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The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Grandview

Mrs. ]. W. Davis and children
of Diamond Ridge are spending
the week end at home.
Mrs. J. F. Bsckman and son
Hall of Baker spent Friday even
ing with Fred Collins and wife.
6. X. Moody. S. D. Potter,
Mrs. l.. C. Dunivan and son
Chris made trip to E'khart
Thursday afternoon.
C. 0. Mccoy and family re.
turned home Thursday from
Garden City.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
RiChlar

Prospects oi getting good
read across the Arroyo. Tie
men will 20 to work grading ard
gypping it soon.
We will soon be connected on
the main phone line.
Rich's went and got Nellie
Dickey and Myrtal Mesnard for
the monthly meeting, Saturday,
Robert Dickty having gone to
Liberal.
Literary was quite success
last Friday night. Prof. Whites
readings were the main feature.
Harry Walker is trying out
their new Ford.
Cradle roll day next Sunday.
Bring your babies and set 8
certificate already framed.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Richards

Mrs. Ben Doke called on Mrs.
Bert Glasgow Wednesday.
Joe and Will Carter transacted
business in Springfield Friday.
Mrs. j Richards and Miss
Florence returned home Friday
evening.
Lady Mabel Maynard visited
her grandparents F. II. Mitchell
and wife Wednesday,
Rev. j. j. Long traded in Rich
ards Wednesday.
George Wellman and wife and
7. o. Maynard and family trad
ed in Richards Friday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
At DENVER
THIS WlNTER
Educative Examinations

The greatest problem for the
educators of this and all other
states is how to eliminate the
80 per cent teacher
A noted Chicago educator, au-
thor of Il grammar, and twelve
years superintendent of Cook
couaty-in which Chicagois locat.
led, once said that, 1.-THE schools
of Cook county are in the valley
and shadow of ignorance.
The implication was that the
teachers of the county weren't
teaching school, presumably for
the reason that they weren't the
kind uf teachers that Hughes
thought he was candi late.
AS Chicago was then and is
now the hot-bed of modern meth
ods OF teaching, what was and
is true of the schools and teach
ers of that part of the country
must be true elsewhere.
And that brings us back to the
problem of how to eliminate the
fifty per cent teacher.
There are two requisite quail.
fications in school teacning. In
the first place, there isn't any.
one who can teach a subject that
he has 50 per cent KIN ,wledge
of; and in the second place, there
isn't any one who can teach q
! subject, even with a hundred
| per cent knowledge of it, if he
has only s>tifty per cent idea OF
the how of teaching.
| Now as to the problem of the
how of elimination. There are
1.-TWO ways. TIE one would be tt
cut them down-as an upbarrer
tree; the other, to help then
| climb the ladder from 81 per
| cen'ers towards 100 per-centers
The first proposition is out Of
the question. The legislature {
few years ago undertook this, ir
this stale, on the horizontal plaI
to cut off those who couldn'
show high sch"ol or normal di
plomas, which same was defeat
ed by the else the
schools of this state would have
been without teachers.
There isn't ary question thai
the how of the elimination il
the second place is by teaching
the teacher-by strenuous eff
forts of his own with all the h. lE
he can get, in the act of climb
ing.
| This brings us to the PROPOSE
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
At Denver
TIE stock show was the G eat

Ire SUCK SIlOW WIS Gile eat
est in its history.
Denver hasn't known such a
jamb in many years.
OF course the jamn caused a
special rush in all The state Offices.
The first state official We net
was that genial soul Bob Higgins,
state treasurer. Bob seemed to
fit into his niche just as if he had
been hewed out for the place.
We found the pilot of the
Steam boat Pilot. Chas. Lecken-
by, state audito-, entertaining
delegations and individuals while
d'spatching routine office busin-
ess just like an ole veteran. Mr..
Leckenby is a very pleasant gen
tleman to meet and makes one
feel at home in his presence.
Jas. A. Noland is an agreeable
surprise On first meeting,
Democratic in nature, genial in
disposition, quill pusher by pro-
fession, the secretary of state i'm
presses you as a well-bred gen.
tleman of the Sunny south,
though we are presnming he
probably never sew the sun rise
and set south of the Mason and
Dixie line.
Mr.. Noland's management of the
Office has been highly sati>fac-
tory, and favorably commented
on by both democrats and repub-
licans at the capital.
Coy. Gunter is the capital
favorite, and of course the hard.
est W orked man in the state.
We found Geo. E. Hosmer, Gus
toms collector, clearing the deck
| preparatory to leaving for Wash
ington, on which trip he expect
ed to make several speeches a,
different eastern points or. the pa
per situation, which he says he
thinks will be greatly improved
during the coming year.
, We had the pleasure ofm eetinl
John Barkhausen for the frs
time on tliis trip. John is a dem
ocrat all over, and a male felo \
we'll met ON the side. If Mr.
Barkhausen had got what wa.
coming to him by reason of hi.
hard work in the cause in thi.
state, he would now be til,
states commissioner of printing
and onother time we hope he vii
not be passed over.
The weather was in fine trim
during the we-k up there. ant
our bunch" came back feelin;
they we're well paid for the trip
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
az pines

