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The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29

Why Steel in Concrete Won't Rust.
 In these days of steel and concrete construction work on skyscraper build fngs, structural engineers are ire Quently asked what the fate of the buildings will be when the steel beams have rusted away. The best answer to that is found in the report of the surveyor of St. Paul's cathed- ral, London, who recently caused an opening to be made in the concrete of the dome in order that the condition of the great chain which binds 1t at its base might be disclosed.
 This chain has been imbedded in concrete for more than 200 years, and it was found to be as bright and per feet as when new. The reason why steel encased in concrete is prevented from rusting Is that the oxide of iron chemically combines with the cement, forming a covering of ferrite of calci- um, which Is a good protective agent.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29

shooting, are required. Lastly, there
 are the larger and dangerous kinds oi
 game, the hunting of which will al
 ways be a stimulating and exciting
 form of sport.
 In the first of these two latter cate
 gories I would place the roam ant.
 Iope, the bushbuck, the koodoo and
 sable (these two latter are not found on the higher tableland of British East Africa, but only in the bush coun, try nearer the coast), and, perhaps, the water-buck and the eland; also, of course, the bongo, a gigantic spe- cies of bushbuck, only found in the thickest jungle. Only one or two lucky and hard-working sportsmen, in. cluding Kermit Roosevelt, have so far succeeded in securing bongo head.
 The second, and by far the most in teresting, category includes the Hon and leopard, the elephant, the rhino and the buffalo. have not mentioned the giraffe. I do not think any sports man really wants to shoot a giraffe. apart from the fact that it is an ex- pensive amusement to do so, as spe- cial license fee is required for the privilege
 l have been fortunate enough to ob- tain fair specimens, after some hard work and strenuous stalking, of all the various kinds of game have men toned, some in Northwest Rhodesia and Mozambique, others in British East Africa, including buffalo and rhino. with the exception of bongo tthis animal never dared hope to get), leopard, lion and elephant. These two latter I have been close to tn thick forest or seen at distance, but never succeeded in getting shot at It is every sportsman's ambition, suppose, to shoot lion in fair stalk ing. But I am inclined to think he has been rather generously styled the king of beasts AS a matter of fact, this great carnivorous feline is, except under special circumstances, a sneak ing, crawling beast.
 I am inclined to think that the Af- rican buffalo is one of the finest game animals in the world. He commands my intense admiration and respect, and the hunting of him is, and always will be, most exciting and stimulat ing pursuit An old buffalo bull yields a horned trophy second only in weight and beauty to the Alaskan moose and the American. wapiti, and from his habits, temper and physique he is well qualified to look after himself.
 There is a good stock of buffalo left in British East Africa, and as each license only permits the shooting of two bulls, that stock is probably in creasing. They frequent the thick. grass-covered, jungly hills, are seldom seen in the open. except at early dawn or late in the evening, and so are not easy to find and get a shot at. Also their vitality is extraordinary. The amount of lead (projected, mind you, at two thousand feet or so per second from a cordite ritie) that they can carry is marvellous.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
i. THE si. SCIlAp BOOK
Blame Hard Water for Bad Tea.

6tdmS nara WaLCT TOT 6do Cds
 A German scientist who has been conducting series of experiments for the purpose of determining the relative values of hard and soft water for cooking purposes has discovered that water is very often to blame when the tea, coffee or soup doesn't taste just right
 For instance, if cocoa Is made of soft water a pleasant and rich drink is obtained which after short boiling deposits the cocoa powder. Even if the cocoa is made into a paste with Q little water and the cup then filled with hot water the largest part of the powder will precipitate and the bev- craze will still be rich and pleasant. If, however, hard water is used, flakes will at once appear and the oil in the cocoa will be seen floating on the surface of the drink. The flakes will soon settle and the beverage is far less tasty than the one obtained with soft water. Similar observations may be noticed in the preparation of soups or oatmeal, which remain faky even after long boiling. In the prepa- ration of tea the hard water causes the formation of thin film.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Saw Loose Collar Means Long Life.

