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The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27
Territorial Officers

Governor Hon. R. E. Sloan.
 ter. Sec. G. U. Young. Ter. Treas. E. E. Kirkland. Ter. Aud. w. c. Foster. Atty. Gen. J. B. Wright U. s Dist Atty Jos E. Morrison
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

Charles H. Brown, was here this week enroute to his home at Pineville, from Los Angeles, Calf, where Mrs. Brown is spending the winter.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

Wanted a Laundress at Forest Hotel, Adamana, Arzona Apply to Miss McLain.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

Where particular work is desired you must use LOLA PORTLAND CEMENT. Ask any Cement man. For sale by A. & B. Schuster.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

J. P. Jones, one of Navajo County's popular school teachers was in Holbrook, Tuesday. from Snowflake.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

John Miller of Snowflake, was in town Tuesday visiting with friends.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

Miss Cooley, sister of Charley Cooley of our town is here visiting MT. and Mrs. Chas. Cooley.
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For fresh vegetables go to Frank Buck the Ice Man.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27

There is considerable interest in the You Velle bill which pro- hibits the printing by the Govern ment of envelopes giving the name of any individual, firm, or company or any number of any post office box or drawer, or any street number. or the name of any building to which it shall be returned. if uncaHed for or undelivered." Members of Con- gress are familiar with this meas ure and owners of printing establishments who have not communicated their views will find that this is an exec lent measure on which to do a little effe ctive long-distance lobbying.
The Holbrook news., 1911-01-27
A. I. &. F. Railroad Time Table

A. I. & s. F. Railroad Time Table
 EAST BOUND
 No. 2 8::32 a m. No. 4 9:15 a. m. No. 8 9:53 a. m. No. 10 II 17p. m.
 WEST BOUND
 No. l 5:54 a. m. No. 8 6:15 p. m. No. ' 6:58 a. m. No. g 7::45 a. m.
 o. H. John, Agent.
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curios, each one Of them pleasant reminder OF
some little adventure Of exciting chase
through the forest The coy corner is fitted with
mission seat and all its appurtenances are in the
style and design. Within this corner one may
enjoy the allpervading solace Of knowing the real
ity of ones surroundings. The imagination Is un
disturbed by the vision Of furniture factors
process Of initiating the craftsmanship Of the pio
neer. mass Of cushions, some filled with pine
needles and others stuffed with wild-duck feathers
create a desire to tarry for a rest in good, old.
fashion comfort. A gun rack, cartridge belts hol'
sters and other of the articles Of hunters para
phernalia decorate the walls on each side of this
inviting nook. Tables, chairs, bookcase and writ
ing desk are all in accord and all hand made OF
raw materials. few clever articles Of convert
ible furniture lend considerable freedom and con
venence in room that otherwise would be over
crowded Among these is screened dummy ee
vator which takes the place of cellar and refrigera
tor and which may be readily converted into a
kitchen table, when required in carving meats,
kneading dough and for other culinary purposes.
The elevator carriage is four feet in height, with
series of Shelves and 1t Is constructed that it's
top forms square panel in the floor when the
carriage is lowered out of view. The whole thing
is SO well balanced with weights operated by cords
and pulleys that 1t requires but little effort with
one finger in iron ring, to raise the top to table
height above the floor.
The dining table Is cleared after supper and
supplied with a new cloth, all fresh and clean
Then it is rolled its large castors to another
part of the room, directly under hanging lamp
to the purpose Of library table for the re-
mainder of the evening. The lamp is suspended
through hole in the floor, from the ceiling Of the
bed chamber the second floor. When all are
ready to retire the lamp Is shifted to the sleeping
apartment by means Of the raising andlcwerng
device.
The most marked display Of ingenuity has been
applied to the kitchen furnishings. Everything but
the cook stove and pipe is home made. Lard pals
and vegetable tins have been converted into cook
ing dishes and utensils of every description.
goody amount Of creative genius and a two-dollar
soldering set produced all Of the tinware used in
the kitchen. On the stove is cottolene pail that
has been converted into teapot, complete with
spout, handle, cover and inside strainer. Two deey
tin covers soldered together at their rims and sup
piled with spout and handle have produced very
serviceable hot-water kettle. Then there stove
lifters and shovels, frying pans and number OF
other small utensils made from sheet iron stove
pipe lengths-all Sent, soldered and riveted by
hand
Both the kitchen and the bathroom supplied
with running water conducted to the house from
a spring higher up through a system Of wooden
troughs. The hathtub is of wood, enameled With
white paint.
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HOW TO MANUFACTURE PAPER
Some Interesting Facts as to Its origin
and Materials It Is Made Of
Its Many Uses.

