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WHY DOES NOT PAPER BURN7
Very Simple and Safo Experiment
Will Afford Much Amueement and
Set One to Thinking ,
Tako a piece of paper ordinary
writing paper will do and fold It bo
bb to mako a box, and as you bring
Uho corners round, fasten a piece of
'string In each corner securely. This
,'wlll help to keep tho corners in place
land will acrvo to hang It with over
tho flamo or tho Are. When It la
'made, put some water In tho quality
need only be governed by tho Btrength
of the box hang It over a fire, nnd It
will not bo long before It will bo boil
ing. An alcohol lamp Is best becauso
you can set it on tho table and hold
TOP SPINNING BY JAPANESE
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BOIJJNG WATER
IN
PAPER BOK
Paper Will Not Burn.
tho box above It, and all present may
watch tho proceeding. This Is a very
simple and safe experiment, nnd It
will afford much amusement and set
you thinking, too, how wonderful it
1b. What is the reason why the paper
Woes not burn? The reason is that
tho heat of the flame is absorbed by
tho water so fast that it keeps the
temperature of tho paper below tho
point whero it can take fire. Virtual
ly the same principle is used in the
biggest steam boilers. So long as
there 1b plenty of water In the boiler
tho Are will not hurt it, but let the
water get too low and the heat will
bo absorbed by the boiler and there
will be an explosion.
Toys Are of Great Variety, Both In
Size and Construction and Aro
Cleverly Handled.
Thoso deft and clover poople, tho,
Japanese, do almost overythlng they,
attempt well, and somo things they
do bettor than any other peoplo In tho
world. Of tho latter sort top spinning,
is ono. Tho tops are of great variety,
both in slzo nnd construction. The;
largest Is more than a foot in diam
eter and proportionately heavy. Somo
aro solid; others contain a (lock ofj
little ones that fly out when tho top,
Is lifted, nnd Bpln away by themselves.
Others pull in a spiral or ladder of sue
oesslvo tops. One draws up into a,
lantern, and spins cheerily in that
form.
The mothodB of spinning are almost
beyond description. Even a vory,
largo top 1b sometimes thrown as tho
Australian casts tho boomerang, so
that whllo it appears to bo going
straight toward tho head of tho apeC'j
tator It returns to the thrower and Is
caught on his palm. When it arrives
thus tho performer takes It by thq
spindle, apparently stops It, sets it)
down nnd It recommences. Turn it
upsido down and It proceeds Just as,
merrily on Its iron-spiked head. The
spinners balance It on nny kind of
surfaco, round or Hat, on tho edge of
a fan, the sharpest Japaneso sword,
along a thin cord, and after some mo
ments of unconcernod spinning thore
It Is tossed on the table, with apparent'
curelessness, when It goes on working,
unexhausted and lnexhaustiblo.
Ono of tho most delicate perfor
mances coiiBlsts in spinning n top In
tho left hand, up the loft arm, round
tho edge of tho lobe at tho back of tho
neck and down tho other arm into
tho palm of tho right hand. Another,
1b to toss It spinning Into tho air and
catch it on tho hem of tho sleeve,
whence it runs down into tho hand
A third Is to fling It up and catch It
on tho bowl of a pipe, pasB It behind,
tho back, toss it to tho front and there1
catch It again.
A large, heavy top Is Bometimos sot
In motion by rolling tho peg in tho bight
of a cord, ono end being hold in each
hand, then flung ton or twenty feet in
air and caught with the same cord,
spinning always. This can be done ten
times In succession. But tho most
wonderful display consists In sending
a top spinning up a ropo to tho bead of.
a mast, and then recalling it
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PARACHUTE TOY IS AMUSING
Indiana Man Invents New Plaything
Consisting of Globular Casing,
Held Closed by Catch.
An amusing toy has been devised by
two Indiana men. It consists of n
globular casing, hinged at ono point
and heltlclosed by a catoh. Inside this
casing is packed a parachute, with a
small ball for a weight. Tho catch
of tho receptacle Is held shut by a pin,
which Is unwound and allowed to He
loose on tho ground bo it will pay out
freely and tho ball thrown as high
Into tho air as it will go. When it
comes to the end of the cord the pin
will be Jerked out and tho shell will
fly open. This will releaso tho para-
HAND CANNOT BE HELD STILL
Amusing Little Experiment Will En
tertain Company When Other
Things Begin to Lag.
Next tlmo you are called upon to
amuse the company try this llttlo ex-
perlment. Borrow a quarter from
somo one. if they will trust you with
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New Parachute Toy.
chute and the weight of the latter will
at onoo straighten the little floater
out, whereupon all will descend gent
ly to tho earth, the shell preceding it,
to bo ready for another throw.
