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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Molly and the Dickey Birds

me and fetched the others. and oh.
what a breakfast we had! We've never
been hungry since!
"oh, you poor. dear little robins:
I'm SO glad you found the crumbs"
said Molly.
Just at that moment the nursery door
opened and in hustled nurse.
well. Miss Molly" she said. in
cheerful voice, how are you feeling
now-auite ready for dinner, hope?
It's just about 1 o'clock. Why'-as
she caught sight Of Molly-'the child's
asleep. Here, Miss Molly, wake up; It's
time to get ready for dinner
Molly sat up with a start and rubbed
her eyes.
II do believe I've been dreaming" she
said. such a nice dream. too. nursie:
about the dear little hungry robins.
thought they all came and thanked me
for the nice breakfasts we have given
them!'
During dinner Molly told nurse all
about her dream. and nurse thought 1t
was a very jolly one to have.
WELL she said, when Molly had
finished her story. I'm right glad that
we thought about the poor little hungry
birds this weather. I'm sure they look
as though they APPRECIATED it. for
they're ever SO tame. although they
can't speak and tell us SO like the robins
in your dream" .,#
How L do wish they really could
speak," said Molly. I'm sure they'd
have the most lovely stories to tell US.
I'll never, never forget to feed them as
long as / live"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

~ OYS and girls have way Of set
* Ting for themselves what are TO
~ be the times and seasons for GER
tain games and sports.
This, for instance, is the season for
flying kites, and soon we shall see many
air travellers floating silently over the
city, village and farm.
In Japan the boys in particular are
thought so much of that the people set
aside special days for regular fetes in
their honor.
One such fete day. early in the year,
is the Boys Kite-fiying Day. when
everybody turns out to celebrate, and
you should see the wonderful kites that
NIL the air! Dragons. gods, fishes and
almost every other imaginable figure
are represented in them, and every color
IN the rainbow decorates them.
You boys who have plenty of quiet
road for run should try hitching your
little wagon to good. strong kite or
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
A jolly Auction Party
n TOTHING would be jollier for an
M evenings entertainment than an
/

ToTHING would be jollier for an
M evenings entertainment than an
/ auction party.
Sometimes at summer resorts REAL
auctions are held on small scale just
for fun, and the bidders pay real money
for the articles that are knocked down
to them.
But the kind of auction suggested for
your party requires no money. only
little wit and ingenuity.
Having selected your articles and
carefully wrapped and tied and num-
bered them, prepare a catalogue for
your guests to consult in the course OF
the sale. A suggested catalogue will be
found at the close of this article.
Ask a glib-tongue friend to take the
part of auctioneer. and supply each
guest with a certain number of beans
in a bag made to look like the money
bags used by banks.
Tell the guests not to bid too high at
the outset or they will not get many
articles.
Suggested Catalogue.
l. A Bit of Old Lace "a shoelace).
Q. A Portrait of Her Late Majesty
Queen Victoria ian English penny.
3. A Study IN Black and White Chalk
and coaD.
L. Souvenir of the Wedding Day (rice).
s. Travellers Guide "a me-table).
6. The Fruit of Disobedience Gan APP
ple).
z. A Letter from He'll deter HI.
g. A Marble Group Several marbles).
Q. A Revealer of Mems Thoughts "a
paper knife).
10. THAT which we neither borrow nor
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Puzzles for Your Wits

5. What followed the tax on tea!
6. What is a popular girl who can't
go to ball7
z. What's an unpopular one who does
go?
s. When you go to buy an alarm clock.
what do you ask for?
Q. What are fre-crackers?
10 What arc they mostly connected
with IL bad boys have their way about
things?
II. A man is inclined to what the day
he married a virago?
r. Old-fashioned flowers we're planted
In what sort of arrangement?
10. When a bashful young man is
calling. conversation is likely to what :?
IL What are massive stage-houSes
made of? Can Irish plant.
15. What are often impressed on
naughty little boys?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
FoIni the New Home

