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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
HUMAN HAIR FAIE.
MaRy ShOrn Heads Among the Peaa-
 ants, Who Richly Prohted.

uAtAFy AAhOnG inc h-GkAS-
 ants, Who Richly Profted.
 The great human hair fair which has just been concluded at Limoges has proved most emphatically that the craze for false hair is not lessening but increasing. Those peasants who have abundant locks varying in shades from black to golden and all tones of gray sell their hirsute adorn- ment at these fairs to dealers who make 1t up into puffs or switches that are in vogue and resell it again in Paris and other cities for big prices.
 Hitherto s a pound for hair in or dinary brown and dark shades was regarded by the peasants as an excel lent price and they parted willingly wiLa their locks at that rate. but last rear prices began to rise little and this year they drove hard bargains. Hair worth 5 previously rose to $1O or SIP pound. while golden locks fetched $15 and the highest price of all was obtained for small quantity of silver white hair of fine texture. as much as S25 pound being paid for one lo5.
 Never before have the peasants reaped such profits and though there are many shorn heads all through the country the owners are happy in the possession of nest eggs, to help with the dowry CT for old age.
 Tn England the puffs so vastly popu- lar for year or more are being re- placed by the braid or coils of hair wound around the head. False hair is just as necessary for this coiffure as the other, for few women have tresses long enough in this day of. curling irons and dyes to wind a plait around their heads. With the loss of the puffs comes also the decree of fashion that waves should be abandoned Tn fact, English women are wearing the plainest and severest of cultures after an exaggeration of puffs, curls, waves, jeweled pins, ribbons and flowers that made heads look out of all proportion to the necks and shoulders beneath them.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
A HAPPY HISTORIAN.


The intellectual training of Edward Gibbon, the great historian, is a mat ter of unusual interest. writes James Ford Rhodes in Scribner's Magazine From my early youth" wrote GibboI in his Autobiography" T aspired tC the character of a historian"
 He had "an early and invincible lov' of reading" which he said he ''woulC no. exchange for all the treasures O India" and which led him to "vagu' and multifarious" perusal of books Before he reached the age of 15 h. was matriculated at Magdalen College giving this account of his preparation
 T arrived at Oxford" he said. "witl a stock of erudition that might have puzzled a doctor and a degree of ig norance of which a schoolboy would have been ashamed" He did not adapi himself to the life or method at OK ford, and from them apparently de rived no benefit.
 Gibbon passed nearly five years a Lausanne, from the age of Is to thal of 21, and they were fruitful year! for his education. It was almost en tirely an affair of self-training, as hi. tutor soon perceived that the student had gone beyond the teacher. and al lowed him to pursue his own specia. bent.
 After his history was published and his fame won. he recorded this opin ion: "In the life of every man of let ters there is an Gerd. from level from whence he scars with his owr wings to his proper height, and tho most important part of his education is that which he bestows on himself.'
 This was certainly true in Gibboni case. On his arrival at Lausanne hd hardly knew any French, but befort he returned to England he though spontaneously in French, and under stood, spoke and wrote it better thar he did his mother tongue.
 "I have drawn a prize in the lottery of life" wrote Gibbon. "I am disgust ed with the affectation of men of let ters who complain that they have re 1ounced a substance for a shadow, anC that their fame affords a poor com pensation for envy, censure and perse cution.
 My own experience. at least, hal taught me very different lesson Twenty happy years have been ani mated by the labor of my history. ant its success has given me name. z rank, character in the world tt which I should not otherwise haw been entitled"
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
SICK MAN ON WALL STREET.
Effect of Jay GOuld's Illness and
 Death on the Stock Market.

