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The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
NOW A SCHOOL OF coURTsHIP
Chicago College Professor Favors Sci entific Instruction in the "Art of
 Spooning."

Chicago.-At last it is here-the per fectly scientific courtship. It is the plan of Prof. Robert E. Blount of the Waller High school of Oak Park, who first proposed it at a conference of the Child Welfare exhibit
 T believe" said Professor Blount, in advocating the kissing colleges in which the ''art of spooning" is to be taught, that there should be a proper course of instruction. preparing chill dren for married life. This instruction should begin in infancy and continue through life and youth.
 "Courtship should not be left to chance and the unguided impulses of youth" said Professor Blount Nor is the guardians duty done when he has impressed the importance of the proprieties on his charges To this negative instruction must be added positive counsel and training.
 "Sweethearts need to be alone to- gether. Their love grows with expres- sion. They ought to have opportunity for their endearments. But they should be carefully taught the differ ence between affection and passion
 "Courtship is too important a factor in life to be dwarfed by undue espion- age. Young people must be prepared for 1t by proper training. and thens only after adequate instruction, should they be provided opportunity for pri- vate meeting"
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
TIE PRINCESS KAWANANAKoA
This Beautiful Hawaiian Is a Distant Cousin of Young Jay GouId's
 Bride.

Honolulu. H. I.-Among all the rep resentatives of royalty present at the coronation of King George in London was a lady who. though of royal de- scent, gladly bows to the Stars and Stripes and readily recognizes the authority of Uncle Sam. She is the Princess Kawananakoa of Hawaii, a member of the family which ruled the Sandwich Islands previous to the more recent dynasty which stepped down to make room for the Ameri- can flag. She is cousin of Queen Liliuokalani, who still makes claim upon Uncle Sam for the loss of her royal prerogatives; and she Is also a cousin of the Miss Anna Douglass Graham who recently became the bride of Jay Gould, the son of George Gould. Mrs. Gould's mother is now
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

cause. for there are but few summers during which this crop does not suffer more or less at some stage in it's growth. The most that can be done regarding the weather. Is to take the best possible advantage of the con ditions as they exist. But there are other conditions that are responsible for low production-conditions that are directly under the control of the farmer-and it is these that make possible the doubling of the average yield per acre within a few years. Although entirely possible. it is not expected that the near future will witness an average production of 52 bushels for every acre grown. The failure to realize this production will result from the failure of many grow CTS to improve their methods. That some growers in many different states are year by year producing 50 and 75 bushels of corn per acre proves the possibility.
 The lines of improvement that will most easily and quickly double the
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
Aehorn Hunaara.

weeks singing into the. photograph the songs of the Mojave dialects. The Indian singer can sing songs in nine different dialects and he knows over three hundred different songs. Some of the songs are along historical re- citals and it takes several days for a single song Many of the songs have been handed down from father to son for generations, and it is hoped that the early history of the Indian race in the southwest may be amplihed through these songs. After the songs have been sung in the dialect into the photograph they will be translated into English by Captain Jack Jones. The university will then have not only a complete historical record, but 1t will also possess a musical record showing the cadences adopted by the Indian singers and also the words they use. This record may or may not be of tremendous value in establishing the connection between the American Indian and oriental people.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
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The stick from which an OK yoke is made should be of light wood. such as basswood, and measure 6x12 inches, says the Rural New Yorker. Draw a line one inch from and paral- Tel with one edge. Lay of eight inches and square. Open compass eight inches and describe a half circle around the point where the two lines Intersect, which will leave three inches at the top of circle. Turn the compass along base line. which will lay oil eight inches and square. This will be the exact center of yoke. The other half is drawn the same way. Now lay off two inches on each side of center line. from which points draw lines that will intersect with the half circle. Lay of four inches on each side of the line that passes through the center of the half circle. making eight inches at the top of yoke and nine inches at the bottom. This Is the line for boring the holes
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
BEDBUes FIGURE IN TAX PLEA
Ohio Board of Review Is Asked to Adjust Assessment of Infested
 House.

