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The Holbrook news., 1910-06-10
MEN WHO PAID BACK.
Levi F. Morton, Quincy A Shaw, Pot-
 ter Palmer and s. A. White.

Levi F. Morton, Quincy A Shaw, Pot
 ter Palmer and s. A. White.
 Perhaps the most conspicuous living example of success following earlier failure Is the Hon. Levi P. Morton, for mer Vice President of the United States, who while a member of the dry goods firm of Merton, Grinnell 6 Co. was forced to see his house sus- pend. In 1861 the firm stopped pay ment, later compromising and settling in part with it's creditors Men in business still recall the dinner given by Mir. Morton few years later, where each creditor-guest found a check for the amount owed, with interest, most pleasant sort of souvenir to bring away from banquet, says the Cen tury.
 A pleasant story is also told in con- nection with the embarrassment years ago of Quincy A. Shaw, Boston bank CT and capitalist. This gentleman was willing to give up everything, includ- ing his home, but this was insufficient to pay all his debts. Among the assets were some mining stocks of then lit
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Three Sorts of Churches.

It was Sunday morning at certain small Southwestern hotel. The one guest, a commercial traveller who had been unexpectedly detained over the week end, had finished his breakfast, and had walked over to the proprie- tors desk to make some inquiries.
 And another thing want to know" he said, in conclusion, please tell me what denominations have churches here"
 We ain't very well fixed here," said the other, refiectively We've got three churches countin' 'em all, an ye can take yer own choice. They's T Reformed Presbyterian, an a United Presbyterian. an one that ain't either Reformed or United.''
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THE OPTIMISTIC JAPANESE.

They knO~@ No DiscOuragement,
 Smiling CheerfuIly at Trouble.
 The Japanese are the most optimis- tic people on the face of the earth. Kick a coolie and he will get up smil- ing; tax him and he will wonder why he wasn't levied upon long before. give him a disaster and he will say 1t might have been worse. He knows no Encouragement.
 Few races in history have been so heavily taxed as have the Japanese to overcome the cost of the last war. They look upon their huge debt light ly, and when the government told them they would have to pay 1t they laughed cheerfully-and went at it. Commer- cial activities are doubled, even tre- bled. A smart legislative body put ex- ceedingly heavy taxes on cigars and tobaccos, luxuries all Japanese forego. Tn doing this the white foreigner was made to help out the struggling mass es. Horses are as rare in Japan as buffalo are in this country to-day. One may walk a dozen blocks down the principal street of any Japanese me tropolis without seeing a single horse. The owners of what few there are pay dearly for the privilege of keeping them. The friend of man in most other countries. here the horse is judged mans worst enemy. If the country were overrun with horses thousands of rickshaw coolies would be out of job, and a condition in which people are out of jobs is not good for any coun- try; particularly is it bad for war debts, as it lets them run on indef- nitely drawing princely interest.
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tic realiZable value, and Mir Shaw's creditors, who knew how honorably he had acted, voted unanimously to return the stocks to him, apparently as a pos sible nest egg for a future fortune. A few years later, when the real riches of the Northern copper region were dis closed, and these stocks, particularly Calumet & Hecla, had reached great values, Mir. Shaw repaid his creditors iii full with interest. Potter Palmer is recalled as a man who, apparently ruined by the Chicago fire, later amassed a new and larger fortune. A more modern instance still was the fa- nous settlement made by Stephen V. White some years ago following one of his several spectacular failures. Un- fortunately for those who love a pleas ant ending for the stories they read, MT. White later essayed another dash into stock speculation and the street" is reported to have gotten back its own in turn with interest
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"sounded So Pretty"

There is probably as little poetry in the average English workman as in any class of men in the world. But "the omnipotent baby" will evoke poetic sentiment in the prosiest na- ture.
 Some years ago a Nottinghamshire clergyman, in baptizing baby paus- ed in. the midst of the service to in- quire the name of the infant, to which the mother. with a profound courtesy, replied
 Shady, sir, if you please"
 Shady replied the minister, "Thel. it's, boy; and you mean Shadrach, eh?'
 "No. please your reverance. it's 8 girl"
 And pray" asked the pastor, how happened you to call the child by such a strange name?"
 why, sir," responded the woman, If you must know, our name is Bow CT, and my husband said as how he should like her to be called Shady, be cause Shady Bower sounds so pretty!"
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How Money Gets Into Circulation