Effect of Jay GOuld's Illness and Death on the Stock Market.
 Jay Gould was man of frail phy- sique. In the evening of his career the state of his health became mat ter of intense speculative interest in Wall street. On rumors that he was dangerously i'll prices would fall; on these rumors being authoritatively and convincingly denied. prices would re cover. When there was nothing much else in the stock market for specula- tors to think about or trade upon, days would be spent in ridiculous and futile alarms. At length MT. Gould became chronic invalid. the strain of his life having hopelessly undermined his health. and though by this time his affairs were so composed that his death would not be likely to upset the stock market. the fiction was kept alive among spectators that fluctua- tions in his physical condition were of the utmost importance
 The New York newspapers took part in the discussion, says the New York Evening Post. and when MT Gould. accompanied by several doc tors. went to Saratoga Springs. staff correspondents went along to see for themselves. Their reports disagreed as hopelessly as the Wall street ru mors.
 One morning this paper, whose cor respondent at Saratoga Springs had been writing MT. Gould up" for well, sent down the story that the subject of all this commotion had done a five mile walk across country. had climbed rail fences and leaped hedges with the agility of schoolboy. and had returned fairly glowing with health. That made a day for the bulls In Wall street They advanced prices fu- riously. The paper whose correspond ent had been on the other side que ried him in harsh terms. Was 1t true? The next day he sent down his story. declaring it was true that MT. Gould had gone five miles across country; tion was such that his doctors had resorted to heroic measures. and car ried and dragged him over that dis tance, and had brought him back a tottering, visible wreck. He would perhaps never be seen outdoors again That made a day for the bears in Wall street
 Five years after all this Mir Gould died, and the event caused hardly any commotion In Wall street, Mis- souri Pacific advanced.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
John Hay. Sense of Humor.

Few of our public men have had a more delicate or delicious humor, coupled in an unusual way with a keen and cutting wit. We are fortu- nate in the preservation of so many of his addresses. Speaking of his ire quent opportunities for talking in Eng land. MT. Hay wrote to friend: You never saw a people so willing and eager to be bored as these blessed type, which takes delight in human anguish. could make a speech every night the year round. But refrain being merciful and lazy"
 Of a candidate flor the presidency. he said: There seems no limit to his eager credulousness. He seems able to believe anything-all he asks is that 1t shall be incredible" The mans party he characterizes as "fortuitous concourse of unrelated prejudices-"
 Describing a collection of sacred relics gathered by Philip II. he play fully writes: With the exception, perhaps. of Cuvier, Philip could see more in a bone than any man who ever lived. In his long life of osseous enthusiasm he collected 7,421 genuine relics-whole skeletons, odd shins, teeth, toe-nails and skulls of martyrs sometimes by miracle of special grace getting duplicate skeletons of the same saint. ."-Putnam's Magazine
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Rennon. Enonrh-

Father-You seem to look at thing in a very different light since you marriage.
 Miss Newly Married Daughter We'll. I ought to after receiving foul teen lamps and nine candelabra fo wedding presents.-Tit-Bits
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
The Minority Position.

Saw Peleg down to the public h. brary yistiddy. He wuz reading all the old newspapers he could find"
 "Yes; he can't remember for sure whether the Panama canal Is to be sea level or lock, and whichever 1t is he's agin t."-Washington Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
The Most Useful Tool

I'm going up into the mountains for a few weeks"
 Better take snow shovel with you"
 Yes. but may need a fan"
 That's all right. It's easier to fan yourself with snow shovel than to shovel snow with a fan" Catholic Standard and Times.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Making of n Great Man.

r Socrates was a wonderful patient, forebearing. foregiving, though great ly imposed upon man," said Mrs Meekton.
 Yes" answered Leonidas. "and understand he owed It all to his wife. ."-Brooklyn Citizen.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Carlyle and the Housematd.

Carlyle had just learned that the housemaid had burned the manuscript of his-"History of the French Revo- lution."
 The rest of the anecdote Is not fit to print and Is therefore omitted.-Har- per's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Optimism.

Some fish ate the bait right off my hook she said
 Cheer up. He'll be all the bigger when you do catch him. he responded ouragingly.-Buffalo Express.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
ConrrntuIntinr Him.

