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The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Some New York farmers asked the state commission of agriculture in New York city to undertake to persuade families to go from the city into the country for the summer, and work on the land. Even if they had to work for their board and car fare, life in the open would be worth while to many growing boys who ordinarily have to spend the hot months cooped up in the crowded town.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
HOLDS THE GATE OPEN.

to hold the gate open. The dotted lines show the position of the holder as the gate is forced over the bevel. The post should be set to correspond with the height of the gate when open. If the gate drags on the ground there is something wrong; hang the gate little bit higher. The end opposite the notch of the holder should be the heav- fest so as to keep the notch in position on the gate.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
Cure for Blind staggers.

The Louisiana Experiment Station has been studying blind staggers in horses, its cause and cure. But noth- ing definite could be found. It is their opinion that the cause of the disease is in some way associated with the con- ditions of the feeding materials. such as grass, or cured products of corn, brought about by the attacks of mold or fungus.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

One of the German scientists an nounces that whales milk possesses great merits as a food for man. This being the case, we may expect counter felt whales milk to appear in the mar ket eftsoons.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
Concerning Hogs.

A hog is hog frequently because he is given no opportunity to be cleanly and decent. There are farmers who believe a hog would die if not allowed to wallow in mud and filth, while oth-
 CTS are of the opinion that the hog should have plenty of clean wa -"'- Tbe
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

The bee sting as a remedy for rheu- matism is being revived. But if the bee sting is good, why wouldn't the sting of a yellow jacket, which is sev-l eral horsepower stronger, be still bet ter?
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

It is proposed in Cleveland to pay commissioners S4O,OOo a year for over seeing the street car service there. We predict that Cleveland will find 1t easy to get commissioners.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

A COW in Minnesota ate into a bag o concrete. That may explain some of the steak we get
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
Pip-EatinE Soyvs.

Sows may be kept from eating their pigs by giving them a great variety of food for two months or more befoxe the pigs come along. It should include some animal food and plenty of salt
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Human nature is the same in village and city. Father takes Willy to the circus in New York and Thompson's Corners.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
To Hold the Gate Open.

piece of timber 4x6 two feet Ions, piece 2x4 two feet long with one end beveled and a notch 215x6 inches cut in position as shown in sketch serves
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

It is with Kidnapping as with other things, a man can't drink and make a success of it.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

A man needs a friend not to flatter him, but to strengthen him in his weak points.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Fashionable tailors announce that men will have their hips padded this spring. Anything except the revival of spring bottom pants"
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Scientists say that camels originat- ed in America, which serves to explain how they happened to get a hump on themselves.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Colorado train robbers recently rob bed a Pullman porter of nearly S15. This porter evidently didn't belong to the Fraternal Order of Train Rob- bers
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

The first thing Germany knows the English parliament will pass a law making the building of battle ships by Germany a misdemeanor.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

MT. Roosevelt is indeed a lucky jour nalist. He gets a good long vacation in less than a month after he starts to work.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

It may be only a rumor, but re- port comes from Spain to the effect that King Alphonso is trying to raise . mustache.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

Child stealing is bad enough, but what must be thought of the con scienceless scoundel who takes dozen good hens?
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25
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There isn't much more to be said about the new spring millinery.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

All true labor Is sacred, and "Dlesset is he who has found his work" says Carlyle. An American poet extols labor as life, worship, glory, honor and other beautiful things. While the poets and moralists and makers of saws and maxims unite in the praise of industry. there are but few who have any good rhymes taught children is that Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do." The example of the ant and the busy bee are held up as worthy of human imitation, and we are gravely informed that though slaves may in. dulge in sloth. it is most royal thing to labor" The importance of being UT and doing betimes Is Illustrated by such familiar proverbs as "the early bird catches the worm." But all the while the fact is ignored that if the worm were not up and stirring when he might just as well be in bed. he wouldn't be caught by the early bird : and we know perfectly well that slaves never can or do indulge in sloth, and are well aware that the ant and busy bee only work the first half of their lives, in order to lay up store which will enable them to pass the other half in eating and sleeping. While agreeing with Carlyle that to have found ones true work is blessedness, we need not believe it is a blessed thing to work all the time. While most people are overwhelmed with work. the few who are overwhelmed with leisure do moi begin to derive the enjoyment from ii that the busy man obtains from his little snatches of likeness. To stand idle in the market. place and cry,f"No nan has hired me-" is not pleasant to the starving man. For him the dolce far niente' has no delights, but when fl comes as the reward of work well done 1t is sweet. pr. Johnson, himself 8 great worker, said that "all hope some day to be idle" They are willing tc toll up the hill of life in their early years in the hope of descending its downward slope in idleness. Wouldn't 1t be better to throw little episodes of idleness into ones early life. and no. work so hard as to bring decrepitude into ones later years? Between labor and idleness there should be a golden mean.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

