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The Irish standard., 1912-03-16

should have stopped y0n and asked You
who you we're just because you are 40
like him. It's all right l can tell
yon where Freckles 10: but whether
yoU deserve to know-that's another
matter!'
Lord O'More did not hear her He
dropped back In MS chair ana. covering
his face. burst into those terrible sobs
that shake and rend a strong man.
Lady O'More lowered over him. weep
ing.
f, "Umph: Looks pretty fair for Free.
kies.' muttered the angel. Lots OF
things can be- explained Now perhaps
they can explain this"
They did explain 40 fully that In
few minutes the angel was on her feet
| hurryinR Lord and Lady O'More to
, reach the hospital
lyon said Freckles' old nurse knew
bis mothers picture instantly" said
/, the angel Il want that picture and
the bundle Of little clothes"
Lady O'More gave them into her
hands
The likeness was large miniature
painted on ivory. with frame of
beaten gold. and the face that looked
ont Of 1t was Of extreme beauty and
SURPRISING sweetness. Surrounded by
masses of dark hair was delicately
cut face. With big eyes In the upper
part Of it there was no trace OF
The Irish standard., 1912-03-16

"And no one knows why better than
l do" Numbered Mclean Every day
be must astonish me with some new
f1neness."
He gripped the surgeon until he a.
most lifted him from the door.
Save him." be commanded. Save
him" be implored. HE is too One to
be sacrificed"
"His salvation lies here" said the
surgeon. strok1ng the Angels sunshiny
hair. land can read In the face OF
her that she knows how she Ia going to
work it out. She will save him.
The angel sped iaughingiy down the
hall. and into the street. just as she
was.
II have come" she said to the matron
OF the home. ITO ask It you will allow
me to examine. or. better still. to take
With me. the little clothes that boy
you called Freckles. discharged last
fall. wore the night you took him in
The woman eyed her in greater
establishment than the case called for
"Well. I'd be glad to let you see
Them she said. ''but the fact ID we
haven't them. do hope We haven't
made some mistake. | was thoroughly
convinced, and 90 was the superinten
dent. We let bis people take those
things away yesterday. Who are you.
and what do you want with themw
The angel looked at the matron
dazed and speechless.
'Thers couldn't have been q mis-
The Irish standard., 1912-03-16

"No!' gasped Freckles. mot If
you're sure! can't bear it! I'll die II
y0u DOR
The day had been one unremitt1ng
strain With the angel: Nerve tension
was draw to the finest thread. 1t
snapped suddenly.
"DieT' she famed. "Die. IL tell
you that! You said this morning that
you would die II you didn't know
your name. and If your people were
honorable. Now I've gone and found
you a name that stands for ages Of
honor. a mother that loved You enough
to go into the fire ana die for you.
and the incest kind of relatives. and
you turn round and say you'll die over
that: You inst try dying and you'll
get a good slap!'
The angel stood glazing at him.
One second Freckles lay paraIyzed and
dumb with establishment. The. next
the Irish In his soul rose above every
thing. A roar Of laughter burst from
him The terrified angel caught him
in her arms and tried to stif1e the
sound. She implored and commanded
The tears rolled from Ereckles' eyes
and he wheezed on. When he was
too worn out to utter another sound.
his eyes laughed silently.
When he was quiet and rested the
angel commenced talking to him softly.
Dear Freckles." she was saying.
'across your knees there is the face
Of the mother that went into the IRE
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
/; The, Han-Auother China ned
eggl That farmer must think i can
DO fooled ali de tmel
: RATHER unpunFuL.

a diplomat, at . dinner in WASH
ington, discussed the CROWN primes
pf Germany. !
"He gives his poor fsther y lot Of
trouble" the diplomat said, with 4
frown. "The Reichstag incident,
where he showed open disappro,al Of
the Kaisers peace policy, is only ,one
of many similap incidents that Hhe
public hears npthing,about.
/; "A friend Of mine, one winter
night vas skating With the crown
prince at St. Moritz, in the Swiss
Engsdine. The sky glanced and
ghttered splen6dly with its host Of
stars and my friend, pointing to a
star Of marvellous brilliance, said:
!, I wonder what star that is2"
! 1Doubtless,' ssid the crown
prince, With a5sneeting laugh, it is
some new decoration wherewnh my
ather has Geen TT to honor the ruler
Of the heer;ens. WashingtonStaE
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
WONDERFUL EFFECT OF COCA
Enables Ono Chewing tho Leaves 70
Put Forth Long. Continued Exsr'
ton Without Fatigue.

