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The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
FATHER SCORES ONE ON SON
Young Man Just From College In- structs Parent in Logic and
 Is Badly Worsted.

The old couple were eating their first meal with their son after his re- turn from college.
 Tell us, John," said the father, what have you learned at college?"
 "Oh, lots of things" said the son. as he recited his course of studies. Then" he concluded. q also studied logic"
 'Logic?" said the old man. What is that, my boy?"
 Well" replied the young fellow. let me give you a demonstration. How many chickens are on that dish. father?"
 Two" said the father.
 Well" said John. "I can prove there are three" Then he stuck his fork in one. and said, That is one. isn't it?"
 "Yes." said the father
 And this is two?" sticking the fork in the second.
 "Yes," replied the father again.
 Well. don't one and two make three?'' said John. triumphantly.
 Well. I declarei" exclaimed the father. You have learned things at college. Mother" continued the old man to his wife, 'T will give you one of the chickens to eat, I'll take the other. and John can have the third"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Rails at Society.

Lady Violet Greville, speaking on the subject of society recently, said: "Our present society has only one de- sire in common, the desire to get on; only one love, the love of money; only one vice, selhshness. The great feature of the age is indifferentism. which proclaims itself in ladty Of principle, disregard of duty, desire for liberty verging on license, and a lazy contempt for religion. Society is not immoral. It has not the strength or ardor to be vicious; 1t Is simply a shifting, struggling mass Of unex- cited, jaded, restless beings, void of character and dignity-having flung away the attributes which once made it lordly and -grasping at shifty shadows, crazy, faddy. discor- dant, and entirely without power and prestige"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Frocks for Schoolgirls.

Schoolgirl frocks for very small girls nearly all show combinations this year. Plain and plaid effects or those of plain fabric combined with checks, are perhaps most frequently seen. Just now taffeta is used to trim cloth. and cloth to trim taffeta; moire or velvet may be combined with almost any ma terial, either as a mere touch or as a substantial portion of a dress. As for old foulards, they may be freshen- ed for use throughout the winter as house dresses combined with taffeta or with yelling; or they may be cut up to line a jacket or cape. or be re- made as a petticoat. Just now some of the most fashionable petticoats are trimmed with strap-fionnce bands of lowered foulard or other soft silk Harper's Bazar.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
HAVE THEIR OWN SYSTEMS
Business Secrets That Seem Unln1- portant, but Are Guarded With
 Much Jealousy.

Since I began to meet people who won't let anybody see how they do g thing because they have a secret method which they are not ready tc divulge just yet I have been like 8 crazy woman," said the housekeeper There are plenty of those budding geniuses doing odd jobs about town One of them came to our house the other day to mend a suitcase. It was an easy job. He could have taken the thing into the storeroom and mended it in half an hour, but instead of that he insisted upon taking it home. He lad secret process for doing things like that, he said, and preferred not to work where anybody else could find out how he did it.
 While my curiosity over the suit. case was still seething a woman who is quite handy at draughting patterns stirred 1t still more by refusing to cut out waist pattern at my house be- cause she has her own method of cut ting that she isn't ready to advertise just yet.
 Right on the heels of that car pet renOVatOr was prOOI aSalnSI all blandishments to come to the house to take spots out of rug. He has a cleansing formula which he will not take chances on giving away by doing work outside of his own shop. so the rug went to him.
 "The other day a man came around to fight water bugs. In sense I had him at my mercy because he couldn't take the bugs home, but he did the next best thing and ordered me to stay out of the kitchen while the process of extermination was going on. Was the process dangerous? asked. No, it wasn't dangerous. but 1t was a secret which he didn't wish to reveal, not even to an innocent housekeeper like me.
 And so they come and go through all the trades, every man studying out system better than anybody elses. When all those geniuses let their ideas loose upon the world something like a revolution ought to take place"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
SEEKS s5o,ooo FROM WIDOW
B. Louis Man Sues Rich Kansas City Woman Who, He Says, Proposed
 With AlIuring Offer.

