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The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
Friends of John Jacob Asto1

Frie9ds of John Jacob Astor are particu.arly
Interested IN the singular mystery associated wi ii
the will Of Millionaire Willing, Mr.. Astors father
In the division of the property young Mr. Wi ling
is let among ether things the curious legacy
ever left to an Amercan-namely the legacy of .
lost jewel.
Among other possessions of this millionaire
was cor let that once belonged to French
queen I his coronet now lacks its chief level an
immensely val;able stone, which, in the language
Ct the viii, Was "abst"acted"-Mr. Willing did not
write sto en- If this shall be returned" says the
will ''it shall go TO my SON"
What does distracted" mean? This is wha,
the curious are asking. Who took this remark.
able jewel? Did Mr.. Willing know who "ab.
stratled il? If he did not know, why did hs no,
say "sto.en?" If he did know. why did hn no,
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
One Of the most la

One Of the most la
mcntable tendencies of
the times is that which
manifests a disposition
to depreciate the home
and to turn the duties of
wife and mother over
to domestics while the
supposed head of the
house gives her time to
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25

Ihe number of people reported missing in
New York is at all time very large. Many of them
are husbands.
A recently issued document from the Chart
lles organization has ne.ped toward the investi-
CATION of an old question:: Why do husbands
leave home?
The case is here of the New York husband.
PROBABLY he is little different from any o,h.er,
though the figures for New York seem in some
respects to be peculiar If these figures mean
anything the old mother-in-aw tradition receives
a hard blow. Out of 3I5 cases there were only
~ cases where a mother-in-law could possibly
have been the issue. Surely this is small pro-
portion. if the tradition is to be considered at all
There are d great number Of assigned causes
or at least assigned occasions The wife gam
bled the husband gambed, the wife quarrel
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25

What does the stage
kiss ean:o How
fraught with emotion
may or may not it be
for the actor and for
the actress? What OF
genuine passion does
or does not it preIl-
cate OF the man and
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25

Has the blonde had her day?
Is the bleached beauty to be a vision of the
past: Is peroxide loveliness to lose it's potency :?
1t might seem to be so if we regard the new
est announcement of the hair specialists.
Even red hair-the wonderful Titan colors
that sought to dispace the yellow luster of ten
years ago-seems to be dimming its splandor
There is another fashionable color
Gray hair is the thing!
To be sure ''prematurely" gray is mentioned
as particular attraction, but if one looks not too
venerable, who is to say that the gray is not
prematU-e'
AS if to confirm the new claim comes an in
cident at the hair dressers contest last Sa aturday
night. dozen masters of the art. each with a
chosen model. spent public hour in dressing
hair for prize. 1t exciting and remark
ah EDch art tSt in ninr ,oh
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25

sacks and 10 gunners appeared and
knouted IS peasants. One of hem
died and the schoolmaster became in
sane. Another telegram describes the
flogging of SO peasants in Lettish
village. Even the schoolmlstress, who
had taught her pupils revolutionary
songs, got So strokes, and one revolu-
ZIONIST was nagaikaed until the bones
protruded through the flesh.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25


metropolis
said
by
archbishop eelngly
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25

a
n
No longer the silver kings strut about for admiration alone
but there good Others
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
MYSTERY OF A JEWEL


his will
Why
with knowledge taker?
There
himself nothing The it
The Grit-advocate., 1906-05-25
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Tennis by the way continues to shoulder golf popular
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for
In 200 nd
the ability Willingness
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22
NOT YET COMPLETED

Contrary to the popular ideaGov-
ernor Frantz has not yet submit
ted his annual report on conditions
in Oklahoma to the department at
Washington. The report has not
yet been completed and the Cover
nor and his assistants is pushing
the work with all possible expedi-
ency. The banner crops in the new
state and the remarkable progress
by counties make it difficult for an
accurate estimate of the condition
Of agricultural affairs in Oklahoma
The governor hopes to have the
document finished by the last OF
September or the first of October.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22
MINcO MUSINGS

