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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Knew How to Lsad the Child, Youth
and Mature Man and
Woman.

What a teacher Ruskin was! He
gave himself to those who came. en-
tsring keenly into the young delight
In the perception Of new truths and
beauty. knowing how to take the
learner step by step ~ no saw the
way ahead. He charmed all with his
inimitable style even when he spoke
10 the humblest in the guild Of st.
George.
To the sensitive. impressionable
nature of childhood he came with 4
food OF artistic criticism that made
US yenrn to draw and paint. to depict
the delicate traccry Of tree stems or
catch the varied tints OF mountain.
lake. or cloud; while his scorn for
careless unconscientioua artwork
drove US to strive for the best.
To the growing youth he brought
such keen perception OF moral beau
~ as made US desire to realize some
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

clouds scudding across the western
sky. A stone saint. munled in burlap'
had just been swung up into bis
windy niche. but had not yet discard
ed his robes Of the world. Handle
ton was regarding the shapeless ng-
ure with mild interest. wonderins
which saint Of the calendar could look
30 grotesQue. when q sound drew his
attention sharply to earth. 1t was
small sound. but there was some,
thing strange about It 1t was start
ling as Hash in 4 summer sky
Besides the workmen, there was nc
living thing in sight on the hillside
except his own taxicab. swinging
slowly up the avenue at that moment
and covered motor-car getting up
speed a square away. Even as the
car approached, Hambleton decided
that the strange sound had proceed
ed from its ambushed tonneau; and II
was. surely. a human voice OF distress.
He stepped forward to the curb. The
car was upon him, then numbered
heavily and swiftly past But on the
instant of its passing there appeared
beneath the lifted curtain and quite
near his own face. the face OF the
singer Of yesterday: and from pale
agonized lips. as II with dying breath
she cried. Help. help"
Hambleton knew her instantly. al
though the dark abundance of her hair
was almost lost beneath hat and fiow'
Ing veil. and the bright. humorous ex-
preston was blotted out by fear. He
stood for moment rooted to the curb
watching the dark mass Of the car as
1t swayed down the hill. Then he
beckoned sharply to his driver. met
the taxicab half way. and pointed to
the disappearing machine.
Quick! Can you overtake 1t?
I'D like nothing better than to run
down one o. them Dock machines!
said the driver.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Departure From Old Time Meth
ods Has. Seen Made In Busy
New York Streets.

They certainly have speeded up the
gospel wagon hersabouts. Every one
has seen the old-fashioned noon day
evangelist At work. He usually stands
upon soap box. he Il sometimes
aided by . bunch OF singers whose
voices need Immediate patching. and
b IL always earnest, but often re-
grettably greasy. Also. good many
OF him have the habit of passing the
hat by proxy before the wary audi
ence can make it, getaway. The
most elaborate old time outfit only
ran to cottage organ in wagon.
The wagon always wheezed and the
orxanist knew only the sad tunes
With = universe full Of Joyous melo-
dies to pick from. They don't do II
that way any more. street evangel
Ism Il ON the nrst spasd. along with
lsysrything else. Every noon nowar
1ays an up-to-dats entertainment COM
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

For year or two past certain grow
ers OF tomatoes, cucumbers and SINH
lar vegetables for the London market
have been injecting steam into the soil
with view to destroying insects and
slugs. 1t Is reported that the plan
works very well for that purpose. but
the operation brought to light nm I'M
expected fact-namely, that the soil
thus treated Increased greatly in fer
tillty: 30 greatly. indeed. that the ordi-
nary amount of manure cannot be
used afterward,
This effect has been explained as be-
ing due to the sterilization produced
by the steam. which kills the phago-
cytes or protocol which in ordinary
circumstances keep down the number
Of bacteria in the soil whose opera
lions are beneficent in turning organic
nitrogen into plant food.-Harper's
Weekly.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
= New Ways Of EvangeIists

mittee can be seen from the windows
Of the Times-Star once at work on
Madison square. says the New York
correspondent of that paper. The
evangelist rides to his daily task IA
q taxicab and when 1t 10 his time
to speak he stands on the front seat
and steadles himself by holding to the
drivers head. In the cab are from
three to nvs good looking women
good looking; get that?-who can
and do sing. Sometimes they are
accompanied BY a cornetist who IL .
real artist. They sing regular songs.
too. with . gospel flavor and at =
quickstep. Sometimes they use meg
aphones pointed upward at the win
dows Of the surrounding skyscrapers
Heads jam those windows the mo-
ment the first note Ii heard. There
isn't anything cheap or commonplace
or sordid In the OUTFIT. The women
are we'll dressed and have good
voices. The speaker II always witty
and eloQuent--and he IL just As
earnest. even II his coat does at and
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Ruskin a Great Teacher


