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The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
IN THE HOME OF PELlcANS Studying the Huge, UneainIy Birds at Close Range and Observing Their
 Method of Feeding Their Young.

The first time I ever saw a motley crowd of half-grown pelicans thought nature had surely done her best to make something ugly and ridiculous. 1t was a warm day, and the birds stood around with their mouths open, pant ing like lot of dogs after a chase, their pouches shaking at every breath. When went near the youngsters went tottering of on their big webbed feet with wings dragging on this side and that as if they were poorly handled crutches. The youngsters huddled to- gether by hundreds in small place. Those on the outside pushed and climbed to get near the center, till 1t looked worse than any football scrim- mage I ever saw.
 In this wide area of low islands and water 1t was necessary, since we wanted to study the pelicans at close range, to adopt some method of hid ing. We took a large wagon umbrella covered with a piece of green can vas, that hung down around the sides. This we planted among the jules at the edge of large colony, and cover ed the top well with reeds. The whole thing soon passed as part of the en- vironment, while from the inside the camera man could point his camera out through a narrow slit in the can vas, take pictures and make observa- tions at will
 One might wonder how such a huge billed bird as a pelican could feed a helpless chick just out of the egg. It was done with apparent ease. The old bird regurgitated fishy soup into the front end of the pouch, and the baby pelican pitched right in and help ed himself out of this family dish. As the young bird grew older, and larger, at each meal he kept reaching farther into the big pouch of his parent until finally, when he was half grown, it was most remarkable sight. The mother opened her mouth, and the whole head and neck of her nestling disappeared down her capacious maw whDe he hunted for his dinner in the internal egions.-Collier's Monthly.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

the board of trustees has declared it self to be in sympathy. He succeeds Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, who, in turn, succeeded General di Cesnola, who was appointed director when the museum was founded 40 years ago.
 MT. Robinson was born in Boston November 1, 1858, and after his grad uation from Harvard university. in 1879, he spent five years in Europe studying the works of the past. He lived for 15 months in Greece and later was student at the University of Berlin. Returning to this country he became curator of classical an- tiquities at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, post which he held from 1885 to 1902, when he was made di- rector of the institution, remaining in that office for three years MT. Rob- inson lectured on classic archaeology at Harvard university eight years in all. He was also concerned for sev- eral years in the collection and ar engagements of the objects in the Slater Memorial Museum at Norwich, Conn.
 Sir Purdon Clarke came to the mu- scum in 1905 and last. June he re- signed after an extended vacation, giving as a reason his continued ill health. MT Robinson was therefore for more than a year in charge of the institution and the trustees had an ample opportunity to study his work as an executive officer
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

time that sooner or later Hetty Green would have to do this. That pleasant possession called "unearned incre. ment'' is not unlike the proverbial bale of hay on the cameFs back Keep this side of the last straw and you're all right, but if you exceed the finan- cial load you can carry alone by an ex- tra million or two, then it's all up. You either break down or ring in a hurry call for help.
 The very sagacious lady to whom all headgears look alike, and who sticks to her "old gray bonnet" de spite the Merry Widows and the Chandeliers that come and go, arrived recently at this stage of the game. She chose the wiser alternative. Hence the appearance in New York of Edward Rowland Robinson Green. He comes to stay, so New York pa pers say, and the Panhandle country is to know him no more. Predatory wealth must make a seat for him at the table He will be his mothers steward, and when the money of the richest woman in the world talks, Wall street must stop and listen
 
 The tarpon fisher from Texas is an ardent advocate of the paddle your own canoe principle. That is why he hasn't been hanging around Broad way all these years asking his man. ma for pocket money. After they handed him an AB. sheepskin done up in red ribbon at Fordham college in 1888, Human Life says, he started right in as a section hand on rail road. That he kept the tugs taut all the time may be deduced from the fact that inside of a half dozen years he turned up in the Lone Star state as president and general manager of the Texas Midland railway. This is, or should be, a mahogany-desk job. At any rate he has sat in front of that roll-top since 1893, and grown prodigiously fat at it
 Likewise he's director of several Texas banks that will never have to worry about closing their doors, to say nothing of his having been chair man of a Republican state political committee for three terms, and com missioner for Texas at the St. Louis exposition.
 Likewise again, he's forty-two if you stop to count up his years, and unmarried This last, of course, has kept him from being as full busy as he might otherwise have been, but he'll have to make up for it now in money-mad Manhattan watch-dogging his mothers millions.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
How to String Beads.

