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The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
is TOO MUCH HANDsHAKING7
ether Ways Of Greeting Friends That
Are Much Preferable, Accord
Ing to Writer.

Although a few have suffered tho
unpleasant experience Of the man in
the case recently reported. the bones
of whose hands were forced out of
nlace by the viss-ltke grasp of too
vigorous and unduly demonstrative
friend. most people will be inspired by
their personal recollections to sympa-
'hize with this victim of misdirect-
80 ""f"r Everyone knows people who
seek to cypress the sincerity and ear
nestness of their goodwill by squeez-
ing the hand they take as though they
were trying to break every one of the
score or SO of bones which the human
hand comprises. and every one on
such occasions must have wished that
some other form of salutation than
the one most in vogue had been de-
vised and were generally practiced.
Shaking hands is relic of harbar-
ism anyhow. 1t became the custom
in the days when every one carried a
dagger in his belt and when one friend
meeting another thought 1t necessary
to attest the peacefulness of his In
tenticns by extending an open palm.
Then the other man could do no less
than make similarly reassuring dem
onstration and the grasp of these two
extended hands naturally followed.
Subsequently. by logical process OF
evolution the handshake grew to be
the conventional form of greeting and
the refusal of a proffered hand was
regarded as one of those insults
whose dishonor can only be wiped out
with blood. Now the custom is too
firmly and widely established for its
abandonment to be conceivable, and
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

Gen. Leonard Wood has just re-
turned frbm South America to take up
his duties rs chief of the general stan
Of the United States army. the highest
military position which the service af-
fords.
Nearly 12 years ago. when Leonard
| Wood was acting as governor of Santi-
ago. wrote In the Outlook about what
be had already achieved. and what he
could be trusted to achieve. During
| the intervening 12 years he has played
very conspicuous part among the
men who have rendered signal service
to the country by the way In which
they have enabled 1t to grapple with
the duties and responsibilities in
CURED by the Spanish war. What has
been accomplished in the Philippines.
in Cuba, In Porto Rico. In Panama.
and In San Domingo during these IL
years represents sum of nch'eve-
ment of which this nation has right
to be extremely proud. In each locali-
ty the problem has been different. in
each locality 1t has been solved with
signal success. Of course tle"e have
been mistakes and shortcomings. but
on the whole 1t would be d'"cuIt to
flnd anywhere finer record Of suc-
| cessful accomplishment. This record
is primarily due to the admirable quail
ity Of the men put at the head of af
fairs in the different places "essrs.
Taft. Luke Wright, smith and Forbes.
Messrs, Hunt. Winthrop. Post and Col
ton. Governor Magoon. Colonel Goeth-
als-to these and their colleagues and
subordinates the country owes
heavy debt Of obligation.
Most of those have mentioned are
| civilians. Colonel Goethals, under
whom the gigantic work of the Pana-
ma canal is being accomplished. with
literally astounding rapidity and sue
cess. Is q representative Of the army.
The share of the army in the honor
roll is very large. The importance
Of work like that of General Bell In
the Philippines. of General Barry in
| Cuba. can hardly be overestimated:
but. as a whole. Of all the work Of the
army officers. the greatest 10 AMOUNT.
and the greatest In variety Of achieve
ment. must be credited to General
Wood. And. moreover. he has at
times combined with singular success
the functions Of civil administrator
and military commandant. The part
played by the United States ip Cuba
has been one of the most honorable
ever played by any nation In dealing
with weaker power, one of the most
satisfactory In all respects; and to
General Wood more than to any other
one man is due the credit of starting
this work and conducting 1t to a sue
cessful conclusion during the earliest
and most difficult years. Like almost
all Of the men mentioned. as we'll as
their colleagues. General Wood Of
course incurred the violent hatred OF
many dishonest schemers and un-
scrupulous adventurers. and of a few
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
Forum Duty.

