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Cutting Clippings from Magazines 

 with a Pin 



WHEN you lose your knife or do not 

 have a pair of scissors at hand for 

 cutting the paper a common pin or needle 

 of any kind serves the purpose admirably. 

 If it is a single sheet from which the 

 clipping is to be removed, lay the part on 

 another paper, hold the pin slantwise so 

 that the point will follow around the 

 clipping, just as if tracing its outline. 

 Pass back over the scratch with the point 

 in the lead and you will be surprised how 

 smoothly the pin cuts the paper. This 

 method can be used to good advantage by 

 the housekeeper for cutting paper that re- 

 quires a fairly straight line. — L. Murbach. 



Solid Board Fence with Artistic 

 Upper Edge 



THE owner of a small cottage wanted a 

 garden in his back yard, and to pre- 

 vent prowlers running over it at night it 

 was necessary to have a high wall or tight 

 board fence. To secure an artistic effect 

 the fence was 

 made as shown 

 in the illustra- 

 tion. The scal- 

 loped edge ef- 

 fect was obtain- 

 ed by using 

 boards 10 or 12 

 in. wide of 4 ft. 

 8 in. and 5 ft. 

 lengths placed 

 alternately. The 

 difference in the 

 lengths of the 

 boards is such 

 that the depth 

 of the opening 

 is less than the width, making a rectangular 

 form of a cut-out or scallop. The boxes 

 are also spaced evenly and fastened on the 



Ornamented square box 

 on the fence corner 



ends of the longer boards. They are square, 

 slightly smaller at the bottom than the top, 

 with their height about equal to the depth 

 of the scallop. Four sharp-pointed orna- 

 mental side pieces were nailed on the boxes 

 as shown, which aid in bringing out the low 



A part of the solid board ornamental fence 

 surrounding a corner of the rear garden 



form idea. The flowers grown in these 

 boxes are bright colored and decorative. 



Within the inclosure the ground was 

 artistically plotted, and laid out with 

 gravel paths having wood edges. All 

 boards were painted with whitewash or 

 exterior water paint. — L. R. Perry. 



Rustic Furniture Made of 

 Poles and Logs 



THE illustrations on the next page show 

 a new idea in rustic furniture. Al- 

 most any kind of wood may be used; 

 however, these are small tamarack poles 

 and disks sawed from an oak tree. These 

 disks, when made very smooth by planing 

 and sandpapering, and then given a coat 

 of oil and one or two coats of spar varnish, 

 present a very fine appearance, showing 

 the grain to the heart of the tree. The 

 completed furniture is comfortable and 

 handsome enough for use anywhere. Some 

 of it is heavy, however, and when used 

 inside, whether on a porch or in a living- 

 room, should be fitted with casters. 



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