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  2. AN EXCITING FIGHT.

    Is Mr Walter Bessnt's story. "The Golden Butterfly," Mr Golead P. Beck American millionarie man of many callings verstille and [?] thus recounts ...

    Article : 1,215 words
  3. BOOK WORLD GLEANINGS

    "It is very curious" observes the August number of The Bookman, "that almost on the very day when the first instalment of Mr Coulson Kernahan'e ...

    Article : 682 words
  4. GRAINS OF GOLD.

    It the heart be divided, the worklnogpower will be small. A whole-souled confidence in the event is the secret of all efficient service. ...

    Article : 453 words
  5. A Lesson in Love Making

    "My dear Miss Dinsmore." said Mortimer Hickey, after a brief conversation on unimportant topics, "I have called upon you quite a number of times now, and I daressy you ...

    Article : 796 words
  6. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    If silk handkerchiefs and other delicate embroidered articles become soiled in working so that it is necessary to wash them, this must be very carefully accomplished, See ...

    Article : 185 words
  7. USEFUL INFORMATION

    Zola is said to receive royalties equal to one-third of the retail price of his novels. Seldom does so large a share of the financial results of authorship fall to an author ...

    Article : 515 words
  8. A Perilous Undertaking.

    Some idea of the difficulties which had to be overcome in making the Thames Tunnel is gained from "Heroes of Britain in Peace and War." ...

    Article : 531 words
  9. THE HOME CIRCLE.

    CHEERY PUDDING STEAMED.—Line a buttered basin it a thin suet crust; fill with cherries; add sugar, lay a thin paste over the top, secure the edges, and steam three ...

    Article : 336 words
  10. HOME DRESSMAKING.

    1. Always choose a soft, yet firm lining for the bodice. 2. Pin the pattern on to the lining, and trace all round the edges, and when ...

    Article : 219 words
  11. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    A mixture for destroying flies is made with an infusion of quassis, one pint; most sugar, four ounces; pepper, one ounoe. Mix well and stand about in saucers. ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. Edward L. Blanchard, the Author.

    In his early days Edward Lamen Bleanchard, the author, had a hard struggle for life, and had to resort to many shifts to earn a few shillings. On one occasion he ...

    Article : 676 words
  13. Susan's Sunday Out.

    Perhaps there is no more contentions subject in a household where there are servants than the amount of spare time which should be allowed. The reason why so many girls ...

    Article : 519 words
  14. GRAVE AND GAY.

    "That's a fine solid baby of yours, Middleton," said a friend who was admiring the first baby. "Do you think he's solid,?" asked Middleton, rather discons lately. ...

    Article : 452 words
  15. The Astor Millionaries.

    The Astor fortune owes its existence to the brain of one man and the natural growth of a great nation, John Jacob Astor being the only man in four generations who ...

    Article : 496 words
  16. A Good Disguise.

    In an amusing volume, entitled "Penley on Himself," the popular comodian tells how he first come by the wonderful costume in which he appears in "Charley's Aunt." He ...

    Article : 434 words
  17. Converting a Tree into a Newspaper.

    We take from the "Centralblatt far Oesterreichungerisohe Paper Industrie" the following account of a curious experiment: A very interesting experiment was made on ...

    Article : 366 words
  18. The Spirit of Competition

    What is there that is really worth having a which can be won except at the colt of another's disappointment ? All are in the race, whether it be for place or power or ...

    Article : 599 words
  19. The Fighting Beresfords.

    What is probably the grandest deed of daring ever achieved by Lord Charles Bereaford Is described by Mr William G. Fitzgerald. He writes :—It is a matter of ...

    Article : 464 words
  20. HIS FIRST LOVE.

    "Dearest," cooed the sweet girl, "you have told me so often that I am your first love I But should Fate ever part us, promise me you'll never show my letters to ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. The Duchess.

    A good story is told of the Duchess of Took. She had been walking with the guns during a great shoot at Sandringham, and, being very stout, had become tired. She ...

    Article : 351 words
  22. Steam as an Insecticide.

    For many years past we have known that a jet of steam is the beat cleanser we have for any utensils or Implements—such as those need in the dairy—in which ...

    Article : 434 words
  23. Torture by Water.

    One of the Chinese modes of punishment, especially when a confeesion is wanted from a criminal, is to plaoo him where a drop of water will fall upon one certain spot on his ...

    Article : 356 words
  24. A Useful Faculty.

    In the "Magazine of Art" Mr T. Woolner, B.A., tells a good story which he had from James Nasmyth. "I met him once at the private view of Doceased Masters at ...

    Article : 304 words
  25. Umbrellas on Lease.

    A company has been recently organised in New York called the United States Umbrella Providing Cnmpany. Its working capital for the present consits of thirty ...

    Article : 241 words
  26. Reading with Method.

    No end who has once acquired the habit of reading with method, provided he has to What interests him and what he can understand, will ever be willing to go back ...

    Article : 174 words
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