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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
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our heads about. Panics an circuses, as Father Kelly says, are fir tn amuse- min iv th' poor. An a time iv this kind is fine fir Everybody who hasn't too much. A little while ago ye niver r-read in tn pa-apers anything about tn fellow who had his money in tn
 bank amy more thin ye'd r-read about tn spectators at a prize fight. Twas all what tn joynts iv finance was doin'. Who's that man with tn plug hat just comin' out iv tn gamblin
 joint?' That's tn prisidint iv tn Eighth National An who's that shalxin' dice at tn bar?' That's tn head iv our greatest thrust comp ny An so 1t wint. An so,it wint. Today I read in tn pa-apers an appeal to tn good sense iv Mulligan, tn tailor. It didn't intuition his name, but it might just as we'll. Twas tn same as sayin':
 Now, look here, Mulligan, me brave fellow, tis up to you to sittle this whole matther. It's got beyond us, an we rely on ye not to dump us. We lost our heads, but man iv ye'er carackter can't afford to do anything rash or onthinkin' like lot iy exeit- able fi-nanceers. Ye must get undher tn situation at wanst. We appeal to tn good common sense, tn pathritism, th' honor tn manly courage an tn ca'mness in tn face iv great danger iv T1mtohy Mulligan to pull us out iv tn hole. Regards to Mrs. Mulligan an all tn little vans. Don't answer in person. (Signed lawn D. Rockyfellar.'
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Pharaoh who oppressed the Egyptians and would not let them go and q little further down the river lies the Temple of the Lions, where that same old king him self was worshiped as a god.
 Nuba was tributary to the Pharaons until 100 B. (. It then became inde- pendent, and later still it's armies over ran Egypt and eonque cred it. As other nations came into the lower part of the Nile valley they sent armies against the Nubians, only 10 be driven back afld a the time the Romans entered Egypt the country was ruled by q succession of queens named Caudaee, one of whom made war upon Rome. Shortly after Christ the people adopted Christianity, and later, when the Mohammedans took possession of Egypt and the Upper Nile valley. they Were converted 10 Moham- medanism They arc still followers of the prophet, and they formed some of tho boldest soldiers Of the Mahdi in his re- cent war against the forces of Egypt and England.
 Nuhia In 1907.
 land with such q history ought to be q rich one. The Nubia of today is about as barren as any country on earth. With the exception of narrow strip along the Nile it is altogether desert II begins in the sands of Libya and goes for sev- eral hundred miles eastward 10 the Red sea, and it is only in q few places that ihe soil has enough moisture to furnish a scanty pasturage for camels and sheep The bulk of the desert population is made up of Bisharin Bedouns who live in tents of mating, and move about with their focks from place to place. Eachs
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turned some of the temples into Chris tan churches and their mutilation of the splendid carvings put up in the honor of the gods of old Egypt can be plainly seen
 The ruins today are well worth a visit Some of the structures have forest Of columns about them and the Kiosk which is known as Pharoah's bed, is one of the most beautiful of the Egyptian temples. The stones of which Philae Is built are of great size. They probably came from the Assouan quarries, or ie may be from the granite rocks In the des- ert about. That region is almost all gran ite. l rode for about 30 miles on donkey back over It, making my way through the desert in and out of granite boulders, worn smooth by the sandstorms of thou sands of years. The rocks are of all shapes and are so piled up, one on an- other, as to make one think that tho gods had used them as building material. Here one stands high over those sur rounding it as though on a pedestal; there others are massed like Notifications and again they rise in towers.
 During my stay there l visited the As- souan quarries, the great stone yards from which the obellsks were taken and from which came the mighty statutes Of Rameses and the stone blocks of the greatest of the Theban temples. The quarrles today are much the same they were when the Egyptians left them two or three thousand years ago. One can see the marks of their wedges on the rocks and the markings of the old stone cut ters are plain. In one place there is an obelisk half finished lying on its side, just as the masons of the Pharaohs left it ages ago When the stones were got ten oltt for the Assouan dam the Italian workmen used many of the blocks which the ancient Egyptian mechanics had be- gun to cut and indeed that great gran ite structure was made in partnership by two sets of mechanics who were born thousands of years apart.
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Copyright, 1907, by Frank c. Carpentef)
 Wady Halfd. EoR the past two days I have been
 steaming up the Nile above Egypt 4 through out of the oldest lands Of the globe 1 nave been travelling through the country which belonged to Noah's grandson. cush, and which in later days, was known to the Greeks and Romans as Ethiopia The Egyptians called it NubI1, from their word noub, which means gold, and it is known that a large part Of the gold of ancient times came from 1t. There are minors working in it today. IL has been recently parceled out by the govern ment to three English syudieates, with capital ranging from quarter of nnl- lion dollars 10 one million and half dollars, and one of these companies, known as the Soudan Goldfeld Limited. has already sunk three shafts in the ancient workings of Om Nabardi, and is now building a railroad, to connect them with the government line which crosses the desert from Wady Halfa to Abu Hamid.
 Ancient Nubia
 Ancient Nubla had a considerable pop ulation, and 1t was noted for it's riches and power. It was something of coun- try at about the time the pyramids were built and in the most prosperous days of old Egypt it had large towns and mag nificient temples dedicated to tine wor- ship of the Egyptian gods. On my way here passed Abu Smbel, great temple on the banks of the Nile. which was cut out of the rocks by Rameses II, the
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store man has put it in tn bank. He goes over to tn bank to get it out an has his fingers cut off in 8 window. An there ye are. That's credit.
 q niver knew befure how little 1t depinded on. There's Grogan, tn banker. He's q great man. Look at his bank. It looks as though an earth quake wudden't futter it. It looks lika cross between an armory an jail. It frowns down upon tn sthreet. An Grogan He looks as solemn as though tn columns iv tn building was quarried out iv him. See him with his
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to have their eyes examined and cured They remain in one town for a month or so and during this time the poor are attended to without money and without price I am told the institution does great good.
 The port of Shellal, where l took the steamer for Wady Halfa, is just opposite the Island of Philae, and during my stay there I rowed over and took photographs of the ruined temples as they have been more or less affected by the backing up of the water from the Assouan dam. Now that the dam is to be built 15 feet higher the most of the temples will be drowned when the reservoir is full, and the probability is that they will soon pass away. When the dam was first pro- posed great outcry came from the sa- wants and archeologists of the world on account of the injury that it would do 10 Philae, but the material results have been so valuable to Egypt that the sdam is to be raised regardless of the preser- Vation of these ancient ruins Something like $1o0,O00 was spent in fortifying the old structures during the building of the dam, and il is probable that twice this amount would suffice to take up the temples which are now there and carry them to the mainland or even transport them to Cairo, where all the world might see.
 The Island of Philae is situated on the edge of lower Nubia, In the center of the Nile. just above the first cataract, and 1t is reached by ferry boat from Shellal or from Assouan and the dam The island is about 1500 feet long and 800 feet wide; it is almost covered with temples built by the Ptolemies and others two or three centuries before Christ.
 The chief deity of Philae was the god dsss. Isis; but Osiris, Hathor and the gods of the cataracts were also worshiped there. Under the Roman emperors the temples were enlarged, but when Egypt was converted to Christianity the hermits and other fanatics made their way into Nubia and took possession of it. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03

