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The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

the pump house was made the target a
FIVE or six shots fired in rapid success
sion. VA
yUnhurt, he returned the fire, and Y
score OF deputies and militiamen, both
mounted and on foot. were at tbs
scene. No trace of the attempted asl
sassins could be found, their escape be-
ing made easy by the dark brush.
Almost at the same time sentry on
the Colorado Midland track between
the Standard and Telluride plants and
nearer the Standard, was fired upon
from the rear. He returned the FIRE
and assistance was almost Immediately
at hand, but the assailant escaped.
From reports made by the sentries
and the flashes from the guns, the men
doing the shooting were located on the
hills surrounding the reduction plants.
Most OF the shooting was done at long
range.
No one was injured.
Other sentries stationed around the
three mills were fired upon at mid
night There were physical encounters
between workmen going to and coming
from the mills and employees were
guarded from their homes to the mills
by details of infantry. Deputy sheriffs
were held up at the points of guns.
and two narrow escapes were reported.
one a sentry. the other Deputy Sheriff
Benton. on guard at the Telluride mine.
About midnight number of scatter
ing shots were fired from the hills
around the Portland plant: So far as
ascertained at this hour, no one was
hurt.
At O'Clock this Tuesday, morning
Colonel Brown and Adjutant General
Bell said that the blame must rest upon
the strikers. Colonel Brown stated that
only one gatling gun had been sent to
Denver, leaving one on guard at the
Telluride mill and one at the Stand
ard.
Colonel Brown stated that tomorrow
no regular strikers pickets would be
allowed and that the only pickets that
could possibly be stationed were those
who mingled with the crowd at the
public thoroughfare and would be un-
distinguishable as such.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13
TOM HORNS GUN
ON EXHIBITION

Denver. March 1O.-The Republican
of yesterday morning says:
A gun lost by Tom Horn near Den
yer about two years ago will be placed
on exhibition this morning in the win
dows of A. s. Carter's store on Six
teenth street. The revolver was brought
in on Saturday by James A. Scott, who
conducts the White or Mill Iron ranch,
near Deer Trail. According to the
story told by Mr.. Scott. Horn was a
decent citizen, or was posing as such.
at the time he lost the revolver. In
the fall of 1900 couple of men brought
a lot Of horses to the Mill Iron ranch
and asked to have them pastured. They
agreed to the terms offered and drove
away. That was the last ever seen Of
them.
Mr.. Scott waited until January of
1901. and then he looked up the brands
on the horses and discovered they be-
longed to owners in Wyoming. He
wrote to them and in response Horn
appeared in February. The horses, he
said, had been stolen from different
Wyoming ranches and q diligent
search made for them had failed to
discover their whereabouts. The first
word from them had been Mr.. scott's
letter. 5.,.. ,.s,
While riding In the field looking up
the horses, Mr.. Horn lost his revolver.
He made an extended search for the
weapon. but was finally compelled to
leave tho farm without 1t. He asked
Mr.. Scott to look 1t up and II he found
1t in condition to forward 1t to him.
Four months later the weapon was
found, but 10 rusted that 1t was thought
to be worthless. Mr.. Scott threw 1t
into pile Of rubbish and paid NO fur
ther attention to it.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13
Buffalo Hunt at Salt Lake.
IL abe NV<w vJtoh h~vnt, IN

buffalo hunt-a rare Occurrences even in
the West, where formerly they roamed
the plains in herds many thousands
strong-took place Sunday on Antelope
island. In the great salt lake. atty
miles from the city.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

President Eliot OF Harvard com
plains that the graduates OF that in
stitution are not becoming the fathers
OF enough children. This seems to
indicate that they are marrying into
the very best circles.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

good example of marrying In haste
Is that of the young couple who took
the matrimonial vows on a railroad
train travelling at the rate OF mile
minute. Did they repent at leisnre
after the train stopped?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Gen. uribe.Uribe. having lost his
hyphen, is reported to have blown
away the rest OF himself.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

The powers are very powerful of
course, but the sick man OF Europe is
curiously uncertain patient.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

The men behind the guns have re-
ceived due credit, and now Admiral
Schley amends the famous phrase by
adding the men before the furnace. "
The amendment will be unanimously
accepted.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

