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Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
A Cursing Contest.

A professor Of languages some years
ago on returning from India remarked
upon the paucity of Objectionable
phrases among the British working
classes when compared with the album
dance supplied by the orientals of SIM
liar rank. To prove this he gives
case which came under his own notice.
He had dismissed n manservant for
dishonesty. and the next morning at q
o'clock he sought an interview with his
former master. He flourished n carv-
Ing knife, with which he plainly in
tended to emphasize his remarks
When he found it impossible to gain
admission, he sat under the window,
and the swearing" process began. He
cursed the professor along the gene
illogical tree back TO the first ancestor
of his race. Then he dwelt upon every
detail of his anatomy, from the top OF
his head to the end of his toes. For
three consecutive hours he sat there
and swore," says the professor. with
out once repeating phrase"
While travelling on the underground
railway in London a party of working
men entered the same compartments
and interspersed their remarks with
the commonest forms of swearing"
The professor politely asked them TO
desist, whereupon he was told to mind
his own - business. He at once COM
menced to translate into English some
specimens of eastern oaths which he
had heard a Calcutta merchants serv-
ant use to n missionary's servant The
men sidled from him as if he had the
plague and at the next station sought
another compartment.-Liverpool Post
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
MPrinne Georoieu

The Duke Of Cornwall is devotedly
loved in loyal Bermuda, where as a
growing boy he once passed a happy
winter. One of his favorite comrades
there was a little girl whose great
grandfather had fought side by side
with Wolfe upon the Plains of Abra-
ham. She used to push her little rock
ing-chair close beside that Of the prince,
and laboriously time her small rockers
with those of his larger chair.
''We rock together, Prince George"
she used to chatter, always together"
thrusting difference of rank into that
limbo reserved for sophisticated adults.
Another favorite of the prince was a
young American girl who discovered
him in the admiraPs hallway one day,
Juggling at his gloves.
81 hate TO wear them," he admitted,
as he looked at her bare hands; only
1 promised grandmother that 1 would"
A letter from Queen Victoria gave the
royal boy much pleasure, but on being
asked if he would sell it for two pounds,
he eagerly accepted the offer. Where
upon he answered the letter with COM
mendable promptness, urging his dear
grandmother please to write again"
The death of his older brother, some
years later, and the recent death of the
queen materially changed the career
Of the youth to whom the American
girl said you, and he said you to me-"
On his return from the tour of the Brit
ish colonies he will receive the honored
title Of the Prince of Wales, with its
pregnant motto, "Ich dien"-I serve.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Here is good tip for a smoker: The
best pipe grows foul sometimes, and
the various patent cleaning devices are
of little use in making it fresh. But if
you pack the bowl tight with grass or
hay and lay the pipe aside for a few
days you will have it as sweet as when
1t was new. Talking about smoking,
here is a good idea for lighting match
es: Don't light them on your trousers.
for you'll burn Sits In them, nor on
your shoe soles, for you'll rub the heads
off. The plan is to rub them on piece
Of paper-a folded newspaper, an envel-
o1e. ticket The silica in the paper
acts like sandpaper.
Many people can't smoke a dozen
cigarettes without getting a sore throat.
Inveterate cigarette smokers are fire.
quently troubled with perpetual cold
In the head. 1t is not the smoke that
is to blame, but the dust. Now. if you
use a cigarette tube-amber. cherry or
cardboard-a tiny bit of cotton wool in
the bottom of it will catch every par
ticle of dust Try this, and you'll have
no more sore threats. But you may not
enjoy the smoke.-EXchange-
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Mrs. Mathilde LIGHTER, Doniphan.
Neb., says:
Il suffered from catarrh for many
years, but since have been taking Pc
ru-na l feel strong and well. l would
advise all people to try Pu-re-na. AS
used Pe-ru-na and Man-a-lin while l
was passing through the change OF
life, l am positively convinced your
beneficial remedies have relieved me
from all my ills
Pe-ru-ns has raised more women
from beds of sickness and set them
to work again than any other remedy.
Pelvic catarrh is the bane of woman
kind. Pe-ru-na is the bane of catarrh
in all forms and stages. Mrs. Col.
Hamilton, Columbia, o., says: 81 rec
ommend Pe-ru-na to women, believing
it to be especially beneficial to them. -
Send for a free book written by DR..
Hartman, entitled Health and Beau
ty." Address DR.. Hartman, Columbus.
Ohio.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Ore of the Tr:cI1s re formed by the
Faki-s OF India

