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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
The jolly Life of the
Farmers Wife

The Farmers wife has no ex-
cuse for not being cultured and
up to.date. All she has to do is
to cook the meals and wash the
dishes and sweep the carpets
and mop the floors and scrub
the steps and wash the clothes
and iron the linens and mend the
socks aud patch the pants and
milk the cows and churn the
butter and led the chickens and
battle the children and tend the
garden and water the flowers
and can the fruit and cut the
children's hair and set the dog
on the tramps and chase the
cat out of the milkhouse and pol.
sh the silverware and blacken
the stove and straighten the win
dow shades and settle the child.
ren's scraps and clean the attic
and shuO the chic kens off the
porch and wipe up the mud faith
err and the boys track in and bake
the bread and make the cakes
and shake the rugs and beat the
carpets and dust the furniture
and drive the pigs out of the
garden and answer the telephone
and sift the ants out OF the sugar
and air the feather b. DIS and
warm the water for father to
soak his feet and watch out for
bpd.bugs and mike stalls for the
hired mans sore thumb and get
the men folks up in the morning
and gather the eggs and set the
hens and order the groceries and
keep the neighbours baby while
she goes to town and get the
children off to school and get rid
of insurance men and fight off
book agents and spray the fruit
trees ana gather the berries and
trim the lamps and swat the
flies and split the kindling and
start the fires and empty
the ash can and sl1p the pigs
and peel the peaches and rake
the lawn and make the beds and
string the bans and sort the
and keep track of the
men folks collar buttons and
carry in the stovewoOd and pick
the geese and make the pies and
the door bell and write d
letter to mother. Then in the
Afternoon she can go to the mis-
siOnary meeting and work her
head off tor the heather. - Brain
Power The Missouri Farmer.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
PUBLIC SALE.

Having sold my farm, | am
moving away, aad will sell at
the farm. Z miles northwest OF
Mansfield , miles west of Lon
don stare m
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
Congressman Shelton
Writes

Anyone desiring a copy of the
following documents of the Unit
ed States Government may OBJ
tain a copy by writing to Con
gresham Shelton, Washington
D. C: e Iucation Report for
1921, POSTMASTER Generals
Report 1921, Revenue Act 10
2l', "Congrassinn,l Directory
Second Session 9th Congress.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12

Having sold my farm, | am
moving away, aad will sell at
the farm. Z miles northwest of
Mansfield , miles west of Lon
don store, on,
Thu, January 10Th 1922.
Commencing at 10 a. H.,
The following property: I
HEAD HORSES, one large work
team, one good light driving
team. CATTLE ID head. lex
ira good large black COW Z years
old, | extra good large grade
Holstein COW six years old, Each
of the two COWS listed above G I'VE
over five 60 gal. of milk per day
when they freshened last, and
both should be fresh again a few
days before the sale, l good red
and white cow 6 years old giving
overs gal. milk per day, One
Jersey COW coming years,
| black COW coming 3 years old,
one good brindle COW 8 years
old giving over 2H gal milk aday
one half Jersey COW 3 years old,
all giving milk and doing well
for their age, 3 spring calves and
2 Holstein heifer calves about 2
and 4 months old, from good
cows, ~ Holstein heifer %
months old, from LIST COW on this
list. One hog VT. about 110 lbs.
Poultry Between Is and 100
young hens and pullets, neatly
pure bred Rhode Island Reds,
and about "a pure bred fawn and
white Indian Runner Ducks. A
bout 100 shocks kalir Corn, be
tween 4 and 5 tons good clover
hay in barn. Implements, Etc.
One set good work harness, one
set double driving harness, one
good 234inch farm wagon, one
good 34 in. wagon with gravel
box, one good hay rake, one
spring wagon one good corn
planter with wire, l good Collins
cultivator, ! spring tooth harrow
/ A harrow, ] turning pow, l
good double shovel pillow, aud the
usual run of hoes, spades, shov.
els, forks, etc.
= Be sure and come. You do
not have the chance to buy as
good cows. every day as will be
sold al this sale. at your own
price. Absolutely no by bid
ding.
Terms-Ali sums of $40 and
under, cash; on all sums over
$40, a credit of 8 months will
be given on bankable note bear
ing 8 per cent interest from
date. No goods to be removed
until terms of sale have been
complied with.
: per cent discount for cash
Mrs Ida M. Furrey, Owner.
ROY DENNIS, Auctioneer. 80.
C. c. Freeman, Clerk
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
DOES BACKACHE WORRY YOU?
Some Mansfield People Have Learn.
ed How to Get Relief.

