The Ralston Reflector. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1904 Page: 2 of 8
eight pages : ill. ; page 20 x 13 in. Digitized from 35 mm. microfilm.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
The Ralston Reflector.
ft C. MM,
RALSTON.
OKLAHOMA
tt but be true that the crinoline It
coming la again. but if tt Is, golf tor
tujs la goir.g out.
William Waldorf Astor hasn't doe*
earthing foolish for a lone time. Per-
aaps be'a la a sanitarium.
Uruguay and Its Customs
HqfbflMQfbn V 1 V1
(Special Correspondence.)
A Baa never can realise how too'Ish
he looks until bU picture la publiabtd
am the front page of a ae wspaper.
If. as an eminent authority asserts,
"an money makers base prolactins
chins," Roseau Base mnat be a aighL
It la true that ve are a trifle gidd y
on the Fourth at July, but what can
yon expect at a nation only 12* yean
old?
Sir Henry Irvine announces that ha
wlB make a farawell tour of America
next year. May be lira to make many
at
Why la It that ve haver flnd a bank
cashier embezzling and going to Jail
who baa not always been a model to
yoang men?
Takntak, in eastern Siberia, is mak-
ing a bid as a lummer resort. It is
officially declared to be the coldest
city In the world.
. Little Prisoners.
I When mother's tom away to work. us
kkdj it just as got*i—
I We a "cept what
I the ftwf*#! \ll a goo4-by kiss. an*
I Pick* the door up ti(kt.
I So's to be sure to fliwl ui here when she
I pete home at night. _
I the leaves the her wtth Mrs. Brown,
who Urea *est house hut one
An' If there d ever he a flee. why. Mrs
Brown weald run
I An' let us out. lor mother's work !
1 'most a mile sway; . .
We know, raM* once ahf took us. tout
1 they wouldn't let as stay.
I We see the school kids gotn' toy. an'
then we know It's noon
An' time to eat our dinner, which is
always ready wotm.
'Cause bread and ch « e Is all we have.
an' then We play around.
Or Mtt:e brother %'**+ to aleep an we
I don't make a sound .
We watch the fenny postman. an tne
The strata ge?'da/f'the llghta come
out. an' pretty eoon. at last.
Somebody tape tie wlndowpane. the
doorknob torns—an' then ,
Tou'd ought to hear ua shoutln . cause
I u VIIIU1 w tm-mi ....
It's mother home ir :n
-Ni
s'rwark Sews.
The Rev. Charles Luther Klots pna-
gently snys that the devil and Mr. Rus-
sell Sage are the only two people who
never take vacations.
Get a thing stick, about three feet
long. Hold It before you with both
hands and. Jumping into the air, try
to paas the stick beneath your feet
without letting go of it with either
hand. It Is not so easy as It looks In
the picture, and at your first attempt
you will probably strike your ankles
or toes against the stick and knock
it out of your hands.
i
A New York state man recently
dropped dead while pushing a lawn
mower. It's not always safe, after
all. to get In the push.
Judging by the wny the Japanese
are carrying on the wnr, we should
say without hesitation thnt they are
qualified to play baseball.
Public opinion In England demands
thnt women shnll put pockets In their
dresses. What good would It do—no-
body could ever flnd them?
Daring a bargain counter rush In
Rrooklyn n riot cull was sent for the
police. Yet we continue to refer to
woman as the weaker sex!
flosp Bubble Fountain
A fountain that spouts soap bubbles
la one of the novelties shown in the
Palace of Llbersl Arts at the World's
Fair. It Is about 25 feet high, and Is
surmounted by a statue of a fairy.
Millions of sonp bubbles pour out from
the top basin, over the sides nnd into
a larger and lower basin which. In
turn. Alls and overflows, the bubbles
being carried oil nt the bottom.
The effect la much more brilliant
than n water fountain, for each of the
tiny bubbles reflects sll colors of the
rainbow. To ndd to the brilliancy,
electric lights sre concesled In the
lower parts of the two basins, throw-
ing beams of light of all colors up
through the bubbles and producing an
electric fountain whose effects is mag-
nified by every one of the globes of
water.