Say Loose Collar Means Long Life.
 Wear a loose collar and live long in the enjoyment of luxuriant and un- fading locks. This is the prospect that Dr. Walter G. Walford holds out in the British Medical Journal An swering a correspondents inquiry as to the cause of his hair changing color, the doctor says:
 "The probable cause Is that the in quirer has not very long since en- larged his neckwear, and thus i'm proved the communication between his heart and brain and the lymphatic circulation. This is what I happened to do when I had just reached 70, when, in addition to greatly improved health my hair not only became dark CT but grew so profusely where had previously been bald, as to become quite noticeable
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Runners Made of Barrel Slaves.

shod with thin piece of iron. A half-inch hole Is bored through the center of the shaft and 8 lag screw put through and turned in the rudder piece, making 1t so the rudder will turn right and left and, also, up and down. Two cleats are nailed to the upper sides of the runners and in the middle lengthways for the persons heels to rest against.
 Any child can guide this bob. as all he has to do is to guide the rudder right and left to go in the direction named. If he wants to stop. he pulls up on the handle and the heel of the rudder will dig into the snow, causing too much friction for the sled to go any further.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Lean Year.

Beware. oh careless man. beware; this is the year of woman's right Now every frou-frou means a snare. your bonded state to expedite. And every woman starts her quest to gain a mate by force or guile; so you must halt at her request and face the dan. ger of her smile. No man SO young, so old, but he must take his chances In the fray; the female of the spe. cies, she, exempts no male she may inveigh. Be deaf, oh, bachelor, be dumb, when she approacheth with her snare; and answer not, or you'll succumb. Beware, or, careless man, beware!-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
KIIIed Rear wlth HIa Eists.

What is claimed to be the champion bear story of the season was told by William Smith of Syracuse, N. r., who returned to Boulder, Colo, recently. after hunting trip of two weeks in the mountains. Smith claims to have killed a 250-pound black bear with a blow of his fist. After the bear had killed two valuable dogs with strokes of his paws, Smith, according to his story, put on a pair of brass knuckles and swung on the bears jaw. knock ing him out. Then, he said, he beat the bear about the head and spine un- til he was dead.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
FInds a Diamond In rurkey.

A happy surprise developed at Greeley, Colo, for Mrs. Elvira Schu- maker, a widow who lives with her three small children on homestead. A neighbor had given Mrs. Schumaker . turkey for her Thanksgiving dinner. When the day set for the execution of the bird came the children had be- come so attached to the bird that the act of killing it was deferred until Christmas. But the turkey wandered out on the highway and was struck by an automobile and it's leg was bro ken It was later killed. Mrs. Schu- maker was cleaning it when she felt a hard substance in its craw. Investi- gation revealed a diamond, which was pronounced to be worth about $45. She sold the stone and bought a gen. erous supply of toys and another tur- key.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Plant Which Makes You Laugh.

A plant that causes laughter grows an Arabia, and produces flowers of a bright yellow, with seeds that resem- ble small black beans. The natives dry and puIverize them, and the pow der, taken in small doses. makes the soberest person behave like a circus clown or madman, for he will dance, sing and laugh most boisterously, and cut the most fantastic capers and be in an uproarously ridiculous condition for about an hour. When the excite ment ceases the exhausted exhibitor of these antics falls asleep, and when he awakes he has not the slightest re- membrance of his frisky doings.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
wonderfuI nsnow EIower.n

The "snow flower" so named be- cause it blooms only in the depth of Icy winters, is to be found growing on Siberian soil. When it opens, it is star-shaped, its petals of the same length as the leaves, and half an inch in with. A Russian nobleman took a number of the seeds to St. Petersburg. They were placed in a pot of snow and frozen earth. On the coldest day of the following January the miracu- lous flower burst through its icy GOV ering, and displayed its beauties to the wondering spectators
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Almost Reached the Limit.

The other night at a revival a long-winded brother got up and talked for an intolerable time in a most repetitious and tiresome manner. He was followed by the pastor, whose earnest words stirred the congrega- tion. A little later the minister asked stranger in the church, Are you a Christian?" "Yes," replied the strang- CT, "but I wouldn't have been much longer. if you hadn't talked just when you did"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Larue Heads and Small Brains.

