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The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

Rememher that the Powell Brand"
Of work shirts Dnd ovcralis, 'Hodkin'
gloves. "Stetson" hats nnd The best
saddle rope in BacH county are ham
died by This Lanport Mercantile
Company, Stonington, Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01
Blaine Items

7. Weeden was down in this
vicinity Thursday.
Our postmaster has had q well
drilled on his claim.
Mr.. Brown went to Syracuse
last week for lumber
Charley Watson was at the
Knox ranch Friday.
Laura Cant visited 1T 7. Weed
ems the first of the week.
The steam plow is at work
breaking sod at the new town.
E. Hall and l.. Z. Knox went
to Springfield Wednesdao.
Lyle Knox was visiting home
folks for q few days last week.
Johnnie Johnston, of Monon,
took out bunch Of cattle last
week.
Gertrude Hall and Blahoh Pat
rick were at Two Buttes last
week.
3. B. Cant and family have
Returned from their pleasure trip
to Botllder.
Mr.. Weeden went tt Lamar
the hrst Of the week for a new
machine to finish cutting his feed
with.
The yto}hng I; pp;eoHleof this vicin-
itv gave q DANCE Friday night in
Kon,or of Miss Lillian and Othelia
Henneberg. Several from a dis
tante were present.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01
Local and
Personal Mention

personal M6ltlOl
A. H. Barrett was in town the
26th.
Ben Caddick is here this morn
ing on land business.
w. H. Young was in town yes
terday on business.
The regular session Of t h e
board Of county commissioners
will convene Monday, the 4th.
L. S. Collins, transacted bust
ness in Springfield Saturday eve
remaining over Sunday for church
services.
Miss Olive Denney is rapidly
convalescing from her recent il
lness and is now permitted to sit
UP at intervals.
Chas. limerick, of the Western
Land and Title company, f
Lawrence. Kansas, requests that
the paper be sent to his address.
VIM. Ballentine, a prominent
citizen of Stonington, was here
Tuesday night. He was on his
Way to Texas for a three months
visit.
John Stinson is busily engaged
in Lamar in renodeling his house
into q palatial home, where he
and Mrs. Btinson will reside this
winter.
j, @. Van OrsdDl has purchased
a eorn binder from T. w. Weeden
and w. H. Denney was operating
the safne in Mr.. VANS field the
first Of the week.
Mrs. Aughst Blanchat and the
children have returned to their
home at Danville; kans., after a
pleasant visit with relatives and
friends in this county.
Thbmas Thompson has been
here for several days looking
after his land intesests. H e
ordered the Herald sent to Mo:
nett, Mo-; for the winter.
Mr.: and Mrs, Chas. Spurgeon
and little daughter, of the Cim4
arron country; delighted theit
friends and relatives here with
a pleasant visit this week.
John A. Myers, U. s. railway
mail clerk Of Salida, intends
spending a part of his vacation
whiting his father, M. M. Myers
of Baca county, next week.
. Mr.. Simmons, of 0klahdma,
who was taken down with typhoid
fever while visiting C. E. Cores
here last Summer, has not as yet
recovered frum his illness, but is
reported much improved.
;. Chas. Vogel and wife returned
froM Denver Mdhday, where
they had been visiting relatives
the past week. They continued
On TO their home at Carrizo the
following morning.
Mrs. Geo. Brown received a
letter from Mrs. D. A. MacLean
stating that they arrived at their
new home near Grand Junction
safely, and that they like the
place, the people and the fruit.
,N6TttE--t will ship collection
Of trees; ffuit and ornamental
and also shehbs and small fruits
for delivery about Nov. /. Any
one desiring anything in this
line. will please advise,
/ E. fnerson, Springfield.
District Superintendent Chase
will be at, Springfield on 6et. {
and 10, at which time he. will
hold Quarterly meeting. fhsfe
will be preaching on Saturday
evening and two or three times
Oh Sunday. Everyone is Cordial.
ly invited to attend these rheet:
ings.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert P'atter-
son left for Kansas City Thurs:
day where Mr. Patterson will
RESUME LIZ medical studies H
will complete His course this win
ter and graduate in the spfing.
Bob lbs many friends in Baca
county who aEe taking a great
=: Ii: e. Al, l ..xlt., 4
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

