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other at arm’s length; and calling her to 
his side, he noticed that the eye lens was 
plano-concave, while the other was 
plano-convex. Taking the two glasses, 
he repeated his daughter’s experiment, 
and soon discovered that she had chanced 
to hold the lenses at the proper focus, 
thus producing the wonderful effect 
that she observed. His quick wit saw 
in this a wonderful discovery, and he at 
once set about making use of his new 
knowledge of lenses. Ere long he had 
fashioned a tube of pasteboard, in which 
he set the glasses at their proper focus, 
and so the telescope was invented.— 
Chambers’ 'Journal. 
FLORAL HELPS 
^ I 'HE easiest way to make a kerosene 
emulsion is to dissolve a good 
tobacco soap, a bar to two quarts of 
boiling water, then stir in one teaspoon¬ 
ful of kerosene. Use this occasionally 
to sprinkle the flowers with. 
For worms on petunias apply a weak 
solution of hellebore. 
Throw away bulbs which have been 
forced. They are lacking in vitality 
and seldom give a good crop of flowers 
the second season. 
Here is a very good method of making 
liquid manure fertilizer. Take a small 
sack like the one salt comes in, put the 
manure in dry, tie it up and put it in a 
can or bucket and pour boiling water over 
it. Let it set until it looks as strong as 
tea, and then water the flowers with it. 
One should remember however, not to 
apply a fertilizer of any kind until the 
plants show signs of growth. 
Begonias are well worth cultivating. 
They are in some respects among our 
most beautiful flowers — picturesque, 
free-blooming, and not difficult to raise 
if only care is bestowed. 
It seems to be the general opinion that 
young geranium plants will bloom best 
and give the greatest satisfaction. The 
tact is that old plants in a healthy 
condition, are far preferable to young 
plants for winter blooming. It takes 
at least a year to make a geranium into 
a fine plant, and on this account it will 
be readily understood that it is impossible 
to get much returns florally while it is 
under training. 
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Oliver Twist. By Charles Dickens. 
Pickwick Papers. By Charles Dickens. 
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