We derive the word paper from the
Latin papyrus, the name of an Egyp.
tian plant, from which the ancients
made very desirable material for
writing Almost every species of
tough, ffbrous vegetable has at one
time or another been employed in the
manufacture of paper. Even the roots
and the bark of trees, stalks of the
nettle, the common thistle, the stem
Of the hollyhock. hay, straw, cabbage
stalks, willow, sawdust and wood shaw
ings have all been used
In the library of the British Mu-
scum there is book, printed in low
Dutch, that contains no less than fifty
eight specimens of paper, all made of
entirely different materials, the result
of one mans experiments as far back
as 1772
Whatever the material used the pa
per making process is the same: The
rags, bark or fibres must first be
made into smooth pulp, the pulp is
put into the paper machine, and in a
short time is converted into paper.
The so-called rice paper Of the Chi
nese is not made of rice The name
is misnomer that originated in a
mistake. Rice paper is ally the pith
of a water-plant known TO botanists as
the aralia papyrifera. The plant
grows, usually, to a height of twenty.
five feet. By means of long, thin.
very sharp knife, the pith is cut
around and around from the outside
towards the center The largest
sheets that can be obtained in this
way are about fifteen inches in length
and about ten inches in width These
sheets of pith have commercial
value in China, for there they are
used in the manufacture of many use
full and ornamental articles.
AS soon as the sheets are cut they
are spread out, all little holes in them
are carefully mended with bits of mica,
and they are then made fiat by pres
sure. The small, inferior sheets are
brilliantly dyed, and then sold to
flower manufacturers. On the large
sheets native artists paint quaint
bright-hued pictures of insects. birds
and flowers, and find ready market
for them, both at home and abroad.
1t would be next to impossible to
tell of all the ways in which 1t is pos
sible to use paper. We are told that
1t takes but twenty-nine hours to con-
vert linen fibre into paper carwheel.
The wheel is composed entirely of
paper rings, which, when piled loose
ly, stack as high as the shoulders of
a man of average height. These rings.
under treatment, sink to the thickness
desired, and are then securely fasten.
ed by means of bolts, and steel tire
is put on them. In Russia and Ger
many paper car-rails have already
been used to some extent. and have
given satisfaction. Enthusiastic paper
manufacturers tell us that paper
houses. paper furniture of every de-
scription and paper clothing of every
kind will be in use in the near future.
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New Opportunities.

Today we all face new opportunities
for growth in grace and in the knowl-
edge Of Christ. It is only the man of
spiritual pride that will not feel that
the hours offer to him new spiritual
chance chance to be more like
Christ when the sun goes down upon
his newly dawned day. It must be
that we fail to see the significance of
this line Of mercies so freely offered
to all men. Each morning comes with
this invitation: "Ho, every one that
thirsteth, come ye to the waters"
This Is simply the call to accept the
divine mercies of character. Every
morning is alive with that opportu.
nifty. II we do not see these mercies
1t is because we are spiritually blind.
What unconquered regions of kind
ness lie before our souls! What un.
explored fields Of divine beneyolencel
What untried paths OF conservation
These are the possibilities that God
sets before US now. Tomorrow morn
Ing should see US setting out on the
stubborn and courageous march
toward our ideal The height and
breadth and depth of the love Of God
In Christ give US an ambition equal to
the efforts of an eternity.
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The Secret Word.

