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The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Sailors, ReII-shaped Trousers.

Sailors trousers are probably the strangest that are to be found in use by any class of men In the world The gradual increase in size between knee and ankle produces a strange fiaring- put effect that seems inexplicable; yet there is very good reason for the ap- parently superfuous cloth that flaps about the shoe with every step.
 In the old days, when many harbors were unapproacha5le by large vessels, goods had to be transferred to small boats driven shoreward by the sturdy arms of the ships crew. The beaches upon which they landed were often shallow, and it became necessary for the sailors to step out into the water and drag the boats up on the shore, their trousers became very wet indeed as a result. Close-fitting trousers, af- ter drying, were apt to shrink and i'm pede the free movements of the wear ar. Moreover, in their wet state they chung to the limbs in a very clammy manner.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
SMOKE SIGNALS OF INDIANS
His People and Warned Them of Danger.

The traveller on the plains in the early days soon learned the signific- ance of the spires of smoke that he sometimes saw rising from a distant ridge or hill and answered from a different direction. It was the signal talk of the Indians across miles of in tervening ground. a signal used in rallying the warriors for an attack. or warning them for retreat.
 The Indian had way of sending the smoke up in rings or puffs. know ing that such a smoke column would at once be noticed and understood as a signal, and not mistaken for the smoke of some campfire. He made his rings by covering the little fire with his blanket for a moment and allowing the smoke to ascend, when he instantly covered the fire again The column of ascending smoke had said to very Indian within thirty miles. "Bewarei An enemy is near!" Three smokes built close together meant Danger" One smoke merely meant Attention" Two smokes mean Camp at this place."
 Frequently at night the settler or the traveller saw fiery lines crossing the sky. shooting up and falling, per haps taking a direction diagonal to the lines of vision. He might guess that these were the signals of the h. dians. but unless he were an old-timer he might not be able to interpret the signals. The old-timer and the squaw- man knew that one fire-arrow, an ar row prepared by treating the head of the shaft with gunpowder and fine bark, meant the same as three col umns of smoke puffs. "An enemy is near" Two arrows meant Danger. three arrows, "The danger is great" Several arrows indicated. 'The enemy Is too powerful for us."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
W0MEN' N'SHARDWORF
Labor of the "Weaker Sex" ir
 Japan.
Task of RepIenishing Coal Bunkers o, Great Ocean Liners Is Done by Them With ceIerity
 and Ease.

The weaker sex is not mentioned in Japan. There, the heavy work i. shared by women, even the heavy work of loading great ships at Ma gasaki.
 This is tremendous task It is done largely by women who live al Kogakura, Fukuda, Shikini and in tho many little villages that skirt the town. At daybreak they are to be met, rowing down to Nagasaki to take their full share in one of their coun try's most interesting national enter prises. The town owes it's importance as coaling station to the rich coa; mines at Takashima and other sur rounding districts, and lighters bring the coal alongside of the steamers
 Men and women stand shoulder tc shoulder on barrels, baskets, boxes, or anything that will give them a foot. hold, and fill a long line of baskets, each containing about two buckets ot coal. These are passed to the plat forms hung on the side of the ship, on each of which a young girl stands. Sometimes there are five or six lines of platforms on either side of the steamer. These huge basketfuls of coal are passed to one girl, who in turn swings it up to the one above her, and so on along the line, with the swiftness and regularity of ma chinery
 As the girl at the top empties the coal down the chute she throws away fhn haclxnt nd h4 movements catches full one Above on the deck, sit the talliers, one for each line, and as every seventh basket Is emptied the girl calls out "Oi," and he places mark on a sheet. Twenty marks count as one ton, and it is es. timated that 1,600 tons of coal is a good days work for a fair-sized gang The girls continue at this task unin. terruptedly and merrily from early morning till mid afternoon, in the win. ter's cold and under the blazing sum. mer sun, and at noon they have short rest and eat their lunch of rice
 In one day a great ocean liner can be loaded with enough coal to carry her from Nagasah to San Francisco.
 This is a magnificent testimony to the strength and endurance of the in. dustrial Japanese woman. A we'll. known traveller in Japan recently re marked: T do not believe that there Is another body of work folk in the world who could have performed the same task in the same time and with the same ease" The old order Is changing with great rapidity, and un- der the new an important place is re served for the Japanese woman in in dustry.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
How He Came Out.

