Page 3 of 8
Booksubjectamusements Stock Photos and Images
RM2AJDD4R–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . through it 2X A. { / Fig. 235. It will be noticed . Figs. 235-237. —A Toy Pistol. that the trigger is notched at both ends. These notches are for a rubberband, which should be stretched from the upper notchof the trigger, over the muzzle, and around to the lowernotch, as shown in the drawing. The rubber band liesin the groove in the top of the pistol. The Bullets for this pistol consist of pieces of card-board cut into small squares. To load the pistol, slipone of the squares through the rubber band as shown inFig. 23
RM2AJDGHG–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 209. Mortises for Deck braces. S=^iS Fig. 211. — Ridge Piece.Figs. 208-211. — Details of Deck Beam and Ridge. HOW TO BUILD A CANVAS CANOE 211 of the deck beams into them (see Fig. 207). Cut atongue half an inch long and half an inch thick on eachend of the beams, as shown in Fig. 209, undercuttingit slightly, as in the drawing, to make it wedge-shaped.Then, having prepared the ends, place the beams in thepositions they will occupy in the framework, and markupon the top of the gunwales the shape of the tongues.Mo
RM2AJDB1R–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . obby of collecting Indianarrow-heads has no doubt often wondered how theywere made, and also how the bows and arrows wereprepared. The ways In which all uncivilized people dothings Is Interesting, and especially when It Is remem-bered that they had but raw materials with which to work and only such tools asthey could make out of stone.The Indians Bow was madeof different woods, and, thoughIt varied In shape and size,was generally about fortyInches In length, so as tobe conveniently carried andhandled on horseback. The
RM2AJDX5Y–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ^o bath, it should be used for rinsing only, and A Washing-box, after the scheme of Fig. 172, made tohold the negatives while washing them. This box will A BOYS DARK-ROOxM 159 stand on the shelf beside the sink until you are throughdeveloping. The rack is made up of strips of woodfastened together with wire brads. Figure 173 clearlyshows its construction. Strips A, B, C, and D shouldbe placed three and three-quarters inches apart for four-by-iive plates, and kerfs should be cut in their edges as. Fig. 173. — A Washing
RM2AFYKBR–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. ou will have a ring of Fourthof July pin-wheels which will look prettyall day long. Be sure to place the wreath facingthe breeze, so the pin-wheels may be kept in constant mo-tion. Reserve the Fin-wheel. Bombs until the last. They are simple in construction, but quite start-ling when they go off. Fasten together two very stiff flat pieces of steel (Fig, 62),those sold for the back of dress-skirts work well, and usea strong string many yards long to tie them with. Bringup the four ends of the steels and ti
RM2AG0217–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Thanksgiving. 107 The Revolution. Tableau 4.—This is represented by the revolution of awheel. Pilgrim Mother stands in the centre of the stage, at aspinning-wheel, which is set in motion just as the curtain isparted. PROPERTIES. If a real spinning-wheel cannot be obtained, a velocipede,baby-carriage, or childs wagon, turned upside down, will answer I k)mlii. The Spinning-wheel. the purpose. In the illustration the curtain has been madetransparent, to show how the two back wheels of a velocipede 108 Autumn
RM2AG0954–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 192.—Bow casefinished.. Fold the paper lengthwise through the centre and gluethe sides together along the dotted lines; then fringe theedge up to the dotted line and decorate with gay paint.Dress the joint-ed (doll squaw in afringed ? Chamois-SkinGown ; fold the skin andlet one half formthe front, the otherhalf the back. Cutthe garment likethe half N, in Fig.193, stitch the sides together, stitch the Fig. 191.—cut bow case like this. under part of the sleeves together and fringe both sleeves and bott
RM2AG0W1D–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 228.—The spinning-wheel and jointed doll spinning. 42 Handicraft for Girls Just look at jour little colonial friend, ThankfulParker! (Fig, 228). The tiny maid seems almost to bestepping lightly forward and backward as she spins out long. Fig. 239.—Spokes. threads of the soft, warm yarn, singing softly all the while alittle old-fashioned song. How busily she works, and listen!you can all but hear the wheels cheery hum, hum, hum! A Toy Colonial Kitchen 43
RM2AJ074W–Chicago by day and night . PANORAMAS, CASINO: AND LIBBY PRISON. CHAPTER VIII. PERILS AND PITFALLS. IT is not insulting the intel-ligence of the stranger to warnhim against the unscrupulouspersons who will beset his path^for they are so numerousand make their appearanceat such unexpectedtimes and places thatthe very smartest of us^all are occasionally indanger of being victim-ized. There are probably morecrooked people in Chicago atthe present writing than anyother city in the Union, and it isaltogether probable that thisnumber will be largely increasedduring the progress of the Fair. The crimi
RM2AJDT0T–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Hole-Wire-Stiffeoer- FiG. 180. — A Scraper. piece of wire run from a small hole bored in the handleat C to the ends of the scraper. Figure 181 shows a scheme for A Snow Shovel that is easy to make, and one whichwill stand a good deal of wear. For this, secure twobarrel staves, cut them in two, and plane up the curvededges until they are straight. Then taking three of thesepieces, lay them side by side and nail a two-by-two inchstrip across the top edges, as shown at y^, to bind themtogether. The bevelled ends of the s
RM2AJEHBD–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . 74 Treads ArsDRiSEiRs- Figs. 72-75. — Details of Inside Stairs. a slot in the edge of the floors for the tops to set in, asshown in Fig. 71. Then glue on the treads and risers,and cut the bottom of the newel-post to fit over thesecond step. The lower end of the toothpick balustersare set into slits cut with a knife in the treads, and theupper ends fit in the groove cut in the hand-rail. 78 PROFITABLE PASTIMES The Balustrades around the stair openings on thesecond and third floors are made in the same way(see Fig. 71).
