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ENTERTAINMENTS.'
Old Pastime That la Just aa Enjoyable
as It Ever Was Charades Easy to
Arranged Flower Contest Is
Weil Worth While.
:-. At a recent cara party a iew 01 me
grand dames present began talking of
the pastimes of their childhood and
ione and all agreed that "Logomachy"
bad been not only enjoyable but most
Instructive. So I Immediately Inquired
Into the game and found that it would
toe most excellent, as it cannot help
but teach spelling, which Is one of
the crying needs of the day. I dis
like to say so, but many of my let
ters from school children, even of
high school age, are often badly,
spelled and badly written.
The regular "Legomachy" sets may
be obtained, and "Anagrams" may be
used. The cost is very small. Home
made sets are quickly constructed by
taking letters from the top of a daily
paper (as they are usually good-sized
letters), .mount, them on squares: of
cardboard or very thin wood. With
a scroll saw, these are easily : man-
aged. - Make about three dozen of the
letters most commonly used, with
tew extra vowels; a half dozen each
ot "Q, XT and "Z" will be enough.
To play i the game, give each one
the same-number of letters, the faces
turned downward on the table. ' Each
one in turn places a letter face up in
the center of the table and if he can
iorm a wora or not less man tnree
letters from those collected, he takes
them. This mav be done either before
or after the player has turned up the
letter. The one playing continues to
idraw .new 'letters as long as he can
add them to words already made by.
who turns up the last letter is per
mitted about twenty seconds to claim
the word, after which any one may
take it by first naming It.
Any player may take from another
Ia won) if Kv arlritne another latter Via
can make a materially different word
from tt. '-! " .' : , .- '
A change f verbs Into their own
participles, -or nouns to adverbs or ad'
(Jectives, is not counted. Proper nouns
jaad abbreviations are not counted.
1A standard dictionary should be
jagreed upon as an authority for set
tling any controversy.
;' If one player has a word which may
ibe changed into another he must
name this . transposition. If he does
mot do so, one of the others upon an
bouncing it may capture the word for
(himself. When- any one player has
iten words, all most count the number
tof syllables their words contain and
(the person having the greatest num
ber of syllables wins that game. .
Some players count the one who
, nrst Has ten words as the winner.
JThis point may be decided by . those
iplaylng, before toe game Is started.
- An Old Flower Contest.
' The request for floral contests is
perennial, and I am sometimes forced
Ko give some that have appeared In
the department, as this one has, but
St was so many years ago that I feel
sure that It will be new to many of
lonr readers., -..,.;. '
1. An amiable man. (Sweet Wil
liam). ' " ;
J 2. The pulse of the business world.
((Stocks).'
; 3. A title for the sun. (Morntng-
Klory). ! ; , r. ,
. a oirn and a riding' accessory.
i(Larkspur). v--- ,
6. A pillar of a building and
icyllatile that rhymes with. dine. (Col
umbine). , . ,-
. 6. A flower between.' , mountains.
iLHy of the valley).
7. A farewell sentiment (Forget-
ime-not). ".' . 1 11
8. A dude and an animal. (Dau-
idelion).
CORONATION BRAIDING
Coronation cord should be sewn on
with narrow couching stitch across its
narrow ' portions. When it 'is neces
sary to cut the braid about half an
Inch should be allowed and ' a hole
should be made with a stiletto, through
which the braid should be pushed and
fastened with a few stitches on the
under side. ,
Bonnet for the Baby. .
A simple, but at the same time an
exceedingly pretty summer bonnet for
a baby can be made from a small
fancy handkerchief. - . .
Fold the handkerchief In half, then
fold each side down the middle,' so
rthat a triangle Is formed and all the
edges of the handkerchief come to
gether on the long side of th tri
angle. Turn the point down about an
inch and catch it down. -
At the middle of the long side
catch together the folded down sec
tions and the next thickness of them,
leaving the last and under thickness
free. This is the back of the bonnet
the folded over section will be the
Hop. .
Fasten soft satin ribbons for the
Strings at the two corners with little
rosettes, and gather the middle of the
back slightly to make the bonnet fit
well. '.
IBACK TO THE MIDDLE AGES
Udea for Opera Bag Has Been Copied
From Those Carried Many
Centuries.
