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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Teaching Elephants
'TsHouGH the elephant is not 6

THROUGH the elephant is not car
niyorous he Is dangerous enough
at times. II you want to teach
an elephant to stand on his head. you
have to be very careful. Chains are
placed around his hind quarters. and
air often enough for him to UNDER
stand what is required of him.
To teach these bulky creatures to
pose is very dificult One well-known
position is one elephant standing with
his forepaws on the headquarters OF
another. while he fiourishes his trunk
In a theatrical attitude. To teach him
to do this you have to pass a chain
round his neck and another round hts
trunk.
The assistants haul rway on the
neck chain until the animal begins to
choke. Naturally, he rises on his hind
legs in order to be able to breathe:
Then the trunk cable is hauled on. ana
the elephant on whose back he Is TO
place his forepaws ID Packed under
them. Curiously enough, elephants
dislike this treatment and often. AFTER
a severe lesson. will attack their
teacher.
If you want a Waiting elephant, you
will have to engage number OF
strong assistants, who will push the
elephant round some at either end OF
the great beast You then shout
"Waltz!" and all begin pushing. soon
, the elephant learns to whirl, on the
sound of the word. of his own accord;
= Such tricks as ringing a bell; Grind
ing an organ, are simple and effective.
You simply put the object IN the ele-
plants trunk and shake It for him.
When he dances with tinkling bells
round his feet, one foot at time is
lifted and shaken by the assistants.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
GHoHcg0I4D7nsp0fl2hGz1NZ

.aurrah, you're It, Rcnny" croaked
q multitude of ouonks.
Good for Larryl" sang another null
titude, Of Quonks.
"cribby's getting :hefe. all rightr
shouted a crowd Of Rats.
Hoppety-hoprhop went the hoppers.
almost neck and neck. half way round
the course, when. alas! for Barny
Rat. he took a horrible header and
was put out of tire race.
Next came hurdle. and here Larry
Quonk fell headforemost into O. pool,
and his hopper came down on top of
him, and after the hopper came Crib
by. Rat and his hopper. pell-mel. kerr
That left Benny ouonk an easy vic-
tor. 10 amble in to the goal and smfl-
ingly, receive the boucuets and ri.
umphant shouts Of his dsiightsd fell
He was highly pleased e wiz WIZ, the I
Grand Prize, which be geqerously an
nounoed that he would divide with the
fellows IN an extempore banquet to be
given in ouoni<ville Inn.
Yes, 1t was q Jolly race said No.
but the best thing about II was that
It has shown those impertinsnt Rats
their place, and hereafter they'll leave
of their airs"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Whitney and Smiley Boy

T TITLE MIR. whineyboy came to town
H. one day,
Riding on a Growlygrub. screaming all
the way,
Howlyberries in his hat,
Screecher leaves atop o. that,
Round his neck ring o. squeals.
Whineywhiners on his heels.
What do you think--that awful day
Everybody ran away!
Little Mr. Smileyboy came to town one
day,
Riding on a Grinnergrif. laughing all
the way;
Chuckleberries in his hat.
Jolly leaves atop o. that,
Round his neck a ring o. smiles
All of the very latest styles.
What do you thIpk-that happy day
Not a body ran away!
st Nicholas.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

nointed at one end so as to stick into
the ground. Tie three of them togeth-
err foot and a half from the top to
Set the tripod UP so as to give your
self a 5lh-foot circle base room, Place
ali the remaining poles around the
tripod. flashing them together.
Use twill. or unbleached muslin to
cover the wigwam. Spread your ma
terial nat and cut 1t according TO the
pattern shown here. Mark a half cir
Gle 1e feet in diameter. measure
around the edge of this circle 10 feet
(Which is enough for your purpose);
draw lines from the edge to the CEN
tire to show where rooes are to be
stretched later to bind the canvas
firmly 20 the wfgwan1.
From each from. edge. of the can
vas cut out q small portion or allow
for a low entrance. From the top
centre cut out half circle Is inches
in diameter to allow the tops of the
poles to protrude through
You viii and this covering will be
ample for the wigwan. Paint 1t up to
suit your taste with Indian figures.
but If you do any painting do 1t be-
fore you stretch the canvas on the
WtgwSm.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

