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  2. Household Hints.

    Woodon spoons should be found to a variety of sizes in every kitchen ; they are superior to all others for everything except measuring. ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. Short Story.

    "How do you do, Mr. Brevet?" said a tall, lean, tough-looking young man. Mr. Brevet raised his big, lion-like head. ...

    Article : 2,758 words
  4. The Aborigines of Japan—the Girls of Ainu.

    Immediately upon the birth of a female child the father betakes himself to his rugged for two days. During this time a part of his life, he thinks, passes to the Infant. ...

    Article : 555 words
  5. Pith and Point.

    The latest novelty in Chicago is said to be to play billiards on bicycles. The home of the zebra is India, whence it made its way into Eastern Africa. ...

    Article : 729 words
  6. AN EVENTFUL YEAR.

    The year 1001, which we have just entered upon, promised to outstrip any year of the past in Australia for importance and excitements, and, indeed, any year of the ...

    Article : 1,337 words
  7. To Mend China.

    Into a solution of gum arable stir plaster of Paris until the mixture assumes the consistency of cream. Apply a small quantity to the broken edges of china and join ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. Uses for Odds and Ends.

    Cut bits of cloth into pieces 3in long and about a third of an inch wide, and make them into mats and rugs, either by knitting up into strips with rug cotton, and Joining ...

    Article : 161 words
  9. A City of Oil.

    A writer in the October number of "Pearson's Magazine" gives an interesting description of the Russian town of Baku, where the world's principal oil wells are to be found. ...

    Article : 323 words
  10. Cleaning of a Mackintosh Cloak.

    Dip the garment in soft cold water, ther with a scrubbing brush and yellow soap proceed to rub it all over, having spread in flat on the table. When the dirt is removed. ...

    Article : 110 words
  11. Insufficiently Addressed.

    In an article in the September number of "Cassell's Magazine," the author, Mr. B. Fletcher Robinson, tells of some post office difficulties :-In one department some 400 ...

    Article : 373 words
  12. To Remove Grease from Velvet.

    Rub the spots on the velvet lightly and rapidly with a clean, soft cotton rag dipped in chloroform, and the grease will Immediately disappear. Repeat the operation ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. The M.P. and the Reporters.

    Members of Parliament and other speakers at public meetings feel aggrieved occasionally at the extent to which the reports of their speeches are compressed in the newspapers ...

    Article : 301 words
  14. How Charles Dickens Killed Himself.

    Mr. Charles Dickens, son of the great novelist, has given us a sad picture of his father, bringing out very clearly how recklessly the great novelist killed himself by ...

    Article : 377 words
  15. Following a Precedent.

    We can hardly wonder at the satisfaction Which a nonsuited litigant in a certain court once gained from an opportunity that chance gave him. ...

    Article : 304 words
  16. "The Courtesy of the Green."

    "The courtesy of the green" 1s a phrase with more than one meaning. When several clubs have a course in common, and one of those have a competition, the others give ...

    Article : 331 words
  17. A New Air-ship.

    The Swiss newspapers announce the forth-coming " launch" of a new air-ship over-not on-the Lake of Constance. The inventor is Count von Zeppelin, a retired ...

    Article : 270 words
  18. Jewels and Men.

    No man of sense over should wear any Jewels. Jewels, like flowers, belong to women. Balzac understood that fact very thoroughly. One night Balzac appeared at ...

    Article : 175 words
  19. A Little Figuring.

    "Beggars mustn't be choosers," the saying is-but beggars do choose their own ways to beg. "Have you got line to do a little figuring ...

    Article : 233 words
  20. Much Too Uniform.

    As everybody knows, our neighbours across the English Channel are an essentially military race, with a profound regard for the army. But that warriors, however ...

    Article : 237 words
  21. Admiral Nelson.

    Simple courage we can understand. It sometimes possesses men who are least conscious that It lies dormant, like a blind fury, and useless sacrifices too often result. We ...

    Article : 231 words
  22. Dancer of Long-distance Cycle Riding.

    A note of warning for bicycle eathusiasts comes from America. It seems that the very latest disease which mankind owes to our modern life has been very appropriately ...

    Article : 228 words
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