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The Springfield herald., 1912-07-05
GROUPS OF BRO oM CORN.

Broom Corn is divided into two
groups, known as STANDARD and
Dwarf. The Standard type grows to
hight of 10 to l2 feet, while the
Dwarf variety grows from to feet
high. There are many war fetal names
used by sellers of broom corn, seed,
but many of these are simply new
names applied to old str aims of broom
corn and really do not represent va
rieties that have been efficiently i'm
proved to deserve spe' :ial desigina-
ton. Such names are of no assis-
tance elnd manufacture rs in buying
brush disregard varieta names and
specify whether Standard or Dwarf is
wanted and the desired length, color
and quality of the brush required for
making the desired gra de of broom.
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ARE YOU GOING2

The Annuul Institute for teach
ers, patrons and pupils of the
Eighth Normal District, includ-
ing the counties Of Kiowa, Orero,
Bent, Prowers, Baca and Crow
ley, will be held in Eads, Aug. )
to 10, with Milton c. Potter,
superintendent of Pueblo city
schools, as conductor, and S. S.
Phillips, Miss Mccall and Miss
Weber as instructors
Eads is the county seat OF
Kiowa County, about 30 miles
over land from Lamar.
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For Sale.

We have a small horse power
grain separator for sale. Just
tie thing for small farmer This
machine is almost new. Would
be pleased to correspond with
any one needing such Il machine.
The Lamar Hdwe. Co.
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How's This ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
T. J. CHENEY G CO.. Toledo. o.
We, the undersigned. have known f.. j.
Cheney for the last Is years. and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
Transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations mado by his firm
NATIONAL. BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon tho blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonlals
sent free Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation. j,
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Fourth QUARTERLY
C @ N FE RE N c {,

The Fourth Quarterly Confer
ence of the Springfield charge OF
the NJ. Il. Church will be held at
Springfield, Saturday evening,
July l3, beginning at : O'Clock
The District Superintendent,
DR. Henry Mayo, will preside.
All reports should be presented
at this time. DR.. Mayo will also
preach at Springfield both morn
inc and evening on Sunday, July
IA. All are invited.
C. G. Wilkinson, Pastor
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Personal

y
preparing his abstract of assess
ment for l9l2.
Geo. W. Hopkins, Guaymas.
Mexico, sends renewal
Gland Dean was welcome Wis.
itor at our sanctum last week
and renewed his fathers sub.
scriptione
Gallup Whale Line Rope at
Baker's.&
Earl Whitaker brought coup.
lie of joyaiders down from. La.
mar and return on Monday.
They were just seeing the count
ry. PlehE Of money and time
with 10 fdea OF taking home
steads.
The coffnnissioners are holding
the quartz ly session.
Johnsln's Short Order
Re MT for satisfaction
north ofHerald office.
DIR. Brady. V. S. will re-
turn to Baca Co. this fall.
In the meantime phone,
call or write, Lamar, Colo.
When in Springfield try
the j. Fl. Johnson Restau-
rant, north of Herald office
on main street.
A line pf ladies' hats at Bakers.
L. F. Mathews, one of the live
wires of'the Two Buttes country
was in town last Tuesday OH
business, and he speaks in glow
ing terms OF the immense crops
the farmer in his country will
harvest the present season.
Holly Chieftain.
Henry Perkins was is town
Tuesday.
Latest il new shirts-at Bakers.
Uncle VIII and Ralph Hooker
We're trahsacting business in
town the 2nd
Fish Brand Slickers at Baker'S.
Denver Field and Farm com
mends congress for passing the
g year homestead bill but thinks
the government should give the
settlers thousand dollars each
for holding down the claim even
that long Evidently not a very
high opinion of Colorado dry
farm lands.
The genial Dan McLain autoed
down from Lamar Tuesday a. m.
bringing a drummer for whole
sale house.
The Colorado State Editorial
Association will meet at Steam
boat Springs July Z, 8 and 9. No
better place in the great state OF
Colorado for a good time.
Our printer has turned out
some tasty meal tickets for oui
next door neighbor, the hustling
johnson.
e. H. Lackey was caller the
1st.
The Heckethorn- Brown autos
were utilized last Sunday to con
vey crowd, Of townspeople tt
the Two Buttes dam and other
roints Of interest in the segrcga.
tion.
The Washington herald., 1912-07-14
CHAPTER TX.
Philip Takes Up the Trail.

