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BOYS ́OF LONG AGO.
FRANCIS.
treasure."
THE CHINA MAIL.
The WENDY
HUT.
Perfumed, be-ruffed, padded, a foreign land, and hope to tempt Francis walked in the gardens of a gentleman of taste with my last Hampton Court, reading Greek. He was nearly fifteen, and he was familiar with several languages, and able to dance and sing, While his father was capturing
"Francis slipped the jewel
on to his finger."
Treasures certainly did tempt Francis, and he took the jewel from the stranger's hand. It was a scent case, shaped like an apple, perforated, set with rubics, and attached by a chain to a magni- ficent ring which the boy slipped on to his finger. When he lifted the pomander to his nose, a de- lightful perfume invaded his brain like a mist of dreams.
"It will protect you from evil smells and infection." murmured the man.
.
"When you have emptied the contents of the pomander into the river, wear it always on your finger to teach you caution, Spanish galleons in the West Francis," she said. .Indies, Francis was at Court act-
"If I could but give my life for ing as one of the Queen's pages. Your Majesty," breathed
"Who comes here?" he mutter-Francis.
THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP
MAKING A BIRD-CAGE.
This week, by special request. For the bottom of the cage, cut I want to tell you how to make a a piece of quarter-inch wood, six- strong cage suitable for one or teen and a half inches long and ten and a half inches wide. This two canarica, or other small cage birds. You will see by the dia- can be screwed to the front and grams that the cage has a wire sides when these are nailed to- front and sides, and a slop-gether. The back is of plywood, ing wooden roof. The back and cut flush with the sides, and bottom are also of wood.
screwed to the back uprights of the sides. The roof also is of ply- wood, cut to size to allow about half an inch to project at the sides and front. Fix the roof in position with small brass screws.
The front of the cage is built Up as shown in diagram A, the two wooden uprights being half un inch square, and the other wooden parts three-eighths of an
boxes.
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The bird-cage, and diagrams which will help you to
make it..
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I hope you will remember that kept in a Billy Boy's bird cage! wild birds of any sort must not be
WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS.
Fancy Dresses That Cost "Next- To-Nothing."
What do you think of going to B Fancy Dress Party as "Brown-Paper-Parcel''? If you like the idea, perhaps you will care to make the dress like this:-
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931
TINK'S
CROSS WORD PUZZLE.
The queer mixture of letters beside Inst week's puzzle consisted of two large letters 0, and the letters DOM drawn inside them. Probably you guessed that this drawing was intended to auggest the a word Dominoes -- DOM in OES — which was hidden in the puzzle.
Full solution:-
Across.
Brown paper is used for the' main part just a panel back and front with an extra piece each side. You must, of course, wear brown knickers beneath it. Tie a piece of cord round your waist, and glue more cords across the "parcel" as shown in the left-
Two Fancy Dreases "Brown-paper Parcel" and "Cracker" which are easy to make and cont next-to nothing!"
hand sketch. Blg ground "seals” of red paper glued here and there will add realistic touches, and you must paste labels over the brown) paper. Have a big label hanging | from one shoulder, and wear a brown paper cap trimmed with another red "seal."
The
1. Torn fragment of cloth..... (Rag).
4. Form of address
7. Girl's name
8. Prefix meaning “before”
9. Hidden name
10. Helped
18.
Musical note
14. Boys and girls
17. Give food to
(Sir).
(Ada).
(Pre). (Dominoes). (Assisted).
(Si). (Children), (Feed).
. Down,
1. Shining light
2. Fuss
3. Sports
(Radiance). (Ado). (Games).
4. Part of a kettle
(Spout).
5. Anger
(Ire).
11. Small island
(Isle).
12. May be right or left
(Side).
.15. Whether
(If). (Rd).
6. Dweller (in house, town, etc.) (Resident).
16. Thoroughfare (abbreviated}
This week we have a simple little puzzle which even .the Tinies will be able to manage. At the side are two letters which should quickly suggest to you a very ordin- ary English word. The word is, of course, hidden in the puzzle.
