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The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
The Report of an Ex-
pert on the Valpa-
raiso Project

Ii every purchaser who has be-
come part of the life of the VAL
PARAISO PROJECT and If every
prospect who is considering q pur-
chase in the VALE OF PARADISE
should hold meeting and. decide
to send an expert to Florida to in
vestigate for them, they would all
probably decide as follows:
!. Secure some responsible expert
from leading agricultural college.
2. Secure some one from the Iowa
State College OF Ames, Iowa, as it is
reputed to be one of the best in
America.
8. Have him spend several weeks
in Western Florida and investigate
from every angle.
just such an expert is Prof. Ward.
NJ. Jones. He graduated from the
Iowa State College in 1897, and for
many years was an instructor there,
and he is now the General Secretary
OF the Alumni Association of the
Iowa State College.
ON HIS RETURN FROM FLOR
IDA, AFTER SPENDING SEVER
AL WEEKS THERE, HE WRITES
THE FOLLOWING LETTER:
Ames, Iowa, Aug. 20, 1918.
Mr.. John B. Perrine
20 East jackson Blvd, "a
Chicago, Ills.
Dear Mr.. Perrine: Valparaiso has
been in my mind so much since my
return from Florida that / want to
reinforce las it were) the telegram
sent from DeFuniak Springs with
some after-thoughts Of the trip.
I took the trip South with many
anticipations that I would find sub.
stantial grounds for the confidence
/ felt in the merits of the PROPOSE
tion you offered. Suffice to say
found my expectations more than
realized.
A persons enthusiasm for many
projects drops several degrees when
retrospective view of them is TAX
en-. This is not SO with the Valpa-
raiso development proposition. 1t
stands the most rigid tests when
viewed from all aspects and angles.
The sober second thought only in
creases your unbOunded interest in
the whole plan of development and
its great possibilities.
The location of Valparaiso is
most happy one. The possibilities
of development are limited only by
the means at hand. With its beau.
tifill landlocked bays, silvery beach
es, and an elevation that affords
wonderful views, it truly can be
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
THIS IS The MOST
UNIQUE ADVERTISEMENT
EVER PUBLISHED
II Points Your Way to > Home
snd Income in . Glorious Gil
: nAate, Amid Scenes Of loveIi-
ness, Where Lite II at Its Best.

We offer you home and income
in. the @Yaie of Paradise" where
hundreds OF highcfass people have
already purchased. We are develop
ing great villa of homes where Joy,
Happiness and COntentment reign
supreme. all made possible from the
income from Syrup Sugar Cane. The,
governors of two states are our
neighbOfs. Rich men from the
North spend their winters near us.
! and in. the summer equally rich
men from the South come to the
Vale of Paradise" to enjoy the
cooling breezes from beautiful
Ch0etawhatchee Bay. We enjoy
life to the fullest in truly southern
style. ! We work, but also we play.
Our friends and neighbQrs are peO-
pie whom we are bringing here just
as we hope to bring you. Together
we spend many happy day fish
ing for the big, fellows, shooting
deer, turkey, quail, geese and ducks;
motoring over wonderful roads;
motor boating over miles of beauti-
full waterways, or just lazing about
listening to the song of the mock
ing bird and nightingale floating
eAAOA6A AAOVSA 7RSAAohANo wv
would not trade this life for all the
power and money in the world nor
WOuldeyOu were you one of Ills.
2 And you scan be one of us-y you
can enjoyrsthe same pleasure that
we, enjoy. The birds will sing just
as sweetly sfor. you, the tarpon and
bass will strike just as hard at
your lure;, the deer and turkey will
give you just as exciting chase;
you'll love the trees and breeze as
we love them-this is just as much
your Vale of Paradise" as ours.
Our company is offering for de-
yelopment over two hundred thou
sand acres of choice land in Wal
ton and Ok6loosa Counties, Florida.
This land is most remarkable. 1t
rises from the bay at the south
fromy4 to 20 feet and in, the next 16
miles rises further to an elevation
Of about 800 feet above sea level
It Is ideal for general farming, truck
ing, fruit growing and stock rails
inc s.-
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
Our Wonderful
Offer Brings Your
Opportunity

