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New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Correct Breathing
Is the Key to Success

can make deficient note become
beautiful by hammering at it.
A pupil tends to initiate the teacher,
not only in tone, but in color as WE'LL
Ii the voice Of the teacher is faulty,
naturally the student will copy it's de-
fects faithfully, and if the teacher
happens to be a tenor, the pupil will
try to sing in just the same manner.
There are singing teachers, or rather,
unsuccessful artists who, having moth
ing better to do, start out as vocal in
structors. The ignorance Of these peo-
pie is such that they compel their
pupils to initiate them in phrasing as
we'll as in voice emission and to do
this and that, just as they were made
TO do in the beginning of their studies.
1t happens that if the teacher is
soprano how to deal with phrase
without the Intervention Of muscular
force, he will sing the phrase in the
lower register that is one octave lower
han the original. He win then expect
The pupil to initiate him in the higher
octave, or original phrase, but in
reality he should tell the student to
sing as nature suggests and not to
initiate.
Some teachers also believe that sing
ing forte will develop the sorority of
the voice, and think that if one is able
to sing loud he will also be able to sing
piano. Such work instead of strength
eEing the muscular fibres will weaken
them, so that, inatead Of singing one
will yell, and yelling has nothing in
common with the art Of singing.
Pupils of other schools have told ME
that their teachers have the habit of
looking at their vocal chords. One
young lady told me that her teacher
found that she had the right vocal
chord longer than the left. Such in
10 formation can only be gained through
the laryngoscope, which consists in
bringing to the bottom Of the throat
small mirror attached to a metallic
rod at an inclination of rs degrees. so
chat the -rehecting surface will look
downward and forward. On the little
mirror Is thrown q stream of light
from a lamp placed behind the left ear
of the patient Such light is concen-
trated by means of a rejecting mirror,
from which the rays are thrown toward
the larynx and illuminate it. The mir
Yor itself will show the image of the
lighted larynx. The image seen in the
little mirror shows upward what
actually is situated forward. and it
shows downward what is backward
All this seems easy to do, but one
should think that it presents the fol-
lowing difficulties:
l. To keep the patients head in the
right position, his mouth in the right
degree of opening and his tongue prop
erly placed
2. To watch the mannepxef breathing.
g. To illuminate the bottom of the
throat properly.
4. To apply and keep the little mir
ror at the proper point without tickling.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20

end Of their short and hapfess careers
with ruined voices, without being able
to put stop to their misfortune or
learn its cause. In many cases the pa
tient will notice trouble in some organs
in which the voice does not reside, will
complain of smarting in the larynx
while the illness is in the uvula, and
SO forth.
When there is long phrase to sing
or, when force must be given to the
voice, people think that it is necessary
to swell the chest enormously. This
prevents an easy expiration. One can
hardly reach the last notes except by
taking breath every little while. There
are teachers who counsel the lower dia-
phragmatic chest breathing for the
pupils, but when they show how to do
it they breathe instead with the upper
chest. Others will compel the enthusi-
nstic amateur to sing all day for fear
That the vocal organ might rust or in
order TO do III one year what requires
five or Six years to accomplish. They
Tie inexperienced, promising youths
with contracts and make them study at
their expense, promising to put them
OH ihe stage after ten months. Then
they make them sing without rest one
season after another for several wears
until they are reimbursed, needless of
the fact that their victims; are now
breathiess, voiceless and incapable even
OF going back to the trade from which
they came.
1t is impossible to sing too much
and to preserve ones voice." said a
great master The human vocal in
strument IS living instrument subject
TO physical as well as to biological laws.
he voice is the musical Instrument.
par excellence and the most perfect:
put 1t IS, at the same time, the most
delicate, and once ruined it cannot be
replaced.
Some artists with a lyric voice want
TO sing dramatic pieces. They obtain
the effect Of intensity not BY resonance
but by greater effort III breathing.
There are some people with great chest
oeVelopment but a small pharynx
cavity They can sing forte by in
tensity OF pressure. but ii they keep on
singing dramatic works they will have
always sick throat. The abuse of
force implies an effort, and after such
an effort it is impossible to sing a
sweet cantabile, especially in the high
notes. That is why tenors COMPLAIN
often Of pharynx trouble.
We find no words strong enough to
deprecate the ignorance of some vocal
teachers who guarantee high notes to
students who don't possess them, or
who assert they are able to transform
barytone into a tenor, or think they
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
Ukulele Rivals
Charm of Guitar
BY HARRY J. CLARK