Large heads do not mean large brains," said Doctor Dawson, an Eng fish physician, at an inquest recently on an infant whose brain weighed thirty-four ounces. The average weight of a mans brain is forty-two ounces. "Thackeray had a large head" he declared. land an arch bishop of York wore a size eight hat, but a man with small head may be cleverer than man with large one. The brain resembles nothing so much as a walnut, and in men of great men tai capacity the convolutions are deep"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Success of the Pasteur Treatment.

Success of the Pasteur Treatment.
 The latest report of the Pasteur in- stitute of Paris shows a continuous decrease in the number of cases O! rabies occurring or treated in France. In 1886 the institute treated 2.671 cases, of which 25 proved fatal. In 1896 1908 cases were treated, only four of which proved fatal. In 1908 the number of cases had fallen to 524. and in 1909 to 467, with one fatal case in each of these years. In 1910, 401 cases were treated, and there was no death. The earlier fatal cases ara ascribed to the fact that the treat ment was too long delayed.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Money-MakIna Cat.

Thomas Gleason of Canaan, Me-. has a cat that earns almost enough hunt ing to support a family. The cat one week, while on one of its hunting ex- petitions, brought home a mink The owner sold the hide for five dollars. This cat will quite often go into the woods, catch a rabbit, and the animal being too heavy to lug home he will gnaw it in two and bring one-haf at a time.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
SneedInn the Guest

The hostess was so weary, after an inordinately long call from bore, that when he at last rose to go she was almost incapable of coherent speech. and her verbs in consequence changed places in her final effort at hospitality. It ran as follows: "Oh, MT. Peters, must you stay7 Can't you go?"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Cheaper Than a Rridae.

A railroad engineer in Ottawa, Kan, went to a dentist to have bad tooth treated. The dentist told him that 1t would be necessary to put in gold bridge, which cost $25. The railroad man looked in the glass at the depart ed molar, and then said: Say, doctor, just put in a concrete culvert and let it go at at."-Topeka Capital.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Move to Aid the Poor.

The government has undertaken to solve the high cost of living in Vienna by making grant of $250,000 year for ten years for the erection of dwellings of medium size.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Potato Considered European.

It is a curious thing in connec- ton with the renewed interest re- garding South America potato cultiva- ton that along the east coast of South America the tuber is considered a European vegetable, and is cultivat- ed only by those gaining their expe, rience from the old world.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Unkind Inference.

"Now, caddy," said the clergyman about to start of with his golf game. ''T'm very particular when on the links, and don't want you to open your mouth during the game" "Then I takes it, sir" replied the boy, that you intends doin' your own swearin; siri"-Yonkers Statesman.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
They pon,t Grow Old.

There is law in Germany that when dog or cat has passed the age of six years they must be turned over to the police to be killed Not a dozen animals are turned over a year. No matter how old cat or dog be- come the owner VOWS that the age is five years to a day
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Wanted ReIlef.

Suffering beneath the razor of an incompetent barber, the customer sig naled to the operator to halt. "Yes, sir?" inquired the barber, inclining his head. Give me gas!" said the GUS toner.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Making Use of nLuck.v

We don't deny that some men are Lucky" but at the same time did you ever notice what remarkable apti- tude they display in taking advant- age of all the Tuck" that befalls them?
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Iohnnv,a Firm Stand.

"The horse is very useful animal, !" wrote Johnny in his composition, 'but if can't have my sossiges made of pigs meet don't want no sossiges." :"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Knew Them by Ear.

Johnny" said Mrs. Lapsling, T wish you would go over to the gro cers and order another peck of those 6pitz & Berg's apples he sent us the other day"
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
NEW DOLL IS QUITE USEFUL
Little Girls Can Use It as Muff to Keep Their Hands Warmth
 vented by New Yorker.

A doll that Is also nun. or nun that is a doll, whichever way you like. has been invented by a New York man. The doll has the outward
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Irony of Fate.

Miss Helen Jones of Herford. Pa. has purchased at a bankrupt sale the farm of a man forced in bankruptcy by a breach of promise judgment in her favor.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Giants of Other Days.

While excavating the ruins of St. Piran's oratory, Cornwall, England, many skeletons have been dug up, several of them of human beings sev- en feet in height
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
HIs RusInesa.

q hear you've left Stingo 6 Co.'S" Yes. Pm in business for myself now" "What are you doing?" Look Ing for another ob."-The Pathfinder.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
aodv and MInd

A sound mind in sound body; if the former be the glory of the latter, the latter is indispensable to the for mer.-Tryon Edwards.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
True HanpInesa.

