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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-13

Local snSsthetios administsred for IN,
painleaH extraction Of teeth.
times,
oncs over RsndoPs store. Ardmors. IL
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-13

The Christian Endeavor of the Chris
tian Church meets every Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock.
ERRET DUNLAP. Pres.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1903-03-13

The Aid Society of the Central Bap-
tist church meets every Tuesday at 8
o'clock with one of its members.
MRS. BRUCE, Pres.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

First take an old sheet and cut two
holes in it big enough for two persons
to look through, but not any larger
than would be required to show the
features. Hang the sheet up in door
way and you are ready for the contest
Now pair off boy and girl. Have
them insert their faces through the
two holes. The next instant the spec
tators will be shouting with laughter,
for the grinning match Is on!
It is simply case of which can out
grin: the other. The Exposures"
should be timed at about minute
each, and in that period you will have
a chance to see your friends go
through such facial contortions as you
never dreamed of. An ordinary grin
will change ones face very much, as
we all know, but competitive grin"
is something entirely different because
then the desire to beat that other grin
one can't see will cause one to stretch
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
s; !9l 6

To make beets peel easily plunge in
cold water as soon as they are boiled.
b. If one desires eggs to keep well,
place them upright; otherwise the
yolks will cling to the shell and spoil.
It is said that pinch. of saltpeter
added to the water in which cut fow-
ers stand will make them keep fresh
much longer than otherwise.
Bronze may be renovated and re-.
colored thus: Mix one part of muri-
attic acid and two parts of water. Free
the articles from all grease and dust
and apply the mixture with a cloth.
When dry, polish with sweet oil.
To open oyster shells easily Just
place the oysters on the warm kitchen
stove for a second, then insert the
knife between the thin portion of the
shell and it will open easily.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

The result was determined by a.
count of the audiences hands, those in
favor of the boys grin being asked to.
raise theirs first Then those who pre-.
ferred the girls grin voted. The girl:
won easily.
The first couple now took their seats
among the spectators in front of the,
sheet and two others were selected.
These were followed by the rest Of
the company, all pairing off likewise,
until every one had competed.
Thus half were winners; the other
half losers, the losers being, of course,
out of the match. Now the winners,
pair off against each other just as in
a tournament. Half of these we're dis.
posed of and the contest went on until
it narrowed down to two-and one was.
the pretty little girl whom no one
had expected to stay in the match.
The little girl won the "finals" as.
they say in a. tournament. She got
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

Ferns, the more delicate the better,
are lovelier than high-colored bios
SONS.
Dainty green ribbons tie the bread
sticks and cakes where ferns are used.
A dainty green foliage decoration
on china is safest-after plain gold,
that is.
Some mixtures of fruit served in an
orange basket or banana skin are
prettiest in a setting of smilax or fern
CLANS make an attractive dish sery-
ed on shells nodded from ice.
The handsomer the chop dish the
better the chops taste.
Crystal and fine glass generally
makes the most pleasing dishes for
the summer table, having the look of
ice.
Old-fashioned goblets look we'll in
an old-fashioned dining-room, cut-glass
tumblers being much more generally
used.
Yardsquare table napkins of hand
some linen are the correct sort.
Rabbit plates are still thought de-
sirable by those who are addicted to
Welsh rarebits.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

simulate box plaits, and furnishing a
good background for the emblems on
the sleeve.
The skirt is a five-gored one. hav-
ing either gathers or inverted box
plat at the back.
For the little miss who needs new
school dress this is desirable model
to follow, as the gored skirt and the
other parts may easily be cut from the
elder sisters or mothers last years
serge. For school wear serge and
mohair are approved materials, al
though for more elaborate frocks
white or light blue cashmere, silk or
nuns yelling might be used, outlining
the yoke in white stitching and trim
ming the collar with lace insertion or
silk braid. For school wear, blue
serge seems to be the favorite, with
trimmings of soutache braid and en-
blems,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

her nest, and old Speckie grew &C.
customed to having her brood of
young hopefuls make for the pond
the first thing after they were
matched. She used to stand on the
bank and watch her youngsters sport.
ing in the water with much the same
manner as a human mother would as
sumo if her children did unusual and
brilliant feats.
But one day the farmer. without
any real thought as to past habit
put lot Of valuable hen eggs under
Speckie and in due time out came a
brood of fluff balls that did the
mothers heart good. At the proper
time she marched them down to the
pond, and stood in amaze as the
balls refused to take the plunge. She
cackled angrily, evidently scolding
them for their stupid and sullen be-
havlor. Seeing that her words had no
influence over this strange family
she started to drive them all in the
water willy nilly. Just then the
farmer came along and saved the
lives of those poor innocent chicks.
He laughed heartily at Speckie's for
getfulness of her own nature and in
stlncts, but he decided to keep
Speckie on ducks in the future. since
she was such a creature of habit.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