, noble ideal In life. to enter seriously
some pursuit with q pure love OF do
ing beautiful work: while his con.
tempt for machine-made articles OF
poor fnish taught us to value those
noble craftsmen Of all ages who took
Infinite pains with all that was worth
doing.
To our ripenins manhood and WON.
anhood he opened the ideals Of unset
fish life, where all might let their
hearts delight in the labor of their
hands and none should toll with suf-
fering for miserable pittance; while
his prophetic denunciations OF tho
hideous conditions prevailing in our
large manufacturing districts made
us earnestly seek to probe these
sores and find their cure.-Theosoph-
ical Path.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

South Omaha : Cattle Native
steers, s6.75@s.4O; COWS and heifers,
$5.O0@7.25; Western steers, $500
500; Texas steers. S5.0O66.5O; cows
and heifers, 34.5O@6.75l calves. $500
$500.
Hogs = Heavy, s7.s5@s.oo; light.
3s.O0Gs.15; pigs, $6.5067.70; hulk Of
sales, $7.95@8.O5.
Sheep-Yearlings $7.3567.s5; weth-
ers. $5.7506.50; ewes, $5.50@6 800;
lambs. $8.O0@S.75.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
CHAPTER III.
MIdaummsr Madness.

Midsummer Madness.
The driver OF the taxicab proved
to be sound sport.
Five minutes Of luck, aided by
nerve. brought the two machines
somewhat nearer together Tho mo-
tor-car gained in the open spaces. the
taxicab caught up when 1t came to
weaving its way In and out and dodg-
ing the trolleys. At the frequent mo-
ments when he appeared to be losing
the car. Hambleton reflected that he
had its number. which might lead to
something. At the Waldorf the car
slowed up. and the cab came within a
few yards. Hambleton made up his
mind at that instant that he had been
mistaken in his supposition of trouble
threatening the lady, and looked mo-
mently to see her step from the car
into the custody Of those starched and
lacquered menials who guard the por-
tails OF fashionable hotels.
But 1t was SO. A signal was inter
changed between the occupants of the
car and some watcher in tho door
way. and the car sped on. HANDLE
ton. watching steadily. wondered.
IF she is being kidnapped, why
doesn't she make somebody hear?
Plenty of chance. They couldn't have
killed her-that isn't done"
And yet his heart smote him as he
remembered tNGsternr and distress
written on that countenance and the
cry for help.
Something was the matter" mem
DRY insisted. There they so west:
west Tenth, Alexander Street, Tenth
Avenue"
The car numbered on. the cab half q
block, often more, In the rear. through
endless regions OF small shops and
oflces huddled together above narrow
sidewalks. through narrow and wind
ing streets paved with cobbiestones
and damned with cars and trucks,
squeezing past curbs where dirty
children sat playing within few
inches of death-dealing wheels. Ham,
bleton wondered what kept them from
being killed by hundreds daily. but
the wonder was Immediately forgot
ten In . new subject for thought. The
cab had stopped. although several
yards Of clear road lay ahead of 1t.
The driver was climbing down. The
motor-car was nosing its way along
nearly q block ahead. Hambleton
leaped out.
"Of course, we've broken DOWN."
he mildly inquired. Beep in his heart
he was superstitiously thinking that
he would let fate determine his next
move; II there were obstacles in the
way Of his further quest, well and
good; he would follow the Face. no
longer.
'If you'll wait just = minute" the
driver was saying, until get my kit
out"
But Hambleton. looking ahead. saw
that the car had disappeared. and his
mind suddenly veered.
Not this time" he announced.
Here. the meter says four.twenty-
you take this, I'm on" He put Ave
dollar bill into the hand of the driver
and started on an easy run toward
the west
He had caught sight Of the smoke
stacks and masts In the near distance.
telling him that the motor-car had
almost. II not quite. reached the river.
Such vehicle could not disappear
and leave no trace: 1t ought to be
eesy to nnd. Ahead of hims haring
lights alternated with the steady,
piercing brilliance Of the incandes-
cents. and both struggled against the
lingering daylight. .s,t
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

