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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Easter Festivities Held In Mexico
DESPITE Disturbances There

played to good advantage, while some
Indians are still weaving palm leaves
for any who find themselves painless
at the eleventh hour. Within. a throng
Of the devout, rich and poor. high and
low, kneeling together on the rough
board floor, their palms waving above
their heads, the dark, devout faces
peering through the pale yellow
branches as the sonorOus Latin pray
ers float down from the high altar; all
this against a background Of dim old
paintings, rich old gilt and quaint old
carvings. The prayers cease at last
and the procession Of priests retires to
the sacrlsty.
It is something Of a retreat at the
last to get away from the people who
crowd in to brush their palms against
the fathers garments. The crowd dis
perses slowly, some lingering to dip
their palms into the holy water before
they take them home and fasten them
to the outside Of the house, where they
are supposed to ward off lightning for
a year.
Holy Thursday.
There is no other celebration of any
consequence until Holy Thursday. The
churches have affairs and pictures
heavily draped with purple curtains.
so that the effect is decidedly "triste."
On Thursday afternoon, in the cathe-
dral, there occurs the ceremony Of
foot washing in commemOration OF
Chrlst's washing the feet Of the disci-
Piles. The bishop is to wash the feet
of twelve beggars gathered from the
streets Of Mexico. The city swarms
with beggars, SO the bishop has q
good assortment from which to choose
and he has chosen we'll. He did not
commit the artistic excess of bringing
in those traveSties on the human form
with too few or too many limbs
features which so distress the passers,
by that they fling a penny with avert.
ed face. Three benches are placed al
the foot Of the altar SO as to form
three sides Of a hollow square, anG
here we see the beggars. twelve quite
respectable looking old men, wearing
decent black clothes and having one
foot bare, awaiting the bishops min
istrations. And those feet. VIVA
hours Of scrubbing and soaking mus
have been expended to bring them t.
this condition Of wilderness and purity
so that they might almost belong tt
any high born lady. 1t must have
been an object lesson to the beggars
and yet, doubtless, they regard /
merely as part Of IN honor too grea
to occur more than once in a lifetime.
: The music and Latin prayers come
, to a sudden and impressive pause. Thu
: bishop approaches-a tall man, hand
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17