M. D. Carson, of Chickasha was
in town on business the latter part
of last week.
The telephone line between Min
CO and Tuttle will be completed
next week. This will be a great
convenience to the people of the
two towns.
The Citizens Bank expects to
move into ita new quarters next
week.
Will Hopkins was up from
Chickasha Sunday, visiting rela.
tives.
Monday the song of the public
school bell was heard in the land.
The registration has already reach
ed ISL and bids fair to pass the 200
mark very shortly. The registra-
ton has this early almost attained
the total enrolment of last year.
Certainly this speaks we'll for Min
co.'s growth and prosperity.
Mrs. Johonnah Hiskett, wife of
A. L. Hiskett, died at her home
SIX miles southwest of Minco. Sep
tember rs. at ago pm. She leaves
a husband and seven children, be-
sides four brother. one of which
lives in Washing, ton one in Oregon
and two in Nebraska. The family
moved to their present home four
years ago from Lecumseh, Neb.
Mrs. Hiskett has been consistent
member of the Catholic church
from her infancy and has lived a
true, Christian life. She leaves a
host of friends and neighbors who
mourn her departure. The Min
strel.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22
IMMENSE CORN CROP

Guthrie Okla, Sept. 2I-Secre-
tary of Agriculture of the Terri
tory of Oklahoma McNabb, esti-
mates an increase in corn acreage
of IS per cent over last year. The
average yield, he says, will be so
bushels or total of 1886 600
bushels. If this should hold good
also throughout Indian Territory,
with an acreage of 1000, 900, it
will give an even 100, 600, 900,
bushels. This would be more than
double the yield Of last year fcr
the two territories.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22
CEMENT CLIPPINGS

DR.. Hendrix has rented the re-
sidence property Of 7. B. McCrea-
dy in the northeast part OF town
and moved his family there some
time ago.
S. ]. Goldsmith, of the firm OF
Kohn & Goldsmith returned from
trip to New York, Chicago and
other cities Tuesday where he
had been to purchase a large order
of drygoods for their large store
which they recently opened here.
The first bale OF cotton for this
season was brought in last Friday
bp A. P. Vickers, who lives north
of town. The bale contained 1880
lbs. of lint which sold for 8 Ia
ceuts A premium ofS24.25 was
made up which made the bale
total Mr. Vickers S6o.25. Conrad
purchased the bale.
H. l.. Adkins, who istraveline
representative of the Cnickashs
Business College was in the city
Tuesday. He reports the Sept. en-
rollment of students the largest o
any month since the establishment
of the Institution. The college i
a credit to the town and this port
ion of Oklahoma and is growing
rapidly
A badger fight, something alonl
the line of sacking snipes was pull
ed off at the sample room of tn
Jordan Hotel last Friday night
About 40 of the citizens were ey'
witnesses and greatly enjoyed tn
amusement A box of first clas
cigars was the only expense to th
victim who pulled the animal fror
under the box.
Rev. S. P. Morgan, the Evan
gelist who has been holding pro
tracted meetings under the bi
tent has enjoyed large attend
auce each night. Sunday nigh
the crowd was estimated to mum
Der 500. During the meeting
about IS additions were made I
the churches and an unusally goo
interest has been manifested thror
uhout. The meetings closed la:
night. Courier.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-22
SOCIETY

