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The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-12
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE.
Local and Personal.

DR.. Boggs was up from Coolidge yes
terday.
Get your shoes repaired at the
Holly harness shop.
Charley Mclean has rented Ed Tut
ties blacksmith shop.
See White for pickles salt at 80 cts.
per gallon home made.
Ed Tuttle went to Baca county
Monday to look after his homestead.
Early cabbage and tomato plants
for sale at the Ranch House Gardens.
A. ]. Marine and wife OF Tribune
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. John
son.
f. ]. Hollister left Saturday for a
weeks visit at his home in Newark,
Ohio.
DIR. Shrock. the Pueblo dentist, did
considerable work for Holly people
this week.
Theo. Baxter was seriously i'll the.
fl rst of the week but is able TO get
around again.
Dry Goods, Spring Attractions. No
goods excel in brightness our Spring
stock. Sure to have your APP
proval. Call and see us.
C. L. Mcpherson.
If your watch, clock, or iewe
ry needs repairing send it to Apple
gate at Lamar and get first class
Job done. All work guaranteed.
Did you see the proof-picture Of
Holly's orchestra? Well it is swell
thing; j.. says it is because he was
one of the posers, but some may beg
to differ.
Mrs. Fl. P. Numsen arrived last
week from Baltimore. We under
stand Mr.. Numsen will build a house
in the northwest part Of town and be-
come permanent citizen OF Holly.
Mr.. Woodward, one of the newcom-
ers, took out a load of seed oats We'd
nesday. He has built substantial
house and barn on his farm and has
considerable OF it broken out ready
for crop.
James Kendall has moved to the A.
Z Bent Ranch on Buttc creek four
miles southwest OF town. Jim has
large number OF milch cows and says
he VIII bring milk to the skimming
station here this summer.
L. L. little, the Fowler photogra-
pher, done considerable work while
here this week and his work shows
that he is tirst-class artist. He re-
turned to Fowler Tuesday but is
thinking Of permanently locating in
Holly In the near future.
w. F. Crowley had several views
taken Of his residence. orchard, and
hot houses last week by L. L. little.
He says he wants the pictures to
! ok at in after years and to show his
child er-ve mean his friends--to
see how the farm looked in early days.
A l.. johnson and J. S. McMurtry
went to Tribune Friday. Mr.. john
son auctioneered a sale there Saturday
and returned home Sunday. Joe went
east over the No. Pacific to tell the
people along that line Of the wonder
ful resources of the Arl1ansas valley
and OF the splendid opportunities to
get good home
| Will Tarbox, Editor OF the Coolidge
Unmuzzled Truth, has become tired
of running Il paper for glory alone, and
after making q vigorous but polite
kick at the city council for sending off
for their printed stationery, announ-
ces his intention to step out and close
his doors after two more Issues of the
paper
All the people under the Buffalo
and Amity canals had a full head of
water Friday night for several hours
"A head that fell alike on the high
and low places soaking up the whole
country to a good depth. After the
rain the weather cleared up warm
and all vegetation as well as the wild
grass on the range is growing at a
great rate.
FOR SALE.--A fine cabinet organ.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-12

Get your harness repaired at the
Holly harness shop.
See White for genuine New Orleans
molasses.
Fl. II. Jencks has two acres Of onions
up and growing rapidly
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva Everett, OF Tri-
bune, were in Holly Monday.
Ikelman Bros. have set out fruit
and shade trees on their lots on Fifth
street.
Lew Raney painted f. B. CRADLES
harness shop and the front Of J. S.
McMurtry's bank this week.
G. E. Paris, Of Pueblo. agent for
the Singer Sewing Machine Co., was
canyassing in this vicinity yesterday.
We are authorized to announce that
the Holly social club will give n ball
next Friday night May 10. Every
body invited.
s. +. White and A. l.. johnson,
the newly elected members Of the
school board, qualified for their res
pectiye oflic.s this week.
Some of the results Of neglected dys
peptic conditions of the stomach are
cancer, consumption, heart disease
and epilepsy. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
prevents all this by effecting quick
cure in all cases OF dyspepsia.
lKYLMAN BRNs
W. b. Padley brought wind mill
down from his former home in Kansas
this week and will erect it on his val
ley farm to pump water for his stock
The attention Of our readers is d.
rccted to the large advertisement of
Harden & Son which appears in this
issue. This is one of the Oldest firms
doing business in Holly. Read what
they will do for you.
On last Friday our popular harness
maker, +. b. Cradle, left for Holly,
where he will open a shop. During
the year In which he has been resi-
dent Of Fowler, Mr.. Cradle has made
many friends among his business ac-
quaintances, who are sorry to see him
change Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-05-12