St. Louis, Mo.-Fifty thousand dol 1ars' worth of disappointment is in possession of at least one St. Louisan, who, he says, proposed marriage (and support) to him changed her mind without the slightest provocation on his part, and neither married him nor supported him.
 This is the substance of a petition nled at Kansas City by Martin Kapp against Minnie Bickling of 2712 Brook ayn avenue, that city. In the petition Kapp admits he was to have had cer- tain obligation under the marriage proposal which Mrs. Bicking made him. In the first place he was to wed her. and in the second place he was to spend much of his time studying mu- sic, so he might enrich her life with melody while she puzzled over the Business of the partnership.
 According to Kapp, Mrs. Bicking did not fail to impress upon him her ability to provide the necessaries of aife. One lot on Main street, Kansas City, which he says she held alluring- NJ DOAOA O AAo " Co5 W r@o WI LII P4OOSOON.
 Mrs. Bicking apparently had nothing Ito stand between her and Kapp. There were no children. In addition she had a love of music. which Kapp could satisfy.
 Kapp, although forty-flve years old, had never married, and he saw lo req son why he could not become the hus- band of the $5O0.0OO. He and the woman. he recites, were friends and affectionate companions in their youth. After Mrs. Bicking became a widow, Kapp asserts, they met in Colorado and their acquaintance was renewed. This was in October, 1909.
 The meeting was followed by an in vitation for Kapp to visit the widows home In Kansas City, and 1t was while on such a visit her offer of marriage was made. Kapp asserts. The petition mentions letter said to have been written by Mrs. Bicking in which Kapp is referred to twice as sweet one"
 It is all of this agony piled up which Kapp thinks worth one-tenth of Mrs Bichng's alleged fortune.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
IN BED 5 YEARS
FARMER MANAGES FARM AND
 ADDS TO HIS WEALTH.
endiana Man Physically IncapacItated by Being Unable to Stand on His Feet Is Successful
 In Business.

Clay City, Ind.-Joseph F. Adams, ( Perry township farmer. has been very successful in business during the last s6 years, although he has not left his bed in that time. He was born in 1S41 and has been in bed continuously since 1875.
 During all the time of his confine ment in bed he has managed and al rected his affairs, buying, within the k1me, farm of 200 acres, now one of khe most desirable and valuable in Perry township, which, he says, cannot be bought for less than $2O.0O0. At nc time has he shown any indication of mental weakness or incapacity for bus aness.
 His ailment seems to be merely physical disability to remain on his Feet. He is not paralyzed and when he went to bed 35 years ago he simply Baid he was unable to get about and work He lives, with his son. ten miles south of Brazil, his wife having died nearly forty years ago. Prior to bis decline came the loss of audible EDeech, since which he has carried on DoVeFsatlon in whispers and by means of pencil and tablet. as his hearing is also perceptibly affected. Though now three-score and ten, his writing is as regular and clear cut as 50 years ago.
 Adams meals are served in bed, and he has eaten regularly three times a day. Not at any time during all the S5 years has he called physician to pre- scribe for him nor diagnose his case. nor taken a dose of medicine of any kind.
 In his youth Adams was an apt stu dent, in his earlier manhood sue eessful teacher in the public schools. and in 1870 he was elected trustee of Sugar Ridge township. From the fall of 1861 he served in the Forty-third Indiana regiment until the close of the Civil war. participating in many en. gagements.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Repentina at Leisure.
!. J. Drexel Riddle tells this

A. J. Drexel Riddle tells tnls:
 Elisha Chew took me aside one evening. T have he said, '$6,0OO laid by and I can't decide whether to buy an aeroplane or to get married and take honeymoon trip
 Do you love the girl?' said l.
 70, yes; very much,' said he.
 "'Then, I added, marry by all means and let the aeroplane go to the deuce.'
 "A few months later met Chew again. He had just returned from honeymoon tour of California.
 "Well, Chew said I, aren't you glad you took my advice? A good wife is much better than an aeroplane. eh?
 "No doubt that Is true.' said Chew. At the same time, If my wife hap pened to be an aeroplane. 10 to 1 I'd he thinking about this time that they'd worked of third rate machine on me-"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02

The skirt is encircled at the bottom with a band of white linen. edged with red. and the girdle is of white linen.
 The dres at the right. for girl from 10 to fl years, is of white dotted batiste made up in pretty fashion over pink liberty.
 The yoke and trimming are of Eng fish embroidery and raised embroi- dery. It is finished at the neck with a band and knot of narrow black velvet ribbon.
 The sash is of pink liberty ribbon prettily knotted at the left side.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Not a Success.

