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The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
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PEOPLE GROW MORE ORDERLY
Gratifying Improvement in Sense of Municipal Responsibility Shown
 in Recent Years.

Several years ago American cities cut poor figure in respect to neat ness compared with the cities of Flu rope. At present the comparison in diSarray is not so unfavorable to this country. European cities have be- come less tidy-the war, of course, is to blame for this as for most other things-and American municipalities have become cleaner At the present time, indeed, the filtered condition of London and the English countryside is receiving much attention from the British press. The careless pOpulace not only throws it's newspapers into the public highway, but dispOses of tin cans in a similarly informal man. ner. But American cities are still far "clean-up weeks" and the creation of agencies which devote their energies to anti-litter work are hopeful signs. Improvement is certain. Anyone who twenty-five years knows that men and women develop municipal reSpOnSi- bility much more rapidly than is con- monly supposed. Twenty-Five years ago few free-bOrn Americans hesi- tated to spit in public conveyances or public places. The inhibition that has developed in respect to this vice shows how rapidly personal habits can be improved. The day will probably come when the average citizen will be as careful about dropping his read news paper in the street as he is now about splitting in a street car.
 But there is still much opportunity for missionary zeal, especially among the crowds who spend Sundays in the public parks. Nothing would more eloquently portray the perfection of the civic conscience than an unlittered city park on Monday morning. Worlds Work.
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Badly Put.

She was Q large woman, and not what you might call handsome. But she was an heiress. Still, the design ing youth should have been more dip lomatic. Miss Tubbs," he said, when he thought 1t was about time to bring matters to head-"Sarah-fo months past my thoughts and aspira- tions have been centered on one great object" She smiled encouragingly Miss Tubbs-Sarah-nee I say it? You are that great object!" Sir" And a few moments later the would be suitor crept dejectedly from the house-London Tit-BitS.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Sir Alexander Mackenzie Made Adven- turous Trip With White Party
 in 1792-1793.

The first white man to cross this continent by a route north of Mexico was Sir Alexander Mackenzie. a Scotsman, who rose high in the serv- ice of the old North West company. which was amalgamated with the Hud- sons Bay company in 1921. Macken- zie was in the Far West when he planned his trip across country to the Pacific coast. In the autumn of 174
 he led his party far up the Peace river, where they built a post and wintered. On May g, 1793, the party set out, pass ing up the Peace river, through the Rocky mountains, across to the Fraser river, which was followed down stream for some distance. and then across country through an unexplored region, until the party came out on the Na- cific coast. Mixing quantity of yer million with melted grease.s Mackenzie wrote on the inland side of a high rock
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Sow Grass in the Fall.

Springtime is commonly considered to be seedtime, but with lawns better results often are obtained by seeding at some other season. Except, per haps, in the northern tier of states and in New England, says the United States Department of Agriculture, early autumn seeding is much more satisfactory than spring seeding. South of the latitude of New York spring seeding should rarely if ever be practiced. There are good reasons for this rule. Young grass does not stool well in spring and summe- and is not sufficiently aggressive to con- bat crab-grass and other summer an nual weeds. In the area south of this and north of the Potomac and Ohio rivers the time is early September. The reseeding of an old lawn should be done at the same season as new seeding.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
By Courtneq Rqleq Cooper Copyright by utsls. Brovn | Aoo
'ARRYI

SYNOPSIS.-At Thornton Fair child's death his son Robert learns there has been a dark period In his fathers life which for almost thirty years has caused him suffer ing. The secret Is hinted at In d document left by the elder Fair child. which also informs Robert he Is now owner of a mining claim In Colorado. and advising him to see Henry Beamish, a lawyer Beamish tells Robert his claim. a silver mine. is at Ohadi. thirty eight miles from Denver. He also warns him against a certain man. ''Squint'' Rodaine. his fathers en- emy. Robert decides to go to Ohadi On the road to Ohadi from Denver Fairchild assists a girl. apparently fin a frenzy of haste, to chs.-se tire on her auto. When she has left. the sheriff and a posse appear. In pursuit of a bandit Fairchild. be- wildered. misleads them as to the direction the girl had taken At Ohadi Fairchild Is warmly greeted by Mother" Howard. boarding house keeper. for his fathers sake. From Mother Howard Fairchild learns something of the mystery connected with the disappearance of "SissIe" Larsen. his fathers CO., worker in the mine. He meets the girl he had assisted. but she denies her identity. She is Anita Rich mond. Judge Richmond's daughter. Visiting his claim. Fairchild is shadowed by a man he recognizes from descriptions as ''Squint" Ro- daine-
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

