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The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
The 0eisnSiNe Butler.

Science IN it, more awful forms II
not confined 10 schoolboy howlers. One
Of the witty Canon Ainger's stories
quoted In Mr.. z. v. Lucas delightful
anthology Of letters. entitled The Sec
ond Post"-proves II.
Al country house party . maid was
dressing . guests hair.
Il hope. Parker" said the lady. you
are comfortable In your placer"
"Oh, Yes, ms'am." the maid replied,
with great warmth. The society
down stairs 10 20 superior, The butler
leads the conversation.
He In q refined man." she contin.
ued. with rising enthusiasm. Indeed.
quite scientific. He has been telling us
oil about evolution. and we quite under,
stand II now.
He says" the maid concluded, earn.
estly. that we are all descended from
Darwin, Youths Companion.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Oxen In Lumber Camps.

After nearly nifty years retirement
from active service the OK has again
come into recognition as motive
power In the numbering industry Of
northern Minnesota, northern Wiscon.
sin and among the frontier settlers OF
these states. The reason Ia the high
price Of feed for horses.
There is little or no expense for the
keep" Of oxen as compared with that
Of horses. II Ia estimated that there
arc now In northern Wisconsin and
Minnesota 1000 yoke OF oxen used In
hauling logs which have replaced high
priced horses. This Is nearly double
the number employed year ago
40 satisfactory are these animals
proving In the cultivation OF land from
which the timber has been cut tina,
II 10 likely their use will become gen
eral and remain 80 for many years.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
chlld's Pathetic Suicide.

A pathetic tragedy took place the
other day at Nuneaion 'Warwick),
the victim being Sarah Ann Farmer,
child Of thirteen, who committed
suicide by drowning herself In n
canal, The child lived with her moth
er's brother and his wife, She start.
ed work ut . Nuneaton factory some
months ago. but was discharged after
q few days. Since then she had tried
again and again to obtain work else.
where. but always unsuccessfully, Re.
Gently, the aunt's son asked the Girl
10 clean his boots, and when she re-,
fused he struck her and told the girl
20 20 out and get work. When she
returned home In the evening there
was further nnpleasantness, and even
tually the child made her way to the
canal and in the darkness. drowned
herself ndon Mail.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Time 70 Paint Q 0hlp.

The latest thing In ship painting 10
90 apply no paint At sil-not until
they have been At sea for some
months ~ any rate. The constant ~
painting OF srmored ships and ships
with steel hulls involves an enormous
cost. and since II has been found that
when "a vessel 10 allowed 10 70 un.
painted for several months the stee,
scales. which usually come loose un
der the paint and AFFORD an opportun.
ity for rust to attack the surface,
wear on. the British government 10
experimenting with implanted craft.
I've training ship Exmouth was the
first one tried, !, was given two
months at sea with no paint and then
given four coats In dry dock. Al the
end Of Ave years there was soarcel,
. trace OF wear except at the water
line. and the bottom WAS In perfect
condition, The idea was first sug.
Gested by A, G, Holzapfel who had
made study Of the Exmouth, and
now the steel ships are all put out "a
soak before being painted.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
DRIVING OUT PLANT SPIDERS
Wstsr 10 0sst Remedy Tor W,NSSs
Garden osspolisv. for u orsa1s
Moisture.

In Overheatsd. dryAtmosphered ~
ing rooms the red spider 10 sure Do de
more ~ lsss damage 70 the plants IN
se@ somsshins 10 done 10 Kemp Il b
chech. None Of the emulstons, h
bacco extracts or other applications
advised for use 10 hghtins plant enc
mice 10 Of any use here.
The best thing to use--the oni,
thing that viii b. Of benefits wsse'
just plain. undoctored water.
What the red spider dreods NOR
than anything else 10 moisture ".
Will not stay where the air IL KEEP,
moist u he can get away. and II he can
not get away he y unable to do much
harm.
Here u where the sprayer Gomez
into PLAY. Bee that your plants are
thoroughly vet. all over. st least three
times = veek-once q day 10 better.
Re sure that the moisture gets &c
the under side Of the leaves. where the
spider likes 10 hide away Most per
cons are not aware OF the presence OF
Che tiny but terribly destructive cr~a
ture. because II In unnotic~able unles,
one takes special pains to seek him
out
But n they and that leaves on thsii
plants are turning yellow and falling
Oh, they will have good reason 10 sus
pect that the red spider 10 ~ the bot
tom Of the trouble.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
koR the DOMESTIC HUSBAND
kNeerosesvS psssssWs Are oetelWsbts
esr ~ AaaN Whs VIII %
! Me oWm oswiNO.