q don't believe in telling about what you're going to do," said Assem- blyman Wilkie Of Buffalo, because you never can tell how things are going to come out. I recall case of a young man who aspired to the hand of the daughter of a very wealthy man. He was a loud-talking person. and nearly every one knew all about his business. One night he announced that he was going up to the girls house and tell the old man politely, but very emphatically, that he was going to marry his daughter, no mat ter whether he liked it or not. He went to the house early in the eve hing, and, to the surprise of his club friends, returned to his club early.
 How'd you come out?' asked some of his interested friends.
 Through the window was the re ply."-New York Herald.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Ruby Loses Caste.

There was time when the ruby was next to the diamond in the estimation of lovers of precious stones. Now 1t has fallen from its high estate. The reason Is that the ruby, like the sap phire, can be initiated so closely that even experts cannot discriminate be- tween the real gem and the imitation. The greatest sufferer by this is said to be the Czar of Russia, who owns the finest collection of rubies in the world. The St. Petersburg court jewellers esti- mate the loss in value of the Czar's rubies at s4,000,000. Some time ago he tried to take out a policy of insur- ance on them, but no company would accept the risk.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Preferred Stock.

Preferred stock is stock that is pre-. ferred, that is to say has a prior claim, as to dividends and assets; 1t dend can be paid on the common stock, and in a distribution of assets it participates ahead of the common stock. Cumulative preferred stock is stock the dividends on which, if not paid regularly or ln full, accumulate and must be paid in the future before a dividend can be paid on the common stock. Preference stock is sometimes divided into classes as first preference. second preference, etc, with rights to dividends, or assets in the event of a distribution of asests, in the order named.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
SET HIM THINKING
Mics Remark Had Strong Sem
 bIanCe of Truth.
Fair Sex Has No Monopoly Of Gossip. Either Harmless or Malicious Intended Lesson That Was
 Failure.

My wife" said the Louisville trav cling salesman, as he flicked the ashes from his cigar and lifted a big stein to his lips, 'is a pretty wise woman and a brick house doesn't have to fall on her to make her take hint"
 A number of commercial men were sitting about a table in a hotel "gos- siping about their neighbors." The talk led to this and that, and finally to the feminine weakness for learning about everything that is going on in the neighborhood.
 q cured my wife of this small talk sometimes like to indulge in," con tinued the man with the cigar and the stein. When I used to come off the road on Saturday night she would keep me awake half the night telling ne about everything that had hap pened in the town. I decided that must put an end to it, and I did"
 How'd you do it?" three or four of the group inquired.
 Just with this" he replied, draw ing card which contained four lines of rhyme from his pocket. These were the lines:
 A wise old owl lived in an oak; The more he heard the less he spoke; The less he spoke the more he heard; Why aren't we all more like that bird :?
 That continued the travelling man, taking another pull at the stein, did the work for her. I got hold of these lines some place printed on a blotter-sort of an advertising scheme One day when she was out pinned it on the wall in her room where she couldn't help but see it.''
 What did she say about it?" one of the men inquired.
 What did she say? She gave me frost at the breakfast table, and when she decided to thaw out she put me on the gridiron good and proper The thing she said that made me think was that four men sitting around a table in a barroom can in one hour tear down more peoples regulations than a hundred women at an afternoon reception which started at twelve o'clock and ended at six p. m."
 And I wonder" quietly observed one of the men, eff your wife isn't about right ?"-Louisville Times.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Not a Glass Child.

