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The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
IPHoT0GRAPHING ON APPLES
How Pictures or Words Are Printed by Nature on the Growing
 Fruit.

Occasionally much interest is aroused by the appearance in a fruit store of a few apples on which appear perfect photographs. not pasted on but apparently in the skin of the fruit itself.
 Though interesting, the method of making picture apples Is simple and not at all difficult if the fruit is of a red variety. Just before the apple be gins to turn a photographic film is fastened about 1t in such a manner that 1t will not move and blur the pie ture. The foliage is then removed so that the apple is exposed to the direct rays of the sun and nature does the printing. The prints are clear, sharp and perfect in every way, except that depth of tone is lacking. If it is de- sired to brand name or words on the fruit black paper should be used in- stead of the film, the desired letters being cut out.
 Probably some clever advertiser will take advantage of this method some day, and we may be handed an apple on which is attractively etched some thing like If I Give You Pains Take Pepper Pepsin Pills"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Particular About Cheese.

Gritts. the grocer. pulled his apron straight and put on his No. 1 smile as the lady with the Tm-placing-a-thump. ing-order air entered the shop. She wanted some cheese.
 "Yes, madam" smirked Gritts. q have some delightful Derbys, madam, a quantity of choice Cheddars, madam and a parcel of prime Parmesans."
 Madam would like to taste some If she could. Certainly, madam could, If she would. Gritts flourished his gauge over this cheese and that. Madam nib bled at II different samples. No; none of them was quite "it"
 "Of course. madam" said Gritts at length, eff you require Stilton-" and he handed her a generous taster.
 "Ah," nodded the lady, as she smacked her lips. that will do nicelyl Now, if you'll give me matchbox I'll be getting home. I only want to bait a mousetrap!"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
SQUIRRELS GNAW THE CABLES
LfttIe Animals Often Knock Out" Many of the Telephones In Des
 Molnes.

Des Moines, Ia.-n your telephone service is poor you may be justified In blaiming the squirrels that gambol over your roof and eat nuts from your hand
 For 6 chronic kicker the trouble clerks of the local telephone compa- nies have a brand new excuse for lines which refuse to transmit souhd waves.
 Have you squirrels in your neigh borhoOd?" the clerk asks.
 "Yes. but what has that got to do with this blanked telephone?" the dis gruntled one Is sure to inquire.
 Maybe they have been biting your wire" comes the answer.
 Usually the receiver at the com plainant's end of the lines goes on with a bang at this juncture.
 Electricians assert, however, that there is more truth than banter in the trouble clerks new explanation of tel ephone difficulties.
 Squirrels have habit of sharpen ing their-teeth." said the trouble clerk. in explanation. "A telephone cable, With US covering or SO1t lead, makes a good sharpener. They will climb a pole and gnaw at the lead. Some times they will open a hole through the outer covering. Then the damage is done.
 eff a drop of water gets to the twisted strands inside the cable. every phone the cable feeds is put out of or der. The water acts as conductor and short circuits every wire in the cable. In some cables there are 300 wires. so you can realize what havoc one squirrel can wreak.
 After the hole is found, all of the lead must be cut away and the twisted wires must be boiled in paraf1n to get out the moisture. Not until this is done are the phones in working order sgain.''
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
A Smile Counts.

Every one likes to see a smiling face, and to smile becomingly one must cultivate a cheerful and sympa- thetic condition of mind. The face wreathed in smiles is like perpetual sunshine in house. It Is irresistible. and conquers all hearts.
 A smiling mouth loses half its charm if the eyes do not correspond: {: for the eyes are the windows of the soul, and the smile that lies only about the lips soon dies away, leaving an indifferent spirit to survey and chill the world
 Cultivate the art of smiling, not with your lips, but with your eyes.
 Every one can have laughing eyes. They are not a matter of inheritance, nor can they be acquired with the aid of the masseuse and the professional beauty specialist
 Love is the great transformer. The sternest features may be softened, the hardest natures be humaniZed, by love.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
DEAD AND INJURED
sATTLE7 NOPE; JUST FINAL RE-
 TURNS FOR JULY 4, 1910.
Takes Some Time to Get in All the Figures, but They Show What Doggone Fools We
 Can Be.

