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  2. THE YOUNG FOLKS

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

    Article : 210 words
  3. WIT AND HUMOUR

    A great deal of the plety 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 : 1,443 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN

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

    Article : 136 words
  5. 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 : 278 words
  6. Diseases of the Vine.

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

    Article : 978 words
  7. 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 : 366 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 war, some perfume; melt the oil, fat and wax ...

    Article : 1,098 words
  9. Ladies' Gossip.

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

    Article : 569 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 : 597 words
  11. CRIPPLE DICK.

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

    Article : 1,793 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 exports pronouncing ...

    Article : 277 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 : 202 words
  15. Aged Farmers.

    An interesting scene (says the "Scottish Farmer") was recently witnessed in Mr Cowie's harvest field, near Banff. Wielding the scythe in a masterly way, and with a considerable ...

    Article : 159 words
  16. Salting.

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

    Article : 102 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 : 550 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 : 174 words
  19. FOR THE INVALID.

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

    Article : 293 words
  20. A New Source of Energy.

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

    Article : 138 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 : 178 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 : 414 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 : 333 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 : 192 words
  25. Home and Fireside.

    BROWN SPONGE CAKE.—Four eggs, 1lb. sugar, ½lb. flour, half a teaspoonful of nutmeg, one. teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoonful of carbonate of soda, half a teaspoonful of ...

    Article : 270 words
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