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The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

which 1t is followed in Asia this day. picture showing the congregation leaving some fashionable New York City church pleasant Sunday afternoon would pass for portrayal of real just about truthfuy those old prints showing the nobility going ahed to indulge in few hours of hunting with falcons rep the real followed by the daring riders of Asia who indulge in this pastime glance at the companying illustration from the London News is con- elusive evidence support of that statement One fairly the movement truthfully has the artist handled his subject It requires stretch of magina tion for feel that in such riding there is the thrill that courses through ones being from keen sense of everpresent danger Here ambling palfrey burdened with lady far overfat charger bearing knight in siken armor; and the difference is quite noticeable, indeed.
 that the natives of those regions not only hawks and falcons but they train eagles for the pose of pursuing such game the gazee the fox and even the wolf The Kirghz nomads of Central Asia are sportsmen who highly prize these magnificent and the sport they give During part of the this sport forms their chief amusement. The ride out company and beat the country for fox, their favorte quarry The hunt is short but the excitement is intense. the quarry is sighted the eagle is unhooded and thrown A mad rush follows-eage dogs and men their wildly racing steeds. The eagle "stoops" at the fox in efforts it. When cessfu the dogs rush in pull the quarry down.
 The weight of these birds is very great and the saddle can be the wooden perch which the fal- coner uses support his when carrying an eagle on his fist.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
LAWYER A MODERN INNOVATION
Evolution from the Crude and Bar barOus Rulings of the Powerful.

Evolution from the Crude and Bar
 barOus Rulings of the Powerful.
 In the more primitive times the man was the head of all family rela- tions; his wife, his children, his serv- ants, were his to do with as he would. If babe was deformed, sickly or a girl where he wanted a man-child, he had only to say the word and it was slain or exposed to the elements and wild beasts. Later kings arose, and when such an one ruled a tribe or nation "whom !te would he slew, and whom he would he kept alive" Suspicion in the kings mind meant death, swift when merciful and lingering through untold tormen,s when kingly hatred or policy so decreed. In due time the priest became at times superior to patri- archal prince and kingly tyrant and claimed his human sacrifices to ap- pease the outraged gods.
 Not Cnly the criminal and the cap tive enemy perished. Tn UT of the Chaldees." when Abram left the city with his childless wife Sar-ai, both
 
 no man-child of theirs had gasped out its budding life on the altar of Hurki, the relentless moon god, Under sys- tens so crude and cruel man lived subjected to strong thieves and slay- ing mercilessly brute and man who lessened by fraud or force his limited substance. From a general -paucity of necessities and luxuries and the ease of escape beyond the reach of post or pursuit. arose the Draconian laws. which put to death millions of human beings for crimes that to-day are petty offenses indeed
 Naturally this kings justice" was an inquisition and not a trial, decided not on abstract rules and carefully weighed evidence. but by whatever rude justice, mercy, policy or favor might rule the royal mind or judges reason for the time Execution fol | lowed fast upon sentence, and when i the Assyrian's face was covered and he was led forth he knew that bitter | torture or sudden death was close at hand.
 Whoever questioned the justice of the king or the decision of judge or priest might be brave man, but sell dom survived the resentment of his judges. Therefore the lawyer is modern innovation.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
KING OF TRAMPs.
.fter GirdIing Globe 6 Times Frank Clark Warns of the WanderIust.

.fter GirdIinS Globe Times Frank
 Clark Warns of the Wanderlust.
 Frank Clark. king of tramps, arriv- ing in Chicago after completing his sixth trip around the world. says he has travelled 300,O00 miles. He walked 265.000 of that distance, riding 35.000 miles in the United States and Canada without the payment of one cent fare. He exhibits newspaper clippings and other credentials in support of his claim. Clark says:
 I am a hobo by choice and am the king of tramps. In my twenty-two years travels l have visited every nook and corner of the world, and have cir cled the globe six times.
 The wanderlust was proved curse to me It seized hold of me when I was a ragged newsboy on the Eowery In New York I joined the navy that 1 might not turn to tramping the uni verse But it was too tame, and when I was A years old l began to roam. Since then l have been constantly on the go. just plain everyday American hobo.
 I made it study and became a pro- fessional tramp Now I am an old
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
OUR PATENT SYSTEM FAULTY.
Sixty Per Cent of Issues Are ynlue-
 less, in Whole Part l

