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  2. Womans' World.

    Put into a stewpan two calf's feet, half a pound of veal, half a pound of beef, a little mace, pepper and salt; Pour upon them three quarts of ...

    Article : 53 words
  3. Draining Marsh Land by Electric Motors.

    Within a recent period, electric motors have been coming into use in Holland for operating pumps for drainage of polders, or marsh land, ...

    Article : 254 words
  4. Confessions of an Eastend Tattooist.

    There is a boom in tattooing in the East-End, according to Mr. K. Lovett, of the Folk Lore Society. The boom is not among soldiers and ...

    Article : 335 words
  5. BILLIONS OF TREASURE.

    The most wonderful city in the world, the greatest assemblage of ruined palaces and temples, the richest treasury of ancient art, jewels, ...

    Article : 1,700 words
  6. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    Petrograd contains the m[?]t wonderful clock in the world. There are ninety-five faces to this colossal timepiece, which indicate ...

    Article : 88 words
  7. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    One Sunday a youth, in company with his sweetheart, noticed an open shop bearing the superscription, "Dairy and Confectioner." ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. CABBAGE SOUP.

    Wash and cut a cabba&c into small pieces, throw it into a quart of water, add two or three potatoes chopped fine, an onion, a bunch of ...

    Article : 70 words
  9. BIRDS' WAKING TIME.

    An enthusiastic ornithologist has amused himself by investigating the question at what hour in summer the commonest small birds wake up ...

    Article : 181 words
  10. BRAWN.

    Rub a pigs head with a mixture of three parts salt and one part saltpetre, and let it lie in the pickle for two or three days; then boil it till ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. A CATASTROPHE.

    In order that the revival spirit might be quickened, it was arranged in a negro church near Savannah that the preacher should give a ...

    Article : 201 words
  12. CABINET PUDDING.

    Well butter a plain round mould or basin and stick a quantity of Smyrna rasins around the interior; then about three parts fill the mould with ...

    Article : 122 words
  13. THE KIEL CANAL

    The Kiel Canal connects, the interior of the spacious Kiel Bay with the mouth of the Elbe. As the mouth of the Elbe is very wide at the point ...

    Article : 492 words
  14. HOW EXPLOSIONS KILL.

    It will be recalled that on the morrow of the tattle of the Marne returned combatants related strange stories of the aspect of certain ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. Trees in Books.

    There is, perhaps, one of the most curious collection's of books in the world to be found in a small town on the Continent. It is really a ...

    Article : 226 words
  16. BREAD PUDDING.

    Dry and roll fine a quarter of a pound of bread crumbs; add a teacupful of sugar, a quart of milk, a teaspoonful of ginger, a little salt, ...

    Article : 70 words
  17. ILLUSTRATED.

    It was the kind of evening particularly conductive to love-making. The moon sailed coldly majestic through the realms of blue above, and the ...

    Article : 154 words
  18. BREAD AND BUTTER PUDDING.

    Butter a dish well; and lay in a few slices of thin bread and butter. Boil a pint of milk, pour it over two eggs, well beaten, and then on ...

    Article : 54 words
  19. THE TURKISH CRESCENT.

    The Turkish crescent has a picturesque origin, or at least a picturesque story attached to it. During a siege of Byzantium by Philip of ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. CASTOR OIL.

    One excellent method of taking this useful but obnoxious medicine is to pour some water into a glass, then add the oil, and cover it with ...

    Article : 105 words
  21. THE MAKING OF IT.

    It was after the clearance sale at the local draper's—he was a real philanthropist, for he confessed himself that he sold things for less than ...

    Article : 97 words
  22. German Anti-aircraft Guns

    When the Germans began to build Zeppelins, they also prepared for possible rivalry, and provided suitable weapons with which to combat them. ...

    Article : 416 words
  23. OFFENSIVE BREATH.

    Take the first thing in the morning from six to ten drops of the concentrated solution of potash mixed in a wineglassful of pure water. A ...

    Article : 76 words
  24. SURNAMES WHICH INDICATE TRADES.

    Curious names of obsolete trades are to be met with in mediaeval records. Some obsolete names of trades survive in surnames, such as ...

    Article : 142 words
  25. BREASTS.

    To soften hard swellings of the breasts. Roast a turnip till soft, then mash it, mix it with a little sweet oil, put it between warm ...

    Article : 75 words
  26. NO NEED TO WORRY.

    The pretty girl was lavishing a wealth of affection on her mastiff, and the very soft young man was watching her. ...

    Article : 42 words
  27. ANY WAY.

    A young man who, although deeply in love, had not the courage to put the momentous question viva voice, rang the young lady up on the ...

    Article : 61 words
  28. "HOPE."

    "One day, directly after the bombardment of Rheims by the Germans, and when the poor shopkeepers were in a condition of utter despondency ...

    Article : 181 words
  29. BAKING A WATCH.

    Only the best-made chronometer would ever survive the test made at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. Usually there are about 200 watches ...

    Article : 232 words
  30. BLOTCHED FACE.

    Mix three ounces of rose-water with one dram of sulphate of zinc. Wet the face with it, dry gently, and rub on some cold cream, which also ...

    Article : 32 words
  31. Bunny's Bad Look-out.

    About Christmas time every year a clergyman goes to a farm a few miles out to have a day's shooting. He is a very poor "shot," but a generous ...

    Article : 219 words
  32. BRUISES OR ULCERS.

    The application of tincture of opium is highly recommended for either of the above. The following is also a good application for bruises: ...

    Article : 48 words
  33. POWERLESS.

    They had quarrelled, and the minister had undertaken to act as peacemaker. In fact, that was only his duty when two of his flock were ...

    Article : 170 words
  34. BUNIONS,

    To half an ounce of spermaceti ointment or lard add twelve grains of iodine. Hub the mixture in two or three times a day. A good plaster ...

    Article : 134 words
  35. THE INDIAN PUZZLE.

    An order was once received by a large 'shoemaking firm in Cawnpore from the Middlesex Regiment for shoes for the men. The manager ...

    Article : 91 words
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