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The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30
A Singular Coincidence.

One day lately party of women were
being shown about various buildings of
the University of Chicago. The prin-
cipal parsonage in the party was an
American woman who lives in Berlin.
Germany. She had been visiting friends
in Chicago for week, and ever since
her arrival she had been trying to re-
member the name of Chicago woman
whom she had met in Berlin. She was
anxious to see this woman, but her
name and address had totally escaped
her memory. AS the party entered Cobb
hall something stirred the right chord
and she came to full stop in the door
way, saying: There! That name has
come to me. It's Mrs. -" Scarcely
had she said the words when the door
of one Of the offices opened and the
woman in question walked into the hall
way, not ten feet from the visitor from
Berlin. The party marveled much over
the coincidence. The general opinion
was that the presence of the woman In
the building made itself known in some
mysterious way to the visitors subject
i've mind. But no one attempted to ex,
plain it.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Borrowsville was town on the other
side of the river, where the boys meant
TO assist in the celebration after they
had walked up Cherryfield.
"They won't thank us, you know"
said Tenney Cole. Boys never are ap-
preciatcd."
II don't expect it will be just ex-
actly thanks that we shall get" said
True, drily, as he turned the key in the
lock behind them. Anybody that's
afraid had better back out now"
Nobody backed out. Six hands seized
the bell rope. There was "a long pull,
strong pull and pull all together
But no sound followed. They looked
tried it again. They could feel that the
bell swayed backward and forward;
bur it did not ring. What could be the
reason?
Somebody must have muffled it'll" ex-
claimed Rob.
We'll go up and see what's the mat
ter, anyway" said True.
A long, long fight of steep and mar
row stairs led to the first landing in
tiie ShuiSH StcCPic. bcsohu 'hat was
ladder leading to the bell loft. There
was trap door which they pushed
open, and all scrambled up to the loft.
IF here isn't go! The tongue is
gone from the bell!" cried True. Now
who do you suppose did that?"
Rosy must have told ON us. l just
wish we hadn't given her all that can
dy," lamented Tenney.
The great bell hung there empty,
powerless to arouse any Fourth of July
enthusiasm, and looking as sad as if it
realized its dumbness.
II should just like to catch the fellow
that did that" said Rob, fourishing his
fist at an imaginary foe, as he did SO, un-
fortunately striking the trap door with
his elbow, and causing it to fall with q
crash. 1t was somewhat dark in the
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the greatest lot of candy you ever saw,
and bunch of torpedoes for to-mor-
row?"
Rosy was very small person, with
very large appetite for candy, to say
nothing of q strong desire to celebrate
with the proper amount of noise the
anniversary of her country's independ-
ence. Her eyes grew big and round
at the alluring prospect, and she nod
ded emphatically her willingness to un-
dertake the errand. So it was settled
that she should bring them the key
that night. after her father had hung
mp his coat in the closet, so there would
be no danger that he would go there
again and discover the absence of the
key.
That afternoon Sandy Mcvie and his
son, stout lad of IS, paid visit to the
church. Archie, the son, came out,
looking very warm and tired.
Better have let them do it, and then
make them smart for it, than to take
all that trouble" he grumbled. "or
just give their fathers hint of what
they are up to-"
''Since they are so fond of jokes, I'm
willing they should have a bit of a one,"
said the sexton, rubbing his hands,
.leefully. They'll catch ii fast enough
for breaking the church window"
Rosy McNie stole out of the house
that night after dark and delivered the
church key into True's hands, receiv-
ing in return an amount of candy and
torpedoes that had cost large share
of the boys Fourth of July savings.
But they were all satisfied that it was
money well spent, for they had learned
from sad experience that the results
of breaking windows were never anus
ing.
It was about half-past four o'clock on
the morning of the Fourth when the
three boys unlocked the church door.
1t was very quiet for Fourth of July
morning. Now and then came the
banging of gun. the feeble popping
of firecrackers and torpedoes. and the
dismal shrek of fish horn; but there
were very few people astir.
This stupid old town will get wax
ing up in n minute now. And people
ought to thank us. It's burning
shame 10 have it so still. Ycu may be
sure they're making things lively over
at Borrowsville by this time"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30
PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS


He-"They say, dear, that people who
Ave together get to look alike" She
''Then you must consider my refusal a.
final."-London Tit-Bits.
Loafer-'I think that's the pnrtyest
pictur' l ever see. Ave yer got any
baccy about yer?" Artist Yes.
thanks-plentyl"-Ally Sloper.
Times -wife--"You used TO
praise my cooking when we were first
married" Husband-"Yes, but had
stronger imagination then than l have
now."-N. Y. journal.
Mary, Johnny tells me that when he
went into the dining-room last night he
saw Mr.. Biff with his arms round your
waist" What a story, mamma! Why,
the gas was out."-N. o. Times Demo-
crat.
A Family Affair.-Teacher@"H Is
it that you are late this morning?"
Johnny-"Please, MN, a burglars
been caught in the east end, and moth
er sent me round to the police station
to see if it was father.'-Stray Stories.
Uncle Rich-"It seems mighty hard
when a man has accumulated CON-
petence to have to die and leave 1t all"
Ben Poore (his nephew)-"Oh, don't
know. Don't you think it depends a
good deal upon the point of view?'-
Boston Transcript.
He stared at her with bullying eyes.
She had boxing-glove on her left
hand and hammer in her right. "M-
my dear" he stammered, "wh-what are
you going to do?" idiot" she
snapped, I'm going to drive tacks."-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Forgotten.-Now was Henri come
back from the wars only to find Be
atrice married to another. $50, after
all your VOWS, you forgot mel" he ex-
claimed. with much bitterness. The
girl hung her head guiltily. yes" she
faltered, and then she added, with great
yehemence: That's what / get for
trusting to my memory! / should have
made memorandum. Mon Dieu!"
All, but it was too late to think of that
now.-Detroit Journal
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loft, now that the trap door was closed,
the only light coming from little
round window, like porthole In a Ves-
sci, far above their heads.
Lift up the door, Rob. We may as
well go down. Whoever took that
tongue out wouldn't leave it where we
could find it, you may be sure" said
True.
But when Rob tried to lift the door,
10 and behold. it stuck fast. The iron
ring which had once served as handle
was broken off, and there was no way
by which they could get sufficiently
firm hold to pull with any considerable
amount of strength. They tried to pry
it open with their knives, but only sue
ceeded in breaking them. And time
was wearing away, and the Borrows-
vile celebration mus, be getting to-
ward its liveliest.
Its of no use to holler. Nobody
could hear u.s. said Tenney, despair
ingly.
Its a pretty place to spend the
Fourth in!" said Rob. with a groan.
How long do you suppose it will be be-
fore they miss US at home and come to
look for us?"
'Why, they'd never think of coming
here to look" replied True. "And my
mother said might stay all night with
my cousins over at Borrowsville. She
won't expect me home till tomorrow.
and your folks will think you've stayed
with me. Anyway, they would never
think we were up in the church
steeple."
"But when she knows we're lost,
Rosy Movie will tell, if she hasn't al
ready" said Tenney.
"She won't. She's too much afraid of
her father to tell that she gave us the
key" averred True.
But he'll find out that the key is
gone, and then he'll suspect that we are
here" said Tenney, who was deter
mined to look on the bright side.
Next Sunday, maybe. We shall be
starved to death before them" said
Rob. who was not proving himself as
brave as his desire for fighting had led
his comrades TO suppose.
Somebody must have got wind of
what we meant to do, or the tongue
wouldn't have been taken out of the
BELL" said Tenney; land no one could
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30
RESTORED BY A BLOW.
Veteran of Mexican War Rexains His
Reason After So Years Through
Singular Accident.

