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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
ALL THINGS IN PROPORTION.
Invalid's Meal Evidently Had Not In
creased Good Humor.

For many weeks the irritable mer-
chant had been riveted to his bed by
typhoid fever. Now he was conva-
lescing. He clamored for something
to eat, declaring that he was starv-
ing.
Tomorrow you may have some
thing to eat" promised the doctor
The merchant realized that there
would be a restraint to his appetite,
yet he saw. in vision. modest, steam
ing meal placed at his bedside.
Here is your dinner" said the
nurse next day, as she gave the glow
ering patient spoonful of tapioca
pudding, land the doctor emphasizes
that everything else you do must be
in the same proportion"
Two hours later the nurse heard a
frantic call from the bed chamber.
Nurse" breathed the man heapily.
81 want to do some reading, bring me
a postage stamp"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
A Definition of Success.

How have the Hypothetical scien.
lists and the opponents of unbelief
benefited themselves or humanity at
large by sowing the seeds of doubt
broadcast in the world? The real sci
entists do not fall in this category, for
they are believers in the real sense OF
the word; they know too much. they
have seen too many mysterious mani
festations of the Divine creative pow
err. Now, those who have disposed of
the Bible and all evidences of inspira-
ton, have written a great many books
and some of them have won what the
world at large lightly calls fame. Ac-
cording to the ordinary measures that
are applied in such cases. they have
been extremely successful. but real
success means the benefit of human
ity in some form or other. If no such
benefits can be shown as the result of
their labors their success is not equal
to that achieved by the direst poverty
and the deepest ignorance. - Joel
Chandler, in Uncle Remus' Magazine.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor Of
a well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Re-
ligious Press of the Country and 9TH
ers, including ourselves. Also regard
ing suits for libel brought by Golfers
against us for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
THE religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the Boo
Hoo Baby" as the "Yell-Oh Mans
SUCCESSOR"
"a contemporary remarks that Col
lier's has finally run against solid
hickory Post" and been damaged in
its own estimation to the tune of
$3.50, 100000"
Here is a publication which has, in
utmost disregard of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and
has suffered those false statements to
go uncontradicted until. not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, 1t makes the mistake of wander
ing into fresh field and butts it's rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs. Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
1t back dose of its own medicine"
at is mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos like
a spanked baby and wants $750,00000
to sootho its tender, lacerated feel
ings."
Thank Heaven it has at last struck
a man with back bone" enough to call
a spade spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with it's utmost
| disregard for the facts" may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our office and is only one of
mass of letters and other data. news
paper comments, etc, denouncing the
yellow" methods of Golfers. This
| volume Is so large that man could
not well go thru it under half days
! steady work. The letters come from
| various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
| interesting to the public, but this is a
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the yellow"
methods to attract attention to itself,
but, jumping in the air, cracking heels
together and yelling Look at me-"
wouldn't suffice, so it started out on a
"Holier Than Thou" attack on the Re-
ligious Press and on medicine.
We leave it to the public now. as we
did when we first resented Golfers
attacks, to say whether, in a craving
for sensation and circulation, its at
tacks do not amount to a systematic
mercenary bounding. We likewise
leave 1t to the public to say whether
Golfers, by its own policy and meth
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
"BOO-HOO"
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

such as white bread, potatoes. rice,
partly cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested in the
upper stomach but passes on into the
duodenum, or lower stomach and in
teStines, where, in a healthy individ-
ual, the transformation of the starch
into form of sugar is completed and
then the food absorbed by the blood.
But if the powers of digestion are
weakened, a part of the starchy food
will lie in the warmth and moisture Of
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole
lower part of the alimentary canal, in
Guiding the colon and the appendix,
becomes involved. Disease sets up
and at times takes the form known as
appendicitis.
When the symptoms of the trouble
make their appearance, would it not
be good, practical, common sense, to
discontinue the starchy food which is
causing the trouble and take a food
in which the starch has been trans
formed into form of sugar in the
process of manufacture?
This is identically the same form of
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely of starch and is required by
the body for energy and warmth.
Naturally, therefore, its use should be
continued, If possible, and for the rea-
sons given above it Is made possible
in the manufacture of Grape-Nuts.
In connection with this change OF
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, We have suggested washing
out the intestines to get rid of the i'm
y,ln1 To ,f {I,0 ;,X,,
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the
abuse continued too long. until ap-
parently only the knife will avail. But
1t is well-established fact among the
best physicians who are acquainted
with the details above recited, that
preventative measures are far and
away the best
Are we to be condemned for suggest
ing way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per-
fecting food that contains no 'medi-
cine and produces no medicinal eff
fects" but which has guided literally
thousands of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards of 25, 900 letters
from people who have been either
helped or made entirely well by fol-
lowing our suggestions, and they are
simple.
If coffee disagrees and causes any
of the ailments common to some cof-
fee users quit 1t and take on Postum.
If white bread, potatoes, rice and
other starch foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which is
largely predigested and will. digest.
nourish and strengthen. when other
forms of food do not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's Reason for Postum and
Grape-Nut5.
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
WHEN A "HuNcH" HELD GOOD.
Chinese Laundry Ticket Suggested q
Bet on wing Ting"

