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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
very. VERY VAGUE.

Booker 4. Washington said recent
ly In New York that he thought the
closing of the saloons of the South
would be n good thing.
And to an objection he replied. with
n smile:
"Oh. what vague objection.
Vaguer than the answer of the MO
bile woman's son.
IA Mobile woman's son. n youth of
twenty or So celebrated Easter in fine
Enclosed saloons by drinking large
quantities of eggnog.
"The next morning he came home
to breakfast red'eyed and pale, He
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26

The boy blushed and hung his
81 ain't allowde to tell that. SIR
he faltered. It's Il secret OF the bus
mesa"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
Anecdotes About People

cessfui Lenter experiment OF conduct
ing services in the Belasco Theater.
One of my theater auditors" he
said. smiling. was Scot from Pee.
bles. This Scot told me that the sigh.
OF clergyman in a theater reminded
him of IN experience he once had in
London.
In London he went to melodrama
at Drury Lane. A man in front OF him
looked familiar. To his amazement
he recognized in this man his min.
lister at PEBBLES.
He leaned forward and laid his
hand on the minister's black coat.
ooh, DR.. Saunders Mcintosh he
whispered. what wad the people in
the aud kirk say if tellt them saw
we here?'
Deed, they wadna believe ye,'
Dr. Saunders answered. quickly. and
SO ye medina tell them'"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26

ate nothing. He only tried with many
grimacs, TO swallow cup of coffee.
John said HIS mother severely,
what time did you come home last
night?'
THE vague youth answered.:
Bedtime
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
The wiIv phvsicjan

The brilliant Chinese ambassador.
Mr. WI Ting-fang, was recounting to
a grouD of correspondents-but not
for pnblcation--hIs view of certain
selfish politician.
I'm short" said Mr.. WI. "the man
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
From Chicory, No poubt.

AT dinner here DR.. Harvey w. WI.
ley said as the coffee was served:
What delicious filtered coffeei This
Is not like some coffee I have seen.
And now | am reminded of an Incl.
dent that happened in my native
Kent.
"A Kent boy, grocer's son. was
undergoing an oral examination.
Tell me, please, said the exami,
ner where coffe comes from?'
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
KNOCKED our.

The pugilist a moment dropped his
guard.
. A stifr right-hander laid him on the
: floor
And sent him into dreamland. When
he woke
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
Easter Vanity.

Julius Meyer. New York cloak
manufactures. gave last month the
most magnificent and costly dinner of
the century.
Discussing at this dinner Easter
and its vanities. Mr.. Meyer laughed
and said:
All, well, we are all vain. There
was 4 woman buying an Easter coat
for her little girl one day. Finally n
becoming and beautiful coat was Sc.
lected, and as she bridled in it be.
fore the glass the little girl said to the
saleswoman:
Don't you think that look just
like mamma?"
The young mother smiled and hit
her lip
flush. dear; don't he vain she
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-26
The Severe Critic.

Oscar Iiammerstein at an Easter
dinner criticised certain perform
ance of an oldfashioned opera
But | muat not be too severe" he
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
immense Field pe. Crop.

The value Of the field pea as
stock fattener and builder of the I'm
est kind Of animal tissue for meat ID
OF comparatively recent discovery. but
as soon as 1t was learned with Ger.
tainty the growth of the crop received
an immense impetus. In 1907 no less
than $4,000 acres were sown to field
peas in Colorado. 125,00O acres Of this
being In the San Luis valley and the
remainder of the acreage scattered
over the state. About thirty-five bush.
els was the average yield per acre.
making 6.250.000 bushels the states
crop.
Practically all of this crop IL fed
to the stock in the fields where grown
and no quoted value per bushel ia OBJ
tainable. Estimate is made Of thia.
however, by experts who figure stand.
250.0OO. e @S'
Upon this crop alone is based the
nope OF many stockmen of the state
that Colorado will in the near future
ne center Of the hog and sheep IA.
tening industry. -
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
Alfalfa Leads In Value.