Roscoe Walp.
Miss Patti Adams of Duncan.
l T arrived Thursday to visit
Miss Frances Davis
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Brown Of
Henrietta. Texas. are visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. A
Edwards.
Mrs Ed f. Johns and little son
Charles Hill have returned from
an extended visit in Texas
Mrs. T. H. Williams and child
rem left Thursday for few weeks
visit in Houston. Texas.
Mr.. Lester Mayor of ST. Louis,
Mo-, has been the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Webb Hendrix for the
past week.
Mrs. John Neville and daughter
Dollie will leave Monday for a two
weeks visit in Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. o. L. Williams and little
daughter Fern, will go to Altus,
Oklahoma, in a few days for a
months visit.
Miss Beula Wantland left Thurs
day for a visit in Purcell, I. T.
from there she will go to Noble, l..
T.s where she will attend school
this winter.
Rev.and Mrs. w. MP. Rippey have
issued invitations to the marriage
OF their daughter Lula Eloise TO
Mr.. Lon c. Bennington. the mar
raige to occur September twenty
seventh, at high noon in the Meth
odist church.
On Thursday evening the Eagles
gave a most enjoyable dancing
party in their club rooms. The
evening was cool and pleasant, the
music good and the dancers in
mood to enjoy il. These dances
so enjoyed by the young people,
will occur frequently during the
coming season
On Friday The Ladies Euchr'
Club spent one of the most delight
full afternoons since its organiza
ton, at the home of Mrs. J. Leroy
Sadler on West Hill: Mrs. w. L
Peters and Miss Ella Williams Gu
tor the first prize, a beautiful
drawn work lunch cloth, with Mrs
Peters receiving it. The CUES
prize, also a pretty lunch cloth fel
to Mrs. J. A. Bohart. A daint,
two course luncheon was served
after the games.
Mrs. A. w. Frederick, ga Ida
ho ave., entertained Thursda.
evening in honor of her husband
the occasion being the forty-sixtl
birthday of Mr.. Frederick. Abou
: forty of the friends and neighbo or
gathered TO participate in the affair
the house being beautifully decorat
ed. Music of various kinds an
games were enjoyed and deliciou
refreshments were served Mr.. Ere
: erick received a number of hand
seme presents, among them fin
rocking chair, presented by his sor
The evening was full of pleasur
: for everyone.
: The Pipe Organ Recital given o
; Thursday evening in the Methc
dist church by Mr. Lester Mage
! of St. Louis, Mo-, was certainl
one of the finest ever listened to b
: a Chickasha audience. Mr.. Mayor
Chickasha friends have had tn
pleasure of hearing him perforI
I on the pianoforte on former occa'
! ionsand were somewhat prepared fc
. the splendid program listened
4 on Thursday, eveing. Mr.. Mage
was assisted by the following loc'
talent. Miss Windham in exceller
readings, and Miss MildreiShaul
hnessv and MIR. G. Scoffern wit
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

through the flame and emerge safely
on the other side, as do the bows who.
jump over the Bel fires today. but
was burnt to death as a sacrifce-not
however, to Baal but to Moloch. Still
as the two deities were intimately
connected, and as accuracy as to
minor details was not a strong point
with our remote ancestors, it was NAT.
ural enough that the idea of the fire
should be transferred from the "bor.
rid king" to his equally repulsive ally.
Baal.
A different kind of fire. bettev
known to most Of us, has a very mod.
ern origin, the responsible he.
ing another king, a most unpleasant
character, but o a diabolical deitv
refer to bonfires, the original name
of which was bone" fires. SO called
because they were lighted by Henry
Wills agents to destroy the homes
OF saints and other relies found in
the pillaged mo~nasteries and cbnrcbas
Origins of the Commonplace" in
the Grand Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
ELEPHANT SAVED THE BABY

Lena, the biggest of the perform
ing elephants in Fairyland, now show
ing at Paterson, N. j., INDUCED both
her maternal instinct and her sense
of humor recently in a manner which
threw a large audience into panic.
A tiny girl of three, unobserved by
the crowd, had crawled beneath the
barrier and stood just within the ring.
So little was she that she was entirely
out of range of the trainers in the
center. But as she delightfully."- clap
ped her baby hands at the marching
and counter marching of the huge
beasts the watchful Lena saw and
marked her, first, for removal from
harms way, and, second, for the nee
essary maternal discipline, which
should prevent a recurrence of the
danger.
Lena's small eyes twinkled with
amusement as, leading her fellows,
she approached the venturesome baby
for the second time. The little one
looked up into her face with an en-
chanting smile, but the elephant new
er hesitated. She shot out her trunk.
wreathed it about the child's body
and in a second had whirled her high
in the air.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
PENANG DURING RAINY SEASON

A resident of Penang thus describes
the rainy season there: Our rains
have set in with all their attendant
comforts and discomforts and they
make one feel something like Robin
son Crusoe when he made up the list
of his blessings and evils. The plant
ers are all rejoicing and are putting
out their seedlings and cuttings and
generally doing all they should do.
The bullocks are beginning to fill out
those ugly hollows between their ribs
and about their tanks, for the grass
on their limited pastures is growing
rich and rank and these patient, half
starved beasts profit by 1t. Our trees
have all put on new coats Of brilliant
green and the whole place wears a
newly washed appearance very COM
forting after the dusty dry season, in
which our soup tastes gritty and a
piece of bread and butter seems to
have had a bit of sandpaper glued on
the butter side. But even our rains
have their disadvantages.
when l come home, thoroughly wet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
FIRE WORSHIP AND BoNFIRES

