davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
AN ANIMAL PARTY.

An animal party is an amusing game
for the holiday evening. You must
prepare list of different animals,
writing each clearly on line by itself
and numbering them according to the
number of guests. You must also have
small slips of paper numbered to cor
respond with the list of animals. These
slips must be folded so that the num-
bers do not show and put in bowl.
To each person is given a large sheet
of brown wrapping paper and colored
crayon pencil, and then the slips are
drawn. Each unfolds the slip drawn
and refers to the list of animals, which
should be pinned up in conspicuous
place, for the corresponding number
About ten minutes are allowed for the
drawings, when they are passed in, on
each dra wing being the number, but no
name. The drawings are then pinned
up, and judgment is passed. Every
one casts q vote. The number of the
one who gains most is then called out,
and the person whose slip corresponds
to that number receives a prize. Such
an entertainment will furnish much
fun if ingenuity is displayed in prepar-
ing the list of animals, which should
include some that are out of the ordi-
nary line and unfamiliar.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
THE CHRISTMAS SHIP.

The Christmas ship is one of the
funniest games of all. The children
sit in circle to play it One child
who starts the game says to his neigh,
Dor:
1.-THE Christmas ship has come in"
"What did it bring your" asks the
next child
"a jumpingjack," says the first child
perhaps, beginning at once to initiate
the hopping motions of toy jumping
jack.
The child to whom he spoke must
also play at being a jumpingjack, say
ing at the same time TO his neighbor:
"My Christmas ship has come in"
what did it bring you" repeats his
neighbor.
"a lion." says the jumpingjack, try
ing TO continue his hopping and to roar
at the same time.
The third child must roar, too, as he
gives the child next him the ship in
formation and shows him which toy
he must initiate.
BY the time a few human jumping
Jacks are in motion, some of the lions
roaring, two or three trains steaming
around the room and some little girl
dolls trying to say mamma and papa
the game will end in just one grand,
hilarious frolic.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
CHRISTMAS CHARADES.

Charades, though an old time amuse-
ment, are a never failing source of
merriment, perhaps because dressing
up appeals to old and young alike. A
variation of eminently mirth provoking
potentialities may be introduced by en-
acting a Christmas dinner in charade
form as follows:
Soup: Tomato CTow-ma-tow).
Meat: Turkey CTurk key.
Giblet gravy: (Jib-let Gray VI.
Vegetables: Potato (Pot-eight-O.
Caulifiower: CALI Flower.
Jelly: Currant (Cur-ranD
Dessert: Plum Pudding Plumb).
Beverage: Coffee (Cough-fee).
OF course merely the syllables will
be acted, not the entire word Or in
stead of acting the syllables separate
ly the entire word may be acted in one
scene. For example, Tomato" may be
easily rendered by pulling a toy along
the floor by a rope, or a physicians
visit to a patient will give a clew to
Coffee"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
SOAP BUBBLES.

Soap bubbles are never so beautiful
as on Christmas night, with the tree
and the lights and the presents to give
the thousand shades of color to the
sparkling globes. Christmas soap bub-
bles must be good ones, so into a pint
of warm water shave a piece Of laun-
dry soap about an inch square. When
dissolved add a tablespoonful of gum
arabic and stir till melted. Then add
teaspoonful of glycerin, and lastly
a quart of cold water. Hot water is
necessary to dissolve the various in
gradients, but unless cold water is
added they expand and break too rap
idly in the blowing process. For va
riety add little current juice for pink
bubbles or orange juice for yellow.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
! CHARMING SNOWFALL" party