New York. - Although the list of deaths and accidents due to the cele- bration of the Fourth of July is still large, the sane" observance of the day this year shows notable improve ment in this respect, according to sta tistics compiled by the Journal of the American Medical Association. The decrease in accidents is most marked in those sections where re- strictfve legislation has been put in ef- feet. the Journal says.
 Two thousand, nine hundred and twenty-three persons were injured says the Journal
 '-Sixty-seven deaths were due to te- tanus. 19 were killed outright by fire arms. Il by explosions of powder. bombs or torpedoes; 6 by cannon or similar contrivances, while 26, mostly little girls, were burned to death by fire from fireworks.
 Startling as this showing is, 1t is the best since 1903, when the Journal began keeping it's record. In 1903 4.449 persons were injured, of whom 1OS AOSI bASAI AhSS1 7VO Ol luSm uy1u6 from tetanus.
 The grand total for eight years shows that 37.526 persons have been injured in Independence day celebra- tions. Of these, 1862 died, GOA as the direct result of their injuries and 968 from tetanus following injuries. One hundred and twenty-two persons have lost their eyesight, 551 have lost the use of one eye, 432 have lost the use of arms, legs or hands and 1,541 have been crippled by the loss of fingers.
 The detailed figures for 1910 show 72 cases of lockjaw, 67 of which were fatal, persons lost their sight. B lost one eye, 26 lost arms, legs or hands and IA lost their fingers.
 The decrease from 1903 to 1910 Is due to more intelligent methods of celebration, the most marked decreases occurring in states where the agita- ton for restrictive measures was most urgent. Massachusetts had this year had only one-seventh the injuries it had the previous year; Missouri, New Jersey and New York reduced their in- iuries to one-third; Illinois and Ohio to one-half; Pennsylvania reduced it's injuries to two-thirds of last years; Indiana. Iowa and Wisconsin show larger totals than a year agoY
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
SNAKE DEFENDS ITS KITTENS
Pennsylvania Man Reaching Into Bar rel Nest Is Bitten by Big
 Copperhead.

York. Pa.-A big copperhead was the queer bedfellow of litter of kit ters in a barrel at the home of Will liam Beck. storekeeper of Conewago township. and Beck made the discov- cry only at the expense to himself of a bite from the venomous reptile.
 Going cut after dark to the barrel in which tce kittens were nesting, the storekeeper reached it. As he gropcd he felt something strike his fingers, but thought the blow dealt by one of the kittens in play. A mo- ment later a similar blow struck his palm. followed by severe pain, and Beck procured lantern. Coiled about the kittens he found the copper colored serpent, which he killed, and then had a physician dress his injury. The kittens were not harm
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Had Become Matter of Habit.

When Elisha decided to take unto himself sixth helpmeet. he repaired to the house of a Baptist minister. a venerable man who had officiated at several of Biggs' previous we'd dings. to make arrangements to be married there the next day. The min ister reflected a moment Elisha" {" said he, 'I shall. of course, be glad to marry you again. This will be the third or fourth time, will 1t not? If you don't mind telling me, why is 1t that you never have a minister of your own race tie the knot for you?" Elisha seemed hurt for a moment, but finally broad smile illumined his features. Well. sah." he explained. 'I hab kinder got de habit ob gettin' white man tc do my marvin, an I reckon I'll allus do it."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
NEW USE FOUND FOR SNAKES
Farmer In Ohio Discovers Them Clearing the Potato Bugs From
 His Patch.

