelson have moved
to Mrs. G. Hart's property, anG
Mrs. Hart will live at the S. l.
Hensley home.
Buy your fertilizer from J. w
Kennedy, Middle West Grair
Grower brand, the kind tina
gets results. adv.
FOR SALE--Thoroughbret
Duroc Jersey pigs. Joe H. Den
mis-, Twin Valley Stock Farm
Mansfield, Mo.-adv.
Mesdames W. Il. Norcross ant
Jesse Il. Brazeal spent Monday
in Springfield, buying new good.
for the W.T.. Norcross store.
The rain interfered with tn,
Ozark Trail auto trip through
here Monday, the delegation 60
inc bv rail To Roswell. N. M.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
At the G. P. Church

Rev. John II. Younger, the pas
tor, breaches at the C.P. church
Sunday.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25
DO YOUR BIT.

Easy to buy, Convenient to handle.
no red tape--get q War Savings
Stamp today.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1919-09-25

Let the Mirror do your printing.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
TRUTH STRANGE AS FICTION
Novel by William De Morgan Has
Counterpart IN RealNLife-Story
of Englishman.

A little more than ten years ago an
Englishman, deep in the sixties, won
great renown by going TO a hospital.
Ills illness, though severe, was ordi-
nary enough. The use he made of his
convalescence distinguished him.
propped up in bed, William DE Nor
gam wrote his first novel. When he
was entirely recovered. he wrote an
other, which was destined to carry on
his fame around the reading world,
The book told the story of an engi-
'neer returned to London after many
adventures. There n mishap in the
tube caused him to lose his memory.
by chance he met his former wife, fell
in love with her and married her again.
Strange as was De Morgnn'S tale
critics said only ne could make 1t con-
vinoing-Iohdon itself has duplicated
1t from life.
John Arthur Lewis, a returned sol.
dier, was lately hailed into court for
ahSconding with money he had col
lected for his employers.
His innocence was easily proved. On
the collecting trip he had been struck
by a van and injured. Bereft of his
memory he wandered oven England,
arrived at his old home, and was in
PRODUCED by his mother to a young
womaI,, said to be his wife.
lie refused to accept his past until
one night the German airmen dropped
bombs, and the shock of the explosion
restored his memory. Then all cHme
back, even the uncOmpleted days
work Of last August.
History here modiiies the ancient oh
%scryution as TO truth and fiction. Truth
is not stranger than good writing
Rather the artist senses probably
ahead Of the facts and later reality
c~orrohorates him. Who knows not a
least one Enoch Arden? Tennysor
guessed them all.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
EASY MONEY FOR YOUNGSTER
And incidentally Druggist knows
More About United States Cur
rency, So It's Even Break.

The druggist at the corner was pass
ing some copper money ia change for
a bro'Jen dime, the big part of which
had been spent in chocolate candy, to
an cleyen-year-old lad.
"Thcre's your three pennies change"
said the druggist.
"Wotshcr givin' usf' said the small
boy.
"Your change, three pennies"
"No, y'r not. Them's not pennies.
You ain't got no pennies IN the
house,
rive more than a hundred Of 'em In
the cash register"
"I1l bet you amt got one, let alone
a hundred" said the boy. 'I1I bet you
five soda waters"
"Tll take you" said the druggist.
"TIl prove it right now. Read what
II says OF that money. Don't 1t say
One Cent? You don't find any pen
MES in our coins. Our teacher told
w."
The druggist acknowledged his error.
"NOw.' said the boy, come on with
your soda water. Gimme two glasses
chocolate to begin with"
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
Allies Have wore Wheat.

England and France have made n
remarkable wartime record in raising
crops this year. The French crop Of
wheat promises to be 13O,OOO0OO bush
els more than last year. and England
probably will have 30,0O0,0OO more
than in 1917.
With 100000 fewer male lnborers on
the land than before The war, England
and Wales have planted 80 per cent
more land to crops this year than in
1916, ana the area Of grain is the
largest on record. The increase IN
grain and POTATOES is 2,0t2,00O acres.
Scotland and Ireland are expected to
show almost as great an increase. The
wheat acreage in England and Wales
is 2,6G1,OO0 acres; oats. 2.S20.0OO
acres barley. l,G90OO0 acres; rye and
minor grains, GS2,000 acres; potatoes,
645,000 acres.
The entire wheat area Of the United
Kingdom this year ms estimated by
Broomhall is 100000 acres, on which
the crop may exceed 1OO,O00,OO0
bushels.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
ACROSS OCEAN IN AlRPLANE
Expert Is of Opinion That Successful
Flight Will BE Made Before
End of Year.

The most famous voyage in the his
tory of the world was made in 1852.
Columbus sailed from Spain, touched
the Portuguese coast, paused mt the
Azores, and then drove across the I'M
charted seas until his iollyboats nosed
the sands of Il new world.
Another voyage that will shine in
history beside that of Columbus will
almost surely reverse the route of the
great discoverer-from the American
continent at Newfoundland, say, to
the Azores, thence to Portugal and
finally to France. But it will be made
through the skies by airplane. And if
there is anything in prophecy based on
science it will be made this year.
At least this is the settled opinion
of Maj. Gen. William s. Brancker, con
troller general of equipment ON the
British air council. General Branckcr
is now in Washington to help cO-Qrdi-
nate the effort of che allies in the air.
His position as TO the flight across the
Atlantic is simply this That IT must
he lone some time in the present war
that it is already possible to do 1t, and
that therefore it should be done now
Once the first flight is an accomplish.
ed fact he sees steadily growing fleets
of huge planes making the trip as q
regular part of the independent aerial
offensive.-From Committee on Public
Information.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
GOT THE PROMISED CHILD
How Chilcat Natives Kept Their Word
With the Missionaries, of Five
Years Standing.

