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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-10-27
Switch Engine,

4 bright remark that came TO our
cars last Tuesday and which W. can
not roSrair from publLshing, ClAr'
ano.. tho four year Old sOn Of M,
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;srvsls -Ei lend reality to the
scene.
The lightning viz. as matter 0,
course be By jacko-l2ntsrns. great
care Being used IN p,aci-g them SO
as 70 avoid the possibility o. Ere
among the lea,y decorations. Any
amour; Of ingenuity may BE used
in making The lanterns They
should be large and small and may
b. made no, ony Of pumpkins but
o, squash and even o; apples. I; is
an Advantage Il small electric
Nsht bulbs can be o~ered into the
,anterns Failing this. tiny glow
lamps are great Improvement
over candles.
10 ary furniture y useI Il should
be Of the rustic variety. A rzstic
yer may be arranged IN a room a,
one side. where lemonade Is served.
In the lea,y bower have gypsy
teIing fortunes An apple tree may
be prepared BY tying apples 10 a
large hranch So; Up after the man
rer Of . Christmas tree. Prophe-
cies concealed IL walnut shells will
be found By the guests 70 grow
IN Ike manner OF nut tree.
The supper room with a "pump-
kin patch" where plenty o. u.tle
pu.mI,,lns contain picnic lunches
wrapped IN oil paper napkin. Hot
coffee may be served in tin cups
and II the party Is small let az
gather around a log IRE 20 sat the
sayory supper and tell tales appro
pirate 70 the stitching hour"
Everything should be at hand tor
the p@rformace Of the usual Hal
lo~een games and tests. which may
come either before or after supper
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tCou -rsss .ro1 page tAre-J

Russell Williams Fr~a Ca.es l-s
TIE hostess
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Jackson Literary Society Is doing
fine work
Bessie Lloyd Is president.
Jessie Pate. vice president
Foronco Williams, secretary
The use OF .he Assembly Hall was
made Friday afternoon In vhrying
out n program.
Florence Whclan and Johnnie Bar
u.u ,Ay. fine numbers In muaic, Roe
lkard and Willie Brown gave inter
estInx readings. while Wyrtle
read happy composition.
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Letters from Mr and Mrs. Frank
J Jolly announce their safe ar
rival 10 Memphis and are comfort
ably located In their new home.
To speak OF one particular gar.
men,. pett!coats. IS both necessary
and p'easur' able. It Is Imperative
that this adjunct OF womans ward
robe should be absolutely correct
" one wishes success In the set OF
the outside skirt; and no woman
could inspect thes dainty articles
without receiving many Ideas that
can be carried into effect by the
work of her own hands.
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v.-r. ws.

M-s r " Uck -ss ho~--ss --|
The Me--.- Wives a. thei- --F4la.|
weekly meeting "Wednesday O,4 So
smiled Dbl. s~~-.=st and ever zen
b-r zas present r.-h the e1--7-. ~
o. Mr. Prz.er. Sa5 is Ia Dallas tas.
inz 90 ne f2.- A HAiIo-e - pA--y
VA The chla' topic Of sisc4ss.or 'g-
the Afternoon a,@r rhich a cox test
vas the order o. the day.
I; ran Ike this-Direrent si1ds o;
cat
A dangerous ca,-Catast-opse
A "a. taa. cs- sEi-n-Ca.H.A
A "a. ia. asks questiOas-CA;e-
ohisn
A library ca.-catAlog1e
4 ca sith a coh-Ca,Arrh.
4 sa'-r ca--CaA-acs
There E-fe a number % thes@
cstchy questions. ana ~rhen tine ras
called b; vas found that Mrs Wer-
Franklin bad answered all tae e1@s-
tons correctly and she va giyen
a ~, Of cs, glass candle s,icks
Mrs wooiy Sas fortunate in a cut
for Consolation and took a dainty
cup and saucer Nrs Dick. assisted
By her daughter. Ars Ha.ry Berry.
served denclc1s Tf.-e1h-- ems.
The rIes; lis' included Ss fsnes
wer, franklin. Vim. Berry. lie Ediy.
J. II Car.Ocs. = A. wooly. ROY
Leris. J0ha Stone. Ere; Dunlap.
There vii De- A cal, me .-z Nm.
eay afternoon ~ith Mrs. Franklin On
We. Main street. \; 3:5l
The regular needing o. the club
vii. b. held u.,A Mrs. Ere, Dunlap
next Wednesday
To De ve!l gowned without b..
coming ha, and smart wellarraag.
cd collar .s an iupo sibI-y
40 one understands this better
than the clever French woman. and
3. is one ~ -he secrets o: he- sue.
cass iu Dr. ilg
The sma-t high collars. which are
such an essential feature Of This
seasons styles. may be easily made
a. home
Some nishtgoyns OF the simplest
character were recently seen. every
one of these garments were made Oi
fine French SalnsOok most carefully
cut and made A hem. dainuly feath.
er stitched by hand. through which
ribbon could be drawn and edged
with narrow lace. was the only nee.
finish Of some Of these garments
Others had merely a yalenciennes
frlll and one Of the lovely fine head
ings now 30 much worn.
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Worsns Guild.

