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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

On Dec. 22d at 5 D. m. at the home of the brides sister, Mrs. Geo. T. Harrington, in Flagstaff occurred the marriage of Alex Johnson to Miss Helen Merritt, The marriage ceremony was per formed by Rev. c. P. Metcalf of the Methodist Episcopal Church the Episcopal rite being used. About twenty invited guests-were present.
 The groom was formerly en- ployed in the local office of the Santa Fe depot and at present is agent for tha company at Hol- brook.
 The bride resided for many years in>this city and is a daugh- ter of Mir. and Mrs. Frand Mer- ritt,. former Flagstaff residents, now making their home near Bisbee. She is a graduate of '08I class of our Normal school, and has been teaching in the Public schools of Holbrook for some time.
 The newly welded couple left on No. 2 last evening for Old Mexico, to spend their honey. moon, and will return to Hol- brook, their future home, about | January.
 The couples Flagstaff freinds, l and they are many, wish them everything that is good, and 1 may they have a married left of l contentment, happiness and pros 1 perity. Flagstaff Gem.
 The public school closed here for the holidays December 17th and will reopen January 8, 1910 in the New School House which is completely furnished turnout 1 with New Furniture, and will be presided over by a New Principal Prof. w. T. Blanken ship. With | all of these improvements and the novelty of having everything New, including a New teacherin the middle of the school term; if there is any reason why the young idea should not learn how to shoot we would like to know it: and in view of all this New ness if there should be and kid" caught playing ''hooky" we would suggest that it be sent down to Jim Mahoney and palced in the Industrial School at Ben son without undue delay.
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 Lost an over coat, finder will please return to the News office and get reward.
 Where particular work is desired you must use LOLA CEMENT. Ask any cement man. For sale by A. & B. Schuster
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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
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President Taft has decided at

President Taft has decided at this left date that whiskey IS whiskey" and is such when made only os neutral spirits reduced to potable strength; and must be branded so that those buying it may know just what they are getting. It is fortunate that this delayed decision came as early as it did that those swearing off for the New, Year may know just what they are missing.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

STATEHOOD we are gently in formed, naypossibly be portpon- ed until after the 1910 census just to be sure that any people live down here After that it will probably be broken with equal kindness by the powers that be it will be better to wait until after the 1920 census and make assurance doubly sure. Same old Chimera. Albuquerque Jounal.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
! Beware of the Patriot.

a1 candidates for delegates
 % institutional convention " .i, coming to the front VII VII Soon ~" an.o sl that the dear m,O,, ''o,,io,, t.i. @ Janoo, I'd their services, p p0J e,+honab heir individual ;nterests ;,,t1 wonld be ieopardized by their services to the ocopie Iney are willing to sacri. ice them That's an old, old, song anu tne fellow who makes it, ana 'Hele are plenty of them, has the ear marks of chronic office seek eF
 Beware of these patriots. William J News. ... i
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31
New Years Turkeys

New Years Turkeys What is Newyears without a Turkey
 TURKEY, Turkey, turkey in the straw, NO at Frank Zuck''s Meat Market.
 MT. Zuck has 18of the finest Turkeys ever placed on the markets here; and he is selling them chearper than ever sold on this market.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31


 Whether the fact that Dr, Cook is democrat has anything to do with his ability as a faker or not is a question that sets many thinking. But anyone of the titles is enough for and ordinarily strong person, but when it comes to both Great Scottl No wonder the doctor is suffering from nervous break down.
 As the lawyers didn't have enough to bear, Q Ct. Lolis min ister now declares that that are TO lawyers in heaven.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

With flying machines so nearly perfected it is strange that the wind hammers in Congress haven't been able to fly before this.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

Lost an over coat, finder will please return to the News office and get reward.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-31

Where particular work is desired you must use LOLA PORTLAND CEMENT. Ask any cement man. For sale by A. & B. Schuster
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
AN TROQUOIS LEGEND.
Fantastic Origin of the Dance of the
False Faces.

