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The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Pray for Mans Death.

Quitman, Ga.-The entire congrega ton of the "sanctified" negro church here Is fervently preparing for the death of Oscar Davis, one of the wealthiest citizens of this place, and expect him to die in three months.
 The negroes allege that Davis has been prosecuting their church since he complained to the authorities that the meetings held by the negroes were a nuisance. The church is about five hundred yards from the Davis home Davis complained that the ne -groes were so noisy in their devo- tions that he and his family could not sleep. The authorities forced the negroes to be quiet at the meetings and ever since they have been pray ing for Davis death.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
EeIa for the Irish.

When so many hard things are be ing said about the house of lords it should be kept in mind that they have just affirmed the claim of certain Irish men to the exclusive right to fish for cells in Lough Neagh for period of five thousand years from July 1. 1905. It is an affirmation that raises an in- quiry as to whether or not the people of Ireland eat eels. Scots-even Lon don Scots-never touch them, and a Scotch angler. catching an eel. prompt ly throws 1t away. Eels used to be associated with snakes, land just as men of every race entertain an in- stinctive horror for snakes" writes Sir Herbert Maxwell. "so there re- main traces of the same feeling about eels."
 It seems somewhat unkind of Sir Herbert to state that most civilized races have overcome this long ago, and then to add that there exists among the Scots a strong and uni versal prejudice against eels.-London Chronicle.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Excuses of ofnee-seekers.

Following are a few of the reasons advanced by patriotic office-seekers for desiring to serve their country in the field of diplomacy. These are actual excuses and we have culled them from letters kindly shown us by the secretary of certain Ohio con gressman:
 q have a big family to support and I believe that the perquisites of the office would enable me to pay my debts''
 q speak 12 languages and find no market for them in this country"
 'I am in i'll health and my physi- clan says nothing will help me but continued residence abroad"
 My parents were born in Europe and it was their dying wish that l should reside there for a time. I con- slider this a sacred duty-will my country put obstacles in the way of its fulfilment?"
 q will accept any post where the climate will ameliorate my rheuma- tism, which I contracted while stump ing the country for Taft"
 In our humble opinion the last ap- plication should get the job. He is a genius-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Tender-Hearted.

Uncle Timothy was dear old soul, but he had one inevitable falling, says Answers. He always paid his wis It's at the wrong time.
 Its most awkward of him!" ex- claimed the about-to-be hostess, on one of these unfortunate occasions. He has an enormous appetite, and we haven't e thing in the house. You'll have to kill a chicken, John!"
 Her spouse looked doubtful He was very tender hearted, and the mere notion of wringing a birds neck or beheading it set his knees a. wobbling.
 But perhaps. dear, I might manage to shoot one," he suggested and took his gun and departed on his blood thirsty errand.
 Minutes went by-many minutes. So many, in fact, that his wife went out into the yard to see what had hap pened.
 'Tm afraid it's no good, my dear, " called her husband timorously, as she approached. "The poor creature won't get in the way!"
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
MRS. SLAPDASH ERRED
MACHINE" MEANT NOTHING
 BUT AUTOMOBILE TO HER.
@ She Has Her Say Before Mrs. Mousegray Can Explain It Is a
 Sewing Machine.

