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The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Strancest of Plants.

The welwitschia mirabilis is a won.
der of the vegetable kingdom. 1t
grows on the barren land of the west,
ern side of Africa, where rain is al.
most unknown. Every year of its life
increases its size, yet it never grows
higher. Rising just above the ground,
this strange plant, looking like a
rough. round table, regularly enlarges
by adding concentric layers to its cir.
conference. 1t never loses its first
two leaves and never gets any more.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
A Teachers Testimony,

Hinton. KY. Nov. 2s.-(Specia..)-
1t has long been claimed that Diabe.
tes Is incurable, but Mr.. E. ]. Thomp-
son. teacher in the Hinton school,
has pleasing evidence to the contrary.
Mr.. Thompson had Diabetes. He took
Dodd's Kidney Pills and Is cured. In
q statement he makes regarding his
cure Mr.. Thompson says:
Il was troubled with my kidneys
for more than two years and was
treated by two of the best doctors In
this part of the state. They claimed
had Diabetes and there was little
to be done for me. Then l started
to use Dodd's Kidney Pills and what
they did for me was wonderful. 1t
Is entirely owing to Dodds Kidney
Pills that l am now enjoying good
health"
Many doctors still maintain that
Diabetes is incurable. But Diabetes
is a kidney disease. and the kidney
disease that Dodd's Kidney Pills will
not cure has yet to be discovered.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Natural Cave in Montana.

An immense natural cave that prom
ises to rival the wonders of the Mann
moth cave or the Wind cave OF the
Black hills. has recently been explored
at Lime Spur. Montana. The cave Is a
recent discovery and few persons have
entered the underground region. The
mouth of the cave is at the top of
Lime Spur mountain in Jefferson
canon, about forty-two miles frorl
Butte on the Northern Pacific railroad
1t Is about half a mile from a lime
quarry owned by D. A. Morrison. who
also owns the land where the cave Is
found. 1t was discovered by accident
and 1t was only recently that serious
effort was made to find whittier the
caverns led.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
ereatest Invention Coming.

On Thanksgiving Day. just past.
Thomas A. Edisnn said: Il am thank.
ful for the work I have been able to do
In the past ard for the work which |
hope to do in the future. | am thank
full for the power which has been given
me in the past to see and do. and for
the power which | feel in myself for
future achievements | am thankful.
most of all. for the inspiration that |
still feel and for the knowledge of my,
self that. while | am no longer young,
l shall yet give to the world the great
est OF my inventions"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Every housekeeper should know

Every housekeeper should know
that IL they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because it
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in aa-pound pack.
ages. and the price is the same, 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch II free from all Injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries to sell you a
12-oz. package 1t is because he has
q stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let
ters and figures "18 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Mrs. Bell Frymire's Pie Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. Bell Fymire gave to
the young folks pie party. The pies
were all nice and all the ladies' re
ceived nice compliments on their pies,
except the ladies who made tn, cotton
pie. When the boys made dive into
the pies there was general confu
sion all around and some even ate the
cotton to keep from having it found
out on them. The pie landed up IN
the yard.-Breckenridge News.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
American Coal Fields.

1t Is estimated by experts that the
area Of American coal fields, at pres.
ent open to mining, is more than five
times as great as that of the coal
fields of England, France. Germany
and Belgium; the great coalproducing
countries of Europe. While practical.
ly all the available coal areas of those
countries have been opened to mining,
ours have scarcely been estimated.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Training the Little Ones.

If parents wish their little ones to
become courteous men and women
they must practice courtesy before
them and toward them. The mother
who brings up her boys to save steps
for her. to pay her little attentions in
the way of waiting upon her. is lay.
ing paving stones of gold for the
girls who one day may become her
daughters-in-law
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
In Memory Of Nelson.

Every Oct. 81 the base of Nelson's
monument, Trafalgar Square, London.
is covered with memorial wreaths and
always among them is one to the mem.
ory Of the gallant sailors of France
and Spain," who fell in the battle Of
Trafalgar.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Soldiers Remembered.