A popularity of fire worship not
unnaturally consists in that element
being treated with the greatest re-
spect, and any act which could in any
way be considered as polluting it is
strictly forbidden. For example, a
conscientious Parsee never smokes.
Much more, then, is anything in the
way of sacrifice of a living thing Ia
booed, and we must look elsewhere
for the origin Of the Bel fires which
were up till recent times a common
custom in the Orcades, in Wales, and
in other ou~t-o-the-way parts of Great
Britain. The reader will remember
the expression passing children
Though the fire" used in the Old
Testament to describe a particularly
abominable and culpable form of idol
airy. There seems to be little doubt
that the blameless, If rather risky,
game played by children round these
fires may be directly referred to that
old Phoenician institution, only in its
old form the child did not pass
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

and disguised with everything, and go
to bed Immediately after dinner, the
roof commences to leak and | have to
get out and shift the bed. l interview
the landlord in the morning and he
tells me roofs can't be repaired in the
rain and that in all probability as soon
as the tiles swell the roof will become
watertight of its own accord. That
doesn't cure either my lumbago or
rheumatism, and when | take my bath
| discover we are on the Alder Itam
water service and have to battle in pea
soup.
Il mention the fact to the municipal
president e a stengah at the club
and he says: My dear boy, I'm on
the same service and have been comb
ing mud out of my hair for a week.
This doesn't make me feel any cleaner.
The lizards on the ceiling are waxing
fat from the insects which are driven
into the house by the rain and | no.
tice that the soup at dinner seems to
have body in it from the same
sause. This does not improve my tenn
per-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
Pretty Crochet Work.

To those clever with a crochet
needle It may be interesting to know
that n of the handsomest bedspreads
shown at q recent exhibition Of art
needlework was entirely fashioned
from scraps of coloTed linen Joined
with crochet work in a most simple
design. The linen cut into octagon
shaped pieces showed every variety of
color and shade, though none was
either white or black. These were
neatly hemmed all around, and then
each one was embroidered in a single
large flower worked with white fiat
thread. Squares of white cotton crochet
connected the linen pieces. and, Of
course, measured exactly the size
square Of one of the eight sides of the
octagonal pieces. One will set in with
the other. When complete the spread
vas edged with handsome deep
crochet lace, and no more effective
piece of work was to be seen.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

An instant the spectators saw the
little girls fiuttering skirts and
caught her frightened cry; the next
one she was whirling through space.
Women shrieked with terror and
hid their eyes. The trainers dashed
to the place where the child lay, ex-
pecting to find her crushed and dead.
Instead she was as safe from harm
as though Graded in her mothers.
arms. Lena, with unerfing sagacity,
had tossed her upon a soft, grassy
spot, and had handled her so gently
that not a bruise was to be found
upon her. The child shed a few
alarmed tears and then promptly for
got the incident.
When a search was made for her
parents none could be found. The
child was apparently alone and had
wandered into the show unnoticed In
the crowd. She was taken to the
police station, where she was later
claimed by her father, Frank Spinel
ly. The child, whose name is Josie,
had slipped away early in the even
ing. Her parents were greatly terri
fed when they learned of her peril
New York World.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
FIRST SUBMARINE ON RECORD

the man was crazy and told hin SO
one day, w%hereupon he laughed. Inc
boatmen were positive then that ne
vas a maniac.
The strange creation was hnaiiy
launched and went for a spin on ne
surface. Then all of a sudden II ais
appeared.
4 told o So" shouted one clam
digger close by. 'That fool Is dying
like a rat"
There was a scurry Of boats to the
spot where bubbles showed on the
surface. His dying gasp" remark
ed n grizzled old fellow.
Dying gasp, nothing" shouted an
other. Look at them bubbles NOV
ing along. That young city chap has
got us stung. He's sneaking along
the bottom like a crab and he'll sure
get these anchors you and me has
been graplin' for all summer"
Then Simon Lake came to the sur
face and, lifting a hatch, smiled broad
ly at his open-mouthed audience.
tits nice down there" he said.
Want to come aboard?"
The clamboats scattered IKE
frightened chickens and from hat day
Simon Lake was regarded among the
beachcombers as "the man who could
breathe under water just as well as
any blamed fish in the sea-"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
New styIe Of hyaIrdressIno.