structed as to bring the straight Of the
material under the arm, an advantage
not to be overlooked, for it insures
perfect smoothness and no creeping
up over the belt line, which one finds
in so many shirt waist lines. The
model is very simple to make and will
be most satisfactory when made of
any of the usual shirt waist materials.
One of the very smart skirt models
with shaped flounce upon the bottom
is a good one to wear with the shirt
waist. The flounce may be trimmed
with folds of same width and laid on
in pairs, graduating the space between
and making the top row at the upper
edge of the founce. The pattern al
lows for instep or ground length.
Cheviot, serge, cloth or mohair de-
velops well in this style.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Flower Opens and Closes.
This is a soap-bubble trick, and a
very pretty one. The flower consists
The Soap-BubbIe Flower.

The Soap-Bubble Flower.
OF central disk and five or six mar
row oval petals, all cut out of sheet
mounted on cork and the disk should
be just the size of the cork you hap
pen to have-frOm half an inch to an
inch in diameter. The petals may be,
say, two inches long: so for the whole
flower you will need sheet of tinfoil
five or six inches square.
Wet the tinfoi] flower with soap suds
and press the disk down firmly on the
cork. The petals will droop as shown
in the left hand figure, in front. Place
the flower on plate and, with a glass
or paper tube, blow a large soap bub-
BILE against the central disk AS the
bubble grows it will expand along the
petals and pick them up, forming the
expanded flower shown on the right of
the picture, the exact shape depending
on the size of the bubble.
Now to make the flower close: as
flowers do when they go to sleep, in
sert into the bubble the tube you have
used in blowing it and by drawing in
your breath remove some of the air.
The bubble will contract and the flow
er will assume the shape shown on
the left Of the picture.
Before you prick the bubble with the
blowing tube you! must wet the outside
OF the tube we'll with soapsuds. Other
wise you will burst the bubble.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Accessories.

Feather boas will be much worn
again for fall, and the round ostrich
feather ones which have no rival for
beauty will again be the ambition of
the well dressed. Ombre effects in
these are beautiful, especially in gray
shading from light to dark at the ends.
They come in natural, black, white and
pale shades for evening. The favored
boas are very full and handsome and
measure from yard and quarter to
two yards and half. AS to neck.
wear models, there is little change
The tab remains. Fine drawnwork
sets will continue their vogue for
morning wear and the silk and lace
models for dress occasions, while
spangles and beads will ornament
them to great extent
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Goethe and the China,

SSSSIC anu lIIc Nnlnd.
One day when the poet Goethe was
a. very little boy living in a very
oldfashioned house in Frankfort, Ger
many, his mother had bought many
fine pieces of crockery at fair and
a few commoner bits for the children
to play with. Across the street lived
some young men who were great
friends with the little boy, and one
day when he was playing on his
mothers high, latticed porch and they
were sitting on theirs across the
street, they leased him to throw some
of the dishes over to them. OF course,
as he was such little boy, the bits
of crockery fell far short of the other
side, but made a fine racket on the
hard paving stones below.
At each crash the mischievous
young men across the street clapped
and encouraged him to keep on. Need
less to say, his mother was not at
home. Presently, when his own small
store of wares was exhausted, he ran
back, excited by the applause, and
brought out, piece after piece of his
mothers newly purchased treasures.
Everything that his little arms could
carry went over the lattice work into
the deserted street below. The mis-
chieyous men across the street did:
not wait to see what happened when.
little Goethe's mother returned but
they often laughed over the costly
prank with the great poet when he.
had grown to be a man.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Linens in Favor.


Who among the purchasers of the
beautiful embroidered Irish linens and
lawns shown in such variety this year
pauses to think of the peasant girls
IN the remote districts of the Emerald
isle, whose handiwork they are?
These linens, which are even more the
vogue in England than here, come in
all pleasing shades-pinks, green's,
blues and Irvine color. The designs
wrought on them include sprays of
shamrock and floral patterns. Nina
ture trefoil, worked in the natural
green on white, gives an extremely
dainty and cool effect. Queen Alexan-
dra and the princess of Wales are
much interested in Ireland's linen in
dustry and the countess of Dudley has
also done much to increase it by popu-
larizing the product. 1t was a point
OF honor with many society women to
don gowns of embroidered linen on
the occasion Of the royal visit to Ire.
land
Lima,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

