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The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Substitute for Grass.

An interesting experiment in horti-
culture was made some time back at
the garden laid out at the site of the
King Edward VII. memorial statute in
Delhi, India. In order to ensure q
green surface at the time Of the stone
laying ceremony. meth" (trigonella)
seed was sown when the grass was
planted. The "methi" sprang up In
about month and maintained green
surface throughout the cold weather.
which could be smoothly mown and
did not interfere with the growth of
the grass. The ground was allowed to
get dry at the beginning Of the hot
weather, and within a week the
meth" had died out. leaving good
lawns in It's place. The "methi." be-
longing to the order of "'Leguminosae."
acts as a manure and leaves the soil
richer in available nitrogenous mat
ter.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
/ HIS QUICK WIT SAVED HIM
Poacher Caught In Act by Owner Of
Manor Gives Good Reason for
Being Out Early.

One morning Bill the Poacher was
engaged in his early morning labors,
when suddenly he came face to face
with the owner OF the manor. who
naturally he thought still lay abed.
Gone was the brightness of the
morning as the redoubtable squire
eyed the unlimited guest. who STAN
mered out nervous greeting.
"G-good morning, sir! What -
what brings you out so early?"
oh" replied the lord of the land.
with naughty stare and an unconsci-
GUS testing of the light switch he
carried in his hand, II came out to
gain an appetite for breakfast. But
why, may ask, are you out SO early?"
Living close to nature makes for
quickness and there was scarcely
pause of half second before Bill re-
piled:
well, now. squire, that's curious.
Here you come out early to get an ap-
petite for breakfast and | come out to
get a breakfast for my appetite"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
ECZEMA ALL OVER BODY

175 East St. San Francisco, Cal.-"1
used the Cuticura Remedies while in
business In San Francisco before the
earthquake and fire. l was a terrible
sufferer from eczema for several years.
l had it all over my body except my
hands, neck and face, my legs and
arms being the worst had to put
stockings on my hands at night to
keep from scratching, and whenever
/ did scratch the parts burnt like fire.
My limbs got SO bad that from my an
kles to my knees there wasn't par
ticle of skin on them, and the flesh It.
self turned perfectly blue and raw.
continually throwing of a moisture.
and 1 had to keep them wrapped In
oiled silk cloth to keep my under
clothes from sticking fast to my limbs.
81 tried all kinds OF ointments. -.
-, and a thousand others, and took
all kinds OF internal medicine, but
with no relief. Then bathed my body
with Cuticura Soap and kept it anoint-
ed with Cuticura Ointment and my
skin is now as smooth as a baby's.
They cured me completely" (Sigued)
Harry A. Jones. Feb. 10, 1919.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept. L. Boston"
Adv
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
FAIL IN BIG TREASURE HUNT
Ship That Carried Women Seeking
Buried $1s,ooo,ooo Returns soreiy
Disappointed.

