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  2. HORTICULTURAL.

    Peach and other stone fruits are now starting into growth, and disbudding should now be given attention. This is an operation too often neglected, with ...

    Article : 265 words
  3. RELIGIOUS PERSECUTIONS

    (In view of Lord Cranborne's unfortunate remark in the House of Commons on the French Association Law—a comment which has ...

    Article : 1,347 words
  4. THE AMIABLE MULE

    Mr Torin Blair writes in the "Daily Mail":—The troubles in Somaliland, the troubles of all our "little wars," are ...

    Article : 1,369 words
  5. THE LADIES' COLUMN

    Blue the sky above us spreading: Robed in bloom the wattle trees. And the white clouds all are dancing To the music of the breeze. ...

    Article : 101 words
  6. THE HUMORIST

    The wisest men will gladly borrow, From wit and mirth, surcease from sorrow. Next to the art of talking is the art of listening. The art of saying something is a poor ...

    Article : 810 words
  7. LIFE ON A WARSHIP

    A special correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" writes as follows:—"I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to inform ...

    Article : 1,855 words
  8. GOSSIP.

    Black skirts, stockings, and similar articles of wear, may be kept from turning a brown color by being washed in water in which the leaves of ivy have ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. PEKIN OR PEKING?

    The United States Board of Geographic Names at its last regular meeting decided that "Peking" was the correct form in English to indicate the northern ...

    Article : 435 words
  10. A MUSLIN HAT.

    The Panama hat had but a short reign. it will be worn as a knock-about hat at picnics, perhaps, but is no longer stylish, muslin and linen hats having deposited it. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 80 words
  11. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    A mulch of decayed stable litter, applied between the rows of vegetables during the hot weather. saves a great deal of labor and water. ...

    Article : 366 words
  12. USEFUL HINTS.

    A Shabby Bedstead.—Rubbing with a cloth dipped in paraffin greatly improves the appearance of a shabby black iron bedstead. Polish afterwards with a soft, ...

    Article : 913 words
  13. A THEATRICAL MARQUIS

    The hearing was resumed in the King's Bench Division on July 30th. of the action brought by Mr W. T. M'Clellan, a theatrical manager and dramatic author, who ...

    Article : 533 words
  14. A DOUBLE LIFE

    The self-confessed bigamist. William Theophilus Harvey, aged forty-nine, a builder's foreman, of 149 Waldo Avenue, Fulham, looked very ...

    Article : 635 words
  15. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    If it is desired to increase any particular varieties of dahlias, it is quite time that old tubers were started into growth. This is best ...

    Article : 326 words
  16. BEGAN EARLY.

    A traveller stopping over night with an' American farmer, whose estate was miles an& miles in extent, said to him: "You must have begun life early to ...

    Article : 331 words
  17. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Lilium bulbs that were potted late in the season should be top-dressed with loam, a small quantity of leaf soil, and a sprinkling of bone-meal ...

    Article : 377 words
  18. THE PERENNIAL QUESTION

    The bearing of the higher education on the health of women and on their attitude toward marriage and the home is a question of perennial interest. ...

    Article : 265 words
  19. THE "OLD BUFFER" HEARD.

    Canon Stratton, vicar of St. Paul's Leeds, now in his eightieth year, is a large-hearted' philanthropist, and many stories are told of the manner in which the unscrupulous have ...

    Article : 93 words
  20. THE PARROT SPOKE.

    A lady bought a parrot, and was told when she wanted the bird to speak to pull a string attached to its leg. The lady invited a few of her friends to hear ...

    Article : 129 words
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