HOW TO MAKE AN AEROPLANE
PRACTICAL PLAN OF
One Can Be Constructed for Small
Sum of Fifty Cent If Direction
Given Are Followed.
CONVENIENT HORSE BARN
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A PREDICAMENT.
My name's Ulysses John McCnnn,
I'm pretty nenr a Browed up man,
An' I'm so '(raid that folks will licnr
When mamma calls mo "baby, donr."
If lihe'd Just whimper It to me,
Why, then I'd lllo It, don't you see;
'Cause she's no used (an so am I)
To "baby dear" nn "baby bye."
EARNS HIS SPENDING MONEY
Tho un-to-dato hoy. If thoro Is any
Ynnkco in him, la not likely to remain
Inactlvo In tho present rush toward
nvlatlon. He can make a top for Icbb
than fifty centB that will give him lota
of fun.
Tho model pictured horowlth affords
a hint of how tho thing can bo done
It 'was made by V. E. Smith, nn East
Boston man, who found that under
favorable conditions ho could get ft
flight of 15 fcot out of it. Tho ltttlo
machlno was mudo merely us a toy.
It has its limitations, but In prlnclplo
it Is correct.
Tho framo of tho machlno is alumi
num wire, costing nnout zo cents.
Common Iron wire could bo used aa
well, as cxtromo lightness Is not es
sential. In fact, Mr. Smith found that
ho hud to ballast tho machlno with a
largo nail tied to tho lowest part of
Illustration Showing Arrangement of Building
Adapted for Storing Feed and Implements '
By J. E. Brldgman.
Well
How an Industrious and Independent
Youth Made His Expenses While
In School.
It Is tho nature of boys to bo Indus
trlouB. Thoy Itko to fool n bit lndo
pondent of tholr parents when It
comes to money, Almost ovory boy
ono meets Is desirous of earning n lit
tlo "spending monoy" and will welcome
any suggestion by wjilch ho may
bo enabled to do so. And thoso boys
want tho monoy for good purposos,
too, sometimes helping to defray tholr
own educational oxponsos,
A boy onco known to tho writer was
ft real money-maker. Ho nttondod
high school regularly, and nover
missed a day, nor did ho miss his ox
nms. And yet thin samo boy earned
about $25 each wlntor during tho
school term. Ho was moro than clover
at carving on wood, and his evenings
and Saturdays (nftor his lessons for
tho morrow had boon learned) ho
spent In carving phatogrnph frames
from pine wood. Sometimes theso
frames woro unlquo in shape being
oval or heart-shaped. But ho usually
clung to tho moro conventional square
ipn theso bits of plain wood ho would
qearve tho most oxqulstto designs,
'towers, quaint Dutch designs, nnd
talry boats bearing cupldB. Again ho
would carvo conventional designs, but
hcy woro always original. After tho
carving wao finished and tho framo
put togother, it would bo treated to a
coating of gilt, brour.o or obony. Tho
latter effect was obtained by using a
highly roflnod black paint nnd soft
rarnloh.
Just boforo tho holidays tho boy
would put his hand-carved frames on
talo nt soma storo nnd his frionda
would gladly avail thomsclvcs of pos
leasing thorn. Tho highest-priced
framo would bring but n dollar and n
balf, Avhllo Bomo of tho less proton
tlous Avould sell for 76 cents.. Tho
tost of tho frames not counting work'
nanshlp, of course averaged nbout 20
cents aploco, or thereabouts.
Whon tho summer vacation rolled
iround tho boy woodcurvor had a neat
sum to npond on a trip tn tho bou
ihoro, to tho mountains, or to dofray u
Dumping expedition on tho river nonr
his homo.
NOVEL AND AMUSING TRICK
Wooden Ruler Covered with Ordinary
Newspaper Cannot Be Dislodged
by Violent Blow.
Placo a strip of thin board, or
long, wldo, Hat ruler, on tho odgo of n
tablo, so that it Just balances ItRolf
mid Bproad over It nn ordinary nows
paper, as Is shown in tho Illustration
You mny now hit It hard with your
doubled fist, or with a stick, and tho
.newspaper will hold it down, nnd ro
main ns firmly In its placo ns If it
wero glued to tho tnblu over It. You
lire moro llkoly to break tho stick
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Hit It Hard.
with which you striko than to dlsplaoo
Ihe stpp of wood or tho paper. Try
the experiment.
HOW UNFAIRI
The stars are out when I'm in bed,
It's not the least bit fair
To lot. such little thing stay out
All night, alone up there.
