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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

The handles Co may be pieces of
2" 2" or any strips that may be OIL
hand. Cut a good hand hold on each
end and nail stretchers CD 10" from
the end OF handles.
Saw horses are not absolutely nee
essary but they are very convenient
to have about and IL you have the
stock they might be built. The dimen-
sions for the different parts are given
on the drawing and the angles can be
laid out and cut with little trouble.
Number 3 hardware cloth which has
one-half inch mesh is desirable to
cover the bottom of the box and should
be fastened to the sides and ends of
the box with small staples or double
pointed lacks. When fastening fold
the corners to make a neat Job. The
cloth can be purchased at any hard
ware store for about thirty cents.
By placing a box, slightly larger
than the sitter, under it to catch the
fine ash, much of the dust will be
prevented from flying about.
Two people can operate the sitter
easier than one. To operate place the
handles on horses, boxes or other avail
able stands and either slide the box
back and forth on the handles or lift
the handles at one end. dropping them
on the horse. 1t will be found to work
more easily if the box is only partly
filled with the ashes. The good coal
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

~ T HAD been showing all night and
in the morning the world was COW
cred with a deep white mantle.
% It was Saturday morning too.
Elizabeth looked out OF the window
and said:
My graciousi 1 never did see so
much snow in my lifei I'll wear my
red cape and red hood and rubber
boots when I go with the basket to
Maum Liza's."
1t was Elizabeth's custom to take
a basket of good things to eat to Maum
Liza every Saturday morning. Maum
Liza was EIizabeth's old nurse, Grip
pied with the rheumatics and quite
poorly, but dearly loved by her
honey chir'.
THE snow is pretty deep. Eliza
BETH" said Mother. Perhaps 1 had
better send Joe with the basket to-
day"
"Oh, please, not" cried Elizabeth.
I'D rather take 1t myself. 1 just love
snow!"
SO then Elizabeths mother said all
right and packed the basket with
great care, laying snow-whIte cloth
on top. There was jelly and celery
d
loaf of corn bread and apples in the
basket so it was quite heavy. but Eliza
beth put it over her arm and stepped
out into the snow with her red hood
and cape on, and red mittens besides
iii take a short cut through the
woods" thought the little girl. MY,
how nice and white the snow is! How
it crunches when I walk I wish it
would snow ofter1er down this way"
She reached the woods and began
to trudge along, crunch, crunch,
crunch. under the trees. Almost all
the trees were eveTgreens and right
pretty they looked trimmed with snow
But how dim and mysterious it
Isl" thought Elizabeth, stopping to
rest beside a stump. 1T reminds me
of fairy stories. How still it Isl"
She listened and listened. Not a
sound did she hear. 1t seemed as IL
every twig and branch on every tree
were asleep or bewitched by a magic
spell. These woods had been a fav-
orite playground of EIizabeth's in 9TH
er days She had gathered early
anemones there. She knew where
the lively little riIl came creeping
down through the moss and ferns from
the icy spring. Somewhere near was
the rock under which two friendly
chipmunks lived, and a chinkapin tree
grew close by, but where was it now?
It was all changed, and as strange
as If she had never been there before
FAIRY stories could happen here"
said Elizabeth out loud, taking up her
basket and trudging on again.
It was stiller and stranger than ever
as she went on. her footsteps crunch
crunch. crunching through the snow
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

| then Eleanor happened to look down
at the floor. There, right below the
stool was tiny, tiny mouse nibbling
at some crumbs left from luncheon.
Eleanor thought she'd have to scream.
but no. she'd promised not to speak
and promises were things one couldn't
break. So she opened her mouth all
ready to speak-and then kept still!
Three minutes; four minutes; the
teacher looked over to praise the little
girl WHO was keeping SO still-and saw
the mouse!
Then there was a hurry and scram-
bic in that school room and not one
bit of quiet till Mr.. Mouse, who was
the most frightened of all had folks
| only known, had skipped of into the
safe darkness of the basement
Eleanor" said the teacher. 81 think
you were the Quietest of US all. wish
you would tell me why, when you can
be so good and still, you talked so
| much before"
Eleanor blushed shyly at the praise
and SAID I thought was helping, 1
thought 1 ought to talk that's the wa.y
they did when I went to school to
visit"
The teacher laughed and patted her
on the head. why didn't think of
that!" she exclaimed, "of course they
did" And then she let Eleanor tell
the school about her visit to a Chinese
school; about the queer boys and girls
who dressed so much alike and how
they all studied their lessons out loud
and made the biggest noise they could.
And I thought that was the way to
do" ended Eleanor
mot here" laughed the teacher as
Eleanor took her seat, but I think
I'll still have to call you Miss Talk-ey
because you talk SO well about a land
we have never SEEN"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
MISS TAEK-EY

