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  2. THE HUMBERT TRIAL

    According to the London "Daily Mail" a great drama opened at the Seine Assizes recently, the trial of Mme. Humbert, her husband, and her ...

    Article : 1,227 words
  3. THE HUMORIST

    Auntie: Are you getting marks at school. Freddie? Freddie: Yes, auntic—on'y I can't show 'em to you. Convalescent: Nurse, I—I love you! Nurse ...

    Article : 1,314 words
  4. HORTICULTURAL.

    Fruit trees in private gardens are often allowed to suffer from want of moisture. To produce the best results it is essential to keep the soil moist around bearing ...

    Article : 358 words
  5. A NIGHT WITH DICKENS

    Fourteen ragged, disreputable-looking men stood stretched out in a queue-like line in front of the public baths at Rochester. The time was five minutes ...

    Article : 755 words
  6. AN ADOPTED CHILD

    The brief history and tragic fate of the infant Mabel Sturgeon Henderson, aged Jour months, the adopted daughter of Elizabeth Sturgeon, the ...

    Article : 575 words
  7. THE LADIES' COLUMN

    I remember you, my bush girl, One long September day, When, hand in hand, we lightly passed Across the grass-grown way. ...

    Article : 170 words
  8. PREVENTIBLE DISEASES

    From the "Lancet," to hand by the last mail, we extract the following from the Presidential Address to the British Medical Association by F. B. Griffiths, ...

    Article : 792 words
  9. THE PERSIAN GULF

    The reports from the various British consular officers in the Persian Gulf ports for the past year show a continued depression in trade ...

    Article : 581 words
  10. GOSSIP.

    An easy way of having violet scent is to put half an ounce of orris-root, broken up small. Into a bottle containing 2oz of alcohol. The mixture must not ...

    Article : 48 words
  11. TO CLEAN STRING-COLOR LACE.

    String-colored lace is easily washed in a lather of soap-jelly and water fairly warm. It should receive a second washing in fresh suds, and be then ...

    Article : 97 words
  12. THE KITCHEN GARDEN.

    The onion bed should be hoed frequently, and in showery weather a light dressing of some artificial manure should be pulled. Wood ashes are good for onions, ...

    Article : 387 words
  13. THE HIP YOKE.

    This is an example of the gathered hip yoke, which is very becoming for slight figures. The top of the sleeve is gathered also. It can be done by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 83 words
  14. THE CARDINAL SIN

    Who speaks of a revival in snuff-taking, and with. what authority? The word has gone forth that the cult of the uncleanly practice is to enjoy a renewed ...

    Article : 535 words
  15. THE DOONES OF EXMOOR

    Who were the "Doones of Badgworthy?" The question would- never have been asked but for the genius of the late Mr R. D. Blackmore. who did for ...

    Article : 646 words
  16. THE FLOWER GARDEN.

    If it is intended to top dress lawns the work should be done at once. The lawn should be well rolled, and the grass cut previous to putting on the dressing. If ...

    Article : 321 words
  17. THE BROKER'S MAN

    The broker's man is the bogey which keeps many a man in this part of the world in the narrow path. To his feverish imagination this individual is a being ...

    Article : 464 words
  18. USEFUL HINTS.

    Before laying oil-cloth, cover the floor thinly with sawdust. This will increase the wearing power of the oil-cloth, and will serve to deaden sound. ...

    Article : 631 words
  19. FACTS ABOUT RULERS

    It is not generally known that almost all of the rulers of Europe are of a different nationality from their subjects, yet a thorough search through the various ...

    Article : 339 words
  20. THE CONSERVATORY AND POT PLANTS.

    Autumn-rooted foliage begonias, if plants of large size are required, should be re-potted. The plants need shade, and a house with a southerly aspect will ...

    Article : 342 words
  21. THRILLING BALLOON ASCENT

    A Brussels correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" writes on 15th August:—During a balloon fete given by the Society of Liege, five balloons ascended ...

    Article : 179 words
  22. DODGING THE POLICE.

    A man working at a large colliery in South Wales recently outwitted the police in a clever manner. The police stationed themselves at the mouth ...

    Article : 217 words
  23. THE OFFICE-SEEKER.

    A story is told which is a good satire on the type of office-seeker who cannot allow a man to be laid decently away in his grave before he is after his place. As the New York "Tribune" ...

    Article : 221 words
  24. HE HAD A MATCH.

    A gentleman was once travelling in a smoking carriage of an English railway when [?] German entered the compartment at one of the stopping places, and took the seat ...

    Article : 156 words
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