Before We entered the war, and dur
ing the time vixen European travel
was practically prohibitive, many tou-
rists paid visit to the Hawaiian ISL
ands. Here they heard the natives
play the Hawaiian guitars and the uku-
lelc. There is in the music of these
instruments an inexplicable something
which never fails to charm. The Ha-
wailan guitar is wonderfully adapted
as a medium for rendering all music
Of plaintive and dreamy character.
Lake tho piano, it can be made to play
the melody, bass and accompaniment
at the same time and is quite easy to
learn.
The ukulele is adapted mainly for
accompaniment to the voice and for
solos of q light character In ap-
pearance it is like a diminutive guitar
and appeals to many on account
Instrument it is more difficult than the
Hawaiian guitar and not as perfect
but is useful as an accompaniment to
the voice, because chords and many
changes OF harmony arc played easily.
1t can be packed in a small suitcase,
which also accounts in u measure for
its great popularity
ne Dan10 Is an instrument capable
OF producing fine musical effects when
in the hands OF progressive artist,
but remains 4 commonplace instrument
to those who believe it is intended only
for music Of the dance Or ragtiIne
order
| know OF no instrument more suit
ed TO ragtime; but on the other hand,
music OF s. serious trend can be PLAYED
successfully. The skin and gut strings
beng OF animal fibre, the banjo has
IN It's makeup clements akin to the
human voice.
The mandolin is essentially an in
stru mens for melody. It is tuned like
the violin, and all music for the lat
Ter can be played on the mandolin.
he mandolin is easy to learn for many
VINO could not give the time to the
study Of the violin.
The Spanish guitar is unequalled as
an accompanimnnt to the voice. violin.
Nute or mandolin. Not even the harp,
which it most nearly resembles, has
It's toaal quality.
The Spanish guitar is also easy TO
learn for purposes of accompani-
ment, but, unlike the Hawaiian guitar.
= is difficult as solo instrument.
All the above mentioned musical
instruments can be easily carried. Thew
are well worth the time and study re-
CURED to gain an accomplishment sure
to be q Joy. The Importance Of music
cannot be OvercStimated.
Like the three R's, music should be
part OF every ones education.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-20
BY ALFREDO MARTINO.

All ailments Of the vocal apparatus
are caused by incorrect breathing,
which is both unnatural and harmful
to the bodily functions. Many singing
artists lament ills Of which they do
not know the cause. They complain
that they cannot taper down note,
even il it be central note. They find
their voice not quite steady, especially
when they pass from the chest register
to the head register. They must always
cough.
The teacher will say first that it is
due to the cold air or the warm air,
and that he, too, feels the Same ills. So
q month passes. When the trouble be-
comes serious the vocal chords are ex-
amined. The teacher will say there is
something but it would surely
be better t. ronsult throat specialist.
The latter lsually has no exact knowl
edge of vocal physiology. Seeing
congestion at some point he will try all
kinds of remedies, such as the painting
of the pharynx and of the larynx, the
cutting Of spurs of the nasal septum,
scrapings, etc, without reaching any
result.
In the meantime nobody has thought
that the manner of breathing is faulty,
and that all the functional troubles
complained of arise from this cause.
And so we see singers arrive at the
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Lake View '.----

Everyone wears smiling face
now, since the big rain of last
week.
Several from this neighbor-
hood attended the last day Of
school program and ball game at
Prairie View last Saturday.
Mrs. Jim Thorbon and daught-
er and Mrs. Anna Thorbon, from
,Elkhart, visited the formers
mother, MIS-. Ella Bosley.
e. ]. Finkle has gone to Kansas
to work, and the day berore he
started the neighbors had sur
prise on him and o. H. Smith.
There we're 80 present. The lad
les brought we'll filled baskets,
and no one thought of Hoover
that day. The day was spent In
music and a general good time.
Roy Bosley made a trip to
Springfield Monday.
Emet Williams had the misfor.
tune to lose mule.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Fred Riddle Writes
Of Camp Life
Camp Funston, Kans.
Mar 80, 1918.

To All Home Folks:-
This leaves me we'll. l went
on duty today. l guarded the
railroad crossing by the Union
Pacific depot, am to guard the
Water tanks tomorrow night. L
can't handle my rifle very we'll
with my left arm. so III guard
the tanks, carrying revolver.
l am getting quite feshy now
weigh lSO pounds. Feeling
fine all the time. l am about to
give up my trip to France. Still
we may go most any time for
guard duty. l wanted to go, but
if I do 90 it won't be very soon.
Germany is getting the worst
of it now-if there is any truth
in the papers. They will have to
give it'up some time, that we all
rnow. There are lots of troops
leaving here every day.
Yesterday morning everything
except guards wentoutfor a sham
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
ZION