Our new line Of patterns for men
Nm b found extremely useful for the
sensible and thrifty young man who
pFsfers to DO his own sewing. For in.
.GtaDce. No $3.50 10 an easily made
evening suit Buy seven yards--say
seven and . half-of nice. black cloth
Lay II out on the floor and pin the
pattern to II with the bias fold on
,eAe crease Of the garment. All per
,foraaions are allowed. and the seams
~ Be run up By hand. Trim with
As1ld and q few buttons. This model
@y be carried cot In ponsee or ten
Tlnen n preferred.
Pattern 1855 10 for . mans Kitchen
apron. This useful garment should
- made Of art ticking and bound
with red braid. Cut according 10 the
pattern and place the triple notch On
eAe stripe Of the ticltng There 10
oaly one pocket pattern. but twenty.
lour pieces Of the material are TO b
cut by this. ~ . man requires . great
many pockets. All seams allowed. Al.
zach the pockets on any part of the
apron until oil are used up. cststitch
them into place. and hnish the tops
With tuttonhole bar. Attach tapes at
the triple perforations 10 tie the thing
On. II IL advisable to wear the apron
behind. a. when worn In front II IA
apt to be In the way.
A knitted tuxedo dinner coat IL one
o. the latest and most fetching Of the
ssaaon's models. Choose . chinchiiis
vorted Of good quality. Cast on one
hsndred and ten stitches. purl thrse.
aArro~ two. slip. widen. bind Repeat
Anchward until II 10 finished. Crochet
Q pink border In shell pattern. and
0nssh with . gilt cord and tasseis.--
1udsA
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30

Much excitement prevailed the
other morning when the historic old
residence owned by G, z. Burd was
destroyed by fire. Within the walls
OF the structure were hidden a small
arsenal OF firearms, rifles and pistols
all loaded. and when the heat Of the
building reached them regular
Fourth Of July bombardment began.
The house was one OF the old land
marks Of the town. having been built
before the Civil war, d. OfIett. a
southern soldier, had recently writ.
ten to the owner Of the property that
the Confederates had stored guns and
ammunition In the walls Of the old
structure during the war. but Mr..
Burd was unable to get at the relies
owing to the fact that the building
had been remodeled and strong walls
had been built around the old ones.
The much priced relics. consisting
OF ante bellum firearms Of the crud.
est make, were hidden Ia the walls
of the old structure In order to get
them at the end Of the struggle.
Enterprise Cor. New Orleans Times.
Democrat.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
LAKE DAikAl 4 Blo PUZZLE
vasis1 snd Peculiar Animal LIE
Found In Body u Water In
Central AISLE.

The riddle Of Lake Baikal. IN cen.
tral Asia. 10 similar TO that Of Lake
Tsnsaayika. In ceatral Africa. In
both cases . large bo1y Of fresh va.
ter remote from - sosaa contains or.
gaAisAs appaFOoUy marine. Both
lakes. again. centaiA vsey large mum.
bsr Of species not feanl elsewhere
Laks Daikal ssa>aiAs aunsreus saim
% and ssaaa - we'll - thsSs species
q Asrsino. y alss contains Q few
noilusca Of apparently marins ferms
One Of Ne most rs0avkabls fec.
turss q tie lake. psrhaDs. 10 that a.
Though n b frsssa evs1 fsr about 1ve
months in the year the animal life 10
sItremsiy abundant ED varied. This
may Be partly accounted for perhaps
By the existence Of hot springs.
One Of the latest attempts 10 an.
swsr the riddle Of Lahs Daiksi II that
Of the Russian Investigator. N. Berg
OF the thirty.thres species Of hsh
found In the lake he hnds that four
teen are peculiar to II. while nineteen
have . vide distribution In Siberia
and Europe. Many Of these peculiar
species are without near relations any.
where. OF the mollusca 20 per cent
are peculiar.
N. Berg does not think the facts
demand the hypothesis that the lake
vas once marine. He believes that II
has always been fresh and that the
fauna peculiar to II has had . two
foid origin. 4 part has originated IN
the lake itself during the long ages Of
its esistsnce. and the rest 10 Q portion
OF the prehistoric fresh water fauna
OF Siberia which II has preserved
Japan Advertiser.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
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The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
M0TnER.lN.lAW FOR HIRE