Farmers in various sections of the country have for a number of years declared snakes that are non-poison- ous are very valuable to the farmers. They say the reptiles are very good at catching field mice, rats and even the frisky ground squirrels that are so very destructive to fields of newly planted grain
 But the latest use for the ugly rep tiles has just been discovered in liar rison county, Ohio, a few miles east of the historic town of Cadiz, where Charles Albright, who is farming the lands of Samuel K. Mclaughlin, found a garter snake eating potato bugs.
 Albright was out in the field de- stroying the bugs, which are quite plentiful, and coming upon a snake coiled up in potato plant, he secured a club and killed it. In a few mo- ments he discovered the top of an- other potato plant swaying back and forth, and looking closely, discovered another snake of the same variety coiled up in the branches of the thrifty plant.
 He WAS interested to know why these reptiles should be occupying such strange position, and after watching for short time he saw the snake pick off and devour dozens of the troublesome potato bugs. He did not kill the reptile, and he says he will not allow any of these snakes to be harmed on the land he has charge of, for he thinks they have become very useful
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Keepinu Rrioht.

Said an intelligent woman not long ago, My grandmother was one of the sprlghtliest, youngest. most up-to-date women I ever saw. Her household af- fairs and family plans seemed to move on as if oiled She was always ready with quip and quirk to brighten life for the rest of us. There was an an cient family joke about 'grandmother's journeys;' she would once in a while announce, Well. I'm going of on trip. I need it, and away she would go, work or convenience to- the cen trary notwithstanding. She didn't spend so very much or go far, but she would come home bright and cheer
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Like Insect EINinc.

So far nearly all aeroplanes fly ai- most like insects. The fly makes 300 beats of it's tiny wings a second. The propeller perhaps one-third as many revolutions, but the aibatross and the frigate bird and the buzzard make at most only three or four beats a second. But albatross and frfgate can sustain themselves two or three days without lunching between dates. Let's hear of prizes for longer and longer flights on the least gasoline. When the thing gets down to brass tacks 1t may show that the aeroplane only needs to put on strong power in going up to its aerie. After that it may soar away and use its gasoline only to meet certain unusual condi- lions in the upper or lower air.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
LARGE HATS AND RELIGION
London Rector Glasses Wearing of Them in Church as Positively
 "Indecent."

London.-Pointed remarks on the large hats worn in church are made by the vicar of Walsall Rev A. Paice, in letter in his parish magazine.
 He quotes the apostolic injunction that "all things should be done de- gently and in order" and continues: Any habit or fashion which is liable to cause great irreverence or incon- venience to our fellow worshipers is a direct infringement of this injunction.
 Such habit or fashion as the wear ing of large hats by so many women and girls in the congregation. Con- plaints are frequently made by suffer CTS that they can SC neither the altar nor the preacher; nothing but ec- centric hat brims. crowns and trim. mings
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Sand and Germs.

Pretty ideas don't always appeal to the experts in hygiene. Kissing, for example, is dangerous, and even that sand provided for children in the
 parks is not so innocent as 1t looks. The sand-hopper. with which children are so familiar on the real seashore. is replaced, according to the gloomy experts. by another kind of hopper. The sand, in a word. when the chil- dren have played architects with 1t for a time adds crittiness to grittiness. This is not necessarily reflection on the children or the children's parents. for sand, like loose hay and straw, seems to produce crits out of no where But, after all, sand can be re newed at small cost. and if the econo- mists shout too loud let them be in- vited to take the old sand. It will be
 as good and critless after that as when 1t was new.-London Chronicle.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
FIRES THAT ARE SLEEPING
Range of Eight Great Volcanoes Near Lake Albert Edward in Central
 Africa.

It is not very generally known that right in the heart of Africa at the southern end of Lake Albert Edward is a great range of volcanoes. They are eight in number, and, though it is true that, unlike Rukenzor, they carry no permaneA snow, the highest peak is over fourteen thousand feet in height. These volcanoes are particu- larly interesting on account of their comparative neweness. Running through the middle of Africa there is a trench many hundred miles long, in which lie the great lakes Albert Edward, Kivu and Tanganyika.
 Not very many thousands of years ago, the volcanoes, generally called Mfumbiro, burst through the middle of this trench and made dam across it, with the result that some of the water, which formerly flowed into Lake Albert Edward and so into the Nile, was cut off and a lake was formed behind the dam. As times went on the waters of the lake which is now called Kivu rose higher and higher, until, not being able to flow over the barrier of the volcanoes, they formed the Rusisi river, which runs the other way into Tanganyika, about 100 miles distant. Of the eight volcanoes only two show signs of ac- tivity at the present time. in the form of thin wisps of steam which may oc- casionally be seen; but vast plain of lava, with wide black stream curl ing through its midst. showed where a formidable eruption had taken place only two or three years before our visit. There are hot springs scat tered here and there, and we felt slight shocks of earthquakes once or twice, so it is not safe to say that the Mfumbiro volcanoes are extinct Wide World Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Equal to the Crisis.

