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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
THE GOSSIP OF GOTHAM
Laugtry Is Faded Lily aud Her
Power Is Gone.
THE POOR MILLIONAIRE TO BE PITiED
He Would Give Fortune Tor a Second
hand Stomaoh--A Snake Gown
and Snake Skin CATERS.
THE POOR MILLIONAIRE TO BE PITIED
nv Richard snillnnnN

No,r Ynrk pocoUhpr nj fStnT Corrn
NV AN' 80"
the Lily. she VINO was the pet or princess
whose affairs have been chrouiccd the
,,,rt4 o,o, COO, ,ru bc hut , ,n.p,,ry.
49,.
Much mas beeh written hhu hiu'u nus pCe'
said about her but mover until now has
she hnd cause 10 sorrow What If slr has
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u''" ""''u'cu '' "" "''''N'' ,"''u sum
tng horse, hummer, a mlIliners SHOW
The high and the low bowed alike In th.
,,r....,,.. ~ This y.,,lr,p.Ig l,y,lv or,,-
l1'' hul inc t''"'"p"9 "l lu'll yours
nave ended LhugtiN Is q FADED LILY.
donn '" ,a b "' I'm 'h,r =" tbo .rI,lcis,".
She mas received on htr return mere Ana
th- most aguulzing part of 1t all is that
10 b. ,r,. l,,,,,,, mar rI.,,. and damn han.
20 J.! "1' Do'i' n,' Pug 'i'u u"'''"
chol"c'vt' Ses' bot Wha1 "l tnalt II =
an old story, But they 10 beyond that
and Inv tr,..i .ny ts , ,,l,cs thut th.,Iiiv
- -. en-, .,, ,.,.r 49,. go,
up 'ouSet uuolu' '"o HON" H'i 'A' N'"'
the LILY
turuue of beuuty ana nave woraniptd,
rcuung inc lpve tnul toid ncr ner legd
WAC over; that uatur', oncc so laYisn, nad
rOuUcU her oL ucr oHc grenl Cpuln, tnaC
hereafter She must i,yo wltuout the pate
or tue court OF Womuu9 tuumpns.
ga earu nuo tnere was rttp-a stab
Wl"h lrtt q Wounn that cam never hth|
,orl,f. an,tiase IN ,yituout n real friend
or % real home.
An mar y lgit. OF the once. recrigHs
, n,"u'E ~ ~, bn ,.,,,. "u r,y,!j ...
which coInuouaity nus ns MS wits aud
wultb, rs lpdcd irrcvocaOv.'
inS sPeC'"lor' eNpeti{u,gu a seuse oi
tnn mo c1in,. before tbr Tonf,rtits. Gown.
+ sue worn in sperdor of iaurc and ulgcn.
/ u,ty OF TIM gestures 5he made WIN ne
"l MIX diuiinctioo 1nI Io,i'i ,i'n ,,t.
! t.,, nm ~ ,yo@ "a tbn -y',,ing 81 I,
i ana ,irlseitn,'. i5,, ",d ni'l, mi
roI1ing ,'N ''
ma XIV ie 10 Sbe has hrId her ovy,
Ioig ,n ndN oe S % .riraGa," tchbsrgr ync
Tld 's r,,,,b of 10 ~, I,.,rt nv
n," az brf many rnrnnt4 W1s nh re- ~
cheer her But FREDDY" rs no longer IN
ihe court Of me Lily Ne 81 is ,layishlns hs
Wo,,,,onr tber I,,,tI,,.'g dar~bt1r 1'i,o ~
as was the Inv in dave of Oil, but shc's
charming looking piece Of baggage. And
~ tis mgsi ne PrS1gt notne 10 NE ne, L,y
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