Have you ever studied French.
Miss Poodsleigh?"
why. that was French was Just
speaking to the maid"
"Oh. was III didn't know that
one had to scream when one talked
French to q Dane"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

his collar Is dandrunless. When the
noon hour 10 over they ride to the.r
homes In the taxi. 1t is departure
from the accepted rules OF street
evangelism-but isn't 1t like New
York?
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Hay.

prices Paid by Denver Jobbcrs F. o.
b. Track Denver.)
Colorado upland. per ton. 12.O0@130o
Nebraska upland, per ton. .11.50Q12.00
Second bottom. Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton. 9.5OQ1O.00
Timothy. per ton ........ 12.5O0l3 :. 90
Alfalfa. per ton $50
South Park. choice. ton. .12.50@ 1900
San Luis Valley. per ton. .11.0001200
Gunnison Valley. per ton. 11.000l2.
Straw, per ton .......... 4.00Q 4.2a
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

Boston.-A quarterly dividend of $40
share was declared by the Calumet
& Hecla Mining Company.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Eggs.

Eggs, graded No. net F.
o. B. Denver ...17 @18
Eggs, graded No. 2 net, F.
o. B. Denver 10 N16
Eggs. case count, are bring
ing from ................$4 80 @ $50
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

Findlay, Ohio.-lllinois oil was ad
vanced &c to $1.25 barrel by the Ohio
OIL Company.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

Duluth. MINI. = Linseed = Cash.
$1.33a4 @1.34K; May, $1.35H; July,
$1.37 nominal.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

St Louis, MISUNDERSTANDING
Spelter-$G.25.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

THAT umbrella admirer of yours
certainly decks himself out In gay col
ors.'
well. isn't he rain beau?"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Butter.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Poultry In New York.

FouItry III Now YORK.
New York.-Poultry- killed
Western chickens, 14@15c; fowls, Is
ORC; turkeys, 14024c.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. 100 lbs. .1.37
Rye. Colo, bulk. 100 lbs. ...... los
Nebraska, oats, sacked ........ l.25
Corn chop. sacked ............1 .07
Corn, in sack aforementioned. LOG
Bran, Colo, per 100 lbs. ........ los
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

New Orleans, La.-COttOn-SpOt
steady, INC off. Middling, 12%c.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
MAR K EFT
(. CITATION
n Newspaper Union News Service
DENVER MARKETS.

Cattle.
Beef steers. corn fed. good to
choice 1909 500
Beef steers. corn fed. fair to
good .G.5OQ7. 90
Beef steers, pulp fed, good to
choice ..-....-.-.... .T.00UI.fo
good .G.35p7. 90
Beef steers. hay fed, good to
choice .6.75@T. so
Beef steers, hay fed, fair to
good .6.O0@6.75
lieifers. prime, pulp fed 5000 $50
Cows and heifers, pulp fed. /.
good to choice ........ .5.65@ 6.20
Cows and heifers. pulp fed.
fair to good 5.2o @ sos
Cows and heifers. corn fed.
good to choice .......... $3.50 GAO
Cows and heifers. corn fed.
fair to good ............ .5.2o q Q. 10
Stock COWS 1000 90
Veal calves .........S.O 5000 1000
Bulls :. 1900 $40
Stays .5.O0@6.5O
Feeders and stockers. good
to choice ................6 .5O0 $50
Feeders and stockers. fair to
good .o.Vu4 o'oV
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair ............ 5.ooUo.oo
Hogs.
Good hogs .................e. iou go
Sheep.
Lambs .7.759 S.25
Ewes .f.oo " c'oo
Warnings .................. 6.loq 80, 80,
a n O.UU
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond. opera singer. starting
for an auto drive In New York. finds
stranger sent as her chauffeur. She Is
annoyed. but he remainr. Leaving the car:
she goes into the park to read the Will OF
an old friend of her mother. who has left
her property. There she is accosted by
stranger. who follows her to the auto,
climbs in and chloroforms her
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28

tTo BE CONTINUED,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-28
Hogs.
Sheep.

