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The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
GAVE UP ALL SHE RECEIVED
Girl With Red Hat Turns Cold Dig nifty on lnquisitive Con-
 ductor.

They were quite content with them selves, the six young women who boarded a north-bound Broadway car, says contributor to Lippincott's Mag aZine, and they evinced very little concern for the dull routine and com monplace details of life. It was the announced intention of all to transfer to the Thirty-fourth street crosstown line, and to this end the girl in the red hat asked for and received six transfers. But the other five changed their minds before they reached the transfer point, declaring themselves in favor of a shopping foray. so only the girl with the red hat held to the original plan and boarded the Thirty fourth street car. When the conduc- tor came fer her fare, she handed him the whole bunch of transfers-the original six. The conductor looked at her, on each side of her and all around her. Apparently she was alone. Also she was oblivious. Then he said:
 Where are the others?" The girl with the red hat looked up, startled and confused for the instant Then she replied, with cold dignity: That, sir, is all the transfer man gave me-
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
NOT THE SAME LADY
But How Was the Office Boy tt
 Know It?
Now It Is Up to Mir. Matthews to Get Busy with Explanations as to His Very Sudden Illness, and
 He Must "Go Some"

Lady outside to see MT. Allen, looked up. and the other bookkeepers smiled
 Where is she. Willie?" the book keeper asked. What does she look Hke?"
 She's a peacherine," said the office boy with enthusiasm. Gee. but she's purity, an dressedi" MT. Allen smoothed his hair at the washstand and followed by the envious glances of his fellow workers, went out to the lobby
 The lady certainly was a beauty, but MT. Allen had never seen her be- fore, though his social acquaintances were many.
 'Is this MT Allen?" the lady asked, smiling so as to show a perfect set of teeth. MT. Allen bowed.
 T have" said the lady, fumbling in her handbag. "a bill from Smith & wilrnerding, the tailors-"
 Yes, yes." gasped Mir Allen; I've overlooked that-TIl send a check at once-thank you so much for calling"
 T felt sure it had been overlooked, '' smiled the lady. Good morning, MT. Allen
 Next day the office boy poked his head into the bookkeeping depart ment.
 Lady out there to see MT. Mat thews," he said. MT Matthews arose like a jumping jack and ran to the vault.
 Tell her I'm not here" he said. earnestly. "Get rid of her some way. l don't want to see her. Allen, I'll bet weeks salary it's the same one. Shes got us all spotted
 Then the office boy went out won deringIy. To the lady in the hall he explained as best he could.
 You can't see him, Miss" he said; Ines got a appendix. They took him to tn hospital yesterday"
 But he called on me last night" the lady protested. What can it mean?"
 q don't know" said the office boy; but he's sick an busy an ain't got time to talk with you. He's at tn hospital besides"
 Well. I must say.' said the lady, indignantly. that this is very queer"
 Did you get rid of herr" Mir Matthews inquired.
 Sure I did" said the office boy. "She tried to bluff me by sayin' you'd called on her last night, but I told her you was at the hospital an didn't have time to talk to her"
 You dfdl" shrieked M=. Matthews. "Oh, you thick-skulled imp. Get out of the way there; let me use the phone. Galveston News.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
RossEAy oa kE70aAUTICs
Curious Little Treatise on Aerial Navl. gsticn Written by French
 Author Turn5 Up.

curious little book has turned up an old. old treatise on aeronautics by Jean Jacques Rousseau called 'Le Nouveau Dedale." Like Leonardo da Vinci and Cyrano de Bergerac, Rous- seau was haunted by the dream of aerial navigation. We read: Men walk on the earth, they sail on the water and swim in it. Is not the air an element, like the others? What business have the birds to shut us out of their premises, while we are made welcome in those of the fishes ?" Rous- seau took no stock in any theories pro- pounded by the Darius Greens of his day. He sifted the matter for himself, and thought 1t involved two problems. First. to find body lighter than air, so that it would rise He imagined that sooner or later such body might present itself. There was no telling. But what stumped him was his second problem-how to make that obliging body stop rising, and how in creation to make it come down. This was too tough for Jean Jacques, and he wound up his book by admitting it. For long time 'Le Nouvean Dedale" re. mained unpublished, appearing only in 1SO1
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
FASHIONS FOR LITTLE ONES
In Profusion of Raiment the Rising Generation Is Not Far Behind
 Its Elders.

