Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-01-13
Ferfeits for Fun.

In the evening games of winter gather
lnGs OF young people, and Older ones, too, il
often becomes necessary to punish some one
or more, of the company by imposing q
"Fortelt." The pcuance should be some>
thing that either is not easy to follow out to
the lotter-that is, has some catch in it, or
puts the person in n conspicuous and anus
ing light. In all cases n forfeit should be
designed to amuse the company us a whole,
and never to offend the person called upon
to poy it. In order to illustrate our idea of
a good forfeit, and also to furnish sugges-
tons to those who enjoy aud take part in
such pleasant Omuscments, we give q few of
tho ioricits that may be imposed O) Put
n newspaper upon the floor in such n way
that two persons can stand on it and not be
able to touch each other with their hands -
This Forfeit has the honor Of being old, but
1t was not our good fortune to meet it until
a short time ago, aud was forced to give it
up" BY putting the paper in n doorway,
one-halt inside and the other half outside of
the room, and closing the door over it. the
two persons can easily stand upon it nnd still
be beyond each others reach. (2) To 20
out of the room with two legs and come in
with six. Not f6cult if one thinks to
bring a chair along on the return. (3) To
act the Dumb Servant. The person who has
the forfeit to pay must act out tho answers
to the questions put by tho master of tho
ceremonies; as, How do you make bread ?
How do you eat soup? etc. This forfeit will
cause much merriment if proper questions
sre put. (4) Put one hand where the
other cannot touch it. One can get out Of
this difficulty by putting one hand on tho
elbow or the other arm. (5) Place pen
Gil on the floor so that one cannot jump over
it. May be done by putting it close to the
wall of the room. (6) Put a question .ha.
no one can answer with a NO! This is not
hard if ono thinks to ask, What does Y ES
spell? % Push a chair through a iuger
ring. This forfeit is made by putting the
ring on the finger and pushing the chair
any other object will do as we'll with the
finger. This last much resembles the next.
(S) Put yourself through a key.hole-
This was great puzzle TO for awhile, but
when piece Of paper taken with the
word yourself" written upon it and pushed
through the hole. it was all clear. There are
many other Of these amusing little tricks but
these given will suggest others, and help to
make the social winter gatherings the en-
joyable times that they should be-
CdmericGn Agricultu,ist, Jan. I.
THE OLD RED CENT As the old "red
cent" has now pissed out of use, and except
rarely, like the ''old oaken bucket" its his
tory Is a matter Of sufficient interest for pres
erVatlOn. The cent was first proposed BY
X bert Morris, tho great fnancier of the
Revolution, and was named by Jefferson two
years after. 1t began to make disappearance
from the mint in 1892. Il bore tho head OF
Washington on side and thirteen liuks
on the other. The French resolution soon
created rage for French ideas in America
which put on the cent instead Of the head Of
Washington the head of the Goddess of Lib
erty,-a French Liberty, with neck thrust
forward and flowing locks The chain on the
reverse side IVES displaced by the olive wreath
of peace but the French Liberty was short
lived, and was her portrait on our cent
The next head or figure that succeeded this
the staid classic dame with a illet around
her haIr-came into fashion about thirty
years ago, and her finely chi.eTled Grecian
featureszhage been but slightly altered by the
lapse of time.ze-s.s.
TREATMENT OF FRozEN -PLASTs.-Iu
times of severe cold, the more tender
plants in the window will sometimes be
chilled and frozen. Such plants should not
be put near the stove, to be thaWed out but
kept where the mperature is triie above
the freezing point that the tha1iDg msy be
gradual. and in the dark, that deIeteriouS
chemical changes may not take place If
severely touched with the frost, it is best to
remove the frozen parts. that new stems may
be forced out from the buds below. Water
freely, aud finally bring them to the ordinary
temperature for house>plsnts; 65- to 20 de-
grees.-American Agrieulturist, Jan. 1.
- Dan Rice, the famous Snowman, has
been converted by the preaching of Moody
at st. Louis, and will ct once enter the field