NOW SCHOOL ls community matter
and community responsibility and no
force should be strong enough to inter
fere with the efficiency of this best Of
institutions. Personalities and petty
grievances have no place when it's a
question of the education of our boys
and girls for future citizenship.
We all know of instances where chill
dren have been kept out of school be-
cause of the parents having real or
fancied wrong against another patron
of the school. The boys and girls who
are :being deprived of school advant-
ages today because of neighborhood
gossips or Misunderstanding will have
a number of serious questions to ask
their parents a few years hence when
they have to face a work-a-day world
unequipped for their duties, for we are
living in an age in which undeveloped
talent and uneducated genius can
amount to but very little,
This age demands competent men and
women to fill the several vocations Of
life, and they who lack thorough educa-
tional advantages and training labor un-
der great disadvantages. The mediocre
who burns the midnight oil in an honest
| effort to improve his intellect, slowly
perhaps, but surely. climbs the rugged
hill of success till at last he is enabled
to occupy responsible position in life.
! We as parents should wake up to the
great weight of responsibility that
rests upon us in training our boys and
girls for life's great work, and we
should spare no available means or op-
portunity of giving our children the
most efficient instruction in the various
departments of work. 1t should be the
duty of every citizen in Baca county,
as well as elsewhere, to emphasize the
practical side of education, the value of
which is not measured in dollars and
cents, for the educated man or woman
sees more, feels more. and has higher
appreciation of the works of nature
and of his duty to mankind.
The works of God are fair for nought,
Unless our eyes in seeing.
See hidden in the things the thought
That animates our being
Sarah c. Jones,
| Rodley, Colorado.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

yet there are various things about II
which render 1t uns tisfa~tory
Rather surprisingly it Gas thus far
escaped the denunciations of the doc.
tors. who have spared no little else. as
possible occasion for the communi.
cation of injurious microbes, but one
does not have to be President OF the
United States. nor even popular poll,
tician engaged In a canvass for votes,
not sometimes to have wished that
the handshaking habit had never been
contracted. There are SO many ways
Of shaking hands that are objection;
able and there are so many different
kinds of hands whose touch communi-
Gates a sensation not exactly pleasant.
Hands that are too hot or too cold.
too moist or too dry. or whose inert:
ness communicates an uncompliruen
tary sense of Indifference on the part
Of their possessors.
Every one is familiar with the hand
shake in which all the shaking has to
be done by the party OF the first part,
In which the hand one grasps lies
limp and lifeless In ones own to be
taken or left. to be squeezed or let
uHop, - Vno pso1seo, WINE tne atti-
tude Of the owner suggests an abso-
Lutte lack Of interest In the proceed
ings. Behold. that also is vanity and
vexation Of spirit. SO is the question
which recurrsntly arises. and which 1t
may be suspected is the source Of
much secret embarrassment. the ques,
ton Of to shake or not to shake.
Etiquette has its rules for this, but no
rules etiquette can formulate will
cover every case that may arise, and
to determine the right thing may not
always be easy.
It will be seen that the Chinese
plan has its advantages. The China
man you meet does not shake your
hand. He bows and shakes his own
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
Stock Market.

Denver Union Stock Yards, Aug. %,
1910. Receipts of cattle here last week
were good and under excellent demand
trade was active Prices ruled 15 to 25c
higher on the best grades than preced-
ing week. Good steers brought $3.50
to $5.25 and fancy stuff would have
brought more. Good to choice cows
sold at SO. rs to $4.25 and the fair to
good at So. 20 to S3.70. Bulls found a
ready outlet at steady prices and veal
calves were lower, tops now selling
around ST. 90. Good to choice steers are
selling at 81. 35 to S.. 90 and the fair to
good at S3.75 to S43O. Stock cows, if
good, were wanted and sold readily.
The hog demand was strong and there
was brisk scramble to get the small
number offered. Good hogs now bring
$3.50 to $500, which is higher than
prices paid at river markets.
The sheep trade was very good and
the market fairly active at firm prices
The supply was light and everything
offered was picked up readily. Good
ewes sold at So. 80, good lambs at S. go
to Sc. 80 and good wethers up to &.25
The change in the weather yesterday
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
RodleY. Items
Crops are immense in this locality.

Crops are immense in this locality.
Mra:: Bert Smith started, for her bone
in Warsaw, Mo- this morning.
Less Jones has finished q we'll for A.
Sutherland. He came very near near going
no China.
. Mrs; /. M, Jones is Visiting at Ken
ton, Oklahoma, this week.
Mrs. Christian visited at the Jones
ranch Sunday.
J. P, Jones has just RECEIVED the sad
news of the death of sister, Mrs j.
P. staley, at Knoxville, Tenn.
John Hinkle spent the night with
friends in this vicinity last week.
Eli Smith and family haye gone to
Texhoma With his mother.
Broom corn pulling will soon be the
order of the day. The crops are, good
in this part.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
Board Of Equ alization Meeting,

