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The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
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preferred to keep the matter tn bis
own hands.
80 you want TO md the governor
Of North Carolina. do you! Well. you
shall not be disappointed. You are
too able and jealous to be wasted ON
Journalism. have q feeling that you
arc destined to higher things. Some
thing told me when we MET In At
lanta that fate had set up apart for
each other. You came here. Collins,
to look for the governor Of North Car
olina. and your wits and your argus
nose for news have served you we'll.
You have found the governor Of North
Carolina: ! am he!"
Collins had stood during this recital
in the middle of the track, with his
legs wide apart. calmly tanning him
self with his hat: but as Ardmore pro-
ceeded the reporters hand dropped to
his side, and grin that had over.
spread his face slowly yielded to q
blank stare
would you mind repeating those
last words?"
Il am the governor Of North Caro-
lima, Mr.. Collins. The manner in
which attained that high ONCE is not
important. 1t must sufice that I am
in sole charge Of the affairs of this
great state. without relief from valua-
ton or appraisement laws, and with
out benefit of clergy. And we have
much to do here; mere social CONVEX
sation must await an ampler time.
now appoint you publicity agent to
the governor. Your business is to
keep the people fooled-al the people
all the time. You will begin by send.
ing out word that Gov. Dangerfield
has given up all other work at present
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
NO HELP NEEDED, THANK YOU!
But Many Will Think Women Needed
a Course Of Instruction in
Manners.

Its all OF with me, this thing of
Offering help.to women autoists in dis
tress." says Charles A. eager, the op-
tician.
Il was walking up Superior avenue
a day or two ago, when I noticed
stalled auto in front of the Colonial
'theater. Two women, both apparently
exhausted. were making desperate
effort to crank the machine.
Being somewhat familiar with au-
tomobiles, lifted my hat and ap-
preached the pair.
Ladies' I asked, can 1 be of some
service?'
"Yes, you can snapped one of tho
women. you can go right along and
mind your own darn business -
Cleveland Leader.
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
stage Superstition.

An umbrella opened on the stage 10
supposed to bring bad luck. and many
actors would hesitate about wearing
new shoes on the first night of q play,
The evil effects Of new shoes are s.,o.
however. to be averted by wearing
them on the wrong feet; in fact, any
player who makes this mistake in the
hurry Of dressing regards 1t ~ good
omen not to be disturbed. Whistlins
on the stage during rehearsals Ii BE-
lieved to insure frost on the night
Of production. and in operatic circles
q yellow clarinet in the orchestra Il
held to bring the same dire result
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24

WED better be moving" suggested
Cooke. Look below there!"
+, Looking off from the ridge they saw
a man and a woman riding along q
strip of road from which the timber
had aeen cut The night was SO still.
the gray light SO subdued. that the
two figures moved as steadily ana
softly as shadow pictures on screen.
The slow even motion of the riders
was interrupted suddenly. The man.
who was nearer the remote observers.
had stopped and bent toward the
woman ~ though to snatch her rein.
when her horse threw up its head
and fell back ON it, launches. Then
the woman struck the man Q blow
with her riding-crop. and galloped
swiftly away along the white ribbon
like road. In the perfect night-silence
It was like . scene Of pantomime.
That's all right" cried Cooke.
Come along! Well cut into that
road at the bungalow"
They swung their horses away from
the ridge and back into the bridle-
path. which once more dipped sharply
down into heavy timber. Cooke lead.
ing the way. and three Of the best
hunters known to the Ardsley stables
fiew down the clear but winding path.
The incident which the trio had wit
messed required no Interpretation: the
girls blow and flight had translated
it into language explicit enough.
Ardmore thanked his German for
ester q thousand times for the admir-
able bridle-path over which they gal
Hoped. with its certain footing beneath
and clean sweep from the boughs
above. The blood surged holly through
his heart. and he was angry for tho
flrst time in his life; but his head was
cool. and the damp air Of the forest
flowing by tranquillized him into .
new elation Of spirit Jerry Danger
feld was the dearest and noblest and
bravest girl in the world-he knew
that; and she was clever and resource
full enough to devise means for pre-
serving her fathers Official and priv
ate honor: and not less quick to de-
fend herself from insult from q titled
scoundrel.
The three men rode out into the
broad highway at the red bungalow and
paused to listen.
He hasn't got here yet. Only one
person has passed and these must be
the tracks Of the girls horse" said
Cooke, who had dismounted and struck
matches. the better to observe the
faint footprints in the hard shell
road.
He'll be along In minute. Let US
got into the shadow Of the bungalow,
and when he comes we'll ride out and
nail him. The bungalows a sort Of
way house. l often stop here when
I'm out on the estate and want to
rest. l have the key in my pocket"
As Ardmore's keys jingled in the
lock Cooke cried out softly. Their
quarry was riding swiftly toward
them, and he drew rein before the
bungalow as Cooke and Collins rode
out to meet him.
Il say" painted the duke.
you are our prisoner Dismount
and come into this house."
(TO BE CONTINuED.)
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
GM19NT

