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ment 1t Is suggested. And II Is brim-
full of fun from start to finish.
Any number OF players may take
part in it. They first select leader,
who should be bright, alert, quick
witted boy who is capable of preserv-
ing his self-possession while fun and
laughter are going on all around him.
The players seat themselves in a
circle end the Leader takes his place
In the center. He holds in his hand a
white handkerchief. which he has
knotted so as to make it partly solid.
When everything is ready the leader
losses the handkerchief up in the air
and then every player must begin
laughing But they must all stop
laughing by the time the handkerchief
reaches the floor. and If any one does
not stop and the leader catches him
either laughing or smiling he imposes
a forfeit or a fine
Or instead Of making the detected
laughter pay forfeit he may be re-
quired to drop out of the circle. II
played In this way he players drop
out one after another until only one
is left. and that one wins the prize.
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were creeping around watching them,
as IL they were intent on mischief.
Suddenly two OF them darted forward,
and each of them seized tail and
began swinging on it from side to
side. just as a boy swings on a dan
Cling rope.
The two old apes. furious at this
impudent interference with their com
fort. chartered and screamed and
made faces at their tormentors, and
tried to pull their tails away, but the
little swingers held fast and the rest
of the monkeys danced about the cage
and fairly screamed with delight
Presently one of the apes got his
tail loose and rushed down from his
perch, blazing with anger. to punish
the monkey that had dared to take
such a liberty with himsa Then the
other ape got his tail loose, too. and
for five minutes there was a scene in
the cage that beggars description
New York Herald.
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80 Mlsehlsvous Monkexs.

when | was at the 200 one day /
beard a great screaming and chatter
ing going on in the monkey house
ard / went In to sec what IL was all
about In the big central cage were
tacnty five or thirty monkeys Of all
sorts and sizes. rushing ard darling
around in every direction. over the
floor, on the cross bars Ia the swings
ard up the sides Of the cage, aud after
them was a big gray beaded ape. so
mad that he hooked as If be wanted
10 tear tbs whole lot 10 pieces On
one Of the cross bars sat another ape.
looking doen AZ the scene as II he
we're enjoying the fun
Presently the~ ape that was chas-
ing the monkeys being unable 10
catch any ~ them climbed back 10
the cross bar and SAT there chatterlug
and snarlinK. while the excitement
among the monkeys gradually sub
sided As turned 20 10 away I saw
the keeper and asked him what they
had been doing He smiled ard said
that il | would walt little while |
would see
So | waited. aud presently noticed
that the two b5g apes GA the bar hid
become quiet aud were sitting close
together. as II getting ready TO take
nap, Their hong tails we're hanging
down nearly TO Tire floor Of the cage.
and several OF the little monkeys
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smeethreads with ORANGES.

To prepare tails choice Southern
dish allow several large sweetbreads
10 blanch u cold water. then dry on
cloth. pull OFF the tubes and score
lightly With a sharp knife Dip each
into melted butter mixed with an
equal quality of orange Juice. sprinkle
with salt and pepper and place on a
fat baking pan. Cook ia a very hot
oven for thirty minutes, basting three
times with the butter and orange
Juice. Melt and brown one heapiug
tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan.
add a tablespoonful of -four. brown
again. then stir in gradually one cup
ful Of good beef stock. and when
smoothly thicEened add One-quarter
of a cupful of strained orange juice
and two tablespoonfuls of chopped
orange with the riud) and season to
taste. Serve the sweetbreads ON in
diyiduaI plates in d bed OF cress and
sliced orange and pour over each
serving a spoonful OF the gravy.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

