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The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

energy to philanthropy. 1t seems to
me that can't admire him sufici-
emily"
ITS awfully dear and sweet of you,'
declared Mrs Merriwid, and l would
mt want to shock you by intimating
that Mr. Balm was a benevolent boob
or sympathetic simp, but there are
such persons. dearie, nevertheless. /
like to see mans eyes bedimmed
with a kindly dew of pity as we'll as
the next lady, and think it's perfect
ly lovely to burn with righteous indig-
nation and melt with generous sym
pathy, but 1t gives me pain amount
ing to anguish when all the bedim-
ming and burning and melting is at
long range The trouble with Mr..
Balm is he's too far-sighted. and he
couldn't see deplorable condition
close by to save his swan-like neck,
unless he looked at 1t through the
wrong end of a telescope"
81 like people of wide sympathies."
remarked Aunt Jane.
I'D sooner see them all WOOL Mrs.
Merriwid retorted there's too much
shoddy in these extra breadths. 1
never did have good ear for long
distance calls and, dearie. when I'm
writhIng beneath the French heel of q
tyrannical Swedish cook or groaning
under the pitiless extortion Of my
dressmaker and being snubbed by the
automobile and winter golf caste, l
need sympathy myself and lots of It.
II my husband were stopping the en-
tire stock on INDECENT Igorrotes and
homeless Hottentots, l know Id feel
hurt and want to throw things that
hurt a little worse"
THAT seems to me very selfish
point of view, Melissa commented
Aunt Jane.
AZ wouldn't wonder" admitted Mrs.
Merriwid still. II he had any sym
pathy or help to spare. l wouldn't dis
courage him from applying it to a few
worthy objects this side Of midas
coral strand. There are few chill
dren being sacrificed to the Sacred
Cotton Bale down south that might
be saved by little concentrated phil
anthropy, and the minotaurs of the
sweat shops and factories are claim
ing an occasional girl victim in our
free and happy land-not to go any
farther. If Mr.. Balm would burn and
melt and get weepy over few thou
sand expressions and body and soul
staryations in the United States-and
then take off his shipper and his frock
coat and black necktie and get busy,
I might be stronger for him"
Mrs. Merriwid's color had heighten-
id and she spoke with unusual earn
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

Of untidiness is not tolerated, All is
wrought out with very evident care.
In fact to be fashionable these days
one must be willing to care for every
detail of the toilet.
The pretty couture pictured here
shows three coils made of loosely
braided hair, pinned across the back
Of the head and extending to the nape
Of the neck. A little fringe about the
face Is curled into ringlets. These are
flattened at the sides and pinned with
invisible wire pins. There are few
loose curls over the forehead. The
hair Is parted at the side and Is quite
plain on the crown of the head. When
middle part is used the hair Is
waved more.
JULIA RoTToMLEY.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
Til. Science of Detecting Crime.

M. Bertillon. the well known chief
of the Paris anthropometric service.
is engaged in givin.. course of tech
nical and practical police instruction
to the new criminal brigade composed
of 200 picked men OF the police force
The courses which have now been
OF ganized at headquarters are likely to
b. of value in training the men. and
instruction is given in different
branches by several specialists. The
part which M. Bertillon has In charge
includes conferences upon anthropo-
metric service for Identifying crimi-
nails, in which Photographic views play
an imnortant mart
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
That Subtle English Humor.

George Broadhurst tells of an Eng.
lish shopkeeper the soul of amiability.
You are an American, sir, are you
not?" he asked. Yes" said Mr..
Broadhurst to save lengthy explana-
tons Now, l have a conundrum that
| always save for the Americans, be-
cause they say they are SO deuced
clever. When you put billiard ball
on the table. what Is the first thing
1t does?" why, l don't know" said
Mr.. Broadhurst, uncertainty, perhaps
It waits for its cue" "Ah. that's very
clever, very clever" countered the
little Englishman, but not SO good as
the real answer. The first thing 1t
does is to look round"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF BELT
From Severe PIainness to the Utmost
Elaboration This characterization 10
Noticed Now.

