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The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
John Smith Exsrxwhsr..

The good old name of John Smith does not suggest in English any great degree of aristocracy, but transferred to other languages it seems to climb the ladder, so to speak
 Thus, in Latin it is Johannes smithus, the Italian smooths it on in- to Giovanni Smithi, the Spaniards rem der it Juan Smithus, the Dutchman adopts 1t as Hans Schmidt, the French datten 1t out into Jean Sheet and the Russian says Jonloff Smittowsk.
 When John Smith gets into the tea trade in Canton he becomes Jovan 6himmit; if he chambers about Mount Hecla the Icelanders refer to him as Jahne Smithson; if he trades among the Tuscaroras he becomes Ton ca Smittia; in Poland he Is known as wan Schmittiweisd; should be wan der among the Welsh mountains they ialk of Jihon Schmidd; when he goes co Mexico he is called Jontn F'Smitti; if of classic turn he fingers among sreek ruins he turns to Ion Smikton, and in Turkey he is utterly disguised IS Toe Seef
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
Word contest.

The children were seated in the H. brary as it was pouring rain without Tom looked up from a book and asked: Whats the longest word?'
 'T reckon it's valetudinarianism," re- piled Ben, the dictionary" of the fam fly.
 "Oh, know a longer one than that, '' cried May, coming from the window. It's smiles-a whole mile between it's first and last letters.'
 How about a word with more than three miles between it's first and last syllables?" asked Catherine, smiling.
 Well, slip it," commanded Tom.
 ''Beleaguered, said Catherine
 Tom grinned. I've got you all," he informed. Whats the matter with trans-continental? A whole continent between it's first and last syllables."
 "Oh, I don't know" said Ben, too much satisfied. Don't you believe in- teroceanic would go farther than yours? An ocean is wider than any continent, you know.H
 Then the prize was awarded to Ben
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
EntertaInIna the puke.

That irrepressible artist, the late Phil May, saved the situation at the Savage club one night in a very hap py manner. It was an occasion when the late duke of Teck was present and on account of this royal visit the entertainment committee thought it incumbent upon them to substitute for the usual free-and-easy show strict ly conventional entertainment, which, for all the duke's good nature, plainly bored him to death
 The proceedings went on in q funereal gloom very alien to the sur roundings, till, in despair, one of the committee begged Phil May to cheer things up bit, as only Phil May could.
 Phil" asked for some black chalks and a drawing board. The duke had just become a grandfather by the birth of the present prince of Wales, but few saw Phil Mays drift as he drew, in his own inimitable style, an infant in long clothes grabbing at Q feeding bottle, till he surmounted the whole with the prince of Wales plumes.
 The duke was convulsed with laugh ter and the evening was saved.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
RED TAPE RULES IN LONDON Man Who Fell Into the Thames Re fused AdmIttanee to Police Sta
 tlons and Hospital.

The complaints made occasionally in New York of the refusal of hos pitals to admit emergency patients, some of them in desperate plight, are brought to mind by the experience of a London man who fell into the Thames the other day.
 In New York the explanation has been that the hospitals refusing to treat patients were overcrowded and 1t was impossible to accommodate an other applicant for admission. In the London case red tape appears to have been responsible for the denial of sue cor to the man who took an involun- tary bath in the icy waters of the river.
 Nothing in the testimony on the subject of the shivering unfortunate's treatment indicated that there was not plenty of room for him in which to get warm and dry his clothes.
 The story came out in a police court, when a young laborer was charged with breaking a plate glass window in the Salvation army shelter h Whitechapel road. The accused testified that after he pulled himself out of the river he had applied at two police stations for permission to have his clothes dried, and was re- ferred to the casual ward of a hos pital, but an official there would not admit him because he had no order.
 It was then early on a December morning. According to the testimony of a night watchman at the Salvation army shelter, the prisoner had asked to be admitted there about four o'clock a. m- to dry his clothes.
 When the watchman told him to call again at five o'clock, as it was against the rules to admit anyone be- fore that hour, the prisoner threw his cap at the window and broke the glass.
 The magistrate was interested in the prisoners story that he had been turned away from police station and a hospital, and declined to dispose of the case until he ascertained whether It was true.
 Another tale of red tape methods in a London hospital is told by an Ameri- can. He suffered an injury to his eye and was in great pain.
 "Can you afford to pay for the treatment?" asked the surgeon at the hospital.
 "Oh, yes," responded the American. |
 Then we can do nothing for you" said the surgeon. We treat only those who cannot afford to pay."-N. '. Sun.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
WHEN FORKS FIRST CAME IN
Italians, With Their Delicate Man ners, Were Responsible for In-
 troductlon of Implement.