and inconsequential as the maStodonic thing before him swooped forward. spread wide the big arms and then caught him tight in them. causing the breath to puff over his lips like the exhaust of a bellows.
 A release. then Fairchild felt him. self lifted and set down again. He pulled hard at his breath.
 Whats the matter with you?" he exclaimed testify. You've made. a mistaken
 I'm blimed If 'ave" beloved a tcrnado-like voice. "Blimel You look just like i'm"
 But you're mistaken. old manw
 -Blimed if I am" came again. ~You're your dads own boy! You look just like i'm, Don't you know me?"
 He stepped back then and stood grinning, his long. heavily muscled arms hanging low at his sides. his rustache trying vainly to stick out in morN directions than ever. Fairchild rubbed hand across his eyes.
 "YOu've got mew came at last. T."
 You don't know me? 'Onest now, don't your Pm ATTY! Don't you know nows 'Arrv from Cornwallw
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prompting her action now; Fairchild felt sure of that. And he was glad of the fact, very glad. Again he laughed, while Rodaine eyed him narrowly. Fairchild shrugged his shoulders.
 "I'm not going to believe this story until it's proven to me-" came calmly.
 "Who brought the news?"
 Fairchild deliberat ely chose his words:
 "A tall, thin, ugly old man, with mean squint eyes and a scar straight up his forehead"
 A flush appeared on the other mans face. Fairchild saw his hands con- tract, then loosen.
 You're trying to insult my father '"
 "Your father?" Fairchild looked at him blankly. "Wouldn't that be a rather difficult job-especially when l don't know him?"
 You described him."
 And you recognized the descrip- tion."
 Maurice! Stop t!' The girl was tugging at Rodaine's sleeve. Don't say anything more. I'm sorry" and she looked at Fairchild with glance he could not interpret-"that anything like this could have come up."
 'I am equally so-if it has caused you embarrassment"
 You'll get a little embarrassment out of it yourself-before you get throughI" ROdaine was scowling at him. Again Anita Richmond caught his arm
 Maurice! Stop 1t! How could the thing have been premeditated when he didn't even know your father? Come let's go on. The crowds getting thicker"
 The narrow-faced man obeyed her command, and together they turned out into the street to avoid the con- stantly growing throng. and to veer toward the picture show
 Carbide lights had begun to appear along the street. as miners, summoned by hurrying gossip mongers, came for ward to assist in the search for the missing man. High above the gen. eral conglomeration of voice could be heard the cries of the instigator of activities, Sam Herbenfelder, bemoan- ing the loss of his liamond, ninety per cent of the cost of which remained to be paid. Hastily he shot through the crowd, organizing the bucket bri- gade and searching for news of the Argonaut pump, which had not yet arrived Half-disgusted. Fairchild turned and started up the hill, few miners. their carbide lamps swinging beside them, following him.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

man he recognized. tall. thin. wiry figure, with narrowed, slanting eyes, and scar that went straight up his forehead. He evidently had just rounded the corner in time to hear the conversation.
 "I was merely asking about my part ner In the Blue Poppy mine"
 "The Blue Poppy?" the squint eyes narrowed more than ever. You're Fairchild, ain't you? Well. guess you're going to have to get along without partner from now on"
 Get along without-T'
 A crooked smile came to the others lips.
 That is. unless you ,yant to work with a dead man. Harry Harkins got drowned, about an hour ago. in the Blue Poppy shaft!"
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
CHAPTER VII

