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The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
TRULY TIMES HAVE CHANGED
Philosopher In Puck MoralIzes Over
the Advancements Which tho
World Has Seen.

The time was when you could get a
woman to do all your housework and
tend to the garden and milk nine COWS
night and morning. and do 1t for two
dollars week and be glad to get tha
money Where have they gone?
Time was when you could get man
to cut wood for rs cents a cord. and
when dollar a day wasn't paid to
anybody except In harvest time. Look
at things now!
Time was when a days work meant
to be up by candle-light doing chores
and eating supper by candle-light after
the evening chores was finished. And
I'm talking about summer-not winter.
Time was when you could 20 to the
county and get boy to work for you
for his keep. He was bound out to
you till he was eighteen, and If he run
away you could bring him back and
lick the nonsense out'n him. II you
want a boy, these days them people
will ask you as many questions as il
you was selling horse
Sometimes when look at this here
country that I've give my whole life to
so to speak, wonder If it's reely
an truly paid. tell you dunno
Puck.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
SOLDIERS ARE POORLY PAID
Men Who Fight In Greek Army Have
Imposing Titles, but Draw Small
Salaries. ~,
rs he dead -"

q Aside from fighting the Turk. about
all that commends a commission In the
Greek army is the length Of the titles
borne by the officers. The pay is TAR
less imposing, an average American
workingman making more In year
than Greek captain. ~
In Greece the minister Of war re-
aceives an annual salary OF $1,000, Just
500 more than Is paid second lieu
tenant in the United States army. A
brigadier general is called a hypos.
trategos and draws 81 l,416. The same
grade in this country carries a salary
Of $4,000. .F-.,,.3.F. ~
A colonel is called a syntagmatarchIs
and is paid 1882, against the $4,000
an American colonel gets. A lieu
tenant-colonel labors under the name
of an antisyntagmatarchls. for which
he is paid scant SLIP. An officer
of the same rank in the United States
army. receives $500. A major.
known as a tagmatarchis, is paid ST.:
056, whereas here he would get $4,000.
Grades in the line are much less
remuneratiye. lochagos, or captain.
is paid $72o year. while an Amerl-
can Of similar rank receives s2.40O
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Men Hid In Food,

Adolph Neu OF New York was a
greatly surprised man when he saw a
young man rise out Of a sauerkraut
barrel and give himself up to police.
man who had accompanied Neu into
the cellar OF his establishment. Neu.s
astonishment was increased when he
tound another man buried up to the
neck In his chow-chow caldron.
Policeman Walsh saw two voune
men acting suspiciously in front of
Neus pickle works. Suddenly thew
disappeared. Walsh reused Neu ana
they invaded the cellar. It is sun.
posed that they entered the cellar to
steal some pigeons which Neu kept
there. .n.-
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Yes" | told him.

YES" / told him
Il was-mapager OF a mlne-fh
Spain." he whispered. MY daughter
he took her 10 his yacht-scoundfei
was married already-she died in Lon
DON"
There was no vengeance in his face
now; he faltered on as simply as
| little child.
| y Long search-found he was In
prison-came to kill him. l met you
to help him escape seemed bet
ter way. Then he would know why
| he had to def ! had shot him over
hedge he would-never have under
stood-sorry for you-had to do my
duty-by him."
His head fell back with long sigh,
so that l thought all was over: but
presently he rallied again. in the last
blind effort at life which even man
with broken back will make.
Not a sin. Mary DEAR" he called.
How can they tell you it was muir
der when they know
He finished his explanation In an.
other world.
That is about all I need tell you. I
found the horse grazing by the road
side and drove to Ashburton with no
great care whether they caught me or
not. Yet l was back in London be-
fore they found the bodies.
So ended the story OF John Hender-
son as Inspector Peace told 1t to
me.
And you?" ! asked.
Il suspected that Kingsley had
helped in the escape. but l never iden-
tilted him with Jack Henderson. Who
Thomas Hearne might be or why he
killed the convict l could never find
out. So l failed, but l don't know
that l am ashamed OF 1t, all things
considered"
Did Henderson die in the hos
pital?"
mo; they pulled him round. Some
old friends found him place in some
racing stables. He is there now"
He had broken several sorts of
laws" suggested. when he recov-
cred didn't you" ,as4
mo, didn't" said the inspector,
firmly. Il let him go free-and with
out straining my conscience. either"
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Threw the Worthless Type Away.

