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  2. Farm and Garden.

    Many of our fruit-growers have suffered by the sunburn of their fruit crop. Tons upon tons have been lost from that cause. It was caused by the heat recently. This is ...

    Article : 482 words
  3. Poetry.

    Luck's the giddiest of all creatures, Nor likes in one place long to stay; She smooths the hair back from your features, Kisses you quick and runs away. ...

    Article : 71 words
  4. AGONIA.

    When our delight is desolate, And hope is overthrown; And when the heart must bear the weight Of its own love alone; ...

    Article : 131 words
  5. THE SWEET OLD BELLS.

    Theorists on things eternal tell us that when one passes into the Higher Space, his power and susceptibility of sensation is indefinitely, perhaps infinitely, enlarged. It ...

    Article : 345 words
  6. NOVEL.

    'What difference if the next generation be beautiful ?' she said, lightly. 'Look at Don Juan de la Borrasca. See him gaze upon Panchits Lopez, who is just sixteen. ...

    Article : 2,424 words
  7. The Traveller.

    St. John, in his Wild Sports of the Highlands,' tells us that he unexpectedly one night on the Findhorn came upon a gang of Highland poachers. ...

    Article : 289 words
  8. FIGS TO MAKE PORK.

    Dr. Gatliff of Butte City, has conceived the idea of planting thirty acres of his land to the black fig simply for hog feed. When it is considered that this fig bears three ...

    Article : 130 words
  9. Popular Science.

    Nerve currents in the motor nerves (that is, those nerves which convey the commands of the mind from the brain to the other parts of the body) pass at the rate of 115 to ...

    Article : 426 words
  10. DECORATIONS.

    Nothing save flowers lends so much charm to a well-appointed table as tastefully chosen decanters and glasses, says a writer in London Queen. There is a fashion in ...

    Article : 531 words
  11. NERVE FORCE AND ELECTRICITY.

    Of the many phases of what is known as vital energy the force known as nervous force is the most mysterious. That it is a real force, allied to the well-known forces of ...

    Article : 646 words
  12. CLEAN THE WAGGONS FREQUENTLY.

    Any vehicle that is allowed to remain spattered with mud for weeks and mouths is wrongly treated. The lustre of the varnish rapidly deadens, the oil is absorbed from ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. ITALIAN PETITE CULTURE.

    To the lettered Englishman of Elizabeth's time, Italy was the land of mystery and legend, of strange aud awful crime, and of delights, sweet and intoxicating beyond the ...

    Article : 290 words
  14. THE FARMER BOY.

    In view of the excellence of the farm as a school for the early training of farmers' sons to become men of keen observation and robust health, is it any wonder that so many ...

    Article : 220 words
  15. SEEN IN THE WEST INDIES.

    St. Kitts, one of the oldest of the West India Islands, is a diminutive for St. Christopher, and the natives are called in the local technique Kittefonians. There is ...

    Article : 982 words
  16. HIS CARRIAGE DRIVEN BY NAPHTHA.

    C. L. Simonds, of Lyra, has made a steam carriage for his own use that will make ten miles on hour. The carriage weighs only 400 pounds, and can carry two ...

    Article : 183 words
  17. CUCUMBER HONEY.

    There is a ' pickle factory' that does a large business, and gardeners and truckers plant hundreds of acres of encumbers annually to supply it with green 'pickles.' ...

    Article : 258 words
  18. TO SKELETONIZE LEAVES.

    A correspondent asked for information in regard to skeletonizing leaves. It is pretty late now to do this work, but I will give information gained through Mrs. Lovell. ...

    Article : 273 words
  19. Ladies' Column.

    Quill-feathers, wings and small birds are among the most popular hat and bonnet trimmings. Browns of all shades and bine and green ...

    Article : 669 words
  20. SOME DON'TS FOR THE SICK ROOM.

    I have been sick, very sick, for two months past and while the fever was burning and my poor head dizzy, and I had callers and visitors galore, some 'don'ts ' ...

    Article : 390 words
  21. LATE CULTIVATION.

    Up to a certain stage cultivation is nearly always a benefit in the orchard, but carried too far it may prove a positive detriment. In the early stages of growth and in the ...

    Article : 362 words
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