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  2. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    When I can bear no more The sound of tears. And the would's muffled rear Of hopes and fears. ...

    Article : 136 words
  3. WILLIAM THACKERAY.

    Thackeray is essentially the novelist of the West End. All his great people live and move and have their being in Mayfair, and when the novelist goes further ...

    Article : 894 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOR.

    She And what would you be now if it weren't for my money? He: A bachelor. Frank I have been dancing till I feel quite idiotic. Maud: Really, I didn't notice any ...

    Article : 1,208 words
  5. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Gardenia cuttings which have struck, and are at present in three-inch pots, should, if required for flowering in five-inch pots, be potted at once. The ...

    Article : 328 words
  6. SWIMMING THE CHANNEL.

    Holbein has failed to swim the Channel. At first sight it looks as if he had only just failed, for he swam to within about five miles of the English coast. ...

    Article : 844 words
  7. LATTER-DAY MAXIMS.

    When a company is wound up, it stops. A fireman always works while he plays. A bow on a ship picks you up. A coster laughs and cries at the same time. ...

    Article : 75 words
  8. THE PRETTY GIRL.

    The bacteriologist is always making some fearful discovery to upset the equanimity of the neurotic. He has now found that a great and positive danger ...

    Article : 668 words
  9. NURSERY NOTES.

    Says an English paper:— If one would have a healthy digestion and sweet breath, one must take care of the teeth, for if these be neglected they ...

    Article : 644 words
  10. HEARD AT THE WEDDING.

    The Clergyman: "Until death do you part." The Bridegroom— "At last; oh, my darling." The Bride: "Don't, Bert, there's a dear, ...

    Article : 188 words
  11. A POTENT MINISTRY.

    As I look this afternoon on the fair scene presented by my garden, the thought comes forcibly to me of how true are the words of a well-known ...

    Article : 449 words
  12. HORTICULTURAL.

    Grape vines are growing freely, and a sharp look out must be kept for the appearance of the vine moth. It is the caterpillar from this moth that proves so ...

    Article : 313 words
  13. THE WAYSIDE PUP.

    Mr John S. Wise discourses pleasantly in "Outing" (U.S.) on the prejudices and selfishness of those who keep pet animals. ...

    Article : 635 words
  14. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    The weather during the past week has been very favorable to the growth of vegetables. No time should be lost in getting all vacant pieces of land ...

    Article : 395 words
  15. LITTLE USEFUL ITEMS.

    The following little hints have at least the merit of being simple and easy to try:— A cup of tea to which a few cloves ...

    Article : 473 words
  16. ADVICE TO WOMEN.

    "A Venus de Milo torso, topped by a bright face with a clear complexion, free from lines of care and pain; is far more attractive than an eighteen. inch waist, ...

    Article : 623 words
  17. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY.

    Madame Groetzinger has been tried at the Paris assize for the murder of her husband, whom it is alleged that she shot in their room while he was lying on ...

    Article : 356 words
  18. A BISHOP'S SCHEME.

    The Cape Town correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" writes:— The Natal missionaries have been discussing the propriety of starting a crusade against ...

    Article : 559 words
  19. POLISH JEWS.

    Why have Polish Jews left their own country in such numbers recently and practically annexed East London? Mr M. Goldstein, himself a ...

    Article : 521 words
  20. WOMEN AS FELLOWS.

    An influentially supported movement is now in progress to induce a number of the learned societies of London to admit ladies to the privileges of ...

    Article : 337 words
  21. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    Advantage should be taken of the favorable weather to push on with the work of planting out. Foliage bedding plants, such as iresines, alternantheras, ...

    Article : 354 words
  22. BAITS THAT DRAW.

    The popular London actor, Mr Clarence Blakiston, tells "M.A.P." two good stories. One of his first managers a down-at- heel, somewhat shabby individual — ...

    Article : 256 words
  23. HEALTH HINTS.

    The old tradition that the hours of sleep before midnight are hours of "'beauty sleep" means only that late hours take away beauty. Thousands ...

    Article : 355 words
  24. SOME CUTTINGS.

    The toper's nose is never painted in water colors. The pessimist and the amateur photographer both seem to take the worst view ...

    Article : 109 words
  25. GIVING HIM A CHANCE.

    "And so you've decided to name your baby James, have you?" "Yes; but of course we shall call him Jim." "Why have you such a decided preference ...

    Article : 88 words
  26. AN INSPIRATION.

    Salesman: As I understand your order, it is for one dozen shirts, at L4 a dozen. Travers: That's correct (moving off). Good day. ...

    Article : 44 words
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