It came to Fairchild then-the sen- tence in hls fathers letter regarding someone who would hurry to his aid when he needed him, the references sf Beamish. and the allusion of Moth CT Howard to faithful friend. Again the heavy voice boomed:
 "You know me now, eh?"
 You betl You're Harry HarkIns T"
 "'Arkins it is. I came just as soon Is got the cablegram!"
 ''The cablegram?"
 ~Yeh." Harry paved at his won- ierful mustache. From MT. Beamish, gou know. E sent 1t. Said you'd started out ere all alone. And I couldn't stand by and let you do that. So ere am!"
 But the expense. the long trip across the ocean. the"
 "'Ere I ami" said Harry again. "Ain't that enough?"
 They had reached the veranda now, 70 stand talking for a moment, then to go within. where Mother Howard awaited, eyes glowing. in the parlor. Harry flung out both arms.
 And still love you!" he boomed, as he caught the gray-haired. laugh Ing woman in his arms. Even if you did run De off and wouldn't go back to Corn~allr'
 Red-faced. she pushed him away and slapped his cheek playfully; it was like the tap of a light breeze against granite. Then Harry turned.
 "'Ave you looked at the mine?"
 The question brought back to Fair child the happenings of the morning and the memory of the man who had trailed him. He told his story, while Mother Howard listened, her arms crossed, her head bObbing. and while
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Save Trees When Possible.

One of the unfortunate results of urban growth is the destruction of fine trees which have sheltered genera tions of young villages only to be sac rificed at last to make room for a few yards of asphalt or to obviate. the necessity of deflecting a concrete side walk. Often. of course, It is impoS- sible to save venerable elm or maple or oak which gets in the path of busi- ness expansion, but not infrequently these fine old veterans of a hundred years war with the elements are slaughtered ruthlesSly.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
CHAPTER vI-Continued.

Quickly he made the return trip, crossing the little bridge over the tur- bulent Clear creek and heading toward the boarding house. Half a block away he halted, as a woman on the veranda of the big. squarely built "hotel" pointed him out, and the great figure of a man shot through the gate, shouting. and hurried toward him.
 tremendous creature he was, with ced face and black ha.r which seemed to scramble in all directions at once, and with a mustache which appeared Co scamper In even more directions than his hair. Fairchild was large man: suddenly he felt himself puny
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Tree Selection.

There is a popular notion that oaks cannot be domesticated, but l have a burr oak 30 feet high that 1 planted as a six-inch seeding just 20 years ago, writes a correspondent of the Chicago Daily News. A red oak in my lawn I planted when three feet tall. and it has kept pace with Nor way spruce set at the same time, fur nishing with it's brown clinging foliage in the winter no less charm than the green of the spruce. The hickory is perhaps the shyest of domestication, but treated rightly it is rapid grower.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Building Immense Harbor.

Work has been begun on Jamaica bay improvement which will provide a harbor large enough to hold the har- bors of Liverpool, London, Rotterdam and Hamburg. Six 1,OOO-foot piers are about to be constructed and the neces- sary channels will be dredged to ac- commodate the largest boats. The piers alone will cost $75O,OO0.000.
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SCOT FIRST TO CROSS CONTINENT

rising from the shore these words to mark his visit: Alexander Macken- zie, just from Canada by land, the twenty-second of July, One thousand seven hundred and ninety-three. Lat. 52 degrees, 20 minutes. 4S seconds nOrth." Mackenzie then retraced his course and returned to the East.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
One Ray of Joy.

And what kind of filling do you want, my little man?" asked kindly dentist of small boy who had been suffering a dozen martyrdoms in the chair.
 It was the first cheerful word the boy had heard for an hour.
 'Gimme chocolate" he replied, brightening visibly.-American Legion Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
"At least Pm thankful to you for being the man you are!"
(TO BE CONTINUED
For Literary Uses.

