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The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Medieval Leisure,

The women of the sixteenth century
and earlier times had easier lives
than those of our generation. To be
sure, there are hundred labor saving
devices to-day which were unknown to
them. But in at least two important
respects they had the advantage over
their descendants. They waged no
conflict against dirt, such as we carry
on from morning till night. The
Elizabethan had no prejudice against
garbage in his front yard, vermin in
his bedroom, decaying rushes on the
floor OF his banquet hall, or soiled
lace on his sleeves. The strength of
arm and spirit which now goes to
lady for other tasks. Moreover, al
though her clothing was gorgeous
rich with embroidery and lace and
Leavy wSth jewels-it was not subject
of sleeve or the hang of skirt was
settled for five years rather than for
five months. Life was free then from
the modern terror of looking like a
last years ragbag." If cleanliness and
fashion should suddenly go out OF
business, says Youths Companion,
what an air of leisure would spread
over the world feminine, until some
other tyrants should arise to take the
place of those dethroned.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Nav Prove Fatal.

Grand Junction. Colo.-Driven into
a frenzy by the reported kidnapping of
his son, who mysteriously disappeared
several days ago, William Morelock, a
wealthy sawmill owner near Debeque,
attacked John Thompson, one OF his
employees. and inflicted injuries that
probably will result fatally
Morelocli accused Thompson of alb
ducting the boy and holding him. For
this reason when he paid Thompson he
withheld $27 of the latter's wages, in
the hope of gaining tom him some in
formation as to the missing lads
whereabouts. Thompson denied he
knew anything about the boy.
Threatened by MOI clock, he sought
refuge in nearby saloon. Morelocit
followed. The men quarreled and fin
ally came to blows. In the scuffle
Thompson was knocked down. More
lock, it is claimed, jumped on the
PROSTATE man and tried to crush him
TO death. Before bystanders could In
terfere Thompson was dangerously in
jured. Two of his ribs were broken
and he suffered serious internal in
juries.
He was removed unconscious to the
hospital, where he is in precarious
condition. The injured man had been
in the employ of Morelock but short
time. He is forty years old.
Morelock was arrested.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
New Ambulance Was at Work,

An exclusive hospital. where money
alone can obtain treatment for a pa
tient, recently added an automobile
ambulance to Its equipment.
Shortly after the machine had been
installed the directors held a meeting
and listened to reports from the ply
sicians in charge. The new ambulance
was doing good service. 1t was superb
or. more expeditions and more com.
Portable than the old two-horse affair.
The officials then examined tho
books, and Indignantly questioned the
man in charge concerning several en-
tries. under the head Free Patients"
There are county institutions where
all such cases can find accommodl-
tions," roared the chairman indignant.
ly.
The others sternly nodded assent.
at was cheaper to attend them
here" explained the physician IN
charge, FOR they were run over by our
new ambulance."-Boston Post.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Have Trouble
with Your Food?
Try
Grape-Nuts
Perfectly Cooked.
Ready to Serve.
Delicious and Healthful

"The ordinary breakfast cereal
cooked few minutes in halfhearted
way will in time weaken the stomach
of anything short of an OK.
ANY preparation of wheat or oats
put into water that is below the boil
ing point and cooked as mush is usu-
ally served, remains pasty,. indi-
gestible mass. The cells are tough
and unopened In addition, the stom-
ach of person sensitively constituted
refuses to do anything with the pasty
mass. 1t is sent into the second stom-
ach, the Duodenum, where in conse-
quence of the long time of the first
process of digestion, is fermented and
soured. AS an eminent medical man
pertinently states the stomachs of half
the people going about the Streets are
about in the condition of an old vim
egar barrel.
Intestinal dyspepsia is the direct
consequence of such feeding"
knowledge of these facts and wide
experience in the preparation and use
of cereals brought out the product
known as Grepe-Nuts, manufactured
with special reference to having the
heterogeneous and starchy parts of the
grains, of which the food is composed,
perfectly and scientifically cooked at
the factory, ready for immediate use
and therefore not subject TO the ma
nipulations of any cook. good or bad.
The starch of the grains, changed to
grapesugar. can be seen glistening on
the little granules. and gives forth
delicate sweetish taste, very palatable.
Children and adults obtain fine re-
suits from the use of Grape-Nuts food.
1t is SO perfectly adapted to the wants
of the human body and so easily di-
gested that many cases are on record
of nursing babes being fed very sue
cessfully on it. There's a Reason
Made at the pure food factories OF
the Postum Co, Battle Creek. Mich.
Read THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

