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  3. THE RICHEST BABY IN THE WORLD.

    It is not generally know that the little Grand Duchess Olga, the elder baby of the Czar, is one of the rich not yet two years old, but before she ...

    Article : 136 words
  4. NURSING THE SOLDIES' WIVES IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    An Alexandra nurse, writing in "The Hospital," Nursing Mirror, says:—War is a reality now, and a few days ago it seemed as if we in Maritzburg were to be in ...

    Article : 620 words
  5. Poultry and Garden.

    The originator of the Orpington, Mr. Cook, of Orpington House, St. Mary, Cray, Kent, first crossed large Minorea cocks with black "sport" hens of the ...

    Article : 1,025 words
  6. VEGETARIAN BOOTS.

    There may be, after all, a future for vegetarian boots. Leather, it appears, its becoming scarce and dear. So great has been the demand of late years for the ...

    Article : 174 words
  7. OLD MAID CONTEST.

    The Syeamore (III.) "Advertiser" has started one of the most novel voting contests on record. Harvey E. Westgate, the editor, offers a purse of ...

    Article : 169 words
  8. WOUND UP FOR A YEAR.

    A clock that needs winding only once a [?]ear would prove a boon in many households where at present timepieces are allowed to run down through carelessness ...

    Article : 219 words
  9. "THE REVENGE OF DREYFUS."

    In an article entitled "The Revenge of Dreyfus," the "Soleil" points out that the Government is slowly but surely proceeding with the ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. CORRESPONDENCE IN CHINA.

    Three hundred rules of ceremony and 3000 rules of behaviour govern a well-bred Chinaman's conduct. The former he learns from "Li Ki" or "Book of ...

    Article : 250 words
  11. OTHER WARS.

    The Civil War in the United States has provided us with many parallels to the present South African campaign apart from the triumphant proof ...

    Article : 207 words
  12. 24,000 DEATHS FROM SNAKE-BITE IN A YEAR.

    The suggestion made by the "British Medical Journal" that a selected officer should be appointed to deal with the question of mortality from snake-bite, has ...

    Article : 236 words
  13. NAPOLEON AND ROMAN LAW.

    Napoleon I. had an extraordinary mind. He appeared never to forget anything ho cared to remember, and assimilated information as the stomach assimilates fend, ...

    Article : 237 words
  14. "THE CRACK CRAZE OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY."

    The particular folly called philately is the crack craze of the nineteenth century. From a harmless schoolboy's hobby it has been diligently raised by ...

    Article : 267 words
  15. MILLIONAIRES OF 1899.

    Among the wills reported during 1800 there have been seven which disposed of more than £1,000,000 each, with a total valuation of £10,000,000. ...

    Article : 256 words
  16. WOMEN A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

    Courts in England restricted the thickness of the stick with which a man whipped his wife to the size of his thumbs. Women were not allowed to sit by the ...

    Article : 285 words
  17. MAKING GARMENTS FOR THE FRONT.

    As in the day of the Franco-Prussian war (writes an English correspondent), working parties for making garments for the soldiers are now greatly in vogue. The ...

    Article : 302 words
  18. PETS IN SLUM-LAND.

    In the "Quiver" Miss Sparrows tells some interesting stories, from personal knowledge, of the curious, pets of slumland, and the extraordinary amount of ...

    Article : 527 words
  19. NICKNAMES OF REGIMENTS.

    Most of the regiments of our army have saw the "Star," nicknames which tell of their history. Here are the nicknames of some of the regiments now in South ...

    Article : 411 words
  20. ODD INVENTION OF A CHEESE.

    Literally from out of the bowls of Rocquefort, a little village of 800 souls In Southern France, the world gets its Rocquefort cheese. There the lava of dead ...

    Article : 442 words
  21. THE GARDEN.

    A nice steady rain set in on Tuesday night last, which will be most acceptable to gardeners. No time should be lost in transplanting anything sufficiently ...

    Article : 384 words
  22. FIGHTING ON SUNDAYS.

    Some newspaper correspondents hove takes umbrage at actions in South Africa having been fought on a Sunday. We know the Beer does not like what he regards ...

    Article : 273 words
  23. TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    In all cases the name and address of senders of news items, letters, &c., intended for publication in the "Newcastle Morning Herald," must ...

    Article : 53 words
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