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The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Voiced His sentlments.

The large proportion of voluntary American exiles belongs to the fair sex, but many of them insist on their husbands accompanying them, and these matrimonial martyrs, who come under the heading of the genus ''hen- pecked," would greatly prefer to live in America. In this connection an American consul told a story which gives picture of the hen-pecked hus- band. It was a Fourth of July gath ering in large hotel and the cham pagne had passed around when the consul, adressing MT. A., who had been nine years in Switzerland with his wife without returning to Amer lea, said: You must be delighted with your stay abroad, as you have remained so long,"
 Delighted be damned" replied MT A., looking defiantly at his wife across the table. 'I would rather live in he'll"
 The words were uttered in a loud voice and with feeling, and the gen. eral silence was broken by the speak CTS wife. who, smiling sweetly, said: My husband is slightly exaggerating the warmth of the place, but you must know we come from Pittsburg." Laughter saved the situation.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Loves Supreme Test.


 Nobody will set out a woman's garbage can for her but her servant, her husband or her lover" This is not the persihage of vaudevillist or the epigram of a philosopher or the mockery of a cynic. It is the grave declaration of a referee in a divorce case where it was proved that the de fendant husband had not only carried home groceries for the correspondent, but had looked after the garbage pail.
 Shakespeare classed the lover along with the poet and the lunatic, because they "are of imagination all compact" The referee in this case classes him with the husband and the servant be- cause of a 5ervitude absolute. The argument of the referee in support of his conclusion was quite simple. "A mans affection for a woman," he said, ''is shown by his willingness to take trouble on her behalf, to do lit tie services for her, to do with a will Ing hand that which a man not in love would deem tiresome trouble some and disgusting"
 Then it is not the champagne din ner nor the lobster supper nor the auto ride nor the diamond ring nor even the sonnet nor the offer of mar riage that constitutes the supreme test of love.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
FREAKISH BANK BILLS DENOMINATION IS DIFFERENT
 ON THE TWO SIDES.
About a Dozen Such Are In Existence, Due to Mistake Made In Print
 ing-How Error Is

If one had a bill with the print of the ten-dollar denomination on the face and the five-dollar on the back, should he average the two and con sider the bill to be worth s7.5O? This is not an impossible problem. for, says a treasury official, there are sev- eral such freak" bills scattered through the country. One of them came to the sub-treasury at New York not so long ago. It had the imprint of the twenty-dollar note on one side and of the ten on the other. But, as the face showed the figure twenty, $20 was the legal value of the bill. Occa- sionally these freak. bills slip through the bureau of engraving and printing, despite careful scrutiny by three or four sets of inspectors In most cases they have been national bank notes. which, like regular treasury notes, are printed at the bureau in Washing ton. The face value is always recog- nized when the freaks" come to be cashed at any branch of the treasury The imprint on the back has no law ful status whatever.
 The notes are printed in sheets at the bureau. Usually there will be one twenty and two tens on a sheet They are printed on one side at a time, so it can be seen that the printer, in turning over the sheet, might get 1t upside down, and thus put ten-dollar back on a twenty-dollar note, or twenty on the back of one of the tens. In the bureau are employees who are supposed to examine all the bills carefully, but occasionally they neglect to scrutinize both sides as carefully as they should, and so the money goes out into circulation. When errors are discovered, the mis- printed sheet is laid aside to be de- stroyed. It cannot be torn up at once, for every sheet has to be accounted for. After a good deal of red tape it is ground into pulp.
 Most of the freak bills which have been issued in the past have found their way back to the treasury, there to be destroyed. It is thought that less than a dozen are now scattered about, most of them in the hands of curio hunters. No effort to collect them has been made by the govern ment, for the treasury department does not consider the circulation of the few notes a matter of any conse- quence, inasmuch as there is no doubt about the values, as indicated on the face.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Colony Lives as in the Past.

