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  2. Miscellaneous.

    ESPARTO gram is imported into England from Spain at the rate of 60,000 tons yearly for use in the manufacture of ropes and paper. ...

    Article : 332 words
  3. Odds and Ends.

    TRAMP : ' This morning a cook gave me a place of cake to sat and some wood to chop up, but I had to take him book and ask her it she'd mind if I ate she ...

    Article : 34 words
  4. SHORT STORY

    The liqueur was of little use; for his heart was slowing every moment; but it brought a flicker to his face and a work or two more to his lips. 'Gis me yer ear-- ...

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  5. A PASSIVE RESISTER.

    Mistress: 'Don't deny it, Bridget, I saw you permit that policeman of kiss you last evening.' Pridget: Well, ma'am, you wouldn't ...

    Article : 36 words
  6. CEMENT FOR A CRACKED STOVE.

    1. For repairing a crack in a metal stove the following cement acts very rapidly, with a nice enamel surface:-- Mix one pound of genuine dry white lead with one ...

    Article : 125 words
  7. HIS PROPOSAL.

    He: 'Will you marry me ? I have a bachelor uncle who is worth a million.' She: No, but you might introduce me to your uncle.' ...

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  8. COULD OBLIGE.

    Guards.' Now, than, miss, get in quick' please; the train is just going to start.' Young La'y : 'But I want to give my sister a kiss.' ...

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  9. HINTS FOR THE SICK-ROOM.

    The following hints for the sick-room, given by nurse of many years' experience, may be useful to those engaged in home nursing. With regard to bedding, have it ...

    Article : 260 words
  10. THE ARIZONA HERLODERM.

    This American lisard is else called the Gila Monster, and is among the latest arrivals at the London Zoologial Gardens. It is a large, heavily-built, blunt-nosed ...

    Article : 233 words
  11. THE LOGICAL IRISHMAN.

    An Irishman found a sovereign in the street, which proved to be light, and he could only obtain 19s 3d for it. Soon after, chance threw another in his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 64 words
  12. MOURNING IN RUSSIA.

    In Russia, when coffins are covered with cloth, the colour of the the covering is, to a certain extent, distinctive, pink being used when the deceased is a child or young ...

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  13. THE SIMPLEST FORM OF PROTOPLASM.

    The simplest living things, remarks a correspondent, are the bodies which, like bacteria, consist of a single cell; and reduced to its lowest denomination a cell ...

    Article : 244 words
  14. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

    OYSTERS are very digestible when eaten raw; they should be served directly they are opened and the slices of bread (brown) and butter and out slices of lemon served ...

    Article : 626 words
  15. ONE READY AT HAND.

    Doris: 'This road is very steep. Can't I hire a donkey to take me up?' Reggie : ' Learn on me, my darling. ...

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  16. CURIOUS EVES.

    Many animals possess more than two eyes, which do not set together. A leech, for example, has 10 eyes on the top of its head, which do not work in concert, and a ...

    Article : 101 words
  17. AUTHORITATIVE.

    Nodd: 'Have you ever seen a list of the most expensive places in the world to spend one's holiday in ? Here it is.' Todd: 'Where did you got it ?' ...

    Article : 44 words
  18. Housekeeper.

    THIS is usually caused by doggish bowels and poor indigestion. Those who eat too much fatty food and too many sweets are most subject to it. The ...

    Article : 65 words
  19. IN CASE OF FIRE.

    There is always room at the top,' remarked the person with the person with the chronic quotation habit. 'Yes,' replied the easy going optimist, ...

    Article : 51 words
  20. WHERE PRISONERS ARE FREE.

    The open-air State gaol of Cettinje, Montenegro, is unique in Europe. This primitive place of confinement is situated in the principal public square of the ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. MISS WASHINGTON.

    'Annie, is your mistress at home?' ' I'd rather ye wouldn't ask me mum, I've j'ined the Salvation Army !' ...

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  22. HINTS ON CLEANING.

    White paint may be cleaned by rubbing it gently with a soft flannel dipped in a paste made of whiting and water, and adding a little soap powder. ...

    Article : 128 words
  23. WAYS AND MEANS.

    Landlord (to youthful collector): 'So the insolent fellow refused to pay his rent? 'He didn't say so in words, but he intimated it.' ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  24. WATER ON THE GLOBE.

    The land surface of the globe covers 52,000,000 quare miles, and the water surface 144,700,000. Taking the average pore space of the surface rocks occupied by ...

    Article : 90 words
  25. Items of Interest.

    THE human race is divided into two classes: those who go ahead and do something, and those who sat and inquire why wasn't it done the other way,--Dr. O. ...

    Article : 461 words
  26. JAPAN'S MANY FESTIVALS.

    Nearly every month in Japan has its special festival or celebration. August is devoted to moonlight banquets, and September is the month of the ...

    Article : 122 words
  27. THE TOILET.

    The following is a recipe for a cheap hair wash:--Take half an ounce of glycerine and the same quantity of spirit of rosemary, and mix these these together, adding five ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. VERY MUCK SO.

    The stout man wiped his forehead.' Yes, I was a good deal run down before I got this bicycle,' he said, But now,' he added, determinedly ...

    Article : 55 words
  29. TREES THAT WHISTLE

    Whistling forests and singing trees are not unknown in fairy tales; but, like other wonders of Nature, they have had a deal of the romance taken out of them by scientific ...

    Article : 150 words
  30. A Friend in Need.

    SOME people complain that it is difficult to find a friend in need. I have never found it so. I have always had plenty of friends in need, and as long as Pumponmuller ...

    Article : 927 words
  31. THE WAY TO GET UP.

    Don't jump up the first thing your eyes are open. Remember that while you sleep the vital organs are at rest. The vitality is lowered arid the circulation not so strong. ...

    Article : 221 words
  32. REMARKABLE PRESENCE OF MIND.

    A good story is told of a man and his wife who wen in a railway scandent. She was telling the incident later to a friend, and this is her version of it:--'We were ...

    Article : 88 words
  33. EXCEPT--

    The Bailie: 'Now, Flannigan, why did you strike Murphy ? Flannigan: 'I struck him for bad manners, sir.' ...

    Article : 108 words
  34. MOUNTED ANTS.

    Not long ago a French explorer in travelling through Siam observed a species of small grey ants which were new to him. These ants were much engaged in ...

    Article : 164 words
  35. THE USES OF SALT.

    Salt is a moat wonderful article in the household. In washing coloured goods a little salt in the rinsing water will prevent the colour from 'running.' It is ...

    Article : 299 words
  36. Science and Intention

    FOR hardening and tempering steel without drawing the temper, to 10 gas of soft water add five teacups salt, 6os. saltpetre. 12 teaspoonfuls of powdered ...

    Article : 123 words
  37. NO SUCH LUCK.

    'Well, Tom, now you have had a second quarrel, I suppose your wife will be packing up and going to her mother.' 'No such luck, Bill. Her mother's ...

    Article : 42 words
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