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  2. A TERROR OF AN UNCLE.

    George had come to town. It had taken him a long time to get there, and he was proportinately gratified. The reason why he hadn't come before ...

    Article : 2,094 words
  3. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    when you're away the skies are gray, And all the world is lying, Sea, vale and hill, forlorn and chill, And ev'ry joy is dying. ...

    Article : 116 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Edith: Mrs Mauve appears to be a regular iconoclast. bertha: Yes? Edith: You know she used to say that her husband was the idol of her heart. Bertha: I know. Edith: well, by ...

    Article : 831 words
  5. IT'S A PITY.

    "I think," said the Observant Boarder. "that the Chinese Boxers should be handled without gloves." '"So do I," added the Cross-Eyed Boarder. ...

    Article : 41 words
  6. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    Carrots, early sown beet-roots, and spinach must not be allowed to remain too long before being thinned, or drawn weakly plants will be the result. ...

    Article : 378 words
  7. QUESTIONS ARE ASKED.

    What do you think of the census?" asked Mr Beechwood. "It is a questionable proceeding," replied Mr Homewood. ...

    Article : 20 words
  8. LADIES' GOSSIP.

    How much brighter and happier the world would be ere we always to remember these words—"Kindly judgment." We cannot ...

    Article : 960 words
  9. POWERFUL DROPS.

    "A drop of ink may make a million think," quoted M'Swilligen. "So I have heard," added Squildig. "It may provoke language, too. A few drops of ink ...

    Article : 49 words
  10. UNJUST SUSPICION.

    "What has the sun been doing that the detectives should get after him?" asked fir Snaggs of his wife. "I don't follow you." ...

    Article : 26 words
  11. SMALL CATCH.

    Squildig: One of the Boer envoys is a Fischer. Swillingen: But he hasn't caught much of a string. ...

    Article : 21 words
  12. COMPLETE CHANGE.

    "Speaking of Outlanders," began" the observant Boarder. "Who said anything about the Outlanders?" asked the Cross-Eyed Boarder. ...

    Article : 33 words
  13. WOULD BE STRONGER.

    "Air ships are always made cigar-shaped,'" said Mrs Snaggs. "yes, my dear," added Mr Snaggs, instinctively; "that is to minimise the resistance of ...

    Article : 40 words
  14. A SMART RETORT.

    An Irish tenant farmer returning from a somewhat distant market late one afternoon, missed his way and got into a bog hole, where he stuck fast. ...

    Article : 63 words
  15. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    Delphiniums or perennial larkspurs, and herbaceous phlox, are making strong shoots, but care must be taken that they are not injured by slugs and ...

    Article : 322 words
  16. KILLING THEM OFF.

    A board school teacher relates the following:—I was telling the class about China the other day., and mentioned its population—over 400 millions. I explained that the deaths amongst ...

    Article : 97 words
  17. AS OTHERS SAW HIM.

    She: Did your ears burn to-day? He: I don't remember. Why? Was I talked about? She: Yes. Nell Willington was here, and we ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. AN ELABORATE SCHEME.

    Tinker: My scheme is sure to make a hit if the postal authorities will only adopt it. blinker: What is it? Tinker: The idea is to put a thermometer over ...

    Article : 78 words
  19. HIS STRATEGY.

    "I am going to sea," the young man said, and paused. "The young girl gasped. "O! Harry-er-Mr Timmid." She could not conceal the tears in ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. THE WAYS OF THE WORLD.

    One of the most noticeable features of modern London life is the Woman's Club. The magic circle which surrounds ...

    Article : 1,627 words
  21. ALL IN HARMONY.

    "The Boer delegates were received in the blue room," remarked Mrs Snaggs. "When the interview was over," added Mr Snaggs, "their feelings coresponded with the color of the ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. A SLOW YOUN[?] MAN.

    "I am afraid that young Fatherly, who calls on you so often, is rather fast young man," said a father to his daughter. "Oh, no, he isn't, father," replied the title brother who ...

    Article : 281 words
  23. CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Stove and greenhouse chambers should be making free growth, and must be kept regularly tied out." If left too long they become entangled and are liable to ...

    Article : 361 words
  24. HORTICULTURAL.

    Vine moths are making their appearance, and no opportunity should be lost I destroying them. It is this moth that breeds the caterpillars so destructive to ...

    Article : 675 words
  25. THE YOUTHFUL BRABANT.

    The correspondent of the "Daily News" in the Orange River Colony tells a curious story about Lieutenant Jack Brabant, son of the General, and the ...

    Article : 608 words
  26. VALUABLE.

    City Man: "I've decided to take young Smithson into business with me as soon as be and my daughter get back from their wedding tour." ...

    Article : 102 words
  27. THOUGHT THEY BELONGED TO HIM.

    A farmer sent a lad who had just entered his service down to a wheatfield to see if there were any crows among the wheat. The lady had just come from a town ...

    Article : 94 words
  28. USEFUL HINTS.

    Between husband and wife little attentions beget much love. Always lay your table neatly, whether you have company or not. ...

    Article : 256 words
  29. THE KAISER.

    In an illustrated character sketch of tile German Emperor in "The Young Man," we are told that he has worn a sword since he was ten, and at eleven he is said ...

    Article : 309 words
  30. WHY THE ROMANS DID NOT PRINT.

    In allusion to the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg. the "Times" correspondent at Berlin quotes a notable remark of the "Vossische ...

    Article : 224 words
  31. LOST AND FOUND.

    A gentleman who had been in America was one day on the top of a car in Dublin relating some of his Transatlantic experiences to a friend, when another passenger in the course ...

    Article : 100 words
  32. THE GODDESS OF LOVE.

    "What do you think of the movement in some of the girls' colleges to depose Venus as the god of love and Install Saturn in her place?" asked Miss Bellingham. ...

    Article : 106 words
  33. SOME SOUPS.

    Cow-Heel Soup.—Obtain a blanched (not cooked) cow-heel and put it into a stewpan with an onion, carrot, leek, celery, a few ...

    Article : 818 words
  34. A GENTLE HINT.

    A certain young man was the victim of misplaced confidence a short time ago. He was particularly sweet on a very young lady, and called one evening, having previously paid her ...

    Article : 115 words
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