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The Springfield herald., 1916-02-11
NOTICE of CONTEST
(For Publication
Department of the Interior
Uuited States Land Officr

Lamar, Colo.
January 81. 1876.
To William C. Smith of Two Buttes Colo. Con-
tcst.e
You are hereby notified that Roger c. Smith.
r. $. did IN Nov. l. 1915. ct in his ,f'ice
% 'ure the canrellltisn + our honesrand Nn'rv
no ------- Serial M ciGe73 ma Mar. slth. 1915.
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Range IS " sixth Princiral Meridian
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mi: Ia never cs latahed rcsidenre sine date
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mo an that all of the sail ETA 1t continue to
the Pr" sent date.
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A. l.. BEAVERS Register.
Date of first publication Feb, 1915
second ' - II 1915
third 3" is 1917
fourth 4" e5 1916
The Springfield herald., 1916-02-11
TOWN ON.HlS lfCf

TCWN ON.HlI IfCt
About two years iaso Eol down fiy ta,g
writes Solomon BelIrttc. Flat River so. 'Ig.t
Soc box of Goloy Kidney Pills and they Streigh
tned me right up. recommended then, tn all ,,h,
have kidney trc Ibe.' Rheumatic aches al
pains. sorefess and stiffness, sleep disturpii
bladder trouble trouble, yield quickly to Fol-
kidney Pills
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
Soldiers in the Trenches Accustom
Themselves to the Hard Condi-
tions of Modern War.

A medical observer of the effects
produced on French soldiers by pro-
longed service in the trenches notes
with apparent surprise that in a few
months they lose all fear Of the sud-
den death which constantly threatens
them, cease to thrill to the horrors
that are their daily spectacles, and
when wounded seem almost Indifferent
to pain.
No doubt these observations are
true-of the men who prove capable
of accustoming themselves to the
hard conditions Of modern war
Equally credible, however, are the re-
ports coming from all the armies of
men in considerable numbers whose
nerves will not stand the strain of
| the trenches and who are soon re-
! duced by them to a state of imbecil-
| ity or insanity. AS for the impassi-
bility of the harder faction, it is only
another illustration of the familiar
fact that the human mind cannot long
respond actively to stimulations that
are continuous and monotonous One
mangled corpse is a frtghtful specta.
Gle when first seen, but when there
are hundreds or thousands of them in
view, day after day, they cease to ere
ate any emotion.
That the soldiers become compare
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21

whispered, sending the words out into
the void of night But only the din
and clamor of a city gone wild with
enthusiasm came to answer him. Some
where on the avenue a band was play
ing; men were shouting themselves
hoarse in excitement. and above the
shouting came the staccato cracking
of pistols and guns fired in air.
He struck the match and stopped
over the blue cylinder This is your
message of cheer, whether you take it
that way or not" he went on, whisper
ing again to the silent void. But when
the fuse of the blue light was fairly
fizzihg he suddenly pinched it out and
held the match to the other.
Up on the high bench of the great
| mountain Amy Massingale was pacing
to and fro on the puncheon-foored
porch of the home cabin. The girls
gaze never wandered far from dark
area in the western edge of the town
the semicircle cut into the dotting
lights and marking the site of the gov.
/ ernment reservation. 1t was when a
tiny stream of sparks shot up in the
center of the dark area that she
stopped and held her breath. Then
when a binding fare followed to prick
out the headquarters, the eommissary
and the mess house, she sank in de
spairing little heap on the floor, with
her face hidden in her hands and the
quick sobs shaking her like an agut
chill. 1t was Brouillard's signal, but
it was not the signal of peace; it wa:
the blood-red of revolution and strife
| and turmoil
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21