Mrs. Halle Kidderand daught-
er Edith returned from Arkansas
where they have been visiting.
Orville Thompson has been
working for Lincoln Hagerman
the past week.
Mrs. Dillon was called to EN-
poria, Kans., this week on ac-
count of the serious illness of
her father.
Warren Smith sold out every
thing at auction this week. He
says he is getting ready to an
swer the call of Uncle Sam for
more soldier boys.
l.. C Thompson and wife call
ed on Mr.. Hagelman Sunday.
The Zion school closed last Fri
day with good program at
night.
Miss Cleo Rnckhill visited Miss
Esther Thompson all day Satur-
day. f'.-.
Brother Hover will preach at
the Zion school house Sunday.
April IA. Everybody come and
\ ssst Z blessing sns; a gospel feast.
Mrs. Ray is in the hospital at
Lamar, where she has gone for
Treatment for appendicitis. She
was better at the last report.
Mrs. Ella Smith and son Spen
Ger returned to their claim this
week.
Miss Tom Kidder spent Thurs
day night with Miss Esther
Thompson.
Miss Frieda Hays will return
to her claim east of town, now
that her school is out.
Mrs. Park bought a fine COW at
Warren Smiths sale, S104.
my answer 10 that is that
April 1st Twill take dinnerin Par
isr-fun Hinderburg. Paris had
dinner ready on All-Fool's day.
but we suppose the roads were
too heavy for the Hon fun to
get through.
| Mrs. Butcher was up from
Lamport on the 4th, and reports
that her daughter Nora was mar
ried on the Saturday previous.
, Mrs. Dunivan was here Satur-
ay.
w. E. Strasbaugh of Oklahoma
) brought his sister up last week
to file.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

After coming out.of the pen
the boys put their old lives buck
of them, returning to the scenes
of their crimes to live it down.
OF course it was a hard strug-
gle, but they both stayed with
it. and both have made good.
Frank was married several years
after coming out OF the pen, and
we presume is in the law busin-
ess.
Forney-Al.-well, he got mar
ried too, and has since made him
self as famous as a lawyer and a
pollution as he did as criminal.
He ran for district attorney at
Oklahoma City, then ran for the
democratic nomination for gov
ernor, and both times made the
otker fellow and all the natives
sit up and take notice.
That Forney is on Easy street
is evidenced BY the fact that as
a criminal attorney he commands
fees anywhere from $1,000 to
$40. 900. and that as public lec-
turer he probably commands
from $1OO to $500 per single en-
gagements.
John continued in the law bus
mess, apd we presume has done
fairly we'll.
And the old judge. He lived
to q very old age, and we believe
only recently passed in his chips
and had them cashed. he was
q probate judge before coming
here, and in Oklahoma succeed
in getting himself again elected
as probate judge.
In leaving the Jenningses for
other topics, we would say OF
the old judge-peace to his ashes,
and may he find less booze, less
trouble and more prosperity IN
his new home than he had in his
terrestrial one.
Something else next week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Richland .-.-.

Prof. White died at the home
of Nixon Rich Tuesday, the End
of April, after a sickness Of just
q few days. q.
Rev. Bales and wife have been
holding meeting at Richland
church. hn
A nice rain again Sunday night.
Farming will soon commence in
good earnest.
Sabbath school district conven.
ten at Pleasant Ridge was we'll
attended. A nice time was had.
Next convention will be at Big
Flats the first Sunday in July.
Supper and closing of school
program at the Creek Indian
school was well attended, and q
nice pile of money made for. the
school.
Easter services at the Greek
Indian was nicely conducted.
Dinner was had at the school
house. We know no one II
near starvation by what is takeI
to those school houses to eat.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
SOLDIERS entertainment

Private VIM. E. AMI Walter
Dunivan were entertained at the
DunivaL home Tuesday night OF
last week.
Cake was served, and those
who were present made the boys
Feel that they were among
friends.
About forty were present.
Prayer meeting was also held to
bring the folks closer together.
We thank the many friends
who gathered at our home in be-
half of our loved ones.
The boys left after the enter
tainment for Elkhart, accompan-
led by VIM. Dillon, john and Ed
ma Steen and their sister Leona.
At Elkhart the boys entrained
for Camp Funston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunivan.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12