THE letter-the fowers-that one
shinging golden hair, wound in
glistening thread about their
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be together for days, and at the end of
that time
He laughed low and joyously, and
for spell he urged the dogs into .
swifter pace. That he had correctly
estimated the speed of those ahead of
him he was convinced, when, two hours
later, he came upon the remains of their
midday camp FIRE, nine or ten miles
from Lac Balm. 1t was dark when he
reached this point. There were glow
ing embers still in the fire. and these
ne stirred into life, adding arnfuls of
dry wood to the flames. About him in
the snow he found the prints of Iso-
oels little feet, and in the floor of joy
and nope that was sweeping more and
more into his life he sang and whis-
tied, and forgot that he was alone in
a desolation of blackness that made
even the dogs stink near to the fire.
he would camp here-where Isobel,
had been only a few hours before. IL
he Travelled hard he would overtako
them by the next noon.
But he had underestirnated MS own
exhaustion. After he had put UP his
tent before the fire he made himself a
bed of balsam boughs and fell into a
deep sleep. from which neither dawn
nor the restless movements of the dogs
could awaken him. When at last he
opened his eyes IT was broad day. He
jumped TO his feet and looked at his
watch. 1t was 9 o'clock, and after 10
before he again took up the pursuit Of
the two sledges. Not until several hours
later did he give up hope of overtaking
lsobel and her father as he had planned,
and he reproved himself roundly for
having oversight The afternoon was
half gone before he struck their camp
OF the preceding evening, and ne knew
that, because OF his own lost time, Iso-
bel was still as far ahead of him as
when he had left Lac Balm.
He made up some of this time BY fol-
lowing the trail for an hour when the
moon was AT its highest, and then
pitched his tent. He was up again the
next morning and breaking camp before
1t was light. Scarcely had he travelled
an hour over the clear-cut trail ahead
OF him when he suddenly halted his
dogs with a loud cry of command and
astonishment. In a small open the
trails OF the two sledges separated. One
continued straight east. toward Church.
Ill, while the other turned almost at
right angles into the south. For a few
moments he could find no explanation
for this occurrence Then he decided
that one OF the Indians had struck
southwark, either to hunt, or on some
short mission. and that he would join
the other sledge farther on Convinced
that this was the right solution, Philip
continued over the Churchill trail. 4
little later. to his despair, it began to
snow SO heavily that the trail which he
was following was quickly obliterated.
There was but one thing for him to do
now, and that was to hasten on TO Fort
Churchill. giving up all hope Of finding
lsobel and the colonel before he met
hem there.
ITO BE CONTINUED NEXT wEEK)
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PHILIP STEELE