In order to keep the cane syrup
mills running and to develop this
virgin section we are publicly offer
ing number of l0-acre syrup sugar
cane units, which will be developed
and cared for by experts, and we
will build for the purchaser of each
unit bungalow on a VILLA SITE
75x150 feet either on or near Choc-
tawhatchee Bay, at Valparaiso
VALE OF Paradise).
The profits from your 10facres of
syrup cane will be applied upon
the purchase price; therefore, un-
der our plan you may not be asked
to pay more than $500 in money for
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02

made a VALE OF PARADISE.
Engineer Steele is surely the right
mail for the place. The work done
stallips hinl as q man of vision. He
should be kept on the Job.
Il half day was spent inspecting
the lands intended for sugar cane
development. They rank high in
fertility and will produce the crops
If given half chance. The returns
through scientific handling should
be considerably greater than your
estimate.
Then the back territory surround.
ing VALPARAISO and DE FUNI-
Ar SPRINGS gives promise of
great returns when developed. 1t
offers unusual opportunities to the
prospective farmer. 1t is q beauti-
ful country, rolling and well sup.
piled with inexhaustible supplies of
springs and running water. A c0un-
try that should be the cattleman's
delight
& Finally, but not least, the whole
section ranks high from q climatic
standpoint. Mosquitoes were con.
spicuOus by their absence; there
was worlds of fine drinking water;
and above all, those invigorating
salt sea breezes coming in from the
Gulf l am looking forward to the
time when will be able to- abide
with the rest of the good folks, in
the Vale of Paradise.
Very truly yours,
WARD NJ. JONES.
The above report is from as high
an authority as could be found in
America. His statements should be
most convincing.
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
Read This Certification
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The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
This Company Responsible

Read in second paragraph Of the certification
they certify that one item OF the assets Of this
company col amounts to over One Million Dollars.
This does not include land holdings, equipment
other assets The officials are men Of character
standing and broad business experience and they
are especially qualified to make success OF this
business. -
The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-02
M.Aylzez ~

each year.
The facts quoted are from practically the high
est authority in the United States and should
be allc0nvncing
The Press., 1919-02-20
APPEALED TO BOYS IN KHAKI
Flirtatious Damsels Had No Chance When Busy Little knittsr %p-
 peared on the Scene

Two girls travelling on train through lIooSicrIlom could have learn ed Ies, San from a plain little Indiana school teacher, had they been wise enough tO do Sa. They were going "n a pleasure trip and determined to have pleasure all the way. On the train they manched candy, read magazines, played rhum and tried in every way they could ro attract the attention of two uniformed young men near them but all ill vain.
 The little school teacher, who was on her way To attend q county inSGl- rute, got on rhe train at q little country town. Shyly she entered the car. quiet ly she took :; Scar across from the two girls, Uho were rather noisy ill their efforts ro g;lin notice, and Immediately after she Was SeIrled she began to fin iSh beautiful knitted soldier sweater. InduSrriouSIy she WOrked->O intent on her work that she noticed na one.
 But the people noticed her anal ap- preciayed her zeal ali Ihe quality ot her patriotism. They smiled whenever they passed her seat and proIIcred her rhe loan of their papers and books. And before many miles had been rrar- eled one of the khaki-ciNd youths was beside her and the orher one opposite. The sweater h;td been examined, Thc process of making it explained to the youths. and now they were telling the little teacher camp stories.
 The two girls "ig@lcd and remarked about ''some peoples tastes" because they didn't underStand.-ENchan
The Press., 1919-02-20
NOTHING LEFT TO CHANCE
Advance of American Divisions at San hlihlei Had Been Planned With
 Elaborate Care <

In modern warfare 8 mans head is his chie' asser, writes Duke BrIivar iu Boy: Life. You all know that tho ST. Miiei salient encompa~Sn" l52 square miles of territory and 73 vii. iages. was taken by the Americans
 Did you know 1t was done hy head work: Elaborate plans were made In advance and given out wholesale to the troops. One hundred thousand maps. covering minute details of the country, including natural defenses
 and how it was manned by the enemy. were distributed. plus 30.OO0 photo. graphs. scattered among officers of the srtilIers and infantry. Five thousand miles of telephone wire and 6,OOO in- struments were employed. and this elaborate system kept up with the ad. vance of the army. By this service thanking troops could telephone their position back to the artillery The tel ephone business Of city of 100000 could have been handled by this equip ment iG whose opera tioD 10000 men were engaged. Thousands of carrier pigeons aided the signal corps Ex- tensive hospital facilities, 4s00 trucks. miles of railroad. were provided for this big military operation, and 10000 feet of movie film were exposed. so sll the soldiers had to do was to fight.
The Press., 1919-02-20
GOOD INVESTMENT IN SMILE
Inexpensive, and Nothing One Can Own Will Bring a Greater Return
 Should Be a Promise.