Sixty Per Cent of Issues Are Value
 less, in Whole orr Part a
 We are handing out today. in Oo. per cent of the cases, patents that are almost worthless, in whole or in part" !" was the declaration made by Commis; sioner of Patents Moore at a hearing before the House committee on patents, the Washington Star says.
 No other country does that" he added We are away. back in that matter We have been asleep. Ger many has a vastly superior system to ours. So has Great Britain. I have been over there three times to inyes- tigate conditions in Europe. We are trying to build up this system so that it will be worth something.
 'It is unwieldy now and if not braced in many directions it will fall of it's own weight. The German pat ents are better. because their applica- tions are more thoroughly searched before patents are granted, owing, of course, to the better facilities afford ed by the German patent office The German patent is regarded as of great CT validity because they have the fa- cilities for searching as to novelty Their examination exhausts everything and Germany is thus enabled to guar antee the novelty of the invention: the government makes that guaranty of the patent. throwing the burden of proof on the infringer
 The board of examiners in chief is a judicial body and passes upon great quantity of cases, where large monetary interests are at work. could cite you many cases where in- fiuences are brought to bear. 1 have been approached There is hardly a day passes that some sort of influence is not brought to bear upon some one in our office. upon me. and, l sup pose. every commissioner has felt the same thing"
 Commissioner Moore was advocat- ing proposed legislation to amend the patent laws and practices.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
ALFONSO HAS A DOUBLE.
King Enjoys Joke Played on Mata- dor Who Had One Great Ambition.

King Enjoys Joke Played on Mafa-
 dor Who Had One Great Ambition.
 It is said that all have their double" in this world. and apparently kings are no exception to this rule. King Alphonso has his and thereby hangs the following tale:
 A matador who styles himself Fl Valientito has or rather had an over towering ambition-one indeed which had become a perfect obsession with him-and this was to be presented to King Alfonso; but months passed on and his desire did not seem likely to be gratified-
 certain youth residing in Madrid is the image of the king in nearly every particular. a correspondent of the New York World says. Indeed, when in Paris some three or four years ago he was often mistaken for him, many newspapers of that capital announcing that his majesty was there incognito-
 This youth determined that if Fl Valientito could not be received by the real king he should salute his double. and so, with the cOnnlVdnce Ol lTuSleu friends who quite entered into the spirit of the thing, arranged that on certain afternoon "his majesty" would visit the bull fighters casino so that lthe matador should then be presented 70 him.
 Fl Valientito was duly informed and, arraying himself in his best, con- vinced that the dream of his life was about to be accomplished. awaited the visit oi 'his majesty" and in due time was presented to him. He afterward expressed himself as charmed with the kings" affability.
 Not for a long while did the mata- dor learn of the hoax which had been played on him. Now he has vowed vengeance on its perpetrator.
 No one laughed more heartily over this adventure than King Alfonso himself when he heard of it. It is that in the kindness of his heart he may send for Fl Valientito and concede to him an authentic inter view
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Hoa1ing the Latinist..

Perhaps one of the best of the nu- merous class of sham Latin inscrip- tions was that which appeared some time ago in a Dublin paper. It was in antique Latin" as follows:
 "I sayblle haeres ago, fortibus es in arc. Mobile Thisbe forte trux, SC va ticinem-pes an dux."
 This purported to have been found near the site of a church dedicated to "the saint known to the old chron- ielers as Uncatus Ambulanus."
 The Latin" inscription was in real ity an absurd rhyme:
 1 say, Billy, here's a go! Forty buses in a row. No. Billy, this be forty trucks. See vot is in 'em-peas and ducks.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

