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CONTENTS.
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SPRING. | ||
| CHAPTER I. | ||
Kite Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Man Kite, 5; The Woman Kite, 9; A Boy Kite, 11; Frog Kite, 11; The Butterfly Kite, 13; The King Crab Kite, 14; Fish Kite, 15; The Turtle Kite, 16; The Shield Kite, 18; A Star Kite, 19; The Chinese Dragon Kite, 19; The Japanese Square Kite, 21; The Moving Star, 21. |
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| CHAPTER II. | ||
War Kites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Unarmed War Kite, 23; Armed Kites, 24; Armed Kite Fighting, 25; How to Make the Knives, 25; How to Make Cutters, 26; Kite Clubs, 27. |
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| CHAPTER III. | ||
Novel Modes of Fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Bell Pole, 28; Jugging for Cats, 29; The Dancing Fisherman, 31; Toy Boats for Fishing, 32; The Wooden Otter, 33; Fishing for Fresh-Water Clams, 33. |
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| CHAPTER IV. | ||
Home-Made Fishing Tackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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The Rod, 36; Tin and Spool Reel, 37; The Forked Stick Reel, 38; Home-Made Nets, 39; A Home-Made Minnow Bucket, 42; Inhabitants of the Water, 43. |
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