Alfalfa holds first position In the
matter of acreage and perhaps Of value
Of all Colorado's agricultural products.
Last year approximately 100000 acres
yielded their wealth Of the succulent
grass, and an average of three and one.
half tons has been the yield over the
state for the three cuttings of the sea.
son. In many places both on the West.
ern Slope. in the orchards, and on the
lands above ditch on the Eastern
Slope the yield has been as high as
from five to six tons to the acre.
With 1,750,000 tons of alfalfa pro-
duced last year. and a quotation Of 3S
10 ~ on the Denver market December
10th, the value of the crop is reached
by taking 81, conservative estimate
OF the farmers price during the year.
This is $12.250,0O0.
Second to alfalfa is Colorados ma.
tive hay, which is acknowledged the
best OF the lighter grasses for nutri.
tion and satisfaction to stock. Most
OF the native hay of the state last
year was raised on the dry lands. or
tne lands above the ditch, in the noun.
tain parks and valleys. There were
$4,000 acres sown to native hay and
an average yield Of one ton to the acre
realized. Computing at $12 per ton,
December 18th quotations being S14 to
Sl6, the value Of the crop is $4,000 900.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
Miscellaneous.

Suits have been filed in Nebraska
against the Adams, the United States
and the American Express companies
to compel them to comply with orders
Of the state railroad commissioners.
After being out more than 4s hours
the jury In the case Of Caleb Powers
at Georgetown, KY. disagreed. This
was the fourth trial of Powers on a
charge of completely in the murder
Of Gov. Gobel.
Residents of Chicago's Ghetto have
formed tenants union for the pur-
pose of forcing landlords to reduce
rents.
A new once building costing So
100000 has been erected at Washing
ton to provide private offices for mem
bers of the house Of representatives.
The United States treasury has a
deficit for December of ss.5s5, 900.
An explosion, the cause of which
has not been ascertained but believed
to have been caused by bomb
thrown through basement window,
wrecked portion of the interior of
the First National bank at Kansas
City, causing damage estimated at
$4,000. Nine persons were injured,
no one seriously.
Count Leo Tolstoi was recently
thrown from a stumbling horse and
seriously injured.
The torpedo boat fotilla, which is
preceding the battleship feet to the
Pacific, has reached Para. Brazil.
In his second annual message to
the New York legislature Gov.
Hughes urges legislation which will
prevent the reprehensible practices
in financial circles that caused the
recent panic.
There was . shrinkage in deposits
In Kansas state and national banks
during November and December
amounting to $18.000,OO0.
The bank clearings of Kansas City
for 1907 amounted to S1,e4s, ,176, ,013,
an increase of 23.s per cent over
those Of 1905.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

In London pantomime, as the
Babes in the Wood fall asleep, the
trsss are seen shedding their leaves
until presently the trees, which ut the
beginning were thick with autumnal
foliage. are seen standing bleak and
bare, With their long branches sway.
ing and shivering In the wind. Mod.
ern stage realism II yearly growing
moro realistic
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
coIorado's Beet Industry.

SVtOTa000 y 0V0I tu0Q8STys
Colorado clinched still tighter her
grip on first place in beet sugar pro-
duction in the United States In 1907.
With sixteen sugar factories operating,
the largest acreage planted in the his
tory Of the industry in the state, and
record yield, the states output of
sugar was swelled to 422,732,530
pounds. Farmers were paid about $2,-
100000 more than in 1906, factory labor
earned $2,315, 900. and the labor of the
fields earned $2,770,200 With this
great record Colorado may we'll be
proud.
The figures at the opening of this
article tell the tale of what was done
In 1907 better than words could. A
new factory was built at Las Animas,
Colorado, by the American Beet Sugar
Company, In time for the fall cam
paign, greatly adding to the production
Of that concern. The factory has a
capacity Of 700 tons per day and cost
nearly 100000, making the capital
invested in factories in the state, ex-
elusive Of real estate, 1926, 900.
Colorado earned her place at the top
Of the list Of beet sugar producing
states In 1906 by showing Q larger
acreage than her nearest competitor
and = larger total production Of sugar.
This year Colorado has sixteen fac
tories Of total daily capacity Of 1s,-
100 tons, exceeding the capacities of
the factories of any other state in the
Union. Michigan has seventeen fac
tories, but the daily capacity reaches
only 10.560 tons. In Colorado all of
the factories are run every day Of the
campaign at full capacity, and in many
instances test runs are made at vari-
ous competing factories of the same
company. This Is necessary to handle
the immense crops of beet grown. Of
ten times In other states some of the
factories are compelled to shut down
part OF the time during the sugar cam
paign.
Usually the beets are contracted for
by the acre by the manufacturer the
winter before the season. A stipulated
price 10 paid per ton. In Colorado
the price averages IS q ton. The
farmer 10 provided with beet seed,
which he plants. cultivates and, II
wise. carefully watches until tho last
harvest day.
Prospects for 1908. and, in fact, for
many years In the future, are bright.
Increased acreage, new factories and
high wages will all add to the pros.
perity Of tho state. Nearly every farm
ing section 10 . candidate for a beet
sugar factory.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Reginald was bewitched. Never
had the baroness seemed to him 10
beautiful - at this moment when. in
her dumb. grief, she hid her face, :"
writes an Indiana author. Here 10 q
tip to the homely girl. Hide your
face and keep mum.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