It is difficult to imagine that any thing so common as a fork was at one time considered a luxury that could be afforded only by the very wealthy. Yet this is quite true. The Italians, with their delicate manners, were responsible for the introduction of the fork into civilized society. They objected to using their fingers in conveying food to their mouths, and so the fork came into use in that country. About the time of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, forks were intro duced into England. But they did not meet with favor at first. It is curi- ous how many useful inventions are
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
Removing Splinter.

hide it. Then press down hard enough to separate the nibs as shown in the Illustration.
 If you now let the pen down level with the splinter and allow the nibs to close again they will take hold and you can draw the splinter out.
 Remember that any metal thing that is to be applied to wound, such as a needle, penknife or pen, should be passed lightly through flame first, so as to disinfect it. A gas jet or a match will do.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12

at first bitterly opposed by the public In some parts of Europe forks were considered a great luxury and for a long time their use was looked upon as sin by the church.
 In Germany the ordinary people held that anyone who used fork was trying to put on airs" The clergy men considered them an insult to divine providence. They insisted that God had given man wholesome food and he ought not be ashamed to touch 1t with his fingers. But forks had come to stay. We wonder now how people ever managed to eat without them
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
III-Pald Hero

MT. French Strother. writing in the Worlds Work about c. P. Rodgers lranscontinental flight, says that financially the trip was a disappoint- ment. He received i've dollars a mile for his flight from New York to Fort Worth, and from Fort Worth to Pas sadena, four dollars mile and all the purses he could arrange for on the tide. He thus received about twenty thousand dollars from his packers and about three or four thousand dollars prize money. But his machine cost i've thousand dollars and repairs cost about seventeen thousand dollars more, so his net return was small.
 But he unconsciously summed up he significance of his flight at Pasa- lena, after he had heard the last con gratulations and had laid of the American flag they had thrown across his shoulders, when he placed his hands on his mothers shoulder and Taid:
 Never mind about the money. It font amount to much that way-but did it, didn't IF"
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12

ladders, now surged to the final as- sault- Up they swarmed like angry bees to be met at the summit by the gaunt Texans, handful now, but terrible in the last ecstacy of a sub lime and superhuman sacrifice. The awful Bowie Knife" clubbed rifles, boards wrenched from the altars of the desecrated church, such were the weapons with which this forlorn gar rison met and hurled from the walls in two short hours nearly a thousand dead and dying Mexicans And when, by sheer weight of numbers, they were at last forced, step by step, from the embattled roor of this house of heroism, they descended into the dark church to make last rally by the cot where the wounded, fever smitten Bowie lay, his pistols loaded with a farewell volley. It was here that Bowie died, trans1xed by a score of Mexican bayonets. Outside, with in sound of his leaders voice, Crock cit, gigantic and laughing to the end, his back against the barred oaken door of the church, smote with his up lifted rife until hundred enemies fell beneath his thrashing fail. And Travis, dying at his feet. could only cheer for Texas. And so they per ished, every one. And the "con- quering" Mexicans bore their bodies to the Alameda, now a part of Con- gross street. and built a pyre which was the beacon of Texas freedom. The next moon saw the battle of San Jacinto, where Houston led to vic tory his little army. crying "Remem Der the Alamo!"
 GEORGE D.. ARMIsTEAps
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
eather catnIn.

If you go to the country this sum mer gather a bunch of cat mint, or catnip as it is more famiIiarly called, and hang 1t up to dry. It will be Q dainty and desired morsel for the city pussy, who will roll over in 1t, kick herself and scratch out in every direc- ton. all in pure delight in having a taste of her favorite catnip. Tabbies who have not had taste of it for a long time will act as if they had gone really and truly mad. but they have not-it is only their way of express Ing pleasure
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
ereat sInaer,s eenerosItx.