the source Of greatest danger to the national life of Cuba. He furthermore has the courage to speak plainly re garding 1t in his message to the Cuban congress, hoping that the new republic, through self-dlscipline. may curb the chara cteristics for which southern races in general are unfortunately noted. The Cuban president links the tendency to form and mantain third parties with the individual tendency toward rebellion against everything wearing the badge of discipline or au- thority. Perhaps the manifestation of the rebellious tendency Is not due so much to antagonism to all authority as 1t is to authority directed by another person. The great trouble with many of the Cuban people, those fitted only to be hewers of wood and drawers of water, is that they want to be generals or governors. There are others of more or less capacity who are natural mar plots. It may seem unbecoming to hurl stones at leaders who place personal ambition above stability of government as long as. we have some glass houses In our own country, but 1t is a fact that the personal equation finds its most grotesque manifesto tons among our southern neighbors. Thus far the government of the new Cuba has dealt admirably with the evil that is recog- nized to be the great national peril The summary treatment of an incipient fnsurrection, which tended to infiame the spirit of which Gomez complains
 set a good example. If there is firm dealing with the chronic malcontents and at the same time the masses are educated up to sound ideas of the ob
 1ect of government. the Cuban ship of state, 1t is to be hoped. will find its course lying in calm waters. The coun
 try's finances are in good condition
 and all that appears necessary to the republics success is willingness to work for the prosperity of all and the cultivation of the true national spirit
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

A boy likes pie so well he nsvsr knows when 1t is poor.
The Holbrook news., 1909-06-25

President Gomez seems to appreciate fully the spirit of his people which Is
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
The Debts of Midshinmen.

The young men under instruction at the
Naval Academy have no right to enter
tain a grievance against the newly sp-
pointed superintendent Of that institution
because he has promulgated a rule that
every midshipman, upon leaving the
Naval Academy. shall satisfy the super
intendent that his outfit is paid for and
that he has no debt contracted during
the time he has been a midshipman.
The measure IS one which will encourage
prudence The allowance OF midshipmen
under instruction during the four years
prior 10 graduation at Annapolis IS
liberal. II is certainly ample 20 meet
all the needs OF a midshipman 1t is
very well known that some Of the mid
shipmen acquire habits Of extravaganza.
and II is safe 10 guess that those who
are reported as objecting to the order
and who are depicted as struggling under
an additional hardship imposed by cruel
masters are the same young men who
most sadly need this discipline. There
Is no excuse for a midshipman leaving
the Naval Academy in debt. He ought
TO have saved enough out Of his Official
pay or allowance TO have fitted himself
out and 10 have paid any other bills
which he incurs. One OF the worst things
which can happen to a midshipman is
the commencement OF his naval career
was provided at the last session, there
is every reason why a midshipmen should
leave the Naval Academy square with
the world They are assisted toward
a standard Of individual efficiency, to
say nothing Of the element Of personal
contentment. By this prohibition OF in
debtedness.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.


They removed the patients gzzard. chopped his
They took out his pink appendix and his largest
yertebra;
Set his breathing through soOsequill they inserted
in his throttle.
Took his liver fom its moorings and preserved 1t IN
bottle.
In the lining Of his stomach they discerned little
flaw
They dispensed with it. replaced It With thEOO-
Many another inward trinket they hacked out Of him
beside
All successful operations the patient strange
ly died
successful opention" in the lingo OF the craft,
Is the one that lets him excate your person. fore
ard aft;
Lets them make a cross-Wise section Of the gourd
that holds your brain.
Lets them whitte out the fixtures they declare were
What dreadful iguorsmus the Creator wnsi' they
sigh;
"AH these things had been omitted were BE wise
as you and ~
Then they whet their little scalpelS lay your cpl
And with ''sEillful operations" send you up the
golden stair.
Oh, ny brother. when you and me muSSing up 4
railroad track.
With nv legs and lights and sweetb-eads piled up
neatly on ny back.
Do not notify q surgeon-let me de In peace or
pieces:
I am wcarsd out with reading Of the numerous
deceases
That result when they successfully" have oper-
nted on
Some poor devil who has swallowed all their anas-
thetio COZ.
Gently-sh. bit surelyi-kin me while hght, with
heeting breath.
Gainst successful operations" that result IN Ger
tain death Health Culture
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
GIVING THE BOY A CHANCE.
Let Him Have as Much Fun as He
Can in a Crowded City.