on the bulletin board over the bridge
across the street from DIR. Jeremiah
Quonk's drug store.
And In due course the last Dog Day
passed and the day Of the steeplechase
dawned bright. clear and not uncom-
fortably warm.
1t seemed as IL half tire population
of Menagerie Borough turned out to
witness the event, but best of all was
the turnout from Rat Township ana
Quonkville, each Of which engaged
front places for its best rooters.
Benny Quonk and Larry Quonk were
the favorites OF the one side and Bar
nv Rat and Cribby Rat were the pick
ed winners of the other side.
Squire Rat stood out In front OF the
starting line and scolded Benny Quonk
roundly for taking tho inside track.
so Benny said:
"All right, you can have all the ad.
vantage on your side. for all care"
And he turned his hopper over to
the outside track.
At last the four Jockeys had their
hoppers on the line, the bell rang. the
starter cried, Ready! One. two. three.
gor and hoppety- hop-hop. away few
the four hoppers down the course.
go, 1t. Benny" yelled hundreds OF
Rats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16


Another trick which seems mysterious.
indeed. is the following:
. Bring In from the kitchen two glasses
filled.S one with pure water. the other
with well-salted water.
Hand couple of Jumps Of sugar to a
friend and tell him to drop one into
each glass The one In the pure water
will quickly dissolve, but the other lump
will remain undissolved.
Of course. your friend win wonder
why this happens so. And II win prob
ably continue to mystify him until you
see fit to explain that there was sailed
The salt, you see, makes the water
heavier and less fluid, SO that it 10 not
SO apt to penetrate the pores OF the
lump OF sugar.
suppose you have often noticed that
when you thrust a long stick INTO pool
of water 1t gives the appearances ct be-
ing bent at the point where ib enters
the water.
OF course, you understand that It
is not really bent at all. But what
causes the optical Illusion? Why, this:
What they call change OF medium
that is to say, water being much more
compact than air, the image your eye
receives of the immersed part OF the
stick represents 1t at q higher angie
than the part Of the stick that " out
Oh Inc WatCE 40 ASR.
image in your eye. The difference OF
nediums--air and water. respectively
accounts for the difference OF Inn
ages received by the eye.
Suppose you try an experiment.. Take
a bowl and place piece OF money
in the bottom. Ask your friends to
stand of Just far enough SO that they
can no lenger see the coin, but no
farther.
Then take a pitcherfui Of water and
pour It into the bowl-very gently. so
as not to disturb the coin. Ask your
friends to watch the inside of the
bowl closely and tell you the instant
they observe anything curious.
At a certain instant they will cry
out: 'why, there is the coini see
IL more and more plainly"
So they do see the image of the coin.
but not the coin itself, which still
rests on the bottom of the bowl You
see. owing to the change of medium
being water now instead Of air
the image of the coin received by the
various pairs of eyes represents 1t
as higher even than 1t really ts, Just
as that part of the stick which was
Immersed in the pool of water appears
to extend at an angle higher than that
of the water. thus making the stick
look bent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Simple Questions

7 asked my papa why the world
Is round instead of square,
And why the piggies' tails are curled,
And why don't fish breathe air.
And why the moon don't hit star,
And why the dark Ia Hack.
And jest how many birds there are.
And will the wind come back.
And why a horse can't learn to moo.
And why a COW can't neigh.
And do the fairies live on dew.
And what makes hair grow gray.
And then my pa got up an. oh,
The offul words he said!
hadn't done a thing, out no
Jest SEN me off to heidi
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Study in Fractions.

Mr.. Brown met an old woman on
the way home from market.
Been buying things, motherr'
mo. sir; been sellin' eggs"
How many. mother?"
well, sir, had such a number of
eggs that after I sold half of them
and half an egg, half of what were
left and half an egg. and finally half
of what were left and half an egg,
they were all sold and not a single
egg had been even cracked. much less
broken"
i-r. Brown said: "Oh. yes" and
went on his way. having comprehend
ed at once how many eggs the old
woman had sold.
Can you also tell?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
The Toothbrush Plant.