Wrapped in the dark superstition of the middle ages, a colony of Rus sian Cossacks still endeavors to hide itself away in Anatolia, Asia Minor, affording rare field for research for the student of the historical. About 5000 of the forefathers of these Cos sacks left Russia for voluntary exile $50 years ago. Their departure was occasioned by an attempt to enroll their names for census purposes in writing. Acco4ding to the creed of these peasants, the writing down of their names jeopardizes their chances of salvation, for it involves the curse of Antichrist, enabling him to set his seal upon them. During the whole of this time the Cossacks have kept their identity absolutely intact. They speak a Russian dialect bearing the same relation to the language of the present day as does our modern Eng fish to that of Chaucer. They wear the Russian dress of three centuries ago, and even grow herbs, uncultivat- ed elsewhere in Anatolia, to make the dishes that were the food of mediae- val Russia.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
A Traolc Incident.

A druggist and his assistant were sadly worried recently. A little girl, probably six years old, wandered in, sobbing bitterly. She was lost As long as she cried nothing could be done, for she was the only one com potent to give the name and address of the lost home. Working under this theory the druggist fed her chocolates to quiet her. It was of no avail, how. ever, for at each question the sob ping was resumed. The tears made light streaks down the little choco- late coated countenance
 Finally the mother found her baby She took the child from the store and as she stopped to wipe away the visible signs of grief, she asked why the druggist had not been told the name and number. Here is what the listening clerk heard:
 q w-w-w-was af-f-f-fraid he'd l-l-l-laugh!'
 The druggist realized he had wit, messed tragic episode in the life of a little stutterer.-Indianap News
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Embryonic Ones.

They had been at school together, recounts Answers. They had fought both shoulder to shoulder and face to face. Now, after the passing of years, they met again.
 Flows the world treated you?'' asked the long, thin one.
 Like a lord," said the short, fat one. Got my own business, wife and three youngsters, two thousand a year. And how are you?"
 Howl" replied the thin man. "Oh, anyhow!"
 Dear mel Sorry to hear it. Let me think. You went on the stage, didn't you?"
 Yes. But I had to give it up"
 Why was that?" asked the city man.
 %oh, I thought 1t best" said the other. q had a few hints that l wasn't quite suited to the profession" !"
 "Oh, I seeI" nodded his friend, knowingly. "The little birds told you. eh?"
 Well, not exactly" answered the ex-actor, with a painful smile. "But they would have been birds-if they had been allowed to hatch"
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
succeaa of Y. M. C. A.

This year Young Mems Christian associations are likely, it is said, to break all records in amount of money raised for new buildings. The sue cess at Philadelphia. when $1,OSO, 900 was secured in 12 days, has given. stimulus both to young mems and young women's associations. Added to it was the $2,OOO.OOO campaign for buildings in foreign capitals Brook lyn women, with the aid of few men, have just secured $415sOOO; Atlanta men, $600,O00; Reading, $217, 7,O00; Elyria, O., $127,OOO. where the com mittee asked for but $1O0 900; Charleston. s. C., $15O,OOo; Raleigh, N. O., $75.OOO; Walla Walla, Wash, $4s.000, and Ispheming, Mich, 22,5O0.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
IT PAYS TO READ THE BIBLE
Dave Leahy Tells How It Enabled Him to Issue Ills Paper One
 Week.

T contend it pays to read the Bi- bie," said Dave Leahy, secretary to Governor Stubbs of Kansas. "It is good for the morals of every man and woman-and it is a great literature Also, it pays in other ways.
 "A good many years ago I was run hing a paper in a small town in the southern part of the state. My partner was young fellow who knew about the business and mechanical ends of the plant. I was the editor. It was tough going. One day we got to place where we had to have ten dollars to get some paper out of the express of flee or we could not issue our palla- dium of the liberties of the people thereabout. I had no ten. My part ner had no ten. There wasn't a dime between us. However, that was his lookout. I was writing a powerful ed ltorial article and I wanted to use quotation from the Bible. looked around the office for one. There was none. So I yelled out to my part ner to go and buy a Bible at the book store near by. He told me he couldn't buy sandwich-much less a Bible.
 We'll I said, I've got to have Bible so can round out this gem of English prose I am composing Go out and rustic for one'
 He started out; and while brows- ing around, trying to borrow one, he remembered his mother had given him nice new Bible when he left home. He galloped up to his boarding place, found the Bible and brought it back to the office.
 "As I was running through the leaves to find the verse I wanted, what do you think I found? A ten dollar bill his mother had put there when he left homei That was just enough to take our white paper out of the express office; and the peo- pie were thus providentially not de prived of their weekly message of cheer, instruction, admonition and ad- vice-which would have been disas- trous, for that was a whale of an ed ttorial! l!"-Saturday Evening Post.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
A CHURCH BRASS BAND
FAILS TO DRAW BIG CROWDS FOR
 REV. P. H. BARKER.
Vaudeville Performances In Chicago Suburban Temple No Longer At tract the Public-Preacher
 May Be Asked to Resign.

