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The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Soaring and Paying Cash.

"What a fine lot of potatoes" ex-
claimed city visitor to her farmer
host. as the two stood together look
ing out over an expanse of luxuriant
green plants.
"Einew answered the farmer with
more earnestness than polish of
speech "The hull lot amt wuth a
tin penny. They've all run to tops
and no taters. Things have to have
to have some bottom to 'em to look
nice accordin' to may o thinkin'." :"
Without recognizing himself as a
philosopher the farmer voiced the
feeling of the vast majority of us
when he declared that things must
have some bottom to look nice"
And yet we all love "tops," luxur-
liant, healthy-looking tops. We all en-
jov, yes, need, soarers, and need to
be soarers ourselves. We love and
are inspired by the mounting bird, the
boughs that blow upward to meet the
bending sky, the mountain peaks that
draw the heart as well as the eyes
from the lower earth. We must, to
be our best and SO to do our best,
live in the upper chamber OF our be-
ing, where the Christ in each of us
breaks the bread of promise and
pours the wine of renewal.
Sensible, honest, satisfactory soar
ing is made legitimate and possible
only by sensible, honest, satisfactory
serving, which is life's cash paying.
Living is the primal, fundamental
thing; talking, the accidental or incl
dental. We have great art, great lit
erature, great plays, because men and
women have lived geratly, not be-
cause they have talked huently.-Lida
A. Churchill in the May Delineator.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Our Schools

Detroit has recently refused Mr.
Carnegie's offer of $75o.ooo for library
purposes Try Holly, Mr.. Carnegie.
You can't score promotion at the
end OF the year if you die on a base
now. Better stay in, boys, till May
3Ist and see the game through.
Ninety volumes have been pur-
chased with the library fund raised by
the pupils. The library now has
about two hundred volumes. 1t
should have ten times that number.
Several good books have been pre-
sented to the library in the past by
public spirited friends of the school,
and similar gifts will be thankfully
received at any time
An interesting program was rem
dered Friday p. m. by the high school
literary society AT the close of the
exercises the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: Presi-
dent, Katherine Stackhouse, vice
president, Marguerite Pierce.
The eighth grade history class has
just completed the study OF the Span
ish American war
We are pleased to see marked
Improvement in the attendance in
Room V and to know that the pupils
appreciate the importance of attend
ing school each day in order to fin
ish the work OF their grades with
/, credit.
Mrs. Utter's pupils are reading very
we'll
Program next Friday by Miss Dick
inson and Mrs. Utter. Everyone in
vited
Miss Winfrey and Miss Roberts
have their room decorated with draw
ings by the pupils which is very beau
tiful.
The teachers all report the pupils
doing very well.
The fourth grade secured holi-
day part OF Friday for perfect attend
ance during the week.
Rooms 3 and will hold their Arbor
Day exercises together.
Those receiving the highest stand
ings for the last month are: Ninth
grade, Mary Pierce. Harry Porter.
Tenth grade, James Donigan Elev-
cnth grade, Douglas Miller, Margue-
rite Pierce.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
BY Way of Illustration.
7 L. Fisher,
G. +. A., Denver.

a teacher in one of the primary
schools OF New York recently read TO
her pupils The Old Oaken Bucket
After explaining the song to them
very carefully. she asked the class
TO copy the first stanza from the
blackboard, where she had written it,
and try to illustrate the verse by
drawings in the same way a story is
illustrated
In short while one little girl
handed up her sIatl Wiith ssevsrrl lit
tie dots between two lines, half i
dozen dots, and three buckets.
Il do not quite understand this,
Mainly" said the teacher, kindly.
What is that circle2"
"Oh, that's the well, Mamie re-
piled
And why do you have three buck
ets@ again asked the teacher.
"Onc," answered the child, is the
old oalSen bucket, one is the IRON
bound bucket, and the other is the
moss-covercd bucket that hung in the
well.'
But Mamie, what arc all those lit
tie dots for2"
Why" those are the spots which
my infancy knew" earnestly replied
Mamie Harper's Weekly.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Getting a Wife for Clarence.

