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  2. PUTTING IT MILDLY.

    George--'Would you call Simpson a mean man ?' Harry--' No. I should say he had all his generous impulses under perfect control.' ...

    Article : 29 words
  3. NATURALIST.

    Some fashionable doctors are treating a new trouble known as dog palsy. Most of the victims are ladies. Those troubled with the affliction are persons who have ...

    Article : 80 words
  4. SHORT STORY

    Fortunately foe Mm, it has never been recorded who was the original fool who started our Suicide Club, otherwise the members would have handed him over to ...

    Article : 2,260 words
  5. FARM AND GARDEN.

    The keeping of silkworms is an amusement indulged in by many schoolboys, and is a frequent introduction to the study of entomology in after life. About the most ' ...

    Article : 668 words
  6. A SAD CASE.

    Female Asylum Attendant--' That is a very sad case. The poor creature actually prefers comfort to style. Visitor--'Goodness ! And won't she ...

    Article : 33 words
  7. A SURE SIGN.

    Suspicious Bank Manager--' I think we had better examine the cashiers's accounts.' Second in. Command--' Do you think he ...

    Article : 53 words
  8. IT'S A DANGEROUS GIFT.

    The Kaffirs have a very curious superstition about the tongue of a serpent They regard it as a powerful charm against sickness and misfortune, and'when ...

    Article : 147 words
  9. THREE SIMPLE SAVOURIES.

    Cheese Savoury.--Cut a thick slice of cheese into thin flakes, make it into a paste by mashing it with a fork, adding equal parts of vine car and made mustard, ...

    Article : 246 words
  10. APPORTIONING THE BLAME.

    ' I'm afraid this town doesn't care for Shakespeare,' said the actor. 'Don't you make that mistake,' answered the spokesman of the irate ...

    Article : 49 words
  11. MIXED.

    Hicks--' He says that one rule of his life has been to keep his conscience clear.' Jacobs -- 'Oh, surely you misunderstood.' ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. FURS AND FLEECES.

    A journalist who has visited America says that he and his companion, who were duck shooting there, had stopped to rest in an old field in which there was an ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. ON DANGEROUS GROUND.

    Flick--' Call him a musician I Why, he doesn't know the difference between" a nocturne and a symphony.' Flack--' You don't mean it ?' ...

    Article : 58 words
  14. AS SHE VIEWED IT.

    May--' So you accepted Jack last night, did you, dear ? He wanted to bet me yon would.' Maud--' He did !' ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. VERMICELLI SOUP.

    Method: Boil three pints of clear brown gravy soup, then drop in gradually., two ounces of fresh vermicelli. The vermicelli should be rubbed between the ...

    Article : 89 words
  16. POOR PA.

    Bobby--' Mamma, what would you do if that big vase in the parlour got broken?' Mamma.--'I should whip whoever did it.' ...

    Article : 43 words
  17. DREADED BY BIRDS.

    The power of the winds is dreaded by almost all ordinary birds, and an instinctive knowledge seems to be possessed by them that if they once surrender to ...

    Article : 236 words
  18. STOCKHOLM PUDDING.

    Method: Stew half a pound of plums in a gill of sherry and a gill of water. When tender, stone the prunes. Blanch an ounce and a half of sweet almonds and a ...

    Article : 130 words
  19. A RENDEZVOUS.

    Jones (stopping Brown)--' Where to in such a hurry ? To catch a train ?' Brown--' No--to meet a bill,' ...

    Article : 26 words
  20. HE KNEW.

    Admiring Friend--' What- a fine head your boy has ?' Fond Father--' Yea, he's a chip of the old block--ain't you, my boy ?' ...

    Article : 40 words
  21. WHAT IT SEEMED LIKE.

    Young Wife--' I got a beautiful parchment diploma from the cooking college to-day--and I've cooked this for you. Now, guess what it is.' ...

    Article : 45 words
  22. LADIES COLUMN.

    An extraordinary ceremony recently took place in Amsterdam, with a counterpart in Africa. It appears that a young man left Holland some years ago to serve ...

    Article : 301 words
  23. CREAM RICE.

    Method: Put a quart of milk or cream in an enamelled saucepan with a few strips of thinly cut lemon rind, and let it simmer to absorb the. flavour Mix two ...

    Article : 83 words
  24. HE DIDN'T KNOW.

    Johnnie--'I wish I hadn't hit Jimmie Brown this morning.' Mother--' You see how wrong it is, don't yon ?' ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. SPINACH.

    Successional Sowings of Spinach should be made about every 20 days throughout the summer. A row or two across a quarter, according to demand, is usually ...

    Article : 94 words
  26. FLOUNDERS AU GRATIN.

    Method: Chop a shallot, a sprig of parsley, and a few button mushrooms: fry them in a little butter, and season with pepper and salt. Butter a fireproof ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. DOGS ARE TATTOOED

    So many dogs are being stolen nowadays that it has been found necessary by many New York dog owners to put an indelible mark upon their pets. Some ...

    Article : 317 words
  28. WANTED AN AMBULANCE.

    Peacemaker--'Whatever are you two fighting for ?' O'Flynn--' Are yer an ambulance man?' Peacemaker--' No.' ...

    Article : 38 words
  29. SKETCHER.

    An express at four or five miles an hour! That is something like the rate at which the canal greyhound, the [misnamed ' fly' boat, travels, through the water. Yet, ...

    Article : 1,099 words
  30. FRUIT GARDEN.

    New Strawberry Plantations are often made with runner plants that have been laid in rows in the ground throughout the winter. The ground should be liberally ...

    Article : 56 words
  31. CALF'S HEAD WITH MUSHROOMS.

    Method: Wash half a calf's head in one or two waters, and boil it until the bones can be removed without difficulty. Take out the bones, replace the brains, and put ...

    Article : 117 words
  32. FLOWER GARDEN.

    Bedding Out should be continued [?] the work is finished, as regards all the hardier subjects. The planting of Colen[?] and similar tender forms of plants may ...

    Article : 331 words
  33. ENGLISH LETTER.

    Many of the new fashions are merely revivals of those worn some four or more seasons ago. For instance, there is the bodice, which pouches, slightly over a ...

    Article : 302 words
  34. BEEFSTEAK AND KIDNEY PIE.

    Method: To make this beefsteak is suitable but rump-steak is better; say, two pounds to half a pound of nice bullock's kidney, which makes the gravy ...

    Article : 368 words
  35. HOUSEKEEPER.

    A Harmless Washing Fluid is made of equal parts of ammonia and turpentine. Two tablespoonfuls of this should be added to the water in which the clothes are ...

    Article : 495 words
  36. HUMOUR-

    Every time some men stub their toes they regard it as an uprising of the world against them, ...

    Article : 20 words
  37. AMONG THE IRREGULARS.

    Regular Officer--' Why don't you salute me, sir? You must see I am an officer? Imperial Yeoman--' Aye, ye may be. But ye dunna belong to our gang, ye see ?' ...

    Article : 37 words
  38. NOT TROUBLED THAT WAY.

    Because of a little family tiff he was still upset when he reached the club-- 'Say,' he said to the first man he met, ' does your need a new bonnet every twe ...

    Article : 50 words
  39. ON HIS DIGNITY.

    Mrs. Watts--'Dear me! This is the third time you have been here this week!' The Tramp--' Madam, they was a time once when the wimmin didn't make any ...

    Article : 42 words
  40. WOUNDED TOMMY.

    Tommy (invalided home)--' Yes, I tell you, it ain't exactly a bed of roses sleeping on the hard veldt every night.' The Other Fellow--'I guess not. I ...

    Article : 60 words
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