A CHARMING ~SnoWDall party
n for Christmas week can be
"a given with great success in
the following manner:
Small ropes of green's are arranged
to reach from the chandelier to the
four corners of the room, and directly
over q number of small tables are
bells of silvered wire and crystalized
grasses. The clappers of the bells,
representing snowballs, are fashioned
from cotton batting and sprinkled
with diamond dust About the rooms
are crystal bowls holding white chrys-
anthemums. both real and artificial,
and on a side table is a snow man on
a huge SNOWFALL, made from frayed
out cotton with coating of salt and
crystalized alum. On the head or the
snow man is jauntily perched point
ed white paper cap.
The fun of the evening begins when
white paper bags are passed ana the
guests are given each in turn snow
balls, or, rather, rubber balls, covered
with wool, and requested to knock the
hat off the snow man. When one sue
ceeds in doing so down tumble white
candy balls as big as large marbles.
The SNOWFALL is a kind of Jack Horn
or pie piled high with cardboard boxes
initiating stockings. Each DoX Is ueu
with white baby ribbon and artlsucal-
ly embellished with sleigh, a WIN
ter Landscape, a Santa Claus, a Christ
mas tree and an appropriate coupleI
The top of each box is marked so as
to guide the players to their places at
the little tables, at which progressive
old fashioned games, such as authors
skin. crokinole, jackstraws, dominos'
go-bang. checkers. parchesi ana an
Cling are to be played. Each guest
selects his or her box, and then the
hostess writes the name of the owner
upon 1t, after which the boxes are
placed in a row on the mantel. When
all are seated at the small tables 1t Is
discovered that the tally surprise is 10
be the most delightfully."- amusing Iea-
tire of the afternoon. At the end OF
every game those who win draw from
an immense stocking hanging from
the mantel packages done up IN frlhg-
ed white tissue paper and drop them
in their stocking boxes, and at the enu
of the afternoon the one having the
fullest stocking box receives a Dig
bunch of white carnations tied with
white ribbon.
Much merriment follows tne uhuo-
ing of the packages, as each one con-
tains a comical toy.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
A CHRISTMAS EVE GAME.
The Woodssller Affords Pleasant En-
tertainment For Holiday Party.

The Woodssller Affords Pleasant En-
tertainment For Holiday Party.
A very amusing Christmas game is
the woodseller, and it is capable of sew
eral variations, including the ever pop
ular forfeits. Any number of persons
may join in the game.
The person who starts the game
writes the name of some kind of wood
on paper and folds the paper so that
no one can see the word written upon
it. He then goes around, all the rest
Of the players being seated, and says:
81 have a load Of wood to SELL"
Each person in turn asks:
what kind?"
The answer is:
Find out"
Then the person mentions one kind,
and if it happens to be the wrong one,
the woodseller goes TO the next, and
so on, until it is finally guessed right
When the right one is named, the one
naming 1t becomes woodseller.
All who make mistakes must pay a
forfeit. to be redeemed at the end of
the game. Those who name a wood
twice pay. The list of woods is long
one, but the best known ones are
the very ones that the players are most
apt to overlook in naming them. a
clever person can make much fun by
the manner of calling out his wares
and another by witty rejoinders.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
HUNT THE WHISTLE.

Play this in small numbers, excluding
the majority of the party till the trick
(for trick it Isl has been performed
upon all who declare they don't know
the game Blindfold one of the party
and let the rest sit in a circle just as
if "hunt the slipper were to be play
ed. While the blindfolding process is
being done tie a whistle to some por-
ton of the dress of the blindfolded
one Let 1t hang at the end of long
piece of string The game consists in
the circle of players getting hold of
the whistle and blowing it, while the
blindfolded one has to guess who has
it. OF course directly he has discover
ed the trick it can be played upon an
other less wary.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20


~ evening is called Tt" In
"a playing this game some peo-
pie are exceedingly clever,
while others are very unsuccessful.
The players sit in a circle. and a
questioner is chosen and sent from the
room. The circle selects an object, or
an at" for her to guess from answers
to questions she will ask. These ques-
tons must refer always to the object
to be guessed as ''it'' and be answered
only by Eyes" or mo" The questioner
does not know that each answer will
really refer to the left hand neighbor
of the player Intercepted, but that is
the secret of the game and the thing
that confuses and worries a question
er almost to lunacy. She may ask the
same question-always to the left
several times in succession or all
around the circle If she thinks she can
guess ''it'' In that way.
The questions are limited in number,
the latter being fixed by common con-
sent. The number of questions, how
ever, must not exceed in number the
players, but the number of players
may be less than the allotted number
of questions.
AS an example of how questioners
may be confused the following is
given:
Mrs. So-and-so may be selected to be
sit" The questioner is called in. She
asks of man, SIS it a man" His
left hand neighbor is woman, so he
replies, mo" OF the next or the
neighbor just mentioned is asked, SIS
1t a woman?" Her next neighbor be-
ing a man, again comes the answer
'sNo." 'Is 1t aliveW of the next.
''Yes." Now, as there are no living
things but men and women in the
room the questioner begins to see light
and suspects the intention to confuse
her.
OF course she knows there Is some
rule by which the questions are an
swered, and so she may go all over
them again in reverse or some order
until two answers agree. This may
be difficult, because the object and ar
rangement of the circle are to make the
answers disagree. 1t may be that she
learns that ''it'' is a woman after all,
and then she must find out, again by
questions as to type, age, proximity,
color of gown, etc., which one or the
circle is sit"
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
A STOCKING CONTEST.