My machine" began the meek lit- tie lady.
 "Oh, yes, your machine" broke in Mrs. Slapdash hurriedly. Are you having trouble with 1t? Now, really. that's too badl We have a machine that never gives us the slightest cause for worry. Why, Mrs. Mouse gray, we drove out to Osprey last week-S0 miles and return-and we did not find 1t necessary to make a single repair, either on the road or after we reached home MT. Goggles by-our neighbor, you know-says that 1t is truly wonderful perform ance. But, then, you understand, we have one of the new 1912 model Hur- ry-ups-"
 But my machine" began Mrs. Mousegray again.
 ''Yes, yes, I knowi" went on Mrs. Slapdash breezily. You really should have taken expert advice before buy ing. Of course, you not having lived here very long, I don't know all of the circumstances; but I am certain that you would have found it to your advantage. When I say expert advice, I do not mean the advice of those horrid, insistent salesmen; they, of course, desire only to advertise the merits of their own machines. But there are plenty of owner-drivers- like MT. Slapdash or myself-who would cheerfully have given you the benefit of their experience"
 'T ought to tell you," broke in the meek little lady-"T ought to tell you that when I spoke of my machine I did not mean"
 'I know you didn't mean to say that it Is any better than other machines, my dear I did not suppose that you intended any vulgar boasting. We MT. Slapdash and myself-have been through just what you are undergoing now, and I assure you that we would have appreciated a little valuable ad- vice at the right moment. That, of course, explains my interest in your trouble. We tried a dozen different makes, and finally chose the 1912 'Hurryup' because 1t runs easily"
 But, Mrs. Slapdash," interposed Mrs. Mousegray, "my machine runs as easily as I could wish; and I think you mistake my meaning because my machine is-"
 Now, Mrs. Mousegray. please do not believe that I am trying to belittle your machine. I wouldn't do 1t for the worldl I only thought that perhaps you intended purchasing new ma chine and MT. Slapdash and I-I hope you are not offended!"
 "O,S not at. all" deprecated Mrs. Mousegray. .But please let me ex- plain The shuttle on my machine does not work properly and I only wanted to ask you if you could tell me where I can get a man to fix it."
 'aThe shuttle? The shuttle? What make is your machine?" questioned Mrs. Slapdash, wonderingly.
 That's what wanted to tell you" !" replied Mrs. Mousegray. 'Tt's ball. bearing, Iock-stitch sewing machine" 1" Judge.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
NEW ROAD TO WEALTH
WOMAN MARRIEs SEVEN MEN BUT NEGLEcTs DIVoRcEs.
Got Presents and Money From Each and Then DisapPeared-Husba Exchange Experiences and
 Call the Police.

New York.-Standing more than six feet, with shoulders broad in pro portion and wearing a great picture hat, a gown of many colors and large jewels, a woman was led into police court in Brooklyn. between two DO Hcemen. AS she approached Magis. trate Naumer, Charles Sigalov, a small, determined-looking man, step ped forward, saying:
 "So you have my wife, Julia, al last, have you? I'm very glad. imagine other husbands will be glad too"
 The woman gave sigalov a glance of scorn.
 Rave oh." she replied in a deer voice. Rave on, little one," she re peated, and then she laughed.
 T charge this woman with bigamy, said Sigalov, when his wife was brought to the bar. Sigalov then told how on April IT, 1910, he had married the woman at his residence. She left two weeks later.
 Then another man stepped for ward. He was Marcus Weiss of New York. Weiss swore he married the same woman in April, 1905, and had given her handsome presents and money. Then about two weeks after the wedding day she disappeared.
 Sigalov then told how he was searching through upper Manhattan for his wife when he stumbled over Weiss, who told him how his wife had also disappeared. After this testi mony, Albert Kintle, counsel for Siga lov, said:
 'If you will postpone this hearing I'll have seven men in court who have married this woman, and she is not divorced from any of them Hel scheme was to marry a man, gel money and presents from him, and then disappear. She would then gel some rabbi to give her a divorce, go forth and get new husband"
 'T1l hold you in $1,000 bail for ex animation" said the court
 Let 'em all rave; let 'em all ravel' spoke up Mrs. Sigalov, as she shook the feathers on her hat and started for jail"
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
MAIL ORDER WIFE AND CASH
Farmer Advertised That He Was Poor
 But Applicant Looked Him Up."

Oklahoma City. Okla.-J W. Ste phens of Howe. Okla, a wealthy farm CT. advertised for a wife and the ad- vertisement was answered by Mrs Hattie Johnson of Clinton, Okla Stephens stated in the advertisement that he was poor man. When they met Mrs. Johnson said she, too, was poor, but after an acquaintance of two weeks she said she was willing to marry Stephens. After they were married Stephens discovered that his wife owns a large farm.
 "But I had looked up your financial standing" said his wife, land know you were not poor"
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
To Tell the Truth.

Boston girls are not all cold.
 There are women in Chicago who have small feet.
 There are a few native born Amer jeans in St. Louis.
 Also in Milwaukee.
 There are a great many southern people who don't say "Suh" and You alI' for the singular You"
 We are personally acquainted with several Georgians who are not col onels.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Had He Kept count1