Mrs. Falworth, after carefully look
ing over the field, decided that the
girl most suitable for Clarence to
marry was Grace Widen 1t al
ways reduced Mrs. Falworth to a
nervous headache to think of her sons
marrying at all, but she realized that
in spite OF her influence he was like
ly to be foolish enough to do so
sometime and concluded it was wisest
for her to head off any blundering
attempts on his part by seeing that
he got the right girl. If his own
mother did not know what was best
for him who on earth did?
By process of elimination she
reached Grace, who for time went
blithely on her way unaware that she
had been marked for the sacrifice
Mrs. Falworth lost no time She at
tackled Clarence with feminine cir
cumlocution.
What popular girl Grace Widen
isl" she remarked. fcrvently "Ev-
eryone seems to admire. You know
her, don't you, dear?"
Clarence continued to scowl into
the mirror as he manipulated his
nccktie "Who? Oh, ycs" he
growled q know her. What the
dickens is the matter with this blamed
tie, anyhow"
This was not encouraging, yet his
mother did not despair She cuti-
vated Graces mother; she asked them
to dinner; she inveigled Clarence in
to taking her to call upon the Widen
family in the evening. The polite cor
diality of Grace and the civilized ur-
banty OF her son did not strike her
as merely the everyday usage OF good
society-it threw her into excited rap
lures. They liked each other! So
she settled down to earnest work to
throw them together more and more.
After couple of weeks OF unus-
ual and hattering attentions on the
part of young mans mother and
many condolences from her as to the
young mans prospects, amazingly
good disposition, marvelously deep
and tender affections and general
surpassingness any girl not entirely
deaf, blind and imbecile might be par
doncd for becoming suspicious Miss
Widen suddenly began to dodge the
miserable Clarence, who came at his
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Two Sinners.

There was man, it was said one time
Who went astray in his youthful
prime.
Can the brain keep cool and the heart
keep quiet
When the blood is a river that's run
ming riot?
And boys will be boys the old folks
say,
And the man is the better who's had
his day.
The sinner reformed; and the preach
er told
OF the prodigal son who came back
to the fold
And the Christian people threw open
the door,
With a warmer welcome than ever
Wealth and honor were his to com
mand,
And spotless woman gave him her
hand.
And the world strewcd their path
way with blossoms abloom,
Crying. God bles, ladye, and God
bless groom
There was maiden who went astrav
In the golden dawn OF her life's young
day.
She had more passion and heart than
head,
And she followed blindly where fond
Love led.
And Love unchecked is dangerous
guide
To wander at will by a fair girls side.
The woman repented and turned from
sin,
But no door opened to let her in.
The preacher prayed that she might
be forgiven,
But told her to look Tor mcrcy-in
Heaven.
For this is the law OF earth, we know;
That the woman is stoned, while the
man may go.
A brave man welded her after ALL
But the world said, frowning, "We
shall not call"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
The Man, Not the Town.

w. H.. Gilbert, at Fillmore, Mis-
souri,, one OF the best job printers in
the state, was asked to design and
print letterhead for the Great West
ern Type Foundry. The job was 20
be printed in three shades of green
on green bond paper He replied
that he could not promise such job
under month. The following ex-
tract from his letter, and an inspec-
ton of the letterhead on which it
was written convinces us that we
picked on the right man. Note the
size of the town:
Just at present we are struggling
with 10000 a8-page booklets; 5000
letterheads, interleaved and padded;
5000 certificates, printed on both
sides, numbered in duplicate, inter
leaved, perforated and bound in
books; 5000 calendars requiring rs
forms; over $4,000 checks, to be per-
forated and bound in books; and at
least weeks work on general run
of jobs not mentioned This is in ad-
dition to the regular work OF our
customers which must be taken care
of as it comes in, and this town
that must count farmers to rake up
325 inhabitants.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Resolutions of Respect.

Adopted by Holly Leaf Camp 7lI,
Holly, Colo, as a tribute to the mem
ory OF Neighbor David A. Jones, who
died March 9TH, 1907
Whereas, it has pleased God in his
mercy to remove our esteemed neigh
bor from our camp and from earth,
therefore be it
Resolved, that we as camp and
as Modern Woodmcn extend to the
bereaved family and friends OF our
departed neighbor our heartfelt sym
pathy in this unexpected and to hui
man eye, untimely end OF our es-
teemed neighbor And be it further
Resolved, that the family be pre-
semted with copy OF these resolu-
tons and that copy be sent to The
Holly Chieftain Tor publication, and
that our charter be draped in mourn
ing for 80 days and that copy be
sprcad on the minutes OF our camp
records. in respect to our departed
ncighbof
H. O McGraw,
{. w Crawford,
O. N Ford,
Committee.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Surprised.