I8EE-S india.
The falirs CT India perform some re-
markable tricks. Tie following one
was witnessed by an Englishman who
was himself an excellent prestidigi-
t3teur:
The apartment being filed, the ma
giciaEs began their performance. The
audience sat on the floor about the
fakirs, so that they had no way of con-
cealing themselves or of hiding any,
thing. At their request l examined
them and satisfied myself that they
bad nothing about them. Then one of
the women stepped into the Enclosure,
the rest remaining behind the spec
tators, who formed close ring about
them. The light was now turned down
little, and in moment the woman's
face began to be Illuminated by a
ghostly light that extended quickly
over her entire body.
She then began to move around and
around, utterlng a low, murmuring
sound the while, gradually quickening
the pace until she was whirling about
like top. \ moment of this, and the
light that had chung about her seemed
to be whirled off by centrifugal force
and assumed a pillarlike form beside
her. AS soon as this was accomplish
ed she stopped, turned and began to
mold the light with her hand, and.
though l could distinctly see her hands
move through the light as if it were a
cloud, it began to assume human form.
We saw the arms, hands and legs all
nodded and finally the face and head
gear. She next called for light, and,
the candles being relighted, there stood
an utter stranger, native seemingly,
evolved out of cloudland. He stepped
forward and Grasped me by the hand.
His hands were moist, as if with per-
SEPARATION, and he was very healthy
spirit.
After he had talked and drunk a
glass of arrack he took his place beside
the woman again and began to whirl
about. The lights were dimmed, but
not so that we could not see, and in a
few minutes the figure began to fade,
soon assuming the appearance of a
pillar or form of light and then attach
ing itself to the woman and seemingly
being absorbed by her. All this was
done in very short space of time be,
fore the eyes OF at least so people and
not ten feet from myself. The girl ap
peared greatly exhausted afterward.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
TO OUTWIT THE JANITOR.
FIat-DweIIers Fear of Ogre Has De
veIoped New Industry.

Flat Dwel1ers Fear of Ogre Has De-
veIoped New Industry.
"All right" said the locksmith, who
keeps little shop in Amsterdam ave
nue. and does odd jobs Of no great i'm
portance in themselves for the resi-
dents Of the neighborhood, "all right,
sir, can fix this key to suit you,
think"
you see," he explained to a visitor,
according to the New York Herald,
when the customer had retired, ''he
wants me to give him a janitor-proof
key, and I'm just the boy to do it.
guess you don't know what a janitor-
proof key is, because 1 know you live
in house. If you lived in a fat you'd
know.
when a man moves into new apart
ment-that is, an apartment that is new
to him-the first thing he begins to
worry about is the key proposition. I'll
take my oath that New York people are
the most suspicious set of citizens that
l ever saw in all my life. Why, they
don't trust their relatives. After the
man of the fiat gets his string Of two or
three keys from the janitor he begins
to let his suspicion loose.
HE thinks, of course, that the janitor
is predatory by nature. Maybe he is
right, but 1 believe the law holds all
persons innocent until they are proved
guilty, and it would be a pretty hard
thing to do to prove a janitor guilty.
Anyway, the man Of the fiat gets ner-
vous. He has received so many keys.
What is to prevent the janitor from
having kept duplicate key of the
apartment? Nothing at all. 1t would
be the easiest thing in the world for the
janitor to hold out, turning over all the
keys but one and making use of that
to enter the fiat whenever he saw a
good opportunity in the absence Of the
family.
"That's the way the householder fig
ures the case out to himself. Then he
comes around to some locksmith in the
neighborhOod and gives one excuse
after another to account for his wish
to have the lock changed on his front
door. 1t doesn't make any difference
to locksmith what the reason is, Sc
long as he gets paid for the work he
does, but the 'fatters' seem to think il
necessary to spin him a fairy yarn
Anyway, the matter ends by the lock
smith going around to the fat, taking q
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Duke of Norrofk,s Clothes.