"A pleasant smile is the m0Si mex penSiyo invcSrmeD! on earth and It ts inc greaGoSl one 10 bring a return. How ] wish evcryone could realize just what ii means to smile. think we all would smile Oftener if We did So many, people hnNe told me how hard it is for them 10 smile. Here iS my re. cipe--here it is. very simp': When you az, about tn smile. think first that --in your smile you are to promise something. That is really what a smile is for. IT is a promise. aud you may make il. any kind of t promise you ike some people hardly move their hps at all in smile, while oth- CTS smile entirely with their lips and leave their eyes expressionleSS.
 The best smile of all is Ilte one that promises most. At your mirror you may practice smiling with great success. Just conjure up the person you want to smile at and fit fl' smile to the, vision. It will surprise you to know how many different kinds of promises one happy smile may Sug- gest. IL is so like happy party to have a person around who smiles on general principles and promises nothing at all but gladne:S for the very joy of living. Cheerfu!neSs such as this is lifc'S finest tonc- Exchange.
The Press., 1919-02-20
RISK LIVES TO CATCH FISH
Indian Boys Get Rich Harvest From Breaking Waves of the Coast
 of Washington.

Even the lads of nine and twelve La Push, nestling behind the pinnacle rocks that rise out of the Pacific ocean off the mouth of the Quiilayurc river in Washington, are doing their share toward winning the war. The lads. half dressed, dash across the beach the water and wait for the waves to break with fish. As the coInbers break the lads dash into the hoilin" surf and rake the ocean for fish Ere quently the waves dash over the boys. heads, but they never lose their foot not excite more than passing attention from the old women Wcavin" baskets.
 Durin" the day the Indians at La Push village average fully Il ton of nsh caught with dip nets. The older men help with the curin" when their task to capture the fish.
 With each tide thousands of smeIt gre driven in<hOre. Each lit of the dip nets from the surf generally brings a baSketfuI of fish.
 Three of Quillayutes are now In the military service. There are now 25O men. women and children in the little settlement, but each is doing his or her share with fishing. war gardens and other activities to help win the war
The Press., 1919-02-20
Where Trees Are Mixed.

In British Guiana and tie West In. dies. particularly on the banks of the River Demerara, there grows a tree
 known to tho natives as the ''Hya- hya," which yields from its bark and pith a juice slightly richer and thicker than cows milk. The tree is about forty feet in height and eighteen inches in circumference when full grown. and the natives use its juice as we do milk. it being perfectly harm. less and mixing well with water. The CingaIese. have q tree, they call "Kiria ghuma." Whicl yields q fluid in all respects like milk, while in he for. ests Of Para grows q tree called the "AIasScnodendroA," which gives q milk like juice. It can be kept for an ili, definite time and shows no tendency to become sour. on the other hand, certain trees in the valleys of Aragua and in Canagua yield a similar fluid, which. when exposed To the air, hegins to form q kind of cheese which very soon becomes sour -. In the Canary islands there is a tree called 'Tahaya Dolce," of which the milk. thickened into Jelly, is considered q del!cacy
The Press., 1919-02-20
Danes Once scorned Coat Fires.

Coal and it's products were not al- ways so popular as they are today, Alexander Findlay, a Welsh chemist, reminds us in hls book, "The Treas ures of Coal Tar"
 "The introduction of coal, especially as domestic fuel. was for a long time regarded with disfavor." he writes. "Even in the seventeenth cen tury it met with an active boycott on the part of the nice danes of London who would not come into any house or rooms where sea-coales were burned. nor willingly eat of meat that was ei- ther sod or roasted with sea-coal fre' doubtless by reason of the pollution of the atmosphere by smoke and of the stench produced by the burning coal"
 Coal was more popular in England in 1859. when mauve dye appeared as one of the coal tar products and be- came so much the rage that Punch re- ferred to the fashion epidemic as the Mauye Measles.
The Press., 1919-02-20
MIR. HARRINGTON WAS LATE
Mrs. B. Had Been at the Jewellers sen . Similar Mission Some Few
 Months Before. --'-

