Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — For the Children [ARTICLE]

For the Children

Good Joke at the Children's Party.

At a summer resort in the Catskill mountains there was given not long hgo a masquerade party for the little folks. The photograph shows two of the participants who took the characters of bride and groom. The bride was very mucb admired by all who saw them and complimented on her sweet and demure demeanor. And here is where the joke comes in. for there was much laughter when the truth was made known. It turned out that the beautiful bride who had been so much admired was a little boy dressed in bridal array, while the proud groom proved to be a girl in boy’s clothing. They were the big hit of the masquerade.

How to Make a Compass. A magnetic needle is very easily made where a magnet may be had. This, as you know, is used to ascertain the presence of iron. A bit of fine steel wire, or a long thin stocking needle which has had a quarter of an inch cut off at the point is to be heated in the center until it is capable of being slightly bent; then, while hot. a piece ®f sealing wax is attached to the center, and the point which was cut off. being made hot at the thick end. is to be fixed in the wax, so that the sharp end may serve as a pivot, descending about one-eighth of an inch below the center, taking care that both ends of the needle fall enqugh below the pivot to keep it from overturning. It is now ready to be magnetized. This may be done by sliding an end of the magnet half a dozen times or so' from the center to one end of the needle, and treating the other end in the same manner. A small brass thimble is best for the support the point of the pivot being placed in one of the indentations near the center of the top. when, if well balanced, it will turn until it points due north and south. If one side tends to preponderate. it should be nipped until balance be restored.

Conundrums. When is a chicken’s neck like a bell? When It is rung for dinner. Why does Sweden not have to send abroad for cattle? Because she keeps her Stock-holm. . What Is the difference between a clock and a partnership? When a clock is wound up it goes: when a firm is wound up it stops. When do the teeth usurp the tongue’s rights? Wbgri they are chattering. What should you do if you split your sides with laughter? Run till you ggt a stitch in them. Why is Sunday the strongest day In the week? Because the rest are week (weak) days. Why is a plowed field like feathered game? Because it’s part-ridges. Why is a crow the bravest bird in the world? Because it never shows the white feather.

Oldest Newspaper. The Tslng Pao, or Peking News, Is the oldest newspaper in the world, having been issued regularly for nearly 1,400 years. Its circulation is about 10.000. The extreme care necessary In publishing this paper Is shown by the fact that until recent years the punishment for an error in printing was instant death. Another Chinese newspaper. the Kin Pan. is a thousand years old.—Grit. One Busy Potato. Did you know that if there were but one good potato in the world and that was placed under the care of a first class gardener it would probably produce 10.000.000 other tubers in ten years’ time’; Marjorie's Feast. “Oh. won’t you have a piece of nice minpe pie? And here’s a bit of lobster salad, dear. These oysters, fried, you'll surely like to try. And do you take your coffee strong and clear?" Much more I heard behind the maple tree About ice cream and caramels and cake. I thought. “What careless mothers there must be When children these forbidden dainties take!” [ passed the open gate and entered there. The Land of Make-Believe—enchanted land! And Marjorie, with hospitable air. Gave me a generous dish of clean, whits sand. —Chicago News.