Show rI r I 0 0 D O Target Shooting Figure 1 shows the target cut out of cigar box wood A circular piece is first cut about one inch in diameter and eight small round pieces of ot cardboard cardboard card card- board with the num numbers ers 1 to 8 on them are mounted on toothpicks and grouped around It at even distances the other ends of the toothpicks are th then n inserted in the ilie sides of th the i n 0 FiJI lar piece of wood The target itself is fastened to a stick of w wood wood od about eight inches long fastened to a stand as shown in the picture The gun consists consists con con- of a paper tube which Is made by winding cardboard well covered with glue aro around nd the stem of a lead pencil When it is dry a piece about five inches long is cut off At 1 Inches from one end we make an incision incision in in- about two inches long cutting down to about half the thickness of the tubes See Fig 2 2 Figure 2 shows how a piece of whalebone about six inches long is inserted inserted inserted in in- acting as the propelling power of the gun gun You shoot with a wooden peg about 1 1 inches long fitting loosely into the barrel of the gun To give it more weight and strength we insert a carpet tack tacIt as shown in Figure Figure Figure Fig Fig- ure 3 To shoot hold the gun with the right right- hand pulling the the whalebone back with the index finger and inserting inserting inserting insert insert- ing the peg As soon as s the index finger releases the whalebone it springs forward and forc forces s' s the peg out To aim well wen hold the tube in I such a way that the whalebone spring points poInt downward Balancing Cup on Knife Point If the subject of too much coffee drinking making one nervous and unsteady unsteady unsteady un un- steady ever comes up at your breakfast breakfast break break- fast table here is isa a little trick by which you youcan can prove with your own 4 s. f.-s.- The Balanced Cup coffee cup that you are not nervous and have got a steady hand Get Get a cork squeeze it within the handle of your cup as sh shown wn in the drawing Then take a fork and stick it into the cork so that two of its prongs Ue fe on oti either side aide of the ban han l. l i sure to fix the fork in fA such auch ch hij V l' l S op i It h a 3 position as to Insure its handle coming com com- Ing under the cups cup's bottom I You Yon have now fulfilled ono one of the laws of gravity which will permit you 01 to balance your cup on the point oia ofa ofa of oi a knife if you arc aro careful about one thing thing find find the exact place on the cups cup's bottom on which it will balance Your hand should be very steady and must not tremble a particle or orthe orthe orthe the the- cup will slip off because its bottom bot tom Is usually glaz glazed d and very smooth The same result may be obtained obtained obtained ob ob- by us using ng two l knives instead of the fork It would not be wise to fry try this balancing balancing balancing bal bal- feat teat with any coffee i in your your cup on OIle the first fist attempt Aquarium Ink Trick There are many tricks which may maybe maybe maybe be done with ink but perhaps the sImplest simplest simplest sim sIm- and sand one of the m most t interesting is the ink aquarium trick Present a glass full of ink to the view of of the spectators then prove that it is inky ink 1 by dipping a visiting card lard in f ft it t and showing the card Now announce that there are are live fish in inthe inthe inthe the tumbler that just thrive on ink an and t you will prove they are there by changing the ink to water water water-so so that the onlookers may see see them Throw a handkerchief over the glass so as a to entirely envelop it it repeat repeat re reo peat an incantation and then suddenly y whisk the tha handkerchief away The audience will be very much astonished astonished astonished as as- to find the glass filled with water clear as crystal with several fish swimming about in it The trick is performed yin in this way Get a piece of thin black rubber cloth and line the inside of the glass with it it then tie He a black thread to the upper upper upper up up- per edge of ot the cloth Attach a little button or bit of cork to the end of the thread overhanging the tumbler as shown in the drawing Fill the glass with clear water and introduce several fish live ones ones ones' if r The Trick Explained you yon can possibly procure them but if not toy fish will serve ser though the trick will hardly bo be so effective The ink test with the visiting card cardis is accomplished by means of a confederate confederate confederate con con- federate who is in the audience and who hands you a car card which is marled marked marked mark marl ed with ink on one side As you dip the card into the tumbler you contrive contrive contrive con con- to turn it around and the audience audio audi ence then sees the black side thInking thinking thinking think thInk- ing naturally that it has just been immersed immersed im im- mersed in the ink The startling change from ink to water is effected by pulling out the rubber cloth by means of the attached thread and button when the handkerchief is whisked away Some practice Is needed needed needed need need- ed first in order to do this without spilling the water in the glass but after you have tried it several times you w will find n. n find that the cloth may be removed without spilling a a. a drop and that you are in possession of a very clever trick Some Indian Names A A wood ran raVen raven 1 Musquash Musquash-A A muskrat The The mink The The toad t The The he h hawk awk v Q The The wolf Moween The Moween-The The bear The The weasel I The The The white throated spar VOW row The The red squIrreL L J. 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