Gold is present also in embroideries
in impressive quantity Much en-
broidery is Of the raised and filled sort
and cloudlike materials now and then
seem almost overweighted with such
establishment Fringes are going TO
continue their winter vogue to Judge
by the quantities of them on the shop
counters. The narrower sorts seem
in the lead For dressy get-ups ruch-
ings are to be much-favored means
OF ornameutatiOr Lace trimmings be
come Of greater value when sheer fab
RIGS are seasonabIe. Model dresses
suggest a'tth Scrac force that there Is
to be whimsical fancy for the use
of heavy laces on delicate fabrics and
of tiimy ones on frmer goods. but this
notion need not worry those who at
first thought do not approve it. Such
may follow their own taste in lace and
be stylish without trace Of freakish.
ness.
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Really. flounces are not imperative.
There are always tucks, and there
were never more tucks than this sea
son. Many Of the charming thin light
silks have long flowing skirts tinlsned
with inch or two-incb tucks around the
bottom. A lovely lavender silk is so
made. with a most pleasing distlnc-
ton This consists in the alienation
of the tucks with bands OF white lawn
of the sheerest quality. The SIR IS
cut away from under the lawn and
both these insertions and the tucks
are a little over an inch in width. Tie
effect rs quantity effective and newer
than lace insertions, although SOFT
white silk near at hand. in which the
same idea is carried out with lace. Is
pleasing In the lavender silk the
sleeves are formed of alternate silk
tucks and lawn strips and there IS
fun puff Of lawn at the wrist.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

Robert T, Baird. aged II years. the
son OF Robert l., Baird, of Grovania
Ga. holds y unique place among the
bright youths of Georgia.
He Is a fast and accurate telegraph
operator. and has already done regn-
lar work Ia Western Union Offices. At
one time he was In charge of the Of
Ace At Vienna as day operator.
Young Baird seems to have taken t.
the key BY instinct When only he
could sit at the instrument and send
before his father knew he was ae-
quainted with the alphabet. At he
could receive. and row he is consid.
cred a competent operator.
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they are, because the soft drapery is
in the silken tissues liberty silk. chif-
Ton or mousseline de sole, or some
such clinging material A charming
toilet has trained skirt of heliotrope
satin, with three scant fiounces. each
supporting a flounce of valcnciennes
lace. lace jacket is worn with this
white valenciennes, made up over a
heiiotrope satin lining But the lace
sleeves barely reach the elbow. and
from them descends long angel drap-
cry of yiolettinted liberty silk, the
gauziest of fabrics The drapery is
caught up again and held in to the
undersleeye at the wrist A neck
lace of Swiss crystals, amethyst-col-
ored, run on a purple cord, is worn
about the throat
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

An the new gowns have moderately
fun skirts. One needs only 10 glance
at the beautiful models at the open
ings. where the freshest conceits
from abroad are shown, to discover in
what charming ways this full SKIRT
can be attained without exaggeratln@
the size of the hips. A fayorite mode
is 10 hold the fullness flat in clusters
Of fine pinch tucks for few inches
below the waist from whence taey
flow out into The required sweep. or
box plaits stitched fat over the hips
are used The skirt yoke proper Is
passe. but one sees odd little empiece-
ments Of the material hitting tight
over the hips. to which is gathered the
fulIness of the skirt. All Of which
means that II is long pull and a
hard one to get women's consent TO
the really fun skirt which begins TO
eddy out as soon as the waist line is
past
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30
The Magic Eaqs.

Years ago. when people who were
supposed to be witches and wizards
were burned To death, this little trick
would have been looked upon as a
direct proof that the one performing
II possessed all the powers OF BLACK
ART" and the trickster would have
stood an excellent chance Of being
killed. Now, although all magic"
Is known 10 be nothing but some
trick so cleveriy done that the spec
tators cannot understand it, this little
deception will cause great deal OF
mystiacaitou among your little friends
and YOU can have lots Of fun out Of
their wild guesses as To how you per
form It,
In the first flaeo you must prepare
for The trick some time before you In
tend to perform It.
Suppose you are 10 entertain a party
~ friends al your home ON Saturday
evening On Friday get three eggs
and bore a small hole In the small
eud Of each, allowing all OF the In
side 70 run out OF the she'll Fill the
empty shells with warm water and
rinse them carefully oat. being sure
that none OF the yolk or white re-
mains Allow them 10 dry all the
rest ~ the day Just before you ex-
poet your guests 20 arrive en- Satur.
day evening all the eggsheils 10 the
vgTy brlm with water, so that they
viii not hold another drop Then
plug ~ the hole In the shell with
wax puttiag In a good stout layer,
and rubbing your thumb over the wax
plug and the end ~ the shell. The
sax In so near the color ot the she'll
that IL will b. almost impossible TO
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eoinu Rxe-Rxe.


