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end of the stern wire.
1t is we'll to have the rudder stem
fit rather snugly, so it will stay in any
position In which you set it. BY boring
a hole through this rudder stem, just
above the after-deck, wire handle
may be inserted.
If you think we'll of your boat, after
finishing it, christen it with coat OF
good paint, especially over the wire
and propeller blades.
You can wind up the propeller until
the rubber band is we'll knotted up
and you will be surprised at its b.
havior when you place it in the pond
or even the bath tub-and see how
splendidly she speeds away If you
want still greater speed, put on two
rubber bands, but If you increase your
speed, you will shorten the distance
your craft can travel. The model here
described has travelled about seventy
feet with small rubber band and
five-inch propeller. 1t would trave
much farther with a six-blade pro.
peller and thicker rubber band.
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enlarged and its projections inside the
spool At very nicely.
Now these crossed blades may be
nailed with four small nails, to the
end of the spool, after which the
opposite rim or fiange of the spool
may be cut off and the end cut to-
ward point. When this is done, take
the. propeller in the hand and bend
each blade the same way as you turn
it around. 1t does not matter which
way you bend each blade, just so you
bend them all the same way, and as
near the same amount as YOU can.
The height of the propeller in the
model illustrated, from tip to tip of
blades, is five inches. This leaves
about one-half an inch space between
the tips and the keel of the boat.
If your boat Is about the size of
this one just described. use an ordi-
nary rubber band of about one-eighth
an inch in thickness, and push this
through the propeller spool with a
match stem or toothpick. After this
is accomplished bore a small hole
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And She Waved Her Magic Wand.
Ho-heigho- Come Daisy! Come
forth" And she waved her magic
wand.
Instantly a leaf in the book turned
over, seemingly of its own accord,
and a fairy came climbing up the
page.
Il am the Daisy Fairy" she said
in a high thin little voice. 'It is the
gold of my hair, the white of my
skin and green of my dress that
you see in the daisy. I love to nod
in the wind in great fields filed with
bright moonlight"
'How-how do you do-I'm g-g-
glad to meet you Miss-Miss-" Roy
didn't know what to call her.
Just Daisy" said the first Fairy,
laughing. Though you needn't call
her by any name; she sees that you
are meaning to be polite, and that is
enough. Now. Now-Carnation!" And
she waved her wand again.
Daisy vanished and, 10 and be-
hold, another fairy maid, dressed all
in carnation pink. appeared. She
nodded brightly at Roy.
Il am the Carnation Fairy" she
said, in much the tone of a. little
girl speaking her first piece at
school. When you see pink carna-
ton, you see my pink dress and the
pink of my cheeks. I breathe out
sweet perfume and try to make all
happy who smell it. IL"
But a wave of the wand had
whisked her out of sight and another
maid stood in her place.
IT am the Violet Fairy" said the
new arrival, glancing up shyly. II
am beloved by all who see my flow
ers, for they speak of love and hap
piness and they give forth the sweet
est perfume. And"
"V-v-violets are my favorite flow
ers," said Roy, hoping to please the
little maid.
"Oh. ROY" laughed the first Fairy
pretending to be hurt. 'How can you
say that Why, I'd hoped you'd like
me best--and you haven't even asked
me what am. No, no, naughty boy
it's too late now''-she shook her
head at him playfully-"and you've
already said you like violets the best
am the American Beauty Rose
Fairy-the Queen of Flowers-and
| surely YOU"
Bang! Bang!
Goodness me, how Roy did jump!
He imagined the whole house was
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

