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MRM OONVM!! 
A PEAOTIOAL HAND-BOOK FOE 
THE FAEM. 
Published, February 20, 1884. 
O vcrXwo lliiiitli-ed lllusti'utiouM 
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Business Habits, 
Belief of Spavin, 
Tool Boxes, 
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Unloading corn. 
Lime and Lime Kilns, 
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Management of Young 
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Published, February 20, 1884. 
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CnAPTER I.—ABOUT THE HOUSE. 
Hammocks and Tents, Garden Seats, Window 
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Ash Sifters, Wood Racks, Disposal of House 
Slops, Crematories, Snow-Plows, Leaches, Lye and 
Soap, Screens, Carriage Steps, Vines at the Door, 
Cisterns, Fruit Driers, &c., &c. 
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Chapter V.—THE DINING ROOM. 
Cases for Silver, Convenient Side-Tables, Table 
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Extension Leaf for a Common Table, How to 
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Plant Shelves, Rustic Window Boxes, Picture 
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Forty-five pages of Fiigravings, illus¬ 
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Autographs of all Presidents of the United States. 
Explanation of all the 34 words used in the Metric 
System, now coming into general nse in this country, 
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Alphabetical List of American Geograpliical Names, 
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Popular Names of States and Cities, as Buckeye 
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IIow to Pronounce Difficult Words. (30 pages.) 
Many Valuable Suggestions on How to Speak with 
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List of a great number of Slang and Vulgar Words and 
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The History of the United States Flag. 
The Area and Population of each of the United 
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United States Public Lands — the Amount in eacli 
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Public Land System of the United States. 
About Free Homesteads on the Public Lands. 
Each year’s Prices, for 53 years, of Wlieat, Flour, 
Corn, Cotton, Beef, Hams, Butter, Sugar, Coffee, Bar and 
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History of American Petroleum. 
Tables for reckoning Interest at 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 per 
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Weights and Measures of the United States and of 
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Metric System of Weights and Measures, in full. 
Vocabulary of Business, giving an Interesting and 
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“Days of Grace,” “Drafts,” “Ejectments,” “Fore¬ 
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How to Organize and Conduct Public Meetings, Use¬ 
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Legal Weight of a Bushel in the different States. 
Number of Plants that will Grow, and the Quantity of 
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Table of Wages by tlie Day. 
Convenient Tables for Reckoning Wages. 
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