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Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09
THE WITCH


ing.
THE WITCH
This is quite startling game to the un-
initiated. 10 play 1t is necessary to have a
confederate, who plays the part of the witch.
You leave the room, and during your abb
sence word Is selected. Upon your return,
you are addressed by the witch, who makes
tic sentences, between each sentence thump-
ing on the floor with the wand, and when the
witch ceases, you promptly give the word.
An example. will show how it is done.
The word chosen is loading" The witch
says: ..,
thumps the hoor-a wave Of the wand,
and then another thpmp). Don't fail ain, me
explain the oracle. Give the true answer"
The vowels are expressed by thumps-one
for A, two for E, three for l. four for o, five
for u. Each sentence begins with a conso
nant, and you have only to put the word to-
gether. When two vowels come together,
wave of the wand separates them.
CRACKERS AND WATER
This can hardly be called game, but it is
a comical experiment, and will create lots Of
laughter. One person takes three ordinary
sized crackers, the other a glass of water
and spoon. At a given signal, the, :, begin,
drink the water by dipping it up with the
spoon. The cracker-eater can have no water,
and the water-drinker must not put the glass
to his lips.
The one who finishes last pays forfeit, and
then two more players try the experiment.
MALAPROPOS
This is quiet game, but one. very provo
catiye of mirth. All being seated in circle,
each player whispers to his right-hand neigh
Dor predicament, and to his left: hand neigh;
Dor a remedy. Then each rises in turn and
repeats aloud the combination.
For instance, No. l whispers to the right,
'What would you do if you found snake
in the house," and to the left, Soak my
head" >,
No. 2 whispers to the right, What would
you do if the house caught freT and to the
left, Take dose of paregoric." =,
When all the questions were in, No. z
would rise and say, eff / found q snake In
the house would soak my head, and the
other player, IF the house. caught hre
would take a dose of paregoric." etc. etc. -,
There are many other games winch Wlll
suggest themselves to active minds but the
foregoing are certainly enough for an even
ings entertainment. They should all be play;
ed in the best of humor, and if it is decided
to inAct forfeits, such forfeits should never never
be of coarse or painful character or hkely
to humiliate the victim.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09
Where the River Meets the Sea