An experienced hunter is one who
can tell whether shot suitable for rab-
bit shooting hurts quite as much ~
that employed In killing quail.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Gen. Booth says that when he gets
e heaven, his first experience will
probably be to answer the questions
Of host Of reporters. Gen. Booth is
familiar with the reporters. and knows
that they will not go where they arc
20 often told to.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Evidently the poor. downtrodden.
though much-traveled immigrant does
not consult the world in regard to his
movements. for no one appears
pleased when he is coming or going in
large numbers.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

American agricultural products this
year are valued at more than $1,000
0O0. 0.000-including the achievements of
the suburban backyard farmer.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Since gold has been discovered In
Greenland the icy mountains should
begin to hK up for company next sum
mer.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Florence Nightingale earned dis
tinction In the Crimean war more
than half century ago. Her Order
Of Merit comes late. but perhaps it
is better 20 than never. It will not
outshine the luster Of her simple
name.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

The Boston Globe says: Go west,
young immigrant" and this is good
ADVICE" exclaims the Ansonia senti-
mel. There is room enough in this
country for millions more, II they can
bs properly distributed instead Of hud-
died in cities that are already over.
crowded.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
NEWS OF The WEEK
llsst lnpsrtast Happenings es H.
Past Seven Days.
laserssting items Gathered From 81
Parts Of the World Condensed
aato Small Space for the 0ss-
eft Of Our Readers.

Y0fV0UAAs
Byron Williamson has been found
guilty OF attempting to bribe . Juror
for the Standard Oil company at Find
lay. o.
Albert August Mack. . composer OF
songs and plano pieces died at his
homo in Syracuse. N. r.. aged 81
years.
John D. Rockefeller has added
e2.1s1. 900 to his gifts to Chicago uni
versity. making the total s93.000.000.
Secretary Taft is to address the
Young Mems Republican club Of Mis-
souri, At Kansas City on Februar- 10
next.
W. r. Stubbs, Of Lawrence, has an
nounced that he will be q candidate
for the republican nomination for gov.
srnor of Kansas this year.
Carrie Nation Is in Mexico to get
. relative out Of an insane asylum
and take the patient to the United
States.
Chalmers Ingersoll. for 20 years =
prominent editor and politician At Be-
lott, Wis, is dead.
Capt. ]. e. Pillsbury has been ap-
pointed chief of the navigation bureau
of the navy department to succeed
Rear Admiral Brownson, resigned.
DR.. Nicholas Sem, one of the most
widely known surgeons in the United
States and chief Of the operating stan
Of the army during the Spanish war.
is dead in Chicago.
Charles w. Tankersley. one of tho
most prominent lawyers of Colorado,
is dead In Denver.
Curtis Guild. jr., has been inaugu-
rated for third time az governor Of
Massachusetts.
Grant Hornaday. Of Fort Scott. has
Withdrawn from the contest for the
republican nomination for governor Of
Kansas.
James Bryce, ambassador of Great
Britain to the United States, has been
elected president of the American
Political Science society.
N. Guyot-D Dessaigne, French minis
tor Of Justice dropped dead Of apo
plsxy during the recent session Of, the
French senate.
Bishop Edward q. Andrews, OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. died re-
GENTLY at his home in Brooklyn. He
was 81 years of age and had been .
bishop since 1872.
o. w. Fetters. Of Washington. Ia.
q student attending the Highland Park
college. was mysteriously shot and
seriously wounded while going to the
school recently.
Prof. Thomas Day Seymour. senior
professor Of Creek in Yale university.
is dead In New Haven, Conn.,. Of
pneumonia.
Ex-Governor w. ]. Bailey. of Kan
sas, has announced that he will ac-
cept a nomination for governor II
rendered by the republican conven-
ton.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