Ethel-All is over between us. Here are your presents. A gold locket and chain. diamond ring, and a pearl necklace.
 Herbert-There are some other things I gave you, insist upon being returnedi
 Ethel-What are they?
 Herbert = Seven thousand, three hundred and ffty-one kisses.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13

valley of Oregon presents a marvellous panorama to which the clouds hanging over the mountains add an atmosphere effect which no words can portray. We are passing through orchards of luscious apples, and as we eagerly buy and greedily devour them we feel far removed from the land of oranges and angels.
 As we follow the Willamette river up through Washington we pass many pretty places. The houses are rude, but there is a "homely" aspect about them and at Intervals all along the toad one nStices modest little khurches -perhaps solution of the content that seems to reign every where.
 We crossed the sound from Tacoma to Seattle on a boat with a record of 87,000 miles a year-the highest known. The principal bone of conten- ton between the river cities of Washington is Mount Rainier" or Mount Tacoma" as you favor Seattle or Tacoma.
 Even with seasickness ahead of one there is a certain fascination about a vessel as she glides forth into the ocean. We are under the British flag at Vancouver, but one would not know it except that the British walk to the left and the Americans to the right and accidentally embrace in a good-natured way. The street cars run on the left track, and courteous American sets forth the advantage of this in auto driving The outlook across the bay Is a picture, but the town is a sleepy old place; wide enough awake, however, to charge American prices for everything. Here, for the first time, we meet the Alas kan Indian. A party is bound for the hop pickings. They look deplorable place, penned in their miserable quar- ters. Along with them we have taken on a small farmyard, shipped in re- sponse to an order from an Indian, reading: Send. me five women chick ems, one man chicken"
 Bitter Creek, the scene of the re- cent gold find, is in the Skeena divi- blOA Ol lAC OdooAdI which, despite the fact that 1t has yielded rich finds of gold, was not looked upon as one of the best-placed mining districts in British Columbia until the recent discovery. Gold was first found there in 1884. The first descriptions of the find spoke of a mountain of gold and of a reef at least 20 miles in length. The noun tain has diminished" in view of later news. It is said also that it will not be as easy to obtain the gold as was anticipated, for very little of 1t, if any, is free milling gold. Stewart. which was practically unknown a year ago, Is growing rapidly, a state of things brought about in great part by the announcement of the gold find at Bitter Creek. The camp is as peace ful and law-abiding as any country town, there being only two policemen in the district, whose sole duty is to smoke the pipe of good fellowship.
 Ketchikan, our first stop in Alaska, a quaint little place, noticed some neat little churches and a few good houses, and everywhere even about the humblest shack, cultivated flowers. I am told that there are more than 2,OOO different varieties of mosses and wild flowers found on these hills. We walked for a mile along the broad walk by the river, then crossed on logs to the other side. It is the spawning season, and the river is simply alive with salmon.
 Wrangle, as military post, has now
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
oranoes save tIfe of rramp.

Neenah, Wis.-After being locked in a refrigerator car for five days a man claiming to be John Williams of Ely, Minn.. was released by a brakeman who heard him pounding. The man said he was on his way from the west. He kept alive by eating oranges, which were part of the freight
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Lost.

q spent more than $5,000 on my daughters voice. Now she has gone and got married, and I suppose she will never think of trying to sing again"
 "It is too bad"
 "Yes. The money would have kept her and her husband in fairly com fortable circumstances for nearly a year"
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
suIIet Gives Woman HydrophobIa.

Newark. N. J.-Mrs. Pasquale Pas tine is suffering in a hospital from rabies, the result of a slight bullet wound in the head, The bullet, fired by a policeman at a mad dog, passed through the dogs head before 1t grazed Mrs. Pastine's forehead
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Legal PIeasanties.

The pompous lawyer assumed his most imposing mein. Gentlemen of the jury" he began, impressively, T once sat upon the judges bench in the state of Maine, and"
 Where was the judge?" interrupt ed the opposing attorney.-The House keeper.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Wasted.

Mrs. Finefeather-Are you taking your husband abroad this year?
 Mrs. Benton-No, decided last year when he insisted upon speaking of the Venetian gondolas as canal boats that the real charm of Europe is lost upon him.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Feels Badly.

"A guilty conscience needs no ao- cuser," observed the moralizer.
 That's so," assented Deacon Film mer. When a pillar of the church secretes a quart bottle of whisky in his hip pocket he imagines he looks like a hunchback."
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
MlIIlonaire,s Philosophy

.But, doctor, do you really believe that it's harder than going through the eye of a needle for rich man Io enter heaven"
 That is what the good book tells us."
 Then what's the use of tryingf"- Exchange.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
nHIawatha" In YIddIsh.