, It is called "medieval" because it
io closely resembles those beautiful
bags almost Invariably seen on ladles
(of rank during the middle ages.
) Take an oblong of heavy, cream
jcolored moire silk, eight Inches long
iby six and a half Inches wide. Meas
jure up from the bottom two inches
jon each side and place another mark
jln the center of the bottom. Cut from
the side marks to the mark at the
(center bottom, and this will make a
decided point Cut another piece of
moire the same shape and size. Place
the two pieces one upon the other,
irun a narrow seam about the pointed
Ibottom and two sides. Cut a lining
from pale blue satin to fit the bag.
Run .two rows of stitching along the
Hop to form a casing and run through
it a gold cord to draw the mouth of
jthe bag shut Now crochet in simple
ichain stitch, an "overdress" of gold
fJu-ead that will slip ov.er the bag and
. A part C tfce fey. Fcmr o'clock).
18. The result of Cupid's arrows.
Bloedlng heart).
11. Tke place tor a kiss. (Tulips).
12. A yellow stick. Golden-rod).
13. A product of the dairy and a
drinking utensil. (Buttercup).
14. One of the Four Hundred. (As
ter). 15. What Cinderella should have a&j
vertised for. (Lady's slipper).
Charades.
, With the old-fashioned gowns there
has been a renewed interest in many
of the amusements of our grandmoth
er's day and among, them non. is
more popular than "Charades." They
may be Informally arranged by an
after-dinner company or they may be
planned for in quite an elaborate man
ner, with costumes and scenery. It
is great fun to divide into sides in a
club and each side get up a charade
for an evening entertainment I will
give a list of words that are very eas
ily adopted to representation: Win
dow, groomsman, music, breakfast,
bandage, courtship, cannibal, carmine.
forty, clothes-horse.
Words of two syllables are easiest
to act but others may be worked out
equally as well. Amateur theatricals
are exceedingly popular, so much so
that there are a number of semi-pro
fessional people who make, a business
of -coaching for this sort of thing.
; MME. MERR1.
CASHMERE IN ROSE SHADE
Simple Dress That Would Make Up
Most Beautifully In That Popu
lar Material.
Cashmere, in a deep rose shade
would make up prettily here.
The skirt is gathered in at the waist
and has the right front taken over
to left, where it hangs In a soft cold,
which Is embroidered at the corner,
and Shows part of the inner side, which
is lined with satin.
The bodice Is trimmed with revers
of. satin, also embroidered; black is
nsed for the collar and cuffs; a band
of folded satin is taken round the
waist and finished off with a buckle
and ends in front The little vest is
of gathered ninon.
Materials required: Four and one
half yards 44 inches wide, three-
fourths yard satin 20 inches wide.
NEGLIGEE EASY TO' MAKE
Garment That Would, Cost Much Mon
ey If Bought May Be Put To
gether at Home.
A creation of messaline, chiffon and
filmy shadow lace that would delight
the eyes of a woman, however regard
less of her personal appearance she
might be, was recently exhibited In an
extensive shop. The foundation of the
negligee was white messaline. Over
this was a draped cream chiffon bodice
and a panniered tunio of the chiffon.
The pannier effect, which was even
all around, was obtained by simply
turning under the edge of the straight
tunic, giving it a bouffant touch.
girdle of pale blue messaline outlined
the high waist line, and the lace fichu
which draped the. shoulders, Marie An-
tonette fashion, was of cream shadow
lace, the V being ornamented along
the edges with natural-sized rosebuds
of pink chiffon. '
While the effect was elaborate, the
making of such a negligee is quite
simple and easily accomplished by the
average needlewoman. It. would fur
ther beautify the negligee to embroid
er about the bottom In colored silks
a border of tiny pink rosebuds.
Fur and Cloth.
Beautiful suits In combinations of
fur and cloth are shown this fall,
broadtail, caracul and baby ponyskin
being the furs used. Small fox collars
and cuff bands of skunk, white fitch
or dyed fox are noted again as a fea
ture of winter suits. A very smart
Idea is the cloth muff, fur trimmed,
made to match the suit with which it
is carried.
come within two and a half Inches of
the top. The -mesh covering will, of
course, be pointed. Make it in square
mesh, similar to filet lace, about two
or three chain stitches forming each
side of the squares. At the two lower
corners of the bag and at the bottom
point hang tassels of gold.