eYZ q HEN ELEANOR ROBBINS
a "A 8 was six years old she and her
AA father and mother moved
wv back from China where they
had lived for two years to America
where Eleanor had been born and the
very first thing they did was to put
Eleanor into school. Not the big
public schools where Eleanor would
be proud to go later, but a tiny little
school in friends house where the
little girl might learn something of the
ways and customs of the country she
loved but knew SO little about.
All the first day Eleanor kept very
quiet and watched what the others did
but the second day she felt more at
home and then she began to talk. She
talked about the room and the lessons
and the children and everything that
happened to pop into her head and
all the polite little hints the kind
teacher gave her about stopping did
no good.
So finally the teacher said, Eleanor,
1 guess wen have to call you little
Miss Talk-eyi Don't you see you'll
have to keep quiet, dear. Suppose we
see if you can. You put on this pa
per cap and hold my ruler and see if
you can stand on this little stool for
five whole minutes without saying one
word"
Eleanor didn't mind, in fact she
thought it would be fun to stand on
the stool in front of everybody and
she meant to watch the clock and see
Just how long five minutes was. One
minute went by: two minutes. and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

certs the careful spider. This coating
Of dust tends to decrease his food
supply. Flies. and other insects on
which he depends for food, are very
quick to spy a web if it is dusty, and.
Furthermore, they are wise enough to
avoid it. The industrious spider will
not allow a speck of dust to accumu-
late. Whenever there is an indication
of a settling of dust particles. the dis
corning spider makes the rounds with
its brushes and quickly scatters it.
Spiders that choose the best places
for webs are those with a keen eye
for abundant food supply. A well
nourished spider has all the food he
wants and is. as a consequence, ener-
getic and industrious. He tears down
his old web and constructs a new one
each day.
When an unfortunate fly runs into
the web he finds himself held fast by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
ODD FACTS AND MICROSCOPIC WONDERS

inch in length and its legs are so
grotesquely long that they are all out
of proportion to the rest Of the body.
In the bodies of spiders are little
sacs which secret a sticky substance
from which they make their webs.
This viscid substance is liberated by
means of the spiders spinnerets. The
spinneret is provided with several tiny
holes and when he wishes to begin his
web he presses the spinneret firmly
against the object from which he
starts his work. This fastens the web
to more or less solid foundation and
the spider moves away.
1t is most important that the fine
gossamer threads. as they come from
the spinnerets. do not get tangled, and
to keep them from doing so the spider
brings into play the combs on his
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

with this basket to my grandmother
house in the woods"
She picked up her basket and went
on, making up this little song:
I'm little Red Riding Hood.
I'm walking through the wood
To see my Grandmama.
Tra-la-tra-la-la-laI
"Red Riding Hood walked and
walked and pretty soon she met a
wolf"
Her Elizabeth looked over her
shoulder again and said "Ahem!" very
loud.
"Oh. well. I'm not Red Riding
Hood" she sang:
I'm going through the wood,
To see Maum Liza-za,
Ira, lee-Iee, Ii di-da.'
Just then she heard a sound! Elk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

For while their fat little hands feeling the door,
Their eyes a rule are cast down the floor.
Or up the long street perhaps the sky.
Or maybe theyre gaping at passer BY
Now children there's only way to be great
You must pay attention! You must concentrated
Now concentrate seems a most dreadful. big word
In fact. the most dreadful you ever have heard.
But all that it means is to play when you playI
To work when you work and be gay when you're gayl
To think when you think and to hook when yeu hook!
To laugh when you laugh and to LOOK WHEN YOl
IOOKJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25


