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The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30

T HICAGO.-The muse of poesy was O invoked recently by Isadore Her man on behalf of his dog Rover. who had gotten into trouble through care lessly inserting his teeth in the leg of little Israel Stern. son of Eli Stern. a neighbor.
 Stern, on behalf of little Israel. filed suit in the municipal court against Herman. asking $1.000 damages for the punctures which Rover inflicted on his sons leg. Herman. in response to Stern's complaint. came back with the following petition to the court:
 Defendant denies that said dog Is or was of a savage disposition or a vicious temper, not even in dog days. but, on the contrary. defendant ayers that said Rover has always borne a good reputation among his neighbors.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
FAT MANS PALLBEARERS.
Get Coffin Containing 4o2-Pound Body From the House.

Waterbury. Conn.-With a crew pi piano movers acting as pallbearers, George s. Reid was buried. He weigh ed 402 pounds and was the heaviest man in Connecticut
 Reid not long ago succeeded Dan WCdsworth as president of the Fat Mems club, to which Wadsworth had been elected for life when he com pelled the warden of the Hartford jail to leave him in the corridor because there was no cell large enough to hold him.
 When Reid died a coffin thirty-two inches wide had to be built for him. It weighed 250 pounds. This afternoon the bearers tried in vain to lift the 652 pounds made up by Reid and his coffin. Then it was discovered that the coffin would not go through the door. A crew of piano movers was summoned, and after the sashes had been removed from window the cof- fin was lowered with a tackle. It was lowered into the grave in the same way.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Grandson Finds Treasure

So while Louis dug he hummed "Six teen Men on Dead Mans Chest, Yo Ho! Ho! and Bottle of Rum."
 The lad stopped digging because his shovel had encountered an obstruc tion- Tested carefully the thing that resisted proved to be metal. Ther Louis dug more furiously than ever.
 In few moments he unearthsd ( metal box. And. sure enough, 1t con tained treasure. Opening 1t hastily the boy found 2.6OO shares of valuable stock. deeds to city property, other valuable papers and several empty ring boxes.
 Of course, the boy did not realize the value of the property, but he knew the papers must be worth a great dea or they would not have been placed in such a secure box. So he hastily carried his find to his mother, who turned the property over to the police
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Praises Traits of His Dog in Rhyme

pals and associates in the community in which he resides fer being a peace. ful, quiet and law-abiding canine. al. ways kind to his friends and faithful to his master. The defendant further ayers that the dog is a great home body and is always at home at night
 The following lines in the bill ex press the attachment the defendan, feels toward his dog Rover: I like to see little dog
 Ad pat him On the head
 So prettily he wags his tail
 Whenever he Is fed
 Some little dogs are very good
 And some are useful, too. And do you know that they will mind What they are bid to dor The defendant therefore prays.' continues the bill. that this honorable court will spare both dog and defend ant from any decree which would IF any way interfere with the long rela tionship heretofore existing betweer the defendant and his dog Rover"
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
ABOUT THE HOSIERY
WHAT TO DO WHEN TT SHOWS
 SIGNS OF WEAR.
When Holes Appear, Get Out the Darning Cotton and Proceed to Fill Them Up Without
 Delay.

