Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1916 — HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS

By A. NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS

1 (Copyright, by A. Neely HalL)

BIRD BATHS. *Flg. 1 illustrates a battery of four pan tubs. Get four saucepans five or six inches in diameter, and make a frame for each of Just the right size so the rim will rest upon the upper edges (Fig. 2). By lapping the strips as indicated. A, B and C can be cut of equal length. Strip D must be enough longer to provide for nailing the frame to the post support. Fig. 1 shows the homemade filling device, and Fig* 3, 4 and 5, details of its construction. Side strips A of the framework are 11 inches long, 1

Inch thick and 2 inches wide; and’ the cross blocks B and C are inches long—B of the width and thickness of strips A, and C a piece of 2 by 4. This framework is to be slipped over the end of a clothespole; therefore, in assembling its parts, fasten strip B at the right distance from C so a clothespole will fit snugly between them. Cut blocks D (Fig. 5) of the proper size to make the opening of the right width for the pole. Fig. 5 shows how a can Is flattened on Its sides to form a spout,, for the filling receptacle, and how holes are pierced through opposite sides for a carriage bolt, by which to mount the can. Bore holes of the diameter of

the bolt, through strips A near their open ends, and through two blocks E. Blocks E form washers to keep the narrow top of the can centered, so the bottom will. not strike strips A when being Inverted. Tig. 4 shows how the cord for inverting the can Is attached Jto the spout, passed beneath, and down through a screw-eye screwed Into block B. The duplex bath in Figs. 6 and 7 has a pulley arrangement for raising and lowering it. Fig. 8 shows the framework for holding the pans. The lengths of the strips A and B will be determined by the size of the pans;

and the length of blocks C by the Bize of the post support, which must fit loosely in the center opening formed by them. Screw a screw-eye into the center of the top edge of strips C. • ■ After slipping the framework over the post support, staple a pair ol clothesline pulleys to opposite sides of the post, near to the top, on the ■gsatfe nrtder~«xr the screw-eyesin strips C; then tie ropes to the screweyes in stripe C, run them over the pulleys, and drive nails into the post near the base to faßten the rope ends to when the framework has been raised.

HARMLESS PRANKS FOR APRIL FIRBT.' Nobody objects to being fooled on April first, providing the prank is free from every element of danger that might result in personal injury ot damage of some sort During the early morning, the clock J 9 probably the most looked upon obect in the house, Therefore, if it develops an extra pair of hands overnight, the abnormality is not likely to escape anyone. Figure 1 shows a four-handed clock, and Fig. 2 how the extra minute hand

and hour hand are cut out of black paper. Paste the hands In place. One of the most surprising and annoying things for father or mother to discover is a fresh crack across the corner of one of the large panes of window glass. You can make a perfect imitation of a broken window pane by gluing a piece of cotton wrap-ping-twine to the glass in the manner indicated In Fig.-3. Put only a touch of glue here and there, where you make a turn with the string. I have never known this deception to fall, even when the person examining the window has stood but three feet away. Quite as startling as the "broken" window pane is the sight of an overturned ink bottle upon one’s writingdesk. The ink bottle used in this

prank must be empty, of course, and the spilt Ink must be represented by a piece of black paper placed so as to extend up to the mouth of the bottle. You will have the Job of cleaning up after playing the paper-shower win-dow-shade pi'ank, but never mind the work, you will have had your fun. Take down the window-shade roller from Its fixtures, unroll the shade, scatter paper over the unrolled portion (Fig. 6), then roll it up again, and replace the roller In Its fixtures. Father or brother may be greatly excited upon seeing a stick apparently running right through the crown of his every-day hat (Fig. 7), but this prank does no damage in the least, because the upper end of the stick is sawed off (Fig. 8), and only a needle runs through the hat crown, to join the two pieces. The flutterer shown In Figs. 9, 10 and 11 may be mailed in due time to

be received on April, first. By having it come by mail no suspicion will be aroused. The flutterer consists of two ’rolled-up pieces of paper, folded over, and connected by a rubber-band. Letter "April Fool!” upon the pieces. Twist the papers in opposite directions, until the rubber-band is twisted very tight Then place between the folds of a sheet of note paper, slip the paper into an envelope, and seal, Upon, removing the paper from the envelope, the flutterer will Jump about very lively until the rubber-band is entirely unwound, when the person receiving it will be able to read the "message.” *