Ward Bros, Ralph Kanney
and Ciadde Jones have reason to
feel elated over this seasons S eff
forts. They have a very fine
crop indeed, not entirely of maize
kaffir or cane, but the real genu-
inc corn, Fl to go on any mar
ket.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

S. C. Miller and family have
left Woodward, Okla.
Messrs Whitaker and Spurgeon
were Villas visitors Sunday.
M. E. Mackey and wife will
reside in Lamar the coming VIM
ter.
Corn chop is up to $1.75 per
cwt, bacon zoe the pound and
the tendency is still upward.
E. F. Martin and the Allen
children were callers at Phillip
Young's, south of here, on Sun
day.
People like to be taken for
what they are worth when the
assessor visits them. Farm Jour
nal.
Postmaster Speckman is ex-
hibiting some very fine maize
raised on his homestead east of
town.
T. w. McCraw, W. Medlin,
Nora Ricketts,, and Mary E. Car
ter made Communication proofs on
homesteads Monday.
Miss Alice Breslin, who was
threatened with typhoid fever,
is reported much better and will
soon be able to be out again.
Judge Herbert sends greetings
from Cold Water, Kansas, to old
friends in Baca county and says
they are all enjoying good health
and the children are attending
school.
Wilfred Kenkel and Curtis Ell
der's little boy left for Denver
the first of the week. We under
stand they will attend school
there this winter.
Among the recent homestead
entrymen to locate here, were
Howard and Henry B. Saunders,
who selected farms in sections
22 and 27, tip. % and range 46.
Mrs. Jordia M. Knots, Who
has been caring for Sheriff Nc
Farland's children during his
mothers absence, was called to
Ohio Monday, owing to the Sc
rious illness of 8 sister.
Don't sell a faithful worn-out
horse. The money received for
such a horse will burn in your
pocket and you will be kept
awake nights with disturbing
thoughts Of how you came by
that piece of money.
C. G. Patterson has just finish:
ed branding 96 fine yearlings.
He rec emily sold 126 head of fine
cattle and will winter 220 head.
He says there is plenty of feed
this fall ahd the season taken as
a whole, has been a banner one
for stock raisers.
Robt. Homsher can locate you
on a choice hotiiestead. He is
thoroughly posted on "the best
land having been practically
raised i'll this county, and what
ever he tells you will be straight
goods. His address is Spring
field.
A. L. Smart was in town Ties:
day. Mi. Sinart and family took
in the fair at Pueblo and had the
distinction of seeing "The Presi;
dent" as well as the wonderful
display Of Colorado products and
MANY other things, butthey wefe
glad to get away from the snrg:
ing and seething mass of human:
ity and back to Homo Sweet
Home again.
Some splendid samples Of field
corn from H. E. McGowan's s
farm south Of Villas are on ex-
bition at the Co. Treasuier's of:
fee. MIR. sMcGowan has Several
hundred bushels of this corn and
in addition has Tremendous
yield of maize and cane. A great
harvest is also Reported from the
farms Ct, McClintock 3, Wilson,
Walker, Nichols and others in
that vicinity.
CHARLES Morgan the infant so,t
]of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Davis died
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

abounding in buffalo grass, and we
camped over night with smiling
Dutchman six miles west of Las AMI
mas. He permitted Us the use of his
pasture and we camped over night near
one Of his straw stacks which was
greatly appreciated owing to the cold
severe wind that was blowing.
Wednesday, the I'D, we passed Las
Animas couple Of miles to our right
and continued along the north side Of
the river. Our days travel was thru
land Of milk and honey - Jersey
cows and bees were in evidence on
svery hand. Our trip to this point
finds OUR exchequer badly depleted and
but balance of 15cts left and no
bread We arrived at a small farm
house and the captain ventured forth
In an effort To spend the balancs for
bread. After gentle knock the door
opened an inch or 80 through which
opening = peaked nose protruded and
after tho bread question had been ap-
preached the curt reply "no" was re-
sponded md Tho door Immediately BAR
rieaded. The Captain then asked him
through the closed door, and In SYM
pathetic voice, If he could spare ten
cents worth Of four. This toAehed his
.Asart ana after receiving abeut three
vsAss worth Of flour the world began
to leck brighter. We thsn continued
on and BY hard driving reached Prowers
by night. We crossed over to the
seath siae Of the river where we found
Mf. Gushing, who gladly cashsd a
sheaue for Va relieving our financial
embarrassment. Thursday the follow
tts day, NJ drove Into ihatfhr and
secured supplies enough to carry w to
vilAa. Leaving Lamar; we reached
clay eteek tIat evening" and catnped
thefe fsf tAe night. We were again
on the MOVE Before daylight the heAt
morning and arrived at Butts creek By
tieen, reaching Homie IN the Afternoon.
We Fsaha things at hsfiie just al We
Rad left them, and are very grateful to
suf iieighbSrs fst their Kindness in loch-
inf after our interests during our Ab-
sehee. We alse eppretiate the courtesy
II the Editor III The Herald for publish-
ihs ouf huhaBle ietters ana hope our ef-
fsfts have Been appreciated BY the
faARy fesdett 81 The Herald.
b. 3. daAt and Family.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