M
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19
20
121
22
23
24
DOES
WHAT ENGLISH WORD
THIS SUGGEST TO YOU?
Clues:
Across.
1. Caused to remember.
7. Part of verb to be."
8. Number,
B. Pronoun.
10. To perform.
12 Because,
13. Hidden word.
15. Something that is supposed to
bring fuck!
17. Therefore.
18. Pronoun.
19. Exclamation.
21. Possessive pronoun.
23. Historical period. 24, Play-houses.
OUR SWEET-MAKING CORNER.
Brazil Nut Candy.
1. Animals.
2. Before.
3. Pronoun.
DoWIL
4. Same ns 10 across.
6. Girl's name.
6. Kind of table.
10. Plate for serving food.
11. At one time.
13.
Shert for "mother."
14. To transact,
15. Insect.
10. Ripped.
17. Rest.
20. Possesses.
22. Compass point,
23. Sufix.
EARTHLESS CRYSTAL SET.
As every wireless enthusiast knows, the aerial and earth are Shell some Brazil nuts, and two of the essential Components crush them with a rolling pin on of the average crystal set. How- a board sprinkled with fine castor sugar.
Hearing the Queen's voice,
Non-inflammable crepe paper Francis waved the man aside,
will be just the thing for the and, running forward, bowed be
"Cracker" fancy dress, if you pre- fore Elizabeth, displaying the
for this. Make a straight tunic, pomander hanging from his white
fastening over the shoulders and hand. The Queen's eyes seemed
reaching to just above the knees; held by the beauty of the glitter-
then cut the lower edge in points, ing jewel. Delighted that she should notice him. Francis offered inch thick and of varying widths Make the tray E from odd and stick & series of paper points her the pomander, which she as indicated. These parts must pieces of quarter-inch wood, within contrasting colours behind each. lifted smilingly to her nose. Sud-be nailed together with fine wire a piece of plywood for the bottom, of the cut-away edges.
wooden right-hand sketch shows what I denly she trembled, swayed, and nails after the wires are in post- and screw two small
Tie a strip of paper The wires are straight knobs into the front. The door mean, held the pomander to her nose tion. again. But, with a cry for help, lengths of bird-cage wire, and for is made with two short pieces of round the low waist, and pull out. Francis snatched it from her. the front of the cage you will re- wood and some short lengths of the edges of the tunic in flutes. piecès ten wire, the hinges being formed of A group of wall-paper flowers "Guard!" he shouted, "tis aquire twenty-one
stuck in front of the dress will re- inches long. Five of these cut in fine wire staples. foul Spanish plot!"
But the Spaniard, who was halves, make the short lengths
You can make the little food present the "ecraps" with which waiting by the river to attack an above the opening B. Drill holes boxes, F, out of pieces of fret-most crackers are decorated; and a pointed head-dress will suggest unconscious Queen, escaped as half-an-inch apart through the wood. Each box should have two the opposite end of the cracker. the Guard arrived, and Elizabeth centre bar C for the long wires to bent. pieces of wire fixed at the
Another quickly made costume walked back to the Palace attend-pass through. "The holes in the front, as shown, for holding it to is a Birthday Cake! Make a ed by Francis. The boy was top and bottom bars, to take the the sides of the cage.
plain Magyar dress of white non- trembling now, but the great ends of the wires, need only be
To complete the cage, three inflammable crepe
and three-lengths of an inch deep.
paper, Queen was calm.
perches will be required; one trim the hem, neck, and should- The two sides, which are exact-long one resting on the middle ers with fringe cut from pink y alike, have sloping wooden top rails, and a short one in front of paper. Silver circles pasted here rails as shown at D, and open- each feeding box. Make these and there round the hem, and ings for the seed and water perches from half-inch by three confetti-papers pasted over the The framework for the eighths inch wood, and well round skirt and bodice will represent sides is the same width and the tops as shown in diagram G. the decorations on the cake. thickness as that for the front,
Wendy's Dressmaker. and the wires, which are of vary ing lengths, pass through holes in the centre rail in the same man-
SERVER OF THE LOAF."
