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The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
DO REALLY WONDERFUL WORK
Spiders in Paraguay Spin Webs That Might Almost Be Referred
 to as Cables.

The roads of Paraguay are about five yards wide throughout, and the trees meet overhead at a height of some IS feet, thus forming tunnel of very uniform dimensions. In the clear parts of this tunnel, that is. where it is not choked up with the giant nettle-it is full, from roof tc ground, of enormous spiders webs stretching clear across the road, the big trees usually being chosen as anchorages and the total clear spar being thus more like eight yards than five.
 The main cables or framework of the nets are composed of five or six strands of thick yellow web, and are almost as strong as cotton thread, says the Wide World. The rest of the net is made up of single and double strands of the same stout material which is as sticky as it is strong. Ev cry yard or so one of these nets ex tends across ones path, making it necessary to hold cutlass or fairly stout stick at arms length in front as one walks.
 The makers of these troublesome but picturesque Instructions are large highly colored, gaudy-looking spiders with bodies that look as if they were about to explode, they are so blown out and glossy.
 At intervals in some more open space where the sky is visible, one will notice a different kind of web, far more irregular in shape, but far larger than the others. Not content with the space available in the tun- nel, these webs are stretched in com picated mazes from the ground to the very tops of the surrounding trees, with clear spans frequently 20 or 30 yards from one tree to another.
 From these main cables smaller ones extend to the ground-a drop of 15 or 20 yards-and the spaces in be tween are filled up with a mass of webs spun in all directions.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
AN OLD TIN PLATE
By JOHN GREGG.

A dusty piece of tin plate, one side of which bore the legend. "Tompkins Avenuel"
 Carol Marston. the young lawyer, looked at it idly. It was lying in dry ditch beside the roadway, on the outskirts of the town. Some prowling dog had probably unearthed it from the six inches of soil in which it had lain for years.
 The discovery seemed not of the smallest importance Marston had long since dismissed it from his mind when he had a call from Pretty Elsie Vincent
 ''Sit down, Miss Vincent" he said, offering her a chair He knew her by sight, although they had never spoken to each other What can do for you?"
 T want to bring a suit against the Richards company" answered Miss Vincent. They engaged me by the month as telephone operator in their new apartment house at New avenue and Seventh street, and dismissed me on the seventh with a weeks pay be- cause they are cutting out the serv- ice"
 Well, you seem to have a clear case, Miss Vincent" said the young lawyer, after he had learned some fur ther particulars. The fragrant mean ness of the action stung him. Old Sol Richards had the reputation of being the meanest man in town; but this was worse than anything he had done, for Lewis Vincent had started him in business, twenty years before.
 Lewis Vincent had died when Elsie was baby. He had once been wealthy, but had backed a notel for Richards, and when he died it was found that all the property had to go to meet it, Richards being insolyent. The man had become wealthy since then, but he
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22

and guide the blow. What is to be- come of that nation where poverty breaks the crowns of the queens of the home; despair hurls a mothers love from it's throne and hunger drives innocent children from the schoolroom to the hoe?
 The census bureau shows that 155,- 900 of these women are forty-fiVe years of age and over. There is no more pitiful sight in civilization than these saintly mothers of Israel stopped with age, drudging in the field from sun until sun and at night drenching their dingy pillows with the tears of despair as their aching hearts take it all to God in prayer. Civilization strikes them a blow when it should give them crown, and their only friend is he who broke bread with beggars and said: Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give you resi-
 Oh, Americal The land of the free and the home of the brave. the worlds custodian of chivalry, the champion of human rights and the de- render Of the oppressed-shal we per init our maidens fair to be torn from the hearthstone by the ruthless hand of destiny and chained to the blow? Shall we permit our faithful wives, whom we covenanted with God to cher ish and protect, to be hurled from the home to the harvest field, and our mothers dear to be driven from the old arm chair to the cotton patch?
 In rescuing our citizens from the forces of civilization, can we not apply to our fair Dixieland the rule of the sea-"women and children first?'
 There must be a readjustment of the wage scale of industry so that the women can be taken from the field or given a reasonable wage for her serV- ices. Perhaps the issue has never been fairly raised, but the Farmers Union, with membership of ten million, puts it's organized forces squarely behind the issue and we now enter upon the docket of civilization the case of ''The Woman in the Field" and demand an immediate trial.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
NATIONS LABOR
 PROBLEM
OVER A MILLION AND A HALF WOMEN WORK AS FARM HANDS
 IN THE UNITED STATES.
By Peter Radford Lecturer National Farmers Union.