Sawyer-Twistler has invented 6 combination broom that can be used for cane, a trapeze. rolling pin. a billiard cue. Town mower handle and a wooden leg.
 Gearing-He ought to make money with a broom like that
 Sawyer-He could if he only knew how to adjust the blamed thing so 1t would sweep.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Tn. Automobile Veil.

Do you realize how soiled an auto mobile veil quickly gets? If 1t Is in a color not to show dust. do not imag inc there is none there. If you have regard for your skin. wash your veil frequently.
 Because of this washing 1t pays to get a good quality of veil in the start. Chiffon cloth washes admirably; chif. ion itself pulls. Use a pure white soap and lukewarm water. Rinse well without hard rubbing. Dry out most of the moisture between thick cloths and iron while partially damp.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
BOY SAVED BY DOGS BARK
Young Joplin Lad Is Taken Uncon scious From Water, Where He
 Had Fallen.

Joplin. Mo.-After slipping from ( high bank into deep water in Center creek, Howard Ball. fourteen yearE old, was saved from drowning only as the result of the timely barking oi two pet bulldogs, which attracted the attention of passers-by.
 The boy was alone except for the dogs Removing his clothing, he started to climb down the bank to g place where he could enter compara lively shallow water. Slipping. he fel eight feet, striking his head on a sub merged log. The blow rendered him unconscious.
 The dogs immediately began bark ing frantically and two railroad sec ton men hearing them, investigated and saw the boys arm projecting from the water over the top of the log. When rescued young Ball was unconscious and for several hours fl was not believed he could be revived
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
TactfuI Truth.

q appeal to MT Verity. whose truthfulness nobody doubts" said the outraged hostess, with glitter in her eye. MT. Verify. do you think I sup ply my boarders with bad butter?'
 The others looked eager attention to see how MT. Verity would get out of it.
 Madam" he answered with a bow. ''the truth on which you compliment me forces me to declare that your
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
For Ills country's Sake.

"Father." she said as she laid her soft cheek upon the stern old mans breast, "the count refuses to have me unless you will add $500.OOO to my dowry."
 'T refuse to give another centi"
 sBut. father. if he doesn't marry me he will take some chorus girl.'
 Good heavensl In that case I'll yield. There's a chorus girl famine in this country now. and no man shall ever have the right to say that I'm not a patriot. Record-Herald
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
There Was a Reason.

"Gracious," cried the minister, when the young mother had told him she wanted her baby baptized Jane Dell Emily Nora Eliza Maria Frances Sarah why do you want to aff1ict the poor child. with a string of names like that?"
 You wouldn't ask, sir." replied the mother, '1f you knew how sensitive and jealous her eight aunts are"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
wiIIinq to obIiae.

Look here." roared the angry man who had bought a lot of suburban real estate, "that ground you sold me is under water, and there are actually little fish swimming about"
 70, I'll fix that all right" assured the oily tongued agent.
 "Then you'll give me another lot or return the money?"
 Not exactly that. but I'll send you out some fishing tackle to catch the fish"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
As Summer Wanes.

Cupid laughed.
 You seem merry.'' said Hymen. No wonder" replied Cupid. q want to sell a trust.''
 "A trust? What kind of trust?" Why. you see, have cornered all the hammocks. park benches and piaz- ga chairs"
 Good! But the chilly nights of autumn are coming"
 'Yes. that Is why want to sell out and start a corner in parlor sofas"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02

THE dress at the left, for girl from
 10 to IA years old, Is of white ba-
 tiste linen. It is ill princess form, drawn in at the waist with fine tucks. and trimmed with bands of embroidery or lace.
 It is finished at the neck with an applique of pink linen; the long tucked undersleeves are of white linen.
 The little girls frock Is of red linen with white dots. The blouse and sleves are cut in one piece and trimmed with applique bands of white linen edged with red. The yoke is of lace or embroidery.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Blindness Not General,

"It Is sometimes well to close one's eyes to facts" remarked the nor alizer
 "Yes," rejoined the demoralizer, 'but that doesn't impair the vision of otP CT people,"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
cb,Ir for the Sewing Machine.

