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BOYS OF LONG AGO.
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LYSANDER.
Lysander had crept away from the house to watch the fleet sail for Sicily.
He was rich orphan left in charge of the State, and, as he watched the fleet of one hundred triremes-lovely ships with three banks of oars his heart ached
"Lysander strained his eyes to see the flag on the akip."
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for love of them. He was scholar; the old Greek, under whom he studied was dry as the books he pored over, and, to Lysander, as uninteresting.
was a
THE CHINA MAIL.
The WENDY
HUT.
A MESSAGE FROM THE HUT GARDENER
Pretty Bulb Bowls. The Hut Gardener has per suaded Dressmaker to let him write to you this week, Children, because he wants to tell you how to make pretty bowls for indoor bulbe.
Any tin or jar will do. The big round bowl shown to the left of the sketch started life as a
ed for a moment in the early cake-tin, which the Hut Cook had morning breeze, Lysander beheld discarded! Give the tin a coat of a quail painted upon it.
THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.
Making A Clothes Horse.
Here is a useful household
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1930.
TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.
The picture beside last week's puzzle showèd a letter and a card.
article you can make from one The letter was F, and the card was an ace. You only had to join
and-a-quarter by one-inch battens,
of which you will require two and the two together to make the hidden word-"Face." Full solution:
in half feet.
Saw the four uprights to al length of three feet, and each cross-bar to a length of, twenty- one inches. Plane on all sides. Now take one upright, and, with your square and pencil, mark the position of the three slots as shown in the second diagram. Saw down on the lines to a depth of half an inch, and, with a chisel, remove the wood not required. leaving each slot smooth and clean. Treat the other three up- rights in the same way, and "Well," said the chimpanzee, round the top end of each as chewing a bunch of bananas, "Ishown in the diagrams. hear those human beings are up
THE CHIMPANZEE HAS A NOTION.
The ends of each cross-bar
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Number
8. Little fish
5. Hidden word
8. To help
Across.
11. British Dominion (abbreviated) (S.A.).
(Two). (Dab).
(Face). (Befriend).
12.
Roman numeral
(iv).
13. Pronoun
(Us).
14. Give up
(Resign).
18. Dispose of for money
(Sell).
20., High mountain
(Alp).
22. Devour
(Ent).
21. Amounts paid
(Payments).
Down.
1.
Small casks
(Tubs).
2.
Not on
(OF).
3. Famous Scottish river
(Dee).
4. Resting places
(Beds).
(Arise).
7. Polite
(Civil).
9. Organ of hearing
(Ear).
10. Woman In a convent
(Nun).
15. Catch sight of
(Espy).
(Glen).
17. Head covering
(Cap).
19. Possessive pronoun
(Ita).
(La).
29. Preposition
(At).
Here is another easy one. A letter and an object are
J
sketched, and these should readily suggest to you a common English word which is hidden, as usual, in the puzzle.
E
to another stunt, they have form- must now be halved, as shown ar ed a society."
A.A. to a depth of half an inch, "What for?" inquired his com-and a deeply countersunk screw- hale made through each end as at panion, a large ourang-outang.
"Oh, sort of protecting their B. native flora and fauna," answered Take two of the uprights and the chimpanzee, "and I was think-fit three of the cross-bars in ing it would be a good plan to place. The diagram in the lower an Animals Friendly right-hand corner shows how start Society."
these parts fit together. Use "What for?" again inquired his brass screws, about five eighths' companion. "Well, for protecting of an inch long, for fixing. Hay- the sheep from the wolves, the ing done this, assemble and screw
so on.
"A quail," he muttered. "The black enamel inside and out, hav-enakes from the kookaburras, and together the parts of the other ship of the great Diomedes, and ing previously rubbed off any dedicated to the Goddess Athena. I know that bowls of wine stand upon the deck, and soon Diomedes will dip his golden cup into them and make offering to the gods. Then all the people will pray, and, at a given signal, the to ship will slide away-away victory."
Silence fell on the immense crowd that watched with Lysan- der for the signal, and out of the red and gold ship flew a quail— the tame quail Diomedes kept in the folds of his garments near his heart. Lysander saw it, and he understood the horror that Diomedes must feel at that-mo- ment. His quail, his emblem of victory, was deserting him before he left his native shore!
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With a cry, Lysander chased the bird as it flew over his head, and caught it. Dashing to the shore, the boy sprang into a boat and was rowed in all haste to the red and gold ship where Diomedes was waiting.
"Boy," said the general, as the frightened quail snuggled close to his heart again, "Ask me a boon and I will grant it."
"Take me with you," murmur- cd Lysander.
a great Now. Diomedes was man and he knew that much
would be forgiven him. So when
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So it was arranged. Notices were strewn about the jungle in- forming the inhabitants that a meeting would be held. Next day a motley crowd of wild beasts met under an oak, The president spoke amidst a spontaneous beat- ing of hoofs, flipping of tails, and other joyous demonstrations. "1 have called you all together," he Baid, "with the intention of form- ing "The Kind Kreatures' Klub," here he paused and puffed nau- his seating smoke rings from hideous pipe.