RM2AG0ACH–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 179.—Toma-hawk ready for use. The Chieftains Shield is of hide taken from the neckof the bull bison; the, piece must be twice the requiredsize for a finished shield to allow for the necessary shrink-age. Over a fire built in a hole in the ground the skin isstretched and pegged down. When heated, it is coveredwith a strong glue made from the hoofs and joints of thebison, which causes the hide to contract and thicken. Asthis process goes on the pegs are loosened and again ad- An Indian Encampment 81 ju
RM2AJDNY6–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . rmer structure obtained by doingthis. Stake out the length and width of the houseupon the ground, and sink a stone or a coupleof bricks at the corner to support the cornerpost. Then cut two two-by-fours the lengthof the greatest inside height of the house.Set one upon the corner stone, bracing ittemporarily with boards run from it to thefence, and spike the other to the fence on aline with the corner post (see A and B inFig. 184). Cut the end-plate C the correctlength and spike it to A and B, after whichcut a two-by-f
RM2AJDEKX–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 222. —The Coop Trap. prop up one side of it. Fasten a long cord to the stick,and, after scattering grain beneath the sieve, carry theend of the cord to a place of concealment to await theappearance of some birds. As soon as these are attractedby the grain, and begin feeding under the sieve, pull thecord and they will be your prisoners. The Coop Trap, shown in Fig. 222, can be used fortrapping the larger variety of birds. This is well known HOME-MADE TRAPS 225 as an effective trap for wild turkeys. It consists of
RM2AJF039–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . care with which the teeth have been sharpenedand set. At first you may confuse these two saws, butif you will notice that the teeth of the cross-cut saw come to sharp pointsand are bevelled onthe sides, while thoseof the rip-saw arenot sharpened on thesides, and instead ofbeing pointed on theends are chisel-shaped (see Figs. 19 and 20), you willhave little trouble in distinguishing them. Sawing. — Small pieces may be sawn while held in thevise, but, as a rule, large work is placed across a coupleof horses. It is gener
RM2AFYRPW–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 258.—Sink the pail part way into the ground. from your tent. There dig a hole large enough to sink the paildown about half its height (Fig. 258). Bank the loose earth up. Fig. 239.—Bank the earth up around the pail for the spring. Camping Out in Your Back Yard 119 all around the pail (Fig. 259), and cover the earth with leaves,grass, moss and vines; hiding the pail completely with the green-
RM2AJEYRD–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ?znsL U/Iling ??.iiiiima- MSjp Edge-of-3aw.Fig. 20. — Teeth of Rip Saw. THE PROPER HANDLING OF TOOLS 23 a few short strokes until the saw has started to cut.Then use a long, steady stroke, putting all of the. Fig. 21. —Position for Sawing. pressure upon the down stroke. Be careful to keepthe saw to the line and in a perpendicular position,so that the cut will be square on all sides. If it starts 24 PROFITABLE PASTIMES to run away from the line, a slight twist of the bladewill return it. When a board has been sawn near
RM2AJCYDX–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . an inch and one-halflong should be bound to the fuse of the candle,and as the fuse is rather short it is necessaryto cut through the paper bound around it, andset the punk into the end of the candle, asshown in the drawing. Attach a piece of twine ^^^ ^95-two feet long to the other end of the candle, and then,after getting your kite up, attach the end of this stringto the kite-string and light the punk, being very carefulin doing so not to ignite the fuse of the Roman-candle.After attaching the candle and lighting the
RM2AGEE5E–. Chicago by day and night. recently made. terey, Mexico, isengaged on a workn silver whichwhen completed will be an exact reproductionof the Agricultural building now in process of 269 completion at the exposition grounds. Itwill be eight feet wide, will contain a quahtyof silver valued as bullion at $10,000, and whenfinished will be valued at $20,000. TheConnecticut members of the Board of LadyManagers have undertaken to raise bycontribution a fund with which to pay for a finebust of Harriet Beecher Stowe. This will betheir contribution toward the adornment of thewalls of the Womans building
RM2AGEFTW–. Chicago by day and night. PART VI. THE FAIR ITSELF. WHEN Mr. Edwin Lee Brown, a pioneer,citizen of Chicago,died in the summerof 1891, there passedaway the man who issaid to have been thefirst to suggest theidea of holding aworlds fair in com-memoration of the400th anniversary ofthe discovery . ofAmerica. The mind,therefore, which con-ceived this mightyproject, over which all the nations are agog, isnow stilled in everlasting sleep, but to those ofus who have memories the fair will remain alasting monument to the greatness of that mas-ter mind. Mr. Brown first proposed his scheme to ameeting
RM2AGEKAW–. Chicago by day and night. he roof. There are fourteenpassenger and two freight elevators, each ofwhich makes a round trip every three minutes.An entire morning may be profitably passed ininspecting this mighty structure, the magnifi-cence of which, perhaps, cannot be duplicatedon the continent, if indeed, in the entire uni-verse. CHAPTER XXVIII. A FEW FINAL WORDS. IN view of thefact that the re-mainder of this lit-tle work will be de-voted to theWorlds Fair —that mighty gath-ering of all na-tions in myriads ofmanifold variety,which will concen-trate the attentionof the civilizedearth upon Ch
RM2AJDB64–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 246.Figs. 244-246. ^haft. Schemes for Arrow-heads. makes another excellent head. The metal points shouldbe used only for target practice, and then with propercare, to prevent injury to yourself or companions. Feathering is the next operation. Turkey or goosefeathers are generally used, but the former is consideredthe better of the two. Strip off the broader side of thevane of three feathers, and glue them to the shaft oneand one-quarter inches from the notch, spacing them equi-distant from one another. One feathe
RM2AGEHCT–. Chicago by day and night. wood, stone, brickand steel, nearly all the material having beenprocured in Illinois. A feature of the buildingis Memorial Hall, which contains a superb col-lection of relics of the war and other periods.An admirable view of the main exhibit hall maybe had from the spacious galleries. The exhibitwill include five model school-rooms, equippedand furnished under the direction of the statesuperintendent of public instruction. Here willbe illustrated the methods of education pursuedin the state, from the common school to theuniversity. The exhibit also includes collec-t
RM2AJCR9M–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ross the top. Cut a hole the shape of anear in each side, and paste a piece of red tissue-paperover the opening. For the face, take a piece of whitepaper a Httle larger than the face is going to be, markout eyes, nose, and mouth upon it, and cut the openings for them. Paste red tissue-paper over the openingsfor the eyes, and mark alarge black pupil in thecorner of each (Fig. 309).For the mouth, paste apiece of white tissue-paperover the opening, andmark out the teeth inblack (Fig. 309). A pieceof red tissue-paper shou