! ding it with the tendereSt reverence.
showing as in the morning that nature
was stronger than their dramatic edu-
cation.
Never can one forget the awful mo-
ment when the nails were driven. The
priest paused and the sound Of the
blows resounded through the building
while the people wept softly-it was
all SO real TO them. Then the cross
bearing the figure was raised and fast
cned. the Roman soldiers ga1mbled for
the clothes. 4 sponge was held to the
mouth of the image and st. John was
; brought to the foot of the cross on one
side and the Virgin on the other.
The scenes on the streets of Mexico
at Easter. in the public squares and
particularly in the Zocalo are Of a very
different character. The Zocalo is the
central plaza, the very heart Of the
City Of Mexico. bounded on the north
by the cathedral, east by National
palace. south and west by the portales
or covered sidewalks. On festival De-
casions this open space is occupied by
a village of temporary booths, a village
which springs up in a. night and when
the festival is over dissolves and van
ishes like a dream.
The Last Of Judas.
Canvas. mating and poles are COM
b1ned to form these rude shelters,
which rise with no sound of hammer
nor saw, as ropes. leather thongs and
wooden pegs do the work Of screws
n nails. There are certain products
which are always on sale ut these
times. various kinds of sweets, fruit
drinks. immense heaps Of peanuts,
native pottery in great variety, baskets
and painted gourds. In addition to
these standard wares you will find
many booths at each festival devoted
to the sale Of certain things which per-
tain to that particular occasion and
are never seen at any other time. The
specialties Of Semana Santa are mat
racas and images of Judas.
During these days Of mourning in
the churches the bells are silent and.
in their stead, great wooden rattles
called matracas are whirled. the sound
being produced by an angeme of
cogwheels.
Judas has his day in the church cal
endar, the Saturday between Good Fri
day and Easter Sunday. a day devoted
to his annual execution. He has been
on sale for several days in every form
OF hideous caricature, from a little
black imp at a cent to life size papier
mache figures, with very long noses
and very red cheeks. The large images
are filled with explosive material and
are hung over the heads of the popu-
lace in the streets to be exploded at 10
o'clock on the morning of Judas day.
At five minutes before 10 there is q
p~remonitOry hush. because every one
is fairly holding his breath. waiting
for the deluge of sound to follow. Ten
o'clock. Judas goes up in smoke. noise
md sulphur. The church bells break
their silence and ring out as though
glad to be released.
The mex day Judas is forgotten.
though not forgiven. and the churches
are full Of Easter music, Easter flow
ers and Easter joy.
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some and naughty in his gorgeous
robes, attended by three priests bear
ing a silver ever and basin and fine
white towels. A few drops of wafer
from the ever fall on the foot Of the
nearest beggar, are wiped away, the
bishop lightly brushes the spot with
his lips and the ceremony is over.
Churches Brilliantly Lighted.
Thursday evening is the time Of so
monumentos.' Every church is bril-
liant with lights and every altar is
~gorgeously decorated with candles,
bowls of %sprouting wheat, oranges
bearing little tinsel flags, everything
which ingenuity can suggest, with re-
suits varying from barbaric to really
beautiful light and color effects. 1t is
quite common to have the Last Supper
represented with life size figures in
wood or pasteboard and the leading
churches vie with one another in the
splendor of their decorations. 1t is the
proper thing to visit seven churches
on this evening, just stopping for a
prayer at each-a pious pilgrimage
which gives one an opportunity to com
pare the decorations of different affairs
and also has a good effect on the soul
for all the year to come.
Then comes Good Friday. the day of
the c%ruciixion, a time of deepest sor-
| row and gloom. On this day there still
| fingers in Mexico Il rude form Of the
Passion play given by the Indians,
| with the assistance OF the parish
| priest. However, this has been more
| and more restricted by law, until now
the church images are used for the
leading characters, and even in this
| modified form it has been forbidden in
the federal district, so that one must
wander far from the capital to find it.
| and even then it is uncertain and fall
ing into disuse.
1t consists of a whole day long dra-
matte performance. The play is per
formed in W. acts. the trlal before
PLATE in the morning and the cruel
fixion in the afternoon. In the parish
church at Tacuba. Il village near the
City of Mexico, the production was
DtIIOIlltu lOE me liSL tA'hC oS'Nio
years ago.
The church is a beautiful. pictur
esque old building in Il large yard sur
rounded by q curious old wall Of in
verified arches. The church is not at
all interesting inside. with its shoddy
modern decoration-everything an lmi
tation of something it is not.
The stage was the space betWeen the
altar rail and the purple curtain whicl
hung before the altar.
The Crucifixion.
The cruciixion did not take place
until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, to b.
correct with history. While the prizes
exhOrted the people from the pulpit tn
cross had stood near the door. At
the soldiers Went for it through tn
crowd, which made way as well al
was possible for such a solid mass o
humanity. Then the figure was nailet
| to the cross the Roman soldiers han
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-17
Wisconsin Profits by Boxing.

WiSrOnSin'S share of boxing receipts
for three and a half months under the
Heddiny boxing law reached S3.944
with the receipt of a check Of S132
from the state athletic commission.
State Treasurer Johnson required the
commission to submit a detailed state
lnent of the receipts of each contest.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
LoEALS.

Our good friend M. U. Nc
Clendon of Richards, said "hel-
10" to US on the 7th inst. on his
way to the big woods.
We are running Springfield as
it was in the old days this week.
We can supply cards of Spring
field, Villas, and old Boston, the
th' ee for cents, Nice to send
to your friends, and as souven-
irs.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. H. Griffis
think so mrch of that famous
Brussels cacpets that they re-
fused to move out, and 50 paid
the rent for another year to come.
This is something to be thank full
for when we come to eat turkey
on the 26th inst.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
REWARD
$4,000

Whereas certain and numerous par
ties have been killing animals belong
ng to The Prairie Cattle Co. Ltd, some
for the purpose of selling the
meat, others for the purposeof OBJ
tanning meat for their own consumption,
and others for the reason that the cat
tic have been giving then annoyance
This is to give notice that the above re-
ward of $50o.OO will be given to anyone
giving such information as will lead to
he convict ion of each and every guilty
person. All animals belonging to
The Prairie Cattle CO. Ltd. are branded
u on left hip, and all information
should be given 10 H. G. Glazbrook,
Manager Prairie Cattle Co. Ltd, Hig-
bee, Cello. Adv.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
THAT RICHARDS ''FAIR PLAY"