To further beautify the bag and
give it still' more of a medieval ap
pearance, sew all over the gold "over
dress," at the corners of each square,
where the mesh forms a small cross
seed pearls or small pearl beads; but
beads of dark blue glass are good
Imitations of sapphires and are more
durable than pearls. Corals of turquoise-colored
beads are most effec
tive. After the beads are sewed on with
a fine gold thread, slip the "over
dress" over the white moire and tack
it to the silk along the tiny points
which have been crocheted along the
top edge of the overdress.
If your marriage proves happy, you
can say, "I told you so." Otherwise,
everyone else will say it Llpplncott's
Magazine.
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cococococoococococoococooc
HERSUDDEN NOTION
By ELLA R. PEARCE.
WTien old Mr. Lacey died, two years
after his long-invalided wife had gone
to her final rest Wollaston wondered
what Maybelle Lacey would do. Since
her early girlhood, Maybelle had been
companion and nurse to her parents,
one after the other, and housekeeper
for the brother until his marriage;
and her duties had left her time for
little else.
To the surprise of the townspeople,
the young woman announced that she
would rent her house, reserving rooms
for fcerself, and open a little shop in
the industrial center of Wollaston.
With Maybelle it was simply a ques
tion of self preservation coupled with
the desire to be active.
Tve got to do something. There's
only a little money, and I've got to
put it to good use." -
The little shop was opened, a mod
est place just off the thoroughfare,
with a small window and a small door
and room enough inside for stock.
But Maybelle spent her money dis
creetly and chose wisely, so she made
quite an attractive display. She had
simple novelties and unique articles
of utility.
Then one day came a "drummer"
for a big, well-known firm in New
York. He was taking orders ,for silk
petticoats, a new silk warranted not
to split crack or rattle. He talked
fluently of the value of the Clover-
bloom labeL
But I couldn't sell anything like
that here," said Maybelle, , standing
erect and. dignified behind her coun
ter. "Besides, Mr. Mr. "
"McCall, Porter McCall, at your
service." He slipped a card within
reach of her fingers. "Why, these
silk skirts are just what you need to
give your stock weight Use 'em for
a background light and shade gives
the pioper tone. See?"
He swished the ruffled breadths of
a daczling rose colored garment over
his extended arm. His eyes met hers
challenglngly. Their merry twinkle
disarmed the wary shopkeeper.
"Why, two or three of those hung
up in my little place would hide the
rest of my stock," laughed Maybelle.
'No, Mr. McCall, I'm sorry; but
couldn't give you a worth while order
anyway.'' 1
"Why, i don't care how small it is
say a . quarter dozen now seeing
It's you." ,
Maybelle drew back blushing. Her
quiet glance flew reprovingly to her
companion's face, but he appeared so
good-natured, so" inoffensive, that her
indignation faded.
Three petticoats why, that
wouldn't be any order at 'all," she pro
tested.
"That'll do for a start" said the
Cloverbloom agent, as he drew out
his order book.
Somehow, Maybelle found herself
saying, "Well, three then. One black,
one white and one green. But I'm
afraid"
'And 111 look in next time I come
to town, Miss Lacey. It is Miss, isn't
ltT" He put his book in his pocket
snapped his sample case shut, and
looked at her quizzically.
Her plump figure wore Its plain
black gown gracefully; her deep blue
eyes and soft brown hair set off the
fair bloom of her complexion. She
had an ingratiating, friendly air which
Wollaston understood, but the strang
er bad yet to fathom its meaning.
."Will you taKe dinner with me,
Miss Lacey?" he asked breezily. "I'm
leaving on the eight-thirty; and I'd
enjoy your company first rate."
Then Maybelle Lacey leaned over
the counter, and all her characteristic
dignity and indignation were in full
force. Her snapping eyes looked di
rectly Into hla face, and her soft Hps
drew tensely.
"No, sir, I will not!" she made plain
response. "Ton have no right to in
vite me. I bought, your goods, Mr.
McCall, but our business relations do
not warrant your tasking me to dinner
with you." '. -. ' ....