In MarseilIss the hire Of Q mothsr.in-
Law for . few hours 10 quoted at one
shilling eight pence. which seems quite
cheap. The parents Of one Of . future
happy pair were separated. When
asked to the wedding to give her con.
sent. the future mothsr.in.law said: II
will 20 II . carriage 10 sent to fetch
me: II not, will stay at home" The
carriage was promised. but the DAY and
not. and the future motherin.law
stayed at home. Very WELL" said the
bridegroomto.be when he saw that
she was not turning up. Il viii and
another mother.in.law." So he went out
into the street and found one for one
shilling eight pence. She came 20 the
wedding and duly gave away her
daughter" whom she bad never In her
life seen before. and the Bridegroom
and bride we're made one.
But they let themselves IN for moro
than they barGained for. A complaint
has been lodged and the bride. brlds-
groom and witnesses are liable to 80
we're penalties for procuring. aiding
and sbettins. Improvisation, forgery In
. public deed. and other crimes. while
Il seems likely that the marriage In
French law 10 null and void. the con.
sent Of one OF the parents having been
given BY sham mother. The one shil.
ling eight pence hired mother.in.lsw IL
being looked for BY the police. Lon
doa Telegraph.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
PERIOD OF FEATHER GROWING
vhers 10 Considerable Variation IN
the Time Required ses Individual
Fowls TO Complete Me,tine.

II In variously asserted that the
time required for the growth Of
body feather on . healthy fowl 10 ap.
proximately ~ days. while the time
needed to develop the tail 10 some.
what longer This refers 70 piucked
feathers. The usual melting period Of
q hen cannot. however. be accurately
calculated from this estimate. In the
experiment under consideration the
average time Of complete melting In
the six Aocks. containing at the end Of
the melting season. 2I5 hens, was 81
days. The average time required to
complete the mott OF the threc.year.
oids was nearly 1O4 days: Of the two.
year-olds. about 1ol days. and Of the
one-yesr-olds. ~ days. The starved
one.yesr-olds averaged to mott more
quickly by 80 days than did the fed (:
the starved two-ysar.olds were little
affected. while the starved three-yesr.
olds average 20 days longer 10 molting
than did the fed birds. The average
time required TO complete the mott Of
the three starved hocks was cas-
days; OF the three fed nocks. S7%
days.
All this would Indicate that the
melting process continues much long.
er than 10 usually supposed. and that
there IL considerable variation In the
time Of beginning the mott between
different individuals and between
hocks Of different ages. also a wide
variation In the length Of time II re-.
Quires individuals to complete the
mott. One Ia further impressed with
the fact that, so far a. this expert.
ment IN concerned. the method OF
feeding did not materially alter the
normal conditions Of moltinE. except
with the one-year.old fowls.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30

John Lowe. who once was . mem
her Of the crew Of the historic frigate
Constitution. has died at his home In
Portsmouth. N. H.. after a short III.
ness. He was horn In New York
January 9. 1924. When he was seven.
teen years old both Of his parents
died. After q limited amount Of
schooling he learned the trade Of .
stone mason. but In 1859 he enlisted
In the Marine Corps at Brooklyn
navy yard and after a short stay at
tho yard barracks was assigned to the
Constitution. then commanded by
Commodore Isaac Mayo. The ship
soon left New York for Gibraltar and
cruise In the Mediterranean and re.
turned to this country In 1855. On
the expiration OF his enlistment Mr..
Lowe. re-cniisted In 1855 and went to
the Portsmouth naval station In the
vessel whom she was sent there to be
rebuilt. He was transferred to the
marine barracks At the navy yard and
served out his second term OF enlist.
ment.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Something New In cialrveyaree.

A new problem for schoolmasters 10
reported from Okayama. Japan. where
q boy named Kawasaki, aged sixteen.
has developed gifts Of clairvoyance
which are declared to render examina-
tons futile. Recently he forecas ted
accurately all the questions set In sew.
eral examinations. with the result
that his classmates all scored full
marks by learning the answers to
these questions by heart and neglect.
ing any other preparation.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Mexican 0upaIso,

The corps Of Mexican ruraies vas
created IN the time Of President
Bsnito Jusres. The law which cre-
ateA the ruralss Axsd the number OF
seven battalions Of l3S men each and
. company 70 b located at Mata-
moros. The pay Of each Of the rural
police was AIsd 1t ei.l2 per day. each
70 furnish bic horse and equipment
with no classification - TO the char.
sctsr Of the mount or the arms which
each man was 10 bear. A. . result
they were decidedly . body q irreGN.
lars with some i've per cent. wearing
the uniform Of the cavalry Of that
day. Each battalion was divided into
two companies, one Of seventy and
the other Of sixty-Ave men. Their
commander and other ofI,cers held
the same rating that they DO today.
Just ~ at the present time. the
rurslss we're attached 10 the interior
department. but At the same timo
they we're at the disposition Of the
department OF war for service 10 cam.
paigns.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
ENGLISH BEAUTY SECRET OUT
Daily - - o'vsn % o"s Hsaser sos
,WDs1assoosi lssF0ts ~
ossUty.