Lecturer NauOnal faILn6IS OulOn.
 Our government never faced so tre mendous a problem as that now lying dormant at the doors of congress and the legislatures, and which, when aroused, will shake this nation from center to circumference, and make civilization hide it's face in shame. That problem is-women in the field.
 The last federal census reports show we now have 1,514,000 women working in the field, most of them south of the Mason and Dixon line. mere were approximately a million negro slaves working in the fields when liberated by the emancipation proclamation. We have freed our slaves and our women have taken their places in bondage. We have broken the shackles off the negroes and welded them upon our daughters.
 The chaIn-Gang of Civilization.
 A million women in bondage in the southern fields form the chain-gang of civilization = the industrial tragedy of the age. There is no overseer quite so cruel as that of unrestrained greed, no whip that stings like the lash of suborned destiny, and no auctioneer's block quite so revolting as that of or ganized avarice.
 The president of the United States was recently lauded by the press, and very properly so, for suggesting medi- ation between the engineers and rail road managers in adjusting their schedule of time and pay. The engi- neers threatened to strike if their wages were not increased from ap- proximately ten to eleven dollars per day ana service reduced from ten to eight hours and a similar readjust- ment of the overtime schedule. Our women are working in the field, many of them barefooted, for less than 50 cents per day, and their schedule is the rising sun and the evening star, and after the days work is over they milk the COWS, slop the hogs and rock the baby to sleep. Is anyone mediat- ing over their problems. and to whom shall they threaten a strike?
 Congress has listened approvingly to those who toll at the forge and be- hind the counter, and many of our statesmen have smiled at the threats
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22

The rural press, the pulpit and the school are a trinity of powerful in- fluences that the farmer must utilize to their fullest capacity before he can occupy a commanding position in pub lie affairs. These gigantic agencies are organized in every rural community and only await the patronage and CO., operation of the farmers to fully de- velop their energy and usefulness. They are local forces working for the best interests of their respective communities. Their work is to build and their object is to serve. They prosper only through the development and prosperity of the community.
 Every farmer in this state should subscribe for the local paper, as well as farm periodicals and such other publications as he may find profitable, but he should by all means subscribe for his local paper, and no home should be without it. The local paper is part of the community life and the editor understands the farmers prob lems. It is the local press that will study the local problems and through it's columns deal with subjects of most vital importance to local life of the community.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
'what D'You MeanY"

had never repaid the money, and there was no legal claim on him.
 And just mean to get this forty five dollars out of the old skin1int," l" said Elsie to Carol Marston. Just to show him what I think of him. Now, why is it, if I have a clear case, no other lawyer will take it?"
 You have tried?' inquired Carol.
 "Yes," the girl admitted. You see, MT. Marston-" here she blushed pret- tily-'you seemed so young"
 Carol smiled rather grimly. q guess they are all afraid of Richards" he said. That's why. He is a man of considerable influence, you know. But I will take your case-and win it, too"
 And I have a lot at the corner of Tompkins avenue and Seventh street" !" the girl conf1ded, ESQ can pay you by selling that. It is all father had to leave me, and it isn't worth more than a couple of hundred dollars, because the town didn't grow the way he thought it would, but"
 We'll, being a practical lawyer, Carol did not refuse her offer and assure her that he would take her case for noth- ing, even though he was conscious of certain futterings in the region of the heart when he looked at her across his table. And so the case was filed.
 Richards had two regulations. One was that of being the meanest man in town; the other of being the most vim dictive. Carol expected to receive visit from him, and he was not disap- pointed. Three days later Richards came stamping into his office.
 Whats this hear about your filing a claim against me on behalf of that Vincent woman?" he roared.
 T don't know what you have heard, MT. Richards, but it is true," answered Carol
 Do you know can ruin you, young man?" cried the infuriated old man. Say, are you plumb crazy?"
 Can't say" answered Carol imper- turbably, but that claim is going to be met"
 wen see," grunted Richards, and stamped out again.
 That was the beginning of the trou- ble. One by one Carols clients dropped away from him. The case never came into court, for Richards paid; and thenceforward Carol was de- prived even of the solace of Miss FL sie's occasional visits. The young man had little capital, and it seemed that
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
THE RURAL PRESS
The Local Paper a Most Useful Agency on the Farm-The Press, Pulpit and School Trinity of Influence That Must Be
 Utilized In Building
 Agriculture.
By Peter Radford
Lecturer National Farmers Union