RM2AGEHY8–. Chicago by day and night. tones! They willbe there in every variety and all stages ot pre-paration. A promise has been made that anAfrican diamond mine will be shown in activeoperation. At one point will be seen the duskynative delving for the rarest of gems; at an-other a skilled workman cutting and setting 247 brilliants of purest ray serene. All this andmuch more will this wonderful building contain;and it is a uestion whether any other will pos-sess so great acharm for thecrowds who willbe apt to standthere and lettheir mouthswater in awe-some hunger atthe sight of so vastL an aggregatio
RM2AJEMAF–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . sh for the bottom (see Fig. 49). 54 PROFITABLE PASTIMES Fasten four trunk-casters, such as are shown in Fig. 50,to the bottom of the frame, and fit a broom-stick in oneft ^-^ fi side for a handle. A slot must be cut in^^^^^ the end of the box for the handle to fit in. Fig. 50. A Bread-board may be made out of a Trunk-caster, geven-eighths inch maple board about ten by eighteen inches, with the surface planed perfectly smooth and the edges bevelled or rounded. A hole should be bored near one edge, so it may be hung up
RM2AGEMXP–. Chicago by day and night. clu-sion of every race, an army of blue-coats swoopeddown and made wholesale arrests. The scenewhich followed will never be forgotten. It is awonder that any policeman who figured in the raidescaped alive. The mob of desperate blackssurged round the officers trying to rescue theprisoners who had been gathered in at the firstrush. Pistols were drawn and many shots fired.Nobody was killed, but many heads were cracked.The affair is talked of to this day in Cheyenne andno police officer who figured in it has any desirefor a repetition of the experience. It is just as we
RM2AJENFA–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . FiG. 40. — Gauging with Rule and Pencil. tion, with a steady hold on the rule and pencil, moveyour hands along the board. The result will be a lineparallel to the tried edge. At first you may have trouble in making a straightline, but with practice you will be able to hold the ruleand pencil steadily. For particular work, where it is necessary to get aperfectly straight and parallel line, A Marking-gauge should be used. This is nothing 44 PROFITABLE PASTIMES more than the above principles combined in a tool. Itconsist
RM2AJCRF9–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 305. The Clock-work Tick-tack. HALLOWEEN 287 long with the centre of an eighteen-inch crosspiecenailed across it. In order to fasten these pieces firmlytogether, they should be halved as shown in Fig. 267,Chapter XIX. Thearms consist of twosticks {A and B in Fig.307) fastened togetherat right angles withsmall iron braces, andscrewed in place nearthe ends of the cross-piece, as shown inthe illustration. Holesshould be bored throughthe arm pieces in orderthat they may workfreely on the screws.Place a small screw-ey
RM2AHYWT1–Chicago by day and night . , a nervy gentlemanwho soars a thousand feet in the air in a balloonand then descends gracefully to the earth (at theimminent and exhilarating risk of his neck)under a parachute to which he clings by a thintrapeze bar. This is a hair-raising exhibitionfrequently seen and quite often ending in themaiming for life of the hardy serial navigator.At Cheltenham Beach, however, everythinggoes, as it were, and nobody ever complainsunless it is on account of the small amount ofbeer doled out for the conventional nickel. Oc-casionally they have barbecues and clam-bakesat Chelt
RM2AJ0051–Chicago by day and night . cabs are littlein demand for the reason that, if the cable carsare not considered quick or commodiousenough, the Illinois Central trains, which runevery few minutes, stop at the South Parkstation, at the very gates of Jackson Park. CHAPTER XVI. THE citys moral SIDE. CHICAGO hasbeen called, in itstime, the wickedestcity in the world, andsomehow or other(in exactly whatmanner it mattersnot) the impressionhas gone abroad thatit is really a very wick-ed place indeed. Itis with the idea ofcounteracting thisim-pression in some degree that reference is aboutto be made to so
RM2AJCB3D–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . H.<&»EX.I^.R. |. Fig. 362.—a Gondola Car. that it should be two inches shorter, in order that cigar-box strips can be used for the side-pieces. Cut thestrips an inch and one-half high and fasten them to thebed of the car with brads. This car may be used as atrailer. The car shown in Fig. 360 is a rather crude affair,but with a little more work may be transformed into abetter-looking car — A Street Car such as is shown in Figs. 363 and 364 MAKING A TOY RAILWAY 337 being an example of what can be made. The sides,ends
RM2AGEEPY–. Chicago by day and night. erous special features promised—featuresthat will be unique in their way and reflectingin a great degree the manners and customs ofthe people who inhabit the countries of whichthey will be typical. It has been decided thata single entrance fee, probably fifty cents, shallentitle the visitors to see the entire expositionproper. For the special attractions on MidwayPlaisance a moderate additional charge will bemade. In the course of time these attractionswill doubtless be added to, but even the presentplans are liberal enough to give satisfaction.The Plaisance, which
RM2AJ0D1G–Chicago by day and night . f luxuries, the Riche-lieu, they say, is the place par excellence at whichto stop. Some notable people have honored theRichelieu with their presence, and one is just asliable to run plumb against a real, live EnglishLord or Italian Marquis within its doors as againsta plain, everyday American citizen. Sara Bern-hardt selects the Richelieu when in the city; sodoes Mrs. Langtry when the confines of her privatecar become too narrow for comfort. The Riche-lieu is famous for the rare pictures that adorn itswalls, some of which are worth small fortunes, andalso—whisper thi
RM2AJCCYB–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . 4t3^ Fig. 350. Fig. 349- 328 INDOOR PASTIMES Tents will be necessary properties for an encamp-ment scene. These should be cut out of white paperthe pattern of Fig. 349, then folded along the dottedlines? and edge B pasted over the flap A. The frontflaps will be left open. Figure 350 shows the tentset up. An Indian Teepee will also be required for Indian war-fare. Follow the pattern shown in Fig. 351, marking it off as though it weremade up of a number ofskins, and place a fewfigures of decoration uponit. Then cut thre
RM2AJET46–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . l cut in under, as it cannot be guided as easilyas the firmer-chisel can, with both hands to hold it. Chamfering and Bevelling are somewhat similar opera-tions. They consist in cutting the edges of a piece of wood, as shown in Figs. 28and 29. The corner of a block ofwood is very often cham-, fered, when planing end- wood, to prevent the woodfrom splintering. It can only be done, of course, beforethe adjoining side has been planed up, that a squarecorner can be obtained again when the work is finished. The Gouge is a c
