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The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Passengers nLuekx Escape"

A traveller in one of the London tubes attempted to board a train after It had started and the gates were closed. He got his feet under the gate md hung on until the train ran into
 he tunnel. Here he was knocked of, md but for the prompt action of the sngineer he would have bad both legs gut of. He wrote letter of complaint 70 the company, whereupon they had Jim summoned" for breaking one of It's regulations, and the court fined aim $2.5O and costs, which amounted Q S3.10. The item describing the case n the London Times was labeled "A Lucky Escape" Evidently from 8 heavier fine.-New York Press.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
An Idle Threat.

Then" he cried tragically, "thel you reject me? And for my hated rival?"
 "Yep," she answered coldly, but colloquially. "Yep to both questions" ]"
 "Ha! Then I owe the fellow a grudge. I have long owed him $10. And now will pay both debts at once and he will fall deadl"
 Lighting his cigaret at the hall gas jet, he departed with mocking laugh. But the beautiful girl was not alarmed. She knew he could never carry out his devilish scheme. For she knew that he never had $10 in his whole. life.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

~ ARIS.-The most notable fea-
 ture of the Paris summer sea-
 son is the Russian ballet, at
 the Chatelet theater. We have
 now had five or six seasons of Russian pallets, here in Paris, but the novelty has not lost any of its charm; the Parisiennes seem, on the contrary, to become each year more and more enthusiastic about these wonderful dancers and their amazingly artistic surroundings.
 On the first night the Grand Duke Boris was present with a party of friends in a prominent box and, close by, the British embassy party, with the young prince of Wales very much In evidence, writes Idalia de Villiers In the Boston Globe. In another large box Mime. Paul Bourget, the charming wife of the eminent writer, was enter taining a party, and on this occasion Mma Bourget looked exceedingly at tractive in clinging robe of moon light blue jet and picturesque mantle of dull blue mirror velvet, lined with ruched chiffon.
 Diamonds Worn In the CoIffure.
 
 I noticed that a great many of our leading society women wore bands of diamonds in their hair on the open Ing night of the Russian season Flat bands, which closely resemble the Greek filet in outline, but which are worn rather far back on the head in- stead of on the forehead. When these brilliant bands are worn the hair is pressed extremely simple and quite. close to the head; in fact, this may be said of almost all the best hairdressing of the present moment. It is now the fashion to show the out line of the head, and when fringe is worn on the forehead it is more often than not short and almost straight.
 Curiously enough, I noticed one or two extremely pretty women wearing their hair quite short all over their heads on the opening night. This
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Unique Clock.

A modern travelling clock shows the popular tendency to compression. It is as fiat as an unified wallet and can easily be slipped in a handbag.
 One of the newest has the clock an eight-day affair, about the size of a mans watch-a barometer and ther- mometer combined. Thus the traveller can not only tell the hour of day, but the probable weather she will have for her outings.
 In selecting one of these flat travel ing clocks, make sure of an eight-day movement.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
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Carpenters Saw.

s little notch and then a dip in the blade.
 It often happens when saving a Mece of board that the saw cut will ret choked. When 1t does the car penter just takes the saw out, turns over and uses this little notch as a Iort of thin hook, which will pass free y through the saw cut, and yanks the obstruction out.
 On the better class of wooden planes, lear the front of the top, there is placed a small button of hard wood or eather. This is for the carpenter to ap on with his hammer when he Is adjusting the blade. On the modern planes that adjust the blade with a Icrew at the back this tapping Is not necessary.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
The Prairie Wolf.

''Why do you refer to your favor lte candidate as the prairie wolff"
 Well, it's customary to give pop nlar aspirant some animal name. And he's one of those fellows who man. age to get just out of gunshot range and then bark and holler till nobody san sleep"
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