Nowadays they cater just as much to the children in the matter of dress as they do to the grown-ups, and a glimpse into the childrens department of our stores today would open the eyes of the most incredulous.
 Here will be found in the greatest profusion raiment for all ages and sizes, from the tiniest tot just walk Ing to the young lady about to make her bow to society, who realizes, how ever, that as yet there is a distinct line drawn between her gowns and those of her mother or elder sister.
 There is charming litter of bas- kets on this seasons dressing table for holding everything that girl uses in making her toilette, from hatpins and pincushions to hair ribbons.
 A general but not exact uniformity in shape is preserved in the many sizes of baskets used in a girls room, and a general style of decoration Is carried out in colors that must match. Baskets for the dressing table are cho- sen with relation to their uses and supplemented with flat desk baskets that contain materials for correspond ence and with baskets for sewing and for holding veils.. hosiery, collars and neckties.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
HERE IS THE PERFECT" CAT
Expert Describes the Points Which Constitute the Standard Type
 of Feline.

Catastrophe came to many cats of all classes at the annual exhibit of the Los Angeles (Cal) Cat club.
 Here is Mrs de Blin's description of the perfect or standard cat:
 ''The perfect type of male must have large round head. small ears set far apart, and large, round eyes. He should be set low on his legs, and the upper joints of the legs should be short. The male should have large, strong legs, and the broad chest of the bulldog. He should have a general stocky build. Colors vary with the diff ferent classes. The nose should be stub, and the tail. when extended over the back, should not reach farther than the shoulder joint. In general. the brush should be short and thick, and in proportion to the build. The same characteristics are required for females. except that the rugged frame of the male is not essential
 "A tabby cat is a cat with mark ings. either of stripes or blotches, in light or dark shades. The name comes from the old Persian word Atabe, meaning watered silk"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
BALD HEADS ARE IN FAVOR
Women Seem to Prefer Men Who Ap. pear Thoughtful and Kind by
 Loss Of Hair.

London.-There is hope and comfort Tor the bald-headed man. His badness Is not a disagreement, but a positive charm, to pretty woman's eyes. That at least is the theory of a well-known doctor, who has had ample opportuni- ties of studying human nature. Just when he is beginning to note with anx- letv the ever increasing patch of bald ness, on his head, that is the time he Is entering upon the happiest period of bis life.
 Tt is difficult to give an exact req son why the bald-headed man is so well liked by women." he says, but in my experience the fact is indisputable. 1t may be because he appears to be:
 Thoughtful and kind.
 Trustworthy, sedate and conading. Past the follies and frivolities of youth.
 Usually successful.
 A man of property.
 "A doctor welcomes badness when It comes to him, as sign of sedate- ness and dignifed learning. which in- yariably increases his practise"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10

in the jaunty little helmet hat with visor front. Brought forth in Paris and transplanted to New York. it is shown in the smartest of Fifth avenue shops. Worn at just little angle one can see how widely it differs from the demure bonnet-like shapes.
 It is a simple looking piece of mil linery. but will bear studying. The frame is covered with white satin and faced with black velvet. Piping cord finishes the brim edge and the velvet collar and flat bow at the front This particular model is one of those bid ding for favor and Is a radical new de- parture. Whether "she will or she won't" Is the all important question. My lady of fashion is ready for changes, but just what will please her restless fancy remains to be found out Small, flexible hats are the most promising for street wear. They are commendable from the standpoint of comfort, but their correct adjustment will take care on the part of the wear CTS and tendency to lose their orig inal lines vii have to be combatted.
 In felts and velvets, as in furs, the soft hats have body enough to remain shapely. They arc without doubt the most successful of new things placed before the public
 JULIA BoTToMLEY.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
KILL THE CATERPILLAR
NOTED ocULIsT SAYS THEY ARE
 VERY DANGEROUS.
They Shed Poisonous Hairs, Which Getting Into the Eyes, Will Event uaiIy Cause Blindness if Not
 Immediately Removed.

