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The Holly chieftain., 1910-04-08
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s;-'n through u CLEAN cut ut,.nlu. ul
'int more than one forty fhmlsiiudtb ol
m Inch. This fact WAS determined b.
taking two thoroughly clean srraigb,
edges and placing pire of lnir"- b.
tween the surfaces al onr end. lii. cr
poSlte end being allowed To CONG To
sether. The straight edges being uiacpI
between the eye and II stron. light In :,
dark room, wedge of light WAS per.
ceived from the ends between which
the paper was placed and t'.t opposite.
which were brought together The
thickness OF the paper Icing known.
the distance apart of thc two edges OF
the small end of the yedge of light
vas easily calculated
The Holly chieftain., 1910-04-08
Foleys
kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You

WHAT they VIII Do for You
They will cure your backache.
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Rright's Disease and Dia.
bates, and res tore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
The Holly Pharmacy
The Holly chieftain., 1910-04-08
West Peint Graduates.

1t will doubtless surprise most Amer.
leans to learn that out of the small
total OF 4.I21 graduates during IN,
first century Of the existence OF ,hs
Military academy, from 1870: to 1902
2,131 entered civil life at some period
Of their carcer.-Nationai Magazine
Monster Pumps.
The great pumps made to pump out
Lake Haariem, in Holland. pumped
sOO,OO0 tons daiIy for eleven years.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05

er. He had only daughters to succeed
at his death all would pass to the
male nearest OF kin. When Count
Herbert was sixty years old and his
countess was nearly fifty they claimed
that son had been born to them.
August Czshardi, the present count,
being nearest male of kin, disputed the
fact claiming that male newborn
babe had been surreptitiously intro
duced in order to prevent the title
from passing out of Count Herbert s
family at his death.
"That was twelve years ago. Ten
years ago Count Herbert died, and his
cousin, August instituted suit In
the courts for the possession of the
title. He claimed that the babe Franz.
was not the son of Count Herbert and
his wife Elizabeth, but of a peasant
woman named Margaret Beck. The
case passed through different courts,
the countess always being the winner
until fourteen months ago, when Mar
garet Beck contested that the child
was hers and she had given 1t for a
consideration to the count and count
ess. This put the present count In
possession"
"And what became OF the boy?" l
asked
THE courts gave him to his real
mother, Margaret Beck, with whom he
is living as a peasant"
'"After living until he was twelve
years old as the heir to this estate%
Yes"
questioned my informer as to
many points of evidence in the case
and, among others, the question OF
family likeness. He told me that the
boy did not resemble either his father
or mother or any Of the pictures in
the gallery of family portraits.
When l went up to my room to go
to bed the secretary went with me to
see that had everything needful.
This is not guest chamber" he
said. THE rooms used for guests are
In the other wing The rooms on this
side were occupied by the last count
Count August does not use them. His
own suits are now being decorated.
so you are placed In here"
am as impressible as a woman in
making up my mind about such mat.
ters as that which had been related to
me. using instinct rather than evil
dence. The evidence may be false. but
my instincts are natural At any rate,
I sympathlzed with this poor boy.
Whether he was or was not the right
tul heir, he had been brought up
noble.
There is another womanly trait In
me. l am umid in the dark. l don't
look under the bed for burglars, but
l carry an electric hand lamp with me
wherever l go.
That night l did not sleep well.
was thinking of the poor little fellow
who had often doubtless played, per-
haps slept, in this very room. He had
lived here in luxury ignorant of the
fate that awaited him and now was
sleeping in a squalid room in a peas
ants hut After lying awake till
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05
THE CASE OF
HOMER BYRD,
How a Man Was Made to See
Himself as Others Saw Him.
BY cLARiSSA MAcKIE.

Copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The Village improvement society had
concluded very interesting meeting
and was regaling itself upon the dain-
ties which the ladies had. provided
Mrs. Wixom nodded her head vigor-
ously over her plate of ice cream
Serves Homer Byrd right" she whis-
pered hoarsely In her neighbor's ear.
HE don't.deserve no light in front of
his old place; most tumbledown old
rat trap in Upper Village! The miserly
old codger"
They say he spends good deal OF
money helping those who need it," said
Esther Fray as she set down her cof-
fee cup and turned a reddening face
to the excited little group. 81 heard
that he helped old Jake King last win
ter when Jake broke his leg and
Just hear her talk"
That same evening shortly after the
Village Improvement society went into
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05
A LOST ART.
1t Restored a Child to the Home
of Which He Had Been Robbed.
ey ALBERT ]. FORBES.

copyright, 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.1
While was secretary Of legation at
Vienna, finding 1t necessary to see
Count Czshardi, who was connected
with the Austrian foreign office. on
official business, went to his country
home, a couple of hours ride from the
capital. l found a medieval castle In
excellent repair and standing in the
center of large tract OF land. After
driving more than mile from the
gateway l stood at last on the steps
leading up to the main entrance of
the castle. The outlook was charming.
American though am TO the core, l
thought that ! would not object to
have been born to the Inheritance of
such place.
l found the count cold, formal man,
though he treated me with distinguish
ed consideration. He was unmarried
and lived alone-that is, if one can be
said to live alone who is surrounded
by secretaries attendants and serv-
ants. l conferred with him upon the
matter of business that brought me
to see him and dined with him, after
which, pleading occupation, he turned
me over to one of his secretaries, a
young man about my own age. l was
pleased at this, for I had dreaded
passing an evening with man who
was repulsive to me from the moment
first saw him.
"Tell me something about this place.
am sure there are many interesting
incidents in its history" I said to the
secretary while we were smoking.
"There is nothing in its history more
interesting to me than the recent
change of ownership" he replied.
''The count has only been in possession
year"
"Please tell me all about It,"
1.-THE last owner of the place and
the title, of course, was Count Herbert
Czshardi, a cousin Of the present own
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05

of the plans to bring this about is the
forming of n national organization, the
work of which will be to call to the
attention of every community the long
list Of Independence day casualties
caused by the use of explosives and in
other ways induce them to confine the
celebra tions to parades, field sports.
pyrotechnic displays safely and skill
fully conducted, etc.
This matter of having what is called
sane Fourth of July" has been agi-
tated for several years, but not since
1t started have so many executives
taken it up and expressed their ap-
proval of the move as at present.
President Taft has indorsed 1t and ex-
pressed his interest in 1T in a letter as
follows: ..a# a- re
II am heartily In sympathy with the
movement to rid the celebration of our
country's natal day of those distress
ing accidents that might be avoided
and are merely due to a recklessness
against which the public protest can
not be too emphatic" .4s lsHtA
Last year, owing to the work Of
those who are agitating the sane
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05
THE SUBSTITUTE.
- ftt
A Soldier PersonateS a Comrade
to His Mother.
By MURlEL E. GRAY.


Tcopyright. 1910 by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Among the young men who marched
away to the Spanish-American war
was Elmer Wilkinson, a boy of eight
cen. His mother was an invalid and
gradually losing her eyesight. When
she bade goodby to her young soldier
son she said: t..
Dear boy, this is the last time
shall ever see you, even If you re-
turn"
Don't talk that way, mother" he
replied. Perhaps you'll see me with
n pair of straps on my shoulders"
But the soldier never returned. He
died in hospital of a fever, leaving
a message for his mother and sister
with his captain, Wendell Clifford, to
deliver when he should return to the
United States. Wilkinson's death oc-
Cured at the close of the war, and
Clifford sailed north with his regi-
ment only a week later. Therefore
no news of WilkinSon's death reached
his home until 1t was brought by his
captain.
When one morning Dora Wilkinson
received Captain Clifford's card her
first thought was to keep from her
mother any bad news he might bring
from her brother. Mrs. Wilkinson at
the time was on the verge of nervous
prostration, and Dora dared not i'm
pose upon her any further strain.
Entering the room where Clifford was
waiting, she closed the door behind
her, then in q low voice asked for
news of her brother. The word she
received was not altogether unexpect-
ed, for she had been informed of his
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05