shift concrete handlers as fast as they
materialized, squadding them and driv.
ing the work of wreck clearing for
every man and minute they could
command, with Gassman and Bender
to act as foremen.
For himself, Brouillard reserved the
most hazardous of the recruiting expe-
dents. The lower avenue had already
become a double rank of dives, saloons
and gambling dens; here, If anywhere
in the craze-depopulated town, men
might be found, and for once in their
lives they should be shown how other
men earned money.
Shove It for every minute of dav-
light there is left" he ordered, snap-
ping out his commands to his staff
while he was filling the magazine of
his Winchester. Puddle what mate
rial there is in the forms, dump the
telpher buckets where they stand, and
clean out the mixers; that's the size
of the job, and it's got to be done.
Jump to 1t, Grizzy, you and Handley,
and we'll try to fill your gangs the
best way we can"
| You'll be up on the stagings your.
self, won't your" asked Grislow. strug.
| Cling into his working coat.
After a bit. I'm going down to the
lower avenue to turn out the crooks
and diamond wearers. It's time they
were learning how to earn an honest
dollar"
You'll get yourself killed up," .grum
bled Leshington. Work is the one
thing you won't get out of that crowd.
Watch me-" rasped the chief, anC
he was gone as soon as he had said it
Strange things and strenuous hap
pened in the lower end of the Nj
quota valley during the few hours o
daylight that remained. First, clint
ing nervously to the puddlers' staginl
on the great dam. and led b; Poodle
himself, came the Metropole quota o
walters, scullions, cooks and porters
willing but skill-less. After them, an,
herded by Leshington. came dappe
crew OF office men and clerks to snatc
up the pudding spades and to sol
their clothes and blister their hand
in emptying the concrete buckets MI
Cortwright's contribution came as
, dropping fire; handful of tree-cutter
from the sawmills, a few picked u
/ here and there in the deserted tow
} an automobile load of power-compan
/ employees shot down from the gene
ating plant at racing speed
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
HANDY HUSBAND
Knew How to Get Part of the Break.
fast,

"T know one dish can prepare for
breakfast as well as any cook on
earth said my husband one morning
when the cook was i'll and he had vol
unteered to help get breakfast. He
appeared with his dish and l discov-
cred it was Grape-Nuts which, of
course, was easy to prepare for it was
perfectly cooked at the factory, but it
was good illustration Of the conven-
ience Of having Grape-Nuts about.
I'VE took up Grape-Nuts immedi-
ately after returning from five years
sojourn in hot country. Our stom-
achs were in bad condition and we
were in poor health generally.
In a day or two we liked Grape
Nuts better than any other kind of
food on the table. We both gained
steadily in health and strength, and
this was caused by Grape-Nuts and
Postum.
"a friend of ours had a similar ex
perience. She was seriously i'll with
indigestion and could find nothing to
eat that would not give her heartburn
and palpitation, especially at night.
She found that small dish OF
Grape-Nuts with cream made her a
satisfactory supper and gave her a
comfortable nights rest. In a short
time she gained several pounds in
weight"
There's Reason" Name given by
p0cfIsro pa+kIa Nraol- NK;aL.
Ever read the above letter? new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of huma1
inter.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
BITS OF INFORMATION

Tarnished copper can be cleaned
with an ordinary ink eraser. the grit
in the rubber removing the tarnish
without injuring the metal.
A life preserver invented in Europe
is intended to keep a person fairly
warm and dry for several days as he
floats about awaiting rescue.
For saving time in opening letters
an envelope has been invented with
the flap so perforated that pulling at
its point tears off the flap squarely.
The United States last year con-
sumed S,801,531 long tons of sugar, an
increase of more than one per cent
from the year before and of more than
three per cent over the average for
the last 80 years.
To avoid the glare of the usual kind
of headlights a French automobile is
equipped with a number of incandes-
cent lamps on a horizontal bar over
the radiator. backed by individual re-
flectors.
An easily operated tool has been in
vented for removing an automobile rim
from tire instead of stretching a tire
from rim, the usual process.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
CHAPTER xIl-contlnusd.

He was abashed. confounded; and at
the bottom of the tangle of conflict
Ing emotions there was a dull glow Of
resentment
Il did II. as | say--for love Of you,
Amy; and now have done a much
more serious thing-for the same rea
SON"
Tell me-. she said. with a quick
catching Of her breath.
Your brother put a weapon in my
hands, and have used II. There was
one sure way to make the railroad
people get busy again. They couldn't
sit still IL all the world were trying
to get to a new gold camp, to which
they already have a line graded and
nearly ready for the STEEL"
And you have-?"
He nodded
She had retreated to take her for
mer position, leaning against the porch
post, with her hands behind her. and
she had grown suddenly calm.
Don't look at me that way, Amy"
be pleaded. you wanted something
and wanted to give it to you. That
was alias God hears me, it was all.
You believe that, Amy? 1t will break
my heart II you don't believe it."
She shook her head sadly.
You don't understand. and can't
make you nderstand-that is the keen
misery of it. If this ruthless thing you
tried to do had succeeded, l should be
the most wretched woman in the
world"
III It had succeeded? 1t has sue
ceeded. Didn'. l say just now that
the town was crazy With excitement
when ] left to come up herer
The girl was shaking her head again
God sometimes saves US III spite oi
ourselves" she said gravely. "Tht
excitement win die out. There are ne
placers in the Niquoia. The bars have
been prospected again and again"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21

