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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
ALONE
ALONE By Kendall Banning. In a door in Picardy a lonely wo

ALUM N By Kendall Banning. In door in Picardy lonely wonnand stands.
  Somewhere, eunder alien skies, beyond the
 gleaming strands Of alien shores, the banners Haunt, re-
 splendent, In the sun, Above the grim. defiant ranks, ranks that
 bristle, gun to gun. The martial trumpets sumoned, and loi
 the armies came, To write the records of their fame in
 hurtling sheets of fame. Somewhere the drums are casting their
 stern, exultant spell To drive the battling hosts into the gap ing throat of hell! And somewhere, on an alien field and under alien skies. A soldier of the legion sleeps with stark and bloodless eyes. unstirred by clank of sabres, unwakenedl by the roar Of rattling guns and crashing hoofs that. he shall hear no more unmndful of the summers rain, unmind. full of the snow, unmindful. yea. of peace and war. he shall not even know The heart cries of the vanquished. th. ] victor's proud comands. In door in ricardy . lonely woman
 standA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY
TRIAL OF SIR JOHN OLDCAsTLE

cannot injure my soul'' Then, lifting his hands, he turned to the people and said: Good Christians, have a care of these men, they will otherwise beguilt and lead you bindfolded together into hell, for Christ says plainly to you: If the blind leadeth the blind, they will both fall into the ditch , He was placed in the tower. but one night made his escape and was not heard of for four years. All this time he was hiding in Wales but at last, after stout. resistance, he was cap tured and again condemnation was read
 On December IA, 1417, in St. Giles Field the prisoner was taken to the gallows in the presence of a multitude of spectators At this place on the same day he was hanged with chain around his middle and then burnt, gallows and all.
 Tomorrow: Trial of Lord Nevill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
DOWN HIS NECK

From the Youths Companion
 An Ohio farmer took his numerous progeny to a county fair in that state. As the party moved about the grounds the father felt his fourth born tugging at his coattails. He turned, and the youngster begged him to buy certain toy.
 Buy it yourself" said the father Where's the dime l gave you a little while ago?"
 It's down my neck''
 Well; shake 1t out"
 But, father" protested the lad, T can't. It was in my mouth when 1t went down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
THE GLOOMY MAN AT X WEDDING

From the Chicago American.
 One of the guests at wedding, seeing dismal looking young man who ap- peared to be on terms of familiarity with the principals, asked;
 Are you related to the bride or the bridegroom-elect?
 No" was the gloomy reply
 Then. said the guest what inter- est have you in the ceremony ?'
 Well, replied the young man. I'm Che defeated candidate"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

The Rev pr. Russell H., conwell. pas tor of Grace Baptist temple and president of Temple university, in Philadelphia. has earned s2.0o0.OOo by delivering one lecture entitled Acres of Diamonds" Every cent Of this money has been devoted by pr Caldwell to educating deserving young men and women throughout the United States. He has delivered his famous lec- tnre 50oO times in every state in the union, in all eastern provinces of Canada, in every large city in England. France, Ger many and Italy and to English-speak- ing audiences in Egypt. Turkey, India China and Japan. The lecture is based on the legend of an Arab who sold his farm to go in search of diamonds. After seeking many years in vain he gave up the quest in despair and threw himself into the sea. The man who bought the farm from the Arab found diamonds there. It is lecture on opportunity and is enlivened with many anecdotes of Dr. conwelfs experiences as preacher, law yer, lecturer, soldier and educator. As a result Of his personal efforts S4.ooO students have been given a college edu- cation, and it Is estimated that the money spent by Dr. conwell for this purpose during 30 years if invested at compound interest would reach a total of $10,0Oo,0OO For 20 years part of his salary as pastor income has been given to Temple univer- sity. Although he has been president of Temple university for 27 years, 1t has never paid him any salary. Each year he gives sl0,0oo to this institution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
IDLE OPINIONS

History shows that most of the great wars that have devastated Europe were started about nothing in par ticular.
 It's bad enough for a man to think he knows it all without taking up your time by trying to prove it.
 Rainy days seem to beget absent mindedness At least people are al- ways picking up umbrellas that don't belong to them.
 Women who love their husbands should not cry on the slightest provo cation. It's unhealthy to live in an atmosphere that Is nearly always damp.
 While procrastination may be the thief of time it is also great help to the man who lacks the price.
 The w-fashioned man who thinks war is murder is to be found blocking traffic on a crowded street corner.
 After man and woman have been married 15 or 20 years they can fight ard get over it in about 10 minutes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
Business Improvement