SEED WHEAT
Turkey Red Wheat for sale. Price
one dollar per bushel.
Address, A. l.. Walker,
Stonington, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

F6f SAle::Seven Aefes Of f'ne
maize and three acres IF cane.
Will accept Part msney hnd the
Balance in Breaking and s6wing
ten acres II wheAt. Apply to
MIS-. henA Cl&Ason Miller,
B rAiles tAst u Springfield.
Subscribs for the HERAtp.
The Springfield herald., 1909-10-01

sse tks np~ lins 5t winter unde.
wsaf Sartied By TLs Eaihpott Nor.
oantile Gompany.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28

MA SHIN GTON-Alfonso Zelaya,
w the president of Nicaragua's only
ION, and his lovely young American
wife, a descendant OF the Lees of Vir-
.inia, are two great attractions at a
ive-cent theater in Ninth street here.
Every morning Mr.. and Mrs. Zelaya,
Who seem devoted to each other go
rom their three-room fiat to the
heap little amusement house. The
wife, who has the dark eyes, the vivid
;oloring and the 1.-THE figure of her
Spanish mother, seats herself in the
high chair back of the ticket window.
There she remains, all afternoon and
ar into the night, selling tickets,
While the performance is repeated
Dver and over again and nickel John
lies admire her from affair.
Her husband, heir of the president
If South American republic, takes
lis place at the piano; he is the or
;hestra rolled into one. He plays well;
lie reels off with equal brilliancy mar
fal music when the soldiers charge in
he moving pictures; some idio-pa-
.hetic ballad when songtress sings Of
ler dear old mother in the humble
cottage far away, or rag time when a
burnt cork ethiop gives a stale cake
walk. Thus the Zelayas support them
selves and their baby.
Zelaya's father, a pretty good fighter,
Wished his son to have a military edu-
.ation, so the United States govern
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28

.FYNCLE JOE CANNON, speaker of
~ the house of representatives, was
10 years young the other day. Seventy
three years-quite a bunch of years,
en-? Does he show it? Not SOS you'd
notice it any. Why, he didn't even
know it was his birthday until he
was reminded of the fact, but the 70
did not faZe him.
He waltzed into his rooms at the
capitol on his birthday wearing a
brand-new pearl fedora hat tilted be-
comingly on the side of his head,
big black c'Tar tilted up in the corner
Of his mouth, and his vest fastened
loosely by the lower button, display
ing a wide expanse of billed shirt"
as they say out Sangamon way. He
vas as jaunty and dashing as two
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28

There will be a shortage in the State
privilege tax collections of this month of
900, due to the elimination of the
privileges of the saloons brought about
by the statewide prohibition law.
If there is to be a recoup to make up
for this it will be from a general in
crease in collections, and not from any
single source. In the meantime, the
amount of cash on hand in the various
State repositories is steadily going down
ward, to be swelled only by the money
collected from privileges this month and
paid in during the carly days of June.
These usually amount to about 100000,
but will be this year less than 100000
unless there is a natural increase in the
taxes collected from other lines of bust
ness.
The treasury can bear the loss of the
saloon licenses, however, and still have
more money on hand than during the cor
responding period last year, since the
present balance, as shown by the books,
is $685., 21967, against O,532.23 on
the same date last year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Economic Value of Temperance.