MT. Birklington drove up in "taxi" and entered jewellers shop accom- panied by his valet, who carried an ob- long box of steel. Mir. BirklingtOn ask ed for Il private interview, and, on be- ing shown into the office, he opened the box. exposing splendid array Of diamond and pearl necklaces, earrings. tiaras and rings. Mrs. B." he said, Sis now abroad. Before she returns want you to extract these stones and replace them with good limitations. selling the real jewels and giving me the money. This of course is to be confidential transaction" Il should be glad to do as you ask" said the jewel CT, 'but two years ago Mrs. B. called here on a similar errand to that which now brings you and the errand in her case was successful. The paste jewels that you offer me are worth lit- tie more than the hire of the taxi awaiting you outside"
The Press., 1919-02-20
WARS SET UP PRINCIPLES
Momentous Questions Troubling Man. kind Have Been Settled by the
 Worid's Greatest Conflicts.

Wars are miieSrones. Victories set up TahlerS. upnn which are inscribed the principles rhat have heen rindi- cated
 The batrle of MaratOn Moor de- Strored feudalisIn. overthrew rhe doc urine nf rhe divine right of kings, gave England an elective parliament. Rev Dr. Newell Dwight HilliS said in q ser mon reported in The Brooklyn Eagle.
 Th' French revolution destroyed French autocracS. and gave the people inc ri@hl ,i >eIf-deterlnination.
 The war of l1T6 was the last civil War "f Great Britain--a war nf good section of the English people against the bad section of Great Britain which had cnrhroneh crazy Eelinan king Geor"r III.
 'ChH war Of 1861 eSIaii>le. on sure foundations The republic, the lasi heSr hope of man. and vindicated industrial democracy without regard to color
 The war of l914 has settled certain more Hereafter disputes between races shall he settled by an jntetna- tionai supreme courI. Miltarism shall he no Inore-never again shall rhe peo- ple's resources be wasted in piling up munitions. nor The man in the furrOw carry Il soldier upon his back. inter natj"naI treaties hereafter shall be sacred. Alas for the nnxI nation that count> it's written pledge scrap Of paper and defies international law! The small races and peoples are free! No h;g bully nation like Germany can ever again trampIe upon Belgium. as King .>hah trampled on NabOth and seized his purple vineyard Terrorism and frightfulneSs henceforth are out. lawcd. That clay god q; He'd "the state" thst Germany made unto her seit and has long been worshiping. is an idol that has fallen.
The Press., 1919-02-20
WOULD AMEND LORDS PRAYER
Seemingly Nothing Was Sacred From Revising Mind of This United
 States Senator.

A well-knOwn senator annoys his colleagues sometimes because in his desire to make legislation thoroughly good he insists on many amendments. During discussion in committee re- gently, this senator, whose name Is not Brown. insisted on amending and amending. practically without end.
 Finally. somewhat exasperated, a colleague said to him, Brown, be- lieve If the Lords prayer were being discussed here. you would want to amend it."
 Brown replied:
 ''Yes. l would. l would change the clause Lead us not into temptation to read Give us strength to resist temptation"
The Press., 1919-02-20
First Transatlantic Liner.

The astonishing development of Americas shipbuilding industry with in the last few years makes certain that our merchant marine will soon be restored to the supremacy it once held, and recalls the launching at New York. just 100 years ago, of the first trans-Atlantic liner to be operated by steam power. She was the famous Sa- vannah. vessel of $50 tons. The crank who thought it was possible for a ship to cross the Atlantic by steam power was William Scarborough of Sa. yannah. The Savannah left New York for the home city of her builder on April 10. 1S19. and little more than month later cleared for Liver poOl, where she was given & rousing welcome. as rhe first steam vessel to cross the ocean. The rip was made in four days less than month. From Liverpool the Savannah proceeded to St. Petersburg. and in December, 1919. she was again in her home port.-New York World.
The Press., 1919-02-20
Saved Her Fathers Life.

Heroic presence of mind exhibited
 by his fifteen-year- daughter, Kath-
 ryn, saved the Hfo of Harry E. Gregg. broker of San Francisco. when he fell with his horse on the brink of a cliff while pursuing q deer, according to his story.
 Gregg was dangling over the side of the cliff, clinging to the bridle of his 1 frantically tugging horse, when his
 daughter hurled lasso around him and cinched it about a tree. Gregg says he scrambled back to the path with difficulty, as his leg from the ankle to knee had been bruised in the fall from the horse.
The Press., 1919-02-20
THE GILT EDGED
 FIFTH OF THE US.
Buyers of the New Liberty Loan Will Take It Not as Insurance
 But as & Great Investment.