A broad campaign of publicity on the subject of rural life is needed in this state today to bring the problems of the farmers to the forefront The city problems are blazoned upon the front pages of the metropolitan dail- ies and echoed in the country press, but the troubles of the farmers are seldom told, except by those who seek to profit by the story, and the glitter of the package ofttimes ob- scures the substance. A searching in- vestigation into the needs of the farmers will reveal many inherent de- fects in our economic system that can be easily remedied when properly un- derstOod and illuminated by the pow CT of the press.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22

Richards would make good his threat
 And then one night, while he was turning over the situation in his mind there flashed across it the remem- hrance of that old tin plate.
 It was flash from the subconscious, and for a long time Carol Marston could not imagine why the thought of 1t recurred so necessarily. And then, suddenly, dim remembrance came to him which made him start up with a cry of joy.
 The next morning he paid a visit to the town hall and spent the whole forenoon burrowing among old maps and charts of the village. Although it was an ancient settlement, the popu- lation, as with many small towns ad- joining cities, was largely a floating one, and hardly anyone in the place had lived there more than a few years. Hence the surprise of the discovery was somewhat mitigated; neverthe- less, it assumed enough importance to inspire the young man to write an urgent letter to Richards, inviting him to come to his office.
 Meanwhile he had had a talk with Elsie which made the young womans eyes sparkle with gladness. And, em- boldened by the very kind look that she bestowed upon him, Carol Marston ventured to make a singular request of her which, while it threw her into confusion, did not produce any decided rebuff
 oh ordC ct lawyers office, anticipating a plea for mercy, he was considerably astonished to see Miss Vincent there, and Marston seated at his desk and bearing nc traces of spiritual humility.
 Well, young man, so you've come round, eh?" growled Richards.
 Sit down." said Carol. MT. Rich. | ards, when you attempted to deprive | Miss Vincent of three weeks salary ] did not realize that you were actually in possession of stolen property oi hers.''
 What dyou mean?" growled Rich ards, turning pale, nevertheless.
 "The records of our town were de | stroyed by fire fifteen years ago. Marston went on; but fortunately | certain deeds were saved-among | them that to your apartment house al the corner of New Avenue and Seventh | street"
 "This is a conspiracy!" yelled Rich ards, rising.
 Miss Vincent" continued the young man, possesses one of those deeds giving her possession of vacant lot al Seventh street and Tompkins ave nue."
 He rose and, shaking his finger with that dramatic air that was well known in the courts afterward, continued:
 You internal scoundrel, Tompkins avenue used to run where New ave nue runs today, and Miss Vincent's foi is that on which your apartment house now stands!"
 Five minutes later Richards got uI from the floor and wiped his knees which were very dusty.
 'T'I send that check for ninety thou sand as soon as can fix the mortgage Mr. Marston," he whimpered. And you'll let it go at that?"
 'Yes," nodded Elsie, and Marston said ''yes" obediently.
 But it was not more than minute before Miss Elsie was saying yes also-in obedience to the singular stipulation above mentioned.
 Copyright, 1914. by W. G. Chapman)
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
Prepared to Defend Himself.

