| 单词 | cornstalk |
| 例句 | We break out the wreaths, the cornstalks, the hay bales, the wood smoke, and the scarecrows. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Instead of the comforting sounds of cars and trucks and sirens and people talking on the street, I heard cornstalks rustling in the wind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “You know who. The man who moves like a cornstalk in the wind.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z From the food trucks, you could see the cornstalks in back of the movie screen. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z The draccus was . . . cavorting, bounding around like a drunken dog, knocking over trees like a boy would topple cornstalks in a field. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But when he finally moved, he moved like a cornstalk twitching in the wind. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Even though the cornstalks had grown, they were too thin and not tall enough to hide him. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Then you better buy a hearse,” she snapped back, and threw the piece of cornstalk at me. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Pa took a swallow-the-anger sigh, then said, “Then you can go back to cleaning up the cornstalks like we did yesterday.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z The traditional cornstalks were coming up fast; they were now a foot tall. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Somebody fed them good,” Robert said, pointing at the pile of dry cornstalks on the ground in the corral. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The rows of green cornstalks had grown to over five feet high, and in the morning breeze they seemed to form ripples, like waves in the ocean. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z He twitched like a cornstalk in the wind and slipped right through Finn’s furious, outstretched hands, as if he’d never been there at all. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z They draped one of Grandma’s nets carefully over the cornstalks to make a ceiling. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel the jolt when I tripped forward and slammed into the cornstalks and clods of dirt with my chest and bounced right up and kept going. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Not the real flies sticking to my fingers and lips, not the wind blowing through the cornstalks, not the voices overhead of kids carving pumpkins. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He went to where he’d last seen the man who twitched like a cornstalk in the wind. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Mr. Chris took a huge pumpkin and a huge ear of corn and a bunch of cornstalks that touched the ceiling in the high exhibit room. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z Minneapolis was small, somnolent, and full of Swedish and Norwegian farmers as charming as cornstalks. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z The sword in Finn’s hands writhed and he dropped it to the ground, where it twitched like a cornstalk in the wind and slithered into a nearby tent. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z I see cornstalks, fields of plants I can’t identify, long stretches where there are no houses or streetlights or anything man-made at all. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Angeline stood behind the cornstalk room with the other net held wide, and Omakayas ran to the other side of the field. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z He headed out for the northeast corner, toward the big rows of tall green cornstalks that looked ready to harvest. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z The darkness, the whispering wind, the rustling cornstalks—they all tried to change my mind. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After dinner, he sat around for a while, talking to me and Mama and making Little Arliss some toy horses out of dried cornstalks. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z See the batey, the dirt road leading through, the shacks made of cornstalks roofed with banana leaves. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Dismay thought this was a good game, and he squeezed right in with me, knocking me into cornstalks, sniffling for rabbits as he pushed himself into each row. Each Little Bird That Sings 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z I hold on to the back bumper and puke into the row of compressed cornstalks. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z The crickets yelled their chorus outside and the wind cackled in the dry cornstalks. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I felt a brief fear as Lynn disappeared into the cornstalks. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z He used to take some of the cornstalks that Jenna’s father gave us and make tie-dyed patterns on the corn with food coloring. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z “What are you doing?” she asked angrily, and pointed wildly at the cornstalks as if they were little half-formed bodies. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The modern cornstalks already were as tall as his knees while the traditional ones were barely seedlings. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z His skin and hair and lips are all as pale as dried-out cornstalks. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We have grown them the way Namontack taught us, planting the corn and beans together in a mound, so that the bean plants can climb the cornstalks. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Sunlight shines on the green cornstalks and makes my eyes scrunch up. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z You'd pass and hear those dry cornstalks shaking in the wind as if they were shivering. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The floe, which Worsley estimated at possibly a million tons, pressed so hard against Endurance that her beams began to buckle and her foremast jerked and shook like a cornstalk in the wind. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Faint smells of autumn touched the air, the scent of ripening apples, a sourness of dead leaves, cornstalks drying in the fields. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Joe shakes his head, slow as a cornstalk swaying in the breeze. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z The 2007 purchases included cups and plates made for Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Hayes, and a prototype for Benjamin Harrison’s dinnerware decorated with cornstalks and goldenrod. Presidential Fine China, With Patterns Reflecting America 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z We jammed cornstalks in the well, arranged more stalks around the outside and tied it all together. Hints From Heloise: Return is in the bag 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z We were wondering how to hold the cornstalks up without fastening anything to our home. Hints From Heloise: Return is in the bag 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z He made dolls from cornstalks and said he practiced drawing not with crayons, but with wires in the sand. Thornton Dial, who turned scrap metal, animal bones and other found objects into museum art, dies at 87 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z Designs by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe can be seen today in some of the Capitol building’s most elaborate carvings, such as the fluting on interior columns to resemble cornstalks. Hiking along Virginia’s Aquia Creek and finding history a stone’s throw from home 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Dear Heloise: My husband and I were arranging our cornstalks and pumpkins, a traditional fall decoration here in New Hampshire. Hints From Heloise: Return is in the bag 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Soon, we were stomping through the fields, Joel leading the way, bushwhacking head-high cornstalks to clear a path. Overnighter: Tlaxcala, an Old-World Escape Near Mexico City 2011-11-23T20:01:52Z In the Amazing Maize Maze, located at the Queens County Farm Museum, visitors can embark on a scavenger hunt through acres of towering cornstalk on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in October and on Oct. Spooky Season Has Arrived in New York. Here’s What’s on Our List. 