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Show A Fairy Tale. Than wss once a fairy, ns I've heard tsll. Lqoc nnd lone nno. , , . . .., Wbj lived In the heart of a bright blu. bell. Lone nnd lontc ago. They say she only crept out at nigm Lonp nnd long ngo, , ... , Anil curled her hair by tho firefly's light. 1 wonder If that Is so. Bhe wove her a veil ot purple mist. Long nnd long ago. .,. That melted away when the Sun KIni kissed That fairy of long ago. If you steal out nt cm ly dawn. Tney say. but who can tell? That the self-same fairy may not be po.lt To the henrt of the bright bine-bell. Tou ma find her weaving the purpi mist. As she did In the long ngo. ... , Weaving and wnltlng there to bt. kisser. If you nnd her, pleaie let me know. How to Make a Box Kite. Boys and girls, and even grown-upc, have learned that thero Is fun at kltt flying from early spring until lati fall. Ono thing that has helped thoj rat. MJ to learn this 1b tho flying qualities at the box kite. Everybody who cons for outdoor fun should know how tbjs ta mado. Here aro directions thjt anyone can easily follow: Tho four corner posts should be about two and one-half feet long ni,d as light and slender as you can whittle whit-tle them. Four Inches from each evd of each pleco Is cut a llttlo notch for the biaces to rest In. Tho four bractj ore whittled down tho same size aj the posts, and aro about twenty inchej long, Each end of each braco if notched to fit over tho post. The notch in tho end of a brace and ti notch in a post como together. Nov take two strips ot thin, strong papv Ave feet long and nlno Inches wldi. Fold over ench edge as If for a haU-Inch haU-Inch hem to guard against tearing. Now, whllo someone holds up the focr posts, set the braces In place and Uo light cords around tho wholo franco right at tho ends. There! Tho framo is up. Uas draw tho paper snug about It, Just Inside In-side tho cords, and pasto tho ends together. to-gether. When tho paste Is dry take off the cords. Tho brldlo should Ue thrco feet long and tied tightly ut each end to two posts eight lnchts from their ends. In the middle of tK brldlo tie the kite lino. After you learn how to mako a kito ot this slzo you will enjoy raajc-Ing raajc-Ing a much larger ono. Theso kitwa fly well even In u light wind. A Lesson In Astronomy. Here Is a trick which will surprlso tho wholo family. Tho next tlmo you eat a boiled egg moisten tho rim not merely tho edge, but all tho raised port of your plato and placo the empty egg shell on tho wot surface Tho shell should be broken off ovtp-ly ovtp-ly all around, so as to form a little cup. Now, If you hold tho plate up and tip It slightly, tho egg will not moroly lido, but spin, along tho rim and by continually altering tho inclination anglo ot tho plato you can mnko tbo hell spin all tho way around It. I do not mean that it will spin rapidly, llko .'NterfjKPawL. j u-fcj5CjiaaaBBai.. val Spinning an Egg Shell, a top, but that as It goes around tho plato It also revolves, slowly, about Its own nxlB in tho samo direction. Now thlB, you know, Is Just what the earth does In traveling around tho sun, so hero you havo an easy nnd pretty lesson In astronomy nt tho breakfast table. It Is not exactly nlco to muss with one's food, but In this caso It may bo allowable to mako a daub of egg yolk in tho contor of tho plato, with rays streaming out all around, to ropreoest the sun. Two "Stunts." See If you can do tho following two stunts, boys. Takt a dollar, stand It uprlisht oa the table, take n pin in each hand, and, catching the dollar firmly between be-tween the two pin points, lift It up In the air and keep It balanced there for half n minute at a time. inko un oniinary coik nnd plncu a needle in it, point up. Take a pleco of common paper about two and threc-qunrters inches long nnd slightly over n third of nn Inch wide. Fold the paper length-whe length-whe and crosswise, t-o as to find the exact center ot It. Now unfold the paper, smooth It out well, slightly bend two diagonal corners upward, thi roFt tho center of tho paper on tho needle point. If you plnco It properly prop-erly It will balnnce perfectly. Next, stretch your open hands about tho Iaor, quite close but not touching it. Immediately tho paper will begin