Notice is hereby given that the board
of County Commissioners will convene
as board of equalization at the office
of the county clerk at the court house
in Springfield, on Tuesday, September
9th, 1910, and continue in session not
less than three nor more than ten con-
secutive days.
Witness my hand and official seal this
18th day of August, 1910
WILL STURGEON,
County Clerk.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

With the, street from the Denver and
Of the Y. NJ CA. building lined or
both sides witt. boys, and Young men
probably 5000 strong, Theodose Roose,
| ve!t will receive a greeting when he
vista Pueblo Tuesday, Aug 80. that
will b.. '':.ique in every way and strik-
ingiy appropriate of the occasion.
hlr. Roosevelt is eoming here to lay
the corner stone of the new Y. M. c.
A. building on West Eighth street. On
rnet occasion it is. planned to baye him
received ,y the boys and young men OF
The city, in their full numbers who
will receive the benefits of the struc-
ture of which the distinguished visitor
has been asked to, lay the corner stone.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
THOUSANDS WILL
GREET ROOSEVELT
Pueblo in Gala Attire Will
Greet ExzPFesldept.

1t is announced that MI, Roqsevelt
will arrive in Pueblo oyer the b. & R.
G. at 11;3e o'clock. He will have a
half hour to spend here and then he
will proceed on ? his way to ossawq4t ss vat q4tomie'
Kansas,
Besides the Aanking Of the street by
the young men and boys Of the city tc
greet tho ex-pre7ident, therq. will be
big escort of cowboys and Rough
Ridern. It is likely that at least one
s' into A bs ss T sa FSa a: sns
thousa9d out of town people most like
ly will take advantage IF the opportun,
ity to see. the only living ex:-prresiden'
of the United states-Theodore Roose-
elt--Pueblo Chieftain.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ITEMS

M. w. Hellar, a dry goods rum
'ner from Wichita, was doing bus
mess in our town Tuesday.
Aug. Blanchat is now making
his home in Davenport, Iowa.
Quite a number of our people
are in attendance at the Lamar
fair this week.
Reported that J. P. Jones is
about to CLOSE a sale Of bis hold
ings in Baca county.
Rumored that A. ]. Lackey has
sold out and will rerAoye to Mis-
souri,.
Plenty Of watermelons on the
market nowadays.
Mrs. A. A. Denney, Miss Olive
and Master Howard, left We'd
nesday for Lamar where they
will attend the fair. They will
then visit the Rocky Ford fair
and visit relatives in that city.
District court is expected to
convene on the30th of this month.
D. G. Greathouse was here the
23rd.
J. A, Stinson and wife were in
town Monday,
Mrs. Clauson has gone to La
Junta for a brief stay.
Morton James left for home,
Colorado Springs, the goth.
C. A. Wiley, prominent ranch
man, was in town the 23rd.
DR.. and Mrs. Thos. F. Milligan
were guests in town on Monday
night, They have gone to visit
relatives at Great Bend and other
points in Kansas,
We are giving candidates a re-
duced rate for announcements
with stop-over privileges. etc.
Send in your name, tell us what
you are after and enclose a two
bill. We will do the rest.
Note the announcement of Mr..
Long in this issue.
Reported that r, M. Anderson
is a candidate for Co. Superin-
tendent-Republican.
A. L. Smith was visitor in
Springfield the 23rd,
]. w. Harmon was attending
to business matters in town the
first of the week.
Judge Wallis was looking after
legal business at the county seat
for a few days. He returned to
La Junta the 23rd.
T. F. Burson was welcome
caller in town the 23rd.
Earl Denney presented this Of
flee with a fine piece of chocolate
layer cake of his own make. yes
terday. 20, you Earl!"
Don't forget the Sunday school
convention to be held in SPRING
field Sept. 10th and 11th. Each
school in the county is entitled to
four delegates in this convention.
Each school should also have it's
contribution there for the bene-
fit of the state organization. An
elaborate program has been pre-
pared and will appear in this
paper next week.
Geo. Erwin Konkel.
Co. Supt. of Baca County S. S.
Association.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
Gard of Thanks.

