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The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
More Comment on Thueeery.

Because he waged war on those
gambling devices which appeal
to minors and where boys of ten
der age learn their first lesson in
that vice, Mr.. ]. NJ. Miner, edit
or of The Holly Chieftain, was
waylaid and assaulted BY two
thugs in broad daylight last
week, says the Lake City Times.
We trust that Brother Miner. as
sisted by the prosecuting attor-
ney of his district, will now take
up the fight and continue it to a
finish, see that every gambling
device is confscated and Destroy
ed and that his assailants are
safely landed at Canon City,
where they and all other thugs
should be. When any cause has
to resort to attempted murder for
justification, it is time for the
authorities to get right into the
middle of the squabble and see
that no quarter is given. Colo
RADIO has generally put stop to
thuggery and intimidation, and if
we are to keep clean slate ev-
cry individual case that bobs up
should receive drastic treatment
in order to discourage any ten
dency to spread.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Banquet to Vags and Buuns.

The Brotherhood Welfare asso
ciation of Chicago gave a banquet
Monday night to 90 vags and
criminals of that city, each of
whom told, in after-dinner speech
es, what brought them down and
what is needed to lift them above
it,
Pittsburg Joe was toastmaster
and he told in graphic style why
he had not worked under the title
OF "How I've lived Without
Work"
"Fred the bum discoursed at
length upon "Why | Hang
Around Barrel Houses" He said
in part: Folks don't know but
one side when dey tries to get a
guy away from the barrel houses
wldout offerin' him anything in
return" said "the bum" "All
dey kin see is dat de barrel house
amt as good places as dere homes
and places of loafng. Well. dat's
true, but wot of dat. Where
would he have us go? Does he
offer any better place for us?
If the guy would put hisself ir
our place just once he would take
a different look at the case. Wher
man has spent weeks looking
fer job, has been trun down by
hundreds of folks dat talk about
making man of him, it's no won
der he goes to joint where dev
are glad enuf to get his nickel and
let him sit around warm fire by
bright light.
"The purpose Of the banquet
is to learn just what these men
need said l.. r. Reitman, presi-
dent OF the association. Social
ogists can learn much from the
statements OF thes fallen men,"
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

For Sale-I5oo acre tract of ir-
rigation land in Maverick coun-
ty, Texas. 800 acres under culti-
vation and irrigation now. $I8,-
900 irrigation improvements and
plant, water taken from Rio
Grande river, the lands lay per-
feet and joins the city Of Eagle
Pass on the east, railroad switch
on the land, large warehouse and
good buildings, part Of land can
be plated for town lots. Price
for 30 days $4,000 per acre. Ad-
dress w. l.. Packard. Pittsburg.
Kansas.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Sheep Still Going Up.

Colorado sheep have risen
above the figures Of last week as
published and have touched Se.e5
with still higher prospects. 1t is
said that the recent loss Of lambs
in Texas and New Mexico, due to
severe weather, is the direct cause
of sheep soaring in price.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

When you give your painting
contract to Dick Williams you
know that you will get the best
job that can be done, for he posi-
lively guarantees every job to be
satisfactory. Phone Black 43.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Our Schools

Holly, Co lo.. June 8, 1907.
To the Board os Education, Hoi-
ly, Colo.
Gentlemen: / beg leave to
submit the following report OF
the Holly public schcls:
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Free Text Books.

During the year the free text
book system was adopted by the
district and about l4oo books have
been purchased. While it has ne
eessitated a lartge syhepditute o. y
money Ii Si,: to install this system, it
viii in the end be the cheapest
plan for the people of the dis
trict. 1t has made it possible tor
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Engine for Sale.

Gasoline engine of the Fairbanks
Morse type, used few months only
and in perfect condition. Cost $I4o.
but will sell for $Ss. We are putting
in one of greater horsepower.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Fine l7OO.pound Stallion

and Jack at your service, ~ for horse and So
for iscI a. my residence during season 1907
J. P. Ssyer,
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
For Sale.

Nine-room modern house. cstern. concrete
walks and cellar. new barn. Alsa broom house.
all with 10 acres ql ground.
E. Remmers.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Closing Season.