A v0m mrvssw q AmA lana
Cavaitp4. wfbrsAed n . Pa1D paper
found M Wv b Beriin-eo the ONCE
Of the Bef1insr Taxeblau-whsrs q
writer signing himself or hsr,slf Anna
dis" reproves the prima donna for pro
claiming Engiishmen. and especially
English oflicers TO be- the abandonment
and generally the most beautiful speci
mems Of marhood In the world"
"Amadis" admits that nnsiishmen
may he entitled to international laurels
for beauty. "bscsuss-for the reason
SiEnorina CAVALIER puts forward
they hattie oftener than other men.
Hut opinions differ radically. however
on SiGnorina Cavaliert's deduction thaa
English oficers are especially ussfu
members Of human society.
We men Of other nationalitiss an
duly ashamed. but We console our
selves with tho reflection that men
are not expected both to b good look
ing and 70 strive for glory Of another
kind. Important men are never hand
some. Goethe and Alexander the
Great. who combined genius with q
beautiful exterior. VEN the exceptions
which prove the rule.
The other n0tabilities Of history. I,
they could be lined up. would resem
BILE Q collection Of Barnum's Freaks
Yet they are tbs mon who achieved
things and lsft the imprint Of their per
sonalities upon their spoehs, One
limped like Byron. others were crook
cd like Schiller or Leopold. Still an
other was bald like Asschylus. Anoth
er. like Socrates. was frightened BY
horses, And not one Of them was fOnc
Of ablutionsry exercises, not even the
Apollo.iike Gothic. who semi-annuall,
entered In his diary. with unmistsk
able relief: 'Bsthed today"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
LOOKED "lIUMBeR FIVE FAT"


Many q man has wanted 70 know
h0w he appeared im the eyes Of HE
fsslow msn-and been sadly disap-
pointed TO And out. Elihu vedder.
writing In the Atlantic Monthly. tells
. story Of such . man.
Weary and hot from his long sum.
mer days work uptown. he was wend.
Ing his way to the South ferry. His
home wss on Staten island. In antici.
patton Of the cooling brssss on the
bay. with dripping brow he stopped to
refresh himsslf frequently. but In
vain--for n vas . very hot day.
His last stop brought him opposite
Q ready made clothing establishment.
and the idea struck him that bic com.
parativeiy thicx coat was responsible
for his discomfort. Acting on this
thought. he stepped across the street
and asked the Intelligent attendant II
he had anything In the way Of . coat
more suitable TO the season than the
one he was wsarins-somethinG he
could put on at once and that WOULD
A.
'1st me see. let me see. eaio the
man. II think ! have just the thing
In alpaca" and after . careful sur.
vey Of our friends figure. he turned
and cried with u loud voice. James!
bring me a No. Stat"
The coat WAS done up IN . neat
package. which the purchaser said no
would carry himself, for. being . sub.
urbanite. he had been feeling stranG"
going home without his usual bundle.
when relating this incident. he ~
marked 10 . friend that he had always
wondered What he was like. but that
now his doubts we're sst at rest
Il know what ! look like and what
I an. I am Q No. 6-fat." He had
found his formula.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
WILL BUILD RUSSIAN CANAL
Minimum Depth u Propossd Canal -
tween Slack aNd 0aitie esss 70
Os Fevrtssn Pest.

A committee hes besn formed at a.
Petersburg to prepare for the con
struction Of canal between the Black
sea and the Baltic. The engineering
project. which he's been prepared by
n. Rugstschsl. 10 10 build . canal
with Q minimum depth Of ~ fest The
original project was TO have . canal
81 fest deep. % - 10 allow the passage
Of larNe warships. but the government
rejected this on the ground chat sun
Client water could not Be found 70 feed
such Q canal
The total length Of the canal nom
Riga to Kherson 10 2oio versts. . verst
measuring 3.6ol feat. OF this 4St
versts would follow the bed Of the
West Dwina from Riga to the villasv
Of Breshsnkovichi. From there the
canal would follow . new route for o.
versts. Joining the Duisper ct the towp
Of Kopius. For the. remaining 1870
vsrsts the puisper would be utilised
except at the rapids. where q new
canal would have 70 b elcavated.
The Duiepes would require dredging
at many points. The Dwina would have
TO be made into Q canal for its sntirs
length and would require Is locks. Ths
water would Be drawn nom the Beresi
na by . canal l2S versts long.
The cost Of the canal 10 estimated .,
$3.50. 1000. 900. The plan 10 to raise
money BY bonds on the foreign market
but to exclude foreigners from holding
any Of the share capital. The govern
ment 10 to b asksd for . guarantee
and only Russian labor. material and
machinery are 70 be used. The pro
motors rely on . gross annual revenue
Of ei6,9b0. 0o0.-lIoudon Correspond
ence New York Sun.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Dlrds Killed BY Golf Balls.

