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  2. VARIETIES.

    The name Africa is derived from two Phoenician words, Afer, 'a black man,' and Ac, 'a country,' signifying 'the land of the black man.' ...

    Article : 812 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 109 words
  4. SCIENCE.

    Barns and scalds constitute accidents of frequent occurrence, and they are casualties, moreover, of extremely painful nature. In dealing with a burn we see the effects of dry ...

    Article : 1,449 words
  5. THE BABIRUSSA.

    The babirusas is a member of the swine family, but is of more slim and slender build and has longer legs than the other pigs. It is further remarkable for its singular tusks. ...

    Article : 265 words
  6. POETRY.

    Across the burnished weather vane Poured all the sunset glory, When Philip met me in the lane And told a foolish story. ...

    Article : 115 words
  7. HOT-WEATHER COOKERY.

    How frequently the words 'Too hot to eat' are uttered during the hot summer months by all sorts and conditions of people -- especially by overworked men and women, ...

    Article : 359 words
  8. LADIES' COLUMN.

    Do not be tempted to buy bundles of soiled lace, net, muslin, or ribbon, just because they are cheap. Carefully select your remnants ; mixed odds and ends of lace and ...

    Article : 763 words
  9. A MEMORY.

    With God's blessed sunshine about and above her, A white world of clover abloom at her feet, ...

    Article : 162 words
  10. NATURALIST.

    Some weeks ago an offender against the muzzling order successfully pleaded to the magistrate that his dog was of so great a use to him that if he complied with the law he ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. NOVEL.

    'They'd sent her to school to Trent one term, and she'd come hum all full of art notions,-- uster paint the brindled cow, and her paw and raw, and tho red barn, and all ...

    Article : 3,486 words
  12. THE FOOL SHARK.

    In the Malay Archipelago there is a monster fish which so nearly resembles the shark that the Malays call it by that name, with the added title of 'the fool.' It lies ...

    Article : 207 words
  13. HOUSEKEEPER.

    CURRANTADE.--To a pint of fresh water add a pint of cleaned and picked red currants. Let them boil for a quarter of an hour; then strain, and sweeten to taste. ...

    Article : 776 words
  14. RAT WAR.

    The war of extermination waged upon the black rat by the brown is one of the romances of natural history. Till the end of the first half of the last century the black rat was the ...

    Article : 201 words
  15. MAY AND MARRIAGES.

    The origin of the bad name given to the 'merry month' has been traced to a Roman superstition connected with Dona Dea, the goddess of chastity. It is carious, however, ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. CANARIES.

    To distinguish a male canary bird from a hen it will be necessary to observe the birds when singing. If it is a cock, the throat will be seen to heave with a pulse-like ...

    Article : 174 words
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