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  2. WHEN THE RING IS NEW.

    Scene: Snuggery of Ethcidreda Richpa, whose engagement has bee announced in the paper. Etheldreda, reclining on rose-pink cough, is ...

    Article : 1,346 words
  3. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    A broken ring of gold—you gave It me When on the purple-heathered hills we strayed; The other part you In your bosom laid, With passionate vows of love and constancy. ...

    Article : 120 words
  4. NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

    According to a writer in "Science Siftings," a gentleman in the old country recently made a discovery at the seaside town where he was stopping which made ...

    Article : 1,425 words
  5. WHERE CORPORAL THOMSON WON HIS MEDAL.

    We belonged to a Donside corps of volunteers, and as inspection day was coming round our instructor was doing his level best to make us a model squad. ...

    Article : 185 words
  6. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Mother: Didn't I [?] you kiss the [?]eutenant? Daughter: But—but he began it. 3' She: And what would you be now If it weren't for my money? He: A bachelor. ...

    Article : 1,026 words
  7. LADIES' GOSSIP.

    We read and hear a great deal (and rightly so) of heroic deeds and words in these days, but there is sometime. more real heroism in the lives of quiet ...

    Article : 786 words
  8. SOME SWEETS.

    Lemon Roundabout.—Line a shallow\ dish with nice puff paste. Cut two medium-sized lemons into very thin slices put them into the sauce-pan, with half ...

    Article : 442 words
  9. AN INCIDENT ON ACTIVE SERVICE.

    A Glasgow volunteer, now in South Africa, in an interesting letter tells how he got a meal while his regiment was on a forced march, with little or no rations. ...

    Article : 143 words
  10. NURSERY NOTES

    Lime water is an alkail; its practical value is for the neutralisation of an acid. Lime water is used in the hand feeding of bables of correct the seldity which is much ...

    Article : 326 words
  11. CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Palms should now be growing freely, and if the shade given is sufficiently, dense, the new leaves as well as the older ones, should take on the rich dark ...

    Article : 568 words
  12. VOLUNTEER STORIES.

    During the occupation of Elle by the Forth Brigade, a youth took an Idea into his head to get-some fun at the expense of the next tent, so when the bugle had sounded "Lights out," ...

    Article : 255 words
  13. HOW TO USE EGGS.

    Eggs are now cheap, so here are some ways of using them:— Cheese Muff.—Have four well-beaten eggs, melt four ounces of grated cheese ...

    Article : 386 words
  14. THE SIMPLE BURGHER.

    He's just a simple burgher, and he loves to roam the veldt In company with Hotchkiss and the Maxim-Nordenfeldt. ...

    Article : 135 words
  15. AN OVERLOOKED WAR.

    The small war nowadays stands but a poor chance of public notice. Here there is the Republic of Colombia in South America, which has been enjoying the ...

    Article : 489 words
  16. HE CUCKOOED.

    The wee small hours found Mr Binks the other night creeping up his own stairs with his shoes in his, hand. Of course, those shoes dropped when he was almost at the top landing, ...

    Article : 175 words
  17. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    Amongst dwarf-growing flowers the pansies are still great and general favorites. They are inexpensive to buy, but they are not so showy as many other ...

    Article : 531 words
  18. HORTICULTURAL.

    In some of the early districts grafted fruit trees seem to have remained in a dormant state longer than usual, but growth has now commenced, and much ...

    Article : 395 words
  19. USEFUL HINTS.

    Headaches may he greatly relieved by putting the feet in hot mustard and water. Yellow stains left on white cloth by ...

    Article : 652 words
  20. HEALTH HINTS.

    Stye and Its Treatment.—Says an English paper:—Stye is an affection of the margin of the eyelid. With its first appearance the entire lid becomes swollen ...

    Article : 429 words
  21. BRAIN WEAKNESS.

    What is brain weariness? Dr. Sekal, in the "Umschau," comes to the some what unsatisfactory conclusion that it is not yet definitely settled what weariness ...

    Article : 273 words
  22. PICKINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

    "The darkey's hour Is Just before the dawn." remarked Sambo, when he started Qut before daybreak to borrow a young chicken for breakfast. ...

    Article : 380 words
  23. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    The thinning of crops is too often neglected, and when done at all it is sometimes left until too late, with the result that seedlings become crowded, and are ...

    Article : 457 words
  24. TO TEST MILK WITH BLUE LITMUS PAPER.

    Procure some neutral litmus paper from a chemist (it should be kept in a glass-stoppered bottle, as if exposed for some time to the air its tesing value is ...

    Article : 309 words
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