The Holly chieftain., 1908-05-08
tssins's Oistrust.

Weee dAily-nay, hourly-associated for
nAAy ysars with Irving; but, after all.
~ they or any one else really know
hhf ApA what was Henry Irvings
attitude! believe. myself. that hs
nsvsr wholly trusted bis friends and
novef admittsd them to bis intimacy,
alfhsugh they thought he did. which
WaD IL same thing to them"
Her Old Faverits.
sProeessor." said Mrs Gaswell to the
Distinguished musician who had been
eoSaged At high price to entertain
her guests. what was that lovely Ne
lection you played just nowT
That. madam" he answered. glaring
at her. was an Improvisation
~Ah. yes. ! remember now. knew
II was an old favorite, but l couldn't
think Of the name Of 1t to save e.
Chicago Tribune.
Laid the Fault on Fate.
A man came before the great be
slower and pleaded that he might have
Q flower for his own. His request was
granted. Day by day he sat aud watch
ID 1t tenderly. glorylng In its develop
msnt He dreamed OF nothing else He
woFshiped 1t.
Then 1t died. He had forgotten to
water 1t.
And the man cursed blind and pref
uAjced Westminster Gazette.
The Persian Language.
Persian IL said to be not a very diff
Acult language. The modern Persian
= very much like the English In Its
sensible rejection Of the infections that
burden 20 many Of the worlds tongues
Thsre v no difference of termination
to mark the gender either in nouns or
adjectivss, and all inanimate things are
nsuter. In other ways the Persian con-
terms b the English.-London ChrOni
e3e.
would you send man who uses
Drofanity to congress-
II dunno" answered Farmer Corn
tossel. "Of course don't approve of
profanity; but, then. Id want him to
b able to hold his own in any of them
arguments that come uE."- Washing
ton Star.
Why is Ellington SO unpopular with
his fellow clerks?"
Hes always the first one on duty In
tAs morning and the last to leave at
night. / suppose they are practicing
- the way they will have to hate him
when he gets to be their boss."-Chi-
saso Record Herald.
Please give me two bills for my hat,
e0e for SO, to show my husband. and
enc for so, to show my lady friends
Aeggendorfer Blatter.
Andrew Fletcher, Scotch writer,
Who died In 1716, wrote to the Marquis
e Hontrose. the Earl of Rothes and
otAsrs, II once knew 4 very wise man
nat believed that II man were per-
n1teod to make all the ballads Of
nation he need not care who should
make the laws Of nation"
1nere y no national holiday in this
ssuntry. not even the Fourth Of July.
ConSress can make no law for holi-
6ays outside the District of Columbia.
n presidents proclamation itself
nakss Thanksgiving. for instance, a
legal holiday only In the District Of
Columbia and the territories.
Small Boy Qn tank of swimming
school anxiously)--Oh, pa, I've swal-
LEVIED some water! Will they mind?-
Punch.
During the summer of 1899 the Val
10y Forge, the first boat Of iron that
navigated the western rivers. was
launched at Pittsburg.
4 duty may be 4 very difficult thing,
. very disasreeable thing, and, what Is
Strange, 1t 10 often very invisible
tAins. 1t Is present, close before us,
ard yet We don't see it; somebody
shouts its name In our ear. ''Dutyw
and str1ight It towers before US
grim giant
sXou know" said smart young man
- . giri, "some one has said that II
"a would make lasting pair of boots.
take Tor the sole the tongue OF a wo-
man.'"
Tea" replied the girl. "and for the
1Dpess you ought to take the cheek Of
- man who said it"
Dld thsy have any trouble In TAX
~ cut - appsndixr
4 should say they dsdi They had
- I'm ham azst"-Nedicai Journal.
1hort-There goes one Of my pre-
Hoefed creditors. Long-Why pre-
0eszed1 Ehort-He never asks me for
neney.-Ohicaso News.
etslla-The university boys won't de.