Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 194, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1916 — CHILD’S “BANK” EASILY MADE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CHILD’S “BANK” EASILY MADE

Article of This Description Will Inculcate Habits of Thrift in the Little Folks. There was never a time when it was so important that the little folks should save as many of their pennies as possible, and we give a sketch of a “bank” for this purpose that they cap quite well make for themselves from an old cigar box. Some quiet fun and amusement will also be derived in preparing the bank and in decorating It it has been completed. First of all cut a slit in the lid of the box for the coins to pass through. Not too large, or else you will be able to get the pennies out again, and then they will soon be spent. Next nail the lid securely down, and then cut out pieces of white paper to fit the sides and top of the box, and paste them in their places. When the paste is quite dry you can draw animals or butterflies or anything else you fancy, and then color them with paints or chalks. Another good way of decorating a “bank” of this kind is to save all the old postage stamps, soak off the paper

and then gum them all over the box until it is entirely covered; or, again, a very pretty box can be prepared with cigar bands used in the same manner.

“Bank" for the Little Felka.