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  2. SHORT STORY

    ‘MABEL had an insurmountable dislike to writing letters’ old Mrs. Craven said ‘Even the brief notes she enclosed from time to time, in my letters to ...

    Article : 3,342 words
  3. Odds and Ends.

    THE following notice, posted up outside the ticket office of the bathing place on the sands is not without humour:— Will the party who is in the habit of cleaning his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 628 words
  4. Science and Invention

    A DISTINCT novelty, on which Mr Fedden, an Electrical Engineer, is personally working, is the ripening of fruit by electricity. The principle is clearly ...

    Article : 54 words
  5. ORIGIN OF THE PEARL.

    Tho origin of the pearl in the shell of the oyster, or other bivalve or mull use, has been the object of a considerable amount of investigation and speculation. Among the ...

    Article : 208 words
  6. LAUNDRY LESSONS.

    Before beginning to wash, all the bedlinen and under-clothing should be placed by themselves, the table linen and tea towels put in another pile, the flannels treated ...

    Article : 520 words
  7. A NOVEL FIRE ESCAPE.

    A novel fire-escape which has been erected at a school in Louisville. It consists of a steel cylinder and a spiral slide, which is so constructed that it controls ...

    Article : 209 words
  8. Miscellaneous.

    THE most wonderful temple in the world is built on a rocking stone the the summit of a mountain in Northern India, which is over 20,000ft. high. The rock ...

    Article : 256 words
  9. A REMARKABLE LIFE-BUOY,

    A remarkable life-buoy named the Franklin has recently come into use. It is the invention of Rear-Admiral Hichborn, of the United States Navy, and is in use on board ...

    Article : 216 words
  10. SOME FORMS [?] SALUTATION.

    The Chinese when saluting each other will say ‘ How is your stomach ? Have you eaten your rice?’ The Pole’s greeting is, ‘How do you have ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. Housekeeper.

    THE efficiency of a water filter may be tested by passing water filter a solution of Condy’s Fluid (ten drops to a pint of water) ; if it comes out of the filter with any ...

    Article : 82 words
  12. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

    THERE is a decided art in tho making of sandwiches as well as in all other branches of cookery. They are a great acquisition to a luncheon or super party are a necessity ...

    Article : 573 words
  13. RECOVERING METALS.

    After the great San Francisco fire, hundreds of tons of lead, zinc, and other metals were found melted into a solid block at the of the shot tower that was for many ...

    Article : 260 words
  14. MODERN THRESKING.

    Thirty years ago threshing time was one of the most strenuous occasions that came to the farmer’s annual experience and was something that was dreaded as much by the ...

    Article : 184 words
  15. ALL EFFECTIVE ANTIDOTE TO POISON.

    It is a great thing to thoroughly understand what simple antidote to take if one is so unlucky as to swallow poison of any kind through mistake. Sweet oil is to be found in ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. EYELASHES AND EYEBROWS.

    Long, thick eyelashes lend a soft expression to the eyes, and add considerably to their beauty, says a beauty expert. If the lashes are scant they may be improved by ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. AN ADVENTURE WITH A WHALE,

    When a naval architect plans an improvement in marine construction he generally has little thought for its effect on the denizens of the sea. The man who invented ...

    Article : 255 words
  18. Items of lnterest.

    MORAL courage is a hidden thing that grows in silence, and in silence too is broken. The soul may be withered, wounded, slain, and still keep an outward skin strong ...

    Article : 622 words
  19. AFTERNOON REST.

    The necessity of a rest hour for a busy mother and housekeeper cannot be , too strongly insisted upon. All other women are apt to take this rest except the woman ...

    Article : 209 words
  20. SOME USEFUL. HINTS.

    Salt fish are quickly freshened by Making in sour milk. A tablespoonful of turpentine boiled with clothes will greatly help to [?] and ...

    Article : 271 words
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