RM2AJDXH2–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . If it is impossible to locate your dark-room where itwill be supplied with running water, the best scheme is A Water-tank with hose attachment. This is shownin Fig. 169. To carry it out, procure from your grocera half-barrel, such as is used for the shipment of saltmackerel, etc., and, after thoroughly cleaning it, borea hole in the side about two inches from the bottom.Buy at a drug-store several feet of rubber tubing, arubber stopper with a hole cut in the centre, two pinch-stops, a six-inch piece of glass tubing be
RM2AG0P2W–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. manufacture a fine Old Colonial Clock (Fig. 261). It would never do to forget the clock, for poorlittle Thankful would not know how long her many loavesof bread were bak-ing in the big oven,and the breadmight burn. CutFig. 262 of card-board and score alldotted lines, exceptNN —00, whichforms the hinge ofthe door. Markthis with a pinholeat top and bottom,turn the c a r d -board over and draw a line from pinhole to pinhole; thenscore it on this line that the door may open properly out-ward. Try to draw the
RM2AJDFYN–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . CHAPTER XVI HOME-MADE TRAPS. Trapping and trap-making is, and probably alwayswill be, a pastime which every boy enjoys. If he lives inthe country or near the woods he is sure to grow fondof the wild creatures around him, and spend some timein following their tracks and watching their ways andhabits. If he is a city boy he may not have these ad-vantages, but is probably just as much interested in thestudy of birds and animals as his country cousin is, andwhen the opportunity presents itself will slip off to thenearest
RM2AJEXM0–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . p, and bear with equal pressure from the be-ginning of a stroke to the end, to avoid the hollows thatare so easily made by taking shavings of different thick- THE PROPER HANDLING OF TOOLS 27 nesses. Do not drag the plane-iron over the work inreturning it for another stroke, as it will dull its edge. You will often come across wood with a crookedgrain, which runs diagonally through the piece, terminat-ing at the surface.There is a rightway and a wrongway in planing this,just as there aretwo ways of strok-ing a cats bac
RM2AJE2GY–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 147. —The Yankee Job-case. A BOYS PRINTING-SHOP 131 It will be unnecessary to have A Rack for the Type-cases until you have added severalstyles of type to your outfit. Then you will find a racksuch as is shown in Fig. 148one of the best methods ofkeeping the type away fromthe dust and at the same timein an accessible place. This rack should be fourfeet in height, the width ofa type-case, and twenty-eightinches deep, which is largeenough for twelve cases. Itis best made out of four-inchboards. Cut the uprights A a
RM2AJCBKJ–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 355. — The Toy Railway and with a rasp make a groove around the edge asshown at C, Fig. 356. Bore a three-eighths inch holethrough each upright at 7% Fig. 354, and another through the centre of each wheel. 1=11 D E Weight i Now fasten two of theuprights six inches apartupon a block of wood, asshown at A and B, Fig.356. Whittle a shaft tofit loosely in the holes ofthe uprights, and, afterslipping it into them, fas-ten one of the wheels uponone end and a small spool upon the other (see C and Din Fig. 356). A weight
RM2AJE0AM–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ^^1^ CLARIS^^ OPIMONS i r7^^ i mot SANS GENE MWINALIA 3Nv- .f,s . - p.- THE PERIPATETIC if ADVANCE. The Qiiarteriy Review. e fi^ Eag! HON The^Metropole.TRINITY The ShilULih. IBE SE^Ri H-Lir,Hl (The IJcdoer fHfc rRANSCtJiPi. J[!^ American Amatour.. A Giioup OF Amateur Papers. AMATEUR JOURNALISM 143 a large number of the most successful statesmen, writers,and scientific men this country has had were amateurjournalists in their younger days. There are at present in the neighborhood of twohundred amateur papers published
RM2AJEEWB–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . i- — 4-— I i B X.
RM2AG11E2–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Kitchen FlooT*. Fig. 205.—Kitchen floor. was filled with various things, and all articles in it were usedconstantly. Everything not brought from the mothercountry the settlers made by hand. The colonial kitchenyou can build may be of gray or white cardboard. Oldboxes, if large enough, will answer the purpose. I will tell you exactly how I built the colonial kitchenseen in Fig. 204. I made the floor (Fig. 205), the two sidewalls both alike (Fig. 206), the back wall (Fig. 207), and theinterior of the firepl
RM2AJE932–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ze or fitness. Care must be taken, in buying the furniture, to havethe pieces suitable to the rooms. It will no doubt io8 PROFITABLE PASTIMES require more time than to purchase the first sets youcome across, but when you have completed the selec-tions, the result will be a much better appearing doll-house. By carefully searching the toy-shops you are almostcertain of finding what you want for the various rooms,as about everything imaginable in furniture has beenmanufactured. Porcelain bath-tubs, wash-basins withreal f
RM2AJERWY–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . o the portion to be finished. With straightgrained wood it is not so difficult to pare to a line withthe hatchet. The wood should be removed to withinless than an eighth of an inch of the line, as the workmust be dressed up afterward with the plane.^ It is well to have A Hammer with a fairly heavy head for large work, anda lighter one with which to drive small nails. Driving Nails. — The nail should first be held in positionwith the thumb and first two fingers, and given a fewlight raps with the hammer to start it. Th
RM2AG0AMT–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. The Tomahawk must not be forgotten. Soak a stick twoand one-half inches long inhot water; when it is pliable,split an end down one inch, nomore (Fig. 178, J), and in trueIndian fashion bind a stonehatchet (Fig. 178, K) betweenthe split sides of the stickhandle with thongs of hide.Whittle the little hatchet froma piece of wood, cover it withglue, then with sand. Whendry it will be difficult forothers to believe that the im-plement is not of real stone.Instead of thongs use thread(Fig. 179). Fig. 178. —Hand
RM2AJEPT0–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . lies in using thegrind-stone too frequently, grinding the edge of a toolwhen it requires only a little rubbing upon the oil-stone to put it in shape, and thus wearing down the toolunnecessarily. Again, by not keeping the stone suffi-ciently wet, the heat produced by the friction takesthe temper out of the steel, making it soft and uselessuntil retempered. If you have a stone with a crank arrangement, it willbe necessary to have some one turn it while you controlthe tool. The stone should be turned toward the grinderan
RM2AJE7TN–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 131. — Another Design. ii6 PROFITABLE PASTIMES half an Inch above the base (line 24 on pattern, Fig. 122). Make shelf B three by one inches and place it at line 22. C should be three and three-quarters inches long by an inch and one-half wide, with asmall notch cut near each endwith your knife, to make it fitover the side-pieces (see illus-tration). Cut shelf D threeinches long by half an inchwide, fastening it in place atline No. 17, ^ three incheslong by seven-sixteenths of aninch wide, fastening it at lineNo.