A centrifugal pump that has been in
vented in England is said to handle
unscreened sewage of a consistency
that would choke any other type of
pump.
A French inventor has turned out
an arc light projecting lantern with
which may be used opaque pictures,
glass lantern slides or motion picture
films.
By fractional distillation under rela-
lively low pressure an Italian has
found a way to remove alcohol from
wine without otherwise altering it.
The seats on a recently patented
sightseeing automobile are slowly re-
volved as the vehicle moves, permit
ting the passengers to see both sides
of a street without twisting their
| necks.
Placing the exhaust ports near the
center of the cylinder so they are un-
covered at the end of the stroke, q
German has invented an economical
engine as the cylinder heads are kept
at a more even temperature.
A waterproof veil that folds yer,
compactly but can be quickly sprea
! to cover a woman's hat and face has
haen patented by New York man
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
~ CHAPTER XIV M
The Feast of Hurrahs

Mirapolis the marvellous was hus-
tling, roaring. wide-open mining camp
of twenty thousand souls by the time
the railroad, straining every nerve and
crowding three shifts into the 24-hour
day. pushed its rails along the foothill
bench of Chigringo, tossed up it's tenn
porary station buildings, and signaled
its opening for business by running a
mammoth excursion from the cities of
the immediate East.
Busy as it was, the city took time
to celebrate fittingly the event which
| linked it to the outer world. By proc
lamation Mayor Cartwright declared a
holiday. There were lavish displays
of bunting, an impromptu trades pa
rade, speeches from the plaza band
stand, free lunches and free liquor
day of boisterous, hilarious triumph
ings, with, incidentally, much buying
and selling and many transfers of the
precious front foot" or choice cor.
ner"
Yielding to pressure, which was no
less imperative from below than from
| dUONG, COuSOAtOO W
suspend work on the great dam during
the day of triumphs, and the recla-
nation service force, smaller now than
at any time since the beginning of the
undertaking, went to swell the crowds
on Chigringo avenue. Mr.. Cortwright
had been inexorable, and Brouillard
found himself discomfortingly empha
sized as chairman of the civic recep
ton committee.
1t was after his part of the speech
making, and while the plaza crowds
were still believing their approval ol
the modest forensic effort, that he
went to sit beside Miss Cortwright in
the temporary grand stand, mopping
his face and otherwise exhibiting the
after effects of the unfamiliar strain
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
(TO BE CONTINUED
Saints and Sinners.

The story regarding DR.. Alexander
Whyte and DR.. Hugh Black, who, dur.
ing their joint Edinburgh ministry,
were said respectively to have black
balled the saints and whitewashed the
sinners, is now claimed to have origi-
mated in London, and to be the prop.
erty. not of the Scottish Presbyterians
but of the Wesleyan Methodists. When
Hugh Price Hughes was founding his
famous West London mission he wrote
to the Rev. Mark Guy Pearse, inviting
his personal cooperation. Mr. Pearse
replied that, for one thing, he wanted
to go and live in Cornwall; for another
he wished to be free to preach in diff
ferent parts of England; and. finally
and conclusively. where Hugh Price
Hughes was there was little room for
anyone else Not at all" was Hughes
response; "there'll be plenty of room.
You shall edify the saints, and I'll pur-
sue the sinners. ."-Westminster Ca
zette.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21