Sandusky, O.-The board of review has received many protests from tax payers who assert they are unjustly assessed. One protest. in a class by itself. was received from J. L. Wat kns, who says a small frame house valued at SLIGO is not worth the sum mentioned because 1t is so full of bed bugs that no one will live in 1t.
 Several years ago." he says, 'T rented this house to a family who brought bedbugs with them. Since then no tenant stays longer in the house than 1t takes to find another. The law will not permit me to burn the house. but that Is the only way the bugs will ever be disposed of" How much a bug-infested house is worth will be determined by the board and the asssssment revised.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

for the bows. In other words. the centers Of the bows should be eight inches at top and nine inches at bot tom. Bore from the top with two inch auger far enough to pass the half circle. Now you are ready to block out the yoke. Block square and round over the neck and down to the staple. This rounding is important. and should be done right The ball of the thumb Is the shape of the rounding portion where 1t rests on the necks- Have staple made with parallel DOT ton just far enough apart to let ring pass, and large enough at bottom so chain will easily pass through Pass six three-eighths-inch bolts at points indicated by dots. Staple should be fifteen-sixteenth-inch iron and ring three-quarter inch. One can buy a nice looking straight yoke cheaper than he can make one. but 1t Is not easy to find one in which an OK can work easily.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
GIRL ~DEAD" FOR 1a YEARS
Parents Decorated Grave Where She Was Supposed to Have Been
 Buried-Returns to Her Home.

Newton, Kan.-Fourteen years ago Bertha Peterson of Newton eloped with Frank Noble against the wishes of her parents. A year later she was reported to have died after her mar riage and her supposed grave was pointed out to. her parents in a Wichi- ta cemetery. Each year the parents have decorated the grave. Recently they received letter from Mrs. Noble of Clinton, Ia., stating that she is prosperous, happy and the mother of four children. She was told to come home at once and meet her parents and old friends.
 The parents could hardly believe their eyes as they read again and again the lines which unfolded the pent up love of a daughter. who no longer could control her heart, yearn- ing once more to inquire about the old folks at home.
 Mrs. Noble knew nothing of her sup posed burial in Wichita, until she ar rived at Newton.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
AUTOMOBILE A BLIND TIGER
North caroIinan Puts Up the Newest Method for Carrying Drinks to
 Ills Thirsty Friends.

Salisbury. N. C.-It has remained for North Carolina man to introduce something new in what is known as blind tiger" saloons. There have been boot-leggers. who carry corn whisky in their boots; those who han dle 1t in suitcases; those who mas Querade as druggists, anu others who sell stronF drink as cider. vinegar, etc., but now John Ludwig. lately elected an alderman of this town, has been arrested, charged with using an automobile as a travelling tiger"
 He was arrested in Mooresville, Iri- dell county, N. c. The police there had been told that Salisburg man would bring quantity of whisky in an automobile. They kept on the watch, hiding in the woods. and were there when the automobile arrived. As they rushed up the two men in the automobile tried to get away. but failed. They threw pint bottles of whisky right and left as they went, but before they had gone far they were captured and 7z pint bottles of liquor conf1scate6-
 A box had been arranged in the rear of the automobile in which the whisky was neatly packed. For years more whisky was made in Salisbury than in any other town in the state.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
CATCH JERSEY DEW"
FISH DEALER FINDS CREATURE
 WITH HORSES HEAD.
Wonderful Creature With Queer Points of Anatomy Is Found by Philadel- phia Man Is His Big Aqua
 rum,

l Philadelphia, Pa.-After prolonged retirement from public life, the "Jer- sey Devil' has appeared again. This time the fearsome beast is in captiv- ity in this city, however, and as it is only two inches long, it is not much to be feared. Louis Hirsch, a dealer in gold fish at 1923 East Wishsrt street, discovered the strange creature in his big aquarium and since that time all the neighborhood scientists have ex- amined it and gone away dum- founded.
 The creature is two inches long, with a head like a horse and a tail like tadpole. On each side of the head are three horns. There are four legs, each with five nails on them. The toes are separated more like fingers, with one that would represent the thumb apart from the other four. The color of the creature is drab, with speckles of darker tone, and the stom- ach is yellow as gold. As there are between 4,000 and 5000 fish in the aquarium in Hirsch's yard, he did not notice the monstrosity until he clean ed the aquarium out the other day. Then, on the bottom of the tank. he found the Jersey devil, sitting on it's launches and regarding him placidly. The appearance of the object was so startling, said Hirsch, that if it had been larger it would have frightened him. He did not know whether it was a fish or an amphibious beast. but he did know that he had something rare, and he is guarding it jealously. Hirsch believes the devil eats fish, for it has shown little interest in flies and bugs that he had offered it. He has put it in small aquarium with some gold fish to see what happens If the gold fish disappear he will know they are in the devils little gold-plated stomach.
 The Jersey devil, that first appeared in Gloucester several years ago, and then was seen in practically every city and town within a radius of 50 miles, was described as a beast the size of large dog and having wings. Excepting the wings, the creature found in Hirsch's aquarium fits in every description the description of the Jersey devil as given by eye wit nesses of that awe-inspiring beasts visits. It has not parked yet, but maybe that is because of it's extreme youth.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