, Porter i McCall's ' cheerful counte
nance instantly darkened 1 ruddlly.
"Oh er I beg your pardon. No
harm! meant a mere business cour
tesy. Good day, Miss Lacey," -he
found himself stammering; and then
he was outside the little door and
hustling toward his hotel.
' A month later. Miss Lacey looked
up from a pile of embroidery silks
she was assorting to see the repre
sentative of the Cloverbloom com
pany again. He was smiling at her
across the counter as genially as
ever. ' .
"All sold out?" he asked blithely.
"Not one. A woman almost bought
the green one, but decided it was too
light Tou see I told you they
don't come to me for such things.
"Put 'em in the window," he sug
gested. Maybelle. looked at him with sus
picion gathering in her glance.
"I didn't expect to see you in Wol
laston so soon again."
Ho loaned confidentially over the
counter.
"111 tell yon this trip's unofficial,"
Accuracy.
Accustom the children to close ac
curacy, both -as a principle of honor
and as an accomplishment of lan
guage, making truth the test of a per
fect language, and giving the inten
sity of a moral purpose to the study
and accuracy . into all habits ojt
thought and observation, so as always
to think of things as they truly are,
as far as in us rests and it does rest
much in our power, for all false
thoughts and seeings come mainly of
our thinking of what we have no busi
ness with and looking for things we
want to see, instead of things which
ought to be seen. Ruskin.
Indian Summer.
I:.liaa summer wakens the day with
her wind song in the trees, the trees
th.it nre trying to hide their nakedness
in scarlet and gold. She deepens the
color of the sky to the deep blue of
raid"s'ij:ior and then softens her
moiTin' fong to a lullaby so sweet
that 11. ' f-arth and clouds dream that
iihe ?..s come back to -stay. Those
drKu'-sr olouds, however, are not sum
mer OimA. They are white, but they
Ladles and Cricket
Ladles' cricket matches were not
uncommon in the eighteenth century,
and were apparently highly popular.
In 1747 a game between the Maids
Charlton and the Maids of Single
ton In the artillery ground, London,
attracted "the greatest number of
-fpectators ever seen at any public di
version." In fact the finish of the
game had to be postponed owing to
the breaking in of "the company"
whereby "some of the players were
mar much frightened," la 1768. too.
he explained. "I Just ran down from
Grafton because well, I sort of want
ed to square myself, Mies Lacey. Ton
got mad at me last trip, and I didn't
have a chance to put myself right
then. You know in business we don't
think anything of an invitation to din
ner or lunch or-'
Maybelle's ' roses were deepening.
and she looked disturbed.
"Please, Mr. McCall, don't speak of
it I had forgotten," she protested.
But I know what you thought
that I was too familiar, too fresh.
His frankness was embarrassing.
"Well, I'll apologize and tell you I
wouldn't offend you for the world.
It bothered me the way you took me
up. When I got as near as Grafton "
A long pause followed, and. Miss
Lacey took the opportunity to change
the subject They chatted awhile, and
he turned to go. Then, with his hand
on the door, he looked back.
'I'd like to know ycw've really for
given me," he said wlntfully. "Now,
if you'll take dinner with me at the
hotel tonight"
Mr. McCall! No, no, Indeed!"
Maybelle was half laughing in spite
of her dignity; but she continued to
shake her head; and her caller walked
away with an air of dejection.
Three months later Porter McCall
came in again. He was on his reg
ular trip this time. .
Nothing wanted in your line," an
nounced the little storekeeper. It
was early spring then, and she wore
becoming frills of white lace and a
knot of violet ribbon. Her glance was
quite friendly. "I've got the quarter
dozen yet " Folks seem to be sur
prised at my having them; and one
old lady said I was too high-priced.
So they're on the shelf yet I guess
I'll keep them till Christmas and give
them away.
He sat down and stayed over an
hour. He seemed to have something
on his mind, and finally he spoke seri- 1
ously. .
You won't see me again in Wollas
ton for a while; I don't know how
long. Seems to me it's time I , was
on that social list of yours. I've
known you some time now, and I've
thought of you a lot Miss Lacey,
if I should invite yon to dinner
now "
She raised a warning, hand.
