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The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
MExIco1s RICHEST MAN.
His Cattle Literally Upon n Thou
 sand Hills.


 General Luis Terrazas is Mexico's wealthiest man. General Terrazas is 79 years old, the same age as Presi- lent Diaz. The lives of both men have been full of stirring adventure. It was in reward for daring military service that General Terrazas obtained rom the government large gifts of land which placed him upon the road 70 the great fortune which he now pos sesses.
 It is conserVatively estimated unat General Terrazas is worth not less than s2OO,OO0,OOO. His property hold ngs are chiefly in the state of Chi 1uahua, but he also has large invest nents in other parts of the republic.
 General Terrazas is the greatest and and live stock baron in the world, 1t is said He owns fifteen ranches the state of Chihuahua. The .anches embrace an aggregate area O. nore than five million acres. For many years special attention has been given to raising horses upon these -anches. More than five million head of horses are grazing upon the : err :azas land.
 The mule supply for most of Mex ico comes from the Terrazas ranches These animals now number more than one million head and are scatter sd over the different properties. General Terrazas' cattle holdings number .more han one million head. Several hun iren thousand head of goats and sheep yraze upon this land It is said that he choicest grass lands in northern Mexico are embraced in the Terrazas sstate Streams of running water pass through them. and the grass grows lux 1riantly the greater part of the year.
 Some idea of the vastness of these anded possessions may be had when it is known that more than ten thou sand men are kept constantly looking liter the live stock. The services of one thousand men are required to ride the fences" It is the duty of these fence riders to see that the wires are kept intact, so that The i've stock cannot escape from the pastures. Many thousand miles of wire were used in constructing the boundary fences More than score of towns, some of them of considerable size, are upon the ranches.-Kansas City. star.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

dled-nearly two years ago, and she ought to have grown used to it now.
 Her thoughts stopped abruptly with Jhock.
 She stared down wildly, with the color driving from her face.
 She clutched faded newspaper cut ting with fingers growing cold
 "A marriage has been arranged, and Reginald Lindiey and Miss Gladys Ken, net, only daughter of Col. Kennel of Ribstone hall"
 The paper dropped to. the floor. The lawyers room, with it's japanned tin boxes, whizzed wildly around her
 What mockery it had been! Only a few, days after that paragraph had ap- peared her father had died, bankrupt, and she had been left penniless and alone. In less than week Reginald had gone too. and if it had not been for Philip-Philip whom she had des- pissed for being her fathers solicitor she would have been-what?
 The sob in her throat refused to be choked back. Her heart beat up loud ly. consistently, drumming sounded in her ears, and her head dropped sud denly, sharply amongst the dusty pa pers.
 Philip started quickly to his feet and ran across the room.
 "Gladys-Miss Kennet!"
 She tried to struggle to her feet.
 Tt is silly of me-" she said un- steadily. 'I-I-ought to have for gotten by now"
 He pushed her gently back and took her hands in his.
 Miss Kennet-Gladys- me help you to forget" he said huskily. You know I love you-you know I loved you long before-long before that hap pened."
 She passed her hands across her eyes as though to clear them, and then looked into his.
 "I don't know" she said in a whis- per. You have been so good to me that sometimes I think that riff I could be sure that Reginald would never come back I could love you as much-as I once loved him."
 Let me try to make you," he said eagerly. Gladys. darling. if you can only give me half your heart I shall be content"
 She put out her hands to him with her eyes full of tears.
 Look. Philip. look," she cried. She threw up the sash and they both looked out on the busy market square.
 Look" Gladys repeated. Tt is the ring Reginald gave me, and I have done with him now forever"
 She raised her arm and flung the ring from her far out in the square.
 She turned to Philip breathless and white.
 q have done with him now forever" she whispered
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Timothy and Blue Grass.

