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The HANDY BOY AT HOME BY-CHARLES A. KING. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.PLVnOUTH.N-H.

The Cockatoo

Fred s Kite

FRINGING IN THE FLOWE1

Bottom section of bo* ~X~*1 T— f £ —yr 2 i\~~

.. ?

FISHINGTfiCKLE BOX

ic «rhi»pcr. or lower h»

•'cr.f. Tliouch he m»J be •peakin'

77 ■HEN yea *o lo a Zoo the I ■ A I vrr} nrsl ? ou ** nt 10 AI^A eifit 1* the monkey bon**.

a* you ore »ure to m« • oinetbins there that will make ;

laukSi t and lauchlnx 1» *0« <J tor _ —so laurh *11 you can 1 »»‘rieka aa ^ ahe war* U aaothei

And the next place ihat call. T°u | county,

u the houM where the parroie and j 11 there are nerrooa folks abo 1 their kinfolks live. Most cf ihemlU.e houw ihe last think th*y warn are wrecn vuh red feather* hYr*]l» a cockatoo that la foeortr

•n’t ha BUir-

n Quaker cray wlf

ipla*hed with | inr remarks. They cannot a mature of , taucht as many words as a nommor , are dresaed j parrot, neither are they as adept at rd hood*, and imltaUc* aoundi; either they have e white | not as rood a memory, or aim bu ue*. you raa- msa talk dom not appMl to them srtly.

1 Probably they think that

w»< Hi

1 in* U easier ard answers the pnr- 1

hat err

I poee Just as wall. In their waUre I Sne’s frlendllwmn wa •! | forests, we are told that they rather cur * t0T rt ** •

mm M HATS this windy weather «:•> »1U-

/ 7 I rood for anyway r-snapped need to aay. —- ^ , r A A 1 Pr*d. ktandln* ei*con»oiate e>* T,.,. the window ona day. as'w :: WJ BUIT- And •<* T*>‘ » ha rhatally aurray^ the dun- WO id lat»h. If tt ^ , olored landacapa. EverytJ.in* Um*. th. facher wonld hu* oLtsida wsi brown and dejected t p and aay ewa^Jy. tri and w.n’.eraoakad. Wuhan, wfll. If yoa aah him •WhM-a H rood for. I’d Kk* to If thar* wa* anythlnr know? Too ret stack In tha mud «*. It was make klt*a H* " and eetry other thin*, and yoa rather make kites than •»- lose your rubber, oO. end then the weald rather make thsm 1 wind blow* your bat away, and wade In a* brosk. He -oti^ • SB I wish H would coma summer - rattosr msks l.ltss than fly the Maybe M’il com. summer pretty round ard «,tmia. dtoond-an*l»ed soon.” said lltll* Bister Bse. pleas —any old Way he coaid make 1

th* matter. Fred, j and they weald always fly.

th* nauchty wind blow your This kits was n* except to a.

, had mad* K Ot

a be found Iytn« aronnd. aad tt k if * covered with busdl* papar. I*

ill. I*fr — uur f**>~ ”?■ “‘sf “ ^ "

- " r r^:.at

pen out Ilk* a j a boiler factory, and can be heard match | for yrest dletanrea. especially lab thick andj.n ,j,. eventnr and before eur.rtr C Hcirh- 10 ,h * m °rnln*. Even when feed-

I brolfaer Hobart broke In. K was much. Hobart's Croat thrust eras r this, “it makes track I**, too. don’t

' ; It. Fred T-

Frad was furious by this

P up a continual Jab- , ^ WMn t tllouxh lo hare his

round hertUd—probably taklny th# place rljbbrr , p Ull ^ off In ti»e mud.

CA art of anticlnc the A. ■* m lron. Its eiiM.lv retres

.entlc [ d, «

1. thoi

out Of th i* If prefer., rfacr hlnk'

n iu shady

‘Ullable container for bU Ashlnc i um | B( tile

outfit amon* hU choicest p.i«es- nttlnr The hli»es shi sious. Such a container .* the fastened permanently a subject of this sketch. It may be i on | y Bited and the s made by any on# who car. use f or y,,, , llBy b«

ordinary tools with moderate skill. 1 >aier.