AA AIRY was her name; but both
Mamma and Papa often
called her Rose Mary be-
- i = cause she was so fond of
roses. All about the lawn and around
the sides of the garden were rose
bushes-pink and red and white and
yellow. And Mary loved every single
rose on every single bush!
Now, Mary prided herself on tend
ing'' them. OF course Pete, the gar
dener. was the one who really set
them out and took care of them. for
the growing of roses is not an easy
thing to do. But Mary wouldn't have
II that way at all. "Oh, yes" she
would say demurely. pete plants
them and all like that; but that's just
because I'm such a little girl and not
strong enough to dig the way he can.
All the same, they're my roses and l
really take care of them"
At one thing, certainly, Mary was
expert. And that was to go among
her roses early in the morning. armed
with Mammals big scissors, and clip
the fragrant. open blossoms for the
house. Mary just loved to cut and
lnetasr them. And there were SO
vases to MI, too.
. big one that stood in the center
he dining-room table must have
blooms At least every third day.
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III HAT child does not like to
n fashion his own toy! Here
~ is na lovely ely. moas e that hats is not not
is lots of fun after you have 1t. You
can give him the appearance of the
real animal and he will run and jump
for you If you follow these directions.
Secure large cork, and cut it into
the shape of mouse's body, adding
ears of cardboard and a string tail
Paint the mouse black and place a
small hook on the underside near the
head. Attach a thread, about nine
inches long, to button or button
hole near your chest, and fix the other
end of the string to the hook on the
mouse. Now YOU can make this inni-
tation mouse have the appearance of
running up your coat.
Place the animal upon the back of
your right hand as low as possible.
Now move the hand away from your
body, and the mouse appears to glide
over the back of your hand, and just
as it is about to fall, on reaching
the thumb, the left hand is passed
beneath, and placed in the same po-
sition the right hand previously oc-
cupied Repeat the movement and
mystify your friends by making the
creature run long time.
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the fish-egg and the lily-seed into the
warm water, so she went homo with
a heavy heart thinking he was very
rude.
So the summer passed and the lit
tie girl did not come to the pond
where the lily-seed had taken root in
the soft earth. and the fish-egg grew,
and changed into a fish that played
under the broad lily leaves for
whole year.
Another winter came and then the
spring and when the birds came back
the little girl who longed for the
Southland saw them and hurried to
the pond.
ooh. the beautiful lily" she cried.
And such a pretty fish. Oh. Mamma,
come and see what Mr.. Duck has
brought"
"Quack- quack." went Mr.. Duck
again and this time 1t meant. What
queer people,"
And what queer duck" said the
flsh to the lily. II don't think he
even knows he brought us here"
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u Roy and the Flower Fairies IS

tumbling down about him. But it
was only the book which had fallen
to the floor.
And-Roy had been asleep!
He rubbed his eyes and stared
around in amazement Gone were
The fairies; but there on the floor lay
the book. He concluded he must have
been dreaming; but, just the same, he
stopped quickly and snatched up the
book-for he remembered what the
Fairy had told him about handling
the book with care. And-dream or
no dream-he decided that from then
on he would be very careful with that
book.
OF course, it may all have been
merely dream; or it may not have
But-well, what, do you think about
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SAlLBOAT requires a breeze,
and when the breeze stops the
boat does likewise. 1t Is not
= very much fun waiting around
for breeze to come so the boat will
continue its journey, but it is a. salts
faction to have boat that does not
have to depend upon wind or weather
and the making of this kind is de-
scribed as follows:
Exact dimensions for this boat are
unnecessary, as it may be made any
convenient size that is desired, so the
measurements given for this model
may be reduced or enlarged upon, to
suit the boat-builder who cares to con-
struct this propeller boat.
The original of the boat illustrated
was made from a plain board of white
pine, one and one-quarter inches in
thickness. From stern to bow-tip 1t
measures ten and one-half inches.
and one-third way back from the
bow-its greatest width-it measures
three and one-hah inches. 1t is well
to bear in mind that the better this
hull Is finished the faster the boat
will travel, for roughness tends to re-
tard the speed.
When the hull is nicely finished and
sandpapered smooth, cut out about
one inch from the keel, at the stern
end, and bore small hole for the
rudder to At up into. Now place the
boat bottom up on the work table and
prepare the wire brace which holds
the propeller.
The wire for the boat described is
sixteen inches in length, and after
having three and one-half inches
turned down. at each Of it's ends 1t
left nine inches to go alopg the keel
of the boat. This wire is of iron,
and of such size that 1t may be bent
with the hands, and when formed as
described it is to be fastened along
the keel Of the boat by three or more
small staples or double tacks"
A very important feature to look
out for Is the kink or U bend in the
middle of this wire, which is to be
nailed down by a staple. This little
bend keeps the wire from swinging
sidewise when the boat is in motion.
After securing down this wire
along the keel of the boat. turn the
tips OF the wire ends away from each
other, as seen in the drawing. The
propellers for these boats should
be rather large. so they will not buzz
around in hurry and use up all the
far They may be made with or s
blades as desired. and a very easy
manner of making them is shown in
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