gould watch chain clankin' again tn pearl buttons iv his vest. He niver give me much more than nod out iv tn northeast corner iv his left eye brow, but he was always very polite an kind to Mulligan, tn little tailor. Excipt that l thought he had feelin' iv respict f'r me an none at all f'r Mulligan Tn other mornin' I see him standin' on a corner near tn bank as Mulligan dashed by with canopy iv his favorite journal in wan hand an pass book in tn other. That man is
 a coward says Mulligan. "Tis tn like
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-03
MP. DoOLEY ON FINANCES

money over to th' shoe store an buy wan iv tn pairs iv shoes ye made. Tn fellow at tn shoe store puts tn money in a bank owned by ye'er boss. Ye'er boss sees ye're dhrinkin a good deal, an be tn look iv thing tn distillery business ought to improve So he lends tn money to distiller Wan day tn banker obsarves that ye've taken tn pledge, an haVin fears f'r tn disstilling business, he gifts his money back. I owe tn distiller money an he comes to me. l have paid out me money fir tn shoes an tn shoe
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An, iv coorse, Mulligan1l do 1t, Mulligan caused tn throuble be havin' money in tn first place, an takin' it out in the second place. MulIigan will settle it all be carryin' his money back to tn bank, where money belongs.
 Don't git excited apout it, Hinnissy, me boy Cheer up. Twill be all right tomorrow or tn mkt day, or some l4me. 'Tis wan good thing about this here wurruld, that nawthin' lasts long enough to hurt I have been through nanny a panic. I cud handle wan as wei as Morgan. Panics cause thim- silves an take care iv thimsilves. Who do I blame Pr this wan? Grogan blamed Rosenfelt yisterday; today he planes Mulligan; tomorrah he won't blame annywan, an thin tn panicll be over. I blame no wan, an l blame ivry wan. All say to ye is, be brave, be cam an go on shovelin'. So long as there's Hinnissy in tn wurruld, an he has a shovel, an there's some thin if him to shovel, we'll be all right, or pretty near all right"
 Don't ye think Rosenfelt has shaken public confidence?" asked MT. Hen- messy.
 Shaken it." said MT. Dooley; T think he give it good kick just as it jumped off tn roof.'
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WIT. D00ley's Philosophy