Wicked People,
Who nro the most wicked people in
the "world? Pon makors. Bccauso thoy
make peoplo steel pons nnd tell
Iheni they do wrlto (right),
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Convenient Horse Darn.
Many farmers find It convenient, or
necessary, to house tho horses in n
scpnrato building. Tho usual small
horso barn Is rather small and pro
vides no space for storing hay nnd
other rough feeds. Tho arrangement
fihown In the floor plan horowlth Illus
trated, seems well adapted to tho pur
pose and not only provides storago
room for tho hay, etc., but also has
a largo corn crib, n good-sized oats
bin, and n largo implement room.
A 10x32 foot drlvo way teparaton
tho horso stalls from tho crib nnd feed
room nnd will bo handy for protecting
n lond of hay or grnln nt night, or dur
ing stormy wenther It may also bo
used for storing vehicles. The upper
floor mny bo nrrnnged to suit your
fancy, or requirements, but hopper
shaped bins should bo provided above
tho feed room for storing chop feeds
which aro drawn down through small
spouts or chutes. Tho corn crib linn
pears Instead of d solid foundation
und tho floor Is laid over 2xlO-Inch
Joists with 2xG-lnch timbers, n Bpace
of about thrce-clghthB-lnch being left
between tho samo for tho nlr to elrcu
Into up through tho corn. This permits
solid side walls nnd keeps out tho
rnln and snow, also tho wind, but will
udmlt plenty of nlr to clrculato
through tho corn. Any grain that mny
fnll through the cracks Is eaten by the
poultry or hogs, so nono Is wasted,
writes J. E. nrldgman In Farmers'
llevlew. Thero Is no doubt that much
corn Is wasted by storing samo In the
old-style open-slat cribs. It is not nec
dssary to say this building should have
n good foundation and tho oxposed
wood work receive at least two coats
of paint, ns this should bo tho rule
with any building that Is built on the
farm.
GATE PLANS FOR STOCK PENS
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Looking Down on Aeroplane.
tho framo nt tho forward end, to got
tho host roBulta.
Tho pianos nre covorod with cloth.
This should bo drawn tightly, ns rig
idity Is essential In nn noroplnno.
If tho machlno does not fly ovonly,
and tips up nt either end, tho pianos
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My barn Ib 30 foot wide, nnd ncrosB
ono und It is divided into thrco pens,
each ten fcot square, writes Q. A.
Clark, In American Agriculturist. Tho
gates are ten feet long, nnd nro hung
on common barn-door rollers, and
track, as will bo seen by sketch.
Thero Is n stationary fenco extend
ing from tho wall half across each
outside pen, II 13, Fig. 1. By shoving
tho gates to tho right tho left-hand
pun Is opened, and by pushing thorn
to tho left opens tho right-hand pon,
while by parting the gates In tho con
tor opens tho mlddlo pen. Fig. 2
shows tho form of catch I use for tho
conter of tho gates. If ono has a
forgo It can bo made very easily at
home. C C In Fig. 2 aro short projec
tions of wood hoveled at tho ends to
pass between tho bars of tho opposite
gates and hold them rigid when
closed. Fig. 3 shows tho form ot
loop thnt may bo mado of old wagon
tiro. It Is secured to tho posts that
divide tho pons, as shown at a a, Fig.
1, nnd keeps the gntes from swinging.
Side View of Aeroplane.
nt tho ends may bo varied lu slzo to
glvo balance and ballast may also bo
tied in different positions for tho same
purpose
Tho niottvo power of tho machlno Is
a Btrong rubber baud, ono-halt inch
wide. At either ond of tho framo Is
a wooden, knob, into which tho thrco
wlroB forming tho body of tho framo
nro llrmly fixed. Theso knobs aro
sharpened at tho end. Thoy may be
mado from spools.
A piece of wire bent at right nnglos
is ilxod In tho forwnrd knob. Over
this tho rubbor band la hitched, It is
then stretched to n similar piece ot
wtro passing through tho rear knob,
This is tho propeller shaft. Tho pre
pallor is of tin, and Is fastened to
tho shaft by means ot two smull nuts,
tho ond ot tho shaft being wormed to
recolvo thorn.
Tho propeller can bo given n proper
nnglo, after it Is cut out ot a flat
plcco of tin, by twisting with the
hands.
Tho machlno is mndo to fly by wind
ing up tho propollor until the rubber
band is, completely twisted. Then,
holding tho machine about tho holght
of tho chest, throw it forward In tho
air, Tho released propeller whizzes
around very rapidly and tho machine
continues its flight until tho rubbor Is
unwound.
