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Show 1 1 Th Lattar. They Ml tha lira and fairies cam. Tn dance In flylns etnaka of flam. They drew tha aurlalna and th. day Knttrrd lha room rilvlna and lay, KHII In har rainbow dawn dtnnilaa; With robe of rnaa and imilhT'l. And silver hood nf morning, mill lrarn down to hide hsr golden eyee. And thare waa ona ratna In with har, SVhlte-wtnsri. a dainty msasenser. A llilla page from l.nvea own court. And lotely ni of you ha brought, Mf fairy lrlnra an rar away. far away front fairyland. I And It hard to understand That I shall ae your ! to Hay. Tha morning only walla for you Ta make It perfect . . . how that blua Unclouded color af tha sklee Hetntnda tna nf your graal, ulna eysa. And that red roae-cup fult af rain Wekee draama of your dar mouth, and Tha (lint a soman like your hair. fh, miracle of Joy and pain. To hold you In my arma again? Kratu "Halnbowa." by Ollva Cualanrs. Music Pram Bottles. For boys and tT Iris who have a good ar for mnslo here la a novel Instrument Instru-ment that they may easily naka, and an thai will nam no and of wonder and talk. Strang to tar, you make It of II Tha ottla Organ. triply wine holt lea anil Iwo old broomatlrka. l-ay ona stick on tha backs of two rhalra and tha othar on tha seats, which will leave la or 20 Inrhea' spare between them. The rhalra rnnat ba place) with their backa toward aach other, and nearly aa far apart ai tha broomatlrka are1 Ions. Now auapeud tha bottles from tba atlfka, nlna bottlee from each, by meana of strings tied to tba neck. Mora or leaa water la then poured Into tha bottles to make each Klve a noto In the music scale, and Ibat la where tha good ear for muale cornea In. When the holllea have been tuned properly, tha Instrument will ba ready to ba played on. and thli la dona by meana of drumsticks. (Mass tiimhlerti ate aomellmaa uaed la a almllar way, but the bottle device la decidedly mora novel and atrlklnir. Tha notes are exquisitely aoft and melodious, and tha music tliay make la delightful. Of course tha "Instrument" "Instru-ment" mitat be made and played by some one who haa a knowledge ot music-. Dlac Puuia. Who tan arrange these twelve dlsra In all straight llnea to that the numbers num-bers on the dlara In each of the tlx 0 llnea will add up tn Jual 2? Where the all llnea i rons each other tha dlac at the point of crossing la. of rourae, counted aa being In both llnea, A Little Jap In School. l)o you know how many lettera the Japanese alphabet uontaina? Forty even. Think of It! And. bnaldea. there are ever ao many word signs, aome standing for a word and others for a whole sentence, which the little Japanese buy or artrl mint learn to know peiiiH ll). When the young "Jap" goes to school In the morning ha leavea bis sandals outside tha door. Then he goes In. Imwa very low to the teacher and takes hi place beside tha other children. That la. he squats down upon a floor mat and begins to study with a book on bla knee. A very queer hook you would thluk II If you could sea It, for It begins at the hark. In mead of the front, and the lines run up and down the pago, Instead of across, aa yours do. Tba lettnrs are curious too. Very much like the Chinese charartera wa see on packages of tea. When ha learns tn write he dues not use a pea, but a small brush with a fine point Neither Is bla Ink like ours. Rather Rath-er II Is what we call India Ink. It la quite hard and comes In a long slick, Tu use It he first pours water upon a flat stone and rubs his Ink In It. Then lie dips In hla brush and copies the letters which lha teacher haa made upou the blackboard. Ills paper la not smooth, hut quite rough and porous. He has a very easy time when he comes tn arithmetic. He does not have king tables or pounds, shillings and pence, and he knowa nothing about avoirdupois and Troy weight. He does everything by tens and he counts upon hla Angers. Then, too, ae haa the sorohan. and be doea all hla sums on It. It Is a great frame, with wires running from top to bottom. On the wires are large wooden buttona. and It la only necessary neces-sary to novt these aliout to do any Ban be wishes. Chicago Chronicle. Skates Mads of Olaaa. ratlral Inventors have been ax-parlmenting ax-parlmenting oa skates for years past, and one of tba latest results la a akata made of glaaa. hardened by a recently-discovered recently-discovered process to the conelstenry of acfl. The entire flair la of thin substance, the iiier pur! rem -milling a slimier, uu.n In-hind -vlth a tpW leather "lace-up" heel-rap. Among revere! advantages stated are that they are much faster than steel blades, and ao extremely slippery that they will run almost equally well over rough, enow-covered Ice as upon atnonth. and also glide easily over Inequalities, In-equalities, broken talgs, and other obstructions. ob-structions. They are made very sharp, and. owing to their extreme hardness. It la Impossible to blunt them: and. unlike steel skates, they never want grinding, and cannot rust. These "crystal skates" are really artistic In appearance, being nearly transparent; the substance haa. also, while In the liquid state, bean previously colored. They have been privately tested. A famous skating champion tried a pair recently at a l-ondon rink, using mahogany-colored ones to avoid notice, the time being hardly ripe for exhibition exhibi-tion A private trial was made In I'arls at an Ice rink, exclusively hired for the occasion, several ladiee among them a celebrated lady Con. tlnental skater-taking part: their skates