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  2. Farm and Garden.

    A dog's dinner should consist of dog-bigcuits and meal wetted and worked up with any remains of broth or soup, or else with water. As a rule, he should be fed once a ...

    Article : 496 words
  3. Sketcher.

    The [?] of thin little island by England to Germany having drawn the attention of the world to its almost-forgotten existence, it may be interesting to recall a legend said ...

    Article : 1,409 words
  4. The Traveller.

    The Bermudas are a group of about 30 small island in the Atlantic, situated in lat 32 20 N. and long, 64 50 W. The surface is for the most part low, and composed of a ...

    Article : 143 words
  5. Celery.

    Where the plants are forming stools instead of distinct hearts, it is advisable to remove with a knife the outside suckers, so as to reduce the growth, in possible, to one ...

    Article : 708 words
  6. The Bolas of the Patagonian.

    A very queer weapon is the bolas, which is used by the inhabitants of that part of South America called Patagonia. You would not imagine that two or three balls tied on to the ...

    Article : 422 words
  7. VEGETABLE PRODUCTS.

    The earths which are usually found in vegetables, are lime, silex, albumina, and magnesia. Of there lime is by far the mosfrequent and abundant, and wherever there ...

    Article : 969 words
  8. Some Useful 'Tins' for Travellers.

    In proportion to the heat of the day is the danger of evening chills. Tourists visiting Continental cities are apt to encounter dangerous risks by entering lightly clad into ...

    Article : 571 words
  9. Varieties.

    What does it cost to bring up a family? A gentleman whose experience will be a recognized as having points in common with other householders, has preserved and account of ...

    Article : 1,569 words
  10. Humour.

    'I want something,' said a farmer as he entered a Michigan avenue drug store the other day. 'Well, what is it?' ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. Would Save Trouble.

    Poet—'I'd like to write for your paper, sir.' Editor—'Oh, you needn't go to that trouble. Just leave 5s, the subscription price ...

    Article : 36 words
  12. Auld Lang Syne.

    I thought she loved me once, nil me, But that was many years ago; my error now I plainly sco, But at that time I did not know. ...

    Article : 437 words
  13. Effect of Poisons.

    One of the must mysterious of physiological phenomena is the influence of minute quantities of certain substances when introduced into the circulatory system. The ...

    Article : 538 words
  14. Always on the Go.

    Hurry—'Have you a standing account at Trustem's?' Henry—'No, it's a running one. Yonder comes Trustom now. Good-by.' ...

    Article : 28 words
  15. Not to be Compared.

    Miss Beachcomb—'The sea airs are delightful.' Mr. Billows—'Perhaps so; but they can't compare with the son [?] ...

    Article : 27 words
  16. Why?

    Dealer—'I want you to understand, sir, that I keep good fish.' Customer—'That may be; but why don't you sell some of them?' ...

    Article : 31 words
  17. Perhaps So.

    Do not fret if you cannot get into society The oyster is often present at a supper when he would perhaps prefer to be at home in his bed. ...

    Article : 33 words
  18. Afterwards.

    'It is tho disposition of women to marry, says a thoughtful contemporary. But what dispositions some of them show after they are married! ...

    Article : 27 words
  19. His Opinion.

    Bugpipe Player—'What is your opinion of am amateur brass band! Cornelist—'I think it is an angelic choir compared with a professional bagpipe ...

    Article : 32 words
  20. Just So.

    The more of lawyers them are in a suit, The longer its bound to last; The more physicians there are in a case, The sooner its over and past. ...

    Article : 34 words
  21. An Adventure in Lucknow.

    One morning in the year 1835 (says Mr. Knighton, the Englishman), I was driving with a friend of mine, in a little open gig, from the river Goomteo to one of the King's ...

    Article : 968 words
  22. Imitation.

    Head of the stablishment—'David, you are a fool!' David—'Well, sir, I can't help it. When you engaged me, you told me to imitate you ...

    Article : 37 words
  23. Not Wrong, but Impossible.

    'Is it wrong to cheat a lawyer?' was recently very ably discussed by the members of a debating society. The conclusion arrived at was that it was not wrong, but impossible. ...

    Article : 38 words
  24. Only Practises.

    Visitor—'Your sister is studying music, I understand?' Little Gill—'Oh, no, mulam, she doesn't study music.' ...

    Article : 39 words
  25. Sneezing Did It.

    Visitor (in penitentiary)—'What brought you to this place, my friend?' Convict—'Sneezing.' Visitor—'Sneezing?' ...

    Article : 40 words
  26. Dreams and Dreaming.

    It is an error to suppose, [?] Hobbles asserts in his Leviathan,' that sleep seals up the senses. Dr. Benttie mentions the case of a man who could be made to dream of any subject, by whispering about it into ear ...

    Article : 621 words
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