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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Question Rhymes Game

" I'VE each player two slips of pa- per. on one of which he must O write a question. and on the other a noun.
 Then collect the papers. and place the questions in one hat and the nouns in another hat.
 Each player now draws - first, a question, then noun. He must then sit down and compose a rhyme in which he manages both to answer tho question and to bring in the noun.
 Suppose the question is, Do you like Perhaps your rhyme would be: "Do I like pickles?" Yes. I do. And l like violets. too.
 The first may be sweet or sour, But the latters lovely flower"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
An Angry Monkey

x 7 oU know what clever tricks soma V animals can do. don't you? But | they like to be praised just the same as people do. and if they per- form before a great many people they expect to be clapped.
 There was once a clever monkey wn0 could do lots of tricks. and he was taken to Turkey to perform pefore the Sultan, who Is as important theres of course, as our President is here.
 Now in Turkey it's bad manners to clap or show in any way if you've en- loved an entertainment, so when the monkey had finished his clever tricks everybody was quite silent
 He was angry. After looking round and showing his teeth, he simply seized everything he could ind and pelted the people--the Sultan as weliI
 You can guess how his master hur- ried him out of the way as quickly aa he could before he got himself Into further trouble, but he chattered with rage the whole time he was being carried off.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

If the besieged fight valiantly till all mound in the centre has also been ex- hausted, then they will have. to detail certain soldiers to rush out of the fort, secure snow and rush back again. siegers to make rush for the entrance and force their way in. If they can all get inside. the battle is considered won and the fort theirs to hold.
 When the picked soldiers rush out of the fort after more snow they should have some ammunition sleds with them. If they are unprovided with these sleds, they can only bring in as much snow as they can stuff into pockets. hats and hands.
 An ammunition sled is a box nailed on top of a sled. Fill the box with snow, you see.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

VNT HAT is winter without at least NV one week of good coasting and ' skating and at least one jolly snow fight or game?
 Don't you pity the boys and girls of the tropics and scmi-tropics, who have never even so much as seen a snow- flake?
 For any form of snow game. remem- Der this, boys and girls, that you should not weight your snowballs with stones or any other heavy ma terial. That would make them dam Of your game.
 Take day when the snow has
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make a paste of these Ingredients.
 Place the paste on a dish and then conceal this dish under a mound made of your clay and pebble composition.
 When you have shaped this mound molehill, punch a hole down through the top to the dish beneath, and your miniature volcano Is ready for action.
 In the course of twenty or twenty five minutes 1t will begin to erupt, a column of smoke belching forth through the hole. to the wonder of your audi enca
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coughed the captain. 'No. no. no, don't mean that You can't go fighting e pack of dirty, idle lazy ruftians, Phil"
 Cant I. fatherT' said Phil, clinchirg his fists. T think could" ,"Ehf Oh, yes. of course you could. But you can't, as a gentleman's son. an officer's son. You are going to be Il soldier some day.
 "Yes. but soldiers fight"
 "Only when ordered to, my boy. and in some good cause. cant have you coming home all battered and bruised. You wouldn't like to see Phil with pair of black eyes and his nose bleeding, would you. May?"
 "Oh. no, papa!', cried the girl; then she addedS thoughtfully: But l would like to see him beat those boys!
 ''No no: there must be no fighting for Phil except in good cause" said the captain. Tt is braver to treat It all with the contempt it deserves. Don't be kept in for such cause as that, Phil. Let's see. May. you and Phii are going to Colonel Mayland's to tea. ana there's to be a bit of a dance after ward. isn't there?
 "Yes. papa, dear"
 .''rhen I shall drop in late to see how
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

bottom of the board. convenient to the Another very easy and very oonven- tent gift you can make is a big work basket. as follows: Buy cheap camp tack a big silk or cretonne or sateen workbaR to the edge of the framework of the stool: arrange gathering string.
 For this gift you will need the couns sel of some older head. no doubt. but your own loving fingers can do eweES stitch of the wort
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Hidden Proverbs.
How Spiders Travel.

