Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 March 1908 — FOR THE CHILDREN [ARTICLE]

FOR THE CHILDREN

Little Sally Waters. Two cushions are placed on the floor, and the children form a ring around them, holding each other’s bands. One child sits In the middle, pretending tq cry, representing Sally. The children dance around her, singing: “Little Sally Waters sitting in the sun. Crying because her mother hasn’t coma. Rise up, Sally, dry up your tears. Turn to >the east and turn to the west. And turn to the one that you love beat.” Sally rises, wipes her eyes and walks slowly around the ring until she reaches the companion she intends to honor, when she takes her by the hand and leads her to the cushion prepared for her. Both seat themselves, and the children dance around them, singing; “Oh, Sister Phoebe, how happy were we The day we sat under the juniper tree. Put on your cap to keep your head warm. And two or three kisses will do us no The two In the middle exchange kisses, the first child rises, takes her place in the ring, and the game Is repeated until all have been chosen. The Clothespin Game. A merry and unique game which may be played to help, pass away a winter’s evening is called the “clothespin game.” The company divide into two sides, and each side chooses a leader or captain. As many chairs as there are guests are then placed in two rows, facing each other. The hostess then gives to each leader, who sits at the head of his line, a loose bundle sis clothespins, about twenty in number. At a given signal each leader passes the bundle to the next, this person passes It to the next and then without a pause back to the leader. The side which accomplishes this feat in the shortest time wins the victory. This game is exciting, for If one person drops a clothespin he may not hand the bundle and then pick up the one he has dropped, but must pick it up and hand them all at once. This game is a striking illustration of the old proverb “The more haste the less speed.” — w _ ~ Johnny Greene’s Proverbs. Toothache is worst just before schooltlme. It disappears about 9:30 a. m. Never study at night. It Is bad for the eyes. But reading all about the ball games doesn't hurt a fellow. Whittling Is recreation, but picking up the chips makes the back ache. It is Injurious for a boy's health to carry a scuttle of coat, but a football game is beneficial. A tired boy should not run errands after school, but sledding and skating are restful exercises. Practicing exercises on the violin or piano should be avoided, as they are bad for the nerves, but pillow fights strengthen the muscles and act as rest cures. Blacking one’s boots is dirty work, but playing marbles is fun and makes the skin of your hand tough.—Philadelphia Ledger. Red and Yellow Sunsets. The boys and girls have often heard perhaps that a red sunset is indicative of fine weather the next day and that a yellow sunset is indicative of rain, but do they know the reason? When the vapor of the air is on the point of condensation, but Is not actually condensed, the beams of light meet with little resistance, and the red rays are bent down to the eye, because they require the least refraction. On the contrary, when the vapor of the air Is actually condensed into clouds there Is more resistance to the beams of light, and therefore the yellow rays are bent down to the eye, because they are more refracted than are the red rays.—Chicago News. Humorous Raven. ——— An account Is given of the apparently Intentional humor expressed by an intelligent raven. This bird belonged to a river keeper and invariably accom-‘ panled Its master when he assisted his employers in catching a basket of trout. He soon learned that the object of the men was to get things to eat out of the stream, first, because he saw it and, secondly, because a small trout was often given to him. That learned, the Ingenious bird went fishing on his own account and succeeded in raising a drowned kitten. In great glee he carried his prize to the basket and poked it in the hole at the top where the fishes were always put in. Hungry, but Warm. A girl thirteen years old was caught on the prairie in Nebraska In a blizzard, with the nearest house three miles away and a foot of snow already on the ground. When she found that she could not face the storm and had become turned around, she burrowed her way into a drift and let the falling snow cover her up, and she remained there two days and nights. When the storm passed, she was warm and comfortable, but ready to eat a big breakfast. She had not suffered in the least with the cold. Flowers and Trees—A Game. A game full of fun. although It is old, is called flowers and trees. As many as are present can 'play. The first one says, for Instance, “My first Is a public house, my second Is a state to which all must come, my third is a command to depart, my all is a flower." Answer: “In-ul-go.” Only a minute is given for guessing, the one who guesses having a turn. A list of flowers and trees can be looked up before playing unless one is familiar with a good many.—Washington Stat. Accounted For. “Hoh!” sneered Marty. “Of course horses can run faster than boys. They’ve got twice as many legs. It they had to stand on their hind legs the way we do they couldn’t!”