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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 177

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TELEGRAPH-POLE PIERCED BY WOODPECKERS AS A STOREHOUSE FOR ACORNS. prizes the meat of the stored acorn not so much forits own sake as for the plump little maggots thatgrow and thrive therein. Am I misled, or mayI look kindly upon these insinuations? A query: What plant is this, my chicks, grow-ing… … Mare Island, Cal. Dear St. Nicholas : As I have never seen a letterfrom Mare Island, I thought I would write and tell youall about it. Of course you know it is a navy-yard.Papa is a civil-engineer, and has built the stone dock,which is the largest in the world. We have a little donkey and cart, and…

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