"Any suggestions," he roared
3ft
and lean.
suddenly. A spider monkey rose, long
Your home-made clothes horae will look quite pro- fessional if you follow very carefully Carpenter's instructions.
rusty patches with sandpaper, and
"I suggest," he hinnied, "move
An old cake tin, a stòns jam-jar, and a little brown honey-pot; all decorated to
form pretty buld bowls.
your cumbersome form a little, side. Fill in all the screwholes, Ernest Elephant, so that I may and chisel off the filling flush with glimpse the speaker.
the surface of the wood. Rub "Continue," growled the chim-the uprights and cross-bars with panzee. "I sadjest the practice of fine glasspaper.
in installing monkey glands To make the hinges, obtain a humans be prohibited," whined piece of webbing, one and a half inches wide and fifteen inches the monkey.
"So it shall, by the glands of my long, and cut it into four pieces. gland-father!" There was a stir Fix two of these to the uprights|·· of satisfaction. "It would be well just below the top bars, and the to take note of our meeting, bro-other two below the bottom bars, ther Hippo-my-Thumb. Ned, you as shown in the first diagram. donkey, take a quill from yon por- The top right hand diagrams cupine, and jot down our words of show how these pieces of webbing wisdom in horse-code.
jare arranged one above the other, "Can there be affection, com- and how they cross over from
are in peril," said back of the other, and vice versa. radeship, and home life, whilst the front of one upright to the
The Hut Carpenter. Mickey, "There is infection at the Zoos, our brothers in captivity
our lives
Horrified
6. Get up
16. Valley
21. Old-fashioned exclamation
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What English word doel
Clues:-
Across
1. Kind of nut.
6. To live,
6. Perform.
7. Exclamation.
9. Looked at,
12. Blander. 13. Conjunction. 14. Water pitcher. 17. Hidden word. 18. Pronoun. 20. Conjunction. 21. Because. 22 Before, 23. Animal,
this proture represent?
OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.
"Athens requires mariners as well as philosophers," he thought.. "Oh, to go to Sicily! To listen to chanter singing stirring the music to the oarmen to keep the rhythm of the longoars to com- mand such a ship as-"
Lysander strained his eyes to he gave the signal for departure, put it aside to dry. You can get see the flag on the ship nearest when the chanter burst into song twopenny tins of enamel, in black, the shore, for the sign upon the and the cars dipped, Lysander, white, and colours, at most art fisg would be the name of the the rich orphan of the State, and shops; and ench tin holds enough ship: It
magni- but a boy of twelve years, stood paint for decorating heaps of jars ficent vessel, painted red concealed beneath the general's and tins. and gold, and, as the flag flutter-cloak!
Sketch out with white chalk a conventional power border round the black painted tin--Diagram A gives you an idea of the shapes to draw. Fill in the flowers with enamels, using as many colours as you like red, blue, orange and white, with yellow blobs for cen-i tres and wee green splashes for leaves but be careful not let the different colours run into each other. Fut the decorated tin away "y should just thing above-and-and-but if I go on like rapidly till the sugar has com-
PHILATELIC DEFINITIONS.
The following few definitions may help a novice to stamp col- lecting:
Tete-Beche Means that the -stamps are upside-down in rela- tion to each other; usually applied - to a pair.
CAN YOU JUDGE DISTANCES?
Have you ever tried to judge the distance between yourself and some person or thing you can see a way off?
Of course some people have bet. ter eyes than others, but the following directions for Judging Fiscal: A stamp used for duty. distances can be taken as fairly Official: A stamp used by Gov- | accurate. ernment-usually a stamp pune- If you can clearly make out a it has dried thoroughly. tured "O.S." (official service), or person's eyes and mouth, that a specially made stamp.
A Local: Means a stamp not to be used outside an appointed district.
Mint: An unused stamp, pos- sessing all its original qualities, such as gum, etc.
somewhere out of the dust until
Behind the big tin is an ordin- person is about 50 yards away ary stone jam-jar which has been from where you are standing. At turned into a jolly bulb-bowl by a hundred yards distance, the means of painted squares in dif- eyes will appear as little dots, and ferent colours. Diagram B shows
you this idea, the mouth Indistinct.
t 200 yards you can see the figure and make out tle, buttons, cuffs and cap. At 800 yards the
Then there's a little earthen- ware honey-pot, just right for } three tiny bulbs; this is left in its
1. Peep.
Down.
2. Girl's name.
3. Follows neither,
4.At that time.
6. Tako breath.
8. To speak to.
10. Increased.
11. Move swiftly.
15. Which person.
16. Spike of corn. 19. Sufl
21. Same as 21-across..
MY. CHOICE.
die rapidly, and we shall be caught BILLIKINS RUBBLES ABOUT A to replace them-"
NEW COMPETITION. snorts from the company denoted that Mickey's remarks had been
Want another Competition, do scented, swallowed and digested.