iv him that desthroys public confi- dence,' says he. He must we been brave at wan peeryod iv his life,' says I. 'Whin was that?' says he. 'Whin he put tn money in says l. It's tn likes iv him that makes panics, says he. It's tn likes iv both iv ye,' says I. T niver see such team wurruk, says I. That bank is perfectly sol vint institution says he. It's as sthrong as tn rock iv Gibyraltar. I'm goin' over now to close it up,' says he. An he wint.
 Well, glory be, 'tis no use bothern'
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Auto Delayed.

Policeman-Here, you'll have to move on.
 Hobo-Dats all right I'm waitin' fer me auto.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
COLORADO FRIDAY DECEMBER

said, the Socialist movement is un-
practical" then it 70 lows that II :
board did right in refusing to let
them occupy their school house"
Now, altho We do NOT wish our
readers to gather the impression
that e are anything more or less
han p min democrat, We want it
is iIetl Understood that We ARE
stanch defenders of free speech,
for on this foundation rests all our
free institutions. Free speech,
free thought and freedom to advo-
cate any principle or ret of princi-
pies, practidle or impracticle and
yet this Buffalo Bill" would &C.
cord to this petty, hide bound,
narrow.minded school board the
the privilege to determine the
practicability Of every movement
advocated among its constituents
and close the doors of a public
building against those it decides
impracticable. II this be Socialism
then we say there is no danger of
the movement expanding beyond
it's present proportions, and as We
said before the more publicity it
gets the more it will contract.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Ma...l p.r,ss ExIa.n.s.

When he Boston attorney. Mason.
vas preparing tbs cas- Of q. x. Avery
- had examined about 200 witnesses
somebody called to - him. The legal
eeat3sma1 ssnt woed that hs was occu-
peed and could npk b interrupted
sDut IL man = i Witnesses Aetho-
ct minister"
sCsIl him ~" aid Mason. well.
q, what can you tsstifyr'
Il had q Vision. Two angels have
appeared = me and told me that
1rothse Avery n innocsnt."
"Lst them b summoned" said Ma
90 - b. resumed his work.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

Basket Lall game Monday. Ticl.
cts IS cents.
1t has been christened the
Athenian Literary society.
Storm houses are being placed
over the entrances to the school
building.
The freshmen met for organi-
cation Tuesday. The following
officers were elected: President,
Lo Linville; vice president, Frank
Pierce; secretary, Alice Cox.
The school library will hang
up stocking or two. Who will
be the Santa Claus?
Judging from the number Of
applications to enter the book
keeping class, that will be the
most popular subject in school
next semester.
The State Teachers associa-
ton meets in Denver Dec. 81,
Jan. l, 2, 3. Holly will probably
be represented by the entire
corps.
Some of the teachers are TAX
ing a dose of their own medicine
this week examinations. Genial
Jim" Wilkin is the doctor in the
absence of County Superintend-
ent Smeltz.
The meeting of the Athenian
Literary society Monday evening
was, without doubt, the best ever.
One of the principal features of
the program was the debate on
the Santa Claus question. 1t was
decided that the Santa Claus
myth should not be taught to
children. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing
term: President, Willie Baker;
vice president, leila Wood; sec
rotary, Eva Warwick; program
committee, Mabel Stanley, Anna
Bryce, Marguerite Pierce. The
sophomores have had to surren-
der the big stick" The fusion
party was too strong for them.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
D. s R. G. Time Gard