The wives of Napoleon HIS mar shals played a great part during and after the second empire. When Mar shal Bazaine was planning his escape from the Isle Sainte Marguerite his wife assisted him in the plan and came in the boat to meet him.
 When General de Cavlgnac died in exile and disgrace on the Riviera his wife was determined that he should at least be buried in the family vault at Pere La Chaise. In order to accom- plish her object, with the aid of a faithful servant she had the corpse arrayed in huge travelling cloak and lifted into a railway carriage. With such a companion beside her, this woman made the journey alone, in de- hance of the law. These women seemed to have been equal to any crisis in which they found themselves.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
MIracle of a Rsth snonne.

Henry Savage Landor. at one time a captive of the Lamas in Tibet, tells the following adventure:
 The Lamas had got hold of my bath sponge, which was dry and pressed to great thinness by a heavy weight which had rested upon 1t. Throwing it from them, it fell in a little pool of water. I addressed the sponge in English and with any words that came into my head. pretending to utter incantations.
 The attention of the Lamas and soldiers was quickly drawn to this un- usual behavior cn my part. They could not conceal their terror when, as spoke louder and louder to the sponge, it gradually swelled to its nor nal size. The Tibetans, who at first could hardly believe their eyes, be- came panic-stricken. There was a general stampede"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25

moderate-priced home. As seen in the cut, A is cross-section of the cabi- net, B is the drawer fronts, c is a sec tion of the doors, D a section of the panels and E perspective of the face bracket.
 The cabinet may be built separate and portable, or built in the wall solid. The latter method is preferred with face of cabinet flush with the dining room wall and extending out into the pantry or kitchen. The space below the doors is left open and forms a sideboard
 If desired, the panel above the base shelf may be swung on hinges, which will be handy in passing food and dishes to and from the dining-room.
 Many wives object to the doors with the small panes, claiming they ob- struct the view, and hide the pretty pieces of glassware. This, however, is matter of fancy, and the doors may be made to cost much or little
 With the exception of the doors the stock used is 3s or inch thick: the doors are IA inch thick. The head trim should be the same as other trim in the room, if the cabinet Is built in the wall.
 Of course. if possible, the wood used should be the same as that used on the doors and windows. Hard wood may be used with good effect. Birch finished with mahogany stain looks very neat.
 Any good carpenter will be able to build this cabinet from the cuts ac- companying this description. and the cabinet should not be prohibitive in cost. The approximate cost, built of pine, would bes $25, finished in any of
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Cod de Iuxe


 Even cod steak will make a com. paDy luncheon. According to a we'll known chef if this fish were to retail at 30 cents a pound it would be con sidered as delicious as salmon.
 Roll the steaks, cut into neat little outlets in egg and bread crumbs, and fry nice brown. being careful to drain on plotting paper. Serve with 1t mashed potatoes beaten very light and arranged in the center of meat platter with the fish grouped upright around it. Put basket cut from a lemon skin on top filled with parsley or lemon juice and decorate with dice or half-moon shapes cut from cold boiled beets.
 There will be no thought in the mind of the guest of a pot luck repast
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
NATURES WEATHER PROPHETS Signs of Flowers and Animals Th-a Ee-e Followed closefy by
 Our Grandparents.