man. My hair is tinged with gray, and walk with stoop. I am tired of it all. l am a failure in life. I never married. Sometimes I wonder if could not have been a success in life had I tried. It all seems like a dream.
 But I am through tramping. I came back to America to die. Related ambi- tions have lately sprung up in my breast and 1 want to satisfy them be- fore die. Maybe it is too late now. fear it is.
 Nothing 1 have done was worth while. l have been taking in the sights all my life. My experiences read like yellow back novel, but they don't bring me bread. I am lonely and tired of it all, and have no place to go Any place is home to me.
 I have been imprisoned and driven out of four countries. l have mingled with the scum of the earth. Women
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
A CASE OF PRONUNCIATION.
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Roger A. Pryor, a general in the Con- federate army, and afterward a noted lawyer and judge in New York, could never brook a mispronounced word. In My Day" his wife records an anus ing incident in this connection. Once, at the White Sulphur Springs, a Vir- ginia girl was under her care. Her husband was absorbed in study, and did not render the homage to which the pair of blue eyes were accustomed
 T don't think the judge likes me" she complained. He never has a word to say to me He looks as if he was always thinking about something else.'
 Lizzie 1 suggested, you must mis pronounce word or two. and we'll see what effect that will have
 We put our heads together and made out list for her to commit to mem- ory. At dinner she fastened her eyes upon our victim, and began, offering flower: Its not very pretty, but the perfume"
 'I beg your pardon. Miss Dash, per fume, accent on the first syllable," he exclaimed.
 "Oh. you are so kind. judge! This just il-lus-trates--"
 illustrate, my dear young lady, &C., cent on the second syllable. But pray go on.'
 I've never had anybody to tell me any of these thingsI" she noaned. "If you only would"
 With pleasure came the cordial response. "A beautiful young lady should be perfect in speech as in all things
 The little minx played her part to perfection. Presently, overcome with the ludicrous situation, she excused herself, and my dear innocent remark ed, as his admiring eyes followed her:
 ''An uncommonly sensible girl that."
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

hilaratng in great favor throughout Great Britain and Europe. In England falconry died out
 popular sport during the time of the Stuarts, that by the end of the seventeenth century little attention given it.
 In France falconry most practiced in the first half of the sixteenth century, especially during the time Francis I. His grand faconer had yearly of 4OOO horins. nearly $2O00 Under his direction there fifty gentlemen and the number of fa coners whole establishment costing that monarch about S20000 While this is a rather modest sum, those things today, it the French King thought he keeping this royal sport in royal way. By the time Louis XIV. ascended the throne of the institution had become really quite expen sive XVI. tried in vain to reduce the expense maintaining the royal faconry It remained for the Revolution to sweep it away in France.
 Germany faconry retained its existence a pop uar and national sport until near the close of the eighteenth century. It also favorite pasme in Italy other countries of Europe In Asia the Per developed great skill in the art training faconers to hunt all of birds. and many of the smaller that region such the gazelle. Doubtless this is due in great to the fact that this sport had it's origin in that part of the world
 Old prints engravings depicting the sport England give little idea of the spirit with
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08

tramps of Spain have been my compan- ions one month. and have associated with successful Americans abroad the next. Too often for my own good American consuls have come to my res cue and have made me comfortable. Again I would go hungry for days.
 learned to speak the language of every country in the world; at least picked up enough to ask for lodging and food. I have been shot at, and beaten into insensibility by rufians of foreign countries.
 There are thousands of boys in the United States that have this same cray ing to travel. To them I will say.
 Stay with your parents.
 Don't read yellow-back novels.
 Go to school and study hard, and at- tend Sunday school
 Wait until you can afford to travel before you begin to roam.
 Because:
 A tramp must sleep in barns.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Often he must go hungry

Often he must go hungry
 He may dress in rags.
 He is likely to fall into evil ways.
 He may be a drunkard or burglar.
 He must chop wood.
 No one has any respect for him.
 He loses interest in life, and may de eide life is not worth living.
 There are scores of other reasons why boys should not be tramps. Last of all, I point to myself as a reason why boy should not be a hobo. Il you have the wanderlust, overcome it before you are lost
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.
Many "InventiOns" Improvement fs
 on Things Existing Long Ago.