Extraordinary discoveries were re-
Gently made at Toulouse, Saintes,
Agen, Bordeaux and other towns in
the south and southwest of France, of
the wholesale adulteration of flour. 4
considerable number of the inhabi-
tants of Condom have for many weeks
been suffering from gastric disorders
and serious stomach complaints. The
doctors sought for the cause of this
curious epidemic, and attributed it to
bread. The bakers, by way of show
ing their good faith. supplied samples
of the bread the patients had eaten.
1t was found to be heavily adulterated
with tale, mineral which is generally
found in rough, brittle crystals, which
can be sliced with a knife Other
samples contained large quantities of
marble dust and sulphate of baryta.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
HAD MISSED GOOD THING.
Patrick's Joy Dimmed by Thought Of
Wasted Opportunities.

Patrick, recently arrived and IN
used to the ways of this country, was
accosted one day by member of the
sporting fraternity, who offered to i'm
part to him, for a modest considera-
tion, marvellous way to make money
without toiling for it. All one needed,
he said. was small amount to bet
on certain horse that couldn't pos
sibly lose. "And yez say OF can get
that money without working for it?"
asked the bewildered Irishman. when
the other was through explaining.
Sure thing. All the work you got to
do is to count the mazuma" I'll thry
It," said Pat. So they hied them to a
racecourse, where the sporty-looking
gentleman placed Pats money at odds
of five to one. And the horse won!
Pats joy was unbounded when he was
handed large roll of yellow-backed
bills. Calling his new-found friend to
one side, he asked in a voice that
trembled with excitement: "Oi say,
how long has this thing been goin'
m 30
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
GOT s75o,ooo BY FORGED CHECKS
Noted Criminal Tells How He Worked
the Game.

Canon City. Colo-Charles B.
Hogge, alias Maddox, alias Benton,
who has been in the county Jail since
July 18th, charged with passing a
forged check on the First National
bank of Florence in the sum of $1S5.
on July 2nd, entered Il plea of guilty
before Judge Bailey in the District
Court.
When asked if he had any state
ment to make to the court, Hogge
said:
My name is Charles B. Hogge..
was born in Scotland in 1874 and came
OF good family. When nineteen years
old | came to the United States. ar
irving here in 1863 during the Civil
War. enlisted in the Union army
ard served three months. | am a civil
engineer. and after leaving the army l
procured employment at my profes.
sion. earning about $500 a month.
While doing engineering work at
Vera. Mexico, lost the sight of one
eye. and was rendered partially deaf
through prolonged attack of fever.
This unified me for work, and while
in financial distress l persuaded a
preacher to indorse for me a bogus
check, on which secured 5000.
| found this method of raising
money SO easy that | began to study
forgery as a business, and have fol-
lowed it successfully for fifteen years.
| formed the habit of gambling with
easy money. and had become addicted
to the curse. 1t required much money
and had secured 1t through forgery
on banks, usually working preachers
for its production. have served
three terms in penitentiaries, one each
in Tennessee. New Mexico and Utah.
1t is impossible for me to tell the
amount of my forgeries, but they
probably amount to s75000O. OF this
amount have $4,000 on deposit In
Kansas and Nebraska banks. | am an
old man now. and my race is about
run and ii makes but little difference
what the future has in store for me.
have been chased all over this
country by Pinkertons, but they have
never caught me. | am satisfied that
| must spend the rest of my days in
the penitentiary
Judge Bailey then pronounced sen
tence of from ten to fourteen years in
the penitentiary. Hogge received the
sentence calmly. and as he was sent
back to Jail he remarked: "Once
more, Brownie" He was taken to the
penitentiary to begin term which
probably will mean the rest of his
natural life. Hogge was recognized in
Pueblo July 3rd by a preacher who in
dorsed check for him at Trinidad
eighteen months ago. He was ar
rested and taken to Trinidad and
later turned over to this county for
trial He has been sought by the
American Bankers Association for
years, and is one of the smoothest
criminals in the country
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Curious Agricultural Industry.