While the meadow fescue or Eng fish blue grass is largely a Kansas product, where the seed often goes twenty bushels to the acre. a great deal of timothy Is grown in Idaho and some of the middle western states. like Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Iowa. the southeast corner of the lat ter state being especially productive It Is harvested about the middle of July and thrashed with a common sep arator.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

heater and one tiat conceals the wedge and eliminates all possibility of the head flying of as the wedge can not come out. This new way Is to bore a hole the size of the handle and three-fourths the distance through the head, then cut slot in the handle and insert a wedge as shown in figure l. Put the wedge end into the hole bored in the head and drive it in. When the wedge touches the bottom of the hole Zig. 9 it will be driven into the split of the handle. thus fore ing the sides out and making a tight dt.-Popular Mechanics.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Farmers and Autos.

The number of automobiles owned by farmers is growing rapidly. Out of 10000 autos in Iowa, 5000 are owned by farmers. Kansas farmers spent $3,200,0O0 for automobiles dur ing 1909, and $2.75O.OO0 in 1908. In one Nebraska town of 800 population, forty autos were sold last year to farmers near the town. Careful esti- mate of the number of automobiles owned by farmers in the entire United States is 76,000.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
A DISRESPECTFUL ANIMAL.


Miss Caroline and Miss Matilda Bargle lived in an old-fashioned house with lean-to shed, the roof of which ran nearly to the ground. Returning from church one day. they noticed on approaching their dwelling that the churchgoers ahead of them paused in passing. and gazed upward with in- terest and mirth. A moment later they saw why. Their neighbors billy-goat had escaped, mounted the ieall-to to che ridge-pole of the kitchen roof, and with one end of a fiaring circus poster streaming banner-like from his jaws. stood outlined boldly against the sky, a chamois on a mountain peak, calmly contemplating the Sabbath procession.
 Miss Matilda laughed. Miss Caro- line did not.
 ''The abominable beast." she gasped, deeply scandalized. T never saw any thing so-so disrespectfuu"
 The goat is indeed disrespectful animal. He is no respecter either of property or person, as many an indi- vidual held in honor by mankind has ruefully discovered. Admiral Evans hcS ACAdlOQ nAIA pA 1QCp d 1IA4 achievement, his triumph in his earlier days over refractory goat on ship board. which refused to yield the milk required for sick man.
 After it had baffled everybody whose proper task it was to secure the milk, the captain sent for Evans, and direct ed him to go and get it.
 Evans respectfully intimated that he had not supposed milking goats to be part of the duty Of a navigating officer" but the captain thereupon ask ed it as favor, and he undertook the task.
 With little warm water. much per suasion, some frmness, and a recollec- tion of the ways of certain "darkies" with misbehaving cows. he succeeded, and was unnercifully chaffed by his comrades on his success. Indeed, be was far from happy in it until he had taught his method to Inarine,an was assured that he would not have to keep on milking for the rest of the voyage.
 He was more fortunate than another distinguished man, Horace Greeley, who was a conspicuous failure as a milker of goats, although he was bred to the farm and Evans to the sea. When, in accordance with Mrs. Gree ley's theories of diet. goats milk was desired for their little son, they at- tempted to keep a goat in their New York premises, and MT. Greeley under took to milk it. His ignominious tus- sles with the creature became a source of delighted mirth to his neighbors.
 One saw from his rear windows the complete overthrow of the great editor in his back yard, while the goat re- mained victoriously chewing the latest edition of the Tribune, which had fall en from MT Greeley's pocket in the contest. He relates that he called down to him, gleefully:
 Well, MT. Greeley, nanny, there, hasn't much respect for editors."
 Sitting on his hat. and with one foot in an overturned barrel, MT. Greeley. In his high, squeaky voice, called back:
 No matter, no matter! The man is nothing and the opinions everything. You see she appreciates the Tribune!"
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
THE TEMPEST,

He shall give his angels charge
 Over thee in all thy ways. Though the thunders roam at large.
 Though the lightning round me plays Like child I lay my head In sweet sleep upon my bed. Though the terror comes so close,
 It, shall have no power to smite: It shall deepen my repose,
 Turn the darkness into light. Touch of angels hand is sweet; Not stone shall hurt my feet. All thy waves and pillows go
 Over me to press me down Into arms so strong, I know
 They will never let me drown. An, my God. how good thy will! l will nestle and be still. Alice Freeman Palmer.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
It I- Not Away. Possible to Save