the plate glass with paving stone, only
four have been recovered by the pawn
brokor. The thief, in trying to escape
dropped diamonds as he ran The jewels
fell IN the snow. All through the night
aud for good part Of the following day
the trail of the rohher was worked
by men aud boys, IL was idle for the
police to try 10 Keep the fortune hunters
away, Ii would have taken half the force
To hold the crowd in check. The forty
diamonds stolen were valucd NJ $1,000
Diamond digging I'm New York sire Is ta
something new aud the sight attracted
thousands OF persons. Boys had fun with
the police 10y diving into the snow, pre-
tending To pick up diamond ana then
racing away. After being pursued for
block or more. the boy would allow him
self TO be ovcrtnlcu. There would he
search and nothing would be found Then
the policeman would be snowbaled Uu-
douhtcdiy some Of thc missing gems have
been found hy the delivers, but tho finders
are not making the fact public The r7m-
uauts Of large diamond were found
crushed by the wheel of big truck
~
There must be some truth in that snake
story Eve told. for her daughters or some
Of them at lcast show an amazing fondness
for reptiles Here IA New York Mrs, plilip
lNdig has astonished society with her
>uulo gown rho frock IL embroidered
aud spaurlcd 10 carry out the snake effect
and the whist IS seemingly claspod in tho
coils of reptiles rhr scales are green.
with occasional glints NJ black "The hncb
ground % Jhe gown Ia black ~ilk When
sou SCI. Mrs lydi@ ia her remarkable gar
mcut you wonder whether che hes ia th"
embrace of bon constructor on whether
the 'sluctor is being embraced 10y her
only woman OF great hcuuty and aH-
surcd social position would wear such a
nuck. Mrs Iydis has hotu. she formerly
was Mrs. ", n. II. Stokes As coon N5
she got - divorce from him ehc WAS mar
ricd to Captain lydig
~
But Mrs Lydig isn't the only daughter
OF Eve who has snakes lIattcsnakc gar.
ters arc the lntest, The carriers are modr
of the dried skins Of tho rattcsnakc,
treated with olive oil and some other emol-
licnt-the secret OF the discoyerer- 10 make
Them pliable and lasting. rho hcad OF the
reptile covers the buckle and tubies or
glructs blaze In the cyc So"kcts. OF course,
only tho very wealthy can ahoad o iuh
presents OF n ruby-eycd garter but one
gay old blade actually paid S2NNN' iar .o
precious stones hc had inserted IN the snake
skin, ana which ne presented tn one az
the most beautiful women la the riN
II is said there are az lcnst n score 81
these ruttlesuake carriers In New No-A.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
d SHOOT AT BRENNAN
/ Btds and Targets Are Being
B ught on a Large Scale
bp,rODy GuNNERS ARE TO TAKE PART
-. for the Races at New Orleans
md Oakland Traeks-Frisoo
Horses Change Tracks.
bprOpy GuNSIRS ARE TO TAKE PART

80. 6luuuuf 'suxeI muuu1la
|. w. ale going forward satisfactorily for
h s,rnv south handicap to he held III
nam January 20 to "a, a full carload
Il, ,arocks has arrived here for the target
Of this shoot and the big i've pro
noar Manager Gardner's residence are
4. + l. Wade Of Nacogdoches spent sat
IN Tho city and says that from the
w ~ =" he has met In hts rounds he thinks
pc, Az bn a tremendous big shoot here
p mrrnnsantaflve shooters from Ardmore,
! eRBavc already sisnitled their intention
felng present. .,,4od ,, ntcrstot,
" nnn md one-third fare ior the round
4 NJ, The certificate plan.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
ii S0, arc the batting averages of
OAKLAND TRACK OPENS.
ElIl Keep the Gates Open for Four
WneLs

EU Keep the Gates Open for Four
Weeks.
/ francisco, January 4. Tie racing
VIII be transferred tomorrow to the
f'al track, where 1t viii continue up to
tneludine February t. On February {
pot viii he resumed at Iurlesidc. with
a r9oto Burns handicap for the main
guon' The meeting will continue until
In gu ~ aud the remainder OF the
(. WIZ be run at Oakland.
A ns we tortythrcc days of the melc-
p Tygtlls ending Saturday. the New
t.llnla Jockey club distributed S12T.524
,,E S and purses. w. Il. Jennings X
IA all maintain strong lead over the
ii Vs1IgTrs, having S11,GS0 10 their credit.
s Naterhouse have jumped into sec.
sSe, with $500, aud q. h. Morris IS
4 wllh SdSa5. over thirty owners have
H nus IN excess Of $1,000. Others who
a w" MI over S3GG0 are: James Coffny,
n y. ketchum $500: W. u. Mac
3 81 fJT05' and G.. T. Boots, $685..
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
MISS MORSE AND MRS. wv
i'll Go 20 San francisco Together
Have Departed from New Orleans.

