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  2. THE GARDEN.

    Owing to the late spring the planting of citrus fruits has been somewhat delayed. If the ground has been prepared for the trees as directed in a previous ...

    Article : 252 words
  3. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    A spoonful of vinegar put into the water in which meat or fowls are boiled makes them tender. When chopping suet, if it is sprinkled ...

    Article : 466 words
  4. THE BRUTAL TRUTH.

    "What I maintain," said Captain Harcourt, dogmatically, "is that It's absolutely impossible in these days to stick to the exact truth. No one does it." ...

    Article : 1,129 words
  5. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Any woman can keep a secret if you give her enough chloroform. "I have noticed that babies always have very open countenances." "Yes, especially about ...

    Article : 1,002 words
  6. MUSHROOMING.

    H. R. Marriott Watson discourses thus pleasantly if the London "Daily Mail":— Ethel stole across the landing to the bedroom door and rapped gently. ...

    Article : 1,308 words
  7. GALLANT MASTIFFS.

    The Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" writes from Paris, on September 7th:— Two dogs saved their mistress, ...

    Article : 327 words
  8. BOY BARBERS.

    For some time past the barbers of Battersea have remarked an. unaccountable falling off in the number of their child customers. ...

    Article : 435 words
  9. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    The weather has been cold and wet during the past week, and growth has been very slow. It has, however, been very favorable for ...

    Article : 773 words
  10. NAMING A CHILD.

    The Nelson centenary will in all probability produce a crop of little Horatios, and even "Trafalgars." for fond parents will name their babies after great events. ...

    Article : 266 words
  11. HEALTH HINTS.

    To Stop Hiccoughing.—When the attack comes on press the pulse as hard as possible, and hiccoughing will immediately cease. ...

    Article : 406 words
  12. LADIES' CLIFF ADVENTURE.

    The "Daily Telegraph" reports that two young ladles from Stafford, named Nellie Clewlow and Nellie Daly, the former of whom is still missing, ...

    Article : 384 words
  13. CARRIER SEAGULLS.

    Experiments have been made in Toulon in utilising seagulls as ocean carriers instead of pigeons, which are soon tired when flying over a vast expanse of water ...

    Article : 256 words
  14. ROMANCE OF A BABY.

    A correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" writes from Paris on the 28th of August:— A romantic affair, the outstanding ...

    Article : 560 words
  15. HOMELY FARE.

    Take care to cook fish well, for it is not only unpalatable, but unwholesome, when underdone, and it should always be served hot for invalids. Cold salmon, ...

    Article : 927 words
  16. A CENTENARIAN.

    The "Norfolk Standard" prints an interview with an old lady of 103, Mrs Rix, of Sprowston. Mrs Rix expressed the opinion that the young people of to-day ...

    Article : 348 words
  17. THE KING'S CLOTHES.

    There are no more persistent watchers for King Edward's daily appearance at Marienbad than the representatives of certain French and Austrian ...

    Article : 324 words
  18. THE REFORMER.

    Rushing into the smoking car, an old man cried excitedly: "A corkscrew! Who's got a corkscrew?" A score of hands sought pockets, and a ...

    Article : 58 words
  19. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Early propagated cuttings of begonia Gloire de Lorraine which it is intended to grow on for making specimen plants should not be allowed to receive a check ...

    Article : 300 words
  20. SERVED HIM RIGHT.

    A lady was recently the principal speaker at a tempertance meeting. She was decidedly plain, and rather of a "mannish" appearance. "For many long years," she told her ...

    Article : 83 words
  21. TOO SMART.

    A good story is told at the expense of an undergraduate at a certain university. He was attending the chemical lectures of a distinguished, if not popular, professor, who had ...

    Article : 209 words
  22. LOSS TO SCOTLAND FROM PEACE.

    The Press Association's Glasgow correspondent states that the conclusion of peace between Russia and Japan will lead to substantial orders for heavy ...

    Article : 84 words
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    The commercial man has no educational status, however well educated and highly cultured he may be. Any fool with an Oxford degree is accepted by ...

    Article : 62 words
  24. A BLIND LEAD.

    A handsomely dressed woman stood hesitatingly on the outer edge of the sidewalk, watching keenly for a chance to penetrate the maze of vehicles which surged between' ...

    Article : 301 words
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