Some remarkable properties per-
tain to coca-the dried leaves Of q
small tree growing in Peru and
Bolivia-the chief being its power
to enable one eating it to put forth
long-continued e1ertion without ia
tigue. Coca has nothing to do with
cocoa.
This property was known and
priced long before the Spanish con-
quest, the leaves being employed even
as a medium of exchange, 50 highly
esteemed were they. After the con-
quest they became one Of the most
valuable articles Of export. At Po-
tosi alone 100 900 bushels were con-
sumed yearly.
Under the influence of the leaves
Of this plant miners can work night
and day, with only brief intervals
Of rest and aleep. The slightest
amount of food, together with q
handful Of the leaves, enables the
native to endure the severest and
most protracted toll Of every kind.
They take them three times q day,
chewing them and lodging them in
the side Of the mouth Ike 3 quid Of
tobacco.
Some time ago an interesting test
was made in Canads Of the power OF
coca. a lacrosse club, consisting Of
sixteen players, all Of sedentar. pro-
fesaions, held forth against all COM
ers, white men OF Indians. The club
men were fortified mainly BY coca,
which they cheweA during the game,
swallowing the saliva. One day,
during which the heat in The sun was
ITO degrees Fahrenheit, though their
antagonists, mechanics and trades
men Of sturdy build, were exhausted
before the game was finished, the
men with the coca were as FREQ from
fatigue as at the beginning. liar.
pers Weekly. :,
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
VISITING CARDS IN CHINA
p,ek In Days Of Tong Dynasty They
Were IN Common Use In ce'es-
tlal Empire.

Il seems to be fact that visiting
cards are Of Chinese origin. So
long ago as the period Of the Tong
dynasty (e18-eo7), they were in
common use in China, and that is
also the date Of the introduction Of
the red "silken cords" which figure
10 conspicuoualy on the engagement
cards Of that country. From very
ancient times to the present day, the
Chinese have observed the strictest
ceremony with regard to the paying
Of visits. The cards which they
use for this purpose are very large,
and usually Of a bright red color.
When Chinaman desires to marry,
his parents intimate the fact to .
professional "match maker" who
thereupon runs through the list Of
her visiting acquaintance and Sc
lects one whom she considers a it,
ting bride for her young man, and
then calls upon the young woman's
parents armed with bridegroom's
card, on which is inscribed his an
cestral name and the eight symbols
which denote the day Of his birth.
If the answer is an acceptance Of
his suit, the BRIDES card is sent in
return, and should the oracles proph-
esy good concerning the union, the
particulars Of the engagement are
written On two large cards. tied to-
Rether with red cord.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
PROTECTION AGAINST FROST.

Z d B. -- y j
To the long list Of the means
heretofore proposed Of protecting
fields, orchards and vineyards against
frost . new one has been added h,l
n. :. Chavernac. Writing in Pzo-
gres agricole ct yiticole, he prints
out the fact that frosts "a not
feared when the wind blows; he i
thna led to mggest the creation Of
~ artificial wind By tle installation
|. electric fans among the plants to
g projected :. &c Hs considers this plan
applicable chiefly % vineyards, but
l :. pollhly u1eti = Aards.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
LACKING.

~
/. The mailman. having possessed
himself Of an AZ, approached. the
grand piano. The master sat apart,
a1nheeding-it was the hour for !
pupil to enter, and. he did not look
up. The madmsn swung his ax
hlott, and With AZ the energy Of IN
sanity bmught It down upon the
keys.
bow lacking'i.' your touch," com.
planned the master, still without
looking up, Gin viiility!"
Whereupon tn ) mailman, not too
mad to be stungl By the unintended
irony, skunk ava Puck.
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
BROUGHT WRONG MESSAGE
Vegetarian Gospel Of Bearer Of Good
Tldlnos 10 Rsfutsd BY Can
nibai Chief.