A FAMILY moved to a new homo
IA twelve miles from the old one.
They gave their cats to a friend
about six miles from the new home.
One of them. the mother cat, remained
at her new quarters only for a short
time, and nothing was heard from her
until two years after.
One morning she was discovered in
the yard of her old mistress home in
the city which she had never seen, being
born and raised at the old home In the
country. To the greeting of her mistress
she responded with every show of affec-
ton and delight. OF course, the wan
derer was made welcome. She shows
decided aversion to being put out of
doors at all. and clings with a devoted
ness which is really touching to her old
friends.
Could this be merely chance that pussy
in her tramp life should find her way
to that particular place, or do these
dumb creatures know moro than we
give them credit for?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

string of kites and letting them drag
you. 1t is great fun.
A couple Of boys who did this sea-
son or two ago said they used a star
shaped kite seven feet in diameter
Their wagon was a four wheeled affair,
with a platform. a seat was in the
ba-k. and IN front of it long platform
for the feet. This placed the weight low.
allowing plenty of room to work the
string of each windlass. This was done
by using crank and brake.
Two boys occupied the wagon, the
second one sitting on a slightly higher
seat in front and operating a sort OF
brake and steerer connected with the
front wheels.
In good breeze they sent the kite up
high, and soon the wagon began NOV
ing along a a lively clip.
You. as a beginner. had better start
with a small toy wagon and a smaller
kite than we have described here.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

Who like the lion
seeketh to devour
Tho goodly man in
an u n 6 u a r d Q d
hour?
w h o S o occupation
did the apostle
share
When forced to la
Dor for his daily
fare?
In what did Ruth
her present take
away,
Which to her moth
er she did straight
convey?
To what great sin
was lsrael's nation
prone.
Which robbed their
God of what was
his alone?
Who was by faith
enabled TO despise
The lions yawnine
jaws and glaring
eyes?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

lend. cen to our best and dearest
FRIEND "a toothbrush).
IL. A Pair OF Slippers (bits OF orange
peel and banana skim
IL. A Mighty Weapon "a penn.
10. A Bit of indian Jewelry "a bead
bracelet).
IA. The first American Can Indian
head.
Is. The Most Honored American (head
of Washington).
is. A New Writer "a new penciD.
II. Emblem Of Confidence Sealing
wax.
Is. Hawthorne's Masterpiece deter A
painted scarleO.
10. The Way to Girls Heart blowers
or a box of bonbons)
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

A LITTLE fellow of years, hearing
"A his parents talk of wedding cakes.
suddenly exclaimed: Papa. when
get married. | shan't send you any
of my wedding cake"
"Nhy?" asked the parent.
Because. papa, you did not send me
any OF yours" was tn artless reply
Celia was watching the milk coming
from a separator.
why. uncle" she said, I'VE get milk
from ii cow"
certain official e u 1t necessary
to don a Soldisr's IAE V for ths hrat
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
A SQUIRTING CAPTIVE

and look into the water for the animal
you want.
Very cautiously extend your forked
end to within an inch or two of its body
Of you. ere properly quiet about this
you viii not disturb iO; then suddenly
press the forked end down and push
both stick and animal into the mud
Then, drawing out the stick, raise It In
the air. and you will find the animal
wriggling but firmly caught between
uninjured. In an instant you can re-
move him from his imprisonment and
place him in a can filled with water.
Some boys prefer to catch the animals
with snare-a slip-nooss made Of Una
wire,
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Transformations.

/. Can you change the middle letter OF
part of the year and make part of the
body?
2. Change the middle letter of a titled
person and make something used by an
orchestral leader.
8. Change the middle letter of a wax
candle and make the opposite of giver.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Flower Riddles.

l. What did tho bull do in the old
woman's china shop?
2. What did the man with a cold do
to his nose?
3. What facial characteristics have we
all?
4. What do unmarried men lose?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Bible Conundrum.

who can solve the following Bible con-
undrum with three answers. which.
when pronounced aloud. all sound
alike?
l. My name declares my date to be
The morning of a Christian year
2. Though motherless. as all agree.
l am a mother. 1t is clear.
g. And. not to puzzle you too much.
Twas l gave Holland to the Dutch.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
The Rabbits Wedding

TT HE bachelor Sultan of RabbA
land
Met lady as sweet as honey:
She gave him her hear. and she gave
him her hand,
And the cay of the wedding was sunny
The wedding banquet was very grand.
The Sultan spent lots of money:
The lady now reigns with him DER tina
land
They call her Sultana Bunny.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Can You Read Thisp
A Born Scholar.