Is the morning sun yet shining
AS it shone for you and me?
Is the woodbine yet entwining
Dewy girdles round the lea?
Do the little boats yet go?
Sailing sailing to and fro,
Past the fairy golden islets where the river
meets the sea?
Aye, the tiny waves are kissing
With soft lips the shining shore;
Not one lovely touch is missing
From the wellknown scene of yore,
But, oh, never, to our eyes,
Could the earth and sea and skies
Wear again the self-same aspect which on chat
glad day they wore.
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him two impossible and one ludicrous feat
to perform, and of course the victim must do
the last.
FRENCH BLIND MANS BUFF
The old.time game of "blind mans buff
has been long since discarded from the in
side of the house. There are not many motn-
ers who can bear to see their carpets torn
up and their curtains torn down, furniture
damaged and ornaments broken by mad
crowd of riotous Youngsters and stumbling
'blind man." But the game here described
is open to none of these objections.
in the centre, blindfolded and furnished with
a stick. The players dance around in circle,
to music, if possible, until the blind man"
knocks on the floor with the stick. Then
they stop, and the music ceases.
The "blind man" points the stick. to some
one in the circle and asks question. The
one addressed answers in disguised voice.
As soon as the 'fblind man" guesses any one
by means of the voice, he changes places with
that person. and the game goes on as before
BEAST, BIRD OR FISH
Another game to quicken the wits. The
players sit around the room, one being in
the centre cane in hand. He points the %;g cane e
or FISH," and then begins to count up to
ten. Unless the person pointed at can give
the name of some animal of the kind re
quired, he must take the place of the one on
the floor.
As no names can be repeated during the
game, the commoner animals are soon exhaust
ed, and then it becomes a test of quickness
and memory.
THE FLOUR MERCHANT
One who personates the flour merchant will
try in every way to dispose of his stock by
asking questions of the others, who must in
their answers be careful not to use the words,
"hour," a." eyes" OF "no." For instance,
the merchants says:
"Any flour today?"
"There is none required"
"Let me persuade you to take some."
"That is impossible"
"Why so? 1t is excellent -four"
"You have my answer"
Have /? Will you please repeat 2"
"My answer was, Not any,"
"But the price is reasonable"
"I will not take any,"
The -four merchant having succeeded in
making her say, 81" proceeds on his way.
NO PEAS
This is something like the preceding. The
leader must put the question to each one in
succession: "My cook likes NO peas; what
shall give her to eat?" If a player answers
POTATOES" ""parsley," etc, he pays forfeit,
ETC., he pays no forfeit The trick is that
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Oh, the sunny, sloping highlands,
Crowned with sheaves of golden corn!
Oh, the beauty of the islands
In the soft, clear light of morn!
When we twain, who spoke no word
That could tell our hearts were stirred.
In each others eyes read surely that Young
love was newly born
And forever, and forever,
1t will seem to You and me.
AS we go through life together,
That on earth there cannot be-,
Aught SO lovely as that bay
Looked 70 our glad eyes that day,
AS it flashed beneath the sunlight where the
river meets the seal
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lew others; but In these we can
not always indulge. City boys and girls have
no steep hills down which to coast, no CLASSY
ponds to skate on, and they are not always
able to indulge in the luxury of sleigh ride.
In the long winter evenings it is generally
much pleasanter to gather around the cozy
fire on the well-lighted table, there to pass
the hours until bedtime.
Now, books, papers and conversation are
very pleasant methods with which to pass
away the time, but where young people are
gathered together there is usually demand
for something more lively and sportive. 1t
need not be very noisy, but at the same time
it may be very amusing, as well as instrut
tive. 1t is the purpose of this article to give
a few games that may be played without any
but the simplest appliances, and in which
boys and girls can alike take part.
PROGRESSIVE MEMORY
This is a game where the one with the
keenest sight and best memory will win. 4
tray is brought in containing about twenty
articles, such as a ring, fork, bit of ribbon,
an apple, etc. The tray is placed on the
centre of the table for fifteen seconds, and
then removed out of sight. Each one must
now give list of the articles on the tray,
and the one giving the longest list scores
one point This is repeated six times 1.-THE
articles being changed each time) and the
highest number of points wins Any article
named which is not on the tray takes two off
the score
BUZZ
This is another quick-wtted game. All
those taking part seated in circle One
person begins by saying zone" and then the
counting continues around the circle; but
when the number seven, any multiple of
seven Is reached, it must not be given, but
in it's place the person says "buzz," and the
following number must be quickly counted by
the next player. Any player who does not say
"buzz" at the proper time, or say it out of turn.
or neglects to give the correct number which
should follow, is dropped from the circle; and
SO on until only one player remains who is the
winner.
CROSS QUESTIONS
This is another game for quick wits. The
players are seated in two rows, facing each
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as the rest of animated nature
Among the foremost of these stand
fNGlGM the three species of ant-bears. The
smallest is not much larger than
rat; the next is nearly the size OF a
fox, and the third stout and powerful ami
NAL, measuring about six feet from the snout
TO the end of the tail.
He is the most inoffensive of all animals,
and never Injuries the property of man.
He is chiefly found In the inmost recesses
of the forest, and seems to be partial to the
low and swampy parts near creeks, where the
troely-tree grows. There he goes up and down
the least scarcity, so that be soon obtains a
sufficient supply of food, with very little
trouble.
He cannot travel fast. Man is superior to
him in speed. Without swiftness to enable
him to escape from his enemies, without
him in self-defense, and without the power
OF burrowing in the ground, by which he
might conceal himself from his pursuers, he
stin is capable of ranging through these wilds
in perfect safety. Nor does he fear the fatal
pressure of the serpent's fold, or the teeth Of
the famished jaguar.
Nature has formed his fore-legs wonderful
ly thick and strong, and muscular, and arm
ed his feet with three tremendous sharp and
crooked claws. Whenever he seizes an ami
NAL with these formidable weapons, he hugs
it close to his body, and keeps it there till
it dies through pressure, OF through want of
food.
Nor does the ant-bear, in the meantime
suffer much from loss OF aliment, as it is a
well-known fact that he can 60 longer with
out food than, perhaps, any other animal, ex-
eept the land-tortoise.
His skin is of texture that perfectly re-
sists the bite of dog. His hinder parts are
protected by thick and shaggy hair. while his
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other, and the questioner passes between these
rows and asks question of one, either stand
ing before him or. calling his name to attract
his attention. The one spoken to is not to
answer, but the one sitting opposite to him
must reply to the question.
The object Of the questioner is to make
either the one he. questions answer him, or
the one who should answer keep quiet. In
either case, the auestioner takes the deln-
quents seat, who in turn becomes questioner.
ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MINERAL
This is the famous game which was played
so much at one time by the Cambridge pro-
fessors that they declared that any subject
should be discovered in ten questions; but
those who try it will be lucky if they succeed
in twenty.
One person writes the name of an object
on a slip of paper, which he folds up and
holds until some one in the company guesses
it, who is then given the paper and allowed
to choose a word. The answers must be
confined to yes and no, except in answer to
the first question.
Let us illustrate by supposing that the
word "shoe" is chosen. The first question
is always rs it animal vegetable or minerals"
to which, in this case, the answer would be
ANIMAL shoe being made of calfskin.
SIS it manufactured article"
Yes"
"Ancient?"
"Modern?"
"Yes."
"Is it in this room?"
Eyes"
Have. you get it on your person"
: eyes"
rs it, an article of wearing APPAREL
"a glove"
"No"
"a shoe?"
"Yes"
This is an easy one, but it is quite likely
you will encounter something more difficult
to discover when you play the game.
LEG OF MUTTON
This is game of forfeits The players sit
around the table, and place their fists one up
on the other; then the lowermost fist is with
drawn and placed upon the top of the pile,
each, as he withdraws his fist, counting one,
two, and so on, to nine. AS soon as the ninth
fist is placed on the top, the whole pile is
overturned, each one being withdrawn as
quickly as possible.
The player who has called "nine" must en-
deavor to catch one of his companions by
the hand, saying, ''This is my leg of mutton"
If he fails, he pays a forfeit; if he succeeds,
he says to the player who is caught, 'fWili
you do one of three things" and then gives
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09