Thomas Ardmore and Henry Maine
0siswoid stumble upon Intrigue when the
geveruors Of North and South Carolina
are reported to have quarreled. Girls
void allies himself with Barbara Os-
borne, daughter of the governor OF 0outh
Carolina. while Ardmore espouses the
cause Of Jerry Dangerfield. daughter Of
the governor Of North Carolina. These
two young ladies' are trying to all the
shoes Of their fathers. while the latter
are missing Both states are in Q tur-
mol over one Appleweight. an outlaw
with great political influence: Unaware
and Ardmore set out to make the other
prosecute Appleweight Valuable papers
n tho Appieweight case are missing from
the once Of Gov Osborne and Griswold
pleces the theft at the door Of the
charters caboose and starts for. the
border to plan the arrest Of Appleweight.
Terry meanwhile. is a guest at Ardsley.
Ardmore's posse takes the field. Girls
void. plotting to the same end as Ard
more. Ii also scouting the border with
posse. Ardmore's brother-in-law. the
euke of Ballywinkie. offers to elope with
larry
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
Short, and to the Point.

One Of the shortest speeches 70
corded in forensic annals is that Of
Taunton. afterward Judge. Charles
Philips. an Irish orator. had made q
aowery speech in an assault case.
Taunton, who was for the defendant,
said in reply: my friends eloquent
complaint amounts. in plain English.
to this: That his client has received
good. sound horsewhipping; and my
defense is as short-that he richly de-
served it."
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24
Had a Reason.

why don't you call your newspaper
the Appendix" asked the enemy Of
the political boss.
ANY special reason for wanting mo
to do SOP
We'll, It's a useless organ"
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24

Not q Musician.
What is man called who plays on
saxophone"
you mean what does he call him
self or what do his hearers call
him?"
The Holly chieftain. (Holly, Colo.) 1897-1987, 1910-06-24

It is not 80 much what we do a.
what we are that tells in this world
Home Chat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

