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The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
One Rainy Might.

It was ny frst grand affair and I had invited the judges daughte4. Three weeks of my salary had heen invested in raiment Lord ChesteEnsld might approve. My elder married 1iG /. ter was to be receiving matron.
 In spite of the sloppy rain that night, the taxi had brought my ladC in uncrHshed safety to the hall. Her gown was quite the daintiest in sight. My white kids were adjusted, and felt indeed we were . distinguished pair as we crossed the ballroom in the limslight to the receiving line.
 My sister greeted the judges daugh. ter Rraeiously and turned to bestow on me her company manners, incidental ly her critical eye.
 Good evening, brother" she smlled as she glanced from top toward toe and suddenly, sub rosa, Turn dswn your trousers l"
 looked at my feet. My ehseks 11amedl I had crossed the floor with full three inches of trousers still turn Cd up in proof that twas raining in London. n."-Chicago Tribune.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
vaIue of obstaeIea.

We were talking with a gentleman the other day about the rise of boys and young men, and he had many observations to relate, all of which taught the lesson that success starts with obstacles. A young man who has had no obstacles to sur mount will seldom be successful Ia any department of life he may enter. It 10 quite impossible to expect any thing great of a boy who Is fed with a silver spoon and grows ID amid a life of ease. It is the re distance that . boy encounters that develops his powers. He must carry rocks, and not feathers, if he expects to gain strength. So a boy should not wish for an easy way through which to reach success. If he ij Co be a scholar, a great merchant. a captain of industry or an e6k cient manager of anything good, hS must begin down low, where there i1 work to do. A boy cannot loaf hts way into great achievement; he has to struggle for 1t. The boy who know1 this and fears not will make a maa of himself None other need applII -Ohio State Journal.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
KEEP LARGER SHEEP FLocKs
High Prices of Wool and Mutton In- duee Western Growers to Inersa0
 Number of AnImalG

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agricultural
 As a result of high prices of wool and mutton and the value of sheep ag weed and waste utiiizers. western irri- gatiOn farmers are keeping more and larger fiocks. As a rule these farm fiocks are of good breeding, many con sisting of purebred animals, their own CTS making speciality of selling pure bred ram lambs to range-country stock men, who do not reserve breeding stock from year to year. Several projects are now operating wool pools. the main function of which Is to con- centrate the wool in large quantities and develop keener competition among buyers. Combination also favors grad ing and better classifying of wool and allows a small producer to realize greater profits from his sheep-farming operations.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
NOT ALWAYS FAIR Psychology Expert DeOries Some
 Popular Tests.
Wrong to Judge Character and InteIII- 9enee by Means of Handwriting and Photographs, Is Assertion
 of Prominent Kansan.

Judging character and intelligence by means of photographs and hand writing is a senseless custom, in the opinion of Dr. J. c. Peterson, assistant professor of psychology in the Kansas State Agricultural college. Even though the custom is maintained by at least two-thirds of school boards, a large number of employment agencies, and many leading universities, it has no basis of proven accuracy as an ex- euse for It's use, according to Doctor Peterson.
 Persons applying for teaching posi- tions or for fellowshIps in colleges are almost always required to submit applications in their own handwriting and to send photographs with the ap- plications.
 ''Too often," says Doctor Peterson, "a pleasant smile and clear, regular penmanship outweigh years of expert encs and testimonials of scholarship.
 A belief in the claims set forth by handwriting and feature-reading ex- perts has become widespread. And no one will deny that few persons of more than ordinary insight have been most successful in determining char acter and mental endowments by study of features and handwriting. But these experts have not been able to explain their methods so that others, less gifted. could follow them and eb- tain satisfactory results.
 Twelve children, ranging from the weak-minded to those of superior in- te1ligence, were tested fer mentality by the psychology department of the Ohio State university. Photographs of the children were then submitted to 6S judges, among whom were physi- clans, psychologists, teachers, college students, and business men and wom- en.
 "When the estimated intelligence re- ports were compared with the actual mentality determined by the mental tests, it was found that they did not correspond. One girl who was an in- mate of an institution for the feeble mined was judged by most to be of superior intelligence, while boy who was really superior was judged to be on the border line of feeble-minded- ness.
 Handwriting tests have shown largely the same results. Handwrit- ing experts are almost unanimous in the opinion that pride and ambition are shown in an upward slanting of lines; that bashfulness Is indicated by fne lines; force, by heavy lines and heavy bars on Us; perseverance,, by long bars on t's; reserve by closed o's and as, ete., and that lack of these qualities is indicated by a lack of the corresponding characteristics in pen manship.
 Holding that . persons traits of character can best be determined by the combined judgment of many ac- quaintances, psychologists of the Uni versity of Wisconsin judged IT stu dents of the university, ranking each according to the degree of each trait possessed. Specimens of handwriting, all written under the same conditions were then secured. These were care fully measured and graded, and the result compared with the ranking previously given. There was no apprs- ciable correlation"
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
PETS BELOVED BY SAINTS
pr. DougIas Hyde, In Series of Lee lures, DeaIS Interestingly With
 Medieval Irish Lore.