When the tide ebbs these days Ven
Ice goes dry The Adriatic may have
begun TO weary of its ancient bride.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

1t is again announced that Mr..
schwab has resigned. but the Ameri-
can people absolutely refuse to get
excited over it.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Millionaire Ziegler has decided to
back another polar expedition. Such
persistency and nerve ought TO put the
crew under obligations to accumulate
at least few chilblains.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

We can't al! be captains of industry.
and we don't expect to be. There are
quite number of us who would be
very glad to be first lieutenants retired
on half-pay.-Puck.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

1t would, no doubt be shown, il fig.
ures could be obtained. that dyspepsia
has spoiled more good fellows than
marriage has.-Puck.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

One trouble with molasses as food
for horses is that it would certainly
make them slow up in cold weather
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

A painting by Troyon. Landscape
and Cattle" sold in New York for
$3.50. which was deemed very rea.
sonable figure, considering the high
price OF beef.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

A Philadelphia man went wrong be
cause of his love for fine books Let
the young poets take heart. 1t may be
catching.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Dodge City. Kan. is preparing to
bore hole in the ground for explor
ing purposes, but 1t seems to have no
fears as TO what the opening may dis,
close.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

II Is TO be remembered that when
Turkey engages in holy war" it is a
holy terror
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

A patient suffering from smallpox
has escaped from New Jersey hos.
pital, and the authorities are indus.
triously searching for somebody to
search for him.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

II you wish to put the. germs out of
business. don't boil them; jar them.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Mr.. Carnegie would like to be a
father TO any deserving nation that is
in trouble.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Astronomer Young says a race OF
some sort inhabits the sun. Old Sol
ought TO be able to put up not
race"
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

In connection with the situation in
Morocco the Spanish feet is TO be
modified. Where did Spain get
fleet?
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

II seems ambassadors are just as
liable 10 lose their jobs as other folks
are.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Mascagni says Chicago women are
warmer than those of Boston. Well,
that only puts them a degree or two
above zero
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

1t appears that Mrs. Patrick Camp
bell was born in America. She needn't
expect much when she comes here
after this
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

} Hetty Green would probably fore
close on an orphan asylum if there
happened to be any delay in the pay
ment of the interest
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Now comes news that the Chinese
Dowager Empress has started paper
in Pekins. It's hard to keep a dow
ager like that in her coffin.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Honduras, Nicaragua and Salvador
are threatening to fight Guatemala
They must be running short of revo.
lutions.
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13

Wanted-A new popular song All
the old ones are worn out
The Holly chieftain., 1903-03-13
COL ORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

Clarence D. Be
OF the Missouri
headquarters at +:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
A WORD TO spiNsTERs.

Lillian Bell. in Harpor's Bazaar: To
speak frankly the point OF view
makes old maids more than does
lack of husbands. | have seen many
n married woman who was nothing
but an old maid, and many spinster
who never would be anything but
bachelor girl The point OF view
made the difference.
While as to consolation! Look at
the poor sticks Of men your best
friends have married and see II that
IL not enough to console the most
forlorn old maid who ever loved
cat instead OF husband.
always liked that story OF the old
maid who, when urged 70 marry, said
she had no need OF q husband, be-
cause she had parrot that swore.
a lamp which smoked and a cat that
stayed out nights.
Nor would | advise the most single
Of women To adopt career as
cure for her loneliness. A career Ii
cold.blooded thing. II she mus
adopt something. let her adopt an
orphan. An orphan IL liable to Prove
much more satisfactory than
career.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09