The Duke of Norfolk's Indifference
to the niceties of dress has led to many
mistakes, which, as a man of humor,
he always enjoys. During his long term
Gil he was often mistaken for a labor
member, one reason being because he
always sat on the same group of seats
as the labor men. Not so long ago he
put some sovereigns in the plate at the
door on leaving the Roman Catholic
Church off Lincoln -inn-felds The
doorkeeper, feeling that the plainly
dressed man must have made a mis-
take, hurried after him to explain. The
departing visitor smiled quietly as he
replied: "We'll let the mistake pass
this time."-London Chronicle.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Hoods Jdrsdpdri[[0
Conveying "A mild Rebuke.

"That is ungrammatical." said Nj. Up
perby, smart young man much given to
criticism. "What is?'' a.hrJ his business
partner, an elderly, blue eyed man of a
sly humor but unfailing good nature.
THAT sentence you just now uttered"
perhaps it was. l did not notice how
spoke it. BY the way, suppose you look
in Webster's Dictionary and see if you
pronounced that word 'upgrammatical'
correctly"
81 am quite certain l did," returned
Mr.. Upperby, taking the volume down
from the shelf and opening it.
"Why," he exclaimed. after q moment S
search, 81 cant find it in Webster!"
81 thought perhaps you couldn't" re-
Joined his partner, with a twinkle in his
eye.-YuHth's Companion.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
FALLING HAIR STOPPED.
Badness Cured by Destroying the Para
site Germ That Causes 1t.

Badness follows falling hair, fall
ing hair follows dandruff; and dand-
ruff is the result of a germ digging
its way into the scalp to the root of
the hair where it saps the vitality of
the hair. To destroy that germ is to
prevent as well as cure dandruff, fall
ing hair, and, lastly, badness. There
is only one preparation known to do
that, Newbro's Herpicide, an entirely
new, scientific discovery. Wherever
it has been tried it has proven won
derfully successful. 1t can't be other
wise, because it utterly destroys the
dandruff germ. you destroy the
cause. you remove the effect
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
MAGIC MIRRORS OF JAPAN.
How the Ancient Buddhist Priests
Preyed Upon the Susceptible.

Preyed Upon the Susceptible.
Some time ago 1 read in The Weekly
Times of Tokyo, Japan, about an old steel
mirror that when held to a strong light
was said to reflect he image of Buddha.
This was attributed by the editor to su-
perstition, if 1 am not mistaken. An old
steel japanese mirror has come into my
possession which when held to a strong
light distinctly reflects the image of a
child Buddha, full length, with arms ex-
tended upward over the head.
There is 10 installing this, for l am
neither sentimental nor superstitious.
This, think, has been produced by some
old time japanese artist. l think that
steel has been inlaid into steel after the
manner of damascene work, then the
whole face of the mirror polished. The
grain of the damascene work, being diff
ferent from the body of the steel mirror,
reflects the figure as inlaid, while the mir
ror shows only a clear, polished steel sur
face The object of this is quite clear to
me. When such a mirror was shown to
the people, it would be to them mystery
and could be palmcd off as a miracle"
and would draw them closer to Bud
dhism. OF course there is no such thing
as Il miracle" To him who has attained
Buddahood all things are clear. What
ignorant people do not understand design
ing men palm off as d miracle and draw
people closer to their form of "belief."
Since writing the above l have consult
ed S. Nomura, from whom 1 got the mir
ror. Mr.. Nomura is president of Benton
& Co. of Ilioto and informs me that he
secured six mirrors in exchange for en-
broideries from the priest or priests of one
of the temples in Kioto. They were very
old and very dirty. The priests in charge
knew nothing of these mirrors, except
that they were old mirrors, brought to the
TEMPLE before their time. Mr. Nomura
supposed them to be old common steel
mirrors and gave them to one of his serv.
ants to polish with white powder and
silk cloth. AS he polished each one he
laid it on the floor face up. When the
sun struck the mirror, the man noticed in
the reflection on the ceiling the form of
child Buddha, and that was how the dis
covery was made. / have all the six mir
rors in my possession and have tested
each one and found that each reflects
child Buddha, but not always the same.
and some of the mirrors cast a different
reflection from others. These mirrors are
round, have loops to hang them up, and
on the back ale Buddhist characters
Open Court.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Wifrcas Nv Hand.

