Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1908-08-19
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VIII, mamma, by and by, but
how ] should love to be a princess.
like this one, and be able to make
every, one around me happy!'
Mamma finished peeling her pan OF
potatoes and brought the basket OF
chips herself, while Dottie scarcely
looked up from her book.
% Dottie, p'ease tie Is firing on
my wagon; the old ones bwokened.s
This was Baby BERTHE.
,Dottie threw down her book i'm.
patiently. You are little nuts
ance!' she exclaimed, as she grabbed
the string from her brothers hand
so hastily that she broke It, Il wish
you'd go way and let me alone. I
never can have good time all by
myself"
Mamma was coming out Of the pan
try with a jar of preserved pears,
just In time to hear her little daugh-
ter's last words. But there was only
a little wonder. in her voice as she
inquired: did the princess in your
book try to have a good time all by
herself?"
N-no, mamma, guess not" said
Dottie, very slowly.
WELL" continued mamma, III you
really want to. be like her you can't
begin minute too soon.''
Dottie stopped and picked up her
book. and forgot to answer. But as
she went out of the room there was
such 2 queer expression on her face
that 4 am almost sure she heard
/ Our Little Ones.
THE NOVEL 20. K" RACE.
The preparations for this pastime
are very simple, the necessary re-
Quirements being only pieces of char
coal, two broomsticks, one for each
OF the contestants, hard level stretch
of pavement, and tape line.si Split
one end of each broomstick, white
your piece OF charcoal SO that one
end of it can be inserted into the
split and then wind wire around
the end of the split, thus
securing the charcoal firmly
in place. The charcoal should be Of
the rough, hard furnace variety. as
the ordinary kind used for drawing
purposes is too easily broken.
Measure off the course 1t should
be at least one hundred feet long
and in two straight lines or curves.
as your fancy pleases. only two rings
one foot in circumference must be
drawn at intervals of every five feet
parallel to each other.
n Now You are ready for the 20. K"
race itself. One player is to battle
for the honors of 90" and the other
IS TO do his best for "K.," and If they
are on roller skates the contest will
be much funnier and more interest
ing; but the race may be run with
out the skates, although 1t won't be
half so amusing or difficult.
At every parallel ring each racer
Us compelled to mark the respective
letter he is championing-and now
as the race proceeds you will see one
begin TO forge two or three rings
ahead, then with burst OF speed the
other catches up and they are on
even terms again. There must be a
judge at the finish to note the num-
her of rings ahead the winner is at
the end, and the only rules necessary
are that all letters must be marked
within the circles and no circles. must
be skipped. The penalties for break
Ing these rules are deduction of the
nunher of rings Improperly marked
from the offenders score, and q de.
duction az double the number skip
Ped ,ss,si sol y, s.s.sss Z. ...ssi,
:. So you see, that an infraction OF
|. these rules may lose you the race, II
it happens to be close; for instance,
If you heye won the race by three
rings, but 1t is found you skipped
enc ring and badly marked two, then
theldeduction of four rings makes you
lose the contest by one ring.
Thus syon will see that careful mark
ing at q moderate speed is more apt
to win the 20. X race than a sacri.
flee! of everything to haste Good Lit.
erature.