A Real Handy Tree.
Did you ever hear of a thread and
needle tree? It is rather a handy tree
to have growing in tho back yard,
don't you think? Especially when
thero are boys in tho house with but
tons coming off about every other min
ute. This strange treo grows in nearly all
tropical countries and In some places
nearer homo where the cllmato is
warm. It gets its namo by which wo
know It from tho curious formation of
Its leaves. At tho tip of the leaf there
Is n sharp thorn, which is tho needle.
If you grasp it firmly and pull it out,
there you are with a needlo already
threaded for your sewing. This fiber
thread Is very strong and tho Mexi
cans use it for weaving a coarse kind
of cloth as well aB for sowing.
Cannot Hold Hand Still.
it or use one of your own If neces
sary. Then take a piece of thread
about 18 inches long and fasten one
end of it to tho coin with a llttlo scal
ing wax or a piece of somebody's gum.
Then get a friend to rest her arm on n
foot rule or other stick about that
long with tho other end on tho table.
Have her hold the thread as Bhown, bo
that tho coin will Just reach into a
glass on the tablo and then see If,
sho can keep the coin from hitting1
the glass. Sho will bo unable to do
it, for tho coin will soon begin to
sway back and forth llko a pendulum
and tinkle on tho glasa.
HOW TO LIFT SMALL PLATS
Clever Little Trick May Be Performed
by the Use qf a Heavy Piece
of Blotting Paper.
Fill a glass full to overflowing of
water. Place over it a piece of heavy'
blotting paper, and then a small plate
or a Baucor about tho sizo of the pa
per. Carefully Invert tho wholo, hold
ing pinto and glass firmly together, so
no nlr Is admitted. In a few momenta.
Lifting a Plate.
when tho blotting paper has bocomo
damp, you can lift tho glass and tho
plate will hang tightly to It.
As Per Custom.
Llttlo James had been Imparting to
tho minister tho important and cheer
ful Information that his father had got
a now set of falso teeth. "Indeed,"
James," replied tho minister, indul
gently. "And what will bo do with
tho old Bet?" "Oh, I s'pose," replied
llttlo James, "they'll cut 'em down
and make mo wear 'em."
Try This One.
Tako ono of tho largest corks you
can find, tho kind used in tho long
nocked green bottles, and In ono end
dig out n hblo. Into this put a leaden
bullet, or several large shot, and stop
up tho hole with putty. Round off the
edges of tho cork at this end and your
dancer is ready to danco.
Around tho top of tho other ond of
tho cork pasto on a little bluo hood of
tissue paper; mako a dress of the
same and tio on a sash of ribbon.
On tho cork mako with ink tho pret.
tlest faco you con, and then set tho
young lady a-danclng.
"And go quickly and tell His disciples that He
is risen irom tne acnu. iwaiwew xxvui, .
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I llfte to thinK thai bud and bloom
And grass cmd loaf
Are symbols of tho empty tomb.
Of ended grief.
I llUe to thinK of Him that Me
Is risen here,
And that His presence we may see
Each wafting year.
Tor Heaven is so very fori
We cannot reach
Tho nearest little guarding star
By sight or speech
But when the day is gladdened by
This clearer blue.
Then Heaven is not far and high
From me and you.
fain would thinK Ho breathes above
The grass and trees t
His heart that throbs with human love
AWaKens these
And lilies pure as acolytes
Their censers swing.
While all the meadowlands and heights
Are worshipping.
So in this thought of mine I find
In stone and clod
And hedge and lattice blossom-twined.
The breath, of God.
And yonder in tho growing wheat
And fallow lands
I see the path that' Knew Hit feet
WorK of His bonds.
And so from every bird that sings
I hear the voice
That one supernal message brings
"Arise I Rejoice I "
I UKe to thinK of Him that He
Is risen here.
And that His presence wo may seo
Each, waiting year.
INTEREST BOYS IN POULTRY
No Part of Farming That Is Moro Fas
clnatlng to Average Youth Than
Care of Chickens.
(By KATIIKMNE A. dlUME8.)
There is no part of farming moro
fascinating to tho average boy than
the enro of poultry. At the samo tlmo
thoro is no branch thnt offers him a
better cbnnco of bucccbb.
Tho equipment ned not cost much,
nnd, in fnct, most of tho nocded coops
and fixtures enn bo built by almost
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Silver Wyandotto Hen.
nny ambitious boy with vory llttlo ex
penditure outsldo of his own work.
Then n small outlay for eggB or n
triflo larger ono for stock, nnd ho is
ready for business.