IL Is Not Always Possible to Save.
 The majority of the old ask nothing of society, but this. very fact should make the support of society to those who do need it's aid, more immediate and willing. There are many who through misfortune are left in age be- reft of money and of their natural sup porters. says Walter Weyl. in Success Magazine. sA bank may fail, an en- ploye abscond. business panic arrive, an error of judgment or an unwise act of generosity may strip man or wom- an of the savings of lifetime The wife of such man may lie ill and the savings of years go in months doctors bills. The sudden staying of a husband in an industrial accident may leave the wife deprived of ex- pected support.
 And not all men can save. Some are honest and hard-working, but have not the knack of getting and holding They are marble to receive and wax to retain. Others do not marry, or marry and have no children, or they lose their children in early infancy. Fam fly bonds are mortal. There are all ways men who through no fault of their own are left naked and alone in their old age
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Bran Mush.

Can you make a bran mash? Like coffee, mashed potatoes and a few of the everyday things. the average fur nisbed is not of good quality. 10 make a bran mash. take a clean bucket. well scalded out. and put in the measure of bran. Then pour into the center, stirring all the time, scald- ing water enough to make 1t moist
 Cover it closely while hot with a blan- ket, and let 1t stand three or four hours, until cold. There are many times when a COW or horse is sick and weak, and needs bran mash. The
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Object of Soil Culture.

Cultivation of the soil is not merely done to kill weeds. but 1t is a moisture conservator; makes the soil more DOT ous, so that the plant roots more cas- fly penetrate in search of plant food. In time of protracted drought the cul- tivator should be kept going whether there are weeds or not.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
The Wheat situation.

The high prices which our farmers have run up for wheat have stimulat- ed the cultivation of the grain wherever it is possible to raise it. Last year Chile produced 19.000..000 bushels, and was encouraged by the results to SOW many more acres this year Experimental stations of the Chilean government are distributing the best varieties of seeds among the
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

usual proceeding is to use any old bucket and some hot water. A hand ful of bran is stirred into slop, and, scalding hot, is put under the sick animals nose, only to be rejected. It should be cool, or cold. and only moist enough to hold together when pressed in the hand. Then add a little salt, and it is relished by the sufferer California CultiVator.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Deep Flowing.

Results of experiments at the Kan sas station show that deep blowing (S to 10 inches) tends to increase the number of soil bacteria in both sandy and silt soils. Deep blowing tends to increase bacterial activity. More ann monia is produced. Deep blowing tends to decrease denitrincation of the reduction of nitrate and the liberation of free nitrogen.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

Here IS a device that I have found very convenient and effective In preventing f c e d bolting. The feed is put into a hop per (b) outside the manager, and
 is allowed to run
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Diver.iaed Farming Spreading

Diversified farming is fast redeem ing agriculture. Even the Western people are finding out that crop rota- tion is more remunerative than the one-crop method of farming. Diversi- fled farming and stock raising will re- deem the West as 1t has the prosper ous part of the East.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

How to Fnsten MRIIet Handles.
 The old method of fastening mallets to handles by boring hole through the head and inserting wedge from the outside may be superseded by a new way that makes the tool much
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Planning n Future.

I'm going to have my boy learn electrical engineering. chemistry. phys ics and law and incidentally take a cohrse in physical culture that will -n- able him to endure all sorts of expos rre and muscular strain"
 Great Scott! What for?"
 'I want him to be able to run ais own automobile Washington Star.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

farmers. If American farmers keep down their production to hold up prices they may find they had such good thing that they tempted all the world into 1t and broke up the snap. New York Press.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

into the manager box Gal in thin stream The size of this stream is reg ulated by the slide (c), and 1t is i'm possible for the horse to get more feed in his mouth at one time than he can easily masticate.-Farm and Home.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
Where Poultry Pays.