fore that first winter had passed And
before it had passed he had not only
determined that he would never die II
he could help himself, but he was in
much the same stress of mind as the
man of whom De Maupassant tells,
who committed suicide from dread of
death
He positively did once say to him
self, I've a good will to go jump into
the Atlantic ocean, and done with it."
But spring came The nights were
gratefully shorter, and the signs Of
life in the old sleeping earth were re
markably welcome 10 Ben. Up to the
first week in April he had not COM
mitted suicide He was still above
ground and above water.
1t was Sunday morning, and some
persons out of the town had given him
a fee to place fresh flowers on their
burial plots. There was some sort of
DISQUALIFICATION they called it.
Bens education did not furnish him
with an idea in connection with that
word He was a piteous figure, in spite
of his neat, Sunday look, as he went
plodding on through the avenues and
walks of the cemetery with his baskets
Of flowers. of which he knew not the
meaning He did not understand the
rapture Of birds escaped from the
shell, nor the radiance of crocuses free
from the darkness and deafness Of
what they had been.
He saw nothing which interested
him until, having deposited his flow
ers according to directions, he was
taking his way back through Cedar
Path, in the plain portion of the GENE
terry. over by the east gate,-which
might be called the back gate
where there were nc tall monuments
or massive urns to obstruct his view
Directly he turned into this quarter he
was surprised to see, over by the
fence, among the graves which were
given to the poor, what seemed to be
a still body. lying outside the earth.
There was nothing correct in this
arrangement. The sun was hardly up
NN}tHtI IIt IiNiuS l1Dl tIN NIah 'SN'N
reasonably be looked for in that situa-
ton at that hour of the morning.
Ben moved on quickly, and vas still
more surprised to find. nesting close
against a new-made grave, little
sleeping boy He held broken stem
Of Easter lilies in his hand. and he
looked blue and chilly, as though he
had lain there long. Ben's heart
swelled until ii hurt him, for he
thought Of his own little boy, who.
with his mother. had died years before.
while Ben was away on the sea. He
stood looking down with a queer,
twisted look or his countenance which.
II understood. meant fatherly tender
ness and love hunger Then he kneeled
and touched the child halffearfully,
SAYING, Boy. little boy"
The boy stirred. and looked up at
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09

Ben tottcred aud turned away With
pale, stern look ON HIS face, He
walked about two rods down the
avenue, then hcsitated, stood n minute,
and retuued
"'rhis is the day that means you're
to rise" he said
"Ncs, | know it. tathor"
Then rise up,"
III you knew
4 ton YOU rise up'' said Ren in n
tome So commanding as to he impress
sive. It was a tone to he ohcyed,
lack rose, with all his shame and re.
morse upon HIM He looked u wreck
Of the hlithe sailor lad whom Ben
had been expecting
Come home" said Ron.
ONerawed by this new manner In HIS
father, Jack followed humhly. Not a
word was spoken, not sound broke
the silence ot the cemetery, except
the crmchinE ot their steps ON the
gravel, and the outhursts of blue.
birds and robins Rut both were
thinking
When the little procession reached
The cottage door, Jack hcsitated aud
drew back He looked up nj the
strangely firm old figure ON the
threshold ncreduloUsly
You don't mean that you're going
to forgive me, father" he said
Com to, I've done Il, said Rcu
"Iou brought me up cut of a monst Gus
dark place, Jack. It's only this for
that And now you've rose up ont q
the dirt, we'll have double Easter
But don't stop rtsin', jack"
And Jack never did
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
easter is the Raising Day
Mary Catherine Lee in the Springfield
Republican.

Mary Catherine Lee in the Springfield
Republican.
Not that he liked it. Altogether the
contrary. For the occupation of
gravedigaer is not so merry in fact
as in drama He accepted the posi-
ton of sexton of the Peacedale Gene
terry because, his duties having been
for years, in the close, hot galley of a
coasting schooner, his health re-
Quired some change. And the little
cottage in the corner of the cemetery,
with its bright flower beds, was very
inviting to Ben Bowman. But it was
distressing to him to prepare the place
and lay away people whom he knew so
well Or even strange people. Els
pecially to be surrounded by a circle
of persons who wept and lamented all
the while he was performing his office,
gave Ben a shuddering sense of the
awfulness of what ne was doing. He
felt as if he were to blame; as if hehad
invented death, or somehow had a
hand in It, This soon gave him a be-
seechng, deprecating look, which was
pathetic to behold If one ever noticed
him, as very few did, though turn
which way he would there was always
somebody coming TO weep and lay
flowers on those impenetrable tene-
ments which he had sealed up.
And, moreover Ben began to con-
slider the unpleasantness of being some
time sealed up himself. At first he
thought of it with surprise, as new
idea. But at length he could never
lie down to sleep without nightmares
OF "breathless darkness and the mar
row house" Many a winter night he
sat by his fire until morning, rather
than sleep. And he always kept his
candle burning, because when he
awakened in the darkness-Ah'
He also got a very loud-ticking little
clock to kill the silence, and remind
him that he was on the shores OF time,
though the clock did sometimes mad
den him by the reckless way in which
IL ratified off his precious life. II APP
peared that the grave-digging profes-
sion was rather worst for Ben's health
than cooking on a coasting schooner.
Not that Ben was coward. He
had faced death CALAMITY many night
on the stormy coast. But that was a
vastly different matter, as every brave
man will agree. from settling down
permanently into close, monotonous re-
| lations with tomb and spade. casket
and weeping mourners and entering
daily into that dread little subter.
ranean cavern where no one wishes to
go one wild night with the sea is
not to be compared with facing all
that in cold blood.
Very cold blood indeed Ben's was be
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
SOME MERRY OLD EASTER DAYS.

