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  2. Diseases of the Vine

    Oidium Tuckeri, or Oidium, as it is commonly termed, must not be confounded with mildew. Many of the viguerons of this colony are under the impression that mildew and ...

    Article : 980 words
  3. POPULAR SCIENCE.

    M. Pictet, of Lausanne, in his experiments on liquefying gases, has suffered from cold-burns, and recently gave an account of these to the Societe ...

    Article : 280 words
  4. THE YOUNG FOLKS

    In grandmamma's kitchen things got in a riot. The cream in a pot, on the shelf Where everything else seemed peaceful and quiet, ...

    Article : 206 words
  5. WIT AND HUMOUR

    A great deal of the piety of to-day is a thing of great beauty because it is only skin deep. One of the dampers of ambition is the fact ...

    Article : 1,513 words
  6. GOOD PRESENTS.

    It is made with a cardboard foundation. Choose thinner board for the side, as it will bend easier. Cut a paper pattern for the top and bottom; see proportions given at Fig. 2. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 374 words
  7. THE LADIES' COLUMN

    Oft when old Hubert's rocky [?] Was bathed in summer's [?] And I, in life's battle dread, [?] Had scarcely yet begun, [?] ...

    Article : 122 words
  8. USEFUL HINTS.

    A castor oil pomade for hair is made as follows:— Quarter of a pound of castor oil, two ounces of fine lard, two drachms of white wax, some perfume; melt the oil, fat and wax ...

    Article : 1,099 words
  9. Ladies' Gossip.

    Lady Henry Somerset is enthusiastic upon the subject of the bicycle, and considers it second only in importance to temperance its improving effect upon society. "A [?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 568 words
  10. Babies and Monkeys.

    "Even a cross baby should be calmly contemplated by the philosophic mind." It probably requires a little practice to do that successfully. The need of it, if ...

    Article : 610 words
  11. CRIPPLE DICK,

    "If lever catch you here again I'll break every bene your ugly body! Now go, and never let me see you again " The woman who shouted this was stout, ...

    Article : 1,865 words
  12. What is Asiatic Cholera?

    "The 'cholera case' at Battersea, England," says the "Daily Chronicle," "has turned out not to be cholera at all, in spite of various experts pronouncing ...

    Article : 289 words
  13. A PRETTY BAG.

    This lovely little bag is made of white satin, pointed in the centre, and almost covered with lace accordion pleated. The heading is very novel and dainty; it is composed of loops ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  14. Durability of Timber.

    The durability of timber piles much depends upon their situation, those which are alternately wet and dry being in a much worse condition than those which ...

    Article : 203 words
  15. Aged Farmers.

    An interesting secne (says[?] the "Scottish Farmer") was recently witness [?] in Mr. Cowie's harvest field, near Bauff. Wiel[?] the seythe in a masterly way, and with [?] considerable. ...

    Article : 149 words
  16. Salting.

    "Salting" it is said, His practised in the gold regions of Siberia, a well as in California and Australia. An alloy of lead, zinc and copper is poured into the ground ...

    Article : 105 words
  17. The Hypnotist and the Czar.

    The priest Ivan, of Cronstadt, who was summoned to the bedside of the late Czar Alexander to attempt to cure his Majesty by hypnotic process, though not a monk, lives ...

    Article : 542 words
  18. Controlling Runaway Horses.

    It is asserted that in Russia a horse addicted to the habit of running away has a thin cord with a running noose around his neck at the neckstrap, and the end is tied to the dash-board. ...

    Article : 173 words
  19. FOR THE INVALID.

    This little row of small cushions stuck all over with needles and pins alternately, which she can sell at a half-penny a dozen, will cause her immense amusement, I feel sure. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 297 words
  20. A New Source of Energy

    In his address to the Chambre Syndicates des Produits Chimiques, Mr Berthelon, the illustrious chemist, suggested as a subject for the attention of the next ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. A Wilful Girl Queen.

    A pretty little story about her Majesty Wilhelmina, the girl Queen of Holland, has just found its way into the Dutch papers. The Queen is at present only fourteen years of ...

    Article : 177 words
  22. Horticultural Hints.

    The old fashioned manure hot-bed and frame is still the most perfect and natural method of forcing plants; the difficulty, however, is to maintain a steady heat for any length of ...

    Article : 417 words
  23. Song of the Bush.

    When the sky in the east is streaked with red, As the early morn is breaking, The stockman springs from his grassy bed, The dew from his blankets shaking; ...

    Article : 341 words
  24. The Song of the Shirt.

    Hood's " Song of the Shirt "is to be pressed into the service of the Socialist movement in France. The "Daily News "says that in a recent number of the Socialist Organ "Le ...

    Article : 196 words
  25. Home and Fireside.

    BROWN SPONGE CAKE.— Four eggs, ½lb. sugar, ½lb. flour, half a teaspoonful of nutmeg, one teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, half a teaspoonful of ...

    Article : 271 words
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