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Show Two Lively Contests. For a Jolly contest a bottlo partly flllod with water, and a generous supply sup-ply of thin nails. Have each guest writo down on a pieco of paper or a blackboard tbo number of nails ho thinks It will take to mako tho water averflow. Each guess should havo tho namo of tho gucsscr written beside It. Wlion nil havo guessed, tho hostess begins dropping the nails, ono by one, Into tho water. When tho flrst water runs over tho odgo sho stops; and tho varloja guessos are exnmlncd. The boy or girl whoso prophecy hits or comes closest to the real number of nails wins n point or a prlzo. For another lively sport socuro a long-necked vaso or pitcher, the opening open-ing of which is Just largo cnougn to admit a peanut. Qlvo each player three peanutB, nnd hnvo him (or hor) clrclo tho room threo times nt a good pace Each tlmo In passing tho vaso tho player attempts to drop a peanut Into tho vaso. Tho boy or girl "landing" "land-ing" most peanuts wins tho point |