to rrvohti, the bent from your bands causing It to turn. Questions Answered. Having asked someono to writo on n sheet of paper a question that might appropriately bo answered by "Yes," "No." "Perhaps," "Probably," "Of course," or something of that sort, yoa fold tho sheet and put It into an ontelope. which you seal with wax. It Is a good lden to hnvo Rovoral such letters written by different persons. Tbn tin letters nro opened, nnd In en hb, under tho question, Is found tho answer, "Yes," "No," etc. It makes a ratter neat trick, you sec, nnd this Is ho-7 you do It. You furnish the sheets of paper, on each side of which you ha,(7o already written ono of tho an-suors, an-suors, not with pencil or Ink, but with a atrong solution ot common salt, wijch leaves no visible mnrk. Always wrlto tho answer at about th same placo on tho sheet, and see that tho question Is written n llttlo hltfher up. Now you must fold tho pa-pr pa-pr and put It Into tho 'envelope In Buch a wny that your Invlslblo answer comes exactly under the point of tho flap of tho envelope, that Is, under tho sosl. Seal tho envclopo very thoroughly, thor-oughly, letting the wax on tho en-volopo en-volopo catch fire nnd burn a llttlo, for It 1b tho action of tho heat on tho invisible in-visible answer that makes it visible Idea for Girls. The closo link which binds girls together to-gether during tho brief years of their school Ufo Is often snapped altogether as thoy gradually drift apart In after llfn. An endeavor might bo mado to koop Uio girls In touch with ono another, an-other, and In this way friendship foimcd in girlhood might remain unbroken, un-broken, and glvo pleasure to thom In later years. A pleasing Idea was hit upon in n school In Germany, n letter baing sent to ono girl, who In her turn wtB to send It to someone clso, and so on a kind of "snowball" system. Each girl receiving this letter was to wrlto a letter about her life since sho left her particular school. An Amusing Picnic Game. New nnd novel is tbo picnic game. To begin with, only ono should bo lot Into tho secret, as, If all know, It would bo no fun. Supposo tho hostess is tho one familiar with tho gamo. SLe then commences by announcing mat alio proposes to give a picnic, nnd thnt It dcpendH upon whnt her guest!! or ng whether they will bo allowed to come or not Each must furnish two nrtlcles of food. Sho then nsks tho person nearest her "Whnt will you bring to the picnic?" pic-nic?" if tho uniiio of neither of the artli'lcs the plnycr mentions com-menees com-menees with tho Initial letter of his or her Christian or surname, the hostess siiyK the player cannot go, and Immediately puts tho question to tho next person, nnd then nil tho wny round, nsklng ench, "What will you bring to the picnic?" For example, suppose one girl's name Is Mary Smith, nnd that her donation Is candy nnd broad. Then sho cannot go, for neither of her names commences with C or II; but If sho took sandwiches nnd macaroons sho would bo doubly welcomo, for M nnd S nro both her Initials. Should tho tnko sugar nnd crnckcrs sho could go, for ono of her names commences with S. It Is very amusing whon all but one or two hnvo found out, and they some times havo to bo nsked over and ovot ngain until they Anally dlscovor whj thoy aro not wanted. With Pens and Pencils. A great many Ingenious balancing tricks hnvo been Invented, but UiIb Is ono of the best becauso it Is two balancing tricks In one. It Is dono with overy-dny nrtlcles and no preparation, prepa-ration, nnd Its appearance, whon complete. com-plete. Is surprising. All you need is a string, two Jack-knives, Jack-knives, two long lead pencils and two pens nnd holders. Stick tho knives obliquely and firm- I Pens and Pencils Dalanced. ly into opposlto sides of ono pencil near its point nnd stick tho pens in tho samo way Into tho other pencil. Mako a loop In one end of tho string and fasten the other end to a nail in tho top of tho door frame. Insert tho point of tho first pencil into tho loop nnd balanco tho other pencil on Its point on a flat placo which you havo mado nenr tho other end of tha first pencil. Whon tho balanco is perfect you may carefully set tho wholo affair turning nbout tho string, and It will continue to revolve for a long time. |