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The herald., 1914-12-17
THE FROG RACE.

This is a capital Christmas game
The frogs. large and fat. are made OF
cardboard.
Each frog is threaded on a string
which later is secured at one end to a
chair The other end of the string is
manipulated by the player In a series
Of tugs which jerk the frog along the
6oor.
II works well on thick carpet. but
should not be put on oilcloth or any.
thing slippery. like parquet or polish
cd boards. for a certain amount Of re
sistance IS needed.
AS the frogs should be a fair dis.
tance apart. allow chair for each
string and tie this to the leg Ask
some one to sit upon the chair so that
the jerks. which are sometimes very
energetic. may not pull over the start.
ing posts.
Fasten white tape across the carpet
with pins. The first frog that gets
over this wins prize.
The competitors desire speed. but the
ieisurely manner In which the frogs
often respond creates shrieks Of laugh
ter from onlOokers. especially when the
race is close thing.
The herald., 1914-12-17
WHO HAS THE BUTTON?

The old game OF Button, button.
who has the buttOuT' may be played
In new way at the Christmas merry
making. The players sit in a circle.
Then the leader taxes button and.
holding II between his hands to con
ceal 1t. goes around the circle. Each
player holds his or her palms together.
and as the leader goes around he
presses his hands between those Of
the other players in turn. saying to
each, Hold fast what give yOu." be
ing careful not to show into whose
hand he drops the button.
When the circuit has been made the
leader goes to the first player and
says. Button. button. who has not got
the button?" and this person must an.
swer, naming some one that he sup
poses hasn't IL. Thus he proceeds
around the ring until all have answer
ed this question according to their be.
lief. when the leader cries. Button.
button. ariser' and the button holder
does so.
Then II any one has guessed that
the person who really held the button
did not hold 1t he becomes a ghost"
and is out OF the charmed circle The
player who held the button becomes
leader. and the game goes on. II no
one is caught, however. the game pro
ceeds as before. the leader changing
places with the player who held the
button.
The GHOSTS" can only become NOR.
tai and again join the circle when
they can get some player in the circle
to speak to them, and then that NOR.
tai must take the ghosts" place.
The herald., 1914-12-17
IMAGINARY REPTILE CAUSES
NAME INJURY.
In Fit Of Delirium Tremens Thomas
Martin stabs Self With Scissors.

Thomas Martin. forty-two years old,
of Sumner and Newton streets. had a
thrilling encounter Monday with an
imaginary reptile around his neck, and
in fighting the monster" he wounded
himself in the neck with pair of scis-
sors. His wound was dressed at the
Hospital for Mental Diseases, and he
was charged with disturbing the
peace.
A hurry call was received at the
Eighth Precinct Station, and Patrol
men Brown and Jacob hurried to Mar,
tins home, where they found him on
the floor, struggling with the supposed
monster. Martin had pair of scis-
sors clutched in his right hand and
blood was flowing freely from a wound
in the right side of his neck
Martin told the policemen that the
monster was clinging to him and was
strangling him, but the policemen fail
ed TO see the reptile and had the
wounded man taken to the hospital
Martin still insisted that the reptile was
following the patrol wagon and begged
the police to save him. The physicians
diagnosed his case as delirium trem-
ems.
The herald., 1914-12-17
ROYAL COURT.

This game OF royal court will afford
amusement for the children ut Christ
mas.
! Arrange two rows OF chairs back to
I back and seat the children.
| At each end of the double row place
( a table on which is a cardboard box
containing one pack of cards Two
children in turn are selected from
among those seated.
! They 20, one 10 each table, and when
| the signal is given race In opposite di-
rections round the chairs till they re
| turn 10 their original starting point at
I the tables. The cards are hastily
placed In the box, and hurried search
| is made 10y each Of the two children
! for picture cards
! The four kings, queens and knaves
must, when collected. be deposited on
tray that has been placed in another
part of the room as a winning post.
Tie FIRST to accomplish this wins. The
successful competitor returns to his
seat. the loser yacateS his and is then
out of the competition.
The last two to remain in the game
are proclaimed king ana queen Of
! Christmas and receive prizes, while the
third is Jack the knave. He gains a
funny BOBBY prize. 1t is amusing to
dress the royal pair in regal robes.
crown them and present scepters.
They may march at the head of the
guests and sit together on draped and
gilded thrones.
Crowns of cardboard covered With
gold paper may be prepared for king
snd queen. a very grand scepter may
be made by fixing an old tennis ball
by means of sealing wax on to bam-
boo cane and covering the whole with
silver or gold paper or going over 1t
with gilt paint
The herald., 1914-12-17
OLD FASHIONED KABAK.

