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p e! a. both those illustrating
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filly. preserving the outlines
hasndtheumount themallons
more you. brothers. sister. or playmates.
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giants to brownies. men. women and
children, and the more different kinds.
big and little wide and narrow. you
have the better.
Now that your pictures are mounted
on the cardboard and are quite dry.
out the cardboard into a lot of pieces
of all sizes and shapes, square, tri~
angles and figures of notregular shape.
of odd sides. and many corners. criss-
croising many times so that your lot
of mounted pictures become a lot of
little pieces, scraps of pictures on bits
of odd shaped cardboard. Each card-
board with a picture on it should cut
up into about five pieces or even more.
Now you are ready for your game.
Heap the pieces up in the center
of the table and draw your chairs
close. Any number may play. You
ents. Cut these pictures care-
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fifty. and one hundred is dust
asgood. The pictures mustbe
“vine things. animals and people,
you mayueeasmanykinde
: CUTTING ROYAL LOCKS
hundred in number. she knelt under
a canopy of flowers and leaves while
prayers were chanted. -
Then. the beautiful tresses being un-
bound, her royal father. dipping hie
fingers in rosewater and drawing them
carelessly over her head. clipped off
about an ‘eighth of an inch of hair and
threw it into the ,golden basin, deposit-
ing at the same time, on a great salver
placed ready to receive them, presents
of jewels and gold.
The priest cut the next piece. her
mother the next. and so on each guest
serving in turn until the little lady
Was shorn. '
All gave costly difts, intended for
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some Eastern countries children's
hair is not out until they are ten
..- twelve years of age. the girls then
'Ielng considered marriageable. Up to
that time it is coiled on the top of the
had and adorned with fresh flowers.
When the great day for cutting
«nos, there is a grand ceremony ac-
clnpanied by much feasting.
One who was present at a royal hair-
do. tells us that the favorite of the
.h'em was robed in long, flowing gar-
.nts of silk and lace, confined at
h waist by a golden girdle. Her
m hair coiled for the last time. was
fistened with diamond pins, which
as you like. from elephants to mice.‘start the game by drawing at random
a piece from the pile on the table's
center.
lows. drawing one piece. and so on
around the table.
other piece which you try to fit in
some way to the piece‘ you already
have. the others following as before.
Againyoudrawapieceandagainthe
others follow, and by this time you
may be able to make something like
a picture from the pieces you have
drawn. Again you all draw in turn,
and again and again until one of you
is able to make a picture of the scraps
he has drawn, thus winning the game.
the player’s winning in this game. You
may have almost enough to make a
complete ngure but lack Just one fea-
ture. say a head. and the next four or
selection of plans, or even the purcha-
ideals.
gether. have castles in the air and
castles in Spain. and keep them in
view, the ideal home is sure to be ex-
actly what the name implies, "home"
the dearest spot on earth. and a happy
one.
that home is to represent and express;
to decide on the influence it is to have
tobehandsorfeet. 0fcourse,you
add thesetoyourpicturaifmucan.
foritwouidmaksitauthefunnier.
Or you may draw a horse's head. a
man's neck. a woman's body a long
skirt and a farmer's great boots. and
so compete your picture in four draws.
Skill in putting the pieoetogether
counts almost as much as luck in
drawing the needed pmces trom the
pile.
A player is not obliged to use in his
picture every piece he draws. but he
may not trade these unused pieces
with any player: he must keep them
until the end of the game, when all
the pieces are shudled and mixed to
The player on your left fol-
Then you draw an-
Luck and skill must combine to aid
of the table when another game start-
ed.
How To Plan The Home
asenseolwellbeingtoall whom it
reaches. and an example for other
homes of the future.
That health has much to do with
happiness has been realized ever since
the first green apple was eaten, but
that beauty has much to do with that
sensation of joy in life which is call-
ed happiness. has been less generally
known. Great artists and architects
and decorators have recognized and
practised this theory for generations,
but their work was enjoyed only by
the few. With this century that been»
HE ideal home does not begin with
the choice of a color scheme the
se of a building lot, It begins with
If the man and women. for
the best homes are built by both to-
To resolve on the ideals which
dvepieces‘ydudi'awiliay‘alichance
gather and again heaped in the center
:‘amed and glittered among fresh
to flowers and green leaves like
; ly drops of morning dew.
