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The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
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Eight Women Lunch With Eight Dogs

Alderbourne to his friends from Pe- king, who were allowed to bring their beautiful mistresses to share the ban quet.
 Besides Vi-Sin, there was Toto, Mime. Wu, Wu Ting Fang, Pin-Kee, Ti-Tu Ehr-sin and Fah-Sin, who accom- panied respectively Mrs. William Shannon, Mrs. William D. Bedding, Mrs. A. Radcliffe Dugmore. wife of the celebrated African explorer; Mrs. Carl E.. Ackley, who accompanied her husband on a two-year African hunt ing expedition and personally shot the largest elephant ever killed; Mrs. Edward Woodward, Miss Hattie Wood and Miss Doonja de Mitkiewicz-Hol- land, a daughter by Mrs. Hollands former marriage to a Russian noble man, the Count de Mitkiewicz.
 Vi-Sin's costume consisted of knot of pink roses at his collar, matching in tint Mrs. Hollands gown. The place-cards were small dull-hnished photographs of the host himself, taken in a variety of poses.
 The entire menu was Chinese, evolved from the brain of Chinese caterer and prepared by the hands of Chinese chef. The musical pro- gram was dispensed with, owing to lack of harmony between the samo- sens and the vocal ranges of Vi-Sin and his chums.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

laundry, where more than a dozen cats sleep during the day and at night wan der through the alleys looking for food. At a small store at 517 Wells street, a large wild tramp feline makes its home in the flooring, coming out only at night. It has defied all efforts at capture.
 Only few days ago a large down town restaurant was renovated. In the cellars nearly two score of stray cats were found. Thirty-five of them were sent to the Humane society which maintains a large cattery, sorts out the best of the felines and finds homes for them and chloroforms the remainder.
 According to statistics one female stray cat will bring from ten to fifty kittens into the world each year. Throughout the entire city the cat pop ulation is increasing rapidly and even in the newer districts owners of pet cats, in giving kittens to their friends. are laying the foundation for a future pest of homeless felines.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

WASHINGTON. - Raising bamboo w for the market is a new industry that the department of agriculture has succeeded in launching. The re- port of the flourishing condition of the bamboo plantation haS come from Florida to David Fairchild, chief of the bureau of foreign plant introduc- ton. The establishment of the crop is the result of more than four years hard work. The department also has found a way of shipping the bamboo so that the young plants will grow, and this has been the hardest part of the problem.
 Raising bamboo commercially has been a fiourishing industry in Japan for years. It was felt for long time that it was a business that ought to do well here, because 1t furnishes a quick growing timber that is suscep- tible of a number of special uses. There is as much difference between
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
CAN'T SEE FIRE; ENDS LIFE
HaItImore Man Kills Himself When He Is Unable to Rush to
 Blaze.

Baltimore, Md.-Heartbroken over the fact that a disease of the eyes made 1t impossible for him to run to ires as he had been doing for three score years, Samuel T. Dukehart. long leader of the Veteran Volunteer Fire men and one of the best known figures 1t big fires in Baltimore for over half century, sent bullet into his brain turing the night at his home.
 He was found dead the other morn Ing. When the bells changed for the ire at the Eutaw house he felt the summons to go, but he had not strength, and his eyes were burning with an intense pain that almost blind. sd him Never before had he missed ! fire.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

4 VETERAN Washington core "A spondent of a metropolitan news paper was telling some of his expert ences in the national capital to a group of friends the other night. Dur ing the conversation one of the group happened to mention that the great est and most spectacular of all scenes in deliberative body is a fiilibuster, and this drew forth the following com ment from the newspaper man:
 whenever the organizers of a f1Ii- buster force have an all-night session It is a picnic for the denizens of the national capital, who flock to the big temple of legislation in the hope of seeing and hearing sensational cpl sodes.
 "In the days when Tom Reed of Maine was speaker filibusters by the Democratic minority were far more frequent than now and were marked
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Not Profitable.