viii Go 20 San francisco Together.
Have Departed from New Orleans.
Especial to The Post)
New Orleans. La. january 4.--Mrs. WI
Tlng-fang, wife OF the former Chinese am
bassudor TO the United States, arrived
here this morning en- route TO san Francisco
She took the Sunset limited. She was met
at the depot by Passenger Traffic Manager
S, r. Il, Morse of the Southern Pacific who.
with hia daughter viii accompany the dis
years ago Miss Morse Travelled through
China as a special guest OF Mrs. WV and
will NOW act as hostess to the wife OF the
celebrated Chinese diplomat Mrs. WI
Is accompanied by n retiuuc OF servants
and special clcerone. who Will care for
her comfort and sates- throughout the trip
across tho continent and across the Pa
ellie ocean to Hong Kong.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
HERMANN HAS POWER
|aake Terms With the American
Baseball League.

make Terms With the American
Baseball League.
'unau' Jnnuary i. Chairman Herr
VI the National Baseball League
sohlnittee today nude the positive
'eut That his committee had full pow
mart IN negotiating Tor peace with
knin.,' League. Hermann protest
Ro, int construction which Prcsl-
RIA Johnsson placed ON his letter &c
III cn, ne suid tonight:
IN ,b1ulitee has been given full pow
~ ~ large majority OF our clubs
n9tlhed Mr. johnson In my IN
H. tusy Tho committee however.
sio,,e. iuliy aud finally ii exerc f,
II mar, without preserving Tho right o
tslness confer Wit" their colleagues
|tbst partners on the Important m L
tonfe may present themselves during
Rablo tbe, They will take such stems
3nt them .hrm 70 reach their eolieneuas
A ,uiuhents delay.
Ia mar, laple reservation Of this KIND
<|lobs AS y to be a barrier 10 peace ne,
ther men ! can not comprehend tbat
Mn W. Is anxious to secure n. The
aKue wants peace. F"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Oakland Entries.

sayer.sixtecnths or mic. selling. -
H. o. Uranus JOG, Bcn Mugill 11J.
sorIa S. aG, Nugget 107, Sol Lichten-
n 49, Tamm %, Rud Hynick0 lC3'
H. MorelIo 1t3. Mir Dinsle iol. Educate
San Luton 1oG, Miss Dividend lts'
H. aud an eighth. selling Lone Fisher,
a los Braua lC3. Greg fed lOi, Gold
a 10. Tmpwicus lU2, Bonnie Iissak iW,
About 100 Lou Wcsea So, Nunnie
kln 100. El Pillar 103.
&yep.eighths Of mile. selling. Rio
4nnon 90. jim Goree fl 107, Jim Hale
Il Jarrctlcrre Dor 100, FdirOuty lOj'
H. Thornc 1O4 Princess Titaniu lol,
lastellat0r l0G QUIZ 1 lOT, Nellie Forest
& Light Ball iUf, Milas IS, Mlgg feilN
Il Peaceful ll3, Botany l0i
OF mile. 3year-olds
HIlde lU7. Sylvia Talbot los iridius 10
larew Ring 100. Lady .locelyu 100
4yiua los, Clausus 100, Honiton lu2
Hevpn siXternths Of mile. selling Gih'
Nr llG. Fast Waync 100. Nmlnhba -
,dsin Carrie lUo, EduboroUgh ll3 MI
S0lsen los, Knvabcc III, Nat GpodHiu lO9
III Pride lob Hudson ~, pariSudr loI
#Phlnpna III. Bucolic 0G, Amasu III.
Nle selling -Orfco %. Albert EnrlgIi
q Esherin 10 Byroucrdule 50, llWaI,
n Searcher lUH.
rlOudy and heavy.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

