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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Radium E%manations.

The carnations from radium cannot
be stopped, but as scarcely any ex-
haustion of the material is appreciable.
despite the fact that a stream of en-
ergy is constantly passing off from it,
this is of small consequence. If the
rays were allowed to escape promiscu-
ously, however, they might do consid-
cradle damage; in order to con1ne
them, therefore, a safe has been con-
structed with a thick lining of lead
inside the steel. ;
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Took Her Down a PEG.

One of the anecdotes in Gamaliel
Bradford's Portraits of Women" de-
scribes an encounter between George
Tcknor, the Boston publisher, and
Lady Holland. 81 understand, Mr..
Ticknor," said the naughty ruler of
London society, "that New England
was originally settled by convicts,"
II was not aware of that" Ticknor re-
piled promptly, "but I know that some
of the Vassalls, your ancestors, were
early settlers in Massachusetts,"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Fragrance on Garden Paths.

Have all garden paths with some
plants of fragrance growing alongside.
In ONE gardens of larger size special
fragrant pathways are built where they
appear to pass through thickets redo
lent with pleasant odors. But every
path may easily have enough fragrance
to keep the mind unconsciously in the.
garden spirit.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Only Right Form of distinction.

The painter should grind his own
%colors; the architect work in the ma
sons yard with his men; the master
manufacturer himself a more skillful
operator than any man in his mills.
and the distipction between one man
and another be only in experience and
skill and the authority and wealth
which these must naturally and justly
obtain.-Ruskin.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Sensible ReIoInder.

"Don't you think" asked the young
man with the long nose, that Miss
Quickstep dresses as much like a a
as possible in order to get herself
talked about?" son the supposltion
that she does" replied the other young
man, with a frosty glitter in his eye,
II suggest that we defeat her purpose
by not talking about her. Under
stand2"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
bid Mot Know the Rutabaaas.

She was not acquainted with the
Swedish turnip, known as rutabaga,
sold by the street vendors in the
Northwest. When she answered the
doorbell and found a stalwart Swede
repeating with rising infection "Ruta-
bhga?" she replied sweetly: "No, sir;
Lindhart. l am Mrs. Lindhart, and ]
do not know the family
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Plants VIII Cut Drug Bill.

In the average country garden arc
enough specimens of blossoming plants
and plants with pretty leaves, which
If dried, would each year cut the fam
fly drug bill in half. Then why not
cultivate the plants for the flower beds.
that serve the double purpose of beiAg.
ornamental and practical at the same
time?
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
harmony In Garden Essential,

A garden should not be considered
as a piece of wild nature, nor plants
regarded as architectural ornaments,
for one must not do violence to the 9th
er. Above all must there be harmony.
otherwise the builder has labored in
vain, for he has not made a picture that
artists care to reproduce.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
Kashan, In Persia, Offers Little to Rec
ommend 1t to the Attention
of the Tourist.

Rashan is perhaps the most typical
of Persian cities. 1t lies on the great
roads that u between the two metrop-
olises of Teheran and Ispahan, and is
itself a city of no mean size for Persia,
containing, as 1t does, a mixed and
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

dirt into the receiver. In sandy, loose SOL tney
have sunk a 2Ofoot hole in eight hours' d '"sA
which would require two laporers' mn -
the usuol wov from two to three days to accom-
plish. The Harners dug one pit 80 feet deep and
u feet across in IS hours, the dirt being carried
II feet above the ground through an opening made
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

for about $35, and their
m e t S practical
throughout western
Kansas and eastern
Colorado, since there is
very little rock above a
depth of 40 to 80 feet.
The Harner brothers
use the blower of n
threshing machine with
which to remove the
dirt from the pit, blow
ing it through the air
and so scattering 1t
about that there is no
unslghtly pile of earth
left. A hve-horse-power
engine furnishes the
motive power. The
blower and funnel are
lowered into the hole,
and the men throw the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17
2WZHo0 0EEzLLNGSHo
cSE