"I was in New York last week and found great deal of activity in most branches of business, said Henry L. sharon of Chicago
 In fact, New York looked as busy as Chicago, and that is saying good deal for we are having a large measure of prosperity in our city. l do not recall many years when business in August was so active as it is in Chicago now"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMf.e
 THE LAST STRAIN

 Slie gave the tramp her first baked pie A lovely thing of mince; He ate 1t with happy sigh But hasn't been seen since.
 Youngstown Telegram. sne gave the tramp her second pie, No more will he now greet us; In some secluded spot he'll lie, The cause-appendicitis. --Painsyille 1elegraph-Rep She gave the tramp her third baked pie A big fat one Of cherry. IL made the poor unfortunate die. He's at the morgue to bury.
 -Ashtabula Star She has her fourth. fifth, sixth baked
 pie.
 And tears have dimmed her lamps She's stuff enough for lots of pies But she's run out Of tramps.
 Houston Post She gave the tramp her umpsteenth pie, He gulped 1t down, forsooth. And thanked her with tear dinmed
 eye
 It brought his long lost youth With all it's pleasures back to him. That poor old, sad old tramp, For the pain that made his senses swim Was Nike green apple cramp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

BEGINNING THE DAY-My Father, grant me grace not to de- sptse the day of small things. Teach me thnf foundations must he laid. Teach me that the nobility ma! lie in how l do md not In what do. Teach me that Thou hast sfandsrds of Thine own as to great md small. Help me simply to he faithful. Amen.-H. M. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

The country is saved. "Coly' Blease will not be permitted to infiet his presence on the United States Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Shooting at an aeroplane with high power gun must be much faster sport than merely trying to bag field lark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

The Czar. the Kaiser and King George are conducting themselves in a most uncousinlyi manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

When Japan spoke up Bill Hohenzollern' hardly took time to see who was asking to bA taken on before he said yes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

If you happen to see a newspaper car toonist dashing off a bear these days he's drawing a picture to typify Russia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

We are anxious to learn if the faithful and every-ready prune has joined other foodstuffs in trying to jump over the moon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

It seems shame for wealthy tourist to come back from Europe in a cattle boat and miss being interviewed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

With fatherly pride the Kaiser deco rates his sons for gallantry at the front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

The German fleet ought to be compara- lively fresh when It finally gets busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

It's true that Switzerland is hemmed in by mountains and belligerents. but she's as tranquil as piece of Swiss cheese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Russian soldiers are said to be shooting badly. Still. we shouldn't like to blame 1t on the vodka.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

The appearance of a celebrated Diving Venus in the movies has convinced lot of people that diving venuses ought to stay in the water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
ovERwoRKED PHRASE

q take of my hat to the man who writes headlines for this newspaper" "Why such admiration?'
 "He never refers to the European war as titanic struggle"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Now that the dog days are dra wing to close, the war censorship might loosen up bit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
A THEoRIsT

A THEORIST Now, it's easy enough for a man to live within his means if hell just make up his mind to do it. said MT. Penwhizzle.
 How did you go about it?" asked MT. Poznozzle.
 Well, to tell you the truth, I've never tried it, but it stands to reason that a fellow could if he would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Servia continues to strut and feed ches ty, secure in the fact that her foe is busy elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
WAR AND THE cATHEDRALs

Censorship or no censorship, the war correspondents are keeping busy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

A little reassurance would go a long way with China just now,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Now. one the better; then. another best; uo,h tuuripu to he victorious, breast to
 breast, Henry VI.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
IN ACCORD

How did you enjoy Professor Dob Ier's lecture. on dreams?"
 Pretty well. I fell asleep and had one myself"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
SHOULD SAY so

The news that comes from Mexico I've little time to read;
 In Europe there's a bigger show With much more pep and speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
LINGER roo LONG

They never make hit, some men, And this Is why: They never seem to know just when To say good-by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
UNFORTUNATE WOMAN