Among the stories told by Arthur Pougin of Malibran, the great singer is one of her stay in Venice. She was to give six performances at one thea, ter there, when Gallo, the director of the Teatro Emeronito, being on the eve of bankruptcy. begged her to give two at his theater, promising her
 9120 for each. She consented, but when Gallo went to take her the sec ond payment, he entered saying: Here is the sum we agreed on" ''What sum?" she replied with an air of surprise. "Oh, the e120 for yester- days performance" T don't want your money. Take it all away and spend it on your children You shall kiss me and we'll be quits" Did the good fellow believe his ears? His two performances had brought him in e4o0 in round figures. had saved him from bankruptcy, and to crown his joy, he kissed Mme. Malibran. This magnanimity to a poor Venetian was received publicly by a frantic ovation, and crystaiized in verse, while the theater was renamed Malibran.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
GOT THERE AT LAST
sToRY OF THE sHIPWREcK AS TOLD BY A WOMAN.
There Was a Joke In It but It Took Her a Long Time to Reach the Point, According to Tale Re
 lated by s. E. Riser.

A story that s. E. Riser told at the
 recent banquet given by the Chicago
 Association of Commerce for the sons
 of members follows:
 'T told you about the difficulty of
 getting woman to see the point of a i joke. Now, there is another kind of woman. She is the woman who starts to tell you a joke and has difficulty in reaching the point of it.
 "One of the loveliest little women that I ever knew had this trouble. She had once been unfortunate enough to be in a shipwreck. The vessel on which she was a passenger had been driven upon some rocks and was rap idly pounding to pieces when the life savers succeeded in shooting a line over the upper works of the boat, thereby rescuing the passengers one at time by means of the brooches buoy There was little incident con nected with the woman's trip from the ship to the shore which she told In about this way:
 70, it was the most awful expert ence I ever had in all my life. do hope nothing of the kind will ever happen to me again, but do you know when was about half way between the ship and the shore swinging on that little bit of line and expecting every minute was going to be my last, the funniest thought suddenly popped into my mind just when I was there half way between the ship and the shore, and O. how those waves dashed and roared beneath me as swung there just as if they were go- Ing to tear me into pieces in min ute. My, it was awful But as I say, [ was there half way between the ship and the shore when this funny thing came to my mind of all the places in the world. can't imagine why it came to me there. You know my husband always treats me like a mere child, he doesn't let me handle the money and wouldn't even allow ne to go around and buy a piece of Tteak, but just as I was there about talf way, as I say, this funny thought struck me-and my, it was dark, aw- lul darki
 "'Well, as I was there, say, swing ng on this little bit of rope about. half way between the ship and the shore, md suddenly this funny thought came 70 my mind. Now, the captain, I thought was coward the minute we got on the rocks, because he gave up, put the mate was one of the bravest l nen ever saw in my life. But there 1 was half way between the ship and he shore and with nothing but that | little bit of rope between me and | ieath, expecting every minute to be | he last minute of my life, and sud Ien1y this funny thought sprang into | my head and was thinking also that my children would have a stepmother inside of a year if I was drowned, and, Q, how it thundered and frightened, md my, how wet was, never was 70 wet in my life. I sometimes think t runs in our family, because I had ! cousin drowned at sea We'll, as I Jay, there I was, about half way be- tween the ship and the shore, swing Ing there, and suddenly the thought popped right into my mind just as suddenly as if some one had spoken it to me right out suddenly the thought popped into my head there, Well, I had the brooches on for once Snyhow.'"
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
Knew One of Them.

Gadabout was boasting of his exten- sive acquaintance. No celebrity could be mentioned unknown to him. He was intimately acquainted with all of them. Finally Dobson inquired:
 Did you ever happen to meet the Siamese twins ?"
 Gadabout reflected a moment and then said:
 ''Well, I am not quite sure that met both of them, but knew one of them very welISaa -y-su. str
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
sPLINTERs IN YOUR FINGERS
New Pen Nib Makes Excellent substI- tute for Pair of Tweezers-FJrst
 Dlsinfect 1t.