Brazil, Ind.-George R. Shultz, jus ice of the peace, quit the police court business in Brazil, owing to lack of profit MT. Shultz says that he heard IA cases in police court before one nan paid his fine. and tried 21 more before he obtained another fee. He made four transcripts of cases to the circuit court and obtained four dol ars for the work, but during the time le kept two drunks in jail he sup ported their wives and children with contributions from the citizens.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Little Indiana Tots in EIopement

INDIANAPOLIS There was no other construction the off cers at headquarters could put on it. And they remarked laughingly that the leap-year spirit is getting some pretty young recruits, when they had seen to it that Miss Opal Johnson, three years old, and J. P. Grady, four years old, had been sent home, wind ing up a runaway that had been sug- gested by Miss Opal.
 After the youngsters had been taken to headquarters by Patrolman Thomas O'Brien, who found them, Matron Whitman administered a diminutive and much-moderated third degree" 1" She found finally that Miss Opal was the granddaughter of Kale Johnson, and that J. P. was the son of Jack Grady, who was called.
 Miss Opal admitted, under fire, that she and J. P. @wuz sent by J. P.'s mamma to det some buttamilt to dink."
 And then she waxed more confden- tial:
 q. P. huyed some apples n we ct
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
ICES FOR THE SUMMER DAYS
Refreshing and Cooling Dishes That Can Be Made Without Much
 Trouble.

Five Threes.-Three oranges, threl bananas, three cups granulated sugar three pints of water, whites of three eggs. Dissolve sugar in water, ther boil about three minutes. Set aside to cool. Peel and mash bananas, squeeze juice from oranges. Mix with the cooled syrup, put in freezer; when about two-thirds frozen add the beaten whites of eggs and finish freezing.
 Orange Ice.-Six large oranges, one lemon, two pints of water, two cups of granulated sugar, whites of two eggs. Squeeze juice from oranges and lemon, dissolve sugar in water, then mix all together; put in mold and freeze; when nearly frozen stir in the well-beaten whites of eggs and give a few more turns to freezer in order to make it smooth and creamy.
 Lemon Ice.-Juice of six lemons, one orange, one-half pound sweet al- monds, three cups granulated sugar, two pints of water. Dissolve sugar in water, add lemon and orange juices, blanch and pound to paste the al- monds, stir into other ingredients and freeze.
 Pineapple Ice.-One can shredded pineapple Cor enough fresh pineapple to make as much as a can contains), |, three cups granulated sugar, two pints of water. Dissolve sugar in water, mix with pineapple and freeze.
 Strawberry Ice.-One pound fresh strawberries, three cups of powdered sugar, two pints of water, one lemon. Stalk strawberries, put in colander and let water run over them to re- move any sand; if perfectly clean omit washing. Sprinkle lemon juice over berries and let stand five minutes, then mash them with wire potato masher, dissolve sugar in water, mix all together and freeze.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
One Million Stray Cats in Chicago

HHICAGO.-There are 100000 V homeless cats in Chicago.
 Herein lies a problem that soon must be given serious consideration, in the opinion of Hugo Krause, secre- tary of the Anti-CrueIty society.
 As Constantinople collected all it's stray dogs and placed them upon an island in the Mediterranean, there to starve to death, so Chicago must de wise some plan of ridding itself of the half-starved felines that infest every alley and practically every building in the older portions of the city and are found in hundreds in the basements of loop buildings.
 The Anti-Cruelty society has no means with which thoroughly to per form the task Officials of the dog pound are said to have refused to un- dertake it because of the old super stition that the exterminator of a blacA cat will ever after be unlucky.
 Something must be done immedi- ately, either to provide homes for these stray cats or to exterminate them," said MT. Krause the other day. ''Their half-starved condition, for they feed chiefly at the alley garbage pails, demands that some action be taken. This alone, regardless of the fact that they are a menace to health, is suf- fcient reason"
 Over in North Halsted street there Is one building, recently vacated by a
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
THESE WILL TICKLE PALATE
Home Made Bonbon for Luncheon New Way to Serve Apple
 Salad.