In the early days only a few schol-
ars, priests and clerks knew how to
write. 1t was then customary to sign
n document by smearing the hand with
ink and impressing it upon the paper.
accompanied by the words, Witness
my hand" Afterward the seal was in
troduced as a substitute for the hand
mark and was used with the words
above quoted. the two forming the sig
nature. This is the origin of the eX-
preston as used in modern documents.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

While lccturing his congregation
rather strongly en- a recent Sunday
about slack attendance and small col
Iections Il minister of a church in an
English city used the following elo-
quent and forcible sentence: "Yes,
brethren. our collection OF little over
f3 last Sunday included no fewer than
800 halfpennics We all know about
the widows mite, and am sure we are
very glad to receive it; but l don't
think there are 500 widows in this con-
Erecationr
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Early Birds.

The green finch is the earliest riser.
1t pipes as early as half past 1 in the
morning. The blackcap begins at half
past 2. 1t is nearly o'clock before
the blackbird appears. 1t is heard half
an hour before the thrush, and the
chirp of the robin begins about the
same length of time before that of the
wren. The house sparrow and the toni
tit take the last stage of the list
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Educated Egyptian-You have no
wonderful hieroglyphics in your coun-
try, sir; no mysterious inscriptions. no
undecipherable relics of an ancient lit
erature whose secrets the wise men of
the world have tried for ages to dis
cover.
Tourist-No. we haven't any of those
things, but Ojgightening up we've got
our railway guides. London Fun.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Mother: Sir, hope my little boy
doesn't worry you by his fretting and
crying; he isn't well, or he wouldn't
act so.
Mr.. Man: Oh, no, all children act
that way; I'm used to tin fact I
haven't seen a well child for twenty
years-Chicago Record-Herald.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

There are people who can see
something attractive even in the most
unusual places. 1 don't know of a
more pleasing sight than my cellar
presents in the early fall.
What kind of sight ?"
Anthracite of course ''-Cleveland
Plain-Dealer.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
This letter should carry Faith
and ton TO ff1eHearf0
of az Sick Women


of aH Sick Women
81 suffered with Inflammation and
falling of the womb and other dis
agreeable female weaknesses had
bad spells every two weeks that would
last from eight to ten days and would
have to go to bed. l also had head
ache and backache most of the time
and such bearing down pains 1 could
hardly walk across the room at times.
1 doctored nearly all the time for
about two years and seemed to grow
worse all the time until last September
was obliged to take my bed, and the
doctors thought an operation was the
only thing that would help me, but
this 1 refused to have done.
''Then friend advised me to try the
Pinkham medicine, which 1 did, and
after using the first bottle began to
improve. 1 took in all five bottles OF
Lydia e. Pinlzham's Blood Purifier,
four boxes of Lydia E. Pinkham's Dry
Form Compound, three boxes of Liver
Pills and used three packages of Sana-
tive Wash, and 1 am as well now as J.
ever was 1 am more than thankfui
every day for my cure. y Mrs. FRANK
CARTER, 8 Merrill ST., Amesbury, Mass.
$4,000 Will be raEsE IF iris fesfEn.e~
W ~ = ~ s5iag IS NOT sEeEszsine.
Ly0ta e. PL1kS7sEz, HIedEcEsle Go.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Browne: Whenever a woman be-
comes reasonable it's attributed to
her nerves. Isn't that singular?
Towne: Yes, but the unreasonable
ness of a man is attributed to his
nerve, and that's still more singular
Philadelphia Press.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

For pimples, sallow complexion, i'm
pure blood and poor digestion, use
Adams Sarsaparilla Pills. They i'm
prove complexion and cure constipa-
ton. 10 cents, 25 cents. Druggists.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

"Why is Richmann adding so many
new designs to that house he is build
ing?
$50 that he will have an excuse for
calling it Baltimore. Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Patience: Is your preacher sensa-
tional?
Patrice: 1 should say sol Why, he
preached a sermon last Sunday and
he took for his subject TITS Hard to
Keep a Good Man Down.
"Well?"
ooh, it was all about Jonah and
the whale. ''-Yonkers Statesman.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING

When you take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on every
bottle showing that it is simply Iron and Out
nine in tasteless form No cure. Ne nay. boc
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Adams Sarsaparilla Pills cure sick
headaches, constipation, billiousness,
dyspepsia, purify the blood, 10 cents,
rs cents. Druggists.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

I am sure Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton saved my life three years ago.
Mrs. THOS. ROBBINS, Maple Street,
Norwich, N. Y, Feb. II. 1900.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Regulate the Liver