While coming from the store
Thursday night Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ra-
necke noticed light in their house
which greatly alarmed them. Think
ing the house was on fire they hur-
ried to the place to find that their
home had been entered by merry
crowd that had come to give them
surprise. The affair was planned by
the Catholic choir and was so COM
plete and such shock, that for a
while they were AFRAID they had car
ried things too far The evening was
pleasantly spent in games and conver-
sation. Ice cream and cake, prepared
by the young ladies was served, after
which the crowd departed with the
highest esteem for their surprised
host and hostess.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Never Too Busy.

We are never too busy to get re-
port Of public meeting or private
gathering, and the smallest personal
is just as gladly printed as the long
est news story. We will esteem it q
favor ii YOU will call up telephone
Holly 81 and tell US any item, for no
matter how small item is, some one
will be interested in it.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Little Chieftains
1t Does.

When the farmer comes 70 town
With his chickens and his eggs,
Hes unsteady on his legs,
Maybe, ere the sun goes down
But, ! tell yon, when he comes
With his wheat and with his corn,
Hes a prince-the best that's born,
And the town, the town, it huns.
Waiter Juan Davis
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

mother bidding, politely mutinous,
but helpless
After having succeeded in landing
her son on the Wilden's front porch
and claiming Grace down to enter
tanning him Mrs. Falworth was al
ways in the. seventh heaven, They
were so exactly suited to each other
in her estimation that she could not
conceive it possible for them not to
see il themselves and fall in love
1t simply was one OF the things that
were going to be and -hc did not
worry. The fact that they sat and
glared at each other and relapsed in
to sulky mOnosylabes as soon as
she was out OF sight, talking to
Grace's mother, was, OF course, mer-
ciiully spared Mrs Falworth. She
was one OF those people whom il IS
necessary to knock down and chIoro-
form before it is possible to instill
any unwelcome idea into their brains
According to her lights everything
was going beautifully If she only
could bring Clarence and Grace with
in the radiance OF each others pres
ence She felt that Grace might
show tritle more enthusiasm and
excitement over the prospect oi mar
rying such man as her son, but on
the other hand, ii was rare to find a
modest, shy girl nowadays and so
she excused her
Clarence reported Grace in om-
inously calm tones to her family one
evening after the gentleman in ques-
ton and his mother had departed
'ClarSncc is going to buy an automo-
bile and | see relief ahead for me BE-
cause he doesn't know in the least
how to run one and he'll probably be
in the hospital couple oi months if
not longer"
Mrs. Falworth began to feel a trltle
anxious at last because OF Clarcnce's
unaccountable behavior He seemed
to have perpetual engagements when
she wanted to go to the Wildens
he crawled into mental shell and re-
fused either to admire or criticise
Grace Widen, about whom his moth
CIR talked as much as she talked abeur
him TO Grace. He seemed always 20
be thinking deeply. His mother
chcered herself with the notion that
he was in love Men always grew
abstracted and monosyllabic when
they were in love. Like any wise
person he wanted to be certain before
he said anything to her She eyed
him with a sympathy warranted TO
drive an angel to desperation
Still Clarence spoke not. When by
accident she discovered that he had
been at Wildens' alone on one of
the evenings he had told her he had
all engagement she began to plan his
house furnishings and to pick out her
wedding present not knowing that he
had merely stopped in to return
book and then had promptly depart
ed. She began to let down the ner-
vous tension and smilingly survey
triumph like a good general,
One night in that same week, while
she waited for Clarence to come home
to dinner, she got a telegram from
him. 1t said that he had married
Jennie Phillips that afternoon and
they had started on their wedding
trip. 1t was aconic, as was Clarence's
wont.
Jennie Phillips has always stood to
Mrs. Falworth for the quintesscnce
of everything she didn't want Clar-
encc's wife to be, so she is taking it
hard.
As for Grace, she says it was Just
as well, ii not better, than Clarence
getting the threatened automobile.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
A Pointed Remark.

a little girl was twittcd by her
companions that she was only an
adopted girl and did not belong to
her papa and mamma She retortcd:
"My papa and mamma picked me out
because they wanted me. Yours had
to take you whether they wanted you
Or not
She was not disturbed further
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
High School.