A teacher Of the blind says that
stenography is good employment for
the sightless. and that the number Of
blind stenographers is increasing. Per.
haps this accounts for some of the
spelling in the letters that you get.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

In Albuquerque. N. NJ. people are
not permitted to use their telephones
on Sunday. Sunday must be q dull
day for the woman who is in the habit
Of listening on a party line out there,
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

The Kremmling (Col.) man named
Barker. who is taxidermist, horse
doctor, q lawyer and an undertaken, 10
. living proof that the kaiser doesn't
possess all the versatility there ID.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

How long viii 1t take the news Of
the drop in the price Of meats to reacA
the restaurants?
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Europe is behind US In anesthetics.
remarks Philadelphia doctor just
home from abroad. Coming from .
Philadelphian this is authoritative.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

A Gotham man was held up and
robbed Of his gold false teeth. A
much safer scheme IL to wear the
common or natural teeth when walk
ing ut night.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Tho people of India perhaps arc
merely weary Of diet of benevolent
assimilation.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

The pay-as-you-enter street car may
be all right, but we should say that .
pay-as-you-take-a-seat car would b.
better.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

II George Washington had dreamed
that there would ever be $4,000 fed-
sral employees, ~ there are now, he
might have worried some about the
pay roll.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

An italian marquis was held by ban
dts for ransom of $500. At that the
outlaws price is possibly rated exces-
sive In Italy.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Three hundred weddings took place
In Pittsburg on Thanksgiving day.
Here's hoping that the whole 600 will
be thankful next November!
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

He who pockets an insult for the
sake Of policy il poltroon and . COW
ard
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Fresh air Is cheaper than pneumo-
mia and much safer
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Pumping from . dry well 10 waste
Of work and time.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10

Tho fastest runner at the start 10
often the slowest runner at the fnish.
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
C0L0RAD0'S FARM PRODUCTS, OF

e.ser neeeA lSssl4 toes valued q s...............e
Alfalfa. l.7k000o tons. valued st
Native hay. $4,000 TONS valued at ................
0ther grasses. 100000 tons. valued q
WhsaA 10.340.000 bushels valued At ..............
Oats 100000 bushels. valued 1t .................
Com. 100000 bushels. valued At
Corn fodder 10000 TONS valued at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Barley. 100000 bushels. valued At ...............
Rye 10000 bushels. valued at
Flax, 5000 bushels. valued t...................
yeld Peas 57s0000 bushels 10000 valued at
Cultivated forage 10000 TONS estimated value
Potatoes 9.6O0,000 bushels valued t..............
Garden truck marketable value OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Honey products value
SIuat
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
Thsrs 10 no victory without vent.rs.

The best answer to an insult IL .
sudden hit
The Holly chieftain., 1908-01-10
SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION

fetal acreage harvested .......................
Average yield per acre. tons ...................
Total number Of pounds sugar produced .......
Total capital invested In factories exclusive of real
Total money paid to farmers for beets .........
Total money paid to factory labor .............
Number Of factory employees ...................
Value Of refined sugar, at cents per pound. :.
Total money paid field labor ...................
Tons of pulp produced Observation-Disclosures.
Pulp will feed cattle for 100 days. head.
Pulp will feed sheep for 100 days, head. .......
Average length of campaign. days run. ........,
Hands employed In beet fields from 30 to 100 day.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18
BURIED IN CEMENT.
The Story of an Arab Boy Who Re-
nounced Mohsmmedanism


According to history, there was born
about the year 1920 an Arab boy
named Geronimo. He was captured in
infancy by the Spanish garrison at
Gran, and when about eight years old
he escaped from his captors and went
back to his family living as Moham-
medan until the age of twenty i've
He then voluntarily returned to Oran
and resumed the Christian life which
he had adopted previously when in
the hands of the Spanish authorities
A few years later he went on a coast.
ing raid with a party Of Spaniards,
but the raiders were themselves cap
tured by q Moorish corsair and
brought to Algiers. Here the attempt
was made to convert him to Moham-
mechanism, but he persistently refused
to embrace that faith, so that he was
tried and condemned to die His hands
were tied behind his back, and he was
cast alive, face downward into block
of concrete then being prepared for
the Fort des Vingt Quatre Heures,
then building. Careful note was taken
of the spot by Haido, Spanish Bene-
dictine missionary to Algiers, who
prayed the time might come when the
Lord would pave the way for his ex
humatiOn and Christian burial. In
1853 the French found it necessary to
destroy the fort. and the data left by
Haido were found to be correct, for the
designated block of concrete on being
cut open disclosed the bones of Geron-
imo and the cavity left by his body.
The bones were removed Dec. n, 1853,
and given Christian burial. and they
now rest in q massive stone sarcopha.
gus in the cathedral. A plaster cast
was made of the cavity and afterward
photographed.-C Age.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18
New Use For Himself.

