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  2. The Sign of Anzac.

    Oh, 'Southern Cross I How like that other one, Whereon was crucified God's only Son; ...

    Article : 173 words
  3. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Talk about Yank. shrewdness said the travelling' man, I was in a little tavern in Connecticut not long ago, and a farmer came in with eggs ...

    Article : 141 words
  4. Spain's Popular Papers.

    Many people will be surprised to learn that the Spanish language is spoken by nearly 85,000,000 people, and ranks above the Russian, ...

    Article : 384 words
  5. Wounds and Infection.

    The professional healer, like the professional fighter, has found that many of the things he learnt in South Africa he has had to unlearn in ...

    Article : 215 words
  6. Paper-yara.

    A fireman's outfit made of paper is the latest triumph of the German substitute-provider, and the newspapers are an extravagant in their ...

    Article : 208 words
  7. Ladies' Column.

    Put a pound of sausage meat in a Jar, and stand it in a saucepan o boiling water. Let the contents steam gently for two hours. When ...

    Article : 49 words
  8. TO CLEAN STOVES.

    An efficient and simple method of cleaning a stove is to brush oil all the dust, etc, with a whisk broom; this done, put the right hand in a ...

    Article : 106 words
  9. WISE DOG!

    There was an old lady who rented a furnished villa for the summer, and with the villa also went a large dog. In the sitting-room of the villa there ...

    Article : 183 words
  10. TO LOOSEN RUSTED SCREWS.

    Rusted or tight screws holding metal parts together can he loosened by holding a red-hot iron of the proper size on the head of the screw. ...

    Article : 41 words
  11. TO CLEAN GREEN LINEN BLINDS

    Never wash linen blinds, because they will not hang true, nor run up and down evenly. A good way is to carefully tack the blind down on ...

    Article : 55 words
  12. "Moving" Stories.

    Of all the inventions in this age of advancement, few have been so conspicuous for rapid and continued progress as the cinema. Many of us will ...

    Article : 777 words
  13. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The submarine's deadliest enemy is the destroyer, which at its best can travel at the rate of forty-six miles an hour. ...

    Article : 657 words
  14. LIQUID FLAME AS A GERMAN WEAPON.

    "The chemist," grim Bismarck used to say with secret gloating, "keeps his sword sheathed. Yet that sword will decide the greatest of wars." ...

    Article : 1,234 words
  15. TO REMOVE GREASE FROM SILK

    Dark silk can be cleansed from grease spots by putting a layer of powdered magnesia over the spots. Iron with blotting paper put over the spots. ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. TO CLEAN CLOTHES BY THE DRY PROCESS.

    Take some fuller's earth dried till it crumbles to powder, moisten it with the juice of lemon ; add a small quantity of pearl ash ; work and ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. SUPERFLUOUS WEALTH.

    The mean man was going on a holiday, and at the busy London station the cabman had assisted his fare to carry his various hampers ...

    Article : 172 words
  18. TO GET RID OF FLIES.

    To clear rooms of flies carbolic acid may be used as follows Heat a shovel or any similar article and drop thereon 20 drops of ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. Chinese Pastimes.

    Chinese boys and girls are just as fond of toys and games as the children of other lands, although to look at their solemn little faces you would ...

    Article : 545 words
  20. Easily Caught.

    The New Zealand kakapo, or large parrot, with all its credit for brains, allows itself to be caught in a very simple manner. In the dusk of the ...

    Article : 310 words
  21. KNEW HIS JOB.

    It was Easter eve in leap year, and the dear young thing, who had been receiving long but somewhat unsatisfactory visits from the very shy ...

    Article : 94 words
  22. TO LIFT PICTURES DOWN.

    A great convenience in house cleaning is a stick with a notch in the end that will hit picture cords from the hooks without the labour of stepping ...

    Article : 36 words
  23. TO RESTORE BLACK KID GLOVE BLACK KID GLOVES.

    If the finger-tips of black kid glove have become rusty, they may be restored with a mixture of black ink and olive oil. ...

    Article : 32 words
  24. SULPHUR FOR RHEUMATISM.

    If a spoonful of sulphur is put into shoes worn by a person who suffers from rheumatism it will give great relief. ...

    Article : 25 words
  25. REASON ENOUGH.

    "I've called, Mrs. Jones, to learn why Tommy has not attended his class lately," began the sweet young Sunday-school teacher, a frown on ...

    Article : 129 words
  26. TO REMOVE MUD SPOTS.

    All traces of mud spots may be banished from garments by rubbing the goods with a raw potato. ...

    Article : 22 words
  27. TO SET COLOURS.

    Blue, pink, lavender, green, red, and purple should be soaked in alum water, 2oz. to the tub ; grey, black, and dark blues in strong salt water. ...

    Article : 30 words
  28. SALTY BACON.

    Put the slices in a pan, cover with water, and heat quickly. When the water boils, pour it off, dry the bacon by patting it with a cloth, and ...

    Article : 36 words
  29. TO CLEAN OSTRICH FEATHER.

    Dissolve 4oz. of white soap in four pints of water. Whisk to a lather, then put the feather in, and rub well with the hands for five or six ...

    Article : 46 words
  30. CASUALTY.

    A stranger arriving in a small town hailed it passing resident and inquired "Call you direct me to a .place ...

    Article : 167 words
  31. TO CLEAN ALUMINIUM.

    When aluminium cooking utensils become stained inside, boil a few apple peels in the stained articles, All the stains will be removed and they ...

    Article : 34 words
  32. WINDMILL PUDDING.

    The other day a party of recruits were drafted to a certain camp. One of them, turning to is man who had been there twelve months, said ...

    Article : 128 words
  33. STICKING IRONS.

    Irons will never stick to clothes if one-half teaspoonful of either lard or kerosene is added to the starch while it is hot. ...

    Article : 25 words
  34. BAKED POTATOES.

    When an oven In too full, or the heat in not right, to bake potatoes, try banking them on top of the stove. Lay the potatoes on an asbestos ...

    Article : 85 words
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