IN nee upon a time there was a
little boy named Roy who had
~ very strange adventure-right
" in his own nursery, too. Only
the day before, you see, his Uncle Tom
had given him a book which told, in
words and pictures of flowers and
fairies. 1t was called The Book of
Flower Fairies" and was as large as
the geography Big Brother used in
the Sixth Grade at school. Really,
when Roy propped it up on his lap
to read, you couldn't see much of
Roy for the book.
On the afternoon in question he
had been looking at the pictures in
the book; he was sitting on his fav-
orite low, squat little stood in one
corner of the nursery. Presently
something happened
Would you believe it?-but right
smack dab out of the page in front Of
Roy's eyes little fairy maid popped
forth and perched herself on the top
edge of the book.
oh" she sighed. I'm so glad to
be out! 1 do feel $3.50 all squashed
up inside that book ometimesi"
Roy stared at her in amazement,
his mouth open and gasping for
breath.
Suddenly she noticed him. Hello,
little boy" she laughed. Are you
surprised to see me? And--but there,
there, don't be frightened; why
wouldn't harm you for the world.
We are all good fairies in this book
and if you are nice to us, if you don't
throw the book on the floor or tear
the pages or get them soiled, why
know we shall be jolly friends and
companions" And she smiled upon
him sweetly.
But Roy just b1inked-he was that
surprised
The dainty little miss, perched a.
top the book-it's a wonder it didn't
fall from Roy's hands, isn't it?--was
dressed in a queer gown of some SHIN
mering material; which came just to
her knees; her slippers seemed to be
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fashioned of many tiny diamonds set
close together; on her head was an
oddly shaped cap, of a brilliant red,
which ended on top in peak that
looked for all the world like a rats
tail; and in her hand she held a
wand that had a bright light of some
sort at it's end.
I'VE are the flower fairies" she
said presently. And once in great
while we are permitted to come out
of that book in which we live. oh.
you have no idea, dear boy, what a
relief it isl But you must not think
us unhappy; for we are not. You see,
it is just that our legs and our arms
get cramped after while from being
shut up in the book and we enjoy
stretching them. Now, I shall cali
forth the fairies, one by one, and in
troduce you to our merry band. Ho
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A Propeller Boat for the Boys

through the sides of the spool and
push little nail through this hole
so it will go between two strands of
the rubber band. This nail must fit
rather tightly
Now hang the propeller in place by
putting the rubber on the wires. Wind
the propeller around and around and
let go and feel the breeze toward the
stern. If there is no breeze you have
wound it the wrong way! The rudder
may be made from cigar-b box wood,
and may be shaped as shown in the
drawing, or it may come down to the
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The Duck That Brought the Lilies