For Palmer Lake. Colorado Springs
and Pueblo.
Leave Denver, 8:oo~a. m. Dining
Carr, 600 a. m. Dining Carp, 1890 p.
M, 400 p. m. Dining Carl, 700 ?.
m. Dining Carr, 1880 p. m, 900 p.
m.
For Cripple Greek and Victor.
Leave Denver, 400 p. m. Dining
Carl.
For Florence and Canon City.
Leave Denver, 800 q. m. Dining
Carl, 900 a. m. Dining Carr, 1880 p.
m, 200 p. m. Dining Carr, 900 r..
m.
For s.lid., Buena Vista, Grant.
and Leadville.
Leave Denver, 300 .. m. Dining
Carr, poo a. m. Dining Carl, 200 p.
m. Dining Carr, 900 p. M.
For. Glenwood Spring., Grand juno
ton, Salt Lake City, Ogden and the
Pacific Coast.
Leave Denver, 300 a. m. Dining
Carr. 900 a. m. Dining Carl, 200 p.
m. Dining Carr.
For Aspen and Crystal River points
Leave Denver, 200 p. m. Dining
Carr.
For Gunnison, Crested Butte, Lake
City, Montrose, Curry, Telluride,
Rico, Delta, Paonia, GRIND Junction,
via Marshall Pass Route.
Leave Denver, 900 p. m.
For Walsenburg, Trinidad La veta.
Alamos.s Monte Vista, Del Norte,
Wagon Wheel Gap, Creole, Santa Fs.
Pagosa Springs. Durango. Farming
and San Juan points.
Leave Denver, 1880 p. m.
For Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Kan:
"a: City. St. Louis, Chicago and all
points East.
Leave Denver, 300 a. M, 1880 p. m.
For Littleton.
Leave Denver, 6:ss .. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday, o:os a. M, Ia:3o p. M,
1890 p. M, $40 p. M, 400 p. M, $40
p. m, z:3o p. M, 900 p. m.
For Fort Logan.
Leave Denver, 6:ss a. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday. o:os a. M, 1890 p. m,
$40 p. M, $40 p. m.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Polly Was Sarcastic.

4 tew weeks ago servant was en-
GaeDd polishing brass work near Pol
H's cage, and the bird Immediately
started talking to her.
Hello. Pollyl What do you wantf
what's the matter with you? Are you
Nuits wslli Do you feel coldf Where
have you bsen7'' and much more Of the
Gamo sort.
Dliciting no reply, she shouted out
why don't you talk7" and drew the
SpNoet from the woman, because l
an TOO busy, Polly"
Folly replied. "How shocktnST-Lon-
~ 1psctatW.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Ea1naipls
HOLIDAY RATES

On Dec. 23d. 9Th. 18th. 3Oth. 3ls.
and Jan. LIT we will sell round trip
tickets to points in Colorado at one
and one-third fare for the round trip.
good returning until Jan. 9Th.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

We extend hearty welcome to
the "huffaloed" brother who made
his debut in last weeks issue. We
were beginning to feel lonesome,
but the advent of this correspon-
dent with his enviable command of
Language, Infectious humor and
keen incicive satire has renewed
the senews of war in us and sent
the good red blood coursing thru
our veins. Altho he refuses to
toast us himself, and consigns us
to the tender mercies of one Apoll-
you, into whose hands if we ever
have the misfortune to fall We fear
the toasting will be- overdone, we
we will be more liberal and we
propose a toast to this new quill
pusher, SO here's to you, brother.
The Buffalo correspondent al
tho a self-confessed socialist has
put on his armour in such way
as to leave vulnerable spot (which
we have lately learned to our sor-
row is not the habit Of these de
pissed representatives of a despised
cause, so we draw our steel and
prepare for the encounter hoping
perchance that we may spill a
little of his blood. This 'buffaloed'
quill-pusher says, that if, as we
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

We understand that it has been
decided to build-a church at Lam
caster as soon as relief from the
present financial stress is in evil
dence. We believe it a mistake to
wait for the financial storm to
blow over and think the church
should be built now, for she that
observeth the wind shall not SOW;
and he that regardeth the clouds
shall not reap" Eccl. l1-4.] We
believe, in a community like ours
where SO many liberal, broad mind
ed, whole souled Christians dwell
together in such perfect unity,
that nothing should be considered
impossible. We have often re-
marked the crying need of this
community for a large commodious
place of worship. In the school
house where services are at pres
emit held the room is inadequate
for the accommodation of the large
attendance. it being next to impos-
sible for even the faithful to find
comfortable seats.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
D. s. R. 6.
Railway