Dark looks greeted the missionary.
The inhabitants Of the cannibal isle
were q shade blscker than jet, to
start with, and dyspepsia had cloud
ed their faces still more.
The trouble with you all" said
the bearer Of good tidings, lis that
you live on q meat diet. II you
would eat vegetables, cereals and
fruits for spell you would become
civilized and happy and devote your
days to piety and good works. 1t is
the fermentation of your animal
food that causes you to be 50 short,
tempered, 90 warlike and so miser-
able.
'oThat is what all the missionaries
ay," replied the cannibal chief, but
fruit and green stuff are beyond our
reach. Our 1910 census shows that
the average wage Garner on this
island makes only $1S a day, and
you know yourself what the overpro-
duction Of gold has done to the 1our-
chaaing power Of money. X lou
have no messages to leave, the execu-
TONER will do his duty, sitter which
dinner viii be served in the big
tent
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
scoaH'sa rHx OBVIOUS.

at my .us .tion,' the doetr
sald, the mothe pf the twins named
them Castor AM Pollu1."
And you a that" vrathfully
exploded the ~ fessor, merely to
nag ne into Hrs, BY Geninil'
~ e Jon 8 & Milky Way 6rst!p
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1912-05-23
LIKE SPARTAN BOYS Of 0lD
North Canadian Youths Az Tauaht
Endurance Through Exposure
20 the Cold.

Whipping and exposure without
clothes as q training in endurance Of
cold for the North Canadian native
boys has curious points Of resem-
blance to the training Of theh boys
Of ancient Sparta. They also were
Injured to cold BY being made to 60
barefoot and to wear the same
clothes summer and winter; and
they also underwent whipping. Only
cold seems to have had nothing to
do With the latter. The scourginRs
Of Spartan boys before the altar Of
Artemis Orthia are supposed to
have been = relic Of human sacrifice
Tn some cases boys actually died I'M.
der the laah). But they were un-
doubtedly utilized As training in,
and test Of, hardihood- the boys
competing to zee who could endure
most without 4 sound.
And how such Spartan training 8.
boys among the natives Of northern
Canada would have appealed to one
of the Camerons Of Lochiel. Sir
Francis Gallon records that, when
sbivouachng with his son in the snow
Cameron noticed that the Lad had
rolled . mowball to make . pillow.
BE thereupon rose and kicked It
axsy, saying sternlh mo efemi-
macy, boyt"
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Some Tax Money?

The Santa Fe railway has paid taxes on it's Navajo county hold ings, this year in the sum of $53, 72O. 68.
 The Santa Fe Land and I'm provement Co.,, paid $1, 72O.O6.
 The Santa Fe Pacific paid S51.- 854.24.
 The Navajo Ice and Cold stor- age Co.,. paid $86O.OO.
 The Aztec Land and Cattle Co.,. waid $6, BOP. 39.
 The whole amount of taxes paid by the Santa Fla and sudsi- dary companies amounting to $68, 457. 29. Being over one-third of the entire collectable taxes of the county.
 The St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroad paid in taxes $6, - 462. 28, which added to the San ta Fe taxes paid this year amounts to STA, 919.57.
 Bless the railroads with all their go to" they are good tax payers here.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
A ch.mieal Expsrimsnt.

When the genial Quaker, Isaac T. Hopper, met boy with a dirty face or hands he would stop and inquire if he ever studied chemistry The boy, with wondering stare, would answer |fNo."
 "Well, then, I will teach thee how to perform a curious chemical ex- pertinent" said Friend Hopper. "Go home, take a piece of soap, put it in water and rub it briskly on thy hands and face. Thou hast no idea what beautiful froth it will make and how much winter thy skin will be- That's chemical experiment. I advise thee to try it. From the "Life of Isaac T. Hopper"
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27

At the Holbrook Gun Clubs turkey shoot on last Sunday Chas. Cooley knocked the per- simmon" by winning four tur- keys. Will Scorse got three; A. Bloom got one good fat one; s McCleve got one mighty eata- ble fellow; James scorse got one to. and a good one. A little coolness of weather and b.eezy breeze mad9 the shooting not quite up to a hearts wish.
 Judge Sapp, Dr. J. w. BazeIl, Attorney Clarence H. Jordan and wife, MT. and Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Brown and Sheriff Woods and wife attened the Elks' ball last week at Winslow.
 Robert Burns has rented the former office of R. s. Teeple in the Wetzler building and will conduct a fire, life and accident insurance agency.
 MT. and Mrs. Chas. Cooley and MT. and w. c. Pfeifer will go to Chambers tonight to at tend an old fashioned country school house dance.
 Don Mechanism of Albuquer- que. was a guest on Christmas of MT. and Mrs. L. F. McClana- han and Miss Josephine Me Clanahan.
 Some editors certainly do en- joy some fine Christmas "eats from home. "-we did, and shall eyer remember it. Thanks.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27

''Why the World Laughs" tells a story of two Scotch highlanders, one of whom observed the other to be wrapped in impenetrable gloom. He asked the cause, and the inter- locutor at last reluctantly replied: Its that man MacTavishl He called me leer!'' His friend tried to console him, explaining that many a man had been called liar and had been none the worse for it. But the gloomy one with some heat replied: "Dammut, mon! But he proved itp' Which showed where the shoe really pinched
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27

JL BYRD AND M. R. SMITH Painting, Paper Hanging KaIsomining Glazing Paper Hanging Speciality Leave orders at Hobrook Drug
 store Mail orders receive prompt attention. HoLBRooK. ARIZONA
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Easily Understood.

