The Holbrook news., 1910-07-01
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An architect of Chihuahua. ihexico has obtained a patent on method for making concrete houses in one piece.
 The known petroleum areas Of the country cover S.S5O square miles and the natural gas areas lO.O55 square miles.
 An aeroplane in which seamless steel tubing takes the place of wood or bamboo in the frames and planes has proved success in Germany
 Roller skating has become popular in the Alpine cities of Switzerland. the streets being used. The same is true of Mannheim. Germany American skates are popular
 Homestead entries in Canada in Ian uary. 1910. were 2.S9s. or twice those of January 1909 Immigration from the United States is expected to ex- ceed 100000 this year.
 Argcntinas crops this year are worth $34O.S6s.S .SSO. at present prices. which are slightly below those of l90S-O9. Corn leads with s134.59S 200. followed by wheat with S127.SOO.00O
 For the inflation of automobile tires a Frenchman has invented tubes con taining aluminium with a small pro- portion of mercury bichloride. The admission of water forms hydrogen gas under pressure. which may easily be turned into the tires.
 The presen- steam railroad mileage in continental Europe is 149.491 Rus sia. including the Siberian railway leads with 40.117 miles. followed by Germany with 36.7Ol. and France with 24,964. The general per cent of in crease in 1909 was LII. compared with 36 in 1908.
 A nervous looking man walked into a grocery store with his baby on one arm and a kerosene can on the other. placed the can on the counter. and said: sit there a moment. dear Then. holding the baby up 10 the dazed clerk. he added: Fill this thing up with kerosene
 Mrs Carrie Chapmon Catt has give-l $500 To In Equal Suffrage Association of Washington which enables it to have more commodious quarters in Seattle while carrying on the amend ment campaign. Mrs Cattt was a. one time resident of Seattle and a Iaid- CT in the equai rights movement, there
 The. holes commonly seen in the fields are not snake holes." though commonly called such They are made by field mice. shrews and moies. often by the larger insects. and it is very fol- in them Few snakes actually dig holes They burrow in soft ground the subterraneons species: but these live. as a rule. in soft. yielding soil St. Nicholas.
 Mme. Marguerite Durand. who Is standing as parliamentary candidate for the ninth arrondissement Of Paris at the forthcoming general election. addressed a meeting of electors at the | Salle des Agriculture de France on | Wednesday evening" Mime Durand | knows she cannot be elected. for the | votes cast for her will be treated as | spoiled paper. but she says sue desires to make 'platonic manifestation - Le Temps
 NJ. J. Scholey. mayor of Keuosha, Wis. introduced a new feature into | Kenosha politics when he distributed | five thousand bars Of soap as a means | of calling attention to his candidacy | for reelection. The soap is ordinary | toilet size. and on one side of the white bar in raised letters is Purity Soap" while on the reverse is a pic ture of the mayor and the inscription, "A Clean Administration" The mayor recently came out with a declaration for a cleaner city
 Men hope for the best. but at the