RM2AJD57Y–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . The covering for the body is made out of a large pieceof tan cloth with brown spots marked upon it, as shown in Fig. 276. It is not necessaryto give a pattern for this, as theillustration clearly shows how itshould fit over the two boys whoform the body, and hang fromthe headpiece. The neck should Fig. 277. —The Giraffes Tail, j^^ stuffed OUt with CXCclsior. A short and a long stick should be nailed together, as shown in Fig. 277, and cloth should be sewed to the end of the short stick for the animals tail. Stuff the
RM2AG0E03–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 421.—^Begin the evergreen rope in this way. fold crosswise through the middle and there will be an oblonglike Fig. 420. Cut this oblong into a fringe, bringing the slitsto within one inch of the top edge and making each strip notmore than one-quarter of an inch wide (Fig. 420). Unfold and. Fig. 422.—The evergreen rope is made like this. separate four pieces to loosen the fringe, then place the top edgesof the four pieces together once more and, taking a long piece ofstrong twine, curl the right hand
RM2AJD444–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . e strips, as shown in Fig. 279.These should be long enough to cross the boysshoulders in the same way as a pair of suspenders. A Monkeys Make-up is shown in Fig. 283. Theboy who is most apt at making a monkey of himselfshould be selected to take the part ofthis animal. In the first place he re-quires a red suit, which may be madequickly by sewing red cloth over an oldcoat and a pair of trousers. Cover thelegs with a pair of tan stockings, andslip the feet into a pair of large gloves.The face and hands should be colore
RM2AWJ6WJ–Popular amusements . CHAPTER II.TRUE RECREATION. And let them ftieasiire the pattern.^ E2ekiel xliii, lo. WHAT amusements, then, are rationaland allowable? and to what extentmay we indulge in them ? We desire, beforewe discuss specific modes of recreation, to laydown certain general principles, and indicatewhat we believe to be the true method ofreasoning on the subject, so that the reader,keeping these in mind, will see why we ap-prove or condemn hereafter, even when, forthe sake of brevity, the conclusion is givenin few words. First of all, then, we inquire. What is the true design of recrea
RM2AG0896–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 194.—Squaw doll make-believe weaving Navajo blanket on primitive loom. pole to the bottom edge of the painted cloth blanket(Fig. 197). Two inches above the blanket attach a six-inch pole tothe board with pins and use a coarse needle and heavythread to make the warp. Run the thread through the An Indian Encampment 87 wrong side of the blanketand up around the pole.Cross it on the under sideof the long thread (P, Fig.197) which extends fromblanket to pole. Carry the thread along the pole a short distan
RM2AFYN1K–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. ing principally of flags raised on poles, hung from win-dows, and disposed in numerous and various ways. The many devices representative of our country may beused with good effect. Thus, a large United States shield canbe made of colored paper or inexpensive cloth tacked on apiece of card-board, cut in the desired shape, and the shield sus-pended from the window flat against the house, as a picture ishung on the wall. Other emblems can be manufactured in thesame way. Small trees or tall bushes covered all
RM2AJBW32–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Chair, such as shown in Fig. 403, find a flat cork,and stick four pins in one side for legs, and five pins fairly close together in the otherside for the chair-back (see illustra-tion). When the pins have beenproperly placed, take some worstedand wind it around each of thefour legs, crossing from one toanother as shown in the drawing,thus forming the chair-rounds.Also weave the worsted in and outaround the pins forming the chair-FiG. 403.-Chair. ^^^y. ^g -j^ ^Yie drawing, so that all but the heads of the pins are cove
RM2AG05TT–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Good Food J C:Ai- ft^U ^^
RM2AJ0B8C–Chicago by day and night . specimens of thewild and woolly border drama being usually pre-sented for the edification of their mercurial patrons.The Park Theater, 335 State Street, ought not torank with the other theaters, but is often patron-ized by travelers whose tastes lead them to desireentertainment of the more democratic type. Theaccessories of tobacco smoke and liquid refresh-ment, which are to be indulged in at the Park, forman attraction that they find it impossible to resist,nor is it difficult for a patron, whose pocketbookenables him to indulge in such luxuries, to obtainan introdu
RM2AJCA8B–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . aw the curved end with acompass, using the radius shown on the drawing, andslit the corners as indicated by the dotted lines. Whenthis piece has thus been prepared, remove the wire fromthe top of the truck (see Fig. 360). Bend the cardboardover the sides and ends of the car, and lap corners Dand E over F and G, and H and / over / and K, tackingthem with thread to hold them in place. To fasten thispart of the roof to the top of the car, cut a number ofsmall strips of linen, and glue them to the under side ofthe roof an
RM2AG0H1M–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 407. — Wrap the threestems together.. Fig. 408.—Cut off theragged ends. 64 Things for Home, Gift Days and Fairs
RM2AFYPHD–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. P Fig. 266. — The second pasteboardstrip is sewed on first strip. Fig. 267. — The pasteboard is nowready to be tacked on to box mak-ing pointed end. and be careful to score them on the side that will cause thepasteboard to bend outward in the right direction, then bend(Fig. 267). Tack the pasteboard strip on the end of the wooden box andmake another pasteboard point for the other end of the box(Fig. 264). Cover both pasteboard ends with stout paper bygumming the paper over and down on the outside top edge
RM2AG148X–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. distance fromand parallel to thislittle structure buildanother like it,always being care-ful to place theclothes-pins withthe open side down-ward that they maylie flat and steady,—if placed on the rounded side the pins mayturn and slip and the house will fall down. For the roof of the house fold half a sheet of ordinary newspaperlengthwise through the centre into a long, double strip, fold andcrease the strip crosswise through the centre; then as the folded striplies before you bend back one end about fiv