How many people suffer from an
aching back?
How few know the cause?
If it hurts to stoop or lift
II you suffer sudden, darling
pains
If you are weak lame and tired
Suspect your kidneys.
Watch for natures signal.
The first sign may be headache or
dizziness.
Scanty. painful, or too frequent
urination.
Nervousness or a constant, dead
tired feeling.
Avert the serious kidney diseases,
Treat the weakened kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills.
A remedy especially for sick kid
neys.
Gratefully endorsed by residents
of this locality. Ask your neighbor.
Mrs. l.. c. Green, Houston. Mo-,
Gays: "Some time ago my back and
kidneys were out of fix. My back
ached constantly. My kidneys acted
irregularly SO l knew they were the
cause of the trouble. l felt weak
and tired out all the time. l had
heard a great deal about Doan's
Kidney Pills so l got a box. Doan's
helped me in & short time and con
tinred use entirely cured me-"
6Oc, at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv
No. 81.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
ASPIRIN

Beware! Unless you see the
name "Bayer" on package or on
tablets you are not getting genuine
Aspirin prescribed by physicians for
twenty-one years and proved safe by
millions. Take Aspirin only rs
told in the Bayer package for Colds,
Headaches, Neuralgia, Rhumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
pain. Handy tin boxes of twelve
Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin cost few
cents. Druggists also sell anger
packages. Aspirin is the trade
mark Of Bayer Manufacture Of Mon
oaceticacidester Of Salicylicacid.
Adv.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1922-01-12
OZARK PRESS TO MEET,
Editors of South Missouri
Will Hold Annual Bust.
ness Gathering in
February.

The annual meeting Ofthe Ozark
Press Association will hold it's
annual meeting some timt in
February at a point yet to be
decided.
Carthage, Joplin, Springfield,
Aurora and Monnett are being
considered as places for the
meeting.
The q le ,tion of date of meet
ing will be decided the first week
in January.
President Charles w. Fear,
who was called to Jefferson City
early in the present year by Sec
rotary OF State Charles U Beck
err and placed in charge of ON
piling thu Blue B ok, has about
completed the work and Will
make arrangements for the con
vrntiOn and help arrange tn"
program, which it is promised
will include some state celebrit.
les Of the newspaper profession.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
The Service of Cats and Dogs
Editor The star

Editor The Star:
During the war thousands OF cats
were taken 10 tho trenches by the
British government 10 keep down tho
rata.in order that tho soldiers might
sleep Ia comfort They did good
service and were taken back when
tho war was over.
A British officer. dangerously
wounded. lay on tho field for four or
five days before The streicher bearers
found him. and every nigh, a cat
came and wound her arms around
bis neck and kept him from chilling
10 death. lie was finally found aud
ssn, home To England. where no 70.
covered. lie built n granite moua
mcnt 10 the memory Of tho cat who
saved him and gave u 10 postsrlfy.
Remember that this cat was preaufn.
ably from the trenches and had
every opportunity q being infested
with germs. and tbs officers wounds
were open and unHterlliEod- II ever
ON earth tho germ theory would
work. Il ought 10 have worked there.
but instead. abe was llfe-Aaxcr
Don't let people rush you of your
feet with the germ theory. think Of
somcthing 90 controvcrt Il: science IL
always changing is ground and may
contradict ia own theory yet Science
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03

gracious acknowledgment 10 friends
on tho sidewalk. Well. no didnt
hear what thought and went
on towards home.
fn n short time II was dark. and
on my way home passed Mt least
10 oars which had headlights 90
binding and glaring that IL wan pos
itlvely impossible 10 800 the road
against them while they we're stiiI
n block away. 1 passed four ma
chimes. two Of them big trucks, com
ing towards me out Of the dark.
around curves. which had no head
lights nt ali. and noticed three
which had no tail lights. Any
motorist will admit that not once,
but many times. he has been com
PEELED TO choose between stopping
TN some bright light got by or take
a chance and crowd ON into the
wall OF light. running the risk OF
hitting someone with no tail light
or some pedestrian. ! also notie"
some cars every evening which have
only one headlight. no you can't tell
what part OF the road they are
using.
Now. all these things ARE strictly
against tho traffic laws OF our city.
and all Of them frequently lead 10
accidents and loss of life. yet there
aro no handsome taiiorH models
with stars around 10 protest / hold
that the proper regulation OF head
and tail lights. etc. In Of fhr more
Importance than sticking yellow
tags 20 protect Commercial zone"
signs, and there In no effort ~ all
made 20 enforce the sections OF the
law regarding proper lights ] see
lights on the streets every evening
here which would bring their owners
into court IN any Eastern city. yet
no one seems TO pay any attention
10 them here.
Why. oh. Why. In n more neces-
aary 20 have tho public pcstered
with burtensome rules about where
they may leave car. and yet These
other matters which have 90 DO with
saving Of life and limb are over
lookedg
II you can F~t any one 10 explain
this satisfactorily no will have 10 be
some expiainerg
A. PHoRD.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03