The length of time hosiery will wear depends largely upon the care given 1t. Buy good grade to start with. and when small hole appears, darn 1t immediately. When large one ap- pears in the foot cut away all the thin part adjoining, leaving round or oval shaped hole with a good firm edge. Take the alarming cotton and steel crochet hook and proceed to fill in the hole, working all around the edge with single crochet stitch; then round and round, narrowing fast enough to keep the work flat and finishing firmly at the center. This Is done more rapidly than darning, is very neat and as strong as before the hole appeared.
 And then the children's knees. If darned in short stitches when begin ming to wear thin their life is length ened, and it is a good idea to place thin piece of an old stocking under meath and darn through both. When this will not do any longer cut off the stocking, straight across, in the strong part, just below the worn out knee. Then join the two parts again on the sewing machine with thread to match but turning the top portion of the stocking upside down, thus bringing the worn part away up out of sight; or perhaps it can be cut off entirely Git depends upon the length), and the top or unworn part down over the knee. The seam inside can be opened and felled down if desired. A little prac- tise will determine just how much or how little to stretch the seam under the machine foot, so that when the stocking is pulled it will appear smooth and the seam hardly noticeable. At any rate, stockings treated in this way wear twice as long, and pair which at first looks impossible to the weary mother (with half dozen such i'm possible pairs in the weekly mending basket) can be very quickly converted into a pair which will never look un- slightly except when off the foot.
 Mothers" do not wear through at the knee and can be repaired by cut ting off the worn feet and attaching others, which can be bought at any large dry goods store. or can be made from the legs of another pair of hose.
 The legs can be utilized in another way: Cut each of two down few inches-say, eight or nine-set in a diamond shaped piece to give width and finish with bands and side open ings into a neat little pair of panties for the wee one. These tuck into the stockings and thus protect the deli cate little knees from many bumps and scratches. If made of large (out- side) hosiery no extra piece is set in. but scanned up straight. Fell all seams.
 When fathers socks are beyond re- pair in the feet make some nice soft holders of the tops.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
DELIGHTFUL DRINKS
HINTS ABOUT MAKING THEM FOR
 HOT WEATHER.
Delicious OId-Fashioned SyIIabub In Which the Juice of the Grape and That of the Cow are
 United.

When July has come, and COWS are standing knee deep amid the lush grass. all starred with buttercups, the mind, aweary of stale and solid winter fare, turns with fresh pleasure to the thoughts of Arcadian banquetings of yore, when the unsophisticated Eng. fish cook fed her guests on junkets, f1ummeries, syllabubs, and other sweet country things.
 The syllabub is the aristocrat of the dairy. and creates delight by wedding the juice of the grape to the juice of the COW.
 The genuine way to make a syllabub is to put four ounces of sugar, the rind of half lemon, pint of sweet wine, half pint of sherry, and grated nut meg in bowl and stir until the sugar is dissolved. Then take 1t to the COW house at milking time, place it under froths high in the bowl.
 The addition of a spoonful of cream in each glass is an improvement. In country districts cider is often used in stead of wine, but with the cider a dash of brandy is an improvement
 Here is another recipe from an old fashioned book: Take two large cups of cream and one of white wine. Crate the rind of a lemon into it, add the whites of three eggs, and sweeten to taste. Whisk it and take off the froth as 1t rises and put it into glasses.
 This is delicious in it's way, but the true syllabub should come straight from the dairy to the supper table, and after a warm day there is no more ad- mirable evening restorative.
 A birthday syllabub" is luxurious Take a pint of port and one of sherry, mix them with half a pint. of brandy and a grated nutmeg, squeeze and strain the juice of two lemons into d large bowl over half a pound of loaf sugar. Stir in the wine and brandy. and then away to the dairy with it. and call upon the COW for two quarts of its richest milk.
 Even thus diluted it is a fairly heady mixture. and 1t is perhaps a merciful dispensation that birthdays such as this come but once year.
 A simple syllabub for young people may be made by whisking pint of cream and the whites of three eggs to- gether, and adding the juice of a lemon and little lemon fiavoring. Put just a-little wine in each glass and add the whip It is not real syllabub, but it is pleasant addition to the refresh ments at young peoples party.-Lon' don Daily Mail.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Chicago Woman Maid for Her Hostess

the club party. But this had not beer announced. Nor was she acquainted with those whom she was to meet.
 Let 'me be serving maid." she said promptly. q think I can do al most as we'll as real one. Where i, my costume?" She hurried down stairs and returned in a dainty whit, dress and checked serving apron.
 What charming maid you have, was almost the first remark of the first club member who appeared.
 She's French" replied Mrs. Howe ''and she can't speak word of Eng fish. For that reason I'm afraid vii not be able to keep her. It's pity, fol she's so neat"
 "I'l be glad to take her, if yor aren't going to keep her," said the next guest.
 As the card play began the maid retired, and few minutes later the guest of honor, Mrs. F1eckenstein, en tered the room in her party gown There was gasp of admiring surprise as the maid" of few moments be fore was recognized.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30