Everybody Was out to the lit
erary last Friday. The debate
was, Resolved that Negroes were
prosecuted more than Indians.
The affirmative wOu.
j. W. Vanderpool sold a COW to
VIM. M jurS tins wees.
Mrs. VIII y. Mrs. Keney and
Mrs. CASTOR vas at Springfield
this week
They are W rking in the
mines aga Ter a short lay of.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

The progressives that hitched
themselves up to the g. o. p. ox
cart last election, and then fail
ed to get any provender, are now
kicking over the dash board cause
the 2. o. D. national commit e
put certain standpatters in fo:
lead horses. Perkins and Pin
chot, Mcrormac and Garfield,
progreSSives-
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
CLYDE

-Luella Gulick spent Monday
and Tuesday with Glayds Au
trey.
Burt Smith returned Friday to
Emporla, Kans. after a four
weeks visit with the Archie
Davis family.
A. l.. Hershner left Wednes-
day for Empolia, karis.
Salem Pearce 3 and George
Kirkendall's spent Friday even
ng with A rchie Davis and fami-
ly.
The oyster supper at No. 2
was a Success.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Elva Mason purchased horse
from Dell Robbins last week.
The farmers are all getting
putting in a
large crop this year.
Mrs. 1eny Hoover was very
sick, but is some better.
Frank Biggler has gone to La
mar for freight tor his store.
Grety 1nman is in Lamar this
week for freight.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
North Flats

Several have the grippe,
Shifiets visited at j. B. Bick-
ford's Sunday.
There was a good attendance
at Literary Friday night. All en-
joyed the play given by the rival
darkies.
e. Fl. Chatham brought his
family home from Stonington
last week.
Mrs. w. II. Denney is on the
sick list.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Speaker Best says, ''if you can
tell where my home is l will give
you a new hat. +" From the way
Mr.. Best dispatched business
when we were up there last
week, we should say lie comes
pretty nearly being at home in
the speakers chair. (Appendix:
Please to send the hat by parcels
nnstl
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Eureka

Nixon Rich and wife and Mrs,
Lockwood and son Charles spent
Friday at Eaton's.
Mrs. Win Thompson, Jr., and
little daughter are at home, re.
turning Friday.
Mrs. Gid Thompson visited at
viii TnomTson's and also visited
the school Friday.
Charles Ketchum is getting
rock ready to build a house on
his homestead.
McColum has rented his place
to Mr.. Hockett and they moved
this week. The children will
start to school soon.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

believe in ''bone dry.
l believe in a small supply
Denver wants the sentiment of
Baca county on the two above
propositions. Kindly write the
Herald by return mail your indi-
yidual preference. No names
will be published The Herald
ought to have 500 answers by
Tuesday or Wednesday, and the
result will be forwarded at once
to the senate and house commit
tee or the Subject.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Prairie View

Mr.. Marshall, who has been
sick so long, is improving at this
writing.
Mr.. Lewis and family called
on Mr.. Whitaker and family
Sunday evening.
! Mr.. Bunce has been hauling
rock this week to build a hen
house.
Ethel Crage has returned
home from visiting her folks
near Springfield.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Large delegations from La
mar. Springfield and Stonington
will be at the Canadian trail
meeting, on or about the 9th of
February. Two Buttes also.
This meeting will mean thou
sands of dollars to Baca county,
and our people are fully alive to
the opportunity. Facts are, it's
the next thing to a railroad.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Plum Creek

