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The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

What We took to be a whiskey
agent was here this week to buy
the Herald's sub. list. He did
MT get it, as our subscription
list is not for sale to any whis-
key outfit. He said he bought
Jones' list for 81, so we think
that was one time Jones was
sleeping on tie job.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21
Pride.

Miss Orgie llama has returned
to her claim.
Miss Rogers has returned to
her home in Oklahoma after com.
pleting a successful term of
school at Lamrort.
Dan Hoffner and wife and Roo
ert holler vent to Went
worth last Sunday in Mr.. Hpl-
ler's car.
Mrs. r. F.. McCo!lum and
daughter Mas and Mrs. Will
Smith and fumily are back on
their claims again.
Chas. Can made a trip to Elk
hart last week.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21
Big .Elat

Calvin Escrage started to the
cedars Monday.
J. Y. Jackman and sou Dewey
and Clarence Jones of Kansas
City returned from Tyrone last
Friday.
Cr!ck's and Williams visited
at Bloucher's Sunday.
Bertie H,cket las PC i1..gy
Praycr meeting nn' Gn'n 80
well attended u, usua..
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

It's very fortunate that the
Pueblo Chieftain's readers do
not take it seriously and are not
poems, else an incipient Mex
icano army would long ago have
been marching on to the powers
shat be, and under such gener-
ais as Alva Swain and |. N. Slew
ems the revolutionary army
might become Formidable. Tie
Chieftain would be in a more
congenial soil politically if it were
published down in old Mexico.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21
Jl1urI11y

Ed Ogden's father is here, pre-.
sumedly looking for a claim.
The first religious service was
held at the school house Sunday
by Rev. Mccoy. After the SER
vices Sunday school was orgar-
lied to meet at two O'Clock
School closed here Friday, and
due 10 the Snow storm the basket
dinner was not well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Measel and
Mrs. Bailey visited at the Jent
home sunday. Ed is driving
new Ford, and thinks it much
superior to his horse and buggy.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

Those coming IN to join the
Great Divide colony should have
not less than $1,000 in cash,
three head of of work horses,
and three milk cows, or funds
sufficient to buy such an outfit;
otherwise they should positively
stay at home.-Hoggatt in Great
Divide. And this is the man
that is trying to work up a herd
law in Colorado because OF it's
being such hardship to fence.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The Mexican expedition is re-
ported to have cost 81 100000 to
date. Verify, just from a finan-
cial point of view, the United
States doesn't want any war in
hers.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The farmers meeting here
Friday was a success in spite OF
the inclemency of the weather,
forty-four beingpresent. Profs.
Bainer and McCan talked inter-
estingly on dry farming and
dairying, Prof. Banner stating
that he would make a good report
to tn. Santa Fe R. r. Co. of Baca
county and his meetings here
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The Trinidad News says that
$4,000 acres Of land in the east
ern part of Las Animas county
have been filed on during the
past year, and estimates the
increase in population at 6,OOO,
by counting three to a family.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

McCullough's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Evans and
sen Cecil visited at Campbell's
Sunday.
A large crowd of jolly youLg
folks met at McCullough's Sun
day to sing.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The town of Great Divide" (to
divide suckers from their 81, ,0oO)
is the sequel to Hoggatt's herd
law agitation. It's simple ad-
vertising scheme to call atten-
tion toHoggatt, his colony" and
his town of Great Divide. +"
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

II the papers of Colorado are
selling their sub. lists to whisk.
ey houses for 81 and 81, as the
agent who was here this week
said he was buying :hem, they
are the biggst set of chumps that
ever came down Colorado pike.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

We have a few locations of our
correspondents, and would be
pleased to have the Others send
theirs in at once. What is want
ed is the location of the school
house or postoffice that is in
about the center of the cores
pondent's news locality.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The commissioners were call
ed hastily together last week and
decided 20 put in the partitions
and the second floor at once.
The building has consequently
been temporarily haulted until
more material could be got onto
the ground.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

All the indications are pointing
to the probability that the arm
les of the European powers will
be practically where they are
now when exhaustion or bank
rupcy finally forces peace upon
them.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