A homemade bonbon of a spring luncheon is achieved by dipping big strawberries with the hulls on them in fondu such as is used for cream candies. This may be the boiled or unboiled variety made from confec- tioners' sugar and white of eggs. Let the cream harden, but do not keep too long, as the strawberry soon spells. Keep in a cold place.
 Apple salad seems a rather poor excuse to most persons, but is at least artistic if served in the highly pol ished apple shells. Scoop out the con- tents, cut into small pieces and mix with equal parts of finely shredded celery and a well seasoned mayon- naise. Fill the hollow apples and gar. nish the tops with shredded red and green peppers.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

CLEVELAND, O.-When Mrs. Tim V othy Clancy, 7713 Superior avenue, returned to her home early the other morning from a call upon friends in the neighborhood she found the front door damned so she could not unlock it. Glancing through the dining-room window she saw two burglars at york.
 She didn't scream or run. She calm ly proceeded to raise the dining-room window and just as calmly proceeded to climb in. The burglars fled, all though Mrs. Clancy is slight and weighs no more than 100 pounds.
 The burglars chose a rear door for their exit, brushing by Mrs. Clancy's mother, Mrs. Catherine Carpenter, and her sister, Mrs. Arthur Dove, who had run around to the back when Mrs. Clancy started to climb into the window. The burglars kept right on going, however, and disappeared over the alley fence. They took $665 worth of loot with them.
 The apartments of Mrs. Clancy are
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

courses in mathematics answers to inquiries indicate that boys are much more inclined to elect such courses than girls are"
 In Investigating the relative mathe- nautical ability of the negro race, an examiner was sent to eleven we'll known negro schools and colleges in the south.
 Five of the schools feel that there is no difference due to race. Two are of the opinion that negro students generally are not the equals of white students. One school was not able to make any comparison. Three did not reply to the question regarding a com parison of the races. Replies were made by both white and negro teach CTS who have had years of experience in negro schools and in some cases in white schools
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16

NEW YORK; history-making so- " cial event took place the other aft ernoon at the Vanderbilt hotel.
 As the Chinese clock in the Chinese room struck two, there sat down to luncheon eight Chinese doggies and eight American women. Yes; to- gether-a lady and dog, lady and a dog, alternately, all round the table.
 It took some effort on the part of Mrs. Arthur L. Holland, who gave the party for her Pekinese, Vi-Sin of AL derbourne, to persuade the manager to close the Chinese room to the public for the afternoon and insure seclusion for her aristocratic gathering.
 Pink, red and yellow carnations dec orated the oblong table, and between each lockwood chair was placed a lockwood tabouret inlaid with pearl and cushioned with satin, upon which a well-combed doggie sat.
 Mrs. Holland denied that she was the hostess. The luncheon, she de clared, was being given by Vi-Sin of
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Sent His Glass Eye to the Laundry

A LITTLE white light on the tele- "A phone switchboard in local hotel the other day gleamed brightly for a moment. Then it began to wink rap idly, as if the person at the other end of the wire was dangling the tele- phone hook in great perturbation.
 Operator" called the young wo- man at the board.
 Send me up a bellboy. Quick! HurryI I've lost something!" ex- claimed an agitated voice.
 "O-oh, what is it, burglars? Shall I send house detective?"
 ''No, just bellboy. Hurry up"
 A bellboy was dispatched posthaste and found D. A. Malcolm of Butte, Mont, greatly excited
 q left a valuable article wrapped in white handkerchief on my table" !" he exclaimed, "and it must have been taken away in the laundry. It is very valuable. Find it for me. Here's a dollar. Hurry up!"
 The bellboy, with inward mutterings at the carelessness of guests who leave diamond necklaces or gold cuff links wrapped up in handkerchiefs, hastened to the package room.
 Did you see little bundle wrapped up in handkerchief?' he gasped to the head porter
 It's just gone to the marking room. Whats the matter? What was in it?" But the boy had fled.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
RIVALS DUMAS TALE
SOLDIER TRIED NOT TO DESERT
 BUT HE DID.
Man Who Got FurIough, Faces cours Martial - Goes Away on Two Months Leave of Absence, but
 Was Gone Three Years.

