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Show HiiiiiiB Rural Nocturne. Olil the cricket And the froK. Jn the grans niu. In the hoc IIow their ripply mmlc vnotl.es onol How their Kliulno.no chorus smoothen oncl IIow tho l.nl.ioiis nrtxc To salute the nlRht-Kiirbed sklest Just the cricket And the froir. In the ernas nnd In tho hots. Wo will havo no cares to burden, Where tlio thlnus of nnturo sing, Hut n holy qulot renin u, Wlicro tlio nlRlit blnla softly wing-In wing-In and out the HleepInK verdure Of tlio hctlKe nnd tlio treeHi And the snored tlicmo Is wnfted In, to lull us, on the breeze. Thero tlio kluo In slumber huddle. And tho fowl linvo pono to rest, And sweet nnturo neem to nourish All thliiRS llvlns it her bremt: Strong, full-tliroiitt-d comes tlio music From tlits trccH nnd from the bos, And tho le.idors In tho clurns Aro tho cricket nnd tho trogl Oh! tho cricket And tha frog, , In tlio rnss and In the boR pw thetr ripply muslo soothes one! How tliolr gladsome chorus nmootliei onol IIow the iiiiIpoiih nrlno To fiiluto tho night-garbed skies! Just tlio erlckat And the frog, In tho grass una In tlio bog. How to Make taper Roses. Can you mako paper rose's? It Is quite easy, and costs scarcely anything. any-thing. First buy a cent's worth of whlto or pink tissue paper for tho roso, and Eomo green for the stems. Cut tho paper pa-per from end to end In straight lengths of about four Indies wide. That dono, cut tho Bllts as In Fig. 1, about ono Inch apart. Then got a hatpin nnd roll tho pa- t I r 1 Fig. 1. Cut paper like this, per round It front tho corner of each Bllt to tho center, as In Fig. 2. A shows how tho pin should bo on tho top of tho paper aa It Is commenced. com-menced. n shows tho paper na It is being rolled round tho pin. C shows tho pin still In, but tho paper pa-per 1b rolled ns far as It lms to bo, D Is how It should bo Jnst before tho pin Is taken out. When nil tho dlf- Fig. 2. Showing how to curl tho paper, fcrcnt petals havo becti curled roll tho papor round u taper tightly, as In Fig. 3. When tho papor Is rolled round, fix It by tying a pleco of cotton tightly round tho wholo stem. Add enough petals to make a good-sized roso. Then cut a narrow strip of green paper pa-per about an Inch broad, and twist It round the atom, or taper, beginning from the roso end and finishing at the if. , R0ac J Fig. 3. The petals ready to curl around tho stem, other with a twist of the paper to keep It from undoing. You only nave tn bend tho stem gently so aa to make It less stiff, and tlo them up In a bunch, when you have made flvo or six, with some pretty ribbon rib-bon that matches. ' You will bo able to mako them aftor very llttlo practlco with hardly any trouble and they nro very useful for decorations at Christmas tlmo. Boy Weavers of Persia. Boys from 8 to 12 years old do a great part of tho carpet and rug weaving weav-ing In Persia. They nro very deft. Having been shown tho design nnd coloring col-oring of the carpet thoy nro to work, it ho boys rely on tliolr memories for the rest of tho task, says tho American Doy. It Is very seldom that you will see on any of tho looms a pattern set beforo tho wotkorp. Tho foreman of. a loom la frequently n boy of from 12 to 14. Ho walks up and down behind tho workers calling out in n sing-song manner tho number of stitches and tlio colors ot tho threads to bo used. Ho secma to havo tho design imprinted imprint-ed In his mind. A copy ot a famous carpet now at tho South Kensington Museum Is being mndc. Tan doslgn and the coloring are unlquo, but tho boys who are working on tho copy aro doing It without tho design beforo them and at tho rato ot from thirty to thlrty-ftvo stitches a minute. Nothing but handwork Is employed In tho manufacture ot Persian carpets and rugs, and none hut natural or voge-tablo voge-tablo dyoa nro used. This, accounts for the superior quality of thjo .Peraian products. ' ocr' t of tho beautiful dark bluo uyo used In tho older days hOR boon lost. Air and Water Test. Fill a glass with water and, without removing it from tho vessel In which you filled It, stand It upsldo down under un-der tho wnter until ou are ready to use It. Now tako an empty glass and turn this directly mouth downward ln'o he same vcsBel or wier and no matter how hard you press