~ u scheme to make it last longer
is we'll worth knowing. The sitting oil
ashes is a very common practice but
many sifters that may be purchased
are SO small that they are not con-
venient.
Sitting ashes is not a very attractive
Job but If one is prepared for the
work and has a good sitter it will not
take long to sift a quantity of ashes
and it will be surprising how much
good coal can be saved for either
banking the fire at night eE checking
the fire in the day time.
The sitter shown in the drawing is
only suggestive, but it is of good size
and made of material that may be
found in most any basement
Part A is an ordinary box about
Is" Is" as. II not well construct
ed additional nails should be put in
and cleats fastened to strengthen the
box as it is subjected to much hard
use.
Fasten two cleats (B) to the sides
of the box driving the nails through
the cleats and side of the box and
clinching on the inside. These clea.s
should be located about two inches
above the center of the side of the
box.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

feet. Each foot is provided with a
pair of combs. though, of course, the
spider is not obliged to use them all
at the same time, but it is often much
more convenient to use the pair on
one foot than on another. The combs
prevent the tangling of the threads
which go to spin the web.
1t was discovered that there are as
many intervals between the teeth of
each comb as there are holes in the
spinnerets. AS the several slender
silvery threads leave the comb the
spider twists them all into one which
forms q much stouter thread for the
web. This solution is satisfactory in
regard to the combs.
The brushes are not needed until
later. After a web is finished It col
lets dust with rapidity that discon-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

KKTHEN Stumble and Tumble were sent out to play,
Wv They stumbled and tumbled-well-most of
the way;
And because sidewalks and Fairgrounds were Rough
For everything along smoothly enough.
I'm you will ask me. We'll what made them fall
The other small children don't do it at all p
The reason is ths-other children go slow
And watch very carefully. which way they 60
While Stumble and Tumble kept looking behind,
And sideways, and upways, and downways combined
AT when they tumble back home from their school,
They can't find the door-knob at all as rule
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

Put one cup sugar. one tablespoon
full butter substitute and yolks of two
eggs into bowl.
Beat till creamy.
Add one teaspoonful vanilla and
one tablespoon milk and beat again
Add two cups cornhakes. one-halt
cup raisins. one-half cup nut meats
(these may be omitted) and two tea
spoonsful baking powder.
Mix well.
Beat whites OF eggs and fold into
mixture.
Drop on buttered tins with tea.
spoon and bake till nicely Drowned In
a moderate oven.
Fine to use for school party.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
II IN sNI[a~~
| '"'l:e gssER{'o'": - -
9, aoeuMe MeOtlUaRY

"as If I was a big, enormous giant
coming" thought she.
So, to make 1t more sociable. she
began talking to herself.
Snow White and Rose Red-That's
nice fairy story. Wish 1 had a
sister. Let's see! They lived in a
little house in the woods. One night
bear came-ahem The mention
Of bear" gave Elizabeth an uncom-
Portable feeling. She looked over her
shoulder and said hastily: st wasn't
q real bear. 1t was q prince. He had
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

been bewitched by a wicked dwarf.
Ahem! Guess I'll think of something
else. Let me see!
There was once a little girl called
Red Riding Hood" She stopped
short, then she put down her basket
and clapped her hands "why that's
mel" she cried. i've got red hood.
I'm little Red Riding Hood. I'm going
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

cept for her own little voice and her
own crunching through the snow, it
was so very still in the woods that the
tiniest sound could be heard clearly
Elizabeth stopped and listened.
Crunch. crunch-crunch-crunc Some
thing was trotting towards her through
the snow.
I'm not scared but might as well
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

the sticky threads, In his struggle to
extricate himself from his perilous
situation he shakes the web and this
notifies the wary spider of his catch.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25
ID HE BOY or girl who Is fortunate

