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The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
HERcULEAN kATyDID.

Experiments conducted by a natur- alist attached to one of the United States governments scientific bureaus at Washington adduced an interesting example of the strength of the katy did-an insect allied to the grasshop- per. He harnessed katydid to kind of sledge made by folding a piece of ordinary note paper, and then loaded the sledge with various articles. The insect proved able to draw. in addi- tion to the original paper, 12 paper sheets each 3 by 4 inches. a large screw. two steel pens, stone weigh ing two ounces, and 31a lead pencils When the weight became too heavy to draw otherwise, the katydid got it's fore feet. over the edge of the table for better hold. and on the addition of another weight it increased the adher- ing power of it's feet by moistening them in its mouth.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
SALT WATER SAVED THE BABIES

During the recent trying hot spell in London. when the death rate among infants rose alarmingly, an interesting test was made of the. sea water cure for infantile cholera. The treatment consists of allowing carefully gradu- ated doses of specially prepared ster- He sea water to flow through a hollow platinum needle into the soft tissues directly underlying the skin
 The average dose was about 31h fluid ounces. In severe cases a sec ond injection was given six or eight hours after the first, and on the next day, perhaps. two somewhat smaller doses.
 During the worst week of the hot spell a total of 2S1 babies suffering from infantile cholera were treated in this manner. All but one of them recovered.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
LAWYERS, STRIKES.


 Even lawyers have been known to go on strike. Three years ago the barristers of Sierra Leons were so dis satisfied with the judge acting as sub stitute for the chief justice while the latter was on leave that they unani- mously elected to give up pleading be fore him. Legal business in the col ony was therefore at a standstill until the chief justice returned. France. too, affords an instance of a legal strike. One of the judges at St Amand recently accused the local law yers of deliberately promoting dis putes in order to i'll their pockets with fees, Thereupon all the lawyers in court departed in body and for warded a letter stating that they would not return until the insulting statement had been withdrawn. Even tually the judge .apologized and the lawyers returned to work
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
MELHA,s FIRST SPEECH.

The great prima donna has discov- cred that giving an address to large audience is not quite the same as sing ing a song. Lecturing on singing re- gently, to the students of the Guild hall School of Music, London, she was overcome by nervous attack and her paper was read by the principal of the school Mime. Melba remarked, I'm too nervous, have never made a speech before, and can't do it now" This may seem strange for one accus- timed to facing large audiences. and yet 1t is not so surprising when we re- call the confessions of great orators like the silver-tongued John Bright. champion of freedom and toleration in the British house of commons, who stated he never got up to speak but he felt very nervous and shaky on his legs until he got well on with his ad- dress.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
LAMBS AS BURNT OFFERINGS Sacrifices for Benefit of FIoeks Made by Shepherds of the Brit
 lsh Isles.

Adelaide Gosset's shepherds of Britain" tells us that lamb was burn ed alive by a farmer in recent times to deliver his fiocks from a spell which he believed to have been cast upon them. and that Prof Rhys knew a very old woman who told him that she remembered seeing a live sheep burn ed as a sacrifice. A lady contributor states that lambs have been sacri- ncially burned, whether alive or not she does not say, within living mem ory in the Isle of Man May day. The author, as well as one of her contrib utors, believes that the name collie is taken from the black-faced Highland sheep, which were formerly called col lies or colleys; hence the dogs which drove them came to be called collie dogs, now abbreviated into collies. It may astonish some southerners to learn that in Shetland, during the win ter. when the pastures have become bare of grass. the sheep, and for that matter, the ponies also, feed largely upon seaweed; but this is not so much to be wondered at when we remember that human beings sometimes eat the same food on the west coast of Ire land One of the greatest enemies of the shepherd is an eagle, when he takes to lamb eating. which very many eagles do. "The eagle is the most vo- racious glutton, and the best chance for the shepherd to take his revenge is when he weathers on a bird gorged to the beak with downed mutton. Then the prince of the air and the noun tains may be knocked senseless with a staff."
 In return for the pleasure of reading her book we offer the author the fol- lowing information relating to sheep. As is well known, there is no bad hab- it of which 1t is more difficult to break a dog than that of chasing sheep. In many cases all that can be done Is to destroy the dog. The next neighbor of the reviewer had a pack of hounds, one of which became a confirmed and apparently incurable sheep runner It's master had also a fine flock of Shrop- shire sheep, and selecting the largest and most powerful ram he coupled the delinquent to 1t and turned them into e large grass field Much alarmed at being attached to it's canine compan- ion, the ram galloped furiously round and round the field. dragging the re- luctant hound after 1t until both lay down thoroughly exhausted. Nothing would induce the hound ever to look at a sheep again. Indeed, instead of run ming after sheep. for the future 1t ran away from them.-The Tablet
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
RectIfyInq an Error.