E4t Tue . feter
Thompson" style is
the most popular.
It is a variation of
the regular sailor
suit, as it has a
very pretty fancy
yoke facing which
extends to the
waist line in front,
thus escaping the
awkward line when
the yoke facing
just meets the sail
or collar. T h e
blouse, with it's
sailor collar, is
made to- slip on
over the head, the
lower edge being
finished by a cas-
ing in which elastic
is inserted. The
sleeve is true 'nau-
teal" style, with
tucks stitched to
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Unconscious Movenen+c

Slit a match at the end which has
no phosphorus on it and cut another
one on the slant. Place one within
the other so as to form an acute
angle, and bend them both slightly.
Put the joined matches astride the
blade of knife held in your hand.
leaning your hand heavily upon the
table. Be careful to allow the phos-
phorus ends only lightly to touch the
table, but on no account move them
away from the surface. To your as
constituent the matches will begin to
march along the blade This is due
to the unconscious movements of your
hand, movements invisible both to
yourself and to spectators. Make the
experiment more attractive by paint
ing a piece of paper 10 represent a
man and attaching it to the matches,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

Four rs.
There are four rs too apt to run,
IT'S best to set watch upon:
Our Thoughts.
OFT when alone they take them wings.
And light upon forbidden things.
Our Temper.
Who IN the family guards it best
Soon has control of all the rest.
Our Tongue.
Know when to speak, yet be content
When silence is most eloquent.
Our Time
once lost, ne'er found: yet who can say
He's overtaken yesterday!
Boys and Girls
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
"PIaying 'Possum."

"PIaying 'Possum."
A hummingbird had flown into the
house.. and, after tluttering around a
darkened room, was finally caught and
brought to me. It appeared to be
dead, but it's limp condition caused
me to examine it more closely, when
| noticed very slight movement, as
II the breathing was not entirely sus-
pended; so held it on my hand out
side the window, hoping the air might
revive it. The moment the tiny crea-
ture felt the breeze which told of free
com it opened it's eye, so slightly and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

chlne. Inc SnSnl-
ly low neck is bor-
dered with valen-
ciennes lace inser'
ton, which forms
the heading to a
deep rume of the
material, trimmed
with applications
of heavy lace.
The bottom of
the blouse is shir-
red and puffed in
points. The elbow
sleeves are made
with groups Of
shirring, and fin
ished with rumes
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

here we have a
style that : is be.
coming to the ju-
venile wearer. The
s h o u ! d e RS are
broadened by the
q m p 10 y m mt of
tucks in the front
and back. of waist.
The opening may
be in the back if
one prefers, or ON
the shoulder and
under the front
plat. The skirt is
t h e box-plaited
styla 80 becoming
to small boys Or
girls. The frock
would devotion well
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
The Day Of the Flower Hat.

The flower hats, so popular a few
years ago, are now returning into
favor. The prettiest design yet seen
in these flower hats, so well suited to
late summer wear, is large fiat or
rose Neapolitan, pink roses banked
about the brim in sweet though be-
coming order. A large chiffon veil in
rose pink sheltered the frail blossoms
from the breeze and made pretty fran.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

exponent of the
double . breasted
mode, which is not
only new and pop
ular, but exceed
ingly becoming to
almost every one.
Rather deep plaits
Orn a m e mt tn e
shoulder and fancy
buttons give an ef-
fective touch to the
front. The waist
is bloused prettily
in the front, with
very slight fullness
at the back. This
model is so con-
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

ing to the beautiful young face be-
meath.
Violets, peoples, daisies and forget.
me-nots lend themselves prettily to
this exquisite style of headgear.
Foliage Is used on some of the designs
especially the russell and blush-brown
autumn leaves, but one maid, ever so
fond of green, will wear one of these
foliage hats in the vivid green of the
shamrock.
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A Pair Of erins :Rea dy to. be Voted On.

ones face around in a manner worthy
Of the India rubber" man :,
: + Strange results are quite liable. to
happen. In a recent contest, every
body expected the boy. to win in the
first trial Of srins. That was before
the contestants started, but the sur
prise came when the pretty little girls
face suddenly assumed the funniest
expression imaginable and kept it till
the contest was over. $ls.s= i. :=:s5
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
To Clean Lace,

Here is the recipe of lacemaker for
cleaning these delicate fabrics, now
so fashionable: Spread the lace out
on paper, cover with calcined mag
nesia, place another paper over it, and
put it away between the leaves of a
book for two or three days. Then all
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
HOUSE

farmer built his house on the corner
of his square lot, as shown in the pic
ture. Then he wanted to divide the
remaining ground into three portions
of the same size and also the same
shape. How did he do it?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

quickly, however, that 1 was totally
unprepared for the sequel-and in an
instant was gone, winging it's way
across the garden with rapid, steady
flight which certainly did not bespeak
either WEAKNESS or exhaustion, while
l sat gazing vacantly into space as
the reality dawned upon me that /
had imposed upon and my sympathy
wasted; or in plain English, our wee
guest had been "playing 'possum.'
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Stamps and Collectors.