Fort Worth, Texas, January at has
been twenty-five years since tue first train
robbery on the Union Pacific rnilruad The
hold-up took place at a small Station called
Big Springs, Neb. IN 1873, aud the Il st
authentic story, as related by an eye-wit.
ness George w. Barnhart Of Fort Worth
Is herewith given. Mr.. Barnhart was sta
tton agent at Big Springs ut the time Of
INC robbery, and referring 10 the event.
said:
1t was one Of the prettlest moonlight
nights / think l ever saw, and although 1t
was the 18th OF September 1t was only
southern breeze that sighed gently around
the depot platform and among the telegraph
/ wires | was sitting M my desk with my
rect across the telegraph table reading the
I history Of the great rebellion, waiting for
/ No. 4, through mail und express tram.
after which my duties for the dag were
over. Occasionally tie dispatcher vould
cake 10. 10 wire and call .or an "OS' Of
/ tue ttdlu was wanting tut on nut ont an
] ufuef but ~ THOSE GAYS business was not
/ 81 uflsk Ia fbc iar Ntbi as ID is now. aud
/ INC duties of The tniru trick mau were coiu-
! ptiatNeiy hgnl, Tor / recall tue fact that
/ "a lew minutes before the agent at Lodlc.
! pole called M the agent at Julcsburg and
/ stated tudt he had Iust Suut and Killed yu
antelope from the statiuu window ana
asked NJ he wanted hiaGquarter. whom the
uisratcarf broke IN OF the boys and asked
ihCm IT they were ever going 10 -tt ar-
cllniutcd ana quit eating thal raw i,rd. ''
mon, In his opinion, WAS as bad MS "a mnu
lying ih the Delta valley and eating uug
had quit reading and was listening to
me ihterlnittcnt clicking OF the Instrument,
when. Wtuput warming or apparent noise
Two men stepped INTO InC utIce wearing
masks aud hoVug revolver ia cach hand,
covered NE with tAcir guns. AT this lime
tiuil ~ a sensational murder case, ana IL
n4shhel over me that int two strange men
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
READY 10 PLAY BALL
THE SOUTH TEXAS LEAGUE FAST
GETTING IN SHAPE.
Manager Reilly Is Getting Together a
Team That VIA Go Alter the
Penrant Next Season.

Manager Elseufelder OF the Galveston
tenn of the South Texas Baseball league
was in The city yesterday and pail Manager
Claude Reilly of the Houston team a
pleasant call Mr. Eisenielder stated tnat
he had signed the following men; Eddie
plries, outnclder; Rundell, pitcher. W. II.
Blackburn, pitcher; Duggan, second base
and Emmett Rogers. captain and second
base. all with his Paris team of 1902 In
the Texas league. Mr. E.senfelder ost a
splendid man IN outneder Tony Thebo.
who was drafted by Little Rock of tue
southern league for 1905 from tile Paris
team Cf 1902
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Grove slaok Root LIyer eIls.

Made from an active principle obtained
from Black Root. They act on the liver
equal to caIomel and leave no bad after
eiects. No gripping NO sick stomach. VIII
cure chronic constipation. Price Is cents
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Old Time Train HOLdub.
First Detailed account of Thrilling
Crime of TtOentg-fiHe Years Ago. s.

I'LL (
- -
kill him Ike a dou ANA the minis vicious
aspect did not belle his words Conductor
Patterson told lass thnt tile safe wa
locked Mt omaha aud could onlv bc OPENED 7
ut CHEYENNE or Dtnnlu nn Nns Stated li.-
fore. IusS told him Ia shut up that he
was h9i' That he would Kill him too ana
tnch ordered two cl the robbers 10 90
through Patterson.
Having apparently established myself In
the goud grace" Of The robbers, which was
10 count uuG Z" my excellent behavior,
one THE sid" of Cheyenne WHO had the
combination Tee he safe and IL was utterly
lmp"Sslnie {" open IL unless they blew p,
open. This seemed TO satisfy th M and
the matter dropped
II afterwards developed that the safe
comioincd S35c.0o1 In currency
Tic dcsperudocs robbed Patterson Of SO
OF company money hut ON the iusluc OF his
vest pocket there WIS $3.50 which HE rob
berG overlooked rlicy also took his watch.
Wh'n intrrposed with the statement that
thpv should not take the boys personal he
louclngt. they wrre working men. INTO
d Hour sack they were dumping all miscc
lane0W Articles, hui when they came TO
PatteHous watch Pass put u Into his own
pocket aud afterwards dropped t ON the
H'"WuI u'tr iatleFSpH. VINO il'N'n ~ W.
SthE'rs and took Patterson with tbcW
Z .ousb the ears, and sending Miller. ny!
self ana ne ncsro porter up 60 where th"
guards held The onguegr and fireman, Nro
man ana GEORGE bilmrd, respectively.
The guards hold MS u place with drawn
NinnLesters remarked 90 Engineer Nr2-
MHu;
You're pretty late, George There was
cousierNatoa on Oh part Of ntiari. VINO
/ bcslcchel me to Keep stu lest the robbers
would lill MS. ] told them 81 was money
/ ,hCS wanted, not lives
SENT 4 MESSAGE
asle1 40 be allowed fo go into the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