a glance that the letter had come al
unusual journey. 1t was dirty, ant
crumpled. and ragged at the ends-ant
then. on the back of it, he found writ
ten in ink, Lac Balm" His finger!
trembled as he tore open the envelope
Swiftly he read His breath came il
gasping cry from between his lips, hi
face turned as white as the crumplec
paper, and then, as suddenly, a fust
of excitement leaped into his cheeks
replacing the pallor. His ewes seemed
blinded before he had half finished the
letter. and his heart was pounding witt
sufocating force
This was what he read,
MY Dear Philip Steele:
Your letter, and the skull, came to
us to-day. / thank God that chance
brought me into my Isobels room ir
time, or l fear for what might have
happened. 1t was a terrible punish
ment, my dear Steele. for her-and foi
me. But | deserved it more than she.
That very night-after Isobel left the
table-she insisted that l explain,
When l returned to the room below,
you were gone. | waited, and then
went to your cabin. You know why !
did not find you. Steele, Isobel is not
my wife. She is my daughter
Mrs. Becker had planned to come
with me to Lac Balm from Fort
Churchill, and we wrote the factor to
that effect. But we changed our plans.
Mrs. Becker returned on the London
ship, and 1sobel came with me. In a
spirit of fun she suggested that for the
first few hours she be allowed to pass
as-well, you understand. The joke
was carried too far When she met you
-an2 Bucky Monet ceased to be a
joke, and almost became tragedy. For
those few minutes before the fire Iso-
bel used her disguise as a test. She
came to me, before you joined US. and
whispered to me that Nome was a
scoundrel, and that she would punish
him before the evening was over. In
the short space of that evening she
knew that she had met one of the most
despicable blackguards in Nome, and
one of the noblest of men in you. And
not until she saw on you the effect of
what she was doing did everything
dawn upon her.
you know what happened. She lef,
the table suddenly, overcome by shame
and terror When I returned later.
and told her that | could not find you.
If was impossible to comfort her. She
lay in her bed crying all that night. |
am telling you this, because to me my
daughter is one of the two most pre-
cious things on earth, the sweetest and
purest little girl that ever breathed. /
cannot describe to you the effect upon
her OF the skull and the letter. For
give us-forgive me. Some day We may
meet again. SYLVESTER BECKER"
Like one in a dream Philip picked
up the torn envelope. Something drop
ped from it upon the table-a tiny clus-
ter of violets that had been pressed and
dried between the pages OF book, and
when he took them in his fingers he
found that their stems were tied with
4 single thread of golden hair!
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en- near Moose Factory, and the Other
three went what the law calls bad.
Henry, the Oldest Of them all, killed the
officer who was bringing him down
from Prince Albert in 90, and was at,
terward executed. Paul. the sixth, re-
turned to his native town seven years
after the hanging of his father and was
captured after wounding two of the Of
ficers who went in pursuit of him. He
is now in an insane asylum"
The inspector paused, and ran his
eyes over fresh slip OF paper.
"And all of this" said Philip in low
voice, because of a crime committed
by the law itself. Five men hung, one
suicide, three in prison. and one in
an insane asylum-because of blum
der Of the law"
The king can do no wrong" said
MacGregor with gentle irony, "and
neither can the law Remember that,
Philip, as long as you are in the ser
vice. The law may break up homes,
ruin states, set itself Nemesis on in
nocent mems heels-but it can do no
wrong 1t is the Juggernaut before
which we all must bow our heads, even
you and /, and when by any chance
IL HldhcS d lillsldhc, IL ID sum IdW, dii0
unassailable. 1t is the greatest weapon
of the clever and the rich, so it bears
moral. Be clever, or be rich"
And William DeBar, the seventh
brother" began Philip
rs tremendously clever, but not rich,
finished the Inspector HE has caused
us more trouble than any other man in
Canada. He is the youngest of the sew
en- brothers. and you know there are
curious superstitions about seventh
brothers. In the first pursuit after the
private hanging he shot two men. He
killed third in an attempt to save his
brother at Moose Factory. Since then,
Forbes, Bannock, Fleisham and Gresh-
am have disappeared. and they all went
out after him. They were all good
men, powerful physically, skilled in the
ways of the wilderness, and as brave
as tigers. Yet they all failed. And
not only that, they lost their lives.
Whether DeBar killed them, or led
them on to a death for which his hands
were not directly responsible, we have
never known The fact reullins that
they went out after DeBar-and died.
| am not superstitious. but | am begin
ming TO think that DeBar is more than
a match of any one man. What do you
says Will you go with Moody. Or"
III go alone, with your permission
said Philip.
The inspectors voice at once fell into
its formal tone of command.
Then you may prepare TO leave at
once" he said. The factor at Fond
iu Lac will put you next to your man. |
Whatever else you require l will give
YOU in writing some time to-day
Philip accepted this as signifying that
the interview was at an end, and rose
from his scot.
That night he added a postscript to
The letter which he had written home,
saying that for a long time he would
1ot be heard from again. The midnight
rain was bearing him toward lie Pas.
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TOUR hundred miles as an arrow
might fly, 500 by snowshoes and
L dog-sledge; up the Pelican
Lake waterway, straight north along
the edge of the Geikie Barrens, and
from Wollaston westward, Philip hur-
ried-not toward the hiding place OF
William DeBar, but toward Lac Balm.
A sledge and six dogs with half
breed driver took him from lie Pas as
far as the Churchill; with two Crees,
on snow shoes. he struck into the Rein
deer country. and two weeks later
bought a sledge and three dogs at an
Indian camp on the Waterfound. On
the second day, in the barrens to the
west, one of the dogs slit his foot on
piece of ice; on the third day the two
remaining dogs went lame, and Philip
and his guide struck camp at the head
water OF the Gray Beaver, sixty miles
from Lac Balm. 1t was impossible for
the dogs to move the following day, so
Philip left his Indian TO bring them in
later and struck out alone
That day he travelled nearly thirty
miles, over a country broken by tim
bered ridges, and toward evening came
to the beginning of the open country
that lay between him and the forests
about Lac Balm. 1t had been hard
days travel, but he did not feel ex-
hausted. The full moon was rising at
9 o'clock. and Philip rested for two
hours. cooking and eating his supper.
and then resumed his journey. deter
mined to make sufficient progress be-
fore camping to enable him to reach
the post by the following noon 1t was
midnight when he put up his light tent.
built fire, and went to sleep. He was
up again at dawn. At ? o'clock he
came into the clearing about Lac Balm.
As he hurried to Breeds quarters he
wondered if Col Becker or Isobel had
seen him from their window. He had
noticed that the curtain was up, and |
that thin spiral of smoke was rising |
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Colorado is the principal coal-produc.
ing state west OF the Mississippi and
ranks seventh among all the coal States
Although sugar has meen made in the
Philippines for centuries, the first modern
mill was opened only a few weeks ago.
Tho longest railroad tunnel IN tha
world planned by the Russian govern
ment, will be Is miles long and will sava
detour OF SIS miles.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Another Letter for Philip.