In stringing any precious beads, and pearls especially, never use a
 needle. Simply wax the end of the silk and pass it through the hole. The knotting is also an important point. It must be large enough to bold the bead. but not large enough to show Pearl stringers use an intri- cate knot of their own, and that is why it is, on the whole, better to have very expensive jewels strung by a professional. When there is a col Iarette or something of the sort to be made, this is absolutely necessary.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
NUN FORSAKES VOW
RETURNS TO THE WORLD AFTER
 2s YEARS IN A CONVENT.
Entered cloister When Doctors Told Her She Could Not Live-She Re- covered, and Then Came Desire to Go Home.

Lansing, Mich.-Torn between con. fiicting desires-to return to the home of her youth and childhood or spend the remainder of her life behind the cloistered walls of the Convent of the Good Shepherd, in Grace street, Chi cago-Miss Hattie Holmes, after 23 years of convent life, chose to cast aside her vows and was welcomed back to her family in Lansing.
 At twenty Miss Holmes was consid- cred fair to look upon Just as she was in the bloom of young woman hood she was taken with a strange malady. The doctors at her home town could do nothing for her. Her condition became serious. She was taken to the St. Mary's hospital at South Bend, Ind.
 But when the doctors studied her case they shook their heads They said she had but few months to live before she would be taken away by an incurable cancer
 Every hope of a career in the world blighted, Miss Holmes turned to the consolation of the church.
 She was dismissed from the hospital after she had regained little strength, but nothing was promised her. She was told she might live year or two, but not more. She went away with the sisters and joined the convent.
 Instead of becoming weaker and de- clining, however. she became stronger, and inside of the TWO years that had been allotted her was pronounced well woman
 Then came desires to see her par ents. She was faced with a great temptation. Homesickness overcame her.
 One day when the longing and yearning assailed her more bitterly than ever she stole away and wrote a letter to her sister and posted 1t in secret.
 But years had passed. The letter re- turned to the convent unopened. And that ended her hopes until friends from her old home saw her a few weeks ago.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

on appropriations and post offices and post roads. No man on either. side of the chamber had better grasp of the important questions coming before those organizations than did Senator Clay.
 Much of his attention was given to economic questions. such as the tariff and railroad legislation. All appropri- ations, and especially those pertaining to the postal service, were carefully scrutinized by him. He believed in the simple life and he never tired of preaching economy in the conduct of the nations affairs. If he was pessi- mistic in anything he was so regarding what he believed to be the extrava- gant tendencies of the age, and he often inveighed against these tenden- cies as developed in government busi- ness. He seldom made long speeches, but there was so much in his brief ad- dresses that frequently they had the effect of starting debate on quite un- expected themes.
 Strongly partisan though he was, he never permitted an opportunity to make party capital to influence his ac- tions as a committeeman or senator. He decided all questions of administra- tion on their merit and sought party advantage on the broader field of prin- ciple.
 Senator Clay was fifty-seven years old and is survived by his wife, five sons and a daughter. He had been sick a year and to the stress of his official duties is attributed the shat tering of his health.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Studying Withdrawing.