The ancients believed that vheuma-
tism was the work of . demon within
q man, Any one who has bad an attack
Of sciatic or infammatory rhsumasisus
will agree thst the infilction y demoa-
lac enough TO warrant the bsiisf. II
has never been claimed that Chamber
!sin's Pain Balm would cast out demons.
but 1t will cure rhsumatism. and hun.
dreds bear testimony to the truth Of
this statement. One appiication relieves
the pain. and this quick relief which Il
affords is alone worth many times lie
cost. For sale by Ikelman Broe,
See White for alfalfa seed.
]. D. Bridge, editor and proprietor
of the Democrat, Lancaster, n. H..
says: II would not be without Ono
Minute Cough Cure for my boy, when
troubled with cough or cold. It IL
the best remedy for Group ever used"
IKsLMAM 8Ros.
Harness made to order 1t Holly
harness shop-all work guaranteed. !.
The machinery for the skimmine
station is here and is being placed In
position. 1t will not be long now till
the sound Of the whistle will be heard
daily.
P. NJ. Finn, T. E. vandersloot,
and Chas. Houston, Of Holt county
Missouri, were viewing the Arkansas
valley last week and are now listed
among the many purchase rs Of irriga-
ted land.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

ses voyage was hard on the little
fellow. bat he had quofation ON
every emergency. he jested about
the ships milk. calling il, s.lac
gallinacenm. and during storm
ne encouraged the sailors With pas-
sages from Scripture.
At last. be wss, indeed. brought
before the h1ng. whom be amused
with strange mixture OF pedantie
learning and infant hnmors- For
examples ne suadsuIy interrupted
Lsf1n discourse TO SEX tstill IN
s:szs Iof oroomstiek. { *as
e'sen nm nm osssFss'1hk e A<
1sossea ABOUT the natl. Inen ne
resumed his iectore- bali an hour
later, announcing lthis time Ia
ffench) that ne sas 'awfaIly tired,
ne proceeded 10 take nap IN the
royal presence.
III. after all the abuse OF nature
ne had endured. ne could still en-
Joy PLAYING horse With broom
STICK ne might have been saved.
rat MS tutor did not spare him
lie was exhibited from palace to
palace.
Ine END came quickly after their
return TO his Lubeck home. ii.
saw Its approach with his childish
eyes wide open. and met it With the
stead'ness OF veteran. Death is
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09
Memorial Service.

An exchange tells the following
story of the pie shop in-London be-
fore which Charles Dickens used to
stand when. as a child, he drudged
in blacking factory. Every dav,
on the way to and from his work,
he paused to devour the viands
with his eyes, and sometimes he
pressed bis tongue to the window-
pane, as il by 80 doing he got
taste OF the good things which were
$40 near an get 80 far"
An American railroad man who
admires Dickens hunted up this
pie shop when in London in order
to gratify his curiosity and bis seu-
timent. 1t proved to be a mere
box of q place in a poor quarter Of
the city. bat the original business
was still carried on there. As the
traveller peered into the shadosy
interior Q voice was heard at his el-
bow:
"Please. sir, will you buy me a
veal pie ?"
: The owner of the voice vas a
small, d,sheveled person. with whom
a pie of veal, or anything else of
''hearty" nature, would hare agreed
right we'll.
'.How many boys do Won think
this shop will hold ?" asked the
American.
81 dunno. About fifteen or six
teen. ! should think
well, 60 and get fifteen boys.
and bring them back here"
The boy studied the mans face
for moment. as il to make sure
that be was in the enjoymen. of bis
senses. and then with veil hurried
into q 81 lie street. Hardly q min
ute elapsed before he returned at
the head Of procession Of sixteen
gamins. Of assorted sizes. unani.
nous in appetite and hope.
Thh ragged battalion assembled
close behind its benefactor aud fol
lowed him into the shop. where he
announced that he was going 70
give all the boys all the pie they
wanted. They wanted greal deal,
a. it proved; their capacity for
"weal pie" was something marvs'-
lous. Bot their b. nefsctnr vas as
good as his word. and sixteen hap.
py and satisfied boys left the shop
singing his praises.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09
Burn Out Quickly.