In the ranks of Uncle Sam,
A bloody, bloomin soldier,
Who doesp,t give . dan + ~.
Not a soldier in the reglars.
But in the volunteers,
One who hears his country's
call,
And leaves his home in tears.
It's nice to hear them cheering
When the train goes thru a town
That is buried in the sage
brush,
Midst q scene of sordid brown.
It's nice to eat the ratiocs
That are scarce as scarce can be,
As we leave old Colorado,
For the state of Carli.ne.
We have can'd horse meat for
breakfast
For luncheon and for tea,
We have the brute so often,
It makes one want to flee.
This morning we had jelley,
A thing that's seldom seen,
l discovered mine while scout
e ing,
Beneath bloomin' bean.
Last night as l was sleeping,
I had a funny dream
l thought that I was eating
Peaches in cold ice cream.
l also had beef steak,
Cut from a yea:ling COW,
But Just as was cutting it,
A rookie hollored "chow."
1 awoke then from my slum-
bers,
Which had been very brief,
To find my hunk Of horse meat
Had been taken by a thief.
l won't say l was angry,
Cause it sure would sound like
h,
But the names l called that
rookie
do in print to tell.
But it's nice to be a soldier.
In the ranks of Uncle Sam.
If you aren't too particular,
And don't care tinker's dam.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

battle. 1 stood here and watch
ed them pass by. 1t took two
hours for them to 60 by these
barracks, four abreast-horses
and riders. l don't know how
many thousand there were. It
looked nice. All young healthy
men, the very best this country
could produce. You folks can't
tell out there what this war is do.
ing for the United States of
America. You can't see as one
can here. You can read papers,
bnt that doesn't impress it upon
your mindslike seeingit. l don't
think I'll ever see q battle field,
because it is hard to train men
for guard duty for all cases. This
bunch has been on guard duty
about five months. and they un-
derstand it well. Twill stay with
this company, for they have
transferred all the men out of it
that they are going to. There
are $50 of us about the size of
Kelly and myself. When we all
get together and mest another
bunch of boys, it makes the 9TH
er bunch look ragged. You know
some are small and some are
large. They run very uneven in
size and frame.
guess you will all be farming
soon. The grass is growing fast
around here.
I will send you the Kaiser's
dream. and some othe- pieces.
! am sleepy, so I'll quit and GO
to bed. Answer soon.
from Fred
50 Co. 1854 D. B.
Camp Funston, Kans.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Prairie View nm"

Been having some wet weather
lately.
Mr.. Whitaker went to Kansas
this week to get his daughter
who has been going to school
I'D there this winter.
Mrs, Bunce and Mrs. Blevens
cali. ID on Mrs. Pearl Preston Fri
day. .h;,
Evervbo, " farming in this
neighborhood. ;e,
Mr.. o. B. Pre-. Null "n| M ..s
spent one day last n ~. ~
Mrs. Hancock and 0'o'
Wallace.
Dave Potter traded Il.
Preston 100 posts for pig FIR.
day.
Claude Preston sold horse to
Mrs. Hancock one day last week.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Regnier

DIR. Regnier planted potatoes
last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Frantz
started to Kenton Thursday to
take Mrs. Frantz in to the doc
tor, but when they got to the
river it was up so high they
could not cross. The water came
down the mountains.
MIR. and Mrs. Z. A. Thomas
and family were over Saturday
visitors to Springfield. Mr.. vii.
son came with them.
Mr.. and Mrs, Clayton are work
ing at the Stinson ranch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones have NOV
ed back to their home and Mr..
Jones is assessing again.
Mrs. Shannon and Bert Sch.
neider were callers at Welch'i
Thursday, -.-15,,
J. S. Jent of Joycoy last weel
bought the Eli Thomas and ths
old Louis Regnier places. W.
will be glad TO welcome ~. Jent
and family to our comm, ,ty.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Richards

r. M. Forbe's g new garage Is
open to accommodate the public,
and several cars have been in for
repairs. We predict a good bus
mess for Mr.. Fowler.
Sam Osteen and wife entertain
ed several of their friends at din
ner Sunday.
Jesse Treon bought large
team of horses near Monon Sat.
urday.
q. E. Turner and wife spent
Sunday at the J. L. Turner home.
Mrs. j. L. Treon was an over
night visitor at the j. L. Acre
home Saturday.
E. C. Chestnut is in Kansas
buying mules.
/ Jesse Luman moved to his new
home south of Richards Saturday.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
RICHARDS 6 g.: Il. &; Y z, '"'-

