Show i handicraft FOR S I 1 ault BOYS J L AND GIRLS L f I 1 ay D a A NF NEMY NEELY ELY HA HALL L and n dd DOROTHY OT PERKINS NS f va copyright by A neely A WIRELESS TELEGRAPH INQ ING SET PART 2 the first thing to consider when acting ing up a wire wireless leBs receiving bet act to Is the iho accini this should bo be supported at least 30 feet above the ground n aund at ano end and should bo be CO 60 feet or more in length pig fig 1 shows an arrangement tor for nn an aerial ot of six strands and fig 2 shown how the end connections aro are mado made C C A F fi 0 any wire but steel or iron not smaller than no 16 other baro or insulated may bo be used for tho the Bt strands rands rind tho the end and spreaders A fig 2 roay may bo be any light strong poles dolob 6 5 foot feet long in emulators eula tors o must bo be set in fix between the spreaders and the ends of tho the wire strands 13 fig 2 and tho the strands must lo be fastened 12 inches apart ordinary porcelain cleats fig 3 mako make good insulators tie tho the supporting ropes 0 of tho the aerial fig 2 to screw eyes placed at tho the ends of tho the spreaders and then fasten tho the ropo rape stays 1 I to them and to tho the spreaders so no tho the spreaders will not become bowed fig 6 5 shows a good pair of at telephone receivers with headband head band it you cannot afford a pair you can got get along A JA CONDENSER SILICON DETECTOR buning COI L UND with a n single receiver fig tf 6 shows the kind hind of 0 switch to buy a single polo double throw switch this switch must bo be placed outside of tho the window to provide tor for disconnecting the aerial when tho the receiving sot act Is not in operation as a precaution against lightning fig 4 shows the wiring diagram ono wire from the switch must bo be grounded also as shown outdoors the receiving bot must bo be grounded and this grounding can bo be taken caro care of by connect connecting im a wire to a radiator or plumbing pipe with tho the receiving properly prepared and act et up and a good aerial with its lendin lend in wire perfectly insulated you should be ba ablo able to receive from commercial stations at a distance of at least a hundred miles and from all amateur stations in your vicinity the two telegraph codes morse and continental must be learned because both aro are employed though tho the morse CODES MORSE A v 7 7 1 7 7 1 V code to Is the ono one in general use the two are shown in tho the diagram of fig 7 you will notice that in the caso case of many characters tho the arrangements arrango menti aro are similar the dots doto of the codes will be heard through tho the receivers as short buzzes tho the dashes as long buzzes As there Is great difference in the equipment of at wireless sta tiong your codr instruments Instrument a must bo be tuned before you can receive a mes sago eago by slowly sliding the sliders of the tha tuning coll coil back and forth and occasionally casio easlon nally ally adjusting the wire resting upon the place of silicon of tho the duac tor antil the tha buzza are heard A wastebasket WASTE BASKET basker shirtwaist BOX AND SHOE BLACKING CASE IN CRETONNE on account of tho the simplicity of the construction of 0 cretonne cro tonno covered fur liture there ate ata all sorts of which a girl can make for hor her own room and for mothers tho the waste basket in fit fig I 1 la Is made out of a soap box ono on end d of the box ns no shown in n fig 2 for 1 i the open obion top of 0 tho the basket and null nail the ho cover board in place to enclose tho the side fig 3 the next stop Is to cut several strips about nn an inch and one half wide and nail them around tho the top edges as aa FL a finishing band tack tho the outside cretonne cre tonno on first then tho the iti inaldo ettle lining lap I ap tho the era tonno tonne over the top edgo edge and cut it so BO that about an inch will turn down all around then than conceal the edge of 0 tho the cretonne cro tonno by lapping tho the lining over ever it tho the lining may be of a n plain colored cambric tho the shirtwaist box shown in pig fig 4 la Is mado made of a box of at tho the right height to slide saldo underneath a bed and at pair of handles aro are screwed to each of 0 the two long sides so it may bo be pulled out from either side of tho the bod bed A because tho shirtwaist box must bo be shallow it to Is well wall to make it long having procured tho the box it Is only neco esary Roary to fasten it strap two ancho wide along tho the center of tho the open top from end to end tor for tho the bingo strip A fig 6 and hinge a hoard board each side of it for tho the covers 11 II 11 rig fig 0 that completes tho the carpentry it will bo be easiest to cover tho the box before tho the hinge strip and covers have boon been put on and to tack the cretonne on the hinge strip and covers before fastening them in place tho the handles and the castors cantors go on last have you a shoo blacking cos case in your room very few girls do own one yet it Is in an a of great importance I 1 por tanco to tho the girl who la particular about keeping her shoes tidy fig 7 shows a practical little blacking case ily making the top removable tho the in bide of at tho the case may bo be used daod na as A ro for cans and bottles of brushes and rags and by padding the under side and covering it with cretonne cre tonno the top may be inverted aft er cr use and the blacking case thus converted into tho the attractive footstool shown in fig 8 ilg fig 9 shows how four short abort legs lega should be nailed to the corners ot of a square soap box with tho the tops pro ejecting just enough to allow for tho the thickness of at the cover and fig 10 shows allows how tho the cover boards should be fastened together with tho the crais strips A and how hew a triangular block 11 ifould io nailed to lt it tor lor a rest to push the shoo against in covering tho the blacking COBO case it to ili best beet to omit the libido lafido lining |