Donald was troubled with indige-- tion' which made necessary a careful supervision of his diet. One night at dinner he asked for a second helping Of dessert.
 No, Donald" said the aunt "Donc you remember the last time you ate so much pudding how it made you dream about lions and tigers and all sorts of wild animals?"
 Well, don't care" he whimpered; 'it made me dream that I had a g1 eat big gun there, too"
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
The Power of Advertising.

The influence of advertising is clear ly visible in the homes and habits of the farmers, and the advertising col umns of the press are making their imprint upon the lives of our people. The farmer possesses the things that are best advertised.
 The farmer is entitled to all the advantages and deserves all the lux uries of life We need more art, sci ence and useful facilities on the farms, and many homes and farms are well balanced in this respect, but the advertiser can render service by teaching the advantages of modern equipment throughout the columns of the rural press<
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
of Nn IIse tn HIm.

Coal Dealer-Why don't you wheel the barrow along more quickly, Pat? It's not a very hard job; there's an inclined plane to relieve you.
 Pat-Aye, master, the plane may be inclined, but hang me if I ami-- Pearson's Weekly.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22

The farmers are in need of personal leadership. They have political lead CTS, but they need local industrial community and educational leaders.
The Holbrook news., 1915-01-22
A Noble Task.

In too many instances the country papers mimic the city press by giv- ing prominence to scandals, accidents and political agitation. The new rural civilization has placed upon the rural press renewed responsibilities, and enlarged possibilities for useful ness. It cannot perform it's mission to agriculture by recording the frail- ties, the mishaps and inordinate am bitions of humanity, or by filling it's columns with the echoes of the strug- gles of busy streets, or by enchanting stories of city life which lure our children from the farm.
 It has a higher and nobler task. Too often the pages of the city dailies bristle with the struggle of ambitious men in their wild lust for power, and many times the flames of personal conflict scar the tender buds of new civilization and illuminate the path way to destruction. The rural press is the governing power of public senti- ment and must hold steadfast to principle and keep the ship of state in the roadstead of progress. The rural press can best serve the inter- ests of the farmers by applying it's energies to the solution of problems affecting the local community. It must stem the mighty life current that is moving from the farm to the cities. sweeping before it thousand boys and girls per day. It has to deal with the fundamental problems of civilization at their fountain head. It's mission is to direct growth, teach ef- hciency and mold the intellectual life of the country, placing before the pub lie the daily problems of the farmers and giving first attention to the leg islative, cooperative, educational and social needs of the agricultural classes within its respective community.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
A Most Attractive Though Simple
Style. Ladies House Dress With
Long or Shorter Sleeve.

Checked gingham in black with
facings of white are here combined.
The design is made with a panel on
the skirt front and back, and the right
waist front is crossed over the left
at the closing. The neck is collarless,
but finished with a shaped facing.
The sleeves are desirable in either
wrist or shorter length. This model
may serve as a working dress, and
is equally desirable for porch or
afternoon wear. 1t will develop well
in lawn, chambrey, seersucker, ratine,
linen, percale, wolfe, poplin, or tub
silk. The pattern is cut in seven sizes:
80, "a, Sc, 80, 40, AZ and "A inches
bust measure. 1t requires six yards
of 36-inch material for medium
size. The skirt measures Ia yard
at the foot, in a medium size.
A pattern of this illustration will
be mailed to any address on receipt
Of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
1162-1161.
A Dainty Evening Gown.