Savannah, Ga.-The story told b. Private Richard Schneider, Eighty third company, coast artillery corps to a general court-martial at Fort Screven a few days ago, before which he was arraigned on the charge of de sertion, reads like a page from Du- mas
 According to Schneider's story he was serving in the Eighty-third com pany at Fort Revere, Mass, and had just taken out his first citizenship pap,rs, when ne received a letter from Austria telling of the death of his mother and the leaving be- hind of two daughters and his sis- ters, who were minors. This was i in June, 1908. He applied for and was granted a furlough for two months with permission to go abroad, his purpose being to bring his sisters back to this country with him He didn't have money enough to pay his passage back to the old country, but he was trained sea- man with a mates license, and ob- tained a job on a Hudson river boat . huQ lu6T0 d uOnln unl1 AC had passage money.
 As soon as he reached his home town Schneider was recognized by former schoolmates and was told that as he was of age his first citi- zenship papers would not protect him from compulsory service in the Austrian navy for a period of four years. He skipped over the border to France, made his way to Mar seilles and tried to ship on a French liner for New York, but as these boats carry only French crews he was unable to do so, nor did he have the money to pay his passage.
 At that port he finally shipped on an English tramp out of Liverpool, bound for Sierra Leone and Liberia. He then went on the same steamer to Las Palmas, where he was strtck- en with fever, and was in for two and a half months. Recovering, he shipped on another vessel of the same line for Rotterdam. At the latter place he reshipped on an Eng fish vessel, but finally caught a German bound ship for New York, but she filled up with oil over night and returned the next day to Rot terdam. Schneider and the crew had orders not to go ashore, for If he was caught it meant his punish ment on the other side for desertion-
 Finally he went to San Domingo and there was able for the first time In three years to ship on an American vessel. He shipped on an American bark bound for Jacksonville, Fla, where he came ashore, bought tick ct for Savannah, and surrendered him. self to the United States army recruit ing officer.
 Schneider stated that his original object in enlisting was to become an American citizen, in order that he might get a license as a sailing mas ter. He has been trying for three year. to give himself up to the army authorities, as he wanted to clear his record and get his masters license.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
SIMPLE NUT CANDY RECIPE
Wholesome Home Made Confection Can Easily Be Made by Follow
 ing These Directions.

One and one-half cupfuls of New Orleans molasses, three-fourths cup full of granulated sugar, three fourths cupful of butter, one-half pound of figs, one cupful of pecan nut meats, one cupful of shell-bark nut meats, one and three-fourths cup fuls of Brazil nut meats, one and one fourth cupfuls of English walnut meats, pinch of baking soda.
 Boil the sugar and molasses as for molasses candy until nearly done, then add the butter and continue boiling until it becomes brittle when a little of it is tried in cold water. Add the-fgs, which have been scraped and chopped fine, and the soda; also add the nuts, which should be carefully selected. When well mixed pour into a buttered breadpan of medium size. When cool cut around the edge and turn out. Di- vide into slices.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
To Prevent Fading.

The fading of colored articles is due often, not to the washing, but to The ironing. Irons that are too hot are used directly on the material, and chis will more quickly fade delicate ,olors than any amount of washing. Be sure that the article is evenly dampened and that the iron is only hot enough to smooth the wrinkles proper Iy by firm, even pressure, and you will have no more trouble from fading. Skirts should never be ironed across the gores, but up and down, otherwise the fit of the garment will be ruined.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Towels.

Shake towels out well and hang chem on the line, with their upper edges parallel with it. When they are taken down fold, immediately, and put away. No ironing will be necessary. which saves quite little time and energy. This same thing applies to cloths and wash cloths.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Walks TWO Miles at 1o5.

North Adams, Mass.-Mrs. Daniel o'Connelll, 1O5 years old, walked two niles in the hot sun on Memorial day. rom her home in Clarksburg, to dec ,rate her husbands grave in South View cemetery. She made but one top. After her return the aged pedes- rian said she felt no great fatigue.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Ii.. for staIa Bread.

Take stale, light bread and cut in .ne-half inch squares, then toast to a nice brown; put in glass jar to use in any kind of soup. It is nice sub ytitute for crackers.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
ons-Armed Burglar Routed.

Chicago.-A burglar, armed - and ,ne-armed-was routed by Miss Grace DeRoche, who struggled with him un- il he fled, when he heard other per Ions stirring in the house.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
rrv paner Raas.