u already saying that there are as
many good germs an bad and they
may DO made to offset each other.
Also. In an article against cats In
tho papers, last Sunday. the writer
goes ON 10 traduoe the dogs. lie says
they are germ-carriers. too. and have
no place In tho civilized world. lie
forgots that the dogs were al the
front. too. and did valiant service. I
wonder " that writer was thorey lie
could never have been there and say
"a hat he dooa about dogn Why. they
carried dispatches over the shsll.torn
fields where no man could go and
live. They dragged wounded men
from under the curtains Of fire and
they directed the course Of the relief
corps 10 wounded men who could
never have been located without
them.
And yc, this writer aays they have
no place but among IN. cave men,
Happy cave men. fortunate cave
men. 10 have had such friends. |
wish We oorid all. In our eniiahfsn.
meni. be always sure % such friends.
and those who dccry them only rem.
der Themselves contemptibis. Yours
respectfully.
Mrs. DAVID McEwES.
tt7 18th Ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
Harding's
Little Joke

President Harding has not been
given full credit for the sense Of
humor he displayed In his mes
sage TO congress.
He says--and ne docs not draw
any diagram Of his joke. either:
We now bracket the very poor
and the very rich together NJ Che
least fortunate elaSses--
Read that over again and take
it slowly.
Who 10 brackets the very rich
and the very poor.
Certainly not the very poor.
Surely not the very rich.
Plainly not the congress Of the
United States.
Nor yet again tho supreme
court Of the United States.
II neither the people nor fhe
legislative nor tho Judicial
branches Of the government do II.
the bracket must be n purely and
artificially executive matter.
We suspect however. 1t Is the
executives little joke.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
Some of Our Traffic Rules

Editor The starr
For gone time past I have been
gathering steam 20 express myself on
a little matter that has 10 DO with
traffic regulations applying 10 autos
ana other vehicles on our Htrcain-
1 would like 10 have you cali this let
ter 70 tho attention Of one OF The
oi,y's paid authorities on the subject
Of traits regulation. and ask him 10
answer IL sn your columns. thas we
ali may read and have n great mys-
terry solved.
why Ia II that EVERY it'io two by.
four near business institution In
our downtown district In granted the
privilege OF having his curhs'one
painted and nice iron sign fur.
niahsA al city espcn~N warning the
mosorsnt away II has come 20 Htich
a paa. ira, any Greek shoe rhine
stand. almost. can have ono % thors
Commercial zones declared In
front Of his place. whils American
and other business m~n. who hsv.
important business In this or tba,
building or store arc compelled TO
hunt around several blocks In the
vicinity. hoping TO find n place biz
enough 10 squeeze into that has been
overlooked and IL not yet ''vertoten.-
finally anchoring hia machine from
thrc. 10 five blocks from tho hank or
Office building where he wishes 10
transact five minutes busnessr
II has gotten 20 bad that Il r.
practically impossible 10 drive up.
town In your car and accomplish n
couple OF crrands without breaking
IN. law Ia the matter Of standing
your car for a few minutes.
We have fleet Of beautiful s,eesia.
carrying wonderfully groomed Off.
GERS handsome fellows they
arc. all dolicd up. and they know il.
whose business II IL to spit on n yell
low tag and stick II on your wind
shield while you are inside making a
bank deposit or on SONS other brief
visit. In case you happen 20 disre.
gard ono n tho neat little yellow
signs
The high curbstono signs guarding
the safety zones and the safety zone
signs are all right and necessary. but
II Is time that about threc.fourths Of
tho so-called commercial xone-
signs were scrapped along with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03

somebody's navy. III car stands for
an unreasonable time II ahould be
pcnalizcd. and II there were a fe~
places where ono could m;op a few
minutes ~iihou, breaking IN. law
10 that 'hero would not be a feeling
q disgust for the signs. officers and
All II would ~ posslbls to enforce
fes.s"nal'lo parking RESTRICTIONS.
Tho other day while in IN. dsvn.
town section. bat away from my
Office. had oooAaion 10 use a s.,..
phon" and stopped Ia front OF one
o. INC smaller hotels where a o,uple
of public pay phone. are located ,u~,
Tor THIS purpose. had an apuoln,
H'nt 10 noted IN. time car~fuI,v
ana ] stopped about ioo fee, from
the hof~i doorway and wen, I'm ara
USED the telephone I was ron. syo.
my car just i've minutes ~rar,,~
our ~hcn oarne out my wfndrhlels
oots ono OF the stickerS. and ,.w
hanasons bluecoat on a prancin =
nors" across the street srnillnv M
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03


