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  2. AN EARLY ISSUE.

    The course of their true love had run smooth but for one thing. Jack believed that woman should be the vine and man the oak around which she should twine, ...

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  3. HORTICULTURAL.

    Summer pruning in the warmer parts of the colony might be carried out as regards apples, pears and plums forthwith, but delaying it for a fortnight of the ...

    Article : 465 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    The heart of a child, Like the heart of a flower, Has a smile for the sun And a tear for the shower. ...

    Article : 130 words
  5. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Silent contempt is responsible for many an unblacked eye. The only covering of the river's bed is a sheet of water. ...

    Article : 2,049 words
  6. IN CASE OF ACCIDENT.

    A nurse, writing in an English paper says:—It may not be out of place, before speaking of the treatment of burns, to say a ...

    Article : 665 words
  7. NURSERY NOTES.

    Sprains.— There is one cardinal rule to remember in the treatment of every kind of sprain or strain of a joint, and that is the necessity for rest after it. There ...

    Article : 996 words
  8. LADIES' GOSSIP.

    Near the entrance to Marlborough House a street-sweeper has his stand, and is busy all day keeping his crossing in good order. There are thousands of ...

    Article : 1,058 words
  9. FRENCH MAYORS.

    The chief talk in Paris is concerning the rival banquets to be given to the Mayors, says "Public Opinion," of the 14th ult. (the cable has told us since ...

    Article : 453 words
  10. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    Since warmer weather set in vegetable marrows have made strong growth. The lines should be spread out regularly, and kept in position by means of stout ...

    Article : 406 words
  11. BORE HIS LOSS IN SILENCE.

    The following episode happened at a recent brilliant charge of the 12th Lancers. One of them got his thumb shot off, and turning to his chum, an Irishman, ejaculated— ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. NO ALTERNATIVE.

    I've lost all confidence in Jones since he sold me that brute of a horse. Don't you think it was a shame? Yes, I do, dear. What are you going to do ...

    Article : 51 words
  13. BEATING HIS WIFE.

    "I called on Perkins last evening," remarked Sir Brown. "Did you have a pleasant time!" inquired Mrs Brown. ...

    Article : 157 words
  14. POINTS OF ETIQUETTE.

    First calls should be returned within a week or ten days. It is unusual to introduce people who chance to call at the same time. If one ...

    Article : 639 words
  15. VERY "SUDDINT."

    In a certain lady's employ was an Irish servant, who one day asked leave to attend the "wake" of a favorite cousin. The desired permission was granted, and Norah graced the ...

    Article : 150 words
  16. DANGERS OF RICRIC ACID.

    Captain Thomson, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Explosives, has made his report to the Home Secretary on the explosion at the picric acid factory of ...

    Article : 276 words
  17. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    The main batch of gloxinias should now be flowering or coming into bloom, and may be helped with weak manure water. This will improve the substance ...

    Article : 393 words
  18. WHAT IS HOME?

    "ack," said one sailor to another, after a long cruise. "now we are home, what are you goin' to do?" "Ship as'in," replied Jack, promptly. ...

    Article : 172 words
  19. HEALTH HINTS.

    Says an English paper:— The successful practitioner nowadays seems to be the one who watches nature most closely and imitates her methods ...

    Article : 375 words
  20. TO A PELARGONIUM.

    There's a pretty flower that's growing in a background in the city. And it blossoms in perfection, though the air at times is gritty. ...

    Article : 278 words
  21. DONT'S FOR DANCERS.

    Don't imagine that you and your partner are the only couple in the room, but have some regard for the toes and dresses of others. Don't romp. The habit is infectious, and the ...

    Article : 339 words
  22. INVENTIVE PEERS.

    The Earl of Wemyss, who has just invented an implement that can be used either as a spade, a pickaxe, or a saw, and also as a protection from bullets, ...

    Article : 176 words
  23. USEFUL HINTS.

    When making cakes be careful to dry and sift the flour, and to thoroughly mix the baking powder with it before adding any moisture. Break each egg ...

    Article : 382 words
  24. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    Dahlias should now have their shoots thinned, and all that spring from the base of the stem removed. In order to encourage a regular show of flowers, many ...

    Article : 438 words
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