illness, but it was nevertheless a great
shock Clifford comforted her as well
as he could. AS soon as she had
made some recovery she told him that
on no account should her mother at
present learn of her sons death.
While they were comforting the door
opened, and Dora's brother Harold
aged seven. came into the room. Dora
was distressed at his appearance, fear.
Ing that he would tell his mother that
an officer had called and she would ex.
pect news from her son. She exacted
Il promise from the boy that he would
say nothing about Captain Clifford
offering a large brlbe if he kept it.
But Harold could no more know
what was not to be told without tell
ing 1t than he could keep candy In
his pocket without eating it, Leaving
the room, he went straight to his moth
er and told her there was Il man down
stairs with brass buttons on his coat
and gold eagle on his cap. The first
intimation of this to Dora was the
mothers voice from above. crying:
my boy, my boy Why don't you
come up to your mother?"
Doras heart sank within her. "Go
to her." she said to Clifford. "She
can't distinguish you from my brother.
You'll have to let her think you are
he"
Coming, mother, dear" cried the
captain cheerily. And he hastened up
stairs, while Dora. seizing Harold,
locked him IN his playroom. then
Joined Clifford and her mother. She
found the old lady with her arms
about Clifford, patting and caressing
him. Hearing a footstep, the mother
said:
us that you, Dorar'
Yes, mother"
"Why should you have kept Elmer's
arrival from me? Why didn't you
bring him right up?"
"He had but just arrived" STAN
mered Dora
1--WE didn'J like to give you too much
Joy all at once" said the captain.
For the time being the matter work
ed well enough. Mrs. Wilkinson no
ticed only that her sons voice was
deeper than 1t had been, but he told
her he had caught cold coming up on
the transport. In order to get away
from her he said he must report in
camp at a certain hour. Going down
stairs in company with Dora, they both
stood for q few moments looking at
each other in silence.
This must end in disaster" said
Dora ruefully.
1T can be kept UP for some time,"
replied the captain reassuringly.
mot with Harold In the house"
"You know I'm still in the service. !
don't need to come very often 10 see
your mother"
That's fbtunate in one respect-in
another unfortunate. She'll be worry.
ing all the while when. you don't
come"
81 see. Well. call on me when you
need me-"
Thank you I must think Of some
way to break the matter to mother.
I'll talk with the doctor about It."
The same day Harold was packed
off to an aunt with letter from Dora
explaining the circumstances Mrs.
Wilkinson bore her supposed sons alb
sence until her daughter thought that
he had better come again. The doctor
had said that the invalid must not at
present on any account be told of the
deception and an occasional visit from
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05

Fourth" idea. there were fewer acci-
In some years, the statistics showing
thirty deaths. This was an unusually
small number, but In 1909 number
of cities had adopted the plan. Fig
ures gathered show the number of
people killed and MANNED In the last
seven successive observances of the
national holiday was much greater
than the combined losses OF the Amer
lean forces in seven important battles
of the Revolution.
During the last five years the death
list totals l,l53 and the list of injured
21,520. OF the injured. SO were totally
blinded. $50 partially blinded 3SS lost
legs, arms or hands and l,067 lost fin
gers. During the last seven years
blank cartridges alone have gathered
in death harvest OF 794. mostly boys
between the ages OF six and eighteen
years.
But. gee. ma. how kin us fellers
show how we licked the British?"
mournfully asks the small boy of his
mother when the matter is laid before
him.
A way is being found all over the
land. Here is how Washington cele-
brated the Fourth last year: During
the day there were patriotic public en-
tertainments at which the Declaration
OF independence was read aud patriot
ic addresses delivered Then there
was au automobile floral parade, the
cars being decorated with Towers and
flags. and many other affairs that de-
lighted both young aud old In the cap
ital. At night there were many dis
plays of fireworks. the abolition of
which is 10 part of the program of
those desiring n sane Fourth They
want fireworks. but want them han
died by experienced men so ms to avoid
dent was reported in Washington dur
ing the day, while on the Fourth of
190S there were 104.
In the cities that adopted the sane
Fourth" plans last year and in those
preparing to do so in 1910 the pageant
idea predominates, with floats repre-
senting local historical scenes as well
as those of national interest. In Pitts
burg over 100000 will be expended on
the coming Fourth along these lines.
The historical and artistic displays now
being arranged promise to excel any
thing Of the kind ever before shown
there. Besides the historical scenes,
other floats will show the city's indus
trial greatness. Many excellent field
sports have also been arranged to in
terest the boys.
o. A.s The Tail of q Fish.
A fsh's tail is its wings. Owing to
the machinery of muscle set along It's
spine and to Its cleaving form a trout
or salmon can dart through the water
at a tremendous pace, though its rap
Id flights, unlike the birds, are not
long ones. 1t is soon tired The water
Is not so friendly to fight as the air.
The stroke of the ffsh's tail is one of
great power, and by means of it and
the writhing, snakelike tlexion of the
body high speed is reached. The
strength behind this speed is shown in
the way a fish or sea mammal out of
the water will raise its tail and strike
the ground or bont s--
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05