We have heard OF sermons in stones.
but certainly not till recently of tooth
brushes in trees. The genus gouania
climbing shrubs. most of which inhabit
the forest of tropical America. Inc
most interesting of these is the g. Dom
ingensis a common creeper in the west
Indies and Brazil. In Jamaica It is
"a lied chaw-stick. on account of its
thin. flexible stems being chewed cs an
Agreeable stomachic. Toothbrushes are
also made by cutting pieces of chaw
sticlt 10 a convenient length and fray
Ing out the ends, and a tooth powder to
Accompany the use of the brush Is pre-
"a red Nv pulverizing t. dried stems.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Little Grace Misunderstood.

Little Grace had been brought UP in
a Presbyterian family. SO that the
white-robed ministers Of the Church
of England were quite unknown to
her.
When she was a little more than 4
years old she was taken by guest
to the parish church.
Imagine the young lady's horror
when Grace suddenly stood up on the
cushioned seat of tho pew. and. point
ing an accusing finger, cried loudly;
"S' anne! Same! Big man dotten on
his nightie"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Queens Taller Than Kings.

The queens of the world are taller
than the kings. King Edward is
some inches shorter than Queen
Alexandra. The Gear is a head below
the Czarina. Kaiser Wilhelm is of the
medium height. but the German En-
press is tall. and that is why the
proud Kaiser will never consent to be
photographed beside his wiIe. unless she
sits while he stands.
The King of Portugal. though stout
er, is less tall than his Queen. Even
inches shorter than the Princess. and
the young King of Spain Is rather be-
low the height of Queen VICTORIA.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

tail-each part provided with a hole.
3. Then sketch your traine like Mon
sieur Guilleri.
4. Cut all the figures out carefully
and paint them up with ears, eyes,
spots, ETC., to make them look as life
like as possible. 49,
brass paper clips that will allow free
action Of the limbs. etc. Good-bye.
Truly yours. PETER PARNUM.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
How Old is That Eggp

A simple method Of finding out out the the
efSr snaca which IS situa,ed toward the
broad end of the shell. II. the egg is
held up between the hands before q
light in a dark room, the afr space can
be easily discerned, In a perIectY
fresh egg the air space 'R very small
but as age increases a. extends, until,
when the egg is three weeks old. the
air space is about a sixth of the entire
egg space. With practice, the age can
he told to within twenty-four hours.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Fish as Pets.

Many boys and girls who cannot
keep pets have been able to make
pets of wild birds and animals. Even
fish in a pond will come to know you
will follow you round the edge of the
pond and at last grow so tame as to
take food out of the hand They will
themselves to be patted. You will find
It easiest to make friends OF fish of the
carp family.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Make q WiSwam

a in September when It Is neither
q too hot to play in such thing
nor too cold TO spend night In IL.
The first things you need are poles.
Get them from the woods or from the
lumber yard. thirteen of them. each
two inches square III from the lunl-
Der yard; in that case make the sticks
round by whiting thern)'
Make each pole ten feet long and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Biting Rabbits.

II you care for the health of your
rabbits do not omit to clean their
hutehes thoroughly at least once day.
LOOK out, however. TO see that you do
not get bitten. A surly old buck or
doe With q litter of young may make a
savage attack on the back of your hand.
n Is as well to put on a pair of gloves
and use a small hoe with a long handle
10 scrape the fioors OF the hutches.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

They belong to my great circus Of
Cardboardville, of which l think you
have occasionally heard before.
not have a tiptop troupe of performing
animals similar TO these, If you follow
nv Instructions carefully:
/. Take a sheet of good. stin card
q Get good drawer to sketch the
olatlines Of vour animals for you, in
Sar,arate parta-head- body. leRs and
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

On the day following the last
Dog Day, TO wit, viz: The 18th
of August, there will be conduct
ed a Grand Steepiechase In the
fair grounds,
Only grasshoppers between four
and eight weeks old will, be al
lowed to enter the race. and the
jockeys must be young fellows
GRAND PRIZE of TEN
THOUSAND EXTRA FINE
BLUE BOTTLE FLIES for the
owner of the winning hopper.
All. intending competitors
should give their names to the
general manager, z r II x
QUONK, Esq, No. 10 Frogville
Row. not later than August II.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
AHectionate Cats

cats are very affectionate by nature,
~ and IL puss shows no attachment to
her owner or any member OF the family
iIl-treatment. or. at least. neglect. That
old>Sfdea that cats love places better
than persons would soon be exploded X
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Choir Needed Rest.