Several Japanese charitable organic,
ations. headed by the ladies of the pa
triotic societies, are arranging to send
New Years presents to every soldier
in the field. The contributions already
assured indicate that there will be
enough to give each soldier two pres,
ents. The people of Toxic are contrib
uting thousands of packages. each con,
staining a number OF useful articles.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

"Yes. bruddahs en- slstahs." shouted
Bruddah Beans. at the revival meeting
"Ah kin see 1t now. When some OF
desc health cranks git to paradise
deyll be askin' st. Peter eff de milk am
RtereliZed !"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Instinct Conquered TRAINING.

A Florida man tried to teach a
monkey to wait on the table and sue.
ceeded in making most efficient ser.
want out of Jocko with but two excep.
tions-he couldn't resist the tempta.
ton to stop and tease the cat, and he
couldn't keep his fingers out OF the
sugar bowl.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Her Share of The worId,s Work

A few years ago Mrs. Sadie Shiver
Of southern Georgia had 235 children.
grandchildren and great-grandchil.
drsn, and seventy-flve more were
dead. The old lady lived to see 80
Of her descendants.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Earthauake,s Odd Freaks.

in the Stonewall mine, San Diego
county, California. an earthquake so
twisted the shaft that the timbers
were pulled around to the opposite
sides of the shaft from their original
position.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
canaI.Boat Missionary.

A German missionary travels
through his native land holding re.
ligious services in canal-boat in or.
der that. he may carry the gospel to
those who can be reached in no other
way.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Must Stop Autos When Asked.
Drivers of automobiles in England
who refuse to stop when requested
to do so by person driving a horse
are fined.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Origin Of Table DeIicacy.

Ok tail soup. now regarded as
national English dish, was first made
by the very poor Hugenot refugees
from France after the revocation of
the edict of Nantes, because OK tails
then had no market value
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

The election board at Toledo has de-
cided that the woman voter may give
her age as 'twenty-one plus" The
board Is willing to be minus the facts.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Tho Santa Fe road will hereafter
run on their train leaving Denver at 8
p. m. daily tourist sleeper through
to California without change. This is
a vast improvement over the service in
years past. The Santa Fe also an
nounces the Inauguration on Novem-
Der 14th of daily service of the IA
nous California limited, the train
leaving Denver every day at 3:45 p. m.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
undertakers Form a rru.t.

Some Melbourne undertakers re.
Gently formed a ring and bought near.
ly all of the vacant lots in the general
cemetery. When this was done they
raised the price of funerals.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Lewis "Single Binder" straight 50
cigar: Made by hand of ripe, thoroughly
cured tobacco, which insures a rich, salts.
tying smoke. You pay 10c for cigars not
20 good. Lewis Factory, Peoria, Iii.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

1t was an old bachelor who said that
1t was futile to discuss the question
whether genius would make good
husband. No real genius, he said.
would ever marry.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

am sure Plso's Cure for Consumption saved
my life three yenrs ago.-MRs. THos. ROBBINS,
Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II, 1900.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

ut is said that there is only one wo-
man who can talk the Esquimau Ian.
guage." "Bosh! How about the EsQui
mau women?"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
sleepers Have ADVANTAGE.

a medical authority says that in
railway collisions the passengers who
are asleep escape the bad effect OF
shaking and concussion.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
GUARANTEED MINING INVEST.

We are the largest mine operators
in the west and cordially invite you
to write for prospectus and full partic-
ulars about OUR NINE ASSOCIATED
COMPANIES. which have Joined in
forming our INVESTORS GUARAN-
TEE ASSOCIATION, with &5.o00.O00
capital, TO GUARANTEE ALL OF
OUR INVESTORS AGAINST LOSS.
Write for free information and be CON
vinced.
ARBUCKLE-GOODE COMMISSION
COMPANY,
325 Olive Street, St. Louis, Mo.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Coyote Call-Goin' to the Thanks.
givin' fandango tonight? Tucson
Tom-Naw, it's full-dress affair an
I've lost one of my spurs.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Too Much Perfection.