Let Him Have as Much Fun as He
Can in a Crowded City.
From the Baltimore News.
Hats of TO the man who went 70 the
defense OF boys playing ball in vacant
lot when they were threatened with
arrest by a policeman! OF course. we
do not know all the facts in the case;
but 1t would require a demonstration Of
pretty bad behavior and a great deal
OF noise-making on the part OF the boys
to make us concede that they were proper
subjects for arrest.
II is impossible to have Fairgrounds
enough TO go around. Boys who live
In a yardless town such as this is. can't
get showroom now. let alono what
would happen 10 them OF they are scared
of the vacant lots. We know that they
are sometimes noisy and mischievous. and
that at times they need correction and
possibly domination by the policeman On
the block: but they also need the use Of
every vacant lot that can be found. The
only way 10 get rid OF their noise and
mischief is 70 get rid Of the boys.
There are people who regard boys as
a nuisance who ought TO be suppressed.
But when II comes TO choosing between
their ideas OF what boys should and
should not do. and the ideas Of the man
who sought 20 get arrested and was ar
rested with them and who went 10 the
station and fought out their case for
them. we are for the man who remembers
that he was a boy himself once. What
the policeman ought to do is 10 stand
in with the boys and help them 10 play
in a way that will cause as little annoy
ance as possible 10 people who don Z
happen 20 like boys He VIII find that
course OF action a great deal better than
running them in"
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
Public Opinion.
Saws the Baltimore sun:

Says the Baltimore sun:
There s not the slightest doubt that public
opinion-whst the Germans call the Eeit-geist or
time spirit-has very much to do with the FIRE
quency OF rarity Of crime Il forms sort Of
moral atmosphere which al must breathe. It's
germs OF COED or evil taken in or rejected &C
cording TO our moral makeup. But. try as we
may. II is difficult 20 free ourselves wholly from
its influence. Hence the necessity Of doing every
thing in our power to contribute to the formation
Of night public conscience"
sThe effectiveness OF all law. we think
even. perhaps, including moral law-de-
ponds on public opinion. when all is said
and done. Laws are the outcome OF pub
lie oplnion-sometimes more apparent
than real. OF course-and their success
full administration depends on public
opinion to a very great degree. There
never was a truer saying than that the best
way TO get rid OF a bad law is 20 en-
force II rigidlyi and that is true only be-
cause OF the fact that public opinion in
variably will right a wrong when the
sunlight OF experience shows II UP plain
~ enough 10 DC seen Clearly
The sometime boosted power CT the
press" for instance. depends entirely on
the press ability to influence public
opinion. not so much through the ex-
preston OF it's own opinions as through
its general reputation for fairness. hon
esty. steadfastness OF purpose. alertness.
and general integrity and character. The
newspaper that Is generally credited with
accuracy and lucidity, and is known to be
free from sinister slignments or encum-
brances-that is the newspaper that is a
potential influence in its community. II
does not manufacture public opinion so
much as 1t stimulates It along healthy
lines and gives it confidence in itself. so
to speak.
The Baltimore Sun is everlastlngly right
when it says it is every mans solemn
duty ito contribute-in so far as he may
to the formation OF a right public con-
science" right public conscience puts
fight men in Office. demands-and always
gets. ultimately-right laws and just ad-
mlnistratlon OF them. II public opinion
were never unhealthy-if no evil infiu-
ences now and then warped It and i'm
PEELED il 10 hesty conclusions OF upright
eous trend-crirne would be reduced to a
minimum, graft would be uprooted from
the face Of the earth. and civic purity
would be approximately attained.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
me Temnernmentnl Colonel Arnin.

Tho almost forgotten and recently quite
neglected Col William F. Stewart. U. S.
A. retired. and OF the Coast Artillery
before he was retired. has been pushed
into the limelight once more. being the
object Of proposed legislation which shall
make him brigadier general on the re-
tired list.
Col. Stewart is the army officer
who refused TO apply for retirement upon
the request Of President Roosevelt, and
who preferred 10 take station" at the
remote and abandoned post Of Fort Grant.
in Arizona. 70 complying with the Execu-
tive demand for his withdrawal from
active service. The military authorities
believed that the mere assignment Of this
officer to duty in Arizona would extract
from him an application to go on the re-
tired list. II did nothing OF the kind; and
so far as he was concerned, he would
probably be there now. baslking in the
desolation Of an otherwise uninhabited
military reservation. II It had not been
for the discovery that he was physically
disqualified for duty. He was nearly
blind and had various ailments which
would have justified his retirement with
ont any OF the spectacular and sensational
proceedings to which he was subjected,
and which gained for him friends who
might otherwise have regarded him with
indifference.
While Col. Stewards experiences must
have been unpleasant for him, and while
they were well-nigh without precedent in
the exercise Of authority over members
Of the military personnel. there has been
nothing in Col. Stewards career. and GER
tainly nothing in his experiences during
the Roosevelt administration, to justify
his appointment as q brigadler general.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05

