Show ww ww L 1 for handy bous and girls G to make and do cwm haw by A NEELY HALL j SIMPLE SPINNING TOPS with the odds and ends to be found about the house bouso a boy has material for makins making a ireat great variety of interesting tops the top shown in fig I 1 la Is a splendid spinner it la Is made of a pencil a cone shaped piece cut from a spool and an empty shoe polish can the dotted line in fig 2 indicates how the end of the pencil sticks through a holo hole in the shoe polish can then through the hole bole in the cone cond shaped piece of spool tho the pencil point crould be blunt fig 7 shows how tho the cone shaped it Is cut from a thread spool first saw the s pool into halves and then with a sharp jackknife taper one half from froin tho the end down to a point at tho the center tho the hole through the polish can must bo be located in the exact center to make the top balance properly to ond ind the center place tho the box bottom down upon a of paper and with IL a pencil mark a line around it cut tho the paper along the circle that will give elvo you a piece of tho shape and size elzo of tho can bottom fold the piece in half then in half again tho the othes other way fig A 4 open it up and tho the intersection of the two folds in dilated by dotted lines indig 3 will be the exact center with the center located place the piece of paper upon C pouts 3 4 list first the bottom then tho top of tile the ean can and punch a bole through the center benter of it and the can with the point of oc a large nail jarrea increase In creaso a the size of the hole enough so eo it will a admit the pencil point this top is spun in the manner shown in fig 1 hold the pencil between your hands with kalmn together and slide your hands bands bachand back bac kand and forth this will twirl the pencil in one direction then in the opposite twirl the top in this way tor for a second pr or two then release jt R BO 0 as to cause edits 8 it id 16 alro drop 6 upon its point upon a level wood surface the top shown in fig 5 presents a curious appearance while spinning tho the spiral design upon its disk seem ing to change its form As as it 11 revolves A pencil a cone shaped piece cut from a spool and a cardboard disk 8 5 7 are required for this top fig 6 shown tho the pencil fitted into the ph piece ot of spool and fig 7 shows how the cone shaped piece Is cut from a spool the spiral design in fig 8 is of just the right size tor for the disk cut it out aut along its outer edge mount it upon apon a piece of heavy cardboard trim tho the cardboard even with its edge and pierce a hole through tho the center for tho the pencil to run through glue the disk to the cono cone shaped piece of spool spin this top in the manner described for the top shown in fig 1 wheels from a worn out alarm clock make splendid small spinning tops rhey ahey may be spun upon a piece of cardboard held in the hand and by by tilting the cardboard luet just right it is possible with practice to make them glide over the surface in any direction by drawing a track upon a piece of cardboard ard board with an opening on one side aide great tun fun may inny bo be had by starting the top fop in the center and then tilting the cardboard SO as to cause the top to spin through the opening na fie thi th track and around tho the track by DOROTHY ddrothy PERKINS PERKIN 8 A GIRLS HOMEMADE TELEPHONE this Is not the kind of telephone the big boys make no indeed that kind would be entirely too difficult tor for ft a ort to undertake and it would be no better as a play telephone than the 2 J simple one I 1 hayfi described and fillip grated for you below A one pound corn can or a can ol of equal size should be obtained for each instrument A tomato can will do but bul it la is rather large and awkward to hold and therefore will not serve thal th purpose as well it if you will examine elamin the ends of a preserve can you will discover that one end Is smooth ahll the other end is not the smooth end is the bottom and the other end the top has a hole cut in its and a piece of tin sold soldered sied over that thal hole this end of the can with the center piece of tin removed forms a splendid mouthpiece for our telephone the center piece of tin la is easily removed all you have to do is place the can with this end down in the flame of a gas burner for an instant to melt the solder and the piece will drop out hold the can on the end ol of a large kitchen spoon then you will not burn your fingers the ragged edges of athe the opened end of the can should als also be removed L and be aas jy berv aig ri t can 1 I in t abo fl flame of a gas burner until the BPI or which holds the end la in place h hns his is melted when a few taps th tho edges edea 4 with a kitchen spoon will vill caaso ca a so s the cut end to drop off olef 1 4 the a of the can having the full of e nr ig gm m must st be covered with paper A piece of the tough brown paper now so generally used for wrapping is good covering material dampen the paper then stretch a piece of it over the end of the can bring the edges down over the side of the can and bind them securely with half a dozen or so turns or of thread mg fig 6 5 heavy linen thread should be used tw for the telephone wire carefully pierce a hole through the exact center of the drum head bead of each telephone instrument with a pin slip an end ead of the thread through this hole and aad make a knot large enough so it will not pull out pull the knot close up against the inside of the drum A chair makes an excellent ent telephone booth as you can see by figs I 1 and 2 it can be enclosed on all sides aides and the top it if you wish to make it like a real telephone booth by fastening a side aide stick to each side of the chair binding its bower end to a front log leg with string then extending expending a shoot sheet or pother ther piece of cloth from these SO 0 to the chair back and across the chair back and fastening a piece over th the top another piece of cloth fas e Y 6 v bened to the edge of the top covering to drop down over the back will complete the telephone booth fig I 1 shows how the telephone wire la Is fastened to the chair back bach with a short piece of string wherever you make a turn with the thread the thread must be kept from touching by supporting it la in a |