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  2. AT THE FRONT

    A wild rumor had brought me in taste to Tokio. I found the Renowned War Correspondent at his desk writing out the name of his ...

    Article : 1,551 words
  3. THE MODERN CHILD.

    Mamma: Now go to sleep, or the [?] gobs will get you. Tommy: Will they come right In here? Mamma: Yes. ...

    Article : 45 words
  4. THE HUMORIST.

    The wisest man will gladly borrow, From wit and mirth surcease from sorrow. They always talk who never think. The only way to have a friend is to be one. ...

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  5. ROMANC OF THE ROMANOFFS

    The Tsar's recent renunciation of his claim to the Duchy of Oldenburg is a present reminder that neither in origin nor subsequent descent are the ...

    Article : 1,642 words
  6. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Love slept, we though him dead Daphne and I; So with light hearts and free Songs in his scorn sang we ...

    Article : 79 words
  7. HORTICULTURAL.

    Plums, in common with other fruit trees, should be pruned so as to induce them to make low heads. Young trees will necessarily require more ...

    Article : 289 words
  8. A GAME OF LOVE.

    "No; I shan't play croquet with Helen unless she and Harold are on the same side. Why, even when they're opponents she plays right into his hands." ...

    Article : 54 words
  9. MINUTE INSPECTION NECESSARY.

    A number of men who were working at a mew tenement in Glasgow were just about to cave at the end of the day's labor, when the Irish foreman exclaimed. "Stap, ivory ...

    Article : 93 words
  10. GOSSIP.

    Some time ago I described a towel worked in ingrain upon huchaback. Here is a suggestion for a sideboard cover of the same work. Use the huckaback ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 125 words
  11. A LESSON IN MANNERS.

    Scene:—Crowded compartment in the London Metropolitan railway. Enter a stately dame, who is given a seat by a young man. who is not thanked for his sacrifice. Young ...

    Article : 66 words
  12. A PRETTY STORY.

    There is a pretty story told by Mr Poulteney Bigelow, who was one of the Kaiser's boyish playmates and has remained on friendly terms ever since with the ruler of ...

    Article : 174 words
  13. OLD TEETH

    It has taken the publicity of a libel action in Mr Justice Grantham's court to elucidate the cryptic innuendo that may lurk behind an advertisement for false ...

    Article : 322 words
  14. HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING.

    The little man who was the meek escort of the big woman in rer rambles through the shopping establishment had fainted. "Is he subject to this sort of thing?" ...

    Article : 103 words
  15. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    A good sowing of peas should now he made for spring use. This sowing may consist of early marrow fat varieties, instead of the round kinds advised for the ...

    Article : 297 words
  16. AN APT PUPIL.

    Teacher: James, you were late yesterday: morning. Pupil: Yes: but as you were saying to the class to-day, we should let bygones be ...

    Article : 138 words
  17. READING NOVELS

    Our old and delightful friend, Jerome K. Jerome, in a most amusing contribution to ''M.A.P.,' thus discourses:— On a newspaper placard, the other ...

    Article : 587 words
  18. A BOY'S COAT.

    This is a pretty coat, which can be made of all one color, or trimmed with a contrasting one. Navy serge with a red collar and straps looks well. The fastening ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 74 words
  19. THE MOURNING HABIT

    There is a verse in the Old Testament which seems to be forgotten by those who are denouncing the attempt to do away with the public advertisement of ...

    Article : 478 words
  20. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    Hardy annuals. sown earlier, in the season will now need attention in the way of thinning, transplanting, etc. If the permanent quarters are not ready to ...

    Article : 277 words
  21. THE HARMFUL CORSET.

    Every hygienist, and most sensible people (remarks the "Medical Press and Circular"), have anathematised the corset with every expletive in the dictionary ...

    Article : 360 words
  22. USEFUL HINTS.

    An almost invisible cement for mending glass is made of isinglass boiled in spirits of wine. Discolored saucepans of enamel can ...

    Article : 676 words
  23. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Attention must now be given to introducing at regular intervals batches of the various plants provided for forcing. It is a safe ...

    Article : 395 words
  24. A GIRL WIFE'S DEATH

    A[?] close of the proceedings on 5th April then the inquest on the body of Frances Dolores Lee, the girl-wife found drowned in a lake in the public park at ...

    Article : 387 words
  25. NATURAL INFERENCE.

    "Th' dog sctuck his tongue out when he passed me, sor." "That is the sign that he was either over heated or not feeling well." ...

    Article : 38 words
  26. OVERCROWRED TRAINS

    "I suggest to every railway traveller that he should carry with him already written out a document in the following terms:—'As a protest ...

    Article : 220 words
  27. HUSTLING HOUSEHOLD.

    Careful Housekeeper: Bridget, you may get all the preserves we canned last year and boil them up again. I am afraid they have begun to work. ...

    Article : 39 words
  28. AMY'S ANGER.

    Mabel: You've been wanting some slippers, Amy, ands here's your chance. A "'gigantic slipper sale" is advertised in the papers. Amy—You had better get a pair yourself. I ...

    Article : 37 words
  29. A HERO.

    Inspector : Now boys, can you tell me the names of any Englishmen who have died whilst bravely doing their duty? First Boy: General Gordon, sir. Inspector : Very good. ...

    Article : 185 words
  30. ART IN WHITECHAPEL

    It might he considered impolite to write of the frequenters of the Whitechapel Art Gallery at this holiday season as looking after the "Old Dutch." Masters ...

    Article : 208 words
  31. CAUSE ENOUGH FOR HIM.

    "I hear you have bet 23 dollars against the Shamrock II. I didn't know you were a yachtsman." "I'm not. I dent know anything about ...

    Article : 149 words
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    German archaeologists have discovered near Bagdad a statue of Salmanasar II. the King of Assyria who captured Samaria and led away the inhabitants. ...

    Article : 113 words
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    It is easy to advice people how to lose their money by selecting horses for them to back, but, assuredly, that is not counsel which recommends its donor as ...

    Article : 52 words
  34. TROUBLES OF HER OWN.

    "The storm did a great deal of damage in our neighborhood. Blimber's house was truck by lightning and set on fire, and Jim Holt's farm was burned with two valuable ...

    Article : 52 words
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