The Oil City Visitor. (Sour Lake, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 31, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 1913 Page: 2 of 8
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THE OIL CITY nSVTOB. soil LAKE. TEXAS
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A :*£»i for rnrxi tua car
tiers jm t'brh uu*> <*** proposed i* *
MU bsturduj by Represent* or*
F ousts of T*xa•
7ii* name «f Htat* Railroad C.OM4-
•uuttuouer Mayfield was present*^ to
President W'Ueon Monday l>) mett Uwt
of the 'Iexa* de legation in wugrebt
• k * 'Jiind idht* for interstate ’:OtliUi»*t »
n— nwinuVrumr TM presentation v.a*
made i>y Represeatauve Bain Rayburn
w Uo wat *.> .rom panted l>> Kepresenut
Gve* Garnet. Young, Bu'.1iauun and
Sshum**
The 14* hut bill giving Ban Franc tsoo
**Ut supply and power right* in the
Jietcliy Meuliy Valley vt the Tuo
Juuitur river, Voseiuit* NsUvnaJ Park,
passed m* senate Saturday night ty
* vat* of 4? W 20
A pine to promote road twildin* in
Western Slate* wa* embodied is * Mil
Introduced Saturday by Senator VV*r
re* It would grant VWi.b00 acre* of
pub lit i*rc* to each of tbe following
state* to be miM for tbe aid of road
build in ir A ••‘tori*, Colorado, id* to, i
Montana. New Mexico, Net ads, Utah
and Wyoming
A* a recognition of the notable aerv-
ire# of Lieutenant Colonel Gailiard in
tbe oonktroi iKii of the Panama 'anal
»be bouse Saturday unanimously
adopted a resolution of rep ret at bln
death Tbe resolution was presented
by ltepfe;.eiJtat)ve Austin of Tennos
*ee
Senator Sheppard ham decided to :
preaa for consideration hie joint reso-
lution to provide lor the construction
of a military highway along the Rio
Grande frorn K1 Paao to Brownsville
The committee* are not considering
legislation until the currency hill Is
out of the way, and as soon as that
haa been accomplished Senator Shep-
pard will ask lor a hearing before the j
committee on military affairs on his
resolution
• Expenditure of millions of dollars
for good roads w'as proposed In hills
introduced Friday by Southern repre-
sentatives in congress They call for
varying scope* of work, with appro-
priation* to run as high as fl<W,(KK),-
Representative Steenerson of Min-
nesota Introduced a bill Friday to pro
iiihlt hanks or trust companies or per
sons, firms or corporations. Joint stock
association* or companies engaged In
any brokerage, Investment or Insur-
ance business from using the words
"United Htates" In names or titles,
(TATE A ftD DOMESTIC NEWS
The Midcoast Congress Is to meet i
at Houston, Texas, ou Bee. 16-17.
Artillery officers of the United
Htates army have succeeded in direct-j
log the fire of coast defense guns
from points as far distant as eight
miles.
More direct government by ihe peo j
pie was the keynote In speeches of
Secretary of Htale Bryan and mem- j
hers of congress and representatives
from various states at the first regu-
lar conference at Washington. B. C,
Ha I unlay of the National Popular
Government l.eague. An easier meth-
od of amending the constitution of the
United Htates, presidential primaries,
the initiative and referendum and
other reforms of government were ad-
V'eated "I'd rather trust the people," «nce In Cuban political and legal af-
di-/Jared Secretary Bryan, ‘‘than have j fairs.
any group of persons declare what Norwegian wood pu’n la now being
questions slut 11 be acted on " Imported Into Canada
Federal a* well as state authorities The Bavarian people will pay well
are likely to take h band In the In f°r luxury of being ruled by a real
begs* ruxiauitg ta Jut Uwi! Kim day
Mia* Plate ti* Otsuausi*. m** n* tie
flfSR s w-.vv a. a Ue r-tinet
Hi*'.aw k*4 t-tov '.n. ? w teiiut w bi e<<ni
served a* deputy C'HMC Bla'-es ana'
aha*, dad at S', lanuu. Mil., tiu-.u-Oiv’
Mias f.tnuan* vu T1 ’«*.-» urn
Robert Pe vr, t la’Tim’ Kbt|i|wt
l.bPV turfcej# iwtn vwt trim. Wtbicibes
bur, Texas
Barge fite.A* ut rutu.i a”» u~r*vli4
n 7exak trun Uh Nir~ii. uut ever--
mse ii v c. i itj'Miet s’lU. tbu- gune
sjuc matt uuuirv u-t tui vu^ g--»u-
spor..