NAAW 49, ~ Il vi Sill WuV Ii
III enough to have in his possession
a a microscope, or who can gain
49, access to one. will be astonished
at the new wonders he discovers from
time to time.
One day a naturalist slipped a slide
with tiny brown spot in the center
under the lens of his microscope. The
tiny brown spot was the foot of a
spider. and the microscope revealed
marvellous equipment of brushes and
combs. These brushes and combs af-
forded a long period of study.
Only the spiders that spin webs are
provided with brushes and combs. The
spider under observation was a Micro
mata Smaragdula. This name means
emerald green. and the spiders body
is that color. The body is half an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

The spider loses no time in getting to
the side of his victim and throwing
about him a net work OF his threads
which bind any insect fast
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

will then only cover the bottom of the
box and any clinkers can be easily
seen and picked out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-01-25

MNY FAMILY possessing a good
go supply of hard coal this year is
IA considered lucky and any
~ u scheme to make it last longer
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
May STILL
BET 142ND FLAGS
coIors Given State Having
Most Men in Regiment,

The cQlors OF the ii2nd infantry
may still be brought to the Oklaho-
Ina state capitol for permanent dis
|play. according to a letter received
|ev the Chamber of Commerce from
b eb. Thompson. United States rep
resentative in Washington this morn
ng.~ The final disposition of the
olors depends on the number of mer
= the regiment from each state. III
can be proved Thompson says
~ there were more Oklahoma
nanElexas men in the l42nd in
10y there should be no trouble
40ut getting the colors,"
10th Texas and Oklahoma claim
lat they have the largest percentage
N2nd soldiers. There is no doubt,
lenber Of Commerce officials think,
- that there is only a small dii-
esuce. The preroga,ive of the com
naAding officer Of the land may
Dve to be called in to settle the ma, =
y, The colonel of the land i, a
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
|sI.e' Girls
Join the
Scouts
My Changes to Be Made
at State Training School
~ Here After July |.

Slkty-seven inmates Of the State
sdtS4riaI school for girls, will en-
~ Che first week OF July for enlist
~ In the first state organization
Carl Scouts. Miss Rowena Smith,
aylain of the national federation
Girl Scouts OF America. will fos-
The movement Immediately after
beohing head Of the manual train
md recreation department Of the
Ac0l. Miss Smith. a graduate oi
n Wesleyan university Of Georgia
I1soy graduate OF Columbia Institute
Sociology, New York, will report
" duty. July S.
Miss Smith is sister OF DR. Car
|Sie Smith, superintendent OF the
(Gainesville Training School for
Girls. Gainesville, Texas, and is a
|ooti0nal lecturer on sociology.
In addition TO the manual and rec
|seatiOn training department, de
|Dartment OF sociology will be opened
Buiy !. Miss Fern Lowry of Still
|uatef. a Cornell university graduate
|Will-assume charge. Miss Lowry has
10 three months training in the
aiHesville school.
a Other changes in the personnel al
~ state school July will be the
|sssignation of Mrs s. /. Leach, do
Destic science teacher, and Mrs
Imma Lukes, in charge of the sew
n department. No appointments
45ll be made to fill these vacancies
nring the summer vacation, two girls
1ss Cleo Autry and Miss Vollie
Desser, inmates, assuming the work
iss Florence Richardson of okla
Doma City, teacher of domestic sci
once, will conduct all day classes
|otery Wednesday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
5. WAR LOSS
ToTALs2ss,916 s
War Department Announces
Revised List.

WASHINGTON, June 24-Total
casualties OF the American expcdi.
tionary forces reported to date was an.
nounced today by the war department
as 2@,0l6, including:
Killed in action (including j8l LOST
at sea). 337S4.
Died Of wounds 1880.
Died OF disease 1890.
Died from accident and other causes
4o42.
Total deaths 1902.
Wounded in action 2l098+
Missing in action (no, including
prisoners released or returned) 2370
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

W. H. Bishop and family OF Anadarko
were local visitors today while on THAR
way from Anndsrko TO saltwater. whore
Mr. Bishop has accepted the superin-
tendency OF the city schools next year.
Mr. Bishop was superintendent OF the
Anadarko schools for seven years. but
accepted the saltwater superintcndency
IT an $500 advance.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
pno,ooraphlno Finished Soon.