c T. LOUIS.-While a score of invita-. D tons were on their way from Mrs. James Howe's beautiful Swiss chalet in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, to attend a five hundred club party and luncheon recently, Mrs. Howe's serving maid announced her resignation. to take effect immediate ly.
 The dire news reached the hostess as she was dressing to receive her guests. Whats the matter?" called Mrs. c. Gregory Fleckenstein. Mrs. Howe's guest. from the room where she was putting on her white lingerie gown. Mrs. Howe told her. Mrs. Fleckenstein, whose home Is in Chi cago. was to be the guest of honor at
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
To Cook Spinach.

Spinach needs very little water for its cooking. To make spinach salad wash and soak the spinach according to directions, place in a kettle with out any water and cook 20 minutes Drain at once and chop fine. Add a tablespoonful of melted butter, salt and pepper. Press into molds and chill When ready to serve place on platter, garnish with curled parsley and put slices of hard-boiled eggs in the center of it. Put spoonful of mayonnaise dressing over each mold of spinach and moisten the egg with 1t.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Rolling Pins.

When the young housekeeper is buy ing rolling pin she might as well buy pretty one as an ugly one. espe- cially as there is no difference in the price. Some wooden pins are as high ly polished as fine piece of furni- ture and china rolling pins may be either perfectly white or of delft blue and white. In selecting rolling pin. however, thought must be given to cleanliness. A wooden pin may not be as pretty as a china one, but If the wooden handle of the china one does not fit closely into the roller the dough will get inside and there is no way to get 1t out So, however pretty the china roller, see that the wooden han dle fits snugly. There are glass pins which many housekeepers prefer to either china or the wooden.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Scandal Wrecks Romance of the Zoo

he fell back to the ground n1osi undignified manner. When the gray goose came back after a circle of the neighborhood, he expressed to her, nc doubt, his grave disapproval of undue boisterousness in young woman con siderably beyond the kindergarten age
 At any rate a coolness sprang uI here between the couple. They wenl on down the mall until they came tt the pool of water equipped with tho fountain mechanism that spouts uI many minute streams of water iron the surface of the pool. B. Young started to walk slowly around the low curbing of the pool, but Clara, the poor, simple thing. jumped right 1T and, swimming out until she came un derneath the showering streams, begar quacking as loudly as she could. flap ping her wings in a quick. excited way.
 B. Young does not worship the con vention. But even he stood stock stir and glared at Clara. She caught his eye, but did not seem to be in the least ashamed. Whereupon he turned away, acting as if he didn't know the young thing cutting up in the pool.
 Chief Keeper Snyder came down the mall on the trail. On the way back to the fowl house, Clara and B. Young re fused to notice each other.
 "A simple case of incompatability.' said Snyder, but. fortunately it was discovered early. We would prefer tc say nothing more just at present. However. B. Young plans a visit tc Reno, New, where divorces are so eas fly obtained
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
PRIZE SULKER DIES
FINGERED AT MISFORTUNE, MAN
 IS SILENT 31 YEARS.
staid in Bed for IS Years, Waited on by a Hard-Working Sister Question Is Will He SuIk on
 the Other Slde7