XYI HEN a spider wants to go a long
 w way he chooses warm, sunny tip of a leaf of bush or a tree. He then spins a thin thread of silk, which Is carried up by the warm air. When he has spun enough to bear his weight, air at the end of his own line and ia carried along by the wind. When ha wants to come down he simply swal- isn,t it' and ever so much cheanarI
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
A Trick Volcano

D ATHER perilous though it may K look. there is really no danger in A your testing the following very entertaining trick experiment.:
 Tell your friends you propose to pre- sent them with an indoors volcano, which will so into lively eruption, too.
 Of course, you must have made all your preparations previously, so that your audience may be kept in the dark as to the means you employ to produce the promised result.
 Take quantity of clay and plenty of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Useful Work for Loving Tinsers

top edge of each one with deep, button- hole stitches (using creweI siikj.
 Now cut out and tack to the board three narrow. strips of the serge. oEle- half inch wide and five Inches long. These are to hold pen and pencil Hay. ing done this, glue a travelling ink bot tie. a serge rosette pen wiper and a stamp box to the board in the upper right-hand corner, and tack couple of sheets of thick plotting paper to the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Burving Beetles.

IN MANY parts of the world there l are insects called 'burying beetles." because they will bury small animals of these insects happens to find, say, dead mouse, he win call his friends with a peculiar chirp, and they will all body and cover 1t with earth till 1t Ia buried
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
TAKE CARE OF SISTER

sfYes, father, very much"
 Then, out of school hours. I should like to see you indulge in them little more. Huilo. May. what does that mean?
 The little girls face grew crimson now as she faltered, Mean, papa" ssYes, mean. I saw you screwing up your little mouth, telegraphing to Philip. What were you saying?"
 sOnly. Why don't you tell papa.
 '"Tell what?" said the captain. sharp Iy. .'What is it, Phil?'' iIt,s the boys here. father" said Phil, throwing up his head and speaking out in a frank, manly way.
 'What, your schoolfellows-teased you a bit? Oh, nonsense! absurdl Every boy has to go through something Of
 sBut you don't understand, papa. dear," sad May. going close up and passing her arm under her father S. AIt's the boys on the beach-the rough boys-and they tease him dreadfully." ing the girl closer to him. "insolent young scoundrels! So that's it. is 1t. Phil?"
 Yes. father" said the boy.
 What do they do?"
 "They always shout 'Carrots! at him, papa, dear" cried May.
 ''Carrots?' said the captain. sharply.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

MO MATTER how much spending M money you may have at your dis V posal, boys and girls, you can never buy any article that will please inc one you give 1t to half so much as will some article that you have made with your own loving fingers.
 What can you make?
 Well. what's the matter with nice, useful writing board? Every one has
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things are going on, and bring you home. Take care of her, Phil, boy" he added as he looked proudly at his bright, frank-looking son.
 The door closed. and, after watching May trip by the window holding her hrofher,s hand, the captain took up a book. returned to his seat and was soon deeply immersed in reading.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

freshly fallen, and divide your players into two sides. each side getting im-
 At certain signal all must leave off making snowballs and prepare to throw them: The side that has worked larger number of snowballs and com sequently the greater advantage.
 Whichever side succeeds in driving is the victor.
 Another good game is to build a fort and fight over 1t.
 First, roll up a number. of huge snowballs. range then. in a suuare. pile smaller snowbafls on top of them, sire, then fill in all chinks with snow. and finally set all hands to work
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

"You've been fighting one of those young blackguards!'
 Please, father, there were two, and think there were three part of the time"
 'Yes. papa, dear. One flew at Phil be- hind,' sobbed May.
 But didn't tell you to take care of your sister,"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

XyoU have three picture charades 10 guess the answers to today, po'' and girls.
 The first represents an ad1ectNs SN'' sisttng of two syllables. The second represents sometning NSis nice, consisting of two syliables. The third represents uoWeF' ""A~ of two syllables.
 A Puzzle Dinner. See if, from the descriptions given pe- low, you can name the various oishes that were served at a course oihnsF the other day:
 of dove, C2l The name of "the piper's son." a letter, and part of the foot.
 Fish course-Q Only. @ To roll, toss or tumble.
 Entree-To cover, served with phil- osopher, on a sentiment
 Roasts-Q) A country. C0 An essay ist. @ A tailor's implement.
 Vegetables-O 4 receptacle, 6 vowel. and part of the foot. @ The plural of certain letter of the alphabet. C0 Sev- eral watchmen's courses. (O A coupes a letter, and generation.
 Dessert-D To regret, part of an ar- row, and a mass of unassorted type, @ Swimming, and what Australia is.
 NutS7O A trunk made of wood. CD Terra frma. (3) Served with bread.
 Fruits-D The fruit that exclaims and says, travel" @ The fruit that in slang phrase tells tales. (3) United in couples. (D An anathema, an art1- ticle, and conjunction.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
IN A VERY GoCE CAUSE,
 MY BOY

