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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-11
Reign Of the Dandiss.

In the matter Of dress we have fallen
upon decline since the days when the
Duke Of Wellington was refused ad-
mission to Almack's because he was
wearing trousers instead OF breeches
and silk stockings. Even Almack's.
however, had to admit trousers within
its closely guarded portals the following
year. When Gladstone was up" at
Oxford the reign Of the dandies was In
full swing. When late in life he re-.
visited the university to lecture to the
undergraduates on Homer he was
asked by @. w. n. Russell whether he
noticed any difference between his au-
dience and the men OF his own time.
"Yes." he replied. ''in their dress an
enormous change. am told that
had among my audience some of the
most highly connected and richest men
In the university. and there wasn't one
whom l couldn't have dressed from
top to toe fr f5."-St. James Gazette.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-11
0uTP0lMTs CROSS

Joe Rlvsrs. Mexican LIshtwslsht,
Shove TO Advantage.
New York, April BY . wide
margin Joe Rivers the Mexican light.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-11

8. K. Butcher, executor OF W, G.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-04-11

Butcher, has filed first and final ac-
count in probate, showing the follow
ing:
Received $S26.sO, paid out the same
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

Hope Is the best doctor.
Ground grain goes farthest.
Tomorrow is the best day yet!
A good old two-foot rule: Keep your
feet dry.
1t is better to be poor and we'll. than
rich and i'll.
Yesterday is hopeless; today is bet
ter than tomorrow.
The folks who think themselves
"big bugs" are often humbugs.
Some people have fine stock. and
yet by careless neglect invite loss.
Throwing out money with scoop
paves the way for almshouse soup.
Few men love the tax collector. yet
everybody does business with him.
A neat letter head Is standing ad.
vertlsement of businesslike farmer.
1t isn't the size of the present we
prize, it's the fellowship In and behind
It,
1t is better to live In cabin with
your wife than In palace without
her.
If you want to keep hired hands
don't let your son boss them too
much.
We can save ourselves from good
many worries by just walking around
them.
These are the days when the short
horse is too frequently curried neither
soon or late.
There is no better measure of the
worth of man than the uplift he
gives to humanity.
1t is easy to preach. but not so easy
to teach, and the teacher must know a
lot more than he teaches.
There can't be much sunshine in
the soul" when one goes through life
signing This worlds wilderness of
woe"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
PIXIES PEAK NOT THE HIGHEST.
Mount Massive and Mount Ebert the
Highest Mountains In Colorado.

Mount Massive and Mount Ebert the
Highest Mountains In Colorado.
Northumberland is the highest
mountain in Colorado? pixies Peak
nineteen persons out of twenty will
answer, and incorrectly. The twenti-
eth may know that the two highest
mountains in the state are Mount
Massive and Mount Ebert. both in
Lake county, in the Leadville district.
The altitude of each Of these noun
tains. according to the United States
Geological Survey, is 14,4O2 feet above
sea level. The height of Pixies Peak
is 14,10S feet. Moreover, there are fifty
or sixty other peaks in Colorado ap-
proximately as high-over $4,000 feet.
The lowest point in Colorado is $3.50
feet above sea level. OF all the states
Colorado has the highest average alti-
tude, estimated by the Geological Sur
vcy at 6.SO0 feet.
Although not the highest mountain,
Pixies Peak is probably the best
known peak in the United States.
Theer was at one time weather bu-
reau station on its summit, and It now
has substantial railway station at
the terminus Of the highest railway
line In North America. It can also be
reached by an excellent wagon road
and trail which connect the summit
with Colorado Springs.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
CANADA SETS GOOD EXAMPLE
Cooperative Organization at st. Cath
arines Ships Large Quantities Of
Fruit to the West.