Little John had just gone up into the
second grade. One day he came home
and his mother asked him how he
liked his new teacher. He said:
nounce every word so instructive dds
tinctly). Little Chronicle.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
To WorrY tho Next Generation.

Little Rosalind was sitting on the
porch watching some men bring the
tables from high school building
which had been partially destroyed by
fire. She called to her auntie. saying:
''Auntie. are those the multiplication
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Sunday Acrostic.

Here is a good and interesting Sun
day acrostic. The answers to the five
rhymed questions must be set down in
a column. and you must then read the
initial letters of these five words down
ward. They will spell the name Of
IInhrn1Ll Kin
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Leading Quotations

~ NE person. In this very delight
full and instructive game. gives
~ a familiar quotation. which
must be promptly followed by an
other quotation from the next player
beginning with the letter that con-
cluded the preceding quotation.
For example:
First player-"If you've card the
East a-callin'. you want never 'eed
naught elsE."
Second player" England expects
every man to do his duty"
Third player-"Young folks are smart.
but all amt good tha-s new:
l guess the gran'the" they knowed
sunth.n', TIL"
Fourth player-"C aited we stand.
divided we fall"
Fifth player-"Lifc, what IL 1t but
a dreaM?"
Sixth player-"EIan wants but little
here below.
Nor wants that little LONG,"
Seventh player-God's in his heaven
Ais right with the world" etc.
This game Is not quite SO easy TO
play the first time. because most peo-
pie are only too unaccustomed to ex-
change quotations. Put in a few
evenings you will find yourself quot.
ing quickly. and enjoying the pastirns
wonderfully we'll
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Spelling Puzzle.

f(T XCELLENCY" can be spelled
-. with four letters instead of
IL ten. Do you know how 1t Is
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Some Cunning Children's Sayings

time. and. whom completely dressed,
presented himself before his wife and
little daughter.
The last-named. after gazing at him
a few moments. suddenly exclaimed:
why, ma. that's not a real soldier,
That's only pal"
To avoid trouble with baby Mary 1t
was usual to send her out of sight
of the front door when her mother
was about to leave the house. On
one of these occasions. growing tired
of the garden paths, she said to the
aunt who was leading her:
Let's do in, Aunt Bette. sink
AAsuuAAiS A~s~h
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

Mary McDoull sat on a stool.
Eating some nice minced veal:
There comes big spider, but Mary de.
fed her,
And calmly went on with her meal"
Jack and jill went up the hill
To fetch a pail of water;
Into the well Jill nearly fell,
But Jackie nimbly caught her"
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
Riddles

W. HAT is that from which you
wv can take ava. the whole and
yet have some left? The word
wholesome.
What is it that plays when it works
and works when 1t plays? A foun-
tain.
w hat tree is always nearest the
sea? Beech (beach).
What is heightened oy being cut al
both ends? A ditch.
When is it easiest to steal a watch?
When it is off it's guard
What word becomes shorter by add
ing two letters to It? The word
short"
on which side Of a jus l. the handle?
The outside
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

Conundrums.
l. The multiplication table.
2. Because he's been to sea (see).
3. Because It couldn't be felt
4. A tree.
8. 8-1-2 Cato one, tool.
s. When pared.
7. A comb.
s. When 1t rains cats and dogs.
8. Your breath.
10. A tanner.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
The Beginning of Heroisn,.