This story is told by the Kansas
Editor: Mr.. Brown, who looks after
the back Office saw new student.
who had been put to work learning
the case, toss type out the window.
Watching him and seeing the student
repeat the performance, Mr.. Brown
walked over and said:
See here, what are you doing toss
ing type out the window"
"Oh, that's all right" responded the
cub. They have no letters on EN-"
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use Of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: l have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
ized. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, soc. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co,
Buffalo. N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24

Cut Her OF From His Praying List.
A boy in Mcpherson county had
been working on" his grandmother
for some time to induce her to give
him a bicycle. She had half promised
him, but as the weeks went by and no
bicycle the boy got impatient. One
evening he was saying his prayers and
omitted his grandmother from the list
of those on whom he asked a special
blessing. His mothed noted the omis'
sion and called his attention to 1t.
"Why. Gerald, you forgot to pray for
grandma" Nav didn't, neither"
said Gerald, "but grandma.'s gotta
come across fore she gets any more
prayers out'a me.'-Kansas City Star.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24

a nrst lieutenant, whose title is
hypolochagos. draws $432, and here he
would be paid $4,000. An American
second lieutenant's pay is $1,7O0,
while the equivalent rank in the
creek army is known as anthypolocha.
sos. the remuneration Of which ia
$as2. Also in the Greek army is the
rank OF adjutant, or anthypaspistis,
the pay Of which is 1864.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24

him, Hearne elambered up behind. and
our journey began.
| The horse was of the old moor
breed. He could have bowled us along
at good ten miles an hour If the
fog had allowed 1t; but as 1t was we
rarely exceeded half that speed. 1t
| was miserable time. Craig sat hud-
died by my side, now cursing me for
the delay, now peering back along the
road, while he implored us to tell him
II 1t were galloping hoofs that he
heard. He was an ill-teYpered. pet
politeness or sympathy upon him. 1t
was not until we had passed over
some miles Of rolling uplands and
dropped down a steep descent to q
mOss-grown bridge. that the fog show
ed signs OF breaking. AS We strain
ed up the opposite hill It began to
tear away in flying wisps like the
smoke of great guns, giving us
glimpses of narrow slope OF turf
ending in clin, at the foot of which
an unseen river moaned and chuckled.
Il helped you loyally-you have no
complaint against me?" asked old
Hearne. tapping me suddenly on the
shoulder.
Il could never wish better CON-
rade." told him.
That is how l hope you will al
ways think OF me.
He was not a kind Of man to talk
sentiment, and glanced back In sur
prise. There was an expression OF
peace upon him, such as / have never
seen In human countenance, eith-
er before or since. He smiled. and.
reaching over, gave my hand a
squeeze.
You have the making Of a good
fellow in you," he said. May the
fates forget your follies."
We drove on In silence for awhile.
and then the old man rose, kneeling
upon the cushions of the back seat.
Here comes the sun. julius Craig"
he said. The mists are scattering.
and the world comes peeping through
to welcome you back to freedom.
Women and wine and cards-does the
old spirit stir within you?"
And who the devil may you be?"
asked the convict, turning upon him.
Have FIVE years changed me so
much? Perhaps my beard is white,
than 1t was the night you fled with
her to the yacht in Cadiz bay"
The convict gave a mingled cry,
like beast in pain, shrinking back,
with his face one gray mask Of fear.
Not Mortimer" he whispered. 1T
can't be Mortimer. He died"
You are quite mistaken said
Hearne politely.
1t all happened very swiftly-in one
long breath or so. 1t seemed to me.
Craig sprang ,froAn his seat and ran
wildly down the slope; but the old
man was not five yards behind him.
believe that the convict had the
pace OF him, but the cliff turned Craig
to the right, and the next moment
they had closed. and hung, swaying
upon the edge.
The flicker Of knife, shrill, pip
ing cry, and they were gone.
Il was alone in the great silence,
save for the faint murmurs of the
stream as it fought the rocks be-
low.
1t took me ten minutes and more to
reach them, for had to skirt the cliff
until slide of granite boulders gave
me path to the bottom. Craig was
dead, the knife had done its work;
but the old man Vas alive though his
grave blue eyes were glazing fast. He
recognized me, and smiled very. very
family. l raised his head upon my
arm and wiped his wrinkled face with
my handkerchief.
is he dead?"
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24