'The happiness of man in this life does not consist in the absence. but in the mastery of his passions. ."- Tennyson.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Nevertheless

Occasionally a man makes mis- take which proves to be fortunate and profitable. Nevertheless, it is not a good plan to go about making miss, takes.
The Holbrook news., 1912-03-29
Nnt un to- HIn.

Teacher-Ten me! How do you prove that the earth is round? Dull but Smart Pupil never said 1t wasl Puck.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13

Little Gents High Top shoes
Tan and black calf. heavy sole,
buckles. TO 8. 81, "a TO IL,
$3.50.
Boys Black Elk shoes
Oiled leather, l buckle. rawhide
lsces. ga to l3h. S2-5O and 81.
Children's and Misses shoes
Gun metal button shoes. high
cut. to 8, Sits, az to II, a.,
liz to 2. s2.40.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13
TRAPPED ON
TRACK, GIVES
LEG FOR LIFE
Waits for Express Train to Run
Over Him After Foot Is
Caught in a Frog
DOCTORS SAY HE WILL
GET HIS END OF SWAP
Jesse Wilde, of Midvale, n. j.,
Exhibits Remarkable Nerve in
Face of Coming Disaster

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-With his
right foot wedged In a frog OF a switch
on the Greenwood Lake division OF
The Erie railroad and an express train
gearing down upon him, Jesse Wilde,
OF Midvale, n. j., yesterday calmly
leaned back and allowed the train To
mangle his leg. IL saved his life.
Wilde Is now a patient in st. Mary S
hospital, Paterson. The mangled stub
of his leg has been amputated and he
stands good chance OF recovery
The physicians who examined him ex-
plain his escape was nothing less than
marvellous.
Wilde left his home on his way 10
work yesterday morning and was max.
ing short cut. AS he peared the rail
road track he saw train In the dis
lance. but figured that be could cross
in safety. He bounded lightly over
the ties. but on his last leap wedged
his foot in the frog He tugged and
struggled TO withdraw Il, but without
avail. He was held as though caught
In q bear trap.
His last possible chance, Wilde at
tempted 10 unite his shoe string Then
finding he could not move and prefer.
ring to lose a leg. rather than be
struck bodily by a locomotive, Wilde
leaned far back and waited for the
wheels.
The engineer saw the imprisoned
man too late TO stop. The crew hur.
ried back to him and placing him
aboard. made record run to PateT.
son. Wilde remained conscious until
the operation was performed.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13
NEW1oRK
LETTER1Aaasssas

NEW YORK, Dec. 13,-No Spug so
ciety having been organized in Brook
Ign, Mr.. A. w. j. Pohl, OF Flatbush-
ave. decided to do little spugging on
his own account. Or rather, on Mrs.
Pohrs account.
With the yuletide galloping straight
at him. Mr.. Pohl put an advertisement
In newspaper, as follows. to-wit:
My wife, Catherine Pohl. receives
ample funds to pay cash for all her
needs. will therefore not be &C.
countable for any accounts that she
may contract. A. w. j. Pohl."
The evening of the day the adver-
tisement appeared. reporter found
Mr.. and Mrs. Pohl at home Both
at home, in the same home. Both OF
them inclined to be chatty with the re-
porter but not with each other.
Said Mr.. Pohl: II don't I'm the least
mind my wife spending quarter for
q gift, but do object to having
large bill run up for me TO pay after
the holidays are over. Last Christmas
she gave I'll her relatives gifts.
thought Ii we'll TO advertise this year
and let them know In advance they
will not get any big present, as this
may save them giving Mrs. Pohl
handsome gift, expecting one in re-
turn.
Il did not tell Mrs. Pohl my lnten
ton Of putting the advertisement in
the paper, and she was very angry
In fact, she is still angry with me But
that does not make any serious differ
ence. She will get over it,
III had IL 10 do over again, think
l would speak to her first about IT,
however
Said Mrs. Pohl: Mr. Pohl is the
best husband I'M the world. but he Is
close-hstec He says other men would
do the same thing he did, only they
haven't got the nerve.
He says he worked hard for his
money. and now he is going to hang
onto II. suppose IL Is too late for me
70 try 10 change him
Ho, hum. Looks like soggy
Christmas in the Pohl hop sehold. sure
enough. ss- --a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13
TUG AGROUND, CAPTAIN
SWIMS ASHORE FOR HELP