, stock, and practically none of it
by those who make stock their
whole business; and as it is in
| the bank at Springfield, so it
probably is in all the other banks
of the state.
AS to the loans of banks on
chattles, there is practically none
OF: very large herds of cattle, and
practically all on stock in small
numbers.
Now as TO the stockmen, we
believe we are safe in saying that
as between fence law and a
fenceless law, it maSes little diff
ference to the men with big
herds, as they can fence in whole
/ townships of settlers, as is the
case uf all those with big pas
lures.
Take the StinSons as an illus
tration. They have fenced II big
pasture in the southwest part of
| the county, and by an amicable
arrangement with those inside IF
the pasture, by which jhe Stin-
SONS agree to furnish wire ana
posts tor them to fence their
own fields. And '@e understand
Maxwell and Williams aud others
are duing the same,
Thus these big stocnmen don t
care one way or another as be-
tween u fence law aud a herd
law, 50 far as they are individ-
ua]ly concerned.
Let US tell you in whose inter-
est is Il sensible fence law-it's
the man having a few head Of
stock, ami whcsc ambition is to
gather about him nice little
bunch, anywhere from 20 10 so
head.
Let us tell you III whose inter
est it is for man TO fence his
own cr0ps-ii's the man having
two or more teams of horses and
two or more cows with their
calves 10 such a man the stock
Geld Viii save every winter in
feed the cost Of 4 fence. And
such IL man by t~adinI his male
ca' -. s.for heife;14, ~ a.n .iNears
tim, eau hagea herd rt cattle
anywhere from - 20 50 head by
natural increase.
Now bit of direct personal
experience under fenccless law
We moved from Iowa 10 south
eastern Kansas, and there saw
the first feuceloss farms, our
fown being among the number.
I That was in July. We had
something like twenty On thirty
head of cattle and three or forr
teams We got ropes to stake
the horses ont, and put boy on
a horse to herd the COWS.
That was picnic for the
horses and the cows, and for the
boy just one day If any of our
readers eyer rode a horse, stand
ing still, in the broiling sun, day
after day, and week after week,
through the livelong summer,
why, they know something Of
the joys of fenceless fields.
In that country there were
no free gratis -for-nothing woods
to 20 to. and barbed wire was
then butlittle known. We bought
forty acres of timber five miles
away and proceeded to white
out of those woods rails and
posts to fence the ield-the first
thing thought of and the first
thing fenced.
The rails We're cut board style
at the ends, and nailed orto the
posts eight feet apart instead
of two rods, that being cheaper
than boards and quicker built
than rail fence.
Then the next thing was
to fence a pasture 100 acres
were appropriated for that pur-
pose, and fenced in the same
maner as the field.
Not many fenced pastures, eX. I
cepta few acres for their horses.
for some years. as they didn't
have the land; but some of them
in our neiphborhood had their
fields fenced when we came
there, and the fields of the 9TH
ers were fenced inside of a few !
years, as the farmers considered
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21
Villas

Clay Baryman returned Thurs
day from an extended trip to
Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Yokum
spent Sunday with Will Thomp-
son and wife.
Gid Thompson and Miss Pearl
Ewing were Two Buttes callers
last Friday.
Miss Amy Mcclure was alb
sent from the store Friday and
Saturday on account of sickness.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

We are in receipt of a letter
from G. A. Gage of Sabula, Ioa., (,
in which he informs US that the
Will Konkel ranch has not been
sold, nor are there any negota.
tions on for it's sale up to she
present time.
The Springfield herald., 1916-04-21

The man who stands the best
chance to plant over is the man
who plants early.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
LEROY MORING.
.'rIIE BLACK HAND-THE MYS-
TERIOUS NOTE,

