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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
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Only a Piece of String.
 Its Strange Career

sSu M ONLY a piece of string. but
 have my feelings, and I'm
 very grateful to Tommy for
 saving me from the Ire"
 The piece of string lay coiled up in Tommy's pocket, and he was speak ing to pencil, with whom ne was on friendly terms.
 T never was as nearly lost as yes- terday." he went on; though I've suf- fered great deal in my time. Once was fifty yards long. and look at me nowl,.,, ,.rr.a aonce upon a time. though you'll hardly believe me-" said the string. 'I was a beautiful green waving plant then, and, except for one cottage. there were no houses near. In this cottage there lived mother ana 2 father and dear little baby. HeW & ! .Weli. one sad day was cut down that was bad enough. but there was tory. where endured all sorts of tor lures; and when at length left It, I was no longer a plant, but a fine, large ball of string,
 and to this shop Tommy's uncle came and bought a toy ship and jumping rope for Tommy and his sister. The gh0pkeeper cut OH luiS PicCc VI hA1 " tie up the parcel. Then l would have been thrown into the hre if Tommy had not saved me-" At that moment, Tommy's little hand was thrust into his pocket and he drew out the string. He and his sister were sitting before the fire in rather a discon- solate mood, for it was wet after noon.
 Lets play cats cradle" said Dolly:
 '.AI1 right" answered Tommy. and he knotted the string and slipped 1t over his chubby hands.
 Now( it is wonderful what an exciting game ''cat's cradle" can be when played by two good little people and friendly piece of string. and when the door opened presently and mother came in she found them happy and contented.
 We'll" said she, T wonder if you would leave of now,. darlings, and help me to put up a parcel of toys to send to . little sick child in the country"
 Then she told them that their old nurse, who had married and gone to live was i'll. So very willingly the children made a parcel of their old toys, and Tommy produced his string to fasten 1t: And now comes the strangest part of the story. When the parcel reached the sick child the string found, to its great joy. that 1t had come back to the same little child it had known long ago. am so glad to say the boy soon grew well again and was able to play in the fields with the other children. And as for the piece of string, 1t Hes neatly coiled up in the cottage window.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Seven Little Pussy Cats

Seven little pussy cats. invited out to Cried: 'Mother, let us go. Oh. dol for good we'll surely be. we'li wear our bibs and hold our thinSs as Tom have shown us how Spoons in right paws. cups in left--ano make a pretty bow; We'll always say. Yes, if you please, and Only half of thaE'" ."rhen go, my darling children" said the happy mother cat. The seven little pussy cats went out tnAs night to tea: Their heads were smooth and gioszys their tails were swinging free; They held their new things as they had learned, and tried to be polite With snowy bibs beneath their chinn they were a pretty sight. Rut alas for manners beautiful, and coats as soft as silk! The moment that the little kits were asked to take some milk, They dropped their spoons, forgot t0 bow. and--oh! what do you think q They put their noses in the cups and all began to drink. Yes every naughty little kit set up . .sMe-ouwi" for moro, Then knocked the teacup over ana
 Baby DayR
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Good Game to Play

A FINE game is called Location"
 A or Where is Itf'
 Two captains choose up sides from the players. an equal number on each side. These sit in two rows' fac- ing each other.
 Now each side in turn fires ques- tions at the other ttus. beginning with one captain:
 First captain: "Boston!'' Counts 1o).
 Second captain: "On Massachusetts Bay"
 Second captain: "Chester!" Counts 10).
 Player next to first captain: "In Penn. sylvania, on l..e Delaware River" And so 1t goes, each one who answers prop eriy and promptly having the privilege of putting the next question.
 Any one falling to answer before ten is counted must drop out of the game.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