Longfellow's "Hiawatha" has been translated into Yiddish, preserving the original rhythm and Indian names.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13

E HAVE left the bright skies of California behind, and looking through the huge pines on the left, the
 valley of Oregon presents a
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13

The Soubrette-Why is a campaign orator like a schoolbook publisher? The Comedian-Easy. They are both spell-binders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20
EVENING CHAT
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.

In answer to my appeal for sugges-
tions as to ways in which a college girl
could earn money during the summer
vacation and yet not undermine her
health, several interesting ideas have
been sent in.
One occupation suggested is that of
companion to blind people. BY apply
ing at institutions for the blind, posi-
tions of this sort may sometimes be
obtained
Another possibility is that the col
lege girl might get an opportunity to
care for and live in a house where
people are away for the summer. The
subscriber who sent in this suggestion
saws she knows a mother and daughter
who always find this work to do
through the summer through their
church affiliations.
Another woman says: Just this
morning l received a communication
from a large publishing house to act
as their travelling agent at $500 a
week and expenses, but as l am
mother and housewife, my duties are
at home. Now, it seemed to me that
to an energetic college girl this travel
would give the needed rest, and also
be remunerative. 1 shall probably take
up the work at home On a smaller
scale. as it is a work my heart is in,
/ but 1 would be glad to put some one
in the way of obtaining this place, as
l suppose there are many just such
chances
For a college girl who does not have
to earn much money, but who cannot
exactly afford to lay out money in
going away for the vacation, the fol-
lowing suggestion might be of use. I
say "for a girl who does not need to
earn much money" because 1 suppose
a good part of her earnings would be
eaten I'D by fares.
st will tell you what 1 learned at
Yellowstone Park two years ago this
summer. The help the governm ent
hires is nearly all college help. The
matron of one of the camps was a
and she brought two of the college
girls with her. They made the beds and
| took care of the tents-were through
at eleven and had the rest of the day
| to go over the interesting parts of the
camp. They were allowed to transfer
| from one camp to another In this way
they visited all the points of interest.
The lady help is paid from $40 month
and board up. For particulars write
Wylie Camp, Gardner. Yellowstone
Park
Mothers Helper" is another posi-
ton which a reader thinks college girls
might fill during the summer to heir
own and other peoples profit.
| ut isn't easy she says, "for many
of us mothers to get good servants-in
! fact, it isn't always easy to get any.
| Now l believe that a girl who would
be willing to do anything that came to
hand q will except the weekly wash
| ing and ironing That would be asking
too much), and whose pride. would not
prevent her from waiting on table
when necessary. etc., will have no
trouble in finding a good home for the
summer, and will be able to go back
to her studies much improved in health
and pOcketbook.
] "Of course. there are many college
girls whose pride would not let them
do this but they make me think of the
small hey who climbs a tree and then
calmly yells. help, help.'''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

of Miss Morse's sister, Mrs. w. G.
Dickie.- Miss Morse will be here two
or three weeks.
Mrs. Don Carlos returned to her
home in Lawrence this morning, after
a short visit to Mrs. Julia Farnsworth
Soper. Mrs. Soper entertained a few
guests at bridge in her honor Friday
night.
The w. T. K. club will hold bust
ness meeting Monday afternoon, May
%, at the home of Mrs. M. M. Hale,
513 Fillmore street.
Little Ruth Stockwel of Highland
Park is seriously ill.,
Mr.. j. K. Mayberry went to Kansas
City Friday to join Mrs. Mayberry, who
has been visiting there. They will go
to Leavenworth to spend a few days
before their return home.
Mrs. Helen J. Moore, treasurer of
the state association of the women of
the G.. A. r., has returned from the
convention at Lawrence. She was re-
elected to the office of treasurer.
Mrs. "A. A. Hayes will leave the lat
ter part of next week for visit to
friends in Kansas City and Joplin, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