HROM beside his prisoner in the
deep gloom Philip saw Thorpe
and his wife come out of the
cabin minute later and hurry away
through the night. Then he dragged
the guard into the prison, relocked the
door, left the key in the lock, and re-
turned to Hodges Office to replace the
old clothes for his uniform.
Not until he stood looking down
upon the dead body again did the
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CHAPTER K.
IsobeI's Disappearance.

TOUR hundred miles as an arrow
II might fly, 500 by snowshoes and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
New Year Bells

The ringing of bells as the New Year comes in and the old departs is coming to be regarded in many places as an old fashioned custom, and many of the churches in the larger cities have all ready discarded it, although if is still kept up by some churches in Rhode Island As rule, less attention is paid to this form of observance when the street and restaurant celebrations begin to assume prominence as they have done in Providence in recent years.
 And yet no method of welcoming the New Year is more founded in tradition than the ringing of bells. Since the faraway days of Jubal, the ''sire of har- mony," to whom the harp and organ owe their origin, bells have been the universal method of appeal to every emotion, from the regular, orderly stroke of the clock calling the hour and it's diversions, to the wild, tumultuous shriek of the fire alarm, which sends d thrill of terror through the listeners.
 Bells of some sort have always been associated with religious observances. Among the Greeks those who made the nightly rounds of the camps and garri- sons rang a bell at each sentinel box to make sure that the soldier on duty was awake. Bells were also placed upon the necks of criminals to warn people to move out of the way of such an omen of i'll luck as the sight of a criminal or his eXecutioner was sup posed to be.
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and all seemed to find their true loves, which might not always be the case where marriage is just wedlock and the .'get a home' sort of affection. How ever, the four maids married men of their hearts desire, fortunately, which makes the play all the more interesting.
 It is a question in this country if such a problem could be solved in the same way, would it work out without inde- pendent girls?
 In the case of the fourth daughter wear short dresses and pass herself off for 14 years of age until her three sisters were married Could an Amer ican mother manage a girl of IT that way in this age and country? It does not seem possible and surely it might not be wise either. For some reasons Hungary seems to introduce a beau tiful custom, to have daughter anx- ious to be a wife; a mother and a beautiful homekeeper is surely wom- anly aspiration, but to make 1t her sole aim, after all, might not be quite the ideal of our women today and it Is subject well worthy of thought.
 Certainly tihs novel custom has been placed before us in a very clean, sweet fashion, but the longer we think of it the more we feel that our bachelor girls are, some of them, great comforts and We could not do without them any more than Hungary could do without her little matrons and brides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
For a New Year Resolution