the next day, but the fish-egg and the
Ily-seed were not afraid for they
were sleeping soundly.
That very same night a little girl,
who had been standing with her
mother on a farm way out on the
prairie, clapped her hands with joy,
for she loved the birds and the flow
ers. And when the ducks had settled
into a little pond for the night, she
crept through the high grass and
watched them.
"Mr. Duck" she called, II used to
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the illustration.
II the propeller is to have four
blades, cut out two '1ady-finger''
shaped pieces of tin as near alike as
possible, and cross them as shown in
the small drawing at the lower right
hand corner. While holding these to-
|gether in this fashion, place them on
a soft piece of wood and drive large
nail through their center. Now get a
common spool and place this propeller
upon one end of it, put the large nail
through the center again. bending 1t
around and around till the hole is
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would be very thankful
"Quack-quack," went the duck,
which is a ducks way of saying.
What queer little girl"
won't you please, Mr.. Duck?'' she
urged. 'There are so many lilies
and fishes in the South and we have
none in our pond up here"
But the duck only tapped his
wings and padded around harder
than ever.
She did not know the Tapping and
padding of Mr.. Duck had dropped
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- HE little flsh-egg had nothing
to do except to lie around in
the lily pond and wait to be
~ Matched And the little seed
of the lily pods were having quiet
time, too, floating about on the water
until one day some wild ducks came
and splashed around, hunting for
things to eat. You see they were
very hungry for they had stopped on
their way North to rest for the night
Strange things happen in the lives
of the birds. and the next morning
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live in the South where there was
many flowers. Mamma says you come
from there every spring and thought
would ask you If it would be too
much trouble to bring me a fish and
a lily the next tim you come. /
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Mary and Her Roses

And Papa always liked a single, huge
red rose in the tall, thin-stemmed
vase on the end of his reading table
in the library. Then, too, there must
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
"oUTING" BASKET PUZZLE.

"OUTING" BASKET PUZZLE.
Each of the following sentences
contains an article of food found in
the outing basket.
/. Flo lives in the house across
the road.
2. We sent Eric a key for the
chest.
8. 1t seemed to Philip each essay
was perfect.
4. Everyone liked to hear Bob
read.
SUMMER FRUITS.
/. Malewretno.
2. Lruyceherbk.
8. Reyhcr.
4. Acebpalrp.
5. Rsaretwyrb.
g. Modans.
ARITHMETICAL PUZZLES.
Add to and make 90.
Answer:-Ix; cross the I and you
have Xxx.
What number of three figures null
tiplied by 5 will make exactly 10?
Answer:-1 IA or 1926.
ANSWERS.
! OUTING BASKET PUZZLE: /
Olives. 2. Cake. 8. Peaches. 4. Bread
SUMNER FRUITS: /. Watermelon
| 2. HucEleberru. &. CherrN A. Grab
apple. 5. Strawberry. 8. Ddmson.
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when the last duck flew away. 1t car
ried a little flsh-egg on one of its
yellow feet while tucked snugly away
under it's feather was a seed from the
lily pod all nice and warm.
The duck few many, many miles
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IN RAPEVINES will climb But nota cluster could he touch
n tree or wall The vine keeping
~ 10 keep away from foxes; oh WE'LL said he II do
They prefer their fruit Another thing about them;
For little chdrens boxes They're and full of collie
m better off without them"
a FOX discovered overhead "Som therefore. has
4 A lot of clusters pendant be
Of purple color large and sweet An everyday expression;
In light resplendent Applied thing
But get possession;
He tried grasp the lower Yet rather would deny the fact
On iptoe then by eapmg Than make a confession
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Just for Fun

b HAT child does not like to
q fashion his own toy! Here
Il is a lovely mouse that is not
only pleasure to make, but
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IN nee upon a time there was a
little boy named Roy who had
81 81 a very strange adventure-right
W. n h nr11U
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
TWO WOMEN CLAIM
SAME HUSBAND;
FIGHT GUN DUEL
Wife in Serious Condition
Snyder and His Companion
Caught by Police