Even after Fair Play" wrote
that letter for the Herald, there
were still some people wondering
who that Richards Fair Play can
be; aud it is particularly in
justice to one or two down that
way that this explanation is
written.
When some of the campaigners
were down chat way, those Rich
ards people were wondering who
among themselves could write
such a letter, as several gratis
copies had been sent among
them. The oldest of their
s,t'lerS that they could think of,
outside of Charley Wiley, was
the editors very good friend
M. u. McClendon, and some
Thought it mnst llnve been him
II tho fi,'.t place, IS already
statet', NJ U McClcudon is our
spe.ial friend. In the second
pace, he came Lore about six
years agn, and hasn't interested
himself enough in Raca politics
to evan attend the- county con-
Yen,ioas H consequently
knows ~ moe Of the political
history of tho county thnn any
othar Ri IA sds newcomer.
The combiacrs we're very fool
ish in selsctjan Richards as he
pnee for rhat letter to cone
from *. afbrr the Wiley>, the
nenrrSt old time-s to the Rich
ards country are the Lepels of
Boston
Instead of Richards they
should have had that letter come
from Villas, Stonington, or
Blaine, where some actual old
timers are to be found.
The man who wrote the Fair
Play" letters, and all those 9th
err Communicated" letters, was
one of three men who are tinan-
cially interested in the Demo-
crat; and the public is left to
guess as to which one OF the
three men 1t was that wrote
them.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
NOTICE OF CONTEST
(For Publication)
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
United States Land Office.

Ohiteu otates Lana Olnces
Lamar. Colorado, Oct. 20, 1914
To Henry Kat1er. of Tyrone. okls.. Con teste, ::
You are hereby notified that Far
rinzton Little. who gives Geensburg. Knnsas,
as his post-office address, did oa Sept.
a5. 1914, file in this Office his duly corroborated
application to contest and secure the cancella-
ton of yoar homestead. Entry No. Oslzl Serial
Osl2I. m.de May q, 1910, for south Z of Sec.
70. Twp. so s. Ranga 4s W. 9Th principal Me-
ridian. and AS grounds for his
contest he alleges that said Henry Katzer
his wholly abandoned said land for more than
one year last past: failed to cultivate the same
for the last year: that all thefe defaults con-
t:nue to this dat.
You are, therefore, further notified that the
said allegations WI, bs taken by this Office as
having been confessed by you. and your said entry
W 'c Cancelled thereundeF without your further
r.ht t" be heard therein, either before this office
oron appeal II you fail t., fle in this Office within
twenty days after the FOURTH publication of
this i.otice. as shown below. your answer. under
oath, specifically meeting and responding to these
alegatic.. Of contest, or II you fail within that
time 10 file in this Office due proof that you have
served copy Of your answer the said contest
ant either in person by registered mail. II thit
s.rviee is made by the delivery Of a copy Of your
'swer to the contestant In person proof of such
srvce must be either the said contestants
written acknow Iedgment Of his receipt Of the copy
showing the date Of its receipt. the Affidavit OF
the person by whom the delivery was ma1e stat
when and where the copy was delivered; II
m,d. by registered mail, proof Of such service
m ,st consist Of the Afdavit Of the person by whom
the espy was mailed stating when and the posi-
ofIsce to which it was mailed, and this affidavi'
must be accompanied by the postmasters receipt
or the Letter.
You shsuh state in your Answer the name Of
tbs pest sniee to which ysu desire future notice
TO be sent to you.
EUGENE n WHITAKER. Register.
Date Of first publication Nov. 18th, 1914.
Urecpnd - .. 20, 1914
.' @third - 27th. 1914.
:" :. fourth Dec 9Th. 1914.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
NOTICE of CONTEST
dor Publlcatior)
department of the Interior.
United States Land Office

Lamar. Colorado. Oct. 20. 1911 To
William Faber of Springfield. Colo.. Confess
tee You hereby notified that Albert W.
Little. who gives Greensburg. Kans., RS his
P. o. address, did on Sept. 18th. 1871, file in
this Office his duly corroboratcd application to
contest ..nd secure the cancellation Of your
HID. Entry No. Ol2557 Serial No. 0l2.57 made
Feb. iOsh, l9Is. for the NJ. of Fec. IA
Twp. 10 Strange z W. 9th Pririncipal Meridian
and grounds for his contest he alleges that
oaid william Faber has wholly abandoned
snid land for than oAc year last past: failo
to i'm m1r cIl-iva.e any portion thereof
within the last y. that all of aid defaults exist
to this date.
You are therefore further notified that the said
allegations will be tal;cl ly this Office having
been confessed by you. and your said entry will
be cancelled Hereunder without your further
right to be heard ther .n either before this office
appeal if you fail to file in this office within
twenty days after the FOURTH publication of
this notice. shown below. your answer. under
18th. specifically meeting and responding to there
Allegations Of contest. or If you fail within that
time to file in this Office due proof that you have
served a copy of your the said con-
te.tant either in rerson by registered mail. II
this service is made by the delivery of copy of
, your answer to the contestant in person. proof
of such service must be either the said contest
ants written Acknowledgement of his receipt of
the copy. showing the date of its receipt, or the
affidavit of the person by whom the delivery was
Made stating when and where the copy de-
livered: il made by registered mail proof of such
service must consist of the affidavit of the person
by whom the copy mailed stating when and
the postofice to which it mailed. and this
affidavit must be accompanied by the postmasters
receipt for the letter.
! You should state in your answer the name OF
EUGENE NJ. WHITAKER. Register.
| the postoffiee to which you desire future notice
/ to be sent to you.
Date of first publication Nov. 18th. igil.
end - 10th, :"
Bird " 27th,
| = fourth Dec. 4th.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
0pp0rEuniEy.