We do not like the woman who
keeps house so perfectly that every
body Is miserable.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
The Best Results In starehlns

can be obtained only by using De-
nance Starch. besides getting OF.
more for same money-no cooking re-
Quired.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Foreign Ships Get the Money.
The United States pay nearly ST..
100000 a day to foreign ships for car.
rying their products.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

man who has the modern sawdust
breakfast food set before him has a
right to complain of his board
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

They say Satan isn't as black as
he's painted. Brother Dickey Dat
may be. sub, but de Lawd preserve me
him"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

= Dr. David Kennedy's Fayorite Remedy. the
Great Kidney and Liver Cure World Famous. Write Dr.
kennedys sons Rondout N. Y. for free sample bottle
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Someone asked an author. About
what hour do ycu dlne?" And he re-
piled, AT any our tho Lord sends
dinner!
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
itching Blind Bleeding or Protrudng Piles; Your
druggist Will refund money II PAZo OINTMENT
fails TO cure you In to IL days. ooc
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

The fellow who doesn't make hay
while the sun shines cuts no ice.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

We consume a great deal
of tea, but do we enjoy it?
More coffee; but do we en-
joy it?
Write for knowledge Book, A. schIlIng &
Company, San Francisco.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
wanted-second.Hand Grave.

Among the advertisements in a re.
cent number of Munich journal was
this: Wanted: A secondhand grave"
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

No. Maude, dear. In cutting your eye
teeth 1t isn't necessary to make a
spectacle of yourself
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

II you sell goods by a rule that 1t
only eleven inches to the foot, you are
away of from the golden rule.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Defiance Starch II put up 10 ounces
in a package, 10 cents. One-third
more starch for the same money.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
TEA
Is it tea that unlooses the
wings of thought and the
bands of the tongue?

Somehow the man who doesn't know
right from wrong always does wrong.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
TEA

1t is easy to brew a good
pot of tea. There are two
ways: one is to do it; the
other is not to.
In every package of Sching's Best Tea 10 .
hookiae. How Maka Good Tan
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

Fortunate Is he who has nothing
against his neighbors-for neighbors
are slow pay.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02
Sensible Heusekeepers

Sensible Housekeepers
will have Defiance Starch. not alone
because they get one-third more for
the same money. but also because Of
superior quality.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

An honest man is truly a good thing
for his creditors.
The Holly chieftain., 1904-12-02

325 Olive Street. St. Louis. Mo.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-25
CANDIDATE FOX SHERIFF.

HAVING CONSULTED WITH FRIENDs
In every section Of the county, and be-
lieVirg that my candidacy viii be fayorably
didste for sheriff. sub iect 10 the action OF the
republican county cGnve utfon. / have resid-
ed within the county almost all my life and
have voted she republican ticket for y years
ever since became voter. ] solicit the
Kindly consideration aud support % all re-
Jublicans Very truly yours, G. r. WARD.
Chaseburg, Nay :. 1904
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-25
Good MUSIC

II the patronage of the ordinary per-
former. We can guarantee to sup
Eply instruments that will producc
E1good music. They have all the "a
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-05-25
1.-THE BIG STORE.
Special Drives in Mems Fine
Shoes.