WIS destroyed by fire. and now mat
the miners were drifting To ouaer
Gamma, few Of tho ahackE were re
built. OF tho sig thousand that had
been. scarcely tbreescore remained.
a few trappcrs ran their lines out
from the town. n few men had placer
claims In the old digginga. two or
three woodnmen made precar1ous nv
ingn ar guides for such wealthy men
M came 20 hunt moose and caribou.
and Brndieyburg's course was run.
Tho winter cold had triumphed at
last, and It's curse was over the city
from October iii June. The spruce
forest. cleared away 10 make room
for the cabins. had sprung pp again
and was steadily marching toward
the main street OF the town.
But the man on the hilltop felt no
regret. Except for a few memories
Of his young days he had no particu-
lar fondneas for the little cluster OF
shacka. Long ago the wilderness had
claimed him for 10 own. his home
was the dark forest from which even
now-he WINS emerging. Bradieyburg
was simply his source of supplies and
his postofflce. the market for his
furs. His hand reached back and
stroked the warm nose OF his horse.
Another half mile, old fellow" he
said gently. Then os,s--rioe and
meat for fne atSJohnBon's-and oats
--honeat.;o-goo oats--for you.
What you think about that. eh. Mul.
yaney, Then show little speed
this last half mile"
The man swung on his horse. and
even the cattiemen OF the plains
would have found something 10 ad.
miro In the oase and grace with
which his body slipped down into
the saddle. The horse moved for
ward. the pack animals pushed on
behind him. A few minutes later
they had swung down into the atm
street Of the town.
Tired as he was. hin hands were
swift and strong az he unpacked the
animals and tied them In the barn
back Of Johnrons--the little fruutier
inn. A. always. after the supper
hour. a group Of the ,ownsmen were
e,ther-d about the hotel stove: and
ia VI ttAfti TlNAAf W nun ~ Aa' III
tered lie stood among them an In
slant. warming hln hands.
They had few words at first. The
lesson Of silence ia taught deeply
and sure in the North. The hostess
went TO her kitchen TO order the
mans supper. the townsmen drew at
their pipes.
Well BILL one Of them asked af
last. ''how'- everything with your"
II wa. no, tho usual how -d.ye-do Of
greeting The words were spoken In
actual question. as II they had spc-
cisi significance.
Tho man Strengthened. turning
sober eyes. Nothing startling yet. !"
he replied
-in after suppnes-
~res-and my mall
There was q long pausA The con-
vsrsation was apparently ended BIZ
turned 10 go. n stranger spoke from
tho other side OF the fire.
'sHow's Grizzly Rivcry- n asked
Bffiturned TO hum with . s1nfla
Getting higher and higher. An
the streams are up. You know that
bald fsc~d bay OF Fargo's7-
Fargo was the Bradteyburr m~r.
chant. and the stranger knew the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
Are Trees
Crops2 Yes!

The Stars Washington corrc-
spondent. describing faii's plan
for transferring the forest service
from the department Of agricni-
turc TO the Interior department..
says the interior department. IL
tho real agency Of the govern
ment. while the department Of
agriculture IL the agency for hc,p-
ing 10 grow and harvest and
market crops-
This seem. Ia hft tho NAH On
tho head. perhaps uninsention
ally.
The FOREST service locks upon
trees ~ . crop 10 be grown and
harvested and marketed This In
the true forestry vicv. IL Is ths
view Of all nations which have
made . success of FORESTRY. The
government IL the only agency
which can afford TO walt over
the time between planting and
harvest which . forest requires
Hence government forestry.
Who. aside from Secretary Fall.
wants them changed over from
crop 20 a real estate status:
The Star sces no evidence Of
any such demand among the
thinking. disinterested people.
Probably there are those who
want the change made.
but whys
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03