IrreguIarity kills. At the first sign take Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic. Keep a box handy at
home; in your pocket, in your desk. All drug
gists, 10c, Csc, soc.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money II 1t fails to cure.
e. W. Groves signature is each box. CSC
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Every time an argument gains you a
new friend 1t loses You two old ones
Chicago News.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

ElTo Permanently Cured. No fits nervousness
TIL y after first day of DIR. klines Great Nerve
Resorer Send for FREE So trial bottle and treat
Use. DR.. R. H. KLINE Ltd 93l ArchS Philadelphia Pa
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Lots of men who preach charity wait
for other men to practice it-Chicago
News
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup the best remedy to
use for their children during the
teething period.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
The Best Prescription or Malaria.

Chills and fever is bottle of Groves taste
less Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine
In tasteless form. No cure-no pay, Price soc.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21

Artist: Mrs. Fourhundred wants a
scripture text emblazoned on her din
ing-room wall. What would you sug-
gest?
His Friend; Prove all things, hold
good that which is fast.-Judge.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-09-21
Stops the Cough
and Works off the Cold

Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure a cold
in one day. No cure, No pay Price % cents.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-30
THE MARKETS.
Wall Street Review.

New York, April a0lt there we're any doubts
entertained that the speculative advance might
he interrupted after the holiday interval they
were dissipated within five minutes after the
trading opened in the new temporary quarters
Of the stock exchange The first transactions
demonstrated the leading position Of the United
States steel stocks Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific in the speculative situation and that
leadership was unaffected during the whole OF
the day. There was great activity and some
striking strength shown by number OF other
stocks, but they palcd into nsignificance in
comparison with The furious activity and en-
traordinary price changes in the leaders.
The extreme advance in Union Pacific eX.
tended to l2ia in the late afternoon and in
Northern Pacific to los,. United States steel
stocks did not show such wide fluctuations As
Is natural from the much greater volume OF the
conpany's total capitalization. Nevertheless,
the common stock achieved an extreme advance
of 3a and the preferred ~ and held more firm
ly than almost any other stocks in the list
There were some sirlking gains among the
grangels Pacific and trunk lines. hut these
seemed 10 be associated in the minds OF the
buyers with the movement in Union Pacific.
Rock Island was at one time "a, over Friday;
ST. Paul, AS; \. y. G., 5; Pennsylvania, 3ls (;
b. o., 3; Illinois Central, 3ia; st. Louis and
San Francisco second preferred, 3a and num-
her OF other related stocks from : to :: points
Colorado Fuel rose points and Amalgamated
Copper, 3,s. II these stocks are set apart II
will be found that the dealings elsewhere and
the movement prices otherwise were not scnsa.
tional. Total sales, s,76O000 shares.
Dealings in Union Pacific convertible bonds
were in enormous volume and the price shot IN
'Ss points in response 10 the advance in the
common stock Dealings otherwise were large
and price changes irregular Total sales par
value, sG,0O0,0O0.
United States is advanced :, and the &.
coupon and reIundlng IS Is per cent.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-30
Chicago Live Stock Market.

Chicago. April 20.,--i Cattle Receipts, 2UWn,
including 100 Texans; active demand: steady
to shade lower; Texans, steady: good to prime
steers, Si.O5a5,oO; poor to medium, Si.Sjai.oo;
stockcrs and feeders, steady. S2.,n'.sj; cows,
-. 10i4.50; hoifcrs, S2.15at.SO; canneis, steady
TO rrm, So. l0a26j; buis, S3,,ia4.iO: calves,
steady, S+a5..j: Texas I'D steers, Si.25a5 40
Texas grass steers, S3iOdi; Texas bulls, S2,5a
3s5.
Hogs Receipts today, 1000; tomorrow, -
900: estimated left over, 6,OU0; weaE; top,
$50; mixed and butchers, Sj.djaj,sI's; hu'k
OF sales, S. ~ aa5,s ,s2isc.
Sheep Receipts, 5000; sheep, weak: year
lirgs. about steady; lambs, weak Tor clipped;
steady 10 tirm for wooded; good 10 choice weth'
crs. sl,jOai,i; mir 10 choice mixed, si.2oai 80;
western sheep, ,i.tOai.1j; yearinss, slaoalm;
native lamb. Sijoij.,W western lambs, 81 20
as