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  2. THE AGRICULTURIST.

    Every now and then, ants, which are the busiest workers within the whole range of animal life, despite the protestation to the contrary by an American humorist, appear ...

    Article : 334 words
  3. THE MYSTERY OF THE TOWER.

    Jasper Prince eyed Mr Trent on his entrance with a great deal of anxiety, curiosity and suspicion. Mr Trent's looks were not in his favour. ...

    Article : 5,787 words
  4. LITTLE QUARRELS.

    "It is the little rift within the late," sang Tennyson, "which, by and by, shall make the music mute," And it is the little quarrels, the disagreements allowed to multiply ...

    Article : 459 words
  5. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    TOMATO CHUTNEY.-- Two pounds of tomatoes, one pound of mild onions, half a pound of apples, half an ounce of salt, half a pint of vinegar, cayenne to taste, Dip the ...

    Article : 542 words
  6. ENJOYED THE JOKE.

    A special correspondent, Mr O'Shea, gives the following aneedote of an adventure with a herd of elephants: "A young friend asked me once to show him some ...

    Article : 310 words
  7. SAVE THE HEN MANURE.

    Fruitgrowers cannot be too careful of the manures that may be collected on their holdings. Hen manure is often allowed to waste many of its most valuable ...

    Article : 121 words
  8. POISON FANGS.

    If a drop of the oil from a foul pipe be placed in the mouth of a snake, the action is instantaneous. The muscles become set in knotted lumps, ...

    Article : 399 words
  9. KEEPING BORERS OUT OF FRUIT TREES.

    What is known as the "Telegraph-pole Borer" in Queensland, and as the "Apple-tree Borer Beetle" in Victoria, is a destructive little brute, and unfortunately ...

    Article : 210 words
  10. FLOWERS FOR DRAWING-ROOM AND BOUDOIR.

    In the selection of vases for these rooms, those of medium size should never be exceeded, unless the room be of unusual proportions. ...

    Article : 516 words
  11. WHY EVE KEPT NO SERVANT.

    A lady at Waterloo furnishes some of the reasons why Eve did not keep a servant lass. She says:-- There has been a good deal said about ...

    Article : 726 words
  12. SECOND CROPS OF GRAPES.

    Since the late Francois Cou[?]siant both wrote and spoke in terms of unqualified condemnation of the practise among vignerons which induced second and third crops of ...

    Article : 190 words
  13. BEES AND FRUIT.

    For many years the controversy shout bees being foes of the fruit-grower has been kept alive in many parts of the world. Some orchardists claim that the busy bee injures ...

    Article : 130 words
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    Advertising : 149 words
  15. THINNING POTATOES.

    Amusing the sprouts of [?] benificial as thinning fruit. A speciality in French potato culture is the practice of [?] the sprouts, so as to leave but two ...

    Article : 427 words
  16. TRUE GENTILITY.

    The words "lady" and "gentleman" have a wonderful vitality. They have been misused perhaps more than any two words in the language; and ...

    Article : 298 words
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