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"I had titled women in my class," said; Miss Evelyn Mercer, who now teaches under the name of the "Busy Bee," but was formerly a teacher at the National Training School of Cookery, who had never been near a kitchen before in their lives. At first they were hopeless; they did not know one article from the other, but they showed aptitude and soon learn. ed to cook,"
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MAXIMS AND APHORISMS. [BY SHUM SHUM IN THE " WESTMINSTER GAZETTE."]
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Who was the infinitely patient man who discovered that coal will burnt
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In some men's charity there is benevol ence, as there is no aspirate in alch
Virtue in sometimes nothing but ab Bence of vice..
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General principles are generally wrong.
"CAMBRIDGE UNION CENTENARY.
VIRTUES OF
VICTORIAN ERA
The Cambridge Union Society.cele brated its centenary, on November 15th, and the Duke of York was the society's guest at the celebration dinner.
Lord Ullswater, who was heartily cheered on taking the chair for the debate, aroused hearty laughter by de claring that it had been his good fortune to preside for 16 years over the greatest debating society in the world, and his advice to pocog speakers, w35, Stand up, speak up, shut up."
AN IMPENITENT VICTORIAN.
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to the pieces of paper of to-day. He rained also the Victorian regard for. pessimist, and ostentatious. The Victor trath. The present age was unstable an era was solid, serene, and, perhaps somewhat dull.
serious ven, and, while he was listened Canon Barnes spoke throughout in a to with close attention, and was wome times cheered, it was seldom that be aroused any great enthusiasm for his motion.
General fooly was more happy" in op posing the motion. He bantered Canon Barnes with being” a reactionary and a Die hard, who wished us hot only to Canon E. W. Barnea then opened the What, indeed, was to be said of sobriety stand: still, but to retrace our 4 steps: debate, and advocated the view that "In in the Victorian ora Hat Carion the opinion of this Houss the reaction Barnos forgotten that both of them were from Victorianism is proving the carseat that seat of learning in the Victorian of the age." While disclaiming reapon erat He would say no more on that sibility for the terms of the motion, he subject, he added, aid roars of laugh still thought the reaction from Victorian ter because it was a little painful, and ism was an unfortunate and unwise he carried the whole house with him when manifestation of a temper that was not he finally appealed to his Royal Highness wholly healthy. He was an impenitent to join with them in supporting, the Victorian Liberal, who admired the Georgiaar ora Victorian formula, Poace, retrench ment, and reform." He regretted the MPattison Muir, Bir Norman Moore Bir Malcolm Managhten, the Boy. B Aght income-tax and other national and Mr. E.-F. Graham Campbell joined blessings of peace that had vanished in in the debate.
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