San Francisco, Cal.-Failure of an.
other expedition sent In quest of a
legendary $1s.0O0.O0o treasure cache
was recorded here when the British
steampship Melmore put into port.
These tabled millions, according to
a dying sailor. were buried on Cocos
island by officials of the Peruvian
church early in the last century. Mrs-
Barry Till and Miss Davis. English
women, were told by the sailor on his
death bed of his knowledge 'of the
location Of the cache and supplied
with charts. The women succeeded
in interesting British capitalists. and
the Melmore was purchased for the
expedition.
Mrs. Till and Miss Davis accompa-
MED the party and directed the oper-
ations of the fortune hunters.
After many weary months Of labor
with pick and shovel. the searchers
gave up their quest and started home
ward. The Melmore put in at Pana-
ma, where the two women and others
of the party left the vessel. to pro-
ceeo nome"aru ny the mose oirect
route
Within the last fifty years half
dozen expeditions equipped with am
pie funds to search for the gold be-
lieved to be buried there. In each
case the incentive has been the same
tho account of some sailor to whom
had been bequeathed charts showing
the location of the treasure.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
MIDWEST WINS
OIL LAND CASE
JUDGE RINER HOLDS REED IN
TEREsTs ARE ENTITLED
TO HOLDINGS.
LARGE SUM INVOLVED
LAND WITHDRAWN FROM ENTRY
AFTER CONCERN FILED AND
STARTED TO WORK.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Cheyenne, Wyo.-The Midwest Oil
Company won an important victory in
the United States Court here when
Judge John A. Riner sustained the
motion of the company for the dis
missal of the federal governments
bill of complaint through which it
was sought to compel the company to
r.linquish possession of the northeast
quarter of section IL, township 8
north, range 10 west, in the Salt
Creek oil fields.
In dismissing the complaint Riner
ruled that the secretary of the interior
ami the President prior to June &c.
1910, had not the authority to with
draw petroleum land from entry.
The case is test one and involves
the title to about 1000 acres of the
NEST valuable oil lands in Salt Creek
basin, which was prospected and en-
tered by the Midwest company and
from which the government has been
attempting to oust the company.
The United States Attorney General
will appeal the case to the Supreme
Court of the United States. The quar-
ter section involved in the decision is
valued at $25O.0OO and the entire tract
which is claimed by the company is
valued at millions of dollars.
The land was originally withdrawn
from entry by President Roosevelt by
a department order. When President
Taft came into office he doubted the
legality of the withdrawal and re-
stored the land to the public domain
until the authority of Congress could
be obtained for the withdrawal. In
the meantime the company entered
upon the land, sunk wells. discovered
oil and claimed title under such dis.
covery.
Congress subsequently authorized
the Withdrawals and attempted to le
galize the original Withdrawals by
Roosevelt. 1t was over this attempt
to make the law retroactive that the
suit followed.
Arguments were had at Cheyenne
several weeks ago. Ernest Knaebel
assistant United States Attorney
coming out from Washington for the
purpose of appearing in the case.
The Midwest company is Colorado
corporation with headquarters at Colo
rado Springs. o. H. Shoup is presi
dent and X. C. Schuyler of Denvel
vice president and counsel.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
BEGAN YOUNG.
Had "Coffee Nerves" From Youth.

when very young I began using
.ofree and continued up to the last six
months" writes a Texas girl.
81 had been exceedingly nervous,
thin and very sallow. After quitting
coffee and drinking Postum about
month my nervousness disappeared
and has never returned. This Is the
more remarkable as l am primary
teacher and have kept right on with
my work. :,
my complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. AS
good complexion was something | had
greatly desired, l feel amply repaid
even though this were the only benefit
derived from drinking Postum.
Before beginning Its use had sur
fered greatly from indigestion and
headache; these troubles are now un-
known.
81 changed from coffee to Postum
without the slightest Inconvenience
did not even have a headache. Have
known coffee drinkers. who were
visiting me. to use Postum week
without being aware that they were
not drinking coffee"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, THE
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular (must be boiled).
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
Ing but is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water. which makes 1t
right for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put IN
a heaping spoonful and temper 1t
with large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future.
There's Reason" for Postum.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

enrich the travellers experience. The
Seven mountains offer the best
scenery of the Rhine country. There
are numerous excursions to be made
in the neighborhood, most of them on
foot, II carriages are found-as sons
times happens-to be too expensive.
Only the Drachenfels and the Peters
berg can be ascended by rail.
Not far above Konigswinter, the
steamer reaches Andernach, an old Ro-
man colony. There Is cathedral of
beauty and view worth a weary jour
ney to obtain. Coblenz Is situated just
half the distance between Cologne and
Mayence at the confluence OF the
Rhine and the Moselle, and from 1t
Ems is but half an hour by rail. Cob
lenz has many remarkable sights. es-
pecially the magnificent monument to
the emperor William l. and the Castle
of Stolzenfels. Arenberg, monastery.
on the other side of the Rhine. is to be
reached by an electric railway from
Ehrenbreitstein, opposite Coblenz.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
TOBACCO BARRED TO PASTORS
Its Use, Even by Members, May Be
Prohibited by New Rule of
the Church.

Winona Lake, Tnd.-All church Off
GERS, Sunday school teachers, evan
gelists and mission workers of the Re-
formed Presbyterian church are forbid
den to use tobacco in any form under
the terms of resolution adopted by
the synod meeting here. The resolu
ton was presented by Rev. w. w.
Carithers, delegate from Cache
Creek, Okla. After its adoption a reso-
luton providing that one year hence
an effort be made to revise the church
discipline. to provide that all members
of the church abstain from the use o.
tobacco, was adopted. Bloomington.
Ind. was chosen for the 1914 meeting.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