The Beginning of Heroisnl.
The teacher had told the class the
story Of how Achilles was dipped in the
river "Styx" when he was baby.
The next day the teacher said, who
can tell the story OF Achilles?"
A hand came up at once. Herbert
said the teacher. When Achilles was
a baby his mother dipped him In the
river Of wood, said Herbert
Can You Read Thisp
A gentleman sent this message to a
little boy:
take II
to find my house? - the
Can you looks
river. and there is IT.
What did he mean?
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07

Y Jerry soon 1t will be warm enough
" for you to go wading. boys and
girls, and to hunt for wiggling
things.
A very simple implement which you
can easily fix up for yourselves to
catch little frogs, nevis, lizards, cells
and such animals alive for your aqua
rum is this: Take a stick of some WOOD
like elder wood, with one Quill-pen END;
that is with a slit cut in one end ana
the points spread apart. as you see In
the picture.
With this prong in hand. steal down
to the edge OF your pond or brook. very
~SAAAElx a. not to startle your game
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-04-07
March 81 Answers
Puzzle Verse.

Puzzle Verse.
A kitten named MAX
His SNACKS on some SACKS.
But the SACKS held some TACKS. etc,
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
Uncertainty or Life.

"Young man." said the clerlcal-look-
ing passenger, addressing the beardless
individual across the aisle, do you ever
consider when you lie down at night
that you may never see the sun rise
again."
NO" replied the party at whom the
query had been fired, cant say that
do; but every morning when 1 wake
up realize that may not live to see
another sunset"
"You do?" queried the surprised
C. !. p.
Il do" answered the young man.
"You see, I'm a baseball umpire."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
A Patient Snake.

One does not often attribute the vir-
tue Of patience to snake. Letters
from Surgeon" however, contains an
anecdote In which its existence Is evil
dent. Doctor Perry, surgeon OF the
Twentieth Massachusetts,, wakened In
camp one morning to find himself tight
ly held In the clutch Of Doctor Hay
ward, his senior officer.
'Don't move, John, till say three J"
ordered the senior, sharply. "Then
seize my hands and spring to your feet.
One, two, three!"
at the word Doctor Perry jumped,
and never made a cleaner leap. He
was just in time to see a moccasin dive
under the coat which he had been us
ing for a pillow. Armed with sticks.
they dragged the coat away, but saw
only the hole into which the snake had
glided. The surgeon had accidentally
blocked the entrance to the reptiles
abode, and 1t had lain all coiled under
the back of his neck, waiting patiently
for him to move so 1t could enter.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
pelicncx Of Frenchmen


Undoubtedly Frenchmen have the
most delicate way of expressing them
selves" said New York young woman
to group Of friends at tea 81 have
just had the oldest little encounter
with man who looked as If he had
just arrived here, his clothes were so
Enthusiastically Partisan. l was walk
ing in Broadway when saw him COM
ing. To my surprise, as he was q stran.
ger to me, he stopped, put his heels to-
gether and, taking off his hat, made a
low bow. Pardon, mademolselle,' said
he, your beneath skirt descends.' Max
ing again the same elaborate bow. he
passed on. ! looked down and saw
that my silk petticoat was showing Just
little below the outside skirt. Had
an American man noticed 1t, he would
have felt embarrassment about men,
tioning 1t; or, If he had the courage,
he never would have been able to
think of such delicate way of max
ing that bit Of a misf1t known to me-"
New York Press.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
some Freaks Of English.

Professor Lounsbury, the note
grammarian of Yale, has democratic
and liberal views on the subject of the
English language. He strenuously or
poses the displacing Of simple terms
by others of pedantlc character. Re-
Gently he told this story while discuss
ing the subject: "There was a little
boy who began to keep a diary. His
first entry was: Got up this morn
ing at o'clock He showed the entry
to his mother and she, horror stricken,
said: Have you never been to school
Got up, indeed! Such an expression
Does the sun get up? No, 1t rises
And she scratched out got up at z
and wrote rose at 7 in its place. That
night the boy, before retiring, ended
the entry for the day with the sen
tence, Set at 8 o'clock"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
Ancient Comp,.

