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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
DOWN WITH COOKS.
slogan of Upton SincIair's Campaign
 for the Use of Raw Foods.

Slogan of Upton SincIair's Campaign
 for the Use of Raw Foods.
 After the fire at Helicon Hall and the strain and worry caused by serious financial losses" writes Upton Sin clair in the Independent. T was in very bad health, and my wife in even worse. So for the first tirle in my life l began to pay serious attention to the question of diet
 "A good many of the members of the colony had been vegetarians before they came there, but we had served meat for the meat eaters, and the re- suit was that all the vegetarians had fallen from grace.
 Now. however. I became a vege- tarian for keeps living for the most part on the germ proof food prepara- tions of a well known manufacturer of that sort of thing. That helped me some. but very little
 Hast fall I found myself in such condition of nervous exhaustion that I went away by myself to California, vowing that I would not come back to my family and my friends until I had made myself we'll man.
 T got little bungalow, and because l did not want to have to bother with servant and wanted to be alone at meal times I took to eating foods that did not have to be cooked. I could not get the prepared stuff I had been eating, but I was in a land of fruits and fresh vegetables, and so I lived on these.
 "In this blind way and quite with out guidance stumbled on what I now know to he the greatest discov- cry of my life the deadly nature of the cooking process. which destroys the health-giving properties of foods. incites to gluttony and is the cause of 95 per cent of the diseases of the human race.
 'FI used a kind of whole hard wheat cracker. but for this I ate no cooked food for five months. I lived on nuts. ripe olives. salad. vegetables and a variety of the kindly fruits of the earth both fresh and dried. I was indoors most of the time. for the eli mate was vile-it rained nearly every day all winter through.
 q worked harder than I had ever worked in my life before. and yet my troubles fell from me like a cast-off garment. My stomach ceased from growing. my sluggish intestines awoke, my nerves became calm and my headaches were forgotten. was picture of radiant and rejoicing health"
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
GETTING AT THE TROUBLE.

"All kickers into the pond" Is one of the bylaws of certain summer camp. The result is that there are no ..kickers." Another preventive method of dealing with complaints is given in C. F. Carter's When Railroads Were New" Once, when there had been a very heavy rain. and the track was in such a condition that the train was to be delayed for hours, the passengers, following a custom that is still ob- served. heaped maledictions upon the manaEement.
 Some of the more spirited passen- gers drew up a set of resolutions de- nouncing the company for the high handed invasion of their rights. as manifested in the delay, in scathing terms. The resolutions were passed along to be signed by all the passen- gers.
 When they came to a minister. he said he would be happy to give his signature if the phraseology was changed slightly. Upon being request ed to name the changes he wished. he wrote the following:
 "Whereas, the recent rain has fallen &. a time ill-suited to our pleasure and convenience and without consultation with us; and,.
 Whereas, Jack Frost, who has been imprisoned in the ground some months. having become tired of his bondage, is trying to break loose; therefore be It
 Resolved, That we should be glad to have 1t otherwise"
 When the good clergyman arose and in his best parliamentary voice read his proposed amendment. there was a hearty laugh. and nothing more was heard about censuring the manage ment
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
WHERE WRITING IS SACRED.


 The Chinese point of view is often surprising to the Western mind, and therefore interesting. For example, they hold every scrap of writing to be sacred, no matter what the characters express-the merest commercial mes sage or advertisement included, de- ciares, a writer in the San Francisco characters to teach his wisdom, they are holy.
 In the average Chinese community, all letters and waste paper are laid away in a clean receptacle to await the collector, who appears at regular intervals to transfer the waste papers to the sacred furnace. If the papers are burned by the Chinese in their own homes, the ashes of the sacred writings would mingle with the ashes of wood and other fuel. and the ashes of Chinese writings are as sacred as the writing itself.
 The ashes from the sacred furnace are placed in sacks, the sacks are con- veyed by wagons to the sea, and there, ID DOdC, are cdTTleQ OuI WHSlS lH0 tide runs swift and consigned to the waves. The boat, known as a Mon War boat, belongs to the Mon War Sher, which is a lodge with branches everywhere, organized and maintain ed for the purpose of paying reverence to the spirit of Confucius.
 The furnace in the Chinatown which nearly every large city in the United States harbors is generally a brick, oven-like structure about five feethigh. Opposite 1t on the wall there will us ually be an inscription of the charac- ter of the following: "The spirits of our ancestors are pleased that we keep sacred the writings of our country"
 The society of Mon War Sher-cluo of the beautiful writing-is made up in each case of the prominent deni- zens of Chinatown, who support it by voluntary subscriptions, which pay the salaries of the keeper and his assist ant
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
A Personal Matter.