Miss Nellie and Mrs. Lila
Grover visited with Mrs. r. L.
Grover over Sunday.
Louis Grover hauled feed from
the Setonsburg country this
week.
Roy Hickcox accompanied his
brother Dick to the river with
some sheep for O'Neill.
Miss Lena HOugh visited with
Mrs. johnson the first of the
week.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Liberty of Nati~a at Stake
Train All to Fight" is head line
in paper. We have knowna few
dozen at time to try out the
theory, but didn't understand at
the time that the life of the ma
ton was thus being saved.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Lanport

John Anderson made business
trip to Springfield Tuesday.
The Literary at Happy Hollow
was we'll attended Friday night.
Bad colds and La Grippe seem
to be the order of the day in this
vicinity.
Tom Keller went to Elkhart
Friday morning
Everett Thomas went to Elk
hart Saturday for freight.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Rev. Kelly of Lamar was in
Springfield Saturday and arrang-
ed for a series of hiph-class en-
tertainments to be given here
next winter, for which our citi-
zens signed up for a guarantee of
$25O.OO. Full particulars later.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Sl67, $50 is the federal road
money to Colorado. This, with
what the state will give and what
the counties will give, ought to
average over $40, 900 to the coun-
ty for better roads. Here in
Baca county we expect to have
anywhere from $40, 600 to S15.-
600.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

After Capturing twenty four
vessels in the South Atlantic,
the German raider towed one of
the prizes into the port at Bre-
man. Doesn't look like very
effective blockcade, that.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
G.iratr

j M. Graft IS home again Of.
ter a three weeks business trip.
Geo. Malone has struck Watsr
in his we'll 1T dept of 25O feet,
and wi | erect IL windmill at once.
J. NJ Gait and wife went to
Lamar Friday.
A pie social Tor the benefit OF
Harmony sch, ol will be held at
the school house Saturday even.
ing.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

A fellow by the name Of
Stamp" ought to go by .he
mail anywhere in the United
States. See our Mckinley letter.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Did you know itH-advertising
in your home paper is the best
way to advertise and build up
your town and couttry, while
building up your own business.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

The "Intertyper''of the Sparks
1ays Pocahontas didn't marry
Jno. Smith. but another feIler.
and didn't have any children.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

We appreciate the fact tina,
when people take county paper
they want the county news.
that's why if it happens any
where in Baca county we have q
reporter there to tell about it.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Oil borers are drilling or 60
ing to drill for oil at Denver. on
the Mustang, on the Cimarron,
and at Liberal. Here's hoping.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

''Rees & Carlson, new law
6rn in Denver. Let US see
1T "Rees" who served a term
governor OF Colorado?
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Oyer 60, OOO hit the trail" in
Boston at Sundays revival.
Sunday ought to have gotten onto
the job there before the VICTOR
dry election.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Do you know it? Beans is the
surest crop you can raise, with
market better than any other
crop. Don't plant less than twen.
ty acres.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Springfield has certainly been
going some-but it is just now
getting ready to grow.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

The pie social at the school
house Friday night netted $40.
0O-to apply on piano.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

The band boys will get their
new uniforms from PhI!idelphia
Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02
Diamond Ridge
Here we are again.

Here we are again.
g. Hufford went to Elkhart
Tuesday returning Wednesday.
A. B. Nichodemus was at Elk
hart Saturday.
J. D. Wray visited with home
felix's over Sunday.
Jake Root got kicked by a
horse in the barn at Elkhart.
Pretty bad wound, but be is cut
again,
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

The enteltc reply to the peace
proposals WAS, no peace with
out victory" and on his fifty
eighth birthday the Kaiser re-
piled, "we'Il have peace with the
sword. - In either words the
answer of each is, "on with the
dance. we have millions of lives
to pay tie fiddler!"
The Springfield herald., 1917-02-02