Matthias Steinberger, who lives on q
farm in jackson township, Seneca
county, o., has recovered his intellect
after period Of SO years. Mr.. Stein
berger is a veteran of the Mexican war,
and during that war was member Of
payne's regiment of Pennsylvania cav
airy. At the battle of Resaca de la
Palma, in one of the charges in which
his regiment took part, his horse STUN
bled and threw him, and in falling he
struck his head on pile of rocks, caus-
ing him to lost consciousness and para
lying his back.
He was taken to the hospital, and al
though he was able to tell the story of
how he was hurt, his memory and his
powers of observation left him from
that time. He was brought home, and
has since been under the care of his
relatives. During this time of mental
alteration he has said that he was
q years of age and that at the next
election he intended to vote for Gen.
Taylor for the presidency.
While he was watching some men
saw wood with buzz saw near his
home he was struck in the back and
head with flying stick and knocked
senseless. When he came to he had
curious expression on his face, like
person who has just awakened from
long sleep. He completely recovered
all the powers he had lost, through the
effects of the second blow on the head,
and to-day made his first visit to Fos-
toria, despite the fact that he has lived
within mile or two of it all his life.
Everything appeared strange to him,
and his bewilderment on beholding the
electric cars and telephones in opera
tion was almost laughable.
As he finally climbed into the wagon
to return home he remarked that the
world had got so far ahead of him that
he was afraid he would never catch up
Chicago Tribune.
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be mean enough TO keep us here for
long on the Fourth of July"
SANDY McNie is mean enough for
anything" declared Rob; "and perhaps
they have only taken the tongue out to
repair it, or something of that kind"
Sandy McNie meanwhile arose at five
o'clock and took walk around the
church. There was no broken window
$50 they gave it up, the young rascals,
and have probably gone over to Bor-
rowsville to do their celebrating" said
the sexton to himself, and felt disap-
pointment that he should be denied the
grim satisfaction of bringing the young
rascals to justice. "Well, Cherryfeld
will be the quieter for their being out
of it to-day" he added, to console him
self.
If not exactly out of Cherryfield, they
were certainly too far above it to inter
fere with its quiet. A faint echo of dis
tant Fourth of July noises came tanta-
lizingly to their ears now and then. The
minutes dragged along heavily. They
had no means of telling time, and an
hour seemed like day; but night final
ly came, the dimness deepened to utter
darkness, and, stretched upon the floor.
they all fell asleep. Being boys, they
could sleep, although the floor was
hard and keen cravings reminded them
that they had gone breakfastless, din
nerless and supperless.
When True awakened, little shaft
of sunlight shone through the small
window. away up in the dimness of the
steeple. 1t danced upon the cobwebs
that covered the dusty beams until they
looked as if made of gold thread. A
great. long-legged spider was dragging
a hapless fly into his web. The spiders
web had been partially torn away, and
the dust had been brushed from the
beams in the corner near it. There was
little scaffold in the corner covered
with shavings and chips, evidently left
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30

with bursting cracker and roaring gun
He walked the ntighbors. every one
He scared the cat out of all her sense
And blew the stats OF the picket fence
And came to breakfast with one black eye,
And said: "Hooray. for the Fourth OF
JulyW
He ate with hurry and frantic haste,
For never a minute had he to waste
Then out again TO the fray he sprang
And turned things loose with mighty
"bangr'
He azzed and spluttered and doomed and
crashed,
while dishes ratified and wind smashed; ;
And when. alt grlmy and sore and lame.
Torn and tousled, TO lunch he came.
On his swollen lips was the joyous cry:
"Ain't glad IT'S the Fourth of July"
All that day. till the twilighrs close.
The powd smoke from the garden rose;
All day long. in the heat and dust
Little Adelbert banged" and bust"
TIL. just as the shadows began to creep.
He blew himself In a senseless heap.
Burnt and bIstersd and minus hair.
They brought him In for the Doctors care;
But. late that night. he was heard to sigh:
81 wish every dag was the Fourth OF July"
Joe Lincoln. in l.. A. W. Bulletin.
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bell because that little old sexton,
Sandy McVie, is too lazy, ! suppose"
Truman Bluford, generally known
among his comrades as True Blue, was
excitedly announcing this dismal news
to Rob Tripp and Tenney Cole, in his
fathers store.
There's no patriotism in Cherryfield.
They've all forgotten how our fathers
fought and bled," said Rob Trip, who
liked to read nothing but stories of bat
tie, and meant to fight something when
he grew up, If il were only Indians.
1T will be as still as Sunday, know.
What is the Fourth of July, without a
racket" said Tenney Cole. dejectedly.
Il tell you, boys, something ought to
be done!" said True.
That was what the boys liked about
True. He was always ready TO do some
thing. Older people were inclined to
think he was little too ready TO dc
mischief. but the boys were generally
ready to follow where True led the way
I'VE might ring the church bell" said
True.
That wasn't much to do. Rob thought:
1t sounded rather tame. Still, it would
be fun TO wake the stupid Cherryfield
people out of the maps which they had
no business to be having on Fourth of
July morning, and startle the select
men, who had decided that there should
be no ringing of bells.
How could we get into the church ?"
asked Tenney Cole, who was of prac-
tical turn OF mind.
Break in, of course" replied True,
coolly. You can't expect 10 have all
that fun without-well, without hear
ing something about il afterward. We
could break window in the porch: and
when we once got hold of the rope,
wouldn't we make people think the bell
was bewitched! They'd blame Sandy
Movie for not being on the watch, too.
1t would be good joke on the old ras-
cal. He's got us into enough trouble by
telling of us"
True's father was coming from the
back part of the store. so the BOYS low
cred their voices and walked quietly
out at the door: while behind the coun.
ter. from the STOPPING posture in which
ne mad been measuring for himself
gallon of molasses. arose Sandy McVie.
He looked after the boys, with all the
shrewd little wrinkles in his face draw
ing themselves up into hard knots.
"A good joke on the old rascal. eh ."
he muttered. There's never any know
ing how joke may turn out, nv fine
fellows! You're fixing Fourth of
July celebration for yourselves thatll
be more than you bargained for, if I'm
not mistaken"
The boys went on. all unconscious
that Sandy McVie had been listener
to the conversation that was certainly
not intended for his ears.
ut would be good thing if we could
get into the church without breaking a
window said Tenney Cole. There's
little Rose McVie now. Let's ask her
where her father keeps the key"
Hanging on a nail in the closet. un-
der his coat" replied the little girl, on
being questioned.
Couldn't you get it for us. Rosy. and
not let anybody know it, if we gave you
The Holly chieftain., 1899-06-30
al Deep sea Graxe