False Faces.
The Iroquois Indians on their
reservations in New York state
maintain many of their primitive
customs, although they have adopt
ed in general the mode Of life Of
their white neighbors. In their
famous '1ong house" are held vnri-
Gus ceremonies propitiatory of the
different seasons in the year, and
among the most interesting is the
dance of the false faces. Its legend
ary origin is fantastic.
According to the present version,
this earth was created by Ha-wcn-i-
yu before mortal man was made.
While this creator was admiring his
work a monstrous head with glaring
eyes and flowing hair drifted into
view.
"What are you doing on my
earth? ?" cried the monster.
at is not yours, but mine," re-
tortcd IIa-wcn-i-yu.
"You licw was the reply. 81
have lived here since the begin
ming of the world! !"
"But | made the world" cried
Ha-wcn-i-yu.
''Prove it," said the monster, and
to demonstrate his own power he
bcckoncd to mountain to ap-
proach 1t moved up and took IL
position near by.
Now Ha-wcn-i-yu asked the mon
stcr to turn aside for a moment
and at the same instant commanded
the mountain to approach so swift
ly that it struck the side of the
monsters face and twisted the fea-
lures awry, giving it the expression
Of Il modern false face. At this dis
play Of mysterious power the mon
stcr acknowledged Ha-wen-i-yu's
superiority and begged for his life
and that of his people. This was
finally granted upon the condition
that the false face people should
live forever at the ends of the earth,
where they would be unseen Of men.
In return for this permission they
would aid mankind in curing the
sick upon the proviso that the lat
ter kept their memory sacred.
The Iroquois have false face
society in honor of those mysterious
people at the ends of the earth. and
every new year they hold dance
for them. IIideous wooden masks
are worn by the dancers, who go
through intricate evolutions to the
beating of turtle shell rattle.
During this ceremony the sick re-
ceive the closest attention and are
supposed to derive great benefit
through the medium of the dance.
-Ilarper's Weekly.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
The Air In a Room,

Given a medium sized sitting
room with four people and two gas
jets, the air must be changed every
fifty minutes to keep it pure. AS
air is heated it expands and becomes
lighter per cubic foot. If all the
air is heated equally it remains at
rest after expansion, but if hot air
is in the presence of cold air the
latter, by reason of its heaviness,
forces its way down and drives the
hot air up. The moving force of
air currents is the greater weight
of the colder air. This, then, is the
force by which we are to drive out
foul air and put pure air in its place.
Pure external air will always drive
out foul air if you give it a chance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11

game, as | said | was, I was imme-
diately inundated with tips, advice,
etc, as to the value and kinds Of
wine | ought to go in for. | care
fully made note of all these tips,
intending as soon as | got by my
self to just as carefully light my
cigar with them.
During dinner all went pleas
antly. A certain little traveller,
full Of life and conccit, commenced
to give us few recitations and i'm"
itations, some of them fairly clever,
| must confess. He was applauded
tremendously, and, filled up with
confidence and wine, he said:
"'Now | am going to initiate a
few celebrated actors etc. He i'm
itated Mounet-Sully as Hamlet, he
initiated Sarah Bernhardt in La
Tosca and then finished by saying:
4 am now going to give you an
imitation of Coquelin. Pay great
attention, and you will all swear
that it is Coquelin himself
"lle gave us this imitation, and
when he had finished | rose and
said:
"Nes, you did that fairly we'll !;
but, although | may appear con-
ceited, / really think | can give you
a better imitation. will try, how
ever
81 commenced. | gave something
from one Of my favorite pieces and,
as really think, quite excelled my
self.
"Do you think they applaudcd
me? Not at all. They smiled and
said, Thank YOU and almost APP
pcared as though they felt sorry for
my ridiculous attempt. Later on,
when all except the little conccited
traveller had retired, he came up to
me and said:
"'NIay offer you little friend
ly advice, sir? You are young
hand at the travelling game, | plain
ly see, and perhaps wished to make
yourself agreeable this evening.
Never, however, try to initiate Il
great actor whom you have never
seen. TO initiate Coquelin one
must have seen him act. You did
your best, | dare say, but, oh,
dearp"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
A Royal Fowl.