in the roof of the barn and blown TO the winds.
One man in Oklahoma's Panhandle last year,
after he had built or dug a pit silo at q total cost
of $40, proved that Russian thistles can be con-
verified into fair stock feed. This man was Albert
Stone, who lives near Guymon. When his 10 by
II silo was finished, with a So shed over it, he
found he was short of feed, and filed it with
thistles, broomcOrn, kafir and milo. The thistles
were cut too late to make good feed. but in the
fermenting process the thorns were softened and
the cattle ate them readily. There was not
enough from his 80 acres to fill the small silO, but
Mr.. Stone found that the results were sufficient
to repay him. All winter he fed Z mich cows,
u horses, 6 calves. and several hogs, feeding them
nothing but the silage. It lasted for three months.
AS dry feed it would have been gone in three
weeks. That pit silo was the only source of reve-
nue. on the farm for the year, and the milk kept
the family in groceries and other necessities.
Experiments covering a period of three years,
made at the Kansas Agricultural college, have
proved that silage from corn, from kair and from
sorghum have equal feeding value, ton for ton, for
both beef cattle and dairy cows, when each va
riety is placed in the slo at the proper time. This
proper time for corn is when the kernels are be-
ginning to dent, for kafir and sorghum when the
seeds have grown so hard they cannot be crushed
between thumb and forefinger, and while the
stalks and leaves are still green. These tests
have proved that the practice in the past has
been to cut kafir and sorghum too green to get
the full feed value in the silage.
These tests will have a very important bearing
upon farming in the semiarid districts. The best
silage crop will be corn where the rainfall is
ample, kafr where the rainfall is moderate, and
sorghum where it is light. Sorghum is practically
a cure crop, where it is well cultivated, in the
driest years in western Kansas and Oklahoma, the
Panhandle of Texas, and in eastern New Mexico
and in Colorado.
Every farmer in the Southwest, it is said, needs
q silo as badly as he needs anything; it is further
said that not two men in ten are able to build an
above-ground silo because of the expense. The
pit silo, costing only one-tenth as much, and
capable of being built by the farmer himself, is
expected to solve this problem until farmers are
able to purchase the more expensive and better
above-ground slos of woods, tile, concrete oil
metal.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

tional investment. The friendship only
extends as far as a roof and d floor in
this case, but is none the less welcome.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

1t Is pleasant to read of a "hacE
driver" falling heir to a fortune. j.
shows that the chauffeurs aren't geo
ting all the money.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1917-03-17

N THE pit silo the farmers of the semi
arid regions of the Southwest have
found a valuable aid in their efforts to
wrest a living from the soil. In the
winter of 1914, following the I'M
precedented drought of 1913, it proved
its value to such an extent that hun
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
A Metropolitan Appearance

The pretty decorated holiday win
dows in evidence In Holly this week
cannot fail to delight Christmas
shoppers and others who pass that
way. It is doubtful whether there
Is a city large or small In the state
in which more artistically decorated
windows will be seen and altogether
the street presents metropolitan
appearance.
And while we have the subject
in mind we cannot refrain from re-.
lninding Chieftain readers that the
holiday stocks carried in Holly are
complete in every detail and offer
every opportunity for satisfactory
Christmas shopping. No city in
eastern Colorado offers more CON-
plete stocks or more moderate prices
and shoppers should bear this in
mind.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Resolutions

AS q result of conditions imposed
by the war, the necessity for an
increased food production and the
conservation of food along all lines
the city council, in session assem-
bled, deems it necessary to remove
the restrictions imposed by ordi-
nance relative to the keeping of
hogs within the corporation limits
of the city of Holly, Colorado, and
hereby resolves to suspend said
ordinance for the period dating
from November lst to April 1st Of
each year during which period not
to exceed two hogs may be kept by
each family in said city, under pro
per sanitary conditions.
Duly accepted and approved by
the city council in business session
December II, 1917.
Signed:
G. w. Smeltzer, Mayor.
T. G. Demarey, City Clerk.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Holly Men Elected.

w. s. Partridge of Holly was
chosen president of the Prowers
County Cow Testing Association at
the last annual meeting held in La
mar last week. George d. Schell of
Holly was also elected a director of
the association. This will bring
the work of this organization very
near to home and ought to increase
both the interest and the effective
ness of it's work in the community.
Both Mr.. Partridge and Mr.. Schell
are active and prominent in the
dairy work of the valley and both
held the confidence of the dairymen
with whom the association is affi-
Hated.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Red Gross Netss