Many s.InventiOns" Improvement fs
 on Things Existing Long Ago.
 There is nc new thing under the sun. Many of our boasted new "in- ventions" are simply second editions sand years ago, Pearson's Weekly says.
 The taxicab is by no means new idea. A German pr essor has writ ten letter to the Frankfort Gazette, in which he says he has discovered that Vitruvius, the Roman historian, describes taximeter cab in use in Rome the year 79 A. D.
 The mechanism of the taximeter caused a stone to drop into box under the carriage every thousand paces At the end of the journey the driver counted the stones which had fallen into the box, and in this way was able to calculate the fare.
 Within the last fifty years an En- glishman produced a particular kind of pin, which he calle1 a safety pin. For this admirable service to mankind he was highly honored and fete- and favors have showered upon him
 However, when some one was polk ing about among the ruins of Pompeii they came upon a large number of bronze safety pins They were quite up-to-date pins, too There was a coiled spring at one end and a catch at the other-just like those in con stant use at the present day.
 Thimbles have been found in pre- historic mounds and combs and hair pins were in existence before the Christian era It is guessed with some certainty that the first. needle must have been threaded by thrifty housewife about 5000 years ago.
 The combination locks we use to- day. which can only be opened by a combination of certain numbers and letters, were well known and used ex- tensively by the Chinese many centu- ries ago.
 In China, too, they illuminated their houses a couple of thousand years ago with natural gas, which was conveyed to the consumers house by means of bamboo tubes.
 It Is calculated that some short hand systems go back to somewhere about 800 B. c. At any rate, there seems no doubt that the orations of Cicero were, written with as much skill and rapidity as the modern sten- ographer could boast
 The ancients knew about electricity and. though we usually credit Watts with the discovery of Steam aS uno tive power, Nero of Alexandria de- scribed machines driven by steam 2,000 years before Watts was born
 This same gentleman invented a double-force pump. such as is used nowadays as fire engine, and he an ticipated the modern turbine wheel
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
BREAKING DOWN THE FENCE.
Mother Was a Master Hand at MaIS-
 ing NeIghbOrs.

ing NeIghbOrs.
 And how are you getting on with your new neighbor, nother?" Mrs. Dale's married daughter asked, as she drew some work from her bag and set tied down for an afternoon home"
 Mrs. Dale reached over and took the little dress from her daughters hands. ''I'm going to finish this," she said. ''If you didn't bring work enough for two twill serve you right to sit idle. But that Mrs. OConnor," and a perplexed expression crossed her motherly face, really, don't know what to say, Lucy. I've sent her in hot biscuit and honey and flowers, and she's been real polite acting. but haven't seemed to get any where at all with her"
 Perhaps she doesn't want neigh bors," Lucy suggested, wickedly.
 Mrs. Dale stopped sewing and push ed back her glasses.
 Now, Lucy Prescott, you know that's nonsensei" she declared. "Ev erybody wants neighbors-it's part of being human; and the folks that don't know they want them are the very ones that want them post. 1t just makes me ache to see that child going round with her forehead screwed into knot over something and I sit ting here and not helping. just want to get her in my arms and cuddle her up like a baby. I know 'twould do her good"
 Lucy's eyes were tender, although laughter yet lurked in them.
 Well, mother, I'll still back you," she said. "If you can't break down the fences, don't know anybody that can"
 Mrs. Dale shook her head sorrowful- my tether," she declared.
 Encouragement, however, was a word not in Mrs. Dale's vocabulary. When, few days later, her daughter came down again, she was met with the challenge to guess what had hap pened
 Mrs. Connor, has been over," Lucy answered. promptly.
 Well, there, I didn't think you'd guess so quickly" Mrs. Dale replied. But that isn't all. She's been over every day, Lucy
 Every day," Lucy repeated in gen uine amazement Well, you have real ly done it, motherl"
 Mrs Dale nodded triumphantly. Yes, and she insisted upon getting supper that first night, and she says she's going to keep her eye on me now. and"
 Getting supperl" Lucy echoed. Mother, what have you been doing?"
 Tt was nothing but a fall. It's all right now, only it shook me up con siderable, and I didn't know but was hurt So the Peters, boy happened to be passing, and sent him to Mrs. Connor You've no idea how kind she was And she is worried, poor child, for her husbands lungs are weak, and I've promised her fresh eggs all the time, and"
 Mother Dale, did you fall on pur- pose?"
 Mrs Dale's eyes attempted to sustain her daughters look.
 "Of course didn't" she declared, in- dignantly, "but," and a little twinkle crept into her eyes. "mebbe I could have got round a mite sooner If I'd had Youths Companion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
RIGHTS OF AUTHOR.
New York Court Rules on the Legal
 Aspect of the Nom de Plume.

