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THE CHINA MAIL.

WENDY HUT

THE BILLY BOYS' WORKSHOP

MAKING A DOLL'S CRADLE.

Here is a nice doll's cradle In fixing the parts together, which you can make for your glue and nail the head pieces to young sister. The sizes given in the ends of the sides, as shown. the diagrams are for a cradle measuring roughly twelve inches in the first diagram; then nail. long, five inches wide, and eight the sides to the front end, and inches high, but these sizes can glue and nail the buck to the

WENDY'S LITTLE NEEDLEWOMEN

A Newspaper Holder For The- Kitchen.

We have made a very nice, useful newspaper case for the Hut kitchen, and I am sure the Wendy girls would like to copy it as presents for their mothers. The case is intended to hang on the kitchen door, to keep all old newspapers tidy and ready-to- hand when they are wanted to spread over the table or on the floor in front of the stove when cooking is going on.

You will want a piece of hes- sian, 18 inches wide and -24 inches deep, for the outside of the case; and a plece of orange or green casement cloth, the same You will size, for the lining. nlag need two canes about 23

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TOBY.

Toby was watching the const- 'guard. It was a fine light even- ing; there was no sign of rain, not a ship to be seen, so the coast guard toddled away to the inn for a mug of ale.

"Half an hour to get there, and half an hour back," chuckled Toby. "We can work by day- light!"

"One day I shall be a rich nian," he thought, "I shall be chief of the smugglers. Then I shall become the Mayor of the town, and wear a gold chain, and build myself a fine house, and turn the which blind eye on smugglers will be a great help to them."

He arrived at the cave in time to take his place in the armed

He was a big, strong boy of fif-guard which escorted the heavily teen. He sang as he raced along the top of the cliffs, and his voice reached the smugglers waiting in the cave for this signal. The pre-

Bav!

"When Toby there was no escape, he thought he might as quell do his duty and a very good sailor he became,

laden carts, and off they set. At the cross roads the company divid- ed; half going with Toby to the poor quarter of the town, the other to the lonely mansion of a nobleman who disposed of the goods in London.

Top

Front End

Back

Fida

Rocker

Small sister will be pleased to receive this doll's cradio as a present; and Carpenter tells you how to construct it.

be increased or decreased in pro- portion if a larger or smaller cradle is required.

While Toby was helping to stow boxes of tea in a cellar, the revenue officers came upon the party, and the smugglers were obliged to run, and leave their

Use ordinary whitewood, plan- cargo. Then it was Toby's dutyed to a thickness of a quarter of to warn their friends, and that an inch, for the sides, back, night a strong body of armed front and floor. Mark out the men and boys attacked the cus- shapes of these parts to the tom house, overpowered the offi- sizes given in the diagrams, and cials, and rescued the cargo. The then cut them out with a small whole town seemed to be in the tenon saw. Cut the curved parts streets, the noise was terrible, but with a fret-saw, and trim the Toby enjoyed it all, for he seem- edges with your small planc. ed to have a charmed life. Nei-The floor is twelve and a half ther shot nor stone touched him, and the cargo disappeared mys- teriously into cellars, through narrow doors, and up haylofts.

But in the shadow of the Church a strange band of men stood watching, and they mark ed out Toby and one or two strong, fishermen. Suddenly the strange rushed forward, knocked down their victims, and prótented themselves with cutlasses.

men

"Press-gang!" shouted the people. And in two minutes the streets were clear.

vious night they had landed wine, linen, coffee, and lace from France, and they did not want a The sallors acting as the pitched battle in the streets with Press-gang carried Toby to the the coastguards and their men, man-o-war in the bay, for his. so they had waited for a gond op Majesty required men for the portunity to run their cargo into French War of 1793. When the the town. There they would east-boy was taken out of chains, and ly dispose of it, for they had saw there was no escape, he friends among the rich and poor.

thought he might as well do his Toby built castles in the air as duty and a very good sailor he he rap.

became in time.

THE FAIRY BALL-ROOM,

I saw, a Fairy dancing-room When I went out to-day. 'Twas down a narrow winding

lane,

(I'd never find the place again, “ Few mortals pass that way!) Tall thistles stood like sentinels

Their prickly heads held high; And wildrose-cups, with dew-

drops filled,

Their honey-golden sweetness

spilled

Across the noontime sky! Upon the ground a carpet cool

Of fresh green moss was laid; And foxgloves wove a tapestry. Their crimson belle a joy to sec, Beneath the larch-tree's shade. A tiny streamlet rippling flowed

EVANS ARO Thros PASTILLES

by parent); : Doctors: ali

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inches long and five and a half inches wide:

For

edges of the head pieces. the top, cut a piece of thin fret- wood to the size required and nail it, with fine wire brads, to the head pieces and back of the cradle. See that an equal amount overlaps all round.. Now glue and nail the floor to the sides and ends.

For the rockers, cut two pieces of three-eighths-inch wood to the sizes given in the diagram, and, after smoothing the curved edges with glasspaper, fix them in place by small screws driven in from the top of the floor, inside the cradle.

Lastly, give the finished cradle, a coating of paint in one or two

Cut the two head pieces from quarter-inch wood to the sizes given in diagram A. The top and bottom edges have to be cut | bright colours. at an angle to the back edge, as indicated.

THE CITY OF CYCLES.

-People seldom walk in Copen- hagen, the capital of Denmark, but they do not travel by omni- bus, tram or motor-car any more than we do here.

The Danes are perhaps the keenest cyclists in the world. Give them two wheels and a pair of handle-bars, and they are as happy as sandboys, no matter what their age.