Taylor Sister. will close their millinery store
are offering today and tomorrow their entire
stock Of trimmed hats. among which are many
Of the sweliest shapes ever seen in Holly. ut
Just half price Don, forget the date.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Send yqp5 laspdrs 70 Garden City, Soft wa
ter. Pes, Of work guaranteed.
W, s, Ho,ber,, Agent. =, Holly Hotel.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Have you seen the ha.JIess lady in the show
window ut White Bros
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Eavesdroppin9s

DIR. s. Miller was a Lamar
visitor on court business last
week.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Mrs. c. a. Utter was a Lamar
visitor for several days latter part
OF last week.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Roll Of Honor.
Course Of Study.

The course OF study is being re-
vised and arranged to meet all
requirements for admission to the
state university, the university OF
Denver, the state agricultural col
lege, the state normal school and
other similar Institutions # learn
ing: At the same time it is our
purpose especially to keep IN
mind the needs Of those who do
not go to college, but who go from
the high school direstly into bus
mess Of some kind. Several OPP
tional studies will be added to the
course for the benefit Of those
who are not preparing for college.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

every pupil to be provided with
books and, | believe, has assist
ed very materially in increasing
the efficiency of the schools.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

7. p. Linville came in from
Syracuse Monday and commenc-
ed final proof to commute on his
homestead south of the river. He
has been rendered a good position
with the Postal Telegraph COM
pany at Syracuse and will accept
the same and hold the farm after
proving up until land in that sec
ton gets so high that this will
make him suddenly-rich man.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
The Building.

The four rooms added to the
building during the year make
ample room for our schools in
their present condition. Some
slight repairs are needed on the
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Irving Sinsheimer came down
from Swink last week for few
days visit with friends here.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Special Subjects.

Special instruction will be CIV
en- in our schools next year tor
the first time In music, drawing
and physical culture. Teachers
who are thoroly prepared to su-
pervise the work in these sub
iacts have been employed. 1t is
believed that the addition OF
these special subjects viii do
much to raise ths standard ct ,ouF
schools and give them a place
among the best in the state.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Miss Alice f. Dodge was La
mar visitor last week on busi-
ness pertaining to the final proof
on her homestead south of the
river,
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Five new telegraph operators
were tried out at the Holly sta
ton this week up to Wednesday.
Some of them were promoted to
other stations and some resigned.
The Santa Fe does have as much
trouble in keeping help as some
other lines of business.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

]. Kemp of Blackwell, Oklaho-
ma, has located at Sunnyside on
one of those choice farms that
makes mans bank account look
like he is the banker himself.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14
Enrolment and Attendance.

The total enrolment for the
year just closed was eco, or an IN
crease of 20 per cent over the en-
rollment of last year. The aver
age membership for the year was
IA, an increase of 2S per cent
over last year. The average daily
attendance was los. an increase
of 81 per cent.
Think what these figures mean.
An increase of 20 per cent in total
enrolment in one year is large;
but the fact that the growth in
average membership and daily at
tendance has been at much
higher rate proves that the school
is advancing rapidly not only in
numbers but in efficiency, and in
dicates that the people of the dis
trict are appreciating this and
sending their children to school
more regularly.
A still greater Improvement
has taken place in the matter of
punctuality. The total number
of cases of tardiness for the year
was I6o. Last year there were
US such cases. This means that
tardinessa has been reduced In a
year from an average of 3.3 per
pupil to e per pupil. During the
month of May there were only 3
cases of tardiness in the school,
and there were only 8 in April.
Roll Of Honor.
The following pupils were
neither absent nor tardy during
the entire year: Lawrence De-
bus, Willie Debus, James Baird,
Leila Baird, Glenn Pinkham,
Miles Bunnei, Marie Bryce, Ka-
tie Robson, Millie Robson, Ma
jor Atkin, Frank Pierce, Mary
Pierce, Maurice Reynolds, Rena
Wright, Harry Porter,
The Holly chieftain., 1907-06-14

Mrs. George Hollis is the proud
possessor OF turkey hen that up
to last Thursday evening had laid
S. eggs without missing. Who
has one that will beat it?
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The Explosion on the Georgia.