Belts are back. BY belts one means
every sort of belt, sash, or girdle. Pos
sibly this universal wearing of some
kind OF sash or belt may be reminis-
cent Of the Directoire period, when the
dandy of that epoch made a very no.
ticeable point of his sash, usually of
the military type. but always extreme
ly ornamental
Many of the sashes of satin and vel
vet are either embroidered at the end
In fat satin stitch in two tones of silk
or are edged with deep silk Of bullion
fringe. Fringe. In fact, plays very
conspicuous part in the ornamentation
of the belt, and seems for the present
to have taken the place of the once
favorite tassel.
are now 80 modish comes the waist
coat belt, which is really part of the
coat itself. Often enough this high
belt, which is about five inches in
depth, is Of brocaded satin of con-
trasting tones to the skirt.
To finish some of the newest gowns
in cloth appears the folded velvet belt.
finishing at the left side with one long
pointed end. Three small buckles of
plated taffeta, fixed respectively at
the end of the belt and halfway down
the skirt are distinguishing features
Of this belt and give the little touch
Of novelty that is always welcome.
Many of the long ends that fall from
the waist to the hem of the skirt are
used for fixing the new draperies In
place and are invariably caught down
either by a fancy buckle or knot of
silk.
The new draperies seer to demand
the ends of the sash at the front in
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
Flowers Upon eodIcea

A charming fashion recently re-
vived at the Paris Opera consists In
pinning couple of flowers upon the
bodices of the simple draped gowns in
white or black charmeuse. But these
floral trimmings do not adapt them.
selves to the magnificent models In
embroidered velvets. brocaded satins
and gauzes recently launched upon
the stage, nor do they figure on bead
ed creations. In the latter case the
yelled effects in spangle tulle and lace,
the draperies and the Innings of dam
ask and charmeuse give the required
ornamentation to :hese beautiful toll
La
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

might spend 1t. An enterprising
baker had set up portable bake
oven near the camp. and he was turn
ing out full line of his gimcracks to
tempt the soldiers. found the odor
from a big slab of gingerbread ire
sistible, SO I ordered two dollars
worth The baker took my greenback
placed 1t on the corner of the ginger
bread slab. and with cleaver he cut
of for me the rectangle that the bill
covered!"-Youth's Companion.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

charm for her chatelaine, or even set
In one of the big buttons that orna-
ment her corsage draperies. One girl,
who wore a watch in the back of
one riding glove. had set in the other
small vanity case ready for instant
use when she dismounted. Another
girl had a similar case in the end of
her crop.
The new opera bags include van.
ity box, and those that do not may
be supplied with them by small peck.
cts sewed to the interior for them.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
LATEST IN C0IFFURES
NOT IN MANY SEASONS HAVE
DESIGNS BEEN SURPASSED.
Up-to-Date Styles Call for Perfect
Neatness and the Highest Form Of
WeIIGroomed Appearance
Hair CoiIed Close.

All the new coiffures are charming
from at least one point of view. They
are dressed with view to giving
their wearers a well-groomed appear
ance. Little fluffiness and absolutely
no frowsiness is limited at in the close.
compact and graceful models display
ed by the designers of coiffures.
In the majority of them the hair ia
coiled and pinned close to The head.
Loose waves and ringlets appear. but
they shine with brushing. Any hint
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
Outlaw Cow Pony Dies Unconquered.

Los Angeles-An "outlaW" to the
last, Gray Eagle, notorious as an I'M
tamable COW pony and victor over
many daring broncho busters, met
death in his efforts to unseat Arthur
Scheutz, an eighteen-year-old rider.
The horse slipped and fell during the
furious battle for mastery and dashed
out his brains against stone curb.
Scheutz sustained n fractured skull in
the fall. Gray Eagle had been tho
mainstay of "Wild West" and moving
pictu-2 shows for years, and there Is
no record of his ever having been
mastered by any rider.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
Hint to Uncle,


Miss Mary Garden, at luncheon in
Chicago. said. apropos of Christmas:
ITO secure nice Christmas presents
there's nothing like delicate hint or
two.
81 know a Philadelphia girl whose
uncle, having grown rich from west
ern mine, proposed to visit her at
Christmas for the first time In seven
teen years. she wrote to the old
gentleman:
ut will be glorious to see you again.
dear uncle. l will meet you at Broad
street station on your arrival Christ
mas eve. But might not recognize
YOU after all those years. and SO
think II would be best for you to
hold, for purposes OF identincation. a
long string of pearls in the left hand
and a bit Of fur-such rs an ermine-
lined sable stole. for example-in the
right"
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
coLoRADo's ASSESSED VALUE.
Property Valued at s1,266, eeo,5e7 Pays
Taxes in State.