Germany has comparatively the
most stamp collectors and consequent
ly also the most counterfeit manufac-
turers.
Germany is said to have great
many more philatelists than the Unit
ed States. Nearly every family seems
to have stamp collection, conse-
quently no stamps have gone to waste
in years. Dealers are so thick that in
Stuttgart there are a. dozen windows
given up to the display Of stamps.
A great collection of stamps, valued
approximately at $4,000, which was
stolen from Consul Weber of Ham
burg, Germany, has been recovered
through the work of the police depart
ment of Berlin. The collection. it
seems, was innocently bought By a
London dealer for 1910, and when he
was confronted with evidence proving
it to be stolen property, the purchaser
offered to return the lot upon being
reimbursed, with the amount that he
paid for, the loot. After. some litiga-
ton the stamps were returned to the
owner upon payment of s1,750 to the:
dealer - -: -.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Salt as a Panacea.

Salt as Panacea.
Salt in a little warm water is an
old-fashioned remedy for toothache
and soreness Of the gums. It makes
a splendid gargle for hoarseness and
sore throat, and its regular use is
said to eradicate catarrh of the head
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

it needs is skillful little shake to
scatter the powder, and it's delicate
threads are as fresh and clean as
when first woven.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Ladies' Shirt Waist Suit.

There are so many different styles
OF shirt waists that it is difficult to
make choice, but in the smart de-
sign shown here we have a charming
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
Girls Sailor Cosf,,noa

Girls Sailor Costume,
Very practical at this season of the
year are all school clothes for the
children and for natty little sailor
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

in piQue, galatea, cheviot, bingham,
serge or cashmere, and the style is
equally becoming to boys and girls.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

The Farmers Puzzle.
Here is an old puzzle that many peo-
pie know, but whoever has not tried
it before will find it pretty hard. The
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

trimmed with the yalenciennes inser.
tion.-Chic Parisien,
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Concealed Proverbs.

What we'll known proverbs do these
REFUSES make?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

Making Funny Faces.
Have you ever tried what a funny
face you can make with just one line.
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Speckie.

- :. ]. =. - SpecKIe. -. = NJ
7: A funny thing happened not long
ago, on "a farm near by. It might
have turned out tragically had not
the owner come by, in time. There
was an old hen named Speckie who
was such q patient setter that nearly
all the eggs put under her came out
well; SO the farmer had, for some
time past. put valuable duck eggs In
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07
White Ponuee Waist,

Blouse Of white pongee or crepe de
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1903-11-07

Frock for the Youngest.
In the pleasing little frockE shown
Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-06
a FOREIGN PRODUCT.
America Has Not Yet Developed the
"Perfect Spendthrift."


Uneconomical and extrayagant as we
are, we have not yet developed the
perfect spendthrift" as he is to be
found on the other side Of the Atlantic.
It seems at times as if he must be q
product of an older, more "eHete'
civilization. The man, either young or
old. who runs through large fortune
quickly is a rarity with us. High as our
standard of living and of the ordinary
expense of living is, our standard of
what might he called profigate eXtrav-
agance is by no means so high. VI
course pretty large sums are wasted in
various forms of dissipation here as
elsewhere. But that is not the point.
To take the single item Of gambling,
how often do we hear Of 4 mans being
ruined by it here? No doubt we hear
stories of tremendous sums lost and
won, but such sums do not seem either
"to make or to break" anybody. For
men whose incomes are reckOned by
the hundreds of thousands or millions
to play hundred dollar poker is no
great reckleSsness. But how often do
we see young men of the small salaried
sort punting $1,000 or $4,000 at a time
at baccarat, as you can any day IN
France? We have not the instinct to
save and scrape for eleven months Ill
the year and then shell out all our
savings in q fortnight.
once met in France 4 young man OF
old provincial family, Legitimist to the
backbone, proud and very poor. He
was about twenty-one, modest, thor
oughly correct" as good, innocent Il
young fellow as one would care to
meet, the sort Of young man who seems
to have been overlooked and left out i'll
the cold by French fiction, though by
no means great rarity in French real
life. happened to ask him one day if
he ever played cards. He said no. he
did not care for that sort Of thing, and
besides his means would not permit it.
81 never 90 into q gambling saloon"
said he, cor into the cardrOom Of Il
club. Sometimes | may join in little
game of poker among friends just to
pass the time, but only very small
game, never more than louis limit. "
A louis limit. I wonder what clubman
tout Of the millionaire class in New
York, Boston, Philadelphia or any Of
our larger eastern cities would call
four dollar poker very small" game
-Scribner's.