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The WENDY

HUT

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP.

Making Comer Shelves.

This useful set of corner shelves is made chiefly from one- Two side quarter-inch wood.

pieces are required; one cut to the overall sizes given in dia- gram A, and the other the same

TINK'S CROSS WORD PUZZLE.

Last week we drew the Letter S and some mountain "Pežks."

If you put S before peaks, you made the word "speaks" which was hidden in the puzzle us explained. Full solution:--

Across.

1. Fragrant odours

(Aromas).

6. Part of verb "to be" ....... (Is).

7. Nicer

(Finer).

9. Pinch

(Nip).

11. Preposition

(To).

12. Have courage to

(Dare).

14. Limbs

(Arms).

16. Preposition

(AL).

19.

Soldier's outfit

20. Short letters

23. Steamship (abbreviated)

24. Those which give motive power (Motors).

Down.

(Kit).

(Notes).

(S.S.).

BOYS OF LONG

GILBERT.

Gilbert returned to his coun- try home full of enthusiasm. He had seen

the mighty city of London; and he had read a newx- paper, a marvellous printed sheet which appeared twice a week, and actually dared to report speeches made in Parliament!

The newsletter of the country Gilbert. no longer interested With his head full of new ideas, he went to the parson's to fetch the newsletter for his father, and

"Gilbert

.... wrote me newspaper each week."

he fingered the dirty sheet of handwritten news with disgust. There was something in it about the theatre; an absurd story of a duel supposed to have taken place in a coffee shop; the report of how a negro boy had been cap tured in an amazing fashion by his master; and, as all the vil lage, save Gilbert's father, had already read the newsletter, it was impossible to decipher what was written at the bottom of the page.

"I will make a newspaper such as they are beginning to have in London," thought the boy. "But, alas! I cannot print it."

Gilbert was only fifteen, but he

RUNAWAY RABBIT.

A little brown rabbit had a bad

habit, of

running away from his mother,

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When she called to him "Stay,"

I am sorry to say,

He would only look round and

Bay "Bother,"

"He must learn to obey," thought

she, so one day, When he had run off to the wood, She fastened the doors and took

by the paws

The twins, who always were

good.

They all moved away to, a new

home that day,

And watched from the window

to see

What young Bunny would do: he'd be frightened, they Imbw,

AGO.

was afire with his new idea. All day he wrote, and by the follow- ing week he had produced a good- sized sheet describing the Lon- don of 1700 as he had seen it. He described also a speech by a member of Parliament written from memory after the one he had read in London, and a cock- fight which he made up. Then he wrote a few lines copied from Shakespeare, and, to make his newspaper real, he added an ad- vertisement stating that a negro girl had run away from her max- ter and offering a guinea reward for her capture. There were no names in his newspaper; they were forbidden by Government.

Gilbert's newspaper tremendous success. He charged a half-penny to all who read it, and he wrote one each week, making up the parliamentary speeches to suit the different This might have statesmen.

was

a

gone on for months, had not the leather merchant travelled to London and shown a copy to a certain alderman.

Then a terrible thing happen- ed. The Crown lawyers arrest-

ed Gilbert, RS they arrested almost everybody who dared to make newspapers. They put him in the pillory, and the people who had read his newspaper with such piensure threw stones, mud, and rotten fruit at him.

When at last he came out, a dirty, sorry sight, he determined to make stating only the truth. In order to do this, he walked to London, begging his way, and, after many hardships, obtained em- ployment with a publisher,

another newspaper,

But Gilbert found, it no easier to write the truth! Three times he was flung into prison and twice more he stood in the pil- lory before his newspaper cir culated freely, twice a week, in the mighty city of London.

When he found the house locked

and no key.

He thumped on the door with his

little paw,

and started to Then sat down

cry,

"Oh, please, I've come home, no

more will I roam,

To be a good bunny I'll try!

"I'll never say "Bother' again. to

you, mother

If only you'll open the door, I'm hungry and cold, and I'll do

as I'm told,

And never be bad any more."

Mrs. Rabbit popped out, the

twins gave a shout

"Your new home is here," they

cried.

"Poor little rabbit, we're sure

your bad habit

is cured, so welcome inside!

WENDY'S LITTLE DRESSMAKERS

A Handbag Like Tink's.

You small dressmakers really must make yourselves new hand bags, like the one Tink has just finished. The work is very easy to do, and makes quite an inter- esting piece of sewing. Tink's handbag is made of beige linen, lined with green and trimmel with orange, yellow, and green wool embroideries. But of course! to go you will choose colours with your own dresses.

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If you want to make a hand-bag like Tink's, just read Dressmaker's instruc- tions and study these dia- grams.

First, cut out two circles of linen, eight inches across, for the two circles, the outsides; then same size, in sateen of a con.

"NOT A WORD."

―

Cecil's mother made a rule. that if ever he came in late for a meal he was not to speak while One day he it was in progress. came in very late, sat down and started to talk excitedly.

"I say mother," he began. "Not a word!" said mother sternly.

per.

A set of corner shelves will be very useful in the kitchen. You can make it quite easily, if you note what Carpenter says.

"But, mother" he sisted.

"Silence!" shouted father.

the meal Cecil waited until was over, then he was asked what he had to say for him-length, but a quarter of an inch self.

wider to allow for the overlap at the back corner. Plane each piece on both sides and edges, cut the tops to shape with saw and chisel, and round off the lower front corners as shown, Remove any roughness with glasspaper.

"Oh, I only wanted to tell you mother," he chuckled, "that Baby's filing father's boots with condensed milk.