There are four different kinds of le- gal tender in this country. They are gold and silver coins, gold and silver certificates, treasury notes and na- tional bank notes. When gold bullion is brought to the government mint to be coined the person to whom the gold belongs is paid by the government in gold coin, while those bringing silver bullion are paid in silver certificates. Owing to the fact that gold easily wears away and that a gold coin, aft CT being in circulation for some time, would lose some of the gold, the value deteriorates. There would not be the full amount of gold in the coin and the actual value would be less than the face value. The government in- stead of allowing the gold to circulate puts it into it's vaults and issues cer tificates of deposit which entitle the holder to the face value of the cer- tifcate If he presents it at the treas ury, and he is given the amount of gold it calls for. The same is done with the silver but merely because silver is too heavy to carry around in large quantities. The silver certif- cates are in the form of one and two dollar bills. Treasury notes are mere ly promissory notes issued by the gov ernment. No certain amount has been deposited in the United States treasury for them, but the govern ment's scredit is behind r them. Ma tional bank notes are the same as the treasury notes with the exception that instead of being issued by the govern ment they are issued by the national banks, whose credit is good, for tho government backs them.
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The professor of philosophy in the
 agricultural college of Kansas proposes
 scientic course of matrimony, to be
 public schools of the State He has
 outlined his plan in a pamphlet, en-
 titled "A Better Crop of Boys and Girls" In this pamphlet he repudiates the old adage, that love is blind'-at least he thinks 1t ought not to be blind. He says we have scientifically worked
 out cards for the scoring of COWS, pigs and chickens, but how about scoring young men and women who are can didates for marriage? What are the marks whereby young woman whose hand is sought in marriage may know good man when she sees him. and those whereby a young man may know a good woman?" He goes on to argue that because advanced courses of in struction are provided for those who would improve the breeding of horses, cattle, hogs and sheep. we should set up a standard of requirement. for those who are engaged in the complex and difficult task of rearing children and improving the race. All of this sounds very plausible from a scientific stand point, nevertheless the idea can hardly fail to be shocking to refined tastes. It takes all the romance out of love and marriage. No doubt it would be well if there could be some legislation or regulation to prevent the marriage of the mentally and physically unfit; but the idea of comparing the mating of human beings to the breeding of cattle is repulsive. The old way of falling in love has produced good re- suits on the whole The race has steadily improved. Scientific theories of raising children may be attractive to old bachelors and old maids, but with the father and mother the human element founded on love is predominant If all romance is to be done away with and matrimony to to be based entirely upon good judgment and scientific cal culation, then we would do we'll to adopt the system prevailing in some French society. and let the marriages be arranged entirely by the parents or guardians, the young people acQui- escing quietly in whatever arrange ments may be made. Then the mating could be as devoid of emotion and sen timent as the most scientific Gradgrind could wish.
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Pork-raising ought to be profitable industry for those engaged in it, as the demand for pork increases every year, and the supply is decreasing On Jan. the number of swine in the great pork-raising and exporting States of Ohio, Illinois. Indiana, Iowa, Kan sas, Michigan, Missouri and Nebraska was only little more than four-fifths as great as on the same date a year earlier. The actual decrease was near ly five million swine. As these States produce one-half of all the swine in che country and probably a large part of the pork consumed in the non-swine- producing commonwealths. the fact that the decrease in them is about thTee-quarters of the decrease in the United States throws an interesting light on the cause of the increase in the price of pork within the past year or so.
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Frederick,. Thoughts.

A young mother went upstairs one evening to be sure that her son was safely sleeping. AS she paused at the door of the nursery she saw her hus- band standing by the side of the crib, gazing earnestly at the child.
 As she stood still for a moment. touched by the sight. tears filled her eyes, and she thought, How dearly Frederick loves that bcy." Imagine the shock to her feelings when he sud denly turned toward her and said:
 "Amelial It is incomprehensible to me how they can get up such a crib as this for $3.G0."
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-10

As 1t is contrary to the policy of the United States to secure spheres of influence" and to make commercial settlements in the territory of other powers, the preservation of the treaty rights of Americans in China depends on the maintenance of the territorial integrity of the empire. and the pre- vention of a disregard of the open dcor provisions of those agreements
 Suspicion is felt in some official quar- ters that Japan is planning to secure exclusive control of Manchuria to the disadvantage of all other powers. Ja- pan already controls Korea, and has succeeded to the Russian rights in Manchuria. It has lately entered into an agreement with China that the mines along certain Manchuriau rail ways shall be exploited by the Chinese and Japanese, allowing it to be infer ferred that no one else may exploit them. The policy of Japan is well known tO be backed by desire to ex- tend it's influence as far inland on the Asiatic continent as possible. It needs space for the expansion of its popula- tion Its policy is also based on the desire to secure for the Japanese ex- elusive privileges. The danger to the commerce of the western powers, in- cluding the United States, lies in the possibility that Japan may be able to obtain from the Chinese concessions which are inconsistent with the main
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tenance of the open door for those powers. If China chooses to resist .Ia- pan in this matter 1t will find it's trea- ties useful, for it has agreed with the other nations that they shall nave equal commercial privileges. But even if China should be indifferent, the other powers will not allow Japan to obtain foothold which will prejudice their interests. But before action is taken there must be more than a sus- piclon that the treaty rights are threat ened.
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A PoverfuI Weapon.