Plain Coffee Fudge. · "Alas," our poor brothers," moan-you, my sporting little chums? ed the Klub, and wept unrestrain-Right! A Competition you shall
have-Wendy says acl What is Put into a saucepan half a edly down their furry cheeks.
A vote of thanks to the chim more, she says you shall have one breakfastcupful of good strong The love of maths, and Latin,
The the like of which you have never coffee and a pound and a quarter What do you of white granulated sugar, and
panzee closed the meeting. idea is being brooded upon..
THE TRAVELLER.
""Travelled " said the old sailor. There's not many parts I 'aven't seen the inside of."
A Whistle-Pipe of Bamboo.
(With Apologies to Miss Mackellar)
*Of history and French,
had before. think of that?
Cheers you up stir slowly over gentle beat till Of science, sewing, singing, a lot, doesn't it?
the sugar has dissolved. Do not I've seen the Competition, and allow the mixture to I know all about it, and the prizes
this I tell you everything, and that is strictly forbidden.
pletely dissolved.
boil up
Of desk and hard wood bench? Strong love of art and music,
Of Greek and other stuff?
I know when each day's over
That I have had enough..
And games with thrills and
shocks,
Oh you who love just lessons,
Despise me not. I pray,. just give me sport from morn
Now boil for five minutes. "Why, you must know a lot But the prizes lovely they Remove the saucepan from the
That place of many knocks, beat the fudge till it becomes a just-about-this-time-of-year. about geography," said his hearer. are, "specially for boys and girls stove, and, with a wooden spoon, I love the field for hockey,
"Yes, we did put in there once,
Guess? No, of course you thick cream. This may seem hard I love the game of vigoro, but only to coal the ship. It can't! You haven't the faintest wark at first, but the success of depends on your idea what the contest is to be, nor the sweet ain't much of a place, what I remember of it."
what the prizes are.
And I'm patience! The stiff mixture will not going to tell you. "Anticipa soon become easier to beat. When turn it out on to a tion is often as pleasant as smooth, Pencancelled: Obliterated by
realization," Wendy'says. I don't slightly buttered dish, cut into pen and ink. This was former face of the person is very misty own colour, a scalloped decoration You can make a fine little quite know what she means, but squares, and leave to set. method of postmarking, but any and fit is almost impossible to in cream enamel is added, and musical instrument out of a thin I'm sure she is right! Mother, or such modern postage stamp is discern various features, such as blue spots are painted between piece of bamboo about four inches Father, or Teacher, will probably
the nose, eyes and ears.
long, and some ordinary elastic, explain her wise remark
Make sure the bamboo has a Meantime, sharpen up your hole right through it.
wits, keep your little brain-boxes. Bore four holes at equal dis- bright, and, whatever you do, tances in it Wind the elastic don't miss the Wendy Hut Corner round the pipe covering the holes next week.
worthless..
the curves.
Precancelled: A sheet of stamps, At 400 yards you can just make | Once you begin, there is no end postmarked before being placed out the movement of a person's to the pretty patterns you will be on envelope or parcel, to save feet. Beyond this distance, unable to make up. Then you must postmarking singly.
less you have very sharp eyes, it fill the pots with bulb-fibre, and Postmarked-to-order: A stamp is impossile to tell whether the plant bulbs in them as soon as which has been specially post-figure is that of a man, women or possible. marked by post office, without child; or even whether it is mov- being really used,
ing slowly or standing still..
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Pick A Small One.
Ask someone to write down the name of a book, to pass the paper, to everyone present except your- self, then to fold it up and place it on the floor. Now request Bomebody smaller than yourself to put his foot-on it
You
Pause a few moments as though In deep thought, then smile triumphantly and ask the one standing on the paper want to know what mece of paper? When he auswe "Yes," Bay Your foot," and down, thinking yourself lucky
Is smaller than you are.
ump Over The Moon-
The Hut Gardener,
one end.
Then when you blow this pipe a very pretty sound is made.
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If you are under 16 years of
age
you should be a member of
THE TINKER BELL CLUB.
All you have to do is to keep this promise
and sign this form
I want to become a member of the TINKERBELL CLUB and I faithfully promise one good citon every day. A Beautiful Enrolment card will be sent to all members.
Name(Master or Misa)
Address
Your Age
Birthday
Cheerio,
Billikins.
FRESH HOWLERS,
Here are some entertaining specimens, from Mr. Cecil Hunt's new volume "New Howlers." The compiler assures us--and even supplies proof that they are quite genuine extracts from texamination" papera :-
Cologne is famous for the odour made there.
Another name for Tories is Preservatives.
The Tower of Babel was the place where Solomon kept his wives.
People to about Venice in Gor gonzolan
The feminine of bachelor lady-in-waiting.
Aqua Vital means life on the
A pedestrian is one of those beople motorists run over.
ons, was a calebrated book
means
till night.
And I'll be good and gay.
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