In the naval battle Of Santiago 5000
projectiles were fred by the American
feet, and, to quote BRAssEY, with the
exception Of the Colon the Spanish YES
sells were simply overpowered by the
heavy fire to which their unpractised
crews could not effectively reply; and
yet, in spite of the excitement under
which the American sailors must have
labored in handling their guns to do the
utmost execution, there were no explo-
sions in the turrets from fare backs,
casual sparks from the tunnels, burstings
Of breech or muzzle, or from short cir
cults in exposed fuse boxes. Such kinds
OF disasters seem to be reserved for
target practice in time of peace. Since
January 10, 1908, there have been seven
Of them, causing the loss Of lffty-three
officers and men. In the battle Of San
tiago one American seaman was killed
and another was wounded, both casual
ties occurring on the Booklyn.
Peace is therefore very costly to the
American navy, as il is TO most modern
navies; We must not forget the terrible
explosion on the French first-class battle
ship lena, which resulted in the deaths of
lis officers and men on March IL, 1907
Our worst peace disaster wa the igniting
of 1900 pounds OF powder from a flare
back on the Missouri on April 10, 1904
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Gone q, the Happier Age Of Gold.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir; a. A." writ
ing In 10 days SUN. thinks the bubble wagon does
not accord with peace and poetry"
What ails this archean carper that he seeks
substantive georges in this age Does he not
know that poetry is long out OF date and that peace
has become an academic term There was q pas
toraf age, an age OF infancy and dreams. when
men had not explored all the earth nor tasted every
tree OF the garden thereof and did not know all
knowledge. Then the mountains were sanctuarics
unprofaned. where dwelt the gods. who, as CatulluS
says. before piety fell into dsrepute were wont TO
visit IN person pure homes" Also the psalmist says.
Il will lift up mine eyes TO the hills" a.. But ther"
Is no adytum nowadays. no beliefs. no mythology
nor mysteries nor picturesque. "Ad superos As
tr1a recesst" and left us an objective, a com
mcrcial and unitarian world. full Of fauna but free
from fancies.
Let "A. A." rejoice and clap his hands that he
lives In such times. Realism. not romanticism. Is
the cue OF the hour and n ne does not like the smell
OF Easolene that Is his opprohrium and bad tast"
I remember the occasional bucolic visits I used IA
get when a boy; the old red COW. the open well.
the horse that wasn't named Dobbin. but cor.
formed well enough TO the type. and the woods
the auietest OF III kept country roads,
All that was delightful In the present. then; It has
q charm now In the perspective OF the past. But
undoubtedly she was a scrub" COW. with a poSs'.
bility, not now receivable, that she was tuberculous
the we'll presumably had swarm spores: the horS"
was an indifferent means OF progress; and as n
those woods that always reached farther than !
dared explore, and were always new. always peace
ful. almost holy 10 my lmaslnation-there are M
dryads In them nowadays, no secrets: they are
blatantly, stupidity common. and are cheaply epito
mized In their value as stumpage; for as a, A.
should know. Nunc nulla numina ntsl nummis. =
HARTFORD, Conn. July Ia. a
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United states Senators.