An important thing to remember in running a sewing machine Is to have a chair of exactly the right height The neglect of this detail has been the means of giving bad name to many a willing thing of steel and iron. for if the seat is too low the operator not only gets very tired, but the machine nnisilv and heavily
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
A pruqqist,s Mistake.

Yes" said the drug clerk, 'T am called up occasionally to compound prescriptions at night"
 Isn't man likely to make mis- takes working in semi-darkness?
 You bet he isl I took a plugged quarter once"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
The Secret.

You must have made a success" remarked the interviewer. Did you begin business on liberal scale?"
 "Oh, no,' replied the crooked grocer with a wink; Ion a short scale"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02
Prepared.

Dearest, I'll love you alwaysi"
 Don't let that worry you, dear, here is always Reno if you don't"
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02

O'Rourke-He ought to be glad to be dead. He niver had any av the blessings av the rich.
 O'Rafferty-'Tis thrue. The only toime he iver rode in a carriage was whin he wint to his funeral.
The Holbrook news., 1910-12-02

Pawn colored face cloth Is selected here; the coat has the sleeves cut like a kimono. It fastens at the left side, at the ends of the long velvet collar, which is embroidered the cuffs match; deep band of braiding trims the foot of coat
 Hat of straw. trimmed with coarse black net.
 Materials required: yards cloth, 4S inches wide, l yard velvet, 1h dozen yards braid. 4 yards silk for lining to waist
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
Prosecutor Investigating

Assistant County Prosecutor Jost
said he was investigating the case, but
had not gone into it far enough yet to
be able to state what the attitude of
the state would be-
Although newspapermen were unable
to obtain an interview with Cudahy, he
had held long conference with his at.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
.CORDELIA BOTKIN,
POISOhfR, IS DEAD
Woman Who Murdered Mrs.
Elizabeth Dunning and Sis
ter Snccumbs in Prison

Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, central figure
in one of the most noted murder trials
in the country and ewho was serving a
life sentence for the, murder of Mrs
Mary Elizabeth Dunning and her sister,
Mrs. D.. Deane, by sending them poi
soned candy through the mails, died in
San Quentin penitentiary at $3.50 o'clock
last night, having been in prison for
u years.
In her death there was written the
last chapter of a story of love, intrigue
and murder which electrified the entire
United States and the sensatiohalism OF
which was accentuated by the bitterest
Of legal fights. Up to tlfe very moment
of her death the convicted woman was
fighting for her liberty. She had tried
in vain to secure it through every pos
sible legal channel and finally. realiz-
ing the hopelessness of her endeavors
threw herself upon the mercy of the
governor. asking to be pardoned. What
little hope she might have had was dis
PEELED when her attorney, George A.
knight, recently came out in emphatic
opposition to Gillett, and she turned in
final appeal to the prison board, plead
ing to be paroled. The. board had her
case under consideration when the
finger of death wrote her final dis
charge
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
"CHANTICL[ER' TO
COME TO AMERICA
Frohman Secures Right to Pro-
duce ROstand's Poem=Drama
in This Country
Special Correspondence of The Call