RM2AJCEH3–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . 322 INDOOR PASTIMES have a number of signs to this effect painted uponthe front. To the several outdoor scenes already described, youshould add a setting of An Interior, as you will probably have occasion to useone in any play you produce in your miniature theatre.Figure 343 shows a simple interior, the size of whichwill, of course, depend upon that of the stage. However,. Fig. 343. — A Simple Interior Scene. it should not be very deep. Figure 344 shows the pat-tern by which to cut the five pieces of cardboard, ofwhic
RM2AJDTCW–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . boys undertook the jobof keeping the walks of their neighborhood free fromsnow, and constructed A Snow Plough with which to do their work. Theplough proved so satisfactory that others were made,and before long every boy in the neighborhood hadenlisted in the company. By several boys joining forces in this way, and mak-ing contracts with property owners to keep their walksand steps free from snow, a good deal of ground canbe covered in a short space of time, and a neat sum ofmoney realized during the season. The work c
RM2AJCJK2–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . FiG. 329. — Rocks for a Seashore Scene. board, with the joints of the stones marked off with graypaint. This strip should be set against the bottom ofthe front drop. To change this setting into A Mid-ocean Scene, it is only necessary to substitute a 3i6 INDOOR PASTIMES strip of waves similar to Fig. 327 in place of the stonewall; and A Seashore Scene can be had by making a strip ofrocks similar to Fig. 329 to set against the front drop,. Fig. 331. — Drop {G in Field and Blockhouse Scene). and covering the foreground w
RM2AGEM9G–. Chicago by day and night. entious deskamong his boys/ as he calls them, and spendsas many hours here daily as any of them.Other great buildings within fifteen minuteswalk of this one are the Rookery, Royal Insur-ance building, Republic Life building, Tacomabuilding, Phoenix building, Monadnock andKearsage building, Manhattan building, Insur-ance Exchange building, Pontiac building. The gigantic Masonic Temple, at the north-east corner of State and Randolph street, de-serves special mention. It towers skyward un-til its roof is almost lost in the clouds. Theidea of a grand Masonic temple in C
RM2AJ0347–Chicago by day and night . iliation sealed with adrink. The gentleman who got punched as arule got even by punching somebody else.People who were knocked down and walkedupon got up with a lenient smile on theirfaces and at the earliest opportunity walked onother people. Once only was there cause tofear a serious affray. A young man of verygood family and great wealth succeeded inincurring the displeasure of a band of verytough citizens from some region near Canalstreet district. His offense consisted solely inhis wearing a swallow-tail coat. Be that asit may, he was backed into a corner and gr
RM2AG0FG6–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. em. New Christmas Decorations 65 than a good sized pea and place it in the centre of one of the squares of paper (Fig. 405). Draw the paper up and around the ball, completely covering it, then twist the remainder of the paper into a stem (Fig. 406). Make three berries, twisting their stems as tightly as possible and bunch them. With your fine wire or thread, wrap the three stems closely together (Fig. 407) and cut off the ragged ends (Fig. 408). Take up a natural branch and wrap the stems of the berries t
RM2AJ08XN–Chicago by day and night . signifying to those insidewhether the applicant is to be trusted or not.This precaution is considered necessary on ac-count of the fondness of the West side police-men for descending upon such places entirelywithout notice and carting off all the inmates tothe station on a wholesale charge of disorderlyconduct, which disorderly conduct consists intheir frequenting such a place after lawful hours. 68 It has been a long time, however, since such araid was made. The Lyceum theatre, while perhaps not de-serving of the title of a free and easy resort, is,nevertheless, a p
RM2AJE81E–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . rter square. Fastenthe pieces together as in the illustration, placing theshelf between the side-pieces an inch from the bottom.The other design (Fig.131) will do nicely forA Dining-room Table, or table for the centre of theliving-room. The top of this should be five incheslong and three incheswide. Cut the side-pieces by the patternin Fig. 121 and, afterfastening them to theunder side of the table-top four inches apart,brace them with astrip three and three-quarters inches longby half an inch wide, as shown in Fig. 1
RM2AJE758–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 135. — A Bed. cut a few strips a quarter of an inch wide for slatsand fasten them between the sides of the bed. It is. Fig. 136. — Another Design. I20 PROFITABLE PASTIMES advisable to fasten these in place to prevent them frombeing lost. The side-pieces for the other bed (Fig. 136) are cutout with the same pattern (Fig. 126). Make the head- and foot-pieces three by four andone-half inches, cutting a piecetwo by an inch and one-quarterout of the top of each as shownin the drawing (Fig. 136), andusing the pattern o
RM2AFYH4X–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. tle Santa Claus—ALiving Christmas-tree—How to GetUp a Girls Fair—Camping Out inYour Back Yard—Outdoor Fun withHome-made Tether Ball—MiniatureSeven Wonders of the World—NewChristmas Decorations—Doll Houseof Pasteboard—The Making of a Bay-berry Candle—Water Toys—How toWeave Without a Loom—How toMake Your Own Easter Cards—Home-made Candlesticks—What toMake of Bananas—Little Paper Co-lumbus—How to Make Friends withthe Stars—Ste cil Painting. Everything is so plainly set forth and so fully illustrated with dra
RM2AG1353–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 12, Fig- 13. Fig. 14.. Fig. 15.—The Log Church. 28 Clothes-Pin Toys steeple. Make the sawbuck upside down with the heads of thepins resting on the roof and one of the X ends facing the front ofthe church. This will make the peak of the roof. Now stand two clothes-pins in the open side of one pin to formone side of the church entrance; make the other side in the sameway; then lay a clothes-pin along the top of each side with headfacing you. Over the last pins build on a roof by laying clothes-pins acr
RM2AJF08W–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . aw would be too coarse and apt to splitthe work. But you will often have need of a rip-saw,back-saw, and bracket-saw. They were therefore in-cluded in the list of tools on page 14, and you can addthem to your outfit as your money permits. The Cross-cut Saw is, of course, intended for cuttingacross the grain, while the rip-saw is for cutting with thegrain, or ripping. The former saw can be used for rip-sawing, but the operation is much slower, and when youhave much of it to do, as in ripping a six-foot board, forinstan