were colored blue, crimson, brown. c. to match their costumes A Pretty Party Trick. The old fashioned clay pipe haa a little knob oa tha underside of the stem, near the bowl. What this Is for no one seems to know, and perhaps If you have such a pipe to blow bubbles with you will want to get rid of the uaclese knob as soon aa poa-slble. poa-slble. Now. If you try to knock It off with a hammer you will probably amaab tha pipe and leave the knob fast to tha biageet fragment. The proper way Is to ask a friend to Insert his Anger Into the bowl and to hold the pipe with the stem slightly Inclined and the mouth end reeling on a smooth table. Then lay an Iron rod or a piece of pipe item two or three Inches long on the table so lhat It points to and along tha stem of the pipe and projects a little beyond be-yond Ihe edge of the labia. Then strike the short rod or pipe stem smartly with your hand and aend It over the table and up lha stem of tha pipe until It strikes Hie knob and knocks li off. You may not auccced the Brst time, but keep on until you do. It Is easier than It looks, and makes a very pretty parlor trick. A Darting Dragon. To make this amuslug toy get a number of pieces of thin wood, each one three or four Inches kng. half an Inch wide and not much thicker than the wood of a cigar box. Arrange them as Id the picture, pivot them with a short nail wtth a large bead, and arrange the dragon traada out of a large piece of thin wood) aa shown. Ily pulling Ihe thumbs .nto the hole shown at tha other end, and working work-ing these handles as you would a pair of scissors Ihe dragon will dart back and forth. The end pieces, or bandies, must be Inrge enough to pormlt of making the holes for the thumbs, ae shown. A body to the dragon may be madi of light colored ekith or cat Ico. The nails for the plvota must be malleable so they will bend over after being driven. Hsn and Mouss. A new kind of a mouse trap Is told about In a recently printed story. The trap Is alive, and consists of a hen In a certain barnyard, thai Is very active In catching mice around the barn and henhouse. Hhe would spring on a mouse, carry H off In her beak, play with It lust aa a rat does and Anally peck II to death. Junco Is True Snow Bird. The name of "snow bird" Is applied to a variety of birds which appear In winter In the colder climate?. Tha real snow bird, however, la Ihe Junco. Its breast Is a soft gray, with the underside un-derside white. The bead, neck and back are slate color and the outer tall feathers -shite. It Is a beautiful litis lit-is creature, and Is the best known of . any bird to which Ihe favorite name of snow bird Is given. Our so-called white snnw bird Is really Ihe "snow bunting." or "snow-flake." which Tho-reau Tho-reau calls the 'true spirit of the snow- ' storm." they are ao rkisnly associated I In the mind with the whirling, driving snow. Ribbon Trick. If w fasten a ribbon, aa ehowa In the cut above, and hold the ends In tha hands, It will be apparent that the scissors will not b able to cut Ihe tie. But the teat may be easily accomplished by passing the loop B Into the ring C and then slipping It along ihe scissors the ribbon will com wtthla Ihe range of the cutting itir-facee itir-facee and the band will be divided? After a little practice lb trick may be easily performed. Instead of getting get-ting any one to hold the enda of the ribbon they may be fastened to lbs table or to a chair. Shadow Buff. This game, If well played, la great fun. A large white sheet Is first hnne aecurelv on one sine nf tha mom and on a table, aome distance behind, a very bright lamp must be placed. Then the playera take It In turn to alt on a stool facing lha aheet, whlla the rest pass behind, between him and Ihe lamp. Aa the shadows are thrown on Ihe sheet tho sitter haa to guess who the shadow represents. This Is more dliricult than many people Imagine, because you may disguise dis-guise yourself In any way, or make absurd grimaces or gestures, whirs makes the guessing far harder. A Few Word Don'ts. Here Is a list of words and phrasal In common use that boya and (Iris should avoid. They may he easily r membered. Don't say: Cluess, for suppose sup-pose or think; fix fur arrange or prepare; pre-pare; ride, when you mean drive; real good, for really good; not as I know, for not that I know; try an experiment, experi-ment, for make an experiment; abt don't read well, for she doesn't reiiij well: party, for person; posted, for In tuimrd; depot, for station; stopping, for staying; like I do, for aa I do. Conundrum. What is the beat string to lead a lady with? A string of pearls. When Is lovej like a chicken bone? When hidden In tha breast Why doea our Christmas dinner represent rep-resent Aala? Because It glvea us Turkey. Tur-key. Why are confectioners ao muck aought fur? Ilm-auae they servs kisses. What tradesman are always on strike? Htone cutters. When are forts Ilka griddle rakes? When battered. Huge Chinas Top. Chinamen In Astoria, Or., amuse themselves wtth a huge top made out of an empty white lead keg. A aquare opening la rnt In the aide, and It takes three men to spin It one to hold tha top and two to pull the string with a atick which seta It In motion. While aplnning It sounds Ilka the whistle of a ateamer, and can be heard three blocks away. Siting Him Up. Askltt What la your private opinion of that man Uppson? Knoltt -He reminds me of an agg. Askltt Oh. a bad egg, eh? KnolttNot necessarily; but he's too full of himself to hold anything else. "LET'S SNOWBALL ORANDPA." PINO HIM. |