Not long ago one Of the players In
q golf tournament at Melrose while
making an approach shot killed q
seaSull and another player on com.
ing on from his drive found that he
had annihilated Q weasel. Such In.
cideuts are not uncommon.
A player on the Kirkdale links driv,
ing from the tee struck with his ball
bird II. Q distance of about forty
yards. The ball Travelled on with
scarcely abated speed. The bird fell
To the ground and when picked up
was found not only to BE- dead. that
was expected. but neatly deoapitstsd
Countryside Monthly.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
HEALTH SOCIETY BARS KISSES


"Kiss nst," u the motto Of the
Worlds Health organisation. Of which
Mn. lmogsns Rechtin Of Cincinnati
10 president. Mrs. Rschtin explains
that the object Of the movement b to
lessen the spread a consumption and
insists that the "Kiss no&" pledges
should b taken and kept b. every
school teacher In the country.
"Tsachsrs and popils both Will
bsns0t By H." declares MIA Rsoht1n.
"A swsetfaosd kindsrgartsn teacher
kisssd her pupils good.by. saying 7
wfll take good rsst this summer. In
the TALL ] viii give you more eAnss;
they tire me now She died a con.
sumption IN the middle Of August.
wers the children exposed TO con.
sumption! Had the disease bssn diph.
iberia or smallpox would they have
been exposed 70 NJ
Since you cannot quarantine
against consumption. nor vaccinate
against consumption. how will We con.
troll Il!
1T takes whole families to the
grave. We 81 Il into our system
through our nosss and mouths. A far
20 possible We safeguard cur noses BY
avoiding dust We have no way Of
protecting our mouths. Quarantine
them. n I may be allowed 10 use the
word In this way. Teach the little
ones TO quarantine their mouths, With
. land teeminG with consumption we
should always love our relatives and
friends. Teachers and others will nj
ways love the little folks. but should
love them too we'll TO kiss them.
Our health o6iosr Gays Kiss only
your enemies.
We have . very pretty club but.
too bearing our motto kiss Not In
red letters ON . white background. A
prominent physician said: II one Of
those buttons oesld - put upon the
bib Of every newborn baby ana worn
tili the child 10 eighty ysars old there
would be more old people than there
~ today"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
0AlMATIAN ANTS ARE COOKS
They Make Dough Fssm Seeds, FERN
cskss snd Bake Them In
the Sun.

The remarkable habits Of the har.
vester ant have long been known to
naturalists. Certain species not only
harvest and store In granaries the
seeds upon which they feed but &C.
tuAlly plant and cultivate an annual
crop Of their food seeds.
But now . still more wonderful
story 10 told Of an ant which 10 com.
mon In Dalmatia. Messor bsrbsrus.
According TO Professor Meyer Of the
well known forestry school near Drss.
den. this ant not only cuts leaves and
gathers seeds but actually makes
bread or biscuit.
The seeds are Arst sprou,e ed. then
carried into the sun and dried. then
u ken back 70 the underground cham.
bers. where they are chewed into Q
dough. The dough 10 then finally
made into tiny cakes. which are baked
In the sun. then carefully stored for
future use.
From these observations II appears
that the art Of cookery 10 not wholly
confined to the human race. All cook.
Ing 10 done BY the sun. whether in the
ripening Of fruit or In the baking Of
bread In . stove. The heat obtained
from fuel 10 simply stored up sunlight
set free.
The Arab and the native Mexican
speak Of ripe fruit - fruit which has
been cooked In the sun. The ant has
somehow learned the art Of sun cook.
cry. the saliva with which II moistsns
the grain probably taking the place Of
yeast and sweetening through changes
get Up by its influence upon starch
American Medicine.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-06-30
Question Pertinent.

Doctor Scott. joint parent with Lid.
dell OF the well.known Greek Lexicon,
was at one time master Of Ballot col.
lege. Oxford university. and master
at all times Of quiet sarcasm. A noble
lord who had rooms IN the buildings
which adjOined the masters house
and who. contrary to regulations. kept
q dog In college. went to complain Of
the noise made by cats, After he had
expatiated for some little time on
this grievance. Doctor Scott said.
with the gentle. slow drawl which
lent additional force to his sallies:
rs that . cat. Lord Donoughmore.
that ! hear barking on your staircase
every night?"