The Author-Can l get $2 advance on story Pm writing?
 The EditOr-It's unusual; but why?
 The Author-Pve got to point where the hero sits down to a square meal and want to get the right at- moSphere.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

Swer was in the afnrmatlve. A miner stretched out Foot and surveyed 1t studlously.
 "Ain't seen him since about five o'clock" he said at last. He was just starting up to the mine then"
 "To the mine? That late? Are you sure?"
 "Well-I dunno. May have been go- ing to Center City. Can't say. All I know is he said Somethin' about goin' to tn mine earlier in tn afternoon, an long about five seen him starting up Kentucky gulch."
 "Who's thatT The interruption had come in sharp, yet gruff voice. Fairchild turned 10 see before him 6
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

America's only woman bridge en- gineer is Dr. Lou Alta Melton, an en- ployee of the federal bureau of pub lie roads,
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

Dere's somethin' attractive even in de homelies' cashieer's face on pay day
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

A woman who laughs to be polite 1oes it better than q man.
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
Very sincerely,
(Signed) Arthur John Lewis.

Edgeworth samples are no different from the regular Edgeworth tobacco
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13
"l hereby solemnly
 promise to fill
 any mans pipe''

This promise is made in the letter that follows. We had sent MT. Lewis some free samples of Edgeworth (as we do to all who ask for them(. We didn t know that he was an Edgeworth smoker until we received this letter.
 Niagara Falls, N. Y. Messrs. Larus & Brother Company, Richmond, Va
 Gentlemen.
 am smoker of good tobacco for over 40 years and have no hesitancyin saying that of all smoking tobacco Edgeworth in my estimation occupies the first place.
 Having smoked it for number of years in many different parts of our own good U. S. A., and also Alaska and Cuba-itshas always given me supreme smoke-satisfaction, at all times, any where, everywhere, regardless of cli- maticchanges or any yotherhocus-pocus.
 My object in sending for the free samples (if you will forgive mel was to determine whether or not Edgeworth was being made any different-that possibly the samples (like whiskey samples used to bel were the best and finest of the whole output.
 But on smoking the samples I find no difference whatever, and so am con- vinced beyond the shadow of doubt that Edgeworth always IS of the same superior quality in all it's forms, and further, that my little joke in asking for and receiving something for noth- ing will be excused by you on the plea of curiosity.
 In thanking you kindly for your courtesy in sending free samples, hereby solemnly promise to fill any mans Reasonable sized) pipe with Edgeworth tobacco of my own pur- chase, to convert him to that really good smoke. "Edgeworth."
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

The news caused Fairchild to recoIl and stand gasping. And before he could speak, a new voice had cut in. one full of excitement, tremulous,
The Holbrook news., 1922-10-13

We feel that Edgeworth is good enough, that its pleas ant fragrance and nellowness will appeal to
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-02
Three Ways of Embalming.

There were three different ways OF
embalming in old Egypt. The most
magnificent was bestowed only upon
persons of distinguished rank When
person of distinction died the body
was put into a coffin, the upper ex-
terror of which represented the de
ceased, with suitable establishment
The coffin itself was usually made OF
sycamore wood, which is said to o..
almost incorruptible. Sometimes dca
was used, in which case It was tru.g,l
from abroad. The embalming Of tn
body occupied 10 to 10 days. 1t con-
sisted mainly Of the Introduction Cf
stringent drugs and spices into'he body
amounting it with oils of cedar, myrrh
and cinnamon, and saturating it with
inter. 1t was then washed and wrapped
in linen bands dipped in myrrh and
Gum-these bands in some instance
being 1000 yards long-commencing
at the head and terminating at the feet
avoiding the face. The body was then
restored by the embalmers to the rel
atives, who placed it in the coffin.
A less expensive method of embalm-
ing was simply to inject into the bow
els liquid extract Of cedar, and wrap
ping the body in salt and inter; others
were soaked, or as some think, boiled
in a kind Of hitumen made Of mixed
resinous substances. They were then
placed, without any other covering than
the bandages saturated with these sub
stances, in sepulchres, and there de-
posted in rows by thousands.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-02
Tobacco Dulls the Intellect.

