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  2. Short Story.

    Lady Weyman rose from her chair in the corner of the drawing-room, and went over to the settee by the hearth, where her son lay idly gazing ...

    Article : 2,667 words
  3. Odds and Ends.

    "So Bliggins has written an historical novel?" "Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "Who is the hero of the book?" ...

    Article : 402 words
  4. Miscellaneous.

    Over 1,000,000 cat skins are used every year in the fur tarde. In China there are 1557 walled cities where there is neither a foreign nor ...

    Article : 688 words
  5. Science & Invention.

    A workman named Naudin, employed at Toulon Arsenal, claims to have invented after six years' work, an apparatus by means of which it is ...

    Article : 122 words
  6. A NEW PROFESSION FOR WOMEN

    Woman has invaded another of man's provinces, writes a correspondent. House agency is to be added to the professions open to the female ...

    Article : 440 words
  7. A NEW NAVIGATING COMPASS.

    The German Government has decided to abolish magnetic compasses from German warships and replace them with the gyroscope compass ...

    Article : 134 words
  8. THE SIZE OF OCEAN WAVES.

    The size claimed for waves in great storms is often exaggerated, for science has shown that the biggest wave caused by a gale does not exceed 30ft. ...

    Article : 175 words
  9. Housekeeper.

    Never keep pickles or vinegar in any form in glazed ware, as the vinegar acts on the glaze and forms a poisonous compound. They may with ...

    Article : 333 words
  10. AN AXE TO GRIND.

    When I was a little boy, says Benjamin Franklin, I remember, one cold winter morning, I was accosted by a smiling man with an axe on his ...

    Article : 271 words
  11. USING THE WEIGHT OF THE BODY AS ENERGY FOR TRANSIT.

    A novel kind of roller skate, devised by a tutor in the University of Upsala, Sweden, is called the "tachypod," and has two large wheels, ...

    Article : 202 words
  12. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

    Ingredients.—½ pint of cold water, 1oz. of butter, 3oz. sifted flour, 2oz. grated cheese, 2 whole eggs and 1 extra yoke, cayenne, ana salt to ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. THE FARMER'S FAMILY TREE.

    "Young man," said the farmer, "I must say you've done a heap o' talking about your family tree. Anybody would think you owned a whole timber ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. DEEP-SEA RESURRECTIONS.

    When a ship disappears beneath the waters it is by no means certain that it will never be seen again. It may rise after a few days, or even a few ...

    Article : 394 words
  15. SMOKELESS BATTLESHIPS OF THE FUTURE.

    The possibility of the adoption of internal combustion engines for the propulsion of battleships has been discussed pro and con for the past two ...

    Article : 295 words
  16. RAEBURN CAKES.

    Ingredients.—1lb. of flour, ½lb. of butter, ¼lb. of sugar, 2 eggs, 2 teaspoonsful of baking powder, ½ teaspoonful of salt, a little milk if ...

    Article : 60 words
  17. FASHION HINTS.

    Dyed leghorn hats are in curious colouring's and trimmed principally with lops of black velvet ribbon. A new shade of silk for summer ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. THE PICTURE SPOILT.

    "My darling," said a fond mother, who believed in appealing to children s tender feelings instead of punishing them, "if you are so nanghty you will ...

    Article : 110 words
  19. COCKLES.

    Ingredients.—¼lb. of flour, ¼lb. of cornflour, ¼lb. of sugar, ¼lb. of butter, 1 small teaspoonful of baking powder, 2 pinches of salt. ...

    Article : 67 words
  20. AN AWKWARD SIMILE.

    "Is that a portrait of your grandmother when she was young?" said the awkward visitor. "How it resembles you, Miss Ugleton!" "Now, you only ...

    Article : 138 words
  21. JORDAN CAKE.

    Ingredients.—1 breakfastcup of flour, 2 teaspoonsful of sugar, 2 tablespoonsful of butter, 1 teaspoonful of baking powder, pinch of salt, ...

    Article : 61 words
  22. THE PERFECT FIGURE.

    How far does your figure fall short of perfection? Perfection, that is, according to canons of classic statuary. The standards of the Greek ...

    Article : 294 words
  23. OYSTER OMELET.

    Ingredients.—12 oysters, 3 eggs, ¼oz. of butter, cayenne pepper, salt, and a little lemon juice. Method.—Beat the eggs for a few ...

    Article : 116 words
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