WASHINGTON, Dec. ITO rescue
his passengers from possible shipwreck
Capt. Robert Williams plungA from
his strained vessel into the Potomac
river and swan ashore for help, with
the result that four army officers. two
women and fourteen Ell listed men early
today reached Ports Washington and
Hunt shivering but safe.
Capt Williams was In command OF
the army tug that plies between the
forts guarding the approach TO the Ma
tional Capital IL went hard aground
on Glosboro Point. Md, during a heavy
fog while the officers and men were
endeavcring to reach their posts OF
duty.
When the little vessel refused to
draw OF In spite OF all efforts its COM
man0er plunged over the side and
with clothes on. swan ashore He got
in communication with the fire patrol
boat here. which went to the rescue
Capt Williams's wife was one or the
women aboard the boat
Why are potatoes and corn like the
Pharisees OF the Billie?
A.-Because they lave eyes and see
not" and ears and hear not"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13
Clarence Proves His Affection
ny TnM r. MnaGAN

Old Aunt aSme--Howdy GLADYS,
Howdy chile l wears .tell dat yo' atm
uh-gwine t.~oIarrs-- dtst--'ar Cla'ence
6wagg2
Miss Gladys Guggles-Yes'm, Me and
Cla'ence is gwine ~ sItsslrty 'fo' tn hand
In hand on de stawmy sea o. mat-t-
mony De Cbsequtes am ANed for next
Friday eveuin' ana rs as happy as d.
day II long right now
Old Aunt Miasma = Uh-huh! Well I
admires 10 see yo join de pangs of
anticipation and 7 sholy hopes do re-
taliation VIII BE de same But--ah p
Lawd, --des men, desc men, rs done
been mar'd 70 no lessn i've ~ de.
scoun'rels In muh time, gal, and 20
KANT place no mo appsndence on 'em
dan so many. eels. dey's DAT deternal
slippery Dey talks and dey trans
olavicates. and sw'ars by De moon and
stahs dat deyll be true. but when y0'
thinks yo' has 'cm--Bim'--and deys
gone FUN yo't Woman was made 20
moan. and man was made TO see bat
she does moan. U-m IN m----ah'
Miss GLADYS Gugglbs--YasN or
kanizes right smart bout dat muh-ef
ah-kaKe re dane been fooled dat-uh-
gay n few times Already. bad muh
doubts o. Cla'ence. 'spite-uh his pro-
.oplams OF undyin' lection twcH he
look and damned muh head against
ae wall wild ferocttv dat iarrod dr
-itoasA- and den ! knowed de man rally
loved me. Yas'fn. den I Wi0wVd ~
Every mother knows that her own
.hild n superior Cos any other child IN
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13

GIrIs' skhtfnE shOes
Spartan Tan, laced. 2-buckle
tops, liz TO ,, -, y to s, $3.50.
All Felt slippers
For children, red. fur trimmed.
bOc.
Ladies' and Mems shoes, Special
$3.50
In gun metal, patent and tan.
button or blucher, Goodyear welt
Easement
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13

Women's velvet and Crayenette
shoes
High arch. Cuban heel. button
style. - and $3.50.
WOmen's Patent or Gun Meta
shoes
Cloth tops, plain toe, button
style. 81, $3.50.
Ladies' English Boots
Dull tan and gun metal. blind
eyelets. -.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-13

Every mother knows that her own
Ne neiknoofuoou-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-22

been paid and money in the treasury
at the end of the first year of commits
sion government in every city of it's
adoption.
Figures also show that improve
ments, reduced taxation and other in
terests of cities under commission
governments have gone forward with
leaps and bounds, while under the
aldermanic incubus the cities still in
its grasp remain stationery or slide
backward into the thalls of more in
debtedness; more taxation and NO
improvements.
The campaign promises to develop
interesting features as it has done in