The bubbles sre produced by special
ly built ms~blnes which agitate the
sosp In clear water and under pres
sure force it up to the top of the foun
tain.
As the Trick Should Look.
On your second or third try you
mny get your toes Just over the stick,
when, to your surprise, you flnd It
torn from your hands and lo! you
are standing with both feet on it!
If you keep at It. you will soon learn
the knack of It, which Is in moving
your srms Just far enough to pace the
stick beneath your feet at Just the
proper moment. Then, when you sre
an expert at thla, try It backward,
holding the stick behind you and
bringing It beneath your feet to Its
old position In front.
When you can do both these with
ease, try the feat on some of your
f-iends and when, at their first at-
tempts, they pronounce it Impossible,
surprise t!iem by doing It both for-
ward and backward.
'A government transport recently
■ailed lor the Philippines with 117,000,-
000 of silver coin In her bold. Few
of as would refuse to "hold" that.
That Chicago professor who says b«
has demonstrated that a man can llvs
on fifteen cents a day. ought to loss
ao time la llvtag down to his profes-
To the man past the prime of Ufa,
bow different sre the boyhood memo-
ries of mother's knee, according to
whether he wss kneeling nt It or bent
•over IL
One reason why so msny of ths
ancient Romans were able to turn
their thumba down waa that they
didn't celebrate with firecrackera in
thoae days.
The Atlanta Constitution thlnki
that a pretty face will cure a broken
heart. Only trouble Is that It often
breaks the party of the second part
la the operation.
Ruaala'a Baltic squadron la going to
sail with aealed ordera. It may be
taken for granted that they'll be un
sealed In a hurry If the fleet happens
to meet any Japs.
A lot of Boston girls who Inspected
the St. Louis Pike the other day pro
nounce It harmleaa. snd even elevat-
ing The Pikers ennnot do leaa than
return the compliment.
In a Missouri town two eccentric!
couples were recently msrrled on a
flying trapeze. It Is by no means tho
firat time that Cupid haa caught a|
young couple on the fly-
Lunatic asylum* are said to contain
a larger proportion of piano-tuners I
than any other clans •>! men. Thai
piano habit has certainly caused a|
good many people to "get mad.'
A thoughtful contemporary Is of the
opinion that thor«> sre "too many
small men In politics And some ob-
server* say thai ihere arr altogether |
too msny small bllla lu them. too.
la there anybody who haan't got a I
degree a diploma. or snnvthlng of
thst aort? If so. will they please rise
and signify It. In order thst the Inad
vertence may be corrected somu other
year?
The man who lives to make money
prefers a glowing epitaph on a tomb
to living happissas. Hut he Is con-
aldered wise In his hearing. and ha
does not hear the truth thst Is apo-
ken behind hi* back.
The editor of ths Newark Sunday
Call allowa that he can t decide the
old dispute sa to whether "Tomorrow
la Saturday" Is proper English. I*t
him try lo sax "Yesterday Is Thurs
dU" snd he will P«rhapa «*t
light upon the aubject. ^
An e*i« rt witness In New York re-
cently * lon* technical analyals
3 • •ilsbball." from s profes.ional
had too mat* highballs.
A Dovecots for Your Lawn.
If any of you boys or girls are think
Ing of putting up a dovecote or bird
bouse out on the lawn so as to attract
the birds tc your plsce, here is a beau-
tiful model for you to copy.
If your father happens to have
tree on tho grounds that he does not
wish to keep alive. It will be JuaL^he
thing for your purpose. Saw It off
about ten feet from the ground, or
as much lower as will lenve n clean,
straight trunk. (A pole set In the
ground will serve the same purpose,
but will not look quite so well at
first.)
If you can, nt the top of the trunk
leave three or four portions of
branches, sawed off clean and level
at the ends. (If you can't, then nnll
three or four wooden supports to the
top of the trunk.)
A plstfoi m thlrty-slx Inches square
should be nailed on top of the aup-
porta.
Then on top of thla platform set up
a house with Inclined sides. Measure-
ments: 24 Inches square at bottom,
20 Inchca aquare at top. and 40 inches
high (42 Inchea if meaaured along
the Inclined edge.)
Cut five window a In each side, nnd
Underneath the upper tiers of win-
dows faateii little ahelvea for the
blrda to perch on.