When you get splinter in your finger it is sometimes possible to get at it by pressing the point of needle under 1t, but unless you have delft fingers or pair of tweezers you may not be- able to pull it out even then.
 A new pen nib is very good sub stitute for pair of tweezers. Lay the nib over the splinter so as to
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
Twn ExoantInna

The music master says very aRably. Now, you see, children, in a marcA wO always have four beats to a meas ure, to accommodate the step; for don't know anything that has three feet except. perhaps. milking stool" -0F a yard stick" adds bright girl ln the back row
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
More poIIee for New York.

The police department of New York asks the board of estimates to appoint one thousand more policemen for next year in that city, and to grant an ap- propriation of S2,50O,OOO additional for the department. The appeal is urged on the ground that London. with only one-third more population than New York, has almost double the number of policemen.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
IntendInq ImmIqrants Turned Back.

About two hundred and fifty thou sand immigrants are turned back every year by the immigration ofii- cials of this country. To guard the ports and boundaries against those to whom the law forbids entry, the gov ernment employs nearly two thousand trained men.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
LIobtnIno's Freak.

A strange freak of lightning Is re- ported from France. During a recent thunderstorm the lightning struck three byres in village in the depart ment of the LoireJ killing of the cows In each byre that were lying down IS in all-while all those standing up escaped unhurt.
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
Looking for the worst.

''Bliggins is a confirmed pessimist" 'sYes, The only time he feels sure of seeing any sunshine in life Is ground hog day"
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
rsss of Ambition.

The true test of ambition ia, How docs tt stand disappointmentsf
The Holbrook news., 1912-04-12
AAAA0 RHzzA-

s soon as plans. designed by State Superintendent of Pub lie Buildings and Grounds A. B. Conley, and approved by
 Governor CoIouftt can he car-
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

The Fillmore Street Whist club will
entertain at the Country club at L
o'clock luncheon for Mrs. John c.
Harmon, who leaves Sunday for Hon
olulu. Guests of the club will be Mrs.
Sumner Pierce of Junction City, Mrs.
Charles Kleinhans of Junction City,
Mrs. Julia E. Thompson and Mrs. c.
w. Merriam
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23
Itch! itch! Itch!

What long nerve-racking days of
constant torture-what sleepless
nights of terrible agony-itch-itch
itch, constant itch, until it seemed
that 1 must tear off my very skin
then
Instant relief-my skin cooled,
soothed and healed
The very first drops of Odd. Pre-
scription for Eczema stopped that aw-
full itch instantly; yes, the very mo-
ment Odd. touched the burning skin
the torture ceased. A 25c bottle
proves it.
Odd. has been known for years
as the only absolutely reliable eczema
remedy, for it washes away. the dls-
ease germs and leaves the skin as
clear and healthy as that of a child.
All other druggists have ODD.
Prescription-go to them II you can I
come to us-but don't accept some
big profit substitute.
But if you come to our store, we
are so certain of what d. D. D. will do
for you that we offer you full size
bottle on this guarantee:-f you DO
not find that it takes away the itch
AT ONCE, it costs you not a cent
Geo. w. Stansfield, druggist, 632
Kansas ave-, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23
Valuable Aids For
Complexion and Hair

Lovely compilations will be immune
from tan or freckles during warm wealth
er if a Spurmax lotion be applied to the
skin once a day. This fotion. is invisible
when on and will not spot from perspira :
ton To make, dissolve ioucese of spur
max in = pint witch hazel COR hot water)
and add teaspoonfuls.5 5glycerine- The
spurmaX lotion is superior to powder and
will make smooth and clear rough,
blotchy or oily skin.
teaspoonful of canthrox dissolved ia
a cup of hot water is ample mixture for
& satisfying shampoo, and even though
the cost be trifling, nothing else can COM
pare with it for restoring the soft fluff
and brilIiance to brittle. faded hair. Can
throX is also an excellent tonic for I'm
healthy scalps and starved hair-roots.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

