Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 June 1907 — FOR THE CHILDREN [ARTICLE]

FOR THE CHILDREN

Ths Seven Wonders of the World. The seven wonders of the ancient world werd* (1) The pyramids of Egypt (2) The mausoleum, or tomb, built for Mausolus, king of Carta, by his Queen Artemisia. (3) The temple of Diana, at Ephesus. (4) The walls and hanging gardens of Babylon. The banging gardens were five in number, each containing about four acres. They rose in terraces until they were level with the walls of the city, the whole pile being sustained by arches upon arches. The arches were topped with flagstones and bitumen, on which were laid sheets of lead, and on top of thjs the mold for the gardens. (5) The vast brazen image of the sun, at Rhodes, called the Collossus. This statue was thrown down by an earthquake In the year 224 B. C. After lying in ruins for centuries, the Saracens, on capturing Rhodes, tore It to pieces and sold the brass, 720,900 pounds, in 653 A. D. (6) The Ivory and gold statue of Jupiter Olympus. (7) The Pharos, or lighthouse, built on the Island of Pharos on the Egyptian coast—New York American.

Truckling the Trencher. Truckling the trencher is an old English game. The children sit on the floor or kneel In a ring. A person in the center holds the trencher, or wooden plate, and when all are ready he truckles, er spins it, at the same time calling the name of some one in the ring. The one named must spring quickly and try to catch the plate between both hands before It stops spinning. If he succeeds, he takes the place in the center, and the first truckler goes in the ring. If he does not catch the plate between both hands before it stops spinning, he pays a forfeit and Is counted out

The Raining Tree. The so called raining tree of the Canary islands seems to be a special provision of Providence for supplying the people with fresh water, which they would otherwise be without A heavy mist rises every morning from the sea and rests on the thick leaves of the tree, from which It falls in drops during the remainder of the day until It is exhausted. It is said that the water that drops from the tree furnishes every family on one of the Islands with all they need, and men aye specially employed to collect and distribute it One of the Queerest. Naturalists say that the man faced crab of Japan is one of the queerest creatures known to them. It is scarcely an inch in length, yet It has a face that is a perfectjpounterpart of a Chl-

nese 'cooly’S; with eyes, nose and mouth all clearly defined. This uncanny thing, besides having a face like a human being’s, has two legs that seem to grow from the top of its head and hang over the sides of its face.

To Piek Up an Apple With a Spoon. Place a large round apple, stem up, on a smooth floor, then try to take it up with a spoon. The apple starts rolling. If done quickly enough, the apple can be taken up while in motion, but the proper way is to wait until it ceases to roll and then carefully push the spoon far enough under the apple to get the tenter of gravity over the spoon, when there is no difficulty In picking it up. Conundrums.

Who was the first whistler? The wind. What tune did he whistle? “Over the Hills and Far Away." Why need a traveler never starve in the desert? Because of the sand which is (sandwiches) there. Why is sympathy like blind man’s buff? Because it is a fellow feeling for a fellow creature. The Awakening. At the bluebird's early chirp and the robin's merry call ! Comes a grand awakening of the flowers great and small. Lifting up their dewy foreheads to bo sun kissed by the rays Of the early morning, sunshine setting everything ablaze. When the gentle south wind murmurs Mother Nature softly calls: “Up! Rejoice, my flower children! Spring is here! Old Winter falls!" Then each flowery bud arises and, in dewy accents sweet. Answers. "We rejoice, dear mother, and fair Spring we gladly greet!" Pussy willows waken early and their downy backs display. While the tall and stately daffodils their proud heads nod and sway. Sv*et violet is most modest and droops her tiny head Beneath the woodland verdure on her soft mossy bed. The bluebells and anemones their tinted , petals nod. And all fair nature seems to sing sweet praises to her God. And every year when Spring appear* these gentle nodding flowers Awaken and proclaim their joy with all the higher powers.