Dy Jnnes EIVcfs0n.
|OR most parts of the United States
the majority of outdoor sports will
always be confined to the summer
season. Of winter sports there are
skating, sleighing, tobogganing and
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09
T HE a n T BE AR
Copyright by James Elverson.

Copyright by James Elverson.
HE ants have their enemies as well
as the rest of animated nature.
Among the foremost of these stand
the three species of ant-bears. The
smallest is not much larger than a
Los Angeles herald., 1906-12-09

him two impossible and one ludicrous feat
to perform, and of course the victim must do
the last.
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-09-14
Painfully Hurt.

Mr.. Buford Leitner, veil known to
the readers of this paper. happened to
a serious accident yesterday and he
was very fortunate that is was not
fatal.
Mr.. Leitner was helping to repair
the Carmichael Son Co.'S two-story
building near the s. A. l.. railway and
while on the elevator the
cable broke and he fell distance of
about twenty-five feet, injuring his
right hip and infiicting bad bruises
IN his hands and other parts of his
pody.
Mr.. Leitner's injuries. while painful,
rtunately not at all serious, and
LIE rs congratulating himself that he
male such lucky escape.
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PENSACOLA PHILOSOPHY
Sam B. Russ in Pensacola Journal.
Death has no terrors for-the under.

Death has no terrors for-the under
taker.
Men who have money to burn
should never carry matches.
People who have nothing to do, Of
ten end by doing somebody else.
Talk is said to be cheap, but only
when it is uttered by cheap man.
The woman without wrinkles is just
the one to put man up to wrinkle
or two.
The fellow who puts his wife on a
pedestal. sometimes finds it necessary
nc brace up.
The women who wear well are just
as solicitious about what they wear
as the other kind.
Some men think aloud, but most of
them do their thinking in a manner
that attracts no attention whatever.
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ANTHONY.
Special correspondence ocala Banner.
The pillau at Mr.. Hillman's Friday
night seemed to be enjoyed by all.