In England under an old law still
in force the swan is IA royal fowl,
as whales and surgeons are royal
fish. All swans the property where
Of is rot otherwise deGnable when
within the British dominions belong
to the crown by virtue of this pre-
rogative. When swans are lawfully
taken into the possession Of a pri-
vate person such person may be said
to have property in them, but if
they be at liberty they belong to
the crown Formerly it was ncces-
sary for persons who wished to keep
these 'royaI fowls" to obtain Il
swan mark, which was granted by
the crown and which could not be
legally impressed without grant or
prescription.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
I LEAVE a MEMBER OF THE FAMILY AT HOME

the pay envelope from his pocket.
When they reach the drive the
manager says:
'Lct 'er out "A notch and watch
your turns!"
Then, eying the Indifferent chauf-
feur closely, he tears little pieces
from that envelope and pushes
them merciIessIy over the cliff. He
is usually nervous for day or two
after dissecting the envelope, for
there is chance of being followed
by some one who may gather the
pinhead bits together, piece out the
envelope and--nab the secret! -
Kansas City Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
Laughter.

Laughter is a positive sweet
ness of life; but, like good coffee, it
should be well cleared of deletcri-
Gus substances before use. III will
and malice and the desire to wound
are worse than chicory. Between a
laugh and giggle there is the
width of the horizons. | could sit
all day and listen to the hearty and
heartsome ha-ha of lot of bright
and jolly people, but would rather
be shot than be forced to stay with
in earshot of a couple of silly gos-
sips. Cultivate that part of your
nature that is quick to see the
mirthful side of things, so you shall
be enabled to shed many of life's
troubles, as the plumage of the bird
sheds the rain. But discourage all
tendencies to seek your amusement
at the expense of another's feelings
or in aught that is impure. 1t was
Goethe who said, "Tell me what a
man laughs at and | will read you
his character" ."-Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
PAY DAY SECRETS.
The Whole Office Force In Fear After
the Ghost Walks.


About $50 per cent of that por-
lion of mankind is haunted by the
fear that the life ambition of every
other person is to get a look at the
figure behind the dollar mark on
the diverse side of its pay envel-
ope.
This fear is the f. Gotch of Pan
icville. The office boy who labors
faithfully-to sidestep labor-and
the general superintendent of the
whole works waltz down to pick up
the fruits of their toll with this
horrible fear frisking around them.
Most paymasters are honorable
men. Not only do they keep mum,
but they slide the pay envelope out
with its fsce to the marble slab,
This. however, is generally per-
formed as though the paymaster
had to take it all out of his own
pocket and with an air which says:
"llow can you compromise your
conscience by taking so much ?"
Methods of disposing of the pay
envelope vary. Here are some en-
plovcd by the office boys of a large
Kansas City concern:
The Henry method, invention
of Henry, the 1888 week Office
boy: Tear the pay envelope into
ribbons about four-sixteenths of an
inch wide. insert in mouth, chew
with teeth until former envelope
becomes ii puIpy mass, then roll
into paper wad and insert in right
shoe Inter in some deserted spot,
not necessarily "A cemetery. Note
II you suspect any one Of watching
it is better to swallow the strip
with the teIltale numerals on it.
Method employed by Cherry
smith, assistant shipping clerk,
($S.9S): Tear or clip envelope until
it resembles the confetti of COM
merce. Put into pocket and hold
until you 60 home in afternoon.
Then take in hand and careIessly
drop , (two) bits from the car win
dow at alternate street corners.
What is considered the one abso-
lutely sure method, discovered by
George Peas, an obscure salesman
($l0): Take envelope in right hand.
Strike match-any brand will do
on trousers or sole of shoe. Ignite
envelope and cremate.
1t is one of the traditions of this
same company that every employee,
from the general manager down,
be paid by the envelope system.
The manager gets his at 1890
o'clock on Saturday morning. 1t
comes in tailor made envelope
that looks like paper mail sack.
1t is II popular Saturday recreation
for employees to happen along to
see the manager as he opens it.
Manager, after filling his pockets
with currency, puts the envelope
in his inside vest pocket. But he
must dispose of it. Let us watch
him.
At quitting time he descends to
where his motorcar and imported
chauffeur await him.
"Go home by way of the Cliff
drive, Armand"
As they reach the quieter por-
tions of the city the manager points
out to the chauffeur what seems to
be an airship over in the neighbor-
hood of Saturn. AS the unsuspect-
ing driver looks the manager slips
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
INITIATING COQUELiN.
One Time That the Great Actor Dis
appointed His Audience.