Postmaster General Hitchcock is
 engaged in an effort to find out to the
 last cent how much it actually costs
 the railroads of the United States to
 carry the mails. MT. Hitchcock wants
 to cut further his department deficit.
 When the postmaster general gets
 his information it may be that means
 will be found to save the people of the country a large sum of money, and
 that they will get the benefit of it through reduced postage rates, an ex-
 tension of the rural route service or through something more profitable to the purse and the convenience of the American citizen The department em- ployes, under the direction of the chief, are engaged in the giant task of finding out definitely how much it costs the railroads to carry the mails and whether or not they are making the enormous profits that have been more than hinted at in congress and elsewhere.
 The magnitude of the work in hand may be known when it is said that a large part of the clerical force of the 1l which the railroads make to the inter state commerce commission are under study, and to these have been added reports direct from the railroads to the department More than this, the entire inspector force of the service is lending its aid to enable the of ficials to get figures which they can be sure are right.
 The country has been divided into arately. It is more costly to carry the mail in some places than it is in other places. and all this has to be taken into consideration. Before the depart ment gets through with its work it will show what part of the expense of operating the railroads falls to the pas senger service, what part to freight service, what part to express service and what part to the mail service. Ad- the problem to be solved is as hard a thing as ever came out of analytical geometry.
 It has been charged in congress and in the press frequently that the rail roads were making too much money out of their contracts for carrying the mails. There have been frequent at tempts in the past to find just how much 1t did cost, but there was lack of proper information.
 Today the post office department is at the work in earnest It may be that it will find that the railroads have not been overpaid for the carrying service, and it may be also that it will be found that the profit is so great that the carriers must be forced to share all but "a reasonable part of it. with the people.
 The passage of laws in the last four or five years which give easier access to the records of corporations has made 1t somewhat easier than it was in the past for the department to get at facts which are of service in this work
 If the present investigation shows that the government can save money on its mail-carrying contracts, the money is going to be saved, if the re- ports of the present department of icials have any weight
 It is not at all unlikely, however, hat one-cent postage will come as | result of the saving, if saving there be, but it will be something if the de- oartment deficit can be decreased | few more millions. and it will be | more if it can be decreased | 70 the vanishing point.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

lnSon mas been ap- pointed director of the Metropoli- tan Museum of Art in New York. MT. Robinson is the first native born American to be called to the dictatorship and it is believed that he will further the policy of encour- aging American
 art, with which
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

been known to siesta at the sema- phore has been obliged to give up his favorite pas time of tarpon fishing in the Gulf and go to New York to clip cou- pons. His mother asked him to, and, being a dutiful son, he went.
 It has been sus- pected for some
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Sour1 IS M IS g Ethel Violet Ky naston of Mober- ly, Mo. She is en- rolled as a mem Der of the fresh man law class. N i S S Kynaston says she has not
 yet decided wheth- CT she will prac- tise law when she finishes s c h o o l, but thinks she
 will if she does
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03

Ga, recently, had represented Geor- gia in the upper branch of con gress for IA years, succeeding Gen. John B. Gordon. He was chairman of the committee on woman suf- frage and a mem Der of seven other committees. inclu- ding the impor- tant committees
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
Equally Expensive.

Have you the Works of Lord Ba con?'" asked the customer.
 We have just one copy" said the salesman; "a rare and costly old book and the price is $25."
 q see I can't buy it any cheaper here than can at the meat market, D muttered the other, turning away.
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
No Prevention,

Whats to prevent me from kissing Sou?" demanded the bold lover.
 My goodness!" exclaimed the girl. But it didn't-Smart Set
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
The Main Loss.

Did the specialists remove anything when they operated on Millyuns?"
 "Oh, yes. About half of his income" !"
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
cNLY UNIVERSITY STUDENT
 IN THE SCHOOL OF LAW

The only woman student in the school of law at the University of Mis-
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
HETTY GREENS SON AS
 FIRST AID TO THE RICH

A certain robust, rotund and be- spectacled gentleman who has never
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
NEW DIRECTOR OF THE
 NEW YORK ART MUSEUM

After being thoroughly qualified by l5 years of preparation, Edward Rob-
The Holbrook news., 1911-02-03
GEORGIA SENATOR WHO
 SERVED STATE IA YEARS