Miss Pert has consented to become my wifei"
 That bears out what I have always said"
 And what was that?"
 The man who is looking for trouble always gets it,"-Houston Post.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Trro on fhe Inb.

Teacher-You got we'll tanned thii summer. I see.
 Johnny-You're right. I did. Be tween dad and the sun I'm pretty nea leather.=Judge.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17
Hat of inc Future.

Stella-How will you have your hal trimmed?
 Bella-I haven't decided betweeE the merits of a monoplane and bi plane wing effect.-New York Sun.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17

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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17

souri. He is 22 years old. His parents are natives of Sweden.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-17

The wife of a dyspeptic man may not agree with him any moro than her cooking does.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
De SOC|EDAD.

i Dos gemetos. La sonora La
rrinaga de Dexter, hija del CO
misionado de P. Rico en- Was
hington y esposa del conocido
abogado LIDO. F. H. Dexter.
di6 q luz aver dos hermosos
ninos gemelos, una mujer y up
var6n; los que vinieron al nun
do con la mayor felicidad
Coincidi6 este grato suceso
con Ia llegada de los Estados
Unidos de la distinguida seno-
ra madre de Ia sonora Larri-
naga de Dexter que viene d
Ia isla a pasar el verano.
Nuestra felicitaci6n por el
venturoso suceso Y que sea
muy pr6spera la vida de los
dos nifos Disadvantage,
Al teotro. Para esta noche
y para la de manana hay dos
selectos programs para los
espectaculos en- ell municipal,
y seguramente habr& lleno.
PerSOnGIeS. Ha estadO er
San Juan el jefe de distritd
de la policia insular de Caro-
lima Sr. Lopez-Diaz., que re-
gres6 hoy a su recidencia.
Tn tanto repuesto de la en-
fermedad que lie aqueia ha sa
lido aver a dar un paseo pol
la ciudad, nuestro ilustrado
.compatriota ell Sr. Salvador
Brau. Deseamos complete
restablecimiento al castizo y
antique maestro en- buena;
lides periodistas.
Semper.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
Ultimas noticias.

Gltimas noticias aseguran
Gltimas noticias de toda la
la isla eseguran que el triun-
fo de las camas. colchones, ca
jas de hierro. sillaS para mon
tar V olanes del CIELo es TN
hecho. Adelsnte que el mum
do es del que mas avanza.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09

tamente. pero baio los artihcios que me
emhellecen."
Doctor :usted ha querido condenarme
q muerte DOT wolverine IA samd Yo nue.
TO. pero de un modo distinto. muero be-
lla con esta belleza mia obra de mis- ma
nos de artista -Luisa"
G0Tlae TIr7sue-
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
Ell CON % AD0
PAROUE RESIDENTIAL.
BAAADO POR LAS ,BR|SAS DEL OCEANO ATLANT|CO

Sitio extra saludable. Solares de todas
dirnensiones. Facilidades para el pago. Res
tricciones sobre las construcciones, aseguran-
do asi Ia estetica De este sitio.
Tiene una escuela publiea noderna para
500 alun1nos. Ell puente Sc concluira mas 0
menos hacia el 10 de Septienbre de este ano,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
.CHEVRE MONT & ALEMANY

Poe,edores de fincas en- Santo Domingo.
Estan en eondieiones de atender con pronti-
tud cualquier pedido de traviesas, postes y
maderas para trabaios de ebanisteria.
San Jose No. ID. San Juan, P. r.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
Sr. Director de LA Cores.

