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  2. THE WOOL INDUSTRY.

    The present peculiar condition of the wool market is worthy of more than passing notice, especially when viewed in the light of certain action taken by a section ...

    Article : 874 words
  3. Will Poultry Pay?

    "To solve the riddle ‘Will Poultry Pay?' I determined last year to make an exhaustive experiment, extending over 12 months. The area of my yard, which has ...

    Article : 1,076 words
  4. The Ladies’ Column MY KINGDOM AND MY QUEEN.

    My kingdom has no dazzling throne, No palace grand upon it, Yet ’tis as bright as e’er was known, Or sung in loyal sonnet. ...

    Article : 262 words
  5. "Bobs" Saved Him.

    "Talk about your commanders," said the soldier "Bobs is the boy for my money. I found out what he was in Afghanistan. My company were at work ...

    Article : 497 words
  6. A Balance That Was Struck. I.

    "Seven years' penal servitude!" With the sentence the interest of the spectators ceased; that of the prisoner had just begun. They went forth into ...

    Article : 563 words
  7. Buttonhooks for Change.

    A young lady who was in the habit of dealing at a certain draper’s shop in the old country for such small things as buttons, tapes, etc., received on various ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. THE DIGNITY OF WORK.

    It is the greatest folly to spend one’s time in commiserating the hard lot of the working girl for having to work. Many an idle, novel reading, discontented ...

    Article : 161 words
  9. Bread Pills.

    Sir George King, who long ago commanded the fleet in Chinese waters, was one of the best follows that ever lived, and a true sailor. He was just a trifle ...

    Article : 214 words
  10. A Double Meal.

    The good, absent-minded old Cardinal Dubois was a constant and hard worker. He was in the habit of partaking of a roast chicken every evening for his ...

    Article : 326 words
  11. SOCIAL LIFE.

    So much is written in the newspapers of the social doings of the wealthy women of the present day, and many who are ignorant as to the duties incumbent upon ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. A Novel Garden.

    There is a resident of Acock’s Green who is evidently a man of resource. He is very fond of gardening. Unfortunately, he could not afford to rent the necessary ...

    Article : 145 words
  13. Open the Windows.

    It may be difficult, says the "Hospital Magazine," to ensure a full and complete ventilation of the rooms in which we live and work and have our daily being; we ...

    Article : 400 words
  14. A Natural Lighthouse.

    Stromboll, one of the Lipari Islands, has constantly and usefully performed this function for at least 2,000 years. Circular in outline, the island culminates ...

    Article : 222 words
  15. II.

    Edward Armitage served the full seven years. Disobedience and breaches of discipline cost him some months of liberty. ...

    Article : 1,537 words
  16. AT CROSS PURPOSES.

    It was not an unnatural mistake. One neighbor had advertised for a girl to do general housework. Another had announced in the same way that she would ...

    Article : 267 words
  17. OUR KILTED SOLDIERS.

    A few copies of this interesting work, which has won high encomiums from the press and the public, and which members of the Government describe as "a ...

    Article : 46 words
  18. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.

    "Geelong Advertiser"—"The awful slaughter in the ranks of the Highland soldiers fighting in Sonth Africa, reminds one what sterling service the kilted ...

    Article : 394 words
  19. Grave and Gay. HAS AN OYSTER BRAINS?

    At dinner recently an old fogey had been harrowing the company with stupid and unpleasant remarks about natural history. ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. Reflections on Life.

    There are cases where it is best not to be too wise. Some people persist in seeing a cloud to every silver lining. ...

    Article : 301 words
  21. THE HIT OF THE EVENING.

    At a smoke concert the other evening a popular vocalist was called on to give a song, and having furnished the chairman with the title of the song he proposed to ...

    Article : 428 words
  22. The Foot of the Elephant

    The death of the elephant known as Charlie, at the Crystal Palace, has afforded an opportunity for the further investigation of a very singular structure ...

    Article : 431 words
  23. SALT THESE FACTS DOWN.

    Salt puts out a fire in the chimney. Salt in the oven under baking tins will prevent their scorching on the bottom. Salt and vinegar will remove stains ...

    Article : 103 words
  24. Substitute for Skin.

    German surgeons have made the discovery that the delicate membrane that lines the inside of an egg shell will answer as well as bits of skin from a ...

    Article : 207 words
  25. TABLE LINEN.

    Do not use a table cloth too long, or a serviette after its freshness is gone Soiled table linen will spoil the daintiest dishes. Many housekeepers, with sufficient ...

    Article : 45 words
  26. Not on the Map.

    In a northern town there once lived a wealthy but uneducated man, who owned many sailing-vessels, and followed their course over the seas by the aid of an ...

    Article : 230 words
  27. CARE OF FINGER NAILS.

    The way in which the nail is cut can totally change the shape of the fingers. By cutting the nails close at the sides, and keeping the corners from adhering to ...

    Article : 134 words
  28. Don’t Look for Flaws.

    Don't look for flaws as you go through life, And even when you find them It is wise and kind to be somewhat blind, ...

    Article : 127 words
  29. A HANDY STEAM PUMP.

    Any of our readers who have seen or uaed the Pulsometer will at once appreciate the advantages of Niagara Falls Pulsometer Steam Pump. This Pump ...

    Article : 133 words
  30. Advertising

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    Advertising : 25 words
  31. ECONOMICAL SOAP.

    Save [?] the scraps and bits of broken soap and drop them into a tin can kept for that purpose; then dissolve three ounces of pulverised borax in two quarts ...

    Article : 187 words
  32. Advertising

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    Advertising : 15 words
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