The cofins of the ancient Egyp
tians were made Of marble and stone
The Romans used similar receptacles
for their dead, and Alexander the Great
Is said to have been buried in coffin
of solid gold. In parts Of England glass
coffins have been found.
The Athenian heroes were buried In
coffins made Of cedar, owing to its aro-
matte and incorruptible qualities, while
tho first record of wooden collins in En-
gland dates back to the days of King
Arthur This monarch was supposed
to have been buried in the followed
trunk Of gigantic oak. Patent collins
were invented in 1906, and metallic air
tight coffins were advertised at Bir-
mingham In 1861.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
A Literary Prize.

The largest amount ever offered as
prize for literary contribution is
100000 rubles, which is still open for
competition and will be awarded at st.
Petersburg on Dec. 1, 1925, to the writ
er of the best history of Alexander /.
of Russia. Araktcheief, founder Of the
military colonies of Novgorod, left a
fortune Of $4,000 gold rubles to pro-
vile for this unique prize. The prize
giving day is the centenary of the Car
Alexander's death, by which time the
money will, it is estimated, have in
creased to 100000 rubles. One-fourth
of 1t will be used to defray the cost Of
publishing the work which wins the
prize.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
Always to be Depended Upon

When person gets up in the morning
with dull headache and tired, stretchy
feeling, it is an almost certain indication
that the liver, or bowels or both are decid
edly out of order
At such times Nature, the wisest and
best ofall doctors, takes this means to give
warning that she needs the help and gen
tie assistance which can best be obtained
from that old family remedy, Brandreth's
Pills, which has been use for over a cen
tury.
They are the same fine laxative tonic pill
your rand arents used, when doctors
were few and far between and when people
had to have RENE ~ that could absolutely
be depended upon.
Brandreth's Pills can be depended upon
and are sold in every daug and medicine
store, either plain or sugar-coated.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
More than Likely.

John Kendrick Bangs was discussing
In New York club a case of plagiar-
ism, says the New York Tribune.
'The man admitted that plagiarism
was suspected of him. said Mr.. Bangs
smiling. me almost admitted it was
proved. He reminded me of Yonkers
boy l used to know.
"This boy said to his chum one morn
ing:
"'I hid under the parlor sofa last
night to hear what young Softleigh
would say to my sister,
We'll, what did he say?' the other
boy asked.
He only talked religion and poll
tics, and he kicked me about thirty
times on the head.'
"'He knew you were there, guess,
said the second boy.
"'Im afraid he suspected It"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
barber. Arcs Arn.

The first BARRIERS of whom there Is
any record piled their trade In Greece
In the fifth century B. 9. In Rome the
first BARRIERS operated in the third cen,
tury B. G. In olden times in England
the barber and the physician were iden
tical. Thus, kings barber was alsC
his chief medical adviser
In the time Of Henry VIII. of En-
gland, laws were made concerning bar
bers, of which the following Is an ex
tract: mo person occupying a shay
ing or barbery in London shall use any
surgery, letting Of blood or other mat
ter. except the drawing Of teeth"
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-02-01
Quite a Difference.

"What" exclaimed the angry mo-
diste. You mean to say that Mrs. De
Flasher used all the samples we sent
up to make fancy quiltl Why, she
is an old crank"
"But Mrs. De Flasher Is worth a
hundred thousand.
Really? Well, in that case / sup
pose she is eccentric"
"And she will inherit half million
by the first of the year"
Half million? Why, write the
lady note at once and tell her she
can have another bundle of samples
and compliment her on being SO do.
lightfully bizarre"
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Seven Ages of Man.
All the worlds a stage,
And all the men and women merely play.
ers;
And one man in his time plays many
parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first the
infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurses arms,
Then the whining schoolboy, with his
satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like
snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the
lover,
Signing like furnace, with woeful bal
lad
Made to his mistress eyebrow. Then a
soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like
the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in
quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then
the justice
In fair round belly, with good capon
lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal
cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances
And so he plays his part. The sixth
age shifts
Into the lean and slippered Pantaioon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch OF
side,
His youthful hose, we'll saved, world
too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly
voice,
Turning again toward childish treble
pipes
And whistles in its sound. Last scene
of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and nero obliv.
ion
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans
everything.
Shakespeare.