And it's hoI for the land Of Bye-Bye.
Astraddie OF papa's knee.
With two big hands for the stirrupa
And two little lips for the fee.
And now we are or at a galiop
Through meadow and valley and wood
For visit TO Peter Piper
And Little Red Riding Hood.
And maybe wen call on the fairies
Down there in the hazel dell.
f9r where Papa Hnrsey will take us
ae huFsey himself can't tell.
Ana maybe we'll call on Miss Munet
- Ana maybe-and maybe Wen come
10 where one little pig went To market
And one little piggie stayed home
But this know. that SO surely
As the littlest pigaie could talk,
80 surely we'll nod IN the saddle
And the gall0p VIII come TO a walk.
Ana then we vii be at the stable
And tenderiy horssy will stand
While mamma lovingly leads US
TO the dream decked Lullaby Land.
Golfers Weekly
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Keep a Scrap Book.

You may make for yourself an In
terestiug book by constructing scrap
book devoted to one subject, One
young girl with strong interest in
the life Of Mary Queen of Scots has
collected from magazines and other
sources articles, illustrated or not
as 1t happens, verses, pictures Of
buildings and localities, and portraits
relating to this heroine, and has put
them into a single scrap-book. making
volume ia which she takes much
pride When she cannot obtain
printed copy OF an extract she wishes
to add. she does not hesitate To copy
it out neatly upon the pages OF her
book which is merely large com
position book
The educational value Of such work
Is by no means slight, since to know
one thing well one must needs learn
much OF many others. Indeed. 1t has
been said more than once that to know
one thing completely We should have
To know all things.
There is a good suggestion here
You will be surprised. II you begin TO
gather material upon some topic. to
see how much Is printed about your
fayorite subject One word OF eau
ton: DO not choose too wide a sub
ject Make your limits narrow
enough to be- within your scope. Your
serap-bock need not be upon history
or literature but il should be con.
cerned With something worth the time
you mean 10 spend upon it.-St, Mich,
olas.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

The great comet Of 1861 was dis
covered by Tcegutt at Sydney Aazs-
tralia, May 13 of that year. On jane
% and 80 it was discovered in # ace
and in England. 1t was Douatis
comet SO named from the fact that
it was discovered by DR.. Douaa az
Florence in June, 1858, that wsa cred
tied with having great influence in
France ON the vintage. II is q fact
that that year was a favorable So son
and the products We're advertised as
"les wins de la comet" This rE.e
many other speculatious on com6ts.
has no scientific basis.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

A breach Of promise action was re-.
Gently brought by Miss Dawes OF
Manchester, Eng against WGIam
Brown of Bournemouth.
The plaintiffs counsel said that Nr.
Brown had been engaged to Mss
Dawes for twenty-eight year. The
conrtship began when Mis- dawes
was Is; she is now 4G
William Brown had written his
sweetheart innumerable letters. but
suddenly went to America and on his
return married another woman. The
jury awarded Miss Dawes So 80 dam.
ages.
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Names of Japanese warshios.

Japan has christened her big bat.
tleships after great mountains and the
smaller war vessels from some Well
known natural features of the coun.
try, IL may also be mentioned that
at the end Of the name of every Jap
anese ship is either the term nation
kan or maru. They stand. as lt were.
as equivalents Tor our own USS aud
IS. Kan means war vessel, and is
applied, of course. only to the en-.
peror's fleet, Maru, which means
round, is applied to merchant vessels
why. it is difficult to say.
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SS 10 20 bust By the cape is ex-
ceedingly graceful as well as fashion.
able and the sleeves can De either in
elbow or fun length as may be pre-
feTred
The waist consists # the fitted
lining on which the tucked front and
backs are arranged, the closing being
made invisibly at the center back.
Both front and backs are tucked TO
yoke depth only and form soft folds
at the belt The sleeves are tucked
al the shoulders end gathered at their
lower edges where they can be fin
ished with frills or with deep cuffs as
shown in the small view. The cape
collar is in two sections. which are
tucked from the shoulders to the neck
and allowed TO fall in folds over the
sleeves. AT the neck Is a crushed col
lar which harmonizes with the belt,
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is 5ls yards 81
inches wide 5 yards % inches wide or
81. yards a. inches wide. with ~
Yards OF ail-oyer lace. ~ yards p
inches wide for belt and 5 yards Of
applique.
The pattern 4s7s Is cut in Sizes for
32. 80. So, IS and s0-inch bust meas
ure
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The Empty Shell After the Trick.