Mrs. Grabscom's life is a tragedy. Her figure is never stylish"
 What, never?"
 Well, hardly ever. When plump ness is permitted she contrives to have a spell of sickness that makes her thin and when the willowy type is fashionable she always takes on flesh.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Leslie Weekly: Whatever may be the result of this great conflict, or the yer dict of history as to the responsibility of each nation in the premises. the heroic figure of the German Emperor will loom through the mist of battle and his bold defiance of the powers must ever com mand the admiration of the world Even the great Corsican himself never faced such stupendous odds. and future his- torians may say of the Kaiser's actions. as they did of the charge at Balaklava, Tt was not war-but it was mugnifi- cent"
 The stakes for which he is playing are the union of all Germanic peoples and the creation of a dominant power in the world. Years ago he said that Ger. many's future lies on the sea. The great German empire has comparatively little sea coast. The ports of Bremen anc Hamburg on the North sea are the only ones of importance in the worlds com merce The Rhine, Germany's principa river, empties Into the sea through Mol land, and it's vast burdens of freight fol | city Rotterdam. If Germany could pos sess itself of Holland and Belgium il would have magnficent littoral on thu North sea, and In addition to the com mercial supremacy that would come from the great ports of Rotterdam, Amster dam and Antwerp, as well as several o less importance, Germany would, through their possession, so strengthen her maya position that she would have nothing tt fear from Great Britain. Her presen need in this respect is shown by the ex penditure of over $50 0,0O0 for the con struction of the Kiel canal, principal, for naval purposes. It gives her a shor and safe passage for her fleets from tn, Baltic to the North sea and affords secure haven in times of war. It's con struction was necessitated by her ,acl of strong naval base on the North sea What sea power means to nation Il instanced by the fact that Great Britain a county comparatively insignificant il | area, and not rich in natural resources has for centuries held the balance o power in the civilized world through tn greatness of her merchant marine an' her navy Even Holland, couple o centuries ago, was mighty power be
 cause her flag flew from her vessels fl
 every part of the world. Germany's ques
 of the sea is a vital part of the plans sh
 has for future supremacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
EUROPEAN LINEUps

Tomorrow: Trial of Lord Nevill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29
TAPPING FATHER

Pa, mother says you ought to be a Var correspondent.p
 Your mother thinks I'm smart man, Willie. Did she say why she thought I ought to be a war corre- spondent?"
 Yes, sir. She says it's the only kind of job she ever heard of in which a man is positively forbidden to work ''
 A SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
 There's something uncanny about my husband" said Mrs wasserby.
 What makes you think so?'' asked Mrs. Grinders
 No matter how soundly he may be sleeping, the moment I start to go through his pockets he wakes right up"
 That isn't so hard to explain. Some men are such tightwads that their sub conscious minds tell them when their money is in danger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

A MOTHER of the great religious A trials in which the victim would rather die than recant from what
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Entered at the Birmingham. Ala. postoffice as second class matter under act of Congress March 3. 1879.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-29

Daily and Sunday Age-Herald $500 Daily and Sunday, per month .... 10 Daily and Sunday, three months 2.0O Weekly Age-Herald. per annum. .50 Sunday Age-Herald .. 200
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
Call for County Fair Meeting

We, the undersigned cltiz'nS OF
Springfield, Colo, hereby call
meeting of those Interested in
the holding of q county fair at
Springfield on the 6tn day of
June for the purpose of effecting
a temporary organization by the
way of electing a president, eX-
ecutive and other committees,
and the transaction of other
business.
Maurice Long, e Emerson
Fl. o. Green, Earl G. Denney
Mrs. l.. Burton, Harvey G. <ett,
r. G. Cotton, Lester Denney
Roy Denney, e. r. Koontz, }. p.
Mills, George S. Allen, Ioll Wag-
ner, Mary F. Wagner, Gus Cree,
Pearl Jones, Geo. A. Baker
and II. c.. Kaiser.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
Hall-Baughnan

