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The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Health Value of Whistle.

Boys should be encouraged to whis- tie It's good thing for the lungs and can be made something of an ac- complishment by daily practise. To learn to whistle musically one must begin with the scales and then by combination of sharps and flats After q time a single song may be tried with piano accompaniment. It Is surpris- ing what a range of music can be whistled. One can turn from bass solo to a tenor selection without eff fort Band music can be whistled Any selection for the voice can be chirped through puckered lips. It is said that whistling boys are seldom troubled with bronchitis or pneumonia. Many medical men urge patients with weak lungs to whistle as often and as much as they possibly can without causing positive annoyance.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Beauty as an Asset.

To the profession of show girls of industry, says Miriam Finn Scott in Success Magazine, belong the dem onstrator, who, with her fine complex ion, wealth of hair or good teeth, ad- vertises alleged merits of different toilet articles; the milliner's model, who tries on hats before the fashion able customer, and whose pretty head and handsome face make the head gear more attractive in the eyes of the customer; the figure lady" who tries on rich, ready-made gowns and cloaks, and whose form and beauty emphasize the style of the garment; the girl who poses for fashion plates; the manicure and hairdresser in pub lie shops; the stenographer in many positions; saleswomen in certain de- partments; the ticket seller at cheap shows, and number of other var;- cities that will suggest themselves to the average woman shopper. Skill of course, is required in such work, but as one girl said to me: Its your looks that hold your job.''
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
BIRTH OF SUccULENT DUFF"
Pudding That Is the Favorite of Sail
 ors Given Name by IIiterate Boatswain's Mate.

Captain Turner of the Mauretania recounted the other day the birth of plum duff, the dish of sailors
 Duff" he said, had a Christmas origin. One Christmas day, hundreds of years ago, at sea, a ship in storm was swept by a comber that carried off her cook, her crate of chickens, her turkeys-in a word, the whole raw material of her Christmas dinner.
 But the sailors were determined to pudding. They knew nothing about cooking, and they drew lots for their new cook. The lot fell to the boat swains mate.
 ''This chap fished up a cook book from the bottom of his sea chest, ran over the pudding recipes, and chose one that began:
 Make stiff dough-
 He made pudding after this reel pc. It was stuffed with Malaga rais- ins and covered with a rich sauce. The men were delighted.
 " Put name to it, they said. Put name to it.
 And the boatswain's mate, knowing that rough was pronounced rough and thinking dough follow ed the same rule. answered readily:
 It's called duff, mates,'"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Made It Stronger.

In the state department is a colored ioorkeeper who is unusually well edu- ,ated, and his language is set off with lot of long and surprising words Now and then Huntington Wilson, as- ;istant secretary of state, stops on his way out of the building and asks the ioorkeeper question to bring forth m amusing answer.
 One afternoon Wilson saw a man walking down a corridor as if under he influence of strong drink. That man," he remarked. seems to be nav gating with difficulty" hste.t
 T fancy" said the doorkeeper, that lis axoids would not present a satis- actory appearance if viewed through he azimuth compass. The Sunday Magazine. s
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
HONESTY OF THE CHINESE
Always Pay for Being Struggled Into This Country Even If Sent
 Back.

"A talk with any smuggler who ever ,ngaged in the business of bringing Chinese into the United States con rary to the immigration laws will suf- ice to establish the Chinaman's pro- rerbial honesty in business transac- ions" said Guy E. Runyan of De roit
 T know of one old French Canadian who in his younger days was a pro- essional smuggler and operated on he Canadian border. He did not deal n furs or any articles of commerce. He made a practise of smuggling .ording to his own statement amassed enough money to set himself up in comfortable business.
 He has often said that the duty of professional smuggler ended when he Chinaman was landed on the soil of the United States. Then it was hat the smuggler got his money. Aft sr that 1t did not fall to him to look put for the Oriental who had been his charge. Ninety-nine times out of hundred the Chinaman was appre- 1ended and sent back to his former ibode by the immigration authorities.
 Nevertheless the smuggler received his pay. Never, according to the story told me by the old man and numerous others who have been connected in different ways with the smuggling of Chinamen, has there been known an instance where the smuggler was de trauded of the price promised him. This illustrates the predominant trait of honesty in the Chinese character"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
The Way That wlns ln Kentucky.