parent, but in winter or spring the
signs OF people. habitations. domestic
animals, cultivation. wherever the eye
rests, are striking beyond all else in
the Egyptian landscape. In the winter
there are crops to be sown. watered
and tended, and by early spring the
first Of these crops are ready for har-
vest.
Great golden masses Of corn are al
ready to be seen near Luxor. and bar
ley already bearded even near Cairo:
tomatoes are fit for gathering. great
purple-black aubergines ripe for pluck
ing, opium peoples in flower. field after
field OF them Of all colors; and. above
all, there are onions everywhere. acres
of onions, lucerne and grain.
The winter Is not past, indeed, be-
fore the fellah is planting in the un-
covered stretches OF rich black Nile
mud and in sandy spits where the
larger wild birds congregate the seeds
of the watermelons. which In summer
are almost the staff Of his life. To see
those watermelon plants from day to
day used to remind US of an old
nursery rhyme, three lines OF which
ran thus:
And with gardener man.
And the watering can.
Says. "Gracious! how fast he grows!"
For they grow almost visibly. fostered
by the hot sunshine and nourished by
the fat Nile mud
1t is doubles this ceaseless life and
activity of the Nile and not merely the
sense of vast limitless space. the
boundless horizon, nor the atmospheric
effects changing with the time OF day,
which prevent the Egyptian scene
from ever wearying or becoming mo-
notonous I do not think l speak for
myself alone when l say that l havs
spent day after day in the bows OF q
Nile steamer doing nothing whatever
but watching the scenes passed
through.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
United Nurseries of Philadelphia
Win Purity Fight.
Women Members Of Board Of Man
ayers Carry PoInt-vlolations OF
Regulations for Benefit OF
Babies Reported.

Philadelphfa.-Throu the efforts
of the Philadelphia Association OF
Day Nurseries. a reform In the han
ding of the milk supply Of the city
has been brought about and condi-
tions which chiefly affect the babies
of the poor have been greatly reme-
died.
The association. made up of woman
representatives of the board Of man
ayers OF twenty-five day nurseries. has
procured the enforcement of an ordi-
nance prohibiting the sale of dipped
milk" except in shops where eggs.
butter and bread are sold.
Following the baby-saving show OF
last spring. and still keeping in mind
lessons of the milk show Of the prev
ious year, members of the association.
determined to safeguard as far as
they could the lives of the babies. en-
trusted to the care of their nurseries
and started a systematic investigation
of milkshops in the neighborhood OF
the nurseries.
The infant mortality committee
which undertook the investigation ap-
Piled to leading physicians who have
had the work of baby-saving under
their direction and procured the serv-
ices Of an Investigator who has had
experience in public health work.
Visits were made to several hun
dred shops in the neighborhoods OF
the day nurseries. The shops were
viewed from every angle that would
make them places where 1t would be
prejudicial to the child health to have
its milk supply stored. The source OF
supply, the condition of refrigeratins
facilities. occupancy of the house and
the methods employed in handling
were gone into and card index was
made of all places visited.
The research showed many fragrant
violations of the milk regulations OF
the department Of health. All sorts OF
menacing conditions were discovered.
One of the chief causes Of complaint
was found to be the cigar and candy
shops In which milk was sold in bulk.
In many of these no attempt was
made to keep the milk at an even
temperature. or to ward on the flies
which infested the places. The milk
was carelessly handled and dipped out
with any sort of dipper and in any
sort of a way.
Reports of these conditions were In
stantly made to the bureau of health
which acted upon them in two cases,
revoking licenses. and In every In
stance prohibiting the sale Of dipped
or loose milk in any stores except
those which handle bread. eggs or
R4A To sxf~
proper care.
The object of the association IL to
safeguard. by concerted effort, the
children who are entrusted to various
nurseries and to study their home en-
vironment and the conditions which
Affect their health.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
RIVER RHINE AND ROMANCE
castled craa and Rich Cathedral Re-
ward the Traveller Who Takes
the Water Route.

Berlin.-History and nature collabo-
rated to make the Rhine from May
ence to Cologne river of remarkable
beauty. Nature has been permitted
to sustain its own reputation. and his
tory resides with romance In crumb-
ling ruins that overspread the crests
Of craggy heights below which the
modern river steamers pass.
From its source In the white
crowned Alps the Rhine runs down to
the North sea. One takes steamer at
Mayence or at Cologne and journeys
from thence to the other. Castles and
cathedrals. the legends and the his
tory that hang their glamour about
moated walls and rose-windows. the
story of the Lorelei and the sight of
the rock that sustains the legend-all
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
BRYAN DOES THE MARKETING
Secretary Of State Makes Rounds
Every Morning With Basket
on Arm.

