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  2. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Poultices of hot baked onions will not only relieve earache, but will sometimes cure the deafness that results from earache and hard colds. ...

    Article : 414 words
  3. THE HUMORIST.

    "Here," he growled, "what do you mean by waking me out of a sound sleep?" "Because, dear," replied his wife sweetly, "it was such a distressing sound." ...

    Article : 696 words
  4. WIFE'S INFATUATION.

    The great desire of Mr James Henry Judd. a solicitor's clerk, of Southend, was to live by the sea and come to town dally. ...

    Article : 545 words
  5. EMPTY SUBURBIA.

    The reasons for the number of empty houses in London's suburbs are as varied as the districts themselves. In some cases the rents are not ...

    Article : 558 words
  6. THE GARDEN.

    Examine the plantation of raspberries, and pull out the weak suckers that are not required for newt season. If new plantations are required, the young ...

    Article : 296 words
  7. MARRIAGE AND MADNESS.

    Jaundiced cynics have often criticised matrimony and madness as closely connected, if not inseparable. They have, indeed, not been quite able to determine ...

    Article : 651 words
  8. ACTRESS'S NOVEL CLAIM.

    Members of the theatrical profession crowded the Brompton Court during the hearing of an important and somewhat remarkable action, which ended in Mr ...

    Article : 600 words
  9. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    As the weather becomes warmer the number of varieties of vegetable seeds which may be sown will be greatly increased. A few seeds of vegetable ...

    Article : 308 words
  10. HOMELY FARE.

    Soubise Sauce.—Boil six onions with a ham bone, a bay leaf, a blade of mace, and a little cayenne pepper, until the onions are tender. Pass the onions ...

    Article : 923 words
  11. THE SUGAR CRISIS.

    The Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote on 3rd August:— Arising out of the failure of M. Jaulzot on the sugar market, there was more ...

    Article : 302 words
  12. COMBS.

    Unless the subject is approached with reverence, the man who ventures to write on anything pertaining to woman's hair deserves the condign punishment of ...

    Article : 483 words
  13. CHILE.

    In reports of the British Consular officers in Chile for the past year. which have just been published, show, in the words of the Acting Consul-General at ...

    Article : 343 words
  14. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    To secure a continued display of aster blooms, there must be several sowings. The first should be made at once. Prepare a compost of peat and loam in equal ...

    Article : 373 words
  15. THE NEW COSMOPOLIS.

    A correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" wrote from Boulogne on August 6th:— For some days past Boulogne has ...

    Article : 358 words
  16. HIS VIEW OF BERNHARDT.

    Of all the stories told of the extreme slenderness of Mme. Sarah Bernhardt. the following probably caps the climax:—Two men were talking about the famous actress during ...

    Article : 95 words
  17. IN HOLY RUSSIA.

    An extraordinary trial, just concluded in Vologda, sheds a glaring light on the extraordinary administration of justice in the Czar's dominions, ...

    Article : 254 words
  18. NOT DUE TO SPEED.

    First Messenger Boy: What did the boos say when he had yes on de carpet for gittin' spilt often yer bike an' muddyin' yer new duds? Second Messenger Boy: He said his decision ...

    Article : 74 words
  19. LOGICAL DEDUCTION.

    "So you think I play the fool more than I did six months ago, oh?" said the husband. "How much do you figure it out?" "I think it must be due to the fact that ...

    Article : 49 words
  20. DANGER OF CELLULOID.

    At Marylebone County Court, on 7th August. Miss Margaret Carter. of Acol road, West Hampstead, sued Messrs W. Roper, drapers, of High road, Kilburn, to ...

    Article : 336 words
  21. HE LEFT.

    Robert Bonner, one day, was criticising human nature cynically. A clergyman took up the cudgel in human nature's defence. "There is good in all of us," he said; "more ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Azaleas are now making a good show. All spent blooms should be removed. On no account allow the plans to form seed pods, as they have a great weakening ...

    Article : 327 words
  23. ROYAL FROLICS.

    So much has recently been said about the light-hearted frolics and the occasional eccentricities of the German Crown Prince that it is pleasant to add ...

    Article : 207 words
  24. THE TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.

    The International Congress on Tuberculosis is to meet in Paris on the 2nd of October. It will sit five days. It is expected to be the most important ...

    Article : 199 words
  25. FOUR AND FIVE.

    The following story will illustrate what strange ideas children entertain as regards that which is passing in their teachers' minds. ...

    Article : 195 words
  26. RUSSIA STILL FORMIDABLE.

    It is ridiculous to imagine, as many seem to do, that the war with Japan has shattered Russia's strength as a great military land Power. It has done nothing ...

    Article : 84 words
  27. HIGH PRICES FOR RUBBISH.

    The habit of attending art sales has become a society craze, and the wealthiest people in England are to be found in the rooms for the two or three days upon ...

    Article : 84 words
  28. MAX O'RELL'S IDEAL WIFE.

    The following original description of the perfect wife is taken from a book by the late Max O'Rell, the French humorist, published in Paris:— ...

    Article : 301 words
  29. INGENIOUS FISHING.

    The Serpentine literally teems with small fish, but. fishing is strictly prohibited. However, some splendid models of sailing boats may daily be seen ...

    Article : 80 words
  30. A SOCIAL WARNING.

    Even in this highly favored land we might take a hint from the following in the "Lady's Pictorial":—The pampered schoolboy and schoolgirl grow up ...

    Article : 162 words
  31. THE AUTOGRAPH QUESTION.

    Modern authors who object vehemently to being asked for their autographs, and who write piteous protests to the magazines, complaining of the ...

    Article : 145 words
  32. FINANCED BY FRIENDS.

    We have put in motion vast armies on land and tremendous forces on sea and won grand victories. But to do so we have had to half depend on the ...

    Article : 78 words
  33. "HIS OLD HAPPY HOME."

    A touching instance of a soldiers grateful remembrance of his old regiment, described by him as "His happy home," has just been exemplified writes ...

    Article : 114 words
  34. FOR THE LAST TIME.

    Three cousins living in a seaside town were very like in appearance. They one day hired a boat and went for a row. Somehow or other the boat ...

    Article : 94 words
  35. GAMBLING IN GOLF.

    So far gambling in golf has been infinitesimally small, and the game has flourished because it is played for itself quite as much as any other game is played, ...

    Article : 65 words
  36. NURSERY NOTES.

    Between thirteen and fourteen inches is the measurement round the chest of the baby of normal weight and length at birth. The chest girth should increase with the weight, and ...

    Article : 693 words
  37. The Day of Remorse.

    "If you could live your life over again, I suppose you would do a great many things that you haven't done." "Well, I'm not quite ...

    Article : 45 words
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