He recent order of
Mayor Gaynor of
New York forbid
ding the sale of fire.
works, firecrackers,
etc. from June 10
to July 10 and edlcts
along the same lines
by the authorities
In nothercommWlities
have started a ma
tion wide movement
to make the Fourth
of July hereafter a
nOiseless one One
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05
An Egg Worth cseklIna Over.

Charles Ellis of North Plainfield, N.
j.. has a hen that laid n freak egg the
other day, the like of which has never
been seen in North PlainfeId before.
The egg was OF the shape OF dumb
bell. The two bulbs were connected
by q solid part. Each bulb was soft
shelled. In one was the yolk, and In
the other was the white.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1910-05-05
Hardly.

Hardly.
Hewitt-You should make hay while
the sun shines. Jewett-I can't If |
stick to my business of making UNI
brellas.-New York Press.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01
The Automobile Tire and The
Rubber Boot.

The great and increasing deman
for rubber for use in automobile tires
has caused the price of crude rubber
to advance by leaps and bounds until
it is now lowering around two dollars
pound.
Other industries where rubber is
used have suffered from this condi-
ton, and have tried to meet it in
various ways.
! Many manufacturers of rubber foot
wear, for instance, have tried to make
up the increase by adding a larger
and larger proportion of cheap COM
pound to their product. They reason
that this makes boot that looks Just
as good, so that the purchaser can
not tell the difference.
or course such boots wear out
quickly, but the manufacturer, for
the sake of the extra profit, takes the
chances that the wearer will not
realize bow he has been cheated.
We are glad to note, however, that
there is one manufacturer who frowns
upon such methods. The Mishawaka,
Wooden Manufacturing Company, of
Mishawaka, Ind, state that no matter
how high the price of crude rubber
may advance, the quality of their
famous ''Ball- Band" rubber footwear
will remain the same.
And that this policy is the wise one
is shown by the fact that there are
today 5000, 900 wearers of "Ball-
Band" goods. The company makes
smaller profit per pair, hut it does
many times the business of the ordi-
nary manufacturer.
"Ball Band" goods are sold by 45, 600
dealers, and anyone desiring absolute
ly reliable boots or artics can be sure
of getting them if they bear the red
"Ball-Band' trade mark.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01
The VashOn Island Fair.

One of the best little fairs OF the
state was held on Vashon Island,
during the last week in October
The biggest and best displays were
fruit and vegetables. The fl uit dis
play was an eye opener to those people
who claim that good fruit can not be
raised on the west side of the noun
tains. 1t is true that the apples dis
played were not as highly colored as
those on the east side, but there were
some beautiful specimens on exhibit
ton. The lesson taught by this dis
play is that while red apples cannot
be so successfully grown in Western
Washington, vegetables, pears, plums,
ounces, cherries, prunes and straw
berries can be produced equal to any
in the world. The display of pears
was especially marked Some two
score varieties occupied one side of
the display table. The king of all
pears was, of course, the Bartlett, but
there we're several winter varieties,
showing that the pear season is equally
as long as the apple season.
The ounce display was a remark
able one, as were the strawberries
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01
Cheap Power Saves Money.