On top of the houae aet up a tan
attic roof, with the ridge linea a Uttls
line with her hack toward the finish
line, which may be any distance
away, although sixty feet Is quite far
enough for an ordtnnry race.
At the starter's signal the racers
are off. each girl placing her chalk on
the starting line and drawing a cir
cte. This circle may be as large or
as small aa the racer pleases, but tt
most be a complete circle; there
must be no gap in IL
Now the racer draws another circle,
beginning nt the farther edge of the
first, and Joining thnt, a third circle,
and so on. taking a step backward
each time until the finish line is
reached. The first one to draw n
circle one edge of which touches the
finish line wins the race, provided
her other circles form an unbroken
chs!n to the starting line.
If one of n racer's circles should
be separate from another and not
touch It at all, that girl is out of the
race, although the circles may over-
lap as much as you please.
Some may like to make a lot of
small circles, for they can be drawn
very quickly, while others prefer
large circles because one covers so
much ground. Whichever method
you try, ycu will flnfl thnt It takes
quickness, good Judgment, and s
steady hsnd to win. Try It; you will
flnd a chalk race lots of fun.
Aside from resolutions. Uruguay la
probably more noted for its pretty
girls bwt. any other thing- The ro-
mantic side of southern life has been
heralded a great deal, but the aver-
age northerner, after sizing up the
situation In a sentimental way. is
likely to conclude that the courtships
are too strict and the marriages not
strict enough.
When a young man decides to pay
his sttentlons to a young woman, be
begins by locating her residence and
pacing up nnd down In front of It
He mny have to put la several hours
s day at this Job for weeks and
months before he succeeds In getting
the yoang lady to look out of ths
window. If she looks out while he
his hat to a lady, she nods to him
whether she knows him or not Thla
practice gave rise to a good practical
Joke in Montevideo not long ago. A
young man from the States, who bad
q*iite a reputation at home for being
ac active circulator amcng the ladiea.
went to the steamer to meet a Mead
from North America, another young
man who seldom allowed a pretty
girl to pass without sizing her up.
The first young man had been in the
south only a few moaths, but as they
walked up the street It waa notice-
able that a great man* women nod-
ded to him. The aecond young man
aaid: "You seem to know a few of
the girls, even If you have only been
here a short time."
The Disunltsd States.
A guessing contest which seems
easy to most girls and boys when they
besr of It but proves more difficult
than they supposed, Is the Disunited
States.
Make an outline, nothing more, of
each state In the Union. These must
be drawn on separate cards or pieces
of psper and be exactly like the out-
lines on the map. Have each card
numbered and Ita number placed op-
posite the nsme of the state on a
separate piece of psper. which is not
shown until the contest Is over.
You will be aurpriaed nt the mis-
rakes made, for even thoae who nave
atudled geography for years flnd It
difficult to decide which state the out-
line stands for when It Is sll alone.
Each player writes his name on a
slip of psper bearing the number he
ventures to guess. The one who has
the most correct answers should re-
ceive a prize. This is a simple game,
but It affords amusement to school
boys and girls and to older people,
having left school before msny of the
new states were added to the Union,
find It no easy task to guess the state
by a mere outline.
Sometimes a river or a mountain
sketched through the stste In Its prop-
er plsce will give the guessers a
better chsnce, but even then many
funny blunders are sure to be msde.
curved Inatesd of straight. (This
makea ths effect more graceful.)
I.eave th« eaves sufficiently wide to
protect the blrda from the tain.
Threading s Nasdls.
This Is not so much a trick ss It Is
a teat of llmberncR* and agility Kvery
boy. unlaaa ha be a very stoat hov, or
has very short arms and long legs,
should bo able to do It easily after
a little practice, although at first It
looks very startling.
Csn v ,u See?
Try It In this Interesting game,
which any number of persons may
play. The objects to be seen are
placed on a table In a separate room,
or they may be the ordinary articles
of furniture In auch a room. One of
the players ahould prepare the room
or the table. The more articles there
are the better. Each player Is admit-
ted to tne ahow room the same length
of time, say a half minute, or. the
whole company may file In slowly and
keep In line as they pass around the
room and out again, looking carefully
at every object. Then all write down
as many articles as can be remem-
bered. Each player Is allowed the
same length of time to think and
rlta.