One evening as Mary was in her
dressing room the sign OF the Black
Hand appeared on the mirror and q
note dropped from 1t. She was ter
ribly frightened. and with trembling
hands picked up the note. 1t read as
follows: Mary Cruger. we know you
well and have heard about your great
fortune. Hand me over two-thirds of
your estate. by written agreement.
tonight at IL. Meet me ut the corner
nearest your house. l mean business.
and III you fail me will take your en-
tire fortune" The signature was the
sign of the Black Hand
who could be the person that knows
me we'll except John? and know il is
mot him. she said to herself After
thinking OF the matter for a while she
decided 10 find the Black Hand without
Johns assistance. She again thought
of the note and mumbled. Tonight at
H." With a stamp OF her foot she
cried. Il will not go; 7 will not. /
shall get him tonight" After repeat
ing these words she tainted in the arms
Of her maid who had come to find out
about the matter
When Mary had recovered from her
nervous breakdown 1t was 1880 o'clock,
and still remembering about the note
she took her revolver and in a dark
room waited for the despised criminal
As the clock struck il am explosion
was heard I'm the cellar which shook the
whole house. Although frightened by
the shock. Mary was determined to
star, her work of getting the Black
Hand. She fastened to the cellar. ana
as she entered the door to her maids
room some one shot. and she, fright
ened from the unexpected shot. tainted
John and his parents were awakened
by the explosion and shot and ran to
the rescue. John told his parents to
go and see about Mary while he would
leave them. as he had n plan In view.
lie had noticed n nashlight beinp
flashed In different rooms and an auto
mobile 1T the corner. which seemed
suspicious. Taking advantage OF an
opportunity he ran through the crowd
that had gathered around Mary's house
and waited near the waiting taxi,
which had about two mean LOOKING
men waiting very anxiously about
something.
Soon three shots were fred and all
of sudden n masked man jumped into
the taxi and dashed away, but not too
quick for John to get Il firm hold on
tho tire that had been left on tho back
for safe means.
Mary was found hy Johns parents in
the cellar as she had just begun to
recover from the shock. and after being
treated by them she went with them
home.
(Continued)
CLYDE Upton.
COriEinal)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04

!, 1t Is necessary to apply by letter
10 the editor for a membership badge
Afterwards, to he a, member In good
standing, II is necessary to lie Il rcru-
inr ana interested worker along some
line preferred-that is. In the writing
or stories. puzzles or letters, or in
drawing.
= 1t is necessary to write in ink and
on one side of the paper only: to write
neatly and distinctly, with attention to
punctuation and spelling. All original
compositions Will receive preference
over articles rewritten.
8. II is especially necessary to sign
everything sent-not letters merely
but everything-witht the fun name and
address of the sender
I. Only those drawings done with a
pen. in black Ink, on white paper. will
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produced
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contributions during the week and
month. Stories must be limited IN
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
Editorial and Literary Department.
MY TRIP TO MICHIGAN CITY.


When ] was about seven my little
friend invited me 20 go with him TO
Michigan City. / asked mother and
she said ] could go.
We started next morning about Z
o'clock, and took a steamboat called
Steamship Roosevelt, which crossed the
lower end OF Lake Michigan. We got
there ut 10 O'Clock.
The hrst thing We saw was the sand
hills. They were as large as any Vir-
ginia hill. Don't YOU wish you had
pile of sand as big as your house
and maybe bigger? OF course, we took
advantage of the sand. and while we
had IL we made castles. courts, houses,
and lots Of things. We played until
dinner time. then we went TO the house
for dinner. After dinner we went ba elk
again to the sand hill and l had some
candy. which got so fun OF sapd that
| had TO throw il away. After that
VIC went To the house and rode on n
little train. which took us to the beach,
where we went in and had a fine time.
We then started for home. 1t was
moonlight, and Lake Michigan Is beau
titul in the moonlight.
Composed hy
WILMA HOPE SPANGLER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
SISTERS WEDDING DRESS.

Lets play ladies'" remarked Katie
Jones.
"Ail right" replied Mary Hudson.
'Il use sisters wedding dress. That
VIII make fine dress. won't it?"
on! wish had a sister like
yours" replied Katie. Then both of
the children ran into the house and
began to dress ever SO fast when
Mary came out she had on n large silk
dress with long train hanging behind
II.
oh. how funny YOU look" cried
Katie. as she burst into a laugh
That's all right. you are Just mad
because YOU haven't got sister. so
there retorted Mary. So the chill
dren began to quarrel and fuss. and
when Mary went home she looked n
sight. Her hair was streaming over
her shoulders. and sisters wedding
dress was torn in strips. Both of the
children were sent to bed without sun
ner that night. think 1t would have
been better II they had OF played In
stead of fighting. Don't you?
FLORA HUTZLER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
STUDY YOUR RULES.
My DeaS Girls and Boys:

My DeaS Girls and Boys:
Here are your rules again, not only
for the benefit Of the many new mem
bers who Joined our club. But for a
great many Of the old ones Now
let me call your attention to
some of the rules which are
so often broken. Don't write or draw
In pencil. but in ink. write on one
side OF sheet only (this is broken about
three times week.; sign everything
sent in whether 1t is inclosed In your
long that they will crowd others off
the page Chat Is like Greedy Ben and
his birthday cake), and please. please.
my dear children, do not trace vour
drawing. can tell 1t every time
There is no reason why you cannot
draw your pictures in pencil and then
go over them again with ink. but n
is dishonorable to trace some one else's
drawing. One of our best members
sent me In several traced drawings
last week, and l threw them all into
the trash.
The incest story. "Nelrs Lesson"
came in unsigned this week from
Lestor Manor The handwriting looks
IKE that OF Philis Gary, SO some OF
you members from that part of the
country let me know whose II Ia
won't you? Now watch all these
things. children, mine, so that we NAV
keep our club the best we know how
Thank you. Charlotte Anderson. for
those sweet roses. They came on Me-
mortal Day, and were so sweet and
fragrant. YOUR EDITOR.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
THE OLD STONE BASIN.

Were you to visit one Of our large
Northern cities you would find in the
midst of one of the busy streets an
old stone basin 1t is for the horses
to drink at, and 1t is made of beauti-
full gray stone. The water spouts up
from the ground every minute. and 1t
falls into n kind of trough. Every day
many dumb creatures come to partake
of the refreshing water that comes
from the ground. When the basin is
full il falls over the bricks. making
them very cool and refreshing look
ing Below is this sentence: The
gift of three little sisters"
We do not know to this day who
those kind little maidens were. They
never all grew to womanhood. We
do not know what their fate is. but
we know that, long after they are
dead and forgotten their influence
lives.
Friends. IL we want to give gift.
this is the best way to give 1t. Our
Savior said. 'If you give n cup of
cold water in my name, you do it for
me-" We all would like to please our
beloved Master. Let us strive to do
the best that we can for every one.
We might not be rich enough to erect
stone basin. but there are many
things that we can do.
GRACE DUNN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
SARAH PETERHoFI
A TRUE STORY.

Do you remember when the Revolu-
tionary War was?
Far away in the woods there lived
a girl and she had n brother, father
and mother Her father and broth er
were called to war and she was left
alone. for her mother had gone 10 be
u nurse.
The little girl grew lonesome, so she
thought to 20 under n tree to sew some
clothes for her doll.
The little girl picked out a nice bic
oak tree and sat down under II sew
ing.
Before long she heard some one
calling. She turned around, but saw
nothing. Soon a poor Hessian soldier
came up to her Hide me. little girl.
The little girl didn't know, what to do.
The old Hessian soldier cried: soon
those men will get me-" Then tho
little girl said: Hide up this big oak
tree"
The man obeyed. Soon the soldier,
on the horses arrived. The commander
got off his horse. and asked the girl
did she see Hcssan soldier She said:
Yes"
How long aSo?"
about five minutes"
which way did he go?"
Up"
Thank YOU"
Then the general rode OFF Then the
soldier got down from the tree. thanked
the little girl and started on his way.
Part Ill. Will follow next Sunday.
STELLA FREEMAN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
MARy,s BIRTHDAY PARTY.

There was little girl named Mary.
Mary was nearly eight years old. Ono
day her mother said to her, MARY. to-
morrow Will be your birthday" ooh
mother. will you let me have party -"
Yes. WILL" said mother. "hut re.
member you must be very good" So
next day was a very busy day for
Mary. She worked and worked and
worker. getting ready for the party.
When all were there they played hire
and-go-seek, Observation-Disclosures
and many other games. Then thew
all gathered around n table to give
their presents to her. One gave her
n fan. another gave her a doll; others
gave her many other nice things. When
the party was over. Mary told her
mother that 1t was the happiest birth
day she had ever had.
Composed by f
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
. WAR nETwEt:N TWO KINGS
CHAPTER III.