Special correspondence ocala Banner.
The pillau at Mr.. Hillman's Friday
night seemed to be enjoyed by all.
The night was at its best.
The young people never seemed
happier. They INDUCED in various
games until supper was ANNOUNCED
and then all retired to the shades Of
the beautiful magnolia trees where
the feast was spread, pillau, fruit and
|confectionaries. After supper Prof.
George Stewart recited a jolly and
beautiful peace: Darius Green and
His Flying Machine" Before supper
he recited the exciting and thrilling
story, "a Handsomer Man Than !, I"
which was greatly enjoyed. He is. a
fine declaimer.
Those that were present from Spar
were Messrs. Harvey, John and Law
renee Grantham, Madison, Marshall
and Albert Strickland, Noah and Har-
mon Clemens, Albert Perry, Charley
Boyles and Miss Sadie Clemmons and
Miss Jettie Boyles. John Carlton, of
Pine was with us also.
Those from Anthony were Misses
Sue and Grace Milligan, Bessie Ora
ham, Una and Myrtle Shealey. May
and Sarah Moore. Lille Stewart, Sal
lie Leitner and Clarabelle Stewart,
Mrs. George Stewart and Mrs. Swain,
Messrs. Robert Swain, Floyd Keeney,
Willie Stewart, Willie and Alex
Lamb, John Leitner, Holmes Baskin,
Chester Hillman, Willie Bray and DR..
Eaton Lindner.
Mr.. Bert Smith and Mr.. Ernest Per-
yr, of Oxford, were visitors at An
thony Saturday night and Sunday.
. Those who called at the writer's
home Sunday evening were Miss Sal
lie Leitner. Miss Mary Beal and Mr..
Harvey Grantham, of Spar, Mr.. Err
nest Perry and Bert Smith, of OK
ford.
MI. Will DdShlH 10 flSiIluS lIlSIluS
and relatives here.
Miss Jettie Boyles, of Spar, is the
guest of Miss Katie and Annie Hill
man this week.
Mr.. H. A. Atwater and family went
down to Green Cove Springs Tuesday,
their stay will be indefinite we sup
pose. He has rented his home to DR..
C. W. Lindner.
Mr.. w. r. PEBBLES and family ar
rived here last Saturday. They are
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hillman until they
can make their home complete.
The town council is having the
shade trees trimmed and the streets
put in good order Mr.. ]. B. Irby is
doing the work.
The Spar boys furnished the pill
lau. The Spar boys are all right.
Say, June Bug. where are you hid
ing.
RrIrE REfJ.
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Bring in your pumpkins.

DR.. D. NJ. Boney. the eye specialist,
has the best equipped suit of Offices
in the state and the finest list of in
struments for giving relief to the eye
that is bad. He not only has patients
from all over Florida. but from adjoin-
ing states. Why? Because those that
he does work for are his references.
He guarantees satisfaction or money
refunded. Remember your eyes are
very delicate members; life would
amount to little without them. Can
you afford to trust them to travelling
spectacle sellers? DR.. Boney has two
diplomas and is a member of the
American Association of Opticians
His Offices are in the Gary building.
0cala, Fla. 9-14-tf
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LIFE AT ORANGE SPRINGS.

Special correspondence Ocala Banner.
have just finished reading your
newsy and instructive paper, and
when / fail to read it every week |
feel lost.
The health Of our little community
Is excellent. think physician
would starve here IL he depended upon
his practice for livelihood.
Mrs. Stamps. form Ocala, has been
here recuperating for few days. She
returned home this afternoon.
Our school commenced Monday
morning with a fair attendance. mss
Eva Johnson, of Reddick, has charge
of Il. She has given satisfaction and
the patrons seem well pleased.
Mrs. Clayton, Massey, who has been
on a visit to her relatives and friends
in valdosta, Ca, returned Friday.
Messrs. Bassett and Priest, of An
thony, and Missrs. Newback and
and Cannon, of the vicinity of Palat-
ka, were at the Porter house We'd
nesday night. They had in charge a
flock of sheep for the Palatka market.
Judging from the number of cattle
and sheep that have been driven
through here for the past year. Mar
ion county must have fine pastures.
The beef and mutton, most of it, was
shipped to towns on the east coast.
was very much surprised when l
read statement in the Banner made
by Daisy No. 1 in regard to the scar
city of meat at the Fort Mccoy pic
mic and barbecue. I have seen good
many persons who were there, aud
all remarked about the quantity of
meat that was distributed among the
crowd. There must be mistake
somewhere. How about it. Daisy No.
/?
Mr.. Bert Pegram will leave Mon;
day for Macon. to be gone an indefi-
nate time. He will be missed as he
contributes largely to the amuse-
ments OF the young people.
Mr.. Pleas Hall. of Titusville, who
has been visiting his father. Mr. J.. j..
Hall, and brother. Mr.. j. B. Hall. re-
turned home Monday.
Miss Bessie Lee Porter, who has a
position as saleslady with the Ham.
.mond Brothers, of Hawthorne, is
very much pleased with the good peo-
pie.
The farmers are gathering their
crops and all seem well pleased with
the quality as well as the quantity.
Your paper is good one. | enjoy
reading ii.
SIC sEMPER TYRANNIs.
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GRAHAMvILLE ITEMS.