fashion was very popular several years ago and 1t Is style which wom- en of small and pretty features find becoming, but 1t is a strong measure to cut ones hair quite short, and I am of opinion that the heads saw at the Chatelet represented the eccentric 1ty Of individual taste rather than the herald of a possible revival.
 A great many black and dark blue evening gowns were worn, and in all cases these toilets were covered with rich embroideries, which sparkled and glittered under the soft light of thousand lamps. The keynote of our fashions of today, so far as evening gowns are concerned, is sparklel It is the age of eclectic extravaganza, but there are moments when one feels in- clfned to gasp at the sight of embroid- cries covered with diamond facets and with seed pearls massed together in reckless profusion. Never were jet embroideries more popular for eve ming dresses than this season and the rage of the moment is moonlight-jet which gives lovely metallic tints in strong light.
 At the Mirabeau.
 The Hotel Mirabeau in the rue de la Paix is favorite meeting place of the Parisiennes this season. It is a convenient place, for every one finds it necessary to pass through the Place Vendome and the rue de la Paix some time in the afternoon of each day. The famous street of dressmakers rep resente Paris itself. It is en route for everywhere. At the Mirabeau I saw some rarely attractive gowns and hats and have sketched for your benefit a picturesque toque and shoulder cape which was worn by lovely American girl who sat at at the table next to ours, and who was amusing her friends with a vivacious account of her i'm pFessions" of Paris. She was quite young; not more than seventeen, think, and she had the proverbial American complexion of cream and pale roses. Her hair was light brown,
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
An Illustration.

''What do you think of the up lift,' MT. Dibbs?"
 "Oh, the 'uplift' is all right in it's way, but some of these modern up lift movements remind me of the strong men we sometimes see in vaudeville.''
 'fIn what respect?"
 ''There is a prodigious amount of straining and tugging to lift a weight that is comparatively light"
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

Pete-What do yer t'ink of Cheekey Bill havin' de nerve to tell dat lauy in de wayside cottage he was a sport, and never ate anything but club sand wiches?
 Weary-And did he get one dere?
 Pete-Well, he got de club, but not de sandwich.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Lovely Summer Dressee.

A lace gown, which was worn at the last Auteuil race meeting, when a heat wave was passing over Paris, was very picturesque in design and yet delightfully."- simple. The skirt was arranged in two deep fiounces, a favor ite idea this season, and on each founce there was a flat ruching of deep cherry colored taffetas to match the smart little coatee. The outline of this dress showed the gradual re- turn to fuller skirts, but the lace fiounces are so carefully shaped and arranged that they cling to the figure almost as closely as might a tightly gored skirt.
 A curious little coatee is a novelty of the moment. Paquin launched these quaint garments a few weeks ago, and since then they have rushed into popu- lar favor. In shot silk and in plain colors. such as emerald green, ravens wing blue, cerise, etc, these coatees look very attractive when worn over lace dresses, as indicated in the sketch. or over tailored skirts of thin cloth or linen.
 In a simple costume suitable for morning or afternoon wear, the ma teriaI was striped linen in dull blue and white and the skirt was slightly draped to give a pannier effect. On the corsage there were bands of toile de jouy which showed an old-world design in blue, pink and gray on a white ground and the taffeta sash had dull blue lines on white. It was
 
 tune; just the thing for an afternoon stroll in the Bois, or for an excursion into the country.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
ApproprIate Names.

In upper Third avenue E. Bum has ! bakery. In Columbus avenue Is Miss jtich, women's lingeNe. A dealer in window glass has name which may 'e read either way and it will be the anne: Leon Noel. In Boston avenue a surgeon dentist, Dr. Morg.-New fork Press.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

v-ith no trace of gold in it, and 1t was
 so amazingly glossy that one wondered
 whether its brilliant appearance was
 entirely due to the constant care of a
 clever maid or if some specially fine
 brilliantine had been cleverly intro
 duced. am inclined to think that Ma
 ture and the clever maid were re-
 sponsible for those wonderful waves,
 for the girl was perfectly turned out,
 from head to foot.
 Fit Adornment for Lovely Head.
 The picturesque toque was made of
 fine Tuscan straw, and the shape was
 so supple that 1t nodded itself round the lovely little head. The only trim ming was an exquisite gloire de Dion rose, placed almost in front, but the foliage of this rose was of a rich brown tint, and so cleverly arranged that 1t gave an appearance of height to the side of the toque. The little man. telet was made of old-rose silk, which had a dull surface, and the hem stitched frills were in silk muslin in the same shade. These mantelets are the fastest rage of the ultra-ex- elusive Parisiennes, and 1t Is certain that the dainty little garment worn by the lovely "bud" had just come from the atelier of either Paquin or Doucet, for both these dressmakers are mak- ing a speciality of them The curious part of the matter was that the charming mantelet was worn over a perfectly plain and very clinging dress of black taffetas. It was a curious combination, especially for a young girl, but entirely successful.
 Tn the same party there was a pret- ty fair girl who was dressed from head to foot in ivory white. AS I looked at her and noticed the fact that she attracted universal attention, felt more convinced than ever that the girl, or young married woman, who early decides on making a speciality of white costumes is exceedingly wise It has long been realized that pure white costumes give better effects than any others at such fashionable resorts as Trouville, Biarritz and San Sebastian. But it is not everyone who realizes that pure white costumes are eminentIy suitable for afternoon wear during the Paris season. White silk finished linen. white shantung, fine white serge. To obtain really good ef- fects great 'care must be taken to car ry out the white scheme in every de- tail; white shoes and stockings, white gloves, pure white costume and ex- quisitely fresh white blouse With this spotless toilette, large picture hat could be worn with the best re- suits
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
A Terrible Fix.