There, in the presence of the ladies,
" father and an officiating priest,
.‘rrounded by her maidens, some two
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"findling is a fact that impresses itself
upon anyone—who has ever chanced to
.note the manner in which are average
.cashier pulls and Jerks the bill! be-
,tre he pushes them through rd win-
»‘rw to the waiting_patron. ‘ single
Greenbacks are Tough
HAT Uncle Sam's hotel stand a sustain without breaking lengthwise a
great deal of rough and careless weightof ti pounds, crosswise aweight
her marriage dower—prlnces, minis-
ters of State and dignitaries of all
sorts, who waited in the outer courts,
sending in theirs by the attendants.
The day ended in feasting and a dim,
play of fireworks.
0f ‘1 pounds. The notes run four to a
sheet. a sheet being 8% inches wide
by 14% inches long. One of these
thesis lengthwise will sue nd 108
pounds and mm. 17 pounds.
When dually worn but and mutilated
on the family. the community and, ulti-
mately, on the nation. and w cam
out those resolves and decisionl. is to
have a home that will be a power for
good. bringing peace. 00th Joy and
ty has become recognised at its full
worth by every one. And. if after the
air castles have been erected. health
and beauty are Jointly remembered
when the ideal home is planned and
chosen. ideals may be realized.
How Marbles Are made
Mosr of the me marbles used are a... trim into a am eonshtiag
by boys are made m Germany. ofaginovebed stones-dare vhg
The refuse only of the marble and M fig“ 1. “a w m u
agate quarries is employed. and this :3“ “Didi: "M g
treated in IUCh ‘ Wl’ that the” in M a. M
practically no waste.
Men and boys are employed to break ”w .3 hour m mill 1‘ W
the refuse stone into small cubes. and “a ' M01 01' I0 0' W W-
with their hammers they acquit. I “MOMW‘ mm
mutatammotaer.soin-
. . double ha her decrees that she
nevernluivesaninfractionof theslm-
plest rule; she es an odender
with celerity sincerity. But nature
isalsokind; shentseverycreature
tor its announdlngi. With the rarest
exceptions nature provides every
animal with an outward covering that
acts as a disguise and protection adapo
ed to its habitation and the prevailing
climate. -
lasrticregionswhiteisthecolor
that best protects. by making the
animal of the same hue as the land-
scape. Accordingly, we find the polar
bear whitb. the only bear that is white.
The Alpine liars. the ermine and the
Attic fox turn white in the snowy
season.
Among birds, the ptsrmigan in wint-
er loaes its summer plumage. which
harmoniaes so well with the lichen-
covered stones among which it hides,
onthssuowwithoutperceivingasin-preyte
gle bind. .
The Siberian sable does not change
color in winter. because its habits are
such that it does not need to become
white. it often lives on berries at this
seasomandissonimblaontbetrees
that it easily catches small -hirds. The
woodchuck of Canada also stays brown
in winter; but it then burrows in river
banks and subsists on fish.
The lion has a sandy-color coat and
thus easily conceals itself by crouch-
ing on the desert, while the stripes of
the tiger assimilate well with the verti—
cal stems of the bamboo and tall, sill!
grass of the jungle.
Almost all other animals of the cat
tribe frequent trees, and these have
often spotted skins. which help to
blend them with the background of
foliage.
. A marked exception is the pus.
whose ashy-brown fur, the color of
bark. and its habits of clinging very
and turns white, so very white that
one may tramp through a dock lying
N the hope that the toad's life his-
tory and habits may be better
understood, its usefulness as a destroy-
er of insects more fully appreciated
and its protection from wanton des-
truction secured. the government lap
sued a bulletin dealing With this little
animal friend to all who are engaged
in agriculture. To some the toad is an
object of disgust. if not of fear; but
the toad has always borne the burden
of false and even ludicrous misre-
presentation.
Ancient savants in their writings
closely to a limb as it. waits tor ill
a valued toadstone or jewel in the head
of the innocent little animal of noel
turnal habits. Equally surprising is
the reputed ability of his toadship to;
produce warts on the hands; to poison
infants by his breath; to bring good
fortune to the house in whose new,
made cellar it takes up its abode. The ,
toad is of direct service to man by rea- I
son of the noxious insects which itj
destroys. l
its. f‘homing" instinct is strong. and
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”heath. make it um
common hard to distinguish.
it might be thought that the comm.
cm 'tflpe. of the Zebra. in 8. (“01‘1"
abounding with lions and lollwgfd.
would be a danger to it. But mm,’
go in herds. and are so wary and sit“:
that in the daytime they have llvlp i
fear. ltis at dusk, when thcv m t:
drink. that they are most exposed and
travelers say that in the twilight 9],.
sebra'g black and white Fm‘rms ”I”!
so well into a grayish tint mm 3. ‘
hardly be seen at a short dlflllillr'o
Even an animal as big as a rattle,
1. ma by travelers to be admirably
concerned by its form and color Mun
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Itanding perfectly still among Hm (1. ad
trees often found on the misty... ”t
the graves where it feeds. lie ”.43
its long neck, the peculiar sham u: 1-.
head and home appear allogrvhy so
like broken branches. that own 4‘
natives have been known to rnlcmkeh
tree for a giraffe and a giraffe tor a
tree.