Somerville, N. J.-Silas Hoffman. the hermit of Bedminster. who, while apparently in perfect health, had kept his bed and refused to speak except once for 31 years, is dead. He passed away maintaining the silence which he had steadfastly preserved for more than a quarter of a century.
 Just before he died he made an ef- fort to speak to his devoted sister, Mrs. Margaret Lane, who has cared for him in his lonely habitation throughout his eccentric career, but 1t was too late. Through long years of silence, in which he never uttered a word. he had lost his power of ar ticulation-
 Hoffman was 67 years old. Wheth- CT he was insane was never deter mined, although he had been exam ined by a score of physicians with a view to ascertaining his mental condi- ton. His eternal silence and the blank smile baf1ed alienists and phy- sicians. At different times during his fife needles had been thrust into his flesh by physicians without making him vince CT utter a sound.
 Hoffman spent his early life on his fathers farm. At the age of thirty he purchased a farm and was the owner of a spanking team of gray horses, of which he was very proud
 He was fond of society and was known the country round as a gay young man. Misfortune overlook him. He lost his farm and finally his pet team of horses. This broke his heart He went to bed and turned his face to the wall and for a long time re- fused to either speak or partake of food. Food was left on a table near his bed and when he was nearly starved he arose one night from his bed and ate a meal and took . stroll out of doors. He continued to arise each night and eat a meal and then take a short walk in his garden for number of years.
 One winters night more than 15 years ago, while walking in his gar den in the dark, he slipped on the ice and broke his arm. After that acci- dent he never arose from his bed or
 
 years that have since passed he has been cared for like an infant by his widowed sister, Mrs. Lane. who has shared with him her scanty income and has also received $3 a week for his maintenance from Bedminster township.
 Hoffman broke his silence just once in 31 years and that was more than 20 years ago, when Peter Lane. his sis ter's husband. died.
 Mrs. Lane was weeping over the death of her husband when Hoffman staggered from his bed and in voice that was almost uncanny exclaimed: Don't cry, Margaret, will protect you" Then he fell to the floor in a faint and was assisted back to his bed, which he kept for the remain der of his life.
 Physicians have been expecting Hoffman to die from sheer inactivity every year for the last decade.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Renewing Color of Bricks.

When red bricks of fireplace ge. discolored with soot or have white spots on them, rub with a brick pol. ish. the paste for which can be ob- tained at brickyard or paint shop.
 If this paste cannot be found rub the bricks well with linsed oil, giv; ing them all they will absorb. This treatment may be repeated several times if the bricks are much discol- ored.
 Where brick pavemnts are discol- ored with moss or green mold. scrub with strong solution of household ammonia and water. or with washing soda and hot water.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Invalid Cake.

Ingredients: Two ounces of butter, two ounces of sugar. two eggs, three ounces of four. grated rind of half a lemon, quarter of teaspoonful of ba- king powder. Cream the butter and sugar together, beat up the eggs. and add eggs and flour alternately. Sift flour into the cake. beat well with a wooden spoon; add the lemon peel and baking powder. Pour the mixture Into a cake tin lined with buttered paper and bake in a moderate oven for three-quarters of an hour. This makes a delicious light cake, and is most suitable for invalids.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
New Prune Dish.

A delicious dish is made of the des- pised prune by following these direc- tions: Stew some prunes until soft with sugar and lemon, remove the stones and put the prunes in greased pudding dish adding a few of the ker- nels. Make a batter with one cup ful of flour, one tablespoonful of sugar half teaspoonful baking powder. one well-beaten egg and one cupful of milk. Mix well till smooth, then pour over the prunes, cover with buttered paper and steam gently for one hour.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
SCARE LOOSENS MANS TEETH
Saw a HaIf-breed Indian on Unieycle and Thought 1t Was a
 Devil.

Bridgeport, Conn.-Frederick Bar Der went out on his milk route at the usual time in the morning, but he came back to town so fast that all his milk was jolted out, his hair formed into a sort of electric pompadour, he loosened eight teeth by chattering, and his knees were badly bruised and abraised by knocking together.
 He told of seeing frightful appari- ton, which came out of pink-edged cloud and rode a big rubber tired wheel like the devil outracing a comet, and its terrible yells split the air into open seams"
 Investigation proved that Barber's apparition was none other than Dan Green, half-breed Sioux Indian. who was riding from Boston to New York on $500 wager.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Cardinal Pudding.