aboard ship Christmas day. and most G
that occurs in the galley to prepare for
the feast that comes at Z O'Clock. If Old
Neptune Is good and keeps his bosom
Every one who sits at table that evening
will remember that feast. for the tables
are crowded as much on the top as on
the sides.
1t would be impossible to name the
good things that are piled thereon. that
follow one another: perhaps the only way
to express it is to say that the most
fastidious appetite can be satisfied.
After the feast comes the concert IN
the saloon, and on modern liner you
will listen to concerts that Will be long
remembered. After the concert there is
dancing. in which old and young take an
active part. Always the day ends by
the singing of national hymns.
Fhe old-fashioned pessimistic mariner
might attempt to point to the tramp or
freight ships to support his claim that
there has been no departure on Christmas
day at sea from the same dull routine
Of other days. His assertion is only the
many cruises. 1t may be that there are
no elaborate preparations made. but IL
isn't necessary to color the description to
make it readab BILE. Whether the crew De
native or mixed. Lascar OF Chinese. a
certain Christmas day spirit extends
from the bridge or quarter deck to the
hands forward, and carries with it
days respite and better grub.
1t is Jacks nature to be convivial and
he likes to be ashore Christmas day
where the motto 1.-THE more the merri
err reigns. But it IS also his nature to
make the most of the situation if he is
at sea. -
Work is suspended in one department
of the ship and increased in another.
Jack bears a willing hand in the increase.
however, because 1t means that instead Of
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habits doubtless formed in the home cir
Gle.
"Oh. I drifted in last week." replied
Spuds. Been long in the burg your
self?''
Nope; we just got here today, my
pardner and me. Came in from Albany
'Spect We'll drift south about Tuesday"
He turned to the other side of the ROOM
Hey: Joe. come here, L want you to
meet two of the boys
In answer to the cry, one of the most
dsreputable specimens of manhood pos
sible shambled in our direction. He was
old. very old. His face was scared with
the marks of crime and evil living. A
dirty beard, stained with tobacco juice.
covered most of his features and fell
down on his chest. A tattered coat sew
eral sizes too small for him was pinned
about his body leaving the neck open and
displaying the edge of much soiled
shirt. This was Hungry joe known
among the tramps from the Atlantic to
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the same portion of Harriet Lane" he
is to get some change for the better for
dinner. Harriet Lane is nothing more
than the poorest of preserved meats.
which is his inseparabe companion at
mess times.
From somewhere down in the ships
stores three or four squealing pigs are
produced. and two or three extra dishes
that he eats only when he goes ashore
and pays for them. Then there is a
raisins instead of dried prunes in it. and
last of all come some candies. nuts, a
bit of ale and some tobacco.
To enjoy all this Jack is allowed to
while away the afternoon beside the
table, with the exception of his watch
on deck while the officers back in the
cabin sip choice wines in toasts to their
home folks and linger over the rag
rance Of good cigars.
1t would be difficult to find a ship on
which greater preparations are made to
celebrate the Christmas festival than on
an American man-o'-war. Those prepa-
ratiOns begin several days in advance
and include program the structure of
which depends on whether the ship will
be at sea or in a foreign port.
1t is when the vessel is in an American
port that only the dinner celebrates the
occasion, for Jack then gets his shore
liberty and "beats it, If it is in for
eign port, athletics ashore, in conjunc
ton with other SHIPS, form the pastime.
Sailing schedules for American ships
are generally so arranged as to allow
them to remain in port on Christmas day.
II Jack must be at sea he must wait
until he reaches the next scheduled port
Of call before he can receive his Christ
mas box from home. Hence, he must
provide some diversion.
At the morning roll call he listens to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

