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  2. Housekeeper.

    AN English lady declares that a mustard plaster on the elbow, will cure neuralgia in the face, and that one on the back of the neck will oure neuralgia in the head : ...

    Article : 82 words
  3. SHORT STORY.

    GEOFFREY HARLAND paused as he laid his hand on the wicket gate that admitted to the shady orchard, and his brow contracted, almost with displeasure, ...

    Article : 2,538 words
  4. Odds and Ends.

    SINGLETON: ‘How did you come to fall in love with your wife ?’ Littleton : ‘ I married her for her money, and afterwards discovered that she ...

    Article : 45 words
  5. Traveller.

    LOOKOUT Mountain stands in the midst of Mountain stands historic spots in the United States, and is itself historic. It was our good fortune to visit ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  6. SWISS ROLL.

    Ingredients : 4 ozs. of sugar, 3 eggs, 4 ozs. of flour, ½ teaspoonful of cream of tartar, ¼ teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 1 tablespoonful of hot water. ...

    Article : 100 words
  7. Science and Invention.

    THE discoloration of flowers when they are preserved and dried as botanical specimens is said to be due to ammonia in the atmosphere. In order to prevent this ...

    Article : 311 words
  8. MISUNDERSTOOD.

    ‘ Oh, for tho wings of a dove !’ sighed the poet with the unbarbered hair. ‘ Order what you like,’ rejoined the prosaic person, ‘ but as for me, give me the ...

    Article : 38 words
  9. TO CLEAN GLASS.

    Wash tho glass in hot water, and rub them up, when well rinsed with newspaper. This answers much better than wiping them with a cloth. If much stained, you will ...

    Article : 83 words
  10. PECULIAR.

    Sympathetic-looking Lady : ‘ But why do you beg ?’ Disreputable One: “Cause I can get no work, mum, and my wife’s a widdor with ...

    Article : 36 words
  11. LEMON BISCUITS.

    Ingredients: 4 ozs. of sugar, 4 ozs. of butter, 8 ozs. of flour, ½ teaspoonful of cream of tartar, ¼ teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, 1 egg, 3 or 4 drops of essence of ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. UTILISING HER RESOURCES.

    ’ For heaven’s sake, Mary, what are yo doing with that egg-beater ?’ ’ Sure, mum, didn’t the master tell me as he wanted me to mix ’im some lather ...

    Article : 39 words
  13. THE ABOLITION OF SPIDER WAISTS.

    The anti-corset crusade is now taking hold in London, and under the auspices of the Natural Health Society a league has been formed to abolish ‘spider waists.’ ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. RETALIATION.

    A cowardly fellow having kicked a newsboy for pestering him to buy an evening newspaper, the lad waited till another boy accosted the ‘ gentleman,’ and then shouted ...

    Article : 46 words
  15. PLAIN GINGER BREAD.

    Ingredients: 10 ozs. of flour. ¼ lb. of treacle, 1 heaped dessertspoonful of ground ginger, 1 oz. of candied peel, ½ gill of milk, ½ lb. of brown sugar, 2 ozs. of butter, 1 egg, ...

    Article : 78 words
  16. RESTORED.

    The sudden fright Unnerved her quite, She fainted dead away. Her hair turned white ...

    Article : 26 words
  17. BEFORE AND AFTER.

    ‘ Oh, George,’ complained a young wife, ‘it was nearly midnight before you got home last night !’ ‘ Well, well,’ exclaimed the husband, ...

    Article : 48 words
  18. DAINTY NECKWEAR.

    In size, lace and muslin collars are smaller than they were, but as dress accessories they remain as great in their significance as they were throughout last summer. ...

    Article : 267 words
  19. ROCK CAKES.

    Ingredients: 1 lb. of flour, 6 ozs. of sugar, 6 ozs. of butter, 1 teaspoonful of ginger, 2 teaspoonfuls of baking powder, 2 tablespoonfuls of currants, 2 eggs, ¾ cup of ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. IN A CROWDED CAR.

    ‘ Isn’t it time you got off ?’ queried the young lady in the tramcar. ‘Oh, no,’ replied the young man, who was hanging to the strap. ‘ I go some way ...

    Article : 43 words
  21. HYPNOTIC CLAIRVOYANCE.

    An interesting exhibition of hypnotic clairvoyance, which later on is to be repeated in public at the London Hippodrome, was presented experimentally to a party of ...

    Article : 161 words
  22. Items of Interest.

    WHEN we fail our pride supports us: when we succeed it frequently betrays us. Saying the wrong thing is misfortune ...

    Article : 613 words
  23. STUCK B’GOSH.

    Farmer Medders: ‘ But I thought Widder Jones wa’n’t goin’ ter take no more summer boarders.’ Farmer Whiffletree : ‘ Wal, she took one ...

    Article : 44 words
  24. DIDN’T KNOW.

    An old negro was taken ill and called in a physician of his race to prescribe for him. But the old man did not seem to be getting better, and finally a white doctor was ...

    Article : 85 words
  25. THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

    Neither a baby’s nor an invalid’s bed should have heavy clothing on it. Only light blankets and quilts should be used. A simple toilet powder is made by mixing ...

    Article : 161 words
  26. CLOUD AND MIST.

    A lecture was delivered at the Royal Institution recently by Mr C. T. R. Wilson, of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Dealing with the subject of nuclei in ...

    Article : 255 words
  27. THE PATCH.

    At school little Charlie, being one of the geography class, was deeply interested in learning the points of the compass. Said the teacher : ‘ You have m front of you the ...

    Article : 88 words
  28. COOL.

    A certain workman had been asked by another to go to his house to tea, but before the day appointed arrived the latter met him again, and asked did he mind ...

    Article : 124 words
  29. COOKERY RECIPES.

    To be successful in cake making the following will be found useful:— 1. Have all ingredients measured and cake tin prepared before you begin. ...

    Article : 277 words
  30. MISTAKEN.

    ‘ Doctor,’ said the patient, after paying his bill, ‘ if there is anything in the theory of the transmigration of souls, you’ll be a war-horse after death.’ ...

    Article : 44 words
  31. FLEXIBLE STAY BOLTS.

    A flexible staybolt for locomotive fireboxes has been invented in America. It consists of a bushing or sleeve, a cap and a bolt with a spherical bead. The sleeve is ...

    Article : 140 words
  32. THE PROPER TIME TO GATHER FRUIT.

    The schoolmaster was explaining to the class the nature and uses of various fruits and what time of the season they were gathered. ...

    Article : 65 words
  33. A NEW MICROBALANCE.

    E. Salvioni has devised and accurately examined a microbalance which consists of a thin thread or very thin ribbon of glass or other material, fixed at one end of and ...

    Article : 217 words
  34. THREE OF ’EM.

    A certain railway station in Savannah is surrounded in all directions with saloons and cheap restaurants. Over one of these saloons, in great illuminated letters, could ...

    Article : 84 words
  35. THREE AT A TIME.

    Scene : Concert in village schoolroom in a mining district in the North. Three ladies came on the platform to sing a trio towards the end of a very long ...

    Article : 84 words
  36. SULTANA CAKE.

    Ingredients: ¾ lb. of flour, ½ lb. of sugar, 6 ozs of sultanas, 1 small gill of milk, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder, ½ lb. of butter, 3 eggs, 2 ozs candied peel, 1oz, of ...

    Article : 91 words
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