Misunderstanding Bryan is
not too busily engaged with affairs OF
state to do the marketing for the
Bryan household. Almost any morn
ing the secretary Of state may be seen
in a local market place with large
basket swinging from his left arm.
Col. Bryan seems to enjoy the mar
keting to the full. He elbows the
crowd and apparently does not mind
1t any more than he did when making
his political campaign tours.
Secretary Bryan's fondness for the
radish of the white variety is now gen
orally known among marketmen and
they try to keep on hand the kind he
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
WORKS FOR PURE SODA WATER
Mrs. Julian Heath Heads Delegation
That Visits Shops to Stop the
Sale Of "PoIson."

New York-"We are going after
the soda water fountains and see to
1t that customers are no longer sold
poison to drink" declared Mrs. Julian
Heath, national president Of the
Housewives league.
Accompanied by band of fellow
members she entered several soda
water emporiums on the upper west
side and put the clerks through An
inquisition. After admitting that the
sirups, ingredients and sanitary ar
rapRements were excellent, she pro
ceeded to the lower east side.
In several places they found drink
which, Mrs. Heath declared. was arti-
fcially colored and nothing short OF
mixture of alcohol and sugar.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Encourages Park courtships.

Pittsburgh. Pa.-"Sweethearts may
kiss and hug to their hearts content,
but 'mashers' will be sent to Jail"
These are the orders of Superintendent
of Police McQuaide. who thinks that
Legitimate courtship should be encour-
aged in city parks here.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Jnvents Soldier Substitute.

Copenhagen.-An automaton invent
ed by Danish engineer may replace
soldiers. 1t may be buried in the
ground for years, doing no damage un-
til operated by electricity. When a
button is pressed the cylinder jumps
two feet from the ground and fires i0C
shots horizontally.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
La Toilette Man Out for Senate.

La Crosse, Wis.-Lieutenant Cover.
nor Thomas Morris, resident of La
Crosse, formally announced his condi'
dacy for United States senator. to sue.
ceed Isaac Stephenson. He Will go be
fore the Republican voters OF Wiscon
sin at the primaries in next year.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Ruling Habits Strong.

We'll, SO you are worth millions.
eh?"
Yes, struck 1t rich"
Torn yourself away from all the
old habits of life, 1 suppose?"
No; I cling to few. l still empty
the drip pan of the refrigerator every
night"
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
End Lona hunaer Strike,

Denver, Colo.-Assemblyman Bacon.
charged with the murder OF his wife
and step-daughter, ended his hunger
strike of over 124 hours when he drank
two gallons of buttermilk and ate two
dozen doughnuts.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Horses Fioht a Duel.

Harrison, N. 1.-Two horses fought
a duel in vacant lot here while sew
eral hundred persons watched the
fight One of the animals finally
dropped with broken leg. A bullet
ended its suffering, and the other
horse is under the care of veteri-
nary.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
senator offered $1,000 eribe for Job.

Santa Barbara, Cal.-C. Ercanbrach
was arrested by deputy United
States marshal on federal indictment
charging him with an attempt to bribe
United States Senator John d. Works.
Ercanbrach wanted the appointment
of postmaster here and Is accused OF
sending a letter to Senator Works of.
fering $1,000 If the appointment was
given him.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

Woman Horse Thief Gets 7 Years.
Parsons, Kan.-Mrs. Mario Pollard
was sentenced to seven years in the
penitentiary for horse stealing. Sam.
uel Parks, her companion, also was
sentenced to seven years.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
DOCTOR Makes New Chin for cIrl

Baltimore, Md.-A new chin. COM
posed of different parts of the patients
body. was grated upon little girl by
physicians at local hospital. The
child had fallen upon a stove and the
skin upon her chin was scared to the
bone. When the wound healed she had
no mouth
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
EIobteen Mile. Of erasshopper,.

Amarillo, Tex.-A column of grass
hoppers five miles wide and Is miles
long was reported in northern New
Mexico. Government, state and rail-
road experts have combined to fight
the insects with poison.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Hits the Jersey Mosquito.