United States Senator Alexander Stephens Clay, who died at Atlanta.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
Check" SUBJECT
Of BRYAN LECTURE

t.'-hsciss" was the subject OF
lecture delivered Thursday night be-
fore the law school of Richmond
College at the Commonwealth Club
BY George Bryan. attorney for the
Virginia Bankers Association and
recognized as an expert ON banking
laws. The lecture was the last OF q
series of nine which have been given
by Mr. Bryan.
AT the conclusion of the lecture,
f. NJ. Long, of the law faculty, de-
livered speech thanking Mr.. Bryan
in behalf of the faculty for his lee
lures The lecturer was then thank
ed In behalf OF the students by Mr.
Peck. who presented Mr.. Bryan With
a book IN token OF the esteem in
which he Is held by the embryo law
yers. An address was also given by
Dean w. =. Mcneil, of the law school.
who spoke uf the future of the school
and the help that students may give
in its development.
Among others present were: Prest-
dent r. w. Boatwrisht, of Richmond
College: Lieutenant Governor j. Tay-
lor Ellyson. president of the board
of trustees of the college; A. y.
Patterson. Of the law committee OF
the board of trustees. and W. r.
Dickey, president of the Richmond
College Athletic Association. buff
fet luncheon WAS served.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
NINETEEN PREPARE
FOR RUNS REVIVAL

LYNCHBUTsG. VA. March To-
Notices have been posted by nine-
teen persons and Arms that they will
apply for licenses to sell LIQUOR IN
this city, seventeen of the applica-
lions being for retail licenses ana
the other two for brewery agents
licenses.
No notices have been posted for
saloons on Fifth street. but some Of
the former dealers in that street
win apply for the right to conduct
a business in Main street after May
/.
The notices already posted indicate
that the applications for the licenses
will be made formally before Judge
Christian on Saturday. April s. though
1t IL not certain that they will be
heard until later during the April
term. 1T 10 expected that several
more notices win be filed in the near
future. though whether this will be
q fact IL not known.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10
SALOONS CROWDED
BY ]. 5. SOLDIERS
DRINK EsfPoRlUMs DO BIG Bus
MESS WHEN TEXAS BOUND
TROOPS ARE DELAYED.

Groggeries in the vicinity OF Main
Street Station did rush business
Thursday night when a special train
of fourteen coaches. containing 325
officers and soldiers. composing the
Forty-fourth. One Hundred and Nine
teenth and One Hundred and Forty
third companies of the United States
Artillery Corps. bound from Fort
Washington. Md, to Newport News.
was delayed at the station for more
than an hour BY fire in journal
box, due TO an overheated axle. which
had not been properly oiled.
Glad Of a chance to escape the mar
row confines of the coaches, the sol
diers fiocked from the cars to stretch
their legs. and were soon gathered in
several saloons. drinking deep and
making merry. The men were under
the charge OF Captain r. S. Aoerna-
thy, who turned over the command
to Major j. w. Burgess on arrival at
Newport News. The majority of the
officers and enlisted men secuted the
idea OF war between Mexico and
the United States. declaring their be-
lief that the mobilization of troops
i'm Texas was simply for maneuver
purposes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