An old fashioned game which is al
ways amusing at the Christmas gath.
rriug Is xabak I'm this absurd pas
time the leader says to the one who
sits ri his right hand. My ship mas
come home from China:" The other
then asks. What has 1t brought youE
The leader makes reply. ~ fan.
ThcrrUpou with his right hand he
makes gestures rs If tanning himself.
The next player then takes the place
of the leader IN stating that his ship
has come nomc from China. The ques
tiOns and answers are repeated as be
fore until the second player is also
engaged in tanning himself.
In this manner the round of players
is made. and at the end all ar indus
triously working an imaginary fan
with their right hands.
The leader then begins the second
round with q similar remark. from
whien is evolved the fact that he has
received two fans. and he illustrates
this by tanning himself with both
hands This. IN turn, makes round
of the company until all are waving
both hands 10 ana fro
The leader then begins the third Sc
ricS. making three fans in fancy by
swayng his right foot back and forth
Then ne includes the left foot. Final
ly the head Is nodded The effect of
whole company engaged in Swaying
their hands, their feet and heads is al
together ludiCrouS.
There are many Christmas amuSe-
mcnts which depend for their fun on
the failure of the players to perform
any designated task. Such, for exam
pie. is that where each person with
blindfOded eyes tries to draw the out
lines OF pig. Often the unfortunate
subject of the sketch will have an eye
in its side and q tail on its head, with
a general appearance unlike anything
else In air or on earth.
The herald., 1914-12-17
REV. r. M. BROWN RETURNED.

The many friends of Rev. II. VI.
Brown who has been associated with
the Methodist church here during the
past two years, were jubilant when
they were informed through the press
that Mr. Brown would be returned to
the Algiers church for two more years.
The congregation here have learned to
love Rev. Brown and his enthusiasm
in his work has been in a sense so con-
tageous that the congregation has been
in better shape than it has been for
many years. Preparations have been
placed on foot during Mr.. Browns two
years stay for the building of a new
church and it is stated that during Mr..
Browns present stay of two years he
will succeed in his efforts.
The Methodist congregation are
pleased at the conclusion of the con-
vention at Shreveport The other
ministers who formerly were in AL
giers the following dispositions were
made as to their future stations: Rev.
j. NJ. Foster to Amite City: Floyd
Vaughn to Franklin, La; III. S. Johns
to become the chaplain of the State
Penitentiary at Baton Rouge; H. n.
Dodson goes to Lake Charles, La; w.
n. Parker becomes the president of
Vanderbilt University; ]. NJ. Henry to
Ruston, La; Rev. r. II. Wynn becomes
the president of the Centenary College;
Rev. j. w. Booth to Merryville, La,
and A. ]. Gearhard is transferred from
McDonoghville to the Louisiana Ave.
nue. church and he is succeeded by
Rev. T. V. Peters.
The herald., 1914-12-17
HOLLY BERRY CONTEST.

A contest adapted for children Of
any age can be played with the loose
berries which drop from the holly
when the Christmas green's are swung
into place. Gather up the little red
fruit, and when the game is to be play
ed give each child a dozen berries, q
glass tumbler and two match sticks.
The youngsters should be seated
around a large table When the signal
IS given each child begins to lift his
holly berries with the dead matches
and to drop them into his tumbler.
The berries must not be touched with
ones fingers under penalty OF foul"
The boy or girl first to call out "All
in"-that is, that all his holly fruit has
been dropped in the glass-is the prize
winner
The herald., 1914-12-17
Charter
or lKOPlCAL ICE COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
hat 81, IA,