The meeting called Tor next Sunday in
Houston 20 net upon the adoption OF an
official ball for the season will be post
poued Tor two weeks.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

News was received Yesterday from Beau.
mont and SIN Antonio tht the teams in
those eft es were being apidy item to-
gethcr aud already Beaumont Is claiming
the pCnnant Tor 1903.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

Speaking for the Houston team, Manager
Reilly said he had 50 far signed eight mel
and trey were all good ones.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
CApTrnEn RnNTY

This was tho Glow they wanted, how
ever and they now knew tn" mon thov
were after Every crossing ana trail We're
hcinc watched 10y posses sufficient 90 take
the whole robhar gang II they showed NJ.
hut II soon developed that thew bad d.
ylded tho money and separated, as It was
only couple Of days after this that Col
Inns ana uefeprldge were at Buzz 10 stat on.
where the trail crosses the Kansas Pacihe
railway. at which points sheriff AMI
eleven regular army soldiers We're laying
for them The robbers came into the sta
lion riding ponies and each leading u pack
mule. they rode up 20 small grocery
store TO secure supplies, then the station
agent, who had been Informed 10 keep n
lookout for the robbers, went over TO ia
store to Investigate the strange men As
was the custom IN small towns In thos
dnys there was nothing unusual or suspl-
ci1us In the agents manners when h.
louuged ia and took position as near
Collins as possible.
III notlced "a letter drop out Of Collins
nnrkft To the foOr hcarng the name Of Col
Tins an t. IL WAS enough for the agent
who hastened ont Of the store and Informed
the sheriff That officer rounded IN m,
soldiers aud soon followed Collins and hi,
nal ont Of town. They soon overlook them
when they were questioned as to their iden
tity. Their answer that they were cow
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

mo " gr garment gi n pr
o nd he n G n TO ca spHg
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Table No. I

Muslin Underwear that wi, take your
eve and please YOU. Pretty CorS2t Gov
ers, Cows. skirts and Drawers. Care
has been taken in spite OF the ASr
price. only .....-...... rON
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Table No. 2

Come and see what we have to offer. In
this mhcheSS line we call particular
attention to the styles at this price; also
the Workmanship. All on this T0C
table al -........ ............ lON
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Table No. 6

In this assortment OF Muslin Underwear
for Women YOU will find many styles Of
garments not heretofore exhibited out
side the metr politar osuterS, inducing
the attest concetS, They are trmmeu
IN finest Laces and CT lS
EmbroiderieS .............. y ksfJ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

New York CITY has $50 miles OF VI
front.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

OF forty diamonds stolen from the show
windows OF simpsons pawn shop In Forty
second street by q thief, who smashed
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05
Table No. S

Muslin Underwear. Every garment worn
by women Prettier and better Tor the
rice even than yon would eNpsc g.
MANY different tyles Trimmings are Gle
CANT lace or embr )idery, Every Cf az
garment is fine and dainty. 3hIJ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-05

OF fine. Soit-Gnished Cambria, made
with tive-inch umbrella rutile. two rows
hsmstitching, open ard closed. We take
pride in presenting these garments at
o%l inst Muslin Underwear I9C
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-07
STATE OF MAINE