One of the company leaves the
room, and the others Ak on word,
such as like sight" leave"
hear" ETC., which Is to be introduced
into all their answers to the questions
she must put to them on her return.
When the word is decided on. she is
called in, and asks question of each
N turn. In replying, every one must
contrive to use the secret word with
out emphasizing or making 1t con-
spicuous. II the questioner remarks
the frequent recurrence of the same
word III the answers, she will easily
be able to guess what 1t is The one,
from whose reply she has made the
final discovery, then in her turn
leaves the room while the next word
is fixed on, and on her return be-
comes the questioner.
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Trap Sprung.

had a funny time one morning while
making the rounds OF my traps. In
one found the door down and thought
had a rabbit. l raised the door eau
tiously and was just going to stick my
hand inside when l saw 1t wasn't a
rabbit, but some other big and woolly
animal. was scared and rushed back
for my father. 1t didn't take him long
to discover that had trapped an opos-
sun. After that l was more careful
about sticking my bare head into the
trap. 1t is lot easier to catch rab-
bits after a snowfall. always watch
fer their paths along fence or ravine
and then put the trap right in the run
way. Any boy can make a trap with
a few boards, some nails and ham
mer."
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hardt's acting; It Is the duty OF
the critical observer to specify and
define them. They are, in brief. the
ability to elicit complete and decisive
dramatic effect from situations of hor-
ror. terror. vehement passion and
mental anguish; neatness in the ad-
justment OF manifold details; evenly
sustained continuity; ability to show
a woman who seeks to cause physical
infatuatiOn and who generally can
succeed in doing SO; woman in
whom yanity. cruelty, selfshness and
animal propensity are supreme:
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log In which the markings and bark scales are
lnchned to encircle the trunk like corkscrew.
NOT IS II Always possible to make perfect boards
even II the markings of the bark are in accord
with governing rules. Native intuition, difficult
10 oenne aids considerably in selecting the best
trees The practice Of chipping" Is final test.
IN the most remote forests many miles from a
railroad 1t Is difficult to find an area even on the
crest OF mountain, that has not been penetrated
by the pioneer in search of splitting timber Far
from the nearest settlement, in the depth Of a
virgin forest the intrepid hunter frequently OBJ
serves these notchings for board trees, even when
there Is entire absence of other signs of advanc-
ing civilization.
Out of 81 trees selected and clipped, while OBJ.
serving these rules, II were discarded The re-
naming four supplied all the lumber necessary
10 complete the building operations and suffi-
cient quantity of choice boards for the mission
furnishings After saving into eight and ten foot
lengths the logs were rolled into position for split
ting Then followed the scoring preparatory to
splitting with mallet, maui and wedges In the
diagram of crosssection of piece of pine board
timber the entering wedge points the line OF the
first seam which separates the semi-circular
halves. The timber is then quartered and again
split the third time. An 18-inch log will produce
eight well-shaped bolts, the most practical and
convenient size for splitting with frow Each
OF these bolts is placed upright into oak crotch
which Is staked firmly to the ground to act as
support In prying. The cutting edge of the frow
blade Is the lower side of the tool when the
handle Is held upright with the blade resting
across the V-shaped end of the bolt The heart
is waste, which is split from the bolt with
wedge. When the cutting edge of the frow blade
is placed across these markings the upper or
broad edge of the blade is tapped gently with the
mallet. This operation starts the board BY rock
ing the upright handle to and fro the blade opens
seam and is entered deeper with little exertion.
Ten or fifteen seconds of this prying operation
will release a perfectly smooth board from the
bolt All Of the lumber used is the building oper-
ations was produced by this method.
The same process was applied to single max.
ing The 5000 A-inch boards required for roof
ing purposes, all split from 1S-inch log lengths,
were turned out by two operators with mallet and
frow in a day and half.
Other timberg required, such as the solid oak
foundation stills, the pine sleepers flooring sup
ports, the joists and the rafters, were all hand
hewn with broadax from unseasoned trunks.
The work bench for hand planning and finishing
lumber was improvised from half-log, "a inches
in diameter, mounted on two large stumps and
held In position with wooden pegs Smaller wood
en- pegs were used also, to an extent, as a subst-
tute for nails and screws In the building opera
tons. An abbreviated assortment Of carpenters
and cabinet makers tools constituted the outf.
Completed. the dimensions Of the house ere
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16x1s feet and there is second story aud also
a kitchen and bathroom annex. The wing is
eight feet wide and extends the length OF one end
of the house.
The main living room is most ingeniously ar
ranged for both convenience and comfort. 1t is
at once convertible into either sitting room.
dining room or bachelors den. In one corner
OF this room is broad, turning stairway, easy to
ascend, with rustic balustrsde, artistically de-
signed-all made Of young hickory. The varie-
gated colorings of the natural bark appear as If
oxidized, which lends q feeling of soft warmth
and comfort The coy corner is diagonally op-
posite the stairway. It's oyerhanging shelves are
at once gallery Of interesting Photographic
studies and miniature museum of natural his
tory. They are repository for a collection of
Indian pottery, flint arrow heads and implements,
queer freaks Of vegetation. fascinating bits OF
strange mineral formations, brilliant plumage of
rare Birds hawks claws, antlers and variety Of
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pupils Learn to Market.