At the home Of the brides par
ents, Rev. b. II .joEeS, j. of F.,
officiating, was soIomnized the
marriage OF John ID. Hall ana
Miss Orpha Baugman on May
18th, 1914.
After a sumptuous dinner, Il
number of presents were pre-
sented to the hri e and groom
ard candyand cigars were passed
A short program of vocal and
instrumental music vas rem
dered. The Baughmans have
lived in the county less than Il
wear. John Hall came 10 this
country from Kansas about four
wears ago, and has a splendid
place near Rodley.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
THE TEACHERS NORMAL,

The teachers of the county
will b esrry % learn Mr. that.
Momyer of the Lamar high
schools can't he secured for their
intended county normal for less
than Sl25.OO for two weeks
or $3.50 90 tor. four weeks.
AS the teachers have no county
nor state aid--have to fall back
on their own resources, such a
salary for an instructor is prob
ably too great to be considered.
However, there needs be no
failure of the teachers county
normal on that score. The needs
of the occasion, through the in
terestS of the schools and of the
teachers, are too great to think
for a moment of letting the nor
NAL fall through for the matter
of outside help in instruction,
when
Baca county probably has in
struct"rs as good as might be
secured from the outside.
We have some here who have
taught high schools, and others
who are amply qualified to do
so.
The thing now to do is to go
ahead aud have IL grand good
normal, and then make a move
on the state lesi stature this win
ter to so amend the normal
school law of this state as to give
at least Baca county the advan-
tage of it's own normal school
funds, and the teachers the
proper credit for attendance at
the county normal, the same as
at the district normal.
a move by the teachers of the
county would be at least inlu-
entail, and by such move the de
sired legislation might be
achieved.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

A suggestion: AS all concede
tie fair to Springfield, the Her
aid suggests that the Fourth OF
July celebration lie turned
wholly over TO Two Buttes and
Stcnington. That, too, would
give Springfield and "a large
number of other people chance
to witness what We believe will
be the crowning evidence of the
success of the Two Buttes seq
regation-the fullness of the
crops therein. If this arrange.
ment is made, we believe that
Two Buttes can arrange for the
time of their lives.
To those of poetic turn of
mind: The Herald isn't averse
to publishing poetry. We have
a goodly supply on hand, all the
way from good to bad, that we
are holding for an opportunity,
Is F.. 'E. 4saaapert-was "a Spring
field visitor Wednesday,.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

Editor Herald
Shall we have Baca county
fair?" seems to be a very prom
ihent question jnst at this time.
Everybody seems to be in favor
of the fair, but no one wants to
be the 1irst to make real move
in bringing about real results.
From the past we learn of the
future. Consequently we know
that without organization moth
ing can be accomplished. /.
That we should have IL fair
needs no arguement; but how to
go about tits the question that is
bothering the most of us. There
ARE many people who are willing
to aid in all the ways they know
how to make the fair success,
but who do not understand the
work of organizing the forces
for the work, a thing that is nee
essary for the work, and that
is necessary for success.
The writer would suggest that
ii meeting be called in Spring
field of all those interested and
are willing to aid in the work
and that at that eeting tenn
porary organization he affected
by choosing Il president and a
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
The Nidey Fund
Concluded

Wooley Bros. ), G.. Wilson
pillows and -four, Chas Wilson
D, Carl Jones /, Mrs. LaVere
quilt. Tate Il, o. Dotson ), A..
Bewley sewing machine, AIDA
KonlSel / Wilford Konlsel /, Cot
treli chairs and pillows and bed
springs, Grandma McC'intocl1
quilt and ] bushel of beans. Ed
ElmOre side of meat and lard.
In view of the call made for a
meeting on june 9th for the pur.
pose Of effectinS Temporary Tair
organization, in connection with
the Aiberti letter this week, we
have thought it prudent to defer
the general write up on the or
ganiz ttiun ajd management of
the far till next week
l.. V. Campbell and Len
Thompson were welcome visitors
to the county seat Tuesday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
THE CLIFF JEWELLERS.