For this contest make as many small
stockings of net as there are children
to play. Then cut from magazines and
advertisements pictures of articles suit
able for q Christmas stocking, such as
books, games, toys, etc. Mount these
on thin cardboard and then cut into
irregular pieces for picture puzzles.
Place each puzzle separately in small
red envelope or tissue paper and fill the
stockings, avoiding duplication. When
ready give each a stocking, the object
being to find its contents by putting the
puzzles together one after the other. A
prize should be awarded to the one
who first solves all the picture puzzles,
and this prize may be one of the filled
stockings. They can easily be filed at
home for 25 cents each. The same
contest may be given for older chill
dren by using anagrams instead Of the
picture puzzles, and these will be found
less troublesome to prepare. If desired
Christmas boxes may be used instead
of the stockings. Place the puzzles or
anagrams in small boxes, packing In
with cotton as If fragile, and tie up
and mark the boxes as if they had
come by express or mail.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
SHOElNG THE WILD MARE.

"Shoeing the wild mare" was a run
ming game generally played outdoors.
The wild mare was boy or girl, who
was given a good start, then all the
others chased after him. If caught, his
foot was held aloft and the players
pretended to shoe it with resounding
thumps.
The poet Herrick speaks of this game
In verse on Christmas sports:
Christmas sports. the wassail bowl.
OF blind mans bun and of the care
That young men have 10 shoe the mare
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20

glorifes the face Eczema or Salt
Rheum vanish before it. 1t cure
sore lips, chapped hands, chilblains;
heals burns, cuts and bruises. I'm
equaled for piles. Only 25c at all
druggists.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20

look with horror on Skin Eruptions,
Blotches, Sores or Pimples, They
don't have them, nor will any one,
who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. It
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20
HERE'S FUN.

Definitions Is a Game For Old or
Young.
Definitions is an interesting game
suitable for young folks. and their ell
ders need not disdain TO join In. Inc
leader gives to each a slip of paper, on
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-12-20

n for Christmas week can be
"a given with great success in
the following manner:
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01

solved not to speak TO any one Of my
having met such a woman lest | be
called to testify against her. For
awhile | kept away from the court
rooms. but something Ncanny-a
strange curlosity-drew me there, and
on the day of the summing up | yield
ed and wen to the courtroom.
| had not been mistaken. The pris-
oner's face was the same that | had
last seen or the street in the moonlight.
though the sadness of 1t had given
place to a sort Of stupor.
The prosecutor was summing up as
I entered the courtroom. | heard him
say that he had proved that the wo-
man had threatened to kill her hus-
band; that at the hour of 8 at night he
had left a friend to go TO his home, say
ing that he had received some money
and was going to return with 1t to his
wife. At ten minutes past 10 M In
the adjoining house had heard a cry.
had gone in and found the man muir
dered, the money gone. Later his wife
had been found at a confectioner's with
a ten dollar bill buying delicacies.
What could be palmer than that she
had in a mad desire for revenge killed
him, taken the money and zone out on
an ordinary errand to avert suspicion?
l sprang from my seat among the
spectators and cried out: THAT woman
is innocent. | know 1t. | can prove
IT. Put me on the stand"
: There was n hubbub In the court
room, but when | took the witness
stand and had been worn all was ST
lence to hear what | would say. | told
how | had followed her to the bake
shop and had given her n ten dollar
bill When asked how | remembered
the date and the hour. even almost
the minute. | gave the reasons have
given in the beginning Of this story.
The woman was acquitted What /
did for her after that is for me ami
my family ond fer no one else
! WAS curious TO know how the hns
band had met his de0th. II was very
singular TINT be- should AVE been i'm
his wife's room Just long enough tn
get murdered II 0as "a long while
before an explanation came Then a
man who had known him in a distant
state appeared and said that the de
ceased had told him Of his desertlon
and said he was too unhappy to live
and was going home to die He prob
ably committed suicide. Why he did
no still remains a secret, though | fan
cy the mans mind was unhinged by
desperation.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01