Good hogs .................s.loQs.s
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Side of the
Fence
Are You On?

During the past few years,
the industrial progress and
growth of this country has
been nothing short OF mar
yelous. The increase in the
population Of our large cities
has been tremendous. As as
consequence, the consuming
or non-producing population
is increasing much faster than
the producing population.
This condition has upset the
economic ratio of supply and
demand, especially in the case
Of agricultural food products
meat, milk and butter, and
prices have gone to an almost
unheard of level.
The consumer pays the
bills. The producer reaps
the benefit. He has the adj
vantage.
If you are Il consumer, why
don't you turn producer? IN
stead Of letting the high cost
of living prove hardship,
why don't you turn it into a
real opportunity?
If you don't get a good
start on the road to Indepen-
denceyille, now, while the go
ing is good, you can't blame
anybody but yourself. Your
Uncle Sam viii give you a
farm. The rest is up to you.
1t won't cost you anything
to post up, Let me send you
a copy Of our Free Govern
ment Lands folder. 1t con-
tains a lot of information that
is interesting and valuable,
some Of which may surprise
you.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
CORN MATHEMATICS.
Germ Growers, Figure for Yourselves.
Can't You Grow Ten Bushels
Per Acre More7

CSauonal Crop Improvement seryice.)
One Of the important factors in in
creasing the yield is 70 obtain a good
stand Let US notice for a moment
the possibility Of q perfect stand.
Hills per acre. three feet eight
inches apart, 3,241
Number OF stalks. three stalks per
hill, 1923,
One-pOund ear TO the stalk, e,723
pounds, or 143 bushels per acre.
Three-foUrth-pound ear 10 the stalk,
1892 pounds. or 1o7 bushels per acre.
One-half-pound ear TO the stalk, A.
S51 pounds, or y bushels per acre.
Why IS it that We fail 10 obtain q
good stand? Some Of the reasons for
failure may be due TO the neglect Of
the following:
l. Proper selection Of seed corn
2. Proper drying and storing Of
seed corn before freezing weather
9. Proper selection Of seed ears.
4 termination test Of seed cars.
Grading 20 even size Of kernel
6. Regulating planter TO accurate
dropping.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Administrator Notice,

Notice is hereby given that let
ters of administration upon the
estate of Edmund II. Koch.
late of Audrain county,
have been granted the under
signed by the Probate Court of
said Audrain County, bearing
date the 18th day of March, 1913,
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance within
six months after the date of said
letters, or they may be precluded
from benefits of said estate; and
~ such claims are not exhibited
within one year from the time of
the publication Of this notice,
they will be forever barred.
LOUIS s. KOCH,
March 20, 1913. Administrator.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
CROW BETTER CORN
Increase the Yield by Securing a
Better Stand.
Seed Testing and Grading Work 70 BE
Done by Grain Committee Of County
Farm Bureau.
By Prof P. c. Holden,

National crop Improvement sorvice.1
Here are three ways to increase the
corn yield.
First by testing the vitality or
terminating power OF every car OF
corn intended for planting.
Second. by grading the seed corn to
kernels OF uniform size and shape.
Third, by testing and adjusting the
planter to secure the dropping OF the
proper number Of kernels Ia each hill.
A poor stand" Of corn Is rospon-
sible more than anything else for the
low average Of corn IN the central
west The ground may be rich, the
preparation good, and the corn re-
oeive the best Of cultivation, but II
the stand SIS poor the yield viii be
cCrrgsgoullugIy poor
Careful counts of the number Of
stalks per hill We're u8Oo one year in
more than a thousand different corn
fields in Iowa, and It would be safe
to say that there was not 20 exceed
&C per cent Of a perfect stand On an
average, and IN some cases IT fell az
low as 40 per cont This meant that
Iowa devoted nearly 100000 acres to
corn and produced only o 100000
crop, or to put It In another way, with
perfect stand the present average
yield Of 80 bushels would be increased
to so bushels per acre. or an increase
10 the state OF 153,O0O.OO0 bushels.
/ This does not take into consideration
/ the inc~Ca ed yield made possible
through the use of improved varieties,
better bred seed. elimination OF bar
rem stalks by means of breeding bet
/ ter methods Of cultivation, selecting,
T storing, etc.
One fall ! visited q farm of 200
acres of corn which showed 80 per
cent Of a stand During the CONVEX
sation It developed that the farmer
had tested neither his seed nor the
planter, and had kept both Of his boys
out of school during the summer to
work, as he was behind" and had
some bad debts to pay" He in
tended TO test" his seed" but was
so crowded with other work that
ne could not get 10 IT,
II he had spent five or six days in
March, when his time was otherwise
OF little value, in testing the GERM
mating power Of every ear of corn, and
had properly graded it to uniform
size Of kernels and had picked Out
the broken. rotten and discolored ker
nels. and had then tested his planter
and adjusted the planter plates t.
drop the proper number OF kernel:
TO the Hill. he could have laid off the
rest OF the year, sent his boys tC
school and been more than thousand
dollars ahead. A few days spent al
the right time on our seed corn may
be worth more to US than a whole
years work
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
FOR DIRECT ELzcr1or
Champ Clark Addresses tl NE
ans Down in Yankee5ou