It is customary at the beginning of the new year to make a few good resolu- tion. If you happen to be luXuriously in- clined and have grown accustomed to d morning cup of tea or coffee served to you before jumping out of bed, then here is an opportunity to make new and beneficial kind of New Year resolu- tion,
 Resolve never to drink another cup of tea or coffee in bed in the morning with out first getting pp and thoroughly r1ns- ing out your mouth, gargling your throat and washing your teeth.
 The London Lancet an authority on these matters has issued a solemn warn ing of the danger to health lurking in the morning cup of tea or coffee served in bed as an eye-opener after q night s sleep. The tea itself freshly infused and with milk or cream added, cannot really be considered harmful. The same may be said of coffee. But according to the Lancet septic potentiaites' accum- ulate in the mouth during the night, so "the most cogent argument against the early morning cup of tea is that in many cases the tea is swallowed before the mouth and teeth are cleansed, and a poisoning process in the system might thus easily be begun
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
How to Save Money This
 New Year

To keep money, set it down as an in- variable rule that you will never try to get something for nothing. That is the commonest way that fool and his mon ey are soon parted.
 To sum up;
 Do not oVerestmate money.
 Learn to appreciate money for it's real worth toward human happiness
 Do not buy anything until you have the money to pay for it.
 Never borrow.
 Never lend unless you can afford to lose the sum you lend.
 Never go on anyone's note.
 Be generous, but not spendthrift.
 Be careful, but not stmgy.
 Never join company in having a good time, going to an entertainment or oq an excursion, without knowing first that you can afford it.. And when you join it be sure to pay your share.
 DO not accept gifts, as a rule, hnless you are able to return thelr equivalent.
 Be straight, scrtpulously exact, and honest, in all money matters.
 Start bank account
 Keep little money in your pocket, and learn how not to spend it.
 Tn all money dealings, insist on a clear understanding before you enter into any agreement.
 Keep account, keep account, keep ae- count, of every cent that comes and goes, even in money you get from paruts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
May Have Been Blond Hair

From the Washington Herald.
 Several years ago. when the 'Floro- dora" craze was at it's height some bright young man collected a transforming con- pany and took the show to Havana, Cuba. Berofehand he had prepared for the fam ous song of a double sextet of men and women, a half dozen girls whose hair was the color of ripened corn and whose eyes were the blue of the vioet-at least when they were on the stage.
 Now it so happened that the "Floro- dora" production, being an excessively English production went clear over the heads of the Spanish audience. The jokes were fouled over the grand stand time after time The songs were knocked to the center field fence and never fielded back.
 In fact the whole show seemed gem erally bound for the bow-wows when the yellow headed sextet came on. For a moment the Cubans and Spaniards gazed in reverentia awe at the unusual chorus. Then storm of applause that went round after round--that shook ceiling and walls-rang through the auditorium, and the show was saved.
 When the manager returned to this country he wept as he recounted the sue cess of the show which ran hundred nights in Havana.
 They'll never roast a blond chorus girl to me again. he announced And to this day. no matter what kind of a show he is staging. he invariably chooses a majority of blonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-07
My New Year Lady Modish

Never were there so many white shoes New French frocks show many beads, used in amost barbarie decoration.
 Flowers, and especially roses are rich ly favored in late summer millinery.
 Indications are that the coming season will be largely one of plain fabrics.
 The empire coiffure is now strongly favored, carrying out the period mode. Figured tulle over white silk is used for little separate coats for young girls. Very wide taffeta ribbons are in great demand for millinery,
 Fewer colored pumps are seen Either white or black, to be in tune with the times.
 There is strong tendency to favor white and white and black veils of all kinds.