We cannot imagine an Easteroh.
egg does not figure conspicuously. In
some parts of England eggs laid on
! Good Friday are held to possess pc.
Culiar virtues. one of them Is the
power of oNtinguishing fire when
thrown In backwards In Westfnllcn
eggs laid ON Maundy Thursday give
cocks whose delightful hirthright II IL
to change color every year Now, the
ordinary vanity Of the ordinary fowl
is bad enough, as we know, How
much infinitely worse must be that Of
the Easter cock From that evil we
Americans have been mercifully pre-.
served.
An especially absurd COmmemora.
ton Of the resurrection idea Of Easter
was the wel-known custom OF the
three lifts" II Is too well known 10
need more than mention Parties OF
s or IL were formed which parties
made It their especial duty to HIT
three times any one they chose to so
honor. Sometimes the victim was
even carried several yards along the
street In return. he was obliged to
pay a contribution to his prosecutors.
Much prettler. though more fanci,
ful, was the custom Of our English and
Irish neighbors, MS well, TO rise just
before sun.up on Easter morning and
20 to some body OF clear or spring
water TO watch the bplaying.
This mbplaying' or dancing OF the
sun" was nothing but the dancing
broken reflection Of the sun In the
water Naturally, II may be seen any
where and on any clear morning. Yet
II was supposed on that particular
day to be an earnest of whatwas real.
" going on in the sky itself--prob.
ably regarded as Natures manifesto
tion OF joy at the resurrection Of the
Savior, the lamb OF God. Crude M
this superstition seems to us, many oi
the higher classes. even. believed In
II ms religously as the yeret peasant al
the waterside.
Most picturesque In It's appeals to
the imagination and sympathy, Is Eas
ter day among the Tyrolese. These
people in their isolated mountain lives
have struck one OF the deepest chords
in a high and simple life. They love
music with love that IL passion. II
is their sesame TO the whole realm Of
esthetic delight. Aside from the health
ful Influences OF natural scenery
which is tonic in itself. perhaps nc
other factor has so operated TO save
them from tendency to morbidity In q
life 80 cut OFF from easy intercourse
with the world at large. On Easter
day they are at their best. Bands OF
the famous musicians Of which their
mountain sides are full traverse the
valleys, singing the beautiful Easter
hymns TO the music Of their guitars.
II Is an initiation the hamlet-dwellers
loge. And out they come, one and
all, TO swell the choruses. The still
mountain air rings with the music,
adding to its natural beauty an eth.
ereal quality Of sweetness and strength
such as only mountain air can bestow.
--Leslie's Weekly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09