These lists are then road nlotid by a
leader and checked by a correct and
complote list previously prepared. The
points a player makes equals the
number of articles he name* correct-
ly. li he names an article that was
not in the room he loses a point. The
prize goes to the player who has the
moat points at the close.
The aame game may be played out
of doora, and each player be given
three mlnutea to write down what h -
aeea from the piazza or wherever he
may be alttlng.
Girls Now Bun Chalk Bacs.
Iloys have their many game*, and
now here Is a novel pastime for the
girls, although there Is no reason
why the boys should not plsy it, too,
If they can tear themselves long
enough sway from their marblea,
baseball and other boy aporta of tho
aeaaon.
tt la a chatk race; that sounda as
If It might be eicitlng. doe* It not?
Well, so It la, and the beauty of It la
that two or any Is'Ter number can
Join In—that Is. as many as csn flnd
bits of chalk or anything else which
, will make a mark on a stone pave-
ment.
Each girl srms herself with s plsce
of chslk and stands at the starting
Japsness Gams.
A favorite card game of the Japa
nese Is played as follows: One hun-
dred well known proverbs are select
ed, each divided Into two parts, and
each part printed on a separate card
The host of the evening has the hun
dred first halves, which he reads aloud
one by one; the hundred second halve*
are dealt to the other playera, who
place their hands face upward on thr
"tatami," or thick mat of rice atraw
on which they alt Aa the first hslf ol
sny proverb Is read, the bolder of the
second hnlf throws It out, or, if ht
sees It unnoticed among bis neighbor'!
cards, selzea It and gives him one ol
his own. The player who la first "out'
wins. It Is a very simple game, but
It affords great entertainment to the
players; for the quick-sighted and
keen-witted are constantly seizing the
cards of their duller and slower neigh
bora, snd this lesds to much laughter
and many good-natured sarcasms.
Death of the Sun.
Among the OJibway Indians, who
once occupied the lands about the
great lakes In Canada, the sun, moon
snd stara were all objects of worship;
for the redman was, in his own wsy,
a decidedly religious person. At dawn
the old chief and warriors chanted
the praises of the sun, and at night-
fall they thanked him for the light
snd best with which he had supplied
them during the day. An eclipse of
the sun filled them with dismay; that
event waa looked on as his death
snd they were then very anxious
about his safety. They used to fasten
bits of live coal to the polnta of their
arrows and shoot them up Into the sir
In order that the expiring sun might
be relighted. As for the moon, it was
equally precious; they reckoned their
months by it Their children were
forbidden to point at It with their
finger lest It should be bitten off.
Finds rtoy.
The ptnderioy is a very simple and
amusing toy, which can be made in
two minutes. Cut out the pieces, snd
tvlth one pin fasten all together. The
Thsater at Montevideo.
Is doing his solitary sentry duty In
front of her home, even though she
does not notice him, her action Is
taken as encouragement to his suit
When she begins to return his ardent
glances, after a few weeks more of
patient parading, then things may be
said to be coming on fairly well.
Up to this time, not n word hss
passed between the young people.
Th«y have never spoken in their lives.
All they know of each other's char-
acter or dlsposltloa Is hearsay. The
young maa now approaches the
fstLer of the girl and asks bis psr-
mlsslon to speak to her. This grant-
ed. be spprosches the bouse, and aa
ahs leaas over the balcony, they have
their first conversation. There Is
nothing to prevspt the members of
the deighboring families from bearing
all that passes between them, and
there Is generally sn interested sudl-
ence to this preliminary skirmish, as
It might be catted. When the young
man finally enters the house he has
no more privacy in his courting than
if he had remained In the street, be-
cause one or more members of the
family remain In the room during his
csll to keep their eye on him, and
listen to what he has to say.
They may listen as attentively as
they will, yet they will not hear
much. His remsrks are confined to
complimentary statements to the girt
He tells her that ahe la beautiful, and
says it in as many ways as he Is ca-
pable of. She aaya "thank you" to
all hla remarks, and the call la over.