Host-Excuse me. That's my phone. (At phone) = Oh. yes. yes Whats that? You can't give me the hour you promised could have tomorrow? Oh. that's all right No. no; it doesn't incom- mode me in the least Any other time will do. Don't mention 1t. Goodby.
 Friend-That must have been your dentist.
 Host-It was.-Cleveland Leader.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
True 10 His own Town.

The doctor was patching him up, and he was repentant. He fddled awhile and then came out with the question direct.
 E1 say, doc"-
 "Well ?"
 "Can 1 live much Ionger?"
 ''Not if you stick to your present habits"
 'Tt's tough to go at sixty, doc" ''You could live to be 100 if you really wanted to-"
 "How, doc? Tell me how"
 'EBy living in the Balkans on fer mented buttermilk."
 q knew there was a catch to it. Fix me up to last another year in Pittsburgh and I'll be satisfied, doe "-Pittsburgh Post.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27

The compliment was so well put. and we know deserving, that we cannot refrain from put ting in type the remark made by one of the attorneys in the Marley case; it was Mrs. Braam's work of reporting the Marley trial was fine" {" And we know as we have the work to re- produce = something over a hundred thousand words which will make between six and seven hundred printed pages.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
A 13-POund Baby.

Mrs. Frank Wallace of Ada mana gave birth this week to a 13-pound baby. The parents are eleated over the arrival of the young one and the mother and the little one are getting along nicely. Dr. c. L. Hathaway of Winslow was the attending phy- sician.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27

Highland Humor. Charles Johnston in his book.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Suspicious.

'Mother, "says the doubting wife, ''I do not believe Henry is all that he should be-"
 "What is wrong with him now, Agnes? A short time ago you were complaining that he stayed out too late of nights. Is he staying out later than ever?"
 "No. He spends every evening at home now. and really that looks to me as though he had something on his conscience" Life.
 A Strong Hint.
 'Did your cook say right out that she wanted you all to stay at home that evening""
 No: but she put onions in every mouthful of food we had to eat that day New York Sun.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Gallup People Strong for
 Good Roads.
w. H. CLARK,
 Holbrook, Arizona.

w. H. CLARK,
 Holbrook, Arizona.
 DEAR SIR:
 am in receipt of a letter from L. B. Root, President of the Needles Good Roads Association, Needles, California, stating that the towns along the Santa Fe as far east as Flagstaff, are going to put in a good road through to the coast, and want to know if we cannot carry it on through to Albuquerque, etc.
 As you know the road in New Mexico has been proposed to go by way of Socorro, Magdalena. and then over to Springerville, leaving us out in the cold. 1 1 think it is to the interest of the town of Holbrook to get busy, now, and see if we cannot get thls road to go along the Santa Fe, which is the only logical way. being nearly three hundred miles shorter than the southern route, as now proposed.
 New Mexico has voted to sell $500, 900. % worth of bonds, and as Mckinley county will get her portion of It, which will be suffi- cient, in my opinion to put a fair road across the county. It was my idea that this road should go along the railroad from the eastern line to Gallup, then turn in northwesterly direction, going to St. Michaels thereby avoiding crossing the Rio Puerco number of times, which we would have to do, should we follow the railroad west from here. Leaving St. MlchaelS we could probably strike the railroad at. the petri- fled Forest. There is a road from Pinto to St. Michaels. which the people who have been over it claim is very good, and that it is only a few miles further than if we followed the railroad all the way.
 1 would like to have you talk to the people of Holbrook and see if they will fix the road up to St. Michaels, or rather, if they will do what little work is nec- essary, as 1 understand this road is pretty good now.
 If we do not get busy on this and instead allow this road to go the other route, we will lose something that we will always regret.
 Yours trnly,
 c. N. COTTON. NolI,,,o M M nao 2 10
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
THE MAcHINIsT'S STORY.
It Had to Do With the Absolutely
 True" In Machinery.