The st. Catharines, Ontario. Cold
Storage company is good example OF
a concern organized as joint stock
company, yet working steadily in the
direction of true cooperation. This
society was organized in 1896. and has
a mechanical cold storage plant val
ued at $4,000 and working capital
of $4,000. A part of the capital was
secured by mortgage on the property.
The debt has been entirely paid of by
the addition of new members who
took stock, and by applying the divi-
dends on the stock to this purpose.
Working capital has also been pro-
vided The society is now endeavor-
ing to effect an equal division Of
shares. with each member holding $50
worth of stock. To do this it Is trans
ferring stock of the old members hold
ing more than this amount to new
members and to old members not hold
ing so much. Thus the society will be
conducted eventually on a one-man-
one-vote basis.
I The company ships to all parts of
Ontario and Quebec and to many parts
OF western Canada. the shipments con-
sisting of apples, pears, peaches.
plums. cherries, grapes and an In
creasing quantity of other fruits and
vegetables. The sales amount to about
$4,000 annually. The society handles
supplies for its members and others
It handles fruit for non-members, and
sells supplies to them. paying over
one-half as much profit per dollar as
1t returns to members. The supply
branch Is very important part Of
the business of the society. as 1t
handles all kinds of fruit packages,
spray pumps. and other machinery.
ladders. etc, seeds. fertilizers and
spraying chemicals. 1t has now be-
come the temporary wholesaler for the
federation of fruit associations. In
1908 the supplies amounted to about
$4,000 and in 1900 to $4,000. The
society charges little less than regu-
lar market prices and then rebates to
members and to non-members buying
through the association and selling
their fruit the same way, the percent
age of rebate depending upon the
amount of business done with the So
ciety.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Help Our Cotton Growers.

The Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of America are max
ing an appeal for the use Of cotton for
bagging. At present jute is used gen.
orally, being little cheaper than cot
ton, but the millions paid by Amer
lean consumers for jute go abroad.
while the same or little greater
amount spent on cotton fabric would
go into American pockets. Jute is
raised mostly in India
Cotton could be used to advantage
in place Of iute for holding grains,
sugar. salt, coffee. beans. potatoes,
meats and many other articles. 1t
could also replace jute in rope and
Irvine.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
N5tAer .at Ann Ruteoge

visit his people there and bring his parents back
with him. And then they would marry. So the
following spring he sold out his store and start
ed The journey in that day was long and slow
one. but 1t was months, far beyond the usual.
before they heard from him. He had been down,
he wrote. with chills and fever. He wrote again
few times after. but at length cut short The
correspondence altogether.
1t through Lincoln, postmaster of the
little western village that the girl received her
letters. An absent sweetheart and no letters
imagine her state of mind. 1t was not
long until every one knew 1t. The girl then con-
fded In friends a confession of her lovers.
namely. that his true name was not MCNEIL, but
McNamor; that he had come west to retrieve
fortune lost by his father in business; and had
changed his name to be rid. for time Of his
people and thus be the freer to do SO. When
this story made public as 1t speedily was,
the hard common sense of New Salem naturally
rejected 1t. There were reasons good ones, pub
lie opinion said: criminal, perhaps-who knows?
some even limited. The girl nigh heart
broken.
Meanwhile blossomed in the heart OF Lincoln
sympathy first and then affection for her. 1t
long. however. ere he revealed his feelings
to her. and longer still she would listen to
him. At length. however, convinced that Mcneil
gone for good she consented in 1885 to take
the Lincoln name. But first she to go away
for a while and finish at academy. during
which time he was to continue his law studies.
and when she had ended her course and he had
been admitted to the bar the next spring they
would be married.
All very good; this plan followed; but the
girl, It seems thoGgh she loved Lincoln could
not dismiss easily remembrance OF her old
lover. "A torturing conflict" told "of
memory. love, conscience. doubt and morbidness
lay like shadow her happiness and
wore upon her until she fell seriously i'll. Event
ually her condition became hopeless. Lincoln
was sent for. they passed an hour of anguish to-
gether. and after this deathbed parting.
August 25 1885. she died
Lincoln took 1t hard. That melancholy which
OF his fiber and which marked his face took
full possession of him. He found by
friend. a certain Bowling Green. wandering about
mutterng to himself IL his mind had been
affected. Green took him to his home and kept
him there until once he himself Ann
Rutledge buried In Concord cemetery near
New Salem. my heart is buried there" her
rowing lover said after the funeral. Curiously
enough, Mcneil. McNamor did return to New
Salem soon after AIMS death And his story
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Planning Home Orchards.