Dr. Douglas Hyde recently delivered a series of lectures-the Margaret Stokes lectures-ln the Alexandra col lege. Dublin. dealing with medieval Irish lore. He told anecdotes about the Irish saints and their love of birds and beasts. He traced the love of ami mals by people in different periods and in different countries. Even the Irish pagans had their pet animals, says Our Dumb Animals.
 He took the three Irish saints, St Patrick, St. Brigid and St. CoIumcille, and spoke of their affection for their pet animals. St. Patrick's kindness to the fawn was well authenticated, and the fawn returned the love to his mas. ter.
 St. Brigid had her pet dog, a most faithful animal. She also loved birds. and the birds, especially domestic fowls, loved her in a remarkable man. ner.
 The crane was St Columcille's pet, although his love for dumb animals surpassed that of the other saints It was recorded In the life of the saint that dumb animals, too, were in love with him, especially birds. and that some of the latter followed him from Ireland to the island of Iona. There was, in proof of the love of animals for the saint, the story of how the horse wept on the bosom of the saint the night before he died.
 pr. Hyde mentioned large number of other saints, Irish and Latin, about whom he told stories, showing their love for animals, making special refer ence to St. Kevin, St. Comgall, St. Molina, St. Moling, who had made friends of wolves, foxes, cartridges and herons.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Can't Lose It.

Adolph Handler, symphony orches- tra leader, was commenting on the de mand that music by German com posers should not be played.
 There is so much music that is Ger man, that doubt If 1t can be done, he remarked, and added, with laugh besides, they tell me that they are using 1t at the peace conference, or, at least, that is the claim of a certain German musician used to know.
 'sThis German, after listening to the uproarious discord attending the peace celebration, cried:
 Hal Observe that in order to cele- brate they have to raise to the Wag- n0rian style of musieP"
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
New AnesthstIe.

How nitrous oxide gas, an anesthot- le mads-availabls in large quantities in France through the joint efforts of the army medical corps and the American Red Cross, saved the lives of many American soldiers, was told in a state pent by the Red Cross. The value of the gas Kas underestimated by medl- cal men before the war, the statement said, but because of it's tendency to in- crease blood pressure to strengthen the heart without producing a shock and to eauss no depressing after effects, 1t came Into general use in the operating rooms of most hospitals before the end c the war.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
ECONOMY IN BURNING WoeD
Experts of Agricultural Department Reveal Secrets That Are We'll
 Worth Keeping In Mind.

CPrepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agrioulture.)
 Where a fireplace is available wood can be used to good advantage, afford ing both heat and ventilation. but there is a secret about fireplace man. agement. It is not generally known that a wood fire can be kept burning day and night In a fireplace with very little attention and with small con sumption of wood. The secret in keeping wood from burning too rap idly is a plentiful supply of ashes, say forestors of the United States depart ment of agriculture. One user who adopted this plan reports continuous 1se of fireplace for over a month, with dry chestnut wood, where the amount of ashes formed by months use was not enough to require re moval.
 Ashes should be kept level with the andiron, the foresters say. As the blocks burn, an accumulation of glow ing charcoal forms in the ashes. This keeps on burning slowly and assists in igniting the fresh blocks on the andirons. A pocket may be formed :n the ashes into which the hot char coal may fall, forming a heat storage. Two or three blocks on the andirOns with the hot charcoal in the ashes will form an excellent fire.
 To check the fire, ashes are shov- eIed over one or more of the blocks, covering lightly all the burning wood. This will not put out the fire; 1t will only check the rate of burning, so that red charcoal will be found when Fhe ashes are removed for addition of fresh fuel.
 Fireplace wood Is usually cut in longer lengths than stove wood, but the ordinary 16-inch stove length Is convenient. Any kind of wood cap he used, provided 1t Is dry and sea soned.
 A banked fire will keep 10 or 12 Tours, and will send some heat from the hot bricks all the time. A we'll managed fireplace will be found a great addition to the heating system in any residence. It's value ik to sup plement a furnace. although 1t may replace the furnace in fall and spring with decided economy.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
STOCK MAINTENANCE RATION
SiIage, Corn stoVer, Straw and Un- marketable Hay Should Be Given
 Cattle to Be Grazed.

(Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculturs.)
 The greatest obstacle in developing the grazing industry in many eastern and central sections Is the cost of wintering the stock. It Is impossible to buy young cattle or sheep in the spring in sufficient quantities and at . price to yield satisfactory profit from the summer grazing.
 One of two plans must be followed. A breeding herd may be kept to pro duce the stock, as is practiced on the ranges of the West, or young stock may be purchased in the faIl-the plan followed by the grazers in the blue grass region of the. virginias and Ken lucky. Either method necessitates the wintering of animals.
 Right here should be laid down a hard-and-fast rule. Cattle which are to be grazed the following summer
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
rh. Jov of LIvInu.

With all my heart I believe in the joy of living; but those who achieve 1t do not seek it as an end In itself, but as a seized and prized Incident of hard work well done and of risk and danger never wantonly courted, but never shirked when duty com mands that they be faced. And those who have earned joy, but are re warded only with sorrow, must learn the stern comfort dear to great souls, the comfort that springs from the knowledge taught in times of iron that the law of worthy living is not fulfilled by pleasure, but by service and by sacrifice when only thereby can service be rendered-Thsodore Roose- welt.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
LIVE STOCK NOTES


 Lambs feeding in corn should never be short on roughage.
 Salt placed where the sheep may have it when they want 1t is essen
 For wintering cows or stock steers. stOver silage seems to be of decided value ...
 Stock hogs can be kept thrifty largely on pastures; however. they will grow slowly without some grain.
 When it is necessary to have the mare do harvest work the colt Ghould be weaned, even if he is not moTo than three months old.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
rhara In ProfuaIon.

Mary had been promised visit to a certain camp, which was in an ad- joining town. The promise was full filled one pleasant day and Mary. on tipto0 with excitement, started on the trip. Each time soldier appeared she exclaimed: "Oh. see the khaki boy" But when the camp was at length reached Mary had nothing to say. Her mother, noticing this, asked her why sine did not talk about them. Drawing long sigh, Mary exclaimed :: "Oh, mothsrl there is a whole fore noon full of them."
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26

should be carried through the winter on a strictly maintenance ration. SI- lage, corn stover, straw. and unmar- ketable hay should form its basis. The silo is almost indispensable for economical feeding of such stock. No grain should be fed if 1t can be avoid ed. It has been the experience of graz CTS in the bluegrass region that steerB which have lost 50 pounds in weight during the winter finish the grazing period weighing the same as those which made gain of that amount.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
The Skeleton at the Feast.

My brothers wedding took place at to us. A telegram came to our house and the delivery boy was told my brother was next door. And arriving when we were at the dinner table, my brother, thinking 1t was words of con- graduation, opened 1t and gave 1t to the best man to read. He stood up and read aloud: "Send money you owe me, need it at once." Loud laughter was heard from the guests.-Exchange
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Rather Warm in the Deepest We'll.