True" In Machinery.
 The philosopher long ago discov- cred that there is nothing "abso- lute' in this world; that everything is relative and that pure ideals are unattainable. Even in the most ex- act of processes there Is a margin of error. If there is any shopman who still thinks he can make an absolutely" accurate machine let him read this little narrative from Machinery:
 Say, Bill, what was the boss say ing to the young fellow that just Ieft?"
 Well, that fellow came in and said to the boss, You ought to plane those plates on one of our machines; they plane absolutely true surfaces And the boss said to him:
 Young man, 1 want to tell you something. l had heard one man say that his machine grinds 'abso- lutely" true, another that his turns absolutely" true and another that his pulleys and shafting run "abso- lutely' true. for so long that I got the disease myself and agreed to build a machine for that old fellow down by the railroad track who hammers saws and does blacksmith ing that would grind saws absolute ly true.
 "'After had built the machine and sent ii down and thought had given him about enough time to pay for it. called round for the money. Now had seen some of the work turned out on it and had a letter from man who had seen it and wantG< me to build one for him, so felt sure everything was all right.
 "'When l had stated my busi- ness the old fellow asked me to look at the saws that were ground on this machine He reached up on shelf and got nice new straight edge and suspended a saw by a string hooked over the teeth and held the straight edge against it. With the other hand he showed the Al. 1000 inch blade of a feeler through between the straight edge and the saw. Then he got my con- tract and pointed to the clause in which l agreed to produce ma chine that would grind absolute ly'' true.
 T asked him to put saw in the machine and let me adjust it, and ground a saw. When 1 had finished and the saw tallied with the straight edge called him over. He looked at it and then got surface plate about ten inches square and thinly covered it with lampblack and rub bed it over the surface just ground. When he removed it he pointed to the unblackened patches here and there on the surface of the saw and told me that the machine must grind absolutely true before he paid the bill.
 "'Then it dawned upon me that had used a word to convey one when it really conveyed another. l could not convince him of the injustice of his demands, and we went to law. My attorney could make no impression upon the court, which held that if agreed to build l machine to fly ten miles the sim ole fact that it was impossible to do 50 did not entitle me to receive pay for a machine that would almost fly.
 "'This incident happened many years ago. We have since accom- olished what was then considered an thing-the flying ma are as far from produc- ng machinery that does work abso- utely true as we were then.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Jack Tar's Reply.

A sailor was brought before a magistrate for beating his wife, when the magistrate attempted to reach bis heart by asking him if he did not know that his wife was the "weaker vessel"
 of she is she ought not to carry so much sail." replied Jack.-Lon- don Tit-Bits.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Will Do

All kinds of society printing wedding invitations, visit i n g cards, etc., in fact, everything in that line as good as the best concerns aud save you postage, time and money-Let us show you. THE HOLBRooK NEWS.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
Notice

Al. parties desiring to rent, use or buy the Julius Wetzler barn and corrals on the south side should make application to me. R. s. Teeple, Agent.
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
All Kinds

We have many kinds of card board and flat writing paper, ruled and unruled. When in need of same, come see us. THE HOLBROOK NEWS
The Holbrook news., 1912-12-27
RfHnlur tn 8r 8rttrr

N1eW years IS regarded as the time when man &N should take stock of his past and present and make resolutions concerning the future. It swel to make resolutions, and it is better to keep them
 They serve good purpose even if not kept, though they should not be made with the idea of breaking them. One can be conservative in making good resolutions and thereby gain an advantage Do not resolve to be perfect merely make deter imitation to be better. Resolve to improve in everything in which you defective. Decide to act more kindly, think more charitably speak more pleasantly, work more diligently, give more cheerfully Don't try to achieve the perfect, which is impossible Just try to improve, to be and do better and you will be better for the trying
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

VIII Exchange four lots on Brace
avenue for good income property
south of Smith street. Address
Meyer Karkus, 176 Madison avenue,
city. Tel. 404-R. 6-3-tf-M-W-F
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26

Six Room House, heated, barn and
carriage sheds, growing fruit or
chards with one acre of ground at
Kinsey Corner. A bargain. Inquire
419 Amboy avenue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26

For Sale-Two lots at Garretson ave-
u near Amboy road, cheap. In
quire G. c. Gaffney. Richmond Val
ley, S. /. 8400-6-22-6t
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-06-26

o 1912, by American Press Association.
If Champ Clark gets the Democratic
nomination at Baltimore-and Just now he
looks like the one best bet-the young
woman above will have played an impor-
tant part. She has been very energetic In
the fight for her father. The above was
snapped at Baltimore.