Ridley Park. N. ITO rid this town
of mosquitoes this summer the
borough council has placed 100000
pike perch in the lake here 80 that
they may feed upon the mosquito eggs.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
NEW CABINET FOR SPAIN.
Count de Romanones Distributes Port.
foIios to Colleagues.

foIios to Colleagues.
Madrid, Spain.-Count Alvaro de Ro-
manones formed new Spanish cab
met in which the portfolios were dis
tributed as follows: Premier, Count
Alvaro de Romanones; minister OF
foreign affairs, Lopez Munez; minis
ter of the interior, Duke of Alba; Min.
lister of finance, Suarez Inclan; minis
ter of war. General de Luque; minis.
ter of marine, Amalie Jimeno; minis.
ter of public works, Rafael Gasset;
minister of public instruction. Pedro
Rodriguez de la Borbella; minister of
Justice. Ruiz Jimenez.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Mrs. sprinser's story viii Be Read.

MTx. SPr1Hgc' osory WI oS 'toI-ss
Denver, June 10. Declarations OF
Mrs. Isabel Patterson Springer, Cora
Carpenter and Thomas Lepper, made
under oath at the former trial of Har-
old Frank Henwood for the killing OF
George E. Copeland were ordered
read to the jury.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
American. Retain Polo Championship,

Americans Retain Foio SnAnP'oHShP'
Meadowbrook Club, Westbury, l.. l..
BY the narrow margin of one-quar-
ter of goal the American polo team
won the second and deciding game Of
the international cup series at the
Meadowbrook club and thereby re-
tains the trophy for at least another
year. The score was Az to 4A.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20

likes. The other day. however. much
to Col. Bryan's disappointment. his IA
vorite vegetable was not to be had.
you know. I'm Just crazy about
white radishes,' said the secretary to
a woman shopping beside him. mo
other kind will do"
And he continued his search among
the stands.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Hail Kills Wyoming Sheep.

Lusk.-A hail storm which swept a
sheep camp owned by Albert Rochelle
was SO severe that forty-seven sheep
were beaten to death.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Mr,. Mar,haII,s Many Visits.

shington-Forty-five calls in ~
minutes is the visiting record estab-
Iished by Mrs. Marshall. wife Of the
vice president.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
pie. Of ousted offlciaIs Rejected.

Denver.-The Supreme Court re-
fused to take original jurisdiction in
the quo warranto proceedings filed in
behalf of Arnold. Stocker and Sullivan.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Eleven Persons Killed in cavein

New York.-Eleven lives are be
lieved to have been lost in a caveiG
eighty feet under ground on the new
subway construction at Fiftysixth
street.
The Springfield herald., 1913-06-20
Find $4,000 Lump Of Amberor,,.

Sayville. N Y.-Miss Ethel Terr,
of this town found large piece OF
ambergris. valued at $4,000. while
walking along the beach here.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25

Run over and Killed by Mine Car.
Boulder.-George Burke, 80, driver
in Monarch mine No. 2, near Louis
by a mine car.
The Colorado statesman., 1913-10-25
GEN ERAL.

What was thought to be a slight
earthquake shock was felt at Sterling,
ILL.,
The Traders National Bank of Low
ell, Mass, was closed by order of the
comptroller of the currency.
National Apple day was observed
throughout Massachusetts Oct 81.
That state is the home of the Baldwin
apple.
Four of ten rats caught in an old
building near the water front at Sc
attic, Wash, were found to be in
fected with bubonic plague.
Two of the crew of the Cunard
liner Ivernia were drowned as she
was entering port at New York after
voyage from the Mediterranean.
Charles j. Vopicka, new minister to
the Balkan states, accompanied by his
family, left Chicago on the first stage
of his journey to his new post
Three persons were probably fatal
ly injured, four were seriously hurt
and scores were cut and bruised when
southbound Big Four passenger
lld Ndo NltNhcu lhlSS SOulA
of Tiffin, Ohio.
Three hundred and sixty-one refu-
gees from Mexico, a number of whom
went through the long disastrous
siege and subsequent capture of Tor
reon by the Constitutionalists, reached
Galveston by steamer from Tampico.
They told stories of guerilla warfare
and of robbery and cruelty. Thirty
three Catholic nuns who were among
the refugees told of being driven at
midnight, under fire, from their con-
vent, or hospitals put to the torch, and
men killed for the gold in their teeth.
Mrs. Mary C. Thaw, who went to
Concord, N. H., several weeks ago in
order to be near her son, Harry X.
Thaw, departed for her home in Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Mary Connell of Denver, was
elected one of the wee presidents of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen at Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
The confession of William r. Russell,
an aged clairvoyant who admitted he
had swindled clients out of more than
S500,000, was made public at Chicago
by States Attorney Hoyne.