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  2. Short Story.

    " An, so good of you to come," murmured Mrs. Wingate Evans as our hands met for a hurried moment. " Yes, yes," she continued in answer to the inquiry ...

    Article : 1,811 words
  3. Comic Cuttings.

    " Oh, George, I believe I hear baby crying!" " For goodness' sake come on; you women believe everything you hear." " I’d like a bite," the tramp announced. ...

    Article : 1,090 words
  4. The Home. Exercise and Health.

    As the country revives the exhausted towns aud cities with health and strength (says a professor of gymnastics in the " Phrenological Magazine"), so the healthy ...

    Article : 180 words
  5. To Drive the Tears Away.

    They were alone. Many a time had they been so before, and many a time had he felt a thrill of joy, a sort of secret pride, as he looked at that pure, sweet face or gazed ...

    Article : 319 words
  6. The Table. Rabbit Cutlets.

    Cut a boiled rabbit into neat joints, chopping the leg and shoulder bones short. Make a batter of three level tablespoonfuls of flour to each egg and enough milk to ...

    Article : 63 words
  7. A Hero of the Indian Mutiny.

    There has lately retired from the service of the British Postmaster-General a servant who may be said to have practically saved India to this country. This ...

    Article : 665 words
  8. Cheese Custard.

    Ingredients: Two eggs, half-a-pint of milk, a quater of a pound of grated cheese, popper, salt, cayenno to taste. Put the cheese in the milk, and heat till the cheese ...

    Article : 71 words
  9. Macaroni Pudding.

    Throw loz. of broken macaroni into boiling valor to blanch, then drain dry. Into a double boiler set the macaroni and one pint of milk, and simmer till tender. Then ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. Care.

    It is care that kills. One who deliberately cultivates a disposition to throw care to the winds soon becomes an indispensable person to his friends. Care is worry, pure ...

    Article : 225 words
  11. Celery Salad.

    When the celery is prepared as for general use, keep it on ice till wanted. then dry in a cloth, and cut in thin sliced sticks, 1½in. long. or in short Julienne shapes, ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. Bagdad of To-day.

    The glory of Bagdad is, alas! a thing of bygone days; its wonderful caliphs are no more; and all tho magicians, genii, calenders, mysterious barbers, tailors, and ...

    Article : 247 words
  13. Mutton Hams.

    Select a short leg of mutton. Rub this thoroughly with coarse sugar, and leave it for twelve hours, turning it two or three times during that period. Have ready the ...

    Article : 167 words
  14. Thought and Action.

    Life is full of occasions where thought must still be definitely limited, and action must promptly follow, An hour, a day, perhaps even a month, may be fitly occupied ...

    Article : 185 words
  15. Sausages.

    Take 21b. of lean pork, mince it finely, and remove all skin. Place the pork in a basin, and season it with herbs, marjoram, salt, and a suspicion of powdered sage. Work ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. Insulted.

    " My dear," said Milliken, " I am surprised to hear you utter such words. What has gone wrong, and why do you say that Mrs. Darby is no lady?" ...

    Article : 234 words
  17. To Cook a Ham.

    An ordinary ham is really much more tasty cooked in this way. Soak for a day in tepid water, and then place in a large saucepan with sufficient water to cover it. ...

    Article : 139 words
  18. Ladies and Cigarette Smoking.

    It is astonishing how the insidious cigarette has made its way among ladies, even with those who, like Caesar’s wife, are above suspicion of being considered " rapid." The ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. Brown Bread Soup.

    Boil any stale brown bread to a jelly with water and a little milk, adding an onion, or celery, if liked. When the bread is nearly transparent add enough milk to make it ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. An Easy Way Out of It.

    Of course, the typical woman of this day and generation is logical and businesslike to the last degree, and the particular woman in the heliotrope and brown silk dress, ...

    Article : 176 words
  21. Three Short Stories. The Reward of Virtue.

    A benevolent old gentleman invited a number of poor children to a treat in his beautiful grounds. Among the many good things he provided for their ...

    Article : 164 words
  22. The Engagement Broken.

    Harold was only a young lawyer of slender practice and proportionate income, but then every one admitted that he was extremely clever, and many ...

    Article : 515 words
  23. Preparation for Marriage.

    Everything which helps a girl to live a worthy life, to develop all her powers, will be a useful preparation for marriage, and will, moreover, not be wasted If she does ...

    Article : 125 words
  24. Slow, But Not Sure.

    Briggs: " You are going to call on Miss Redbud to-night, aren't you?" Griggs: "Yes. I thought I would drop in and get acquainted with her." ...

    Article : 318 words
  25. Life’s Compulsion.

    Some people complain of the compuision that life lays upon them; yet, perhaps. were it not for this, our losses would be far more serious., The discipline which ...

    Article : 140 words
  26. Reckless Cycling.

    Apart from accidents where injuries are received, there is another question—namely, the injury done to the nervous system by risking too much. A narrow escape from ...

    Article : 188 words
  27. The Bishop’s Triumph.

    The late Bishop Selwyn delighted to tell the following incident in his varied experience:—While Bishop of Lichfield he was ...

    Article : 147 words
  28. She Knew.

    She sat and thought and sighed A sigh of deep despair. " I cannot go!" she cried, " I have no dress to wear." ...

    Article : 201 words
  29. Barrelled Elixir of Life.

    The Deacon does not say that he has discovered the fountain of perpetual youth. That would be superlative, and the Deacon does not indulge in superlatives unless he ...

    Article : 338 words
  30. Misunderstood.

    In an English provincial town a number of gentlemen are interesting themselves in the welfare of the poor children. Every Sunday morning some five or six ...

    Article : 255 words
  31. Too Much for Jack.

    Many years ago, at a time when sailors were in the habit of chewing much more than in the present day, two-tars were sitting up in the gallery of an old "country ...

    Article : 229 words
  32. After the Lecture.

    Mr. S. R. Crockett had this experience recently, which he relates with keen appreciation. It was after one of the two or three public lectures that he ...

    Article : 137 words
  33. Hints on Books.

    Do not cut books except with a proper ivory knife. It is ruination to a good "book not to cut it right through into the corners. ...

    Article : 136 words
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