Scranton, Penn, Nov. 25.-Two wom-
en- claiming the same man as their hus-
band fought a duel with revolyers in a
house in the mountain village OF Mos
COW, near here, tonight. One is the
wife of George ". Snyder, a local
wholesale fruit dealer, and the other
Miss Grace Crosbie, of Malone, y. Y.
Mrs. Snyder was shot just above the
heart and is in a serious CONDITION.
Mss Crosbie appeared a; the home of
the Snyders while they were al dinner
She immed lately demanded that Snyder
acknowledge TO the world his alleged
duplicity. After a brief and heated ar
Rument Mrs. Snyder rushed into an
ad Joining room and returned with a
revolver.
ut might be better for us three to
die and settle this dirty mess" she
said. Then. turning on the visitor, she
fred two shots. Both went wild. As
she was about to fire a third shot Miss
Crosbie drew a revolver from her muf
and shot the other woman in the left
breast.
Staggering out of the house, Mrs.
oHSueF ieaSheu the home ol HelBh-
Dor, TO which a doctor was called.
Meanwhile Snyder and Miss Crosbie
had fled in the formers automobile
The Moscow police caught them on the
road to this city. when the machine
broke down. They were brought to
local Jail, where Miss Crosbie admit
ted the shooting and said she had
lived with Snyder in New York off and
on for several years. Snyder is about
forty-three, his wife is forty and Miss
Crosby is thirty years old. The Sny-
ders have been married eighteen years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
HOPES TO INDICT TWO MEN
District Attorney After Those Respon.
sible for Garage Collapse

District Attorney Swami said last
night that he would present evidence
before the grand jury tomorrow by
which be hoped TO obtain indictments
Tor manslaughter against two men re-
sponsble for the collapse of the garage
at Third Avenue and SiXty-third
Street last Thursday, which resulted
in the death of one person and injury
to nearly twenty others.
Mr.. Swami has obtained section Of
one Of the concrete uprights that col
lapsed and has sent il 20 chemical ex-
perts at the city laboratories and Co
lumbia University for examination.
Two engineers. two architects and two
prominent builders have been sub
pnnaed to testify before the grand
jury.
TOO often a proper investigation OF
catastrophies of this sort is neglected
because of the difficulty of getting evil
dence to prove responsibility" said
Mr. Swami.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-26
Plan to Placate Ireland
as Hate for EnglandGrows
British Leaders Consider immediate Enforcement Oh
Rule with All Factions Represented-V olunary LII
E.tn,.nt Camna;on Under Connaught May Be Tried

is accordingly suggested that u new
form, Of government can remove inc
di-truet Of the Irish and win back thcll
Good will. then voluntary recruiting
campaign on a great scale should De
started.
Nav Turn to Connaught
There is talk Of placing the Duke Of
Cornaught. who IS extremely popular
ip Ireland. az the head Of the csmpai ign,
and undoubtedly his personal influence
would go far toward success.
Many highly placed and level headed
people. who know Ireland, think that
the scheme is worthy Of trial. They
rely partly on the known Characters
tics Of lrishmen. II is a mistake 10
think that ireland is indifferent 10 the
fate Of other small nations. 1t "a
equally wrong to believe that ireland
is Indifferent either 20 the glorious
deeds of the purely Irish regiments IN
the war or TO their, in many instances,
sadly depleted ranks.
There are about half million Irish.
men in Ireland who could be induced
20 Join the British army If they could
be persuaded that such a course was
consistent with their own self-respect
and that OF their country.
The substitution Of General SIR
Bryan Mcmahon for Sir John Maxwel u
as commander in chief OF the army IN
ireland is the first indication Of a
change in the policy Of the British gov
eminent since the rebellion last April.
Sir John Maxwell was sent TO Dublin
virtually as a military dictator. HIS
duty was TO suppress the rebellion.
Whether he suppressed 1t with undue
severity is a point that future his
torians will decide. But no man gwen
such a duty could be expected to he
loved in ireland, and it has been OBJ
vious for some time that so long as
the political situation rendered SIT
Johns stay imperative it would be i'm
possible to make any change in policy
or attempt to overcome the dislike and
distrust of England among the Irish.
The new commander is an Irishman,
n Galway man, and Roman Catholic
He will be associated in the govern
ment with II. +. Duke, the new Chief
Secretary. who Is unquestionably sym
pathetic to Ireland, and Sir Patrick
Byrne, the under secretary, who also
is a Roman Catholic.
There is little question that this
triumvirate has a good chance of win
hing the confidence of irishmen. But
they have an enormous task in front
Of them in any attempt to win back by
their own efforts the sympathies of Ire
land.