Lieut.. la Plant OF Fort SIN who Is
here making photographs OF Oklahoma
City from neroplane said this morning
that with six or seven clear days. he
hopes to be able to complete his JOB
The army officer said that during four
weeks here there has been only four
days suitable for tho work. Army
flisrs are making n photograph OF n
fifty-mile strip which includes this
city
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
Wire Strike Up TO BurIesou

CHICAGO, June 24-S. J. Konen-
n0p, International president of the
Ssmmercial Telegraphers' Union of
erica, will ieave for Washington
a1Uht in connection with the strike
61tion which will be placed before
~ master General Burleson by a
hittee appointed last night by the
h6rican Federation Of Labor.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Men enlisting here In tho army can
now pick the camp at which they would
like TO be stationed providing is
within a radius OF 500 miles OF Okh-
homa City. Sergt, j. w Riley, OF tho
recruiting station announced this
morning. Camp Pike. Fort Sill and
Fort Riley are the army posts In this
district he said.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Among Fourth OF July features for
Lincoln school chill ,ren win he n parade
around tho bio X OF the school during
tho morning. followed by an Ice cream
lunc heonette at 1880.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
CITY Boy Into Motor Corpa

Overton Cornish OF this city and
BRYAN o. chatham. Gould. enlisted for
service In the army this morning Tn"
Oklahoma City boy Joined the motor
transport corps and will be stationed At
Fort Logan. chatham Is going TO
France
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
.tYBtiefs


Henry Nelson, alleged 10 have been
found attempting to break into house
east " Britton yesterday and commit
ted to the county all last night on on
allegation OF insanity. was adiudged
insane this morning by the county in.
sanity board. He will be committed to
the state insane asylum at Norman.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
Army Bill Passes Senate.

WASHINGTON. June 24-With a
Zoc0rd vote the senate today approved
committee amendment to the annurl
4rny appropriation bill authorizing
adAar department to proceed with
~ purchase OF camp sites. nego,ia
joae for which are pending.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

aeainst Oklahoma City and Bent broth.
ere for 1fs. 900 damages on account Of
the death Of her husband. Harry e.
Jacob. Jacob was q civil engineer en-
ployed as an inspector at the water
works and was killed In March, 1918.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Frank Carter. state auditor. returned
yesterday from Chicago where he rep
resented Oklahoma at the National Tax
Conference composed OF officials Of the
several states which have TO do with
the subject OF taxation.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

when W W. GAMBLE, charged with
violating a traffic ordinance, failed 10
appear In court this morning, Municipal
Judge Nuntrn ordered bend for
feitea and an alias warrant issued for
his arrest
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

s. A. Rourke. doing business as the
Southwest Transfer and Storage. com
pany, filed suit In the county court
this morning against Hughes Bozarth-
Anderson company for $500 Rourke al
lcges that he had subleased to the de-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Mrs. Rosalie L, Hickman, married to
Howard J. Hickman In March. 1889.
was granted divorce this morning by
Judge James |. Phelps. Mrs Heckman n
alleged that her husband deserted her
In May. 1917 The couple has five chill.
dren. one OF whom Is ~ years old.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

OIL. Biddlecomhe was arrested this
morning on charge Of having stolen
property In hh possession. lie was
later released when he showed he had
no knowledge that tho property was
stolen.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
soclatY PIana rArtY

The women's aid society Of - United
Presbyterian church will CIV an ice
cream social In the basement OF the
church at Twenty-ffth street and shar.
tel tomorrow night Ice cream and
homo made cake win be served TO the
public.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24
CIaremore Solop Esr.

H. Tom Kight. OF Claremore, Rogers
county member OF the house Of repre-
sentatives, Is In Oklahoma City today
on business before some OF the state
departments.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Attendance at the Lincoln schoo, play
grounds is increasing. says Miss Fay
Smith playground supervisor. More than
$50 children attended during pleasant
days last week Tho average daily at
tendance was go.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-06-24

Tom Roach. president Of the South
west Druggists association. and Walter
Jarrett. secretary Of tho state board OF
pharmacy. are attending the annual
convention OF the Texas State Pharma :
ceutical association IN Galv eston, Texas.