Os sera ir tngurt: F>ricui.'> umumitei
3 f Oar of Bui Auiunui Tcxut. ur
hte iuie jui” itw of the ti>ur’-l tuiur. n
cfril aj'jHint u fill the vneunr* ituuMei
by the ret; .gnLUtm uf Creti'T* i: Tubs
term
.lime huius TAilvyt. Uir 1 orator Nu
u'w mix preeUient. wbt vui Krrtuuec
tL< New Tori a seel age at the n»
statute of till g*n emnient. wtiuth
rbargetl L'rr with tbe trurder of twi
ouuutrnxioii tr IHI'T, v at roiebHttti tron
the Tomb* Friday, after Uk Fetierai
autburdtiet had receded vurd tron
the state departmmit that Nicaragua
bad v .".btlrasii it* aj>;.iicat.oa lor bit
ertraditiot.
Tbe irmc> area atltuauKtered b\
» rat get on ’t * Federal forest* of tbt
Ca led States h about IW'.IUK' arret
la Ge.rn.axy t.ue area admiiuKt'Tbcl by
* «aan vl ecu vaJ«mt rank u about Top
arret
Kxportk of cotton to tortign coux
trie* during the tuoiiili of Noveitibet
tmounted to oW".*0i bale* valued at
at again*! 404.73* bales,
valued at >J4Fhi',>TS, during Octobtr
showing a ga u bt 13.2PP bale* and
JJA3i.ib'i in value over tbe preceding
month. Of tbj* amount of cotton there
was loaded at Galveston, T* xa*. 422,-
0C2 bales, valued at |21.02JX2«, and at
Texa* City 74^22 bale*, valued at >5,- J
212 «U.
Matthew 8 Baldwin, millionaire
Chicago real estate man and one of
tbe bondsmen of Jack Johnson, tbe ne
gro pugilist, was found dead in a ga*
filled bedroom in bis borne in Rvans-
ton. 111, Friday. Baldwin was 74
years old.
At a fire drill held at the high
*chool at Houaton, Texas, Wednetday
1,200 pupils left the building in 2*a
•ninute*. Tbe time is a record for
ha school.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Professor J«andousey, dean of tbe •
faculty of medicine and one of tbe
roost eminent champions of tbe social
war against tuberculosis, demon-
strated at the Academy of Medicine at
Paris, Frapce, Saturday, the tubercu- i
ous varicose veins. Heretofore this
.ondition has been taken for a rbeo- ■
'iiatic manifestation. Prof«-*sor Ijin- j
Jouisey reveale>l microscopically in
esions the famous bacillus. He also ,
vhow'Hi that inoculation of a guinea
pig produced tuberculosis in tbe ani !
trial.
Arnbasi-ador Page is fast establish- ‘
rig a reputation in I^ondon as an after
firmer speaker.
Venezuela has an area of ritore than
11(3,000 Square miles.
Rubbish collected In Igindon, Kn- i
gland, has provided enough money to
purchase a site for a children’s home j
Father Bans, employing two motor '
vans and a horse and cart for collect- |
mg things most persons throw away,
makes $10,000 a year for his "crusade 1
uf rescue."
Colonel Orestes Ferrara, ex-speaker
»nd at present the "strong man" of j
the Cuban congress, has declared him- j
•elf against tbe proposad national loan i
at $16,000,000 and some other policies j
uf the administration. He has thrown
down the gauntlet to Menocul and de- ^
-Jared the loan w ill not he allowed to i
pass congress. He exerts great tn/lu
Christmas Gifts by Little Fingers
By PEGGY POWERS
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1—Doll's Cord Hammock.
2—Thermometer.
$— Doll's Raffia Hammock-
4—Card Board Werfc Baaket.
£— Raffa Collar Button Box.
g—Nets Tie Rack.
7—A Pretty Bag.
8— Match Strike.
9— Crochet Bag.
10— Thread and Needle.
11— Ring Toss-
vestis,atIon of the poison needle, grow
lug out of tbe experience of Mrs Mur
jorle Graff In s moving picture the-
ater two days ago at Newark, N J
Ho far the only arrest Is thut of the
young Kouth American. Armaud Me
gmo. who Is held In $20,000 hull on
an si *ault charge made hy Mrs. Graff
after a man seated near her box Jab .
bed a needle into her arm and she was |
seized with drowsiness It may be
the practice of white slavers.