l have for sale--l IL ft. wind
mill, tower and pump, 13O ft. 2 in
pipe, steel pump rod, etc. Cost
$135; cash price SIS.
steel windmill, tower and As
feet Ii in. pipe. Cash price $40.
Miscellaneous buildings, barb
ed wire, etc very cheap.
f. EMERSON,
AGENT.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
NOTICE Fon PUBLIC At
(Publisher)
Department of the Interior
TT & Land Office nj Lam ar. G.


U. S. Land Office al Lam ar, Col.
Septic 1914
Notice Is hereby given that Sheppard Spivey.
Of StoninHton Colo, who. on Jan. 26. 1911, made
homestead entry serial No. 09is6, for se't
.ection 10 Township So South Range
- ". 6th Principal Meridian has filed notice
Of intention to make three year proof to estab-
'ish claim to the land above described. be-
fore Silas E. Speckmann the United States Com
missioner at Springfield, Colorado, the i4th
hay Of Nov. 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses:
George W. Villers, t. r. Viliers, j. b. Vcrs,
all three of S'onington Colo. G. II. Poyncr, o.
Villas, Cole,
EUGENE NJ. WHITAKER. .Rgcist
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
STRAY COW

Red 8 year old COW branded
NY left hip; strayed from my
home on Butte Creek about two
weeks ago. $500 reward for
recovery of COW.
N. s. Sprague,
d3-9 Maxey, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1914-11-13
Personal
Pagraphras. s.

This has been moving k
with the editors family.
The commissioners were t..
ing things over this week.
1 Brown finally won by 22s voteS.
probably 200 of them democrat
ic.
| Judge Allen and wife were at
Lamar last Sunday, visiting his
parents.
The tllird.termer finally won
over the second-tsrmer by nine
teen votes.
A. H. Barrett, stockman and
old timer, was in town on busi-
ness Monday.
J! In six months it is safe to say
there will be no more public
land i'll Baca county.
Harry and Will NcClintock
and ueighbor made round
trip to the cedars this week.
If one paper has . circulation
of 80 and another of over 500,
what should be the difference in
advertising ratess
y Roy Thompson some time ago
proved up claim on Bear creek,
and recently sold same to ner.
chant Baker for 81. 200.
4 The Democrat complains that
it didn't have no help. Pshaw!
Don't you know how we worked
together on Judge Allen and the
I state ticket?
A. A. Denney went to
Lamar to buy a car load of
potatoes. County clerk elect
Spurgeon was looking after the
store while he Was gone.
L. A. Peden of the cutoff will
pay taxes on the land hereafter.
Bert Smith and Robert Kelley
>aw him through with H.. I.t-
For, Com. Speckinann.
Cll,rIey Meyer and family If lhc
Boston country were in town on
he 7th inst. Mr.. Meyer ha,
been in very poor health during
the summer asthmatic trouble.
w. NJ Stewart, S. il. Speck-
mann, and f Emerson we're ut
the Lamport ranch las! Snnday.
Elmer is very ill and grave
dnuht. ar.' enter iained ~ 20 lis
recovery.
! The majority of 325 r...i,yt
Herb shows the overv! .irii: <
sentii ent against third and
fourth terms. People believe. in
second terms and believe ,I.;sl
that's enough.
Sam Holt, caShier of tie new
bank has purchased the Kliser
residence. This gives tn the
bank the assurance of perina-
nency, while these gentlemen
will be valuable acquisitions to
both our town and the county.
There was one man on the
ticket VIII lost over 200 demo.
cratic votes for the simple reh
son that they thought it, a plain
case of his having been put w
by the combine They we're
each making their first run for
office.
The election mayllave gone right
or wrong, but \. L. Smith Of
: the CimarrOn cut off went just
right in taking up frst-floor
quarters and ordering the fa-
nous % doses, to be taken by
parcels post, either before shals-
ing or after shaking.
] AFFIDAVIT.
This is to certify that every
i. word and statement ma lie in the
article written by me, and
sworn to by Mrs. Nettie knight,
in regard to the ownership of
the Baea County Democrat, as
published in the Springfield
Herald of October 23rd, is
true and correct.
Signed, i
4 Il. X. Knight.
Subs aribed and sworn tU be.
lore me this 9th day Of Novem-
or A D. 1914
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
FOR MRS. REED
ter the game

