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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Recently there died a man of wealth and prominence whose business was conducted fin accordance with a policy of enlightened self-interest-that act i've endeavor toward personal advance ment which takes into account in large measure the general good. He was a manufacturer of bicycles, and realizing that improved highways meant in. creased demand for the products of his factories, he became a pioneer in the movement for good roads. Realizing also that a more general appreciation of the many pleasures and benefits of outdoor life would mean more bicycle riding, he established magazine de voted to such life. The two causes which he helped along in energetic and practical fashion need no defense Both are generally accepted as import ant factors in the material advance ment of the country and in the per sonal welfare of its people. When the bicycle declined in popularity this man engaged in the manufacture of auto mobiles, and continued his advocacy of good roads. That he prospered by his ar-sightedness vindicated the wis dom of his course, even from the self ish point of view. Every man Is justi fled in promoting his own welfare, in protecting his own interests and in acquiring a competence against the inevitable old age. It Is his duty tc do this. and happy the man. and happy the community in which he lives and labors, when he does 1t in such way that those round him are benefited rather than injured. Not all can be great manufacturers and gain wealth by leadership in national movements, but every person can act on the sound theory that self-interest is best served not by the narrow selishness which sees only the present day and the i'm mediate surroundings, but by the far sightedness which includes the days to come. and the comprehensive planning which involves the common welfare and progress.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
chancer,. House I. sold.

Hartford Manor, Farirgdon, Berk shire, formerly the home of the poet Chaucer, and the largest farm on the Pusey estate, has been sold to the leaseholder, George Baylis of Wyf1eld Manor, Newbury, the largest producer of barley in England. Pusey is said to have been granted to the family of that name by Canute by tenure of a horn, which is still in Bouviere Pusey's possession and bears the inscription: .'Kyng Kanude gave William Pewse ye horn to held be by thy Londe. Lon don Letter.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The most cursory survey of the worlds literature. dramatic or other wise, will convince anyone that the profession of humorist or true come dian Is one of the most exacting ever known The jokesmith may get A mo- mentary laugh from an audience that Is willing to take the will for the deed But the man who would set his name among those who have made permanent additions to the worlds fun must have list of specifications for a permit to make a road through a Pinchox reserve. He must have in- sight. sympathy, knowledge of charac- ter. He must have a sense for fact that is felt beDeath his airiest webs of fancy. He must have an ear for the right word that no correspondence school can confer. It is easier to be a wit than to be humorist: easier to laugh ct people than to laugh with them. or make them laugh at them selves.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

"Speed, Means to Acquire Success.
 When we use the slang too slow as applied to non-success we are speak ing correctly, according to etymology, for slow" conveys an idea opposite to that of speed" and for more than 10000 years the root from which speed" has grown has preserved its influence in a dozen languages and has continually signifed the idea of quickness in grasping. in drawing to, in extending. in making room for ac- tion. in bringing prosperity and sue cess by reaching out.
 Our Aryan ancestors used the little word "spa," and from it has grown among scores of other words, our word speed" which. through the centuries, has not been restricted to its mean ing of velocity. It conceived the thought of velocity that reached out for success. It meant having room for action, to increase in the direction of prosperity Without "spa" there was no success"
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
An Easy Way Out.

Here, you" said the conductor, an grily, you rang up a fare. Do that again and I'll put you off"
 The small man standing in the mid dle of the crowded car promptly rang up another fare. Thereupon the con- ductor projected him through the crowd and to the edge of the plat form.
 Thanks" said the little man, "I did not see any other way to get out. Here's your dime"-Success Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
The Prosperity of the Farmer.