New York, March 20 ole
more than 250 members u. the
Missouri Society of New or6
City in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
tonight Speaker Champ CLAIR. aa.
vocted the election of United
States Senators by popular vote
the. nomination OF presidential
and vice presidential candidates
by primary elections hud o. prop.
erly guarded law giving 30 ci',
zens called away from home on
election day the RICH, 20 vote hr
United States mail
Other speakers were David A.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all
creditors and others interested in
the estate of George NJ. Doeblin,
deceased, that the undersigned
administrator, of said estate, i'll
tends to make a final settlement
thereof, at the next term OF the
Probate Court, in the County of
Audrain, State Of Missouri, to be
holden at the Court House in the
City Of Mexico, in said county,
on the second Monday in May,
1913.
JOHN j. GISEL, Administrator
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Holiness Church. 49, Holiness
Sunday school, $3.50 a. m; ae-
votional services at IL a. m. ana
I 80 p. m, every Sunday. Prayer
meeting at I $50 p. m. every Wed.
nesday evening. First floor over
Ricketts, & Emmons Dry Goods
Company 5 store.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
IMPORTING SEED CORN.
c. p. Bull, Minnesota College Of
Agriculture.

National Crop Improvement serytoe.J
Many have the idea that, to start
in right and grow good corn, they
must send elsewhere and Get some
new fancy kind Of seed. Those who
do this are usually disappointed with
their first crop or two. II takes some
time for corn 10 become adapted to q
change IN climatic and soil condi.
tions. For that reason, it is usually
best to secure a variety Of corn that
has been successfully grown in the
locality for q period OF years.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Pike County Farmers Organize.

Bowling Green, No, March 81.
Pike county farmers assembled
here today and organized the
Pike County Bureau Of Agricul-
ture, with the following officers
President, L. r. Caven; vice
PRESIDENTS, w. R. Schuckenbrock.
j. f. Rule; treasurer. S. S. Ray
secretary, Il. c. Craig. The so.
ciety will take steps at once to
employ a soil expert as county
farmer adviser.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
Statement of Ownership.

OF Mexico Missouri Message,
published at Mexico, Mo. Name Of
editor, John Beal
John Beal, Publisher and
Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this 4th day of March, 1913.
JnO. W. Howell,
(SEAL) Notary Public.
My commissioa expires Nov. /,
1913.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03
PERFECT CORN.

TNgtional Crop Improvement serv.csl
These are the results which every
corn grower should strive 20 obtain:
J. Early maturity.
2, Large yield
3. Uniform color
l. Ears carrying size well 70 tip.
8. Kernels holding fun size well 10
tip Of ear.
G. Kernels holding size well down
70 cob.
Z. Butt and tip well filed out,
s. Kernels firm on cob.
8. Cob small
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

The revival at the Mexico Pres
byterian church continues with
great interest. There were 10
conversions at the services last
Sunday. The meeting will con-
tinue thru this week.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1913-04-03

Capt. n. Dix, of Martlnsburg,
was fined in the Circuit Court on
three counts, 5000, last week for
violation Of the local option law.
He paid $50 on the fine ana was
paroled on $3.50.