A curious agricultural industry is
being ,.proitably carried on at Ware
dales, dear Meaux. France. where sor.
rel is preserved and put up In tins or
small casks. and exported to all parts
Of the world. for use as a culinary
and table accessory. This Industry
was started at Varedales in the year
1850, but 1t still remains practically
unknown. to the world at large. 1t
requires motive power of about
eight horsepower while a quantity of
steam representing seventeen horse
power) is also used for boiling and
cooking purposes. Sorrel can only be
grown four years in succession upon
the same land, which must then be
put under other crops for about
twelve years.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Girl Prevents a Wreck.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-The presence of
mind of Miss Rose O'Reilly of Buford
prevented a wreck of the Union Pacific
Atlantic express near Colores station.
The girl. who is daughter OF rail-
road man, was coming to Cheyenne on
the train Near Colores a tire broke
on wheel of the coach in which she
was riding and the trucks were de-
rallied
Miss O'Reilly realized in an instant
that something was wrong and jerked
the bell cord in stop" signal to the
engineer. who applied the emergency
brakes and stopped the train.
The tram was travelling at high
speed the crew was unaware of what
had happened and. but for Miss
O'Rcilly's action, a disastrous wreck
would have imperiled the lives of the
500 passengers on the express. The
train was delayed two hours by the &C
cident
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

Hans Vischer. the English resident
at kuka, on Lake Tchad, in northern
Nigeria, Africa, has discovered col
ony of cave dwellers around the Char
ian mountains. The inhabitants Of
these underground residences dig a
deep hole in the ground, which forms
a courtyard reached by means of mar
row entrances about thirty feet long
by three feet broad. All the rooms
open on this courtyard. To protect the
dwellers underneath, a well Is carried
round the courtyard. Absolute clean
liness prevails everywhere. In strange
contrast to these subterranean vii
lagos are remains on all sides OF
dwellings in the Roman style.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
A Dangerous Pest.
COLORADO.

1t sometimes happens in human life
that man who has lived for years in
peaceable If not amicable relations
with his neighbors is suddenly re-
vealed as great criminal, whose pres
ence has been constant menace to all
about him. and whose sins include
tragedies which had long been mys-
teries. Some such revelation as this
has been made about the common do
mestic rat, not suddenly, perhaps, but
with a slow and certain piling up Of
evidence. until now the biological sur
vey of the United States government
has indicted the sly gray criminal in
special pamphlet. The first foreign
rat to reach these shores was the Eu'
ropean black rat, which came over
nearly 800 years ago. The common
rat He reached America about 1775,
and has multiplied so rapidly that he
has almost entirely driven out his
black predecessor. There Is also
Alexandrian rat OF Egypt. This rat is
a good sailor, and SO is found mostly
in seacoast cities. The brown rat is
pronounced to be the worst man.
malian pest in existence. No stats
tcs>are available for America, but in
Denmark this rat is estimated to
work 100000 worth of destruction
every year; and in the United States
one rat to every horse, cow, sheep and
hog-a conservative estimate-would
do 100000 900 worth OF damage in a
year. Rats destroy eggs and young
poultry, pigeons. game birds and song
birds. In cities they enter stores and
warehouses, and destroy laces, car
pets, silks and woolens. They gnaw
through lead pipe, and so flood build
ings with water. They eat away the
insulation of electric wires. and thus
cause fires. They are prolific sources
of the spread of contagious diseases.
They breed so fast that single pair,
# they and their descendants were
unmolested for three years, would be
represented at the end of that time by
more than 2O,0O0,OO0 individuals. The
bulletin of the biological survey is is
sued especially for farmers and others
whose premises are infested with
rats. 1t gives the best methods of
poisoning them-the rats-describes
the most effective traps. and gives
other information which makes it an
important aid in the elimination of
what has truly been called "a world
pest"
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Value of the Home.