Last week IN u letter to Cong.
keating we Expressed our opin-
ion that the presidents peace
address to the senate was the
greatest mes-agf that ever came
out of the White House. What
the congressman thinks of il
you will find in his letter else
where.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
Ry ADELE GARRISON

her house had seen nothing suspicious
all evening. rBut when you leave
here. have the taxi drop you at one
of the subway stations between here
and Brooklyn bridge. Then go over
to Brooklyn and take the Long Island
train from that terminal instead of
the Pennsylvania"
Nifty idea, Lil!' Dicky comment
ed. But suppose the Allis party de-
cides she will give the Brooklyn ter
minal the once over?'"
"She WON'T Lillian returned in
cisively. IT know her kind. She's
the type Of New Yorker who doesn't
know Brooklyn. exists, or anything
else outside Of Broadway and her
own particular vicious underground
circle"
Her tone was YEARLY contemptuous
with more than little bitterness in
it, and I knew that much of it was
because Of the fact that the woman
Of whom she was speaking had once
called Robert Savarin husband and
had caused his loss of sanity for Is
years.
You're the DOCTOR" Dicky rose
and went to the telephone. eff we're
going over to Brooklyn We'll have to
start earlier.'
I tried my best so to engage the
rest in conversation while we waited
for the taxi that Lillian and Robert
Savarin would have a few moment to
themselves. The artist had told me
that he was going back to his home
in the Catskills the next day, instead
of staying longer, and 1 knew the rea-
son was his fear that he might be-
tray to Lillian his love for her which
he considered hopeless.
But fate. in the person of little Mrs.
Durkee, thwarted me. She kept up
constant chatter which though
pretty and amusing nearly drove me
frantic, so anxious was I that Lii
Han shouldn't be compelled to say
good-by to Robert Savarin before the
rest of US. I didn't care to have any
one of the little group see any trace
of emotion in her face: when she
should learn that he was going so
soon. I had meant to tell her. but
my fathers letter had put everything
else out Of my head.
Evidently he had told her himself,
however, some time during the even
ing. and when she bade us all good
by,S her farewell to him babe us all
good-by, her farewell to him held
only the extra friendliness one would
naturally expect from a hostess to
her guest Of honor.
But the eyes of Robert Savar1n as
he looked down at her upturned face
held something that made my heart
ache long afterward.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
THE SPY" BOOKED
FOR FOX'S SCREEN

Extensive preparations are being
made by the management of Fox's
theater for the presentation of the
big, gripping Farnum- Fox drama.
1.-THE Spy" which will be shown here
for three days beginning Sunday,
Sept. End. This picture, which was
written by George Bronson Howard,
who has resided in Berlin so long
that he is thoroughly familiar with
the machinery of the Teuton govern
ment, and directed by Dustin Farnum
the most powerful dramatic actor be-
fore the public today, has just opened
at the Globe theater, New York, and
already it is the talk of that city
'"The Spy is the picture inevitable
1T had to be made. 1t is not a
hodge-podge of commercialized pa
triotism, nor a sentimental review Of
historical characters or events. It
does not make use of the Stars and
Stripes to arouse enthusiasm, or to
stimulate applause. 1t does not con-
tain any news-weekly cut-ins of bat
tleships, marching troops, or the like.
| William Fox, the producer OF the pic
ture, could not and would not COM
NIT so unmitigated an offense as to
exploit the tragic world cataclysm for
commercial purposes.
! The Spy" is an inevitable arraign-
ment of the House of Hohenzollern
before the unbribable bar of common
humanity. It is the first anti-toxin
to be shot under Americas skin to
| radicate the subtle poison that threat
! ems to disintegrate the life of he1
government. 1t is the keen edge OF
the blade that will cut off from
Americas vitals the parasite that is
| lodged there.
| Like nothing else that has ever
been seen, unlike anything that Will
ever be seen again. THE Spy" is the
mightiest screen drama ever pro.
duced. And New Britain will have
| the distinction of being the first cit,
in the United States, with the single
exception of New York City, to have
the opportunity of seeing it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
CAN YOU "CLODHOP?"
SEE 1T AT LYCEUM