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The crows are bits of twisted bicycle tires and the cornstalks are shovel handles painted green. | Westchester: Federico Uribe’s Man-Made Nature, in Yonkers 2013-06-21T23:35:51Z Some things I encountered just don’t happen in hotels: when I arrived home from the cultural tour, I found two chicks waddling alongside the cornstalk fence at the edge of the property. A Homestay in Guatemala: Making My Own Tortillas (but Eating Theirs) 2010-08-11T03:33:00Z The cornstalks were waist high, and the leaves seemed to have opened their arms to the sun in a delicate arc. T Magazine: Children of the Corn 2011-09-22T01:30:18Z Every balcony, every rooftop blossomed with tall tufting cornstalks, lush herbs and tomato vines bending low with red fruit. In South Korea, a search for beauty, one day at a time 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z Below, tourists snapped photos by a wrought-iron gate decorated with cornstalks, a gift from the original owner to his wife, who missed her home state of Iowa. The life of a hotel reviewer: Hang out in lobbies and bars, sleep in king-size beds 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z He talks to his dog, weighs sunlight on a scale and waters the cornstalk with his own urine. In the Brutality of the Chinese Countryside, ‘Mythorealism’ Reigns 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z Set after a mass migration, the story has three major characters: a 72-year-old man known as the Elder, a sun-blinded dog and a cornstalk. In the Brutality of the Chinese Countryside, ‘Mythorealism’ Reigns 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z A highlight every fall is a cornstalk maze. Where to Go Outside and Play in New York City 2012-09-27T21:23:15Z As usual, she’d left a lot of cornstalks and other debris in the garden over winter, and when she brushed it aside, the ground underneath was moist and easy to make furrows in. More vegetables, less work: Lessons from the mother of mulch 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z “Exhausted Autumn” takes a more metaphorical approach, juxtaposing what look like wilted cornstalks over the image of a stag, a symbol of virility. Tony Greene: Melancholy in paint, given new dimension at MAK Center 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The cornstalks give the beans a pole to climb. A Thanksgiving History Lesson in a Handful of Corn 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z “People are buying the decorative things,” said Amy Soergel, manager at the company who explained that gourds and cornstalks were in high demand and that customers were coming out to select pumpkins and apples. Halloween Shoppers Not Spooked as Economic Slowdown Remains Elusive 2023-10-29T04:00:00Z There was a mass gathering of Republican 2024 hopefuls in Iowa on Sunday — near Cedar Rapids, amid the midsummer seas of ripening cornstalks and the darker hues of rows of soybeans. In Iowa, the Cattle Calls. And Republican Candidates Look to Answer. 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z Shavit-Lonstein, 23, dreamed of a professional acting career since his first performance as “a cornstalk or something” in a kids’ play. Four young Seattle actors recast their aspirations amid the pandemic 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z About 12 minutes later, authorities found a black SUV with Minnesota license plates parked in a field of tall cornstalks. 4 friends found dead in abandoned SUV in a cornfield; police call motive ‘a mystery’ 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Voices in the cornstalks tell a farmer to build a baseball field for ghosts. Shoeless Joe Won’t Be There. Aaron Judge Will. 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z They say he led them to the body, which was badly decomposed and hidden underneath cornstalks. Defense paints Iowa murder suspect as hard-working immigrant 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z It was covered in cornstalks, with only her running shoes visible. Mollie Tibbetts murder: Blood in suspect's trunk came from slain Iowa woman, analyst says 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z "After a search of the cornfield, we found human remains that appeared to be deliberately covered by cornstalk and cornfield. And those remains were eventually positively identified as Mollie Tibbetts," Kivi said. Mollie Tibbetts murder: Key home surveillance video of jogger, vehicle shown at trial for Mexican national 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Each year at this time, the tall cornstalks disappear from the fields, and then golden pyramids of corn appear in rural towns that proudly tie their fortune to agriculture. Editorial Roundup: 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Residents of South Dakota’s largest city are mourning an urban cornstalk that briefly became a lighthearted beacon of hope during the coronavirus pandemic. South Dakota city mourns urban cornstalk’s brief life 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z The Field of Dreams site is open to visitors, who at no charge can run the bases and see if they can smack a ball into cornstalks that now stand about a foot tall. Baseball plans game at Field of Dreams, but will they come? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Cows can eat just about anything — grass, hay, cornstalks, rapeseed — and turn it into energy for producing milk and meat. The Business of Burps: Scientists Smell Profit in Cow Emissions 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z Forty miles away, across the snowy terrain of bent cornstalks and grain silos, steak was also on the menu. The Haves of Iowa and the Have-Nots Across the Border 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z She says the second incident involved a 6-foot piece of steel rebar pounded into the ground near a cornstalk where it was hard to see. ‘Booby traps’ found in central Minnesota farm field 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z “You see pumpkins. You see cornstalks. You see turkeys.” Where Wild Turkeys Are So Bold They Knock on the Door for Food 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Cornstakers — Enter this, the longest of the mazes, on the way out of the park and appreciate a moonlit labyrinth made from real, decaying cornstalks strategically laid out to induce a severe case of claustrophobia. Kings Dominion’s 2019 ‘Halloween Haunt’ mixes thrills and chills 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z But credit for planting the cornstalk goes to the squirrels. New Jersey cornstalk sets Guinness World Record with 29 cobs 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Photos and videos shared online by passengers shortly after the crash-landing show the jet, its slides deployed, nestled among tall cornstalks as stunned passengers look back at the downed plane. Russian Plane Crash-Lands in Cornfield, and Reports Say All Survived 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z As it turned out, “Hizzoner” was among the cornstalks and arbitrarily entitled voters of Iowa, dithering about whether he’d make it back to his suddenly dark city. Escaping Manhattan During the Blackout of 2019 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z “Found in a cornfield, and there were cornstalks placed over the top of her.” Trump used her slain daughter to rail against illegal immigration. She chose a different path. 