Ex-Gov. Smith of Georgia has issued
a statement which proves indisputably
the enormous value of prohibition from
an economic standpoint, showing, as IL
does. that in spite of the recent great
financial depression, there Is mate
rally more money in the state treas
ury since prohibition as a law went
into effect in the state. His state
ment says: Despite the fact that the
prohibition law caused a loss to the
treasury of $4,000 annually, and de-
spite last years panic, the state col
lected from last years taxes over $780,
900 more than it collected in Decem-
Der and the early months of 1907 from
taxes of 1906 This increase or rev.
enue came in part from compelling
railroad and public service companies
to pay more nearly the amount OF
taxes which they justly owed the state
than they paid before in previous
years.
Next year the treasury should
have to its credit between 100000
and 5000, 900 from ad valorem taxation
in excess of the amount collected from
the taxes of 1906.
Not only has the $4,000 loss from
liquor licenses been wiped out,
but a large balance in addition has
been given. We will this year pay
$3.50, 900 to the public schools in ex-
cess of any sum paid in previous
years."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Ambassador Rockhill Has Delicate Job

when it is extended to a former scion
OF the cars domain has been one of
the uHsolvable puzzles of this govern
ment for some years. Men who fed
from the tortures and expressions of
Russia to America, became natural
lied and then attempted to go back
where their families or parents still
remained, have been seized by Rus
sian authorities, thrown into prison
or sent to Siberia. American presi-
dents, state departments, ambassa-
doris, senators and con gressmen have
argued, pleaded, threatened, made
tactful protests and passed resolutions
until they were black in the face, all
without result. Russia has had one
cherished declaration, that no Russian
subject can end his allegiance to that
government by pretending to become
an American citizen.
President Taft has determined to
cut the diplomatic Gordian knot, and
Rockhill, one of the most accom-
plished and successful diplomats in
the service, is instructed to bring
about the action necessary to make
Uncle Sans passports a pledge of
safety in Russia for all time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28

RESIDENT and Mrs. Taft are going
on the principle that if the govern
ment is to economic, economy ought
to begin at home. Therefore, the run
ming expenses of the White House are
being kept down. Since March saw
ings and curtailments have been ef-
fected in various directions about the
executive mansion.
When the new administration took
possession of the White House it was
found that there were nine laun-
dresses. This number has been re-
duced to three. Formerly there was
an engineer, an assistant engineer and
a plumber One man is now retained
to do engineering or plumbing work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Poverty Is the Result of Drink.

Sir T. P. Whitaker, M. p, one Of
the most distinguished temperance
advocates of Great Brintain, refutes
decisively the claim of some investi-
gators into social problems that the
drinking habits among the poorer
classes are directly due to their con-
dition of poverty Drinking" he
states. sis far more the cause of pow
erty than poverty is the cause of
drinking. The largest consumption
of drink is not among the very poor
est. Many of the poor are where they
are because of the drinking of them
selves and others; but when they
have sunk into the direst poverty they
are not the heaviest drinkers. They
have not the money. There is the
most drinking and drunkenness when
trade is good and the country is pros
porous. 1t is far more prevalent in
wealthy manufacturing and mining
districts than in poor agricultural
ones. When trade is bad the drink
bill falls rapidly and the arrests for
drunkenness diminish greatly. Speak
ing broadly, people do not drink be-
cause they are poor. They are poor
because they drink, or because those
with whom they are connected have
drunk and do drink"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Inland Waterway to the Gulf.

A gigantic plan will be presented at
the next session of the Mississippi legis-
lature to form an inland waterway from
the far-famed Mississippi delta to the
Mexican gulf.
The plan is inspired by the successful
drainage work which is now under way
in the delta.
Briefly stated, the idea is to form a
continuous waterway from Moon lake to
Yazoo Pass, thence to the TallahatchiH
river, down the river distance of about
fifty miles, thence via Durant ana
through several deep creek bottoms to
Pearl river, intersecting that stream
above Carthage, in the northern part of
Leake county, thus giving an outlet into
the Mississippi Sound.
The plans contemplate having the State
legislature indorse the movement, and
give it liberal financial aid, and then in
duee the federal government to make an
appropriation to supplement this.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
ALCOHOL IN VARIOUS DRINKS.
In Amy Other lntoxicat-
ing Drink.