Home is the one place in all this
world where hearts are sure Of each
other II is the place of confidence:
1t is the place where we tear of that
nasr of guarded and suspicious cold
sess which this world forces us to
wear III self-defense and where we pour
nut the unreserved communications Of
ull and confding hearts. says Wom-
ans Life. 1t is the spot where ex-
oressions of tenderness gush out with
,ut any sensation of awkwardness and
yithout any dread of ridicule.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Good for Fishermen's Bait"

The remarkable Notwithstanding ef-
feet of vacuum is striliingly brought
out in the claims made for new
sportsman's bottle. The vessel has
doulfe walls, being really one bottle
within another, with sealed-up in
tervening space from which the air
has been withdrawn. 1t is asserted
that liquids in this bottle can be kept
hot As hours in the coolest weather,
and that inced beverages will retain
their delicious coolness for weeks in
the hottest summer.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interior
United States Land OHice

II VfT Iflle1It VI IHe IHItFIVT-
United States Land OHiCe
Lamar, Colo July =. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that as di-
rected by the commissioner of the gen
eral land office. under the provisions OF
me act or congress approved June u,
public sale to the highest bidder. at
10 o'clock a. m. on the 22nd day of
August, next. at this office, the follow
ing tract of land:' Southwest 90 Sec
ton H. Southwest Ch) Section rs.
township 30 south. Range A. west Of
the 9Th principal meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are advised to
ile their claims or objections on or be
Tor the time designated for sale
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
Register.
C. FROST LIGGETT.
Receiver
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
General Sherman INDICATED.

McGregor. Texas terrific heat
visitation. which lasted an hour and
twenty minutes, is reported. The ther-
mometer registered l79 degrees in the
sun and III in the shade. An area of
three miles long and two miles wide
was affected. The visitation was ac-
companied by peculiar haze hang
ing like veil in the sky, which moved
over the area affected. Scores of per
sons were overcome Horses. cattle.
hogs and poultry dropped dead, one
man losing thirty-fiye head of stock.
The phenomenon has not been ex
planned.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
PUBLIC LAND SALE
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office,

department of the Interior.
United States Land Office,
Lamar. Colo. July 3. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that as di-
rected by the commissioner OF the gem
eral land office, under the provisions
of the act of congress approved Jun.
u, 1906, t3i stats, 517), we will offer
at public sale to the highest bidder. at
day of August, next. at .his Office the
following tract of land: Northeast
quarter CA) of Section twenty-onc
CID. in Township No. thirty-three (S3p
south of Range No. forty-two 42) west
of the sixth principal meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely tie
above described lands are advised to
file their claims or objections on or be
fore the time designated for sale.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS.
Register.
C. FROST LIGGETT.
Receiver.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
China's Code,

The strons wen ot in,memorial Gus
t"Li aid " Il traditional code OF e,n.,z
"...d seem to be the chief ties w..cn
he,p the Chinese last in the s.,...I
Ina poIucal frame that has cu!.ie
own 10 them. The frame shows si,.s
Vi cleak.us. VINO will say wnat DY-y
l.a..i -, "eie 1t TO give way. 49,.
y. ~-.... :! Stem-tAe system OF Su..
ihi>Au ~ tne Maucuus and an -.
's-->.is;"'e Mandarinate--is, We a-e
I..., QooMSG.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
PUBLIC LAND SALE
Department OF the Interior.
United States Land Ofice.

I7tDdTtfItnC OF tNt TnteFIOT.T 7
United States Land Once
Lamar, Colo, July .. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that as di
rected by the commissioner of the gen
eral land office. under the provisions Of
the act of congress approved June -,
1905, GA stats. 517). we will offer at
pubic sale to the highest bidder. at 10
o'clock a. m. on the twenty-second day
OF August next, at this office, the fol-
lowing tract of land: Southeast quar-
ter %. Section 20 in Township SO
south of Range A. west of the 9Th
principal meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are advised to
file their claims or objections on or
before the item designated for sale.
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
Register.
c. FROST LIGGETT.
Receiver
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Back to Fundamental Point.

Stature. according to Prof. Niceforo.
yaries with the occupation, with the
social status. and with the geograph-
cal locality; stature in the highlands
lif1ering from that in the lowlands.
ertile lands; and as these conditions
liter the stature of those affected re-
'ords corresponding change. At the
pck bottom Of all is the old difference
between r,ch meL and poor men
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Another VARIETY.

