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  2. Odds and Ends.

    WELL qualified—Would-be Orator— Do you th-th-think I [?] make a public speaker ? I sta-a-a-mer, you see. Professor of Elocution—Why, ...

    Article : 247 words
  3. Housekeeper.

    THE mischievous ways of children, especially boys, ways of unlimited anxiety to their mothers, not least among the many methods adopted by the juvenile ...

    Article : 305 words
  4. Animal Life.

    OBSERVING[?]what dandies the lowest savages frequently are, and considering morever, the evidence from mounds, barrows, caves, and places of interment of ...

    Article : 1,295 words
  5. Science and Invention.

    IT is stated that a new submarine boat has been built at Goleta for the use of sponge-fishers. It is described as being over three metres in length, and ...

    Article : 90 words
  6. SHORT STORY.

    IN the window of a house [?] Street stood a girl. The house was one of those cold-young specimens of architecture that adorn that thoroughfare ; one that for ...

    Article : 2,550 words
  7. LENGTHENING THE USEFULNESS OF THE ELECRTIC [?] LAMP.

    The filament in glow lamps gradually diminishes in diameter in consequence of the slow volatilisation of the carbon. A German firm introduces into the glass ...

    Article : 94 words
  8. Items of Interest.

    IT takes more grace to sympathise with joy than grief. If Conscience smites thee [?] it is admonition; ...

    Article : 825 words
  9. WRITING UPON GLASS.

    There are many [?] for inks to be used for making announcement or title slides, writing on negatives, and labelling bottles. I have tried many, but there are ...

    Article : 152 words
  10. EATING BEFORE RETIRING.

    The old tradition that to eat anything just before going to bed is sure to produce indigestion and render sleep impossible is now happily exploded. It is not good, as ...

    Article : 215 words
  11. HERSELF TO BLAME.

    She—I wish you could forgot that you married me for my money. He—You won’t let [?] Don’t I have to ask you for money every time I need any? ...

    Article : 36 words
  12. PPE-HISTORIC MAN.

    Prehistoric remains of considerable interest have been unearthed in the rocky district of Paradon, in Le Gard, in the contents of two caves, one of which has been ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. NEVER SATISFIED.

    ‘Ah,’ he sighed, ‘if you only gave me the least hope, [?] ‘My gracious!’ retorted the hard-hearted belle. ‘I’ve been giving you the loast I ...

    Article : 34 words
  14. FOR INSTANCE.

    Ikey : ‘Fader, vot do dey mean by [?] ideal’?’ His Father: ‘Veil, it might be an ambition to own von of dem dvendy-five ...

    Article : 34 words
  15. A TIME-SA[?]ING DEVICE.

    Mistress: ‘Oh, Norah[?] when you [?] the table you placed the knives in the left side, where you should have put the forks.’ Norah: ‘Indade, ma’am, an’ that’s ...

    Article : 42 words
  16. PARENTAL DUTIES.

    Much of the comfort and happiness of family depends upon the deportment of the young members. Only the most gentle firmness will restrain and guide without ...

    Article : 181 words
  17. INVISIBLE SUPPORT.

    ‘What’s the charge against this man, officer?’ Officer : ‘No visible means of support.’ [?] What have you [?] in answer to the ...

    Article : 42 words
  18. NEW TYPE OF RAILWAY ENGINE.

    The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company, in order more satisfactorily to [?] have just introduced the first [?] an entirely ...

    Article : 207 words
  19. MOST LIKELY.

    Mistress: ‘Did any one else call while I was out, Jane?’ Jane: ‘Yis, mum. Wan gintleman [?] afther[?]callin’, mum.’ ...

    Article : 55 words
  20. NOTHING TO BE GAINED.

    Little Son: ‘ What was you and [?] Bate talkin’ [?]loud about ?’ Father : ‘We were having an argument about the duty on copper. He thinks it ...

    Article : 77 words
  21. COOKERY RECIPES.

    Peel, core, and slice thinly six or eight apples; put them in a pie-dish, with sugar sweeten and the juice of half a lemon. Cover with short or puff pastry, and bake ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. LARGEST MOTOR IN THE WORLD.

    It is in the huge forests of Canada where the biggest motors in the world are seen. They have been specially designed by a Chicago inventor for hauling logs over ...

    Article : 136 words
  23. TO BONE BIRDS.

    Begin to bone any birds by first taking out the breast-bone, when you will have sufficient space to remove the back with a sharp knife, and then the leg bones; the ...

    Article : 49 words
  24. DAISY’S CONUNDRUM.

    A little girl was with her parents at luncheon, and had her hands demurely under the table. Suddenly she said : ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. PEA SOUP.

    Required: ½ pint of peas, 1 quart of water, 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 turnip, [?] or celery seed, pepper, salt. Method.—Soak the peas in cold water ...

    Article : 57 words
  26. CARROTS A LA CREME.

    Pick out tho smallest new carrots that can be obtained, boil them in salted water till almost done, then drain off the water. Melt one ounce of butter in a saucepan, ...

    Article : 68 words
  27. THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF THE SKIN.

    The electrical resistance of the human body, according to M. S. Leduc in ‘Com ptus Rendus,’ is chiefly that of the skin and this is dependent on its chemical ...

    Article : 123 words
  28. HE HARDLY KNEW.

    The other day a fasionably-dressed young man was walking down the street, when his hat was blown off his head by a gust of wind. ...

    Article : 184 words
  29. SALMON STEAKS.

    Dry well with a cloth, dredge with flour, and lay them on a well-buttered grid-iron over a clear hot fire. Turn with a broad-bladed knife slipped beneath and a f[?]at ...

    Article : 63 words
  30. RIC[?] WINTER PUDDIN[?]

    Mix together a quarter of a pound each of currants, raisins, chopped suet, and bread-crumbs, two ounces of flour, two ounces of candied peel (cut into [?] half ...

    Article : 73 words
  31. FORCING PLANTS BY FIRE.

    A curious phenomenon connected with the forcing of flowers under somewhat exceptional circumstances was observed not long ago by M. J. Jolly. On the second of ...

    Article : 383 words
  32. [?]RIM BUT TRUE.

    He was a very seedy and pale, but [?] a droll, specimen of the hard-up [?] The north-wind whistled through his meagre attire as he stopped an elderly ...

    Article : 90 words
  33. CHAUDFROID OF CHICKEN.

    This makes an excellent luncheon or supper dish. Cut a boiled chicken into neat joints. Reduce the stock in which it has been boiled to half a pint by boiling it ...

    Article : 113 words
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