nosisilna de los que, despues
de prolongados estudlos, Sc
inician y tratan de impulsar
a sus semeiantes en- la amplla
y luminosa senda del progre-
so, tratando siempre de rege-
nerar 4 los pueblos lnvilecidos
por la ignorancia;; esa labor
titanica que lucha contra a.
rraigadas preocupaclones, con
ira los hip6critas amanos de
los que no reconocen mas Dios
que los materiales intereses ;
esa tarea, repetimos, que haee
| al iniciador hasta adbdicar su
propia vida, no ha traido nj
trae otra consecuencla que la
cicuta por pREM1o, como q So
crates, la retractaci6n del mo-
virniento terrestre ante un
tribunal inquisitorial, como
| 4 Galileo; la despotica tirania
como 4 Colon 8 ell ''Calvarlo'
como a Jesus el Cristo!
Tristemente nos haciamos
estas reflexiones despues de
haber leido el hermoso traba-
10 de Vd. con cuyo epigrate
"El espfritu de Controversial"
Sc publica en- el ndmero de fe-
cha 5 del actual y en- cuyo fon-
do Sc vishlmbra la buena fe
Y el natural deseo de Vd. hacla
la sustitucion, aunque sea
momentanea, de las intransi-
gencias y disputas polftlcas,
por Ell torneo Intellectual en-
cuyo luminoso campo Sc esgri-
men las armas resplandecien-
tes de Ia cortesla aunada con
las ciencias y la historic.
Lejos esta de nosotros la va
ma idea de creernos sabios nj
de adn suponernos ilustradl-
simos porque, como va 10 he
mos dicho muy acertadamen-
te en- muchos articulos, no So
mos mas que ur1 pensador de
en6rgjca of5rmoci6n pero den
tro de la senda indifinida que
marcha la ciencia, por la sen
ella raz6n de que siendo e
Tncreado" la sabiduria inf.
nita 8 sea la ciencia ABSOLUTE
la ciencia relotiva que va ras-
gando ell velo de la naturaleza
al oio analizador della huma-
nidad mostrandole sus adml-
rabies maravillas, no es mas
que el cdmln0 que nos condu,
ce y acerca a El.
Debemos pues, no apartar-
mos de la ciencia relativa, ,'por,
que como muy bien ha dichc
ell presbftero Sr. Marrero: ho
nainum est errare, sin exepci6r
de hombre aIguno (anadlmos
nosotros) y no seremos de los
que Sc dejen arrastrar por ST
propio criterio para proclamal
o afirmar 10 que no este con
firmado por las cienclas a cuyc
ligero estudio nos hemos de
dicado.
La anterior reflexi6n, pues
unida a los bellos concepto
que entrana su escnto, Sr. di
rector, nos trajo,| "a memoirs
la dificil campana que en- ant
1888 y siendo director d.
El Nivel" sostuvimos durant'
cuatro meses en- controver
sia con el presbitero cat6lict
Don Mariana Mingo Marott
Y contra IN gran ndmero d.
satellites que giraban en- tornC
del "Boletin mercantil'' Ia
Naci6n espahola" LA inte
gridad nacional' Y demas or
ganos del tiranico partido con
servador, baio cuya planta so
-berana Sc movfa penosamen
te el infeliZ puertorrlquefo.
iiAciaga epoca!! De un ladc
et compOnte en- perspective de
otro, la inmunda pocilga de L.
carcell
i3ueverse & discutir la re
ligi6n del Estadol Que afro
cidad! Que crimen de lesa m;
gestad. conservatism!
;Ahl Scnor Director: i;aui
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09

Carta alberta pos Francisco Peldti.