THE BEN EFICENT TOAD
others that lived in the same yard for
periods ranging from six to a Cullen
yearn. The belief that the toad is
venomous no doubt arises from in.
fact that when it is disturbed or rough.
ly handled it ejects through the em
a certain milky. acid fluid, But no harm
attends contact with this fluid. allhcugh
it may have been noticed that doé.
show signs of discomfort following an
attempt to bite toads. Statistics have
been complied going to stew that a:
it lives year after year in the same least 98 per cent of the toad‘s {ml 1..
locality. Convincing evidence has been of animal origin. including any. (‘ut‘
furnished of two toads that occupied‘worms, thousands-legged worms, tum?
door yards in two different towns for
caterpillars, beetles, weevils, grasshop-
ANIMAL DRINKERS
LL matures, with the exception
of the highest endowed species
are not only teetotalers. but drink very
moderately of water.
Rats. especially when they are feed-'
ing on corn in rich or barns, suffer
very much during the comparatively
short spell of rslnless weather.
the dews, which in some measure com-
ld’m.:r.lsumc:ierit for their needs.
Even
for the absence of rain, are,
If you would like to see really happy:
gno fewer than seven rate which had
crowded to drink from a small pool of
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rats watch a rat-infested corn stackg‘" er he" ‘ “m.
on a summer evening after a shower-
hear the stack rustle. as it were. and
soon the rats will steal out to gulp
down the great, glistening rain drops
on the thatch and herbage near their
abode.
So thirsty do rats become that l
have seen one which in spite of my
frightening him back each time he
appeared. made a fresh attempt about
every half minute to gain a puddle of
drainings from a farmyard. And i re-
member a farmer. shooting at one, shot
Rabbits and hares, which may be
truthfully called strict vegetarians
state contain a very large porcelllngo
of moisture.
And the” in this country at least,
seldom require water. except in {he
hottest part of the summer, and never,
i believe, when fecding off root crops
in autumn and winter.
Now, water in a direct form is in-
dispensable to stoats and weasels. This
accounts for their being found in much
greater numbers in Well-watered die-
trlcts, where the supply never fails,
than in parts where there is only a
pond here and there which holds water
all the year round.
Ferrets, too, when fed on warm .‘lmh
and milk only. do not thrive so “'i I} a.
:6easury note measures 8" inches in they are returned to the government following a few scorching days. Youjneed very little in the shape of direct those which have water alwayg in
gain by 7%. inches in length. it will and then deuoyed. remarkable dexterity. The little cubes costs the morest use. will not have long to wait. before youidrlnk dew, tog their food in its raw mach.
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,‘ralsina, 1 cup of sugar, 1 mp cot lnm.‘
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grinder and make it.
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’cloves and salt. Boil all this twain
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can be made by covering a linger
bowl with crooheted railia.
lproperly simmered until tender, then
'ilavored with a little onion and
dished up with a little fat and fresh
parsley, is a humble dish that is not
to be despised.
A polnsettia is a pretty and easy
decoration to place on food to make,
clothed the toad with venomous quali- twelve and twenty-three years respect- 2 pers. crickets. spiders, sowbugs, snails)
ties and even went I9 tar as to locate ively, while there is abundant proof ofland angle worms.
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of soda and water; apply and keep
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on each piece of Honk, roll and lie
'31}; thread. ePui two tablespoonfuls
or lard or olive oil in a small kettle.
and let it get hot. then put steak in
and try fast l'Or five minutes, turning
when, Put on back of stove and add
gram .of gomat‘oes, salt, pepper, and
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three hours. Serve with boiled go:
or macaroni.
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Two cups wheat flour_ 1 cup corn-
meal, 3 teaspoons baking powder.
salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, 14 cup cook-
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latest decree.
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Ingredients over a slow fll‘e stirring
(mustantly to prevent burning, until
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9.10.3.“ canned pineapple. Cut a ban-
this 1.“ two, and stand one half on flat
dam in hole of pineapple, slice, Mould
Cream cheese into a handle and stick
no one side of pineapple. Put a.
cherry on top of banana end and pour
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