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  2. AROUND THE WORLD.

    Baron (Henri de Rothschild, well known as an enthusiastic automobilist, has just been sentenced, at Mentone to a fine of 16s 3d, and three days' ...

    Article : 43 words
  3. TWELVE TIMES MARRIED.

    Mr. Zerad Pomeroy, of Middlefield, Connecticut, has just, at the age of 89, married his twelfth wife. He began his matrimonial career in 1833, ...

    Article : 124 words
  4. SCIENCE AND HEALTH.

    Many people who are nervous or overworked suffer much discomfort from a peculiar twitching of the muscles of the eyelids. As this is usually the ...

    Article : 54 words
  5. TEMPERANCE CAUSE.

    The petitions to set aside the prohibition votes for the Mataura and Waikouaiti electorates, New Zealand, have been dismissed. ...

    Article : 1,100 words
  6. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Few persons are as easily fooled by others as they are by themselves. "But you can't live within your Income?" "No; nor without it, either." ...

    Article : 415 words
  7. THE TOTALISATOR IN NEW ZEALAND.

    I have been asked to state my view as to the result in New Zealand of legalising the totalisator. THE HISTORY OF THE NEW ...

    Article : 1,256 words
  8. RUSSIA'S GREAT DESIGN.

    The blood that was shod by England, France, Turkey, and Piedmont did not stop the progress of Russia, who, even if not by force of arms, may soon be ...

    Article : 53 words
  9. STYE ON THE EYE.

    A very simple but effective treatment is to bathe the eye frequently with a little hot horacic lotion. This lotion can be bought at any chemist's ready ...

    Article : 72 words
  10. AMERICAN EATING CONTESTS.

    At a beef-eating tournament at New York Charles Obram defeated Patrick Divver, the former champion, by devouring 71b. of steak at a short ...

    Article : 113 words
  11. SPANISH JUSTICE.

    They have a queen sort of discrimination In Spain. Cervera, who lost his ships while flighting, is made chief of staff of the navy, while Toral, who ...

    Article : 55 words
  12. NEW USE FOR ALUMINIUM.

    Yet one more use for aluminium, viz., the sharpening of cutlery. The gentleman to whom the discovery is credited—a Hamburg engineer—has found out ...

    Article : 66 words
  13. ENGLAND IN THE GERMAN GALLEY.

    Why is John Bull rowing stroke in the galley of the Germans? The Kalser is a featherhead who wants to win an easy reputation as a War Lord in ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. THE VIBRATION CURE.

    Society's latest craze is the vibration cure as practised by a Swedish specialist. Like the Christian Scientist, the vibrationist claims to be able to cure ...

    Article : 86 words
  15. ABSINTHE IN FRANCE.

    In consequence of the reading of Dr. Laborde's report at the meeting of the Academy of Medicine, the fight against roxious liquors in France threatens to ...

    Article : 136 words
  16. AN EMBARRASSED PAPER.

    The contributions of original poetry which we receive every week have become so numerous as to be quite embarrassing. To feel in the end that ...

    Article : 72 words
  17. THE GARDEN.

    Aim as much as possible to keep the lawn green and neatly out. In dry seasons there is no feature in the flower garden so refreshing as a nice, ...

    Article : 416 words
  18. WORRY AND INDIGESTION.

    Worry is but one of the many forms of fear; so that worry tends to the production of indigestion. Indigestion tends to put the body ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. A CASUAL CLERGYMAN.

    A New Jersey clergyman recently electrified his congregation by introducing into, his sermon, a dramatic account of Rudyard Kipling's death-bed ...

    Article : 74 words
  20. SHAKESPEARE'S GLOVES.

    Shakespeare's gloves are now in the possession of a private collector, no less than Dr. Horace Howard Furness, the eminent scholar and the editor of ...

    Article : 190 words
  21. WILKINS DID HIS BEST.

    "Oh, Mr. Wilkins, you must see baby before you go," said a young mother, as one of her husband's bachelon friends rose to say good night. ...

    Article : 272 words
  22. GERMAN WORLD EMPIRE.

    The union of all the Germans of Europe into one great consolidated national force will bring about the German world Empire of the future. ...

    Article : 93 words
  23. THINGS SCIENCE HAS NOT DONE.

    There is a decided element of originality about an article entitled 'Things Science Has Not Done," which appeared in a recent issue of the "New York ...

    Article : 305 words
  24. COMMUNION PLATE STOLEN.

    An audacious burglary has just been perpetrated at Ballaugh, near Ramsey. Isle of Man. A man named Gawne who was ill, had the sacrament ...

    Article : 81 words
  25. ST. VINCENT'S FUTURE.

    Dr. Tempest Anderson, one of the two scientists sent by the Royal society to investigate the recent volcanic cruptions in the West Indies, lectured ...

    Article : 141 words
  26. LORD BRASSEY'S PRAISE.

    The new Admiralty training scheme is comprehensive in its scope, and well considered in its details, says Lord Brassey in a letter to "The Times." It ...

    Article : 95 words
  27. KITCHEN GARDEN.

    Herbs which are required for winter use should now be cut and dried. if a wet time should ensue particular care must be taken in the drying, for if at ...

    Article : 520 words
  28. BOERS FOR GERMAN SOUTH-WEST AFRICA.

    The German Foreign Office has announced its readiness to place 180,000 hectares, at a price of 6d a he[?]tere, at the disposal of the new South-West ...

    Article : 372 words
  29. WHAT SHE WAS.

    The morning after she got to the hotel, had been to the dining-room twice, and had sat on the piazza for an hour, the following statements were ...

    Article : 329 words
  30. QUEER PLEA FOR MERCY.

    The Berlin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has issued a circular appealing for the larger use of horseflesh as food. It describes ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. ACETYLENE LIGHTING.

    An extended series of observations upon the hygiene of acetylene lighting has bean recently carried out by M. Masi, a prominent Italian scientist. The ...

    Article : 377 words
  32. QUICK WORK.

    Things are done quickly in America. Mr. Peter Martin, a rich New York business man, thought he would get married the other day. He wrote to ...

    Article : 117 words
  33. THE SHAH'S WIVES.

    The Shah of Persia is the happy possessor of 60 wives and 30 children, quite a small household when we remember that the late Shah had over ...

    Article : 132 words
  34. Advertising

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    Advertising : 85 words
  35. PHYSICIANS NEVER DISAGREE

    as to the sterling value of California Syrup of Figs as a pure natural laxative suitable for man, woman, and child whenever a gentle corrective is needed. ...

    Article : 135 words
  36. STRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM.

    In all its efforts to strengthen the general system—to produce a "strong constitution." as the saying goes—the fact must be borne in mind that the ...

    Article : 431 words
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