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  2. health.

    There is a widespread idea that con[?]nguineous unions produce either defective offspring or none at all. When a marriage between cousins is spoken of, sterility or a ...

    Article : 481 words
  3. humor.

    There are two Molly Thmith' in the village, And it'th thuch an awkward affair, For we're both thixteen and thomething— Both little, both fat, both fair; ...

    Article : 290 words
  4. Miscellancous.

    When love is born, and with that love is blended Such trust and confidence, 'twixt heart and heart, ...

    Article : 150 words
  5. Good Stories

    When Napoleon the Third once paid a visit to the Emperor of Austria, Francis Joseph took his " dear brother " to a famous echo. The peculiarity of the natural ...

    Article : 1,261 words
  6. Bill Aye's Budget.

    Under the direction of Professor Pasqual Piazzi, of Naples, a very remarkable experiment was made one evening at the professor's [?]gings, in the presence of but two guests, ...

    Article : 1,281 words
  7. Farmer.

    This utilitarian age has no scr[?]ples about removing the old landmars. If any practice has ceased to be protitable, it very soon [?] out of date. One of the old landmarks ...

    Article : 1,144 words
  8. Ladies' Column.

    Table etiquette is almost a science nowa-days, and if is necessary to conform to its laws. A good rule is to use the fork almost ...

    Article : 322 words
  9. Clarifying.

    Clarification is a process by which any solid particles suspended in a liquid are either caused to coalesce together or to adhere to the medium used for clarifying, that ...

    Article : 423 words
  10. Lace.

    Lace making, or what in olden times served for it, found its way from the Egyptians to the Jews, the Greeks and the Romans, still keeping to its old form of a fringed and ...

    Article : 251 words
  11. Translated From French and German.

    On New Year's Day a workman presents himself at the housed of a wealthy manufacture. "Sir I wish you a happy New Year." ...

    Article : 386 words
  12. Coffee and its effects.

    Coffee owes its stimulating and refreshing qualities to caffeine. It also contains gum and sugar, f[?]t, acids, cascin, and wood fibre. Like tea, it powerfully increases the ...

    Article : 266 words
  13. People Fret too much about Trifles.

    Women find a sea of trouble in their house-keeping. Some one says they often put as much worry and anxiety into a loaf of bread, a pie, a cake, into the weekly washing and ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. Size of Ladies' Waists on the Increase.

    I see that one corset manufacturer gives out as his experience that the size of waist, in proportion to other measurements, has been allowed to increase an inch and a half within ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. Pyrotechnic Photography.

    A curious photographic apparatus, in which a camera is raised by a rooket and lowered by a parachute, is being developed by a French inventor, M.Amedee Denisse. ...

    Article : 129 words
  16. Rules for Fat People and for Lean.

    To increase the weight: Eat, to the extent of satisfying a natural appetite, of fat meats, butter, cream, milk, cocoa, chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, carrots, beets, ...

    Article : 124 words
  17. Preservation of Meat.

    The Journal d' Agriculture states that it is oustomary in Upper Saone (France), both on farms and in villages, to preserve meat in summer by placing it in large earthen pans ...

    Article : 108 words
  18. Capacity of Cylindrical Cisterns.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 56 words
  19. A Conjugal Discussion.

    Monsieur: "Do I make the laws here, or do I not?" Madame: " Possibly, but nothing shall hinder me from making amendments." ...

    Article : 29 words
  20. An Antiseptic Gargle.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 101 words
  21. Why he Was Arrested.

    " Where were you yesterday?" asked a travelling man of one of the clerks. " I was very unfortunate yesterday," was the reply. ...

    Article : 284 words
  22. Recipes.

    Two cups sugar; two traps butter; the whites of two eggs, well beaten; one-half cup sour milk; one half teaspoonof soda, and flout enough to roll; sprinkle with sugar. ...

    Article : 324 words
  23. What is Luck?

    A philosophical definition of luck is given by an English writer as a capability of being incapable: "The first Rothschild was probably right, ...

    Article : 162 words
  24. Delicately Put.

    Mr. Auger: " Er—aw—what have you there, Miss Keene?" Miss Keene: " It is Mr. Goodform's card, Mr.Auger." ...

    Article : 70 words
  25. Timely Caution.

    Jeweller: "Yes, sir; I will engra[?] any-thing you wish on the ring without extra charge." Young Man: " Well, inscribe on it'From ...

    Article : 86 words
  26. Commonplace People Preferred.

    He: " Tell me, do you prefer men of great reputation or do you rather like the commonplace fellows?" She: " To speak frankly, I like the ...

    Article : 60 words
  27. The Phonograph Did It.

    We two in the parlor together, Together alone while I knelt; She allowed me one kies—[?] the bliss T[?]at I felt. ...

    Article : 100 words
  28. Walking on the Water.

    C. W. Oldreive lately accomplished the task of walking on the water of the Hudson River. The distance was about 150 miles, wager for £100. His average progress was ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. A Death-Bed Lie.

    The editor was dying, but when the doctor placed his ear to the patient's heart and muttered sadly: " Poor fellow! circulation almost gone!" ...

    Article : 75 words
  30. The New Broom Will Sweep Clean.

    " [?] hear, Mr. Grant, that you have been elected Mayor of your town." " You are correctly informed, sir." " And do you intend to carry out the policy ...

    Article : 55 words
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