The subioined announcement has just
been made in Iowa's capital city:
Despite his three score years and eight. Senator
WILLIAM Il. ALLISON intends to make an active
campaign for reelection as Senator. with q speak
ing part in at least half a dozen cities Of the State.
"Ansered by the taunts Of Governor cuMNIS
and his friends Of the aged Senator's alleged weak
ness and III health. Senator ALLISON has announced
that he will not only he a candidate for reelection
under the primary Law bu, will not be a passive
candidate either. = The Senator writes that
he never felt better In his life, and that he Ia not
only In good health but that he feels able 10 under.
take q strenuous campaign n that Is necessary"
II Senator ALLISON lives until March,
and we hope he may be with us many
years after that, he will be ~ years old.
The late JOHN T. MORGAN Of Alabama
died at the good old age Of SO, imme-
diately after his rejection for another
term of six years.
Senator PETTus, for many years Sena-
tor MoRGAN's distinguished colleague. is
80 and still to the fore. A number Of the
United States Senators elected to the
Sixtieth Congress, which lie to assemble
in December, are between sixty and
seventy, and those whose lives have been
Of longer span are, besides Senator ALI
SON and Senator PETTUs:
HENRY MOORE TELLER Of Colorado, II;
MORGAN GARDNER BULKELEY Of Con-
necticut. 20; SHELBY MOORE CULLoM Of
Illinois, IS; JAMES NJ. McCREARY of Ken
lucky, II; SAMUEL DOUGLAS MCENERY
of Louisiana, 20; EUGENE HALE and
WILLIAM PIERCE FRYE Of Maine, respec-
lively II and 70: WILLIAM PINKNEY
WHITE of Maryland, az; JULIUS CESAR
BURROWS Of Michigan, 20; JACOB H.
GALLINGER of New Hampshire, 70;
THOMAS c. PLATT and CHAUNCEY M.
DEPEw of New York. respectively "a and
70; REDFIELD PROCTOR Of Vermont, 20.
In contrast with the foregoing exhibit
of the ages Of a number Of our United
States Senators and the natural c~oniec-
lures az TO their powers Of usefulness 10
the country is the following declaration
in the columns Of a New Jersey contem-
porary:
The desenerscy tof the legislature is doubtless
due 10 the advent Of the young man In politics
snd the custom OF sending to Trenton too many
youths who lack experience and whose chief quail
ncstions are 9 glib tongu. and = willingness to take
orders. In a few weeks the work Of selecting can
didstes for the next Legislature viii begin. and II
the voters will insist on having as Representatives
svrrater percentage OF middle aged and experienced
men of Affairs they will get better service than they
can hope to secure by listening 10 the chatter OF
r-formers or the claims Of youth.
Is the time at hand when the theory
will he propounded that aged United
States Senators should give place to those
Of younger blood and nerve, more quick
and courageous to resist encroachments
from without the Capitol?
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II Mississippi does not appreciate JoHN SHARr
WILLIAMS enough TO send him 20 the United States
Senate, the minority leader has only 20 move 10
Louisiana and I win resign my seat In his favor
The Hon. SAMUEL DOUGLAS McENKnr.
But would JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS he
acceptable to the people of louisiana
Again. would such a dogmatic free trader
care to represent a constituency that
received Senator McENERY with welkin
splitting enthusiasm after he voted for
the Dingley tariff bill9 At the reception to
the Senator on the night Of August 4. 1897.
with 400 eminent vice-presidents. headed
by Chief Justice NICHOLS, sitting on the
platform, the Senator indicated himself
in a great speech in which he tore the doc
trine of tariff for revenue only TO tatters
and vowed that and rice must he
protected at all hazards. Except in the
northern parishes Of Louisiana. where the
free traders most do o~ongregate. Senator
McENERY was robustiously a~pplauded. No.
Louisiana does not want JOHN SHARP for
Senator, although Coushstta and Bear Creek
may shout for him.
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Mata.afA.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Mats 'sfs.
the last of the stark kings Of the Pacific, has
long since returned from the exile on Jamit
In which he seems TO be left by the piece about
him in this mornings paper. The incident
therein recited seems to have taken place
in 1895. The next year. 1895. the United States
representative in Samoa secured the recon
citation OF Mata'afa's family to the govern
ment of Mslietos Laupepa. and early in the
next year this was followed by the formal
submission Of the political party who followed
the fortunes of the great chief. This work
OF peace was brou Rht about with the explicit
stipulation that II did not involve any step
toward the return OF the exile further than
Laupepa's request TO the Powers OF the con-
dominium that Mata'afa be returned TO his
own. While these events were progressing
in the Pacific the Secretary OF State at Wash
ington was drafting a note to Great Britain
and Germany that the United States would
no longer contribute 10 the maintenance OF
the exiles. Mr.. Olney took this step when
IL was presented for his consideration that
the United States could not be a consenting
party with others to the imposition of a
punishment Of Punishment which was not
recognized by the American Government
Mata'afa returned to Samoa and lived in great
amity with Laupepa until the death of the
latter in 1893. In the attempt to elect a new
King of Samoa under the impracticable con-
ditions of the Berlin General Act OF 1880
Mata'afa was. through the decision OF the
samoan Supreme Court. practically forced
into rebellion. Then followed another Sa-
moan war and the partition of Samoa, which
eventually resulted in the division OF the
islands in 1900 between Germany and the
United States. Since that time Mata 'afa
has been an important f~unctionary OF the
Germans in the administration OF native
Affairs. he received from the Kaiser the title
OF Alii Sill principal Chief and Is living in
Apia with the respect of all who know him.
NEW YORK. July 10. W. C..
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A Hungry and Dry Democracy in
the Bay state.