Since the song of Miss Nellie Gar
ritson the boys are taking great eff
forts to dot their is and cross their
is.
And the last part of Nellie's song
was that the base ball captain would
have to be tall and keen and ever
since then Bill Baker has been walk
ing on his tip toes.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Half Rates to Mexico City and Re
turn.

Tickets viii be sold by the Colora-
do & Southern at one fare for the
round trip TO Mexico City and return,
April 25th to May 18th, June 9th to
18th and June Goth to July 18th;
limited TO three months and good for
stopoyers Write for booklets on
Mexico
7 E. Fisher,
c. +. A, Denver.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Why Women Sin.

For folly and laughter, for glitter and
glare,
A longing to conquer and win
The pace that kills, the tempter's
snare
That's why women sin.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Engine for Sale.

Gasoline engine of the Fairbanks
Morse type, used few months only
and in perfect condition Cost $I4o,
but will sell for $s5 We are putting
in one OF greater horsepower.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

We have signs reading mo tres
passing or hunting on, these premises"
at this office. Just Ioc each
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

Early Ohio and Early Rose Seed Potatoes at
Sheltons grocery store.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

Politics is getting very interesting
in the High School.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19

Didst skip the advertisements? That
was mistake. They are the simon
pure thing.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-04-19
Cattle For Sale.

See VIM. L. Mclaughlin, Holly,
Colo.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
THREE MILES 0F
 CONCRETE WALKS Preparations Being Made to Let Contract for SO,- 900 Square Feet in Side walk District No. l.
ALI. CHURCHES JOIN WILL PAVE TATER|
!. M. Hooker Says Sidewalk Improve. ~ ments Are Only Initial Steps To-
 ward the Paving of Walnut and
 Olive Streets and Ninth Ayenue,

The commissioners of the Side walk District No. held meeting in Attorney T. M. Hookers' office yesterday afternoon, for the pur- pose of completing plans before ad- vertising for bids for the laying of the concrete walks in front of the property embraced in the district Bids will be advertised for and re- celved until August 10, and on or about that day, the commissioners will hold a meeting and award the contract. H. c. Fox and T. M Hooker were present at the meeting while w. w, Byrd, the other com missioner was absent from the city
 It was decided that the district will issue and float bonds in order to pay for the improvements as soon as they are complete, while the property owners will pay the city in four annual assessments. The contract is the largest one of it's kind ever let in this city, and one of the largest. possibly the largest, ever awarded a contractor in this state. The contract provides for the the laying of sO,OOO square feet of concrete walk. As the walk is to be five feet wide, it will be over three miles in length. The district extends from Sixth to Ninth avenue, on Walnut street, from Walnut to Olive street on Ninth avenue, and thence South on Olive street to the city limits.
 The city will make a fill in the lake bed at Ninth avenue and Olive street, and will raise the low places to the grade of the street, making the raise in some plLces five or six feet. The work on the grading or Olive street, south of Fifteenth avenue, will begin as soon as the teams complete their work on west Twelfth avenue.
 When seen this morning MT. Hooker said that he considered the work which is to be done on these streets in the near future as only stepping stones to a paving dls- trict( which he thinks will De 1orm- ed before many months.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
TOOK HARNESS
 IN TROUBLE

Although he has just returned from the county farm after having served q term on the same charge, Lit De- wal, a negro of this city, was arrest ed yesterday afternoon by Patrolman D. c. Stanley on a charge of stea;.ns harness. He has been away from the county farm but very few Weeks' where he was sent by the authorities of this city for several months 10: stealing a harness. The police or ,th1s city have about concluded that he has a. mania" for taking harness. The case was brought up in police codrt this morning, but was continued ah't
 this afternoon because the witnesses were not able to be present. The charge against him is petit larceny
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
MAY MACADAMIZE
 FOURTH AVENUE
Property Owners Could Carry Out Work at Little Cost Says Prom1- nent MerchaRt-1s Now
 Nuisance.