RM2AJ0BPG–Chicago by day and night . rand Opera House.—This admirableplay-house is located on the east side of ClarkStreet, just north of Washington. It is anotherold-established theater enjoying a large patronage.The Grand is the home of Hoyts farces, each ofthese fanciful productions having been producedsuccessfully at Mr. Hamlins temple. At theGrand, also appear most of the German compa-nies, though the latter will, it is to be presumed,go to the new edifice, Schiller theater, RandolphStreet, near Dearborn. Hooleys Theater.—Located conveniently onRandolph, between Clark and La Salle Streets, isdevote
RM2AJE4ME–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . of the outer box.Then drive a brad through both boxes on each side,about three-quarters of an inch from the end as shownat A (Fig. 139). These brads should run through theouter box into the bottom of the inner box, and shouldbe driven in carefully so as not to split the wood. Theinner box should now fold down as shown in Fig. 140, moving upon the brad pivots.Purchase a five or ten centmirror and fasten it to thefront of the bed, after whichcut two wooden feet similarto Fig. 141 and glue the pegson the ends of these in
RM2AJE86W–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . the sides an inch andthree-eighths wide by twoand one-half high. To getthe curve in the bottomedge of the side-pieces, usethe pattern in Fig. 119. The Settee (Fig. 129)should have its sides cutby the pattern of Fig. 120.Make the back-piece threeand three-quarters incheswide and three and one-quarter inches high, andthe seat three and three-quarters inches by an inchand one-half. Fasten the seat against the back an inchand one-half above thebase. Tables for the living-room,dining-room, bedroom, ball-room, and nursery o
RM2AG04T8–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. s Handy Book. Copyright, iSSj, iSgS, by Charles Scribners Sons. lOO Thanksgiving. 101 Their eyes brighten at the thought of the great pantry wheregrandma keeps her doughnuts and cookies ; of the cellar withits bins of sweet and juicy apples ; of the nuts and popcorn, allof which taste so much nicer at grandmas than anywhere else.And then what funthe games will bewhich they will playwith cousins, who,though rather shy atfirst, will soon makefriends. The lovelyyoung aunties, too,who help grandmaentertain al
RM2AJF28A–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. II.—A Bench-hook. have three kerfs cutin it as shown inthe drawing, one atright angles and theother two at forty-five degrees. These may be laid offwith a try-square, as shown in Figs. 38 and 39 (Chapter II),or with the bevel, as shown in Fig. 42. Be careful tokeep the saw on the line and in a perfectly perpendicularposition in makingthese kerfs. Theupper strip on thebench-hook servesthe purpose of a. stop, and the kerfsmake it possibleto use the bench-hook for mitringwith the back-saw.Further descriptionof the u
RM2AJCGHR–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . CardboardFoLiaQe —. Bradj Fig. 335. —Wing (A in Street andBlockhouse Scene). Fig. 336. — Standardfor Trees. will occupy but the front part of the stage. If a greaterdepth is desired, it will be necessary to prepare addi-tional wings, which can be made similar to Figs. 333and 334, with possibly a few changes in the form of thebranches and leaves. Figure 335 shows a tree that can SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND MECHANICAL EFFECTS 319 be used for the centre of a scene. A little earth scatteredover the stage floor will give the
RM2AG1443–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 6. Clothes-Pin Toys 25. Begin the fence at the right-hand side of the grounds and buildtoward the left, lay the open end of one clothes-pin on the head ofanother and when the first layer of rails extends as far as desired,commence again at theright hand and build on asecond layer of clothes-pinrails (Fig. 8). This is theway the young man, AbeLincoln, built his rail fence. Make a gateway-post by •running the open end of one clothes-pin through the open sideof a second clothes-pin, push the second pin
RM2AJC13D–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . CHAPTER XXVII WORK TO DO WITH A KNIFE. A NUMBER of years ago a friend of the writer paid avisit to a large penitentiary where the prisoners wereengaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes. Amongthe workers he became particularly interested in a smallGerman boy who was industriously marking the backsof boots with the lot numbers always to be found uponthese goods. The boy didnt have an ink bottle nearhim, and yet, with what appeared to be a wooden stick,was marking the numbers in ink. A closer inspectiondisclosed the
RM2AG06C0–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 203.—Indian necklace of wampum, eagle claws, tufts of hair, and bone beads.. PICTURE WRITING ANDSIGN LANGUAGE HE next best thing to seeingones friends is hearing fromthem, and the more interestingthe letter the greater the en-joyment, particularly whenthe communication is intend-ed to be passed around theentire home circle. There isa delightful way in which toexpress yourself differently from ordinary writing, a methodused by the early Egyptians, called picture writing. TheEgyptian pictures were not
RM2AJED66–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . ouble PotoiedTack, Fig. 108.. Fig. 104. — Front View of Elevator-shaftand Stairs. Figs. [04-108. —Details of the Elevator.95 96 PROFITABLE PASTIMES as are shown in Fig. io6, four feet of brass chain, sixfeet of No. 12 wire, half a dozen double-pointed tacks orvery small screw-eyes, a short piece of lead pipe, and acigar-box. Make The Car out of the cigar-box, cutting it down to twoand one-quarter inches wide, three and three-quartersinches deep, and seven inches high (see Fig. 107).Place two of the double-pointed tack
RM2AJDYJK–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . corrected before the form isprinted, for typographical errors spoil the appearance ofthe paper and are always disgusting to the reader. Alsosee to it that the marginal lines correspond on each I AMATEUR JOURNALISM 151 sheet, and try to get uniform impressions throughoutthe paper. A Cover is desirable for a small paper, as it adds to itsappearance and size. If you have one, set it up in some-what the same style as those shown opposite page 142.The cover sheets should be cut a little larger than theinside sheets, so the
RM2AGERXM–. Chicago by day and night. hats and gratu-itously wishing you a pleasant voyage homeas you speed away. The drive back? Well, the pleasure there-of always depends upon circumstances. If thatpleasant possibility before hinted at is an actu-ality—why, what is the use of picturing it?Have we not all, as it were, been there before?But the whispering breeze, the ceaseless mur-mur of the wavelets on the shore and the sameold moon smiling so persistently and blandly(iown—form delicious adjuncts to an experiencethat once enjoyed will not soon be forgotten.The spirited horses still tug lustily at the l