Mems finest patent colt Blntchers, med
ium extension sole, dull kid top, The
Elite dress shoe, big 81 value CT IN
Or price. ......-......O JsUO
Mems fine Yelour and vici kid Butch
ers. heavy single extension sole, Brigb-
ton last. very stylish, regular CT *
81 goods. Our price. ....... oJ.EJ
Mems Velour calf balls, medium heavy
sole. Morocco top, best s. CT TX
shoe made Our price. ..... DZ.iJ
Mems box calf. heavy extension sole
shoes, corker for early spring wear,
finely finished, iextra quality, genuine
Corona top, regular 275 CT *
value. Our price. ........... pEs%
Mems fine colt skin shoes, plain toe,
Medium weight, comfortable and dur
able. best 2.25 value, our CT 90
price ....... sPfsIO
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-27

the landscapes an evidence
of their intelligence, indus
try and thrift.
Mr.. Coles parents were
Of limited means, SO he was
early taught the necessity of
work on the farm. He ac-
CURED his public school ed
ucation while helping at
all available opportunities
to work in the fields. Later
he pursued his acadamy
course in the same way, in
due time graduating from
Central College at Pelba.
Then he took the regular
law eouse at Drake Univer-
.sity, Des Moines. While in
that institution be made his
way by working during va
cations for a brother who
was starting a. seed farm
and store (which has grown
to, be one of the large seed
houses of the west. Among
some his instructors at
that institution of learning
was Gov. Cnnmins and
Judge Cole.
! He represented Pella coli
lege at an orit9rical contest
where twelve other colleges
were striving for the prize.
One of the judges gave him
first honors and another one
the second place. showing
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-27
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.

The subject of these lines
was born at Pella, Iowa.
He is of the Roosevelt
(Holland) Dutch lineage,
his people, smarting under
the restrictions upon free
thought, coming to America
in 1847 with 1900 others, 100
of whom settled In Michi-
gan, the rest locating in
Iowa, where at Pella, the
country was made to. bios
som as the rose,. and where
churches schools, factories
and. colleges began to dot
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1904-04-27

his high standing as a stu
dent, among SO many col
lege representatives.
He began his first practice
of law in Miller in August,
1888. In 1862 his had been
the experience of hundreds
who had started out to es-.
btablish a business In a new
country and after settling
up with a partner he started
m anew In debt. But having
bgreat faith in South Dakota
Ehe believed a decade would
Pmake marvellous changes
and give success to those
would patiently and honest
ny persevere. His Judgment
was correct, for he now has
a large and increasing law
business In justice, circuit
and supreme courts, and is
financially well-te-to.
Of a conservative, impair
tIal disposition, he is natur-
ally qualified for a judicial
position.
Always courteous and
gentiemanly, attorneys who
might plead before him
would be given honorable,
fair and dignified treat
ment.
Where public or private
Echarity has called for aid he
Ehas always been liberal.
Having proved to the
people, of Miller and Hand
county, where he has been
in business for more than
twenty years, that he is
Ecapable, honest and consci-
entious, (the qualities de-
manded of a judge,) these
people naturally take great
pleasure in presenting his
name to the other counties
| of the Big Sixth for their
endorsement of him at the
district convention this
summer for circuit judge.
Such men, elected to of
fee, gives hope to the mass
es. and encourages a poor
fboy to press on.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