farm orchard for home use only
should differ as to the varieties from
a commercial orchard.
In the latter three or four varieties
is enough. no matter how many acres
you may plant. and you select these
for proved bearing qualities and size
and keeping.
For the home orchard you aim for
variety. something for all seasons. You
want a few trees of the earliest. Some
of the choicest dessert fruit, even II
tender In tree and not very produc.
tive.
Before selecting consult with your
nearest fruit grower. Take his ad.
vice rather than that of the travelling
salesman.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
se2s,ooo 900 In Manufacturing.

Washing ton. = Prosperity markeu
the manufacturing industries OF the
United states during the calendar year
Of 1912, according to statement issued
by the federal bureau of foreign ana
domestic commerce. The bureaus sta
Gcfans based their declarations on the
importations of material used in manu-
fac turing and on the movement OF 90
me site materials from thepoints OF pro-
duction to the factories. Values OF ma.
terials for manufacturing imported
reached the record figure of more than
1925 900 goo during the year.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
MORE HIes AT THE TABLE.
Prof. Sharp Says Men Should Wed at
AGE Of IS.

Cambridge, Mass. = Prof. Dallas
Lore Sharp of the department of Eng
lioh at Boston university inclines to
twenty-five years as the ideal age at
which men should marry.
There is nothing particularly God
fearing or discreet or reverent about
thirty" said DR.. Sharp. Thirty is the
timid age. Forty is the dangerous
age. Twenty is the ageless age. the
silly, milky, tasseled age. when boy
is still liable to be croupy and to need
castor oil and his mother.
Marriage is not matrimonial
proposition but family affair. first
and last, and should be entered into at
time best calculated to promote the
increase of bibs about the dining
table.
'T am inclined to put the ideal mar
riage time at twenty-five"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
THROAT GROWN TOGETHER.
Thirteen-YearoId Girl Eats First
Time Since Age Of Two.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-For thirteen
years Katherine Besse of Milstadt, ILL.,.
has been kept alive by pumping food
into her stomach through her side, but
now she is beginning. at the age Of
fifteen ytars. to eat food, and for tho
first time in that period to know how
food tastes.
When she was two years old, at
Milstadt, she drank lyc and her throat
was so badly burned that it adhered
and closed the esophagus.
The girl is now in St. Joseph's hos
pital in this city.
At first, silk threads were given her
to chew, and these threads gradually
worked down through the trachea and
in the course of few weeks it was
possible to reach the tissues of her
stomach and treat them.
Then the girl was able to begin to
eat, and the first thing that was given
to her>was candy.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

EXPORTS and Imports Break Record
Washington-Both as buyer ana
seller the United States during l9la
broke all its previous records and a
statement issued by the bureau OF lot
eisn and domestic commerce discioses
that the exports and imports together
made a volume of business OF more
than $4,000, 100000. The imports last
wear were valued at $1.s16.662,S4o as
against 81 ,532 ,359.16O in 1911. while
the exports in 1912 were $2.39s .ss5'sI''
or about $sOO,OOO.OOO more than the
1911 record
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

the latter part Of our stay in the va
rious hospitable places. Finally we
got back to our apartment. and I found
that he had developed most re-
markable 'thirst-for Ice water. 'Por-
ter, porter he called every few min
utes. another glass Of water-quick.'
'At first was inclined to remon-
srrate with him for confusing me
with the dusky servitors wso SO gra-
ciously-for consideration-atten
to our wants on tour. But changed
my mind. And by the time he fell
asleep he had gwen Just $4.25 in tips.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