Denver-The assessed valuation of
the property in Colorado. as returned
by the assessors of the several coun-
ties. is si22.33O,109 AS assessments
are made on a basis of one-thrd valu-
alton. the real value of this property
amounts to more than a billion and q
quarter dollars. The valuation by coun-
ties follows:
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

The ministry of education has made
40 new investigation into the educa-
tional statistics of the country. Now
the investigation is completed and n
report is prepared. according to which
there are 55,99S institutions of learn
ing of all grades. military and naval
schools not included. The number OF
students studying in these schools Is
SIS, 760.-Pekin Daily News.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
Wonders Expected from Wild Wheat.

Observation-Disclosures Aaron Aaron.
tural experiment station at Haifa, Pal
cstine. discoverer of wild wheat.
which scientists predict will ultimate
ly double the wheat supply OF the
world, explained his experiments with
the plant before a scientific fraternity
at the university of Chicago. He as
serted that the discovery would revo-
Iutionize the cultivation of wheat in
the United States.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
wh.n cInocrbread Wa. Up.

In speaking of the high cost of liv-
ing an old army officers tells his en-
perience when the Union army was
camped before Richmond:
I'VE got our pay one day. and each
Wan, started ont TO discover how he
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
SIMPLE FLoWER-PoT COVER
Cardboard Shape to Fit Around the
Receptacle 10 Easily Made and
Embroidered.

During the winter months, when
fresh flowers are expensive AND diff
cult to obtain, ferns generally take
their place, 80 that at this period, sug-
gestions for easily made flower pot
covers should be more than ever well
come.
With most covers. cardboard
shape to fit round the pot has to be
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
DENVER n RIO GRASDE-WEsTERN
PACIFIC


The Royal Gorge Feather River
Canon Route"
Taken together form the most beautt-
full line of continuous travel Denver.
Salt Lake, city, San Francisco.
The marvellous scenic attractions OF
Utah and the wonders of the Sierras
can be seen from the car windows.
Without extra expense for side trips.
SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE.
For Illustrated descriptive matter
write Frank A. WadlelEh, Gener2i
Passenger Agent. Denver Il MO Grahoc
Railroad. Denver. Colo.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

order to use them for the purpose
just mentioned.
1t appears as though no gown now
adays is complete without some form
of sash square OF embroidery often
finishes the sash end.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
onions Make His Hens Lay.

Springfield, Mass.-Raw onions fed
to hens make them lay even in the
coolest weather. according to F. e.
Woodward of East Longmeadow, who
won several first prizes at the recent
poultry show.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17
AMOUNT SPENT ON DRAINAGE.

Secretary Fisher Reports to Congress
Big Sum Spent on Indian Lands.
Washington.-Secre Fisher OK
the Interior Department has transmit
ted to Congress statement showing
the expenditures of his department
during the fiscal year ending June 30.
1912, for irrigation and drainage on In
dion reservations. This statement
shows the following expenditures in
the Rocky Mountain region:
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1913-01-17

~ HE city fire horse has heard
the Back to the Country" cry.
The rolling eye, the distended
nostril, the galloping hoofs Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
JAMES FARLEY DYING AT
YONKERS FAIR GROUNDS
Turfman and Strike Breaker.
Despite Illness, Insisted on
Seeing One More ~ace.

James Farley. the turfman and strike
breaker. lies dying from tuberculosis
at the grounds of the Greater New
York Fair and Exposition in Empire
City Park. Yonkers. He occupies n cot
in the open near the barn where his
racers are stabbed.
Realizing that his death Is probably
only matter Of weeks Mr.. Farley
begged 10 be allowed 10 see another
race. one of his own string Of horses.
Billy Miller was entered in a race here
last Thursday, and the doctors humorerl
the turfman by bringing him 10 the
grounds from the Hotel Astor In a
limousine. Lying on a cot near the
stable and away from the crowds. he
watched the racing. He saw his horse.
trotter with a record OF 10. finish
fifth.
The excitement exhausted the SICK
man. and his condition Is so serious
that the physicians do not dare 20 try
to move him TO his hotel He is as
HELPLESS az a child. His voice that used
10 be heard a block above the roar or
street traffic when he was breaking
strikes cannot be raised above a whis-
per now.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
HINMAN JOINS IN FIGHT
AGAINST RUSH TACTICS