Baring his estimate oil conditions
existing on Nov 20. General Manager
K A Klgnus of the Kotithern Rice
Growers' Association of Texas, In an
authorized statement, fixes the 1913
rice crop of the United Hlates at 6,
700,000 sacks, from which must b«*
deducted the rice lost on account of
heavy rains since Nov. 2fi Heed re-
quirements for next year's crop will
further reduce the available millers'
supply about 400,000 sacks, and more
than the usual amount of low grades
will lie used for feed, so that it Is now
eatifr.vted by Mr. Elgnus Uiat the
total amount of rough available for
aiilllng will not eicesd (.000,000 sacks
king. Under the twenty-seven year
regency which has Jhst come to an
end, they paid Bmlwig, as prime re-
gent, $96,000 a year; as king he will
cost them $1,600,000 every twelve
months.
After Kngland the next biggest con-
sumer of tea Is Russia, in whose do-
mains about 147,132,000 pounds of tea
was used in 1910
Jean Blelovucci, the Peruvian avia-
tor who flew across the Alps, made a
remarkable flight at the aerodrome
at Rheltns, France, Friday. Turning
the nose of his monoplane upward, he
ascended 2,600 feet In 2 minutes and
20 seconds, making an almost vertical
spiral.
The breeding and use of dogs as
auxiliaries of the police service has
for many years been pructtced with
marked success In Belgium.
Il ls announced In Berlla, Germany,
that, si! the Kuropean powers have
given their consent to the assumption
of the Albanian throne by Prince Wil-
liam, bead of the house of Wled. He
was born In 1S72, and succeeded bis
father In 1»!0.
8 Christmas draws near,
the little folks are wonder-
Ing what they shall make
this year They should
know that something made
by themselves is appreci-
ated a hundred times more
than anything money could
buy
As Christmas dra*i near the little
folks are wondering what they shall
make this year. They should know
that something made by themselves is
appreciated a hundred times more
than anything money could boy.
Doesn't mother still use the needle
case given her two Christmases ago.
and Isn't father as proud of his deck
calendar as tbe day he found it hid-
den under his breakfast napkin?
Remember, whatever It U. wrap It
neatly in tissue paper when finished,
tie it with ribbon and stick a piece of
evergreen or holly through the bow
A carefully wrapped preaent always
adds to the pleasure of receiving It
Here are some Ideas that will help
answer tbe question of "What shall I
make this year?" The first five sug-
gestions are chiefly for the boys, be-
cause to make these presents they
will need their tool chests, although,
of course, many girls are as handy
with tools as their big brothers.
Ring Toss.
Make a baae or stand of wood nine
Inches square, and two Inches thick.
Bore five holes In tbe top of this, one
In the center and one In each corner,
one Inch from tbe edge. In these holes
fit rounded sticks about an Inch thick.
Paint or shellac the wood. Shellac
can be bought at any paint store. If
It Is too thick, thin It with a little
alcohol. Tbe tops of the sticks are
gilded for about an Inch.
Six rings are made of reeds formed
In circles. Soak the reeds for about
20 minutes to make them bend easier.
Cover them with raffia. This game
will give much pleasure during the
long winter afternoons
Neck Tla Rack.
Basswood should be used for this
rack, because It Is soft, easily cut and
light In weight. Raw out of (he wood
a design as shown In the picture. It
Is % Inch thick, Inches wide and
13 Inches long. The rod Is % Inch
thick and 11 Inches long. The posts are
% Inch by 1H Inches. The rod and
posts should be made out of birch or
maple wood because It Is harder.
Give the rack an even coat of Bbellac.
Place two screws and two screw eyes
on the top of the rack so It will be
ready to hang up on Christmas morn-
ing.
Match Strike.
Out of a piece of bass wood that
measures % Inch thick, Ipehsa
wide and 7 Inches long, cut with a
scroll saw a match strike like In the
picture. Place a piece of sand paper
around a small block of wood and
sand paper It In the direction of the
grain of the wood. Never work against
the grain. Olve the board a coat of
shellac. Cat a square of sand paper
and place It on n thin layer of glue In
the center of the panel. Place some-
thing heavy on the sand paper until
| the glue is harc-e^ed With your | of pretty silk you have In the house
earring punch a?.d hammer strike | Crochet, with mercerized silk crotchet
light careful blo» * over the hoard to thread, a chain of 160 chain stitches,
decorate It. For the second time round take seven
Thread : ~C Needle. stitches and go Into every fourth
Hew glad mother will be to receive stitch of the first row. Keep on
this useful gift' It is made of bass- crotchctlng In this manner until your
wood V* Inch thick. 3Vi Inches wide bag is ten inches long, then sew It to
atd inches long (See picture) (the cardboard base Run a pretty
This must be given a coat of shellac draw: ribbon finished with bows
Bore a hole in the middle of the board through the top. At each corner or
one inch from the top by which to j the bottom of the bag place a bow
hang It Two. four and six inches Raffia Collar Button Box.
from that bore holes and place In ! How the children love raffia work!
each of them a peg Vi Inch thick And It Is wonderful what beautiful
and 1 inch long, which holds tbe spool
of thread Two Inches from the low-
est one glue a velvet pin cushion
This cushion Is 2*4 Inches square. It
j Is stuffed with cotton batting. One
things even very little children can.
make. The raffia box in this picture
w-as made by a six-year-old youngster.