New York.-After something like twenty-five years study of the eye affection known as ophthalmia nodosa, a celebrated oculist has discovered that 1t is caused by the presence of caterpillarhairs in the eye. On these hairs are microscopic thorns and brushes which set up inflammation, attended by great swelling of the lid. As the presence of this foreign matter causes a copious flow of tears the source of the trouble is very difficult of detection. If these hairs are not immediately removed they gradually become embedded in the inner part of the eye by the friction of the lid. and form small knots under the coniunc- tiya. From here they work their way into the rainbow skin and the lower layers in the apple of the eye, when the inflammation becomes so acute that it may even entirely destroy the apple of the eye itself These danger ous caterpillars are known by tine suf- flcieRtly formidable names of Brom- byx and Cnethocampa process:oaea. It is also said that the poisonous mat ter contained in the hair of these in. sects is dangerous to the skin if per mitted to come into contact with 1t, causing inflammation that may even lead to nettlerash. Hence it may be gathered that the antipathy of the peo- pie living in the country to handle these creatures is founded on some thing more than mere superstition Their observation has evidently pre- ceded science; and. since these in- sects may be even more dangerous to human beings than they are to plants. those who have anything to do with them cannot be too careful As the poisonous hairs are sometimes shed by the caterpillars and float in the air, it is advisable that drastic measures should be adopted for their destruc- ton immediately they make their ap- pearance in garden shrubbery.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Gold Used on China.

The newest designs in china reveal lavish use of gold. not only in the border of the dishes, but in large floral and conventional designs. and sometimes combined with the flowers, in colors, that may decorate a dish
 The patterns for the most part are simpls< but striking. Among the de signs carried out solely in the gold. the Oriental. the Greek and the Byzan- tine effects prodominate.
 The lowered china shows the grace full garland decoration. of happy use of trailing vines, with heavy border effect. In shape, the fluted design the fittings are widely separated-is being greatly used.
 A new ware has appeared which will no doubt be very popular in the odd pieces. such as sugar and creamer, chocolate set or odd plates.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Passion of Ambition.

Ambition. that high and glorious passion, which makes such havoc among the sons of men. arises from a proud desire of honor and distinc- tion. and. when the splendid trappings in which it is usually caparisoned are removed. will be found to consist of the mean materials of envy. pride and covetousness. It is described by diff ferent authors as a gallant madness, a pleasant poison. a hidden plague, a secret poison. caustic of the soul, the moth of holiness. the mother of hypocrisy. and by crucifying and dis quieting all it takes hold of. the cause of melancholy and madness.-Rich- ard Burton
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Where Women Work.

The smallest dependency of France Is the He d'HoedIe, situated at the east of Belle Isle. Its population is two hundred and thirty-eight, They do not speak French. except the cure and the school master, but Celtic. and they are provided with food at an inn managed by the women Fishing is the principal industry. The profits are divided up each year among the inhabitants The men live on soup and
 fish, and smoke pipes with lobster claws for stems. The women do all the hard work-get in the harvest, look out for wreckage. and gather seaweed, from which they extract soda The town has no streets. The houses are of mud. The islanders have a yearly feast in the early part of October The island possesses good water supply The governing body is composed of the ten ancients of the place, under the direction of the cure.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Mold Destroys Insulation.

It may be of value to inexperienced electricians to know that nothing de- stroys rubber insulation of wires so quickly as common mold. Moisture has little effect and wires have been known to keep their covering intact for many weeks lying in a bed of moist iron rust, but failed in a min ute or so when brought into contact with mold. A house that is painted before the walls are entirely dry is likely to abound in mold, and the only temporary preventive of immediate deterioration is carbolic acid, and even this does not serve to save the insulation unless constantly applied.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10