Or lROPICAL ICE COMPANY INC
Chiied states OF America, State of Louisiana
farlSh OF Orleans, City of New Orleans
be 1t known. That on this l4th day of the
month OF December, in the year of Our ord
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fourteen,
and of the Independence of the United States
OF America the One Hundred and Thirty.
Ninth, Before me. Philip Joseph Patorno. a
notary public, duly commissioned and ouali.
ned IN and for the Parish of Orleans, and in
the presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons hereinafter named
and undersigned, all residents of the CITY OF
New orleans, and all Of the full age of ma
Jorlty, who severally declared that availinp
themselves of the laws of the state of Louis.
iana and particularly of the prc ,isions of IN.
ACT No. I67 OF the General Assembly of 1914
b,,ia 70 tne formation OF corporations. they
nave eovenanted and agreed and by these
presents do covenant and agree, for them.
serves, their successors and assigns 10 form
themselves INTO corporation and body poll.
NC Tor the objects and purposes, and under
the stpuations following.
article The name and title of this cor.
poration shall be The Tropical Ice Comnanv
INC, ana under this name it shall have pow.
CT ana authority to corporate existence and
continue tor a period of ninety.nine wears
from the date hereof, and shall have and eyer.
else Tor the purpose of the business 10 he
carried on by it all the powers conferred bv
Id" on similar corporations, including power
10 make and use corporate seal and the same
10 break or change at pleasure to contract
sue sue ana De sued IN its corporate name. to own
' noId' receive, purchase, ALLEVIATE, lien. con.
Vey, mortgage, hypothecate, pledge or o,ber.
wise cucumber property both real and person.
al; to name and appoint such Officers. man.
ayers, directors, agents and employees it deems
necessary; the said corporation 10 aco,,;ro
and establish such bylaws, rules and re1,,la.
tons as may be necessary and proper, and
the same to amend, alter and abolish AZ nie,.
sure and generally to do and to perform ali
such acts as may be proper and necessary
to carry out and execute the purposes NJ ~,
corporation. u '"''
Article 1.-THE domieile of this eor,o-,.
The herald., 1914-12-17
HOLLY FOR SANTA.

A frOlic on the order Of the ever pop
ular donkey game is always In order
for a Yuletide gathering of young folks.
Vary the picture little to suit the oc.
casion and offer prize to add zest to
the struggle If the shops are not at
hand to offer inspiration for the new
version of this contest, any one with
some little artistic skill can draw a
picture of Santa Claus on a square of
muslin and color with tinted chalkS.
The youngsters are blindfolded one
by one and are sent TO pin spray or
bOlly in Santa's hand. IL is, OF course,
the one who comes nearest to accom-
plishing this feat who wins the prize.
a copy OF some popular Juvenile story.
The children who stick their holly
sprays farthest away from tSe mark
may be condemned TO perform some
funny stunts. For instance. they may
draw imaginary reindeer in the air
with the index finger in the presence
of the rest Of the company.
An amusing Christmas trick is to
make a small star upon the wall with
a piece Of white chalk. One by one
the players kneel upon the floor at a
distance of about two feet from the
wall and with arms folded. behind the
back bend forward and try to kiss the
mark. With a tall player the distance
might have to be a little greater. but
with players of an average height two
feet from the wall will make It very
difficult TO succeed. and the arms must
on no account be unfolded- Prizes may
be awarded successful players.
The herald., 1914-12-17
IVY AND HOLLY.

Very little people will enjoy a rimed
pastime called ivy and holly.
Chairs are arranged In two rows, and
the children sit facing each other. One
youngster begins with some adventure.
as Holly and Ivy went out to party"
The child sitting opposite must COM
plete the rime with another coupet,
for instance. Holly and Ivy came back
hale and hearty"
Indeed, there is no reason why the
pastime should be entirely relegated to
the kindergarten. On account of the
rapidity with which the rimes must
be thought up the older boys and girls
will find it amusing too.
For pretty search game which
young children as well as the school
going boys and girls would enjoy at
Christmas parties, cut several hundred
little holly leaves from green tinted
paper and hide them in the festive
rooms.
At given signal the young people
scamper off In search Of these SYM
bols Of the season. The youngster find
ing the greatest number Of them In the
ten minutes allowed for the search
should receive some inexpensive prize
decorated with design representing
holly.
The herald., 1914-12-17
MUSICAL THIMBle HUNT.