Uncle Joe Cannon, at a dinner in Washington. said of speakers errors:
 Al speakers make queer errors now and then. Usually, though. they correct them with address.
 Once, in the Illinois legislature, there were two men. Montague Harri- son and Harrison Montague. The first was very short, the second very tall; but the speaker. during debate. once addressed the former as the latter.
 He recovered himself. however. quickly. He said, with a chuckle:
 !" It is strange that 1 should take Harrison Montague for Montague liar. rison-that l should make such mis- take as that-for there is as great diff ference between you two gentlemen as there is between a horse chestnut and a chestnut horse.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
CHAMPION OF UeLINEss.

In the reckless, hard-drinking days of the eighteenth century all kinds of wagers were made. There is a true story concerning Heidegger, master of the revels to George H.. whose ugli- ness, 1t was said, could not be sur passed. After the slums of London had been searched from one end to another, an old woman was found who seemed to be more ugly than the mas ter of the revels. The judges were reluctantly bound to admit that Hei- degger had met his match, until it was suggested that he should put on the old woman's bonnet But this caused him to appear so much uglier than the old woman that he was unan- imously declared to be the champion of extreme ugliness.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
RELIGION OF BERLIN

The returns, which are just pub nshed, show that on December 1, 1905, there were in the capital of the Ger man empire the following number of religious bodies: Evangelical Chris tians, 1,7O4. SIP; Roman, Greek and Old Catholics, 223, ,948; Jews, 98,S93; Dis sentients and other Christians, 9,780; members of other religions. principally Moslems and Buddhists, 96; men who professed no religion, 1.733- Of the to- tai population seventeen-twentieths were Evangelical. one-ninth Catholic. and nearly one-twentieth Jewish
 In 1911 there were in Berlin only 4,161 Catholics, their place in the pop ulation having risen in 94 years from 2.45 per cent. to 1O.9 per cent. or AZ times
 In the same period the Jewish popu- lation has grown from 3,292 to 98.S93 Cor from 1.94 per cent to 4.85 per cent) The Evangelicals dropped from 95.6 per cent. to S3.54 per cent. Since 1900 the Catholics have shown the largest growth. 1884 per cent; the Jews in this latter period. 6.72; and the Evangelical, 7.25.
 The Evangelicals mostly reside in northern Berlin. the Catholics in the western portion, and the Jews in the Spandau quarter. They are most nu- merous in the Kings quarter in old Berlin and in the western portion of the suburbs.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
< Famous Pipe.

The queen of pipes belongs to the shah of Persia. Why is the great chief tain of pipes a queen? Probably be cause pipe is a feminine noun in French. The little shah's pipe was smoked by his father before him, and by his uncle, and by his grandfather, and how many more of the rulers of Darius Kingdom we know not The pipe is adorned with all kinds of precious stones, andd is said to be worth e1O,OOO It Is constantly guarded by a high court functionary whose duties allow him as much leisure as the superintendent of the Persian arsenal; but as there is nc arsenal in Persia, so the extent of the sinecure may be judged Still this functionary Is responsible. This iE how his office was created: Once g grand vizier was found trying to prize out stone from the pipe with his pofgnard. Then the office of guardian of the imperial pipe was created What became of the grand vizier ii not recorded.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
eREArEsr oF IMAM pRoOIeIEs

Perhaps the most marvellous infant prodigy on record was Christian Hein- acker-born at Lubeck, February 6. 1721. At the age of ten months he could speak and repeat every word that was said to him. when twelve months old he knew by heart the prin- cipal events narrated in the Penta- teuch, in his second year he knew most of the Bible by heart, and before he was three he learned to speak Lat fin and French In his fourth year he employed himself in the study of re- ligion and the history of the church. and his fame as scholar spread so that the king of Denmark sent for him and was amazed at his learning. But before he was five years of age he fell sick and died.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
He Understood.