The Red Cross Rooms will be
closed all day on Monday December
"a. This is the week Of the great
drive for new memberships. The
United States is back of and urges
this movement for millions of new
members.
There has been placed in the Go
vernment Building In Holly, very
attractive Red Cross Booth. In
this Booth sits a Lady IN Red Cross
Costume, who takes memberships
from passers by. Many good Amefi-
cans have joined and needed no
urging. It is with regret that it
must be reported, that large num-
ber of those who would like to be
counted good citizens. passed by
on the other side, after the manner
of the Pharisees of old
The time is rapidly coming. when
the appeal of the Red Cross will
constitute test of Patriotism and
Loyalty to the American Govern
ment. All good American Citizens,
however poor, should be the proud
wearers of Red Cross Buttons.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Dairy School For Holly?

The Cow Club has made applica-
tion for dairy school to be held
in Holly next spring under the
direction of the State Agricultural
College, and it seems quite certain
that the school will be secured.
Such q school would bring into the
community men of unquestioned
knowledge along dairy lines and it
would afford an unusual oppOrtun
ity for the dairy farmers of the COM
munity to become acquainted with
the business in way which would
mean more systematic and a more
profitable conduct of the business
If the school is held here it would
probably be during the first week
in March.
The dairy industry has long since
become one of the leading indus
tries in the valley and with it's de
velOpment is linked much of the
future development and growth of
Holly and vicinity. At the pre-
sent time the net proceeds from
dairy products shipped to the con-
densary amount to $4,5000O per
month and with the increased mum
Der of fresh cows this figure will be
increased to $6,00O.00 within two
months. These figures alone show
the Importance of dairying to the
community and it stands without
question that the people of the vi
cinity will lend their undivided sup
port to any movement which will
encourage and deyelope the indus
try here.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
The Ainstrsls

Friday evening OF this week is the
date set for the Minstrel perfOr-
nance to be given by the students
of the high school From such
advance information as is available
we feel justified in announcing that
this performance will be first class
in every particular and that all who
attend will be amply repaid for the
time and expense involved The
entertainments put on by the
school are of uniformly high char
acter and the auditorium will no
doubt be filled to OverfiOwing for
the performance. The town natural
ly feels q pride in the work of the
school and is ready and anxious to
encourage their efforts in every way
possible and by their presence when
necessary.
The announcement of the enter
tainment appears on another page
of the Chieftain and we ask the care
full attention of our readers Look
for it. and encourage the young peo-
pie by your presence.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Laubach Succeeds Fortney.

Through an oversight the Chief
tain failed to mention last week
the retirement of c. E. Fortney as
manager of the Isbell Holly Eleva-
tor and the taking in charge of the
business by w. M. Laubach, who
has been for some time past Mr.
FOrtlfey's assistant. Manager Fort
ney retires from the business to
accept a splendid position with the
w. F. McCue Mercantile Co.. His
many friends wish him the great
est possible success in his broader
field and hope to see him frequently
in Holly.
Mr.. Laubach, tn new manager,
has the business thoroughly in
hand and will conduct the business
to the satisfaction OF the manage
ment and the many patrons of the
institution.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Methodist Church

--g ,
The Sunday before Christmas
Dec, %, 1917. Morning service at
II a. m. Sermon Let us 60 to Beth.
lehem.' Christmas music. Sun.
day school 10 o'clock at the usual
hour with Xmas treats for every
child present. The Sunday school
program consisting of Christmas re-
citations, dialogue recitations,
Christmas carols will be given at
the evening hour at 7:15 p. m. The
music is from the cantata Santa
and his auto Sleigh" There will
be Visit from the Wise Men" and
The Star of Bethlehem"
At three o'clock special meeting
Of all the church members and
friends of the church is called to
consider matters of urgent impor-
tance. Robert r. r. Adams Pas
tor.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Presbyterian Church

Sunday, December %, at 1890 a.
m. special Sunday School Christ
mas Service will be held. The
church will be decorated, and a pro.
gram of exercises by the children
will be given. At 1880 p. IN. the un-
yelling OF the ehareh,s Honor Roll,
with SO far twenty-one names on
the roll, of men of this church and
congregation enlisted in our coun-
try's Service, will take place. Christ
mas hymns will be used in the Song
Service and there will be special
music by the Choir. The pastor,
the Rev. Wiley K. Wright. will
preach on The Spirit OF Christmas
In The World Today" All are cor
daily invited.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
"Ushtlsss uishts."

