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  2. Miscellaneous.

    On Some parts of the coast of Sumatra and the neighboring islands the fishermen test the depth of the sea and also the nature of the bottom by the noises they hear on ...

    Article : 151 words
  3. Farmer.

    Exercise, exercise, exercised is the key to [?] robust heath in man or beast, and especially is this true of horses. A very com[?] mistake on the part of stallion keepers ...

    Article : 186 words
  4. Humor.

    Our plans in life go oft askew. And plain’s the reason why ; We bight off more than we can chew And fly our kites too high, ...

    Article : 32 words
  5. Traveller.

    A very exciting and sanguinery contest between a huge alligator and several head of cattle occurred recently, a few miles below Kissimmee, Fla., on the bank of Lake ...

    Article : 953 words
  6. Science.

    Elements of Man. — Chemically, considered, man is composed of thirteen elements —five being gases and eight Solids. In a man weighing 151 pounds, the oxygen, according ...

    Article : 819 words
  7. Health.

    Under the title of “The Influence of [?] upon Health,” Dr. Harley, the English hepatologist and nephrologists, discusses, in the January number of the [?] ...

    Article : 1,219 words
  8. Ladies’ Column.

    Hurrah I hurrah for Bachelor’s Hall; The Queen’s away and I’m monarch of all; I don’t have to hang: up my coat or my hat. And when I get lonely I talk to the cat. ...

    Article : 286 words
  9. Plenty of Holidays Now.

    The man who struck for more holidays has now the entire 365 and 6 hours in which to enjoy himself. Who says nothing is achieved by strikes ? ...

    Article : 32 words
  10. He Is a Bore.

    Who lives that doesn’t know him well, The man to whom you cannot tell A single thing be doesn’t know. Who to your story, joke, or pun ...

    Article : 49 words
  11. Lighting a Cigarette.

    There is a fashion even in so small a thing as lighting a cigarette. In Cuba it is customary among gentlemen for one to place the cigarette between his lips, [?] take a ...

    Article : 217 words
  12. Something In It.

    Mesmerists claim that they car, cure disease by stroking with their [?] the part of the body affected. There seems to be some ground for the claim, for it is a fact, ...

    Article : 49 words
  13. Harness Drought Stallions.

    By all means [?] the [?] on the draught stallion, and let him earn his [?] [?] during the winter season ; [?] you cannot [?] this conveniently give ...

    Article : 160 words
  14. Ineligible.

    YOUTH—“I have come to ask you for the hand of your daughter.” GIRL’S FATHER—“What are your habits!” Y,—“I am a rechabite.” ...

    Article : 34 words
  15. On His Best Behavior.

    A young man always shows at his best during courtship, and this in spite of the fact that during that period he is usually miss managed. ...

    Article : 29 words
  16. Measuring While Asleep.

    The ordinary freaks of a somnambulist are strange enough to excite wonder ; yet now and then the sleep walker performs a deed which not only astonishes but suggests that ...

    Article : 262 words
  17. Just As Often.

    As often as men rush to cheer And aid a suffering brother, As often on this earth we hear One woman praise another. ...

    Article : 24 words
  18. Working Should be Universally Adopted.

    [?] custom of working the draught stal[?] doing service in the stud is [?] throughout the Percher[?]n [?] breeding districts of France. ...

    Article : 185 words
  19. How To Cook Husbands.

    A good many husbands are utterly spoiled by mismanagement. Some women go about a if their husbands were bladders, and blow them up. Others keep them constantly in ...

    Article : 397 words
  20. Extenuating Circumstances.

    HUSBAND (gravely): “There you are again, Jennie, snapping me up for the least little thing. I do wish you would be a little more amiable. It doesn’t make home an ...

    Article : 627 words
  21. Subjects for Thought.

    It is highly important in educating a girl [?] self-reliant woman, that [?] useful. Of [?] education should be ...

    Article : 580 words
  22. Four Epitaphs.

    In Greenwich Churchyard appears the following epitaph on the [?] of the Pig and [?] who depart[?] this life 17[?] Assigned by [?] to [?] a tap. ...

    Article : 568 words
  23. Plush Handkerchief Case.

    I have just finished a handkerchief case. I took a piece of cardinal plush, seventeen inches lung, ten inches wide. I worked on one and in pink satin a single rose and bud. ...

    Article : 357 words
  24. Birds as Signs of Fortune.

    Swallows were regarded as a sign of good luck on shore, but the bird-nature was strong in these graceful creatures. A reputation for virtue troubled them, and so they went ...

    Article : 386 words
  25. Controlling A Horse by Electricity.

    Prof. R. H. Harrison, of the veterinary school of Harvard College, has, according to the Electrical Review, completed some interesting experiments of the new device for ...

    Article : 237 words
  26. Cooking Recipes.

    AMERICAN BISCUITS,—One quart of sifted flour, one-half teaspoon of soda, one-ball tablespoonful of lard rubbed well into the flour, one-half teaspoon of salt; dissolve the ...

    Article : 163 words
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