Sixty thousand pupils of the New
York public schools will receive in
structions this year in how to reduce
the cost of living by careful market
ing and the expert knowledge of pre-
pairing cheap but good and wholesome
food.
The opening of the schools marked
a big increase In the number OF cook
ing pupils.
That the children should have prac
tical training IL the purchase Of the
materials they use in their cooking les
sons they will be taken on weekly
marketing excursions, frequently. In
dependent of the teacher. they viii BE-
permitted, after experience in shop
ming. to do the marketing for theiI
cooking class.
The marketing instructions consist
of purchases to be made in season and
In bulk and the comparison OF costi
of foods and their nutritive values.
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SMALL TRAP BAGS RABBITS
Many Boys Use Device Shown In Illus
tratlon to Capture the Festive Lit
tie CottontaiI.

Boys living in places where rabbits
are to be found are having gay times
since the snow fell trapping the Gun
ming cottontail. The device ysed is
small box about three feet long with
drop door suspended and resting in
grooves. An ordinary stick connects
the door with a trigger held in place
by another Y shaped stick. The trig-
ger has notch cut in it and extended
into the trap from small hole cut in
the top of the box Inside of the trap
and back of the trigger is placed an
ear of corn. Bunnie noses around to
find something to eat, loosens the trig-
ger and the door drops. The rabbit
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Trap Raited.

is then neatly trapped without being
injured and the young trapper can cap
ture the hare alive.
I've caught six rabbits this winter"
says a boy living near the city of
Chicago Il ate one Christmas day,
but the other five I'm keeping for pets.
At first they were badly scared, but a
couple of them have grown tame now
and am going to keep them until next
summer and then raise some young
ones.
Il have four traps set, one a double
one. l can always tell when there is
a prisoner in the trap without look
ing inside. The frost around the trig-
ger hole on top of the trap will be
melted with the rabbits breath. Some
times the trap Is sprung either by the
wind or by birds lighting on the cross
bar. It's tough to find the door down
and nothing inside.
1.-TWO years ago, when l was living
in the country near Springfield, ILL.,.
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Facts About Esau.

What can you tell me about
Esau" asked the pedagogue OF his
most promising pupil in the beginners
class.
"Esau." replied the young hopeful.
with the glib alacrity of one who feels
himself for once on safe ground;
"Esau was the fellow what wrote
book Of fables and sold the copyright
for a bottle of potash"
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woman of formidable. sometimes gen
erous, sometimes terrible menta!
force.
The woman of intrinsic grandeur
the woman essentially good and noble
she has not succeeded in portray
ing. Natures above art In that
Queen Katharine and Hermoine. fol
example. are characters beyond hei
reach. Her inadequacy in TINS rela
ton was clearly shown by her pre-
sentiment of Phaedre. She never coult
have given a veritable presentation
of Imogen, or Viola, or Juliet.
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Sarah Bernhard. as an actress.
within her natural field. is a wonder
full performer, even q genius. But
chat natural field. unhappily, is one Of
morbid eccentricity. and the better
its most typical images are present
cd the less desirable they show
themselves of being presented at all.
Representative embodiments by this
actress are "Frou-F'rou," Fedora"
Theodore" "Gismonda," "Cleopa-
ira. "Magda." Cesarlne in la Fem
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me de Claude" Izeyl and Blanche
Marie in LA Dame de Challant."
No spectator was ever benefited,
cheered. encouraged. ennobled, in
structed or even nationally entertain
ed by the prospect Of those embodi-
ments. or any one of them, and It Is
beyond reasonable dispute that the
exhibition of them has exerted a de-
plorable influence. No person ac-
Quainted with the subject has ever
denied the merits of Nine. Bern
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BUGS.