Through the medium of the Herald
we wish to express our thanks to our
friends and neighbors for their kindness
and sympathy during the sickness and
death of our dear husband and father:
Mrs. Susan Woolley
And Family.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

Rev. King leaves tomorrow Tor.
Fort Morgan to attend the an
nual M. Z. conference. He hopes,
and the people here hope too,
that he will be returned to Baca
county. Brother and Mrs. King
feel very grateful to the people
of Baca county for many acts of
kindness shown them, but this
is simply manifest evidence that
our people appreciate their pres
ence and work in this commun-
ity.
Mr.. Adams was seriously ill
Wednesday night. Mr.. and Mrs:
Priest and Robert Homsher re-
sponded to call for assistance,
and at this writing, Thursday, he
is much halter:
Frank Serfoss, a butcher of
Two Buttes, was quite seriously
injured the first Of the week by
his horse falling on him while
out after cattle. 1t is reported
that he was injured internally:
He was taken to Lamar for treat
Inent.
Sheriff p. P. Mcfarland will
leave tomorrow morning for Dem
yer where he will assist the other
sheriffs of the state in acting as
a body guard to ex-President
Roosevelt.
There are grave suspicious that
Geo. Poyner is a candidate for
acknowledgements.
Harry Ward and family were
Springfield visitors the z4th.
Bert Schneider, who purchas-
ed the Frank Welch ranch, has
placed large order for nursery
stock for delivery this fall,
Mr.. Neff, accompanied by M.
nMcAtee, left Monday morning
for their home in Harper, Kanr
sas. Mr.. MeAtee filed on piece
of land.
Warren Brown left Monday
for Denver, Rumor has it that
a wedding is on the tapis and the
boys are preparing for a big
char;vari.
Last Sunday morning merry
crowd of pleasure seekers jour-
neyed to the Two Buttes dam
site where very pleasant day
was enjoyed. After a thorough
exploration of the wonderful
workings of the dam, the young
people sat down in the Shade OF
the black pool" to a bountiful
luncheon of fried chicken-ac-
companied by the trimmings.
After luncheon the boys adjourn
ed to the dam where they partook
of a good swim, while the women
folks dangled their little toot-
sizes" in the stream on the other
side. Those who enjoyed the
trip were Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Ward and children, Misses Eftie
and Lottie Denney, Lora Alex
lander, Clara Alexander, Nettle
Bottorff; and Messrs. Herbert
Honsher, Elmer Gordon, Orrls
Wilson, Will Spurgeon, Willie
Alexander and Ray Knight. Lysle
Knox of the Two Buttes Sentinel
joined the party at the dam and
helped to make the day a pleas
ant one.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
Bird. Powerful Voice.

There is a bird known as the naked
throated bell bird. that has such a
powerful voice tkat It can be heard
three miles away. 1t is loud and
piei .ing and has been likened to the
sound produced by blacksmith
striking an anvil.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

The dragon fly can speed through
the air at the rate of 60 miles an
hour and more wonderful still, can
stop fnstantaneously in its flight or
move backward or sideways withous
changing the position Of Its body.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

Lightning played a curious trick
with funeral procession near Limo
ges. recently. II struck the church and
burned the altar cloth. Outside the
church girl was killed and four bear
ers Of the coffin were knocked down.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

The man who invents a noiseless
method of eating corn on the cob. and
points out how one can partake OF
watermelon without betting his ears
wet, will DO true benefactor.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26

The change in the weather yesterday
brought out the storedaway overcoats.
The Springfield herald., 1910-08-26
'...NoT.ieE....

Correspondents will confer great
fav6r By hf&iling contributions in
night. Thursday night Is TOO ifte.
Kindly observe this request. '''
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
FOSTER MENTION

The assistant judges OF Rutland coun-
~ are stu dcadlockcd over the appoint
ment Of license commissioners for tho
city of Rutland. congressman Fosters
name was brought into the affair Friday,
when George Carrigan, an employe OF
the Howe Scale works, who for two years
held license of the seventh classA stat
ed mat Thomas Creed, agent of the
Jones Brewing company. claimed that he
had "A brother In Washington who was
friendly with Mr.. Foster, ana that the
latter referred him tCreed) TO Earl Kns-
Icy, Representative from Rutland in the
LEGISLATURE.
Mr.. Carrgan'S statement was made in
answer to the question whether or not
he ever was Informed by Greed that tho
latters concern was backed IN this city
Carrisan said: Il win say that be-
licve MI. Dugan's statement was correct.
The only time Mr.. Creed said anything
to me about Mr.. Kinsley. was when he
asked me to handle his beer and said
could not afford to do ii. and he said Just
like this: | have n brother in Washing
ton who is friendly with ID. J. Foster
and Mr.. Foster has referred me, through
my brother, TO Earl kns.cy in this city"
Since the publication of Dugan's state
ment. Mr.. Kinsley has been denying that
he ever met Frank Duffy at the Berwick
House In connection with the Brewing
conpany's agent. He says the only time
he ever had any talk with Mr.. Duffy was
a few days after his election to the Leg
islature. The morning afterwards, no
claims, he received "A telephone message
from a license commissioner to the effect
that there was an envelope in his mail
box. 1t was found that the package con-
tanned $50 in bills and in one corner II Is
claimed was the name of Frank Duffy.
The money, Mr.. Kinsley says, was re-
turned to the commissioner and later he
met MIR. Duffy, who asked him not to
take the reception of that money in any
other spirit than that IN which It was
sent. DUFFY claims the money was II con-
tribution to campaign funds OF the Re-
publican party
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
GLADSTONE Az PRIME MINIsTEH.