She was a very sensitive woman.
almost morbidiy sensitive. Ingrati-
tude stung her 10 tho quick.
One time a friend was recalling
the ingratitude and injustice OF some
one who had done her an injury.
Don't you remember it," asked
her friend.
Very quietly Clara Barton an
swered. II distinctly remember hav.
ing forgotten that"
IL takes the resoiute effort Of a
strong viii TO forget such things, but
happy II the man or woman who
learns to do IT,
Marcus AureIlus always said that
IL man does a wrong deed. 1t Is
himself he chiefly wrongs: he can
wrong another only so far as the
other permits him to do so.
II Is good practice TO forget I'm
turies- They only rankie and Tester
when remembered. But II we can
remember 70 have forgotten them,
we remember that we won a victory
over our enemy and ourseif.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
LETTERS no EDITOR
Line Tracknen's Passes

: isof With tbs first. the employees
are cut short ono dollar ana half
a week, and with the loss OF passes.
which takes a dollar moro from
these men. there IN an actual cut OF
two and n half dollars alweck.
A. other employees. such an tho
firemen. policemen or the other mu'
nicipal employees. still have their
passes. why should these traokmen
be deprived OF thcirp7
Yours truly,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
<,,o,, by Lime boom O. Co md MA Service

horve--one Of the little band that
after the frontier custom. Fargo kfpt
20 rent. "Yes. remember him"
-wan. i've got him this fall You
know he'sn yellow cusa."
The stranger nodded. In this httIe
community the dumb brutes were al
most as well known as the human
inhabitants. The meaning wac Who'll
" plain 10 him. too. and the tenn
ala NOT Apply 10 the horses CIT
Yellow. on The frontier. means just
one thing; the most damning and IN.
forgiyabie thing Of all. When one Is
yellow he gives up easily, he dares
not lift his arms TO fight, and the
wilderness claims him quickly.
There's a little creek with a bad
mudhole just this side 81 the ford
Bill went on "Ail the horses got
thru but Badly. and he could have
made u easy II he'd tried. But what
did he DO but just sit back on his
launches In the mud. like an old
man IN chair. his head W and his
front legs IN his lap. and Just rive
upg Quite a slRht--thaf horse sitting
In tho mud. / had 20 nnag him OUT
Tho others smiled. but none ~
them with the brfillancy ~ the STORY
teller himself. The wilderness pic
turo--with the cowardly horse sitting
In the mud--was again before his
eyes: and none OF the hnrdshiruun<1
the journey could cost him his
In ~. Eiil Bronson WIS no long,
Just a dim form on the twilight hin
top. Tho Isrnpiight showed him
plain. In this circle Of fownspeople
he was "A man 20 notice twice.
Tho forests had done well by him.
Lake the spruce themselves he bad
Turn 10 Page 3. Column ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
Suggests Commandment Compromise
d.

obtained from the commandments
outlined by the lady would be ox.
actly aa stated. Now Isn't u trueY
Yes. ladleA you can thank your
lucky stars for not drawing me for
a husband. II you expect 10 carry
out theA commandments. as they
would not be tolerated Ia my house
over night
sut. NJ. G. r.. as we both agreed
that the two sets OF commandments
were absurd. let's quit arguing and
accept the policy which was quoted
In The Star a few days ago:
THE best way 20 hold n husband
or wife IN with both arms"
CHARLESTON READER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03
Upset Stomach,
Gas, Indigestion
"Pape's Diapepsin" gives
Relief in Five Minutes

stomach aeidlty CAUSES sndigeEtion'
Food noursng. raa. diatrcnsi Won
der what upset your stomach Well.
don't botheri The moment you en-; a
tablet or two OF papon Diapepnln. all
the Jumps Of Indigestion pain. the
soarncnn. heartburn and brlehlng 81
xascs due 20 acidlty. vanish---truly
wonderful, Millions OF people know
that u In needless to be bothered
with Indigestion. dyEpspsis or n dis
ordered stomach. A few tablets Of
Pspo's Dsapepain nouuaiire scsdity
and give relief n; once--no waiting'
Buy . alxty-crnt case Of Pape's Dia-
pepsin now, Don't stay miserable.
Regulate your stomach no you can
eat fAvorst~ foods without causing re-
gT~,e--Adv~rfisefn~n
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-03

Editor The Star;
A. Tho Star always rympathizes
and endeavora 10 help thru publicity
tho iaboring class. I would like 10
place the grievances of the municipal
line traekmen before you.
These laborers have accepted the
IS cents a day wage cut. nltho re
luctantly, as AN effort 60 reduce
taxation.
Hut why should the officials want
To take the passes from these men