A new style of hairdressing is
shown in conjunction with one of the
newest shapes in hats. The hair is
arranged in a loosely waved pompa-
dour in front and gathered into a
round knot, over which a hair net is
drawn at the back. The knot is drawn
high enough so that the bandeau at
the back OF the hat finds support.
The hat itself is one of the new dou-
ble shapes, the round crown and inner
half of the brim being of black velvet,
the remainder of the brim being of a
fine black felt. The left side is turned
up sharply and draped with long
black plumes, the bandeau lifting the
shape at the back being covered with
loops of black satin.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

On the beach at Atlantic Highlands,
N. j., with sand drifted about her.
lies the first submarine boat built by
Simon Lake, that intrepid inventor,
whose latest creation, the Protector,
is now in the far east, presumably in
the hands of Russian naval officers,
says the New York Globe.
Thousand of Jersey coast com
muters see the plain wooden hulk
every day, but few know it made the
Protector possible and frightened the
wits out of the natives when they
first saw 1t. Children play on it now
and try to turn the big wooden wheels
which are hub deep in seaweed and
heavy driftwood.
The craft is about twenty feet long
and is fitted with port holes, a con-
ming tower and a bicycle chain and
mechanism for turning the drive
wheels. 1t has not been moved in
twelve years, since Lake made his
last dive in Sandy Hook bay, be-
came more ambitious and began the
construction of a more pretentious
boat.
Baymen remember we'll when the
youth of serious mien came to the
Llace and began the construction of
"a coffin-like thing in which he said
he was going to the bottom of the bay
and look around a bit. They thought
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
PettIeoat with Street Dress.


For q cloth street dress a dark pet
ticoat is, of course, best, but this skirt
must now be made either Of figured
brocade or taffeta, fitting we'll over
the hips, while at the knees is added
g double flounce which at its hem
should be anywhere from five to eight
yards in width. While the inner
founce is of PLATA black or white tat
feta, according to the color of the skirt,
the outside fiounce is trimmed with
tucks and insertions of lace as elabo-
rately as desired. One extremely pref
ty petticoat was of black and white
striped silk, or, rather, white silk
with a broad black stripe. while the
fiounce was of white taffeta trimmed
with rows of Chantilly entire deux and
bands of black velvet ribbon. There
were four rows of the two-inch inser-
ton with lace edging at the end of the
fiounce. Each row of lace was equal
ly distant from the one above and
between each band Of lace were three
rows of black velvet, the top n a
half inch, the lower a full inch in
width. Under this fiounce was a plain
fiounce OF white taffeta the same width
as the outside. With a petticoat of
this sort no skirt can possibly cling in
about the ankles.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23
TALE OF CARNECTE'S BOyHOOD

A broker sneered at the recent story
of Andrew Carnegie's reputed declara-
ton that his epitaph was to be That's
id white of Andy"
"Mr. Carnegie is a wise nan not a
fool" said the broker. 1T is true that
he has done in his time odd and re-
markable things. An those things,
though, had a wise purpose behind
them. The purpose of such an epitaph
as That's did white of Andy could
only be to evoke ridicule.
II once visited Dunfernline, Mr.. Car
negie's birthplace. They told me there
a story about him that illustrated the
~tenacity and perseverance of his child
hood-his bulldog determination to
ride down every obstacle and reach his
end.
&C seems hat at the little Dunfer-
line school the master called Andrew
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-01-23

up one day and asked him how much
seven times nine was.
The boy, unable to hit on the an.
swer Immediately, began to 90 owe,
the entire table.
Twice nine is eighteen, thrice n,no
is t~wenty-seven, four times nine Is tbir'
ty-six, 1--WE
But the master interrupted, inna.
eiently. W
No, no he said. Give me the an.
swer straight on al"
again: Oessn
Twice nine is eighteen. thrice nine
is twenty-seyen, four times
mo. Straight on repeated ~.
master. ene
"Haud yer COB. man, the how or,o,
pa%ssionately. we've spoilt me ta,oo
an DO ye want to spoil me a thirS
time? Cincinnati Enquirer.