Kay Spence, well-known horseman
of Mexico. Mo-, won $1,000 at the
Louisville, KY. race meeting short
time ago as the result of lunch"
Mr.. Spence has large breeding
stable of runners" near Mexico. and
attends all the big racing events in
the country. Not long since he was
in Louisville and entered the betting
ring to see what odds were being Of
fered on the various entries. He
found that Joaquin was the favorite
at even money, and pulled his wallet
from his pocket, intending to bet on
that horse His attention was at
tracted by something that fell from
his wallet to the ground. and he stoop-
ed and picked it up. 1t was Chi
nese laundry ticket He looked at
the books" again and found that there
was an entry with Chinese name,
Wing Ting. at ten to one. That set
tied 1t. for he considered he had re-
ceived bunch" that could not be
overlooked. Wing Ting won handily.
Needless to say. those who backed the
favorite considered Spence the sew
enth son of the seventh son.-kansas
City Star.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

DDS, has not made itself more rid;cu-
lous than any comment of ours could
make it.
Does Golfers expect to regain any
self-inflicted loss of prestige by de-
monstrating thru suits for damages,
that it can be more artful in evading
liability for libels than the humble
but resentful victims of it's defamation,
or does it hope for starting a campaign
of libel suits to silence the popular in
dignation, reproach and resentment
which it has aroused.
Golfers can not dodge this public
controversy by private law suits. 1t
can not postpone the public judgment
against it. That great jury, the Pub
lie, will hardly blame us for not wait
ing until we get petit jury in court
room, before denouncing this prod
igal detractor of institutions founded
and fostered either by individuals or
by the public, itself.
No announcements during our entire
business career were ever made
claiming medicinal effects" for either
Postum or Grape-Nuts. Medicinal eff
fects are results obtained from the
use of medicines.
Thousands of visitors go thru our
entire works each month and see for
themselves that Grape-Nuts contains
absolutely nothing but wheat, barley
and little salt; Postum absolutely
nothing but wheat and about ten per-
cent of New Orleans Molasses. The
art of preparing these simple ele-
ments in scientific manner to obtain
the best food value and flavor, re-
quired some work and experience to
acquire.
Now, when any publication goes far
enough out of Its way to attack us be-
cause our advertising is medical" it
simply offers remarkable exhibition
of ignorance or worse.
We do claim physiological or bodily
results of favorable character follow
ing the adoption of our suggestions re-
garding the discontinuance of coffee
and foods which may not be keeping
the individual in good health. We
have no advice to offer the perfectly
healthful person. His or her health
is evidence in itself that the bever-
ages and foods used exactly fit that
person. Therefore, why change?
But to the man or woman who is
ailing, we have something to say as a
result of an unusually wide experience
in food and the result of proper feed
ing.
In the palpably ignorant attack on
us in Golfers, appeared this state
ment,-"One widely circulated para
graph labors to induce the impression
that Grape-Nuts will obviate the ne
cessity of an operation in appendi-
citis. This is lying and potentially
deadly lying"
In reply to this exhibition Orwell
let the reader name it, the Postum Co.,
says:
Let 1t be understood that appendi-
citis results from long continued dis
turbance in the intestines. caused pri-
marily by undigested starchy food,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

He certainly must have been a man
Of method who won the lady fair after
proposing just "a times in four years.
II he hadn't marked them all down
how would he know the exact. mum.
Der OF proposals.? Maybe he kept .
diary In which there were "a entries
scattered at intervals reading like
this: Proposed to Mayme tonight
Nothing doing" The average man
who wins out girl after she has told
him that she can't bear to have him
about the place doesn't know just
how many times he has proposed be.
fore he gets the answer he was look.
Ing for A man who feels that way
gets started and II he doesn't propose
"a times every night he calls the girl
fears that his love is growing cold
and that maybe she would better grab
him before he changes his mind.
Twenty-four proposals are not many
to scatter over a period of four years
The average man would feel that ne
was Just getting started after propos
Ing to girl as often as that
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

The action taken by the Boston ed
ucatonal authorities indicates the
growing attention paid to protecting
the health OF pupils. Radical changes
have been made, and one of the limo
yations is the employment of a corps
of physicians and trained nurses,
whose duty it will be to keep an eye
on the children. treat them for any
aiIlent that may develop and take
such steps as shall assure proper
sanitation and ward off danger of con.
tagion. This may be objected to in
some quarters as unduly "paternal,
but 1t really is in precise accord with
the principle of public education. II
instruction is to be provided at pub
lie cost 1t is logical to take steps that
shall lessen risk to health and in
every way guard the physical welfare
of the pupils who are beneficiaries OF
the system.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
HAVE CRAZE FOR FORMULA.
Smokers Follow Fashions In the Use
Of Tobacco.