dead fash-and-and-and they both hit me, one on the neck and the other on the face. and--and-and then Phil flew in--in--in a terrible passion, and-and- fought them, and-and-and oh, papa. bravet and is my face all dirty. teoF'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
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end of the candle level with the surface of the water in glass. without wetting the wick. . Having placed the candle in the glass. light it.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
ffyxIH HY don't you go out. phiir'

IT. 4s; f:: s,s 7: s:: ;: s, E, :: s:: :::, reading to his sister. who was some three years younger than ne. and turned rather red in the face as he met his fathers eyes; but he made no reply. and Captain Linton. an invalid officer of the British army. went on: "Of course. my boy, like to see you kind and attentive to your sister, and it's nice for you to read stories to her; but she's an idle puss and ought to read herself"
 It was Mays turn to look red now. and she glanced at her brother with her eyes half fearful. as they seemed to say, "Oh, Phil. why don't you tell papa?"
 aYou see, my boy" continued the cap tain, my army service has crippled me so that I am obliged to hang about by the fireside, and with all my longing for outdoor life. 1t makes me feel yexed to see you molly-coddiing indoors reading stories to girls, when you ought. to be taking an interest in vigorous games and trying to grow manly and strong. It's ali very we'll trying to amuse your sister, but I want you to be able to, look after her and protect her"
 sYes. father" said the boy, growing redder.
 Then why don't you do as I say. sir? :? Don't you like outdoor sports?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
A Candle Trick

ToR this trick you want 6 piece of candle and nail to weight 1t at | the lower end. This nail should be of just sufficient weight to keep the top
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

that the wick only would burn, and that only for few moments.
 But in spite of the surrounding water the candle will burn down to the very end. Come to think about it, 1t is quite possible. you see, for although the cans dle seems to bring the wick nearer to the water, 1t really becomes lighter and rises as it burns. thus keeping the wick continually above water.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
pUzzLEs AND PROBLEMS TO SOLVE

you will see the answer very plainly! Twice ten are six of JUS,
 Six are but three ofsus,
 Nine are but four of us. What can we possibly be? Would you know more of us2 I'll tell you more of us;
 Twelve are but six of us, Five are but four. Do you seer
 Apple Puzzle. A man had three daughters of three ages. to whom he gave certain apples pies; to the second. thirty apples. and to the youngest, ten apples. They all sold their apples at the same rate and brought home the same amount of At what rate did they sell them?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

contempt" Y can't hein its making me feel wild, and I'd like to rush at them, and the worst is they can see how cross 1t makes me- and they do 1t all the more. '.
 "Of course. Insolent ruffians! I would do them good if you gave one Of them a good thrashing. wish you would, my boy. I-ahem. ahenn. ahem!
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

Don't overstock the Fish Globe. IF YOU want your goldfish to be \ healthy, be sure not to try to keen too many in the globe. There should not be more than two full-gFown or four haif-grown fish to each gallon of water. !ola
 In the case of nearly all other kinds of fish kept in aquaria. even thts would be far too many.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Apple Puzzle.
January 6 Answers

The monks deceived their blind ab- bot by arranging their number in the cells as follows:
 The first night the twenty remain ing monks occupied cells l, 8, and 8, four in each, and ?. {, 5 and [, one in each. This made nine in a row.
 The second night the twenty-four monks and their four friends, twen- and 8. two in each. and the re- maining cells, five in each. This made The third night, the twenty -four thirty-two in all. arranged for one only to occupy cells l. 8. and 8, re- spectlvely, but seven in. each of the others, This made nine In 2 row. The fourth night, when there were only eighteen monks to represent all twenty -four, they placed themselves as follows:, Five in cells 1 and 6. re- spectively., and four in cells and S. respectively. leaving. all the other cells empty. This made nine in a row. The fifth night, when there were thirty-six in all, these placed them spectively, leaving the other cells empty. This made nine in row.
 Conundrums.
 1, Because they are tired her), and the woman into a scarlet runner.
 ,. For divers reasons.
 4. P. c. Ca pig without an i-eye). s. The crane. , 6. He has a head, and comes to a point.
 '. Because he t. g Jew-Ill (jewel). 8. Because they never saw 1t.
 g. A pack of cards.
 10. A candle.
 II. Because he makes both ends meet.
 12. A pillow.
 ls. That which is not eaten.
 IA. The last
 i5. We haven't a notion Gan Acean).
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Geographical Puzzle.