for Sh SWA, section %; NWA
NWA. section 81; NEA NEA sec
ton 20, township Z south, range 81
east, Boise meridian. has filed no.
tice of intention to make final three
year proof to establish claim to the
land above described. before David
Burrell, U. S. Commissioner, at
American Falls. Idaho, on the 21st
day of September, 1912.
Claimant M as witnesses:
Dewitt Brown, Henry Lang, Carl
johnson and Edward Kronkhite, all
Of American Falls, Idaho.
Henry w. Kieer, Register.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
The Woman Who
Talked to Herself
By r 2. ERICH

1t WAS a bright moonlight night-the
10th of April. 1871 l was walking
along the street of the city in which
lived and heard a town clock strike
with its deep tones the hour of 10.
This is a double anniversary for
me-" | said to myself.
What meant was this: Ten years
before, on the 10Th of April. 1861, |
pad been with the troops cutting their
way through Baltimore to the relief of
the national capital. threatened by the
secessionists. and on the present 10Th
of April. 1871. | had only an hour be
fore | heard the clock strike peer ac-
cepted as the future husband of the
IN who has for forty years been
my wife.
There is a third reason why | have
remembered that 10Th Of April. 1871
While passing before a dwelling a wo-
man came out. muttering imprecations
on some one. She was so wrought up
by what she was thinking about that
she did not appear to see me. | walk
ed on behind her and heard her talk
Ing to herself. | don't remember her
words. but she was heaping maledic-
lions upon the head Of her husband.
who had deserted her. leaving her to
support and care for two little chill
dren These words | remember heal
ing her say:
Poor dear little Bob. sick and hun
CRY and nothing to give him to eat but
dry bread when he needs dainties! ia
like to kiil'[
She turned into a baker shop and
asked for a loaf of bread. Offering 1
cents instead of the full price. which
was 3 The baker bad evidently
granted similar requests.
When she came out | spoke to her,
told her that | had overheard her talk
ing to herself and what she had said
She burst into tears and wrung her
hands. | told her that it would give
NE pleasure to supply her immediate
wants and handed her a bill quite suf-
icient for that purpose. Not only
were my sympathies enlisted for her.
but | was myself at the moment the
happiest man in the world.
AS she thanked me the moon shone
down full on her face. showing it to
me distinctly. 1t was a face o 500
to be f~orgotten-not beautiful. but sad.
We would like to forget the sad sights
of life. but we cant. 1t is much easier
to forget the happy ones.
A few months later the public he
Interested In the trial of a WON
an accused of having murdered her
husband. | read some accounts of the
trial. and certain features of 1t seemed
to me. Witnesses swOre that
they had heard her say that she was
going to kill him If she hanged for it
Where and when had | heard some
one say Il should like to kill Then
1t came to me that it was the oma
| had seen come out of a house
to herself. who had been de
by her husband. whose sick boy
dainty food and for whose N
mediate wants | had provided.
A thrill Of horror ran through me at
the thought that she had been infn-
enced by her wrongs to do what she
had said she would like to do. | re
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, US.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho,
July 20, 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Eva B. Smith. of American Falls,
Idaho. who, on Nov. 8. 1908, made
homestead entry serial No. 01393,
for SEA. section 33, township z
south, range 81 east, Boise Meri-
1ian, has filed notice of intention
to make final Three Year proof, to
establish claim to the land above
described. before David Burrell, U.
S. Commissioner, at American Falls,
Idaho, on the 21st day Of Septem-
Der, 1912.
Claimant N as witnesses:
William w. White, Lee Cummins,
William H. Beach and Samuel
Baugh, all of American Falls, Idaho.
Henry w. Kiefer, Register.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
Move On Now.

says a policeman to a street
crowd, and whacks heads If it don't
Move on now" says the big harsh
mineral pills to bowel congestion
and suffering follows. DR.. Kings
New Life Pills don't bulldoze the
bowels. They gently persuade them
tc right action, and health follows.
25c at all druggists.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
A F. & A. M. No. So