Going into the old feud districts of Kentucky to sell goods was once re- garded as an extremely hazardous un- dertaking," says Beech Wood Smith "A friend of mine-a hardware sales man-once went down into that re zion with all sorts of warnings. My friend was conveyed over the hills to little town twenty miles from a rail- road Pulling out his revolver, he walked into the only hardware store in town.
 Boss he said. leveling his gun at the first man he saw, I'm not look ing for an illicit distillery. Neither am holdup man. I am travelling salesman. Here is my card. May talk business with you?'
 Put down your gun. stranger, said the hardware man. You have come here in the right spirit And he proceeded to give my friend an order for over $500 worth of goods."- Cleveland Leader.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Wonderful Iceberq.

One of the biggest icebergs seen for years near ocean liners is told about by the skipper of the Oravia He saw it in the south Atlantic, pass ing Falkland islands The night was cloudy. There was a cutting wind and the temperature of the sea was down to B degrees when the great iceberg came into view-a huge mass five hundred feet high, partly GOV cred with mist, long. shelving shore of Ice, with the sea breaking upon it as upon a wide, desolate beach. When the moon appeared the sight was one never to be forgotten. We gazed upon what seemed to be a floating city of ice as large as Boston, with it's towers. it's temples, it's taper ing monuments shooting up in fan tastic architecture shimmering in the moonlight like polished silver. It is the lot of few to see such a sight, New York Press.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Nut Cookies.

Use for these little cakes cupfui of hickory nuts or any other nut pre- ferred. Rub to a cream one pound of light brown sugar and one cupful of lard and butter mixed. Add two well-beaten eggs and one cupful of sour milk into which rounded tea spoonful of soda has been beaten. the cupful of nuts and flour, little at time, until the dough is stiff enough to roll out Roll thin. cut in circlea or any fancy shape desired, place on a well-greased pan and bake in a quick oven for four or five minutes.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
The New Year.

The late Julia Ward Howe was no believer in New Years resolutions.
 We should make and keep good resolutions all the year round," the celebrated author once said in Boston. I am no great believer in New Years VOWS, for. although they are splendid .hings. they really don't amount to much more than Oliver Wendell Holmes tobacco resolution.
 MT. Holmes. with affected gravity. said to friend on the first day of the year:
 really must not smoke so per sistently; must turn over a new leaf "a tobacco leaf-and have a cigar only after each" here he paused as f, to say meal" but he continued after each cigar
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
BY A HAIRS
 BREADTH
By MABEL CHASE ENGLAND

(CopyriGht. 1910. by Associated Literary Press.)
 It was one o'clock in the morning and the first dance of the season was almost over. Kitty Payne sat in a low chair on the veranda, gazing out at the big yellow half-moon just rising Rmong the trees. Leaning against the railing, looking down at her with a somewhat whimsical expression, was Jack Neville, her partner of the last dance.
 Dreaming. Kitty?" he asked, lightly.
 She lifted her dark eyes to his for an instant.
 "Dreaming-yes," she admitted.
 Not by any chance of me?"
 She smiled enigmaticaliy. Sudden Iy she gave her shoulders a little shake and sat erect.
 Do you consider yourself the stuff that dreams are made of?'" she laughed, with a swift return to her usual inconsequent lightness.
 Jack Neville strengthened up and stood clear of the railing A look of desperate determination came into ms eyes
 Kitty he said, T have something want to tell you. I don't know that it will interest you particularly, but"
 At that moment hurried steps were heard approaching and their host ap- peared, worried expression on his face.
 Jack" he said, some one wants you on the telephone at once. I think it's your mother. Can you come in for a minute?"
 'T1l be back in a second, Kitty he whispered. Please wait
 As the two men went back down the long veranda Kitty watched them, vaguely wondering what the message could be. Presently she heard footsteps again, and a tall form
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Woman Civil Engineer.