When the ice man came out of No 37 he found a small boy sitting on one of his blocks of ice.
 "'Eerel" he roared. "Whot are yer a-sittin' on that for? Git of of itl"
 The small boy raised 8, tear-stained countenance. Was yer ever boy7' he queried. faintly.
 "Of course WasI" fumed the man. But"
 And did you never play truant?' cut in the youngster.
 ''Of course I did!" snarled the ice man. Nov. then. you"
 An when you got home did yer father never take stick am"
 A lump rose slowly in the ice mans throat.
 Sit where ye are. my little mani he gulped. 'T understand"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
THE SCOTTISH THISTLE.

The origin of the thistle as the na- tional badge of Scotland is thus given by tradition: When the Danes invaded Scotland it was deemed unwarlike to attack the enemy by night. instead of pitched battle by day; but on one oc- casion the invaders tried a night at tack In order to prevent their tramp being heard they marched barefooted. and they had succeeded in creeping close up to the Scottish forces unob- served, when one of them stepped on thistle and uttered cry of pain. The alarm was given, and the attack was beaten of Out of gratitude the thistle was adopted as the insignia of Scotland
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
HE DECLINED AN INVITATION
JInks Got His Letters Mixed and Elm pIoyer Receives ScrawI He In-
 tended for a Friend.

The following amusing incident showing the result of absence of mind when writing letters is quoted by a Birmingham paper.
 The culprit, links. received one day two letters by first post. One was from his friend. Jack Smith. asking him to play in a football match; the other was an invitation from his em- ployer. whose name was also Smith. to spend the day at his home.
 Now, links had long admired from afar his employers only daughter and this invitation was most accept able to him. He promptly sat down and wrote a brief note of acceptance on an elaborate sheet of note paper, while to his other friend he sent scrawl across an odd half sheet
 The next morning links was sur prised to see Jack Smith burst into his room exclaiming. Why. aren't you ready?"
 Ready? wrote you l couldn't play"
 Nonsense! You wrote me cour- teous note accepting my invitation took your excess politeness as a joke"
 Then the guv'nor got the scrawl in tended for you!" links gasped.
 What did you say, old man?"
 Dear Smith: Rats! I've something better on!"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
sERLIN's WEALTH.

Berlin with it's surroundings repre- sents about nine per cent of the pop ulation of the kingdom of Prussia, but it pays in taxes one-fourth of the to- tai amount collected in incomes The total amount assessed in Prussia was 294. 100000 marks at the end of 1910 Berlin itself contributed 42,000,OO0, but when the suburbs are included the sum amounts to 72.50O,0OO. The Ger man metropolis pays 10.0Oo.O0O more than the whole Rhenish province, and the six eastern provinces furnish to the treasury 10.5OO.OOO marks less than does Berlin.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
A EalIIbie Father-in-Law.

Two of the gilded youth of Provi- dence. R. l.. were in Newport and came upon a newsboy.
 Let me have a paper" said one of them. giving the boy 50 cents.
 T can't change that" said the boy. Lend me a nickel" the gilded youth asked his companion , "Oh, bother. let him have the 50 cents"
 "No. indeedi You let him have 1t if you like My father-in-law is nos dead. and yours is ''-Lifa-
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
uNLUckY NO. 1s.

In many London streets there is no No. IS. Even hard-headed business men seem to have an aversion to this number, which is lacking from Thread needle street, Tokenhouse Yard and London street In one street, how ever, bearing a singularly unlucky name, superstition is boldly defied- For many years past a fiourishing manu- facturer has located his city offices at No. 13 Friday street-an address which seems eminently fitted to be the headquarters of the Thirteen club. MT. Pierpont Morgan, too, defies fate by housing his store of priceless art treasures at No 13 Princes Gate.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
ElRsr vErERINARY SCHOOL

The one hundred and iftieth ami versary of the erection in Lyons, France, of a veterinary school will be celebrated in that city about the middle of May. 1912. Preparations are now forming to commemorate the event in a fitting manner. It is au- chemically recorded in the annals of veterinary science that the worlds first veterinary school was founded in Lyons In 1761, since which time simi- lar institutions have been inaugurated in many countries. the last being r& ported from Abyssinia
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
LARGEST GRAPEVINE IN WORLD.