T>OP time is just about here. Sup
 pose we try our hands at some-
 thing not quite so simple as or-
 dinary tops.
 Take couple of heavy china plates and fasten them together with sealing wax. On the exact centre of the top plate fasten an empty spool with the wax. On the exact centre of the bot tom plate fasten half a spool which has been plugged with a round piece of wood and tipped with a nail or other sharp pointed peg to spin on.
 To make the wax stick tight, first heat the part to be waxed over candle flame. Now, to spin your plates, wind the top spool with twine, insert pen cil or skewer in one hole, to serve as handle, and pull your string.
 The plates will spin beautifully if you have done your work carefully. If you spin 1t in the centre of tray and set a dozen or so pinwheels around the edge, the breeze stirred up by the top will set the piI.wheels to spinning also. To make the pinwheels. cut pieces of tissue paper three inches square. shape them as you see in the picture. stick through toothpicks or matches and fas-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

an inch deep and four inches long. Make the masts and spars of straw or some equally light material, and the sails of tissue paper. setting them at such an angle as to catch the breeze from the top.
 You can use tin pans quite as ef- Actively as plates. Set your top a. spinning on a raised surface in pan or tub of water, and 1t will make suf- ficient breeze to propel several little kailbOats.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Some Charming Easter
 Souvenirs

@ FARMING Easter souvenirs can
 be made out of decorated eggs:
 From the woman's Farm Journal come some good suggestions;
 Boil the eggs about twenty minutes. or puncture small hole in each end ana blow the contents out. Then wash tho shells, first with vinegar. then with sooA water to remove greasiness Mix plastav of paris with water until 1t is thin enough to run easily. and nIl the snelie with 1t. When the shell Is half full Pus the two ends of piece or riboon in tns paster and finish filling.
 ter hardens, which will take about twenty minutes. The eggs arc nov ready to be decorated.
 Cover the broken ends with star of gold, or silver paper, and paint either with oil or water coIor--if the latters use a trifie of OK gall or gum water to make the color take. On white eGg put violets, forget-me-nots or crocuses. Around the smallest diameter put an inch-wide band of blue. Liiies-of.tne- valley are dainty and pretty upon piue ground and violets or other small now- CTS powdered over the egg also present a rich appearance.
 Another pretty mode of decorating is to put plain stripes or borders at eitner end, leaving broader space Of plain or colored surface for wreaths or noWorsx flights of birds or butterflies, heads Of animals or children, etc.
 To color the whole egg use oil paint thinned to the proper consistency ana applied with dauber made of cloth
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
A Cunning Idea for Little Ones.

A N IDEA which will please the very "A little ones is baby doll made from an eggshelI. The shell makes the head, and has eyes, nose and mouth drawn with ink or painted upon 1t. A tissue-paper dress is made very long and full, and this is lightly gummed to the head; a little cap is added to the head and a sash tied about the waist-Exchange.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

ten the latter to the toy by means of wax.
 To m a k c the sailbeats. t a k 0 very light wood and make a keel
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Conundrums.

1. The best thing out--is a sore tooth.
 2. Should pick up a lemon-to give ths lemon =ade.
 3. Best land for little foiks-is Lapland. {. Difference between a pastry cook and q bill sticker--is that one puffs up paste, the other pastes up puffs.
 g. First that bore arms-Adam.
 6. Fastest runner In the world-Adam, who was first in the human race.
 I A spendthrift's purse Is like a thunder cloud--because it Is continually lightning,
 g. The oldest piece Of furniture In tha worlds the multiplication table.
 9. The difference between a summer dress on a cold day and an extracted tooth--is thar one Is too thin. the other is tooth out
 10. The difference Lstween q hungry man other eats too long.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Riddle.
POLLY EVANS.

Riddle. What is the object referred to in the fol- lowing riddle? Faithful to beauty's charms and grace. The form of love1ineBs | trace; But ev'ry blemish detect And point out every denect. Though long fav'rite with the fair, l sometimes fill them with despair Still. I'm consulted ev'ry day By the old and young-the sad the gay; All fly to me. so famed for truth, Uninhuenced by age or youth;
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Puzzle Story bRh Evans

DRovERB PARK has only one entrance.
 but two exits
 Starting from the entrance and trac- ing your way to one of these exits, Keep- ing constantly to the right as you so. you can spell a familiar proverb out of the let ters that you pass.
 What is the proverb?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
The Market woman's Puzzle.