Assomblyman Yard offered the Fraw-
ley committee report and moved its
adoption. The reading of the report
was received in absolute silence by the
Asscmblymen and the large crowd that
damned every available spot on the
floor and in the galleries.
The fiat accusations of perjury APP
parently surprised even those who had
followed the work of the committee,
and it was several seconds after the
drone of the reading clerk stopped be-
fore any one moved.
Hinman. in a strong plea for delay
and a protest against anything that
savored or jamming. told the majority
that the Legislature which exonerated
Stilwell and Justice Cohalan could not
afford To "crucify Governor rashly."
Schaap, the Progressive. who voted
10 exonerate Cohalan. protested that
the majority would make a mistake to
condemn the Governor on the "ons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
GETS PRISONER BY LASS0
Patrolman Thus Solves Diff
Guilty When Man Takes Dive.

Policeman Fred Herring, OF JERSEY
city, yesterday morning lassoed a
man who had endeavored 10 avoid ar
rest by plunging into the Morris canal
The prisoner, Charles Sibo butcher,
Of No. Ca Grand street, got into a
fight with David Bransky in the street.
When Herring ran UP 10 stop the bout
Sibo bolted and jumped from the bridge
al Communipaw avenue. Sibo refused
to leave the water. Herring didn't like
the idea of "A wetting and thereby soil
ing his uniform and he called from the
signal box To the police station for a
rope.
Sibo lodged the moose several times,
but was finally caught and haiied
ashore. He fought against his arrest
and IL became necessary 10 apply the
nightstick. He went to the hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12

II was 800 o'clock before the AS
semblv was called 10 order last night.
Az that time the wheels had been oiled
for the rushing through of the Frawley
committee report and Aaron j. Levy
had his impeachment resolution ready.
The first move for delay came on the
formal motion to dispense with further
reading of the minutes of the last ses-
sion. Schaap. Gibbs and Bowie raised
vociferous objections, but were over
ruled.
Their point was raised on the Sulzer
contention that the work done at the
last session was null and void because
there was not quorum present.
Even when Hinman came to their
rescue with motion u reconsider they
were hopelessly outnumbered. but the
little fight served to indicate the tao
tics that Suffers friends intended to
employ. The Assembly voted down
Humans motion. ~ 10 DO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
SAVES TOTS IN PARK LAKE
Policeman Prevents Sacrifice of
Child Heroine.

Two sisters. Clara Dupius. eight
years old. and Helen. five. of No. Is
West list street. narrowly escaped
being drowned in the big lake in Cen
tral Park yesterday afternoon.
The smaller child fell into the water
from the boat landing. on which they
were playing. and her sister tried to
rescue her regardless Of the fact that
she herself did not know how to swim
The children bobbed up and down in
the water. locked i'm each others arms
and would have gone down for the las,
time il Patrolman John j. Curry had
not happened to be near by.
II was an easy task for the police
man To lift the half senseless forms of
the little children out OF the water.
IN automobile was pressed into ser
vice and the children were quickly
taken to their home. where they were
treated by the family physician. IL
was said that they would not suffer
any iii effects from their ducking and
fright
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
STOWAWAYS' TRIP SHORT
Transferred in Midocean to
Port They Came From.

A tale of two stowaways who were
found on the steamer Minnehaha, NJ
the Atlantic Transport Line, from Lon
don. when that vessel was a few days
out. and were transferred in midocean
TO the Minnewaska, Of the same line'
bound for London from New York, Was
brought into port yesterday with the
steamers arrival.
James Mason and William Hardness,
both twenty years old. were discovered
in a lifeboat on the Minnehaha. The
steamer was in wireless communities
tion with her sister ship at the time.
and the arrangements for an exchange
we're made at once. .le vessels sight
ed each other a few hours later. and,
while a heavy sea tossed the lifeboit
about like a cork. the stowaways were
put on the London bound steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
DINERS AT HEALY'S
IMPRISONED BY POLICE