They were having a glass of beer on the pavilion when all at once on the walk below there was the sound of crashing glass. They looked and saw that a child of about eight months had fallen prone upon the pavement face down. His mother ran to pick him up.
 Hes a glass child" lamented the woman who was drinking the beer, "and he broke himself when he fell"
 ''No," said the man, and looking again, she found that he was right. It was not the child that was broken, but a large bottle of milk which he had held clasped to his bosom when he fell face down.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
'IOST" NOT FOR HIM
PICKING UP THINGS GETS STAN-
 DISH INTO TROUBLE.
Had Hard Time Making People Believe in His Honesty-Wife Lays Down Few Rules for His
 Conduct.

Twice Standish came near getting into trouble because he picked up lost property Tn the street. The articles really were lost and Standish honestly found them, but he had hard work to make anybody believe it. After his second experience his wife laid down few rules for his guidance:
 If you should ind a million dollars piled up on the sidewalk" she said, you must just walk right past and never offer to return one of them to the owner"
 How about keeping few plunks for myself?" said Standish.
 Mrs Standish did not smile. "If that is the way you talked to other people when they accused you of theft she said, "I don't wonder everybody thought you were guilty"
 Never mind." returned Standish; its all over now. I never expect to find anything again."
 And he did not find anything for six months. At last. however, he saw an enameled cigar case lying in bypath forth and back which they were walk ing in Central park. He stopped to pick it up. His wife pulled him back
 Don't" she cried. Remember what happened to you twice before"
 Standish rubbed his cheek ruefully 'T hate like the mischief to let it lie there," he said. If don't pick 1t up somebody else will"
 Very we'll. let them. If other people choose to go to jail that is their look out"
 Tt is fine cigar case all the same" Standish grumbled as they walked on. Tt looks a good deal like mine."
 That is all the more reason why you should not meddle. You have no earthly use for two cigar cases ex- actly alike
 Standish walked along in stubborn silence. When they neared home he was seized with sudden craving for smoke. He felt in one pocket. then in another, for his cigar case.
 Where in the name of heaven" he began. Then his feet Jagged heav- fly. Good Lord!" he said ''That ci- gar case"
 Dear me-" said Mrs. Standish, haven't you got over that yet? What about 1t now?"
 Tt was mine!" Standish groaned.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
DUE TO TELEPATHY
. REUNION AFTER 13 YEARS SEEMS
 so BROUGHT ABOUT.
Woman Awoke Night Her Brother Ran Away With Feeling of Un- easiness-MentaI Messages
 Part of Clue.

New Brunswick, N J.-ReuniteC after having been separated for 1; years, Mrs. Lizzie Romain of 32 East ern avenue, New Brunswick. and hel thirteen-year-old brother, Andrew Sila gi. are about as happy in the formers home as any two persons could be.
 Those who have investigated thC story of the reunion of the brother and sister declare it is clearly cast of telepathy. The boy ran away or the night of July from the home ol the farmer who had cared for hin since he wan two years old, and Mrs Romain says that on that night she was awakened from her sleep by feel ing that something had happened tc her brother, whom she hadn't seer since he was a two-months-old baby, and she at once began search for him with the result that they met, after their long separation, in the rooms of the Society for the Prevention oi Cruelty to Children.
 The boy, who was a half orphan from birth, was adopted by John Wass of Hicksville, N. J. It was stipulated IlAdI AC LOl O6 SGCu PJ dA J member of his family until he was fiji teen years old. Andrew lived for thir- teen years with MT. Wass. He was a good boy but high spirited.
 One day while correcting the boy for some prank MT. Wass told him that he was not his father and that his only relative was a sister. The lad several days later ran away from home and came to New York. He sought work unnecessarily, and for a week went hungry and slept in hall ways. always thinking of his sister and wishing that he could reach her.
 Robert Mcdowell of POP Avenue c found him in front of his home and took him to the Children's society The boy was unable to give any ac- count of himself except that he had lived in New Jersey, and with this clue the agents of the society began hunt for his relatives.
 Mrs. Romain at the same time was conducting search of her own for her brother. Immediately after she received the telepathic message she went to Hicksville to try to locate MT Wass. She found that he had moved to Perth Amboy, but was unable to learn his address. An advertisement located MT. Wass, but, to her dismay, Mrs. Romain found that the boy had run away several weeks before.
 The only clue which MT. Wass was able to furnish was that the lad had threatened several times to visit New York. Mrs. Romain came here and was directed to the Children's society Accompanied by the man who had adopted her brother, she went to the society's rooms, and the first boy brought out for inspection was the boy she wanted to see.
 Joyfully the two left the society building for Mrs. Remains home
 'I believe it was a case of tele- pathy,' said MT. Hedley of the Chil- dren's society. We never would have found the boys relatives if Mrs. Ro- main had not begun her search at the same time"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
The Waiter With Two Cars.