the Pacific as the King of HOboes. His
little watery eyes glanced at us keenly
as he approached.
what dye want?" he demanded, as
he stopped in front Of us.
Il want to introduce you to the boys,
the youth replied. Say. fellows, this is
my pardner. Hungry joe I'll bet you
have heard of him.
Spuds acknowledged the introduction
with a few fitting remarks to the effect
that Joes fame was not unknown to
him. The hungry one sat down as
though comforting a great favor Or the
wbrld in general. The boy asked him
one or two questions. A surly grunt was
the only reply he received. SO. giving
it up as a bad job. he turned to us with
his beautiful collection of air castles and
held them up for our inspection.
He was going out in the world and find
out what life-real life-was. He was
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prison officials. as is the custom, and
then passed on to the prisoner. The man
who received the book was. perhaps. not
aware of any material difference in it
from others of it's kind; but convict,
whose library is seldom extensive, soon
knows a book from beginning to end.
FINALLY the prisoner in question discov-
cred that the cover Of the magazine had
been skillfully removed, a fine saw in
serted and the book made perfect again
by the use of a little paste. With the
Struggled tool he attempted to cut his
way through the bars, but, fortunately
failed to make good his escape.
"Visltors are also generally prohibited
on the same grounds, for the mother who
sees her boy confined in a cell will seize
any opportunity to pass him file Or any
contraband instrument which may aid
him to attain his freedom. and nearly
every man of the underworld will take
a risk to help an old pal
In Sing Sing penitentiary. New York.
a splendid arrangement for the reception
of visitors has been made. On one side OF
a corridor three feet wide are small
booths. inclosed by an iron grating. and
facing these are larger booths, with only
a wire partition for the visitors. The
width of the corridor between and the
-
prevent any exchange of articles though
conversation is easily carried on. AS an
additional security wardens pace the cor
ridor at frequent intervals. Under these
conditions a prisoner may receive his
friends and family on holidays and at
other times.
One would perhaps expect religious
services Christmas day, but it has been
found that the most enjoyable holiday,
from the standpoint of the convict is the
one that affords the greatest change from
the regular routine Even Sunday is one
of no little restraint for the mornings a e
devoted to Sunday school and church and
in the afternoons the men are locked in
their cells. This confinement Is very
irksome. and to some of them Sunday is
a day to be d eaded. Thus, in an effort
to make holidays as different as posi-
BILE from the remaining days of the year,
religious services are omitted.
An interesting lecture or some unusual
form of amusement is generally provided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

going to be soldier of fortune and blaze
his way to glory and fame. He was tired
OF being tied to woman's apron strings
1t was the same old story-the story Of
a good mother, a hayward son and the
call of the wanderlust. with few yellow
back thrillers as the foundation of all
Even Spuds sighed as he listened to the
boy painting beautiful pictures OF the
future. We sat there taking it all in In
silence. I turned once and caught sar-
castle grin on Hungry Joe'S scrawney
features.
I'm going to be a soldier Of fortune"
the boy was saying.
This was too much for SpudS. He rose,
stretched his form and yawned.
I'm tired" he said. What do you
say if we pound our ears?' Together we
went out of the room, leaving the lily
assorted pair chatting earnestly.
Il can see that kids life for the next
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for the prisoners and greatly enjoyed by
them. Maude Darlington Booth, known
to the inmates of the penitentiares a:
the Little Mother" is one of the few
women heartily welcomed by the ward
ems. She never fails to spread Christ
mas cheer among the imprisoned each
season. In New York she has founde-
Hope Hail." an institution to which eX
convicts may retire until they have found
a means for livelihood. Her splendid
work has made her we'll known and loved
in prison circles. She is magnetic talk
err and deals only with subjects Of prac-
teal interest and value to the convict.
=
In some institutions a prison band ell
livens the festive day. generally with
ragtime music. Charades. also. are ia
vorite pastimes of the prisoners.
One Christmas day, in a certain little
western penitentiary, little comedy was
performed which at first impressed the
convict participant and the audience as
a cruel joke. Inc center of the stage
was occupied by one Of the warCens, VINO
was conducting a sort Of pantomime and
burlesque Of the foibles of certain prison.
ers. In stentorian tones he called for par
ticular convict. The man appros ched and,
entering into the spirit of the occasion.
knelt in an attitude of humble pleading
at the warden'S direction. Tie warden
then drew from his pocket paper bear
ing all the earmarks of a pardon and
presented it to the supplicant. But the
little tableau brought forth no applause.
Its humor was too grim, its theme too
cruel.
The prisoner rose to his feet in anger,
which he attempted to conceal by exam
lining the large red seal on the document
he
around Somehow the cOnvicts in the
audience felt that something unusual was
happening. The warden smiled-not a
laugh. but an encouraging, cheering
smile.
It's the real thing he said, simply.
The cheer that broke forth from the
audience fairly shook the massive walls
of the building But the prisoner himself
could scarcely believe his ears. In a daze
he seemed to fear that it was all a part
of the cruel jest. Finally. however, he
was convinced that it was really a bona
fide pardon and that the warden had SIM
ply chosen to present it as Christmas
gift. He broke down completely That
was Q merry Christmas indeed in that
prison for not a convict among them
was so hardened as not to be able 10 re-
joice in the good fortune of his fellow
prisoner.
earned it an Assembly" is arranged as
one of the privileges of Christmas day.
If the weather permits, they meet in the
yard Of The institution and indulge freely
in conversation. They often dane ana
enjoy themselves in "walk-arounds' and
various forms of exercise. Like all men
they crave fellowship. and this particular
privilege goes far toward Frightening
their Christmas day.
So on this Christmas day a little pleas
ure little of the true spirit of the occa-
sion comes into the lives of those in bond
age.
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care is exercised for the tots. while the
crew receive some useful article of
clothing that makes them comfortable
during the cold night watches on deck.
Neither have the passengers forgotten
that they will be at sea Christmas day
When the purser and his assistants get
through handing out Santa Claus gifts
some gentleman, selected as spokesman.
steps forward. makes a short address.
and presents the captain and each mem
Der ofathe crew with some token of the
OccasioA-tokens that are also something
useful in the mariners profession.
Then somebody suggests a cheer for
the captain aud crew. the crew cheer back
at the passengers and then both passep-
gers and crew cheer the good old ship
and the company Then everybody shakes
every body's hand and wishes everybody
all the compliments of the season, and
while Xevery bodX is talking at once they
all file in to breakfast.
Games letter writing or the usual deck
constitutional stroll will occupy most of
the morning. After luncheon it. is an
entertainment. sometimes by the crew.
sometimes by people In the steerage and
often the cabin passengers look over the
rail in wonder at the display of musical
ability below.
Sometimes. If there is minister aboard.
Christmas services will be held in the
afternoon. Then comes the real outburst
of the occa aston. The impromptu choir.
composed of singers among the passen-
gers and crew, sing the good old tunes
that Jack was used to at home. II you
want to hear the full volume of a sail
or's voice, listen while he joins in
the strains of ''Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing" Most of them have been raised
on that tune, and Jack is once more a
boy on Christmas day, In his native par
ish. where. perhaps. he, too. wore the
choir vestment.
None but necessary work is performed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-25

