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F you want your boy to grow up with a clear idea of the value of money, buy him a purse like the one illustrated.

The purse is made of a long piece of leather sewed to provide eight pockets, one for each day in the week and one for savings. The boy divides his allowance into seven parts and places it in the seven compartments, named after the days of the week. Each night he should endeavor to have a little money left in the compartment marked with the name of that day. This is transferred to the eighth pocket, which is his savings bank. The eight pockets fold together compactly so that the purse will fit a boy's pocket. Each compartment has a flap which fastens with a snap.

NEW departure in the shop trucks, utilized to handle heavy rolls of linoleum, has sprung into favor in many factories and department stores. No ordinary two-wheeled, straight-backed truck is this. It has a four-wheeled chassis and a back which consists of three rollers, so that the handling of the rolls is easy.

When a five-hundred-pound roll of linoleum is to be carried from one place to another, the lip of the truck is slipped under the end of the roll and the whole is simply pushed along on the wheels. It is not necessary to tilt the body of the truck, nor support the load.

The entire weight is borne by the truck itself, and the four wheels, which run easily on ball bearings. When the man who is pushing the truck wishes to let it down, he simply lets go of the handles, guiding the handle-end of the truck to the floor. The weight of the linoleum bears it down, so that no force is required on the part of the truck-man. The handle end of the truck is provided with two folding legs on which that end rests when the roll of linoleum is to be brought to a horizontal position, as it must be for cutting.

When the oilcloth or linoleum is in the horizontal position, as in the illustration below, the end of the cloth can be pulled out from underneath the roll with little effort. Less space is taken up in the operation than was formerly required.

Of course, this truck may be used for any heavy carrying which, without its aid, would require the labor of two men. As the labor shortage is so acute at present, this advantage is one to be especially considered during these war days.