In selling her apples. at Eve apples for cents the market woman made the mistake of giving three of her three-for-a-cent kind and two of her twotfor-a-cent kinds A.,
 the three-for- accent apples were sold out, she still had forty of her two-for-n-cent kind cost her as you see, % cents. But calling them at the rate of five for eentss she only got IS cents for them.
 Hence lho lost ( cenfA .!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Ornaments for Eggs.

YOU can ornament your Easter eggs with stars, crescents, crosses, etc, by pasting these emblems cut out of white paper on the eggs, and. after the latter have been dyed, removing them. They will leave the figures in white on the colored surface of the eggs.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Writing on Eggs.

TTSE nitric acid for writing on egg - shells. Do this first, then dye the egg. The part of the shell covered with the acid will come out of the dye white. Pictures can also be drawn with the acid. This is lots of fun.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

a scissors; just use any and all sorts of shapes and s 1 z 0 s Of shell as taken ilaphazard from
 t h c breakfast table," l.
 For the legs Of Sir Launcelot. use pieces of twigs, also for his horses legs. A piece of root makes a funny t il. Chicken feathers come in very handy for ears, wings or plunaes and tails. Crepe D a ? e T ma ka2 A. RO0Q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

paper, which will serve as match scratcher. M
 Ostrich egg novelties. Can you get hold of any ostrich eggs? If so, there is no end of cunning things you can make out of them. Mount an ostrich egg on seabeans. tripod made of sticks or. some such affair. gild the mount and get some artist friend of yours to paint a pretty picture on the egg.
 With the upper end open. this egg will serve very nicely as toothpick or match holder, or even as nower vase.
 No one has cieverer ideas than Mere dith Nugent, some of whose suggestions are as follows:
 "If. after fastening two or three shells together without any very oen- ntte purpose in mind, you Keep your eyes wide open and take advantage 1I . the suggestions which the eggsnei,,,ss themseIves will offer you, success VIII come beyond your greatest expectation,s;; ,s; {; I never before came across mateI.ai SO wonderfully full of funny susses- ton. .h. .holis
 ss.AS. Oh A
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

For nor flatter nor defame.
 So now, I think, you'll guess my name
 The Shepherd Puzzle.
 shepherd on his way to market with some sheep mot a man who said, '8ood morning, my friend, with your score Of sheep. Said the shepherd, "I have not score but If had as many more than have half as many more. and two and q half sheep should have just scora-" How many sheep had he2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Nest of Eggs.

A NY boy will appreciate a nest of "A eggs" The nest may be the crown of an old straw hat, covered with tis- sugar or home made candies moulded in empty eggshells. leaving the shells on, allowing the recipient to discover balls of popcorn or apples will not come amiss in filling this nest.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Crocuses in Eggs.

ACCUSES growing in eggshells - make the most charming Easter morn gifts. Place one at each plate on the breakfast table. Dainty sur prise!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
E7ljId Af HSPzplMEa$s G3@ H5Ee%'

board, four or i've inches long by about half as wide, cover smoothly with white cotton material, lawn or linen (embroider or paint a spray of this), overland the edges and hang up by ribbons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

Smiles in Rhyme. As wet Rs a fish--as dry as a bone. As live as a bird-as dead as a stone. As plump 6 partrldge--as poor as rat. As strong as horse-as weak as cat. As hard as fiint--as soft as a mole. As white as a liy-as black as coal. As plain as a pikestaff-As rough as bean As tight as a drum-as free as the air. As heavy as lead-as light as a feather, As steady as time-uncertain as weathss-, As hot as an oven--as cold as a frog AS gay as a lark-as sick as dog. As slow as a tortolse-as swift as the wtnd As true as gospel-as false as mankind. As savage as tigers-as mild as dove. As stiff as a poker-as limp as glove Az blind as a bat--4l deaf as a post. As cool as a cucumber--as warm as toast
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Egg Pincushion.

THIS is a nice thing to make Tor your friends dressing table or Tor any handy corner in the house.
 Take two egg-shaped pieces or card-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

cloak and bonnet for Mrs. Tiddle-de- wink. Wheat or barley straws make good whiskers. Sealing wax Is the pest means of fastening things together, S ana ink makes the best paint for eyes ana other features.
 With eggshells you can make up a dunce. with a pointed paper cap: an old lady, with a sunbonnet; Turk witn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Five Arab Proverbs.