The great French actor, Coque-
lin, used to tell with gee the fol-
lowing experience in which he him
self played the leading part:
81 was tired out and so made up
my mind to leave the thCater for a
time and 90 and vegctate in some
isolated country place. | went
right into the center of France and
soon found myself nicely settled in
ii homclv yet comfortable CONNER
cial hotel. | did not want to be
known, so signed myself in the
book, 'Frederick Febvre, traveller
for wines, spirits, etc.
"At the table d'hote | soon be-
came acquainted with those staying
at the hotel. My neighbor on the
right Travelled for firm which spe-
cialized in table delicacies, my
neighbor on the left was in the
drapery line, another dabbled in
oils, another for a novelty in ba-
bies' feeding bottles. These gen
tlemcn soon became known to me,
and l was myself asked the name
of the house for which | travelled.
For Claretie & Moliere,' | replied.
"Now. being a new hand at the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
The Wit of Evarts.

Once when twittcd on his small
size by statesman Of the strenu-
Gus type the late William VI. Evarts
retorted. "That remark proves
what have always asserted-that
in your eyes measures were more
important than men"
To another critic. who found
fault with his habit Of stringing
out "A whole paragraph without a
break by the use Of parenthctical
clauses, he said checrfully, 81 have
noticed that criminals object to
long sentences"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11

Subscribe for The Age. $1.OO.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
A Chance for Boys to Make a
Dollar.

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, honfs, horns-any-
thing in the line of b1nes--if only
dry. We will pay 6Oc per hundred
pounds for thoroughly dry bones
we can pay even more if strictly
clean, hard, fresh, dry, boiled butch
ers' bones-and pay freights from
your station if shipped in lots of 200
pounds or more Ship in barrels or
cheap sacks,
G. S. PAGE, Hyd de Park, VT.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE
Woodstock, Vermont.
Printed Saturday Morning
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
WOODSTOCK NEWS.
Suggestion from "Mild Fan"

Editor of the Age:
1t is an open secret that the gate
money at the thirty-two base ball
games of the season just closed has
not covered expenses. This does
not show that Woodstock does not
patronize the national game or that
it does not care to see the game as it
should be-and that's the way the
Woodstock team has played it every
minute. But it does indicate that
place as small AS Woodstock does
not have base ball enthusiasts enough
to support as good team as the
present one.
Now, do we want to give up our
reputation in this matter? DO we
game between the Also Rams and
the Others? by no means The
pace is set Woodstock has the best
team in all these parts, and that III
cludes Vermont, New Hampshire
and large section of Massachusetts
TO be sure there is Bennington still
waiting to be licked, but it has so
far side-stepped its medicine and
keeps very still,
The next step is this: Let the man
ager take the Woodstock team for
tour to the south, into Massachusetts
and Connecticut, and use its skill to
good advantage right now while it is
in hand.
Can't this be done, and done at
once?
a MILD FAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
Saccharine Sarcasm.

They were at luncheon. One had
a very sweet tooth. He was insert
ing into his demi-tasse surprising
number of Jumps of sugar. His
companion watched the operation
quizzically.
"Say," he observed at length,
"why don't you eat your sugar
straight instead of saturating it in
coffee? It's much more healthy
Exchange.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
He Was Perfectly Willing.

Artemus Ward and friend were
one day discussing sacrifices when
the friend asked the humorist,
Don't you think, for instance, that
if a war should break out we should
be willing to sacrifice our relations
for the sake of our country"
EYES," said Ward. "I'll be will
ing, for the sake of my country, to
sacrifice all my wife's relations if
ueed be-"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11

Ernest Kendall of Windsor, who
escaped recently from the house OF
correction, was captured at Chitten-
den by Nj. r. Brown and G. A.
Bucklin, who were just returning
from fishing trip.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11
Too Much of Good Thina.