When the nuts ever, it is not always convenient are crushed, mix them to a paste to have an earth; when the set Words, like people, seem to with more sugar and a very little is situated upstairs, for instance. change with time. Long ago, the piece of butter, kneading well Experiments with crystal sets of word lady meant a "server of with a wooden spoon. Have ready various types, showed one circuit bread," for it was derived from a well buttered, shallow tin; which worked almost as two words, meaning loaf and help.spread the mixture evenly in this, without an earth as with one. If The "server of bread" gave decorate the top with glace any 'Beamer would like to con- loaves to the poor, and also dis- cherries, and bake in a fairly hot struct such a set, the following is
till the candy becomes & tributed food in her own house-oven hold. The keeper of the loaf, or light brown colour. When nearly This should be about nine the lord, supplied the bread, but cold, remove from the tin and
"Obtain two cardboard tubes Whizz! His Majesty's portable inches long and seven inches wide, it was the duty of the server to break into pieces.
about 5in. long, one about 2in. in "What's up now?" he asked the gramophone crashed out of the and a narrow strip of wood for see that it was wisely distributed.
diameter, and the other a trifle Court in the corridor.
Throme Room window and struck the foot rest. This should On certain days of the week,;
smaller, so that it will slide loose- "Oh, why does his Majesty the low-flying bi-plane, which measure about seventeen inches the "server of the loaf," or lady.
TALJA'S LAST FIGHT. ·. ly into the first. Wind each one burst into flames, fell on the roof, in length.
would give to the needy as many
full of insulated copper wire, any He's dashing his crown on the and burnt the palace to nshes.
loaves as she could spare; and ac- Talja, the lion, was dying. He gange. Now slide one coil into floor.
Make a hole near each end of cording to the way in which she was old, very old, and he knew the other. The connections are Shall we go in ???
Dick was most indignant. He the foot rest, and through each
aerial to beginning of outer coll. But the Court appeared fright-led the King out of the ashes by to act as reins. Now fix the parts lady, or server of the loaf.
rescued his friend the airman, and knot the ends of a piece of cord, managed her food supply was she that at last his time had come.
known as a good or indifferent} As he lay there in his cave-Beginning of outer coil through that cave securely hidden in the crystal to beginning of inner coil. his ear. Crash! Bang!
together, using nails for fasten-
depth of the thick jungle where The other ends of the coils go to "Look what you've done" he ing the seat and the foot rest.
man had never penetrated-his the earphones, and the outer coil past life spread out before him should be tuned with a variable Divide the players into
two like a moving picture, he fought condenser. teams.
Place a row of chairs again the old battles, conquered When finished, take your to-down the centre of the room and his foes once more, and hunted boggan to the nearest slope that let one team sit down on them. in the quiet and solitude of the is covered with grass. If it is not The other team line up and take jungle he loved as he had hunted slippery at the start, it will be it in turns to walk down the row innumerable times before. come so after you have been of chairs and back again carrying He remembered his first vic- down in it a few times.
ed as a figure approuched from "Nay, keep it to fight for us,
do the Spaniards attack
the river.
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A man in a furred gown came again," smiled the Queen. towards him, and, stretching out And when the Armada attack- his hand, displayed a jewel of sur-led England, Francis, with the prising beauty.
exquisite poriander hanging from "Her Majesty receives no gifts his finger, fought and won for his from strangers!" cried Francis. Queen." For these great, yet "Be off, or I call the Guard!"
perfumed, gallants helped to "I bring no gift," murmured make England what she is to- the man. "I am stranded here in day!
KING HUFF.
A "Nonsense" Tale For The Tinies, roar?
[Repeated by Special Request.]
Dick Whittington stepped out of his monoplane. His friend's low-flying bi-plane circled over- hend.
"Can I see the King?" Dick asked.
The Court Poel looked doubtful. "As you were thrice Lord Mayor of London, you might, but you musn't look at King Huff."
"Why ever not?" cried Dick. The Poet told him in rhyme. "Oh Huff in his velvet and lace, Is the haughtiest King of his
race
His head lifted high and his face
Unseen by the Court and the crowd,
Because, it isn't allowed.".