The Empty Shell After the Trick.
detect the llttle hole ualess sou know
iust where 10 look tor IL The eggs
viii even feed like ordinary eggs. for
II you have them fuii uf water IL will
not shake agsout Ia tho shells and they
will be ND nearly the weight of the
average egg that bo one would mo-
tiee the difference. Set them care
fully on she large ends and you are
ready Tor your guests
Some time 10 the evening YOU an
nounca 10 your friends that you can
take the meat from an eggsheil right
before their eyes without them see-
Ing how 1t Ia done Then when they
cast doubts upon your boast. the time
for your trick has come Go out and
get a kettle Of hot water, q large
spoon and the three eggs Take them
into tbe room where your guests are
awaiting you and hand this eggs
around for inspection When they
have been passed frsm hand 90 hand.
place shem. one by one. in the Kettle,
The hot water will loosen the wax
that hils the holes and By stirring the
eggs well with the spoon IL will
soon be- shaken out ~ tbs holes. Now
by the aid Of your spoon FISH the
eggs out of the kettle aud allow the
water 10 run out OF them. When you
pass the empty shsIls around among
your audience they viii all rush 10
the kettle expecting 20 End the con
tents Of the eggs mixed with the
water. When they and that the
water is absolutely clear they VIII be
perfectly astonished II you are care.
ful Ia filling the eggs with water and
plugging the hole With wax. there Ii
no way In which they can detect your
trick. which will seem TO them like
..agie Indeed
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Til Odd
COR I'D.
O0@0000 @0@CGG CO
The Lover'a Praver

O Lord Of all. because we twain
Are true and fond
we love our lives and are not fain
To see beyond
And we are glad
Oh. more than glad. to breathe re air
As lass and lad
Not unto US is wealth or power
But We possess
blessing IN each bird and flower
For happiness
We are not proud for we have known
The strokes OF pain:
ouI LORD, since then our hearts have
grown
No more like twain
THE Is no struggle past our strength.
y o Erief-saVe one
Lord make the ways Of equal length
Where we must run
out Of the dear old world we call
To Thee above
Lord. Thou wilt know I'm knowing all
How much we love
} J. Bell, author Of Wee MacGregor"
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tFaCtiNe anu W
ty. The full length gore at the PACK
gives long line which is always al
mirable in addition to allowing lof
greater freedom of movement
The skirt consists Of the circular
norton. which is tucked across the
hips to give the effect of yoke. the
ffounce and the back cores, which are
kilt plated. The lower edge OF the
circular portion has deep hem un-
der which the plated fiounce is at
tached and stitched to position. the
effect being a deep tuck overlapping
the plaits.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is ga yards u
inches wide. ga yards A inches wide
81 s. yards g ::1Ess;cttsca @-iAe-
The pattern 4677 is cut in sizes for
girls of IL. IA and IS years Of age.
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How japanese Harvest Corn.

The Japanese have a queer way of
harvesting their wheat. Instead of
ruthlessly cutting it down with a
scythe or reaper, they pull up much
OF 1t by hand, and clip off the roots
with shears, for they wish to keep the
beautiful long golden straws from
getting bruised or broken With the
japanese. who do everything neatly
and allow nothing to go 10 waste. the
straws are almost as valuable as the
grain. They first fiatten the strans.
and then, after being softened, they
are woven. either whole or split into
mating, baskets, hats and many
Other articles
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Remarkable Nevada Tree