They were examining an old-fash- toned shotgun of murderous build. It looked as if it would be an effective weapon against anything short of an elephant, and its owner was boasting. with that scorn of fact which is allow ed the successful hunter, of its power.
 Doesn't it kick like anything?" ask ed one.
 "Oh, yes, it kicks some," said the proprietor, "but that's the beauty of it. Why, once I shot at grizzly that was charging me. I missed him, and on he came. If it had not been that the gun kicked me so far back that had time to reload, I shouldn't have been here to tell the story"
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Nikola Tesla promises that people will be one day able to talk through wireless telephones from any given points in the world and at small cost. And nobody will now be found to say this wonder is impossible. It is sign of the amazing progress of the age that we take as matters of course what only generation ago would have been looked on as a miracle
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Every little while somebody arises and claims to be an heir to property worth hundreds of millions of dollars fn the heart of some big city. Have you ever heard of an heir of this kind who got the money?
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when she said: If you exclude the married women from the factory then you must assure her a definite legal share in the wages of her husband as the keeper of his house and the moth CT of his children"
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William E. Watt, the Chicago school principal who is campaigning for the ventilation and against the overheating of schools, says that the average win ter temperature in the average city school promotes the sale of short cof- fms
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STATUE EoNoRs LATE EMPRESS

Austrian Ruler Treasures Highly
 His New Vienna Masterpiece.
 A new equestrian statue of the late empress of Austria has been modelled by the famous sculptor, Prof. Friedrich Haussman, and has just passed from the artists studio into the private pos session of the aged emperor, who high ly treasures this statue of his beautiful and cultured wife The statue is con-
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A fathers experience makes him the best adviser of his daughter, says the president of a girls school. Perhaps should make him" would come lit tie nearer the truth. There is a great difference in fathers.
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A "blacl1 hand leader in New York has been sent to prison for twenty five years. That ought to convince those Italian desperadoes that the American law is effective once in a while
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A prominent neurological expert says Boston women are nothing but a coterie of misguided, frivolous, airy Lillians" What, Not a Dorothy nor a Helen among them?
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If we were woman. we wouldn't buy any hair at store until assured that the girl who grew it sold it to raise the mortgage on Her Dear Old Home
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A contemporary says that butter will keep for years in the arctic re- gions. That is easily explained-the trust has no chance to corner the ice nunnlv
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Would Fool the Public.

Egg shampoo" inquired the barber Nope"
 Egg on the mustache? Gives you the appearance of having had eggs for breakfast Only 50 cents"
 "Go ahead" - Louisville Courier. TOI.rpaI
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An industrious man must often wish he were an Indian, a heather, or an outlaw, so that people would take an interest in him.
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Tbe Leaking Gasoline Tank.

Leaks in gasoline tanks can be tenn porarily repaired by the use of com mon yellow soap. Gasoline will not af- feet soap, and if the latter is pressed into leak, the opening will be effectu. ally stopped
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Suitably Named.

That new suit of Bodkin's is a perfect poem, isn't it?''
 Yes; he calls it an Owed to His Tailor '''-Tit-Bits.
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The hen is a meek and lowly bird but she has done more for this con Nnent than the eagle ever will do.
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People who have grown used to oleo- margarine are now patiently awaiting the announcement of substitute for meat
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The New York stock exchange has expelled a member for obvious fraud. ,. What if the fraud isn't obvious?
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Many a man iS useful to provide a roof for his wife to give pink teas and bridge whist parties under.
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Love Answer Postponed.

"Qne more question. dear"
 Angel face, I am listening"
 Twill you love me when I'm old?' Well. I'll tell you. This is a prac- tical age; I'll see that you get adequate alimony. y."-Pittsburg Post.
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ent of and not influenced by the patients frame of mind. But 1T any impression annoy of ament the suffe is apt speak of its curative effect, though it did not really the course of the disease.
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John-What doctor attended your aunt in her last illness? James None. She died a natural death
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Rockefeller will aid all Americans" :" is the way a headline reads. But don't write to him for money. He isn't going to do 1t that way.
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We often feel sorry for the rich. There is Rockefeller, for instance; he once had as much hair as anybody.
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Poets are getting practical. One oi them reports having traded love song for a ham.
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INFLUENCE OF THE MIND UPON THE BODY
By Dr. Fl. Cradle