vliet. N. Y. They number 15 societies in the United States and have a mem. bership of about LIPS.
 The Shakers believe in spiritualism, practice celibacy, and community of goods, oppose war, refrain from oaths and denounce baptism and the Lords Supper. They are noted for their frugality, integrity and thrift In Mount Lebanon, their largest com munity. there are several families made up of 15O persons, including 35 boys and girls. The other societies are made up in about the same ratio as the one at Mount Lebanon.
 The announcement that they are winding up their financial affairs in Ohio and New York calls attention to the final failure of one of the longest existing of the many communistic ex- periments that have been tried in this country.
 In the years following the American Revolution, more than a score of com. munistic sects and colonies were es- tablished in the United States. Some of them appealed to the sensualities and some of them were plain swim dies. The Shakers held out no sensu- al or financial allurements and it is surprising that they have endured so long, except on the theory that their simplicity in living attracted recruits and made them the sole survivors of all these social experiments. With their passing will close one of the most interesting chapters of social experiments in the history of any country.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
PRESERVED BY PHoNoeRAPH
Records of old MoIaVe Indian Songs to Be Kept by University
 of California.

Berkeley. Cal-Achorn Hungara. a Mojave Indian from Needles. Cal. will enjoy the unique distinction of having his voice preserved in photographic records for time immemorial by the anthropological department of the University of California The branch of the anthropological department that is preserving these records is especial ly detailed to work up the historical features. Achorn Hungara is unable to speak English, but he has as his companion and interpreter Captain Jack Jones. who is also Mojave In- dian.
 Achorn Hungara will spend about five hours a day for the next few
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
DOUBLING PRESENT AVERAGE
 PRODUCTION OF CORN CROP
of onS SnaaII Number of Acres and With Less Labor and Con- sequentIy Making Business More Profit
 ab1e-AveraSe n United Is
 2,5OO,OOOOOO Yearly.

present production per acre are i'm provement in the quality of seed planted; improvement in the condi- tion of the soil; improvement in methods of cultivation.
 The methods of cultivation in gen eral use in one section of the country differ greatly from those in another section. The implements and meth ods employed in Iowa are as different from those of Connecticut as these in turn are different from those of Georgia; and while these differences are to some extent due to the nature of the farm land or to class of labor
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

most every zoo in the country with our rare specimens" said Superin tendent Cy De Vry. Only the other day we shipped a two-year-old zebu to the Washington Park Geological SO ciety at Milwaukee.
 Although the zebus have the rec ord. the lioness and lion are slowly gaining upon them in raising a family. The lioness. as a rule. gives birth to three. at time, while the sacred COW has only one offspring"
 The zebu is native of India, where It is revered by the inhabitants. It Is pampered and caressed. and to feed It is deemed a meritorious act The animal is used as a beast of burden and can travel from 30 to 40 miles a day.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
EXPERT GIVES
 TIMELY HINTS
Manure Is Worth More Than Labor InvoIved in FeedinG-Si- -1aRe Makes Cheaper Beef
 Than Anything Else.
ey PROF. MUMFoRD. 1llinoiso