"Oh, if you're not incorrigible!" she
exclaimed. "Why do you persist in
offering me a dinner, Mr. McCall?-"
I'll tell you. I like you, Miss
Lacey, and I want to get you away
from the store from business; some
place where we can get better ac
quainted. Dinner's a lonesome affair
for me. I fancied you sitting there
opposite me. and I thought well,
maybe you'd rather go to a show?
I'd like to entertain you somehow be
fore I go. It's my last ehanco."
"What do you mean?"
Her voice had sharpened, and she
lifted her head in a startled way. ;
"Why, it's just this way," he. an
swered. "I'm going to give up trav
eling, and take charge of the Clover
bloom branch In Boston. So this is
my last trip."
Miss Lacey opened a box mechan
ically, and fumbled with the contents.
She looked across the counter, started
to speak, and hesitated. The man in
the chair sighed deeply as he watched
her. - , '
"I understand. You don't like me.
You won't go." . .
She 'leaned toward Mm and her
eyes met his, dark and misty.
"It Isn't that" she said softly. "Mr.
McCall, Wollaston is a small place;
and I am in a position "where I must
observe Its least social law. J cannot
dine with you at the hotel; but
but " she appeared charmingly con
fused, and he sprang from his chair
and. came eagerly to the counter "if
you are going to be here tomorrow
Sunday I would like " her smile
was bewllderingly encouraging "I
would like to have yon take dinner
with me, at my home." .
"At your home!" He seemed amaz
ingly overjoyed. "Why, a real home
dinner and with you. Say, it'll beat
the feasts of Lucullus!"
" What else he would have said then
was checked by the appearance of a
customer but Sunday was close at
hand. ,
. The next week Wollaston learned
that Maybelle Lacey was ready to sell
out Bidders were forthcoming, for
the little shop had been prosperous.
"And she's going away going to
marry a stranger!" remarked . femi
nine wonaston. wny, ne never
called to see her but once. The idea
of taking such a sudden notion after
all these years!"
Indifferent to the various conjec
tures and criticisms, the retired shop
keeper made her preparations happily.
Her wedding day was only two weeks
away. A sparkling ring graced her
left hand. Her fiance's nearest rela
tives bad sent her affectionate mes
sages. Her trousseau was nearly com
pleted; it Included three silk petti
coats, one black, one white, and one
green, all bearing the valuable Clover
bloom label.-
In Boston, Porter McCall was tell
ing his friends that he was going to
marry a woman who could cook "fit
for a king," and then he gave them
all Invitations to dinner in the near
future. -
(Copyright, 1912, by the McClure News-
. paper Syndicate.)
have caught the light of the gold of the
fallen leaves and the pink of the faded
roses, and close to the horizon they
meet the mist and the gray of winter.
i Indian summer scatters the leaves.
and shows that the grass is still green
She pretends that the goldenrod be
longs to "her. Here and there she per
suades the violets to 'bloom again, and
she coaxes the birds to stay and play
with her. The sun Icves summer and
appreciates her brave little farewell
display. There is sunshine all the
day and the stars are no less kind than
the sun, for the splendors of the day
are reflected in their light. Indlanan-
c-ns iew8.
Certainly Belligerent
uivmg evidence against a man
charged with being drunk and disor
derly at Leeds (England) a policeman
stated he found the man drunk and
offering to fight a lamp post which he
regarded as his brother.
The Magistrate How did he indi
cate that he desired to fight a lamp
post?
"He said he wanted to knock -bis
lights out"
at TJpham, In Wilts, eleven married
played eleven single women for a
pram cake and a barrel of ale. The
cake and ale went to those who
lacked husbands. London Chronicle.
A Poor Stick.
"Til never go Joy riding with that
Johnny again," declared the first
chorus girl.
"Why not?" inquired the other half
of the sketch..
"He wouldn't smash his auto, badly
a I need advertising." ,
THE
JACK'S NOVEL POCKET PIECE
Had Carried Snail Around in Pocket
Until Children Were Snugly Set
tled for Bed-Time Talk.
When the children were snugly set
tled for the bed-time talk Jack fished
up a snail shell from the depths of
his pocket, where he had been carry
ing it all day for this occasion. "Tell
us all about that," he said. "I often
find them in the garden, but there is
never anything in them. I know that
the shells couldn't get there all alone,
but why do we never see the snails?"
