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  2. At Home.

    BE cheerful at home. A single bitter word may disquiet an entire family for a whole day; one glance cast a gloom over the household, while a smile, like a ...

    Article : 127 words
  3. Our Ships and Sailors.

    WE laud the soldier to the skies, And sing his triumphs won, And bursts of hearty cheering rise At deeds of glory done. ...

    Article : 194 words
  4. The Lion and the Sailor.

    THIS is Elzabeth L. Seeth's story, teaching that even a ferocious will beast is not forgetful of kindness:—Some sailors went once to see a lion which was kept in a yard. ...

    Article : 143 words
  5. A CHRISTMAS TALE

    YES, I, too, have a haunted chamber. At this season of the year, when ghost stories are all the fashion, and the phantom inhabitants of eerie rooms in old time—worn ...

    Article : 2,728 words
  6. The Best That I Can.

    "I CANNOT do much," said a little star, "To make the dark world bright! My silvery beams cannot struggle far, Through the folding gloom of night! ...

    Article : 269 words
  7. Useful Recipes.

    RICE FRITTERS.—Boil three tablespoonsful until it has fully swelled, then drain it quite dry, and mix with it four well-beaten eggs, a quarter of a pound of currants, ...

    Article : 477 words
  8. Hat Flirtation.

    HERE is the code for the hat flirtation:—Wearing the hat squarely on the head, I love you madly; tippling it over the right ear, my little brother has the measles; ...

    Article : 176 words
  9. A Beautiful Hand.

    A BEAUTIFUL hand is an excellent thing in woman; it is a charm that never fails, and, better than all, it is a means of fascination that never disappears. Women carry a ...

    Article : 157 words
  10. The Best Apology for Arabi Pasha.

    A CONTEMPORARY having offered a prize of two guineas for the best Apology for Arabi Pasha, in not more than twenty lines of original verses, it has been awarded to Mr. ...

    Article : 200 words
  11. When the Mists have Cleared Away.

    WHEN the mists have rolled in splendour, From the beauty of the hills, And the sunshine, warm and tender, Falls in Kisses on the rills. ...

    Article : 225 words
  12. Literary Curiosity.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 210 words
  13. Country and City Life.

    IF the boys who are brought up in the country understood their advantages, surely they would not throng to the city. The chances for wealth are as great, ...

    Article : 179 words
  14. Prescience of Coming Death.

    A NEW ZEALAND paper relates the following rather singular instance of prescience of coming death:—An old man named Eavers died suddenly from apoplexy in ...

    Article : 151 words
  15. VARIETIES.

    A woman in France slept seventy-three days and many a married man is trying to find out the secret of this protracted somnolency so as to use is in his own household. ...

    Article : 1,217 words
  16. A Polite Man.

    SEVERAL Austrian gentlemen were talking about polite men they had met, when an old German named Fritz said the politest man he had ever heard was his uncle. ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. A Touching Story.

    ONE of the most touching things we have read in a long time is that story of a robber and a poor lone woman near Oban. The robber came to her house at night, and ...

    Article : 303 words
  18. Invalid Diet.

    A "YORKSHIRE Housewife" contributes the following in the Newcastle Weekly Chronicle:—"Eggs: An egg broken in a cup of tea, or beaten and mixed with a ...

    Article : 383 words
  19. The Bishops and the Salvationists.

    THE Bishop of Peterborough, speaking at a visitation at Leicester lately, said no doubt sensationalism in religion drew crowds at first, and it was equally certain ...

    Article : 172 words
  20. Ponto the Retriever.

    JOHN HENRY STEELE, of Newcastle, (England), has copied the following clever story, which a certain gentleman once wrote for at magazine:—We lost our retriever, Ponto, ...

    Article : 341 words
  21. Becoming an Angel.

    "How wicked we am when we sot down and fink it ober," said Brother Gardner, as the voice of the triangle struck the hour of 7. "While I keep trying to believe in ...

    Article : 591 words
  22. Looking Ahead.

    "WHY don't you marry?" was asked of a young man who had been mingling with the best society for years, had ample means to support a wife, and could, had he chose, ...

    Article : 468 words
  23. Useful Information.

    The towers of Cologne Cathedral are 524ft. 11in, in height from the pavement of the cloisters, and 515ft. 1in. from the floor of the church. These are the highest church ...

    Article : 359 words
  24. An Amusing Case.

    AN amusing case has been before the Brighton County Court Judge. The action was brought by a dressmaker named Coffen, to recover from a lady named Taylor ...

    Article : 296 words
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