Special correspondence Ocala Tanner.
On Sunday, the eighth, DR.. Gun
ningham held both morning ard ev.
ening services at the Methodist
church. On both occasions he deliver
ed very fine sermon.
A great number of the people pres
ent brought their dinner baskets with
them and spent the day on the church
grounds.
Misses America mad Dixie Pillans
and Mr.. Porter Pillans,. of Electra.
spent Sunday with Miss Nettie Lisk
and Mr.. Percy Lisk
Mrs. Claude Nix is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Tydings. at Anthony.
DR.. B. F. Lisk was called to Cler-
mont Monday en- professional hnsi
ness.
Mrs. Allen Gibson entertained the
following young people very pleasant
ly on Saturday evening: Misses Amer
lea and Dixie Pillans and Nettie Lisk,
and Messrs. John Rogers, Porter Pill
lans and Percy Lisk.
Mrs. Thomas Randall left Monday
for Palmetto. where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. Owens.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. B
F. Rogers, jr, has been very i'll at
the home Of Col. B. F. Rogers. OF
Lynne, but is now on the road to re
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Priest spent
Sunday with relatives in Grahamvi,le
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a story Of the Sea.

"By a purser bold, this tale is told,
of a giant waterspout, sir, that
threatened his ship on the northward
trip, luckily petered out, sir" TITS
every word a true word-I'll swear
1t on a book, sir; the spot was seven
hundred miles southeast of Sandy
Hook, sir; there we me. waterspout
believe me. I'm not lyin'-a spout
ing, sir, and carrying on as William
Jennin's Bryan And this is the way
our great New York dailies poke fun
at our candidate. This particular
item is from the World.
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We print with pleasure the letter
of Captain F. A. Hendry in reply to
little item that recently appeared in
the Banner concerning the drainage
question. Capt. Hendry is one of the
oldest citizens of Lee county and has
acquired a reputation that fits him for
a place in Col. Bob Davis gallery OF
''Florida's Noted Men," and any state
ment made by him is unquestioned by
any one who has the pleasure of his
acquaintance. We hope. however
that the draining of the everglades
will turn out better than did the
Meadows Land Improvement com
pany. 1t was a dead failure.
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sELLEvlEw NEWS.

Special correspondence Orala Panner.
Mrs. ]. A. Sansbury. of Panasonkee,
Mrs. R. Bradler's daughter, has pur-
chased the Abbott place and is soon
to erect a fine dwelling there.
We are all glad to welcome Judge
Hopkins back.
The Epworth League held their
regular monthly business meeting and
social at the parsonage Tuesday ev-
ening. After the business session a
short program was enjoyed.
ECHO.
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NOTES FROM LAKE WEiH.

Special correspondence Ocala Banner
Messrs. John and Joseph Con with
their families have moved into the
McCready house. These gentlemen are
in the wood business and are connect
ed with the McGehee Lumber com
pany.
Mrs. E. S. Upham. after being alb
sent during the summer returned on
Saturday via Seaboard Air Line rail
way. Mrs. Upham was accompanied
home by Master Miller. of st. Angus
tine.
Rev. DR.. Jones has returned from
his northern trip.
Mr.. s. d. Carter has had another
bad turn.
We are glad to welcome Mrs. Allan,
who has arrived at her new home.
Mr.. Allan having preceded her some
time ago.
The stove business is now on
boom.
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WILL VISIT LAKE okeecHoBEE,


Hon. F. Z. Harris. Ocala. Fla.
Dear Sir:-From the fact that the
question of the drainage of the ever
glades has resolved itself into a state
issue of the most vital Importance,
to which the press of the state have
and are devoting much space and at
tention, as well the fact that the mat
ter will come before the next Flor
ida legislature for final consideration.
and realizing the assurance and intel
ligent and impartial treatment Of this
question, familiarity with the ac-
tual conditions existing should be had
by those who are called upon to act
In the matter, it has been decided by
this board to extend an invitation to
the senator's and representatives in
congress, the governor and cabinet,
legislators and state editors, to take
the trip from this city to Lake Okee-
chobee, on the 18th Of September.
1906.
A formal invitation Is extended. to
you to become one Of this party and
guest of the board Of trade, from your
arrival in Fort Myers. on Monday
night, September IL. until the return
to Fort Myers. on the evening OF the
18th.
AS it is very necessary for the com
mittee of arrangements to know def
nitely how many to provide for we
would request that you kindly inform
us at your earliest convenience. by
enclosed postpaid envelope. whether
you can accept or not.
Hoping that me way be favored with
your presence. we remain.
Very truly yours.
PHILLIP ISAACS.
President Board of Trade.