Several thousands of bugs came to
Boston from Calcutta few days ago.
There are bugs of every conceivable
shape and size and color, and they are
all hungry. They are for the use of
the government bureau Of entomology
(you do not have to pronounce that
word II you don't care to) in its fight
against the worms that destroy vege-
alton In America
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Busle-caIIs Through Mesaphones.

through a megaphone carry two OF
three times the distance of such call
b. own In the ordinary way. At the west
ern army posts, where the sending
Of bugle calls to distant points Is often
desired, megaphones and bugles are
situated at points about mile apart
and the calls are passed from point to
point
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Pain.

Pain II actually a mental percep-
ton Of nerve pressure, and your per-
ception Of 1t may be altogether dis
PEELED by some sudden demand ON
your attention, and you may forget all
about the pain--in other words. It Is
often true that pain depends on the
amount of attention you ara willing
to give to the nerve pressure record.
REV. s. N. Watson. Episcopalian,
Akron, Ohio.
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A Queer PAPER.

There Is said to be published In a
European country weekly illustrated
comic paper that is printed On CLOTH
It Is printed with ink that can be dis
solved in water, and so when the read
er has finished with 1t he can wash
of the ink and have lefi a perfectly
good Handkerchief.
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Business LIfe.

The business Of life is to become
godlike in character. Thought. feel
ing, viii, the three powers Of intell-
genee. are the potencies whose right
Of development will bring that re.
sult.-Rev. T. Edward Barr, Peoples
Pulpit. Milwaukee. via.
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BUGLE CALLS IN MEGAPHONE
Sound Carries Two or Three Times ae
Far as in Ordinary Way-Passed
From Point to Point.

The megaphone as an adjunct to the
bugle, is becoming increasingly impor.
tant In army life. Bugle-calls blown
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of bark. These scales
should be long and mar
row, and their design
should show a reason
able amount Of regu.
larity. The trend of
these patches of bark
scale should deviate
but slightly from the
perpendicular. 1t is
impossibls TO split a
perfect board from a
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fRy FLORENCE MAYl

Why don't we hear our baby's voice
A-ringing through the hall?
or see him spin his new red top.s
Or gayly toss his ball?
Wen, I'm not sure, but 1 thinR
That should we slyly peep
Into his dainty little crib
We'd find our pet asleep.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1911-04-20

wilderness. Fifty miles OF the railroad" in
either direction, describes but few isolated spots
that may be pointed to very modern map Of
the United States. One of these is in Arkansas,
among those extremely southern ragged spurs OF
the Ozark mountains. 1t is of the very little ter
ritory yet remaining to be taken up under the
homestead laws. Its boundary is Hot Springs to
the east, Mona to the west, Guda to the south
and Waldron to the north In the heart Of
this territory, In tumble OF the Brushy range,
you may still build house and boast Of your
isolation. for indeed it is possible to reside from
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He creative genius and the construc-
tive ability Of Robinson Crusoe, as
portrayed by the vivid imagination
Of Defoe, have been paralleled in the
real life of the pioneer, even during
this final period Of frontier reclama-
ton. 1t is satisfying to undertake
to verify the proverbial ingenuity
of our forefathers in a story that
tells of what is being done in this
very day by few industrious home
steaders In Uncle Sans remaining