earthquakes. which had buried the
older existing buildings.
A giant warrior. or gladiator. clad
In iron armor, was discovered in one
of the tombs, which was covered with
big tiles taken from the Temple of
Iiberius. A number Of bronze coins.
bearing the ef;gy of Empress Faus-
tina, In addition quantity Of rings,
safety pins ana brooches of very
early period. terra Gotta elephants
head. and fragmentary vase. con.
tanning inscriptions. are among the
latest finds.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Dress Poultry Properly.

Poorly dressed poultry goes begging
in the market, while the supply OF
choice (fancy) stock is not sufficient
to meet the demand. In shipping to
market, all dressed poultry should be
assorted according to size and color,
in ,order to secure the best returns.
Small. poor, scraggy birds. half
dressed, bring prices in proportion.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Kindness Wins 5000 for Girl.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Margaretta Jane
Browns kindness four years ago IN
helping an old peddlcr onto a trolley
car here has won her a reward OF SS,'
900. The young woman received IN
her mail recently check for this
amount and note addressed ITO tho
little girl who helped me on trolley
car four years ago." The reward was
from Valentine R. Cortlas and was
mailed from California.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Gladiator In Armor.

During come important excavations
undertaken at Mount Cavo. in the
Roman Campagna. In the hope of trac.
ing an ancient temple devoted to
Jupiter. the sdiggers struck upon an
extensive second century cemetery,
which had evidently been planned out
on the surface of a gigantic landsllp
on the side of the mountain, caused by
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Solve Maf:et Problem.

Because man grows good fruit is
no indication that he is selling that
fruit for what 1t is really worth. 1t
is one thing TO grow the fruit, and
another thing to sell 1t. Cooperative
marketing associations solve the mar
keting problem. and enable the grower
to get full value.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Fewer Deaths in Philadelphia in 1912

Philadelphia, Pa.-The greatest re-
duction in the number of deaths for
q year ever shown in an American city
occurred in Philadelphia when there
were 1877 fewer deaths in 1912 than
in 1911 in spite of the increase in pop
ulation. In 1911, 26,O92 deaths &C.
Cured, while in 1912 there were only
24,215. Heart disease for tho first
time in the city's history caused the
greatest number of dcaths--3,1 1S, an in
crease of 273 tuberculosis, for many
years the head of the list, decreased
from 1890 to 1929.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Claims Solid Honey wall in House.

Pueblo, Colo-W. T. Hunter of Rye
declares that one whole wall OF his
house is of solid honey. During visit
to Pueblo he said he noticed the bees
going in and out last fall and found
the entire air space between the
boards filled with honey. This WIN
ter, instead of laying in a supply of
sweets he got his pancakes ready and
then took spoon and scraped off
little of the lining OF his house.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

As IN aftermath to the New Years
celebration comes this story. told BY a
member of an actors club as little
tribute to the generosity OF fellow
member Of the club.
After the performance we had the
usual bite" he said. "and then de-
cided to do the cabarets with some
other friends of convivial habits and
Q love for 'turkey-trotting.'
Il noticed that my comic friend
didn't do much Of the dancing. but
hvgged the tables rather tight during
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Surplus Feed and Profit.

In feeding the dairy COW 1t is REQ
ognized fact that a certain amount OF
nourishment must be used to keep up
her body. What is given above this, II
1t is the right kind. goes to produce
milk
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Disease Preventive.

The man who keeps everything neat
and clean about his hog yards is not
very apt to have trouble from cholera
or any other disease, provided of
course, that he feeds good, clean
feed
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Best Compost Heap.

The best compost heap is the ma,
nure of horses. cattle, sheep. hogs.
and fowls. All such should be saved,
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
Keep Boar by Himself.