This year we shall raise three bil- lion bushels of corn. It is hard to realize what that means, says writer
 in Success Magazine. It is harvest
 greater even than the bumper crop of 1906. These three billion bushels will
 be worth to the farmer over a billion
 and a half of dollars, or over three
 times as much as the corn was worth
 in 1896. Last year the value of ali
 farm products in the United States was almost eight billions of dollars; this year it will be over eight billions. This Is more than the entire wealth of America in 1850. In 1850 the farms of the United States were worth less than four billions; to-day they are worth .twenty-eight billions. Every day the farms of the country are worth $3,- 10000 more than they were worth the day before. .
 It is a good thing for the people at large that the farmers are getting their share of the general increase in wealth. The eight billion dollars that they get each year amounts to only seven hundred dollars apiece when it is distributed over all the farmers and farm laborers in the country. But the per capita amount is growing and is bound to grow still more.
 During, the next twenty years we are going to see a great revolution in farming. Agriculture is to be more intelligent and more intense, new plants are to be introduced, better use is to be made of the land. and an acre will produce twice as much as it now produces. The benefit of this new production should not be monop- olized by railroads, elevator companies and harvester trusts. It should go to the farmers and to the people, and i should show itself in better food, cloth | ing and housing and in more wide | spread education for the great mass of us
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Continued efforts are making by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to discour- age the practice of sending indigent consumptives from the East to the West and the Southwest. It has lately reported that more than seven thou sand persons. hopelessly diseased. go from the East every year, only to die in one of the five States favored by consumptives- Tuberculosis can be cured or arrested in any part of the country. and the percentage of cures in the East is nearly as great as in the West.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
The Germ of Age.

They've found the germ that makes
 men old, That turns the warm blood pale and
 cold; Then bends the form and frosts the
 hair, And etches deep the lines of care. Yet what avails the wondrous find Will Time, the scytheman, prove mort
 kind? Alas, this thing of tearing claw Is but the slave of ruthless law! Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24


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The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Yes, fellow citizens. your Uncle Sam sits on the North Pole. rests one foot on the Far East, the other on the Far West, and with his horny hands digs ditch across the middle of the hem isphere. while his sons capture all the prizes of the air and earth. (Deafen- ing applause.l
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The rush cf Thousands of eager in- dividuals 10 the Incian land openings in Montana shows 10 what en extent land hunger is besetting the people. It is a question if one out of a thou sand among those that have registered In the hope of securing Indian reser- vation land has any intention of set tling and honestly farming it," even
 fl he Is lucky. The land hunger has
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
Taking No Liherties.

'T hope you don't mind my asking said a woman difiidently, ''but should I call you professor or doctor?"
 ''Oh. call me anything you like" wa. the great mans rejoinder. Some peo- pie call me an old idiot"
 "Really?" the lady murmured, with sweet innocence. But, then, they would be people who knew you inti- mately."-London Spare Moments.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

and a member of one of the oldest Dover families, has lived on the premises about thirty years. He ven- crates the old tree, and says he was Its protector even when a small boy. In proof of this statement he shows a deep scar on his forehead, the mark Of stone bruise received when pro- tecting the tree from raid by other boys
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

pr. Murphy says the man who dis covers how to kill the cancer germ will be a greater man than the dis coverer of the north pole. We might make similar claim for the man who shall discover a hair restorer that will restore
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Perhaps neither Peary nor Cook would have discovered the north pole R they'd known there was going to be such a fuss about 1t.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Mars Is only 35,OOO.OOO miles dis tant from the earth now. It is fact, however, that there are a good many wide, open leads between the two planets.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

On her last trip over the Lusitania consumed s16,OO0 worth of coal. How would you like to be the Lusitania's s coal man?
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
To the Creation.

"Billinger has some very ancien airs in his new comic opera"
 Ancient! Say, I'll bet he has gon back for some of 'em to the time whel the morning stars sang together."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
You Know the Kind.

"He seems to be quite important" Very"
 "Yet what has he ever done?" Nothing. He is one of the kind who were born great" t"-Kansas City Journal
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

During aviation week" at Rheims an aeroplanist was fined twenty francs for reckless flying. He did not run into any one. nor did he smash into anything; he merely frightened the spectators.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

What is a kiss?' asks the New Or leans States. If the editor of that pa per doesn't know by this time he never will learn.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24
CAME IN A WAsHTUB.

An Apple Tree Brought from En-
 gland in 1923 Benrs Fruit.
 An aged apple tree stands on the premises of Henry Coleman at Dover Neck, in the historic locality of the
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The snag boats of the future will be employed to yank the dark and men, acing clouds out of the aerial high ways.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The idea that there Is always room at the top may be all right, neverthe- less it Is fortunate that Cook and Peary didn't reach the north pole at the same time.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The auto runs over you and you die The aeroplane runs over you and yoJ don't mind it a bit.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Nobody has as yet made a success of predicting the end of the world.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

Your credit may be good. but your money is better.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

A girl doesn't enjoy an outing unless the right young man shows up some. where in the scenery.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

If a woman works a good deal. other women who do not work so hard say she works too much.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The proof that there is no coal trust is found when the temporarily em- barrassed one tries to get a ton on tick.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

When the south pole is discovered let somebody stay there and sit on 1t.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

No, Alonzo, the date of a woman'I birth has nothing to do with her age
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

If man knows all about you and e still your friend. he'll do to tie to.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

When a woman acquires job lot of tx1nkets she begins to speak of her jewels.
The Holbrook news., 1909-12-24

The bass drum covers a multitude oi mistakes made by the rest of the band
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
TOOK PIANO AS SOUVENIR.