Ing, was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
ton. Hands and
feet were cold
and he had such
a dragging sensa-
tion across the
loins that it was
difficult to move.
After using 8
hnvQQ nP nNAAs
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Only Legally So.

THE lawyer on the other side will
probably give you cress-examina-
tion.' &sw 2
Il don't mind the examination, but
why can't he be good-natured about
it?" s,,..
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
An AIl-Around Calling.

Smith called Jones up '
"Well?"
Then he called him down"
And what happened?" "
Jones called Smith out"
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
A cLERGYMAN's TESTIMONY,

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton. Pa, suffered from Dropsy for
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and puffed He had heart fiutter.
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Heaven Up-to-Date.

i don't remember saying all those
wicked things?' declared the man at
the gate. Gabriel. produce the dlctas
graph ordered the recording angel
The Holly chieftain., 1914-04-24
Plenty of Fuel.

Fuel comes easy in some quarters"
'How so?"
Country editors get poems and die.
tators get ultimatums."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17

define clearly and concisely and accur-
ately the traditional and historical atti-
tude of the United States toward
armies and armament, but because he
did it coldly and calmly and dispas-
sionately perhaps little contemptu
ously so far as the the noisiest
alarmists arc concerned-it is charged
that he showed himself hopelessly in
different to the country's preparedness
for defensive war
There may be disadvantages now and
then in complete self control, but on
the whole it is just as well that the
President is incorrigibly averse to
hysteria. A Chief Magistrate who re.
fuses to get excited is worth his weight
in radium at time like this If there
had been few Woodrow Wilson's in
the Governments of Europe, half the
world would not have been plunged in
to the most devastating war of human
history.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
THURSDAY, DECEMBER II, 1914.
ABOUT SMILES.

Recently this paper made the casual
remark that Democracy seems to be a
hard problem to the editor of The Mad
isonian And now comes The Madison
ian and tries in a full column article
to disprove the allegation. We had
long wondered why the editor of the
Madisonian was so perversely undemo-
cratic in matters political. But last
week, in his own paper, he disclosed the
reason. He expressed a sort of admira
ton for Joseph @. Cannon, the arch
enemy of representative government
and he published approvingly quota
which stands for what itself calls pro-
perty rights, but which would be more
appropriately called the pound Of
flesh" in politics. This is where the
editor of The Madisonian gets his in
spiration. We now know upon what
meat Caesar doth feed. This is free
country, and a man has right to hold
undemocratic views if he can't help it;
but there is no sense III Democrats fol-
lowing such a leader to defeat everlast
ingly. The Madisonians long article is
headed eve Almost Smile" and con-
cludes with an admonition for The
Democrat to analyze the vote cast
at the last election. AS The Dem
ocrat got one very satisfactory re-
subtitle election of Senator Husting,-
and the editor of The Madisonian didn't
get any, except he is satisfied with the
election of the Republican state ticket
headed by Governor Philip, we should
smile indeed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
CURRENT FICTION.

Prevailing notions are not always
we'll founded. 1t is we'll to take with d
good deal of allowance current rumors,
current statements and current philoso :
that the birth rate is decreasing. All
kinds of publicists, from Theodore
Roosevelt down, take and accept it as
an established fact and preach sermons
therefrom. But that very smart woman
Ida M. Tarbell has peen digging into
the thirteenth census, and digs out the
important fact that this idea is alto
gether erroneous. She finds in fact
that the reverse is the case,- that the
birth rate is steadily increasing; and
increasing, too, among the native white
population. Of those whose parents
were both born in this country the in :
crease has been two per cent in the last
decade. Miss Tarbell says:
Let us not be deceived. The human
heart does not change. 1t demands its
mate, always has, always will; and
the mated will find corner to them
selves where they can sit by their own
fire and rear their own brood.
Their corner may be fiat and not a
cottage, their fire may be gas log and
not a bundle of sticks, their dinner may
come in from the corner in cans and be
heated and not cooked, the wife may
vote and the husband may give himself
a score of liberties an earlier generation
would have frowned on, but what has
lifa2
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
They Want Good Roads.