Make a custard with five eggs (the yolks and whites whisked separately, one cupful of cream, four heaping tablespoonsful of sugar and one table spoonful of bread or cake crumbs;
 add four ounces of cherries cut in small pieces and a pinch of salt; beat for ten minutes. Fill buttered mold with this mixture; cover with but tered paper, steam for an hour and a half, and serve with strawberry sauce.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30

GAN FRANCISCO.-Whe little Louis D Osborne, the eight-year-old son of Lloyd Osborne. novelist and stepson of Robert Louis Stevenson. armed him. self with his midget shovel and went to dig a few days ago he had visions of finding treasure. This is not an un- usual thing for the lad, for he has not heard his fathers illustrious stepfa- the- talked about without getting some spirit of adventure of the author Of Treasure Island" fixed in his mind.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Maearoni au eratin.

An easy way to prepare macaroni is to boil half package in salted wa ter until tender, drain 1t in colander and stir 1t into a saucepan or chafing dish, in which two tablespoonfuls of butter and half pound of grated cheese have been melted, the latter be- Ing added after the first has begun to bubble. Toss the macaroni with fork until heated through, season with dash of salt and pepper and serve. The result is delicious, especially when the macaroni comes piping hot from the chafing dish.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Bread Puddinu.

Butter slices of bread. arrange them In a buttered baking dish. Cover with four cupfuls of milk, four well-beaten eggs, three-fourths of cupful of sugar, a pinch of salt, the grated rind and strained juice of one lemon. Bake one and a half hours in a mod crate oven. Serve with hard sauce.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Mushrooms en Raeout.

Put a little stock in the chafing dish, and when hot add a little vinegar. chopped parsley. chopped green onion. salt and pepper; when scalding hot. put in the mushrooms nicely cleaned. and when done, thicken with the yolks of one or more eggs and serve hot.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Ion Cahin Toast.

This Is an exceedingly dainty way of serving toast, particularly where the appetite requires coaxing. It is made up of long. narrow strips of bread cut to the thinness of afternoon tea sandwiches, then toasted delicate brown All are lightly buttered and piled on a hot plate log-cabin fashion.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Not Really Necessary.

we don't use wine as a beverage. you know, Mrs. McGarvey," said Mrs. Lapsling; but it's good to have a lit- tie of 1t in the house for medicinal pur- poses. You know how grateful I am for the bottle you sent over the other day. To thank you in words would ba merely a work of super-irrigation. Chicago Tribune
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Curtains for Bungalow.

A most attractive set of curtains for a summer bungalow are of etamine, and have bands of insertion of heavy net set in. On the net are appliqued most fascinating designs cut from cre- tonne. The effect Is decidedly artis- tic and unusual as well.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
suEee.ttng Q Reason.

Corkins-I doP't know how do It. but can always tell what time of day 1t is without looking at q watch or clock.
 McStab-To be sure. Nature always confers instinct upon creatures tha- lack the higher faculties
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Sauce Pocahontas.

A delicious maple sauce for vanilla Ice cream is made of hot sirup with chopped hickory nuts stirred into 1t. The pretty name for this is Sauce Po- cahontas.-Harper's Bazaar.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Luncheon Cake.

Three and half cupfuls of four, two of sugar, one of butter, four eggs. a teaspoonful of soda in tablespoonful of milk or wine, half grated nutmeg. Bake carefully in a quick oven.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Cold Clam Broth,

VIII be found good if thoroughly chilled. Each cup should be served with a spoonful of whipped cream and slightly salt crackers should go with it.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Rough on Pop.

Mamma. I don't understand some of these words. Whats the difference between a dialogue and a monologue?" ?"
 NO difference at all. Johnny. if your father is taking any part in the con- versation."
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Shirtwaist Hint

After shirt waists are ironed put them on waist hangers to keep them in shape and hang these on the broom or other stick suspended from two chairs.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
A Cautious Game.

Does Bliggins ever bluff when he plays cards?"
 Never until he gets home and ex- plains where he has been."
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
Chicken WiooIe.

One cupful of chopped chicken, one half cupful of milk, thickened: ono cupful of peas; butter size of an egg; salt and pepper. Serve on dry toast.
The Holbrook news., 1910-09-30
How About :t7

I fear I really am. alas,
 A trifle green. In making hay. do they run grass
 Through a machinaf