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  2. SHORT STORY

    "Aren't you well, sir?" Without replying to his secretary's question Mr. Grant crossed to the fireplace and looked for a moment into the mirror which ...

    Article : 3,263 words
  3. HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

    Milk may [?] kept from scorching if the pan in which it is to be cooked is rinsed in cold water before the milk is poured in. ...

    Article : 362 words
  4. Illustrated Notes from all over the WORLD

    Much sensation has been caused by the publication of an affidavit signed by Mr. Edward Barrille, in which it is asserted that Dr. Cook (one of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 215 words
  5. ELECTRIC ACRICULTURE:

    The system of electric agriculture developed by Sir Oliver Lodge, aided by J. E. Newman and R. Bomford, is now in use on several farms in ...

    Article : 135 words
  6. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY BETWEEN LONDON AND SOUTH AFRICA.

    There are being carried out at this time trials looking toward the establishment of direct telegraphic communication by wireless between South ...

    Article : 191 words
  7. Odds and Ends.

    "Please, mum, I'm starving, and —" "You clear out, or I'll call the dog!" "Dog, mum? Lor bless yer, I don't eat dog!" ...

    Article : 394 words
  8. HOUSEKEEPER.

    Put a pound of brown sugar in a butter pan together with three tablespoonfuls of water. Let it boil until it become a smooth, thick syrup. Add half a pound of butter, ...

    Article : 48 words
  9. THE ART OF DRESSMAKING.

    It is far easier to be prettily dressed nowadays than it was some years ago, when materials were more expensive and fewer women knew something of ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. TIME AT THE POLE.

    What time is it at the North Pole? It occurs to the observer that at the North Pole time is nothing-, and that "if one were permanently residing at ...

    Article : 229 words
  11. FROM PEKIN TO KALCAN.

    In the days of not so very long ago, mining was stopped in one district of China in answer to a petition to the Throne which argued that burrowing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 238 words
  12. JUMBLES.

    Take for ingredients one pound of [?], one pound of syrup—either treacle or golden syrup—one pound of coarse, moist sugar, six ounces of lard, and a pinch of mixed ...

    Article : 203 words
  13. VELVETEEN IN VOGUE.

    Among those vagaries of fashion for which it is difficult, if not impossible, [?] account must certainly be reckoned he present remarkable vogue for ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. APPLE CHARLOTTE.

    Take a household loaf of bread, and from the crumb portion cut a number of slices all the same thickness, say a quarter to three-eighths of an inch. Have a quite plain mould ...

    Article : 233 words
  15. THE EVENING DRESS NECK.

    The care of the neck (says a writer on women's topics) is important at this time of the year, with so many dances in prospect. The neck should ...

    Article : 122 words
  16. Items of interest

    Stop depreciating yourself and making light of your abilities. Ingratiude—The mouth tearing the hand for lifting food to it.— ...

    Article : 286 words
  17. Science & Invention.

    Arrangements will shortly be made by the Austrian Government for the public sale of radium for medical and experimental purposes. The total ...

    Article : 52 words
  18. PASTRY.

    The art of pastry-making requires a large amount of intelligent practice for success, and with the best of recipes you cannot hope to succeed unless you persevere. Allow one ...

    Article : 430 words
  19. AN HONEST CONFESSION.

    A well-known divine was preaching one Sunday morning on the subject of "The Great and Small Things of Creation." ...

    Article : 93 words
  20. FIRELESS LOCOMOTIVES.

    Fireless locomotives in seven sizes from 7 to 31 tons are now being built in Germany. The boiler is specially protected against radiation of heat, ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. FATHER'S SOFT SPOT.

    "You mustn't touch the top of the baby's head," said a mother to her five year old son, "because she has a soft spot there that is very tender." ...

    Article : 109 words
  22. WIRELESS TELEPHONES.

    Wireless telephony is being rapidly developed in France by Lieuts' Colin and Jeance, of the French navy. They have succeeded in telephoning ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. A CURIOUS MANCOLD.

    Our illustration shows a rather curious growth of mangold, and at the same time shows what a plant will do when it has to. The mangold has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 187 words
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