Milwaukee Journal It is worthy of
more than passing notice that the Wis
consin representatives of the American
Society of Equity, assembled in annual
convention in Madison, tabled motion
to ask changes in the state good roads
law. Here's an organization with a
membership of the very people who are
most closely concerned with this law,
its workings and the cost involved.
They are the very people who have
been represented as being in arms
against the law; yet they coolly turn
down a proposal to asksfor amendment
or repeal. This action cannot fail to
show that the farmers generally are
pretty we'll satisfied with the measure
as it stands and with what has been
accomplished under it in the way of
highway betterment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
WHY WILSON IRRITATES
THEM.

The New York World, while
Thoroughly independent, is one of the
ablest Democratic newspapers in the
country. 1t says many things that are
helpful to good understanding of pre-
sent political conditions. Here is what
it says in regard to certain Americans
who, stimulated with spirit of war,
are trying to rush the national ad-
ministration in the matter of warlike
preparations:
To a drunken man the most offensive
person in the world is a sober man,
which explains why the newspapers
and politicians that are on a military
spree are so incensed against the Presi-
dent.
1t is not what the President said that
irritates them. 1t is the way he said
it. If we were to translate the so call :
ed war section of his message into the
vehement vernacular of Roosevelt,
most Of them would probably agree
with all of it.
Mr.. Wilson is habitually and some
times exasperatingly sober. No matter
what the circumstances, he refuses to
lose his self control. If the house is on
fire he does not carry the mattresses
downstairs and throw the mirrors out
of the window, and many people think
that he is altogether too cool when he
turns in the alarm.
Some folks who might agree with
him otherwise will never be able to
forgive him for his temperament.
That is why they are abusing him like
a red handed traitor for his message.
Reading newspapers like the Tribune,
the man from Mars might think that
the President had recommended that
half the United States be ceded to
Japan and the other half be divided
among the victors in the European war.
What Mr.. Wilson actually did was &c
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
A Pertinent QUESTION.

Attacked by partisan and unfair
critics on the matter of national de-
Tense the Wilson administration finds
stout defenders in the great independent
press of the country. The Springfield
Republican says:
"Where did those millions go? Where
has the money gomez" Democratic
papers are usking these questions con-
corning military expenditures in the
past Is years by the United States gov
eminent, and their questions are meant
as cOnnter attack on the republican
party. The partisan aspect of the
Gardner Lodge agitation is being more
sharply developed. Democratic resent
ment against a republican movement to
discredit the present administration on
the ground that the country is not pre-
pared for war, quickly takes the form
of demonstration that if the nation s
military defenses are weak the republi-
cans are to blame. Over two billions
of dollars were appropriated for ma
tional defense in the last 10 years of the
Roosevelt Taft administrations. This
is the first Congress in 20 years that has
been entirely under democratic control,
with democratic president in the
White House. Wilson has been in office
only 81 months, following 16 years Of
republican executives. And that, in
substance, will be the retort Of the ad
miniStratiOn forces TO those who NAV
seek to make political capital at this
time out of army and navy undertaking.
Says the Boston Globe: eff the critics
of our defenses are right, then the men
who spent these huge sums-the boards
of admirals and generals-must answer
for their actions. They are the ones to
blame, not President Wilson,"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
Planning For Better World
Future.

