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  2. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Most of us keep scales in which we like to weigh our neighboars' burdens, and. having decided their weight, we proceed to judge how they ought to be borne, We find ...

    Article : 360 words
  3. USEFUL INFORMATION

    Potatoes baked in their skins will always come out dry and mealy if a small piece be out off one end to allow steam to escape in the cooking. ...

    Article : 510 words
  4. A Memorable Mount.

    Puffing Billy had just landed the Great Sydney Welter Handicap, and old Davy Charper having backed him for a sovereign in the sliver ring, hobbled up to his ...

    Article : 1,936 words
  5. A Perilous Position.

    A sportsman who has spent much of his time in India tells how he was once tiger hunting with a number of English officers. The beaters bad been at work for some ...

    Article : 471 words
  6. HOW TO CURE INSOMNIA

    One of the technical words used in scientific descriptions of the phenomenon by hypnotism is "transfixion." This relates to the position of the eyes just before ...

    Article : 382 words
  7. [?]pentance at Leisure.

    Never that evening was father a terrilble [?] for Lady Desmord was not a great , and Gerda never opened her lips undirectly addressed, so Sir Ralph had ...

    Article : 1,657 words
  8. THE HOME CIRCLE.

    STRAWBERRY TAPIOCA.—Wash one cup of tectoca in several wasters, and soak over night. In the morning put over the fire. with one pint of boiling water, and simmer ...

    Article : 1,198 words
  9. FARM AND GARDEN.

    Feeding is everything in the production of good flavored eggs. If you feed flat instead of good meat, you produce a fishy taste to the egg; if you feed ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. THE POWER OF A WORD.

    I wonder how many people can, if they look back through the years that are gone, trace a certain amount of failure, either in some special thing or In their career ...

    Article : 428 words
  11. Taking No Chances.

    Somehow she felt he had come with his mind made up to propose. She was as certain of it as she would have been if he had told her, sad consequently she amused herself by ...

    Article : 359 words
  12. How to Make a String Holder for the Kitchen.

    Take a small Yeddo straw cuff, such as butchers wear, lace the small end of it together with fancy cord and nail it Inside the closet door by the larger end. ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. YARDED HENS.

    When the hens have their liberty they will not only have more exercise, but also secure a portion of their food. The point will be to learn how not to feed; ...

    Article : 156 words
  14. Amputation Up-to-Date.

    A new and simple mode of treatment has been introduced in France, by which, it is claimed, a large proportion of in red limbs now usually amputated can be saved. The ...

    Article : 319 words
  15. How Women Should Walk.

    As a role women stride, shuffle, hobble or amble along in any way, regardless of how they look so long as they get there, and though they may be ...

    Article : 107 words
  16. DISEASES OF STOCK AND REMEDIES.

    At a meeting of the Farmers' Bureau of Petersburg (S.A.) Mr McPherson read a useful paper on this subject, and recommended the following:— ...

    Article : 453 words
  17. How to Wash Cut Glass.

    Wash it in very hot water without soap. If not clean, then apply whiting With a clean brush; then rub with soft paper. ...

    Article : 28 words
  18. How to Make a Mirror Motto.

    Take a strip of ribbon long enough to fasten slantwise across the mirror for which it is designed, and on it letter plainly in a dark color or black some ...

    Article : 83 words
  19. GRAVE AND GAY.

    Scene—Mayfair breakfast room. Parlour. maid to fellow-servant, a page— Don't say ax,' you vulgar boy; say bark.'" An intelligent compositor "laid himself ...

    Article : 396 words
  20. How to Tell Iron from Steel.

    Let a drop of diluted nitric acid fall on the metal, washing it Off after a few minutes. If steel, a black spot; if iron, a whitish gray one will be left. ...

    Article : 38 words
  21. How They Settled It.

    The little man with straw-coloured hair wagged his head Indignantly and splattered incoherent epithets while the six-footer stood off and watched him with an ...

    Article : 533 words
  22. How to Renovate Artificial Flowers.

    Silk poppies that have lost their crimped appearance can be crimped freshly by squeezing their petals gathered in a bunch between the parts of a ...

    Article : 62 words
  23. A N.A. ART UNION.

    Now that the authorities have determined to prohibit money prizes being given in connection with the Art Unions conducted by Friendly Societies, naturally ...

    Article : 479 words
  24. How to Cure a Snake Bite.

    Mix lard and sulphut to a paste and rub on the bitten place. Onions and salt is a good remedy; also give as much brandy or whisky as the patient can ...

    Article : 38 words
  25. How to Make a Pansy Penwiper.

    A silk or velvet pansy can be bought or one can be made from cloth, properly parked with paint or embroidery silk. It is laid on several pieces of flannel or ...

    Article : 68 words
  26. How to Bleach Yellow Flannel.

    Flannel yellowed by use should be put for fifteen minutes. in a weak solution of bisulphide of soda, to which has been added a little hydrochloric acid. ...

    Article : 32 words
  27. How to Remove Small Objects Lodged in the Windpipe.

    When a child has swallowed something that chokes it, hold it, head downward, by the legs and strike several sharp blows on the back. Generally ...

    Article : 54 words
  28. MANGE CURE.

    A simple cure for the obstinate skin affection known as mange, which is common to stock, is given by a correspondent of the "Queenslander." It consists only in ...

    Article : 72 words
  29. How to Stiffen Bristles.

    Immerse them for a short time in cold alum water. ...

    Article : 14 words
  30. Mental & Moral Activities

    There is a great mistake frequently made by separating with rigid limits the spheres of the mental and the moral activities. The truth is, they are so intimately connected ...

    Article : 187 words
  31. How to Revive a Dull Fire.

    Sprinkle over it a little powdered To clean white or light-colored felt hats, rub well with' common chalk, and ...

    Article : 69 words
  32. He Didn't Know.

    Mr Chamberlain was one day at one of the large London hotels, enjoying a chat with a friend. "Can I see you a moment, Mr Chamberlain P" asked a strange young ...

    Article : 158 words
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