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  2. FARM AND GARD

    The question "Does planting for bees pay?" is often asked by those who take a practical interest in bee culture, and as I have several times of late had the question ...

    Article : 622 words
  3. USEFUL INFORMATON

    Yellow pine and oak are the best woods to resist the action of[?] steam with the least amount of warping. Stick-rouge:—Melt paraffin and mix ...

    Article : 490 words
  4. JACK OF HEARTS

    On the second day following the receipt of the two letters set out in the last chapter, Jack was interrupted in his morning's work by the announcement that a lady, who ...

    Article : 1,342 words
  5. THE HOME CIRCLE.

    PICKLING OX TONGUES.—Cut off the roots, and steep in a weak brine; wash them well out, working with the hand, then salt with good salt. Scrape and dry the tongues; ...

    Article : 415 words
  6. Asbestos Garments.

    More than fifty years ago a student from Greece came to the academy at Monson, United States, bringing with him from his native country a species of overcoat with ...

    Article : 355 words
  7. CHAPTER XXIV.

    Side by side the two sped along, keeping as much in shadow as possible. The moon, however, gave out a tell tale light, which favoured the half-dozen men who followed ...

    Article : 1,205 words
  8. CLEANING PANS AND STOVES.

    A little vaseline on a soft cloth will keep brass curbs and fire-irons bright and free from spots (the same should be applied to brass bedstoads also), using a little polishing ...

    Article : 251 words
  9. GRAVE AND GAY

    "Father," said the boy, "what is insolvent?" "insolvent," was the reply, "is merely a long word used to describe a short condition." ...

    Article : 574 words
  10. SEAWEED AS A MANURE.

    "There can be no two opinions," a writer in the Mark Lane Express says, "as to the value of seaweed as a green manure, containing as it does all the substances required for ...

    Article : 231 words
  11. Governed By Women.

    Amongst the colonial possessions or—more correctly—dependencies of Holland there is a remarkable little state which in its constitution and the original costume of its ...

    Article : 166 words
  12. Some Marvellous Clocks.

    America, the land of mechanical invention, can also boast of some remarkable clocks. The Columbus clock, for instance, not only shows the revolution of the earth ...

    Article : 434 words
  13. ACCUMULATIVE FERTILITY.

    In answer to the question how long can a piece of and continue to maintain its fertility a writer in the Otago Witness says:—"A very good example is given in the North ...

    Article : 290 words
  14. A Glass Stopper.

    The "Sancy," one of the largest and most precious diamonds in the world, was, during the thirties, in the possession of the Demidoffs, a wealthy Russian family. The ...

    Article : 355 words
  15. FARMING AS A BUSINESS.

    Under this heading an exchange remakrs: —"There is no question but that as a whole we are better farmers to-day than we were twenty-five years ago. The reason is not ...

    Article : 156 words
  16. A Vegetable Monster.

    Woe betide the giant of the Galane forest when he falls into the clutches of the clusia or fig! Its seeds being provided with a pulp, which is very pleasant to the taste of a ...

    Article : 288 words
  17. Glass.

    The first mention of the use of glass in England to be found in any historical record is in a contract, dated 1489, for painting the windows of the Beachamp Chapel at ...

    Article : 209 words
  18. Indulgence.

    The great foe of life is indulgence under one form or another. The letting down of the standard endangers the length of the course. To be safe one must be ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. IMPORTANCE OF DIPPING SHEEP.

    Writing upon the above subject, the National Wool Company warns farmers about the importance of keeping their sheep free from ticks and other parasite ...

    Article : 241 words
  20. Advertising

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    Advertising : 46 words
  21. CHAPTER XXIII.

    A cheerful red brick mansion, with whiteourtained, bright, clean windows, lying far back in its own spacious and well-kept grounds, the said grounds being hidden ...

    Article : 2,017 words
  22. CHAPTER XXII.

    They were coming up the stairs. What on earth was be to do? Jack felt that Marty's presence might give rise to conjectures in the minds of the Countess and ...

    Article : 1,416 words
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