"Clodhopping" promises to be the
new dance craze as done by Charles
Ray in the roof garden scene of the
new Triangle play, 1.-The Clodhopper,"
written by Monte M. Katterjohn and
produced under the supervision of
Thomas H. Ince, which will be shown
at the Lyceum theater. Friday and
Saturday. To pass from the obscur-
ity of Bumpkinville to bright-lighted
fame on Broadway in three days and
three nights is the dizzying sensation
that Ray undergoes as the Clodhop
per- He becomes a celebrity Of lob
ster square largely by virtue Of his.
eccentric dress and his ability to exc
cute a curious dance. The NOSE spec
tacular scene of this Ince production
is the New York roof garden with it's
runway over the heads of the audi
ence, its candle lighted tables sur
rounded by ultra fashionable women
and their male companions, and a
Jazz band playing the frantic music
to which Ray clodhops about the
stage. After their performance the
guests also try the hop on the
cleared floor space. The gawi<y coun-
try boy, who was turned from home
d
money to save the same father from
financial disaster and to gain the con-
trolling stock in the village bank
Tonight, The Truffers," fascina-
ting and absorbing story will be
shown at the Lyceum with Nell
Craig and Richard C. Travers and
all-star cast. Sue Wilde has clicked
out" of the sanctim onious asmos-
phere with which her Venerah le father
DR.. Hubbell Hardness Wilde, has
surrounded her and is luxuriating in
life which knows no morality, nor
goal except that where the linn eight
shines brightest. She is an actress in
one of those problem plays which
SCOTS at conventionality.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
RHEUMATICS
NO LONGER
GLOOMY

They have used "Neutrone Pre-
scription SO" and found it there with
the punch that kills Rheumatism. y
Only the skeptical now suffer The
victims Of rheumatism all telL the
same story, they have sore, inflamed
muscles and stiff joints, they have no
ambition or strength and get nervous,
cross and irritable, which is not to
be wondered at. Thousands of old
time Rheumatics are now in the best
of health after using "Neutrone Pre-.
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Its satisfied users are it's best ad-
vertisers, pretty good advertisers, too.
No matter how little or how much
you suffer go and get a bottle of "Neu-
trone Prescription 99' You will be
surprised at the results. Those sore,
inf1amed joints and burning, aching
muscles will disappear, and you will
feel fine every hour Of the day. Mali
orders filled on $1.00 size.
Settler Drug Co., and leading
druggists everywhere.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
THE WONDERFUL
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Thousands Owe Health And
Strength To ''FruIt-a-tIves"

"FRUIT- A-TIVES", the marvellous
medicine made from fruit Juices - has
relieved more cases of Stomach, Lizey,
Blood, Kidney and Skin Troubles than
any otAe, medicine. In severe cases
Of Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Pain in the Back, Impure Blood, Neu-
ralgia, Chronic Headaches, Chronic
Constipation and Indigestion, "Fruit-
a-tives" has given unusually effective
results. BY its cleansing, healing
powers on the eliminating organs,
ssFruit-a-tives'' tones up and invigor.
ates the whole system.
SOC. box, 6 for $3.50, trial size, 25c.
At all dealers or sent postpaid by Fruit
a-tives Limited. Ogdensburg, NY.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-30
Views For TheatergoerS and Women Readers
MOREY AND JOYCE
ON FOX PROGRAM

The Fox patrons certainly have no
grounds for complaint either as to
the quantity or quality of the enter,
tainment that is provided for them
on the present program. It Is one OF
the biggest shows that has ever been
given to an audience in this city, be-
ing composed of two great features,
Theda Bara in Her Double Life,' and
Alice Joyce, with Harry Morey in
Richard the Brazen,' and number
of shorter subjects which, in all, make.
up fifteen reel show. Miss Bara
shows her wonderful versatility in
this six part production (Which was
brought back at the insistent demand
of Fox-followers) in a way that she
has never done before, for the inter-
probation of her role demands the as
sumption of two entirely different ma
| lures. In the fve-act drama, Richard
| the Brazen," there is told truly re-
! markable tale of a young Americana
millionaire who has money to burn,
! and plenty Of time to burn it. When
| he gets into miX-up with business
| sharks who mistake him for someone
else, he boldly goes through with the
deception for the sake Of a girl, and
saves her from financial disaster in
! a way that is remarkable and unex-
! pected. A rip-roaring Fox comedy
and a most interesting exciting adj
venture of Stingaree are also on Thea
bill, together with a new issue of the
popular American News Weekly.
| Owing to the arrivl Of certain I'M
! foreseen circumstances, the manage
ment has been compelled to post
pone for a few days. the showing Of
the long looked-for Jack and the
Beanstalk," which has been the cause
of more box-office inquiries and
phone calls than any other picture
ever shown here. It will positively
appear here at an early date, how
| ever.