In Carpinteria, Call is grape vine that is said to be the largest in the world. This vine was planted in 1842 by a Spanish woman, and beneath It's branches. which covG more than an acre. 800 or more perions can find pro tection from the sum, heat The first election in Santa Barbara county un- der American rule was held under its ripening fruit. The dne is of the Nils, sion variety. In 1898 t bore eight tons of grapes. and in 1Ss5 ten tons. The trunk is nearly eight feet in ctrcum- ferCAc0.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
Real ThIno Wanted.

'T want to talk to the office boy about that ball game yesterday" de- clared the junior partner.
 You read the accounts of the game" said the senior partner.
 That was the way the umpire saw it. I want to hear about the game as 1t really happened"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
Two of Kind.

'I find that my husband has been having the office boy call me up every day and humble terms of endearment That's a nice way to fool his wife. He's been going to the ball game"
 How is it that you didn't catch on to the voice?"
 Well. I'm busy at bridge every day, and I've been having the cook answer the telephone"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
The Spirit That Wins.

Griggs-I admire Parker immense ly. He has a hard time making both ends meet, but he's game from the word Go"
 Briggs-Game! Why. Parker looks upon the struggle with the wolf e . mere sporting event
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
LIqht In oceans Depths.

Distinct traces of light have been detected at the great depth of 5O0 fathoms below the ocean surface by Sir John Murray's oceano-graphical expedition of 1910. More recently, brightly colored organisms have been dredged up from an even greater depth, in the form of rose foraminifera with rose pink shells.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
Cooperative Economy.

The Wife-After all. Adolphus. this visit isn't going to be so expensive With the half-dozen dresses simply had to get, and your clothes cleaned and pressed. we'll manage speIdidIy. Pathfinder.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15
Comforting Distraction.

why do you insist on going about looking for somebody to reform?" "It helps me to forget my own vices"
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15

Mrs. Benton Holme-Why, Tommy. you're perfect little pig. Nov. aren't you sorry you ate so much roast beef?
 Tommy-Yes'm; cause I ain't got any room left for another plate of ice cream.
The Holbrook news., 1911-12-15

A PLATA, tranquil, dignified and
 academic. is one of the young
 est cities of America, with university that, like the city of
 Buenos Aires, has, from an in
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-18
MEMBER Of STAFF
Of WILEY BOUNCED
Floyd w. Robson, Expert, Incurs
Displeasure of Three Secre-
taries in the Cabinet.
REFUSED 10 OBEY ORDERS
DR.. Wiley Not Officially Informed
Why or When His Assistant
Had Been Dismissed.

WASHINGTON, July 1T-Floyd w.
Robson, an important member of the
staT OF Dr. Harvey w. Wiley. chief Of
the bureau of chemistry of the depart
ment OF agriculture, IL developed today,
was dismissed from the bureau June 80
on charges of characterization.
Although his dismissal was important.
It was considered not sufficiently note
worthy 10 bring to the attention OF DR..
Wiley. Robson was q member OF DR..
Wiley's staff of experts in New York
city. He came originally from Michigan.
DR.. Wiley said today that Robson had
been dismissed but he did not know Of
ilcially why or when he had been dis
charged. DR.. F. l.. Dunlap, assIstan,
chemist, declined To discuss the matter
Secretary Wilson said Robson had
been relieved OF service because OF In
subordination. The INSTRUMENTATION, In
effect was a refusal to carry out an or
der OF the secretaries of the department
OF agriculture. treasury and commerce
and labor to prohibit the use Of benzoate
of soda mixed with food, which, IL had
been determined, WAS deletcrious 10
dered effective provided that leach con
taner or package OF such food Is plainly
labeled to show the presence and amount
of benzoate OF soda
The dismissal OF Robson. the secretary
said, had nothing TO do with the recon
mendetion for the dismissal OF DR.. Wiley
by the departmental board. 1t Is known
that Robson took the same view OF the
dcieterous effects Of benzoate OF soda as
DR.. Wiley took, but they were turned
scientific experts appointed by President
Roosevelt.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-18
MIMIC WAR BEGINS
AFTER MIDNIGHT
Sham Battle at New York to BE
Fought Any Time Within
Two Days.

