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48 Woodcnft Ifmial lor Olds enough to reproduce the pattern on the other which she carries. If she can do it at 75 feet she has wonderful eyes. Down even to 70 (done 3 tunes out of 5) she counts high honor: from 70 to 60 counts honor. Bdow that does not count at all. Honw Star or Pole Star Each competitor is given a long, straight stick, in daytime, and told to lay it due north and south. In doing this she may guide herself by sun, moss, or anything she can find in nature— anyth'>..g, indeed, except a compass. The direction is checked by a good compass corrected for the locality. The one who comes nearest wins. It is optional with the judges whether the use of a time- Diece is to be allowed. Hoatile Spy Hanging from the jtem-Tx>le is a red or yellow handkerchief. TJus IS the Grand iv.edicme Trophy of the band. The Hos- tilc Spy has to capture it. The leader goes around on the mormng of the day and whispers to the various members, " Look out— there s a spy in camp." At length she goes secretly near the one she has selected for spy and whispers, "Look out. there s a spy m camp, and you are it." She gives her at the same tune some bright-colored badge, that she must wear as soon as she has secured the Medicine Trophy. She must not hide the Trophy on her person, but keep it in view. She has aO day tm sunset to get away with it. If she gets across the river or otner lunit, she wins and they must pay an agreed ransom for the If she 18 caught, she loses and has to pay a ransom for Tree the Coon -rJ'^'u.'^,^" founded on the familiar "Hunt the Ihimble. We use a littJe dummy coon; either make it or turn a ready- made toy rabbit into one, by adding taU and Uack mask, and cropping the ears. Sometimes even a littie tag ball with a faa painted on it. All Uie players but one go out of the room. That one places the coon anywhere in sight, high or low, but in plain view: aU come m and seek. The first to find it sits down silently, and