The poultry raisers of Petaluma. Cal, received over $2.OOO,OOO for the products of their hens last year. The cash receipts averaged more than e5-enA per day for the entire vear.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

The meanest man in the world is the man who imposes on you because you are kind to him. People who are kind to you are so rare that you should appreciate them and not impose on them.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

It might be better for the world in general if happiness and shiftlessness didn't so often travel together.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

It occurs to every husband occasion ally that his usefulness as citizen is measured, in certain degrees, by the quantity of kin he cares for.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

Occasionally a man has conceit so we'll developed be is convinced his
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
To Prevent Feed BoItInE.

So many horses, especially nervy drivers. get in the habit of gulpins their feed down in great mouthfuls.
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03

Policemen, like rainbows, are tokens Of peace. usually appesE&eg after stor
The Holbrook news., 1910-06-03
THREE-HoRsE HITCH.

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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08
CUSTOM HOUSE DOPED.
Cause Traced to a Cocoanut Shell of
Struggled Opium.

Officers, clerks and Janitors en-
ployed by Brownsville custom house
have for the last few days been suffer
ing from a strange attack resembling
the dreaded sleeping sickness, and the
symptoms were becoming so accen-
tuated that the matter was getting to
be serious, until this morning a sack
of cocoanuts addressed to Chinaman
at San Antonio, Tex, was hauled out
into the corral Of the custom house for
more convenient keeping.
The sack of cocoanuts arrived by
express from Tampico by way of Mon
terey several days ago and had not
been called for.
The express messenger, baggage
master and postal clerk, all of whom
occupy the same car, were fast asleep
when the train pulled into the station.
The express messenger was lying with
his head upon the sack and was the
most difficult Of the three to awaken.
When it was found that they were
not drunk examination of the contents
Of the sack was made and it was
found that one OF the cocoanuts was
merely the shell, the space within con-
tanning opium. The sack was seized
by the authorities on the Texas side
of the river and was thrown carelessly
into a corner OF the office room. 1t
will from now on, however, be stored
in the yard until it is disposed OF
through the usual Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08

OF running in circle-the boy would
avail
At length as the express passenger
train hove in sight, the fox took to
the railroad track that divided the
meadow from the pastureland, run
ming directly to meet the train the
excited dog following.
There was no use in calling now,
and John Henry held his breath
Down the straight track they raced
the fox only little in advance of the
dog as if to encourage him to follow,
until within a rod Of the train he
bounded to one side and escaped while
the huge locomotive hit poor Junket,
knocked him down and ground him to
powder.
Cunning as a fox" choked John
Henry. Doubtless he thinks he has
gotten the better of Us all for keeping
him so long a prisoner"
Trapsy was never captured and
must have removed his quarters as no
more poultry was missed and the quiet
OF the countryside was never again
broken by foxes, stealing the poultry
or barking on the hillside.
In the next town, year or two
later, hunter out with dogs and gun
after foxes, shot one with a beautiful
coat that had but three feet and Uncle
Zele said:
of course it was Trapsy's mother.
Gritty little varmint TOO bad"
Il wish it had been Trapsy,' said
John Henry. but probably the mark
worn on his neck by the collar is out
grown now so we never shall know if
he is caught. Anyway if foxes will let
me alone | will let them alone. !
would not shoot one nor trap one nor
advocate bounty but if l could out
wit one l should think it worth my
while. 1t seems like murder to me to
kill any of Gods little wild creatures
that know so much. Hartford Cour
ant
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08

Y. Y. Her parents moved to Chicago
when she was child and she was
educated in that city in the high
school and later in the normal school.
Later she studied at Chicago Univer.
sity, where she took the degree Of
Phi. d.
At the age OF Il she began teach
ing in a West Side school at a sal
arv o. s25 a month She was made
District Superintendent Of Schools in
1887. Twelve years later she became
professor of education at the Univer-
sity of Chicago, holding this place
until she was chosen head CT the
Chicago Normal School in 1905.
In recognition of her work the
women principals of the Chicago pub
lie schools formed an organization
several years ago which they called
the Ella F. Young Club. Mrs. Young
is a member of the Every Day Club
and the Chicago Woman's Club. She
is an advocate for equal suffrage
New York Sun.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08
HURRY.