The Wornans Guild Of The 81.
hillps Episcopal church met with
Mrs Hosea Townsend Tuesday and
an unusually pleasant afternoon was
spent
The hostess has recently return
I'd from stay Of several months
IN Colorado. and the guests we're
pleased 70 welcome her home.
business was transacted and II
vas decided tha, a tea be given at
the home % Mrs. william Berry s
Jr. on ne1t Tuesday afternoon. De
lcious refreshments were da!ntily
served
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fancy work.
The hostess assisted By Mrs.. R
A Jones and Charles Cook served
tao course luncheon; hot coffee.
Chocolate. sandwiches. pickles. fruit
ice cream and cake.
The guess included Mesdames
Dove. Jones. Tolson. r. A Jones. G.
A. Noble. south. j. NJ. like. S. s.
Tolson. Tarver. Lawrence Cruce.
y. Butcher. Sans. Lee. Van
Blunie. Hinkle wilson. Sass. W. W.
Talaterro W-hitehurst. Langram.
Hanks. Frame. W. p. Poland. Cook.
Gvian. !. ~ Baird. Chas. Maupin.
T. X. Kearney. Hoffman. Felker. J..
M. Gross. Misses Allie Smith and
Ruth South. Zike aud Master Co;e-
man Jones.
orio Club.
A pleasant meeting Of the Orio
club vas that Friday with Mrs
sans The Interest manifesed this
year seems more intense than in
former years.
Mrs. Arthur Adams was leader
and her illustrated talk on The
City on the ArnoFlorence" wa
quite interesting and the illustra
tions instructive.
Miss Scott gave an enjoyable sci
ection. Real Idling in Florence" by
Mark Twain. Mornings In Flor
ence." was also given by Mis-
Scott. Bible OF Animies by Mis-,
webb was appreciated as her con
: tributions always are. The Maker
OF Florence was the discussion AM
papers on the different noted max
ers OF Florence were read.
The table talk. Value OF KIM
Words" was given In poetry b.
/ each member Parliamentary drill
was a feature Of the session. Mrs
Pugh was critic. The club will NEE
with Mrs. Bliss Corlew Friday.
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Nrs. sallie Jourdan very pleasant.
IS entertained a selec; number o'
friend. last Saturday. The house
was tastily decorated and a course
dinner served.
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MIR. and Mrs. Angle
wing Katydid.

Mr.. and Mrs. Angle wing Katydd i've
among the soft sheltering leaves of trees
and bushes Their name, doubtless, comes
from the queer little hump which grows In
the middle of their backs and which holds
their wings out for all the world like the
od-fashioned hustle used to hold out my
lady's gown, the great difference, how
ever, being this: The lady could lay aside
her hustle, while Mr.. and Mrs. Katydid
wear theirs day and night, for these lit
tie humps are a part of them. And Mr..
and Mrs. Katydld dress exactly alike in
brilliant green, so near the color of their
surroundings that one may pass quite
close to them and never detect them
from the leaves on which they sit
They seem a lazy little folk, for they
will often get comfortably seated on a
coy leaf and not bndge wing or leg for
an hour at time. Sometimes Mrs. Katy
did chooses TO sit ON some leaf that may
perchance be hidden from her husband s
eye After Mr.. Katydid waits for her a
reasonable time he begins to feel lonely.
Then he raises up his hind legs and rubs
them against his lifted wings, making a
funny grating noise, which you may have
heard before now. This Is Mr.. Katydid' $
way of calling or singing. or, mayhap.
scolding. Who can tell what feelings he
expresses through means of that grating
voice which Is not made by vocal organs.
but by means of his legs and wingsf
When Mrs. Katydid gets ready to Lay
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to supper the boys insisted on finding
the orlginators of the ridlculously funny
valentines they had hshed from the pond.
This took sometime, for the artists
were not so quick to confess their work
as had been the poets, for 1t was under
stood that the holder of a caricature was
to have the honor of accompanying the
artist who made 1t to her home after the
party. So the girls laughingly declared
the boys would have Ito prove their
claims" without assistance from them.
But after much clever detective work
on the part of the boys, sly hint now
and then from st. Valentine as to the
handling of some bit Of drawing whose
peculiar features pointed TO certain
girls well-known STYLE" the artists
were discovered" Then to the dining
room the merry couples went, where a
most appetlzing supper of cold yiands
was served.
ST. Valentine presided at the head OF
the table, while The Twins-personating
1.-The Misses alentine"-presided grace
fully at the foot, Arthur Grey, their jolly
cousin, seated between them. Arthur had
been claimed by them Jointly as their
table partner, and declared himself
very COMMENTED prisoner"
There were soft paper napkins adorned
with valentine pictures and verses. Pretty
valentine cards had written on their backs
the menu. The tall vases and low, round
bowls which held the cut flowers on the
table were wrapped In comical valentines
in gay colors- with laughable notices
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-10
Building a City.
Indoor Amusement for Children.