acle City, but the poor wretches on
lower Chigringo avenue laugh and call
it Gomorrah."
Just at the present moment it is
city of fools-and |. the king of the
fools, have made it so," said Brouillard
gloomily. From his seat on the porch
step he was frowning down upon the
outspread scene in the valley. where
the triangular shadow of Jacks noun
tain was creeping slowly across to the
foot of Chigringo Something in the
measured eye-sweep brought him to
his feet with hasty exclamation:
Good Lord! the machinery has
stoppedl They've knocked off work
on the dam!"
why not?" she said. Did you imag-
inc that your workmen were any
less human than other people?"
mo. of course not; that is, but
l haven't any time to go into that
now. Is your telephone line up here
in operation?"
mo, not yet"
Then | must burn the wind getting
down there. BY Jove! If those TN
speakable idiots have gone off and
left the concrete to freeze wherever it
happens to be-"
"One moment" she replied, while he
was reaching for his hat. This new
madness will have spent itself by
nightfall-it must. And yet l have
the queerest shivery feeling. as II
something dreadful were going to hap
pen. Can't you contrive to get word
to me, some way-after it is all
over? | wish you could"
"I1l do It," he promised. 'T'll come
up after supper"
mo, don't do that. You will be
needed at the dam. There will be
trouble. with town full of disappoint
ed gold-hunters, and liquor to be had
Wait a minute" She ran into the
house and came out with two little
paper-covered cylinders with fuses
projecting. Take these; they are
Bengal lights-some Of the fireworks
that Tig bought in Red Butte for the
Fourth. Light the blue one when yoU
are ready to send me my message
Of cheer. l shall be watching for it.
And the other?" he asked.
1T is a red light, the signal of wal
and tumults and danger. If you ligh
It, shall know"
He nodded, dropped the paper cyl
inders into his pocket, and a momen
later was racing down the trail t.
take his place at the helm of the aban
doned ship of the industries.
,Brouillard descended upon his dis
heartened subordinates like a whirl
wind of invincible energy, electrifyin,
everybody into instant action. Gass
man was told off to bring the Indians
who alone were Loyalty Indifferent tt
the gold craze, down from the crush
ers. Anson was dispatched to impress
the walters and bellboys from tn,
Metropole; Leshington was sent to tn,
shops and the bank to turn out tn,
clerks; Grislow and Handley wer
ordered to take charge of the make
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
NJ CHAPTER XIII On
(NTumults and Dangers
~ - ~ N

Brouillard turned on his heel and
choked back the sudden malediction
that rose to HIS lips. She had called
Mirapolis a city OF. knaves and dupes;
surely. he himself was the simplest Of
the dupes.
4 see-after so long a time" he
went on. your brother merely salt
ed a few shovelfuls Of sand for my
especial benefit. Great heavens, but
was an easy markl"
'Dontl" she cried, and the tears
In her voice cut him to the heart
don't make II harder for me than It
has to be. have told you only what
I'VE heard my father say, time and
again; that there is no gold in the Nj
quota river. And you mustn't ask
me TO despiss my brother. He fights
his way to his ends without caring
much for the consequences to others
but tell me-havent you been doing
the same thing7"
yet you condone in your brother
What you condemn in me-" he com.
planned.
MY brother is my brother; and you
Rre-let me tell you something, Vic
tor. God helping me. | shall be nc
mans evil genius, and yours least Of
all. You broke down the barriers 8
few minutes ago and you know what
Is in my heart. But can take It out
OF my heart II the man who put 4
there Is not true to himself"
Brouillard was silent for a Iittl,
space. and when he spoke again 1t wal
rs one awaking from a troubled dream
II know. There is a change. | an
not the same man was a few years
or even a few months ago. have los
something; have not the sam,
promptings; things that used [,
loathe no longer shock me. And ther,
Is no cause. Nothing different ha
broken into my life save the best O
Ill things-a great love. And you tel
ne t6as tSe love is unworthy"
mo, diGn't say that; only mean
that you bad misconceiVed Il. Low
is the truest, finest thing we know
II can never be the tool of evil; It ma
even breathe new life into the b,
numbed conscience"
Again a silence came and sat b,
tween them; and, as before. It was tn
man who broke it.
"You lead me to a conclusion thf
| refuse TO accept, Amy; that al
dominated by some influence which
stronger than love-"
you are" she said simply.
What is it?"
Environment"
That is the most humiliating thin
you have said today"
mo. However much others may I
deluded. am sure you can see Mira
oils in its true light. The very air yc
breathe down there is poisoned tt
taint Is In the blood. Mr. Cortwrigl
and h. 'tf- bandits call " the Mi
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