Stated meetings of American
Falls Lodge are held In the Masonic
hall on the second and fourth Fri
day evenings of each month. All
master masons are fraternally in
vtted to be present.
T. f.. st. John. Secretary
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01

6OGkldQQ
Calvin Warner. of Oregon, is
I here on a short visit. t
Mrs. r. C. Larson was a visitor
in tewn Saturday.
CJohn Hadley, Of Landing, was
II the Falls Saturday.
Will Goddard, Of Last Chance,
was a visitor Saturday
A boy was born to Mrs. P. A.
Anderson Friday morning.
John and Mrs. Baker We're in
town On business Saturday.
Mrs. F. E. Gilbert, of the West
Side, was a visitor Friday.
John Weisr and Jacob Trasker
commenced cutting wheat.
Bert Adams and wife were over
from Liberty flat Saturday
Miss Fannie Knowlton, O Land
Ing. was a visitor Saturday.
Mrs. John Thome has presented
her husband with a nice baby boy.
j. H.. Anderson and Mrs. Ander-
Z son were in the Power City Friday.
Arthur Bliss Is putting down a
well for Mrs. +. E. Rice, of Paradise
Harry Moon, of Mossvilee, was a
Sojourner for a few hours Pioneers
day
4 Herman Ruppe, of the extreme
end Of South Fork, is here on a
visit.
Manager Stoll, of the Remington,
was in town for a few hours Sat-
uEday.
Daniel Reinmann, of Last Chance,
twas a visitor in American Falls on
| Friday.
w. H. Steele is visiting at the
Chandler saw mill getting out some
lumber.
George Horst. of Washington
flat. vas in town Saturday after
supplies.
Milo Laureson and Miss Morgan,
both of the West Side. were visi-
tors Friday.
Mrs. Cling Clark and little girls
arrived from Hillyard, Washington,
Saturday. +
Mrs Johnson. of Sand HolloE,
was in town for the Harris auction
sale Saturday.
Mrs. Alma Pitkins, Of Browns
Falls Thursday.
Bert Nichols and wife spent last
Thursday catching a mess of fine
mountain trout.
Uncle Billy Steele came in from
Chandler saw mill to vote at the
primary.
IMrs. l.. w. Cotant and Mrs. 10
Lane were in town from the farm
s+eads Saturday.
j. Unger n of the Minnesota
farmers living at Landing, was in
town last Saturday.
Eph. Josephson and family, OF
Lower Greek. were in town last
Saturday after supplies.
Hiram Barnard has returned after
a pleasant visit with Mrs. Joseph
inc Oliver of the Bar.
James Shirlock, of oxford, Ia,
is visiting with his son, Charles,
ct the Chandler saw mill.
Sam N. Morris sold to E. Ralphs
last week his dry farm or the sum
or three thousand dollars.
The local fans had a good laugh
over the defeat of the Jacobs-West
ball players by the girls Thursday
Paul Hines has finished a four
room house for R. Keldew on the
latter's home place On South Fork.
Mrs. Ted Bulge, of the Power
City, was a visitor to her mother,
Grandma Lish, Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. Barton, of American Falls,
visited with Mrs. Ben Cotant for a
few days and has returned to her
home.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
Notice For Publication.

Department of the Interior, US.
Land Office at Blackfoot, Idaho.
July 90. 1912.
Notice is hereby given that
Gust Larson, of American Falls.
Idaho, who, on Sept. 20, 1908 made
homestead entry serial .No.0923,
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-05-10

Our esteemed friend, F. J. r..
Davenport, phoning from his home
near Nash after dinner today, re-
ports that a three inch rain fell in
that section this morning. The pre-
cipitation was the heaviest for five
or more years, and there is water
enough and to spare. But the rain
is the least of our good friend s
troubles at this time. He says Mrs.
Davenport was a passenger on the
Katy train which was wrecked
north of Waxahachie last Sunday,
en- route to Dallas county, and he
has just received. word from her
that if he wants her to come home
he will have to send a safe convey
ance for her Mr.. Davenport says
that he thought she was better
broke in by this time, but he
asked us to say nothing about this
to the good lady, and we wont.