Make me up package of tobacco
according to the formula used by Ed
win Booth" said the man with a
southern accent. THAT is the third
man who has asked for that kind of
tobacco to-day" said the dealer. ut
is strange that people from remote
parts of the country as well as New
Workers make a fad OF buying the
same brand of tobacco that Booth
smoked. And 1t isn't always the Booth
mixture that they want. l have filed
away the formulas for mixing the
favorite tobacco of many famous per-
sons. Smokers the country over have
heard of this collection of recipes and
one feature of every mans trip to
New York is to try a pipeful OF some
big mans favorite tobacco. In most
cases this special mixture is so
strong that the nerves of the average
smoker cannot stand it. He has to
give up after a few pipefuls and go
back to popular mixture. but he has
the satisfaction of having had the ex-
perience New York Sun.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft of Our Readers.

Personal.
Jose Gutierrez, a native Texan, re-
Gently died near Ell Paso, aged III
years.
Mrs. Mary ]. Holmes, famous au
thoress is dead at her home in
Brockport. New York.
royal for Scotland, is dead in Edin-
burg
President Alexis OF Hayti is report
ed dangerously i'll at Puerto Primo.
Harry X. Thnw's second trial for the
killing of Stanford White will begin
December 2.
John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers of America, is
seriously i'll.
Major Hersey, who assisted Walter
wellman to prepare his Polar balloon,
government in the International bal
loon race at st. Louis.
Dock" Willis, acquitted of killing
Sheriff Edwards in Shelby county,
Texas, recently was killed by light
ming.
]. E. Ridd.ck, associate Justice of
the supreme court of Arkansas, is
dead in Little Rock OF typhoid fever.
Heinrich Conried, director of the
Metropolitan opera house In New
York, has returned from Europe bro
ken in health.
Miss Clara C. Leach, a wealthy
woman of Worchester. Mass. recently
welded John W. Mahe-, a former con-
Wet.
Rev. Marcellus Blair. of Eldorado,
Kansas, was found dead in his berth
In a sleeping car at Cincinnati. He
had been on a visit to his father in
West Virginia and was returning to
his home.
Mrs. John c. Breckenridge, widow
of Gen. John C. Breckenridge, at one
time vice president of the United
Stat IS and candidate for president
against Abraham Li:coln, died recent
ly in New York.
Mrs. Cassie NJ. Chadwick, whose
amazing financial transactions culmi-
mated in the wreck of bank at Ober-
lin, O., died recently while serving
ten years term in the Ohio peniten-
tiary.
John Mitchell has formally an
nounced that he will not be candi-
date this year for president of the
United Mine Workers of America. He
gives Ill health as the reason for his
retirement.
Leo Strcbmeyer, high school boy
of Iowa City. Ia. whose back was
broken in football game has died
of his injuries.
Mrs. Elizabeth Pistole recently died
at Lone Elm, Kansas, aged 1903 years.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hutchinson, of Win
field, has been elected president of the
Kansas Womens Christian Temper
ance Union.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
POPE Opposes Modernism.

Rome.-In pursuance of the papal en-
cyclical published September list on
the subject of modernism. condemning
books or newspapers of modernist ten
denotes, which must not be permitted
to reach any pupil in the universities
or seminaries, twelve censors will be
appointed to examine all periodical
publications likely to find their way
Into Catholic universities or schools
and all Catholic daily newspapers are
ordered to submit to these censors ad-
vance proofs of any articles on subjects
which are likely to arouse any contro
versy.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

"Stop!" shouted the man on the
country road, holding up warning
hand. Muttering something about
rural cops, the automobilist obeyed.
Turn around and come back to
town with me-" said the stranger.
you were going at least S5 miles an
hour"
You're constable. suppose" said
the automobilist, with covert sneer,
when they had reached the village.
"Me?' replied the passenger. No.
I'm a farmer and had to come into
town when all the teams was busy.
Nice growing weather? Thanks. Good
by"
Ensuing comment is purposely omit
ted.-Philadelphia Public Ledger. j,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

