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  2. The Farmer.

    What a seed might be supposed to say to a farmer is thus fancifully described: "Now, I hope you will make me a nice bed to rest in. I ...

    Article : 263 words
  3. American Humour.

    An old resident of Hannibal, Missouri, in which the late Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) spent his early years, tells the following story of the ...

    Article : 246 words
  4. For Young Folks.

    The only reason Willie remained always at the bottom of the class was that he could go no lower. He was a dunce of the deepest dye. ...

    Article : 94 words
  5. Facts & Fancies.

    What has the appearances of being the oldest tree in the world is to be found in the Isle of Cos, on the coast of Asia Minor. It is a ...

    Article : 110 words
  6. PANAMA CANAL AND EARTHQUAKES.

    Earthquakes in Costa Rica are frequent. It is the nearest of the Central American Republics to Panama and the Canal Zone. The ...

    Article : 217 words
  7. PITY TO WASTE THEM!

    Maidie, nearly four, brought to her mother two little branches which she had broken from a bush and stripped of their leaves. ...

    Article : 79 words
  8. RECEDING GLACIERS.

    Except over a small area, it is generally understood, the glaciers of the world are retreating to the mountains. The glacier on Mount ...

    Article : 179 words
  9. SUMMER FOOD.

    To keep fowls in good health and productiveness during the summer months it is necessary to make a few changes from the plan of ...

    Article : 237 words
  10. FIRST AFTER ALL.

    Bennie Kilmer was never happy unless he was ahead of every other little boy in everything. Thereforz, he was seldom happy. ...

    Article : 246 words
  11. A TRUCE TO VARIETY.

    Having no daughters of their own, Mr. and Mrs. Dillworth were very fond of their lively niece, Clarice, and it was therefore a pleasant surprise when ...

    Article : 692 words
  12. PEAS FOR SHEEP FATTENING.

    The value of pens for topping off sheep and lambs is described as being fully realised by farmers in the W[?]ungra district of South ...

    Article : 279 words
  13. The Camera.

    When the photographer has grown tired of his silver-prints or his bromides is certainly not the time to abandon photography. Let ...

    Article : 157 words
  14. GERMAN LETER-BOXES.

    The first letter-box was established in Paris in 1560. It is true that a kind of letter-box was in use in Italy before that time; it was not ...

    Article : 204 words
  15. DULL BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS MEN.

    There is quite a long record of famous men who in their boyhood were regarded as fools and dullards. Sir Walter Scott was called ...

    Article : 314 words
  16. CARE OF CHICKENS.

    Remembering that summer is certainly coming—I am vouching for the season and not for the weather—we had better give a little ...

    Article : 296 words
  17. A WISE OLD DOGGIE.

    Perhaps you know what kind of dogs St. Bernards are? They are very big dogs, and some of them are quite willing to carry little boys ...

    Article : 339 words
  18. CHEMICALLY PURE MOUNTANT.

    The maculation of prints is doubtless more frequently due to the mountant than to chemical impurities in the mount itself, and it may ...

    Article : 317 words
  19. THE QUEST OF THE GOLDEN LILY.

    In a beautiful palace, with shining turrets, dwelt a lovely maiden. She was the only daughter of the King, and was beloved by all; but ...

    Article : 1,061 words
  20. THE CANALS OF MARS.

    Dr. Arrhenius, the famous Swedish scientist arid Nobel prize-winner, has propounded a curious theory concerning the so-called canals on ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. The Poultry Run.

    Where egg-production is the leading feature, it is all-important that broodiness in the fowls should be avoided as far as possible. Many ...

    Article : 208 words
  22. HOLDING RODS AND PIPE IN ADVICE.

    All shops are not provided with a pipe vice, and in its place the arrangement shown in the sketch will prove useful in holding bolts, rods ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 123 words
  23. Words of Wisdom.

    Argument is a devise generally employed to convince ourselves that we are right. It is from the remembrance of ...

    Article : 167 words
  24. THE PRAIRIE DOG.

    The prairie dog in the State of Texas alone eats as much grass every year as would feed 1,500,000 of cattle. There are estimated to be ...

    Article : 174 words
  25. ALARM WATCH.

    This alarm watch has for its chief purpose the reminding of its wearer that something is to be done at a certain time. If, for instance, the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 237 words
  26. DUCKS TO CHOOSE.

    I have pleasur in giving some characteristics of the buff Orpington duck, which should always be borne in mind when a choice is being ...

    Article : 231 words
  27. A £50 MOTOR-CAR.

    A French firm has come forward with a speedy and luxuriously suspended two-seated vehicle to be sold for the sum of £50. It was fitted ...

    Article : 265 words
  28. AN AWFUL MOMENT.

    According to a message from Toronto an ex-painter, named Williams, now performing as a tightrope walker under the style of "The ...

    Article : 548 words
  29. NAMING JAPANESE BABIES.

    In Japan a curious custom is in vogue with respect to the naming of babies. The newborn is taken to the temple when it has attained ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. ANCIENT MANNERS.

    Lady Tsao Tai Ku, who about 1,860 years ago compiled a work, entitled "Instructions to Women and Girls," has a great many ...

    Article : 158 words
  31. OPPORTUNITY.

    Life's greatest opportunities are not like the great ships which sail from the chief ports of the world, which sail and come again, and sail ...

    Article : 143 words
  32. A SPRING AILMENT.

    Each season of the year seems to have its special diseases. Spring is a trying time. Hens as well as the pullets are filling the egg basket, ...

    Article : 276 words
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