Clarence was usually so restless and fidgety in church that his mother was obliged to reprove him from time to time. One Sunday he was so quiet and well-behaved that his mother no- ticed it. and spoke approvingly.
 What a good little boy Clarence was in church today" she said. ''Mam- ma was so proud of him."
 Well" said Clarence. q had to be. The choir looked right at me, and sang over and over again, Please be still. please be stillr"
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
Jelly Lane.

As I walked down through Jelly Lane. Went winding through its curves. The road was lined with every kind Of jeliles and preserves. D. there were pots of apricots.
 Ard candied fruits displayed. And there was peach within my reach
 And orange marmalade. And plies and piles and miles and
 miles
 or citron. quince and grape Cron the grass in jars of glass
 Of every size and shape. The sirup rills and ginger hills
 The raspberry jam and plum, And cherries canned on either hand
 Seemed glad to have me come. like to walk in Jelly Lane,
 Where everything is sweet. And take my fill of all until
 l wish no more to eat. And though each day I come away And feel a little pain, let when I'm rich a tent I'll pitch. And live in Jelly Lane.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
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 The federal forest service has de- veloped a process for making paper from scrub pine, which covers exten- sive areas on the southern Atlantic seaboard and Is little used except for fuel.
 A London scientific journal that analysed samples of snow taken from the roof of its building found that weekday snows contained about five times the impurities of those gathered on Sundays.
 It has been satisfactorily demon strated that the blue rays from mer- cury vapor lamps kill bacteria and sterilize water in which the lamps are placed without appreciably increasing its temperature.
 Because of an increase in the num- Der of cases of malaria, the city of Leipzig has declared war on the mos quito and will fine any resident who fails to carry out certain regulations intended to exterminate the insect.
 Because the blowing out of fuses has caused panics among passengers. new cars being built at St. Louis are carry ing the fuses on the outside, the smoke and discharge material passing through slated openings to the outer air
 Hitherto the use of the falls Of the river Rhone for the production of cleo tric power has been almost confined to the Swiss part of the stream. but project Is on foot for the utilization of the falls at Genissiat, in French ter ritory, for the production of electric power to be sent to Paris. The falls have a descent of over 200 feet, and it is estimated that they will produce 10000 kilowatts per hour, an amount of energy the production of which would demand the consumption of more than 200 tons of coal.
 Sir William Ramsay and R. w. Graw have liquefied and. they believe. solidifed the emanation from radiUm. which is popularly famous for chang ing spontaneously into helium. The boiling point of the emanaticn at at mospheric pressure is 4S.5 degrees be- low zero centigrade. The liquid Is slightly phosphorescent, but if it Is cooled with liquid air it begins to glow with a white light, which passes first to yellow and then to orange. In the microscope the light resembles little electric arc. On removing the liquid air the colors succeed each other in the reverse order, and blue color ap- pears. followed by a change as If the crystals of a solid were dissolving The experimenters believe that the brilliantly luminous substance seen Is the emanation in the solid state.
 Since 1906 diamonds have been found in Pike County, Ark. in rock similar to that of the diamond fields of South Africa. It is a peridotite of igneous origin which has been pushed up through carboniferous and creta- ceous formations. In some places the rock is very hard and dense, but in others 1t has weathered to a soft vel Jewish and greenish material 20 to 25 feet deep. About 600 diamonds have been found in this rock, the largest weighing 61a carats. The usual colors are white. brown and yellow; but one blue diamond and several black ones have been found. One bore for ex-
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
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doctors carriage," said Aunt Ruth. her eyes still shut. q think it must be Dr.. Post. going to see the Hig5y baby-yes, he has stopped there. Am l right?"
 Exactly" responded Carl. 'Bui how In the world do you do it?" I
 q wasn't sure until he stopped; but as I heard only the horses hoofs. knew 1t must be a rubber-tired car riage. and I thought at once of pr. Post. He often comes about this time"
 q wish I had such ears." said Bertha.
 "You can train your ears. and thts is good practice"
 "Oh. let me try it," begged Carl. '1 hear an auto down on Hubbard stBeet! Now I'm going to guess. It must be Mr Huntington's. because MT. Barry never comes home at this hour"
 .'No," 'Wrongi" chuckled Norton and Bertha.
 'Oh. it's that friend of the Ship mans'!" he went on. as the car drew rear.
 "No. it's"
 Don't tell" Carl put in. Why. 1t Is stopping here," His eyes flew open. Uncle Stanley," he shouted. jumping up and waving his arms.
 "Who wants rider" called out the man in goggles.
 "I,". 'Ti" "Il" was answered from the piazza, while Carl said, Well play that game again. or I'll play it by myself. till can tell Uncle Stanley's auto when I hear it"-Youth's Com. panion.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
A LynchinE Bee.