Fourth avenue from Main street to the Cotton Belt and Iron Noun tain railroad crossing in the Vest ern suburbs of the city is almost impassible for dust and it is proving q great nuisance to the residents of that street and drivers of vehicles, especially. This avenue was supposed to have been graveled some months ago by the railroads, but the work was inferior in many respects ana the street is even worse now than if was before it was given a solid foundation.
 prominent merchant of thls citv stated this morning that the avenue could be macadamized at a very little cost to property owners. Tbe foundation is good and it uou,d only require the macadam1zlns of the street to complete it. Fourth oyanue is one of the widest if not +,,o widest thoroughfares in the city o,d would make an ideal hoN'NV2fa .f ,,,.on9rIy macadamized, The prop a,.f,1 owner, are thinking of to. nlns on improyl.aC-.t ''z~-''9t fo e9F''' '' tho macadam work at an early o'y'
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
PINE BLUFF
 TOOK EVERYTHING
George Clements Captures State Cham- pionship; Emil V0ss, Second Hon. ors, and the Team From This
 Town "Cleaned Up.'

Pine Bluff shooters captured the majority of the prizes in the an- nual tournament of the State Sport mems Association, which closed at Fort Smith today George w. Clem- ents won the individual champion ship of the state with AS out of 50 birds Emil Voss, also of Pine Bluff, won the second place in this match with 36 birds. The three men team championship went to Pine Bluff, George Clements, Emil Voss and J. P. McGehee breaking 70 out of the 75 birds thrown. The high score for the regular events of the day went to L. s. Wade with I'll out of 1S0 points. L. B. Knott of Philadelphia was second with ITO. Three shooters from the Mis- souri association, Robinson, Wilcox and Dixon, in exhibition, work broke 75 birds, each man making perfect score.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25

expected, though he is known to have been in bad health for some time.
 The deceased was a borther of Mrs. l.. T. Gibson, wife of Doctor L. T. Gibson of Little Rock and of Miss Matilda Jordan of that city. Aside from his two sisters he leaves a daughter, Miss Fife Jordan, who resides in Little Rock with Doctor and Mrs. Gibson.
 He was a brother-in-law of Mrs. Mike Danaher of this city, and his wife died some years ago.
 MT. Jordan was 52 years old and was well known in this section of the country. He was generally term ed good fellow by his friends, which were many in number. It is said that he never lost chance to do a kind deed for friend, and he had big, generous heart. During the lifetime of the late Doctor C.. M. Taylor, while Doctor Taylor was the owner of the South Bend plan tation, south of this city on the Ar kansas river, MT. Jordan lived there. He resided with Doctor Taylor on his plantation for 20 years.
 The funeral was held this after noon from the Trinity Episcopal Church, conducted by the Reverend w. D. Buckner ILL. D., the rector. Many beautiful floral tributes showed the esteem in which the de- ceased was held by his friends. The interment took place at Bellwood Cemetery. The pall-bearers were w. l.. DeWoody, s. M. Taylor, Will Banks, Doctor J. s. Jenkins, c. F. Moore, M. s. Trulock, M. Holland, and Will Alexander Jr.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
tations of friendship found in these

sections.
 Senator Goodwin is a man of more than ordinary strength, and should he enter the race, as his friends are urging him to do, he will make good candidate, He was chairman of the Judiciary committee in the Senate Of the last legislature and as the head of the most impor- tant committee, his record is excel- lent. He took great interest in school legislation, and advocates the State lending the school funds to various districts for the purpose of erecting buildings and the like.
 He engineered the Black Railroad Bill through the Senate, and the shippers are more than pleased with the work of the commission under the law. his law gives the commis- sion power to arrange many mat ters which heretofore had to be talk en to the Legislature.
 Taken altogether, it would be hard to find a stronger candidate for Congress than Senator w. s. Good win, and it is now believed that he will enter the race.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-07-25
|ODWIN MAY
 BE CANDIDATE
htor From Warren Has Been LOOK |g Over the Field, in Reply to Letters Asking Him to Make Race For Congress.

|enator William s. Goodwin, ol fren, is in the city today en- te to his home after having vls- ] several counties composing the enth Congressional District m Ponse to numerous letters ask
 him to enter the race for Con- bs says~-the Arlanaas~~bemocrat' htor Goodwin was asked at the fehouse this morning, if he had 'ounced his candidacy, to wh1cN Replied that he had the matter N consideration, but that ne
 not at this time prepared to say
 what he will do. Recently he
 been in Hemstead, Nevada ana
 k counties, and comes to Llttle
 k we'll pleased with the inanlles-