Wtlteuood or poplsr may be. rn partitions 14' s 1H' In «he used in raak nk tbs hot. First, bottom section as Indicated at * make the rim of the bo* cenststlnc « r n lnE thre ch ihe rim o of twe ends V4' * »>*' * 7' and i ,|, e bo* to hoi cm In place two sides !*' * *14' * 1**. Not* I Make the Uay of material of th. that these pieces are U* wider; Mm , planlnk « »o It srt! than required this Is to allow the ns about A' smaller than th* In edses of the rtm to be planed after 1 *.d* of the bo* #0 It will rest upot U Is nailed io*e:her. for sawlnk th, to p of partition.* e and 1the cut at a which divides th* bo* easily removed or replaced. The ! Into the top and bottom section, front edk* of th* tray may be made | and for planlnk the edges of these by beveling the end at a slight | sect 1:.ns until they make a perfect anile as shown al f to allow the

> section to rlf.se easily, or It ,> be made fc.;t.i*re with the bot-

theatra In a

( Cockatoos neat in hollow tram, and : other protected |.laces; to they do not bother about any vary alaboratr [ nest building, as tha eggs are laid, j and the t.ibMa hatched on ths 1 return that gathers at tha bott ut tha hollow. As a general thing. ; their food ronslatt of fruits snd

mid BU “I don’t know bow much there wa* j of It Bout a mil* I guese.” “Want to help «n* make oas.” j

asked Fred.

“Bure.” said Wllllsm. always] willing to do anything, as th*:

teacher mldNow if era

' bis hat blown away by tha wind over and over, and to have to nut

after It In tha Micky mud: And | out after a atom. It was that 6. then to be told about freckles It urday morning, arhen Fr» l c,, wa* too much. Fred was vary | Dock Into Urn bout*, with Bill afl sensitive about his trweklaa. . him. and aaksd bin mether If

■ Aw shut—/’ began he. and ha could make a kilo was going to aay something very I "I don’t kn* spileful aad unkind to his aldor j “you might try

No. 1C brads dr!.

n together with 11

- slantingly

! planed to allow the t

F drive

the rtm and of the A.ctlons sie planed

hold much better t

straight Be «u. the place where

to be made. , Maks th* top and bottom of the i • bog about 114* * 1*14* to allow 11 then; to be planed flush with, the ■ 1 rim of the bo- after they are nailed j • shown el-c. Before doing thu the ] top and bottam edges of Ihe rim ’ Of the bug should be placed a. the . lop and bottom wi:i r.t perfectly Flairf the top and bottom flush ! WHfi tbs sides and smooth all laces carefully With a clean tut. ! ling gauge, working from ihe top i

puzzle Gorner

when the box but not th* most < the edge* of Fit i^ttliions In tt . op and bottom dlrated. though their le a Joint, abn rangen.ent. and In :

this way

llvldual Idea. . construct! .-: I* bo* If de

be kept

| Ilk* p bullet. I*lke most birds be has four toes on each foot, but two | of them point Knight to the front. J and the other two extend to th# nar. His short, ducky legs are fully feathered clear down to the j wa* slipping down, and a* he Is ' lined to be bow legged. H !• bard j 00k at him Without smiling. ] le is so very white, and every] feather la «o neatly kept, that be | looks aa If he had Just beeo j >tai> bed and done-up at aom* j laundry. He la ovldent'y proud of hla White clothes, and when not | eating puts In his time preening j and dressing the f.^Oi.;» that u»er- 1 lap one another like the scales on | a fish. There la somethlnr uouUual j about a cockatoo, a monkey and a I Bli.y gout .10 mutter In a aedats ‘ and dignified th«y may be. 1 branch to branrh after the manner ; of most bird*, but they climb very deliberately by hooking their bill j over a limb and pulling .heo.uelees ] up. and then lifting up one foot at •

time.

lefijy a

and !

SAWS WOOD Some dog* delight To bark and bark. And fi.lkr affright When mgbu are dark. Rut out dog. Dan. Hat no hot air; He gript hi- man And holds him there.

“■ere. ha <

.*," aaid

ROM Fairylaad ihe r»mo are bury bringing m the low h To grate ihe balmy April day* or bloom in later tow n. The very 6m they'll fa upon the fnn* tW tranche* bare.

.he aavwered And what a woodrour right wt'll see when they art rwijTEg

Day after day the the little elver will journey to and fro Till runny vaki and meadowi with their Marry bltwonw glow. All rummer long fresh stores of bloom from Fairyland they'll bra* Sa you m fields of butlemi t .* may romp and laugh nnd rmg

Whatcha Doin’! ^ ORTY-Trww fan r dg m* At' maybe mote ' ink J Mother miran me m tte

I’m always Hire to brat.

"U'hatrha do-n'. Bobt*> 5*

Yoe re not m twaefa

Alwjlei bear it when I’m hog

To hate the greater! faa. Out into the yard I go. Juri havin' though! o! b--«

Houses Unit of cordwed stvi Would be lofrgAUt-. Ww Just the thing I * ant to dc. Li t Da«KlBe*WF yo. be-

'Whatcha dcn'T Mcbr: Before 1 Mart a tow.