Miss Lena R. Haas, the civil en- gineer of Los Angeles, writes her name L. R. Haas. consequently when she applied for entrance to the course 3f engineering at Columbia College. she was told to come on, and it was not until she arrived that her sex was discovered. She was the one girl in class of 150 men, but she proved that she could do the work with the rest of tharr
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
The Fresh and the Sweet.

Have you some real nice choco- lates?" he asked in familiar manner. We have" replied the sweet-faced girl behind the candy counter.
 Are you sure they are sweet and fresh?"
 Sure
 Have you any as sweet as your self?"
 Yes. but none as fresh as yau."- Brooklyn Life.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10

came swinging toward her. It was not until the shadowy figure had al most reached her that she saw it was not Jack, but Harold Graham, man who was always among the foremost In her train. An unreasonable irrita- ton surged up within her.
 You here, Kitty" he called, cheer fully as he came up. Neville sent me back to give you his apologies and say good-by Poor chapl His father has had an accident, train wrecked or something, coming up from the south. He's going to take his mother down to him. and they've just time to catch the express.
 Kitty listened silently, incapable, just then, of making any comment. She hadn't known that trouble com ing to Jack would make her feel like this. And what was it he had wanted to tell her? Her cheeks flushed in the darkness. Only one thing. surely. And her answer might have been diff ferent, perhaps; but now, in the face of this sorrow that had come to him, she knew. suddenly, that she loved him.
 cIt will be hard on him. coming just now, in the first flush of his en- gagement." Harold's cheerful voice went on.
 Engagement, Jack?" Kitty's throat went suddenly dry.
 Yes, didn't you know? A Boston girl, l believe. Peggy Desmond told me She met them lunching in New York, and Jack whispered it to her as they were coming out"
 A flush had risen to Kitty's cheeks. She abandoned the subject with a shrug and entered into a merry war of words with young Graham, laugh ing and talking with almost fever Ish animation. crushing back the thoughts that were clamoring insist ently at her brain. So that was what he had wanted to tell heri And she had imagined he was going to offer her the adoration and worship that be had already laid at the feet of an other.
 In the days that followed she i'm mersed herself in a constant. round of excitement, making engagements for every waking moment, keeping ex- citing books on hand for the hours of darkness when sleep would not come and bitter realization crushed heavily in upon her.
 After four or five days a letter came from Neville. apologizin1 for his abrupt departure. telling her that
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Oranoe Tea Cake.

This recipe makes IS delicious. in. expensive. and quickly made little tea cakes: Cream one tablespoonful of butter and the same of lard with ono cupful of sugar. Add two well-beaten eggs, three-quarters of cup of milk. pinch of salt, one teaspoonful of ex. tract of orange. three-quarters cup of washed entrants. one and three quarters cups of flour. and two tea spoons of baking powder. Bake 15 minutes in muffin pans in hot oven.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
College Girls, Work

Prevention is better than cure, is the watchword of modern philan- thropy as well as medicine. Miss Maud Miner Is secretary of the Pro bation Association of New York, in which Mrs. Russell Sage and Miss Anne Morgan are deeply interested. She is graduate of Smith College and beautiful young woman. but she finds her life interest among the poor and outcast, whom she tries to take from the street and redeem.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
one of It's conseouences.

General Sherman had just uttered his memorable definition of war.
 Tn fact" he added, after pause, war is even worse. Down there, as I have every reason to believe, they don't have any triumphant music
 For the brass bands had begun all ready to fire Marching Through Georgia at him.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
His Reputation.


Every one in town knows that Blank is wretched pay"
 'Is that so?"
 Yes; why. whenever he gets on trolley the conductor stops and de- mands Blanks nickel before he will 90 on"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
A ForIorn Hope.

Critic (casually)-What do you think of this rural drama with it's plot turning on an egg?
 Thespian (cautiously)-I hope 1t is not rotten.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Dressing for Goose or Duck.

