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  2. Ladies' Column.

    A very convenient place for needles, thread, and other sewing materials is provided in the new hidden drawer sewing chairs. There is a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 96 words
  3. Bird Migration.

    In connection with the phenomenon of the migration of birds, the two great puzzles are—Why does it exist? and How is It performed? ...

    Article : 540 words
  4. THE FARM.

    The value of a fertiliser for crops does not depend on its total percentage of ammonia, phosphate of lime and potash, but upon the ...

    Article : 269 words
  5. Medicos and the Pictures.

    Asked what he cousidered the most wonderful bioscope films, a manufacturer without hesitation replied those made for the medical ...

    Article : 390 words
  6. Strange Living Jewels.

    To increase the splendour of their toilettes, Creole beauties make us of the Cucuyos, a largo species of firefly, found in the tropical forests ...

    Article : 289 words
  7. Saw Napoleon's Retreat.

    In the district of Meseritz a woman who can prove by official papers that she was one hundred and twenty years old on October ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. Where Sound Cannot be Heard.

    It is a singular and somewhat disturbing fact that there frequently exists at sea, in the area covered by a fog, what might be described as a ...

    Article : 733 words
  9. "Man Engine" Used in Cornish Mine.

    In one of the mines of Cornwall, England, a curious device, known as a "man engine," is in use for conveying the miners to and from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 228 words
  10. DAINTY DOILY,

    This pretty doily has a centre of fine linen. The medallions are made of Battenberg braid, the centre of each being a ring, which can ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  11. SHEEP CENSUS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 424 words
  12. How Gamblers Cheat.

    Wherever you find the gambler, there, also, will be the sharper always be, and below are given a few of the common devices ...

    Article : 506 words
  13. AT No. 10.

    Downing Street, it has often been said, symbolises our British habit of burying national treasures. This narrow, quiet, fifty-yards ...

    Article : 722 words
  14. SOME GOOD RECIPES.

    You need never be at a loss for a perfect sweet course so long as currants are available. A special feature in every well-organised ...

    Article : 112 words
  15. Why Fat Kings Were So Popular.

    There was for generations a custom in India of weighing the king, or ruler, in gold, and giving that gold to the poor. The custom ...

    Article : 348 words
  16. CURRANT SODA SAKE.

    [?]b. flour, 21b. currants, ¼lb. brown or moist sugar, ¼lb. butter, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls treacle, 1 teaspoonful bi-carbonate of soda, ...

    Article : 65 words
  17. No Crowding.

    A travelling showman had a parrot, which was accustomed to imitate his voice and words when he was addressing the crowd about his ...

    Article : 181 words
  18. PUFF PASTE FOR MINCE PIES.

    Wash well, half a pound of butter, working it with the hands so as to extract all the salt and butter-milk. This will help to make the pastry ...

    Article : 327 words
  19. KNEW A LITTLE.

    A gentleman travelling some time ago asked a one-armed mendicant by whom he was accosted how he lost his arm. ...

    Article : 175 words
  20. JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENTS

    Stage management in Japan is somewhat eccentric. When an actor is killed during the play a man in black rushes on and holds a large ...

    Article : 134 words
  21. AS HE COT IT.

    A newly-married dady was being interviewed by the reporter of the local paper just after the ceremony. "And after the honeymoon where ...

    Article : 88 words
  22. MORE NOISE THAN WORK.

    "My. dear, look here," said Mr. Simkins, as he stood on deck with his wife and pointed to a tug drawing several barges. "Such is ...

    Article : 70 words
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