The deepest well in the world i, six and one-half miles southeast of Fairmont, w. Va. drilled by the Hope Natural Gas company of Pittsburgh It is 7,579 feet deep. The well had to be abandoned because the drilling tools stuck in the drill hole, the cable parted and left the tools and 4,000 feet of cable in the hole.
 c. E. Van Orstrand of the United States geological survey, informs the Scientihc American that the tempera, ture at 1000 feet was 172 degrees F., and the rate of increase was one de gree in 51 feet. At this rate the boil ing point would be reached at about 10000 feet below the surface.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Ia N,a War Ne~n

A young man told us about aa old lady who used to come to see the wounded boys. Her one fault was asking too many questions. They de ciAsd that the next time she came Shey would all pretend to be asleep. Ahe came. One, who was bandaged from head to foot, was the only one wAo appeared at all awake, % she went te him and asked: How did you know you were wounded, my 1adr "0h, I read about 1t in the DADsFS." hs FapIied-Exehapea.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Consolidation.

The cook of certain family had been in the same situation for years. One afternoon the mistress of the house visited the kitchen and said, You know, COOK, we gre all very fond of you. I hope you like your present room and are content with your wages? I am thinking of giv- ing you one of my silk petticoats." !" The cooks eyes widened. and she said, "Oh, m'm, however many people have you asked to dinner now7'
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
CALCULATIONS OF HOG FEEDS
Light Thrown on Proper Combinations for Different Purposes-5Io
 Aid to Grower.

The calculation of rations with the aid of feeding standards and tables will prove both interesting and profit able, for it will throw much light on the proper combinations of food for different purposes. At the same time 1t promotes a spirit of inquiry and close observation on the part of the farmer, which is one of the first re- quisites of successful feeder.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
work Maker rhem Immune.

Men who toll in lampblack works are-owing, it Is said, to the large amount of carbon they inhale-im- mune from the white plague, and many sufferers in the early stages of phthisis make considerable sacrifices to obtain employment of this kind. These grimy workers further resem- bIe colliers in that they are remark ably free from diseases of the nervous system, observes a writer in London Tlt-BftS.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Esperanca Bound Ruhber.

It is believed that the rubber tree was discovered by a Jesuit mission ary, Fr. Mancelde Esperanca. He found 1t while on one of his apostolic journeys among the Cambelas Indians of South America and gave it the sin gular name of the seringueira, because he remarked that the savages used the sap of this tree, which hardens quick ly, to make rude bottles that were shaped like a syringe
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
How Much You shouId wsIoh.

A simple way to ascertain one's ideal weight was told recently by pr. Harvey c. Beck of the University of Maryland, in an address before the Los Angeles County Medical assoei- alton at Los Angeles. Cal.o First. put down no. Then multiply by 51k the number of inches by which one's height exceeds five feet. Add the re- suit of the multiplication to the orig inal no and the sum Is one's ideal weight. ."-Popular Science Monthly.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
ereat oceasIona ReveaI.

Great occasions do not make heroes or towards; they simply unveil them. Silently and imperceptibly we grow and wax strong, we grow and wax weak; and at last some crisis shows what we have become.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
And He'll Know. Too.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and afterward he will tell you wherein you made mistake.- Life.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26

When the Bridegroom Is Not Cipher.
 There is an exception to the rule that the bridegroom is a cipher in the society announcement. That is when the youths mother turns in the item.
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Moral: Take a Chance.

"One of the bigges' mistakes you kin make" observed Shinbone, ''is bein' so scart O maxim mistakes dat you don't do muffin at aU."
The Holbrook news., 1920-03-26
Always Unpopular.

Tax paying promises to remain just as unpopular as ever, be the rate low or high.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
Pro Kaiser in 1917; -Japin 1920
Vote AGAINST JONES!