Dimensions ot tho machlno will be
found on tho drawing.
MAKING MONEY
ON THREE ACRES
Farmer Dcvotoa Alt of Ilin Time
to Small Tract und Findo It
Profltubto By Thoman
M. Clacl.
I know a man who Is making money
on thrco ncres of land,
This wns hlu Bharo of tho old homo
placo. Whon tho land was turned
ovor to him ho had only the ono small
Hold with no buildings.
Tho Hist 'year ho planted moat of
tho ground to gardon truck, Ono half
aero wns planted In smnll fruits nnd
Btrawberrlos. From thla first year's
crop money wns secured to mako tho
first Improvements.
He built a storohouso for keeping
his products In wlntor and used all
sparo tlmo nnd money in enriching
tho soil.
Mnmtro wns bought at tho stables
in near-by towns nnd In threo years
tho ontlro thrco ncros had been cov
crod with plenty of Btaulo manure
with but n small outlay of monoy.
Now ho Ib growing flno crops of po
tatoes, sweet potatoes, cnbbngo nnd
beans, besldos othor garden crops. Ho
haB built a houso and other buildings,
has a small greonhouso, sovoral
stands of bees, n few chickens, fruit
und shado trees in fact n bonutiful,
well-kept homo which Is 1i!b own.
Ho gives all of his tlmo to this small
farm und is making monoy and a good
living. Tho same can bo dono in al
most any county or state, but it taken
study and industry.
In almost ovory stnto land can bo
had In smnll lota nt low prices. Thoso
lands nro broken too much for grain
farming and usually can bo purchnsed
for from $8 to $15 per ncro, and thero
is no placo more suited to tho building
hill lands, and tho man with $300 or
$400 could soon hnvo a homo to bo
proud of.
As much of this land still tins somo
timber loft, truo It would bo n back
woods llfo for a fow years, but tho
tlmo Is not far distant whon the
chango will come.
Much ot this hill land, belongs to
peoplo who glvo it no care. Thoy
camo thoro to work In tho tlmbor for
tho railroads; thoy bought tho land
for tho tlmbor, worked it up nnd nro
now glad lo part with It nt almost nny
price, nB they aro not suited to fnrm
life.
A man docs not havo to own a largo
farm to mako n success ot farming.
Tho mlddlo west is fast becoming n
truck-growing country nnd tho smnll
form of from threo to twenty acres is
moro orton lounu man mrgro onos,
and crops ot thla kind nro bringing
higher prices each year.
8harp Tools for Pruning.
Use very sharp tools In pruning
trees to Insure smooth cuts. Where
n heavy branch Is to bo cut off sup
port It with ono hand during tho cut
ting process, so thnt splitting of the
stub will not result. Tho branch
should nlwnys bo cut perfectly smooth
and close to tho wood fvom which
grows, bo thnt It will heel quickly
nnd ovonly. Cut awny nil water
sprouts, both nt tho bate ot the tree
nnd further up. A good way to keep
a moderate-sized orchard In shapo
to keep ii large, sharp pocket knife
and go through tho orchard every fow
weoks of tho yenr, cutting out useless
branches nnd shaping tho trees
Bult individual taste. If tho work
begun in tlmo all orchard pruntug
can bo dono with n large, sharp pocket
knife. With n good knlfo of thla kind
nnd ft llttlo prnctlco one enn easily
remove branches nn Inch in diagnotor,
doing tho work quickly, easily, and
making a smooth cut than c-n be
of bonutiful country homos than theso I made with any othor tool
Alexander Smirnoff, holding In his
hand somo object carefully wrapped
In n nowspnpor, an nngollc smile on
his youthful faco, entered tho consult-
Jng room of Dr. Koshelkoff.
Ah, dear youth I" oxclaimcd the
doctor, "how nro you 7 What is tno
good nows?"
Confused nnd excited tho young man
roplied:
"Doctor, my mother Is sending ner
regards. ... I am her only son, you
know. . . . You saved my llfo. Your
skill. ... Wo hardly know how to
thank you!"
"Say no moro, dear boy!" said tho
doctor, beaming with delight. "1 have
only dono my duty. Anybody olso
would havo dono the same."
I am tho only son ot my mothor.
Wo nro poor, and, of courso, cannot
repay you for your labors ns you have
deserved and we feol It deeply. At
tho snmo tlmo my mother I nm hor
only son, doctor my mothor humbly
bens you lo nccept ns n token of our
grntltudo n llttlo stntuetto Bho values
very highly. It Is a ploco of nntlquo
bronze, nnd a rnro work of nrt."
