Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 277, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 November 1910 — HELPFUL HINTS. [ARTICLE]

HELPFUL HINTS.

A neat paperweight for a Christmas gift may be made by taking an old gold watch and removing the works. Then fill the case with ordinary concrete, such as is used In making railway retaining walls and bridges. Any foreman of construction will gladly give you sufficient'concrete If you go to some place where' that form of work is being done. After the concrete hardens It may be dislodged from the watch case and the works replaced. Young housewives who have bad hick with their first pies and find that the crust cannot be broken or cut simple scientific calculation win show you how to lay out a sundial for your locality. This dial may be carved in the top of the pie with a cold chiseL If you have more than one pie make several sundials and sell them to landscape, gardeners. Do not throw away the lawn hose which you used last summer. Paint It with gilt paint and cut it into proper lengths to frame pictures. A handsome pair of ear muffs for a Christmas remembrance may be made from the crown of your husband’s new plush hat. Sew these together, inserting a piece of wire bent to make them hold their shape. Then with w sharp knife cut out a hole targe enough to permit th* insertion of the CHF.