Don't Answer Back! Father (armed with cane): Bobbie, didn't you hear me call

you?

Bobbie: Yes, father, but you always tell me not to answer back!

Now, with your try square and pencil, mark on each side piece the positions of the three shelf supports B, which are each eight and three-eighths inches long. Six supports will be re- quired altogether, and they can be cut from a piece of three- quarter-inch by half-inch strip- wood. Fix each support in place with three countersunk screws, driven in from the back of the side pieces so that they will not be seen when the shelves are hung up in a corner of the kit- chen.

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D shows you what the wrong side of the covered card will look like if you sew it). Now cut two pieces of linen, the same size as the sateen strips, and em- broider design on each; pencil round pennies etc. to get the and the "flowers," shapes of

To strengthen the joint of the work them in different ways-sides at the back, cut a batten Diagram C shows you two ways: from five-eighths-inch stripwood Lazy daisy stitches here and and screw it along the back edge there between the flowers will of the narrower side piece as at suggest leaves. You must press C: then screw the wider side the work well before covering the other two cards with these piece to the batten as indicated embroidered linens to make the outsides of the bag top.

of the

trasting colour, for the lining Measure down two inches from the top of each circle and cut it

Place a linen and a sateen across, as shown in Diagram A Join the two linen rounds to covered card together, rough gether; then join the two sateen sides in, sandwich one' ones, and fit the sateen bag insides of the bag between the two, side the linen one, with the

and sew firmly. Stitch the out wrong sides facing each other.

Now cut four pieces of carder and inner card together all the other side. A big wooden board, seven inches long and round; then do the same with two and a half inches deep, as button sewn on the centre of one

Cover

side will fasten with a loop of shown in Diagram B. two pieces with sateen on one

raid sewn on the centre of the side only; to do this, cut a piece other, and braid handles to match one inch bigger all the linen should be stitched to. of sateen round than the card, place the the ends of the tops. card in the middle, and gum or (Diagram sew the edges over.

Wendy's Dressmaker.

at D.

Cut the three shelves to the sizes given at E. Two of these nine inches square, and all must can be made from a piece of wood be cut out at the back, as shown, After to clear the batten C. planing the edges square, rest it in place with each shelf on its support and fix driven in through the side pieces at a distance of about four inches from the front corners of the shelf as indicated at F.

two

screws

The finished set can be given two coats of paint in any desired colour.

The Hut Carpenter.

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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 TINKER BELL CLUB and 1 faithfully promise to do

one good action every day. A Beautiful Enrolment card will be sent to all members.

Name (Master or Miss)

Address:

Your Age: .....

.Date of Birthday

Cut this out, and send to Tinker Bell, c/o the China Mati.

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1.

A continent

2.

Preposition

3. Mingle

4. One

5. Group

8. Cooks

10. Peep

(Asia).

(01).

(Mix).

(An)..

(Set).

6. Native of India

(Indian).

(Roasts).

(Pry).

PACTE

(Ark).

16. Fail to hit

(Miss).

17. Boy's name (abbreviated) 18. By this time

(Tom)

(Yet).

(To).

(So).

You see two letters, a policeman

13. Noah's

21. As far as 22. Therefore

Here's another.

What ordinary English word does this picture suggest to you? It is hidden in the puzzle.

wearing a particular garment, and a third letter..

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What English word doel this suggest to you?

Clues:-

1. Long Steps..

Астонн

7. What you hear with.

8 Molten matter coming from

a volcano.

9. Twinkles at night.

11. Baby's "feeder”. 12. Rug for floor.

14. One pound.

16. Part of verb 'to be', 17. Big boys.

10. Seed of apple etc.

21. Tidy.

23. Historical periods.

25. Tree,

20. Sporting dogs.

2

1. Rested.

Down..

2 Pubile vehicle.

3. French for 'ho'.

4. Little fish.

5. Wicked.

G. Sunday.

7. Hidden word.

10. Animal.

13 Number,

16. Mud.

мне

18: Close to.

20. Stroke.

22. Animal

24. Thoroughfare (abbreviated.

FAIRY

Look at this fally little picture; study it thoroughly; and then make up your mind how you can improve it by a few clever touches with paint-brush or crayons.

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ARCHIE, IT'S WONDERFUL "WHAT A GREAT BUSINESS

MAN YOU ARE. I JUST

KNOW YOU WILL BE

PRESIDENT OF THE FIRM YOU ARE NOW WORKING FOR-

WELL-1 GOT THE SACK. THE BOSS FIRED ME THIS MORNING-GEE'; WHAT'LL DO?

TUT-TUT-LOUIE, I'LL SEE THE BOSS-ILL GET HIM TO PUT

YOU BACK-

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RIGHT YOU ARE- CARLING THEY COULDN'T RUN

THE BUSINESS WITHOUT· ME-

YES-1 LET HIM GO

I HAVE TO CUT DOWN EXPENSES-

BYE-BYE-DARLING- I'LL PHONE YOU AS SOON AS I GET TO THE OFFICE-TAKE

CARE OF YOURSELF-

BUT HES TOO VALUABLE BOSS- WHY, HE IS IN-

DISPENSABLE-HE DOES MORE

~WORK THAN

ANY TWO MEN

HERE-

-GBE) WHAT'S THE MATTER

WITH LOUIE "OVER, THERE?

HE LOOKS DOWN

IN THE MOUTH-

VERY WELL- I'M GLAD YOU TOLD ME-I DO THANK YOU FOR THE TIP. I'LL PUT LOUIE BACK ON THE JOB,} SO I'LL FIRE YOU AND SOME

OTHER GUY-