The Fifth Liberty Loan, but three months away, will have d strong ap peal to the 30,000. .oo0 patriotic men and women who hold today the bonds of four other loans.
 The patriotic support they gave in time of greatest stress to the Govern ment and to it's fighting forces will not Tail now in financing the needs of peace and reconstruction.
 The extent aud urgency of the de mands are not lessened. The debt Of honor, which ws owe to our soldiers to bring them home in comfort and to fl them anew to the tasks of peace, is one thst can be met only with pride and joy.
 There will be an added incentive in buying bonds of the Fifth Liberty Losn If the bonds have lost the ele ment of insurance they have gained even more in that of investment.
 Those who have bought from feel ings of patriotic duties may we'll buy noN to secure investments of the highest grade. They win aid iu plac ing the "Libertys" in their proper rank ss gilt edged securities
 From 8 strictly commercial basis the bonds of the Fifth Loan will com msnd the highest position,
 1. They are the worlds safest in vestment, having behind them the re sources of the greatest creditor na ton
 .. They will carry a high rate of interest, one much higher than the Unirtd States Government will eve. pay in normal times, which will ac coTtiingly send them with the return of earlier conditions to good pre- mium
 2 They are accepted at par in pay ment of all estate and inheritance rsEes
 They are exempt from the 12St normal ta1 Of the new revenue bill.
 . They are exempt up 10 s75,000 from income and excess profit taxes.
 The wise and patriotic investor will prepare in the next ninety days to buy largely of the Fifth Loan Bonds To keep
The Press., 1919-02-20
Mule Meat.

"If the Germans capture any Ameri- can mules.' says the Birmingham Age Herald, "they may be tempted to try mule steak" Perhaps so. but we trust none of our friends over there will ever be called upon to resort to any such expedient. We are proud of our mules. the great work they have done and are doing over here and over there for victory. So appreciative are we of the mules services that we are ready to stand hats off when he attempts to bray the "Star-Spangled Banner" but we can never, no never recommend his steak even to the despised Roche as anything approaching a gastronomic dainty.-Nashville Banner.
The Press., 1919-02-20
Brothers SaIuted and Died.

Such possibilities as have been pre- scented to the men of our dcstroyers have been well met. There are exam ples of heroism not surpassed ny any thing in the history of our navy. For instance, there is the case of the two young brothers who were wireless op- orators on a destroyer which was bad ly damag ged by an explosion. Staegei- ing forward. away from the injured part of inc ship, these boys met the captain Not realizing how badly they were hurt. he ordered them below to get medical attention.
 ''No. sir" said the elder brother; i; .g;ye il to some of the poor devils back there Who've got chance. We're done fer Please notify our mother we died on duty" And at that the pair saluted their commander and col lapsed. In few seconds both were dead-Gregory Mason in the Outlook.
The Press., 1919-02-20
Inventions.

A craze for invention is sweeping the country. Many a man who has never been able to invent an excuse to hand the wife for getting home late is now accomplishing wonderful things. Already 100000 appliances for the destruction of U-boats have reached the patent office. One man has evolved brick boat, built entire ly of brick from the keel to the crows nest. The chief value of this con- struction is that the brick boat will fool the wisest U-boats. It sinks as soon as it is launched and the U-boats are never able to find it.-New York Mall.
The Press., 1919-02-20
Floyd Gibbons Story.

Floyd Gibbons. ,,:" famous core Spoudcnl of the Chic;,,," Tribune, who lost Hu ,.yo at the rrCnt, tolls good story af Hr American.
 "I met q Kansas boz" said Mir. Gill; hons. ";!n"nc tro"F'~ j"h,jng in the Villers N"Itcret fo"e::. iulH 10 He was imicrNiewinc German prisoners. To one who app, ard to he q rather superior type l,r addressed inc Iles- tiOn in Germ9n:
 '.Whnt 'out:ii '!r you belong to2' The answer rHmo prouhiy-and in good English:
 II am of 1ll" storm troops.
 The kan,:.n in khaki laughed and said:
 Storm troops. h"'l We come from Kansas W"re cyclones