RH ILLINERY modes have run to the IVN new and strange lately and the
 question of what next" is asked with an anxious tone by those who must suit the caprice of fashion or lose in the business race. Just what next no one up to this writing knows exactly, but of one thing we are fair ly sure, and that Is. continuing vogue of small hats. We have come about as close to the bonnet as we are likely to get, and we will depart therefrom, when spring comes. But the small hat is here and will be here; for which all those who travel in street cars and ride in elevators or walk upon wind swept streets, are duly thankful.
 Two types, as unlike as possible. are shown here. One Is of the present mode, fitting like a bonnet and trimmed at the back with a big rosette of ribbon. This is an old development of the bonnet-turban style which is dear to the winter girl in many vary ing forms. This is a double coronet brim. development of the turbans on lines familiar. in every community from one ocean to the other The double coronet is by way of variety and the draping is very cleverly ar ranged by means of this peculiar frame.
 A precursor of new ideas is shown
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
The Frank Butcher.
Our butcher is such a nice man, George. So frank and outspoken,"
 "Ehi Why all this hl1ftar-inr9,,

Our butcher is such a nice man George So frank and outspoken,"
 "Eh! Why all this buttering?"
 Don't be slangy, dear. You will like MT. Suet much better when tel you what he said. I went into his shop to-day and ordered nice steak and when he told me the price. said: Why. MT. Suet, meat prices are all down. And he looked at me in such an astonished way and said Are they?' And I said: Yes, they are And he said: My telephone is out of order, and the postman hasn't been here for several days, and l don't have time to read the papers, and that's why I haven't heard about the reduction And he said he would make some special inquiries when he found time, and tell me what he had learned as soon as he learned 1t Wasn't that nice of him, George?"
 Tt was. And as a partial reward for his pleasing frankness I'll let him whistle for his next bill a month longer"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Suburban Knights.

The passenger traffic manager die tated a letter to his new stenograph. CT and stated. among other things, that his road was making special of. forts to promote the interests of su- burbanites. The letter came back to him for his signature containing the statement that his road was making special efforts to promote the inter ests of suburban knights. In derision he showed it to his assistant manager.
 Well, don't know" said that phil osopher. 'I thing they are knights. Better just add and ladies' and let it go. They need little encourage ment at this time of year"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
HE'S HIS OWN GRANDFATHER
Man Whose Father Married His Step- daughter Is Brother to His
 Own Son.

Lebanon, O.-Asserting he is his
 own grandfather and a brother to his own son, Richard Cornell arrived friends. He was formerly a Warren county resident and is well known by older residents.
 'I will tell you how it is." said Cons nell, in explaining his strange relation ships. You see, met young widow in Iowa by the name of Sarah Minor, and we were married. She had a step- daughter Then my father met our stepdaughter and married her. That made my wife the mother-in-law of her father-inlaw and made my stepdaugh- ter my stepmother and my father be- came my stepson-
 Then my stepmother. the step- daughter of my wife. had son. That 5oy was my brother. of course. be- cause he was my fathers son. but he vas also my son and my wife's step- daughter and therefore her grandson. That made me grandfather of my step brother.
 Then my wife had son. My moth SI-iA-id"' IAo 0IopSAStCi OA ny SOH' AS also his grandmother. because he is her stepsons child. My father is the trother-in-law of my child. because my sons stepsister is my fathers wife. I am the brother of my own son. who is s,so the child of my grandmother i am my mothers brother-in-law, my wife is her own child's aunt, my son Is my fathers nephew, and I'm my own grandfather. So there you are"
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
New nesinn for School

The completion of the Frederick Douglass schoolhouse in Cincinnati is being awaited with considerable in- terest by builders in that section be- cause of the novelty in effect which is being attempted. A color scheme in a public building is said to be something of rarity in the state of Ohio, hence the curiosity on the part of the members of the building fra ternity. The school building Is to be a three-story structure of stucco and brick. The stucco will be buff, the terra cotta a warm brown and the brick a mixture of red and browns set in a very thick joint in a pattern, so that the brick will have the ap- pearance of an inlay.-The Building Age.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Modern eame of chess.

Chess. as played today is a compar. atively modern game. but is the out. come of centuries of development The earliest record of chess problems is thought to be a passage in a Persian manuscript attributed to Caliph Kalif- en Mutasin Bilah. who reigned nine years in Bagdad in the first of the ninth century, A. D. If the passage were understood it would be found to refer to game of chess so unlike that of today that the problem would make no interesting appeal to any modern chess-player.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
EQUALS BEST BARON TOLD
Achievements of Modern Science Make Story More incredible Than Any
 of Munchausen's.