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The South Portico was decorated with pumpkins, hay bales and cornstalks, as a military band played spooky music. President Trump marks Halloween at the White House 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Instead the cornstalk became part of Jersey agricultural lore. New Jersey cornstalk sets Guinness World Record with 29 cobs 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z On the menu: Pumpkins, cornstalks and other fall harvest goodies, which are filled with treats that some of the animals get to smash open. Halloween arrives early for inhabitants of Detroit Zoo 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z Eric Phelps steered a small, battery-powered pontoon boat over the tops of cornstalks and into the eastern North Carolina town of Wallace on Thursday afternoon. Millions of dead chickens and pigs found in hurricane floods 2018-09-22T04:00:00Z The Department of Energy says that the U.S. can produce 1.3 billion tons of dry biomass—from harvested trees, cornstalks, high-energy grasses, and the like—without taking anything away from regular agricultural uses. What Termites Can Teach Us 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z A body believed to be Ms. Tibbetts’s was found buried beneath cornstalks on a farm outside town. Killing of Mollie Tibbetts in Iowa Inflames Immigration Debate 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z But over the crest of the next hill, cornstalks wither along the trail, and the valley below is carpeted with grass where the land has been cleared for cattle ranching. Colombian scientists race to study once-forbidden territory before it is lost to development—or new conflict 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z I can see sweeps of golden desiccated cornstalks out both the front and rear windows of my house. Stardew Valley for Switch Is the Farming Game's Ideal Home 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z She would pedal her bike there slowly as a child, back before they built any houses on the road, when it was just the cornstalks growing thick toward the sky. Catholic nuns in Pa. build a chapel to block the path of a gas pipeline planned for their property 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Dairy farms, cornstalks and potato fields sprawl out on both sides of Interstate 40. Alex Jones said refugees ravaged Idaho town with disease and crime. Twin Falls says folks get along fine 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z The light stanchions at the one-third-mile track are ringed with cornstalk decorations. On a New Jersey Speedway, a Thanksgiving Tradition Takes Another Lap 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z The dust has covered their corn crop, so much so that walking by a row of cornstalks leaves their faces blackened. In your phone, in their air 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z So the decision to offer cornstalks took careful consideration. Here in America’s National Zoo, just a couple of good ol’, cornfed pandas 2016-09-24T04:00:00Z All around her in the hallowed clearing, green shoots of new cornstalks broke through the straw. Catholic nuns in Pa. build a chapel to block the path of a gas pipeline planned for their property 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Johnson rolls down the window of his white truck, cornstalks wedged in his grill from being in the field, and calls over Mark Seier, a science teacher at the school. ‘Shell Creek summers’ a 15-year tradition 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z A crop of cereal rye is the first vegetation to emerge in the spring in remnants of cornstalks on some of the land Fandel farms near his home in Germantown Hills. Cover crops getting new attention in central Illinois 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Was any of it enough to shake Trump and Cruz off the top of Iowa's electoral cornstalk? The Fear Factor on Fox 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z Aside from a certain baseball diamond in the middle of cornstalks, there haven’t been many movies made on Iowa sports fields. The secret Hollywood life of the first Super Bowl stadium 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z On his farm, fields normally blanketed in cornstalks by now were brown and unplanted because of the drought. Drought Deepens South Africa’s Malaise 2015-12-26T05:00:00Z It's hard to swing a cornstalk in Iowa without hitting a Republican presidential candidate. Three contests in one: Your guide to the Iowa Republican caucus 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The calls of gathering crows compete with the rumble of a combine harvesting cornstalks along a hillside a mile away. Abandoned children, answered prayers: 1 week in Romania 2015-11-07T05:00:00Z She harvested 175 ears of corn, dried them in their husks, and labeled each husk with a letter and number corresponding to its cornstalk’s “hill” in her garden. Nebraska gardeners eager to demystify Pawnee corn harvest 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z For miles around, farmers grow dense fields of deep green cornstalks, to be chopped up as feed for dairy cows. When the wells run dry: California neighbors cope in drought 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z Agriculture is the main employer, and for miles around, dense fields of deep green cornstalks grow as feed for dairy cows. When the wells run dry: California families cope in drought 2015-08-30T04:00:00Z To accommodate the undulations of the land, coated in emerald cornstalks, the workers burrowed more than 30 feet beneath the surface. $1 Million Price Tag Hinted at in El Chapo’s Escape 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Rose shook several hands and trudged from the third base line across the infield, toward the clubhouse out past the center field fence, where cornstalks grew on a grass berm. Still banned from baseball, Pete Rose remains adored, in front of a long line 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z “They also called eagle corn black-eyed corn,” O’Brien said, because the kernels will become darker if the grower leaves an ear on the cornstalk for an additional day or two. Nebraska gardeners eager to demystify Pawnee corn harvest 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z He clambered into the cab of his “high-boy” fertilizer spreader, which looks like a giant mechanical dragonfly with black metal “wings” that skim the tops of the cornstalks. Farmers go high-tech in bid to reduce bay pollution 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs, 28, used to spot weeds or weather damage by walking miles through his cornstalks in 100-degree heat. Drone-Flying Farmers, Once Breaking the Law, May Soon Gain Clearance 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z A row of cornstalks are yellowed and stunted. Shock and Anger in Cambodian Village Struck With H.I.V. 