In my intimate c"ompanionShip with
Muir in Alaska | saw many instances
of his warm human sympathy, S. Hall
Young writes in World Outlook. One
occurred when in 1879 we were visit
ing the tribe of Chilcats. These Chill
cats, recognized ms the most warlike
and arrogant of the Thlinget tribes,
were nevertheless SO interested in the
gospel message l had to bring them
that they crowded the house where we
lodged, filing it full and prying off
planks from its side SO that those with
out could hear.
The first night we spent in the viii
lage, after an all-day's palaver, we
were about to retire to our blankets
when a woman brought a baby to us
which was almost a skeleton from lack
of nourishment, and whose feeble cry
was most p'tiful o hear. The woman
explained that the baby's mother had
died, and that they had no food for the
child-none Of the other women being
I'm condition to nurse it. At once Muir
and l set about preparing condensed
milk for the baby. We diluted it with
warm water until we thought it of the
proper consistency, and fed it to the
starving baby. The child was almost
too weak to take this nourishment, and
1t required the utmost patience aDd
care to feed it. Muir worked with
that little pap0oSe almost all night,
rocking it in his arms and soothing
its cries, and when at last it rested in
a healthful, refreshing sleep, he care
fully showed the woman how to pre-
pare its food, and insisted upon leav-
ing all of u remaining aimed milk
for the baby. The natives voluntarily
told me when we were about to leave
that If the baby lived it belonged TO
me and they would bring it down to
Fort Wrangel. ! thought but little of
this promise, knowing how easily
people forget such things; but five
years after this occurrence I was sur
prised to have some Chilcat natives
bring a sturdy and healthy little boy,
and formally give him to me, saying
that this was the baby whose life we
had saved, and he therefore belonged
to us. The child was taken into our
mission at Wrangel, and l baptized
him with the name of "John," after
my friend.
240 ACRES-land for sale, partly i'm,
proved. 2h miles from American
Falls. M. M. Newman, 914 Leaven.
worth St, Manhattan. Kan. 1-31-tt
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18
We'll, That's Different.

While high-priced lawyers argued
~wrathfully for their clients over the
ownership Of a little white Eskimo dog
the animal In controversy was brought
into court in a sack by a negro. dead.
Instantly the contestants changed
sides. This was at Atlanta.
give II 10 that woman there" ex-
claimed Mrs. NJ. VI. BrazeIl. who had
sworn out a ~possessOry warrant for 8
Spitz dog before Judge L. Il. R0sser.
mo. give IT to her. | want her to
have IT," retOrted Mrs. Anna Lee, who
was contesting the possessOry war
rant.
The confused negro left the dog and
retreated.
Judge Rosser gave the dead dog To
Mrs. Brazell.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-04-18

240 ACRBS-land for sale, partly i'm
proved. 2h miles from American
Falls. M. M. Newman. s14 Leaven-
worth St, Manhattan. Kan. 1-31-tf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03

Near 1zth and Pennsyfvania Ave. g. E.
Large store room with apartment and brick
garage with space for two cars. This IL one
Of the best bargains on Capitol HILL The
property IL In good condition and IL suitable
owner has instructed us to sell IL. We can
sAAke terms to suit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-11-03
HOWARD & HINES,
incorporated,
734 18th st N. w. FIR. 1892.
oca5-tf
FOR SALE BY
CLARENCE M. DEVElLE,
Real Estate Broker,
1914 w st. N. w.
Phone North 1914.

Two s-room brick houses. Duncan ST N
e, S2,45o each; nne neighborhood; conve-
nient to cars
Farm and dwelling house, including all
outbuiidings and water; Bladensburg road
N E.; price only $4,000.
rooms, bath, brick, hot and cold water.
gas. hall, large front and back yards, on
corner of alley; on easy terms THIS
HOUSE Is NOW VACANT.
rooms and bath, brick, beautiful front
yard, on sth street near Rhode Island ave-
nue. y. W.; S3,475; easy terms.
House and garden spot, In Anacostia,
ID. c.: $3.50 cash and SIS per month; we'll
water; convenient to cars.
Dilapidated fye-room frame house and
lot about is by about 200 feet to an alley
can remodel the house or build several
garages to rent: price only $1,000; $3.50
cash and Sl5 per month.
yate. and 10000 square feet OF ground. on
Clay place y. E., near 42nd street, about
one square from Benning road, ID. c.; very
cheap: easy terms
Two 6-room houses in 8. E, large front
and back yard; $3.50 each; $3.50 cash and
$50 per month.
5-room brick on 9Th street between x
and streets N. w; $3.50: $3.50 cash /;
$40 per month.
5-room frame and two lots on Bladens-
burg road, not far from 18th and II SITS
n. E.; price for all $500; 5000 cash and
kl6 per month.