Especial Correspondence of The Call
PARIS, March 7.-charles Frohman
bought today the. rights to produce
Rostand's "Chanticleerp in America,
upon which he had an option.
Frohman said to The Call correspond
ent
Il shall stage o,hanticleer' in New
York next fall and afterward in other
American cities. I.shall give the poem
drama the same elaborate presentation
it has had here, carrying out all the
scenery and costumes in exact detail
81 am enthusiastic over the play, and
/ predict that 1t will have tremendous
success throughout the United States.
1t will repeat the success which Peter
Pan achieved, for. like Peter Pam
'Chanticleer' is a symbolic poem.
"In England and Europe Americans
are generally regarded as hardfisted.
practical business people who only
think of and wish for the dollar / be-
lieve | know the American public
am confident that we are a nation Of
dreamers, loving poetry, admiring high
ideals. Behind every Americans laugh
there always is tear of sentiment.
"In the cock who deludes himself
with notion of power and Importance.
who makes himself believe his call
causes the sun to rise, American theater
goers viii be quick to see something of
themselves and their neighbors.'
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
EVERY UNION IN STATE
MAY BE CALLED OUT
LESS THAN 10000
OUT SAY POLICE
I Especial Dispatch to The Call !

Especial Dispatch TO The Call
PHILADELPHIA March 7.-Dnector of Public Safety Henry
Clay tonight issued detailed of the wok Dho have responded
call for general sympathetic strife aid the Dho
fighting The Philadelphia rapid transit
According which By from the police
department. fewer than 10000 sympathy NTH the
The labor leaders, the face Of this however terdte
rs 900 already have responded the
general strife call and that Is 900 probably % wd out tomorrow
According the police establishments affected BY the sympathetic
strike employ 54.o54 hands
There 2 293 employees other establishments NOT affected By
shie and this gipes by the police figures total of 7o93
employees of phch only 84O7 said be Many have quit
work declared sympathy wh the striking but
have been forced BY the action Of certain branches OF
their trades.
For instance. said carpet mill 300 dpers quit Dok and
this compelled the closing the plant and the enforced denes Of ZoOO
other employees
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
WILL
LET CASE
DROP
Cudahy's Victim Recovering and
Will Make No Effort to
Prosecute Assailant
SILENCE MAINTAINED AS
TO REASON FOR ATTACK
Millionaire Packers Wife Tells
Dramatic Story of Assault
ON Banker
WOMAN'S FATHER SAYS
DAUGHTER is INNOCENT
SILENCE MAINTAINED AS
TO REASON FOR ATTACK
WOMAN'S FATHER SAYS
DAUGHTER is INNOCENT

r/ANSAS CITY, March 7.-Jere F..
X Lillis, president of the Western
L - Exchange bank, who was as
saulted by John P. Cudahy, the mil
lionaire packer when the latter found
the banker in his home Sunday morn
ing, will not prosecute his assailant.
Charges of disturbing the peace, pre-
ferred against Cudahy by Bryan Un-
derwood, policeman who interrupted
the punishment of the nocturnal visitor,
will probably be dismissed with noml-
nal fine in the police court when the
case comes to trial March Is. Thus
will end the affair in so far as any
punishment for Cudahy is concerned.
Will Not Prosecute
Judge W. T. Johnson. legal repre-
sentative of Lillis, made known to-
night that there would be no prosecu-
tion of Cudahy.
eve have no desire to take any legal
steps against Cudahy," he said. There
will be no prosecution"
LiIlis' condition is improving rap
idlv. Nurses at st. Mary's hospital
said tonight he could be removed to
his home tomorrow morning. His
wounds will be slow in healing. it is
believed, but they will not prove Sc
rious.
Cudahy has taken apartments at the
Coates house, downtown hotel He
refuses to say whether he will return
to his home.
Efforts to locate John Moss, the
5chauffeur who is believed by Mrs Cuda-
ny to have disclosed the presence OF
Idllis at the house, have been unsuc-
cesSful
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
FOURTEEN YEAR OLD
BOY KILLS HIMSELF

MAPLE HILL. Kan, March Guy
Moses, aged ! 4 years, schoolboy, shot
and killed himself today because he
was scoldeds by his teacher He was
found in the kitchen of his home.
The San Francisco call., 1910-03-08
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TRIAL BEHIND CLOSED DOORS st. Peters
burg. March THE trial Of Nicholas V.
Tschaikovsky and Nine. Breshkossksya, who
are charged with criminal activity in the reTo-
lutionarv organization. win begin tomorrow
morning behind closed DOORS
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