Chicago.-Brass bands and vaude- vile performers have failed as church attractions in Haywood, a Chi cago suburb, and as a result Rev. Percival H. Barker of the First Con- gregational church may be out of 8 job. His once honored name has been painted off the announcement board in front of the church. without his knowledge or consent.
 Two years ago when Rev. MT. Bar ker first occupied the pulpit of the Haywood church, he startled his con gregation by introducing innovations to attract communicants to his church. Brass bands and parades were among the features, with an oc- casional moving picture show in the church preceding the sermon.
 The older members of the congre- gation. who had been accustomed to take their religion straight" without any frills, shook their heads, but the younger ones enjoyed the novelty.
 At first the church was filled at each performance" and it prospered financially. The older members left, but their places were filled by others. The pastor congratulated himself on the success of his plans to make his church popular
 Whether he failed to book good at fractions, or whether his flock pre- ferred the old methods of worship, is not known, but for the last year he has preached to empty pews. month ago he announced that he needed a vacation and intended to take one of. two months duration. The trustees met and obtained the serv- ices of a painter to blot his name out of their sight, if not out of their mem ory. The painter performed the job on the announcement board, leaving the space blank, and the printer per formed a similar feat on church an nouncements.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
A TraaedX.

All was excitement in the Simperly household, chortles the Philadelphia Times. Ferdie F1nklewix was coming from far-off Samoa to claim pretty Sallie Simperly as his bride.
 Carefully, and with the light of un- dying love in her eyes. Sallie Simper- ly took Ferdie's seven photographs from the left hand bureau drawer and arranged them on the piano in the parlor. Tanned by the Samoa trade winds, Ferdie strode into the parlor to take his beloved in his arms.
 And my seven pictures have been ever a source of inspiration to you while you let your fingers stray over the keys in some melody of lovei" he cried, as the simpering seven met his gaze.
 At that moment little Susie Simper- ly entered the room.
 "O-o-ol" she exclaimed in her inno- cent childish way, "I observe seven nkenesses on the piano which can not recall having hitherto noticed"
 Good night and good-byl" said Fer die F1nklewix.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
SMELLS AND TASTES A SNAKE
Man Bitten by RattIer Has Peculiar Sensation and Experiences
 Queer Sufferings.

Wilkesbarre, Pa.-Rush Sitler of Fowlerville, who was bitten by rat tlesnake, has been pronounced out of danger after he has undergone pecu- liar sufferings
 The poison affected his stomach, causing it to fill with noxious gases He said he had smelled snake and tasted snake ever since he was bit ten.
 The bitten leg swelled to the size of his body, became quite dark, and was covered with large black spots, so that it looked not unlike a snake. It is still badly swollen. The bite was slight one. and for some hours he neglected to give it any treatment.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
KIND oE GIRL WE ALL LIKE
Car Passengers Rejoice in Shining Ex- ample of Beauty and Devotion
 to Parents.