Nothing fercer or more complex and
confusing than the free for all contest
for the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor has been seen in Massachusetts
for a long time. If the prize were the
Presidency it could not he more subtly
schemed or strenuously fought for. II
must be admitted that the wretched COM
missariat arrangements at the Bessom's
Beach blowout temporarily arrested the
Whitney boom. There were not enough
clans to go around and the beer was tepid.
There is now talk of a monster barbecue
at Feeding Hills in the Springfield dis
trict to rehabilitate Mr.. WHITNEY and
Offset the Independence League free lunch
in western Massachusetts, IN July "a, when
THOMAS l.. HIsGEN, the relentless octopus
trailer, will open his campaign with the
help of some Of the Democratic officehold-
ers who were elected on the Hearst ticket
in New York last November, but the ach-
ing void and aridity of Bessom's Beach
will not loon be forgotten by the vic
tins of Mr.. WHITNEY's meagre hospital
ity. II is all very well to make a campaign
on free raw materials in the abstract,
but the Massachusetts Democrats are
better judges of Duxbury clans done to
a turn and beer of the right temperature
to wash them down. No Burchardism
could have done Mr.. WHITNEY more harm
than the Bessom's Beach famine. With
some such Tammany caterer as Colonel
MIKE PADDEN at his elbow Mr.. WHITNEY
would not have made a mistake that
may prove fatal to his candidacy.
The supporters of General BARTLETT,
quick t % take advantage of the misman-
agement Of the Whitney boom, are going
to make a mighty appealto the traditional
appetites of the Massachusetts Demo-
Gratis at the Squantum Inn on the COM
ing Saturday. The Red Devil Democracy
of Ward 20, Boston, is in charge of the
arrangements, and the General has given
that organization carte blanche. "We are
going to see," says the General, that
every man has enough 10 eat and a place
to sit" The Red Devil Democracy il
also going to see that he has enough to
drink-fzz water for the Elder States
men and beaded beer for the plain
yeomen.
The John r. Thayer outing comes of
August / at Lake Quinsigamond. DAN
TEL r. 0'RoURKE, a Worcester caterer,
is preparing the bill of fare and the wine,
spirit and beer list for this rally. Baked
pickerel in cream and bullpout rolled
in graham meal and fried To a crisp will
be the pieces dc resistance at the Quin-
sigamond function. Mr.. THAYER has
not yet consented 20 he n candidate, but
if the fishing is good he may yield at the
last moment. in view of the Bessom's
Beach faux pas. Mr.. THAYER would enter
the field AS a compromise candidate
il he we're tO overcome his constitu-
tional shyness. The Worcester Demo-
Gratis are already aroused. Speaking
for them, Mr.. O'RoURKE says: we are
! tired OF Boston politicians monopolizing
the whole Democratic outfit and telling
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Consolidating Christianitv,

To THE EDITOR or TIE sun Str; The American
laymep's movement OF sysiematzed, buslnessllke
supervision OF missions Is the nrst movement
within at least the last 900 years In which men OF
the whole English speaking world have Joined
together for a Christian purpose. Al the last meet
ing held In London. which was attended by more
than 200 men, II was decided to organize a com.
mittec Of 100 laymcn to carry on the missionary
movement In England and ireland. and Il was
announced shortly afterward that enough money
had been raised 10 pay the salary OF a permanent
secretary for this committee.
Now II we can get the business men OF the world
to form a movement TO bring the different religious
systems into harmony with one another the uni
versal brotherhood proposition which We hear so
much about will begin to take on a practical color
JAMAICA. July rs. OBSERVER.
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Bridge CARS FOR WOVEN.
The ''Educsted Goats" Could Fight Amcus
Themselves for Seats.

To THE EDITOR OF THF SrS-Sir The
suggestion OF J. 4. n. in a letter TO THE SrN
that a car service for women only" he ga
tsblished during the Brooklyn Bridge rush
hours is most sensible.
As the greatest rush toward Brooklyn IL
during the period Of lightest travel ~ New
York IL might he easy so to adjust matters
that only women would be admitted during
rush hours on the side of the incoming BrooS-
lyn trains before they are switched Then
the trained army of educated goats could
tai their chances with the seated lambs.
Commissioner Bassett can perhaps induce
present conditions. II every third train we're
reserved for women time would possibly be
saved. CHARLEs II. SCuoTr
NEW YoDK- July IA.
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us countrymen what to do and where to
go" As the Whitney following cannot
stomach the Independence League, and
the radical "barkers' won't have WHIT
NEr at any price, there is apparently IN
opening for an ingenious and unselhsh
politician like JOHN r. THAYER, whose
customary perch on the top fence rail
gives him a comprehensive view Of the
situation.
The issue is 80 delicate that a good
dish or a full fisgon may turn the scale.
The victor is likely to be the Host who
pleases best at Squantum, Feeding Hills.
Quinsigamond or Springfield.