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  2. A DEATHBED OF FAME

    From Private 'Soldier, to Major General. Death In a Fo[?]lorn Change—He Was an Irish immigrants Who Had Served In the English Army. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,932 words
  3. FARM-FIELD AND GARDEN

    All land that has no sand or grave subsoil should be underdrained. The first thing in drainage is a good outlet. whether open ditch or tile, large enough. ...

    Article : 541 words
  4. Aunt Phyllis Explains.

    "Des look at dis hyah weddah!" said Aunt Phyllis. "Des look at !itl An I knows what's do you think is to blame?" ...

    Article : 105 words
  5. HOW TO BREATHE.

    The physiologists give in their works hints or instructions more or less complete regarding the proper manner of using the lungs, but it is like the voice ...

    Article : 426 words
  6. FOUR GOOD STORIES.

    "Gentlemen, you do not use your faculties of observation," said an old professor, addressing his class. Here he pushed :for'- ward a gallipot containing a chemical of:, ...

    Article : 159 words
  7. THE BADGE OF WHITE RIBBON.

    "Fo' de land's sakes!" Cinthy' cried next day when the twins, hand in hand as usual, sauntered into the hot little kitchen, "'what am yo' chilluns done got ...

    Article : 563 words
  8. Parentage.

    Callow—I'll bet you don't know my father's business. Penelope—He's a bull in Wall street. Callow—Heavens! How did you know? ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 25 words
  9. SHE GAVE HIM A HINT.

    A lady had been ill and under medical treatment-for a long time. As she grew in` better all the while, she became distrustful of her physician's skill and did not wish to ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. HOW HE TOLD.

    When Coleridge was staying among the Quantox hills, he vas fond of riding over to Taunton whenever he could find a sober steed. One day on a familiar route , his' ...

    Article : 183 words
  11. Monotonous.

    An amusing instance of the frequent re- currence of the surname Smith among the soldiers of the civil war is given in Berdan's "United States Sharpshooters." A ...

    Article : 272 words
  12. NOTICED A CHANGE.

    When a man alters the cut his whiskers all his friends notice a difference in him. but many of them are at a loss how to account for it. "What have you been doing?" ...

    Article : 91 words
  13. How to Tell the Approach of a Rattlesnake.

    The warning given by a rattlesnake is said to be similar in sound to the rattling of a number of peas in a paper bag. though of -a more metallic character. ...

    Article : 82 words
  14. "An Unpleasant Scrape."

    When a man alters the cut of his whiskers all his friends notice a difference in him but many of them are at a loss how to account for it. "What have you been doing?" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 194 words
  15. Cultural Notes on Peas.

    Where there is room for them, the tall strong growing varieties are profitable When allowed plenty of space, with is possible, other crops of low growth be ...

    Article : 174 words
  16. How to Clean Jewelry.

    Put a teaspoonful of household ammonia or :a-few drops of spirits of ammonia into a basin of warm water into which some toilet soap has been lathered. ...

    Article : 130 words
  17. The Offspring of Drunkards.

    Demme studied ten families of drinkers and ten families of sober persons. The' direct posterity of the ten families of drinkers included fifty-seven children. ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. Sweet Ireland.

    A Indy in need of a servant engaged a "new arrival" named Mary Hoolihan. As her name indicated, she was from Ireland, and a more homesick girl never left that ...

    Article : 171 words
  19. How to Make Oatmeal Griddle Cakes.

    One cup of oatmeal, cup of. flour, teaspoonful of sugar, 1 teaspoonfull of baking powder, teaspoonful of, salt; sift the balking powder in with the flour; ...

    Article : 50 words
  20. Transferring Bees.

    The stereotyped answer to the question when best to transfer bees is at the time of fruit bloom. The reason for the is, explains The American Bee Journal ...

    Article : 168 words
  21. How the Expression "Given Name" Is Used.

    In the United states the first name is so called in contradistinction to the surname. which is inherited. It is thought to be a relic of Puritan. scrupulousness. ...

    Article : 102 words
  22. No Liquor for Him.

    W. Jennings Demorest will be remembered as a candidate for president on the cold water platform, which is erected and demolished .every year. He is a ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. Order Countermanded.

    Foreman (job office)—What are you working at now? Boy—Runnin off some business cards of a young woman who wants to do mendin ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. Wasted.

    Gallant Old Beau—Good morning, young ladies both! Where is the other? - One of the Two—The other who, Mr. Broomwell? ...

    Article : 44 words
  25. How to Strop a Razor.

    The blade should be drawn from heel to point, starting at the heel and drawing it diagonally, to: the point and always. turning it on the back. ...

    Article : 32 words
  26. A Cheap and Effective Fence.

    A very cheap and effective fence for ordinary stock can be made from a smooth galvanized wire of the size us[?] by many of our grape growers-No. 14. ...

    Article : 112 words
  27. The Hard Part of It.

    Cholly—Did you bear about Weggie? He was widing in the park, and his horse threw him, and Weggie came wight down on his head. ...

    Article : 58 words
  28. How to Treat Earache.

    At the first symptoms of erache let. the patient on the bed with the painful ear uppermost a Fold a thick towel and tuck it around the neck; then with a ...

    Article : 127 words
  29. In Chicago.

    Manager—Mr. Skyhight, I see you're late again this morning. Have you moved out of town? Skylight—Yes, sir. ...

    Article : 27 words
  30. A Personal Application.

    "Do you take the Texas Agriculture?" "I used to but I don't any more. The editor insulted me." "Really! In what way?" ...

    Article : 59 words
  31. Bobby and the Pancakes.

    If I was our cook and could make as good pancakes as she does," said Bobbie [?] I'd get absentminded and eat'em my-self by mistake"—Harper's Bazar. ...

    Article : 29 words
  32. In Two Cities Alone.

    The number of saloons in the two cities of New York and Brooklyn is eighty-six times that. of the colleges of the country; the traffic of the former, ...

    Article : 63 words
  33. In the Meadow.

    Whenever a thaw is under way, sow seed on spots where the hay crop was defunct last season. The tendency of mod. en practice in manuring is little and ...

    Article : 66 words
  34. Almost Here.

    No more will view the scalskin cloak Nor will penwiper capes long grace 'Their angle forms, for winter's broke. and new spring wraps will take their [?] ...

    Article : 63 words
  35. Keeping Up the Interest.

    "I should think, "she said, "that your. husband would find it very stupid" playing cribbage with you every evening." "Oh, no," was the reply. "I manage not ...

    Article : 34 words
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