Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1905 — FOR THE LITTLE ONES. [ARTICLE]

FOR THE LITTLE ONES.

Whittle Buff le a Merry Game to Play at a Party. Whistle buff is & sort of modified blind man’s buff, played, however, without a bandage over the eyes and without the romping element which sometimes makes the well known game objectionable. A small whistle is Suspended from the coat collar or dress of one of the party by a piece of twine or thread about half a yard long, which hangs down between the shoulders. The “knight” or the “lady” of the whistle, as the case may be, then stands in the center or walks slowly round the circle of the company. Some one, watching an opportunity, seizes the whistle and blows it shrilly, when the knight immediately turns to detect the offender, and if lie hits upon the right person the latter must take his place. As the player turns to find out one whistlpr another gives a blow, and thus the game proceeds merrily until some one less dexterous than the rest is caught.

Puzzling Figure* and a Joke. Put down the year you were bom; add 4. Then add your age at your next birthday, provided it comes before Jan. 1; otherwise your last birthday. Multiply the result by 1,000. From this subtract 694,423. Substitute for the resulting figures the corresponding letters of the alphabet—A fbr 1, B for 2, C for 3, etc. if ..The result will give the name by which you are popularly known. This trick is given to Suit the year 1903. For 1906 and for every year after that add an additional I,QOO to the amount to be subtracted—vk, for 1906 make it 695,423, and so on. Try this trick and see how it works. * Cat and Mouie. The in tieo rows opposite each other, with a space between. One ohild takes the place of “cat," being blindfolded, and one takes thq place of “mouse” and is also blindfolded, the cat standing at one end of the row and the mouse at the opposite end. They start in opposite directions, guiding themselves by the chairs, the cat trying to catch the mouse. When the mouse is caught it is made the cat, and one of the company takes the place of the mouse.