In the ceBar lota of tfunp

Are juM the rtatf ie<

Axe and aaw aad daddy «'

1 vvtxaid&'t hurt a one

Let me iuM go down thrr &

Bclsson aa* p-st*. sofl Kb-ka

aM everything tla* flvw around that stvehes for th* next half hour. ; and th.tt kite ought to have beso

■ uc -os. It K could only ha'

Eown ieir aa wall *• things Old

that*. Btrii.g aad wrappu

from biuMUas fanUahad tha covsr-

ing. and cul of ihe rag t* I strips of cloth tat tha tall,

j Oaa 1 have a dim* to boy aoraa lamas.’’ askej Frsd vi hla mother.

-tllva jer half o’ min*.” sclta-

teeved BUI.

“No. dca’t do that’' saM Fred's mother, -her* la your dims Fred. Ar.d Frsd west off to tha Mot for tha string, aa cheerful that ha svsn asked hu mother If there wasn't something aha ns

the asm* trip

Anybody who was ever a be?, and had a new kite all dona the kitchen floor, waiting only for tha string, and that ball • in his pocket, know* how Fred blurt led home from the Kora after tfist brief errand Ard then fca and Bill Ipsd down the street tor th* big open lot to try tt "Ol»* It a boost. wCl you?” SAked Util—“no. let's put yours up I

L

fTo be 1

L and YKUX) W-hatred trying to aa* who U champion. Teddy Is dressed In n ilark

HU.'WN suit with while collar and •alter suit. Hu Us It black. T- ddj - -gg I* I’URPLE and 1'otaFg I* HK1*. The strip* on I’c-.er’*

sleeve Is RKIV

That la YELLOW-halrod Freddy

/•WhodoJo.-.

N ynur* fir* ’ asaer.’et 1: M ... , HttteTJ ,0 up easy anough.- molbfrr ,0

It took bill s practiced fingers I

ity * mlnuta to adjust the “ba'.ly- "Whateha ioin')“ wh« I J band.” and measure out the tel; . .. • a. J,,•■■•f had made fr.,:n th# rag bar, *“• “•F ® . And cp she went—th* hit*. I mean "Whalcha «i«a'>"-ha.I»<*|

And any boy who ever stc id . ,1

with, th* Krtng of hi* Ora: suocew- ' * P« ™y '“"P ,w *'' ^ fi-l kits In hi* band, watching that j Golly, can't a fellow <L J ts mounting higher and higher, j ^ ^ ^

- ws a t!irt:i su-h as only r..- n ■ 1 M waMOt IBB1( *>

a great tevei.-, and not w-j Wh« fa w«d«» «• pUy wl^®* •!t«n at that Ary boy can t- Thai "Whatcha tW’ «* ^ you who rsrr.sn.bsri th* firm fcilai

j b* ever had that would By. I

... 1 Hilly's kite was »ocn up too and I

by Teddy’s egg. Freddy wears a 1 Th* children have BED mouth* 11 »a*ti : long before half a dose light GREEN’ suit with w REP tlaland 1‘IN’K luae HEP Ughltyi were at the Bald, kites t:

d irilJl palntt cnponr. H’hrnrrcc yoa come <0 rpefied la CAPITAL Utter* use I hot color J

HRfiWN-hatred Teddy In tho foreground. He haa a TEL-1 porch ralllcgs. LOW egg which haa been defeated j Paint th* sky a very light BLUE j

and white collar. Bee how sad ht j cheeks.

ta aa he looks at hla eg* j The border of thla picture can b. I Tha porch railing* are YELLOW ; GREEN and tha lettering YEL

and so la tha pillar. Thera are LOT.

RED tulip, with dark 1 Teddy may b. th. ehetnploe of!

j agreed 11

th* kit*, began to »

aad diva but not Fred's "Bee •ady the hold*.'' he cried. -

PUZZLE ANkM'ki

f*cit cnor*-i tr ' i i t ApvUVUA. * Ot*T«

j |. Cnrronl Audgtepr

GREEN h

area peeplag through the j the egg picking.

JUNIOR CROSS-V

I nut. a *ort of three-con: ] fair, with a aheU SO thh k , itl.at It takes a heavy h> ( crack IL but tha cockal 1 110 thing but tte bill me:

VKRtlt AL

. DIAMONDS

hidden e>irds O'* ■-y»L.-T6'g WCLL t-lfM-i

I Bill v

> wtih hla arm. It wa* a kite. “Hey. hold on there! Where y

“* **• i goln'. bill.'' forgetting that 1. <•!• j window wa* rloM-d. 11* rush

j out of tha fiouar and after Bill,

ion of j “What yc-r *..t there. btU?" ! !l ,h » 1 asked. “Aw. ain’t ah* a dandy!"

* dandy. If er

. kite a

r BlU r

t bilt was

Why the Donkey’* Ears Are Lon$ c

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Course daddy's old umlirrlia i n J ““ h ^'»B»dev. Ivecausc the wuid 11 Mowing. I don't think that u . 1 --M'l !

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