CHAPTER IL.
The king fled and was followed by
the Dutch. After many days of ira
vel the king came to the place where
his troops were stationed. The Dutch
there had fight and were defeated,
but never gave up hope. for that was
but half OF their men who had storm
cd the palace, but 1000 men had been
killed on the Dutch side and 400 on the
English.
The king fooled the Dutch by going
through secret passage which came
UP in house in the woods with all
of his men. They got 10000 more men
and went TO attack the Dutch The
Dutch had by some trick found out
this. so they got away from the cas-
tie before the English came.
When the English came and found
out the Dutch had left they took pos
session Of the castle again. This time
the Dutch put men in the house in the
woods to keep the English from es-
Gaping. After laying siege to the cas-
tie for month the Dutch made n flu
rious charge and the English We're
forced to surrender. But where was
the king? lie was gone.
CTo be continued.)
Composed by
MEREDITH RADCLIFFE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
THE MYTH or ECHO.

Many interesting myths have been
handed down to US from the people of
old. The people Of those days believed
differently. but still we enjoy rading
the myths OF old. Perhaps you should
Ike to hear the myth Of Echo.
Echo was a beautiful nymph who
was the daughter Of the Air and Earth
she was always out everywhere No
out-of-door sport was ever complete
without her. Echo had one very bad
fault which she could not overcome,
and that was. she was great talkcr
Juno, the Queen Of the eo2desses,
was very Jealous of Echo. One day the
Queen told Echo that she was going
TO punish her by letting her say the
last word. but never the first. Echo
Sricved very much over her punish
nent, and went off into the woods
She often heard people talk. and was
so anxious to join In, but never could
she utter the first word All she could
do WAS to repeat the last word they
had said.
one day hunting party came out
into the woods. a handsome youth
named Narcissus was among them
Echo was more anxious than ever to
speak 10 Narcissus, but she could not
say anything she wished to say
Narcissus was lost from the party,
and he called. who is here?" but Echo
only replied, Here" Narcissus called
again and again, but Echo only re-
peated the last word. When Narcissus
came close TO Echo he talked to her.
but she only repeated his last word
He soon became impatient and left
her.
Echo was grieved to think that she
was Stunned by every one. She went
far off in the woods, rocks and among
the cliffs where she still remains ready
To repeat the last word, but never the
first.
SARAH PETE,RHOEE
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
MAYS EXPERIENCE,

One Gay as May Willams's father
was going to work. May thought she
would follow him. So out of the house
she followed him. Mr.. williams was
unconscious of her doing.
lie turned the corner and kept on.
but May didn't see him turn and went
straight on.
Pretty soon May got lost. Mamma,
Mamma" She cried. a small crowd
soon gathered. and as lady looked at
May she saw card hanging from
her neck. tied to a hlue ribbon. Tho
lady read the card and.it. said:
My name Is May Williams live
1914 North Twenty-ffth Street. Rich
mond, Va.
The lady took May to her home,
where she found the house upset
Mrs. Williams missed May and sent
an alarm to police headquarters say
ing:M child. May Williams, was kid
mapped.
She found out tho truth. and, after
thanking tho lady. she gave May q
severe talking. LIZ.
Written by
TMLIR q. aoLp1N.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04

God said He was going to destroy
tho city OF Ninevah. He told Jonah
to go and tell the people OF Nlnevah.
Jonah did not want to do il, he ran
away from God. He then got into a
boat. God caused great rain fall:
ii made the boat rock. The people
called on Jonah to pray. Then Jonah
told them he was the cause of the
storm, and he begged the people to
throw him overheard but the people
did not want to do 1t. but after a
while they did as Jonah told them.
God sent fish to swallow Jonah.
Jonah stayed In the fish for three
days and three nights. He then be-
came sorry and asked God to forgive
him. and God told the fish 10 throw
Jonah on the shore. Then he went
to Ninevah and told the people what
God had said.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
VIRGINIA'S MOUNTAINS.

With a crown Of golden sunlight,
And q robe of richest blue
Standing there in the fading twilight,
The Blue Ridge, Virginia's noun
tains.
At Natures great works of art
We gaze in rapturous wonder
An extra beat 10 every heart
For the Blue Ridge, Virginia's pride
oh mountains. we love thee better
As the years go passing by.
And pray. he still our protector.
The Blue Ridge. Nirginias treasure
tOriginal)
MARY ELLA HOWARD
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
CLUE RULES.

The attention Of club members fs
called 10 the necessity of their let
ter" being addressed to the "Editor
or the Childrcn'n Page" Letters sent
addressed TO tho editor OF The
TimeH-Dispntch" from girIx md hoy,
cause much confusion and needless
work. Sign letters and stories with
mime and nddrexs In full, and write
on one side of the paper only.