Tho most Important consideration
Is tho breed to bo kept. It all depends'
upon tho market which will pay tho
best. Tho layers aro seldom ns good
for raising, frying and broiling ns
Borne of tho larger breeds, as thoy
usually weigh less at tho Bamo ago,
though maturing even moro quickly In
tho matter of egg-producing.
So, if you wish to keep Wyan
dottcs, Leghorns, or Orpingtons or
Rhode Islnnd RedB, you will bo per
fectly safo in doing so, no matter
what somo ono olso may say in favor
of other breeds.
PACK CHICKENS FOR MARKET
(CopjTlghMMl,byW.Q.Chpman. '
Fowlc Should Not Carry Too Much
Fat, but Just Enough to Mako
Flesh Tender When Cooked.
An over-fat fowl Ib nlmoBt nB obj
jectionablo as a lean one. To fatten
chickens properly they should bo bo
fed ns to have Just enough fat to
mako them fleshy and to cook well.
Tho fat should bo well Intermixed
with lean meat.
Most buyers of chickens prefer
crate-fed birds, ns they believe them
to bo superior to thoso fed in looso
The Delinquent
Rabbit
By Wilbur D. Neibll
TIIET eald last year when Enster
was, on' mo un" brother John
Got lots o' eggs with names un'
lots o' little pictures on,
That rabbits luld tho Easter eggs,
an' pa he showed me where
Th paper hod a picture of th rabbit nest,
an there
Was colored eggs nil roundabout, an rab
bits hoppln' round
sign SffT
But It don't build a nest at all, It wnnts
to sit an gnaw
Th' cabbngo leaves, an hop around an
scare at dogs an' cats.
An' turn nn' Jump a foot or two when I
look through th' slats.
An when It's night th' rabbit won't get
up there on th' roost.
An' doesn't llko It when I try to help It
with a boost.
I've showed It pictures llko I want put
on my Enster eggs
I guess It understands me, 'causo It took
them with Its legs
"An Pa, He Showed Me Where th'
Paper Had a Picture of th' Rabbit
Nest."
As If they's glad, their Easter eggs by
little, boys was found.
An so I got a bunny now; I had It for n
week.
An It ain't cackled none at all, although
I go an' peek
Insldo Its llttlo houso an' look If I can
And some eggs
"I've Showed It Pictures Like I Want
Put on My Easter Eggs.
But It Just sits up when I come, an' begs
an' begs nn' begs
For lettuco leaf an' cabbage leaf, an'
shlverH with Its nose
I wonder If a rabbit flaps Its wings somo
when It crows!
I'm tryln' to encur-ridgo it; I've glvo It
lota o' straw
"Just Sits an Begs an' Begs."
In front, an' held them up, an' tried to
eat them, too;
Then let them drop on' looked at mo ns
If to Hiiy It know
Just what I meant but still It's mighty
queer;
It hasn't laid nn egg at all, an' Easter's
nearly here.
It Just sets 'round nn' spends Its time a.
wrlggel-ln' Its ears
An' Jumpln' Hldcwlso, 'fraldllke, at each
llttlo sound It hears.
I got some corn an' stuff 111(0 chickens
cat, an' throwed It In,
An' told my rabbit that It's time egg-
layin' should begin;
I got a nlco big nest egg an I've put It
In th' nest
An told my rnbbtt to sail In tin' do Its
level best.
Make Your Own Easter Bonnet.
How fow women reallzo tho possi
bilities of things that aro ready to
hand for making nn Easter bonnot
that shall bo beautiful, unique nnd In
dividual! Tho ordinary clothes lino
lends Itself readily to u most artistic
creation. Tnko ono that Is about
worn out nnd coil it Into n brim. Soak
this overnight in gluo to fix it flatly.
Then for tho body of tho hat shred
about ton foot of tho ropo nnd ar
rango this upon grnceful loops of tho
remainder, dyeing it all in different
tints to suit your comploxlon or your
tasto.
Fasten It on with clothes pins.
Chicken Weighted by Shaping Board.
pens. It does not mnko much differ
ence how' chlckcnB aro fed, bo long as
tho fat 1b lafft on in proper quantities,
nnd with right distribution.
Tho bird should bo killed by a knife
blado piercing tho brain, nB this pro
motes frco bleeding. It should bo
hung up by tho feet, head down, and,
plucked before It becomes cold. Poul
try buyers prefer chickens that havo
about two inches of feathers adjoin
ing tho head.
After being plucked, tho bird
ehould bo placed on a shaping board,
tho weight on top, to give It a com
pact appearance. Never allow chick
ens to remain hanging by tho legs
after being plucked, ns it gives them
a thin and leggy appearance.
