Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1891-11-21
WORLD OF YOUNG FOLKS.
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
MATTER FOR LITTLE PEOPLE.
Ambitious Savings--Appre-
clated Its VaIue--Verbarium
An Evening Game--2res-
ence of Mind--USe-
full Ducks.
Ambitious Girls.


paper, was asked lately whether he
had gained through his position any
new views of life in this country. His
answer contains an important sug-
gestion.
He said, "For one thing, have been
surprised by the enormous number of
young women who are trying to be-
come independent by earning their
own living This is as it should be,
But the least satisfactory feature con-
nected with the fact is that the most
of them despise the commonplace
methods of money making, and try to
earn it in some unusual, adventurous
way. constantly receive storiesa and
essays written by young girls upon
every subject but those which they
understand.
"0urpublishing firm, since one wom-
an reporter went round the world,
have beer importuned by girls asking
to be sent to write up the Pacific
Islands, Iceland, and even Africa.
Most of these adventurous young
women come frolnfarms or inland vii
lagos"
Here is an incident to serve as a
companion picture to this sketch of
| the EDITORS.
Two women in New Jersey, hearing
ten years ago that the butter made in
certain diaries in the South OF France
brought very high prices in London,
saved their wages until they had
enough TO 90 to the district where the
butter was made, and learn the secret
| OF the French dairies.
They returned home, began with the
manufacture of a few pounds each
week in their fathers house, and in
two years were able to set their own
| price upon their butter in New York.
We would not discourage the ambi-
tion of any OF our girl friends who
wish to earn their own living, proyid-
ed they consult. when choosing their
occupation, their own ability and
knowledge.
If they are fitted by nature and
study to be authors, artists, or even
navigators, let them kept to their call
ing; but if not, why slight the homely,
commonplace occupations which offer
comfort, shelter and success in the
quiet ways of life?
Superior butter commands high
profit in all OF our cities Many of
our farmers daughters can make
ordinary butter; very few can make
superior butter. Howmany educated
AY,,a,.iaaY, nt-nf,,o,, nra 40, enc
coed in honest trade, as their French
sisters have done?
If circumstances require awoman to
take upon her more of the worlds
work than that which comes to her as
daughter, wife and mother, let her do
it and be honored IN the doing.
But let her remember that the baker
who makes good loaf of bread is
more to he honored and is of greater
benefit to the world than the artist
who paints poor picture.
Let her choose to do only that
which she can do best-Youth's Com
panion.
VerbarIum-An Evening Game.
When everybody is provided with
paper and pencil, a word is given
which is written at the top OF each
paper-a moderately long word with
two or three vowels is best. At q
given signal each person begins to
write down all the words that can bt
spelled from the given word, and be
ginning with its first letter.
Two minutes are allowed, wher
; everything must stop promptly.
No. / then reads all the words HI
has written; then No. 2 reads any
words he may have, that No. hai
omitted, and so on, each player keep
ing account of his own number o
words. Then the signal to writ
being again given, for two minutes
the players search for words begin
ing with the second letter of the givel
word. No proper names are allowed
no letter must be repeated in tn
same word unless occurring twice IL
| the given word can be employed.
{ Example-The word given is "Lo
Q comotive.' After the two minute
Q have expired, No. reads his word
. aloud, He has "lot, love, let, loom
q lit, lime" etc.,-ten in all.
I No. has all of these, and in add
ton reads "loto" and "late." TIL
/ latter, however, is wrong, as it con
: tains ga" which does not occur in tn
, given word, so he counts but eleven
No. 3 has olive" and ''lie, whie
neither of the Others has read, beside
having nine that have been alread
: given, so he scores eleven also.
, When the signal for writing is agai
e given, all words beginning with 20
u are found.
: When the whole word has been thu
4 exhausted, No. has a total of fort
words, No. 2 of thirty, and No. 3 {
y thirty eight, making No. / the WHINE
a of the game. If the given worlds lonl
o and contains many novels, 1t is ofte
Is we'll TO demand that all the word
V shall have at least two syllables.