An exhaustive and extended inquiry
into the effect of tobacco in various
forms on different types Of smokers,
conducted in the psychological labor
atory of the John Hopkins University,
Baltimore, over a period of three years
by DR.. Knight Dunlap and number
OF associates has shown that the inn
mediate effect of smoking is a low
erng of the accuracy of finely co-ordi-
mated reaction, but that "there is no
/ indication that the speed of compli-
Gated reactions is affected"
/ In other words, a man performing
/ involved mathematical problems or op-
Grating an adding machine would prob
ably be equally as swift after smok-
ing cigar as before, but would make
more errors.
The results of tine experiments, COM
piled by DR.. David lame Carter, APP
pear in the current number of the Jour
nal of Comparative Psychology. They
form, the experimenters are careful
to point out, only the basis for more
detailed investigation.
Students at the university, outsiders
and the psychologists themselves, were
employed as "reachers," or subjects
| for examination. Every possible var
ation in the conditions surrounding
the use Of tobacco was used; nom
smokers, occasional smokers and in
veterate users were tested; tests were
taken before smoking and following a
| day of crest"
! One rather surprising result attain
| ed was the fact that the accuracy Of
an habitual smoker may be decreased
when he has been deprived of tobacco
for some hours. "There is no indica-
ton" the report says, that thorough
" mechanical reaction requiring no
finer motor adjustments, are affected"
This would apply to the motor process
-s and thought processes of the man in
in an ordinary clerical or other subor-
5inate business position.
with regard to men engaged in in.
c'lectual work, the situation may be
different"
The men used as subjects we're re-
CURED to perform a number Of opcr-
tons, such as adding and subtract
ing figures, playing billiards, sorting
cards, operating adding machines, and
throwing darts. Other tests we're ex-
Derimentcd with and discarded as use
less.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-02

The Hoactzin of British Guiana is
one Of the most remarkable of birds
in the world. Almost as soon as it is
Matched the young hoactzin crawls out
of the nest by using its wings as fore
feet The "thumb" and "forefinger"
of the wings have claws with which
the young bird climbs about the limbs
AS soon as the wings grow strong
enough to support the bird in the air
the claws disappear. The New York
Geological Park has Just gotten the
first specimens ever to be held in cap
tivity.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-02
Personal Influence.

mere IS Law Of spiritual gravita-
ton Just as there is a Law OF physical
srav'tation. Every person influences
other persons for good or for harm.
often the influence is strongest when
the individual is least aware of il; un-
conscious actions and carelessly spoken
words often reveal much. An upright
and successful man Of affairs once
said:
when ! was young man facing
Tor the first time the temptations of a
erS1; city used often during the first
months when both money and friends
were scarce TO walk through the streets
OF an evening so rs to get away from
T. --' 10 forget my loneliness and
H 0E.aG for coD7anioGship. was
everyone IS lor}'nr.-
..t,H De does no, snow 5l,-ror
.-. WHO understood. som, one
.a. aglt tue battle ana .,or.
"0. evening amid the hurr,iuG.
restless crowd ! heard voice in front
Of me; it was soft and low, and i
thrilled me like a strain of swcc,
music. The speaker was small, cid
eriy woman who was talking with a
tai, sray-hared man. OF what she
was saying caught n few words
words did not matter; it was the voice
mat held me. 1t spoke 10 me dimly
ans contuSedly perhaps. yet truly
enough, of such pain, grief and con-
tlict as boy could have but little COM
prohenSion of; and it spoke Of vic
tory proPor;ionatc to its cost. In my
eager hope and boyish curiosity |
passed Inc couple to gSt glimpse of
the woman's face. II was lined and
sad and of incRablc sweetness; it
quite matched the voice.
Though never saw her again, |
have never forgotten. In the weeks
that followed, her voice was with me.
1t held me like an unseen hand; it
led me, and even now after forty years
the influence remains"