There seems tempting chance for dis
honest felix returning 10 their European
homes 20 take along few pianos On which
they have paid small sums. A well dressed
man and woman. having paid a deposit on
piano costing about S.oo1 wanted II
sent right away 20 their fat on the West
Side Of New York. 80 that they could use
Il for a concert The same evening. The
manager demurred. but finally agreed 20
deliver the instrument without the usual
DELAY for investigation. But soon after
the delivery he sent up q man 10 look
ever the premises. The man returned say
ing that the piano had disappeared. Quick
" ork on tie part cf several detectives es-
taolished that man, woman and piano
were al aboard a steamship that was
Just sailing for England. II was too late
20 stop them. A cable message was sent
10 the police or the other side, and man,
woman ana pisno were returned on the
same ship that had taken them across.
-Four Italians. returning 90 Italy. decided
20 augment their lifetime savings with the
proceeds from suctionins OF four install
rnent pianos Unfortunately for them. tbs
sUctisneer was suspicious OF four brand
new instruments sent In by an equal num-
her os Italians. ana the quartet went
10 Sing sinS instead o, 10 Italy. Those
who steal iypewritrns and bicycles are
generally caught by the ineracicable
metal numbers on the goods. Sometimes
q fraud on . small scale, who has bought
suit of clothes, for example. thinks he
can beat the instaiment house by merely
refusing 10 pay. for IL is not worth while
20 prosecute him In that case he is wor-
red and made miserable by the cesseless
visits Of the company collectors until he
As glad 10 ospituiste.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

parent ground for H. Why. he though+
shorld young man who wished 10 con
oeaI such transaction ask that install
iieht goods be sent 20 his home? He tel
ephoneo 10 The ststesmsn'S Office end
learned that both the statesman and his
son were absent from the city. Next thing
ne went UP 20 the statesman's house with
oe'eetiNes and had pair of servants ar
rested one Of whom had been posing as
me ststesman's son. The two servants
Det"een them had accumulated diamonds
Falued at several thousand dollars from
various instslment houses and were lust
ready 70 skip town"
furniture is obviously hard TO spirit
away but there are some enterprising
crooks who Try 70 accomplish the disap-
pearing act with bedroom and narlor
suites One ignoran; would-be cheat got
y hscui OF furniture string OF false
f-ferenees. thinking they would not be
investigated He was watched from the
moment the goods were delivered. ana
when he started 10 sell them AT auction.
q few days afterHvard. he was pronlptly
arrested. There was also a woman. poor
but dishonest. living IN New York sub
urs. Perhaps she thought she had Maid
enough on her furniture 90 the instalment
house Al any rate she determined TO
stop paying and 10 move with the goods
out OF their ken. She vanished. A col
leetor reported IL. and a company tracer
arrived on the scene. The tracer tipped
tho ;snitor and found that the woman
had moved in the midnight hours Going
10 The police station The tracer learned
what policeman was on post in that vicin-
lily 81 the moving time. He met the police
man and asked whether he noticed a van
and what vas the name on the van The
policeman had noticed the midnight NOV
ing, but he wanted 70 know the object Of
the strangers inquiry before specifying
further The tracer judged that il would
not DO 20 svow his businesS-he invented
a fable 10 the effect that he WAS from
q lawyers Office. and that there was a
nice little legacy waiting for the woman
who had moved after dark. Thereupon the
officer gave the name on the van. show
ing h had come from a town a dozen or
20 miles away. the destination Of the in
stsims1t fugitive. II took only a few
minutes OF ie!ephoning after that 20 learn
from the van company the exact address
OF the woman defaulteT.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
GOOD FOR MRS. JONES.

Mrs Jones-oh. dear. have lust 0rokes
uY new smelling bother
Er Jones-it ss like you, All your be-
iongings are either broken o, shattered.
xa,s are q BIT craoked,-Pniladeiphia In
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
An ADVANCE OF sAvAosRY."