Tragedies there are, however, in
abundance. Remorselessly over
stimulated by the folly Of those
a5nat them in many an instance
these little victims burn out their
lives like rockets. They grow old
so fast that months count as years.
and while the applause is still
sounding at the heartless show they
slip away from their tormentors to
rest their jsded souls in the grave.
And here belongs the story of baby
Heinekin.
IL is told, with grim unconsci-
business. by the man who crucifi-d
the child. the tutor, who is not
ashamed to record that he begsn
operations on an infant scarcely q
wear old. still in the arms of it's
nurse. But he was . pedant, and
he had a theory of education.
This intellectual viyisectionist
had found subject rarely end"w-
ed. At the age of Is months.
Master H-ineken knew a consider
able part of the Old Testament by
heart. By the middle of third
year he was yell versed in ancient
history and geography, and had
committed to memory 5000 Latin
words Then study was interrupt
ed by fit of sickness.
The cruel work, however, was
resumed. Ths little martyr was
now laid on the rack OF '.dogmatic
theology and ecclesiastical history
with more Latin. For diversion.
French was presently added. All
this seems as incredible as il is out
rsgeous; but memory, doubtless.
vas the faculty mainly called upon.
OF course the fame of the prod
igy went abroad, and many came
To see and hear. The learned in
fant entertained them with Latin
quotations. These mnst have been
learned by rote. but they we're apt
~ applied. He also composed lit
tie stories in French. though his
fingers were still to weak to be ex-
ercised in writing.
A Pitifai Starry.
Then came another illness. and
il was decided that be needed .
change of air What it sbonld be
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

w-A Cleveland jury has de-
cided that yonng man may net
cnnrt a giil with impunity after
eleven o'clock st night. The New
York Press observes that looming
at this time of the year, the jury
that g.se that verdics must have
been composed largely OF fathers
~itb ewes vide open for gas. oil aud
coal bile"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

Rev. Z Edwards. pastor Of the Eng
lish Baptist Church at Minsrsyllie, Pa.
when suffering with rheumatism, was
advised to try Chamberlain's ! Tain Balm.
He says: a few applications Of thls
linimenf proved of great service TO me.
II subined the inlismmstion and relIev-
ed the pain Sh0nid any sufferer profit
bv giving Pain Balm trial it aili please
me" For sale by William r. Green yell
i Son. Leonardtown, aud all country
stores.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

Landlsdy "You say the chick
en- soap isn't good ? Whv. told
the cook just how to make is Per-
hsps she didn't catch the idea -
Boarder ma; think IL vas
the chicken she faised to catch.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

A correspondent Of The Buffalo
Commercial SAYS be copied the fol-
lowing quaint epifsph frem . tomb
stone in q churchyard at South
Cave, Yorkshire. Enqisnd /:
IN MEMORY or THOMAS AND ANN
fTRETCHEg.
That Ann loved Tom was vers true;
PERHAPS You'll say whas's that 20 you.
wh.'er you are remember thls-
That Tom loved Ann: t'was that made bliss.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09
Washington City and
Potomac Railroad Company.
TING Tn1e-La Eaect sufurdar nctuer 1aaa $50 p

