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  3. Short Story.

    [?] pride myself that I have very few enemies, and that I only know personally one of them. and it wasn't altogether my fault that he was my ...

    Article : 2,183 words
  4. Comic Cuttings.

    Men of "Mettle"—Millionaires. "I shall cut him dead," as the b[?] replied when some one inquired w[?] was going to do with the calf ...

    Article : 947 words
  5. Can You Translate London "English"?

    Familiarity has so accustomed us to the cockney's colloquialisms, contractions, and than a pid pronunciation which suggests that half the words have been ...

    Article : 522 words
  6. The Home.

    Some people seem to posses the idea that gratitude is only called for where some special attention is shown, where the courtesy is one of magnitude. We ...

    Article : 148 words
  7. The Table.

    To every dozen pears add the rind of a lemon, cut thin, and half the juice, also a small stick of cinnamon, and a little ginger. ...

    Article : 31 words
  8. Spray.

    A troop of yeomanry were passing through a certain town on their way to drill, and two street arabs were playing in the gutter. One of them, looking up ...

    Article : 100 words
  9. Sponge Cake Padding.

    Split two sponge cakes into three slices, spread with raspberry Jam, put these together again, and place in a piedish. Beat an egg with sugar to taste ...

    Article : 63 words
  10. Bottled Tears.

    The Persians still adhere to the old custom of bottling tears, In that country it constitutes an important part in the funeral ceremonies performed over ...

    Article : 97 words
  11. Soda Scones.

    Take half-teaspoonful soda (bi-car), one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, half-teaspoonful salt, and one cup cream or milk. Put into a large bowl the cream ...

    Article : 127 words
  12. An Offer of Marriage.

    Where a girl receives an offer of marriage by letter she should answer if without delay. A short concise reply is all that is required, which should not ...

    Article : 107 words
  13. The Yellow Jacket.

    The Chinese decoration of the Yellow Jacket waS first instituted during the present dynasty for award to princes, statesmen, and famous generals, the ...

    Article : 118 words
  14. Boston Baked Beans.

    Pick over and wash the beans, and soak them overnight; in the morning parboil them, then put them into a bean pot, or any small-necked earthen jar ...

    Article : 124 words
  15. A Novel Mirror.

    One of the latest of fashion novelties for ladies is a small but perfect mirror, fitted neatly into the palm of a glove. The bearer of it can survey her bonnet ...

    Article : 279 words
  16. Christening Gifts.

    Gifts to infants at their christening are of ancient origin. Formerly the sponsors generally offered gilt spoons to the child. These spoons were called apostle ...

    Article : 124 words
  17. Ginger Beer Powders.

    A wholesome and effervescing drink may be quickly made from the following directions:—Two drachms of white sugar, five grains of powdered ginger, and ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. Coffee Cream.

    Soak half-an-ounce of gelatine in cold water sufficient to cover it, for half-an-hour; then place it over boiling water, add one tablespoonful of coffee extract ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. Fame.

    "Who is that little man talking to all those people crowding about him? He's been attracting no end of attention to-night." ...

    Article : 88 words
  20. Women Whom Men Like.

    The woman whom men like as a friend is a woman who never dreams of complaining to them of trifles; she keeps her troubles to herself, and has ...

    Article : 94 words
  21. An Inexpensive Sponge Cake.

    This recipe is made without eggs, and is certainly about the least extravagant you can have. Take one cupful of sugar, one of milk, two of flour, and two ...

    Article : 48 words
  22. The Summer Arm.

    As oft as the summer comes around, I view with much alarm A certain mystic malady. That settles in my arm ...

    Article : 146 words
  23. Paderewski's Teacher.

    Since Paderewski's advent, Lesche[?]sky. his teacher, has been overrun with pupils; but no offer, however, tempting, will lure him from his beloved Vienna. ...

    Article : 96 words
  24. In an Electric-light Bath.

    An electric-light bath is now proposed to take the place of the steamroom of the Turkish and Russian bath establishments, and if the hopes of the ...

    Article : 614 words
  25. Work After Marriage.

    The other day (says a correspondent, of the "Weekly Sootsman") I lighted upon a letter on this subject, written by a young woman who is about to be ...

    Article : 255 words
  26. Baroness Burdett-Coutts.

    The charities of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts have been colossal ever since her twenty-third year, when, in company with Dickens, she visited some of the ...

    Article : 122 words
  27. They Eloped Safely.

    "Come," said the hero; "let us fly." Looping the train of her white satin dress over her arm the heroine [?]astened with him. The lights of the great city ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. Breeches O'Brien.

    Mr. O'Brien has no longing to return to the House of Commons, Give him in preference to it his cottage in the wild hart of Mayo, where the daffodils ...

    Article : 119 words
  29. Throwing Away Money.

    It is inconceivable what a deal of money is thrown away by young people in what are called "trifling sums"—in shillings, sixpences, threepences, and ...

    Article : 246 words
  30. For Company's Sake.

    He was a very young man; single of mind and heart, and many miles away from home and friends, He had a room in one of those big tenement houses so ...

    Article : 427 words
  31. My Barometer.

    My delicate barometer. From warm to cold she ranges And I am duly warned by her Of coming weather changes. ...

    Article : 152 words
  32. A Bond of Sympathy.

    They were discussing profound subjects with the cynicism that only youth can develop "I have given the subject serious ...

    Article : 205 words
  33. Street Musicians.

    Mr. J. Cuthbert Hadden writes on street musicians in the current issue of the "Nineteenth Century." He gives a very remarkable account of the ...

    Article : 112 words
  34. A Matter of Taste.

    Lecturing recently on "Great Orators and Preachers I Have Known," Dr. Rogers found occasion to tell some very amusing ane[?]dotes belonging to the ...

    Article : 171 words
  35. Fickle Fashion.

    The wasp waist is no longer to be in vogue. In future the desire will be to emulate the outline of the Venus de Milo, with her waist of generous ...

    Article : 154 words
  36. An "Umbrella."

    "Cassell's Saturday Journal" describes a burglar's "umbrella" thus:—Among a collection of articles that were used by burglars when engaged in their calling ...

    Article : 187 words
  37. They Go Somewhere.

    Pianos seem to disappear [?] the world almost as mysteriously as p[?] perhaps considering their size the fact that the streets are not blocked with ...

    Article : 168 words
  38. [?]ept in the Hen-coop.

    "Papa, is Mrs. Bigelow very poor?" "No, Cedric, Mrs. Bigelow is well [?] don't you know, what a nice house she has?" "But she sleeps in the ben-coop. ...

    Article : 86 words
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