,"What Is the proper thing for a man to do when his wife asks him for money and he hasn't any?" queried Nuwed.
 "Oh, there isn't any proper thing to do in those circumstances" replied Oldwed. Anything he does will be Erong"
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
How January Gets Name.

January derives its name from the Roman god Janus, who was repre- tented with two faces; one was the ace of an old man. typifying the past rear; the other that of a youth, in 'eference to the new year.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
How Hens Eat

Grandpa invited Dorothy to go with tim to feed the chickens, the morning liter her arrival at the farm. On her ,eturn to the house she inquired shy H: Grandpa, do all hens eat with heir noses?"
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Name to Fit.

''What did you call that cha12' Parsley"
 ''But that isn't his name" ~I know it; just dubbed htE7 that because he is always in the so6p."
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
GOOD POINTS ABOUT TOOLS
Many Little Things That Boys Do Not AIways Understand-Use for
 Notch on Saw.

Boys that use tools do not always know what all the smaller parts of he tools are for. For instance, on the back edge of every good saw there
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Not Really Extravaoant.

I am aware that many women cher ish an idea that white costumes, care fully carried in every detail, are ex- travagant- I do not deny that a cer- f" amount of money must necessar- ilv Oe set aside for the cleaners bill and also for daily renewals of gloves, etc. But then, on the other hand, white costumes do not date them selves. The girl who Is known to make speciality of all white toilettes does not require a number of differ ent dresses, for each one looks very much like the other. What she needs Is spotless purity in every detail, and absolute freshness. I have often gone into the subject with friends and have over and over again proved to them that a girl in smart society can hold her own even at such a fashionable place as Trouville with three or four white suits, provided always that she has in her possession an almost unlim- tied supply of white gloves and sev- eral pairs of beautifully made white shoes. The selection of hats which can be worn with white costumes is practically unlimited, but for the morning nothing looks better than a white straw trimmed with snow white wings
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Invariably.

rPa, what's political knaver5?" -What the other sides doing, my na."
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06
Combine to FIuht Pine Beetle

A number of associations have been ormed in tha south to combat the hne beetle.
The Holbrook news., 1912-09-06

N ARIS.-The most notable fea- ture of the Paris summer sea-
 son is the Russian ballet, at
 the Chatelet theater. We have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
PATIENT MAN WAITED
THIRTY YEARS FOR BRIDE

Topeka. April 19.-After waiting
80 years, Edward Griffith, Of Elmont,
a wealthy farmer, and Florence Kid
die, OF st. Louis, were married here.
Griffith is a son Of a pioneer settler
OF Shawnee county and an extensive
land owner. In the little country
school a close friendship was deyel
oped by young Griffith for Florence
Archer, to his mind the prettiest CIR
in the district. This grew into q
juvenile courtship and there was a
matrimonial pact which Griffith never
violated.
Then Florence Archer moved from
the district She went to St. Louis
and was married. But out on the
Shawnee county farm Griffith never
forgot the promise to the girl. All OF
Grifith's time was devoted to farming
and stock raising and he became
wealthy.
One day the. Elmont man learned
that his boyhood sweetheart was free.
The old courtship was renewed and
the correspondent resulted In the
completion of the romance Of quar-
ter of a century ago.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
1876 TOWNS IN u. s. GOT
LIBRARIES DURING 1911

CHICAGO, April 19.-Tho American
Library association has Issued, In It's
March bulletin, published In Chicago,
a detailed list OF the important gifts
and requests to American Libraries
during 1911. The total cash dona'
tlons amount to $3,364,S2269, which
is nearly $l,500,000 more than was
given in 1870
OF this amount, Andrew Carnegie
gave $2,326,370, which is more than
double the amount donated by the
ironmaster to libraries in the previous
year. One hundred and thirty-six
towns and cities in the United States
and % In Canada were the recipients.
The majority are in the middle west
and the south and in the province OF
Ontario, although nearly every state
IN the union is represented in the list,
Gifts other than money include 65'-
SIS volumes, six sites for library
buildings and seven buildings present
ed for library purposes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
IMPORTS CHINESE DUCKS,
TRAINED TO CATCH FISH