"Because the snail is usually tucked
safely away inside the shell," mam
ma answered, ' "and blows too much
to come out when curious little boys
are around. If you will go into the
garden some warm sunny day just
after a shower, you will perhaps J5e
able to find a snail dragging himself
and his house along one of the walks.
When the weather Is dry or cold they
close the door of their house with a
kind of membrane that they manufac
ture themselves. Just as the - spider
makes its web or the silkworm its
cocoon. During the winter they find
shelter somewhere In a crevice, or
make a hole in the ground, which
they cover with dead leaves. Here
they remain safe and warm until the
first spring rains call them out in
search of food. i ' .
"The snail has almost as many
teeth as the fly has eyes, often having
one or two hundred rows of them. It
knows how to use them too, and often
does great mischief to gardens with
them. Some gardeners catch and de
stroy them by spreading cabbage
leaves on the ground to attract them.
"The body of the snail is very soft
and it has four horns, two long ones
and two short ones. You will notice
two tiny black spots at the end of
the long horns. These are the eyes;
and if you look very closely when the
snail first puts out his horns, you, will
see these eyes move up until they
reach the tips.
"In some countries snails are con
sidered good to eat The ancient
Romans ,kept them in an inclosure
made for that purpose, and fed them
on meal and boiled wine until they
were fattened and ready for the table.
The most wonderful thing about the
snail is its power to heal its own in
juries. It is one of the most remark
able physicians on earth, but its only
patient is itself. Not only is it able
to heal wounds on any part of Its
body, but even the head may be cut
off,- and another one ' will grow.
Sunday School Visitor.
PEN PUZZLE IS INTERESTING
Trick Is to Place Animals In Stalls
Corresponding With Numbers as
. Shown In Illustration. '
In how few moves can yon place
each of the animals in its proper pen
without ever having two in the same
pen? The number on the animals
' Pen Puzzle. :
should correspond to the numbers of
the pens.
The animals are ' rearranged into
their proper pens by moving them in
the following order: 4, 3, 2, 4, 3, k, 1,
2, 4. 3. 6, 4, 2. 1, 4 and 5.
ORIGIN OF FLYING MACHINES
When Balloons Were First Invented
No Man Could Be Found Who Waa
Willing to Make Ascension.
When the first flying' machine or
balloon was Invented no man could be
found to venture to go up In it so
they placed a sheep, a cock and a duck
In the basket and let them try it
This was in Paris on June 6, 1783.
The balloon was made by two young
men, sons of a paper maker, and was
filled with hot ato It went up to a
height of nearly half a mile and then
gradually sank back to earth, and the
animals, were found contentedly re
posing in the basket as if nothing had
happened.
This experiment was thought so suc
cessful that on November 21 the same
year a young naturalist named De Ro
sier and an army officer, the Marquis
d'Arlandes, went up in a balloon and
stayed aloft about half an hour. This
made young De Rozier so bold that
two years afterward he tried to cross
the English channel and was drowned.
Shattered Test
The extremely handsome professor
of nerve restoration Was addressing
his matinee class of society ladies.
"I am about to show you one of my
original tests," he said with a flash of
perfect teeth. "I produce an artificial
mouse attached to a string and draw It
across the floor. You all know it ie
artificial and are not startled. Yet
there may be a little palpitation. Let
us see." He stepped outside and im
mediately reappeared, his hand hold
ing a string to which a mouse was at
tached. He drew it forward. "You see
how harmless it is. Look at it for a
little while." He tossed down the
string and the mouse immediately
made a dash for the nearest chair. In
five seconds the room was empty.
The handsome professor looked
around ruefully. .
"That darn kid rung in a live one on
me," he said. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Was Baby Needed 7
Elmer, though only a little boy, was
the eldest child of an already numer
ous family. He was invited to go in
and see a little baby eister. Asked by
his mother what he thought of the
baby, he said; "W'y, mamma, it's real
nice. But do you think we needed it?"
No Time.
"Son, do you read blood and thun
der novels?"
"No, sir. , It's all I kin do to keep
up wit' the horrible crimes in the cur
rent news."