A Cleveland party recently sojourn- ing in a Toronto hotel decided to take an automobile ride about the city.
 They approached the extremely self-conscious clerk and asked him where they could secure car.
 Our head waiter has two, don't y know" he replied.
 It took some little time to recover from this shock. but presently one of the part ventured to ask the price.
 Three an hour" was the answer,
 That was voted satisfactory and at luncheon one of the Clevelanders turned to the nearest waiter.
 Who is the chap that owns two automobiles ?" he asked.
 q am the chap" the waiter re- piled, and he threw such freezing emphasis into the word "chap" that 1t was fairly frost cracked.
 They finished their luncheon before they had enough courage to ask the price.
 -Four dollars an hour" the waiter replied, with naughty indifference
 Then they went upstairs and hired a very good car for $3 an hour.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
A Misunderstood Genius.

Mischa Ellman. the boy violinisr, told on his last visit to New York a story of his early childhood. s' When was very small indeed" he said, 'I played at reception at Rus sian princes. and, for an urchin of seven, I fiatter myself I rattled oil Beethoven's 'Kreutzer Sonata finely. This sonata, you know, has in 1t sev- eral long and impressive rests. We'll, in one of these rests a motherly old lady leaned forward, patted my shoul- der, and said:
 "'Play something you know. dear l"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
parkenina the Eyebrows.

The hair of the eyebrows retains the color long after the hair of the head has turned gray. Light and gray eye brows detract from the appearance and not only is it justifiable to darken them but 1t is an easy process, as it can be done with pomade pencils which come for the purpose. It is the only application of color that is in any way an improvement to the face Some pencil under the lower lid, thinking that 1t improves the looks. They are much deceived, for it gives a very ar tificial appearance to the face, the same as painting the cheeks or chang. ing the color of the hair.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
An IdyI of Theocritus.

The thievish Love-a cruel bee once stung him, as he was rifiing honey from the hives, and prlcked his finger tips all; then he was in pain, and blew upon his hand, and leaped, an6 stamped the ground. And then he showed his hurt to Aphrodite, and made much complaint, how that the bee is a tiny creature, and yet what wounds it dea1sl And his mother laughed out, and said. "Art thou not even such a creature as the bees, foI tiny art thou, but what wounds thou dealesti"-From the Greek, by An drew Lang.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Cats Spread DiphtherIa.

Laporte, Ind.-Hermion Struts, g years old, died at Rolling Prairie of diphtheria contracted from a cat which was similarly afflicted. The parents employed various methods of treatment until the disease became violent, when physicians were called, but efforts to save the child proved un- avaiIing. If other cases of the disease develop there will be wholesale slaugh- ter of cats in the village.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Japanese Method of Cold Storage.

SaPdHSsS mCbOo oI OOio SloId9c'
 On.a recent visit to the city of Ia kata, on the northwest coast of Japan I had occasion to observe, what al first thought I imagined was a hay stack, but on investigation found to be an immense mound of snow covered with straw mating. The purpose oi this mound was to keep in cold stor age, for consumption in summer, fish caught in the wintertime. This is the only method of cold storage employ ed in the rural districts in the north west of Jaapn, where the snowfall is very deep in winter, and these stacks are to be seen in considerable mum bers distributed in different parts oi the country-Strand Magazine.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
undYlno Fame.

Far be 1t frum me to boast brag- gingly ob nah fambly tree," said the colored man who was whitewashing our chicken coop, but one ob nah relertives was"
 General Washington's personal body-servant, sahi" we interrupted, meanly, but gleefully.
 He was no sich thing, sah," warm ly retorted the colored man; "he was one of Misteh Jack Johnsing's most esteemed sparrin' pardnehs befo' de fight!"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Her Opportunity.