An order recently issued by the
Federal government designAtes
Thursday and Sunday nights Is
"Lightless Nights." On these
nights merchants and Others are
asked to extinguish the lighting OF
electric signs and other electrical
displays and business houses not
open for business are forbidden
from using lighting of any kind.
Street lights will also be extinguish.
ed on these nights. Householders
are also asked to be as econmical as
possible in the lighting OF the
h0mea
This action has been taken in
order to conserve tho supply OF coal
SO far rs possible and to furnish
Q constant reminder by the dark.
ened streets that the country Is at
war. 1t Is thought that with this
visible reminder citizens generally
will be more disposed to treat the
whole matter with the seriousness
that 1t deserves and that in its
moral influence there will be more
common disposition to cooperate
In everything that goes to win the
war.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Judge For Dairy Day

DIR. George f. Martin. OF the State
Agricultural College at Ft. Collins,
has been engaged as Judge for the
next Dairy Day, which will be held
early In March. DR.. Martin was
among the speakers at the recent
dairy meeting in Holly. He is popu
lar with the farmers generally and
the dairy farmers in particular.
This news will meet with the ap-
proval of the dairymen of the val
ley, who have implicit confidence in
DR.. Martins judgement and integ-
rity and who feel that his wide ex.
perience and knowledge along these
lines fit him admirably for the duties
involved. Prof. Van Pelt OF Water
loo. Iowa was the judgt at the last
Dairy Day event.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
4 Rsd-Lsttsr Red Cross Day

Mrs. Francis Tapley recently re.
ceived a copy of her old home pa
per, the West Lebanon Und.) Ga.
zette, in which the Red Cross ladies
OF that town came in for an extend.
ed writeup as a result of their &C.
tivities in behalf of the Red Cross
fund. The offer of farmer in the
vicinity to donate all the corn they
could husk In day was accepted
md on the morning of the day named
fifty women appeared for service.
$50 bushels represented the fruits
OF the days work, which at $2.25
per bushel, the price at which 1t was
turned, netted the neat sum of
$1.O02.50.
The ladies of West Lebanon are
elated with the results OF their
activities and Mrs. Tapley Is taking
particular interest in the matter
both because she has a personal &C.
quaintance with the ladies in ques.
tion and because she feels that the
cause was worthy one, in every
way worthy of the efforts put
forth.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
Caught In Raid

Deputy Sheriff Rockwell, assisted
by Night MARSHALL Rice, made
raid in the premises of Mrs W.. II.
Won Elton about 13 miles south of
Holly, Friday evening OF last week
and took into custody Mrs. Won
Elton together with a quantity of
liquid refreshments in the form of
IA quart and pint bottles. She was,
taken to Lamar and hearing on the
case is expected this week.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
RiceThompson.

Following motor trip to Lamar
on December 10th. Miss Doris Rice
and Mr.. Henry Thompson were
united in marriage, the ceremony
being performed at the home of
Mr.. Oakley at Lamar. Later in the
day the young couple went to the
home of the brides parents, south
of Holly for dinner Mr. and Mrs
Thompson will be at home for the
present at the Thompson farm
home south of town.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
AZ. A. M. Elect oaae.r.

The following are the new officers
of the A. f. b A. NJ. lodge:
Worshipful Master, Bert Horn beck
Senior Warden. A. P. Knuckey;
Junior Warden. DR.. VS.. Avery;
Secretary, j. E. Murphy;
Treasurer. E. d. Shirley;
Senior Deacon, DIR. r. d. Wilson !;
Junior Deacon. Willard Berry:
Senior Steward, j. NJ. Wilson;
Junior Steward, j. s. McMurtry;
Tyler,
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
cA.islnass ers.ssns.