Harry and Nellie are twins, aged b.
and one Sunday they were discussing
the services at the church they attend
az don't see why they have sermons
for said Harry. M -,
why" replied Nellie, 'tt is to give
the poor sinners a chance to rest"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

No wonder the Quonks became wildly
excited! For not in the memory Of
the Oldest ifhabttant had there been
a. steeplecf1ase held on the Fair
Grounds (ofsany other grounds. for
that matterl. 4
There was 3 tradition that about Ave
generations back magnificent stee-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Smallest Thing with Backbone.

The smallest thing with a backbone
is the sinarapan, a little fish recently
discovered by scientists in the Phil
ippine Islands 1t measures about half
an inch in length.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

y HAVE q coin trick for you to expert
ment with today, boys and girls.
Take q small, conical-shaped glass,
place q small coin in It,; then take
larger coin that will just about fit into
the top of the glass. or, at any rate, not
70 down far into the glass.
Now blow with all your might on one
edge Of the large coin. This will cause
the coin to turn on itself as a pivot.
and the force Of air passing on down
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
DOUBLE ACRosTIC
Opportunity.

Opportunity has haiI IN front, but Is
bald behind; II you meet her, seize ner
by the eoreloek, for JoVe nlmseh eah-
not catch her again IL once let slip
Rabelais.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
T TITLE Ladies and Gentlemen:
6ANAH Nf In

n TITLE Ladies and GentIemen:
l have the honor of presenting
IL to you picture of a wonderful
troupe of cardboard animals.
with their trainer. the celebrated Mon
sieur Guilleri (pronounce Mus-seer
2hee-lay-ree)
The five animals and also Monsieur
Guilleri himself have been so put to-
gether that they can go through almost
any contortion and acrobatic feat that
you can imagine.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

rYHERE was wild excitement in
Quonkyille one bright morning.
On the bulletin board over the
bridge across the street from
DR.. jeremiah Quonk's drug store, the
passing Quonks had their attention ar
rested by the following poster an
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Little Girls Explanation.

A little girl claimed that she had got
a new heart. On being asked to ex-
plain, she said, "Once / ran after sin;
now run from it."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

w ERE 10 q pusxler TO- you. boys
- and girls. This visiting cara
has three slits In II, two long
Perpendicular ones and one very
for even single cherry to pass through
The puzzle ia: How were these twin
cherries got into the position where you
see them heref
The way to work out the puzzle - to-
first cut out for yourselves q visiting
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
What Merry Daye

My first comprises everything
In heaven, or earth below,
TITS formed of letters only three.
An adjective, you know.
NV second IL q merry wight.
The fav'rite OF q king,
His sayings often nirth awake.
And sometimes hide a sting.
Ny third possession indicates;
My last, a chip OF time;
Ny whole is but a merry day.
Pray can you guess this rhymef
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Answers to Last Weeks
Puzzles

Picture Puzzle.
Thomas Jefferson.
Puzzls IN Verse,
The letter "E."
Double Puzzle.
/. Sap. 2. Ash. Q. Oder. Z. Nile. >.
Esther. sAoNE. a river In France.
Bahsadings.
/. 6kate-Kate.
2. kate-ate.
3. Wheat-heat.
Jumbled Poem.
Hamelfn towns in Brunswick.
BY famous Hanover CITY,.
The river Weser. deep and wide. .
A pIeasanter spot you never spied.
But when begins my ditty,
Almost Ave hundred years ago,
To see the towns folk suffer so
From vermin was pity
Enigma.
Jumbled shakespearian Names.
/. Romeo. 2. Macbeth. g. Valentine.
4. PrOteus. s. Hamlet. q. Juliet.
Beheadings.
]. Clock-look.
2. Sweep-weep.
PUZZLE OF STATES.
1. Ohio. g. Alabama. 3. Arizona.
WORD SQUARE
AU G u ST
q A o L e r
Ifk5gfE$
DOUBLE ACRoSTIC
Kang aroo
Rssss Z
o d SIS a
Gff{
e Q
T n N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Central Acrostic.