Give the herd boar a pen by himself
and grain enough to keep in good con-
dition.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

James Mcneil, a pros
porous young merchant
and farmer of the place.
had won her affections.
She was only II when
this occurred. and the
family council therefore
agreed that, for a time
at least. the marriage
could wait. This was
the statk of affairs when
Lincoln came to the Rut-
ledge house to board.
Mcneil had accumu.
lated $4,000 in New Sa-
lem and his prospects
were still bright; but in
1888 he began to display
a strong desire for a
change. He wanted TO
go back east. he said,
20 New York state. to
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07
HOWARD {. BURTON, AssAYER 1 CHEMIST

LEADVILLE. COLOkADO.
silysr: 7se; gold: SOC: line or Sopper: 81.
application. Control and umpire work
Melted. Reference: Carbonate National Bank
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

proved true. ho
made no explans-
ton for his long
silence. And he
did not sorrow
long. Within a
year he married.
The Second Affair
In the fall OF
the y ar 1895.
W h e n Lincoln
was 20. a woman
of Lincoln's &C.
quaintance who
was goi n s to
Kentucky on q
visit, proposed,
in a spirit OF
fun, to bring back
a sister of hers.
Miss NJ ar =
owens. for him
to marry. Lin
coin laughingly
accepted the pro-
posal. Time pass
ed; the lady duly
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-02-07

'T~expect to take him out again
next New Years night At least, I
hope So"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-14
UNNOTED HEROISM.
Tho world Is full Of unnoted heroism.
That IN the best kind Spectacular

Tho world is full Of unnoted heroism.
That IN the best kind. Spectacular
heroism IL always q little tainted.
The man who stops runaway horse
in the city street. or the man who dives
and rescues q drowning woman, or the
soldier who dashes forward In the face
OF death. does well; but there il Q better
type.
Many can act nobly under the spur OF
sudden impulse and with an inspiring
audience: but to hive upon the high plane
Of sell-sacr1nce daily takes finer fiber.
There Is the workman who brings homo
his entire weeks pay every Saturday
night. that 1t may be used for the care
ance be put In the savings bank. Some
look on him as tame and dull. a routiner
with no spirit: but he would like to go
to the ball game as well as any man.
to take his beer in the saloon and crack
Jokes with the boys, and to buy for HIM
self the expensive Injuries men enjoy.
He daily subdues himself in little things:
heroism with him IL a rule and not an
exception: 1t 10 Of the kind the world
passes by. often misJudges and despises.
And how many women. unknown and
unpraised. are living days OF constant
devotion to high purpose! They are
hidden in homes, they are prosecuted ~
tastes soul-deep and renounced ambitions
dear az life, Just to be faithful and
loyal In the small corner where destiny
has placed them.
What a wonderful, divine thing IL .
human being! Capable OF how serene
heights OF greatness!
Whoever would see this, however. must
himself be great. for to small souls all
men are worms and spiders.
And against what odds the common
man maintains his character! Sensa-
tional newspapers pour into his con-
seriousness their daily gathering OF per-
version, violence and greed; novels ex-
plot their stories of the idle and prfvi-
legged GLASS; and the morbidities OF pas
sion: almost every cult and ism exclaims
against the mate evil OF men and
women: yet he clings to his reverences'
does his work and keeps clean.
The most admirable nobility IL that or
the common run OF people. The mass
OF men IL better than any class OF men
You can bride. debauch and ruin this
or that group: you cannot corrupt
II is mankind that is steadily. per-
sistently GOOD It IL humanity that re-
iects all poisons. 1t IL the human race
that best reflects the faces OF the gods.
II any one would drink Of the unfail-
ing spring Of optimism. feed on the
treasures Of hope, learn the secret or
wholesome faith, and find that sweet.
strong quality in spirit that corresponds
TO the sanity and peace found In nature.
let him study to know and to love the
common people, for theirs are the IN
finite resources. the rich supplies, OF I'M
noted heroism.