There was an old fellow who
earned a living by doing odd jobs
about suburban gardens. A woman
had employed him to roll her lawn
and told the servant to give him his
dinner. The dinner consisted of
toast, and the big plateful disap-
peared so rapidly that the servant
asked, half in wonder and half in
sarcasm:
"Shall ! do some morew
"Aye, ave." was the cool reply;
ego on till | tell you to stop"
After dinner the servant suggest
ed that he pull weeds up, but he re-
fused.
'No, no." said he; ct dassent
stoop after such meal. I've filled
myself for rollingp -. London
Scraps.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18
LARGE Thumbs.

people Of great strength Of charac-
ter, who are guided by the head rather
than the heart, have large thumbs"
says Irving r. Bacon. whenever you
see a person with strikingly large.
well developed thumb. you may be al
most certain you have before you one
who is natural born ruler, eminently
practical and fond Of whatever is use.
full. Wherefore also he is fond of his
tory. A large thumbed woman may
fall in love as deeply as her small,
thumbed sister, but will not marry un-
less she can see sufficient bread and
butter supply ahead. But she is more
apt to be a real helpmate when adver-
sity comes. New York Journal
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18
AN UNCONQUERED PEAK.
Lizard Head on Mount Wilson Has De-
fled the Climbers.

Lizard Head on Mount Wilson Has De-
fled the Climbers.
s The mountains and peaks of the San
Juan in north western Colorado pre-
sent Il different appearance from any
of the northern Rockies.
They are grander more precipitous,
with sharper pinnacles and more jag
ged in outline. In height Mounts Mass
I've, Ebert and Blanca slightly out
rank those of the San Juan, but no
where else can be found whole groups
of mountains rearing their heads to
and above $4,000 feet.
Mount Wilson'S, $50 feet-the DOM
inant peak, is one of the most massive
in the entire Rocky mountain range.
Just east of this mountain is the re-
markable trachyte obelisk called Liz
ard head. The vivid imagination of
things Is said to be responsible for
the name.
The summit is IA, 100 feet above the
sea- From a ponderous base the pin
nacle rises 290 feet, with diameter at
the foot of only about sixty feet, grad
ually tapering to less than half that at
the top.
Lizard head has defied all attempts
of mountain climbers to reach its sum-
NIT. The foot of the pinnacle is easily
accomplished, but thus far the steep
sides of the 200 foot shaft have proved
insurmountable No doubt the time
will come when the venturesome
mountain climber will find way, but
many a failure is the record of the
past.
Trains circle this mountain for miles
Oh the way from Telluride to Rico
New York Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18

barge to meet Mare Antony down that
stream, does it?''
mo. But that was long time ago"
mercy, there's the Sphinx"
"What's the Sphinx"
'Why, it's thing that asks you rid
dies, you know. Dear me, Pm not sure
whether that's the Sphinx or one of
the pyramids"
"Look there! That must be the des-
ert. But I can't see any caravans"
my, isn't it nice to travel on rail-
road where they don't have smoke or
cinders?"
Eyes, and do you notice what a
balmy odor comes in the Window
eyes. Isn't it fragrant? So spicy.
Ah-a-a, like to breathe it in"
$50 dol. TIL ask the conductor what
1t is. There he is. Conductor, please.
Where does that spicy smell come
from?'
From the locomotive, ma'am. We
use nothing but mummies for fuel on
this line"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-06-18
Wanted to Tell All About It.

AT q funeral in Nebraska" says
William ]. Bryan, the preacher who
had been asked to deliver the funeral
Grafton was stranger in town and
didn't know the departed sister very
well. After he had said all that he
could he suggested that any one who
could add few words about the dear
departed would be heard gladly.
Three or four arose in turn and
paid tribute to the memory of the
woman who had passed beyond. Then
there was a pause. Finally one old
brother arose and said:
Well, If we're all through speaking
about the, departed sister I VIII now
make a few brief remarks on the
tariff"