The farmer met his son at the sta
ton.
Back from college, eh, boy?" he
drawled.
Yes, dad" replied the youth, as he
lit another cigarette, "and l tell you
am glad to get back. Been digging up
Greek roots all the season."
The old farmer went over to the
hardware store and bought a grubbing
hoe.
"All right, my boy" he announced
as he handed over the hoe, ''yeou can
change yeour exercise during the sum
mer by digging up dogwood and sassa
fraS roots"
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

were spells OF dizziness and faintness,
the kidney secretions were like blood
and passed with intense pain. l had
lost 80 pounds when l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills, and was dread
fully nervous. In one week 1 felt bet
ter and to-day l am well woman and
have been for long time"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Eoster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. N Y.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
t4aa pomestiea,.d sIo,hs.

DR.. Hadthai. German sasaat, ha,
put los"a 4 startling theoly con
-ernins I. remains OF gigantic sio,As
ieiateu 10 great maSaIherIum and
he myiudon, recently found in rata
ionia. In his opinion, these anIma.s.
'nose race is now extinct, were kept
r doEosticated state by the pre-
historic Pataecnians.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
PUBLIC LAND SALE.
Department of the Interio
United States Land Onic

United States Land Office T
Lamar. Colo, July D. 1907.
Notice is hereby given that, as di-
rected by the commissioner of the gen
eral land office, under the provisions
OF the act of congress approved June
-, 1906, "a Stats, SD. we will offer
at public sale to the highest bidder
at 10 o'clock a. M, on the twenty-sec-
ond day of August, next. at this office.
the following tract of land: West one
half tla) of the south west quarter
% of section twenty-one t2D in
Township No. thirty 800 south of
Range No. forty-six (4G) west of the
sixth principal meridian.
Any persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are advised to
file their claims or objections on or
before the time designated for sale
JOHN A. WILLIAMS
Register.
c. FROST LIGGETT,
Receiver
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

The woman's first husband was a coal
HEAVIER and her father a janitor in a
tenement house, and the Belgians say
that they will not submit to the occu-
pancy of the throne by one of low
origin. 1t will surprise the outside
world to learn that anyone lower than
Leopold is to be found in that coun-
try.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
COMFORTING Reflection.

Old Mother Hubbard had gone to
the cupboard and of course had found
1t quite bare.
81 suppose then" said the Poor Dog,
that l don't get anything"
"Oh, yes" said the Old Lady you
have the advantage of knowing that
you are living in time OF unexampled
prosperity. Puck.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

Bernard Shaw says he can write all
around Shakespeare, but he hasn't the
nerve to claim that he can equal the
literary effort of the able gentleman
who wrote the declaration of indie
pendence.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

tion of the blad-
der and the trou-
Bile had gone so
far in five years
that my physicians
said nothing but
an operation would
cure me. Awful
b earin e 6 d o W n
pains, backaches
and headaches tor
furaI mo thnrn
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

The sex OF the American Eagle is
the subject of a spirited and interest
ing dispute. but we think it is easy of
determination. She is a female. I'M
doubtly. Otherwise she wouldn't
scream"
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

Employer-Which newspaper do
you read, Miss Barber.
Stenographer-Whic one the
man next TO me on the train las
bought
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

The son of an English earl who
worked his passage to New York as
stoker hopes to go back first class
with an American heiress bride.
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

Mr.. Jolly--There's one thing like
about Miss Barber. She never talks
about anybody
Miss Sneerwell-No, indeed She
spends all her time talking about her
SELF
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
The Nature Of the Creature.

"Oh, she is SO careless that don't
believe she could drop remark with
out breaking her word"
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
Strange Bequests.

In his will stephen Swain OF the
parish of St. Olave, Southwark. Eng
land. gave to John Abbot and Mary,
his wife, sixpence each, ito buy for
each Of them halter, for fear the
sheriffs should not be provided"
John Aylett Stow left the sum OF
five guineas for the purchase of the
picture OF viper biting the hand OF
his rescuer, to be presented to an emf
nent X. C. as reminder OF Ibis in
gratitude and insolence."
A short absence ouickens love. a
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02
A WoMAN's sUFFERINGs.
A Dreadful Operation Seemed to Be
the Only Outcome.

Mrs. Clyde Pixley, Bridge ST., Beld-
ing, Mich, writes: II had inflamma-
The Springfield herald., 1907-08-02

A short absence quickens love; a
long absence kills it-Mirabeau