(By PROF. MUMFORD. IIlinots.)
 think the manure is worth con siderably more than the labor in- volved in feeding cattle.
 Practically half the corn grown in Illinois is shipped out of the state. enough to fatten two million steers.
 If the manure from these were properly preserved and properly ap- piled to the land. 1t would increase the producing capacity of the farms of this state $12,0o0.00o.
 do not advise dry lot feeding in the summer, but am not sure but we are coming to it. It must be demon strated before we know about it.
 Pasture is the most expensive cat tie feed.
 SiIage makes cheaper beef than anything else It can be kept through out the year or two or three years.
 have never found man who fed silage to beef cattle that has aban- doned it.
 At the university the beef breeding cows were wintered cheaper on silage and hay than they could be kept in the summer.
 A silo 18x36 feet is ample to supply silage six months for 50 steers.
 A good ration of cotton seed meal or linseed meal is three pounds per day per 1000 pounds of live weight of the animal.
 We get more out of the corn by feeding the meal; the corn is digested better.
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
THEY BELIEVE IN COMMUNISM
Shakers Get Their Name From the Violent Contortions Introduced
 in Their Worship.

New York.-The Shakers are a body of seceders from the Society of Friends formed by Ann Lee (Mother Ann) of Manchester. England, about 1757. and so called from the wild and violent contortions introduced by them into their form of worship. Their official title is The United So- ciety of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing" The sect emigrated to America in 1772 and settled near All baRy in 1774. Their chief seats have been at Mount Lebanon and Water
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
Horseshoe In PIne rrea.

Milton. Ind.-In the heart of a pine tree IS inches in diameter a horseshoe was found by M. E. Hubbell when he cut the tree down. The position of the horseshoe indicates that 1t was placed around the tree many years ago when it was sapling and in time had been covered by the growth Of the wood
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
HERE'S A BIG FAMILY
MOTHER AND HER THIRTEEN
 BABIES START SENSATION.
All the Youngsters Were Under Five Years and Conductor of Train Mis- took Family for Sunday
 School Picnic.

Darlington, N D.-The Soo line hauled the record family of the world through here on one of it's fast trains a few days since. Thirteen children two pairs of twins and three sets oi triplets-all boys and all born within the last five years is the record oi MT. and Mrs. Frank Scott, erstwhile of Alberta. British Northwest. but now of Oklahoma. where they will make their future home. Since the mem bers of the Scott family commenced to move, they have taxed the passenger equipment of a number of railroad systems and have given several pas senger conductors nervous prostration to say nothing of the anxiety caused station agents at transfer points.
 Frank Scott left Alberta last fall and went to Oklahoma, where he was lucky enough to get in at land draw ing and win 16O acres. Now the fam fly has followed. passing through this city. The mother and thirteen little Scotts left Alberta and came by way of St. Paul and Minneapolis. the four. teen riding 5000 miles on one first class ticket. which is considered a rec ord by railroad men.
 As Conductor Jarvis entered the train he looked down the aisle of one of the coaches and seeing the Scott family, remarked to himself: Here's a Sunday school picnic" When the train was under way and Conductor Jarvis went through the cars to take up tickets. he came upon the Scott family, the mother and children scat tered over five seats. Stopping in front of the mother, Mrs. Scott passed up one ticket, calling for the transpor- tation of one person and no more. Looking about. with a wave of the hand, Conductor Jarvis asked:
 Are these yours? If they are. you will have to pay for some of them You can't carry the inmates of an or phan asylum on one ticket"
 Here Mrs. Scott proved that she was equal to the occasion and asked:
 Don't the rules of the road provide shall ride free, when accompanied by a parent?"
 Sure" responded the conductor. "but this is no family; it's school on an outing, and you will have to pay half fare for half dozen or more."
 To prove that 1t was family and no picnic, Mrs. Scott went down into a suit case and brought out the family Bible and opening it to the family rec ord. called the roll.
 "Over there are Ashbel. Archer and Austin, triplets. Az years old; in that seat are Arthur and Arnold. 31z years old, in the seat in front are Allan, Al mon and Alvin, triplets. 21z years old; across the aisle in that seat are Albert, Albion and Adolph. another set of trip lets. IS months old. and here in the seat with me are the babies. twins. Abel and Abner. 6 months old. have been married nine years and have lost six boys, or two pairs of triplets. We are now going to Oklahoma to start anew. where Frank. my husband, has a farm and there try to raise a family"
 Convinced, Conductor Jarvis passed the members of the family, the chil- dren on the rest of the trip being known as the thirteen little As"
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

employed, they are to still greater extent due to the conservatism of the farmers themselves. That certain kinds of cultivators or blows or methods of planting have been in use in Georgia or Iowa for many years does not prove that implements or methods found successful in other states might not be used there to advantage
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
ANOTHER SACRED CALF BORN
Has Come Into the Chicago Zoo Zebu Family.