When It is cold and rainy and the little
ones are tired of playing nursery games
let them try their hands at building a
city. Yes, building a CITY. Now. don't
look incredulous, for 1t can be done, and
IN one day, too.
Supply yourself with all the empty
pasteboard boxes you can find about the
house. pair of scissors that your mother
has thrown out of her work basket
they'll do to cut pasteboard and paper),
q tube of library paste, your box of
watercolors and a soft leadpencil. Then
set to work.
The architectural designs should be first
drawn on scrap paper. then follow them
On the pasteboard box sides, cutting out
carefully and putting together with thin
paper and paste. All doors and windows
must be cut and completed before Joining
the four sides of a building. The roof
goes on last. After the paste has dried
thoroughly begin tinting with the water
colors. Some of the buildings should be
made to resemble brick. others stone and
still others frame. As soon as the tints
are dry the bricks, stones. boards and
shingles may be brought into shape with
the leadpencil
A large table IN the center of the room
will answer for the citys site. If the
builders do not like level site, they may
have as many hills as desired by laying
small pillows about the table and cover
ing with a bed spread, smoothing 1t over
the ups and downs made by the pillows
to give a good surface on which to place
the houses
A public square may be laid out with
the public buildings, such as stores. a
church, a courthouse, a schoolhouse and
public library, grouped about it. Ar
range the residences along streets open
ing into the public square. On account
of the uncertainty of "piliow ground"
1t would be more satisfactory to keep the
table surface fiat and hard for the city
site, then there will be no danger from a
careless little hand or arm resting against
the hiIlsides to tumble the houses into
the hollows below.
An Illustration accompanies which win
give an idea Of a pasteboard city that
was ''builded by little hands"
MARY GRAHAM
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BY MAUD WALKER.