the joyful morrow; not even light
sent forth its sheltering warmth to
guide the traveller save from the home
ot Jack Adair, In which the dim light
Ot a chandelier east it's soft rays over
the form OF solitary man ms he sits
before the open Are CRATE where the
h,ful flames seemed to portray the we'll
known features Of his youthful love,
His noble face Is Rglow with Joy and
tender love as he leans forward to
catch last glimpse OF phantom
form OF his love, when the door Of his
library Is gently opened and gray
haired woman steps softly TO his side
aud placing her hand upon mis- head
says!
Has my son forgotten what night
this ts?"
All no, mother, could not forget,
Twas over year ago that kittie
promised to marry me. and II was just
one year ago tonight that she said she
had never loved me and that was n
Jealous old lover and that she would
look for some enc who had more
sense hut Just hofre YOU came in
was sure | saw kittie standing before
me with her little arms outstrctehod
awards me ms she whispered; Forgive
mo. Jack, aud, mother, the words Of
forgiveness were almost ON my lips
when she disappeared
"Ah, my son, why will you not for.
get those few angry words. It's true
kittte slehc Thorn In the heart Of pas
sion, but she regrets them bitterly
now. and would give anything II You
would forgive her, Surely all my
teachings Of love aud forgiveness win
not be discarded, Listen, my son, the
chimes, II Is Easter morn come
promise me on the festive morn YOU
will forget the past and forgive little
Kittic."
Tia hard to resist your peadtngs.
mother. and think In my heart !
have always forgiven her for the
words she spoke We're only too true
was n Jealous old lover, my hair was
getting gray, and people called me AN
old bachelor while Kitty was n mere
child, and what wonder that she never
could love such an old"
A soft hand Is placed on his lips, and
looking up he secs not his gray.haired
mother bending over him, but HIS
sweetheart, Kltte, with such look
Of love and repentance OH her dear
face that he cannot resist tho tempta.
ton Of taking her In his arms and wlp.
ing away the tears of JOY that dim her
eyes.
Softly his mother steals from the
room. leaving her two children to
rejoice In the happiness while the bells
ring out the news, Christ Ia risen,
why, Jack. dear. ! have been call
Ing you for the last ten minutes, and
just think. you have slept In this chair
all night. You must have had very
pleasant dreams to prevent you from
awakening and finding the Are In the
crate out and yourself half frozen"
and Jack thus awakened realizes that
il was all dream and that his
sweetheart Kittie had been dead for
years
How true that dreams so often bring
Such sad. sweet recollections."
lie turns with II sad but loving smile
on his face to welcome ibis wife.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
AMERICAN CUP DEFENDER
is FINALLY LAUNCHED

Bristol, X. T., April $50 far as the
hull is concerned. the yacht Reliance
Is practically completed and the Amer
ican cup defender will undoubtedly be
launched one week from today. G..
Oliver Iselin, managing owner OF the
new boat. Captain Charles Barr, who
will command the Reliance, and few
others yesterday afternoon made q
critical inspection OF the boat.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09
A "REMINISCENCES.

II was Eastertide, and still II was
cold and dreary outside. There was
nothing in the weather suggestive Of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-04-09

Because Jack lived there was new
aspect Of things at Peacedale GENE.
terry Death still reigned, to be sure,
but with strong opposition Of life.
The managers Of the home for the
friendless we're willing Ben should
keep the boy. and no other father ap-
peared. So. summer after summer,
the hitherto silent encampment rang
with his challenging shouts. as he
charged with is army Of butterflies,
which almost outnumberd the graves.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
The ChiIdren'S Letters.

Be sure to read them-every
one. You will find them inter
esting as they show how chill
dren express their ideas, and
enable teachers and parents to
correct mistakes. In order that
these letters be of greatest val
ue we have not made any
changes IN style, capitalization,
punctuation aud the letters are
set as near like written as we
could arrange the type The
penmanship of many of these
letters wa> exceedingly good
and all were fairly good.
Don't fail to read them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
KiSmet Club
Was Entertained by Miss Carson And
MeSdameS R. s. McCIintic and
A Nelson

Up to date one Of the leading
social functions of the season
was that of Thursday evening,
when Miss Carson at her pleas
ant home, North Main and
Charles Streets, assisted by
Mesddmes r. S. McCliutic and
A. Nelson. entertained not only
the Kismet Club, but it's hus-
bands and sweet hearts.
About thirty-fve we're pres
ent'and five tables filled with
happy whist players
Miss Bertha jaeger was
awarded Iady's first prize and
Mrs. F. D. Proctor the BOBBY.
d. D. Nelson the gentlemans
first prize aud Alexis Nelson
the BOBBY.
TO the delight Of all a three
course luncheon was served and
treated as all god things of
that nature are.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-10
Resigned.

Edward KIRBY has resigned
his position at J. H Wood ward S
grocery store. Gene Moutgom-
cry, one of the best young men
ever raised in, the city is now
filling the berth and will be
glad to see his many friends at
his place OF business.