A very remarkable tree grows in
Nevada. It is called by the supersti-
tious indians the witch tree, 1t grows
to a height of six or seven feet, and
its trunk at the base is about three
times the size of an ordinary mans
wrist The wonderful Characteristic
of the tree is its luminosity. which is
so great that on the darkest night il
can be seen plainly at least mile
away. A person standing near could
read the finest print by its light.
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out which parts have to be bent down
ward uegs on table. chairs. etc },
and which parts to be bent upward
black OF chair sofa. etc.l.
Figures A aud h are patterns for
table Figures c. D. and E are deco
rative pieces. Figure Is part Of the
artificial nower G. Figure II Is the
pattern 81 treNs X Of a sleigh: I. %
e sofa; n % chair. Figures c. d and
= are folded twica. Figure c ever
four tines.
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Pon Got His Dinner.

An intelligent bulldog, having the
habit of appearing at a prominent
North End residence in Concord. n
H, at meal times. and usually getting
some dainty titAits. showed up p
GENTLY Eineerly carrying a note in his
mouth. which, on being opened, was
found 10 read. please give nae some
dinner" The deg got it, and in
abundance, too
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-04-30

What pretty figures can be made by
folding and cutting paper squares.
our illustration explains better than
long description. With the assist
ance Of q small pair Of scissors. or q
sharp knife. an endless number of pref
u things can be made We will show
yoa q few patterns that VII give YOU
an Idea how the thlng Is done, The
paper mnat he falded In the Middle.
Amer the lines are cut. the paper IN
anf0laea and IL il rot aiaacnit u nnd
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Sailed Almonds.

This is a chefs way of sailing
almonds: Blanch and dry the nuts.
put them on a baking sheet and roast
them in a hot oven TO light brown.
Sprinkle them with a solution of lit
tie gum arabic and water. dust with
tine table salt and stir them gently
until dry
Readers o. this paper can secure any May
Manton pstteru illustrated above by uling out
a. blanks ia coupon, ana mailing, with 10 ceutS
20 ,, L. Harrison Co. Is Plymouth Place. Chi.
go. Pattern vii b. mailed promptly
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There is no tree SO familiar 10 us
as ar evergreen. is there? And yet can
you tell the names Of the different
kinds Of eyerEreens7
For instance, here are three com
mon varieties. one Of which we see
every Christmas,
Now can you name these three2
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James Perkins. "a dependent upon
the town of Rochester y II. died
about year ago. leaving a curious
collection of razors. which the over
seers Of the poor placed cn sale. In
.ne annual report recently issued Il
appears that the town treasury was
enriched sls72S from the sale Of the
1ld raxors found ln the trunks Of tae
starnarsaH
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Joseph prohart. who lives west Of
Remington village, Vt, found four
POUND cannon ball recently while ez.
csyafgng cellar under his barn This
was much corruded but II was easily
seen what it was. He also found sew
eral silver coins at the same time.
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is adapted to
m a n Y materials
and combinations
but is shown in
pale blue Habutai
trimmed with ap.
pliQue Of cream
lace and stitched
with cortjcelli silk.
AT the waist is a
crushed belt Of
Liberty satin The
dropping shoulder
T{pa that s1 nfvay
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as by their elders.
This very stylish
model is adapted
to all the range Of
seasonable materi-
ais. but in the
case of the origi
nal is made Of
blue fecked eta
mine stitched with
corticelli silk and
Is exceedingly at
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This Is one ct the i0lileSt lEpromp-
Gu Knmes that We know of. We mean
by lmpromptu that il reaplres no prep
aratlan whatever, hat may be played
by 4 roomfai 0G boys and girls the ma
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Fancy Blouse.

All cape effects are much In vogue
and are 10 b. noted upon the best
and handsomest of the season de
signs. The very pretty waist illus
trated shows one OF novel sort that
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Elton. II TO t6yrs shown in the small
cut
The Ft0a is made with fronts aac
back, the back being laid in ( box
plat at the center with an outward
turning plait at each side, The cape
is in two portions and is finished with
the stole. the lower portions of which
are joined to the upper beneath the
points. The sleeves are in one piece
each and at the waist is a stitched
belt
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is 314 yards Fl
inches wide. 3 yards q inches wide
or la yards 81 inches wide.
The pattern 4681 is cut in skies for
girls Of - II and Is years OF age.