Chicago.-Another sacred calf, the fourteenth born to Romeo and Juliet, in the IA years of their residence at the Lincoln Park zoo. has made it's appearance. Hundreds of persons thronged to the zebu's pen to look at the new arrival.
 The Lincoln park zoo is getting a reputation as a breeding ground for animals. and we are supplying al
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18
cheap candx kIII. n.bx.

Montgomery, Mo.-Eating a large quantity of cheap. colored candy, which it's parents had gotten. the 1S- month-old child of Mir. and Mrs. Hen ry Strain became i'll and died before a physician could be summons5
The Holbrook news., 1911-08-18

Horse Breeding in Wisconsin.
 Statistics of the Wisconsin depart ment of horse breeding show that during the breeding season of 1910 1,349 pure-bred, 1879 grade and 466 mongrel and scrub stallions had h. censes in good standing.
Evening journal., 1911-06-06
Basement S peciaIs for Wednesday

Lawn Swings, 4-passenger,
red and natural; special $500
Porch Swings, mission, S.
Hammooks in all colors,
S1.00 to $500
Croquet Sets, 8 ball, S1.O0,
S1,50, 50, $3.50 and S4.00.
Window Screens, all sizes,
25c, 3Oc, 35c, 40c
Screen Doors ... .S1.00 TO 81
Porch Screens in natural bam-
boo, 6xs, $1.25, 8x8, s1.50. l0x8,
$500.
Green painted, S1.75, $500,
S2.25, $3.50 and S2.75.
Get one of our mating or
reed Suit Cases.
Evening journal., 1911-06-06
LEAD GUIDING HAND
NJ. c. Robbins.

Lead guiding hand for I am weak,
Oh, let me feel the Rock beneath
my feat:
I'm in a weary land-I need that rest,
That Thou canst give-and | will
find its feet
I'm seeking now the shelter Of that
Rock,
That in wear"-land doth throw its
shade;
want to fold my hands and find
sweet peace,
For we'll l know that shade for me
was made.
Well yes, I'd like to fold my hands,
But l would know my life-work is
we'll done;
For each and all have talents to i'm
prove,
Before our race is DER. the victory
won.
Then would ask for strength to go
right on,
A little longer here perhaps to stay;
For we must work before the night
shall come.
And bear the heat and burde of
the day.
Lead guiding hand and l will hold so
fast
And will follow whittier Thou dost
lead;
For near Thee l can never miss my
way,
For all along life's path It's Thee
need.
Sometimes the thorns will pierce my
feet, / know,
Sometimes I'll have TO tread the
rugged way;
But what is that, Thy hand I'll faster
hold,
Until see the glorious dawn of
day
Lead guiding hand. oh lead me to that
Rock
Whose strength and height we can
not cOmprehend
Amid the toll and turmoil on life's
way,
Within Thy cleft we find our more
than friend
If | should falter. lead me gently on,
Within Thy footprints / must step
each day;
l will not count the blood-drops when
'tis past,
For Thou hast been my guide along
the way.
Evening journal., 1911-06-06
Why the Feet Suffer;
Doctors Recipe Given.
dayton, Ohio. News

All you who have foot troubles.
ana tnere are hundreds in this citv
should be Interested in the advice IF
the eminent physician, Theodore
beek, , M; u; The intense suffering
endured by half of mankind owing to
abnormal conditions of the feet is
responsible for wrinkled faces, broken
nervous system, and even serious ill-
ness. Nature did not make the feet
to be encased in hosiery and shoe
leather Hence, those defying nature
must adopt measures of aid and pro-
lection or suffer continually. Each
night for a week the sufferer should
bathe the feet in either very hot or
very cold water, to which has been
added teaspoonful of antiseptic
vilane powder and a tablespoonful of
salt-this amount to each gallon of
water. Instant relief and eventual
freedom from suffering always re-
wards the user of this simple recipe"