I Aspect of the Nom de Plume.
 A decision of interest to authors. especially to those who have written at some time under nom de plume, was made by Justice Seabury, in special term of the Supreme court today, the New York Evening Sun says. He grant ed the application of Edward s. Ellis, author, for issuance of temporary injunction restraining Thomas D. Hurst and Richard Hurst from selling. circulating or disposing of the books known as "The White Mustang" and Tn the Apache Country" containing thereon the name of Edward s. Ellis, and from using the name of Ellis in connection with the books in any man. ner for advertising purposes.
 Justice Seabury set forth in his de- cision that Ellis has been writer of juvenile and historical books for more than 40 years, and that his reputation as a writer has been established under his own name.
 The court said that The White Mustang" and Tn the Apache Coun- try were first published in periodical called the Argosy in 1889, when they were published under the nom de plume Lieut.. R. H. Jayne" and were not copyrighted.
 Nathan Burkan, counsel for Ellis. asserted that the defendants did not have the legal right to publish the two books under the name of Ellis or to use Ellis name on the books or the wrap pers. In sustaining this contention the court said, in part:
 "The name of the plaintiff was in no way used in connection with these pub lications until the defendants assumed to use the plaintiffs name in this con nection. It is admitted that the plain tiff never granted to the defendants the right to use his name. The plaintiff claims no literary property in the stories and does not seek to re- strain their publication. sale or dis tribution under the name of Lieut. R. H. Jayne. The purpose of this action is to restrain the defendants from us- ing the plaintiffs name in connection with the publications"
 In conclusion the court said that in his opinion Ellis was entitled to an in- junction which shall restrain such il. legal use of his name.
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
FACE THAT WAS FAMILIAR.
Quite Sure She Had Met the Man
 and So She Really Had.

Quite Sure She Had Met the Man
 and So She Really Had.
 Two richly dressed young girls whose breeding and beauty would pass unquestioned anywhere were among the crowd at an exhibition of paint ings last week Suddenly the taller of them lifted her eyes and exclaimed to her companion. as she caught sight of man entering the room: Why, there's some one 1 ought to know real we'll"
 She was looking directly at a man who had not yet seen her. says the New York Press. He was well worth looking at-strong, broad of shoulder, fair as a Norseman, with an air far more material than artistic The girls steady eyes compelled the mans gaze As their glances met she bowed He looked surprised. but made no re- sponse. She bowed again with gentle insistence, smiling the while He was almost up within touch of her as he returned her greeting with seeming protest at doing SO A sudden pressing together of the crowd brought them close to each other, and she purred up to him.
 Don't you think that on the aver age this years exhibition is an inn provement on the last?' she asked.
 T don't know. Miss Kirkie." he ra- turned. simply with shyness of man. ner that seemed strangely enough un- suited to so superb a physical speci- men. I'm nc judge. 1 just came in just because I was given a ticket"
 "Y-e-s?" she drawled out. Then hur- riedly. as she put out her hand. which he failed to see: ''You really will par don me, won't you? But can't recall where I met you or anything-even your name has slipped my memory And yet I ought to know it, since you haven't forgotten mine, I see. And your face is so familiarl"
 She broke off and looked up at him with eager expectance. as though she were questioning him. Finally he broke what promised to be an icy si- lence.
 '.Yes. miss, you used to see me very often when you lived in the apartment on 72d street was-I still am-the ianitor there"
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
How He Expre.sed It

Every small boy-the right kind, anyhow-thinks his own mother the symbol of all perfection. Few, how ever, have the ability to express their admiration as prettily as the little hero of the following anecdote:
 Richards mother was putting him to bed, and as she kissed him goodnight, she said, Do you know you are the whole world to mammal"
 "Asm F" he answered. quickly Well, then, you're heaven and the north pole to mel"
The Holbrook news., 1910-07-08
Coming.

Mrs Marsh-Are you going to vote for Thompson:
 Mrs Mallow-No.. They say the other man is much better looking.-St. Louis ost-Dispatch.