MINNEAPOLIS, April 19.-Fishing
as practiced in China ID a possible
sport at Lake Minnetonka this spring
E. c. Best has bought nine Chinese
ducks from E. +. Hopkins on Commits
sion Row, and will put them on. the
big pond at Orono, Lake Minnetonka.
The Chinese tie a fishline to the leg
OF trained ducks such as Mr.. Best has
bought, and put the ducks on the
water over the fishing beds. When
the trained duck feels tug 1t pad
dies for the shore, dragging the fish.
The ducks are as strong as a goose,
says Mr.. Hopkins, and can pull FISH
ashore easily.
The ducks are blue-black body, have
gray breasts, and red feathers about
their bills. The ducks Mr.. Best has
bought are young and have tufts of
hair on their heads. AS they grow
older, MIR. Hopkins says. the hair dis
appears and the ducks get red in the
face and all over their heads. The
ducks are something entirely new on
the row.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
WILL NOT NAME HIS,
YOUNGEST TILL ELECTION

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, pril 19.-If
William II. Taft was a Democrat he
might have the honor of bestowing
his name on the youngest of the IA
Zappenfield children OF this city, but
since Papa Zappenfield is a Democrat
and Taft a Republican, Zappenfield
declares that the newest baby, who
is just week old, will have to wait
until along in next November for his
first name.
I'm afraid I'm going to have to
call that youngster in there Champ
Clark Zappenlheld or Judson Harmon
Zappenfield," Zappenfield said.
"You see. have one son named af-
ter the only Democratic president in
the last q years. There's Arthur
Grover-named after Cleveland, you
see-and there's Bryan Zappenfield,
but | picked the man he was named
after to win, and lost. So this time
I'm going to wait until after the cleo
ton and be sure"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
TEACHING MAGPIES WORDS
AIDED BY PHONOGRAPH

MILWUKEE,1 April 19.-Teaching
magpies to talk is one or the pleas
ant tasks Keeper Edward II. Bean OF
the Washington Park ZOO has taken
upon himself. Ten OF the birds were
donated to the aviary recently by the
Washington Park Geological society,
and for experiment Mr. Bean will en-
deavor to teach at least a few OF
them to speak.
Mr.. Bean proposes to use phono-
graph records. BY leaving the talk
ing machine in the cage for a few
weeks he hopes he will be able to
develop several maybe linguists.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
HORSE HELPS MASTER
HUNT FOR MUSHROOMS

DAYTON. o., April ia high
, stepping saddle horse that hunts
mushrooms and finds 'em for its own
er is a priced possession OF Col. A.
A. Thomas, legal counsel for Dayton
corporation.
Thomas is an accomplished mush-
room hunter and on his excursions az
ter the elusive fungi lately has been
in the habit OF going horseback. The
horse has developed nose" for the
sprouts and comes to a dead stop
when he sees one, to allow the rider
to dismount and uproot the sponge"
i, The attorney has been offered a
large sum for the animal but he will
not sell.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
UTAH WAGES WAR
ON LOAN SHARKS

SALT LAKE CITY, April 19.-To
make smooth the path or the borrow.
er, the legal authorities of Salt Lake
county are making war on concerns
which walk the border line OF the law
and sometimes overstep the line In
exploiting the needy.
The secretary of one loan and In
vestment company which makes a spe-
cialty of rural business was arrested
a week ago on the showing OF a
Cache county farmer that he had
made heavy money payment and
delivered q mortgage on his farm
without getting the loan promised.
Investigation of evils led the attor-
ney across the trail of the so-called
loan sharks" He found evidence OF
numerous violations of the usury
laws. The sharks" took warning,
and have either closed their Offices
or announced that they have dropped
everything but their collection"
business.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
NERVOUS PEOPLE MUST
r CURE THEMSELVES
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Up the Strength of the Disordered Nerves.

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-19
Find Hunter In Tree Ton.

FREMONT, Neb., April 19.-Frank
Stribbling,. who went hunting duck
and was supposed to have been
drowned in the Platte River food,
was located in the top of tree, two
miles out In the river. He had been
caught by the rising waters and
climbed the tree.