Mrs. w. r. Harshbarger will enter
tain the seniors of Washburn college
Friday evening at her home on College
avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

and its going to become more annoying
every day until you begin to use HAYS
HAIR HEALTH.
Then you'll see the Dandruf disap-
pear entirely from your scalp.
HAYS HAIR HEALTH will keep
1t out and keepyour scalp clean and your
hair healthy.
Don't delay-start now and be one of
the thousands of grateful users of it.
Il wish to recommend the very high quality
ofHAY'S HAIR HEALTH and tell you that it
has relieved me entirely of Dandruf and Itching
Scalp, that for the asst fifteen years have caused
me great deal of suferinE." s
GEO. w. JAMES. Chicago, Ill
500 and so at Drug Stores or direct upon re-
ceipt of price and dealers name. Send 10c. for
trial bottle.-Philo Hay Spec. Co.. Newark, N. J.
Arnold Drug Co., Campbell Drug Co., A
G. Klingaman, J. p. Rowley, Brunt DRUG
Co. G. w. Stansfeld. Campbell. 7o4 KS. ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23
The demons of the swamp

are mosquitoes. AS they sting they put
deadly malaria germs in the blood. Then
follow the icy chiIls and the fires of fever
The appetite flies and the strength fails;
deadly typhoid. But Electric Bitters
kill and cast out the malaria germs from
the blood; give you a fine appetite and
renew your strength. After long suf-
fering," wrote VIM Fretwel, of Luca-
ma. N. c., three bottles drove all the
malaria from my system, and I've had
good health ever since" Best for all
stomach, liver and kidney ills so cts. at
Campbell Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23
Miss Quimby to Fly at Chicago.

Chicago, May 23.-Miss Harriet Quimby
the first woman aviator to cross the
English channel, will be an attraction az
Cicero Field in the opening flights which
begin May 30 and last four days, accord
ing to announcement of the Aero Club of
Illinois
Miss Quinby is the first woman to be
given a pilots license by the Aero CIuo
of America.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

Last night was the 10Th wedding an
niversary of DR.. and Mrs. w. S. Lind
say. After an informal family dinner.
several neighboring friends called and
small reception was held at the
Lindsay home, 1856 Western avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

The ladies' meeting at Mrs. c. w.
Snyder's home will begin tomorrow
morning promptly at 10 O'Clock. All
visiting women and wives of Topeka
bankers are invited and are requested
to be there promptly in order that
the program may take place as sched-
uled.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

The Sorosis club will have it's annual
field day with Mrs. H. w. Roby, 2101
Kansas avenue. The meeting will be-
gin Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Topeka state journal., 1912-05-23

The Altruist club of the Central
Congregational church entertained at
dinner last night for DIR. and Mrs.
Sheldon and Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Stan
ley. The club colors, crimson and
white. were used in flowers. salads and
ices, and the dinner was prepared and
served by a committee appointed from
the Altruist club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-07-26
LEGAL

of said alley to the north line of lot No
JAY (three hundred forty-nine) Market
Street in said Addition; thence east along
the north line of lot numbered three hun
dred forty-nine (349) in said addition to
south along the east line of Market Strteet
to the center line of Sixth Avenue, extend
ed; thence westerly along the center line
OF Sixth Avenue, extended, to it's intersec-
ton with the east line of Benson'S Addi-
ton, extended; thence south along the
east line of said Benson's Addition to the
north line OF Tenth Avenue; thence west
erly along the north line of Tenth Ave
nue. to the place of beginning.
In the City of Topeka, Shawnee County,
Kansas. ]. B. Billiard, Mayor. Attest:
c. B. Burge, City Clerk. Seal
The report OF the appraisers on the east
side park, KLEIN Tract" was then read.
A protest against the purchase of the
Klein Tract for park purposes, signed by
L. ]. Darr and number of others was
presented, read and placed on file.
A protest against the purchase of the
Klein Tract for park purposes, signed by
NJ. H. Huber and a number of others
was presented, read and placed on file.
A protest against the purchase of Klein
Tract for park purposes, signed by j.
Vetter and a number of others was pre-
scented, read and placed on file.
The Mayor then gave an opportunity
to those present to submit their objec-
ton by those present, on motion of Com
missioner Stotts, the special meeting ad-
journed until 500 o'clock p. M, Tuesday,
August 18th, 1912.
[SeaL1 c. B. BURGE,
City Clerk.