Do you use gasoline engine?
Surely there is no more economical
power fol- farm use. In this issue
will be found one of the best and
most easily operated as we'll as eco
nomical gasoline engines on the mark
ct. The Empire line known as the
Lawson Frost King is one of the most
up-to- date engines on the market.
The prices is so low that no farmer
can afford to buy windmill or other
power. They have issued handsome
cataiog in which various sizes and
styles are shown and also telling of
the adaptability of this engine to the
various farm or dairy work.
Write the Empire Cream Separator
Co., 80 north Sixth street, Portland,
Oregon, and kindly mention The
Ranch.
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OF fruit culture there.
The vegetable display was also very
fine. The potato display was one Of
the best we have ever seen. Other
vegetables made an excellent showing.
There was no cattle display, although
there are some good dairy cattle in
that vicinity. The horse display was
small but some excellent animals
we're exhibited. The attendance was
splendid considering the location, and
these fairs are doing an immense
amount of good for that settlement.
The Vashon people are to be congratu-
lated on putting up so good display
of their products and thus advertis-
ing that section extensively. The
Vashon Island land is the typical high
logged off lands of Western Washing
ton consisting of shot clay, and shows
what excellent results can be obtained
by careful cultivation OF that soil.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01

feature. One man is reported to have
remarked, 81 never saw a man shoot
with such confidence as Shattuck.
There must be something extraordi-
nary about those UMC shells he used.
H makes the 18th winner who has
used them and only Ii Grand Ameri-
can Handicaps have ever been held -
"That's right his friend said, "And
no other make has won more than six.
You can trust one of those boys to
know the best shells ON earth. They
aren't going to take any chances Of
losing out
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1910-11-01
The Grand American Handicap.

Every year the best shotgun shots
in the land assemble in competition
for the greatest of all shooting honors
the Grand American Handicap.
This year, the Grand American was
held at Chicago with the big event
scheduled for Thursday, June Oath.
Sunday saw the well known shooters
rolling in from all the four corners of
the United States. Monday and
Tuesday everybody went out to
practice that is, get used to the
conditions, such as the back
ground and flight Of targets. On
these days every man stands on an
equal footing. That is Is yards back
of the traps from which the targets
are thrown. Wednesday Preliminary
Handicap was held. On this day
every man stands at the position he
will shoot from in the big event next
day. The poorest shots are placed at
16 yards, the best as far back as q
yards, and the others at II, IL, 10 and
20 yards according to the judgment
of the Handicap Committee VINO
knows the record of each one. Thus
every man has an equal show
When the Grand American Handicap
started on the 4th day, the quiet de-
termination of the $50 or more
seasoned shooters created an atmos-
phere that is hard to explain.
Fred Shattuck, OF Columbus, Ohio,
the winner, gave such a demonstration
of pluck that his name will always be
prominent in the shooters Hall of
Fame. The race is for the best score
out of 100 targets. After eighty had
been shot. one man had missed only
one and several only two or three.
Shattuck had missed four. The last
20 targets try a mans mettle and
Shattuck knowing this, counted him
self in the race though some thought
he had little show. He had the grit
and skill to break those last 20 with
out miss which gave him total OF
90. All eyes were on Shattuck now
when it was known that three other
leaders in the race had missed enough
to make their score SO and tie him.
His 20 straight under such a strain
as that was marvellous shooting, The
four men who we're tied then had to
shoot it off on a string of % targets.
This is the most gruelling test of all.
Shattuck was at 10 yards. Two men
had an advantage of him-one at 16
yards and one at II yards. The ref
cree lined up behind the four men and
the race started anew. "Dead
dead - he shouted, as Shattuck broke
bird after bird. 1t was not runaway
race. for all were scoring breaks with
clock like regularity. The 25tE bid
was reached all had missed but
Shattuck. Crack and he breaks the
target clean as a die. Then a great
shout for one of the gamest finishes
ever recorded-45 straight. Who could
beat that? All hats were thrown in
the air to Fred Shattuck.
Shattuck lays much Importance
upon the fact that he used UMC Steel
Lined Shells which have tough band
of steel around the smokeless powder.
No other shell made has this improved