Show for handu bous and girls to make and do Kt CM by A neely hall by A NEELY HALL SIMPLE SPINNING TOPS with the odds and ends to bo be found about the house bouso a boy has hae material for making a great variety ot of interesting tops tha top shown in fig I 1 to Is a splendid spinner it to la 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 hole in the shoo polish can then through the he hole in the cone shaped piece ot of spool the pencil point should be blunt fig 7 shows bow the cone shaped piece la Is cut from a thread spool first saw the spool into halves and then with a sharp jackknife taper ono one halt half from the end down to a point at the center tho the hole bole through the polish can must bo be located in tho the exact center to make tho the top balance properly to und alia center place the box bottom down upon a piece of paper and with a pencil mark a line around it cut the paper along the circle that will give you a piece of the shape and size of tho the can bottom fold the piece in half then in halt half again th the e way fig 4 open it up an and d tho the intersection of the two folds indicated by dotted lines in fig 3 will be tho the exact center with the tha center located place the piece ot of paper upon 17 3 4 first tho the bottom then the top of the can and punch a hole through the center ot of it and the can with tho the point of a largo large nail increase tho the size of tho the hole enough so eo it will admit the pencil point this top la spun in the manner shown in fig 1 hold tho the pencil between your hands with palms together and slide your hands back and forth this will twirl the pencil in oue ono direction then in the opposite twirl tho the top in this way for a second or two then release it so its as to cause cacao it to drop square upon its point upon a level wood surface the top shown in fig 6 5 presents a curious appearance while spinning the spiral design upon its disk seeming to change its form as aa at i revolves A P pencil nell a cone shaped piece cut from a spool and a cardboard disk 7 are required for this top fig 6 shows the pencil fitted into the tha piece ot of spool and fig 7 shows how tho the cone piece la fis cut from a spool the spiral design in fig 8 la Is ot of just jual tho the right size for the disk cut it out along its outer edge mount if it upon a piece ot at heavy cardboard trim the cardboard even with its edge and pierce a hole through the tha center centek for tho the pencil to run through glue clue the disk to tha cone shaped piece of spool spin this top in tho the manner described describe for the top shown tn in fig 1 wheels from a worn out alarm clock make splendid small spinning tops they may be spun floun tipon a piece of i cardboard hold in the hand and by tilting the just right it la Is with practice to make them slide glide over the surface in any direction iby by drawing a track upon a piece ot of cardboard with an opening on one I 1 side eldo great fun may la be itz bad d by ing the top in the center and then i tilting the cardboard so as to cause the tho toy top to spin through tho the opening I 1 inn in the track and around the tracts by DOROTHY PERKINS A GIRLS HOMEMADE TELEPHONE this to la not the kind of telephone the big boys make no indeed that kind would be entirely too difficult tor for a oft to undertake and it would be no better as a play telephone than ithac the A 2 simple one I 1 have de described and lulux grated for you below A one pound corn can or a can ot of equal size should be obtained for each instrument A tomato can will do but it Is IB rather large and awkward to hold and therefore will not serve the purpose as well it if you will examine the ads ot of a preserve can you will discover that one end is smooth ahll the other end la Is not the smooth end Is the bottom and the other end the top has a hole cut in its center centea and a piece of tin soldered over that hole this end of the can with the center piece ot of tin removed forms form a splendid mouthpiece for gilr our telephone the center piece of tin 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 bolder and the piece will drop out hold the can anthe on the end ol of a large kitchen spoon then you will not burn your fingers the ragged edges of the opened end or of the can should also bo be removed and the aas test lost way to do this is by j holding the can in the name flame of a ga gas Is burner until the solder which holds the end in place has haa melted when a few taps upon the edges with a kitchen spoon will causo cause the cut end to drop off fig 4 the end of the can having the full opening must be covered with paper 4 4 0 A piece of 0 th the tough brown paper now so BO generally used tor for wrapping paper 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 turna of 0 thread fig 5 heavy linen thread should be used tor for the telephone wire carefully pierce a hole through the exact center of the drum head of each telephone instrument with a pin slip an end of 0 the thread through this hole and make a knot large enough so it will not pull out pull the knot close up against the inside ot of the drum A chair makes an excellent telephone booth as aa you can see pea by figs 1 and 2 it can be enclosed on ali all sides and the top it you wish to malco make it like a real telephone booth by fastening a side stick to each side ot of the chair binding its lower end to a front log leg with string then extending a sheet or other piece of cloth from these sticks to the chair back and across the chair back and fastening a piece over the top another piece of cloth fastened to the edge of the top covering to drop down over the back will com pleto the telephone booth fig I 1 shows bow tho the telephone wire to la tautened to the chair back with with a short piece of string wherever you make a turn tum with the thread the thread mu must a t b be 0 kept from toucie tou cUe any object by supporting it la in a baital lar iju manner |