Even the very small children find
nunt the thimb!e q delightful game.
The home folks may play 1t with the
Youngsters or they may play 1t when
other Christmas fun runs low.
One OF the company hides the thin
BILE. while the one who Is to hunt for
II leaves the room. When II is prop
erly hidden some one sits at the piano
and plays. and the one who Is to hunt
Tor II comes In. Not a word is to be
spoken. but when the hunter is near
the hidden thimbie the piano music
must be loud, and when he goes away
then the music must be low. 1t Is
much more fun than the old way of
calling "hot" and cold"
The herald., 1914-12-17
The Optometrist
Is The Eye-Strain
Specialist

astigmatism ard muscular trou-
bles as though they were some
form of eye disease, but they
are no more a disease than is A
small ear or large nose. 1t
follows that the layman often
does not know that these condI-
tions are caused by a faulty
shape or false position of the
cyeball, which condition renders
vision unsatisfactory or painful.
Much Of the suffering due TO
eye-strain could be relieved if
the one SO afflicted would con-
suit the Optometrist, who is
now being recognized by the
world as the exclusive Eye
Strain Specialist.
That the reader may more
fully understand the exact sta
tIS Ot the OptOmetI ~ and that
he may know that he is the log
ical one to consult when III
doubt about vision and glasses
the following statement is made.
UF N'pAOlHtNllSs II no" ItCOV-
nizcd 10y law in 50 States as the
one trained in the art Of deter.
mining the visual status of the
human eye and the neutralizing
of its abnormal conditions with
lenses. while the physician is
the medical specialist in eye
diseases. Therefore. the Optic.
metrist is the Acknowledged Eye
Strain Specialist and the maker
of glasses, being especially fit
ted for filling prescriptions for
glasses because of his enforced
technical training in optics as
specifically applied to the cor
rection OF visual defects.
Note-The public is cautioned
against patronizing door-to-door
eye-glass peddlers as well as
the so-called cut-rate bargain"
advertisers. II is unwise TO
take chances with any but an
established optometrist.
The herald., 1914-12-17
WATCH OUR CLASSIFIED COLUMN
EVERY WEEK. THERE MAY BE A BOX
OF CANDY, A THEATRE TICKET, OR
SOMETHING MORE VALUABLE FOR you.
CHARTER

OF UNITED DRILLING COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish of Orleans
Be 1t known, That on this 14th day of De-
cember, in the year of Our Lord One Thou.
sand Nine Hundred and Fourteen, Before me.
the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, duIy
commissioned and qualified, and in the pres
ence OF the undersigned witnesses, personally
came and appeared, the several persons whose
names are hereinafter subscribed, of the full
age of majority, who declared to me that.
availing themselves of the laws of this State
relative to the organization of corporations,
and more especially of Act 267 of the Acts OF
l9l4, page. S2l, of the legislative Acts of this
State, and Act 232 of 1910, page 3o3, they have
covenanted and agreed, and by these presents
do covenant and agree for themselves and
their successors and assigns, to form them.
selves into a corporation and body polite,
The herald., 1914-12-17
Congressional Library.

The Congressional Library building
was finished in 1897 at a cost of s6..
$4,000, exclusive Of the land, the
price of which was s5S5,OOO. The
collection Of books and pamphlets in
the library is the largest in the west.
ern hemisphere and the third finest
In the world, numbering. in printed
works. charts, manuscripts, etc,
100000 volumes.
The herald., 1914-12-17
Music Of the Future.

London has listened to a futurist or
chestra composed Of whistlers, thun.
derers. crackers, gurglers. murmur.
ers. rattlers. roarers and buzzers. To
get an idea OF what it must have been
like sit in a New York apartment
house neighborhood in the open win
dow season while all the tango music
machines on several blocks are in full
hast---New York World.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05
Topeka Letter
By our special corressp ondent

BY our special cOrreSSp ondent
The several party councils met on
Tuesday, and adopted their party
platforms in accordance with the
primary law. There was a marked
absence of any friction in the Rep
ublican meetings. Mr.. Gafford being
animity. The platform adopted by
that party re- affirmed the doctrine of
protection, took advanced ground on
all questions of the day and criticized
the Democratic party for their claims
of extensive tax reductions which
they failed to carry out. The only
fight worth mentionin in the Dem
ocratic party came on the prohibit
tory plank. W. F. Sapp and w. w.
Rose, former mayor of Kansas City,
made strong speeches against the
adoption of this plank, but it was
finally adopted, and the administra-
tion stands committed to national
prohibition. If they had done other
wise it would of been direct slap at
the Governor after his speech at In
dianapoliS last summer, in which he
claimed to have been the only simon
pure prohibitionists in tie previous
election. This was a hard pill for
the old time democrats to swallow,
and it is really predicted that it will
throw thousands of votes to Billiard,
the independat democratic candidate,
who is avowedIy for resubmission.
There was never moments ques-
tion in the Republican meeting on
the planks for national prohibition
and national suffrage, both planks
receiving tumultous round of cheer
ing when read before the council.
William A White, the High Priest
and Prophet of the Progressives
Henry Allen, candidate for Cover
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05
MARKET REPORT