NEW YORK. July 11.-Notwithstand
ing that an attack by a fleet Of seventeen
battleships with only cruisers torpeoo
and submarine craft for defense. new
Workers slept soundly tonight unmindi"i
Of The morrow's midnight, when The dec
laratIon OF mimic war on the city goes
into effect.
During the day there came reports or
the assembling OF warships near Ghrdl :
ner's Bay, at the eastern extremity ,Ia ~
Long Island where the defensive iiotilia
has established n blockade OF New YORK :
''back door" and OF the enemys s secret
rendezvous not far out AT sea,
Rear ADMIRAL Osterhaus, Is made UP, IN
addition TO the regular battleshlp crews;
OF l2lG mIlit!amen from Maine khh9Ini khoIGs
Island Connecticut. New YORK. DlstriS;t
OF Columbia, Pennsylvania and south
Carolina, scattered among the ships Oh
the fleet <,. avs,
time within the two days beginning ~
rnianIeht tomorrow The defensive oni-
GERS were getting into line tonight, where
Ihe service pennant of Captain Davis:
commander OF the Atlantic coast naval
militia flies from the cruiser Chicago,
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy WIN
Chicago. Captain Davis's meet WIN 60 60
operate with the defensive side WIN lne
Atlantic torpedo fotilla under Commander
n r, Eberle The enemy VIII seek 70
pcnetrate a defensive line to Block Island
thence TO No Mans Land.
Should the ships pass without the rco
mr. defensive fleet getting in range al
night or being able TO concentrate lire on
them during The day the victory goes 10
the
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-18
SALT LAKE COUPLE
MARRIED 90 YEARS
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Joseph Cele-
brate Their Golden
Wedding.

Married in Cincinnati just fifty years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Joseph of Salt
Lake yesterday observed their golden
wedding anniversary. Members OF the
Grandmothcrs club. OF which Mrs. Jo-
scph is a member. gave the couple sur
prise party during the afternoon. and
In the evening, and Milton d. Joseph
gave n dinner at the Hotel Utah In his
parents honor
The couple were married July II. 1861,
the day on which the battle oil Bull Run.
one OF the most important engagements
OF the war OF the states was fought.
Mr. Joseph has reached the age OF "a
AMI his wife recently celebrated her 6Sth
birthday anniversary. Both enjoy excel
lent health, The couple removed 10 Salt
Lake eighteen months ago from ST
Louis. where they had resided for many
years. Mr.. Joseph retired from business
some time ago. They came TO Salt Lake
20 be with their son, who is a well known
business man OF this city.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-18
REPORT FROM ITALY.
Official Estimate OF the Cases Of Cholera
and Fatalities.

cHISSAO, Switzerland. July 1.-THE
victims az Palermo italy. since May are
exaggerated. according 10 Information re-
ceiyed here
Although It cannot be known with off,
cial eNactness. the dead at Palermo NAV
reach 2So. but not 3i0O. as has been
stated
The cholera situation. both RI Palermo
and Naples is now said 10 be Improving
In Palermo the daily death average Is
twenty and at Naples twelve At Leg
horn there have been n total OF thirteen
deaths since the epidemic drst appeared
while at Spezia the fatalities have num-
bered seven. at Brescla three and at
Pisa one
The official estimate Of the cases OF
cholera and consequent fatalities by the
Italian government. In obedience 10 the
rule ~ the health conference at Paris, IL
as follows.
From july 10 JULY II there were in
the city OF Naples 76 cnses and "a
deaths: in the province OF Casenta. 81
cases and l2 deaths: In the province OF
Salerno. 13 cases and II deaths. In the
city OF Palermo. 81 cases and 81 deaths:
In the province ~ Palermo. G cases and
2 deaths. in the citv of Rome case. and
in The province OF ROME. l case
The first communication from the gov
eminent regarding the prevailing cholera
was issued on Julr 6. Since then twelve
other communications have been Issued.
from which ~ appears that the city az
Palermo had altogether jos caees ard lo'
deaths and tho province OF Palermo n
cases and u dsaffs