Much has been written about
them They We're in northern
Mexico and up into the cliff and
mountain sections of Arizona
But it was left for f. j. Board
and John acknowledgements
of the mammoulh rcd cedar, to
get the evidence of the prehiStor-
ic existence of the Cliff Dwell
ers in the neighborhood
where that big cedar tree grew.
The find was i'm the way of a
skull, having an intellectual, con
formation, but indicating IL stat
ure Of lilIiputian and clitf-dwell.
er proportions. say about Two
and one-haIf feet in height.
Tie skull is very old and of
course very brittle there be-
ing nothing left of it except the
mineraI substance that gave it
solidilication.
The skull was intact when
found, but the -joIting separated
it along the sagittal suture, and
jolted lose some smaller pieces.
Mr.. Board favored us with
presentation of the skull, and it
can now be seen at this office.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
OBITUARY

Elmer A. Walker, child of Har-
ry and Dilla W"ll,er, was born
April 10, 1913, and departed this
life May 10th, 1911, being one
\ ear, one r"0nth, one day old.
Like the n rning flower called
for so soon ID transplated in our
Fathers Ki..dom above, pure and
undetiled. We cannot call him
back, but we can go to him.
Funeral services Sunday at
the G. |. School house, conducted
by Nixon and Minnie j. Rich.
A. N. Bilig, the Windy" of
Campo, vas in town on the Goth
inst. and was a pleasant caller at
this office,
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
Atty. Albert
E County L ain.

secretary and " board of direct
ors to act under sucl, rules as
may be made fol' its government.
The association might be cal'ed
Baca County's Agricultural and
Horticultural Society
There are many ways by
which money can be raised to
pay expenses, such as life Nom
bership in the association.
The writer holds one such
membership in !. Nebraska assoc
citation, and is ready to purchase
another in a Baca county asso-
citation.
OF course we could not pay
large premiums at first,
and no doubt many would be
willing to accept u blue or red
ribbon, as often the case when Il
fair first starts.
But such ~ matter can be bet
ter discussed at Il NEE ting chan
thorugh the Herald. Conse-
quently the writer suggests shat
such Il meeting be called by no.
tice in the Herald and other
county papers, the same 10 be
held early in June.
Yours fora successful fair.
|. q. Albert.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22
EL0tMONT

A. b. Knott sold team q
mules to Jno. Ballard Thursday
Quitman Terry is planting Tor
Stephenson and Callahan.
Clyde BurleSon is working at
Bert McGowan's.
Mrs. Robt Dickey visited Mrs.
Lockwood and Mrs. Rich
Miss Matte Lucas has been re.
modelling her house.
Robt. Dickey is farming the
Burleson and Terry places.
Misses Mertie and Bertha Ste
phenson visited Miss Long.
Denney and Butler were
breaking a horse Wednesday,.
j. w. Stoyner has bought a
fine team.
F. C. Hoffman and wife Ct
Richland, were showing frier
Of theirs over this part of Il ,
country Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

All candidates shonld under
stand the fact, as does Hon. Ed
win V. Brake and all others of
the capital, that the Herald is
the one paper in Baca county
what's got the big circulation.
and that by the eternal fitness of
things it is the organ of democ-
acy in this county and the prop
er medium for making political
announcements.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

As-to second terms, there are
two customs. One custom is for
them to get the second term il
they can, and the other custom
is for the other feller TO get the
place if he can. A hint to the
wise ought to be sufficient.
l.. I. Williamson of Campo,
walked right in at the front door
Wednesday and asked for first
floor accommodations for the
year to come. Rent S125. 90.
Paid. Thanks.
Jack Wade made proof on his
farm Monday before Com.
Speclkmann, using j A. Bran.
um and Oren Doty as witnesses.
Frank Hair told Commission
er Speckman all about the troub
les he has had on that claim, AND
that he wants the land for said
troubles. F.. M. Blackwelder
AMI Jacob Crick were tha4 wit
nesses in the case.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

How does he do it?" has been
asked every time Pres. Wilson has
come out first best, with Il unit
ed party back of him. A clue
to the mystery might be gotten
in his handling the Mexican and
strike situations, and when boil
ed down can be summed up in
good horse sense" and diplo-
macy.
The Springfield herald., 1914-05-22

Shaffer started in to make the
Times and News clean, but he is
making them as foul and dirty in
politics as they eyer have been
otherwise. The full-page head
ne-''President Wilson Re-
Dukes Governor Ammons,' was
a part of it's foul, dirty work in
that direction, and deserves the
condemnation of all truth loving
citizens regardless of party affil-
liations. There wasn't one sin
glething in the president S letter
that coald have been construed
into rebul1e of Gov. Ammons.