The physician of the German deep
sea expedition, DR.. Bachmann, died
suddenly on January IA and his BODY
was lowered into the deepest place SO
far sounded by the expedition-5,7 ,73s
feet-out of harms way upon its own
broad back.--Albany Argus.
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LESSl
A"H.l
,URHI|
|oF>1iSS|
,yA>5lY1

RS going to be the
meanest kind of a
Fourth OF July.
No balloon on the
common and no
fireworks. They're
not even going to
ring the church
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Good Rarhera.

you while asleep without waking you,
so light is his touch.
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~ Il q 8 q & q
GLoRlOUSl1
FouRTA.M{H;S Is

T T L f Adelbert
arose al four
And crept down
stairsto the big
front door,
And down the walk
TO the garden
gate,
And there he start
90 raf.brate
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
NOTICE o. HE EARlNc PETl-
TkfN

INTHF PROBATE COURTOF H7HE COU
TY or MAKICOPA, TELkI1CEY CT ARIZO-
MA;
In the Matter Of the Estate of Syrina B. Riggs.
D. ceased.
Notice is hereby given that Thos P. Biggs has
f ed in this Court his peito on rraying for the
proof and probate OF the last will and tes' a.
ment Of said oeceas. d and the issuance of let
ters Testamentary thereon to petitioner and
that the same wi be heard or Saturday the
2lst Gay Of January, a. D. 1899, at 10 o'clock
IN the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom
If said Court, in Phoenix, County of Maricopa,
Territ" o, Arizona, and all persons interested
in said estate are notified then and there to
appear and show cause. if any they have. why
the prayer of said petitioner should not bs
granted.
Dated Dec. 10Th, 1858. G. ". GROUSE.
Clerk.
By W. 8, ScoTT.
lisa pub. Dec 3)'35 Deputy
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
sum N ONS

In ho Di5trio5 Cp,rt of the Third Judlcial
District f tha c.rrltorv Of Ariz ,aa, in and for
the County of NJ sricopa.
At ol hr gain ira District Court Of the
Third judicial D,s:ri Of the Territory of Ar.
z,n in ald for M.r,.o County. and the
20 n ,lai 1T i'll Il in .aid NJ lr,cDoa County in tn
IT, ). nf trs G q K Of said D strict Court.
sarah \. siusssli. Plaintiff, VS.. Stsohen II.
Riss..ll, D .fendent.
In the n1me of hs T rritory, of Arizona,
to S,eoh n Il. Russ II DESCENDANT. Greeting:
Ylu are her by summoned and required to
appear in al action brought against you by the
aDOve n med p.ai tiff III the District Court of
the Third :. judicial D,e,lict Of the Territory Of
Ar 20 la il aad fnr Mari-opa County, and an
swar ths c,mplaint therein fled with the Clerk
Of this lid Court, at Phoenix, in sa d G ,untv,
within t.n iay. ter the servite upon yon t
tn Is sun ,lJns, If SO we'd in tn 8 said County,
pr II served ont Of t lis lid Coun and within
days thereafter, or in all other cases within
thirty days thereafter. he times above men
ii ,aed hsin. excl ,sve Of the day of service, or
jul lsm mt by default W Ill b, taken against you:
Given uld-r my hand and the seal of tbs
DISTRICT court of the Third judicial District Of
Arizona iq All for MAricops County. this 4th
day of January il. y. 1859
(SeaD w. C. FOSTER
Clerk Of said District Court.
by L.. b; STREET,
Depu Clsrk
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
DELINQUENT TAX ROLL

Oh
Mesa City, Maricopa County, Ari-
zoLa, for the Fiscal Year
le99-lS99
(All references to / is and blocks in the fol-
lowing lit Of property refer entirely TO the
Townsite of M'sa.)
Ball, +. J.-25 #. south strip Lot and
southeast corner lot 8 Block "a
and lotl Block "a. TotI assess-
ment $250OO; tax $i.75; costs 81
Total duo, Ss.7s.
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20