Can you tell what geographical terms belong in the blanks in this story?
 GA city in Australia) and her friend Ca city in Montana) went shopping; Ca city in Australia) wore an Ca county in fornial pin; Ia city In Montana) wore a (plateau in Asia) cloth suit and a (hilla in DakotD hat. They brought some (mountains in VermonD dress goods. Q lriver in Mississippi ring, a (river in Flortda) picture, and some Gan island of Scotland) for dress Ca city in Sweden). Then they went home.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
What Bothered Him.

'" AAsss A&VsAsG&G4 &AAAAks You look awfuliy worried, Captain Brainl"
 "Yaas-I'm fearfully worried, don't y'knoWr
 Do tell us what it is?" Well, that's what's so fearfully- worrying. don't you know. | car'f think what 1t is I'm so worried aboutw-Sketchy Bits.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
NumeraI Puzzle.

The following puzzle seems very pug zling. But if you examine 1t closely,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13
Tommy Cat

Said Tommy Cat, Upon my word, Young Bunny really looks absurd
 With that great big umbrella there.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-13

small pebbles and mix them well toe gether.
 Then take 50 grams of flowers of brm-, stone and 100 grams of iron filings. and with the admixture of some hot water
The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-24
HOLLY GROVE NEWS

some or tnS Cdot LaNS partially inundated.
 Corn that has been worked ou' looks well.
 Farmers should at once put side harrows to running around the cotton.
 I. B. Taylor's incubator is perfect machine and is doing fine work.
 Miss Mamie Capps, from Jackson is visiting her sister, Mrs. J 5. Walls
 Miss Aline. Burlington. of Memphis is visiting her sister. Mrs. J. W. Ken fro.
 pr. Julius West. of Clarendon, was at H. c. last Tuesday doing some dental work.
 Miss Joe Latham. from Duncan, is visiting in H. c.. the guest Of Mrs. w. I. Mayo and other friends.
 R. Abramson. Jr.. went over 10 Memphis last Saturday night on some special business.
 Miss Fannie Ables left last Monday evening for visit of two weeks to Newport, Ark.
 Arch Lair is visiting homefolks at Valley Springs, Boone county, Ark He expects to be away about month.
 Dick Chisn, section boss of No. /, on the A. M. M. R. has moved his family into his dwelling house south of H. c. We welcome them to our town.
 Mrs. pr. Dupee, nee Miss Bell Jackson, of Texas, is visiting in Ii. C., the guest of Mrs. Lettie Dial. Mrs. Dupee is the youngest daughter Of Dr. Jackson.
 There was fine attendance at the Methodist Sunday School last Sunday, and the reports showed good lessons and contributions.
 Miss Hattie Striplin. from Texar kama. is. visiting relatives at H. c., the guest of MT. E. B. Williams and family.
 Bro. J. A. Patterson baby still fingers, with no noticeable change. We hope the lis,is one may very soon take decided change for the better. Master Sidney. son Of Mir. and Mrs: 1. B. Taylor. was on the sick roll last week but is able to resume his daily chasing the chickens over the yard and throwing at them.
 JHass Judge -ak i4 3 3. kefF fhe complainers list last week. He had taken good deal Of cold and had q chill or two from the effect Of the cold. but he is able to be up
 Dr. Burruss' potato crop looks nice but 5 or 6 acres of the best land alat he had planted in potatoes was ruined by excessive rains; yet he has lS acres that looks well. His wheat is damaged by rust.
 The carrier of R. F. D. No. ? be- rsn to make his regular trips the lat ter part of last week. The other two lines from H. C. went through the most oi the time until the big rise from White river inteHered with No. !.
 J. s. Williams has moved into the ], o. Sweat residence. on Ord street. in north H. C. and seems to be very comfortably situated. He planted his garden quite awhile before he moved and has good garden. We are glad 10 have Mir. Williams for neighbor.
 A negro boy shot and killed another negro recently. few miles south of H. C. Some Of the negroes who seem to know the circumstances say twas accidental and others say moi. The boy who did the shooting surren- dsred to the sheriff at. Clarendon. We have not heard any further partic- ular5.
 Holly Grove is to have Dowel Pir Factory. J. E. Williamson and son. are the promoters. We will be glae to see this interprise in successful operation. as Fl. c. has no manufactu ring enterprise in the town. It take something else to make a town be
The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-24
Lincoln and the Bible.