Mr. Grump "a savage hschelorl-I don't
zee why man should get married when
= ~oo6 parrot can be bought for *.
Ssss Resdyvftt-As usual, we women
=, !. Disadvantage. A grizzly bear
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
The OTHER ADDED LATER.

can't be bought for many times that
Boston Transcript.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
FTM FTnE.D~ THE FSHM9rH FAopEs44ox.
MIDNIGHT SONS

George Fuller Golden
Marco Twins sophie
Tucker. Gardner e
StOcdard. Bates Musi-
cal Trio. 8 other stars.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
NATUR RALLY.

PrigEs-I can see why an aviator
shouldn't have any sense OF humor.
Digss-Nhy7
Brisgs-,Because Il would affect his srav-
ity.-Tlnr.lsnd Plat. Dealer.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07

Lawyer-what is your first name.
Wirness-Perkins. sir.
lawyer said your frst name. not your
last.
Witness-weI. that's my first name.
had IL when ! VAS born.-Bosfon Tran
script.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
BOLD AND ALMOST SUCCESSFUL

nevertheless a. clerer fraud sometimes
''ines near getting the better of the cia-
i'ond man. There ~ss once q most gen
zee caller who announced himself o. the
.oh oi q well known statesman and said
'het ne wanted 20 get a piece OF expensive
Seselry on credit II the matter could be
a.p quiet. There was nothing strange
eo9ut the desire 20 avoid publicity. and
Ns young mans manner Was entirely pre-
possessing. The investigation OF HE refer
noes gave him a first class repute. with
oa ressrc 70 Tho fact that hs was his
sulerE son. The dealer called Ep the
s"ong man by telephone 60 inform him
IA he could have the Jeweiry. The Gus
'h'ef thanked hipl. and on the plea that
vas 100 much trouble 20 call al the
-'ot. asked that the Jeveiry be delivered
ma house. Instsntly the merchant be-
N@me Suspicious. though he had little sp-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07


MANI ATTAIN err orERA 3 HSysE; OF a2.
GRAND oPEKa SEASON Isss-io.
To-MOKKew GNoN5 EyE. at $ o'clock.
-oPENING wEEk-
Nasssnets HERODIADE Gin French.
Miles. Cavaliers. Geryille- Rsache, Carew
MA DslinoFes. ReneGd. Crabhe WALTER
StcolaE, Leroux Mus- dir. ~ de n
WE'D EvE-TRAvIATA Gin IrsIianl Mines.
Mccormack Sanmarco Venturiai. Fos-
setta. De Grazia. Mus. fir-, ~ Ansslmi
FRI EVE-AIDA dn Italian Mines Maza-
rim. D'Alvarez. Nm. ZensteIlo, Ssmmarco.
xailier De Grazia. VsnturinL Mus dir,
SAT-. AFT-THAIs lin FRENCH Miss MAR
Garden; Miles TrentinI Duehens MA s.a
SAT-. NIGHT tdou5le billI-cAVALLERiA A
RUSTicANA Gin ltal.anl. Mines Mazsrin
Duehene. Seyerina. NM. DamOres. Craboe
PAGLIACCI tin Italian. Mile. Cavalier;
NM Zenatelio, sammareo Crabee. Nea-
sun. NOV. 14-First Grand operate Concert
-sECOND WEEK-
zini: MM. John Mccormick sasamsrco
Venturini De Grazia- Mus. dir. AnselTni
"Ep EE I5s' Miss sRs II Mar Garden Mics
D'Avarez. Trentini; NM. Dalmotes. pu-
frame. Wales. Laskin. Villa. Mus dir. VI
FRI EvE.-pAUGHTER OF THE REGI-
MENT du Italianl Mines Tetrazz'nl'
Duchene. Sen erina. NM. John McCormack <
Gilbert. NicOlay- Mus dir. NJ de Ia
Tuente.
SAT- AFT-HERODIADE Gin French Miles
Cavalieri Gervile-Reache. Duchene: NM
Dslrnores Renaud. Crabbs. Waller Mo-
lay. Venturini Mus dir. NJ d. la Fuente-
OPERA COMIQUE sEts6N ksT
Tues and Sat. Nights. Beg. Mo- i6
Tas ISss' ,s Eve La File de Madame Angot
Sss. Eve LA MASCO11E
SEATS. ALI. ABOVE. NOW SELLING
New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
YOUR CREDIT GOOD
III 1T PROBES TO BE SO.
THdT rs.
Bat TRstalment Plan Dealers
Are Not IN Business
for Health.

