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  2. THE YOUNG DUCKS.

    The system of feeding young ducks now generally, in vogue consists in using a mixture of breadcrumbs, green material, boiled eggs, ...

    Article : 105 words
  3. American Humour.

    Mr. and Mrs. Pickaway, although really fond of each other, had frequent quarrels, owing, no doubt, to infirmities of temper on the part of both. ...

    Article : 157 words
  4. The Farmer.

    Upon the question of mixing cream received from various suppliers, Mr. E. H. Farrington, of the Wisconsin dairy school (America) ...

    Article : 237 words
  5. For Young Folks.

    Hold on to your tongue when you are just ready to swear, lie, or speak harshly, or use any improper word. Hold on to your hand when you are ...

    Article : 190 words
  6. Facts & Fancies.

    A curious scene is sometimes witnessed in the police-courts of port towns when the officials have the embarassing task of swearing ...

    Article : 113 words
  7. BLUE RIBAND OF THE TURF.

    Few people even of sporting tastes know, who first used the phrase "The Blue Riband of the Turf" in connection with the Derby. ...

    Article : 137 words
  8. A NOTE FOR THE BACKYARDER.

    I know many backyarders who make quite a good thing out of their poultry—and I know more who don't. Let me give you one or ...

    Article : 249 words
  9. RED IN FLAGS!

    It is appropriate that red, the war colour, should appear so frequently in the flags of the various nations. Of flags of the countries of the ...

    Article : 111 words
  10. WISHED TO BE SURE.

    "I'm afraid ray profession is not in very good repute in the Maine wilds, or that the members of it, at least, are not," said the lawyer to his wife ...

    Article : 170 words
  11. THE MAGIC TREE.

    Once upon a time there grew a Magic Tree. The like of it had never been seen before nor since. Every kind of fruit and flower and ...

    Article : 554 words
  12. THE VICTORIA CROSS.

    Unlike any other decoration held by the Army or Navy, the order of the Victoria Cross is for valour only. It matters not whether the ...

    Article : 436 words
  13. GRIM CURIOSITIES.

    Mummified heads of South American Indians belonging to a tribe living on the slopes of the Andes near Quito, in Ecuador, once so ...

    Article : 106 words
  14. POTATOES.

    Among the "pointers" given out to the dry farmer by the experiment station at Bozeman, Montana, are these: ...

    Article : 202 words
  15. THE LAWS OF NATURE.

    The laws of Nature are just but terrible. There is no weak mercy in them. Cause and consequence are inseparable and inevitable. The ...

    Article : 87 words
  16. PEARLS IN COCOANUTS.

    The fact that cocoanuts sometimes contain pearls—properly so-called, and quite similar to the pearls of molluscs—has been established. ...

    Article : 136 words
  17. "LOUIS CROSS-EYE."

    Even monarchs are nicknamed—if they deserve it—by their loving or detesting subjects. The "Detroit News" tells of one Royal nickname ...

    Article : 138 words
  18. IMPAIRED VITALITY.

    Every keeper of fowls has heard the old saying about the hen that lays is the hen that pays—always provided, of course, that she lays ...

    Article : 252 words
  19. The Camera.

    In introducing to its readers the effect of making photographing prints on silk, a French contemporary says that suitable silk is ...

    Article : 249 words
  20. Words of Wisdom.

    Most men have ambition, but it's application that counts. Anxiety never yet successfully bridged over any chasm. ...

    Article : 268 words
  21. A NOVEL BURGLAR ALARM.

    Extremely simple in design but effective in purpose is a new electrical device for protection against burglary invented by an Austrian ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. The Poetry Run.

    There may be some good individual layers among mongrels, but there are no act[?] strains, although there have been cases known where ...

    Article : 112 words
  23. CLEAR STATEMENT.

    The phrases employed by Caleb Towne in describing any occurrence were so mild that a person who knew him little was usually of the opinion ...

    Article : 224 words
  24. HAIRDRESSING IN JAPAN.

    One of the joys of the Japanese woman's life is her hairdressing. The ordinary Japanese woman has her hair dressed twice a week. First ...

    Article : 135 words
  25. LEG RINGS.

    One of the most severe trials to a breeder is to get his chickens all mixed up, so that he has no idea how they are bred. It is then that ...

    Article : 185 words
  26. CLUCKS.

    Put the sitting hens in the dark corners. Good clean, dry litter is the only kind to have on the floor. ...

    Article : 160 words
  27. HOME-MADE PHOSPHATE P.O.P.

    An easily prepared silver phosphate P.O.P., which will give black tones without gold toning, has been described by Dr. Sturenburg in ...

    Article : 154 words
  28. ENOUGH FOR ONE DAY.

    All day James had played truant from school, and when nest morning the irate master raised his cane threateningly James burst into a ...

    Article : 140 words
  29. THE SPIDER'S "INSTINCT."

    No one can watch a spider constructing his web without noting the methodical and almost prescient manner in which he sets to work, ...

    Article : 279 words
  30. FRED SCHAFER'S FUN.

    Thud: "I've got to go down town to get my wife some infant food." Slap: "Why? Is your wife an infant?" ...

    Article : 182 words
  31. BEAR YOUR OWN BURDEN.

    Sufficient unto most people is their own burden. Do not pile your load upon others. Do not distress them with you aches and pains, your ...

    Article : 101 words
  32. GRANDMA'S PARASOLS.

    "Children," said grandma, one afternoon, "how would you like me to show you how to make a dolly a parasol? A good many years ...

    Article : 528 words
  33. ADJUSTABLE HANDLE LINKS FOR BLACKSMITHS' TONGS.

    Some blacksmiths cannot afford to have a full line of tongs and the device shown in the illustration was designed to be used where the handles ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 226 words
  34. COMBINED LADLE AND STRAINER.

    When using a strainer in connection with a ladle the operation requires both hands. A convenient article where a ladle and strainer are ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 174 words
  35. PREPARING FOR THE MOULT.

    Soon the time to break up the pens will be here, and in fact where birds were mated early and have been laying steadily since the ...

    Article : 259 words
  36. A STORY OF GOLDSMITH.

    Among the anecdotes told of Goldsmith while at college is one indicative of that prompt, but thoughtless and often whimsical benevolence ...

    Article : 231 words
  37. THE TRUE RICHES.

    "What is he worth?" we ask of the rich man, when we should inquire: "What did it cost him?" Prosperity may be poverty, or, as ...

    Article : 97 words
  38. A SNAKE-CHARMER STORY.

    The "Times of India" extracts from a Ceylon publication several stories of snake-charming and charmers which certainly do not ...

    Article : 432 words
  39. HARD WORK BENEFICIAL.

    Hard work, mental or physical rarely ever kills. If a mild amount of physical exercise be taken ant[?] a judicious amount of food be ...

    Article : 99 words
  40. UTILITY DIAMONDS.

    Diamonds are among the purchases periodically made by automobile manufacturing companies, though it is not generally known ...

    Article : 117 words
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