"Friends"- began Mark An
tony.
owe ain't" yelled the gallery.
"Romans"-
"Liar!'
'FCountrymen"-
"Ilinsultern
"Lend me your ears"
A large, green cabbage dropped
forcefully on The Thespian's head
Mark Antony glanced scathingly up
toward the angry gods" in the gal
lery.
''Pardon me, my friend" he
roared out, coming down to the
footlights, "but | only asked for
your ears. 1 did not bargain to re-
ceive your head."--London An
swers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11

Two people are dead, two are dy-
ing and twenty others were injured
as the result of wreck of train on
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad at
New castle, Pa, Saturday.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1909-09-11

The fifth annual meeting of the
Vermont Electrical Association will
he held in Burlington September 10
and lG
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-01

Hoheimer. resigned; Miss Madge Kete-
ham at E%spanola, Santa Fe county, n.
NJ, vice c. l. Pollard, resigned
Charles T.. Thomas at Fulton. San
Miguel county. n. NJ, vice p. A,
Casaus, resigned: Jervis b. Law
renee at Escuela, Pima county, Ariz.,
vice II. G. Brown, resigned; Mrs. Lee
nora NJ. Park at Oatman. Mohave
county, Ariz., vice j. II. knight. Post
master Knight vas removed for viola
tons of the postal laws and regula-
lions.
Postmasters commissioned in New
Mexico: lgnacio Lopez, Las Vegas.
Williston H.. Lane, Alto: Bertha A.
Vogcding, French Myrtle NJ. Fry,
Derono.
sulphur Springs is the name of a
newly established postoffice in San
doval county. n. NJ. Edwin d. Fluke
was made postmaster. -
The postmaster general has re-
scinded a recent order abolishing the
postoffice at Kennedy, Santa Fe coun7
ty. n. NJ. Z
Canon. Diabfo postofficc, Coconine
county, ArIz.. will be discontinued on
July 81.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-01
South African Union.

by a referendum vote of three to
one Natal has declared in favor of
Joining the South African union. This
clears the way for the complete feder-
alton of the colonies of TrahsvaaI,
! Cape Colony, the Orange River Colony
and Natal. The British element is
dominant in Natal, and there. has been
a~ntagonism to; the. union because OF
the fear that the confederation. would
be controlled by the Beers. The vote
indicates that larger ideas have gained
the day and that the greater good Of
all has been the determining factor.
When comparatively recent history
is recalled the fear of the Beers seems
natural. Bat there has been a rapid
change Of feeling in south Africa.
The Englishman who was inclined to
be suspicious, of the former enemy
has found HIM ready to accept the
new conditions of life and TO go for
ward under them to contentment and
prosperity. As a result suspicion has
been disalined, and those. who once
opposed union as Objectionable from
the point>o of view of the Englishman
have como. out boldly in favor Of it.
The desirability of simplifying adj
ministration has been an important
consideration. To govern about one
million white people there have been
four governors, four parliaments and
four sets of machinery. The cost of
such administrator iias been excess
sive. The. economic aspect has in
iluehced many in favor of the simpler
plan of a single government for all.
Along with the distinct administra-
ton there has been noticed II tendency
toward separation. This has affected
commercial relationships and retarded
internal development. Why're a free
interchange of commodities was de-
slfable the separate government plan
has worked in favor of determinations
and trade barriers whose ultiamte cr-
fects were seen II be disastrous to the
common interests of all.
The wisdom OF a common policy to-
ward the natives has been apparent.
advantages of combined effort in
fight against the locust. the tick,
and other foes of the farmer have APP
to many. The desire to break
as rapidly as possible the bar
riers erected by racial differences has
been influential.
Good sense has wen the day. For
he present the vexed question of
language has been settled on the BIZ
basis. English and Dutch
NH be USED. time being allowed for
he determination of precedence I'm
accordance with the law of the sur
of the fittest. other adjust
nents have been made in generous
Al indications point to a
Happy issue of troubles in South Afri-
"a n to a successful future there
chicago Tribune.