- nsny things az. sold on tho install
inert plan fo-dsy and 80 freely Is credit
extended - aIl classes % persons that an
ohEcrNer might come % the conclusion
mat the world rs growing nHrveIously
honest. The instslment houses erusiveiy
sunounoe their fsith in mankind; they are
willing 10 trust anybody for anything from
a suit % clothes 10 an automobile-s small
sum down. take the goods home and pay
for them II convenient piecemesL There
is no doubt shat tho iustalment business.
has increased greatly IN the last few years
ff hsE came 90 embrace almost every COM
modify and classes % customers that for
rerly would never have dreamed of buy
ne On that wsH. Millions Of dollars
worth of goods are annually disposed or
- thc instslnent plan. The losses are
comparatively small. Yet 10 conclude
fherefrom . raiiieunisl state OF popular
'irtus aud rectituds is rather erroneous
The instslment business has its own
system. which eSplsias the seeming lib
sraiify and frustfulnes on 3 cold business
hHsis. All tho chances have been figured
out - IN life insurance. There IS an
elaborate machinery 20 investigate risks
and 20 detect frauds bat II is neatly COW
sied up end does not vex the eye OF she
customer An appearance % careless lsb-
hind tie scenes % the hospitable install
meat house there Is eternal suspicion and
sleepleSs vigilance. Persons who would
ib' - chssi The ins;slment nan. but he's
fef" 20 impose on such oOnnding char
acteT. fsfter themselves and insult the
cfalrr. They might a. vel congratulate
themselves because they refrain from
rfckfnr up the gold coins which are nailed
Gown on TIE bar Of some gaudy cafe
n might be thought easy 20 get away
With diamonds. They are small and always
convertible into cash. a single house
trusts customer. with several hundred
thousand dollars worth of stones in a
year Any one who enters this establish
ment Is al unconsciousiy subjected 10 a
kssner scrutiny than a crook sets az the
morning lineup al Police Headquarters
An expert in human nature sizes up IN.
Prospective customers face. voice. dress
End gst. IN nine cases out Of ten he
estimates the character OF the caller 10 a
oof He 5Udges by insiEnincant details
Fhieh ordinary persons would not notice.
Sfa also by features which he himself
esnnct oerne- a biushiEg youth who
wants diamond rsng 10 seal his engage
1ntni, who makes modest choice sno
ofers good deposit. is likely 20 be a de-
srahle customer. On the other hand. a
Neoly dressed, pompous man who calls for
tne best diamond IN the shop and wants 20
know the least deposit money for which
he can get r. does not make q fsTorabie
impression and may be su:nmar1ly disposed
|" py the dealer quoting q deposit figure
eQnsl % the full value Of the article de-
sired After a customer had wiih.tood
NE store ordeal and made his selection. he
does not get ms goods Immediately. lie
must III out blank and wait until his 1
feienences are quietly, evirsiy but sn-
hsustiyely investigated.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-20
BAND WILL PLAY THE
LATEST MUSICAL NOVELTY
"Siamese Patrol" to Be Heard
at Greek Theater

BERKELEY, July 1s.-One of the
latest musical novelties. The Siamese
Patrol" will be played at the band
concert in the Greek theater next Sat
urday evening.
The Siamese Patrol is composed by
Lincoln, the author of the popular
Glow Worm" In addition Paul
Steindorff. conductor of the Golden
Gate park band. which is giving the
concerts. intends to play the Glow
Worm" as an encore somewhere on the
program.
Interest in the concert Saturday
evening is enhanced by the fact that
the musical and dramatic committee
of the university has secured John
Darlington. the popular barytone, as
the soloist of the evening. Darlington
has always been received enthusiasts
tjeally by the music lovers of the bay
: sgion in his numerous appearances at
the Greek theater. On this occasion
he will sing the setting of Poe's rs
rafael by King, and the old English
song which begins When Dull Care"
His accompanist will be Vincent Ar
rillaga.
The band will present an exception
ally good selection of favorites, the
program including Schubert's "Sere-
made selections from The Geisha'
and the ''Miserere" from III Trova-
tore" This last composition will be
played with two soloists, W. Mahood
cornetist, and o. Shemer, trombonist