(The word In shows the time OF year
the centre col. Wen meet some gales
umn read before we land. cen
downward is hurricane. fear.
the whole" Each rersoia's waving
Can you tell to my 9Th. his 7th are
what II tsD in the hold
oh, guess my puzzle. II you can. not
waiting to be told.
You'll feel my I'd IL you can't. for broad
est hints I've given
One more: across I'm letters 1--WE and
downward letters seven.
Buried Cities.
Hidden in each Of the following sem
fences Is a city of France:
1, John, paint a lily on something.
2. ITO hab rest am good" replied the
negro.
8. My tenant estimates the house only
worth thirteen dollars rent.
1. Do not sleep; arise, for the enemy IL
s. The door leans too much on one
side.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
a Hard Sum,
What Am Ip

Can you do this sum?
From q word of six letters take one
and leave twelve.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16

To q word of six letters. meaning q
noise made by a heavy wagon, add
have a person who IL In the habit %
complaining.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Verse in Pi.

Can you read this winter versef
Het yrtmos hracm sha meco Ia taei
irwin nwdi mad sudioc dan ggnnhaei
sseki; saf
! rahe het guhnsri 70 hte tbsai
TITAN hhgturo chit wnsyo uyeav sixeL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-16
Charade.

Hawthorn by the way Is fair
And-by the way-rny first In there.
Bud and blossom follow on
Till my second you may con.
And my whole across the sea
Bore the brave to liberty.
Who can tell Polly Evans the an
swer3 ~
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-10
KILLED NEAR HUGO.
An old Feu1 Between Brothers-in-Law
Terminates Fatally TO One.

Hugo, Jan.9.-News was received
here yesterday Of the killing Of Alb
ney Clay, a Choctaw Indian, az Luke.
fodder a small inland town near Gar
vim.
Information received was to the
effect that Abney Clay was drunk and
acc,sted his brother-in-law, Jim Cos
tello. about an old grudge that had
been existing between the two for sew
cral years and after exchanging words
Costello shot him.
Clay was a full blood Chociaw,
while Costello is white man and
married q sister of the dead man.
Some years ago the two men had trou'
BILE which came near resulting fatally
and the killing is said to have grown
out of the former difficulty.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-10
SNAKES OF SARAWAK.
The PythoBs Are Enormous ana Feed
on Pigs aud children.

In thc Sarawak Gazette is an article
on the snakes Of that rnrt of Horned.
OF the poisonous rcptiics Il savs. The
cobra ,Naia trpudians is black
snake which raises its head to strike
when iriitatcJ ot the snmr time cx.
banding the hood at either side of the
neck. If ,a,its nj intruder. and hissas
like emf whence IL * known ny
"ular tclonr pu.s.'' i'm some parts too.
"a "tcdot,g mnta bari" The worI tie.
dong" in Sarawak is apparently an.
rlind to ulI large sunkes which Nl,llvs
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-01-10
CREEKS HAD A HEARING.
Told House Committee on Indian A.
fairs What the Tribe Wants.

Washington. Jan. "a delegation
representing the Greek nation of In
dian Territur! was heard before the
house committee on Indian affairs yes
terday John Gryson. himself a Creek
Indian. was the spokesman All of the
delegation appointed by the nation
was present except Chief Porter The
wishes of the tribe. which they de-
sire included in the act providing for
the winding up Of the affairs of the
five civilized nations, as presented by
Grayson, are: '...,. ....
Section 8 Of the bill to be amended
so that the word descendants shall
mean and be limited in its meaning
TO those who have descended from
freedmen who been either enrolled
or adopted into the tribe As the Ian
guage of the bill now reads they think
It might include any descendant.
The tribal council is to be contin-
ued, that it may work In conjunction
with the chief. and If the council can.
not be continued. ask for commits
sion Of Eve members to be selected by
that body. They object to the use of
the tribal funds for school after March
next. the date or the dissolution Of
the tribal governments. and want DC
property of the tribe which is TO be
sold at public auction, to be sold at
not less than the appraised value.
they want deeds approved by some
person in the territory in order to
save the time and trouble of sending
the deeds to the secretary Of the inte-
rior, and an arrangement whereby pa
rents can be recognized as the guar
dian of children and handle ,he mon
cy of the children.