Dsless anstAss Issue sf the
chisftain sso0 tpm the press
ohristnas. With III its sacred
memories. With III its powers to
bring and 70 di1ess happiness.
viii have gens. the Day With
ali its historical. religious and
ssntimsntal significance, will
have joined thsss that have
gone before.
Just .t this ts..A in tn. wax.
Of the Christass ti1s. We wish to
extend to the May 0hisitain
readers our heartfelt wishes for
. hsppy Christna1,. With all the
pleasures and nsas Of the sor.
rows which ths day sometimes
brings, and fer . pleasant and
roAtabls New Yeaf.
Speaking for htnssn. the editor
wishes 70 thaak III. readers and
patrons for many seurtssiss and
for . generous businsss patron
age. A stranger in the commun-
ity, he has tried tSldo his best,
and hopes with ~ passing Of
time to bseoms better acquainted.
to merit q eontinut4 liberal pa
ronass and sxprsssss the hope
that he may be sble to build the
chisftain gradually into the ~
preventative paper that he would
have 1t to be.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
NOTES OF the
HOLLY SCHOOLS
Interest Csntsrs Just Nov In Minis
trsl Attraction. Talk BY DR..
Payne Appreciated.

The H. s. Minstrel Show will be
the first real home talent entertain
ment of the year. A large advertise
ment of this event will be found on
a middle page of this paper. As
announced last week the returns
will be to the benefit of the Athle-
tic Association which is trying to
raise money to carry on H0lly's part
in the Arkansas Valley League.
People generally crowd the house
at an enthusiastic entertainment
of this kind but if you don't like
them, come to this one because it
will do you more good than. all the
advice a doctor could give you be-
tween now and Christmas. Turn
over the page and look at the ad.
Inspiration is gained through an
occasional talk by someone of abili-
ty and personality. DR.. Payne who
gave his famous travel0g on "Ameri-
ca" last Saturday, in the Lyceum
Course, favored the school with an
address Monday morning. From
start to finish, the attention of the
listeners was bound on the speaker
Space will not admit of an extensive
review of his speech, but anyone
can easily imagine the clearness,
earnestness and inspiration if they
attend the lecture Saturday evening.
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
New I. o. o. p. ome.rs.

The following have been elected
to the Offices named for the six
month period beginning Jan. LIST:
: II. g., g. A Pinkham;
v. G., F. ]. Tapley;
Financial Sec'y., Guy Shives;
Recording Sec'y. Geo. Fredrickson
Treasurer, j. w. Brice;
Trustee, w. j. Wiley;
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21
AmI1y CANAL DISTRICT
HAS PROSPEROUS YEAR
Moro Than llillien And 4 Halt In
Agsieultusal Products Realised
In CusSent Year.

Statistics relative 70 tho value OF
agrieultural products of the Amity
Canal district for the year now
closing have just become available
and they show . surprising return
trom the lands under the ditch.
For the year 1917 all farm products
show an aggregate fetal Of 1855. .l5S-
90 from 33066 acres Of land, or slight
ly Less than $500 per acre. Alfalfa
leads with the enormous total OF
$lJO6s. 10000 followed by wheat. sugar
beets, beans, cane, Indian corn. and
broom corn. in the order named.
The report a. whole is extremely
gratifying to those more intimately
interested in the Amity district
and it should be q source OF much
qualification to all who feel an in.
terest in the Development and
growth of the city and community
as . whole, for in the success of
irrigation In the lower Arkansas
valley and In the success of the
Amity District in particular lies
the future growth and prosperity
Of Holly and its adjacent territory.
The report supplies much inter
esting information and no infor-
nation 1t contains Is OF more cur
rent interest than the value Of ali
alta products for the year. II there
has ever been . doubt In the minds
Of our people that Pr0wers county
leads the world in alfalfa produc
ton these figures alone. represent
ipe but . portion of the county,
should be conclusive. BY way of
diversion we might state that the
Holly Alfalfa Products Co. alone
hes already paid out to our farmers
for the year more than 100000
and before the year is done this q
aaosant VIII bs~-ssasidsRably In
, creased. Another iSem worthy of
comment is that relative to the grow.
ing Importance Of broom corn r
mong the products Of the county
Asnd in this cnnection little need
be said to those who have observed
the steady flow Of the brush into
town during the weeks past.
Below we publish the value and
acreage OF the various agricultural
products OF the Amity district for
The Holly chieftain., 1917-12-21

Miss Ida McGlashen spent Sun.
day with friends in Granada.