It down- ll wnrd no water will flow into it, for It fl la not really empty, as you nt first sun- ll posed, it Is filled with air, which jfl takes up room, nnd this must flow out iH before water can enter It. Now, koep- 'H Ing tho flrst glass, which Is filled with jH wntcr, mouth downward, rnlso It near B tho surfaco, though not abovo tho wat- iB or. Now, carefully turn tho glass of ll air under tho water so that Its mouth fM communicates with the mouth of tho IH water-filled glnss. Slnco ar Is lighter ' H than water the air from tho lowor vos- ' H sol will flow up Into tho water-filled ' B glass and tho water which was In tho glass will flow down Into tho glass B which had contnlncd the air. It tho B glass whlcu contnlncd tho air had con- B talned oil, which Is lighter than water, B the same experiment could havo. boon B performed, nnd the uppor glasa would B have received tho oil.' H The Doll Fisherman. B This la an odd method of'catchlng , fleh, which la used In Borne sections B of tho country, It consists ot a Jump- lug-Jack, or small, Jolntod man, whoso , llmba nro moved by Jerking a Btrlng jH When a Fish Is Caught t'sssl attached to them. This llttlo figure IH is fastoncd to n stick, which Is so- B cured In an upright position on a ' B float mado of a pleco ot board. Mssssi Through a holo In tho float la passed' ii B the string attached to tho flguro, and .. B tied securely to this aro tho hook and B lino. Aftor tho hook la baited the ' H float Is placed on tho eurfaco of the B water, and tho llttlo man, standing up- H right, Is left to wait In patlenco. , H Presently a fish attracted by tho H bait, comes nenrer tho surface, seizes H tho hook quickly and darts downward, '' H pulling the stilng and making tho lit- M tlo flguro throw up its arms and legs , , H na though dancing for Joy at having ' H pci formed Its task so well. Tho ca- , B poring of Jnck is tho signal to his inns- , B tor that a fish has been caught and la ' HBVJ struggling to free itself from tho hook. ' HHB This manner of fishing la necessarily ' BjBH confined to quiet bodies ot water, such HHB as small lakes or ponds; for In rough HVJ weather poor llttlo Jnck would bo up- , HBB set. Tho Illustration shows how to v BBVJ rig tho "dancing fisherman." , IBB Conundrums. HB When was beef the highest It has BBB over been? When the cow Jumped ' BVJ over tho moon. BBB How do wo know that the cow Jumped over tho moon? Dy the milky BBB way, BBB What Is a soldier's definition ot a BBB kiss? A report at headquarters. BBB Why do some preachers need no urn- '. BBB brella In going to church on a rainy BBB Sunday? They will be dry when they BBB get Into tho pulpit. BBB ' What state la round at both ends BBB and high In tho middle? Ohio. BBB or like emblems of Christianity? They BBB do to one another as thoy would that men should do unto them. BBB I tromble at each breath of air and , ; BBV jot can heaviest burdenB bear? Wat- , B BBb Why are two girls kissing each oth- : Why Is n mlschlovous boy llko a hot- ' tlo of patent medicine? When taken lH must bo well shaken. fBVJ Of what trade aro all presidents? . B Cabinet makers. i BBl The Swimming Fish. ' &Bl Bj B 'k ' BB BBBBMB&HBSiBmBBB bbj Cut a fish out or stiff writing papor. ;H Mako a round holo In tho center and BBj from thero a narrow channel to tho ' iBBj tall. Lay tho fish Hat on tho water i without wotting tho upper sldo. If you jBB put u drop of oil In the hole tho flsb jBB will swim without being touched. BB Dolls' Box. fB Take a cardboard box, larce or small jBB as desired. Covor with flowored wall- ' iBl paper, lusldo nnd out. Attach covor to ItBK box with gurter elastic, Lhado of tho IB flower on papor. Gluo back edge of fiBBl rover to box so as covor will stay up mBB when box la open. Gluo strip ot el as- BBl tic to cover lusldo, for hat, etc. Mako a doll's outfit and lay Instdo box with IBVJ doll. A smnll pleco of looking glass '-.nBfl might bo Insertod on lnsldo of cover It BVJ liked. These boxes are vory nice to . RBI give a little girl at Christmas, and can M KVJ be made at home at small cost. Any rf HBl kind ot figured thin cloth might bo a 'H usod If ono doos not havo paper, but , n ' WM paper la best. Uso paste to stick the ' fr liuVj papor or cloth on with, as It dries out t ' rl.9B best. .-. JBBA |