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  2. SHORT STORY.

    "You can form no idea, though, Miss -Miss—"began Rowlands. "My name is Saxby, Sir Henry." "Miss Saxby. you can form no idea ...

    Article : 1,997 words
  3. miscellaneous

    The earliest standing army in Europe was that of Macedonia, established about 358 B.C., by Philip, the father of Alexander the Great. It was the ...

    Article : 288 words
  4. Odds and Ends

    "Did you get your lost dog back when you advertised?" "No, but I got three better ones." "That man flirting with, the girl ...

    Article : 271 words
  5. MILK TREATMENT FOR OBESITY.

    Dr. F. Moritzk recommends an exclusively milk diet for reducing excessive fat. Its advantages, according to the "British Medical Journal," are its ...

    Article : 179 words
  6. FASHION ITEMS.

    Satin is replacing taffetas silk in every department of the fashionable wardrobe. Even petticoats this season claim satm[?], as their own. ...

    Article : 138 words
  7. WANDERING PLANTS—HOW THEY TAKE ROOT.

    Curious among vegetable growths, and one which is seldom seen of men, is the rootless cactus of the Californian desert. This plant, a round compact ...

    Article : 170 words
  8. Housekeeper

    Simple Test for Water Purity.—To ascertain if water is free from organic pollution place a lump of sugar in a bottle nearly full and cork up, and if ...

    Article : 248 words
  9. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 82 words
  10. LIGHTNING COALING.

    The Pennsylvania Railroad is up-to-date in many respects, and one of the most remarkable instances of the desire to save time is afforded by the method ...

    Article : 112 words
  11. A QUESTION OF FACT.

    The judge decided that certain evidence was inadmissible. The attorney took strong exception to the ruling, and insisted that it was ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. MEDICAL AND SURGICAL WONDERS.

    The special reports of the Medica Congress at Geneva recount some interesting discussions on certain diseases. Neurasthenia, sometimes ...

    Article : 261 words
  13. THE WORRY.

    Half of us are wondering where we shall spend our next holidays, and half of us are wondering whether we shall have anything to spend on them. ...

    Article : 29 words
  14. A DOG WHICH SHARPENS KNIVES.

    A dog that prepares hash, sharpens knives, and freezes ice cream is one of the sights of the little town of Orange, Mass. The owner of the dog has ...

    Article : 115 words
  15. Hot Cabinet Pudding.

    Ingredients: Some stale sponge cake, 1 or 2 oz. of macaroons, whites of 2 and yolks of 4 eggs, 1 pint of milk 2 oz. of raisins, 1 oz. of peel, 2 or 3 ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. A COMPLEXION MILK."

    One of the simplest things for keeping the complexion pure is the vapour cath, and a substitute for the genuine vaporiser is a bowl of boiling water ...

    Article : 148 words
  17. AN EGYPTIAN BRIDGE: HOW IT WAS TESTED.

    Since the days of the Pharaohs Eygpt has been the scene of some remarkable feats of engineering, the latest being the construction of a bridge from Cairo ...

    Article : 143 words
  18. WHAT DID HE MEAN?

    Boy (10 gardener) : "You haven't any scarecrows in your garden?" Gardener: "No, my boy." Boy: "Of course, you don't need ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 34 words
  19. Rhubarb Mould.

    Ingredients: 11/2 lbs. rhubarb, 1/2 lb. sugar, 1 pint water, rind and juice of 1 lemon, carmine, and 1 oz. of gelatine. ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. A MAN WITH A WOODEN LEG.

    In an hotel some time ago, a chambermaid made a very curious mistake. Entering one of the bedrooms, she saw, as she thought, the handle of the ...

    Article : 94 words
  21. Items of interest

    The world is an echo, which returns to each of us what we say. There is a remedy for every wrong, and a satisfaction for every soul. ...

    Article : 358 words
  22. THE CARE OF THE FEET.

    The pleasures of summer have mainly to do with open-air recreations, and those who have neither motor-cars nor horse-carriages are dependent a great ...

    Article : 288 words
  23. ITALIAN CAVALRY.

    Italian cavalry is noted throughout the world for its skill and daring. Some marvellous exhibitions of magnificent horsemanship were lately given ...

    Article : 118 words
  24. Sago Custard.

    Ingredients: 2 oz. of sago, 2 oz. of sugar, 1/2 pint of water, 2 or 3 eggs l pint of milk, nutmeg. Method: Wash sago, boil water add ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. HE HAD SAMPLED IT.

    Instructor, to recruits: "When is a man the second in command?" Raw Recruit: "When he's married." ...

    Article : 22 words
  26. IT WORKED TOO WELL.

    An hotel keeper, noticing that some of his customers were evidently trying 10 cat their suppers in the shortest possible time, lest they should miss the ...

    Article : 107 words
  27. INTENSIVE AGRICULTURE IN DENMARK.

    Denmark, which is not larger than the French province of Brittany, has a foreign commerce of more than £40,000,000 annually. In 1901 ...

    Article : 249 words
  28. Science & Invention

    Dr. A.Ulrich, of Zurich, has reported on a new treatment of epilepsy. He dealt with about 22 patients, from whose dietary he excluded sodium ...

    Article : 99 words
  29. DIDN'T APPLY IN CHURCH.

    "Dear Doctor," said a fair member of his flock to an eloquent divine, "why do you always address your hearers as "dearly beloved brethren?" Surely ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. WHERE ARE THE MIDDLE-AGED MAMMAS?

    We hardly ever meet a middle-aged woman nowadays, exclaims a popular writer with a sigh of regret. Girls are chaperoned by young mothers who ...

    Article : 284 words
  31. ANIMALS AND SUICIDE.

    It has often been alleged that animals at times commit suicide and their suspicious behaviour when captured is cited as evidence of this ...

    Article : 139 words
  32. SHE KNEW BETTER.

    A little girl, the daughter of a clergyman, once sat at the table with a Bishop who was visiting her father. When they had finished she observed ...

    Article : 80 words
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