Major. E w Bowies: first lieu
tenant, Joseph lie Masurier; first
lieutenant, T. r. Glaxebrook, adju-
tant, quartermaster: first lieutenant,
J. Randolph Tucker, assistant inspec-
tor small arms practice.
Company IA" Acknowledgment
T. p. MCDOWELL; first lieutenant. D.
w. Bowles. Jr.: second lieutenant. w.
G. Fuller. Jr.
Company "B," Acknowledgment.
D. w. Leary. Jr.; first lieutenant. Fl.
c. Boschen second lieutenant r. M.
Bidgood.
Company &c" plain.
Percy Montague, Jr; first lieuten-
ant, James McGraw. Jr.:: second lieu
tenant, c. C. Bodeker.
First Battalion Field Artillery; Field
and Staf. Richmond-Major. T. NJ.
Workman; captain. ]. C. Wise, adtu-
CESS. Quartermaster.
Battery "a" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
W. M. Myers; first lieutenant. e. c.
Rees: first lieutenant. J. c. Pollard:
second lieutenant, j. r. Wood: second
lieutenant, G. H. Myers
Battery Al" yorfoik-C Captain, r.
Branch Johnson. first lieutenant, q.
W. Scharch; fret lieutenant. c. b.
Borland; second lieutenant, w. w.
Dey: second lieutenant. F. &. sar-
geant.
Battery &C." Observation-Disclosures.
II. A. Brinkley frst lieutenant. J. l.,
Thomas: first lieutenant, l.. w. Ditto;
second lieutenant. I. l.. Leafe: second
lieutenant d. Barr Jones'
Coast Artillery Corps Headqunrters;
Norfolk.
First Company. Norfoik---S.apsnln,
e: A. Mclean; tirst lieutenant. W. f.
Taylor; second lieutenant. w. w.
Payne
Second Company, Norfoik--Cap-
tain. i. D. Matthews; first lieutenant,
]. B. Robinson: second lieutenant.
e. W. Page.
Third Company, Portsmouth--Cap-
tain. A. d. Clements: first lieutenant,
Q. W. Burns; second lieutenant, b. b.
Butt.
Fourth Company. Portsmouth
Captain, c. p. Hemiman: first lieu
| tenant. g. E. Wilson; second lieu
tenant, w. r. White.
The Quartermaster Department
! Major, Allen Potts. Richmond, as
signed to duty with First Brigade.
Major I. Wake Truxton. Norfolk,
Va.
The subsistence Department
Major $. @. Waller. Front Royal.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-10

CHRISTIANS STAND UP

Big congregations are the best ad-
vertisement in the world for
church. yes. even better than news
paper advertising" declared the Rev.
Or. III. M. Wharton Thursday night
at Grove Avenue Baptist church,
where he 10 conducting a revival.
DR.. Wharton was prompted to make
the remark when he asked all the
Christians in the house to stand up.
In response to his request large
majority Of the congregation arose.
ut does my heart good TO see SO
many Of you Christians" he said, and
1t also does my heart good to see that
the church is full to overhowtng.
Then he comm ented on the value OK
large conversations as advertising me-
diums for revivais.
When the Christians had taken
their seats, DIR. Wharton asked all
those not members of any church,
but believers In Christ, to stand UP.
A considerable number responded,
including two young ladies seated IN
the choir behind the pulpit.
Asks Gods blessing.
DIR. Wharton turned around and ad-
dressed the young ladies personally
and asked Gods special blessing on
lie
standing in the congregation. The
unbeiievers, If there were any pres
emit, were not requested to stand up.
DR.. Wharton preached plain. sim
pie sermon. with the all powerful love
of Jesus Christ as his theme. He told
how a young man. now q prominent
and weil-to-do citizen of Berryvilie.
Va. was once saved from suicide and
drunkard's grave by embracing
Christianity at the opportune moment
when life seemed dark and devoid
of hope.
Another incident was related. show
ing how the late DR.. John A. Broadus.
the distinguished Baptist divine. when
a seminary student, went out one
summer to preach in company with
fellow student. They were short OF
funds 20 furnish their college course.
and they hoped to make good the
benefit by preaching the gospel in
some Of the rural Districts while on
vacation.
Got Pair Of Socks.
Agreeing to divide profits they
! started out in separate directions
! when the summer was over. they re-
TURNED to college and compared notes
/ How much did they give you =
/ asked young Broadus of the othe'
student.
They Ddn't give me anything,
/ was the reply.
! We'll. they gave me only a pail
/ of socks" said Broadus, but / am
going to divide with you. as we
i agreed You take one sock and II
take the other
| The two laughed over their ex
/ perience ana were not bit discon
| ISOLATE. They were buoyed by ths
love Of Christ, said DR. Wharton, and
| that was sufficient.
| Or. Wharton went on TO say tha'
( preachers with few exceptions, ara
poor men.
They don't care for money" nj
declared, because they are sustain
ed by a greater power.
There is Or. James; does he lool
! like a rich man? Not a bit OF 1t
He is poor. like the rest of US.
DIR. James. the pastor of thu
church, occupied seat just hehine
/ the evangelist. He looked just {
trif1e discounted. as all eyes wer'
turned for a moment on him.
The revival services will continue
/ for several weeks under Or. Whar
toms direction,