"My good follow " commenced the
physician.
"No, doctor, yon must not refuse,"
continued Alexander unfolding his par
cel "You will deeply offend mothor
nnd myself, too. It is a llttlo beauty,
A raro antique. Wo hnvo kept It In
memory of father, who was a dealer
In nntlquo bronzes. My mother nnd
myBOlf continuo tho business."
finally tho youth succeeded In free
ing his present from Its wrappings,
nnd placed It on tho tablo with an
nlr of great solemnity. It was n
moderately tall candelabrum of an
tique bronzo and of artistic workman
ship. It represented two femalo fig
ures Bomowhat scantily attired, nnd
boaring an air of frivolity to describe
which I havo nolthcr tho required
daring nor tho tomporament. Tho flg
urcs smiled coquottlshly, nnd looked
ns If thoy wero ready to Jump on tho
floor and engago in somo wild frolic,
wero they not restrained by tho task
of supporting tho candlo holder.
Tho doctor regarded his present for
n few momonts tn stlenco, then
scratched his head and coughed Irreso
lutely. "A bcnuctlful article, to bo sure," ho
finally said. "But you know what
shall I say? Why, It Is hardly tho
thing, you know. Talk of deshablllol
This Is boyond tho bonds of proprioty.
Tho devil!"
"W-w-why?"
"Now, how could I put. a thing like
that on my tablo? It will corrupt my
residence."
"Doctor, you surprlso mo," answered
Alexander, with nn offended tono.
What queer vIowb of art! ThlB Is
work of artl Look at It! What
beauty, what delicacy of workman-
hip! It (Ills tho soul with Joy mere
ly to look at It; It brings tears to ono's
eyes. Ousorvo the movement, tho nt
mosphoro, tho expression!"
"1 fully npproclato It, my boy," In
torrupted tho physician. "But you
know I nm n mnn of family. 1 havo
children. A mother-in-law. Ladles
call hero." I
"Of course, if you look at it from
tho point of view of the common herd,
you might regard it in a different light.
But I beg you to rlso abovo tho mob.
Your refusal will hurt tho feelings ot
my mother and myself. I am her
only son. You saved ray llfo. Wo
aro asking you to nccopt somothlng
wo hold very dear. I only doploro tho
fact that we havo no companion pleco
to it."
"Thank you, dear fellow, and thank
your mothor. I seo that I cannot rea
son with you. But you should havo
thought of my children, you know, and
tho ladles. But I fear you will not
listen to arguments."
"No uso arguing, doctor," replied
tho grateful patient, mado happy by
tho implied nccoptanco. "You put it
right hero, noxt to tho Japanese vase.
What a pity I havo not a pair. What
n pity!"
When his caller departed tho doc
tor thoughtfully regarded his unwol
como present. Ho scratched his head
and pondered.
"It Is an oxqulslto thing, without
doubt It would bo a pity to throw
It Into the street. It Is qulto lmnos
slblo to leavo It hero, though. What
a dilemma to bo In. To whom could
I glvo It? How to got rid of It?"
Finally ho bethought himself of Uk
hoff, n denr friond of his school days,
nnd a rising Inwyer, who had JiiBt suc
cessfully represented him in somo
trilling ense.
"Good," eoid tho doctor. "As a
friond ho refused to charge mo a feo,
and it Ib perfectly proper that I
should mako him u present. Besldos,
ho Is a single man and tromoudously
sporty.
Losing no time tho doctor wrapped
up tho candlestick and drovo to
Ukhoff.
"There, old chap," ho said to tho
lawyor, whom ho happily found at
homo; "thero I havo como to thank
you for that llttlo favor. You refusod
to chargo mo n foe, but you must ac
copt this present In tokon of my grnti
tude. Look what a beauty!"
On seeing tho present tho attornoy
waB transfixed with delight.
"This beats everything!" ho fairly
howled. "Hang It all, what Inventive
genius! Exquisite, immense. Where
did you get such a llttlo gem?
Having expressed bis delight, the
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lawyer anxiously looked at his friend
and said:
"But, you know, you must not leavo
this thing hero. I cannot accept it."
"Why?" gasped tho doctor.
"You know my mother calls hero.
clients, I would not dnro to look my
servnnts In tho faco. Tako It nwny."
"Nover! You must not refuso," ex-
clnlmcd the physlclnn, with the en
ergy of despair. "Look nt tho work
mnnshlp! Look nt tho oxpresslonl I
will not listen to nny refusal. I will
feol Insulted."