'No," drawled the mayor of a West ern town, "the boys had some money tied up in the bankrupt telephone com pany, and they just didn't like the way the receiver was handling the busi- ness"
 Didn't, eh?" commented the tourist Well, what did they do about it?"
 "Oh, they just hung up the receiv' er"-Tit-Bits.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
Broad Minded.

"So your husband Is in the pageant, Mrs. Jones. didn't know he belonged to the Church of England"
 No. mum. he don't. But there, he's very broad minded, and he don't mind being an ancient bishop in the cause of charity. y."-Punch
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
Hnmnn After All.

Well, I must leave you. I've got an engagement with a collection agent in fifteen minutes"
 And you're hastening up to the of flee to meet him, you honest man."
 No, I'm hastening to get hid, for he's due along here any minute. - Kansas City Times.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

ploration has been driven to a depth of 2O5 feet. As to the prospects of more stones being found by deeper mining. geologists only say that the spasmodic exploitation thus far seems to indicate a good promise.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.

Here Is method by which an opti- cal illusion of length Is plainly shown: Judged by appearances the line A B in the larger figure is considerably longer than the line A B below it, but tested by measurement they are ex- actly equal.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
Fatal CuDidfty.

A certain Egyptian native discov- cred the entrance of a. tomb in the floor of his stable and at once proceed ed to worm his way down the tunnel
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

You are wrong, Alonzo; the maga- zine gun wasn't invented by a maga- zine editor for the purpose of exter- minating poets.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

I: doesn't take long for q handsome young widow to convince woman hat CT of the error of his ways.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

A man whose wife Is blind says her sense of touch keeps him broke.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
N.w n.,,e of contention.

'I don't speak to the woman across the street any more."
 whats tho matter now?" She's for Peary." Birmingham Age-Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

Even the biggest fish began life on a small scale
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

People seldom talk too much unless they know too little.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
"comic Concert" Game.

Every one in the company chooses an imaginary musical instrument One may be a violin. another piano, a harp, and so on. The leader of the band also chooses one. say the flute He begins to play this imaginary in- strument, running his fingers up and down it and footing away in repre- sentation of the real instrument. As soon as he begins the other players must follow suit; the piano player be- gins to strum an imaginary piano, the violin player to wield his bow, and so on-not only must the players initiate the actions, but also the sounds which proceed from the various instruments.
 During the concert the leader will suddenly cease playing his flute and commence playing the violin. when the violin player must take up the leaders discarded flute playing Presently the leader will change again. Any player who fails to take up the leaders in- struInent must take the leaders place and likewise pay forfeit.
 Literal Ted.
 There Is little boy years old who takes everything literally, and by so doing causes much amusement. Not long ago he heard his father say: Well, I am going to take the bull by the hornsi" Whereupon Ted set up a vail:
 "Oh, don't you do it, papa" he pleaded; 'it is terribly dangerous thing to do"
 Another day he was given a glass of lemonade by young lady. ''Teddy's got the clam" she laughed, as a bit of ice slipped into the glass.
 Dear mel" drowned Teddy; that Is too bad; never take clans in my lemonade,"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-09