Many of us have hope, and in that
hope you will, I think, join: that when this
war reaches it's end, plans will be considered by
the States of the world for amending the usages
of war so as to alleviate the lot of non comba-
tant citizens, ard for strengthening those pro-
visions of the Hague Convention which seem to
have been recently disregarded especially in
Belgium Still more do we hope that measures
for preventing a recurrence Of the frightful cal
antilles which have now descended upon Europe
will be adopted and enforced
These are matters in which the United States,
though she stands outside the present conflict,
is deeply interested. No country has done
more, perhaps none SO much, for the extension
of the authority of international law, and for
the spread Of the principle of arbitration. The
friends of peace here trust that when these
matters come before the Great Powers of the
world the United States will be willing to take
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17

memory of this good woman. It is
proposed to raise $25O,OOO with which
to buy an entire city block and build
thereon modern tenament dwellings to
replace the alley houses, which in re-
spouse to Mrs. Wilson's dying wish are
to be abolished. This model place is to
be known as the "Ellen Wilson Mem
orial Home" and in it the views Of
Mrs. Wilson will be carried out, in
Guiding a municipal wash house and a
home where children can be cared for
while women are at work. It is under
stood that the president has approved
the plan and the money is to be raised
by the sale of capital stock by popular
subscription.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
PRESS POINTS


Oconto Enterprise: Mr.. Phillip is
under political obligation to people
whose influence will be used in making
his administration an expensive one to
the average taxpayer.
Delavan Republican: The firing line
in Europe has been growing facts, while
in the UnitedS tates it is the "hiring"
line.
Brodhead Independent Register: AS
the year nears it's close, Americans
have much for which they are grateful,
but perhaps the most important phase
of our national life which the largest
number of people appreciate, is the
fact that we have kept free from
war, and that we have not been forced
to sacrifice precious human lives in
military conflicts. We have not been
far removed from the possibility of war
either, and have to thank the masterful
leadership of our beloved President and
Secretary of State.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17

Read the want ads. on page 8.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-12-17
IOWA COUNTY SCHOOL NEWS
From the County Superintend ent's
Office.

From the County Superintendent
Office.
Dist. No. II Of Arena. Meadow Vale,
held social recently and the proceeds
amounted to $32.1O. The money is to
be spent for supplies. Miss Sophia
Lemke is teacher.
Dists.. No. l and of Wyoming COM
bined for a Thanksgiving program,
which was held in the Ladies' Hall.
$3.50 WAS Melted from the entertain
ment. The teachers are Misses Greb
and Hanson.
Over sixty people attended Hallow-
cen party at Moscow No. it. Miss
Amerphol has excellent co cooperation in
this school.
South Survey raised $35 at recent
box social to be used to buy supplies.
Miss E. Dallas is teacher.
The Graded School at Miff1in has re-
ported the installation of some new
equipment. A program was given
which Melted enough for new clock
and other needed supplies.
The following program was given at
the Loss Grove School Nov. 25. The
proceeds were $4125:
! The ride of the pumpkin-Francis Nay.
Glad to be a little girl-Marion Lawinger.
The story of the Pilgrims-Seven Scholars
Trial of the great pumpkin Seventeen Scho-
lars, Judge, Two Lawyers, plaintiff, and de-
PENDANT, four witnesses. six Jurymen, bailiH and
voice In court ROOM
Miss Clara Gilman reports Christ
mas program to be held Dec. IS, at
Dist. No. it, Wyoming.
Dist. No. 10, Miffiin, are preparing
Christmas program. The girls of the
district are hemstitching sash curtains
for the windows and the boys have
made neat plant shelf. Miss Whitney
Teacher.
The bazaar held at New Providence
school house Saturday evening Nov 80,
was a great success, and good crowd
attended, which shows the people of
New Providence are interested in their
school. They took in between nineteen
and twenty dollars, which will be don
ated toward new desks.
The children have begun the Christ
mas campaign against tuberculosis.
They are each going to try and win
badge by selling twenty Christmas
seals. Laura Holmes, Teacher.
The Heun School, Dist. Is Dodge
vile, held mothers day and gave
program of school work. Much in
terest was shown by parents and
pubils. Miss Agnes Meuer is teacher.
Arena High School again comes to
the front by Offering short course for
boys who find it impossible to attend
regular session. These boys will have
Manual training, Civic English and
practical arithmetic. This work is a
great opportunity for boys to get some
good training for life's work. Boys
need not be graduates of common
school to enter and many more boys
should enter after the holidays. 1
personally feel this is an opportunity
no boy can afford to let go by. j. A.V.