With these words tho doctor hur
ried out of tho house.
"A white clopunnt," tho lawyor
mumbled, sadly, while tho doctor, rub
bing his hands with glee, drove homo
with nn expression of relief.
The attornoy studied his present
at length and wondered what to do
with it.
"It Is simply delicious, but I cannot
keep It. It would be vandalism to
throw It nway, and tho only thing to
do is to glvo It away. But to whom?"
"I havo It now," ho fairly shouted.
"Tho very thing, nnd how npproprlato.
I will tako it to Shashkln, tho come
dian. Tho rascal Is a connoisseur in
such things. And this is the night ot
his Jubilee."
In tho evening the candelabrum,
carefully wrapped, was taken to Shash
kln's dreslng-room by a messenger
boy. Tho whole evening that dress
ing room was besieged by a crowd
of mon who camo to view tho present.
An Incessant roar of delight was kept
up within, sounding into tno joyous
neighing of many horses. Whenever
an actress approached tho door lead
Ing to tho sanctum, and curiously
knocked, Shashkln's hoarso voice was,
heard In reply;
"No, my denr, you can't como In, t
om not fully dressed."
After tho performance Shaahkln;
shrugged his shoulders and said:
"What on osrth shall I do with this
dtsreputnblo thing? My Inndlndy
would not tolerate It In tho houso.
Hero actresses call to boo mo, This
is not a photograph, you can't hido
It in the drawer."
Tho hair-dresser listened sympathet
ically whllo nranglng tho comedian's
hair.
"Why don't you soil It?" ho finally
nsked tho nctor. "A neighbor ot mine,
nn old lady, deals In such things, and
sho will pay you a good price for it.
An old woman by tho namo ot
Smirnoff, tho wholo town knows her."
Shashkln obeyed.
Two dnyB lator Dr. Kosholkoff sat
peacefully in. his study enjoying his
plpo und thinking ot things medical,
whon suddenly the door of hla room
flew open, nnd Alexander Smirnoff
burst upon his sight. His faco beamed
with Joy, ho fairly shone, and his
wholo body brenthed Inexpressible
content.
In his hands he held nn object
wrapped in newspaper.
"Doctor," ho began, breathlessly,
"Imagine my Joy. What good fortune.
Luckily for you my mothor has suc
ceeded In obtaining a companion piece
to your candelabrum. You now have
tho pair complete Mothor is so happy.
I am hor only son, you know. You
saved my life."
Trembling with Joy and with ox-
cess of gratlludo young Smirnoff
placed tho candelabrum boforo the
doctor. Tho physician opened his
mouth, attempted to say something,
but tho power of speech failed and
he satd nothing.
Great Cereal-Eating Nation.
Dr. F. S. Penny hns won n prize
from tho British Health Review for
tho best answers to threo questions,
ono of which la: "Aro cereal eating
nations over first-class powers?" Dr.
Penny offers some Interesting argu
ments In tho courso of his answers:
"Tho latest modern oxamplo Is the
Japanese Staple diet, rlco, vogotablos
and a llttlo fish sometimes. The
Homans In their prlmo woro practi
cally vogotarlan. Staplo ration, corn.
It is recorded that several dlscasos
broko out In tho Roman army boforo
Lllybaoum In the first Punic war, ow
ing to their being forced, by the wreck
age of tholr corn ships, to feed on
meat. Comparo also tho complaint
of Caesar's legions In Gaul of mutton
being substituted for their corn ra
tions. Tho ataplo food of tho ancient
Greok is said to havo been grain, veg
etables nnd oil. Tho Mnhomotans,
under Omnr und later, fed chlofly on
dates, milk and cereals,"
Clocks In Public Places.
Tho decision of tho Ohio Methodists.
at the suggestion of Bishop McNoely,
to roraovo clocks from all tho Meth
odist churches In that stnto because
"their prcsenco Is an olemont of dis
turbance," recalls to on old manufac
turer an experience In hla business
career. "We wero manufacturing Id
a llttlo Now England town," ho said,
"and in ono department had only girls,
A big clock hung where all tho 'hands'
could seo It. The foremr.n came to
tho ofllco ono day and snld that ha
could get more work out of his depart
ment If the clock wero removed, be
cause tho girls spent much tlmo look
ing at it and waiting for tho whistle.
It seemed n strange proposition, but
we humored him without lotting the
girls know why tho timepiece was
taken nwny, and tho rosult proved
, that our foreman was right."