B,oulllard, chief engineer of the Niquola
wright aud his daughter. Genevieve, and
explains the reclamation work to them
Lortwrtght sees In the project big
ehanCe to make money. organizes com
pany and obtains government contracts to
furnish power and material for the dam
construction. busy city springs up
about the site. Steve Masslngale threat
ems to start a gold rush IL Brouillard does
uoes not influence President Ford TO build
= railroad branch to the place, thus open
ing an easy market for the ore from the
LITTLE Susan" mine. On a visit to Amy
MaSSingale at her fathers mine Brouii-
lard tells her Of his need for money to pay
on mis- dead fathers debts and that to be
nee he would sacrifice anything save his
love for one woman. Though his influence
Is vital to the building of the railroad ex-
tenslon she tells him to be true to him
sell. tie decides for 1t. Mirapolis, the
city OF numbered days, booms. Cartwright
Persuades Brouillard to become consult
ing engineer of the consolidated electric
power company In return for 800 600 stock.
Permanent building in Mirapolis and a
Feal estate boom are In full swing when
the stoppage OF work on the railroad
threatens panic. Broulllard spreads the
Massingale story Of placer gold In the
river bed and starts a gold rush. The gold
rush promises TO stop the reclamation
project. Amy tells Brouillard that her IA
lher has incorporated the Little Susan
end ts IN Cortwright's clutches financial
" Fle tells her he has made 100000 and
declares his love.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
Libel ON the Ear Sex.

The lady jury had been out for
hours
The judge looked tired, the clerk
yawned, the loungers slept.
The bailiff, after listening at the
keyhole several times, shook his head
with a discouraged air.
And then, quite Unexpectedly, the
jury announced it was ready to report,
and the twelve ladies filed in.
Have you agreed upon a verdict?"
the judge demanded.
The forelady nodded and smiled.
I'VE have agreed upon twelve YER
diets, your honor" she told him in her
futelike voice.
You are discharged" roared the
Judge.
Isn't he horrid!" said the ladies'
New York World.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
Rubber and It's Uses.

The lowly door mat, the superb aur
tomobile tire, the smallest rubber
band, the mightiest transmission belt,
go back to a single source. Through
devious paths, but nevertheless, inev-
itably, they find their way from the
creamy latex flowing from the rubber
tr e in the tropics. These, and thou
sands of other things, are merely
phases of a deeper, subtler thing
rubber.-Goodrich's Magazine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
BECOME USED TO SUFFERING

lively insensible to pain only shows
that they have acquired, by living
much as savages do, a trait which
every student of the lower races has
found in them. The red Indian could
sing while being burned at the stake,
not because he was notably courage
Gus, but because his sufferings were
much less than would be those of a
civilized victim of the same torture.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
Eireside Crouch

Charley, DEAR" said young Mrs.
Torkins, you can never complain that
am frivolous society woman"
mo. Your idea of a pleasant eve
ming is to sit down and ask me to ex.
plain all about preparedness, the bal.
ance Of trade, orders in council and
the submarine controversy all in twe
hours and a half"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
Not the Teapot's Fault.

Pat was very fond of strong tea. He
always praised housekeeper accord
ing to the strength of the tea she
made. Last Saturday the woman of
the house where Pat worked was pour
ing out the tea for his breakfast. 1t
was coming out very slowly, and the
good woman asked Pat to excuse the
teapot as it had bad spout, Pat (not
liking the look of the tea) said sadly:
ooh. begor, maam, don't blame the
taypot, because anything weak must
go aisy."
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
France Short of Matches

There is a shortage of matches in
France, due largely to the decrease in
the output of home-manufactured
goods. Owing to this, France has been
forced to increase greatly it's imports
of matchwood, etc., especially from
the United States, Sweden, Italy,
Switzerland, Indo-China and Japan.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
MANY Children are sioklv.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Break up Colds in "a hours, relieve Feverish-
ness, Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the bowels, and
Destroy Worms. They are so pleasant to take
children like them. Used by mothers for2 8years.
All druggists, 25c. Sample FREE, Address,
Mother Gray Co, Le Roy, N. Y.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-04-21
a No$icA

Am I the first girl you ever
kissed?"
well, I'm not an expert, but
didn't think 1 made such poor job
of it as that"