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  2. Miscellaneous.

    Covered carriages were first used in England in 1580. To keep a racehorse in even moderate condition, with proper attendants, ...

    Article : 450 words
  3. Short Story.

    "It's a gipsy camp." "No caravans—no donkeys —no children!" "Something military?" ...

    Article : 2,397 words
  4. Odds and Ends.

    "Maude was afraid the girls wouldn't notice her engagement ring." "Did they?" "Did they! Six of them recognised it at once." ...

    Article : 389 words
  5. A SIMPLE FACE WASH.

    Tender skins are not well suited by too frequent washing with soap and water, a practice that tends to coarsen the complexion. Thorough washing ...

    Article : 135 words
  6. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.

    Ingredients:—½ lb butter, 6 lb sugar, ¾ lb flour, 4 eggs, ½ gill milk or sherry, small teaspoon baking powder, ½ oz carraway seeds, 1 oz candied ...

    Article : 118 words
  7. Housekeeper.

    Women are smaller-minded than men. Mrs. George De Home Vaizey admits this. But, she adds. I'm convinced that men would he ...

    Article : 70 words
  8. WILBUR WRIGHT ON FLYING.

    There is a misconception about the safety of flying machines, if the motor stops, maintained Wilbur Wright in a recent interview. We can glide to ...

    Article : 566 words
  9. ONE MATE FOR EACH.

    There is but one mate for each man and woman in the world, says May Bateman, and until they recognise the fact and learn with patience to await ...

    Article : 72 words
  10. RASPBERRY BUNS.

    Ingredients.—¾ lb flour, 1 teaspoonful baking powder, 4 ozs butter, 2 eggs, 1 gill milk. Method.—Sift flour and baking ...

    Article : 117 words
  11. A HUSBAND'S INCONSISTENCY.

    A man groans over housekeeping bills in die bulk, and begs his wife to keep them down; but if they go shopping together it is always he who ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. BANANA TRIFLE.

    Method.—Skin and slice ½ doz bananas, spread on jam and join together, sprinkle over than a little lemon juicee and a tablespoonful of ...

    Article : 62 words
  13. IN THE SICK ROOM.

    The well-being of a patient depends more on die nurse than the doctor, and there ale many little things that those in charge of a sick-room ...

    Article : 148 words
  14. A MISUNDERSTANDING.

    "So I understand yon enjoyed die cornet playing in the room next to you last evening," said the hotel proprietor, to a boarder who was ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. HORSE-FLESH BECOMING MORE POPULAR ALL OVER EUROPE.

    The annual conference of those interested in the use of horse-flesh as an article of food has just closed in Paris. It was attended by horse butchers, ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. TO COLOR SUGAR.

    Take a few lumps of loaf sugar and sprinkle over them a few drops of carmine or cochinal, if required red, or a few drops of sap green if ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. RICE FRITTERS.

    Ingredients.—4 ozs rice, ½ pint water, ½ pint milk. 2 ozs sugar, 2 eggs, pinch salt, jam, essence vanilla bread crumbs, frying fat. ...

    Article : 110 words
  18. IT WAS JANE RIGHT ENOUGH.

    An old farmer couldn't really believe that people who were miles apart were able to converse over a telephone wire. ...

    Article : 141 words
  19. COLLECTING A MILLION FARTHINGS.

    A London lady is carrying out novel scheme for helping St. Paul's Church. She has set out to collect a million farthings (£1011 13s 4d). ...

    Article : 133 words
  20. HINTS ON WASHING.

    Methylated spirit is a very useful adunct in cleaning various articles—glass, for instance. When cleaning window panes the addition of a few ...

    Article : 159 words
  21. Science & Invention.

    One of the most difficult feats ever brought to our notice is walking a tight-rope with bullocks' horns as stilts. The natives of India often ...

    Article : 34 words
  22. Items of Interest.

    Consideration is the most powerful link in the chain of love. Politeness is one of the best investments known. It pays enormous ...

    Article : 272 words
  23. A PARTING SHOT.

    A good old Georgia parson, who had decided to leave an unremunerative charge, finding it impossible to collect his salary, said in his farewll ...

    Article : 63 words
  24. A WEASEL'S INTELLIGENCE.

    Passing along the banks of the River Teviot, in England, in its upper reaches the other morning during a hard frost (writes a correspondent) I ...

    Article : 286 words
  25. SLEEPING ACCORDING TO THE COMPASS.

    Two French scientists are advancing the entirely new theory that muscular and nervous energy is increased or decreased accordingly as ...

    Article : 292 words
  26. SPEAKING POST CARDS: PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS FOR ANY MESSAGE.

    Speaking postal cards are likely to give a fresh impetus to the decline of die letter-writing art. These are simply postable talking machine ...

    Article : 133 words
  27. WHAT GENERAL UTILITY MAY MEAN.

    A certain stockbroker once went to a horse-dealer and tried to pick up a general utility nag. He explained that he wanted a nice, quiet, ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. WHERE PA WAS TO BE FOUND.

    When the lady next door called to complain that Tommy had been persecuting her pet cat. she found the boy on the front steps. ...

    Article : 86 words
  29. AGES AT WHICH PEOPLE DIE.

    Physicians have within recent years made a closer investigation into the phenomena attending upon death than was ever before the case, says ...

    Article : 349 words
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