Baron Munchausen's famous book
 of travels was published in 17s5. ex- actly a century and a quarter ago: That is not very long time. says the New York Evening Post But suppose Munchausen had professed to carry his travels into an undiscovered land, where science and invention had had a start of a century or two as com pared with Europe; and suppose that he had told of an invention by which the exact picture of an object was permanently impressed upon plate by brief exposure to light; that at first it took some minutes of ex- posture to make the picture, but that year by year methods were found for Increasing the sensitiveness of the plates, until at last a picture could be obtained in an almost infnitesimal fraction of a second; that favorite amusement of the people was to look at a swift succession of pictures or this kind, portraying persons and things in motion, which produced upon the eye the precise impression of the original living scene; but that some exhibitors of such scenes got into trouble because the actors in them had indulged in vile language, forget ful of the fact that the motion of their lips was perfectly reproduced, and that deaf mutes had been taught to read the lips. Would not this story have been regarded as equaling in in- credibility. and surpassing in gro tesqueness, almost anything the baron actually put into his book?
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
chIIdren,s Unconscious Humor.

Perhaps the most delicious humor is that of the unconscious type which children so often bring to their el- ders. A little girl of Boston recently remarked that she enjoyed walking in her grandmother's garden because it smelled so sweetIy of minuet She was perhaps related to the schoolboy who put it in writing that "Tennyson wrote In Memorandum" Another says: "Algebraic symbols are used when you don't know what you are talking about" Still another assures us: Aroma is what you smell in the parlor when they are cooking onions in the kitchen" Another affirms: The isles of Greece were always quarreling as to which was the birth place of Homer. Chaos has the most right to claim him" Perhaps there is the real basis of truth in the def milton offered by boy to the effect that Climate is something we have all the year round, while weather lasts only a day or two at a time" And no one can doubt the truth of the statement that "Gravitation is that which if there were none we should all fly way."-Christian Science Mon itOr
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
PoINTLESS HAPPENS.

Fig. l. Structure of the New Hatpin- Fig. ?. The Holder-Ffg. 8 Manner of Ar ranging in Hat.
 A pointless hatpin with interchange able heads has become popular in Paris. Having no point to protrude beyond the side of the hat, it is obvious that the pin will not endanger the eyes of other people. Each hatpin is in reality two pins with one head. the pin part sliding through a star-like fix ture permanently attached to the hat. Heads of various designs are provided with each pin.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Freedom of Speech.

Newspapers in England had not the right to criticise the policy of the king and the ministers until the end of the eighteenth century. MT. Wal ter, the first editor of the London Times, had to serve a years imprison- ment for censuring the duke of York That was moro than 100 years after Milton, In the "Areopagitica." stated in unanswerable fashion the reasons for freedom of speech.
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
Not Buying Wholesale.

A man went to the store to select some goods for dress as a present to his wife. He caused the fat lady behind the counter no little trouble but she finally persuaded him to de eide upon certain piece of goods.
 Now, don't exactly know how much want" said the man.
 Well" interposed the fat sales. woman, suavely, Tets see. Now, ] should need about"
 Madam" brusquely rejoined the husband. 'I don't want this for an awning; want it for dress."-Har- per's Magazine
The Holbrook news., 1911-03-10
A studx In gnaIIsh composItIon.


 In the eighth act Matty burned over three beauts and Wagner brutally as- saulted the ambient atmosphere. Mike bingled a daisy-cutter down the right line and purIoined the middle sack on the first teaser over the rubber. Col lIns solved a fadeaway and sewed it up by stinging the pill to the hagpole and ambling around the circuit.
 links schlafred his tee shot into the Devils Den, going to the sixteenth and messed his niblick recover. His bras sey fourth connected with the kop bunker and he lifted. Jones got away a screamer and was on in three with a nifty mashie pitch. He trimmed hia approach putt, sank his next for a bogey five and was dormie two.[Life