On Friday evening Mr.. and Mrs, Will
Dodson entertained informally at two
tables of auction in honor Of Mrs. Sa-
rah Reed, the guest of Mrs w ], Jos,
sey.
1t was a very pleasant affair Mrs.
Barlow Council making top score, for
which she received a silver pencil as
the prize. The honor guest was pre-
sented a pretty souvenir of the occas-
ion.
At a late hour a tempting lunch
was served, those present being Mrs.
Reed, Mrs. Jossey, Misses Callie and
Mamie Sue Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Lanier and Mrs, Barlow Council.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
scamp FIRE GIRLS"
ON "HIKE"

The Americas Camp Fire Girls,
chaperoned by their charming leader,
Mrs. Conner Jones, had most inter
esting hike" over the Plains road and
thence across country to Kidd's Mill
and the Goodwin plantation, returning
home at 5 o'clock, tired out, but new
ertheless buhbling over with enthus-
iasm over their feat. Those enjoying
the little trip were Evelyn Bell, Mary
Hawkins, Annie Lucille Allen, Mary
Glover, Cordelia Gatewood Elizabeth
Davis.
Would this not offer a most healthful
suggestion to some of our Americas
girls to thus enjoy athletic exercises,
rather than card tables and other light
frivolities?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
In the Social World

Those invited were Mrs. H B. Allen,
Mrs. Charles Council, Mrs. l. J. Kali
mon, Mrs. Will Dodson, Mrs. R. E. Nc
Nulty, Mrs. Frank Lanier, Mrs S. II.
Mckee, Mrs. Ed Sheffield, Mrs. Craw-
ford Wheatley, Mrs. c. J. White, Mrs.
Ernest Statham, Mrs. Taylor Lewis,
Mrs. Henry Johnson, Mrs. w. J. JOS
sey, Mrs. Sarah Reed, of Warm
Springs; Mrs. John R. Hudson, Mrs.
Barlow Council and Mrs. Ira Lowe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
by Miss RebecCa Mathis

lDy HISS ACUONS@ m"SASsl
RIRST RAIN
IN the ranks of thistle, down the
road,
phantom fiocks of sunbeams has
lilly,
gilded feathers of the butterfly,
Sc away; anon a weary load
in, wild scented, being freshly
moved,
'es smoking on; as from the
broOding sky
e fall deliberate, still showers
of shy
indrops all around. The team
.sters goad
waying oxen, steaming to a shed
covering. The brown and dusty
trees
hispering, as eagerly they spread
branches in the rain, and stand
at ease
stem, yonder in the clover bed
happy buzzing of ten thousand
bees!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
SPRING, HAT AND HAIR,
INC, PARIS

The hat which is being worn by the
Farisienne remains tiny and brimIess.
All hats are worn aslant over one ear,
oven the tiniest turbans. The modish
turban is just large enough to fit the
head when the hair is drawn back close
to the temples and posed at q perilous
angle. A hat that is not slanted over
one eye-well, it isn't.
Parisiennes are devoted to dark COL
o1ed hats, and black, dark blue, tete
de nigre "a very dusky BROWN aud
dark bottle green are the smartest
colors worn.
Whether they be for morning, after
noon, or evening, the coiffures all show
a tendency to mount higher, to cling
at the sides-and look deceptively sim
pie. In front the hair is pulled AMI
patted into that irregular shape which
best suits the individual. Forehead
ard ears, which have been an unseen
quantity the last year or two are re.
appearing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
PRACTICE CLUB

On Friday afternoon Miss Fannie
May Williford entertained her Auction
Practice club of two tables, those pres
ent being Mrs Edgar Ship, Mrs. Tay-
lor Lewis, Mrs. Eugene Hill, Mrs w.
u. Moreland, Mrs. Lucius McCleskev.
Miss Blanche Hawkins and Mrs, Ben C.
Statham, of Atlanta.
Sandwiches and tea were served at
ter the game.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-03-15
"A Little More cider, Too.'

A great deal of the so-called cham
payne drunk in this country is really
made in France of American apples.
The apples are here cored, sliced and
dried, sent to France, and there con-
verified into cider. Carbonic acid gas
is added, with yeast and little flavor
ing powder, and some Of the connois-
seurs smack their lips over it, under
the delusion that it is real champagne.