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; Mi hens look like “picked chickens", especially Mr. Highhat,; the 
big Derk Srehma, but wheh shut up at nisht, and let’ out’ at “noon, we 
get plenty of pig fresh ege:s for our own use, 
AN overetion, in 1919, for cancer, left me very decef, which netu- 
rally cuts me off from much sociel enjoyment, A result has been 
iMereess in Teeding and’ study, “Meny of the books I went ere the kine 
to be found in old libraries, end which a young heir would went to 
cleer out. My recreation is murder mysteries. When I em tired out, 
hurting too bedly to sleen, end nerves’all jengled, I can go to bed 
with a thrilling murder mystery, forget the pein, end when the murd- 
Steet os eero ly ijetcd, ican turnsout the light and>go to sleep 
They are better than drugs, DS Tio slweant) ei sertedn book, Tout 
Name and author cdown on a list, end when I get the book, either by 
trade or e@ loan, scratch out thet name, unless it is one I want te 
nego eg. reference, book.) In that case,--l-return it at. promised time, 
end keep name on list, 
some, 1 read only once or twice end am through with them, These 
I put on another list, Now meybe someone else has books they do not 
care to keep end would like some of my plants, They may heave books I 
want, If so, plezse write me end I will send all three lists~-what 
Plents I have to -trede, whet books, and, what books I went, 
Mes, Ile@ne@e Herrick, Topeka, Kan. writes me thet she fincs that 
some SULPInesewna chroot well win water in spring, do better. in -sand in 
the, fall, She has been kind enough to send me UES of three colors 
of variegated leaf Sultana, I am so prouc of them and hope they. root 
well, 
AfPevou lave Yearva gporbege plenty or ona grain farm, .or elsewhere 
that rats ane worse than’ usuel, you need a grade wild cat, They are 
as gentle «nd effectionate as ordinary house cets, mate freely with 
the datter. but are the brevest end) best .ratters. l know of, excenot 
ferrets. My friend, Mrs. Miller, has two eizhth blood kittens. - Has 
oromised me one, as soon as weened and will give the other to someone 
wo will pay the transportetion charges end give it ea good home, 
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