Use paper bags for cooking. This saves pot washing, is most clean and sanitary and not expensive When ever pots and pans are used wash them at once.
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Blind In SprInt

Columbus, O.-Guided only by the found of a bell, boys at the state in- Ititute for the blind here ran 75 rards in eight seconds at their annual meet
The Holbrook news., 1912-08-16
Rakinu Hint.

Grease your cake pans real good, and then four them. This will pre- vent cake from sticking. Try it.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

II one of the machines Is placed in every
Sub-Trcasurv the notes can b" cleaned
without the expense Of sending them to
Washington 10 boz washed.
The government IS now arranging sys-
tom Of handling the money by which "
will be- protected from loss. Although the
number cleaned in dav will depend
largely upon the skin NJ the person on
gagged In feeding the notes into the ma
chine. n Is said that At least twenty-five
thousand pieces Of money can he handled
i'm that time.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

germs thrive had been removed. This au-
thority added that the notes would re-
main gcrnproof until they again became
saturated with milk. beer or some other
substance upon which germs viii develop
and live
Some banks give clean notes in making
change and cashing checks. Proprietors
If various department stores have become
interested in the la Indcring machine.
They realize II is said. that an ability 70
pass only clean money out across the
counter would be- with a large number OF
persons an attractive advertisements
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11

All right. then. A crisp bill can make
more noise-can't it?-than one that Is
wrinkled and shows other indications Of
having been in places and seen things 10
make It less snappy and tinctorial than
It was
Also our old bill, after it's aquatic ac-
uvities. has emerged from the machine
clean, free from germs, smooth and crisp
as new.
The crispness is restored by resinous
sizing I'm the liquid. The notes when
laundcred cannot, it is said by govern
ment experts-althOugh there are other
experts who take totally different View
be distinguished from new bills.
II has heretofore been the custom for
the redemption division of the Treasury
TO destroy all soiled notes it receives In
exchange for new bills. IT is the hope OF
those interested in the new machine TO
prove that the plan 10 launder money can
be carried on TO the satisfaction or an IN
creasingy crotchety public and at the
same time result in considerable economy
10 the government. II the machine IS
practical success the solled bills when
laundered can be put back In circulation.
officials of the Treasury Department
are OF the opinion that the laundering
machine will not only gradually result In
cleaner money but will also tend to re-
duce TO a certain extent the shortage OF
notes. which is especially noticeable at the
holiday season.
The cleaner bills WILL it is argued, have
an important bearing on the public health
as the laundered money will be free from
germs.
The government officials, and especially
Director Ralph, have been working on
tie bill cleaning machine for about three
years. Their first difficulty was In deVel-
oping inks which were absolutely fixed
It was found that the inks then USED IN
printing notes would not stand the wash
ing process and the government had 10
meet this obstacle before going any fur
ther With the laundering machine TX
perts from all parts Of the country were
consulted, and finally an ink was OBJ
taIned that would undergo the washing
process without fading or blurring.
New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
FINANCIAL FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH

II IS not known how many OF '"eso
notes can be cleaned and reissued' put 1t
js believed by Director Ralph at ieas'
one-nuarter Of them might be.
OF course. if the paper fabric IS lnJureu
,be hills cannot be cleaned, hut II t"e'
are only dirty and soft from age ana co'l-
slant use the machine II is proiiliseu' O"i
clean them and make them as Crisp "'''
fresh as though they had never bceu p'
odorjzed and ventilated, but were liis,ef''
bursting upon the world I'm the haui'"s
manner Of things that are obviously new
II IS impossible to tell how much t"o
government may save by means Oh ,"o
laundering innovation, but Dl'e,.o'
Ralph. who has worked with the sc'ei''''o
experts on the creation of the mach'"e',
figures il will cost 20 cents to WAS" "'''
iron a thousand notes.
Asked how the government "d"
tanned that the laundcred BINS were 49,
hItely free from germs. Mr. Ralph sur
that some Of the cleaned notes had pee"
submitted to the Public Health ara NC
rine Hospital Service for bacterloios'sa
examination. one OF the experts the'
ported that the bills were Tree nv"
germs because the dirt on winch NV