Boil ten potatoes, mash. add thres onions cut up fine, three table spoons of sage. tablespoon but ter, and salt enough to taste. What ia left over make into balls and put in pan with goose.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
ExpIanatory.

Whats the worst you can say about him?"
 He hasn't an honest hair in his head.'
 Well. that's bad enough"
 "Oh, not so bad as you think. mean he wears wig"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
couIdn,t Tell a LIe.

"Are these socks all wool, young man?" queried the old gentleman.
 T-er-don't think so. sir" replied the new clerk. "They are marked half hose on the box
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Had Him euessIno.

"why do you look so worried. Tom?"
 q went around today to ask your father for your hand in marriage" 'Did-did he refuse?"
 No. He wanted me to put it iu writing"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Price of the Catalogue.

DeAuber (at art exhibit)-"Don', you think that picture of mine is worth the catalogue price?"
 Criticus-"And why not? The price of tae catalogue is quarter. isn't
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10

Katherine There's the bicycle face. the automobile face and the bargain hunting face. why not the violin face?
 Kidder-It's the people who have to listen to the playing who make the faces.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
His Meanness.

You say she Is disappointed in love?"
 Yes"
 But she Is married?"
 Yes. she married. a millionaire avi- ator whom she did not love. and then he stopped aviating."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09
MOUND CITY.

ound City, H., May S,-Mrs. WIN
Mratln, Jr, spent Sunday With hal
parents. MIR. and Mrs.G. Lewis at
Americal. "f
W. E. Triton. of Carlisle, H., is
visiting relatives In ths city ana
Noun. 1853 ma
Messrs. Jno and Earuley Hayden
and Lee Wanura, of Valley Reeluse
ind ID Hailig. OF Pauloski were III
the city Saturday evening on husi
ness. " ..l. ..
Miss Mary overstreet mas as het
guest, Mr.. Riley Of Jackson. Tenn.
Nile Jaccard and Stanley CaDoo;
were Cairo on business SATURDAY
Mrs. Ellen Snyder, Of Amerlc;
pent Sunday with her iauhgter. Mrs
:. Littejohn on 1st street.
Miss Beulah Dunmore was Noun
Is visitor Sunday.
VIM. Montgomery was on the sicl
list Sunday His brother, Vivian
Montgomery took charge OF two bur,
this account They were the un.
know white man who died at the
city Jail Saturday and an infant son
Of Felix Henry, colored.
Mrs. Adelaid Murphy is quite il
with tonsilitis.
r. a, Nelms. formerly Of this city
but now of urbandale, moved tc
Aunison, Mo-, where ne will make hi.
future home.
Ed, Keller. who has conducted 4
barber shop in the Bradley Building
opposite the Phoenix Block, for sey
several years, has accepted a position
with b Elankenship. who has tonsor
ial parlors on lower Main street and
Will close out his own business. Il
is rumered that Robt. Hurst, who has
been in Mr. Keller's employ the past
two years, will conduct similar es
Establishment OF mis- own.
+. 5. Snyder has rented The rooms
to be vacated by Mr.. Keller and vii.
extended his tin-shop, which IS now
confined TO one room north, 10 theuse
OF both rooms.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09
a Tiaef Etn.y.r.

Z
1hefe have Recently been exhibited
ID farls some living specimens DC "a
curious Insect brought from ,Raneoon
ny a well known French naturalist.
~ ~ a species of maniis, and its body
qua isgs ARE. both shaped and .coIorcd
70 resemble q beautiful, flower, Lying
IN wait for butterflies under a spray
or leaves u LOOKS like an azure. bios:
SOM with 2 black SPOT IN the center
exactly resembling the tube Of a corol-
~ me hinder. part Of the body IL
drawn out into 4 long green stalk
butterflies and other Insects are read
lily deceived by ibis mimic, and the
instant they touch 1t its claws seize
them 81, Louis Republic.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09
]. CHANGED PLACES.
BY H. r. Potter.