Goth street station. led the first assault
on Fort Healy." Shortly after ! a. m,
with four bluecoats at his back. he en-
tered the restaurant and ordered the
patrons out.
Thomas Healy. the proprietor. and
president of the Restaurant Mems AS
ISOLATION. dehed the police captain and
directed his patrons not to bulge.
There were about forty persons in the
place when Captain Hart appeared.
and a crowd of at least one hundred
gathered outside 10 see the fun.
Everybody out Everybody out"
shouted Captain Hart.
Nobody out. Nobody out" shouted
Mr. Healy. in still louder tones. as he
stepped forward with Patrick Kynes.
the night manager. at his shoulder.
IF you people interfere with me in
the discharge Of my business I'll arrest
YOU" said Captain Hart.
II YOU interfere with my business
I'll tell .'ou something retorted Mr..
Healey. IN have YOU locked up. You
haven't any right TO. come here and
order my guests 10 leave"
The captain persisted that he was
only oheying the law. but Mr.. Healy
assured his patrons that each OF them
would have grounds for a suit against
Captain Hart If he put them out. Just
then a policeman came I'm and said
something IN a low tone TO Captain
Hart. who Immediately went outside.
The customers interpreted this occur
renee as victory for Mr.. Healy and
gave him "A hearty cheer.
The echoes of the cheering had
scarcely died away when Inspector
DWyer. followed by Lieutenant Hayes
and reinforcements Of bluecoats en-
Continued on third page. fourth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12

For over IN hour this morning forty
persons. several OF tfem women. VINO
had been peacefully but eXpectantly
supping in Hcaly's restaurant. Column
bus and sixth avenues were prisoners.
while uniformed policemen guarded
two entrances and refused TO permit
them TO leave the place, despite their
protests
shortly after , o'clock this morning
Mr. Healv escorted his patrons In sin
gle file and ir twos and thrces to side
entrance on 65th street. a sort of pas
sageway. and I'm this manner they
reached the street without the knowl-
edge of the police. This entrance is
used by the employees OF the restaurant.
and IS "A short distance from the other
entrance on the same street The last
patron left at 2:l5 o'clock.
In the restaurant twenty or thirty
newspaper men and employees u the
restaurant and Mr.. Healy remained.
The police I'm front of the entrance
were under the impression that these
were the patrons.
This was the third clash between the
proprietor Of the restaurant and the
police over Mayor Gaynor's ! o'clock
closing order The justices of the
Court Of Special Sessions decided only
last week that the proprietor had the
right TO serve patrons with food after
"a. m. SO long as the bar was closed.
Despite this the police last Saturday
morning again ordered the place va
Gated at ! a. IN.
This morning. when the proprietor
and the patrons disrcgardcd the police
order To- close. the doors were guarded
and the place was virtually in a state
Of siege from las 10 s "A. IN.
Acting Captain Hart. OF the West
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
SANFORD LEFT S4O.000,000
State Collects S380,000 Trans
fer Tax from Estate.
lBy Telcsraph to Tho Immune.

Amsterdam. n Y, Aug. 1l.-Execu-
tors of the estate of stephen Sanford.
Amsterdam's pioneer carpet manufact-
urer who died at his home here in
February last, turned over to the coun-
" treasurer to-day $3S00O0 to cover
the state transfer tax on the property
left by Mr.. Sanford. The payment is
equivalent TO 100000, ? discount OF
$4,000 being allowed under the law
when payment is made within six
months
Mr.. Sanford left an estate conserva-
lively estimated at $i0,OO0OO0, prac-
tically all Of which went TO his son.
John Sanford.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12
LATEST, BEST AND BIGGEST
Truemans' 14th Child a Girl
Weighing 26 Pounds.

Portsmouth, y. H., Aug. 1.-THE
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William True
man. in Islington street, has been In
\aded for several days by women
chiefly mothers. to congratulate them
and TO get a look at the largest ana
handsomest baby in the city.
Minnie Louise is the latest ADDITION
Ia the family Of the Truemans' ana on
the day OF her birth she tipped the
scales at twenty-six pounds. she IS
The fourteenth child 10 arrive IN the
family and has grown wonderIuiiy
IN the short time that she mas Deeh
in the world. She has five sisters and
four brothers living
A doctor is stranger TO the True
man household. and there has been no
caIl for medical aid by a physician
since the second child was born. Mr'
and Mrs. Trueman have been married
twenty-five years.