(From the London Evening Standard)
In the course of description of the
monuments OF Westminster Abbey before
the London Geographical society, Lord
Eversey pointed out that he not only
selected the Beaconsfield site in the sacr-
ed ediice but he wrote the epitaph. II
read: Erected by Parliament in mem
DRY of Lord Beaconsfield. twice Prime
Minister" He remembered at the time
that in one speech Lord Beaconsfeld had
made he referred with great pride to his
having been twice Prime Minister. When
he showed the inscription to Mr.. Glads-
tone the latter said: Twice Prime Min
lister; that's no great distinction" He
Gord Eversley) had looked up the names
OF several who had been twice Prime Min
lister. and one had been Prime Minister
three times. That was Lord Derby
BY way of finishing the conversation with
MY Gladstone-it is during his second
Ministry-he said to the Prime Ministers:
Il hope You will beat Lord Derhy's re-
cord" Mr.. Gladstone quickly retorted ::
That's an imposslbility: this is my last
Ministry. A man must be mad to think
shall ever be Prime Minister after this
Ministry is over" Mr.. Gladstone how
ever. was Prime Minister twice after
that.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31
RELICS FROM THE ARK
And from Every other Period of Ills.
tory SNlI.

The heterogeneous contents of Sals's
Exchange. consisting of grand pianos,
hutipeg gratcrs and other ostrich food,
was sold Saturday afternoon to Charles
King of South Burlington for sos. Sher-
in Allen was the auctionccr. The mort
Engo held by the Strong Hardware COM
ranN on the contents of the building Is
said to be about s3-5.
About two O'Clock II straight line of
possible purchasers began to arrive at
the exchange. They filed into its gloomy
depths and passed up and down between
long piles of the greatest aggregation of
Junk that was ever collected in the hiss
cory of the world. There were no white
elephants or airships in the building but
there were samples Of everything else
that the hand OF man ever made. 4
lonely set of false teeth was even found
in a corner of one of the smaller rooms
The auction was held OUTSIDE and the
bidding began at 500. Il went slowly
after the first two or three bids ana the
euctioneer began to get discouraged.
"Where's doe Agel" said hc duiins a
prolonged spell Of silence, hell bid
l|ut Mr.. Agel proved disappointing, for
he never once raised his voice in the con-
test.
After Mr.. King. bid of $3)j there were
no further offers and the contents of the
exchange were knocked down to him 1t
Is not known what disposition will be
made of the stock. Although it is not in
very good condition, it is of considerable
value.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-03-31

st. Adams reports country roads are still
In poor shape for travel but generally
business IL fully up to period Renorts
from ST. Johnsbury speak well regarding
manufacturing business and retail trade.
Two new stores expect to open for bust
ness by the first OF coming month: come
activity is reported in building lines.
MONTPELIER reports an Improvement I'm
general business. Manufacturing plants
are employed full time. In nearly all
lines additional help has been emploved
Barre manufacturers report but little
change in general situation over that of
week previous Collections are reported
slow. Brattleboro manufacturing plnnts
are well employed and warmer weather
has stimulated retail trade. Bellows Falls
reports labor agitation has affected but
one paper mill and at that plant they
have been able to keep part of their ma
chinery running. Retail trade Is fair b,,,
collections slow. Bennington contractors
report some repair work on hand but
not much new building work. slight
Improvement IN general retail trade is
reported. Labor is fairly we'll employed.
Demand for knit goods shows a small in
crease. Machine shops operating to ca
pacity. Reports from Springfield show
considerable new building work is being
planned some OF which applies to extern
sion of manufacturing plants which are
rushed with business. Prosperous condi-
tons prevails among retail merchants.
Mills at Hartford and Quechec are fully
employed while one ut Hartland IL INSTALL
ing new machinery. White River juno
tion merchants report normal business.
Paper mill ut Wilder is involved with
In bOr troubles