Miss Joe McClendon is improv-
ing nicely and is able to sit up
little.
I G. ]. Malmberg and Miss Ethel
Namber of Stonington spent
". 'sv at the M. U. McClendon
home. .,,,od Sot
n % raau fron a few weeks visit
with his par, enrs in Texas
Little Miss Mabel oathrene
MAYNARD visit, I'd her Srandpar-
epts F. II. Mitcl. ell and wife Two
days last week.
J. A. Messer anL 'family autoea
to their new home near campo
SUNDAY. Mr.. Messe. 'ooushe ehe
Walker brothers rancl ' last Wees,
paying them $40. 200 fol the osV
acres.
Jesse Turner and famiI y Vis''-
ed Luther Lynn and famil y DUN
day.
O. P, Osteen and family ooV'e
into Richards tn ? 1st. The y 4F1
living in ]. L. Tnrner's lam
house. O. P. w Ill help his bi on
er @. K. drill W ellis this sunni !e''
Mr.. Brown ina family CT Nan
sas moved int their new nome
la st week, tv 70 miles NORTHWEST
Of Richards.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Grand View "---~

w. R. Garvie and family
of Maxey were in this neighbor-
hood Monday. His daughter
Amy Babcock and children ac-
companied them home Tuesday.
Clifford Doris came down from
Monon Tuesday.
A large crowd attended the
farew ell party at Dunivan's Tues
day night, given in honor of Bill
and Walt. They startedfor Camp
Funston Wednesday.
Arthur Garvie spent a couple
|of nights with Oral Hankins this
week.
| Pete Vandermark and Fay Nc
Coy are quite sick with the mea'
sles.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
Flats

Several in this locality have
had the Liberty measles.
Fred Chatham is working for
Ira Chenoweth.
A. L. Smart returned from the
cedars Sunday and reported that
five inches of snow fell there Fri
day.
North Liberty school will close
the tenth of this month. Tru-
man Chenoweth is moving his
goods to his clay creek ranch.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
West Pretty Pr. .irie

N. o. Pierce and Mrs. q. F.
Stigers have gone to Oklahoma
to see their mother who is very
ill.
The fields are in good condi-
ton. and marry farmers are TAX
ing advantage of the fact.
Roy Morg an has gone tc see
his parents at Teearden. Okla.
He may come back here to farm
this summer.
Ben Harlow has l,ew Ford
the desease seems to b. spread
ing rapidly.
Charley Medley is enjo wing q
uisit from his niece. Mrs. Selt OF
Illinois.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
.Joycoy

Everybody busy listing an6
getting ready for the 1918 crop.
It looks like this was going to be
the year to farm big.
Mrs. Jesse Brown has Been on
the sick list for some time, but is
improving.
The literary and pie supper at
Prairie Queen Friday night was
we'll attended, and the pies sold
well.
Frank Homer solu two horses
last week. All he has left is the
bride and two big mules.
Sam Dunbar, Jr., and Barry
Crackle started for Lamar Sat-
urday with two big loads of
broomcorn belonging to Harry.
James Heness is sporting Il
new Ford.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

The New York World says the
promptness of some states ratity-
ing the proposed prohi amend
ment was to have beer expected,
but the sudden approval of Mas
sachusetts is surprising and
ominous. Why so delorous, Mr..
World? You can still have a try
at Bryan's grape juice.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

Sunday the editor, wiGh Dillo
Oxenreider at the helm, took a
drive over into Las Animas coun-
ty. taking in the embryo cities of
Buster, Kim, Plum Valley, Tobe,
Wilson, and other points of in
terest, inclusive of big snow
and rain storm-thrown in for
good measure.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

The entire wheat supply of
Colorado must be turned over to-
the government by the first Of
May-to the nearest mill or grain
elevator, the same to be paid for
at So. 20 per bushel,
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

Mr.. Raymond of the Two
Buttes Flour mill left with us
sample sack Of u Aourand a coed
ad. See ad. elsewhere. After
trying out the dour we shall give
this enterprising mill company
further notice.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

A protracted meeting teRan at
the court house Sunday night,
under the auspices of the Bap-
fists. Rev. Hucklebery is the
missionery who is holding forth.
Come out to these meetings.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

The treasuary department will
award an "Honor Flag" to every
town subscribing its quote Ut
Liberty Bonds. Baca ought to
have three or four Of those flags.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

Baca county ought to have 50
men who will invest 81 900 each
in liberty bonds. How many
Of the so will do it-say on
Patriotic dav?
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

The Waterloo, according to our
view is being fought on the west
front now. The battle may con-
tinue close up to Paris, but it will
be Germany's Waterloo in the
end.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12

Thos,. houses and business
places on main street that haven't
flags to unfurl to the breeze on
the 18th should get one. Indeed,
every house in town should have
q flag waving on'that day.
The Springfield herald., 1918-04-12
PILOT POINT .s-s-s

S. L. Hickcox returned fir, m
Lamar Wednesday.
Elmer Chatham passed through
this community.
Elmer johnson went to Lamar
Monday.
Lum and Ray Little went to
Lamar Tuesday,
The ground is in fine condition
for a good crop, and grass is
growing mp nicely.