pesima era Ia raonarqufa en-
las col6nias! iCuanto tuyimos
que sufrir4os nativos en- lucha
tan desfgual!
Sobre nuestro periodieo,
(que por prudencIa tuyimos
que editar en- Vega-baja) Sc
cernia constantemente el So
noun de los improperios, los
insultos, los notes, Ia baba
asquerosa de las provocacio-
mes etc. que 4 falta de razona-
mientos Sc nos lanzaba para
sustituir q aquellos.
Era entonces nuestro soclo
Y companero de redaccion
nuestro inolvidable amigo Don
Salomon Alvarez, hombre de
edad avanzada, de caracter
'bondadoso, apacible, en- cuyos
kbios dibulabase constante-
mentes una senrisa benevola
y en- cuya expression Sc refle-
jaba el hon1bre sin doblez, sin
esa hipoerita diplomacla re-
pulsiva que espera 4 que Sc
vuelva Ia espalda, para sa-
car a reIucir los agenos defec-
tos.
Y, era de yer, mi estlrnado
doctor Zeno, Ia rlsa que nos
provocaba las contestaciones
que nos traian los peri6dicos
en- question.
~ que, otra cosa hacer?
Contra ira, templanza..
Aquellas diatribas, unidas
q las inumerables cartas con-
gratulatorias que de nuestros
afines recibiamos, no eran mas
que voces de aliento para que
la e$tjwe hablase y en- efecto
hablaba.
Excusamos manifestar que
estabamos hojeando constan-
temente Ell ''Codigo penaP' y
que tanto nuestro querldo Sa-
lomon como nosotros estaba-
mos tan identificados en- ideas
cientifico-religiosa, eran tan
profundas nuestras !conviccio-
mes adquiridas .per el sacrificio
del estudio, que antes, hubie-
ramos preferldo el suplicio q.
q aboliradicar de elias.
Y cuando, debido a SUI bon
dad pretendia 6l ceder al
go por cortesia, nosotros
con dignidad exclamabamos
mo transijamaos nunca con
la mentira, cualquiera que sea
su procedencia, cualquiera q.
sea el vestido conque la sc
adorne y cualquiera que sea Ia
autoridad que la predique y
la explote!
Y en- la controversial agota-
bamos todos. los recursos de Ia
cultura mas exquisite y de la
cortesia mas refinada, dentrc
del rigorismo hist6rico y den.
tro de los .dictamenes cienti.
ficos que nos veiamos precisa-
dos a citar. .
! iCuanto hemos cambiadc
de entonces q la actualidad
Hay hechos que no deber
permanecer ocultos, hoy me,
nos que nunca y en- la actua.
circumstance en- que Vd. cor.
tes y embellishments nos in.
vita a la controversial, asf co.
mo al ilustrado caballero Sr
Marreros y sabemos que las
exigencias de Ia discussion lie.
van a la necesidAd de tratal
puntos muy obscuros, de las
religiones positivas ligado:
con la historic y la filosofia
LoGICo es que los que, de bue.
ma f6, Sc Green abrogados de
un poder algo elevado sobrt
los demas, Sc escapen (consci,
ente 8 inconscientemente) POI
la tangente.
Nosotros esperamos tran
quilamente la refutaci6n Glen
Utica de nueStro anterior arti
culo referente a los moUin,ier,
tos de la TERRA Y deiremo'
siempre como Galileo:e pr
81 mu0ue.
Soy de Vd. Sr. Director 81
humilde servidor.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09

B. de A. Viuda de Hostos.
Bernardina Suarez Alfonso.
Josefa Viader Tinajero.
E. Useleti de Lloreda.
Luisa Acosta Viscarrondo.
Jasefa Barreto.
Eduvigis Garcia de Amanda
Maria Moll Romani.
Juana Silva de Mocz6.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1909-05-09
Lista parcial de comprddo-
res desde el L Abril 1908 al
l. Abril 1909.

Pillar Cabrera de Sanchez
Isabel Seijo Rivera.
Matilde Nadal.
Maria Iglesias.
Micaela G. de Iriarte.
Monserrate Gambia Cordova
Herminia Vazquez,
vda. de Acevedo.
Ana M. de Conejero,
Viuda de Gonzalez.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18
THE SALT MORNING NOVEMBER Is 1909