Kansas City Stock Yards, August,
81, 1914. Choice to prime killing cat
tie sold steady last week, but declines
ranging from 10 to 25 cents caught
the balance of the killing grades.
Stock cattle sold 10 to % cents higher
and feeders steady Native grass
steers sold 10 to 15 higher Tuesday
and Wednesday, getting some assis-
tance from feeder buyers. The sup
ply today is $4,000 head, and the mar
ket is about steady with some weak
spots. Stock steers are Is to 25 high
er, and feeders are strong, with more
buyers from the country looking for
cattle here today, than any previous
day this fall. A year ago today the
cattle supply was $4,000 head, and
this week last year made a new re-
cord at Kansas for any market I'm the
world in receipts of cattle and calves
in calendar week. Prime Missouri
steers brought 80. 35 today, with
a number of second grade steers at
SO. IS to s101O. Middle class steers
sell at So to $3.50 Illinois feeder
buyers paid IS 80 for 1850 Ib. native
grass steers today. Straight feeders
of quality, weighing 1850 lbs. sold at
$500. Steers brought up from Texas
this spring brought 81 so, lib lbs, to
killers. Stock steers like the ones
that changed hands last week at S7.00
to ST. 35 brought S7.25 to 81 65 today.
Good general rains last week helped
late corn, and insured fall pasturage,
and the strings of country buyers
riding about the yard today suggest
ed the busy days of one year ago.
when SO many cattle from the parch-
ed area were aSsim ulated by buyers
from the rainy belt at Kansas City
Receipts of quarantine cattle are 43
cars today and quality averages COM
mon. Steer sales range from So. % to
$3.50 and cows bring "a. so to 5000
overrunning the estimate nifty per
cent: Order buyers took several lots
at 50. 25 to 1885, after which there
was lulI till packers got ready to
move, when the balance of the hogs
sold largely at SO. 10 to 50. 30, the mar
ket called 10 higher. Every portion
of hogs anatomy is selling at good
profit to killers, with the exception
of lard, and while killers feign reluc-
tance to pay present prices, it would
surprise no one to see values work d
little higher during September.
Lambs declined around IS cents last
week and sheep lost 25 to 40 cents.
Local receipts we're moderate, and
losses here were not as severe as up
river markets which had larger sup
plies. Many lambs were forwarded
to Chicago from St. Joseph and Oma-
ha last week, which will have to sell
at still lower prices this week, ac-
cording to today's reports. Receipts
here are 8400 today, no good lambs
here, some medium class light Utalfs
at S7.15, with the feeder end around
S6.65. Choice western lambs would
bring 81 so and best feeders s7.O0~=
Ewes are worth up to $5.25, weth--
ers S5 40.
J. A. Rickart,
Market Correspondent.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05
Dictagrarns

The eggs were not very good, so he
ordered sausage. From bad to wurst,
as it were.
A St. Joe paper is called the Eye"
but it is published only twice per
month. That's long time between
winkS.
If there is anything in name Mr.
Neiswinter ought to be careful to
keep his on straight at least part of
the year. But how about summer
fallowing?
Some timid candidates shy awfully !?
at the mere mention of a third term
{when asking for the first) but the
thoughtful voter, having regard for
service, realizes that experience costs
no more than inexperience (often
much less) and gives him more for
the same money.
There are many who do not pre-
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36TH YEAR-NUMBER 27

nor, and Victor Murdoch, ex-repub-
lican congressman and candi late for
q. S. Senator dominated the Pro-
gressive meeting, but no new issues
were developed.
The socialist and prohibition meet
ings were not well attended, and de-
veloped the usual formal proceedings
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05

German chemicals are needed and
the amount of ''sugar" remains the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05

tend to know what time may bring
forth nor what future conditions may
indicate as the best plan for all con-
cerned. A modest and prudent res
traint in forecasting the years to
come does not shosy a want of wis
dom nor lack of patriotism.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05

same. However, there's no telling
what may happen. A hint to the
wise ought to be plenty.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-05

The gentleman chasing around in
the rear of the lady every time the
couple turns a corner seems rather
silly to Old ST. The jungleweed is
just about as deep and dangerous on
one side as the other