Tenant and landlord are always at
war. The former cannot get enough
for his money, the latter, thinks he
Eioes not get meney enough for what
ae supplies. Ii would be we'll Tor both
Ii they would exchange places &C.
casionally ineir2 thoughts try to look
at their relations from the view point
Of each other. The tenant says: Il
pay enough rent for, this place TO buy
one IKE il in the course OF a few
years." His VIE SAYS: We pay
enough rent here TO have some i'm
provelnents put on this place. want
d bath room. a new front porch, the
mouse painted and the rooms through
| ont papered afresh; lwant al iron
.ence in front ana cement walks all
around tht house and there are, other
things that ought to be done"
The landlord says: Yes The
woman wants a new modeTn house.
Ike some of her friends, aud nC Ugh
aors with much larger income hove,
3ut does rot wantato pay any more
rent! To meet her wants from year
geal TO year would consume the great
II part OF the rent. The man, her
aAasband sees the rent he pays, but
Hoes not see any expenditures on the
property. There are the regular taxes
he special assessments, the iRsur.
ance, the water rate and the wewar
and tear p The latter amounts to
ten per cent of the yaiue OF the
fewelling.: III he roes not believe
this, let him build house TO stand
without touch hammer, trowel paint |
brush cd other tool in the way OF re-. |
nevating or repairing the building. |
At the end Of ten years he will find |
that to save the structure from son
going 10 ruin altogether he will have
virtually 10 rebuild It. Besides, taere
is the interest should have on the |
Investment. will If Your wife asks OF !
the improvements she wants OF the
inydlord, and she is pretty certain 10 |
10 this, even OF you have 10 mort |
gage the property 10 raise money for |
the purpose She wants to De near
the head of the procession. she does
not want any OF her friends or nei-
ghbors 10 outshine her. -
But the war between tenant and
landlord will go GU, for neither can
put himself in the others place, not
even for a moment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09

kg w# ss Nss 49,
trouble you no more. SjA ,E
When the old man had lsafned the
particulars Of the quarrel over the
baby he stroked bis venerable chin
whiskers and murmured. fT
Il see. see. You are pack Of
idiots in Pentwster! There should
have never been an argument over
It,"
"lIave ron got compromises" was
asked.
Certainly. You've hlt'it right there.
Let the little shaver he called Com
promise Pond. and lei his father ami
mother anf the rest - ynri quit 'eiiigj
idiots," ks5& E$tS&S Es8I
II was thought over, talked over ;trid
adopted within u week, and Pentwa-
ter went hack "a its good-,oI days
again tFt4 @1A aGA3
r. $! Every citizen Keeps a bottle
of thaf homemade eminent on hand
against emergencies ,.sas@4s .~, \
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09
UNCLE WALT


do IL;
blow
could them; wheneer had
SAtTiNG rush to burn them bought
picked dollars
roubles
and III ron plenty Since began this banking graft
the young unaad kyooe
whole do
the whereon the broke
right dollars
56s1- " --atA . ss:tHsa 4 W Co. ]: ashzpeso.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09
Belt Line Owl CATS ;.

L.
his knife,into Speers' body, bus Instead
of that he wedgedi his own blade. In
between Speers' fingers and the hilt
of his knife, gave his own bowie a
fling, and Speers' weapon went up to
the ceiling and, falling, stood UP in the
floor on its point +~ 7"
AL gathered around the victor and
We're eager to hear where he had learn.
ed 10 handle knife with such pro-
fici%ncy Re told them that three years
bsfUV his father had sent him to a
German university. He had Joined the
dcsanx corps and had shown special
fauMty Tor handling the small sword
lie sHd worsted one antagonist after
another and shortly before leaving the
university had been declared the cham
p'oc for that year.
4
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-05-09

/. The news story about the great fire
at Bangor, Maine, the other day stat.
ed that the first act of the new mayor
after the fire broke out was to "order
all the saloons closet" When it ia
considered that Maine is the banner
Prohibition state, where prohibition
does prohibit It must be concluded
that 1t wasn't saloons that the mayor
closed, but soda parlors.