"Has he got a stiff neck?" en- quired Dick.
"He has not. It's sheer pride
and bad temper. Only don't tell him I said so." ZAN
"How can I tell him anything without looking at him?”
You will be blindfolded, the Poet told him. "The courtiers are not. They fall flat on the floor? In ones, in twos and threes, On hands. and noses and knees. Would you like to borrow my hanky?"
("I would not,” replied Dick" "I have one of my own, thank you." The Post led him, blindfolded," Into the Throne-Boom, and her ried out again.
ened.
her.
"A truly terrible thing. Dick's cat has looked at the King!"
And there was Dick Whitting-
The
ton's darling ginger pussy peep- ing out of Dick's pocket! Court people fell flat on their faces in horror.
They fled from the palace in- shouted. "That was aheer bad stead, the Poet exclaiming:-
"His sceptre and spectacles temper." shot through the windows, they broke such a lot.
Oh, what is the matter? What? What?"
Dick Whittington came and told him what was And the Poet wailed:--
It was, and it humbled Huff. He felt so ashamed that he was never proud again. He built a new bi-plane and a new palace, out, and even passed a law that a cat what, can look at a King.
And so it can!
The Hut Carpenter.
A GRASS TOBOGGAN.
a
To make the toboggan, obtain two staves from a barrel, and piece of wood for a seat.
sand-
Make the under side of the stave smooth by rubbing with paper.
TRAY BALLOON.
well
a brief description of how to do
it.
MUSICAL SPOONS.
The players must arrange themselves in a large circle, all
........................|......00000.00 off the tray. If they succeed then all the denizens of the forest had centre of the ring. The pianist
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 TINKER BELL CLUB and I faithfully promise.
one good action every day. A Beautiful Enrolment card will be sent to all members.
NameMaster or Miss)
Address:
Your Age:
Date of Birthday
Cat this out, and send to Tinker Hell, c/o the China Mau,
now commences play,
a well-blown-up balloon on a tray. tory, when he had fought a lion having a teaspoon excepting one The team sitting on the chairs of superior size and age. The player. The spoons will then all have to try to blow the balloon fight had been long and hard, and be thrown into a heap into the that player is "dead," and the hidden in fear as the two lithe player will run round in a circle next one tries. When one bodies swayed to and fro, each in until the music suddenly stops, team of players have all had a the grip of a terrible passion of each player will then do his or turn they changa places with the hatred and defiance. But Talja her best to secure a spoon. others. A point is scored for had conquered, as in the succeed- One, of course, will not be suc- every player who carries the ing years he so, often conquered, cessful, and that one must drop tray successfully down the line so often that at last he reigned out. A spoon is then taken from. and back again.
in undisputed sovereignty over the pile, and the game goes mer- far-stretching dominions.rily on, until all but two have He won over again his mate, fallen out, and there is one spoon the fairest lioness in many king left. In the same manner these Little Jack had been so per-doma, and brought her home to two will compete for this one. Bistently naughty that his the cave he had prepared for her. spoon, the winner, of course,.. mother felt nothing but a smack Here he had defended her from being the one who secures the would meet the situation, and all all dangers, and here she had last spoon. that afternoon a desire for re-given him splendid sons of whom venge rankled in his breast he might well be proud.
MA NOT IN ITA
At length bedtime came, and, But now he lay, fighting his (kneeling down, he said hia” aven-flast fight, which he knew he must ing prayer, asking a blessing lose. Bravely he strove to over- upon all the members of the come his enemy, as it was fitting family individually except one that a warrior of his fame should Then, rising, he turned to his strive, but this time he was con- mother with a triumphant look, quered, and with a last sigh the saying, as he got into bed, "Ibero of a thousand struggles sur- pose you noticed you wasn't in rendered to a foe whom he was forced to acknowledge as victor.
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POLITENESS!
Teacher (to new boy); Whatła: your name?
New Boy: Erbert "Arria. "Always say “sir,” when you are speaking to a master. It's more polite.
New Boy (apologetically) · Sir Erbeit 'Arrie
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