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  2. Trenches and How They are Made.

    When an army in the field has to act on the defensive'it does a great deal more than fire at the advancing enemy with its rifles and artillery. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 650 words
  3. BATTLE SIDELIGHTS.

    A thrilling exploit by the Seaforth Highlanders is related by Private M'Gonnigal, who was recently wounded at Dixmude. ...

    Article : 258 words
  4. Extraordinary War Incidents.

    Many are the curious incidents which occur during war. One of the most peculiar, incidents occurred in 1757, when we were at war with ...

    Article : 665 words
  5. Cleared for Action."

    "Well done, "Indomitable" stokers!" signalled Admiral Beatty, after the fleet he commanded, had. sunk the "Blucher" and crippled the ...

    Article : 475 words
  6. Ladies' Column.

    I would like to repeat the following hint, printed some years ago, which was sent in by "Dressmaker" to us Before sewing lace on to tea ...

    Article : 115 words
  7. Animals and Earthquakes.

    An Italian contributor, writing on the recent earthquake, in that country, says:— With a premonitory sense which the seismometer has yet to ...

    Article : 291 words
  8. EGG BALLS FOR SOUP.

    For an Easter menu these egg balls are a great improvement to the clear soup. Boil four eggs very hard, drop them into cold water, ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. PLAICE AND CAPER SAUCE.

    You may think it strange to serve this sauce (usually associated with boiled mutton) with fish-but why not? It is a very delicious ...

    Article : 154 words
  10. GRIM SORT OF SPORT.

    Mr. Andrew Todd, of Linlithgow Post Office, who is serving with the Royal Engineers as a telegraphist, says:— ...

    Article : 331 words
  11. A Johannesburg Sale Incident.

    An amount of £54 16s. in gold for £1 And at an auction Bale, too, where there was no doubt as to the ...

    Article : 491 words
  12. HOT CROSS BUNS.

    Put this recipe by ready for use at Easter:—½lb. flour, 2 oz. butter, 2 oz, sugar, 2 yolks of eggs, 1 oz. of yeast, a little salt, about ¾ pint of ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. Puzzles for Scientists.

    There are still several things in the world that even scientists, do not know, and some of them are the things that seem simplest. ...

    Article : 274 words
  14. LEMON MARMALADE.

    Wash and dry 1 dozen lemons, and weigh them whole. Put them into a pan, cover with cold water-enough to float them-and cook steadily ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. Dead Soldiers Can't Stand.

    More than once in the accounts of the preeent war reference has been made to the use of shells, which on exploding deal out death on all sides ...

    Article : 225 words
  16. A DISPUTED "SANDBAG SEAM."

    A young Glasgow officer gives an idea of the proximity of the British troops at certain points to the enemy's trenches. ...

    Article : 153 words
  17. RECIPE FOR "GREEN SALVE."

    This salve is of great value in cases of chapped hands, and bad sores, &c.:-"1d. each olive oil, 'swallow oil' (green), vaseline, ...

    Article : 98 words
  18. BRITISH HEROISM.

    One of the most thrilling stories of the war is told by a British officer who took part in a desperate tussle when 2400 Britishers held the ...

    Article : 895 words
  19. Modern Smuggling.

    Many are the shifts resorted to by the shipper of contraband goods whose steamer is likely to be intercepted by a belligerent warship, and ...

    Article : 232 words
  20. "MOWED DOWN" IN SWATHES."

    Corporal James Dalziel, 2nd Gordon Highlanders, who was wounded near Ypres, says:— The fighting was particularly severe ...

    Article : 266 words
  21. Snakes in Motion.

    A snake moves along the ground by contracting the ribs on one side of his body, and separating those on the other side. This forms one curve, ...

    Article : 209 words
  22. ITS LIMITS.

    Emmeline Tooter was not a beauty but her father was said to be well off. Hence the frequent visits which ...

    Article : 198 words
  23. WILLING TO OBLIGE.

    A lady warned her new gardener that her husband had an irritating habit of disparaging everything in the greenhouse, and of ordering in ...

    Article : 187 words
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