For several days before st. Valentines
Day Tommy was about the busiest boy
in town. In a way Tommy was an artist,
often making sketches of his friends,
which, according to his fond mother, were
speaking likenesses." To be sure, some
of these friends declared the portraits
drawn by Tommy were not true to life,
pointing out that oftentimes the eyes In
a picture did not exactly fit, or that other
features were "cut on the bias" But
these small errors were due to a nervous
hand or a badly sharpened pencil, as
Tommy would explain after listening to
a criticism of his work.
But the week before grand old st. Val
entine's Day found Tommy up to his
chin In work-work that was to mean
something, If one were to be guided by
the many remarks made by Tommy to
himself. They sounded something like
this: "Ah, ha! now Eve got old Jim's
legs just right! He's bow-legged and
has very large feet. I'll not make his
face, for his nose aad mouth are too ugly
for an artist to draw and do himself justice
I'll just have the back of his headshowing."
Then again he muttered, smiling to him
self, as he worked I'm getting Annie
Bells portrait just out of sight; her eyes
has the correct number of tncks, for l
counted them last Sunday at Sunday
school"
Tommy was doing the portraits of his
family, friends and the old family
servants Jim and Nancy. These por-
traits, done in pencil, were to serve as
valentines, little appropriate verses, COM
posed by Tommy, to go with them. The
list was long one, consisting of Tommy's
parents, his aged aunt, his young uncle
his schoolteacher, his best girl (Annie
BeID, their cook Nancy and their man
of all work told JIM. 1t was the bow
legs of the last named that had caused
Tommy so much trouble in the drawing
and so much pleasure when at last the
outlines were finished to his own salts
faction.
The matter was to be kept a secret,
even his own mother not having been
taken into his confidence Then on St
Valentines day should be the surprise!
Tommy worked and smiled, happy in an
ticipation.
Bell, required the greatest palms. After
1t was completed Tommy conceived the
idea of making a caricature sketch OF a
little miss who had "snubbed" him on
certain occasion. To this piece of dis
torted outline Tommy bent all his skill,
giving the tp-tilted nose a terrible end,
pointing heavenward; the eyes he twist
ed; the mouth he made quite hideous by
showing crooked teeth and a protruding
tongue. oh, it was quite terrible to see,
this caricature of the little miss who
had dared to snub Tommy. Now he
would get even, EVEN!
The verses proved to be a very difficult
piece of work, far more difficult than
had been the portraits and one caricature.
TIL 10 O'Clock at night did Tommy fume
and sweat over the rhymes which seemed
bent on not coming to mind. He would
find one line elegant and expressive, but
to fit a second or a third line with good
sense and rhyming end proved to be the
problem. However, Tommy was not the
boy to give up. The more difficult the
task the closer did Tommy stick and the
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little insult! And the picture! She threw
1t into the fire and had her carriage or
dered at once. she would go to Toms
parents and lay the matter before them.
She was too digniied-too advanced In
years TO be made joke of by a youngster.
But the most indignant of all was An
ME Bell, INTO whose home came the val
entine intended for the little miss who
had snubbed Tom. Annie, all expecta-
ton, mad opened the envelope and-tears
came MO her pretty eyes and she
stamped her foot angrily. aOh the mean.
m-e-a-n thing!' she screamed out "Iu
never speak TO him againi OH"
AT the same minute the little miss who
mad snubbed Tom was opening the val
entine intended for the little miss who
she glanced at the 1attering picture and
reai the loving verse she tossed her head
high and sneered: THE Ideal He has
no prlde-to try to make up with me, and
aiter the way l treated him, too. | was
coo, enough to freeze him; and here he
sends me this-TRASH The simpler
IN the Kitchen of Tommy's home Nancy
GOT an envelope containing the valentine
ana verse meant for the school-teacher
Nancy was dazed. Why should her Tom
my--for whom she always made special
geiiy cakes-ridicule her poor ignorance
hef lack OF education, by this verse.
Which dwelt upon that which she did not
possess? Tears stood In the honest ewes
OF Nancy, and she hid the valentine under
the cakebox, not wishing. to see 1t again.
just then Jim came into the kitchen, and
5tll suffering from the hurt Tommy had
so snwittingly inflicted, told his trouble
10 ancy, who, in turn, became conf
DENTAL. Then it was that Tommy came
running In to receive his thanks for the
pretty valentines and appropriate verses
1t took some minutes for him to get the
tangle Strengthened out, having TO ask
Nancy and Jim to produce their envelopes
that he might better understand the rea-
son OF their tears and signs. Then Tom
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In fact, everywhere and IN every way
were artistic or humorous decorations be-
fitting the gay occasion
St Valentine started the loving cup
filed with orange nectar-round the
board, making a fitting speech as his
guests slipped from It. Then followed re-
sponses; not such speeches as our elders
make at the banquet board, but boyish
and girlish speeches full of frolic and
fun, wholesome, innocent and sweet, be-
speaking the happiness of all who par
ticlpated.
A joyous toast was drank to "Good old
st. Valentine" and Bricktop, always
equal to the occasion, rose and responded
with true feeling of deep appreciation.
After the supper the guests again as
sembled in the parlors to enjoy games
till the hour for departure, which arrived
all too soon, as each one declared. In
fact. II was always so In case of party
at @the Perkinses" The children had to
be gently reminded of the hour by Mrs.
Perkins, who would say sweetly:
I'm sorry the clock will persist in
making time; but he does so In spite OF
our wishes to restrain him. See, it's
Wen, we'll not say a word about the
time-onIy tomorrow is school day. And
my boys and girls, God bless them all,
must not forget the hours of sleep and
rest"
And as they were bowed out Of the
hall by st. Valentine and the Misses Val
entine the guests declared they had never,
never enjoyed an evening so much-since
the last party given by Briektop and The
Twins.
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Hidden Name Puzzle.