List Candidates Vote" for the Several
sa Ticket Mark X in hesq eParyNam
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-31

cept the baby, who was lying wide
awake In her little cot at the foot OF
mothers bed. Just as the clock was
striking midnight, there came a gen
tie tap at the door. Baby heard it,
but no one else did, and she climbed
out OF her cot and ran to the door.
Il commin' Bunnie," she called out
az she reached up to the handle and
let the little animal In. Now 90 wait
a minnit till baby diets on her toat, Mr..
Jack Rabbit"
Then she ran to the drawer and
pulled put her little coat and bon
net and mitts and her little foot nuns.
Baby had W dressed herself before
but at midnight, between the old and
the new year. babies can do many
wonderful things which they cannot
do at any other time, but you never
see them doing these things, as they
will not do them while anybody in the
house Is awake.
1t only took baby a few minutes to
get on all her clothes. Then she open
ed TIE door and she and the iackrabbit
WNhN CdS lANc ihO hOOIiA6At AA2Hl.
As Don as they were outside the rab-
bit got down on his knees, and baby
climbed on HIS back and away he
scampered, down the road, with baby
holding on by his ears.
Soon they were far away from
baby's home, so far that they could
only % the chimney. At last they
came to q belle leading down under
the ground. Down this the jackrabbit
popped, and stopped up before a lit
tie round door, He tapped at the door
and waited until IL was opened by a
fat little woman In a big white apron
anc = white busting cap.
"Ha, hal" laughed the little woman
as she took the baby OF the jackrab-
bits back. and nearly smothersd her
with kisses. Hero Is another little
guest at Grandma Jack Rabbits New
Years party. Now Jack, shut the door
or you will freeze the little dears. Now
baby let me take on your coat and
bonnet, 30 that you can play with the
other children"
Baby's eyes opened wide with WON
der. for there were over q dozen 9TH
or little babies In the room. which was
q great large one.
Now Jack" said Grandma Jack
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-31

"whay Is no J~ackrabbit dat bot me
here?" asked the baby.
Il am he" answered the little man.
"We Jack Rabbits just turn ourselves
into little animals like RABBITS when
we go out. but when we are at home,
we are little men and women"
20 Grandpa, please come and play
with u.s." cried the other children. who
had all been there the year before and
they knew these little people, while
this was the first time our little baby
had eyer been TO see the Jack Rabbits.
for she was only Q tiny little infant
the year before.
Grandma Jack Rabbit went over 10
the stove at the other end OF the
kitchen. where she had a big pot OF
tany boiling. some corn popping. a
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1903-12-31

Then MIR. and Mrs. J~ackrabbit II
each one OF them into a high q
and tied a big bib around his or
neck, 80 that the children would
spill anything on their clothes.
what a feast they had! There 4
baked apples, ginger bread. dcughr
cookies, and jam, and afterwards I
had nuts. rsisins, taffy and popcos'
Now Grandpa" said one OF
children. with a big piece OF tafl
HIS mouth, Please tell us where
got this new baby tonight"
We'll" said Grandpa. last wed
was passing Mr.. Blaina' house and
baby was out playing In the garj
l hid behind the snow man she
building. SO that nobody but she q
e me, while I told her about
PARTY which we have here every J
Years Eve. and I asked her Ii
would like to come. When she |
she would, l told her not to tell
one, but to be awake at midnight
New Years night and I would q
for her them
"Es," said Baby Blain, at wa
drefful long time till New Years
| fot it I'D never tum, but 1t did
and I'm having a gate time. Ta
tome here AGAIN."
20 yesi" said Grandma. I'VE
have another party next year ar
hope you will all be here"
"Yesi" cried all the children.
once, well all come IL we can"
well now" said Mrs. Jackrah
come and have a game with Grj
ma, and then II win be time I'd
home"
Lets play tag and well all trl
catch Grandma" said one OF the I
dren, and they all rushed toward
but Grandma was too quick for Il
and had darted across the room
fore any one could catch her. on 4
ran after her. Grandpa and Gil,
Grandma bobbed around like q cor|
a pail OF water, till she was all cd
breath, and then Baby Biain, the
tlest one Of al. was able TO a
her.
"HoI Ho! fIoi You're caught
last" laughed Mr.. Jackrabbit. II
its time that our littls ones wera|
ing home for 1t viii soon be- daylig
The children were all sorry that!
party vas over, but Grandma
Grandpa put ON their coats and Id