NEAT TRICKS WITH MATCHES
I
8uccesa of Deception More Often Than j
Not Rests Entirely on Its Readi
ness and Simplicity.
The success of a good trick more;
often than not rests entirely on its
readiness and simplicity of perform-
ance. For the following all that is
necessary is a box of ordinary wooden'
watches. 1
Arrange fifteen matches in the four!
figures given below. Then ask a
friend (preferably a bachelor) to take
away three and leave an explicit ex
planation of what "matches" are
Matches and Matches.
made of. Those to be removed are
lettered a, b and c.
Place twenty-four matches into a
cube of nine small squares. Remove,
eight of the matches and leave only
two squares. .Experience will show
that the solution of this trick is far
more difficult than the uninformed
would at first imagine. All that is
necessary is to leave the four sides of
the cube and the small middle square.
Replace the matches into the orig
inal cubes of nine squares, throwing
Cube Puzzle.
seven other matches on the table.
Now challenge anyone present to take
each of the seven matches separately
and, commencing with any square
(the middle one excepted), count
four successive squares, including
that of the start dropping the
match into an empty fourth. A
square already containing a match
must be counted in the course of
.
2 3
i '
a
7 6 a
Square Puzzle, -
a move, but it . cannot be used as
a starting point Each match must
alike commence, and find its des
tination in an empty square. The
middle square must not be count
ed at all, neither for the start nor
finish, nor in the course of a move.
It will be found that there Is little dif
ficulty in securing squares for five,
or even six, matches; but the placing
of the entire seven is by no means a
simple matter.
The solution is as follows: The
square from which the first move is
made must receive the next match,
If the start commenced at 1, for In
stance, and the match consequently
found its destination in 4, it must be
arranged that the next falls in 1. The
counting of, the second would there
fore have to begin at six. Similarly
the third match is made to drop into 6
by starting at 3, and so on until all
seven have been placed. , . ,
BUSY LITTLE TREE PLANTERS
By Burying Nuts of Chestnut Hickory
- and Walnut Squirrels Perform
Most Important Duty.
Contrary to common belief, the gray
squirrels of the United States do not
lay up their winter store of nuts In
mass, but bury each one separate and-
apart from the rest and for this rea
son they are nature's most important
chestnut hickory and walnut . tree
planters, Harper's Weekly remarks,
The nuts are hidden in the ground,
often at a considerable distance from
one another, and either by instinct or
a remarkable memory .' the squirrels
will penetrate through several feet of
snow when In want of food and sel
dom, if ever, fail to find . the hidden
treasures.
They do not need or use the one
tenth part of the provender they have
hidden away in the ground, and what
they do not consume germinates the
next spring and in this way we get
our uniform nut tree forests, which
would otherwise grow in cluster under
the parent tree where the nuts have
fallen.
In their burying operations squirrels
often cover a large area of ground,
seeking the most favorable spot, for
hiding their food; this accounts for
trees springing up in the most divers
places.
Production and Consumption.
Myrtle, who is studying physical
geopraphy, likes to flaunt her superior
knowledge.
"Jlmmie," she said to her little
brother, "I bet you don't know what
germination produces."
"I dont know what it produces," re
plied Jimmy, "but I know the German
nation consumes lots of sauerkraut
and wienerwnrst" Youngstown Tele
gram.
What She Waa Afraid Of.
A little girl remarked to her mamma
on going to bed: "I am not afraid of
the dark." .
"No. of course not" replied her
mamma.
"I was a little afraid once, when
went to the pantry to get a tart"
"What were you afraid of?"
'1 was afraid I couldn't find the
tarts." New York Globe.
Expensive.
"I want some cloth to make my
dolly a dress," announced a little gtrl
of seven as she entered a store the
other day.
"How much Is it?" she asked when
the merchant handed her the package.
"Just one kiss," was the reply.
"All right," she eaid; "grandma said
she would pay you when she came In
tomorrow."
Greyhound and Hare,
Why is a bald-headed man like
greyhound?
Because he has to make a little hair
go a great way.
Tale of a Dog's Tall.
When is a dog's tail like a toll-
gate?
When it stops a waggin' (wagon).
The Vulgarity of It
Why is it vulgar to send telegrams
Because it is making use of flash
language.