The Nineteenth Century ciuD gave
luncheon today at the home OF tnc
retiring president, Mrs. john X. MuI-
Vane. The club has just flnlsheG d
term of study. comprising the bay
View course OF the history, literature
and art of the United States. Inc Iol-
lowing new officers were electeu a.
the last meeting: Mrs. h. a Aus sun,
president: Miss Alice Scott first vice
president; Mrs. G. II. Griffin, second
vice president; Mrs. ID. j. Hathaway
secretary, and Mrs. Byron DaVis'
treasurer. The members OF the cIup
are: Mrs. j. r. Mulvane, Mrs: +. >.
Clevenger, Mrs. d. +. Paxton, Mrs. W.
H, RICHTER. Mrs Byron Davis, Mrs
Henry Bennett. Mrs. G. o. Smith. MRS.
y. ]. Hathaway, Mrs. 7. w. Harrison
Mrs. E. A. Austin, Mrs. ]. r Slaugh-
ter, Mrs. w. J. Greer, Mrs. 5 ,. Beggs,
Mrs. G. II. Griffin and Mrs. EdWln
Locke The guests for the afternoon
were: Mrs. Speed Hughes, Mrs. +. l..
Loveland, Mrs L. V. Ismond, Mrs.
Il. NJ. Davies, Mrs. lief Felix, Mrs. W:
NJ. welcome. Mrs. l. NJ. Platt OF
Hutchinson, Mrs. w. F. Bowen, Mrs.
Mrs. W. A. McCarter, Mrs. w M.
Forbes. Mrs. w. P. Swan, Mrs. c. w
Cooper and Miss Bailey. The tables
were decorated in the club flower:
red carnations. The girls VINO assisted
were Miss Alice Griffin, Miss Brewer
and Miss Joy Paxton
The Assembly party Thursday even
ing, May 25, will be given at the Elks
club. and instead of a dance the wo-
men in charge Of the affair have de-
cided on a bridge party.
y
one of the smartest coat suits seen
this season has been sketched today.
This was developed in white serge with
revers of black and white striped SILK.
The clever use of the pointed tabs
thrust through straps of the material
is striking The sleeve also is an inno-
walton. bringing forcibly to memory the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

HManitou, Colo. where they will spend
the summer
DIR. w. d. Storrs has gone for a
business trip to Chicago and Cleveland.
Mrs. Storrs and her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Wedding, will leave next
week to join DR.. Storrs in Chicago, and
the party will go for an extended trip
to cities of the eastern coast, stopping
in New York, Boston, Washington and
other points.
Mrs. Lenore Doster Cook of Kansas
City, is here to spend Sunday with her
parents, Judge and Mrs. Frank Dos
ter.
The Wild Thyme Shakespeare club
met Friday night with Mr. and Mrs.
ARA Clark of Tyler street
There is a delightful little frock
given today suitable for a lassie of Z
or SO. This was made of white dimity.
The little short waist slightly gather
ed into the belt was cut in one with
the sleeves and trimmed with a "fichu-
collar of the material decorated with
al insertion and edging. The sleeve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

neighbor she groaned. "Do you sup
pose it has to be either?' But the
door behind them was blocked. and
the lady before them awaited their
order. So it appeared that it had to
be either The women drained the
steaming cups and then bolted-their
powder melting into dough and their
curls into strands of sticking plaster.
Mrs w. c. McDonough and Mrs. T.
S. Stevens will entertain the Ceramic
Art club Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. McDonough.
woman in preparing an after din
ner speech few days ago, in looking
over the copy of her address. found
that her typist had made a slight mis-
Interpretation of her thoughts, or rath-
err, had expressed her meaning in a
unique way. 1t was intended to say
that the clinging vine type of woman
ly and tenaciously, "in spite of knocks
of fate" In reading over the manu-
script she discovered that her amanuen-
sis had written it lin spite Of knots of
fat
y
Mrs. M. A. FIoersch entertained a
few guests at an informal afternoon
party Friday.
The third certificate recital to be
given by the pupllS OF Betndny cOlleSe
will be held Monday night, May %. in
the assembly room of the school, begin
ming at o'clock. The program will be
furnished by Miss Juanita Sponenbar--
ger of Humboldt, Miss Edna Lower of
Haddam, Miss Adelaide Chapman of
Kansas City, and Miss Helen Neal OF
Pratt. all pupils of Miss Widenham,
assisted by Miss Margaret Clark of
Newton, who will sing. The public is
invited.
smart little model is this. One
which would be equally charming de-
veloped in foulard or thin cotton ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-20

for joy. This treatment should be re-
peated each night until the cure is
permanent Corns and callouses can
be peeled right Off Bunions are re-
duced. Sweaty. smelling feet, tender
and swollen feet usually need but a
few applications. Any druggist has
Calocide in stock or will get it from
his wholesale house. Twenty-Five cents
buys sufficient to put the worst feet
in good condition. Calocide should
not be confused with patent medicines.
Formerly it was used only by the
profession but is now used by the
general public and is surely a bless
ing, especially to those who have
been experim enting with Intellectual
powders and tablets.