Father and mother, both elderly, and daughter-they were evidently re- turning from a bit of an outing at Riverside park. The mother was quite feeble and 1t was well worth seeing the gentleness and care with which the daughter aided her waver- ing footsteps as she helped the moth CT on the car.
 Now for you, pop" said the young girl, as she took hold of the fathers hand and pulled him on the car, laughing gayly as she did so. The fla ther wore a bronze button at his coat lapel, showing that he was veteran who had fought for his coun- try. He was somewhat deaf, too, as could be seen, for he put his hand to his right ear as the girl spoke to him. She seated herself between the two and took of her hat It must be ad- mitted that, though plain and feather less, it was big enough to be in style. and she took it off that mother and father might sit nearer to her. And she talked and talked, better than paid entertainer, and the old people looked so proud and so happy.
 The daughters hair, caught by the breeze, curled about her face most charmingly and it was no trouble at all to see, though she was dressed plainly, all in white, that she was a very pretty girl; slight figure, grace ful and tall, bending her well-poised head first to one side then to the oth- CT as she spoke to mother or to fa- ther. What a clear complexion she had, with just~a blush in each cheek About her neck was a string of small beads. A small gilt cross hung from the strand and lay on her bosom.
 When the car stopped she helped her father and mother to alight, using the same care and gentleness that she had used in helping them to get on. and walking between them gave an arm to each on their way to the side walk.
 Did yez see that girl?" said workingman on the rear seat. Did yez see that colleen? That's the kind we have in Ireland, in County Clare !"
 'T hope" said a quiet man nearby, that we may have many more like her in this country. ."-Indianapolis News.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
speIIIna Ree of 17 Hours.

Mis- Margaret Patterson hesitated for an instant, then spelled "S-e-p-p-u-l- c-h-r-e." The two "p's" ended the longest spelling bee ever held in Missouri, for Miss Patterson sat down. leaving Miss Ruth Crenshaw, the winner, still standing.
 The Pike county court house was filled with friends and relatives of the contestants. who for IF hours, with only an occasional intermission, had withstood the bombardment of words until 10000 had been given out.
 The contest was held under the su- pervision of the county school com missioner It is estimated that of the 10000 words assigned to the contest ants the winner spelled 2.5O0.-New York World.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
AII Mated on HIm.

She (walldng home from church)- Did you notice that lovely Parisian hat Mrs. Styler was wearing? could think of nothing else the whole time.
 He-No, my dear, can't say did. To tell you the truth, was half asleep most of the time.
 She = Then you ought to bO ashamed to own it. A nice lot of good the service must have done you | must say!-Stray Stories
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
EIx in Ear Kills a Child.

Union Hill, N. LA burrowing house fly is held responsible for the Heath of five-year-old Thomas Hallo- fan. The child was taken i'll some days ago with an abscess in the ear. An operation revealed the presence of a fly in the inner ear. The insect had burrowed into the tissues, causing an abscess which affected the brain and caused the child's death.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Fly in Ear Kills Child.

Union Hill, N. LA burrowing housefy is held responsible for the death of f1ve-year-old Thomas Hallo- ran. The child was taken i'll with an abscess in the ear. An operation re- vealed the presence of a fly in the inner ear. The insect had burrowed into the tissues causing an abscess which affected the brain
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
novs kln 125o. .ooo EIles.

San Antonio, Tex.-One and a quar- ter million dead flies in one heap, being a pile feet high and 5 feet wide, represents the slaughter wrought by small boys as the result of a hy-killing contest just closed. Robert Basse carried of first prize of $1o with an official record of 4s4.- S20 dead flies.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Must Wear Collar In Court.

Lynn, Mass.-No matter how hot the weather is, this court must be paid the customary amount of respect, was the ruling of Judge Henry T. Lummuss in the Lynn police court when Thomas F. Fee, law student, appeared in the dock without collar to defend client Fee not only had his col lar off. but he did not have it with him.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
stork Rrouuht Four.

Klamath Falls, Ore.-Mrs. Albert Bunnell, wife of a rancher. gave birth to four babies-a boy and three girls. The boy died within a few hours. but the three girls are healthy and well. The four babies weighed total of 121k pounds This makes seven chil- dren born to Mrs. Bunnel in four years.
The Holbrook news., 1911-10-13
Thunder Gives Woman Voice.

Columbus, Ind.-A deafening clap of thunder restored the speech of Mrs. Jonathan Drake, who lost her voice two years ago because of paral- ysis of her vocal organs. The thun- der frightened Mrs. Drake so that she screamed. When she recovered from the shock, she found she had regained her power of speech.
The Washington times., 1911-12-06
Miss Arms to Wed
D. S. Edmonds Next Week.