It is not safe to walk careless- ly about the City of Copenhagen, for the thousands of cyclists are meadow-rapid riders particularly the

Through pearl-white

sweet, With gentle plash, and soothing

song,

Inspiring as it purled elong

A dance for elfin feet!

And there, on tiptoes lightly

poised,

I saw a dainty Sprite, with spreading wings of moon

beams spun,

And tresses bright as morning

Bun,

A

A vision of delight!

moment brief she fluttered there,

But when I moved she flew away,

And crooned a fairy song. never saw her more that day,

Although I waited long.

Rosies

BEAU GEDM-MANUS

Regitend U, S. Parent Office.

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M NEAR

young workers on their way to the offices, factories and atores, and the schoolboys and girls tear- ing along to school.

Even the King of Denmark, the tallest monarch in Europe, does not scorn the bicycle, and the other members of this popular on cycling. Royal family are equally keen

Special asphalt paths reserved exclusively for cyclists line many of the splendid streets of Copen- hagen, and there are stands for cycles in all the public, squares yes, and pumps are provided free of charge!

two machines each one to Country residents often have

carry them from their homes to

THIS IS DREADFUL HERE | AM ON THIS HORRID YACHT, AND ARCHIE IS AT THE HOTEL AND I CAN'T EVEN PHONE TO HIM-I'M VERY SAD

The Hut Carpenter.

the station and the other from the city terminus to their place of business.

Then there are the hundreds of errand boys who perform miracles on their cycles and add to the general din of tinkling bells which is the city's own par- ticular orchestra.

"The kitchen newspaper- holder. It is quite easy to make, as Dressmaker ez- plains.

inches long, 11⁄2 yards of orange

or green wool tape, and skeins of embroidery wool in orange, blue, emerald and black.

Fold hessian so that it 'mea- sures 12 inches deep and 18 inches wide- see Diagram A. Rule two lines 3 inches apart and the first one 2 inches away from one edge, to guide you in work- ing the embroidery with which the front of the case is to be' trimmed. Draw four or five big ovals along this 8 inch space, with smaller circles and ovals between, to represent conven- tional flowers; then fill each one in with buttonhole stitch, in orange and blue, working the stitches as shown in Diagram B. Give the blue flowers orange satin-stitch centres, and the orange flowers blue centres. Work the smaller circles with emerald satin-sitches, and put black chain-sitch "stems” be- hind the flowers, as shown in the picture.

Now sew the lining to the back of the hessian on three sides, turn right side out, and sew up the fourth side. Make a casing along each top edge, and thread a cane through so that the case is firm. Cut the wool tape in halves, and sew the pieces to the ends of the canes to form handles the door. by which the case is hung against

Wendy's Dressmaker.

THE TINKER BELL CLUB.

I want to become a member of the "Tinker Bell Club," and I promise to do one kind action every day. Please send

me a "Tinker Bell" enrolment card. 3

Name

Address

Age

Date of Birthday

Cut, this out, and send it to Tinker Bell, c/o The Editor,

China Mail..

WE

BY JOVE-PLL TAKE THIS BOAT AND ROW OUT TO THAT YACHT-

I JUST HAVE TO SEE MY ROSIE-

TINK'S CROSS WORD

PUZZLE.

Last week we drew two circles or rings and the letter P. It you thought things out carefully, I am sure you decided that the word represented was "brings." The word was hidden in the puzzle, full solution of which is

1. Forsakes

7.

Across.

Kernel in a shell

8. Unpopular rodent

9.

Negative....

11.

Hidden word

13. To exist

16. Boy

18. Girl's name

20. Make ready..

21. Work, with needle and thread (Sew). 22. Used with a lock

1. Indefinite article

(Abandons),

(Nut).

(Rat).

(No),

(Brings).

(Be).

(Lad),

(Ada),

(Prepared).

(Key).

Down.

(An).

2. What a daffodil grows from

(Bulb).

3. Preposition

(At)..

4. Conjunction

(Or):

5. Short sleeps

(Naps).

6. Thoroughfare (abbreviated)

(St.)

9. Pen-point

(Nib).

10. Number (.

(One).

12. Mountain chaîn

(Alps).

14.

Gentlewoman

(Lady);"

16. Part of verb "to be"

(Are),.

17. Moisture

(Dew).

18. Noah's

g(Ark)~

19, Scottish river

(Dee)

Now look at this week's picture, and see whether you

ean think of the sea-animal's name it suggests. The name

is hidden in the puzzle.

七

RUS

Clues

this

Across.

1. Liquid measure.

4. Where the sun sets,

7. Because.

8. To be in debt.

10. Pronoun

11. Crafty.

13. 20 cwts.

14. Perceive.

15. Colour.

16. Hidden name,

19. Negative,

21. Same as 7 cross. 23. Birds.

28. Part of the foot.

28. Compass point.

20. Huts,

31, Peruse.

82. Puts into one total.

8

+

to

16

-App

21

What animal doet

Suggest to

Down,

Traveller by train, etc. Inland.

Preposition.

4. You and I.

5. Footwear.

6. Look after.

9. In good health.

-12. Tree.

13. Had confidence m..

17. Every one.

18. Royal Academy (abbreviated),

20. English river.

22. Not so much.

24. Meadow.

35. Occan-going vessel (abbreviat-

ed).

27. Not even.

30. Exclamation,

RSHAW! THERE GOES MY TWO-DOLLAR HAT~

THINK

BLOCK OF

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