Mir. Lincoln, as saw him every morning. in the carpet slippers he wore in the house and the black clothes no tailor could make really to fit hi' gaunt bony frame, was homely enough fig ure. The routine of kis life was simple. too; it would have seemed Q trcadmill to most Of Us. He was an early riser, when came on duty, at 8 in the morning, he was often already dressed and reading in the library. There was big table near the center Of the room; there have seen him reading many times. And the book1
 We have all heard of the Presi !ent's fondness for Shakespeare, how he ;n- lufiated Secretary Stanton by reading "Hamlet" while they were waiting for returns from Gettysburg; We know, too, how he kept Cabinet meetings wait ing while he read them the latest of Petroleum V. Nasbys wittIcIsms. Ii was the Bible which l saw him read
 ing while most Of the household stil
 slept.-Wiliam Ii. Cook in Harper 5
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Just tell them you saw fl in the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-24
A Present from His Sunday
 School.

John F. CT gson. supsrii tendent of the Sunday School of the First Baptist church, WIS presented with $50 at the Sunday School s,ivices last Sunday as present from his school, the money to be used {, pay his expenses to the Southern Baptist Convention at Richmond. Mir. w. E. Talley made the presentation speech. Mir Gregson is state presi- dent of the Sunday School Ccnvsn- tion.-- -Jonesooro Sun.
 The git to Mir. Cregson by his Sunday School Is most worthy act It shows tat the spleadli work that he has done for his school is appre- ciated ard it is safe to say that the seehn 'ol will te rspaId for th,ir kind ness.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-24
The New Blind Tiger Law.

The Patterson blind tiger act re- cently passed by the legislature makes lit hard on any landlord who rents his building to party who is convicted of running blind tiger. ltmakes the landlord, himself liable to conviction for blind tigering. with the same penalty
 Heretofore some landlords have rented their property to any kind of a tenent who could pay the rent. From now on it is going to be of interest to every landlord to know that he has the right kind of tenant.
The Brinkley argus., 1907-05-24
ROE BUDGET.
Roe, Ark. M ay 2l, 1907. Dear Argus Folks


 Dear Argus Folks
 After quite si- lence on my part here come knock ing for admittance.
 If have not written have read and enjoyed your weekly visits very much.
 There is not much ot interest to write from here now. The weather is pretty and every body seems 10 be busy. The grounds is getting dry enough for the farmers to farm and the timber men to haul.
 MT. Ed Book Is running the old Book saw mill and this gives employ ment to quite number. This item reminds me of conditions in Clarendon. There. mills and factories have had to shut down on account of the high water. and men with families. paying house rent, are thrown out of work.
 Mrs. Mcdonald is having her hotel re-painted which adds much to its looks. Mir. Harma, the Clarendon painter with an assistant is doing the work.
 Mir. w. E. Tillman's father is put l. , ting an addition to his residence. Mr. F. Trotter received last week a fine young stable horse from some point In H. lie is registered ,.as trot- ting stock.
 Mir. Msyberry has finished shearine his sheep. lie has fine flock and they do well hero on the prairie.
 The school election passed of quiet ly. re-eIec,Gng Mir. J. W. vanNatta director. They also voted seven mile district isx.
 Reese Hughes while saving timber in the woods accidenily struck his leg agains, the teeth of the saw and 1t has proven to be serious affection. They have sent him to the h pitsl and ie'r his leg wlll have 10 be amp ha,ed.
 Win some one tell v scribe fl there was an act passed oy the Lesi s Iaturs prohibiting the kiiiing of squirrels fer a certain period. Ii is. when is the period Of proisciion4 WlH the Arggs vriieis os Monroe. Blscktrr. Esrn:cF and Turner please wake up ic q sense of duty and let US hear irom you again' Yours fer revival oi old times. Lycu gus.