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How To Detect Counterfeit Money
In the space at disposal here, it is impossible of course to give a complete illustrated counterfeit detector, but the following simple rules, laid down by Bank Note Examiner Geo. R. Baker, will be found extremely valuable: Examine the form and f... How To Get Rid Of Rats
Get a piece of lead pipe and use it as a funnel to introduce about 1-1/2 ounces of sulphite of potassium into any outside holes tenanted by rats. Not to be used in dwellings. To get rid of mice use tartar emetic mingled with any favorite food; they ... How To Make Change Quickly
Always consider the amount of purchase as if that much money were already counted out, then add to amount of purchase enough small change to make an even dollar, counting out the even dollars last until full amount is made up. If the purchase amo... How To Make Out A Check
Checks are the most satisfactory and most convenient method of paying a debt or making any ordinary remittance. The stub of your check book will furnish a permanent memorandum, and when the check is canceled and returned to you by the bank, it is an... How To Obtain A Patent
Patents are issued in the name of the United States, and under the seal of the Patent Office. A patent is a grant by the Government to the inventor, his heirs or assigns, for a limited period, of the exclusive right to make, use or sell any new and ... How To Select Colors
The Natural Laws of Tints, Tones, Shades and Hues. Some combinations of color are pleasing to the eye, and some are discordant. The reasons for this are based on natural laws and are explained in a very simple manner in a learned article by Dr. W.... How To Serve Wine
A fine dinner may be spoiled by not serving the proper wine at the proper time and at the proper temperature. A white wine (Sauterne, Riesling, Moselle, etc.) should be used from the beginning of the meal to the time the roast or game comes on. Wi... Indorsing Checks Etc
When depositing checks, drafts, etc., see that they are dated properly and that the written amounts and figures correspond. The proper way to indorse a check or draft--this also applies to notes and other negotiable paper--is to write your name upon... Infant Feeding And Management
It is of prime importance in feeding an infant to do this at regular intervals, since during the first three months of its life the feeding habits of the child should be established, and if care be used in this regard the child will wake of its own ... Jefferson's Political Policy
1. Legal equality of all human beings. 2. The people the only source of power. 3. No hereditary offices, nor order of nobility, nor title. 4. No unnecessary taxation. 5. No national banks or bonds. 6. No costly splendor of administration... Keep Still
Keep still. When trouble is brewing, keep still. Even when slander is getting on its legs, keep still. When your feelings are hurt, keep still, till you recover from your excitement at any rate. Things look differently through an unagitated eye. A d... Language Of Precious Stones
The ancients attributed marvelous properties to many of the precious stones. We give in tabular form the different months and the stones sacred to them, as generally accepted, with their respective meanings. It has been customary among lovers and fr... Last Words Of Famous Men And Women
'Tis well.--George Washington. Tete d'armee.--Napoleon. I thank God that I have done my duty.--Admiral Nelson. I pray thee see me safe up, but for my coming down I can shift for myself, were the last words of Sir Thomas More when ascending t... Legal Holidays In Various States
Jan. 1, New Year's Day. All the States (including District of Columbia), except Mass., Miss. and N. H. Jan. 19, Lee's Birthday. In Ga., Fla., N. C, S. C., Va., Ala., Ark. Feb. 12, Lincoln's Birthday. In Col., Conn., Del., Ill., Kans., Mass., Mi... Letter Combinations
When King Stanislaus of Poland, then a young man, came back from a journey, the whole Lescinskian House gathered together at Lissa to receive him. The schoolmaster, Jablowsky, prepared a festival in commemoration of the event, and had it end with a ...