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  2. Short Story.

    It might give pause to the bravest cavalier that e[?]er bestrode an ambling palfrey to find food for a distressesd damsel without even a poor groat in ...

    Article : 2,579 words
  3. Miscellaneous.

    In every mile of railway there is 7ft 4in. not covered by the rails—the space left for expansion. The water that pours over the Falls ...

    Article : 451 words
  4. Odds and Ends.

    "They say that Stevenson frequently worked a whole afternoon on a single line." "That's nothing. I know a man ...

    Article : 357 words
  5. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

    A hundred years ago the mistress of a household arose early to set tasks for her servants; she cut out garments for them and taught them how to sew; ...

    Article : 187 words
  6. AMAZING STEEL-MAKING.

    It is rumoured that Messrs. Vickers, Son, and Maxim are negotiating for the British rights of a newly-discovered process of converting finished ...

    Article : 272 words
  7. Housekeeper.

    Headache may be alleviated by rubbing the temples with a slice of lemon. Sneezing.—Two or three drops of ...

    Article : 303 words
  8. HOUSEHOLD RECIPES

    This is a nice way of serving dried haddock. Soak the fish for four hours, flake it up nicely, slice one onion and two tomatoes, chop a dessertspoonful ...

    Article : 75 words
  9. PORTABLE SPEAR OBSTRUCTIONS FOR FIELDS OF BATTLE.

    It is a well known fact that in the Russo-Japanese war the Japanese forces suffered terribly on account of the barbed wire fences employed by ...

    Article : 413 words
  10. Savoury Eggs.

    Boil two eggs hard, then put into water; remove the shells when cold. Make half a pint of melted butter, grate an ounce of good rich cheese ...

    Article : 64 words
  11. THE SEED WAS INSIDE.

    One morning recently a man looked over his fence, and said to his neighbour: "Hey, what the deuce are you burying in that hole?" ...

    Article : 71 words
  12. THE KINKAJOU.

    "Among the South American monkeys, tails are used to take hold of the branches of trees, and the under side of the organ is naked and covered ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. Savoury Eggs.

    Ingredients.—1 oz. grated cheese, 1 teaspoonful minced parsley, ½ pint milk, ½ oz. butter, 1 onion, salt, 4 eggs. ...

    Article : 83 words
  14. A DIFFERENCE.

    "Now, John," said a father to his gawky son, "it is about time that you got married and settled down in a house of your own." ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. FASHION HINTS.

    Tunic styles are to be seen everywhere among the new creations. In foulards extremely pretty effects are arranged with these draperies. ...

    Article : 149 words
  16. WAX FARMING IN CHINA.

    Among the novel occupations in China, but little known, if at all to the outside world, is that of wax-farmer. The most remarkable feature in ...

    Article : 230 words
  17. Spanish Eggs.

    Ingredients.—Two Spanish onions, four eggs, a little dripping, bread pepper and salt. Method.—Fry some rounds of bread ...

    Article : 59 words
  18. HE ANSWERED IT.

    A party of young men were camping, and to avert annoying questions they made it a rule that the one who asked a question that he could not ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. Ham Toast.

    Ingredients.—A few slices of cold ham, 1 oz. butter, parsley, cayenne, buttered toast. Method.—Melt the butter in a small ...

    Article : 63 words
  20. WHEN THE HEAT COMES.

    It is the idle woman who feels the heat most in the "scorching" days, for, with folded hands and unoccupied minds, a fever heat may be reached ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. Brawn.

    This makes a nice change for breakfast, and, as it can be eaten cold often helps the busy housewife very considerably, especially where an ...

    Article : 66 words
  22. AT A CRICKET MATCH.

    There was an amusing instance once of an incapable batsman being helped to get a few runs. He had plaintively stated that he had never ...

    Article : 139 words
  23. HOW WILD PARROTS ARE CAPTURED.

    The New Zealand kakapo, or large parrot, with all its credit for brains, allows itself to be caught in a very simple manner. ...

    Article : 305 words
  24. Items of Interest

    A world without a Sabbath would be like a man without a smile, like a summer without flowers, like a homestead without a garden. ...

    Article : 249 words
  25. Science & Invention.

    A store has been opened in Paris, the first of its kind in the world, for the exclusive sale of accessories for aerial flight. ...

    Article : 300 words
  26. THE PASSION FOR SLENDERNESS.

    Anglemania is the title given to the passion for thinness at present obtaining among American women. A writer on the subject—a man—says the mania ...

    Article : 149 words
  27. A SUITOR SUITED.

    There came to Sydney some years go an attractive German, Herr von Schmidt, who intended to support himself by giving lessons in his native ...

    Article : 171 words
  28. THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHES.

    A well-dressed little girl is a joy to behold. By this is not meant an elaborately or expensively dressed child, but one who, no matter how simply ...

    Article : 183 words
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