Arizona, all the right, title. interes' and
estate of the SAID David A. 5pragg at
the time OF his death, ard all the right
tie and iItertst that the said estate bas
oy operation OF law. or otherwise, ac-
quired other than or in addition TO that
of the said David A. Spragg at the time
OF his death, in and to II that certain
lot, piece or parcel OF land situate, lying
aud being in the said ecu ,.y OF Mari
copa. TtrritoryNof Ar zona and bolnd-
ed and described as follows, to wit:
An undivided one, half interest in
part of Lots 2 and 8 liz Block II, Town
site # Mesa situated in Gown OF Mesa
City in said MarIcopa County, Arizona
peIng more pi:ticulaLiy described as
follows: Be inning at Sc corner Of Lol
in Block IL OF sa,d towDsite OF Mesa
thence rupr & due West 20 Church lot.
$50 teet, thence North $50 teet. thence
East 1870 teet. THENCE South $50 tees to
place Of beginning
Also one miring location Or claim
known as the Dear Park sitnated in
supersiit:on Miui"g DISTRICT in Pima.
County. Ariz1na, and recorded pn April
7, 1897 in Book M. ii of Mines. a.
pages col and COZ. Plnal County Re-
cords.
Terms and conditions Of sale, cash.
Twenty per cent OF the purchase mon
ey to be paid to the auc.ioneer on the
day ol sale, balance on conhrmation cy
said Probate Court. Deed az expense
OF purchasers
A. P. SHEWMAN,
Administering OF tho estate oil DAVID
A. Spragg, drceased..
Nov IL, 1893.
First pab. hoy. IL, '9S.
The above noticed sale is post
ponrd until Tuesday, Drepmber goth,
1898. at same hour and place.
4 P. SHEw4AN.
Admr.
The above noticed sale is hereby
postponed until Monday January
l6th, 1899, at same hour and place.
A. P. SHEWMAN,
Admir-
The above noticed sale is hereby
postponed until iu' sday January "a,
$50 at same hour aud place Il
A. P. SHEWMAN, |
Adm'r. |
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
ADNINlSTkTOR'5 SALE OF REAL
ES1ATE.

Notice is hereby given that ;n pur.
uance Of an order of the Probate Court
in and for the county OF Maricopa, Ter.
rtory of Arizoua made on the 1IGh day
of November 1898. in the matter of the
estate of David A. Spragg, Deceased
the undersigned, the administrators of
the estate of David = Spragg, decreased
will sell at public auction. to the high
est bidder, tor cash, and subject to ,con-
firmation by said Probate Court, on
7th day Of December 1898.
ut 20 o'clock 3. M, at the front door Of
The Arlington Block, Main street, Mesa
City, County Of Maricopa, Territory OF
Mesa free press., 1899-01-20
PHOENIX SHORT LIhIE|
RHoENIx 4 MARlepPA.

train leaves Phoenix al Z $50 i. n
arrives at Temp a, 500 y. y. ntd =
Maricopa ut 9 ID +. ~.
Train leaves Maii,oln,a' 6lps.
Arrives at Tempe a, Z 10 n nd
Phoenix at 7:3C a. M.
PHOENIX AND MEsA CITY.
Leave Mesa a, 9l5 d NJ. a,l,v4
Tempe $40 a N, AID flp,nix ~ a
Leave Mesa ~ 5 -, arll,-
Temue $50 T. nj, and a. Fkpsnix
6 nj.
Leave Iheenix at s l5A NJ. lea,
Tempe at 9:35 Il NJ, arrive At Mess
at 9 20 M.
Leave Phoslix at $50 p NJ. lsa, 2
Tempe at 4 GO pm, alii,s Arsa
4.30 p NJ.
Train connects at Maricopa will
Southern Pacific east bound ut lOp
M. and with Sou herr Pacific west
bound, leaving Ma,l@ora Mt 5.4a p: m
Connections maze at Phoenix
with S..F 2. 4 P. for Gu, gr.ss md
Prescott, and at Mesa with stage fol-
Go'diirld, MOI days, W.dp. sdays and
Fridays ut II. 80 y. u; for Flo,,pee
and Globe, tuesdays, Thursdays spe
At 4. N.
All trains ran da,l} Ind will
1t any point "a signal
B y. PORTER,
NJ. O. BIckNELL, Gen'l SpP
G-nl Pass. Agt.
General Office. Phoenix.