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The most effective, vet simnleirt retnedv
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The fellow who falls In love at first
sight would like caviare the first time
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As a matter of fact, most women
wouldn't want their own way if they
could have it
Hother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
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' Misleading.
Willie Paw, do figures ever He?
Paw Yes. feminine fieures and fig
ures of speech are always prevaricat
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The Limit. .
Knicker Is he stingy?
Bocker Yesr he. would like
smoke rings he blows to a girl
turned. New York Sun.
the
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Classical Authority.
Little Horatio Pa, what does
"ova-
tion" mean?
. Walker Hamm (the eminent trage
dian) It is a word derived from the
Latin "ovum," meaning egg, my son.
Puck.
Doctor's Treat.
T tell ye, the new doctor that's just
moved to Torpidville is an npty date
feller!" declared honest Farmer Horn
beak, upon his return from the near
by village. "You know, whenever a
new establishment startr. up it Is cus
tomary for 'em to hold a sort of a
grand openin' and distribute soovy-
neers. Well, this doctor, he held a
reception in his new office this after
noon, and gave everybody that attend
ed a dose o' pills." Portland Specta
tor. ") : -
" Charge of the Light Brigade.
Mr. Stevens noticed that the little
daughter of the family ate her cereal
in a far from enthusiastic manner.
"Don't you like that, my dear?" be
inquired.
"Not perUcly," replied the child.
"Why do you eat it, then?" asked
the visitor. -
The little girl paused with her spoon
on the edge of the bowl, and looked
at the guest with serious eyes.
"Why, it's got to-be eaten, she an
swered . gravely. "The groceryman
gives mother a rag doll for every two
packages she buys, and it's got to be
eaten every morning." New York
livening Post
That Awful Recruit.
The dignified serenity of a London
recruiting officer was rudely dis
turbed the other afternoon when the
sergeant major, not without anxiety,
introduced his newest catch, a weak,
nonchalant cockney youth of seven
teen foggy winters, for the purpose of
being sworn In.
The R. O. put up his monocle. Dia
logue as follows:
"Aw put out that cigarette."
"I ain't smokin', guv-ner."
"You have a cigarette in your fin
gers, hang yon!"
"Look 'ere, cully; you've got a Bible
in -yer 'and, but yer ain't sayln' yer
prayers, are yer?" Tit-Bits.
WORKS ALL DAY
And Studies at Night on Grape-Nuts
Food. ,
Some of the world's great men have
worked during the day and studied
evenings to fit themselves for greater
things. But it requires a good consti
tution generally to do this.
A Ga. man was able to keep It up
with ease after he had learned the
sustaining power of Grape-Nuts, al
though he had failed in health before
be changed Ms food supply. Be says;
"Three years ago I had a severe at
tack of stomach trouble which left me
unable to eat anything but bread and
water.
"The nervous strain at my office
from 6 A. M. to 6 P. M. and Improper
foods caused my health to fall rapidly.
Cereal and so-called "Foods" were
tried without benefit until I saw Grape
Nuts mentioned In the paper.
"In hopeless desperation I tried this
food and at once gained strength, flesh
and appetite. I am now able to work
all day at the office and study at night,
without the nervous exhaustion that
was UBual before I tried Grape-Nuts.
"It leaves me strengthened, re
freshed, satisfied; nerves Quieted and
toned up, body and brain waste re
stored. I would have been a living
skeleton, or more likely a dead one by
this time, if It had not been for Grape
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Possibly Things Would Have Hap
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of Her Husband. '
Every one v has heard authentic
stories of the man 'who asked another.
Who is that old frump over yonder?"
and got the reply; "she Is my -wife." '
But the story daesn't go far enough.
Jones observed an old lady Bitting
across the room.
"For heaven's sake!" he remarked
to Robinson, "who is that extraordi
narily ugly woman there?"
'.'That," answered Robinson, ts my
wife."
Jones was taken aback, but moved
up front again.
"Well," he said persuasively,, "yon
Just ought to see mine!" New York
Evening Pest. '
Unfailing Sign.
"He's in love."
"How do you know?"
"He's quit carrying his cigars in his
vest pocket" Detreit Free Press,
The Right Way.
"Bill went all to pieces."
"What did his wife say?"
"'Bill, collect yourself"
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