From the following words can you mako out five Arab proverbs and tell how you A lL
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Ansgcers 10 Last Weeks
 PnsSLes and ProbLenss

Polly Evans Puzzle Story. The girl upon whom cupid's eyes are fixed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Fillad With Candies.

TT AXE a surprise egg by cutting a
 small hole in one end of an egg. then filling 1t with candies and cover ing the open end with gilt paper.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Smiles in Rhyme.

How Many Sheep in the Flocke .fal "A .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

ANY inquiries and requests for plans and directions have come
 from boys and girls who wish
 to keep pigeons. So. Poiiy
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

entire leg and basket with gilt paint, and then place an empty eggsheil in the basket to serve as match holder.
 You c a n, if you wish, glue the claws to a piece of sand
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08
Conundrums.


 l. Why Is newborn child like the tail of . 2. What coin is double it's value when you deduct its half?
 3. Why is a blush like a young girlf 4 Why is a violin not like bankf g. What kind of money Is the hardest to 6 Why Was the giant Goliath surprised when the stone from Dayid's sling struck T. What tree has the most toothsOms s. When Is baseball first mentioned in the Bible?
 chicken be an insult1
 10. Why is a nail. securely fastened in the wall. like an old man? Spelling puzzle: This is a puzzle for your friends Read the. following aloud. Then ask them to write 1t down without consult ing the dictionary. Any one who can spell every word correctly is a good speiler. in- deed
 ii is agreeable business to perceive the unparalleled embarrassment of a harassed peddler gauging the symmetry of 0 peeled bear, which a sibyl had stabbed with a poniard, unheedlng the innuendoes of the lilies of a earnelian hue, when on Wednes- day last they endeavored, with subtlety. to separate a paralytic aunt who had embraced her niece in a paroxysm of ecstasy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-08

A M for their own friends. N 9 Try. some of the follow First. a little bonbcn 1S box. 1t is very easy to
 make. Empty the eggshell by making . small hole in the pointed end and shaking t gently till the the drop the yoik into another dish. (The whites and yo1ks will be useful later on for cooking purposes.)
 Now attach the broad end of the egg to q small foundation of cardboard or bristol board: ~ You miSns sa drop some m inside the egg to make 1t stand steady
 Then you can make pretty petals out of tissue paper, or take silk petals from an old artificial flower (freshen- ing them by dipping them into gaso- and arrange them around the base of the eggshell to form cunning nest
 You can fill the pretty egg recep- .tacle with bonbons, or you can change the idea and place pretty. candle In it as decorative candieholder for the table.
 Another pretty idea Is a matchcase. Make this out of two eggshells glued on to a sheet of sandpaper. Cut the eggshells out at the small end and gid them around the top.
 Then letter in, gilt on each shell the word .Natches" % or "Scratches, or pretty design of some sort. inc = m c h 0 a SC
 should be pro-
 vided with
 pretty ribbon
The Havre herald., 1906-11-30
AS A PRIVATE ENTERPRISE.
Chicago Man Willing to Run the Pos
tai Service,

Washington, Nov. 28.-The congress
8 onal postal commission decided at
the conclusion of the days session not
to hear any more witnesses except
such government officials as may be
designated by the commission itself.
The witnesses heard during the day
were Camel H. Tenbrook Of the Mer-
camille Adjustor of st. Louis, Wilmer
Atkinson Of the Foreign Journal Of
Philadelphia, Ex-Mayor Neff Of Kan
sas City, representing several stock
yards papers; J. A. Boyce Of Chicago
and Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Madden.
Mr.. Madden did not recede from his
position In favor Of an increase Of the
rates on second class matter. He
contended that all printed matter
should be required to pay the same
rates and said that he would put all
on purely physical basis. He sug-
gested cents pound as the proper
compensation for carrying the periodi-
cal mail.
Mr.. Boyce appeared in behalf OF a
large number of papers in the West.
He presented figures to show that If
run as private enterprise the postal
service could be made profitable, and
said that he would agree to take a
contract to do the business Of the de-
partment for the revenues derived
from 1t.
The Havre herald., 1906-11-30
ON HIS TRIP TO PANAMA.
President Roosevelt Mixed Freely With
Men on the Louisiana.