You have probably read or heard
that the best way to rid house Of
rats is to catch one and fasten bell
about it's neck. A boy in Delaware
tried the experiment two months ago
He was badly bitten in making the
bell fast, but he turned the rat loose
and expected the tinkling of that bell
would have great results. 1t did have.
In the first place, the rat who wore 1t
was constantly on the move all night.
and the tinkling bell kept the family
awake. and in the next the sounds
brought scores of new rats to the
house. Instead of being afraid of the
bell, they were charmed with the mu-
sic. Had the boy tied a harmonica
to another rats tail. the rodents would
have had dance every night
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Little TO- was two years old and
talking before his proud parents took
him to be christened Though limit
ed, his vocabulary included one or
two choice words picked up from his
father. OF course, he looked like a
perfect little cherub on the eventfui
day, with his wide blue eyes and shin
ing curls and mother had got him up
in great shape for the ceremony. At
the most impressive point Tom turn
ed to his father and exclaimed in ag-
gravated tones: why, damn II, ne
vet my head"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18


Four young men, all residents of
Perth Amboy, were recently drowned
in Raritan bay, near Keyport, N. ].
The first game in the worlds cham
pionship series between the Detroit
and Chicago baseball clubs ended in a
tie score of to after - innings had
been played.
Kemp V. Bigelow, the young clerk
from Farmer, o., who recently mailed
dynamite to prominent citizens of
Denver, has confessed that he wrote
Matchmaking letters to officials of va
rious railroads and express companies
in August last.
Continuous heavy rains have caused
serious floods throughout France.
Property along the principal rivers
has suffered heavy damage.
By the accidental discharge of a
rifle in the hands of her three-year-old
son. Mrs. Milton Pond. of Trenton,
Mo-, was recently killed.
Cuban labor leaders have aban-
doned their intention of calling a gen
eral strike.
The employing printers of the coun
try have brought an action in the Uni
ted '@tes court at Cincinnati to en-
injoin INC International Freshman s
union from striking for an eight hour
day.
The heartiest welcome ever given a
foreign statesman in Shanghai China
was rendered Secretary Taft on his re-
cent visit there.
Chicago won the second game of the
worlds championship series from De
troit by the score of 3 to /.
The boarding house keepers of West
Springfield, Mass. have organized a
union for their own protection.
In the third game of the worlds
championship series. Chicago defeated
Detroit in rather easy fashion by the
score of to l.
Attorney General Bonaparte has
rendered an opinion that states can
not legally pay the passage of foreign
immigrants to this country.
James R. Keene has won s377, 900 on
his horses so far this year.
A report comes from Washington
that Gov. Frantz of Oklahoma, is to
succeed Judge Thomas Ryan. of Kan
sas, as first assistant secretary of the
interior.
Rumors that the Amalgamated Cop.
per company We're to close all their
mines indefinitely cause slump in
the price of stocks in Wall street re.
Gently.
The Russian council of ministers
has appropriated So 10000 for coloni
cation purposes in Siberia
The Cuban labor organizations have
voted to call a general strike of all the
unions in the island
A train on the Pennsylvania railroad
at Warsaw, Indiana, ran into crowd
of people, killing enc man and injur.
ing many others.
The mystery in the disappearance OF
Miss Helen Maloney. daughter of a
Philadelphia millionaire, and a young
Englishman named GARRISON, was
deepened recently by the statement OF
New York broker that he waG secret
ly married to the girl in December
1905.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
rne Kaiser and Mr.. carneaie.

During the first meeting of Emper-
sr William and Andrew Carnegie on
the deck of the Hohenzollern at Kiel.
when there came pause in the CON
versation, Mr.. Carnegie. in candid
spirit of banter, said to the emperor:
You know, your majesty, that
never cared very much for kings
But there was one king you cared
great deal for" said the emperor
quickly. And who was that?" de-
manded Mr.. Carnegie. Robert Bruce"
"Yt ur majesty is very right" laughed
Mr. Carnegie.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18
She Was WILLING,

Yes" says the husband, Il have
consented to accept the nomination.
Il am SO glad the party is begin
ming to recognize your merit" beams
the wife.
Now my dear" the husband con
tinues. you know that political at
fairs are not love feasts. by any
means. Yea must expect to see me
vilified anu attacked in scandalous
manner. No doubt the opposition will
try to dig up sensational rumors about
me, and all that sort of thing but you
must not"
We'll" she interrupts. Il am really
glad of it. You have always been
strangely silent about whether or not
you ever were engaged to anyone be
fore you met me"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1907-10-18

Beginning Sept. 20 New York will
have taximeter automobile cal
service starting with. 80 cabs. Six
hundred motor cabs have been order
ed from France, to be delivered at the
rate of 60 cabs a month. Eventually
the company will register automatic
ally the exact amount the passengers
should pay, and the charge will be &c
cents for the first halfmile, 10 cents
for each additional quarter-mile, and
at the rate of 81 an hour while the cab
is at rest. say, for shopping, calls. etc