He never haa a moment alone with
her until he geta her home from the
marriage ceremony.
But it all cornea out In the waah.
The groom's ardency aoon burna Itaelf
out. He la aa Indifferent In the role
of a husband aa be was constant in
that of a suitor. Ths wife accepta
his Inconstancy and devotea herself to
bringing up her children. It would
be untrue to aay that this Is always |
the case, but It Is generally so. The J
light msnner In which South Amer-
head piece belongs In front. If you
have a cork to pin It on the result
will pleaaa you.
How to Msks s Doll's Heuss.
To furnish a doll's house collect as
many corks and bunga aa you can get.
a few ouncea of colored beads all one
size, with two or three dosen hlg
ones, a packet of plna, and you have
all you want eicept a small akeln of
wool. Slice up th* corka crosswise
to make the seats of tho chalra and
ths table tope. Tho bunga will do for
the sofa seats. Slip hslf a dozen of
the beads on a pin. putting a big one
on Drat of all, snd <Mg the points into
the slices of cork to mske the chair
lega The chair and aofa hacka are
niads with plain pins and the wool
lace* across them from side to aids.
If you want ths furniture to be very
grand the cork may be painted with
enamel or glided.
His friend lcoksd at him In a chesty
way for a moment, then replied:
"Yes. and they are a fine lot Tha
most sociable people on earth. Why,
old fellow, I know every woman In
Montevideo.'' The capital of Uru-
guay Is a city of several hundred
thousand Inhabitants, and the new-
comer cautioned the boaster to go
slow. A bet was made, and they
started out In tha firat block they
met five women; In the second, sev-
en; and so on for several squares.
Every time tha bat came off, there
was a smile and a nod in return.
The newcomer gave la and told hla
friend he waa a wonder. After he bad
paid bia bat. be waa told about tha
peculiar custom, and now he Is wait-
ing for some stranger to ahow up ao
that he caa get even.
Every year is leap year la Para-
guay. There are alx women In tha
country to every man. A long time
ago this little nation passed through
a disastrous war, during which tha
major portion of the male population
waa killed. Strange to say. natura
has not corrected this unequal state
of affairs, for since that time the
great majority of all children born
have been girls. A bachelor does
not stand any more ahow of eacaplng
matrimony in Paraguay than an old
maid In Alaska. He must marry or
give some mighty good reason for not
doing so. There are so many women
after him that it Is less trouble to
msrry one of them than to be contin-
ually bothered by all of them. The
prevailing scarcity of men has made
the women a rather strenuous lot
From necessity, they have learned to
do the work generally performed by
the sterner sex. and while doing so.
have not been slow fn taking up
some habits that we think are not
polite to ladiea.
They carry tobacco, matches,
money snd everything they need In
the front pnrt of their waists so that
any article they require will be with-
Fountain In Plaaa.
lean men hold their domestic rela-
tions la not at aU In accordance with
Anglo-Ssxon standards. The north-
ern wife generally leaves the roof of
he man who neglects her so wan-
tonly. Southern men are flwaya
•tartlng revolutions and the women
night to try their hand at the game.
They Certainly have the provocation.
The soclsl customs of Uruguay are
*11 radically different frftm those In
rogue In the United Stales. In our
wuntry the gentlemen, when passing
lady acquaintances on (he street,
«alt for ths fair ones to speak flrat.
The Uruguayans reverse this rule.
The men must make the flrat algn of
recognition, and, when a man doffa
In easy reach without taking the load
off their head. After making a sale
of fruit or vegetablea oao of them will
toaa a coin Into the boaotn of her
dresa aa a merchant would throw
cash Into his money drawer. It does
not embarraas them In the least to
mske change. Men are so scarce that
when a woman gets a huaband sba
takes splendid care of him. He can
have his meala at any hour, and need
never bother hla head about the flour
barrel being empty-hla wife looks
sfter that. In addition to being a
great field for ths eserclse of femi-
nine activity. Paraguay may truth-
fully be said to rank as a laiy man'a
paradise.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Nash, Myrtie & Nash, Metta. The Ralston Reflector. (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 2, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, July 22, 1904, newspaper, July 22, 1904; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc174289/m1/2/: accessed May 9, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.