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

A new political party. to be knovn
as the u.ian reform party, il being
formed in Cincinnati.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

Bat that was an eaS ons The
answer came IN four ssEonds--546, i
696. 900.
Liks . Triek Anlz|al.
The President Of ID smonth Col
ieae therenpon offrr4 90 educate
the lad at his Own expense. For
several years little rnh was b.
raded about the UnitW States and
exhibited like . trick asimal. Then
he uas taken TO EuroM.
The child vas nes nins years
old. And his faculty \ renehed ~
lsiEes1 f|5laz / = 5 81 80 y
sensation. The savants there tossed
him snch bagstelIes IS this.
"What 10 the square of 999 999 ?
Multiply this square by 40 twice
and by 25 once"
As the answer only runs into
ouadrillions (seyenteen figuresl. a
few seconds time was quite enough
for Zerah. de solved the problem
In scarcely more than the time
needed 10 grasp the fnii import OF
the words.
How did he do 1t. The thing
savors OF magic. Yeti after years
Coioarn declared that h's processes
were very much as those OF ordina-
nv mortsls. Doubtless ne had in
an extraordinary degree that same
picturing power which enabled Nor
ply and other chess players to play
bltndfolded dozen games at a time.
Just as they saw each board and all
It's shifting pieces. IN imagination,
80 baby Zerah saw his swiftly evoIv-
ing figures in q sort OF kinetoscopic
vision, as plainly as IL ne had writ
ten them with chalk.
Made no Mistakes
But this will not explain all. His
French inouis,tors once asked him
for the factors of 4.294. 967. .297.
He named them almost INSTANTLY
6. ZOO. 4l7 multiplied by GAL. This
though absolutely correct. was news
to ouestioners. who supposed that
they had given him Q prime num-
Der; it was 81 set down IN their ts-
bles. He made no mistakes. When
numbers really prime were offered
he detected the fact just as prom pt.
ly.
How could he see these things
IL is a faculty hard to understand .
Il seems like dlvinstiou. Perhaps.
however, it had something in CON-
mon with the power some persons
possess of determining large num-
bers at q glance, without regard to
grouping and without counting.
Anyone can do this up to three or
four; many mp to seven or eight.
You can easily test your own apti-
tude in this respect by throwing
down an uncertain number of peL-
nies and announcing the total at
the first glimpse. 1t is an expert
ment worth trying. There are q
few who are able to carry this anto-
matte process mp to thirty without
error. Dase. for example, could
instantly give the NUM- Der of hero
Of cattle with that limit. Yet. rea.
son as we may. Colburn's marvel
ous powers remain q mystery.
His Later Life.
It did not last. At twenty he
was no longer remarkable. His
youthful gift bad passed from him
as strangely as it came. Then, at
his fathers suggestion, he tried the
stage, but failed. Later he was
more successful as . teacher, bns
taught languages. not mathematics.
Ultimately the itinerans prodigy
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

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Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09

they Never Ansnnt ts Anything IN
Later Lifs.

Morifz Frank. mathematical
prodigy and .show child" of.Vien-
na, recently attempted snicide by
leaping from bridge in the DAN
abe. Why? Il 10 hardly necessa-
~ to ask. His phenomenal pow
ers were failing him. As show
be had lost his value; be did not
know what TO do with himself or
how g. lsxe. g. h. ssesidad hhn1il
wasn't worth trying to live.
Doubtless. too, he was morbid in
temperament. You can't be Q
prodigy, infant or other, without
being more or less abnormal You
must pay tlss price; and the price
is much too high-a bad bargaia.
Ii is q ine thing to be q little
above the average in some way; tut
not too much. Somebody has said
that to be one foot above or below
the average stature of man means
lifelong misery; for to be mon-
ster, whether dwarf or'gisnt, is a
wretched fate. IL is quite as bad
30 be abnormal in mind; as even
genius can testify. IL You are just
an average, wholesome. happy hu-
man being, you may well thank
heaven. 1t is not such as you who
leap from Danube bridges, seeking
oblivion.
But. even among abnormal crea-
lures the lot Of an infant prodigy
is peculiarly hard. Quick to ripen,
quick to rot-that seems to be the
Law of nature. Especially If one
has been a '.show child" accus-
toned to the wonder aud applause
of crowds, the change, which must
come, from the hOt-house atmns-
phefe of the theater to the cold /,
dry air of everyday life is q cruel
ordeal.
What becomes of them (? We
rarely hear Of them after the nine
day crsze is over. Genius. indeed
is often notably precocious; bat the
true infant prodigy rarely redeems
his promise. Many die even with
ont the aid Of the Vienna boys wa
ter cure. Others, after a brief me-
teor flight. collapse and sink into
obscurity-a dismat sequel. The
story of these gifted unfortunates
is in many cases extremely interest
ing.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09
Mathematical Prodgisa.