RM2AHYWJ3–Chicago by day and night . smoothexpanse of roadway two full miles straight tothe northward. The blue waters of the lakeare dancing and sparkling in the sunlight. Therefreshing breeze is coming straight from theeast and rustling the green foliage of the treeson the left. Is it any wonder that the bloodflows quicker through the veins and that thetug of the horses at the bits produces an exhila-ration that leads to a desire for increased speed?Even the beasts feel the spirit of the thing, anddash ahead buoyantly over the broad roadway.Ofher vehicles swarm over the pleasure course—heavy family ca
RM2AJDX22–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 173. — A Washing-rack. shown. A and D are mounted upon short stilts, andB and C are nailed to the uprights supporting thehandle. The plates rest upon strips nailed across thebottom pieces. This tray was made to hold two dozen plates, butmay be made smaller if you wish. The box should be just large enough for the tray i6o PROFITABLE PASTIMES to fit in. Fill all the cracks and joints with white-lead and give the box several coats of paint to make itperfectly water tight. Then make a hole in the sidenear the bottom
RM2AFYYYF–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. idually and collectively ; which reportthe secretary will read at the grand annual meeting on Thanks-giving Day, 112 Autumn. Many girls, young, like yourselves, to whom it is just asnatural to be glad and happy, have little to make them so, andto bring some brightness into their lives would indeed be worthforming a society for. There are various ways in which kindness may be donethese girls, and so many avenues will open to those seeking tobenefit them, that it is needless to attempt any instruction as to
RM2AJEM29–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . orner at the ceiling will produce a prettyeffect. The walls of the room may be brightened with Small Posters, which it is an easy matter to obtainnowadays, and small pictures mounted upon coloredmats and fastened behind glass by means of passe-partout paper are always attractive. SUGGESTIONS FOR A BOYS ROOM 59 Picture-frames can be made out of narrow mouldine,the corners of which have been mitred in the mitre-boxto make them join neatly. A frame which has proven satisfactory for smallposters and pictures not requiring
RM2AJDRJ4–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . PART II O-u-tdooi?PavS timers
RM2AG00HT–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. hrown no Autumn. over them, are placed at the back, they will not only form a back-ground for the pictures presented, but the space behind makesa nice dressing-room or retiring-place for those taking part. Pumpkin lan-terns, set in arow on the floorjust inside thecurtain, will befunny substi-tutes for foot-lights. Theywill decorate thestage appropri-ately, and at thesame time bequite safe. Fig.213 shows howthey are made.The face is not cut through, but the features are scrapedthin enough to allow the ligh
RM2AJCP6B–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . the corner, six feetsquare, and about seven feet above the ground. Forthis, cut four two-by-fours six feet nine inches long,fasten one in the angle formed by the two fences, andanother five feet four inches to the right of it (A andB in Fig. 312). The third upright (C) should be nailedto the fence five feet eight inches from A, and the fourth(D) should be fastened at an equal distance from B.Then cut two pieces of two-by-four each six feet long,and nail them across the tops of A and C, and B and D,respectively, as sho
RM2AJDMDX–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 189. A BACK-YARD CLUB-HOUSE 185 for the walls. This may be done by rolling pieces ofnewspapers into wads and wedging them into the crackswith a pointed stick. Several thicknesses of wrapping-paper tacked over the inside walls will help to preventthe wind from entering, and will also make a good foun-dation for wall-paper should it be placed upon the walls. Earth should be banked up around the outside ofthe house to keep away the water. Vines trained overthe outside will help to hide the roughness of the boards. T
RM2AJE8GT–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . Fig. 127. Chairs.. Fig. 12 an inch and three-quarters. With the pieces cut out,fasten them together with brads and glue, placing theseat between the arms and back so that it is an inchand one-half above the base. Cut the back for the other chair (Fig. 128) four andone-half inches high by two inches wide, the seat aninch and a quarter by an inch and three-quarters, and 114 PROFITABLE PASTIMES
RM2AG02DJ–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. mmllll|iinii The Good Ship Mayflower. First Harvest. Tableau 2.—Pilgrim fam-ilies, grouped in the centre ofthe stage, examining an ear ofcorn and rejoicing over theirfirst harvest. PROPERTIES. A broom, upon which is tied one ear of dried corn, orpopcorn, it doesnt matter which, and if neither is to be had,an imitation ear of corn can be made by -oiling paper into the 106 Autmnn.. rig. 210.—Paper Ear of Corn. Fig. 211 Pattern for Outside Husks of Corn. Fig. 212. - Ear oCorn Finished. shape of Fig. 2io, cut
RM2AJENRT–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . THE PROPER HANDLING OF TOOLS 43 Oftentimes it becomes necessary to draw a line paral-lel to the tried edge. This may be done roughly withthe rule and pencil, as shown in Fig. 40. Grasp the rulein the left hand, with the first finger touching the triededge of the board, and hold the pencil point against theend of the rule with the right hand. Keeping this posi-. FiG. 40. — Gauging with Rule and Pencil. tion, with a steady hold on the rule and pencil, moveyour hands along the board. The result will be a lineparallel to
RM2AG0E4H–. Home mission handicraft; ideas for work and play in mission bands and junior societies. Fig. 420.—Cut this oblong into afringe.. Fig. 421.—^Begin the evergreen rope in this way. fold crosswise through the middle and there will be an oblonglike Fig. 420. Cut this oblong into a fringe, bringing the slitsto within one inch of the top edge and making each strip notmore than one-quarter of an inch wide (Fig. 420). Unfold and
RM2AJCJYH–The boy craftsman; practical ad profitable ideas for a boy's leisure hours . rop, bend out the crests so as to leave a little spacebetween each strip. These drops should now be tacked to frames madeout of laths similar to Fig. 328, with the corners nailedand braced with diagonal strips. Place a couple of tacks SCENERY, PROPERTIES, AND MECHANICAL EFFECTS 315 in the top of these frames, and to these attach cords.The drops should now be hung by means of the cordsto the tacks in the top strips of the stage framework.Space them about as shown in the illustration of thecompleted theatre, 1 , . ,. ,
Search Results for Booksubjectamusements Stock Photos and Images (722)
Page 3 of 8