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  2. A DOMESTIC COMEDY

    It is proverbial that the worm will turn if trodden upon. Mr Theodore Mason was not a worm, but in the respect mentioned he resembled that ...

    Article : 1,895 words
  3. THE AGRICULTURIST.

    There can be no fixed rule for the number of times a crop should be cultivated, or ploughed. This work should be done whenever it is needed, and not ...

    Article : 172 words
  4. The Ladies' Column.

    It is always to be regretted when love comes to a girl before she has attained her moral and intellectual majority. The man whom she would love ...

    Article : 219 words
  5. To the Electors of Victoria

    LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, In seeking your suffrages for the Senate, we wish to state plainly that we are strongly for fiscal peace and ...

    Article : 606 words
  6. DAIRYING.

    When the "Sale of Milk Regulations" came into force in England, the standard of 3 per cent. fat and 8.5 per cent. non-fatty solids required by the Board ...

    Article : 432 words
  7. Playing with Posterity.

    The following jokes at the expense of posterity are culled from an article appearing in a contemporary: In his will, Sir John Soane, donor of ...

    Article : 750 words
  8. Taking Life Too Seriously

    Taking life too seriously is said to be an especially American failing. This may be true, but judging from appearances, it would seem to be world-wide, ...

    Article : 348 words
  9. THE NATURAL FODDERS.

    It is now many years since the whole of our State has been so abundantly supplied with natural fodders, for travel where you may, the same vast ...

    Article : 334 words
  10. HOME, SWEET HOME.

    People are often very fond of sentimentalising about "Home, sweet home," but yet apparently take little or no trouble to make their homes ...

    Article : 400 words
  11. PICKING OUT THE PRIZE SHEEP.

    Mr. Chas. Hancock, the celebrated animal painter, relates the following story:— "I was once staying with Lord ...

    Article : 282 words
  12. FLAX CULTIVATION IN EUROPE.

    In the Flanders or Blue Districts of Belgium some farmers take off the seed from the green flax which is immediately put in the steep. Others dry the ...

    Article : 355 words
  13. More About Stevenson.

    Instances of the late Mr R. L. Stevenson's lovable nature and bonhomie are constantly being put forth. If half the facts recorded of him while he ...

    Article : 282 words
  14. CHAPTER II.

    "Dear me, wherever can Theodore have gone to?" exclaimed Mrs Mason, as she entered the house and found her infant daughter seemingly the sole ...

    Article : 855 words
  15. THE CHARM OF SIMPLICITY.

    Few persons appear to recognise the undoubted attraction of simple manners and simple, unpretending dress; there is much that is artificial about ...

    Article : 449 words
  16. Household Hints.

    Brown Cake Icing: Cocoa is frequently used in place of chocolate for icing cake. Add to the white of an egg a teaspoonful of cold water, two ...

    Article : 178 words
  17. KRUGER'S FIRST LION.

    I shot my first lion in the year 1839 (says Mr. Kruger in his published memoirs.) I was then fourteen years of age. A lion had attacked our herds, ...

    Article : 456 words
  18. Health Notes.

    Castor oil may be taken in milk, coffee, or spirit, such as brandy; but the best method of covering the nauseous flavour is to put a tablespoonful of ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. KEROSENE EMULSION AS A FUNGICIDE.

    It will be of interest to many to know that Professor Byron D. Halsted, of the New Jersey Experiment Station, U.S.A., has achieved considerable ...

    Article : 135 words
  20. Pathetic Story of a Horse and Dog.

    An incident which may serve as an illustration of "horse sense" was witnessed last winter by a number of gentlemen who were on their way to a ...

    Article : 445 words
  21. REDUCING YOUR WEIGHT.

    If you want to reduce your weight, your principal article of diet should be lean meat; white fish, poultry, green vegetables, salad, and fruit in ...

    Article : 96 words
  22. Advertising

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    Advertising : 149 words
  23. FRUIT PULP.

    Mr Berry of the Agent General's Office in London, reports that owing to the bad English fruit season this year, there is a good demand for fruit pulp ...

    Article : 416 words
  24. FOR TOOTHACHE.

    Two or three drops of essential oil of cloves put upon a small piece of lint or cotton wool and placed in the hollow of the tooth, will be found to have ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. OUR GIRLS.

    The foundation of society rests on its homes. The success of our homes rests on the wives. Therefore, first of all, teach our girls how to be ...

    Article : 209 words
  26. CONSCIENCE.

    Conscience is one of the worst lodgers to have in your house; when he gets quarrelsome there is no abiding with him; ill at lying down and ...

    Article : 171 words
  27. A REMARKABLE WATCH.

    A marvellous watch is that of which a gentleman in Berlin is the proud owner. It is less than a quarter of an inch in diameter, the face being about ...

    Article : 113 words
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