Each of the following proverbs con
tains a one-syllable word, the initial let
tiers of said words-if written in the or
der in which they come-will spell the
name of a once-g great man.
Judge not, lest ye be Judged.
If you would find life worth the living.
earn your daily bread.
Look for truth and beauty and Jon VIII
surely find them
A friend In need rs a friend indeed.
Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow
We die.
The fool will risk his hard-eakned
money on games of chance.
Sing from your heart and the angels
will bark to the melody.
Go over the hills-not round thefn-jf
you would see the world beautiful
Do not put on till tomorrow that which
should be done today.
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my drew n long face. exclaiming: "Hully
gee! Wonder If =" But he did not
wait to finish his question. Away he
flew to the home of Annie Bell, and that
little lady met him with her nose in the
air and a very naughty manner. But
Tommy soon made an explanation. beg
ging her for the valentine that he might
take ii in person to the little miss who
had snubbed him and get In exchange the
beautiful one intended for his best
girl
And most of that day-good. old St Val
entine' s-was spent by Tommy In undoing
the carelessness of mailing the wrong
valentines to his friends.
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uncle received the valentine intended for
Jim, and grew red in the face when he
viewed the bowed legs and STOPPING Shout
ders. The verse only added fuel to the
fire of his indignation. He declared he'd
get even yet with that ''smart young
kinsman." "Poke fun at his figure! BAH"
And, on the other hand, poor, crooked
shape Jim was hurt when the received
the valentine which should have gone to
the young uncle. Its bad 'nough to be
ugly an common dirt without young Tom
tryin' to hurt me feelin's by sendin me
a fine pickter what don't look a bit like
me and, by contrast, makes me know l
must Re a awful objec'," he moaned. AN
he knows no girl would say at l was
out O. sight'-mea min. beauty, of course"
The aged aunt got Nancy's valentine
and verse What Born to adorn the
kitchen of n relative! Well, such an
affront-and from one so young!' He
should get what he deserved for that
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Girls say Out Of sightr
When they see You, as neat as a trigger.
CTo his school-teacher)
You're very, very brilliant;
Your intellect is great!
And did you tell all that you know
A lifetime it would take"
CTo their cook, Nancy.)
you were most surely, surely born
Our family kitchen to adorn.
A woman strong and good to see:
Please bake a jelly cake for me-"
CTo the little miss who snubbed him.
MY, but you think you're beautiful
Well, look at this and see
The way you look to others
And the way you look to me-"
cro their working man, Jim-)
You may not be SO handsome;
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sweet and full Of dutiful love of a good
little son. The one to his school-tea cher
spoke flatteringly of her great intellect
and learning. Annie Bell had drawn
from him a confession of deepest admira-
ton and love in rhyme. The aged aunt
was assured of his esteem The youthful
uncle was told Of his charming personal
tty and fine form.
The verses ran as follows:
cTo his mother,
dearest mamma, here's from Tom
A loving valentine:
I worked a long, long time on 1t
And hope you'll think 1t f1ne.'
Go his father.)
'Wen, papa, you good old chap,
You're my bestest chum-
/ send you here valentine,
But fear It's on the bum"
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her eggs she prepares as nest a large,
firm leaf. She roughens its surface with
her jaws. AS she lays her eggs she fast
ems them securely to the edge of the leaf
by means of a gluey substance furnished
from little hook which grows at the
end of her body. The eggs remain there
till the warm spring sunshine makes them
burst open. when out pops the baby Katy
dds "as lively as crickets" on their slim
but sprightly little legs. Their wings do
not grow till they are half grown.
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~ 81 Tommys Troubles On Valentines Day. ~ 81

harder did he fight to master It, This
splendid determination helped him over
many stumbling blocks, particularly the
writing one, and when at last he
laid his pen aside on the night of the
Yerse-writing agony he felt fully repaid
for the labor of mind and body few
minutes later he was in bed. slumber-
ing sweetly and dreaming not once of the
several blotted and laboriously scrubbed
poems" that lay spread about on his
writing desk.
The next day tthe last one before St
Valentines) Tommy went over his work
Of drawing and versifying very conscien-
tiously, retouchlng here and there wher-
ever bit of finish was needed. Then he
read aloud the verses, one by one. plac-
ing them with the pictures to which they
belonged. The verses to his parents were
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Dear little dolly-doii,
Quiet all day.
Why do you always have
Nothing to say7
Why don't you ever grow
Angry and cry7
Why don't you laugh a bit
When l am night
Why don't you run and leap
Over the floor?
Why don't you hide yourself
Behind the door7
Why don't you eat a bit7
And drink some, tool
I'm sure that | would
II / were you.
ANNIE JAMES