What" exclaimed her husband in surprise You don't mean to tell me you are going downtown on a shop ping expedition in all this rain?"
 "Why, of course I am.' replied his wife. For nearly six weeks I've been saving up money for rainy day"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
0ut of Reach

John. that's love of hat!" 50 1t is. dear"
 Tt would look beautiful on mel" 50 it would. dear"
 "Tt would cause furore, deari" "Yes, and it would cause my book .+ the bank to be examined. too"
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
An Uncertain Luxurv

T never saw a man who insisted ol having a sure thing as MT. Penniwise does. He declines to pay for anything unless he knows exactly what he is getting"
 That's true. He won't even buy a canteloupe."
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Tumble

'In this climate" observed the con tentions boarder, i've don't have any autumn. The seasons make a light ming change from summer to winter 9
 Now that you've taken a fall out ot the poor old year." said the philo- sorhical boarder, 'I hope you feel bat teT
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
Would Bar Out Swallows.

London.-To prevent swallows en- tering the infants school at Billing borough Oincs), where several nests have been built this summer. the medical officer has advised that wire "a placed around the ventilators.
The Holbrook news., 1910-11-11
A Walking Gentleman.

Talking about home life in the pro- fession there is an actor who has trodden most of the ties of his life under foot
 "The wretch,"
 May, not so. They were mostly railroad ties"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
PERSONAL

u. Harry Parker of Kansas City,
Mo-, is visiting with his friend, For
rest Conner.
". Fl. Hagenbacher, trainmaster for
the Rock Island, with headquarters in
Des Moines, was in the city this
morning on business.
Ralph Kirch left this morning for
Kahoka where he will spend a few
days visit with his grandmother, Mrs.
James Kirch.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. brown and son
Robert, departed this morning for
Quincy where they spent the day
shopping.
G. H. Heintz was cai1ed to aGrange
this. morning on business.
j. W. Bnsby left this morning for
Des. Moines on his way to Spokane,
Washington, where he will make an
extended visit.
Henry GLADDEN. of Mansfield, H.,
was in the city yesterday visiting
friends.
w. Fl. Gertner of Harrington who
has been in. the city for several days
visiting relatives and friends returned
to his home this morning.
+ q. A. Day of Burlington was in the
/. city today transacting business.
Roger Cresap of Bonaparse was in
the city today visiting friends.
+ DO, Burn of Decatur was called
to the city today on business.
H. Meehans and E. r. boswell OF
Carthage were in the city today on
business.
E. D. Reynolds of Peoria was in the
city yesterday on business.
j. G. Briggs of Quincy was local
visitor this morning
Paul King has gone to Ames to at
tend the Iowa-Ames football game to
/ morrow
Mrs. c. C. Miller and children Of
Centerville are visiting in the city
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-11-04
THE LAST CHANCE
TO REGISTER
Boards viii Re.sin Session Al Day.
For the Last
Time.
Have you registered?

49, - sioti a SolotCiSu. /. ssa
Well, tomorrow is your last chance.
II YOU are going to be sure that you
can exercise your right as, an Ameri-
can citizen next Tuesday you must go
before the board of registration and
see tina. your name Is on the poll
books.
The registation boards will be in
session from 9 O'Clock tomorrow morn
Ing until 3 o'clock ut night, so you still
have time. The same hours and regu-
latlons apply to every city in the safe,
having population of $500 or more
While it is true that those who reg.
stered at the las general election
TWO years ago or any other election
SINCE then, excepting the June pri.
mary, are not required by law to reg,
S9er again, so many mistakes are
made in copying and making ON new
pol books that the only safe way is
10Y every voter to go before his regis
Tatlon board and see that his name
correctly recorded.
inere has been considerable misun
eFstanding over the possibility Of
,esis erlng on election day. 1t is only
N the country precincts and in towns
VI less than $500 inhabitants, where
mere are no other registration days
provided, that this is possible. In the