Hurry means physical tension some
where, and exhaustion afterward. Hur-
ry means loss of dignity and power.
Hurry means fear, and fear is the
greatest enemy to success.
Can We stop hurrying? Some an
swer that we must keep UP with the
procession or drop out entirely. Let
US see If we cannot conserve our
strength, at least in small ways. Let
US take thought and begin to reform.
AS tension expresses itself in bod
lily movements, We must first learn
muscular control. Relaxation means
letting go, and while we are learning
to let go we are getting ourselves
trained to take hold again when the
time comes for relaxation teaches far
more than rest.
In vain people try to attain a calm
manner with tense body. When We
have relaxed the muscles at will We
may easily become quiet in manner
and peaceful in spirit. The bodily
condition is the basis OF real rest.
We will not hurry when We know
the danger to the nervous system;
when we realize fully that we gain
power by working quietly: when we
believe that we are living in eternity
now.-Theodore Dresser, in the Delin
aafor
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08
PARTY FOR THE BRIDE.

The following idea Of Ella Miller,
called "A Matrimonial Party" might
be carried out in honor of some
young married woman or bride to
be.
On the invitation card or note
place the word "Matrimony." This
will lend a touch OF curiosity to the
to speculate about
On each pace card write one OF
the following questions, cleverly ar
ranged SO as to make the best hit.
The hostess can supply any other
questions she chooses, taking care.
however, that nothing personal or un-
pleasant produces jar:
Can loves young dream be made
a reality?
How can a timid man be made to
propose?
Should men NEEDLE in the affairs
Of ladies' hats?
Have you met your ideal?
Is there any one here whose Ell.
gagement is yet secret?
What can be done with man who
reads the newspaper at the breakfast
table?
Has he ever mentioned mothers
biscuits?
Give your ideas Of a model lover.
Should men study domestic sci
ence?
Do you prefer young or a middle
aged lover.
Do you believe in q tax on bache-
lors?
Is it true that men prefer beauty
to good sense?
What will you say when you ask
for money and he says, What did
you do with that dollar I gave you
last year?"-New Haven Register.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08
DIDN'T HAVE TO SEE HER.
When Peary Waved His Hat He Knew
Mrs. Peary Was Watching for Him.

Mrs. Peary has occupied the same
rooms on each occasion that she has
been in Sydney to await her husbands
return. They command fine view of
the bay and from them she Is able to
see vessels entering the harbor long
before she will get the news in any
other way. When she was there await
ing his arrival from the last trip she
awoke early in the morning and saw
the Roosevelt poking her nose around
the head of the harbor entrance. She
was so fascinated by the sight that
she did not dress but sat at the win
dow watching the steamers progress.
About fifteen minutes later heavy
rap came at the door and she was in
formed that the Roosevelt was in
sight. She replied: Il know It," From
that time on people continued to send
her words of information concerning
the vessels progress.
Some time later Mr.. Peary came
ashore. There was no one on the
dock when he landed but he looked to-
ward the hotel and waved his hat
three times around his head and then
hurried to the hotel as rapidly as pos
sible and up to his wife's room. Mrs.
Peary asked him who he waved at
and he said, "Why, at YOU"
Mrs. Peary was astonished that he
could see her, as the lace curtains
were drawn. II could not see you,
but I knew that you would be there
to watch my landing.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-01-08
HOUSE FLY'S ENEMY.

Mrs. Pevnard Tiche OF New Or
leans, is the leader in the vigorous
war that has recently been begun i'll
the Crescent city to eyterminate the
house fly. Posters depicting the hab
it's CT the house fly and its proclivity
for gathering and transmitting dis
ease germs are being scattered all
through the Southern States. A code
of responsibility has been establish
ed, and any housekeeper who is
known to allow a house fly within
her domains is put in the same class
with those who harbor other notori-
Gus insects. In some of the larger
cities all stable keepers are required
to register with a view to having
their premises inspected regularly,
and they are prosecuted should they
not prevent the breeding Of flies. The
chief object of the war will be to de-
stroy the breeding places of the
house fly, with the hope OF Kidding
the country permanently Of the pest
Chicago Daily News.