It is for father's collar buttons lu
the middle of It cut a tiny hole. Wind
Inch below the cushion screw a brass j raffia evenly around this circle from
hook to hold the scissors the center to the edge. Cut a piece of
Thermometer. ( cirdboard 2 Inches wide and long
Any one is glad to have a pretty enough to fit the base. Wind the raffia
thermometer for hls or her room. | around this piece and with a piece of
Look at the picture and cut a design raffia sew it, to the bottom of the box
like It out of basswood Bore a holt* j Braid three pieces of raffia for a han-
near the top for hanging Sand paper die. Punch one hole on each side of
the board the same as you did the j the basket near the top and run the
match strike Shellac both sides. If j ends of the handle through them,
you put a coat on only one side tbe You can sew smaller bows where the
; board will warp Stamp the back- handles Join the basket if yon wish,
ground to make It look pretty with a j Any one who has ever made a raf-
carvlng punch and hammer stamp,
j Cut out a background like picture for
I the thermometer. Glue It in place.
Tack on a thermometer with the brass
escutcheon pins that are used tor that
purpose.
Cardboard Work Basket.
And here Is a dainty basket that
does not require the tool chest, and
"big sister" will be glad to have It.
It is useful as well as pretty. Cut
out of heavy white cardboard four
pieces shaped like the picture. They
should be 2 Inches across the bottom
and 4 Inches across the top On each
one embroider several spider webs
with mercerized silk. Cut out of
cardboard a square, a trifle less than
2 Inches, for the bottom of the basket.
Fit and sew the sides to the bottom
and then sew the sides together to
form a basket Run a ribbon, about
an Inch wide, along the edges of the
basket. Sew It firmly at th* corners.
At each top corner place a pretty
bow.
A Pretty Bag.
This Is a crash bag 14 Inches long
and 7 Inches wide when finished. At
'the top a piece 4 inches long is turn-
ed over and 1V4 Inches of It at the
bottom Is ravelled for a fringe. An
Inch from the top of the bag eight
small embroidery rings are sewed,
each 1H Inches apart. Through this
a silk cord la drawn. You can make
up your own embroidery design. The
one In the picture Is worked with a
simple chain stitch.
C rote hat Bag.
This bag was crotcbeted with a very
simple stitch and was made by a little
girl only nine years old Get out
your crotchet needle and.sae what you
can do. This bag may be used for
many different things and If well made
will last for years. For the bottom
of It, cut a piece of cardboard 4 Inches
by 6 Inches. Cover It with any place
fla basket knows how much pleasure
it is and how glad one Is to receive
It for a gift. Soak a reed in hot wa-
ter. Thread a needle with raffia.
Make a point at one end of the reed
with a knife. Wind the piece of raf-
fia around the reed Form this end
into a coll and sew tightly. Wind the
thread over the reed and place the
needle through the coll of reed and
raffia. In starting a new thread, hold
It along the reed and work over It
until the end Is fastened. The de-
signs are worked In colored raffia.
When the bottom of the basket Is fin-
ished begin the sides by placing tho
reed right on top of the last coll.
When the basket Is finished sharpen
the end of the reed to a point, finish-
ing the coll gradually.
Doll's Raffia Hammock.
Take a piece of atrawboard 10
inches long and 7 Inches wide. Along
the longest edge make notches V4
Inch apart. Fasten two brass rings
in the middle of back of strawboard
Carry a cord from one ring on the
back through the corner notch In
front across the length of the board,
through over the back, and loop It
through the other ring Do this un-
til the thread passes over each
notch. Then weave across. Weave
once across the back close to the
edge. Work over this last row and
sew between the strand so that when
you place your dolls In the hammock
It won't ravel. Unfasten the rings
and break away the cardboard.
Doll’a Cord Hammock.
Here Is a picture of a hammock
for dolly, made of macreme cord. A
ten year old child made this ham-
mock for her little sister. It is about
one yard long and made of the Solo-
mon's knots. You can also have
mamma show yon how to crochet one,
too.
iConmgfet. fay W. a rhsemae *
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