Chantilly lace and black satin COM
bine to make this superb creation.
II is composed of Ladies' Waist Pat
tern 1852 and Ladies Skirt Pattern
1161. The waist has a smart style
feature, in the cape back, which is
adjustable and may be omitted. 1t is
finished in surplice style and with
sash ends. A jaunty collar and
pointed revers add to the stylish
effect of this model. The underskirt
is of black satin, topped with the
flounces of lace, that are edged with
satin folds. The design is lovely for
crepe meteor, charmeuse, crepe de
chine, poplin or silk chiffon. The
waist pattern is cut in five sizes: 81,
36, SO, 40 and AZ inches bust measure.
The skirt in five sizes: %, "a, &c, %
and 30 inches waist measure. 1t re-
quires 21a yards of 40-inch material
for the skirt without fiounces, and
five yards with founces, for a 24-inch
size. The waist requires al yards
of 40-inch material for a 36-inch size;
without the cape section it requires
Is yard less. The skirt measures
about two yards at it's lower edge.
This illustration calls for two sep
arate patterns which will be mailed
to any address on receipt of 10 cents
for each pattern in silver orr stamps.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
The New Type Of Truant Officer

riages and prohibit the marriage OF
persons physically, morally and ment-
ally unfit to we'd" They urge that
the juvenile courts be given definite
authority to place parents, as well as
children on probation for truancy and
delinquency; they ask better state
supervision of dependent children;
civil service for all truant officers,
and the maintenance Of parental
schools, special rooms for truants and
incorrigibles, and health inspection of
schools as material factors in child
welfare.
The attendance officer of the new
type is to be a far better trained man
or woman and is to receive better pay.
Superintendent of some of the larg-
est school systems in the United
States joined in advocating a mini
mum salary of 500 per month, with
services for ~ months in the year,
in order that the officers may be in
constant touch with the home condi-
tions of the bows and girls.
The United States bureau of edu-
cation has agreed to cooperate with
the league of compulsory school at
tendance officials i'm the collection of
statistics bearing on attendance prob
lens. AS part of the movement for
better attendance, it has been urged
that a permanent census bureau be
established and maintained in every
city in the United States.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
1172.
A Smart Afternoon Gown.

There is a jaunty youthful style to
this costume of novelty wooden in blue
tones, combined with blue serge for
underskirt and trimming. This de-
sign is also good in brown serge with
satin or poplin for underskirt and
sleeves, and ecru batiste for collar
and cuffs. The waist is cut on simple
lines, and joins the tunic under the
girdle. The skirt has plated fulness
at the side seams. There is a choice
of sleeve finish, and chemisette for
high neck effect. The pattern is cut
in six sizes: "a, SO, 38, 40, AZ and IA
inches bust measure. 1t requires 2%
yards of 44-inch material for the
skirt, and six yards for the tunic and
waist for a 36-inch size. The skirt
measures about 2 Is yards at the foot.
A pattern of this illustration will
be mailed to any address on receipt
of 10 cents in silver or stamps.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02

The old idea of the truant officer
as a "kid cop" is passing away, ac-
cording to w. S. Deffenbaugh, of the
United States Bureau of Education
who has recently been in conference
with attendance officials from all
parts of the United States. The new
truant officer, according to Mr. Def
fenbaugh, is a man Of entirely differ
ent type, quite frequently, in fact,
a woman. In several cities a LARGE
percentage of truant officers are col
lege graduates; in other cities they
are men and women with experience
as social workers; but whether col
lege graduates or not, they are re-
quired to know and understand the
home conditions of school children.
Attendance officers of the new type
are interested in removing funda-
mental causes of truancy rather than
in merely catching the offenders.
The chief cause of the failure to obey
attendance laws, according to the ma
tional league of compulsory education
officials, is inadequate family life.
Resolutions adopted at the recent
meeting Of this organization, there
fore, called for adequate and uni
form marriage and divorce laws for
the protection of childhood; enact
ment and enforcement of laws per-
tanning to the issuance of marriage
licenses that will prevent child mar
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-01-02
COrnmeal Gems.

Measure two cupfuls of cornmeal
into bowl. Make hole in the cen
ter of the meal and put two ounces
of butter there. Pour over the butter
a cupful of boiling milk. Stir these
together and then add a cupful of cold
milk, three eggs well beaten, salt to
taste and a cupful of flour. Beat
these ingredients we'll and then add
two teaspoonfuls Of baking powder.
Drop into CREASED gem pans and bake
in a hot oven for half an hour.