Beer, says Mulhall, the famous sta
tistician, contains only four per cent
of alcohol, and from the point of n.y.
giene is the least noXious of drinks
that intoxicate-if it is pure. Some
of the cheap dealers manage, however,
to water their beer and alcoholic 1t
with inferior types of alcohol, thereby
increasing it's intoxicating power, as
well as making an unusual profit on
the result of sales per glass-a Gus
tom more prevalent in Germany
France and London than in America.
Stout or porter contains more alco-
hol than beer, ale having almost
double the percentage of either, name
ly, rs per cent. Who would think
that ordinary cider contains nearly
nine per cent. of the intoXicant-as
much, nearly, as the white wines like
Moselle or MarcObrunner? Cham
payne, despite its exhilarating effects,
holds but little over IL per cent. of
alcohol, that is to say, one per cent.
less than claret.
Sherry and vermouth are each al
coholic to the extent of 10 per CENT;
port, to the extent of % per cent;
Maraschino and Chartreuse to the ex-
tent respectively, of "a and 43 per
cent. Coming to the fire waters, gin
contains least alcohol, with 81 per
cent. Brandy contains 53.4 per cent;
rum holds over 53.7 per cent. of the
intoxicant Lastly come Irish whis-
XIV, with $50 per cent, and the
Scotch brand, with 54.3 to the hun
dred parts. 1t is well known that cef-
fee and strong tea exhilarate to an
equal degree with liquors like Curacao
and Aniseed, which possess, re-
spectively, a percentage of q and SO.
They are more easily digested, how
ever, and consequently have less en-
during effects. Nevertheless, both
these stimulants have to be calculated
with. in as far as the drinking OF them
to any undue degree entails mental
or psychic, and physical penalties, as
in the case of alcoholized drinks which
produce the tipping habit. The best
antidote to all forms of stimulant-
drinking is pure and creamful milk
and If in alcoholic stimulant there is
solely sought the exhilarattng erect
usually produced. an intelligent ply
stefan can prescribe a harmless sttmu-
liant which will supply the needed
toning to the mental system.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Singer Company Must Pay.

United States Circuit Clerk Moseley
has received the final decree from Judge
Niles in the suit styled the Singer Man
ufacturing Company VS.. Writ Adams,
State revenue agent, the purpose of
which was to restrain the revenue agent
from the collection of back assessments
from that corporation for period ex-
tending back several years. The COM
pany was levied upon for privilege Ii
cense for the business done through it's
various agencies throughout the State,
and being foreign corporation, domi-
ciled elsewhere, it sought relief through
the federal courts.
Under the terms of the decree, the
State revenue agent is entitled to recover
prior to 1901 privilege assessments on
the business done by the Singer Manu-
featuring Company through its estab-
lished agencies in the State, and it hap
pens that practically every county in the
State gets share in the accounting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
Uncle Joe is Seventy-Three Years Old

year-old, thing of beauty and JOY
forever.
Your Uncle Joe looked as if he
were just hankering for somebody to
make a remark about the old swim
min hole, or a game of town ball, or
such like. During the forenoon a con-
slant stream of callers dropped in to
wish him a long life and merry one,
and a large number of kilograms of
congratulation were received from
friends all over the country.
There was no special celebration of
the anniversary nor any candles
around the table. They do whisper,
however, that what Uncle Joe really
would like would be to have certain
gentlemen of the house, whose names
will not be mentioned in this presence
and one in particular from the other
end of the capitol, around table and
collect from them one blue chip for
every year of his life. However, let
that pass.
Uncle Joe saw the president in the
morning and received the congratu-
lations of the "big boss" upon his sew
enty-third birthday.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-05-28
JACKSON.
Presentation of Silver Service.

The Mississippi silver service commits
sion has completed the programme for
the presentation of the silver service to
the United States battleship Mississippi,
to take place at Horn Island on the
morning of June l. The programme is
as follows:
Introduction, Gov. E. f. Noel.
Presentation of silver service, Mrs.
Eunice M. Lockwood, of Crystal Springs.
Acceptance, Capt. John c. Fremont.
Presentation of library of Mississippi
history, DIR. R. w. Jones, of Laurel, pres
Ident of Mississippi Historical Society
Acceptance, Capt. John c. Fremont
1t is expected that there will be a
number of minor presentations of gifts
to the vessel, but these will not be on
the official programme.
It is expected that Adjutant General
Fridge, on behalf of the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard, will present the battleship
with the State flag, and in this connec-
ton it is rather singular that there are
very few persons who know what the
State flag looks like. The Legislature
of 1886 passed bill adopting as the
State flag a French tri-color with the
banner of the Confederacy in the upper
right hand corner.