Men have made some very wonder full instruments which foretell what the weather will be, but old Mother Nature has given us messengers which tell about the weather if we watch the signs which they show. The little daisies were watched by our grandparents, who believed that spring had not come until 12 daisies were blooming on a foot of ground. The chickweeds' starry flowers tell when heavy winds or rains are com ing by closing their tiny blossoms. The dandelions have the same habit Likely the golden flowers do not want to uncover their curly heads unless they can look up to the sun. If you watch dandelions you will see that they do not open on the mornings of the days when rain falls.
 Marigolds are such particular little blossoms that they will not even show ray of their splendor if a storm is approaching or thunder Is heard in the distance. The morning glories may wake early to beauty the garden, but when they suddenly wrap their silky sCdL1S dDOuL lnS1I AdCSS yOu may DS sure that rain isin the air. Some trees, such as the locust. close their leaves when a storm is coming. If you have a garden you might look to see what prophets are near to warn you of changes in the weather. Our grand mothers said that even peaceful old tabby knew when to expect either rain or snow. When the cat sat with her looked to have use for their overshoes and umbrellas.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
IN THE FARM HOME
CHINA CABINET A CONVENIENCE CHERISHED BY HOUSEWIVES.
A Combination Cabinet and Sideboard Which May Be Built Separate and Portable or Erected in the
 Wall Solid.

Many otherwise well-arranged dweh- ings are built without any thought whatever of china closet This is a great mistake, as there are few house. wives who do not have more or less cherished china or glass or silver, and no other ornament will go so far tow ard improving the appearance of the dining-room as this same china, glass and silver, if properly displayed in a neat china cabinet
 A combination china cabinet and sideboard has been designed for the
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Smcke.

Don't imagine next time you see in weather promising storm that a "heavy" stratum of air is forcing the smoke of your chimney to the ground. Instead the condition is the opposite and the atmosphere is too light to al low the smoke to rise. To prove this fact in this vacation season fill your mouth full of tobacco smoke and dive in 20 feet of water. releasing the smoke. The smoke appears from the water almost instantly. You may say it comes up in air bubbles, but this does no more than to prove the theory. Your chimney smoke won't rise. be- cause there isn't buoyancy enough in the air stratum to raise it.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
Front Elevation.

the stains and vanished. The extra cost for hard wood would be slight, as there is not much needed.
 The panels of the rear walls may be mirrored if the cost be no object The cabinet may be built in new or old walls, and will cost less than a modern sideboard
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
caraway Cookies.

One cup lard, two of sugar, one ana one-half water, one teaspoon soda, two of cream of tartar, nutmeg, salt, flour enough to roll out The more they are kneaded the better they will be- At last, mould in one teaspoonful of earaway seed. Very nice.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-25
An Ice-chest Suggestion.

To prevent a dish from slipping when placed on the ice, put a rubber ring (such as comes on all ordinary fruit jars) underneath it.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Appeal., 1910-11-26
RHR0nz3S AznGZZ<N2zERA mn me- W36ANV

Consequently Baroness Hengelmuller is well
known not only in most of our large cities, but
in fashionable resorts such as Bar Harbor, Lenox
and Hot Springs. She Is Polish woman and has
become known for some of her fads such as
unique automobiles fancy stationery and pet
dogs. --=r. ..' -
The second most prominent place in the femi-
nine roster of the diplomatic corps is held by
an American woman, who is married to J. J. JUS
serand, the ambassador of France to the United
States Nine Jusserand, who Is very handsome
woman, spent most of her early life in Paris.
where her father banker, and in looks and
dress she Is much like the French women. Two
interesting Russian women are to be found at the
czars branch office In Washington. They are
Baroness Rosen and Baroness Elizabeth Rosen,
the wife and daughter of Baron Rosen, the Rus
sian ambassador. Two women also share the
honors at the German embassy. Count Won Bern
storff alike to his fellow-envoy from France, has
an American wife, and the daughter of the house.
Countess Luise-Alexandra Bernstorh, is as
attractive as any American girl one could find In
a days journey, although withal possessed of the
splendid complexion that is the common heritage
of SO many Of the girls Of the fatherland.
Yet another one of Miss Columbia's daughters
who has place of honor in this foreign commu-
nifty set down on American soil is the Countess
de Buisseret, wife of the minister from Beleium.
and Sonora Dona Alicia Ward de Riano. the wife
Of the Spanish minister was Miss Alice Ward, a
beautiful American girl. ere she welded her
Spanish lover after long courtship during which