fete then these small craft should be
made In different shapes and deco
rated with various college colors.
Simple little cups covered with fancy
paper and tied with ribbons are not
new. yet they are always pleasing and
go well with almost any pattern Of
china or style of crystal. This season
the ribbons are I'm brilliant contrast to
the paper. and often tied in with the
knot is little souvenir or perhaps a
flower. by using the smallest size of
paper shell enc can place this I'm the
center Of handsome paper flower
which lies fiat on the table. 1t is
wseSt not to choose Il flower which
has n number of petals. rs they make
the dish fill too large space.
Many women are collecting old fash
toned crystal and glass individual salt
dishes and even small cup plates.
which were made in glass rs well as
china. for almond dishes. They are
most attractive and are more econom
ical than the colorcd paper ones In the
end. Just now these dishes are quite
inexpensive, but the supply grows
smaller daily so that II Is well TO be-
gin collecting promptly If one fancics
them ut all. \ quaint old set Of rath-
er deep salt dishes had tiuted rims and
little glass knobs all over their squatty
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-07-09
CHAPTER NV

Ia HE leap Of death" implements
were being carried from the
ring. and Jim turned away to
~ superintend their loading.
Performers again rushed by each
other on their way to and from the
main tent.
Polly stood In the center Of the lot
frowning and anxious. The mere men
ton Of the pastors name had made It
seem impossible for her to ride to-
night. For hours she had been whip
ping herself up to the point Of doing
II. and now her courage failed her.
She followed Barker as he came from
the ring.
Mr.. Barker, please"
He turned upon her sharply.
We'll, what Is 1t now"
Il want 10 ask you to let me or
again tonight" She spoke In short.
jerky, desperate way.
What he shrieked "Not go into
the ring. with all them people inside
what's paid their money because they
knowed you:"
That's it, she cried. Il can't! I
can't.
You're cettin' too tony Barker
sneerod. THAT'S the trouble with YOU.
You amt been good for nothin' since
you was Mt that parsons house You
didn't stay there, and you're no use
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You can't do no good that way an
swcrcd Jim. she don't want TO see
You again
Why notE"
Il don't know, but she told me she'd
run away if ever even talked to you
about her"
You needn't talk. Jim. III talk for
myself. Where is she:''
shell be comm out soon. You can
wait around out here with me. I'll let
YOU know in time" He led the way
through Il narrow passage between the
wagons.
Jim ana Douglas had barely left the
lot when Deacon Elverson's small.
round head slipped cautiously around
the corner of the dressing tent The
( little deacon glanced eXuItantly about
him. He was monarch of all he sur
viewed. 1t was very thrilling TO stand
here on this forbidden ground smelling
the sawdust. gazing at the big red wag
onS. studying the unprotected circus
properties and listening To the tighten
Ing tempo of the band.
Did You see him." shouted Strong.
who had followed closely upon Elver
sons heels.
The little deacon started. Strong was
certainly n disturbing factor at times.
Yes. II saw him."
"Well:"
! lie he-didn't see her"
! What did he do?' Strong was be
! side himself with Impotence.
lie he just talked 10 the big un
! and went out that way" EMERSON
nodded toward the wagons.
Il guess he amt gone far" sneered
! Strong. lie come over TO this lot to
see her. and he amt goin' to give up
! till he does It, You wait here. I'll
take a look round" lie went quickly
| in the direction of the wagons.
| Emerson needed no second invitation
! to wait. He was congratulatinG him
self upon his good fortune when he all
| but collidcd with Il flying apparition.
! vanishing in the direction of the main
! tent Sophisticated eyes would have
/ seen crly rather stout acrobat clad
In pink tights. but Elvcrson WAS not
sophisticated. and he teetcrcd after the
fitting angel. even unto the forbidden
portals of the big top.
He was peeping through the curtains
which had fallen behind her and was
getting his first glimpse of the great
sawdust world beyond when one OF
the clowns dashed from the dressing
tent on his way to the ring.
The clown was late. lie saw the
limp coattails of the deacon. who was
three-QuarterS In the tent. Here was
chance to make Il funny entrance
He grabbed the unSuspecting little man
from the rear. The terrified deacon
struck out blindly in all directions, his
| black arms and legs moving like II cen
tiped's. but the clown held him firmly
by the back and thrust him hcadfore
most into the tent
Strong returned almost immedia tely
from his unsuccessful search for tine
pastor He looked about the lot for
EMERSON.
"IIcy, there, EMERSON" he called
Justify. There was no response.
Now. where's he got to-" grumblet
;;;;r:nr. lie disappeared quickly AROUND
the corner Of the dressing tent. re-
solved to keep n sharp lookout fol
Douglas.
Elvcrson WIS thrust from th. tent
"@on after. splitting sawdust and much
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locked at him blaniily. IF she would
only complain" lie said to himself;
IF she would cn!y .ct mad, anything.
anything to wake her" But She did
not complain. Sac Went through her
daily routine very hum!ly ard quietly.
She sometimes wondered how Jim
could talk so much about her work.
but before she could answer the qUes-
ton her mind driftCd back to other
days. 10 a garden AID flowers. and Jim
stole away unmisScd and left her with
folded hand and wide. staring eyes,
gazing into the distance.
The memory Of these times made
Jim helpless tonight. lie had gone on
hoping from DAY to day that Barker
might not notice the let down in her
work, and now the blow had fallen.
How could he tell her?
One of the acts came tumbling out
of the main tent. There was mo-
ment's confusion as clowns, acrobats
and animals passed each other on their
way to and from the ring; then the lot
cleared again. and Polly came slowly
from the dressing tent. She looked
very different from the little girl
whom jim had led away from the par
sons garden in Il simple white frock
one month before. Her thin, pensive
face contrasted eddy with her glitter
Ing attire. Her hair was knotted high
on her head and intertwined with
flowers and jewels. Her slender neck
seemed scarcely able TO support its
burden. Her short. full skirt and low
cut bodice We're ablaze with white
and colored stones.
whats on. Jim?" she asked.
The leap o death You got plenty
Of time"
Polly's mind went back to the girl
who answered that call a year ago.
Her spirit seemed very near tonight
The hand stopped playing. Barker
made his grandiloquent announcement
about the wonderful act about to lie
seen. and her eyes wandered TO the
distant church Steeple The moonlight
seemed to shun It tonight 1t looked
cold and grim and dark. She Won
dered whether the s.'.emn bell that
once called Its flock to worship had
become as mute as her own dead heart.
She did not hear the Whir Of the great
machine inside the tent as Il plunged
through space with It's girl occupant.
These things We're part # the daily
routine. part Of the strange, vague
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"Whgt'S that tO Won

