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  2. A BRUTAL FATHER.

    "Dollars ain't everything, ma[?] said Mr Elijah L. Peggson. "I've made my pile and it ain't perhaps a small one; but there's nothing but trouble ahead. ...

    Article : 2,148 words
  3. HORTICULTURAL

    Bush fruits often fail to do well in private gardens owing to the careless way in which the ground is prepared to receive the plants. Where new plots are ...

    Article : 785 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    A little elbow leans upon your knee, Your tired knee, that has so much to bear; A child's dear eyes are looking lovingly From and [?] a thatch of tangled hair. ...

    Article : 330 words
  5. THE CONSERATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    If it is intended to grow bulbs in pots for early flowering it will be well to prepare at once a sufficient quantity of soil for potting hyacinths, tulips, narcissi, ...

    Article : 417 words
  6. PLEASANT ARITHMETIC.

    I wonder if any of my girl-readers have tried how very pleasant a sum in addition can be nightly worked by them when reviewing (as I hope many of ...

    Article : 402 words
  7. OF COURSE, HOW COULD SHE?

    He: How could you lead me on, when you knew all the time I was in love with you She: Why, if you hadn't been, how could I have done it?—"Life." ...

    Article : 36 words
  8. A FEMININE TRAIT.

    Mrs Hoon: They say that Mrs Swiftsmith is greatly troubled with insomnka. Mr Hoon: Yea; I understand that she discovered the fact a week or so ago that her ...

    Article : 53 words
  9. ORDERING BY THE CARD.

    Diner (to restaurant waiter): What have you got for dinner? Walter: Roast beef fricasseed chickenste wedlambhashbaked and fried potatoes College pudding ...

    Article : 143 words
  10. WIT AND HUMOR.

    "Misfortune always travels fast." 'That's right: the more rapid the pace a fellow goes the quicker it overtakes him." "What did her father say?" "He said he ...

    Article : 1,176 words
  11. "BOBS."

    The Boer estimate of British generals in South Africa differs materially from that current at home (says Mr Douglas Story.) ...

    Article : 1,371 words
  12. DRUNKENNESS AMONG WOMEN.

    Is drunkenness increasing among the very poor, and especially is it increasing among the women? Inquiries by a "St. James's: Budget" representative have ...

    Article : 745 words
  13. IN THE BYGONES.

    When the betrothal of Napoleon to the beautiful Mademoiselle Eugenie de Montijo was announced, says the "Evening Standard," the marriage was ...

    Article : 686 words
  14. USEFUL HINTS.

    Remove the backbone of fish, and put into a cool, dark room. It will keep fresh longer. In the case of cod, it is a good plan to give it a slight sprinkling ...

    Article : 378 words
  15. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    Dwarf beans are such an important crop that it will be well to make the most of the plants, and to get a full supply. Lack of moisture is fatal, as the bloom ...

    Article : 369 words
  16. WHAT THE COMING CENTURY NEEDS.

    An interesting symposium on the greatest desideratum of the century "appears in the "Temple Magazine" from the pens of representative divines; M.P.'s and ...

    Article : 483 words
  17. HEALTH HINTS.

    Says an English paper:— Except amongst the very poor and destitute, great heat is more trying to the constitution than severe cold. A dreadful state of lassitude sets in, there is a ...

    Article : 821 words
  18. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    The work of propagating plants must be completed as soon as possible. Violets are best struck during the present month. They root readily enough in ...

    Article : 342 words
  19. THE BAD BOY.

    His hair is [?] and tar[?] and he has a turned-up nest. His voice is loud and student, and it never gets repose; ...

    Article : 155 words
  20. DOMESTIC FELICITY.

    Mrs Henpeck (to Mr H., who is reading): "Your little son Just asked me a question, and you didn't even notice him. You ought to be ashamed of yourself, and I shall—" ...

    Article : 158 words
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