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  2. SHORT STORY.

    'I DO call it a jolly shame,' said Tom Drayton, coming out into the conservatory to where his favourite sister Molly was standing, 'The Sylvesters have ...

    Article : 2,270 words
  3. Housekeeper.

    MANY mothers and nurses who are careful to supply the growing children with garments of sufficient size for day wear, are careless se to the fit of the night ...

    Article : 96 words
  4. Traveller.

    TETUAN, which is of especial interest to English people at the present juncture, is perhaps the most picturesque city in Morocco. It is situated on the ...

    Article : 1,384 words
  5. RECIPE FOR MAKING BAKING POWDER.

    1 lb. of rice flour, 6 ozs. of tartaric acid, ½ lb. of best carbonate of soda. Mix all the ingredients well together, pound out the lumps and work through a ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. SHORT CRUST.

    Ingredients: ½ lb, of flour, ½ teaspoonful of baking powder, 1 teaspoonful of sugar (if for fruit pies), 4 ozs. of dripping, butter or fat, a little water, pinch of salt (if for ...

    Article : 99 words
  7. AN ARTIFICIAL HALO.

    A halo may be produced artificially, and its appearance beautifully illustrated by crystallising some salt (such as alum) upon a glass plate, and then looking through the ...

    Article : 297 words
  8. LOTION FOR THE HAND.

    To four parts of glycerine add ono part of tartaric acid, dissolved in the smallest possible quantity of hot water. Mix well, apply a few drops to the hands, and rub in ...

    Article : 118 words
  9. Odds and Ends.

    TEACHER: 'Now, Tommy, would it be proper to say, You can't learn me nothing?' Tommy: 'Yes'm.' ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. ROUGH PUFF.

    Ingredients ½ lb. of flour, 2 ozs. of butter, the yolk of an egg, 2 ozs. of lard, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 1 small gill of milk, pinch of salt. ...

    Article : 97 words
  11. WHAT HE WANTED.

    Tramp: 'It's needless to waste words, madam. You know what I want.' Mrs Banger: 'Yes, I know what you want badly, but I've only got one bar of ...

    Article : 44 words
  12. RAPID FALL OF THE

    Although there are certain general rules which may he followed in tho treatment of the falling of the hair, nearly every case has individual peculiarities, which ...

    Article : 309 words
  13. FLAKY PASTRY.

    Ingredients: ½ lb. of flour, ¼lb. of dripping or butter, or 2 ozs. of each, ½ a teaspoonful of baking powder, 1 gill of water, pinch of salt. ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. THE IRISHMAN AND THE PIPE.

    Au Irishman was comfortably seated in a train car with a pipe in his mouth. "No smoking allowed!' shouted the conductor. ...

    Article : 55 words
  15. A DEER-LIKE ANTELOPE.

    Hitherto there has been supposed to exist a sharp distinction between deer and antelopes, according to the nature of their horns; but recent discoveries in North ...

    Article : 72 words
  16. MUSICAL TOUCH.

    'Your so a has a fine touch, Mr Moriarty?' 'Yis; au' sure 'tis no wonder be loves the piane, and never tires of it. He has ...

    Article : 54 words
  17. RAINBOW CAKE.

    Ingredients: ½ lb. of butter, ¾ lb, of sugar, 1 lb. of flour, ¾ cup of milk, 3 eggs. 1 teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 2 teaspoonfuls of cream of tartar, 2 ozs of ...

    Article : 120 words
  18. MAGIC CLOCKS.

    Clocks that require no winding, have no works to got out of order, and are synchronised without the aid of batteries and contracts, are the latest inducement to ...

    Article : 494 words
  19. QUITS.

    'Mr Deoply,' said the hostess,' 'won't you oblige us with one more song?' 'Oh, really,' replied the eminent bass, 'the hour is so late I'm afraid my singing ...

    Article : 53 words
  20. A CONDUCTOR.

    The wealthy practical uncle was talking over the prospects of his nephew with the lad's mother. 'How is he doing in his studio?" ...

    Article : 58 words
  21. Items of Interest.

    KEEP close to thy Best Friend, and He will refresh and cheer thee.—Spurgoon. Whenever we lift at another man's ...

    Article : 592 words
  22. CHARACTER TRAINING.

    To cure a fault in one's character requires long years of patient endeavour, for it is no easy thing to uproot such cankers as jealousy, selfishness, etc., that have ...

    Article : 435 words
  23. MUTATION.

    Same old strolling On the shore; Same old breakers, Same old roar; ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. OF ONE OPINION.

    Affected Youth: 'You can always tell a gentleman, don't ye know, by his collar and cuffs. I am always particular about that.' ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. QUITE SIMPLE.

    'Father: 'In what year, my boy, the battle of Waterloo fought?' Son: 'I don't know.' Father: 'It's simple enough. I wish ...

    Article : 100 words
  26. Science and Invention.

    A PHOTOGRAPH covering 195 square feet of space has just been taken for the St. Louis World's Fair. In point of size, alone this photograph breaks all ...

    Article : 117 words
  27. SUBMARINE BOATS.

    The first genuine submarine was constructed by Van Drebol in 1620, aha his appears to be the first vessel of the kind possessing means of purifying the air from ...

    Article : 299 words
  28. ADVISED.

    He entered the meteorological office, and said in his jerky way: "This 'ere's where you give out weather predictions, ain't it?' ...

    Article : 151 words
  29. PASTRY MAKING.

    So many people fail in this branch of cooking, and as it is one in which so many wish to excel, I will give this week a few hints together with a few recipes on making ...

    Article : 230 words
  30. ON HYPNOTISM.

    M. A. Jounet, a French scientist, says: 'My advice is, that no human being should ever suffer himself to be hypnotised except by a person absolutely beyond moral ...

    Article : 135 words
  31. CONUNDRUMS.

    How many sides are there to a tree?—Two—inside and outside. What is that which grows with its roof upwards, lives only in winter, and is never ...

    Article : 89 words
  32. RUSSIAN PUMICESTONE.

    The Russian Government has recently announced that pumicestone has been found within less than 2½ft. of the surface in the village of Malaya Kutma, about four miles ...

    Article : 171 words
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