Offers the traveller the good service comfortable and
luxurious accommodations and the impressive scenic
tons winter does Its three through daily
which betweeA Denver Pacific Coast
provided with the latest pattern of Pullman and ordinary
sleeping chair and perfect system of dining
which operated on the Ia plan.
The morning trains from Denver carry through Pull
standard sleeping which operated in with
he Burlington Rock Island and Missouri Pacific Chi
ST Louis and San Francisco without change you
template trip the let you illustrated booklet
free, and information what the trip will you
For further information address
SIX. HOOPER, G. P & T. A. D. & R. G.,
Denver, Colo.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Our Schools

Subscriptions to the school Ii
brary fund are being received at
Ikelman's drug store on condition
that $500 IS raised. We give be-
low tie list ut subscribers 10 date.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

T.,W. Robson is enjoying visit
I ON his mother, sister, brother in
law and their family.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Eavesdroppines

Mayor ]. S. McMurtry went to
Denver Saturday night on BUSH
ness, being accompanied as far as
Colorado Springs by ]. G. Chris
topher, who has been looking af-
ter heavy interests here for the
past two weeks.
Messrs. E. NJ. Burgess and ].
A. Kincaid of the Colorado Tel
ephone company were in town
this week trying to figure out a
plan whereby their company
could give Holly citizens better
telephone service.
The Holly Chieftain's plant is
better prepared to print your sale
bills than any printing house in
the Arkansas valley. We make
a speciality Of this work and turn
out a superior quality of bill.
Prices are just right. Service is
very prompt.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Sunnyside
Mr.. Mccormick is having q new
house erected on his ranch.

The >unnyside young p'o,le re
preparing progr. m for hristm :
night.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

Henry Gripp. who sold his place
some time ago to Mr.. Carson, our
enterprising hay man. is closing
out and settling up affairs prepar-
atory to moving to Oregon.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

There was large attendance at
Epworth league and church Sum-
day evening. /.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

The box supper last Friday even
ing was we'll attended, realizing
something over $500 toward the
Christmas tree fund.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

We observe that the decision of
our school board to restrict the
use of the school room to gather
ings strictly educational in charac-
ter has been reversed. The Socia-
lists however we're not the recipi-
ents of their magnanimity but the
bolts shot back to. admit box
supper, not to raise funds for ed
ucational purposes, but for a
Christmas tree. We presume that
no Socialists participated in the
function and the element repre-
sentenced there was of such astrict-
ly desirable character that the
floor was immaculate and the room
in perfect order next morning and
every pencil reposed complacently
in its proper receptacle.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20

Several parties were given at the
home of j. L. Robinson last week.
A good time is reported by all
present. Mr. Robioson and fam
lily expect to move to Holly this
week,
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smartly. oh the gun isn't loaded.
confidentially.
Ellis fumbled in his pocket and pro
dnced his passports and tickets These
ne showed over to Max.
What's this for?' Max asked curl
ously.
Ellis" said /, ut Is very good OF
you. Max, take those. Mr.. Ellis wishes
to save you hide. Take them and get
to the station as quickly as you can.
And for the love Of mercy, do not turn
around till you're over in DoppeIkinn's
Vineyards"
Wen, I'm hanged If / understand
he cried. I'm a peaceful man. A
beggar walks up to me and slaps me In
the face for nothing at all, and now !
must hike, Ell? What the devil have
done now?"
Then, as briefly as / could, ex-
planned the enormity OF his ~offenses,
To take a chair frem q table as he
had done, was a gross insult; to re
ceiye a slap in the face and not to
resent 1t. was another insult; 10 tear
up an opponents visiting card, still
another; to take out a revolver in Bar.
scheit, unless you were an officer or
had a permit, was worse than an In.
suit; 1t was a crime, punishable by
long Imprisonment. They could ac-
cuse him of being either an anarchist
or a socialist-red, coming to Barscheit
with the intent to kill the grand duke.
The fact that he was ignorant OF the
laws, or that he was an alien, would
remit not one particle of his punish
ment and fine; and weeks would pass
ere the matter could be arranged be
tween the United States and B~arscheit.
Good Lord" he gasped; why
didn't you tell me?'
Why didn't you tell me that you
carried a n n in your pocket?
Take Ellis papers, otherwise you stand
pat for a heap of trouble, and | can't
help you. Go straight to Dresden, tele-
graph me, and Ill forward your lug
gage"
But l came here to study" Max
argued.
ut will be geology in the form of
prison walls" said Ellis quietly. Don't
be foolish. Mr.. Seharfenstein 1t is not
a matter of a mans courage, but of his