of schoolboys. The great. luxurious sa-
loon, the social halls, the companion
ways and dining saloons and even the
Storage take on the Christmas green ::
and everywhere you turn on deck there
is piece of cedar or a cluster of holly
that seems almost like smile and tells
the little ones both in the saloon and
the steerage that Santa Claus is. at least,
expected.
They are not disappointed. When they
awake in the early morning the whole
ship is a blaze of glory. The fact is. the
crew did extra duty the night before, and
word is passed. to. the little ones that
they helped Santa Claus aboard during
the night and helped him with his work
so that he might have time to visit the
little passengers Of other ships.
The silvered angel and snow capped
Santa Claus atop the tree. the. miniature
landscape beneath. the colored balls anu
popcorn chains, the sprays of ttnsel. the
candy toys and canes. the horns ana the
myriads Of tiny electric lights-aIi are
there Just. as Santa Claus has left them
at home in the past. More yet, there are
great piles of bundles and packages lying
beneath.
4 x
Breakfast doesn't come until O'CLOCK,
and something happens beforehand. 1t
is roll call of every soul aboard the
ship, from the captain to the lowest men,
Der of the crew: from the wealthiest sa-
loon passenger to the poorest in the steer
age And as each name is called the
owner steps forward and receives a pack
age addressed to him from the pile under
the trees.
1t means that the company has not for
gotten that the ship will be somewhere
in midocean Christmas day. There are
no misfit gifts. The company has con-
suited the ships passenger list, and ladies
g.
and ages, and the men are looked after
with similar foresight, and scrupulous