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  2. WOMEN'S VIEWS

    Mrs Fenwick Miller writes in the London "Daily News":—In the "unchanging East" women have for centuries past been held in ...

    Article : 1,431 words
  3. QUEEN ELIZABETH

    In connection with the recent tercentenary of the death of Queen Elizabeth, the "St. James' Gazette" writes:— ...

    Article : 748 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN

    Long ago! what hum of voices Ceaseless come and ceaseless go; While old Time again rejoices At the flux and interflow; ...

    Article : 185 words
  5. HORTICULTURAL.

    The planting of black currants may be proceeded with after the red and white varieties have been planted A somewhat sheltered situation and one that is not dry should be ...

    Article : 338 words
  6. IN GA[?] JAPAN

    The social condition of woman is a fairly trustworthy measure of the. civilisation of a State, and judged by this standard, Japan has not yet reached the ...

    Article : 587 words
  7. THE GENIAL DUKE

    Time has dealt gently with the public services of the Duke of Wellington; but it has done little to soften the harsh portraits of the ...

    Article : 1,268 words
  8. GOSSIP.

    Equal parts of turpentine, boiled linseed oil, vinegar, and spirits of wine, if all shaken well together, are said to form an excellent polish for stained ...

    Article : 50 words
  9. WHAT IS A WIDOW?

    Schoolmaster: What is a widower? Pupil: A widderer is a man wot ain't got a widder. Schoolmaster: Oh! Indeed—then what is a ...

    Article : 37 words
  10. TIRED FEET.

    Those who have, much standing or walking to do may be glad to know of the following recipe, which I am told is very good in relieving tired feet:— ...

    Article : 81 words
  11. ITS ADVANTAGE.

    Possible Tenant: You surely don't expect anybody to take this house. The floors all run down bill. Agent (a smart man): It was built that way ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. THE HUMORIST.

    The wisest men will gladly borrow From wit and mirth, surcease from sorrow "Walter, every time I come In here I get the same potato." "Well, you never eat it, ...

    Article : 1,372 words
  13. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    Land to be cropped with pens should be liberally dressed with dung placed at the bottom of the trenches, and trenched in as soon as possible, ...

    Article : 414 words
  14. THE CABBY OF THE FUTURE.

    The following is what we may expect to hear in a' few years' time if the standard of education continues to advance: First Cabman: I beg your pardon for ...

    Article : 87 words
  15. CORRESPONDENCE.

    "M.C." (Sea Lake).—In writing your first letter to the little London cripple, enclose the entrance fee in a P.O.O. to the "visitor's address," which I hope ...

    Article : 73 words
  16. EXPIRED.

    A man was summoned the other day for refusing to renew his dog license. He tried several times to interrupt the policeman, who gave evidence, but was pulled up sharply. ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. A PRETTY STOCK.

    A neck band and bow of glace silk is a handsome additions to a dark costume or coat; the band is straight, and hooks at the back. The bow, with broad ends, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 85 words
  18. STOPPING A NUISANCE.

    The Hodkins family keep geese, and their neighbors, the Podkins family, do not. Certain invasions of the Podkins geese into the Podkins' territory are bitterly resented. ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. SOME CUTTINGS.

    The girl with a new hat that is becoming is never satisfied until the man she likes best. and the girl she likes least have seen it. "He told his wife she ought to take cookery ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. USEFUL HINTS.

    To darken woodwork paint it over with ammonia. Never light a lamp with paper, for fragments.. of it are sure to drop off it ...

    Article : 626 words
  21. BOY ORGANIST

    Half a dozen miles out of Paris, on the East Railway line, is a little old-fashioned village called St. Maur-des Fosses with an ancient parish church, which has just ...

    Article : 602 words
  22. A MOTOR CAR

    Mr Henry Norman, M.P., in the current "World's Work"—a very excellent number, by the way—discusses the cost of keeping a motor-car Some of the little ...

    Article : 214 words
  23. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    The weak shoots of lapagerias should be thinned out, retaining all strong shoots thrown up from the base. The plants should be sponged. ...

    Article : 849 words
  24. PICKINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

    First Office Boy: "Does der boss seem ter like yer?" Second Office Boy: "Well, either that or he don't know how to wears." Farmer Honk: "Deacon Klutchpenny ain't ...

    Article : 192 words
  25. PASSED ON.

    George: "No matter how things go, the poor always suffer." Jack: "Yes, the nabobs who own railways don't think anything of running over a poor ...

    Article : 110 words
  26. CUTTING OFF A LEG

    In an operation two eminent surgeons recently removed the left foot of a carpenter, senile gangrene having affected the limb. The ...

    Article : 253 words
  27. ENGAGED.

    The engaged girl has an idea that she has accomplished her life work. She looks down with undisguised pity upon her heart-free friends and companions. ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. WHY HE MARRIED.

    In the North of England, where rabbit coursing is much in vogue, swift, well-trained' dogs often win large sums in prizes. The owners of these animals bestow much attention ...

    Article : 170 words
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