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  2. The Sketcher.

    One evening when Zeb White, the 'Possum Hunter of Tennessee, and I were out on the mountain watching a it bear's den, lie told me this story [?] ...

    Article : 1,269 words
  3. Spray.

    Here is a pretty and true story, told by Clement Scott, of the good old actor lately passed away—Henry Howe. It contrasts pleasantly-with the tales in ...

    Article : 154 words
  4. The Home.

    How is it that the girls of to-day are so [?] careless with regard to their appearance the first thing in the morning ? Bee them in the afternoon, or ...

    Article : 383 words
  5. THE FARM.

    Competent veterinary surgeons have been appointed to act as consulting experts in the breeding of cattle and pigs, and experts have also been appointed ...

    Article : 1,774 words
  6. The HOME

    There are many causes of headaches in women, but the chief ones are: Insufficient air taken into the lungs and consequently insufficient throwing out with ...

    Article : 506 words
  7. Ragamuffin Republics!

    Professor Moore, discussing in the "Forum" for May "The Future of Cuba," incidentally refers to the miserable condition of the Central American ...

    Article : 380 words
  8. The Telephone in War.

    The telephone was put to a novel use recently during the Cuban War. A Cuban general. Pablo Olivia, arriving at the Outskirts of a town in which was a ...

    Article : 84 words
  9. Origin of the Ball.

    An old German custom changed dances into balls. This custom consisted in the assembling in the villages during the Easter holidays of all the marriageable ...

    Article : 109 words
  10. Sleeplessness.

    What is the cause of sleeplessness ? It is generally said to be mental worry or excitement. Caesar, scenting conspiracy around him. observed : "Let me ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. An Old Chapel.

    In the churchyard of the church at Prestbury, England, is a chapel of Norman date, which is placed in correct orientation, and it is considered to be ...

    Article : 85 words
  12. A Queer Incident.

    George Brandes, the Danish critic, relates an amusing incident if his recent travels through Russia in his [?] Polen" (" Impressions in ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. The Boyhood of Famous Men.

    John Calvin was an apprentice at the cooper's trade. Turner, the painter, spent his boyhood in a barber's shop. ...

    Article : 92 words
  14. Making Sailing Ships Go Faster.

    The statement of an Italian sea captain that he had proved by experience that a ship goes faster when her sails are perforated with a number of holes ...

    Article : 261 words
  15. Some Curious Spiders.

    In the forests of Java there are spiders whose webs are so strong that a knife is required to cut them. A Texan [?] a balloon 4ft. long and 2ft. wide ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. Calmness of Men on the Scaffold.

    A prison official who has seen nine men executed made some interesting statements the other day about the calmness and self-procession of the ...

    Article : 380 words
  17. Could Not Be Otherwise.

    "So Miss Keene is engaged," said one young man. "Yes," replied the despondent lover. "and to another." "I thought she regarded you very ...

    Article : 86 words
  18. SIMPLE COOKERY.

    When your fire is not in a proper condition for broiling chops, they will be found to be equally good if breaded and baked in a hot oven. Use loin or rib ...

    Article : 385 words
  19. His Fame Secure.

    " At last !" exclaimed the struggling young author throwing himself heavily in a chain. " At last !" he repeated, "I have written something that will ...

    Article : 79 words
  20. Point of Law.

    A picked eleven of barristers from London played a cricket match with a picked eleven of [?] from Manchester. The day was beautifully fine ...

    Article : 89 words
  21. Coming from School in Griqualand

    The scene is laid in Griqualand East a dependency of the Cape of Good Hope. The place, a country school house, situate in a wide, open plain with ...

    Article : 401 words
  22. Home, Sweet Home.

    Probably no one would have been more surprised than Sir Henry Bishop himself could he have foreseen that a simple melody in one of his numerous operas ...

    Article : 143 words
  23. Trouble in the Bickers Family.

    " Well," said Mrs. Bickers as she laid Oewn the daily newspaper. " If this isn't an outrage I'd like to know why it isn't ?" ...

    Article : 334 words
  24. Neglecting the Fest.

    No one can be healthy who does so, or who does not change the stockings" at he very least once in three days. Poisons accumulate about the feet, just ...

    Article : 216 words
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