President Roosevelt Mixed Freely With
Men on the Louisiana.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-President
Roosevelt on his trip to and from Pan
anna on the battleship Louisiana mixed
freely with the officers and men, Of
whom he speaks In the highest COM
mendation. He participated in the
chief petty officers mess and visited
the branch Of the Army and Navy
union, which has an organization of
about fifty members on the Louisiana
and whose meeting place was way
down in the hold of the ship. AS the
ship was peaSsing Hatteras on the way
home the president had the engineer
department steam up and for three
hours the vessel made a run of eigh-
teen and a half knots, which is half
knot In excess of the contract require
ments.
On the homeward trip vaudeville
entertainment was given by the men
In honor Of the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt This took place during the
early part of the voyage and was held
at night.
Sunday as the vessel was nearing
the Virginia capes the president de-
livered a speech to the men assembled
on board the vessel in which he told
them of what he had experienced and
gave them some advice.
The Havre herald., 1906-11-30
HEARINGS AT AN END,
But Additional Data on Niagara Falls
Power VIII Be Filed.

Washington, Nov. 28.--The hearings
upon applications to the secretary of
war for permission to transmit to the
United States power developed on the
Canadian side Of Niagara river have
been closed. Additional data will be
filed and Secretary Taft has an
nounced that he would not be able to
reach a decision in regard to the ap-
plications until he had conferred with
Secretary Root. This conference Is
necessary because Of the effect the
contracts may have upon an interna-
tional treaty providing against any
perceptible interference with the
grandeur of the Niagara falls. He
said he would award privileges about
Jan. l II possible.
The hearings before Secretary Taft
were for the purpose of enabling him
to find a way equitably to distribute
157,500 horsepower. the estimated
limitation on the amount of electric
power to be admitted. among half
dozen or more corporations, each OF
which thinks 1t must have a third or
more Of the whole in order to exist.
The Havre herald., 1906-11-30
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
FEDERAL.


Senator'S. w A. Clark. T. II. Carter
Representatiye to Cong ess.Jos. N. Dig n
y. 8. District Judge. ...Wm. Fl. Hunt
U. S. District Attorney......Carl Rasch
q. S. Marshall. l................C F. Lloyd
Surveyor General..........E. w. Beattie
Collector of Customs .....C. NJ. Webster
Great Falls Land Office
Register .............J. M. Burlingame
tsecelVer............ ........C. II. Benlon
STATE.
Governor. ......Joseph K Toole
Lieutenant Governor. E"wlp G. Morris
Secretary OF State............A. N. 1oder
State Auditor. X. Gum ngham
Attorney General. .Alebert j. G lien
Supt. Public Instruction. w. e. Harmon
Chief Justice Sup. Court. .Theo. Br intle>
Associate Justice, Geo. R. i,la Milhurn
....W. l.. Hollow y
Clerk Supreme Court........John T. Athe
COUNTY.
State Senator. or..............Geo. B. Bourne
Representative tives..............O. P. Brigham
Thos. NJ. Evere
District Judge.... w. Tattan
pl uoQoyg HueLA'''' - - :. - JJlIeuS
Treasurer. ..................Jonh C. suil van
Clerk of Distr CT Court. Chas. III Boyle
Clerk and Recorder. ...... William r. Leet
County Attorney. ey..........Charles n. Pr
County Auditor............B L. Powers
Supt Of Schools. .Agnes AtkiEs5n
Coroner. ....................AlDert g. Gray
Public Admins, ritor. .....John Neuhert
County Surveyor. A. w. Merrif eld
County Commas oners............
Geo. Lewis, Fort Benton
A. II. Reser. Chinook
w. e. French. Harlem.
The Havre herald., 1906-11-30
METHODIST.

METHODIST
Morning service at II o'clock. 1g
Evening service at Ii o'clock.
Epworth League services at o'clock.
Sunday School at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at p. N.