that perSpicuity desirable in restating the
Presidents language. we assume It TO
mean that Mr.. Taft simply wanted It
understood that he would be content
with the proposed legislation concerning
Philippine sugar importations. This is a
very different matter from agreeing to
oppose any reduction IN the sugar duties.
We are glad that the Presidents at
tltude has been truly set forth respect
ing the sugar schedule. and that the I'M
just imputation that he had bargained
with the sugar men for the maintenance
OF excessive duties has been swept away
by Mr. Fordney's honest and timely con-
fession. His, explanation will give pleas
ure and satisfaction to all OF Mr.. Tafts
friends.
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
frsslssat Made No Such Rsrn.iu

on March &c last. speaking IN the
House on the Payne tarin bill Repre-
sentative Joseph ". Fordney, OF Mich
igan. made the following observation IN
that provision Of the bill which permits
the importation Of 10000 tons Of sugar
annually free OF duty from the PhllippIne
Islands:
Our present good President. Mr.. Taft has sgr..d
10 my presence that during his administration p.
vii not permit Ear as no can avoid II h, hi,
action any further reduction IN the sugar schedule.
We win accept this agreement snd let the 800 600
tons coms In free from the PHILIPPINES"
This was at once construed 10 mean
that the President had struck a bsrgs,,
with the sugar producers OF this country
that he would not consent 10 a CHANGE
IN the sugar duties. provided they ac-
eepted his proposition for the free ad-
mission Of 10000 tons from the PbuIp-
pines. A good many people thought this
supposed compact Inconsistent with Mr.
Taft's position in favor OF a revision ~
AAAo ~ ia ubWAWhlu. ana he WAS in
consequence. much criticised for having
surrendered the interests OF the Amer
lean consumer IN order to obtain some
advantage to the Filipino sugar planters.
1t appears that Mr.. Taft was wholly
misunderstood in this matter. No sueb
agreement as Mr.. Fordney assumed TO
have been made was in the conternpla-
ton Of the President. The true state
OF the case is given in the Congressional
Record for July 81 last where Mr.. Ford
ney confesses that through a misappre-
hension Of the Presidents meaning he
had in his former speech misstated what
Mr. Taft had intended TO say. which was
that II the Philippine concession were
agreed 20, the President would oppose
any further legislation so far as sugar
coming from the Philippine Islands into
the United States was concerned. and
from no other country" While Mr..
FOrdueys statement lacks something Of
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05

He might. indeed. claim that he IS as
much entitled to 1t as some Of his as
sociates IN the military service who have
been made brigadier generals and retired.
and perhaps some Of those who were
made brigadiers and not yet retired. That
is a question one need not discuss, how
ever. since It Is not put forth as the
reason why Senator Chamberlain. OF Ore
gon. has introduced a bill which. II en-
acted. would make Col Stewart briga-
der general on the retired list The bill.
II it is called Up. viii, Of course. give an
other opportunity to criticise Mr.. Roose-
Welt, but Mr.. Roosevelts attitude toward
Col. Stewart, prompted. as It was. by rec
concentrations from the War Department,
cannot, in justice TO other officers, be re-
garded as furnishing a sufficient reason
why Col. Stewart should be made briga-
der general
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
Malefaetor and AthIete Roth.

From the New YORK Sun
A man who can hurl cat seventy-flve
feet is not only a malefactor, ne is also
an accomplished athlete. This feat was
performed al 50 East Broadway a few
days ago The cat. as alleged. was on
counter in the restaurant devoUring fish
and meat so the waiter seized It by the
hind legs and hurled IL exactly seventy
five feet into the adjacent thoroughfare.
A great fuss has been made over the
walters cruelty, though the magistrate
discharged him in the enc. but nobody
has said word about the tremendous
physical strength. 10 say nothing OF the
skill, involved in throwing a full grown
cat so far. There is record Of a Florida
man who once picked up a large yellow
cat and killed his hated enemy with IL at
one blow. but we have not hitherto heard
Of a cat employed as a projectile with
such brilliant results. Why may not this
incident mark the Inauguration Of a new
feature IN our athletic sports? Why not
hurl cats after this instead Of hammers
and other inert things? IL would be pre-
ferable 10 kicking n mans head of IN
football, and the cats wouldn't mind il 10
any great extent
The Washington herald., 1909-08-05
Globe Sights.

From the Atchison Globe.
A man likes 10 think that when he
makes up his mind, nothing on earth
can move him.
II is no sin TO be thirty years Old but.
IL you ask a girl Of thirty her age, It
will shock her considerably.
The women look for a certain portion
Of their reward in heaven. but the men
want theirs now.
The trouble in the world IS nearly all
due 20 the fact that One-half OF the peo-
pie are men, and the other half women.
1t is a good idea to let a girl give a
party occasionally; she takes such an
interest IN getting the house cleaned up.
Ever notice that If a little woman IS
married 10 a big man she is boss, and
II a big woman IS married 10 little
man. she is boss. too?
a man who IS keeping something from
his wife is a good deal like a dog that
has hidden a bone. He sits right on
the spot until every one suspects some
thing