Miss May Arms, daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. John Taylor Arms. will be mar
ried to Dean Stockett Edmonds.- of New
York. Monday. December II, at noon, in
the Church Of the Epiphany. The we'd
ding ceremony will be performed by
Bishop Harding and the Rev. r. H. Nc
Kim, rector of the church.
Mrs. Charles Conner, of Boston, and
Mrs. Winfield Scott Overton will be the
matrons Of honor, and the bridesmaids
will be Miss Kate W. Tibbals. of Au-
rora, N. Y; Miss Kathleen Kline. Miss
Esther Whitney, and Miss Dorothy
Noyes. Of Brooklyn. N. Y. ia.
Little Miss Helene Ormonde EdmonGs.
OF New York, will be the flower giri.
James Mcvicar Breed. Of New York.
and the ushers will be John Taylor
Arms, jr., brother OF the bride; Fred
erick s. Bale, Ames. Higgins, Allen
Hoyt. all Of New York. and DIR. Lind
x eception for the bridal party and a
few intimate friends will follow the
ceremony at the church at the home OF
the brides parents. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue. ~.
Miss Elizabeth Beale. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. J.. Wheeler Beale, will have
IS her only attendant at her maria ge
to Capt. Mahlon Ashford, U. 8. A.. her
young sister. Miss katherine Heaie,
iona, will he tie best man for Captain
Ashford. ,.., ...-.
The wedding ceremony will take place
IN the home Of tho brides. parents I'm
20: II will be attended by tho members
Of the immediate families and a few
b, iargt reception. O.. -
The Washington times., 1911-12-06
Waiting Guest Tells
How to Spoil Coffee

pleasing odor assembled to the great
room, and one of the visitors shifted "
daintily. The coffee smells good" she
said. Fastening her preparations for
breakfast. The other guest shook her
head sadly. Yes" she replied, 1T Is
good coffee. hut il makes mo sorrowful
10 have ANYBODY make coffee so long
before a neal is ready. So many PR
sons do that. 1t shows at once the diff
terence between an ordinary cook AMI
a culinary artist. A careless cook often
makes her Cuffe" tie first thing and puts
It on the back of the range to keep hot.
thinking thereby 10 have ii ready for
the table without furiher Iro Ible and
well out Of her way. 1t is a fatal mis-
take, All the rich. delicate aroma OF
tho coffee Is lost in that way. We are
getting 1t up here now. al you per.
ccive. II is, us you have sail. very ap-
pctiZing, but coffee is not Intended espe-
cially for an appetizer. and you don't
wish II while you are cpmbing your
hair TO be perfect, with all its aroma
and st1 ength Pre- served. 'offc" Should lie
served piping hot, lust as soon as II Is
nade.-New York Press.
The Washington times., 1911-12-06
: FOR TIMES WOMEN WHO WANT TO KNOW
What Is Seen in The Shops
BY THE SHOPPER.

A mems furnishing department in a
large store in Seventh street near New
YORK avenue. is displaying quite an at
tractive line Of smoking Jackets in dark
gray with a brown and garnet stripe.
for, S;%. They were faced with plaid
and edged with a silk cord. The pockets
were large and the coat was fastened
with large black silk frogs. There was
also a very good looking bath robe
Ike coat dGTn co the
1They were shown in all colors and de-
1signed in conventional patterns. The
price of these robes was $i.75.
Y Tea balls made of solid silver are
very acceptable gifts and something
pretty. 1 saw the plain, conventional
tea ball on a delicate silver chain for
$50 in a jewelry store in F street on
THE north side of the street near
also tea balls made in the design Of tea
lpots, acorn. cat in baskets, and these
I were marked 1915.
A Seventh street department store
near I street, is displaying some very
dainty and artistically designed waists
I'm white marquisette for 81. These
I floss and the. patterns are pretty and
not too elaborate. Six small pin tucks
are on either side of the front, the
collar is high and the sleeves are sewed
in separately. The material is excep-
:, tionally fine! and sheer, and when
Numbered does not require starch.
ReapIrish baby lace and crochet col
lars and jabots are selling In G street
department store near Eleventh street
lat pices ranging from 81. rs to ABS. There
are Dutch collars, side ruffies, stocks,
and chemisettes in the lot, and any piece
would make dainty and acceptable
Christmas present 'a'. '....'
There is quite, a stylish and nobby
suit in G street store, near the corner
of Eleventh street. on the moth side Of
the street. 1t Is a brown checked suit