talfzation of 81, 000, 900. 1 was made the
director general. and made contract for
100000 acres of land in the state of
Chihuahua, Mexico. 1 went to San Fran
cisco. New York, and to Europe in an
effort to sell stock but was unsuccessful.
Il went back to Mexico and started
fresh with the Tlahualilo Colonization
company, having a contract to bring in
5000 colonists the first year and several
thousand in subsequent years If the prof.
ect proved successful. / came to the de-
cision that the American negro was the
best cotton farmer the country had pro-
duced. and sent my agents into the
Southern states. In April 1891, / arrived
in Mexico with the first lot of some 500
negro families. 1 built and furnished a
two-room house for each family at
Tlahualilo, Durango. Mexico. The colony
prospered until there came an epidemic
of smallpox. which put them into a panic.
l had paid their way to Mexico, but could
hardly be expected to pay their way back,
and the final result was that the United
States government returned them to their
former homes
In Business In New York
He went to New York from Mexico in
1898, and went into the brokerage bust
ness. He says his capital consisted of
letters of Recommendation from Coils P
d. Sullivan & Co., and D. M. O'Connor,
a Texas rancter. Another asset was
thorough knowledge of Spanish and Latin
countries. He has specialized with some
success. though his stock winnings have
never been large enough to attract at
tention.
He attained some publicity through his
efforts to sell the city the New York and
Westminster Water company, a $4,000. 300
corporation. Of which he became the pres
ident in 1899. The company las contracts
with the villages of WilliamSbridge, West
chester and Wakefield, all of which be-
came part of the borough OF the Bronx
when Greater New York was formed. The
contracts Were taken overly the city. and
would not have expired until 1906 had
they not been terminated later.
About seven months after Ellis became
president Of the water company It got into
financial difficulties and application was
made for a receivership. Ellis and K P
O'Bricn were appointed receivers, and a
long litigation began with the stockhold-
ers. who thought they We're not receiving
assets of the company had been strans-
ferred to the president before his app
pointment as receiver. In December, 1S99.-
the company was denounced at mass
meeting in the Bronx. Louis F. Haffen
declared that the company was getting
water from the city and reselling it to
consumers at an advance OF 100 per cent.
He said the plant was not worth 5 cents,
and that the company was bankrupt 1t
was useless Ellis succeeded in ,liSposing
of the property to the city, and it is al
legged. that in winding up its affairs he
made Ss9n.9e8. The late Moses b. Crow.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

ly organized in the manner indicated but
all the sorts Of work named and many
more will have to be done, and the closer
the organization, the more definite the
dividing line between the departments,
the more effective will the campaign be
run.
Besides. there will have to be an edi-
toriaI council, or document committee or
something Of the sort, to decide upon
and put into form the general facts which
the committee as a whole believe should
be fed out to the public. and the ar
guments which should be used to drive
them home. This. of course, is one Of
the most important tasks before the ex-
ecutive committee. Naturally each COM
mittee has its own way of going about it.
In the Bryan campaigns it is understood
that the candidate himself had the final
word ON all the great documents. Mr. Nc
Kinley's voice was certainly a potent
factor in deciding What should be put out
in his two campaigns and there Is at
least a possibility that Mr.. Roosevelt
will have something to say about the Re-
publican documents this year. But no
matter who else has finger in the doc
ument" pie, the chairman must neces-
sarily exercise the guiding hand II he
is to be chairman in fact as Wen as In
name. Mr.. Hanna understood this very
well, and exercised his prerogatiye ac-
Cordingly.
The campaign textbook is beyond all
others the most important document of
the campaign. and its preparation in
wolves the most anxious care. 1t must
present practically all the strong points
of the party and the candidate It must
be packed with facts and figures and the
facts and figures must be so accurate
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-10

and SO well arranged that the opposition
cannot easily pull them apart or refute
them. The book must not only present
the strong points Of its own party and
candidate. but it must select the weak
est points In the opposing party. It must
be we'll indexed, too, and 1t must cover
all loopholes, since it Is to be used as a.
book Of reference by both the speakers
who go forth to convince the voters, and
the editors Of the party papers in all parts
OF the republic.
Generally, the textbook is the product
of many trained minds. Senators and
representatives, famous political leader
writers, fnanciers and tariff specialists
all take hand. each furnishing some
thing for the chapters about the subject
on which he is best informed. There
was text book one year, however, which
was produced almost without help by q
politico- Journalistic genius, who shut
himself utterly away from the world for
the space Of a fortnight while he turned
out the work.
No one in authority except the chairman
meant to have the text book got up In
that way, and there was much grumbfing
about it while the book was being put to-
gether. The grumbling became a howl Of
dismay soon after the first copies were
discovered that the genius had forgotten
all about sthe index. The bowling was
redoubled when it was seen that one of
the chapters took ground on a certain
important question in diametrical .oppoSi-s
ton to the published and known views
of the candidate on that subject. Natu-
rally there followed the most frantic eff
fc to prevent the opposition from get
IT, hold Of an early copy, an index was