Since Frank posed as a mathe-
metical prodigy, it is most natural
to begin with performers of that
class. Here the typical worker is
Zera Colburn, says the Washington
Star. The mental arithmetic of
this otherwise commoaplace young
ster makes us gasp with astonish-
ment, but his feats are well attest
ed.
He began his display at the age
of six. Born in q Vermont hamlet
not quite hundred years ago, there
was nothing in his antecedents TO
lead one to expect mathematical mi
racles; jet they came and grew and
amazed the neighborhood. "Have
vou heard about that little Z-rah
Uolburn?" was on every body's lips.
The elder Colburn was q ready
reckoner, tno. as il would seem; but
after quite another fashion. At
the frat hint of possible dollars he
took the road, making his son an
itinerant show, himself the show
man. Thus they travelled all over
New England.
The father, seemingly, was YAM
kee OF the woodeu-nutmeg type;
but there was no humhug about the
boy. He was repeatedly examined
in the most thorough manner by
college professors and other experts.
The genuineness Of his gift 10 be-
yond question.
At Boston. perched amid circle
of incredulous Investigators, the lit
tie fellow was tried with all sorts
Of unexpected questions.
"How many days and hours in
1871 years ?"
They held their breath for the
answer-literally, for it came in
twenty seconds.
''Six hundred and sixty-one thou
sand aud fifteen days, Is, 1854. 800
hours.
Take Jour pencil and put down
on paper the figures that mus. have
raced throagh the chiid's brain in
that twenty seconds. See how long
il takes you.
"Haw- many seconds in eleven
years z"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-03-09
4 Pitifai Starry.

Then came another illness. and
il was decided that be needed q
change of air! What it sbonld be
he settled for himself. 81 vii 90 to
Copenhsgen to show my colored
maps TO the King" he declared,
sand then shall be well again"
Childish logic-but his whim was
granted. The proud tutor vac on
" too glad to comply.
So they went, nurse and all. The
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-16
SHA MROCK TAX ES 4 SPIN.
Sails Over the Course of About Twenty
Three Nliics-A Comparlson.

New York, Sept. 15.-In light breeze
six to eight knots an hour, the Sham
rock sailed over a course of about
twenty-three miles to-day in three
hours, four minutes, or at an average
of nearly eight knots an hour. The first
half of the course-from Scotland light
leeward before the wind ten miles. The
last half was ten miles to windward
with three miles added for the tacks
made, making a total of twenty three
miles. The ten mile run before the
wind was covered in one hour sixteen
thirteen miles in one hour and forty
three minutes. The total elapsed time
shows that the Columbia sailed the
same distance in her last race with the
Defender at Newport twenty-nine min
utes forty-four seconds faster than the
challenger, but there was more wind
at the Newport race during the wind
ward work. so the comparison is hardly
a fair one. The start was made at
12:42 from Scotland lghtship, the
Shamrock having, besides her three
lower sails, spinnaker club topsail
and balloon jib topsail set. In the wind
ward work she carried her baby jib
topsail. She carried the steel gaff,
which was broken on Wednesday. 1t
was repaired at the Erie basin and re-
turned to the yacht yesterday.