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… liked to have had that, but he kept it closely guarded. The cook was a nice little red-faced Rhinelander girl, Frieda, who liked a…
… liked to have had that, but he kept it closely guarded. The cook was a nice little red-faced Rhinelander girl, Frieda, who liked a bit of fun with the lads, and chased them out of the kitchen with a rolling pin. One day a sergeant major went into the kitchen and saw Frieda preparing a chicken for the old man's dinner. Chicken! Why, we hadn't had one for years.He went back to the sergeants' mess and…
…! Til bet two to one on the Chielpen-H-" I don't mean the Chicken,—but a man that's said to be a match for him any…
…! Til bet two to one on the Chielpen-H-" I don't mean the Chicken,—but a man that's said to be a match for him any day."—* Milling! and the Chicken ! thoughti to myself, what does my uncle mean ?—for I had never studied the pugilistic cabala, and did not at that moment recollect, that tjite chicken meant a sturdy fellow, who was thought to understand breaking heads and knocking out eyes, better than…
… 132 THE CHICKEN S MISTAKE. THE CHICKEN'S MISTAKE. BY PHCEBE CARY. LITTLE downy chicken one day Asked leave to go on the water, "Where…
… 132 THE CHICKEN S MISTAKE. THE CHICKEN'S MISTAKE. BY PHCEBE CARY. LITTLE downy chicken one day Asked leave to go on the water, "Where she saw a duck with her brood at play> Swimming and splashing about her. Indeed, she began to peep and cry, When her mother wouldn't let her ; " If the ducks can swim there, why can't I; Are they any bigger or better?" Then the old hen answered, "Listen to me, And…
… children away from school. Th usual cases of chicken pox occurred. One or two children had measles, and there were cases of mumps and…
… children away from school. Th usual cases of chicken pox occurred. One or two children had measles, and there were cases of mumps and whooping cough. But none of these caused the children to be away for long or to be very ill, and were certainly not life threatening. The log books for the first few years of my term office have little to report medically, except the regular visits already mentioned. In…
… material of our dress, and if we make a halt anywhere we have to quietly submit to an examination of the texture of our…
… material of our dress, and if we make a halt anywhere we have to quietly submit to an examination of the texture of our clothes by the village women. The food is much the same as at home, except that it is always chicken and mutton, and there is little variety. The Chinese make expert cooks. The Cook does not get angry if dinner is even an hour late, or if there is a sudden call upon him to cater for a…
… rough-and-ready style in Pondoland. I can give you a shakedown with some blankets on the floor of my hut, and as for your food,…
… rough-and-ready style in Pondoland. I can give you a shakedown with some blankets on the floor of my hut, and as for your food, you will have to ring the changes between boiled chicken for breakfast and chicken boiled for dinner. But you will soon tumble to that kind of fare, I expect. The sauce of a keen appetite makes even a good old Kaffir cock palatable. Come and have a tot, and after I have done…
… limits its occurrence in the house sparrow's nests." The mammal flea Ctenopthalmus nobilis s.l. from a sparrow, Penarth, Glam., Mathe- son (1936) is recorded.…
… limits its occurrence in the house sparrow's nests." The mammal flea Ctenopthalmus nobilis s.l. from a sparrow, Penarth, Glam., Mathe- son (1936) is recorded. The examination of house sparrows in the vicinity of chicken runs for the presence of chicken lice is considered desirable. Although there is so far no evidence from Britain, poultry lice have been reported from house sparrows in Kansas- the…
… Conference suggests that ladies of influence in each village should afford an example by the adoption of better methods of poultry culture, by supplying…
… Conference suggests that ladies of influence in each village should afford an example by the adoption of better methods of poultry culture, by supplying their poorer neighbours with eggs for hatching, of varieties of fowls suited to the local con¬ ditions and market requirements, at low prices, or by giving sittings of eggs for each of which a chicken should be returned ,as payment when the birds are ten…
… the habits, the casuistry, the ig¬ norance, the small-mindedness of the monks. Magister Henricus Schaffsmulius writes from Rome that he went one Fri¬ day…
… the habits, the casuistry, the ig¬ norance, the small-mindedness of the monks. Magister Henricus Schaffsmulius writes from Rome that he went one Fri¬ day morning to breakfast in the Campo dei Fiori, ordered an egg, which on being opened was found to contain a chicken. "Quick," said the companion, "swallow it, or the landlord will charge you for a chicken." He obeyed, forgetting that…
… RUTHIN SCHOOL MAGAZINE. 189 A very pleasant evening was brought to a conclusion by the singing of the National Anthem. Appended is the Programme…
… RUTHIN SCHOOL MAGAZINE. 189 A very pleasant evening was brought to a conclusion by the singing of the National Anthem. Appended is the Programme :— PART I. " B, B."—An Original Farce. -Alnwick in Northumberland, Public Room in the Scene- Percy Arm's Hotel." Characters Squire Greenfield............ ......S. W. Gibson. Bob Rattles (the ex-chicken, a retired Prize Fighter) G. G. Pemberton. Joe…
…&tllmî8. I*rydaiu Fawr, Sac. DETHOLION O GYLCH-LYFRAU CÎMRY. Llofruddiaeth în Hexham.—Cyilawnwyd llofruddiaeth ysgeler yn nhref' Hexham,ddydd Mawrth y 12fed ò fis Rhagfyr diweddaf. Enw y…
…&tllmî8. I*rydaiu Fawr, Sac. DETHOLION O GYLCH-LYFRAU CÎMRY. Llofruddiaeth în Hexham.—Cyilawnwyd llofruddiaeth ysgeler yn nhref' Hexham,ddydd Mawrth y 12fed ò fis Rhagfyr diweddaf. Enw y dyn a lofruddiwyd, ydyw Joseph Chicken, gwniedydd, oddeutu 23 oed, gwr ieu- angc da, ac athraw mewn Ysgol Sabbothol yno. Enw y dyn a gyhuddir o'r llofruddiaeth, ydyw George Barnes, llafurwr, yn byw yn Broadgate, Hemham…
… 19 ham and eggs, or a chop ? " " Well, well," said the listener, " that's a good 'un, beef¬ steak, cold chicken,…
… 19 ham and eggs, or a chop ? " " Well, well," said the listener, " that's a good 'un, beef¬ steak, cold chicken, ham and eggs, or a chop. If my wife and youngsters get dry bread that's as much as they will have, and I'm working hard to keep him in beefsteak, cold chicken, ham and eggs, and chops. Here's off. I'll be " taken in " no more." The smell of the steak was enough for John. He soon…