Even could forgive and Wesley Lutana Jones' miserable
appeal for kaiser the critical days Of March, 1917 his proaP
affiliations 1920 make him unfit the people Washington
And his poJap affiliations REAL; his the only
been But he could be
there century and still be negligible length Of but the kind
Oregon Johnson Senator Phelan of
California Senator Borah Of ldaho
Jones But each Of these Western commands more respect more in
Don't be fooled by this talk Jones' Outside the Of
Washington, o n knows he exists.
Washington will
pie this the service they WANT They don't Japover the
than they wanted aiserover The Jap question
mighty going be and important the
six the of
conceivable that Senator Jon could hons service this
question the people Of the Pacific and @ Of Washington
undoubtedly
his father with Seattle; in
imagination fact Harry jones' the senator's Jap bank
stockhoder
The Jap real be considered the selection Of United
the public DEFEAT Of proasr
talks and ample for voting against him Tuesday
He He nominated
Vote for VIM ngs and pledge rid the of We
ley Lutania Jones q political factor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
The GovernorShip

a politician; nothing more.
There are good men in the race who will
NOT plunge the state In any undue strife.
They are men Of high type and character.
There Is Senator Geo. Il. Lamping, Of
Seattle, progressive; there is Senator Ed
T. Conan, of Spokane, banker. conserva-
tive. but independent of the special interests
either in or out Of the legislature; there is
John A. Gellatly of Wenatchce, whose rec
ord in the legislature was clean and who
has constructive program.
Why take chances with Hart or Hartley
II you are progressive, you can con-
scienti0usy cast your vote for Lamping.
II you are conservative, you can conscien-
tiously vote for Conan. These men will be
FREE IL they are nominated and elected.
Hartley and Hart are NOT free men.
Vote for safety first. Vote for Lamping
or for Conan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
TEXTILE MILLS
IN ITALY ARE
TAKEN BY REDS
ny CAMIIIO CIANFARRA

hosiE. sept is--ih ne I"ec "
the decision oy . MAJORITY OF No'N
mems ana SOCIALISTS represeh,a''ses
not 10 proclaim genera suiSe OF
to transform the presen, economic
agitation INTO pohticai suukse'
scores OF textile mills In Mi'an.
Aiiesandrh ana o,ner p'oN'nee'
were ssized touay Dspa.enes ~
ceived mere sain 70 were TAKEN over
In Turin alone
Troop trains were held up In Bo-
logna and Parma by the order OF
the railway workers syndicate that
no troops should be transported In
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13

Col. Roland II. Hartley is an "open shop"
candidate for governor OF the uncompronis-
ing kind. To elect him governor would be
as suicidal for the peace and prosperity of
this state as TO elect Bill Haywood, leader
Of the !. w. w. They are men of the same
type; extremists; and one is as bad as the
other. We don't want riots and bloodshed
in this state because Of extreme economic
views. Hartley's defeat is a necessity.
Governor Hart, as proven by "confiden-
tial letters and kilograms" on the minimum
wage question, is also plant tool Of special
interests. He does not have the force nor
the vigor of Col. Hartley. But he Is equally
a disturbing factor. He can be swung by
men who have special axes to grind. He
was their puppet on the minimum wage
for women. as clearly shown on page of
this issue of The Star, and he was the tool
of special interests time and again. He is
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
Heard There Were
Profits in Booze

hamlet Of Jonesborough. Louisianan.
TO be obtained from sull. l.. IL.
Hartman, an Enumclaw farmer.
tried his luck at concocting the wal.
looping liquid.
He was on fair way 10 success
when deputy sheriffs dropped in on
him late Saturday night. Now Hart.
man is in the county Jail and his
eightgallon copper stll. Is gallons OF
mash and n quart OF moonshine are
In the county vault.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-13
IRELAND MAYOR
|SST|LL ALIVE
Report MacSwiney in State
Of Collapse

LONDON. Sept. i3.--Lord Mayor
Macswiney was stili alive this morn
ing. but he was In state OF collapse.
according 20 q ainn Fein bulletin To-
sued today. Tho hunger striking
mayor was sad 10 have spent q bad
night
.-rhs lord mayor Of Cork had =
bad. restless night" said the an
nonnccment. -He is In state Of
collapse and exhaustion"
A Sim Fein bulletin issued at
noon today said Macswiney's condi-
ton was unchanged but that he was
unable 10 speak.
Seven OF the IL hunger-striking
Sim Feiners in Cork have collapsed
and one is reported dying. according
TO a dispatch to the Daily News to-
day. They have been without food
81 days.
The tramway service in Dublin
was suspended for two hours Satur-
day while car men attended masses
for MacSwiney.