The only parts of the body directly con- trolled by the mind those muscles which serve the purpose of the will. There are be- sides, many other muscular movements going on in the interior of the body which, too, are in part governed by nerves, but cannot be influenced by the will such the circula- tion of the blood, the action of the stomach and of the intestines. While this activity of
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Almost as dangerous working in a mine as playing football.
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An optimist is a man who laughs ct misfortune, never having had any himself.
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PROBLEM OF THE YOUTHFUL CRIMINAL.
By Thurde RayIe Bruc

The problem of the youthful criminal is one that every big city is facing, and it is 8 most difficult one to solve. There is no ex- perienced detective in the United States that cannot recount scores of instances where lads of tender age have perpetrated deeds which at the outset seemed the work of seasoned experts. l have encountered any number of such cases and my experience with the juven-
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certain elders than they do the children You can't say they do either harm good children, the little resolve them finally to-ter simplest ele ments and play herewith most contentedly.
 The avidy with which children swallow the originals of stories which may have been dong out to them in simpled editions" constant amazement, and reminds of the remark of the old with whom
 book agent had left commentary the Bible. Sure it's fine book, and the Bible do make it wonderfully clear"
 In spite of the floods of books that yearly poured forth for his supposed pleasure nothing straight to the heart of child the old tale and the old rhyme-and yet call them simple things Eternal vitality makes them with time life all is mysterious and impossible to explain.
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file maefactor that he is often bolder and harder to round up the veteran. He will fool you by his slippery methods and his cunning in making quick escape.
 It is the plain truth to that the indulgent and of children by their parents IS chiefly responsible the wrongdoing that converts the youngsers into lawbreakers Bows of this generation are given far more money than they should have to spend their pleasure They get the habit Of eTva when sufficient cash is not forthcoming are ready steal usually beginning by pferng from their father or mother as that sin than to take what belongs to strangers. I have repeatedly known lads of 15 steal their mothers jewelry and to go through their fathers clothing at night while he slept Many mortified parent to save the of his fam fly given that his home has been invaded by thieves rather than admit that degenerate son has entered role of a criminal.
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Wireless telegraphy wins more races with death than it loses.
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interior does not depend Ill any upCn the consciousness individual its regularity is at times disturbed by mental emotions Examples of such transient nerferences with the normal action o differ ent organs by mental influences bushing blanchng and fainting or the other hand, tumultuous beating of the heart
 While the mind cannot change the course of disease or cut short duration modify greatly the suf ferng felt pain, the distress, and the dis ability caused by given disease not fixed and in variable quantity alike in all instances and at all times
 As we'll as we can faint noises otherwise unheard by fastening" make ourselves conscious of the slightest produced by disease by watching for it. The concentration of attention the diseased mart aided by fear anxiety will only intensity all suffering may perpeuate it occasionally after its original has partly or wholly ceased But lessen the incoqxeniences of disease as well as exaggerate thsni The Physical condition it. self the actual disease continues its ndepend
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This is the era of the aeroplane. not of the cobblestone.
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CHILDREN THE GREAT CONSERVATIVES.
By Mary O'COnnOr :

We dilute books and elaborate toys for children, we give them washed out editions and hand wound playthings, but nothing pleases them like the old, whether 1t be in books toys-rhymes and fairy tales that began when the world new, toys our ante diluvian ancestors might have played with.
 Children are the eternal conservatives Elaborate toys like three ringed circuses en-
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Abandoned farms in New England are being used for tree cultivation.
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Women who tell everything they hear manage to hear a lot.
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sidered a masterpiece of the highest order. The empress is riding a thor oughbred, holding the reins loosely in one hand and a rose in the other
 The empress was a superb horsewom-
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MAN NEEDS RELIGIOUS FELLOWSHIP.
By Prof. George Burman

So long as there are religious men, so long must there be religious community. The man who possesses inner possessions is there by driven to communicate them to others
 A soul with a living conviction must seek likeminded souls, and thus be first truly sure and glad by their common fellowship of faith The plan and organism of life is a giving and receiving. Most of all is this true of the re-
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hgious life.
 We must ourselves again in the center of Then attain unitary and powerful purpose and will There is yearning after God, demand for a love, beautiful noble relation of to There many to-day that want to themselves from their ndivdualism and isola- ton, gather together into something greater, truer sweeter nobler.
 The thing that is deeply going in the soul of today will be better understood and highly valued word something of the broherly of the spirit love- of the fire and enthusiasm of the first Christian community break forth again from hidden foun- the high hills of God There will be life truth the spirit in all the forms and usages of life Then the estranged brother will return The best the freest the most reverent will be with again The yearning is prophecy of the coming day.
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.eMhat line is that 9,

What line is that?"
 "Why, he wants to find out if mos quitoes take kindly to vegetarians."- ."- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Preparing for Summer Campaign.
 'Yes, he's busily preparing for his next summers line of scientific investi-