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  2. Advertising

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  3. Pith and Point.

    New Zealand's export of gold was £400,000 greater in 1699 than in 1698. Japan has discovered gold mines, but no foreigner will be allowed to work them. ...

    Article : 868 words
  4. The Table.

    Wash, scrape, and cut up a cupful of young carrots and turnips, three or four potatoes one lettce, two or three onions, and any other vegetable in season. Put them all ...

    Article : 138 words
  5. Short Story.

    "Come in !" Philip Gunningham turned towards [?] door as his man entered, and [?] eagerly ! ...

    Article : 2,810 words
  6. Spray.

    The case of a man who feels cold or gout or rheumatism in an amputated leg has passed almost into a "hoary chestnut." At the same time well authenticated cases are ...

    Article : 133 words
  7. The German Emperor's Home Life.

    In summer his Majesty rises at 5 o'clock, in winter at 6. He is a friend of the cold tub. His usual early morning dress is black military trousers with a double red ...

    Article : 869 words
  8. Devilled Bones.

    Fowl of turkey bones, two ounces at butter, a dessertspoonful made mustard, chutnee, and curry powder, a quarter of a pint gravy, a teaspoonful castor sugar, ...

    Article : 104 words
  9. To Oxford.

    One evening a number of men were conversing together in a public bar, when a loudly-dressed individual commenced bragging about his scholarly attainments. "Yes, ...

    Article : 92 words
  10. Wit in the Army.

    An officer, inspecting the regimental kits in a certain barrack-room, said to a private: "Now, Private Smith, have you a complete kit?" ...

    Article : 87 words
  11. Sirloin Steaks.

    Procure two tender sirloin steaks. Season them with one pinch of salt and half-a-pinch of pepper. Baste on both sides with half-a-tablespoonful of olive oil, and put ...

    Article : 108 words
  12. Wanted His Food Clean,

    In one of Mary E. Wilkins's stories there is a queer old character, who traces all infirmities of temper, and most of the evils that that society, to the use of meat as ...

    Article : 557 words
  13. Followed Precedent.

    An old farmer, living in the North, found out one day that one of his neighbours had been in the habit of stealing small quantities of corn. ...

    Article : 121 words
  14. Sparkling Lemonade.

    Slice six large lemons and remove the pips. Sprinkle over the fruit two teaspoonfuls of castor sugar, and let stand for fifteen minutes. Add three quarts of cold ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. Angel Cake.

    One cup of sugar, half-a-cup of butter beaten to a cream, half-a-cup of fresh milk. Stir into the butter and sugar. To one cup of flour add one cup of cornflour and two ...

    Article : 89 words
  16. Didn't Want an Alibi.

    A short time since a man was committed for a small theft. Two friends of the convict were discussing the situation, when one of them said: ...

    Article : 87 words
  17. Tomato Salad.

    Procure some good tomatoes, and scald them so that they can be easily peeled. Cut them in thin slices, and lay on a dish. Mix in a cup two tablespoonfuls of oil, with ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. The Retort Courteous.

    It is not often that one comes across such a crushing retort as that which a Sussex husband received from his wife the other day through the medium of the public ...

    Article : 124 words
  19. A Simple Pudding for Children.

    Get a pound ana a-half of good cooking apples, a quarter of a pound of rice, a pint and a-half of milk, and a teacupful of Demerara sugar. Core the apples, and boil ...

    Article : 96 words
  20. Yeoman Service.

    The woman emancipationist had tackled the serene old bachelor, and was reading the riot Act to him in a half-dozen different places at once. He writhed occasionally, ...

    Article : 64 words
  21. A Boy's Mishap.

    Not long ago a boy, living-in one of the more southerly "boom towns," outlived a singular adventure Near his home, at the foot of a hill, which is ...

    Article : 615 words
  22. The Limitations of Fame.

    Lord Palmerston used to say that Lesseps's name would hereafter he associated with Vasco da Gama and Columbus. But how little place even now has Lesseps in ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. Spoilt Honeymoon.

    Quite an interesting little occurrence took place immediately on our arrival at Reddersburg (writes the "Daily Telegraph" correspondent). Lieutenant A. M. Hughes, ...

    Article : 615 words
  24. Dog versus Cat.

    The story is told of a shepherd puppy which was always given his dinner immediately after the family in which he resided had finished theirs. At the same time the ...

    Article : 266 words
  25. A Paper Famine.

    During the past few months the output of paper in England for newspaper purposes has been about 5000 tons a week. Early on 16th May a fire at Sittingbourne ...

    Article : 375 words
  26. Constant Headwork.

    Dick : "You wouldn't think, to look at that man, that he was possessed of more than average intelligence, would you? Yet he is engaged in a business that requires ...

    Article : 76 words
  27. As Usual.

    "Oh, Miss Brown, who was that homely young lady you were out with this afternoon ?" "That, sir? That was my sister:" "Oh—ah—I beg ten thousand pardons! ...

    Article : 69 words
  28. Old Words.

    Old words survive to a remarkable degree in North Derbyshire and the country districts in Lancashire. Perhaps the most interesting is "yah," which the rustics of the ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. Lynching in Colorado.

    A terrible lynching case occurred recently at Pueblo, Colorado, the victim being a negro who was accused of outraging a white woman, and afterwards murdering her. The ...

    Article : 196 words
  30. The Care of Parrots.

    Agent: "Madam, can't I sell you this valuable book ?" Madam: "My eyes are bad; I can't read." ...

    Article : 68 words
  31. John Burns and Baden-Powell.

    Mr. John Burns, M.P., addressing a crowded meeting at Battersea Park, London, recently, said that be intended to work and vote for an early termination of the ...

    Article : 184 words
  32. Cost of Finding America.

    The archives of the Escurial in Spain reveal some interesting facts bearing on the cost of the discovery of the New World. The wages of the discoverers. It appears, did ...

    Article : 91 words
  33. Fighting Mail With Artillery.

    In Styria and in the country around Brescia in northern Italy, the vineyards are protected against hailstorms in a most warlike manner. About three years ago, Burgomaster ...

    Article : 148 words
  34. Glasgow.

    Lord Glasgow was on one occasion, it is said, taking his ticket for some town where a race meeting was to be held, and tendered a five-pound note. The booking-clerk ...

    Article : 79 words
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