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z A few reporters and photographers followed him to the field Thursday evening, through the cornstalks and into the home clubhouse. Still banned from baseball, Pete Rose remains adored, in front of a long line 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z Youths run away from Indian Oaks so often that police said they are accustomed to shining their spotlights on the overgrown cornstalks and above the fences of unsuspecting neighbors. Sexually traumatized youths report new abuse at Indian Oaks 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Zormier says the man walked from the cornstalks as darkness was about to fall. Police say man arrested after officer nearly hit 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Just seeing those struggling cornstalks made one glad for summer. Bowlmor's Beloved Greeter 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Peanut plants fed to lesser cornstalk borer larvae. Another Year, Another Post on GMOs and Allergies 2014-01-03T16:45:02.090Z Even the price of silage, a sweet-smelling mix of hay, straw, and chopped cornstalks used as livestock feed, has doubled over the past few years. U.S. Cattle Ranchers Endure More Drought, Rising Feed Prices 2013-07-03T20:41:31Z As Isaac approached, many raced to finish hauling in the corn, worried that fierce winds from the storm could flood their fields or mow down the brittle cornstalks, destroying even more of the paltry harvest. Hurricane Isaac Brings Some Relief to Corn Belt 2012-09-02T18:10:03Z He was fool enough to try to ride his piebald through a bonfire of shavings and cornstalks—to settle a bet. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z However, he wisely held his peace, and cautiously following Aunt Katie soon was conducted to a large stack of cornstalks standing near a corner of the barn. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z "Hey, Will!" called Jed to his brother, whose head was some distance above the stunted cornstalks, "don't you feel like having an ice-cream soda?" Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z The canes are jointed, as cornstalks are, and the spongy substance between the joints is filled with a sweet juice. How We are Fed A Geographical Reader 2012-02-07T03:00:10.237Z Let the blizzard come; it only makes warmer a house of cornstalks properly built, which bears, nevertheless, some of the dangers of a gingerbread home—passing cows may feel tempted. Minstrel Weather 2012-01-24T03:00:25.640Z The dried cornstalks rustled in the wind, and there was a pleasant smell in the air. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z In spite of the darkness he was aware that the ground within was covered with cornstalks and that it was possible for him to stand erect. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z And Toiney set to work cutting down cornstalks again as if the subject were unhappily disposed of. A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z But programmed death happens independently of environmental action: cornstalks topple at the end of the season, or a healthy elephant succumbs at the end of a century. Did Sex Emerge from Cannibalism? Sex, Death and Kefir, by Lynn Margulis (1938–2011) 2011-11-23T20:15:04.617Z Boiled potatoes, mixed up with steamed cornstalks, shorts, &c., make an excellent compound for fattening cattle; yet, at the present time, they are too expensive for general use. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z The barn was well filled with hay, the oat-bin bulged with fodder, and the silo, where the cornstalks were kept as feed for the cows, seemed like to split apart with its rich contents. The White Crystals Being an Account of the Adventures of Two Boys 2012-01-13T03:00:11.507Z "I think the best thing we can do is to lie down here on these cornstalks and take a nap." The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z The sun was bright, the sky was clear and the cornstalks were waving in the breeze. ?Field of Dreams? Setting, Tourist Magnet in Iowa, Is to Be Sold 2011-10-30T04:26:34Z In his search for this material he tried all kinds of rags and textiles steeped in various chemicals, different kinds of paper, wood, inner and outer bark, cornstalks, etc. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z The food may be of such a nature as shall be very difficult of digestion, such as cornstalks, foxgrass, frosted turnips, &c. The American Reformed Cattle Doctor 2011-11-14T03:00:19.813Z Rushing waters left fields of silt-caked cornstalks matted down on their sides. For Vermont Dairy Farmers, the Flood Crisis Continues 2011-09-04T23:44:33Z Accordingly the boys stretched themselves on the earth which was covered with cornstalks and in a few moments both were sleeping soundly. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z It is as real as any diamond in the world, except for the cornstalks that double as an outfield fence. ?Field of Dreams? Setting, Tourist Magnet in Iowa, Is to Be Sold 2011-10-30T04:26:34Z Wearing an oversized raincoat borrowed from a farmer, the 35-year-old Mr. Rothman worked his way down one row until he was hidden in the tightly packed cornstalks. Wall Street Goes Down on the Farm for Real Dirt 2011-08-26T00:59:13Z Hares love green cornstalks, and a field of young wheat is at hand; I spread a net, twelve feet by six, at the gate, and at a sign the dogs depart different ways. The Confessions of a Poacher 2011-08-05T02:00:44.470Z From the air, where those Iowa cornstalks don't conceal the pattern of blind convergence, the world economic situation looks distinctly like a crash waiting to happen. Crash Club ? what happens when three economies collide 2011-07-27T14:45:20Z Both boys were buried beneath the cornstalks, but it was only the work of a moment for them to free themselves. The Young Sharpshooter at Antietam 2012-04-19T02:00:29.860Z “When kids visit the farm, we give them cornstalks to chew,” she said. That?s Not Trash, That?s Dinner 2011-07-27T04:00:33Z Some of the cornstalks were nearly fourteen feet high, and some of them had as many as four ear-sprouts showing. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z And the bright moonlight soon showed him where the cornstalks rustled with Frisky’s passing. The Adventures of Fleetfoot and Her Fawns 2011-04-03T02:00:18.337Z The indigo flat was of no great breadth, and he was already so near, that I could hear the rustling of the cornstalks as they switched against each other. Osceola the Seminole The Red Fawn of the Flower Land 2011-03-22T02:00:20.123Z He did not wait for her to obey, but lifted her into his arms, for she had gone limp with terror, and ran, crouching low so that the cornstalks would hide them. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z It was surrounded by a garden and fruit trees, single cornstalks standing thinly amid the beans. Canoeing in the wilderness 2011-01-19T03:00:23.683Z They were cornstalk guns, but not the less dangerous on that account. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z An instance of that may be seen in the progress which is made in grinding cornstalks and boiling the liquor into molasses. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Some have built quail coops out of cornstalks and report catches. Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps He flattened his own body upon the soft earth, close against the thick, sturdy cornstalks. Girl Alone 2011-01-27T03:00:36.117Z Before I had finished, the family sentinel caught me—I had been in too much of a hurry and he had heard me walking over the cornstalks. A-Birding on a Bronco An ordinary gun might miss fire—such things have been known before now—but a cornstalk gun, never! The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z To push a theory too far is the common temptation of mythologists, and perhaps Mr. Frazer’s cornstalk does rather threaten to overshadow the whole earth and exclude the light of sun and sky. Custom and Myth New Edition Dead cornstalks, above the snow, showed ploughed ground; beyond that, a little, black cabin huddled in the further point of the crescent, and Constance gasped with disappointment as she saw it. The Indian Drum The contagion seized Gabriel, and though he was close upon his eighteenth birthday, he secured a cornstalk, which at once became a saddle-horse at his bidding. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Another curiosity was the protective fencing for the road, made of cornstalks to keep back the sand, as we make board fences against the snow. Our Caughnawagas in Egypt a narrative of what was seen and accomplished by the contingent of North American Indian voyageurs who led the British boat Expedition for the Relief of Khartoum up the Cataracts of the Nile. All you have to do when you have a cornstalk gun, is to point it at the destined victim, shut your eyes and say Bang! in a loud voice, and the thing is done. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z Hay, cornstalks, or grain, are purchased only in sufficient quantity for the day's consumption. History of Cuba; or, Notes of a Traveller in the Tropics Being a Political, Historical, and Statistical Account of the Island, from its First Discovery to the Present Time News comes from southern Kansas that a boy climbed a cornstalk to see how the sky and clouds looked and that now the stalk is growing faster than the boy can climb down. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 The magical powers of youth are wonderful, and for a little while the cornstalk horses were as real as any horses could be. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction Here, under the direction of the Quartermaster, a sort of wigwam was constructed, built of fence-rails and cornstalks, and floored with straw. Eleven days in the militia during the war of the rebellion A journal of the 'Emergency' campaign of 1862 As he came to the ambush, Adelaide promptly thrust her cornstalk gun forward, with a loud cry of "bang!" The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z After bearing its fruit, the tree wilts and decays like a cornstalk, but in due time again springs up from the roots to bear another annual luxuriant crop. The Pearl of India Si and Shorty and the others of the "mess" bestirred themselves, and it did not take them more than 20 minutes to build, out of rails and cornstalks, a shelter that was really inviting. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran A thin mantle of snow made the woods gray, and mottled the shivering ranks of dry cornstalks. John March, Southerner They champed cornstalks, which they threw into my hat as I held it in my hand. Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 When Adelaide opened the door, and saw standing there the young man at whom she had aimed her cornstalk gun, she was surprised to find that she was not at all embarrassed. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z Burning or in any way destroying cobs, cornstalks, stubble, old straw, or decaying wood, is extravagant wastefulness. Soil Culture In five minutes after arms were stacked not a cornstalk remained standing in the field. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran With a little cry of pleasure, he pushed his way through the dry cornstalks. The Royal Book of Oz In which the Scarecrow goes to search for his family tree and discovers that he is the Long Lost Emperor of the Silver Island She worked valiantly, heaping the horses’ mangers with hay, carrying cornstalks to the cows and feeding the ravenous pigs and chickens corn on the cob, for there was no time to run the sheller. Betty Gordon in the Land of Oil The Farm That Was Worth a Fortune The moment she heard footsteps, Adelaide shrank back in the thick corn, and held her cornstalk gun in readiness. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z Protect in winter by a slight covering of forest-leaves, coarse straw, or cornstalks. Soil Culture In anticipation of such a calamity the boys, gathered in the cornstalks, having a vague idea that they would help out in case of emergency. Si Klegg, Book 1 (of 6) His Transformation From A Raw Recruit To A Veteran In earlier times it was evidently confounded with gloss anthrax, and even now it is probably mistaken in a great many instances for anthrax, blackleg, cornstalk disease, and cerebrospinal meningitis. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle These were promptly furnished in the form of a pail of water and a bundle of green cornstalks. Due South or Cuba Past and Present I didn't do a thing, Bishop, but shoot him with my cornstalk gun; I didn't know it had such a heavy load in it. The Bishop and the Boogerman 2011-06-12T02:00:07.497Z Ears of corn tied by fluttering ribbons, the husks turned back to show the golden ears, cornstalks, golden-rod, milkweed, woodbine and clusters of purple grapes are all worked into the decorations. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society The cornstalks, too, left standing in the cleared ground opposite, were in sight, and they resembled 153 the corn that Tom had cut and stacked. The Cabin on the Prairie Splinters of wood, hedge thorns, pieces of cornstalk or leaves, stems of hay or straw, twigs of trees, or weeds may penetrate into the eye, break off, and remain, causing inflammation, blindness, abscess, etc. Special Report on Diseases of Cattle Little Jack Rabbit hopped through the Old Rail Fence, across the road and into the field where the Old Scarecrow flapped his arms every time Billy Breeze whistled through the cornstalks. Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures Now and then came a farm wagon loaded with glowing corn, then the field where the bereaved pumpkins lay among the bundles of cornstalks. Say and Seal, Volume I For example, Sam Cooley, attired in one of Mrs. Burke’s discarded underskirts, filched from the ragbag, with some dried cornstalk gummed on his face, impersonated the famous Bearded Lady from Hoboken. Hepsey Burke A thousand elfin sounds, the vibration of leaves, the tiny crackling of cornstalks, the fairy whirr of ground insects, melted into a companionable stillness. The Belovéd Vagabond It tore up tall trees as though they had been cornstalks, and rolled up the Mississippi so that it looked like a boiling caldron. Watch and Wait or The Young Fugitives Our host was surrounded by a little army of `cornstalks.'. Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia Think me a broken-backed cornstalk if you must. Captain Desmond, V.C. Ears have they, but they hear not—cornstalks. Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume VIII, No 25: May 21, 1887 To hear them describe the advantages of a barren spot perhaps ten miles from any navigable stream, and it is more than probable not even near a spring branch that would float a cornstalk boat. Narrative of Richard Lee Mason in the Pioneer West, 1819 “Th’ won’t be a cornstalk left standin’ by night,” Luther observed as the girl rode up to see what it was that attracted his attention. The Wind Before the Dawn One nest that was found, contained enough sticks, cornstalks, weeds, moss, and the like, to fill a cart, and made a load for a horse to draw. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 2 August, 1897 Glancing to the left, I happened to notice a white cloth fluttering above the cornstalks, at the end of a pole, and slowly moving my way. The Story of a Common Soldier of Army Life in the Civil War, 1861-1865 I will remember your amused hostility to “hairpin gardeners” and see that no more out-of-door books come to you until I have one with a stimulating odour of burning cornstalks and rotting cabbages. The Jessica Letters: An Editor's Romance Once in a while, when his spirits needed propping, Steve allowed himself the comfort of gazing upon the vigorous cornstalks, with their budding tassels, and this was his intent upon this particular day. The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives He thought he had, but he knew now that all the rest compared to what he felt as he left Reedy Jenkins' office were as dead cornstalks to iron rods. The Desert Fiddler I can get better music out of a cornstalk fiddle than I’ve ever heard from you or any of your family.” The Tale of Chirpy Cricket When a child, he imitated not only the warriors and hunters, but made cornfields of sand with tall grass spears for cornstalks, and built "camps" and corncribs out of little sticks. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola The rich, warm milk made Jim Leonard awfully sleepy, and he dropped off almost as soon as his head touched the cornstalks. Boy Life Stories and Readings Selected From The Works of William Dean Howells But not until he saw what Farmer Green was doing with the cornstalks did Master Meadow Mouse decide on his new dwelling. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse All about was a huddle of drift—last year's cornstalks, shreddy strips of bark, chunks of rotted weed, all the riffle and dunnage of a quiet eddy. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights To the south and west the sombre pine woods stretched away; eastward, a few last year's cornstalks stood, withered in the clearing, through which a rutted road ran down to the water. Blue-Bird Weather A company of negroes made a show of conducting us across the neck, though a company of children armed with cornstalks would have been equally efficient. Reminiscences of a Rebel Regarding the pose of the three figures in this picture, I have been reminded by Dr Walter Hough of the performers who carry the wad of cornstalks in the Antelope dance. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 For Fatty began to pull at the cornstalks with his claws. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse But the whirlpool soon thinned away into widening rings of ripples and the cornstalks quit circling and became still again, and only the multiplying night noises sounded about the mouth of the slough. The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights With plenty of grain on the cornstalks, horses will keep in good condition on a ration of 20 pounds of silage and 10 pounds of hay for each 1,000 pounds of live weight. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Why, he could remember the exultation with which he had burned the last cornstalks at the end of the season when at home in Vermont. Ted and the Telephone I am writing now beside a bivouac made of poles and cornstalks. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy All over the field bundles of cornstalks stood in rows, like soldiers. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse He was cutting cornstalks with a practised hand and Glen decided that he could trust him. The Boy Scout Treasure Hunters The Lost Treasure of Buffalo Hollow The whispering grew louder, like a breeze stirring dry cornstalks. The Whispering Spheres Our attic was filled with cornstalks to make the cabin warmer. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History He dropped peas into the soft earth between the cornstalks, and planted them with his heel. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 2 When he rustled the dried cornstalks the third time, Master Meadow Mouse had cried right out in his sleep. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse The harvest mouse sat on the top of a cornstalk and nibbled his supper. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Each woman carries the entire cornstalk, with the ears attached, just as it was pulled up by the roots. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains There were just enough cornstalks under me for each to be distinctly felt, and the ground between was exceedingly cold. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson You are free to enter, and observe near by the countless gyrations of the negro cotillon, the intricate and deftly executed jig, the rude melody of banjos and 'cornstalk fiddles.' Christmas: Its Origin and Associations Together with Its Historical Events and Festive Celebrations During Nineteen Centuries So Master Meadow Mouse left his nest and crept a short distance until he could peer out from a chink between two cornstalks. The Tale of Master Meadow Mouse He ran up the nearest cornstalk, as high as he could go, and watched the author of it pass beneath him. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character It did not take Nappy Martell long to reach the cornfield; and from a distance the Rovers saw him rush around, first to one stack of cornstalks and then to another. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets The cornstalks had long since been cut and now stood in shocks amidst the stubble. The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot Slumber-Town Tales He stood some cornstalks by the fence And had them for the men that vote. Under the Tree She sat on the form of the god in the east, facing the door, with her feet extended, and her companion sat on the figure of the cornstalk in the southeast. The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 Not a mouse stepped aside, as he worked his slow, sinuous length between the cornstalks. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character "So we have!" cried the youngest Rover; and in a moment more he thrust his hand in between the cornstalks and pulled out the missing suitcase. The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets Did you ever notice how poorly the cob is filled on a single cornstalk standing alone in a field? Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition Then he climbed on a box and made a speech To the cornstalk men that were in a row. Under the Tree Her desk was backed against the wall, and the cornstalks used by the drawing class as models for their efforts, were grouped against it to form a background for the impassioned actors. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life The middle of it he can bend through half a circle, the last half-inch he can wrap completely round a cornstalk. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character "The fellow seemed to come from a stack of cornstalks down in the cornfield." The Rover Boys at Colby Hall or The Struggles of the Young Cadets In addition, all cornstalks, all trash, all large clumps of grass in neighboring fields, should be burned, so as to destroy these winter homes of the weevil. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition He spoke his speech out very loud And shook his fist in a cornstalk's face. Under the Tree They will also be more anxious to extract the carbon from the cornstalks for reducing ores of iron and of other metals.” The Black Star Passes To reach the top of a cornstalk from the ground took him just two seconds and a half. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Under the floor, and apparently under the walls themselves, there is a layer nearly a foot thick of loose d�bris consisting of cornstalks, corn leaves, ashes, and loose dirt. The Cliff Ruins of Canyon de Chelly, Arizona Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-95, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 73-198 In many parts of the country the cornstalks are left standing in the fields or are burned. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The hooks pierce the ends of the bit of cornstalk about which the cord is wound. Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made During the Field Season of 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 427-510 The invalid sat on the cornstalk in the center of the sand painting, facing east. Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians The cornstalks were no place for mice while sparrows were about. as dainty a little harvest mouse as ever crossed a cornfield. "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character Suddenly a machine gun found the range and mowed them all down like cornstalks or wheat heads. The Heart's Kingdom The shredder and husker turns the hitherto useless cornstalk into food, and at the same time husks, or shucks, the corn. Agriculture for Beginners Revised Edition The cornstalks were stacked in serried array, like Indian wigwams, and heaps of apples, red and yellow and russet brown, lay ungathered in the orchards. The Mayor of Warwick The corn was harvested, but the ground was still covered with numberless little stacks of the cornstalks. Queechy, Volume I If they should follow, he thought of hiding among the giant cornstalks. A Chinese Wonder Book Every here and there are little enclosures, spread with clean straw or mats, and surrounded by a fence of cornstalks or low walls of mud. Peeps at Many Lands: Egypt “Yes, I guess you did,” said Uncle Wiggily, sadly, as he looked for his cornstalk crutch. Bully and Bawly No-Tail Mr. Ludlow: Have you had any experience with using cornstalks that have been fed off, just the stalk without the leaves. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Pieces of trees, trunks and roots, cornstalks from fields along the shore, all are being carried seaward. Some Winter Days in Iowa Its headlight beams glared on the cornstalks growing next to the highway. Operation Terror "That is, if you will kindly excuse my rheumatism, and the red, white and blue crutch which Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, my muskrat lady housekeeper, gnawed for me out of a cornstalk." Uncle Wiggily in the Woods In this last rapid saw two boys sitting on a raft made of cornstalks lashed together, and driving down the current. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy The bed is three feet wide by thirty long, and was covered last winter with loose straw and leaves, with a few cornstalks to hold them in place. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 The report of the tonnage of the cornstalks cut where the crop had been allowed to mature for the grain was 21,614 tons. History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia Mathews also munched at a sandwich, and through the cornstalks they watched the two currents of war-traffic eddying past each other. The Parts Men Play He was limping on his red, white and blue striped barber pole rheumatism crutch, that Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy had gnawed for him out of a cornstalk. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods Some of the houses of the peasants are formed of trusses of cornstalks, and placed side by side in a perpendicular position, and lashed together, with roofs of the same materials. A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar Under the Command of His Excellence Ismael Pasha, undertaken by Order of His Highness Mehemmed Ali Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, By An American In The Service Of The Viceroy Cut cornstalks are good for field covering, also shredded cornstalks. Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 Tike had been stilling more pine-top whisky, and had been to town with some jugs hidden under the cornstalks in his wagon-bed. The Quickening The cornstalk will always be able to work cheaper than the chemist in the manufacture of starch. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries So, with his umbrella, and the rheumatism crutch which Nurse Jane had gnawed for him out of a cornstalk, off started the bunny uncle, hopping along over the fields and through the woods. Uncle Wiggily in the Woods A few more steps accordingly brought them to a cleared part of the field, where the tall and thick cornstalks were laid on the ground. Hills of the Shatemuc Experiment.—Take some newly ripened cotton or cotton wadding, a tree branch, a cornstalk, and some straw or grass. The First Book of Farming On the frozen river were about a dozen tepees, standing up something like big stacks of cornstalks on a field of frosted glass. Injun and Whitey to the Rescue Back they hurried to the field where the big shocks of dried cornstalks stood. The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair A white man born in Australia is a 'colonial,' vulgarly a 'gum-sucker;' if he was born in New South Wales, he is also a 'cornstalk.' Town Life in Australia The cornstalks were harvested and part of the grain threshed out. Hills of the Shatemuc Pull the cotton apart, then twist some of it and pull apart; in turn break the branch, the cornstalk and the straw. The First Book of Farming It is of much the same structure as the pith of cornstalk or elder, with which all are familiar. Studies of Trees And then, before any one could say a word, from behind this pile of cornstalks a sleepy voice called, asking: "Where are you, Freddie?" The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair Meanwhile sunflowers and cornstalks have been brought to the spring by messengers. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi Uncle Wiggily showed him how to make a crutch out of a cornstalk, just as Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy, the muskrat, had done, and the lame rabbit made himself one and was much obliged. Uncle Wiggily's Travels Experiment.—Chew a piece of sorghum cane, sugar cane, cornstalk, beet root, turnip root, apple or cabbage. The First Book of Farming I found some cornstalks by the road, and once a man dropped a big bundle of hay out of his load. The Girl from Montana The butts of cornstalks contain the most water, and husks or shucks the least, when fully matured and not dried. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. Each priest places the sunflowers on his head and each takes two cornstalks in his hands and the procession, two abreast, forms to ascend the mesa. The Unwritten Literature of the Hopi It leveled the few standing cornstalks and caused the dry twigs to rap a tattoo upon the windows of the farm houses. Randy and Her Friends He it was who made the best cornstalk fiddles, and whittled out the shrillest whistles with which to drive grandma "ravin' distracted." Homestead on the Hillside Their spears looked not unlike a field of dancing cornstalks. Nedra And even when the girls brought in big bunches of wild flowers and cornstalks, and began to decorate the platform, things appeared no brighter. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen The view from the front took in only a dreary hillside covered with decaying cornstalks. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 I have known him to raise cornstalks which reached a height of thirteen feet, which were almost equaled by his wife's sunflower stalks, which usually averaged nine feet in height. Mary at the Farm and Book of Recipes Compiled during Her Visit among the "Pennsylvania Germans" He had gone off beating and sniffing among the cornstalks. Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned The night became so intensely cold just before day that the men gathered cornstalks and kindled little fires along the beat, and at early dawn we were withdrawn. History of Kershaw's Brigade "My goodness me!" exclaimed the old rabbit, leaning on his cornstalk crutch, "how very odd." Sammie and Susie Littletail This pantomime, with its rhythmic movements suggesting long lines of cornstalks, the brushing aside with the hands of the long leaves of the stalks, should make an effective picture. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs News comes from Southern Kansas that a boy climbed a cornstalk to see how the sky and clouds looked and now the stalk is growing faster than the boy can climb down. Toaster's Handbook Jokes, Stories, and Quotations Such musters were often called, in derision, cornstalk drills, because many of the men, either having no guns or neglecting to bring them, drilled with cornstalks instead. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 Bright tawny leaves banked the platform where the orchestra sat, and along the side walls globes of red and orange balloons glowed among the soft tans and browns of cornstalks. Entertaining Made Easy They had no packing or unpacking to do, except that Sammie took the whistle he had made out of a carrot and Uncle Wiggily carried his cornstalk crutch. Sammie and Susie Littletail These seven must wear green robes or mantles and hold the cornstalks, with their hands draped by the mantle. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs Now, if I hear a potato bug whistle a tune on a cornstalk fiddle, I'm going to tell you next about Buddy and Brighteyes going in bathing. Buddy and Brighteyes Pigg Bed Time Stories At the opposite end of the great room, was an open door through which the sun shone, and as she approached it, she heard a voice and the cracking of cornstalks outside. The Girl at Cobhurst This time he sets his cornstalk spear in rest and charges full tilt at the public school system and pretty much everything else in sight. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 He had to move about on a crutch, which Uncle Wiggily Longears, that wise old rabbit, gnawed out of a piece of cornstalk for him. Sammie and Susie Littletail The "field" is now covered by rows of tall cornstalks; therefore, when the "field" is reached the dancers should move in parallel lines, as if they were passing between these rows. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs He had been depressed throughout the meal and had paid no heed to the talk of the men, even when they mentioned cornstalk bloat, upon which he was sure to have opinions. O Pioneers! Above this was a semicircular canopy cleverly made of cornstalks and bunches of grain and up on the very top was the biggest pumpkin you ever saw cut like a jack-o'-lantern. Patty Fairfield The white spots on Trientje's pinafore were run through with the black; and wet cornstalks whipped her little thin skirt. The Path of Life Well, Nurse Jane Fuzzy-Wuzzy made a raft of cornstalks, and on this the whole rabbit family floated out of the burrow. Sammie and Susie Littletail In planning the pantomime for this stanza the dancers should not forget the rhythm of the song and to keep the lines as though they were walking between rows of tall cornstalks. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs One day, as Juan was walking across his field, he saw many dead cornstalks. Filipino Popular Tales More tall cornstalks formed a background to the throne and at each side stood a noble sheaf of wheat. Patty Fairfield With short, even strokes, with a swing of his arm, the sickle rose and, with a "d-zin-n-n" fell at the foot of the cornstalks and brought them down in great armfuls. The Path of Life Each abode consisted of a dome-shaped wicker-work about six feet high, and from twenty to fifty feet in diameter, thatched with straw or cornstalks. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines The dancers who follow the seven leaders carrying the cornstalks represent the people in triumphal procession in honor of Corn as "Mother breathing forth life." Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs So again he walked through the rows between the cornstalks and they came to a little clear place in the middle of the field. Seven O'Clock Stories The poorer people build ranches of long, slender canes or Indian cornstalks tied together by grass and coated with mud. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America The newcomer was not an Adonis, perhaps, but he was one compared with the awkward, leaning Tower of Pisa "cornstalk," who carried the jack-knife as "the homeliest man in the section." The Lincoln Story Book A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form “The poor little cornstalk looks as if she had grown up under a blight.” Modern Broods Seven cornstalks, or wands so wound with green as to appear like the stalk of the corn with its tassel. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs "Fodder, sir?" said Mr. Jinks, gazing along the road, as though in search of some wagon, laden with cornstalks. The Last of the Foresters Or, Humors on the Border; A story of the Old Virginia Frontier The little path was somewhere in the darkness, and as he vainly sought for it, he stumbled over a row of stripped and headless cornstalks which ran up to the cabin door. The Battle Ground Tall, sah, an' straight as a cornstalk; hair white an' silky as de tassel; an' a voice like de birds was singin', it was dat sweet. Colonel Carter of Cartersville “Magdalen might have the little cornstalk,” said Valetta. Modern Broods When leading the procession and carrying the cornstalks, the first line of four should be a boy, two girls, a boy; the second line of three should be a boy, a girl, a boy. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs They stumbled through a potato-patch, and ran in and out of cornstalks. The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales In appearance he was a tall, lanky, large-handed, slab-sided cornstalk, about thirty-five years of age, with a huge red beard that nearly covered his face, and a brick-dust complexion variegated with large freckles. Outback Marriage, an : a story of Australian life Much of the rank growth of the farm, like cornstalks, is good food while it is fresh, but is of little value when dried. The Story of Germ Life Yes, she is driving there to lunch, and Angel is to bring the little cornstalk over to make friends with our Lily! Modern Broods On the space which heretofore in these dances has represented the "field," the seven cornstalks or wands should be laid in a windrow on the ground. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs I sowed a bit of kale, savoy cabbage, Purple Sprouting broccoli, carrots, beets, parsnips, parsley, endive, dry beans, potatoes, French sorrel, and a couple of field cornstalks. Gardening Without Irrigation: or without much, anyway A few poles stuck in the ground, clapboarded with cedar-boughs and cornstalks, and supporting a roof of the same, gave shelter to a rickety one-horse wagon and some farm implements. Winter Sunshine Seated on the ground they used these to break the upper part of the soil and to grub out weeds, grass, and old cornstalks. The Red Man's Continent: a chronicle of aboriginal America The men brought few guns, and when drills were actually held these soldiers in the making contented themselves with parading with cornstalks over their shoulders. The Old Northwest : A chronicle of the Ohio Valley and beyond The seven leaders move steadily, also in time with the music, as they hold the cornstalks high, while the followers wave their scarfs or mantles and dance happily and lightly, but with dignity. Indian Games and Dances with Native Songs The wind rustled among the cornstalks with a wild and mournful sound, the geese and ducks went sprawling down the wind, and horses' coats were ruffled and backs raised. Main-Travelled Roads The road was uncertain, so we camped on the rim above, leading our animals down, as best we could, to a Navaho hogan, where we thought we might get water and some cornstalks for them. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it It seemed we were running and stumbling through all the cornstalks in the whole world, but Shoogie didn't care. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! The dry cornstalks rustled mournfully as the wind blew across the field. The Scouts of the Valley In the meantime, a number of young men and boys have followed the rest of the racers, bearing in their hands cornstalks, melon vines and fruit. The Grand Canyon of Arizona; how to see it We could hear the dry cornstalks popping like little firecrackers as Ned and Stray and Mister Ward got closer and closer. Great Jehoshaphat and Gully Dirt! |
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