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  2. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    "What news to-day ?" said a merchant to his friend lately. "What news !" responded the other. "nothing. only times are growing ...

    Article : 79 words
  3. The Making of Lanoline.

    The Australian Minister for Customs recently called attention to the waste of millions of pounds of lanoline from the numerous wool ...

    Article : 275 words
  4. Smaller and Fewer Teeth.

    That our teeth are becoming progressively smaller and fewer is made manifest by a study of human jaws running hack through the centuries ...

    Article : 204 words
  5. Ladies' Column.

    Buy a big leg of mutton, as the bigger the cheaper, and ask the butcher to cut a nice thick steak or cutlet right out of the centre. ...

    Article : 251 words
  6. A Wonderful Mine.

    Situated in the beautiful Kaap Valley, in the Jamestown district of Barberton, Transvaal, there is a mine known by the name of Verdite. The ...

    Article : 250 words
  7. Love's Messenger.

    Last night, the sun was setting With a crimson rose at its heart. And I found myself almost forgetting That we are so far apart, ...

    Article : 133 words
  8. UPSET HIM.

    Two men were heard conversing near the pavilion of a well-known cricket-ground. "I've never missed seeing a match ...

    Article : 142 words
  9. When Paper Runs Short.

    When a man gives his mind to the publishing of a newspaper he seldom allows himself to be thwarted by a mere lack of the conventional ...

    Article : 1,240 words
  10. JAPANESE WRESTLERS.

    In this country, when a man of average height takes on girth until his weight runs up to three hundred pounds or so, his friends have grave ...

    Article : 805 words
  11. "SOME" TRAVELLING.

    There is a story of an old farmer in Kentucky who until recently had never seen a motor-car. The old chap was standing on the ...

    Article : 109 words
  12. Protection Against Lightning.

    The United States Bureau of Standards has made an exhaustive investigation on the subject of protection against lightning. Some of the ...

    Article : 722 words
  13. WHAT TO DRINK?

    Personally—if tea, coffee, and cocoa were debarred—I would prefer thin barley water as "cleaner" to the palate than any preparation of broth. ...

    Article : 130 words
  14. Daylight Movies.

    According to the latest statistics, nearly 16,000,000 people frequent daily the "movie" shows in the United States. And there are fully ...

    Article : 570 words
  15. A SMART NAG.

    A traveller in Indiana noticed that a farmer was having trouble with his horse. It would start, go slowly for a short distance, and then stop ...

    Article : 92 words
  16. GINGER BEER.

    Slice four lemons, and crush two ounces of ginger ; add to them half a pound of lump sugar, two ounces of cream of tartar, and the same ...

    Article : 80 words
  17. Worked Two Ways.

    A rather amusing episode occurred between a United Free Church minister and his baker, who happened to be a member of his church. ...

    Article : 351 words
  18. TIMED TO A MINUTE.

    She was a servant new to the place, and the mistress of the house had issued instructions as to the manner all work was to be done. ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. EFFERVESCING LEMONADE POWDERS.

    Required, one pound of white sugar, a quarter of a pound of bicarbonate of soda, and one and a half drachms of essence of lemon. Mix these ...

    Article : 96 words
  20. DIDN'T WANT MUCH.

    One Saturday night a lady who possessed a fruit and vegetable shop hurried to serve her last customer, a very red-faced woman. ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. FADING IN THE WASH.

    To prevent colours running, and to revive them, use a teaspoonful of common vinegar to every quart of cold rinsing water. ...

    Article : 95 words
  22. A HINT TO HUSBANDS.

    Did you see anything that particularly struck your fancy when you were looking round the furniture shops to-day ?" asked a young ...

    Article : 80 words
  23. KITCHEN NOTES.

    When carbolic acid is wanted for use as a disinfectant, see that you mix it with boiled, not cold, water. Clean plaster of Paris ornaments ...

    Article : 263 words
  24. LARGEST TREES IN AMERICA.

    A recent effort by the American Genetic Association to locate and identify the largest American trees resulted in the discovery of a ...

    Article : 194 words
  25. NO WONDER.

    Mr. Brown, having bought a new bicycle of the most approved pattern, presented his old one to Dennis O'Hara, who did errands and odd jobs ...

    Article : 187 words
  26. GERM DESTROYER.

    A little friend, who had a very warm corner in her heart for a certain Mr. Schmidt, was much exercised in her mind over the allen ...

    Article : 86 words
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