in its issue of the next day. This is
what The Tribune reports at that time;
At the tabernacle yesterday afternoon
Bishop Whitney discourscd for an hour
The law was given To The Jews III the old
th" people were sent away into exile and
captivity. their cities destroyed lands de-
vUStatcd by God. AS "A punishment Tor
disrcs1rdiug the law.
50 That the promise aud the threat of
Apostle Whitney is liNcned unto his
history-it repeats itself upon occasion.
and only discovers the immense and
what might he called the ponderous cou.
ccit of his poetic nature.
But Brother Whitney and the rest of
''thcm seem to be looking principally
TO the spois of religion They are
endcavoring TO create n smashup in the
Mormon church. and again To blame the
smashup Onto the Gcntics We know
that the saints will understand that
these prcscnt.dav prosecutions will
require rcadiustmcnt of affairs, They
viii also recognize the truth that in the
smashup somebody will be compelled to
take The eoods-and that somebody
won Z be tho saints.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18
A REPEATING TITHECALL.

II merely goes 10 show how conccitcd
u poet may become: and more especially
If Ne bc m apostle Of lsracl-which prc.
teusion oulv adds 10 the concet We
aI remember how Poe! Apostle Orson
! Whitucv "'blew on his license in
the tabernacle on last sunday concern
ing 'hc matter of ;jihcs. One who has
read tho report viii know that he nj.
tered dire threat 70 the Mormon peo.
pic. lIc said that thc matter Of ilhug
was mcrcIy Il move preparatory to =
greater sacrifice. aud promised much
awful destruction il the SAGE words thus
spoken were to bc disrcgardcd "whcu
BE time came.
But va find thai ''0rt is merely re.
hashiug himself y fmfny tlljrg is mcm-
ory,. and = more reliable t.ug is his.
tory. Crou looking The ratr up. VIC Gud
thai The Tribune had something 10 say
Of him in ihe wear IS93--and al other
times. an on lhcNi coming in very handy.
as occasion may rcquire-whc Mr.
Whiinev preached = sermon In the Salt
Lake tabernacle. II appcars that This
particular sermon was preached on the
| twelfth day Of November. in the wear
| | lS93 and was reported by Tic Tribune
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-18
SUGAR TRUST INQUIRY.

The dispatches state that there is a
probability that the sugar frauds per.
petrated at the New York customs house
Will be investigated by Congress That
Will be the natural outcome of the
charges that have been made. and of
the admitted and proved frauds upon
the government. The suspicion will al.
ways be that there has been more fraud
than was acknowledged and settled for.
and there will be blame upon treasury
officials present and past-chiefiy past.
however. because the present admins
tration has had very little opportunity
TO gather any amount of fraud in its
train in this connection.
The story tclegraphed through the
country two or three days ago that the
truth Of those frauds was laid before
Secretary Gage during his administra.
because Secretary Gage admits that
there may have been charges OF this
kind brought to his notice, but denies
that there was any proof. II. however,
these charges were brought TO his no
tico it was his business, through his
subordinates, 10 look into them and 6ud
out whether there was proof or not. for
it is not the business alone of the ono
who brings TO the notice Of the officials
the fact that frauds are going on. TO
furnish complete legal proof of them
When charges are brought in such di.
rect manner that they can he taken up
and investigated the ntormcr has
done his chief duty, ii would he very
rare. indeed, that one merely bringing
such notice 10 the Secretary of the
Treasury would have the complete proof
necessary for conviction. When frauds
exist and the Department is notified of
them. surely it should help itself. should
look into the matter and find out if
it is being defraudcd; and that is
precisely what Secretary Gage ought to
have done when these matters were
brought 10 his attention. 1t is said that
he did nothing TO stop the frauds. for
they went on more extensively and
boldcr than before. The public is by
no means satisfied with tho payments
made by the sugar trust Into the treas
ury in satisfaction for the frauds in
weight shortage at the custom house
in New York. II is not in the least
likely That anything approaching the
sum that is actually due has been paid.
Consequently. the supposton that Con
gross would make 4 complete investi
CATION is quite the natural one, That
is precisely what ought to be done