whats that to you:"
"She isn't ill.," Douglas demanded
anxiously. oblivious to the gruffness
In the big fellows voice.
'She's all right" Jim answered
shortly as he shifted uneasily from
one foot to the other and avoided the
pastors burning gaze.
"And she's happy, she's content"
''Sure"
I'm glad" said Douglas DULY. He
tried TO think Of some way to prolOng
their talk. I've ne.er heard from
her. you know"
us folks don't get much time to
write" Jim turned away and began
tinkering with one Of the wagons.
Douglas had walked up and down In
front Of the tents again and again,
fighting against desire to do the very
thing that he was doing. but to no
purpose, and now that he was here It
seemed impossible that he should go
away so unsatisfied. He crossed to Jim
and came determinedly to the point.
Cant l see her. Jim?'
ITS agin the rules He did not turn.
There was another pause: then Doug
las started slowly out Of the lot
wait Il minute" called Jim, as
though the words had been wrung from
him. The pastor came back with a
question in his eyes.
II lied to YOU"
shes not well. them"
ooh, yes. she's well enough. 1t amt
that; its about her being happy"
"Shc isn't" There was note Of
unconscious EMULATION in his voice.
NO. She amt happy here. an she
was happy with YOU"
Then why did she leave me-"
Il don't know. She wasn't goin' to
do II at first. Somcthin' must a hap
penod afterwards. somcthin' that you
nm ne didn't know about"
I'VE will know about 1t. Jim. Where
Is she!' His quick eye searched the
lot His voice had regained its old
command. He felt that he could con-
Quer worlds.