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I'm weary of "ripping good stories,"
I'm sated with "honest, rod blood,"
I'm worn with their muscular glories,
With heroes who pound through thi
mud;
I'm tired of tho heroines husky
Who never know powder nor pnlnt
I wnnt ono whoso ringlets aro dusky,
Who sometimes sinks back In o. faint.
I'm weary of rlnsh and or clamor,
Of heroes who hustle for ensh,
Of bludgeoning blows of tho hummer,
Of motors that go nil to smash;
I wnnt to shed tenrs o'er a chnptcr
Which tells how tho hero proposod
Then wnltcd a yenr ere ho wrnpped hor
In arms that wero never qulto closed.
I'm weary of young men of action,
Of damsels of quarter-back build
who run a political faction
Or swing deals with Intellect BkllleoVV
O. glvo mo tho hcrnlno shrinking
Who talks of tho stars and tho moon.
Who spends half a chapter in thinking'
And ends every ono with a swoon.
I'm weary of bulldog-Jawed heroes
Who brush every hhidrnnco nway
And rule things llko latterday Neroos
With cold nnd impetuous sway
O, glvo mo tho hero old fushloncd
Who sighs llko a Bryon or Kents,
Who bursts Into raptures Impassioned ,
Each time that tho lady ho meets.
O, wrlto mo nn old fashioned novel
Whoso licro with grieving grows palo$
I wnnt to read how ho will grovel
When nil other methods may fall.
To rend his: "Hy yon sky above you
I bid you tell mo I may hopo,"
Instcnd of: "Sny, klddo, I lovo you.
How Is it? Is thnt tho right dopo?"
WHY IT RECONCILED THEM.
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Kind Lady (visiting prison) Poor,
men, I supposo it Ib qulto a rollof to
you, however, that your wives nrq
permitted to boo you onco a week.
Spokesman Yes, indeed, lady; It's
Bort o' reconciles ub to Jail life.
Kind Lady Ah, how touching!
Spokesman Yob; you boo, do war
den won't lot dem como in but dej
onco a week.
BIIK
The Rejected Models.
, "I am Labor," remarked the flrs
figure i
"And I am Capital," asserted tlioj
second. ,
"But," protested tho cartoonist
"whero is Labor's squaro paper cap,
and whero Ib Capital's silk hat?" j
Sp saying, ho hurled them down
stairs, for woll ho know that ho might
as well leavo tho labels off bla othoit
characters as to depict Labor and
Capital bareheaded. '
A PAS8INQ THOUGHT.
Life is like an Easter egg.
We shatter many a llvoly dream.
And when we've reached 'the usefut part,
We've spoiled tho decoratlvo achoine.
Success with poultry is a matter ot
details.
A clean hen houso lo necessary both
summer and winter.
Fertile eggs cannot bo shipped safe
ly unlosB they havo Btrong shells.
Slncked Umo Ib a good disinfectant
to scnttor around tho poultry ynrds.
Mato about flvo duckB to ono drake,
nnd thirty can ensily bo housed in
each pen.
For quick fattening try n mafih ol
corn meal and sklmmllk. Feed it warm
throo times a day.
Succohh In commercial poultry farm,
lng depends upon success In tho hatch,
lng and rearing of tho chicks.
No ono need hosltuto to buy Incubat
ors or broodorn becnuso they havo not
before used them or huw them used.
Tho person who rnlsen good stock
need havo no fear about pricos. First
class fowls always bring good prices,
no mnttcr how great tho surplus of
ordlnnry stock la.
It Is a notlccnblo fact that fow im
provements havo beon mado in recent
years on tho old standard breeds. Con
servative ralBcra and dealers still pre
fer tho old standbya.
"Moral Suasion."
"Witherby Blltherby had a. great
plan for punishing his son, Ho got n
heavy whip, and every tlmo tho boy
was bad ho was going to hold out hl
hand and have tho lad Btrlke him, in
Btcad of punishing tho youngster in
tho usual way,
Slltberby How did it work?
Witherby Ulltherby'H hand Is no
aoro that ho can't spank tho boy tor
whacking him so hard.
The Age Limit.
"Is that nn old Joko?" wo nBkod an
Authority on Humor.
"Well," was the hesitating reply, "It
Is old enough to bo printed in tut Al-j
munac, but senrcely aged enough for n
congrcBtuan to tell ns his own,"
Leading Up to It.
Robbs Thero Is something intoxi
cating about money-making.
Dobbs I suppose you wnnt mo to
ask you why, nnd then you'll any somo
thing about tho mint Jullp.
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