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The Great Log-Jam (Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, 1901) During the winter, logs are cut and hauled to a nearby river to wait for the spring floods to carry them downstream. But sometimes things go terribly wrong... Pigeons of Peking (St. Nicholas, 1900) An interesting account of the Chinese game of pigeon decoying and flying. The Foundling Hospital (The Strand, 1891) "To-day the practice is for the mother to take the babe before it is twelve months old to the Hospital, to make her statement before the authorities and to leave the child to their care absolutely. She must be poor, she must be anxious to regain her good name, and no woman who petitions that her child may be admitted to the Hospital stands a chance of relief if she cannot prove that she has led a life of propriety prev ious to her misfortune." London by Night: Walks in the City of Shadows (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1885) At night, "another shifting population takes possession of some of the thoroughfares, where men, women, and children creep along the by-ways - shadows amidst shadows, stealthily moving without apparent destination, and with no evident object except to find some hiding-place in which they may crouch unnoticed till the first cold steely ray of morning reveals them to the constable who comes fresh upon his beat." Treasures Under the Sea (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1890) Regarding "some curious particulars concerning the recovery of specie and other valuables lost at sea by battle, fire, or tempest," with a look at how divers do their work. Life in an Australian Bush Town (English Illustrated Magazine, 1891) More than half the population of Australia at this time lived in small townships. "Everyone in the bush rides, and horsemen and horsewomen form a striking feature in the chief street of the town!" Here's a glimpse of what life was like when Australia was a colony! A Snow-Storm (Century Magazine, 1882) "The preparations of a snow-storm are, as a rule, gentle and quiet; a marked hush pervades both the earth and the sky. The movements of the celestial forces are muffled as if the snow already paved the way of their coming. There is no uproar, no clashing of arms, no blowing of wind trumpets. These soft, feathery, exquisite crystals are formed as if in the silence and privacy of the inner cloudchambers." How to Write Fiction (Girl's Own Paper, 1901) "There must be a certain innate gift before success can be attained. Without that gift no code of rules can be of much use; but, that gift being once possessed, attention to sound methods of work may make all the difference between success and failure in its exercise." Tips as true today as over 100 years ago! Practical Etiquette: Balls and Dancing-Parties (Demorest, 1889) "A true ball is distinguished by greater display and a more lavish expenditure of money than was ever the case before in [America]. At a private ball given in San Francisco last winter, the bill for decorations alone was $10,000! It... shows that Americans are acquiring a taste for pomp and splendor such as helped to destroy ancient Rome." Silver in the Dining Room (Demorest, 1881) Some of the latest fashions for the table. Funeral Customs (Demorest, 1881) Some ancient funeral observances from around the world. The Most Noble Order of the Garter (Demorest, 1881) "The most noble order of the Garter excels all other orders in the world. None can be admitted to it who are not of noble descent; it eutitles one to the society of kings; and the order being limited, the honor is greater to the recipient." It also probably has nothing to do with a lady dropping her garter at a ball. Leatherwork (Girl's Own Paper, 1882) An article aiming to revive a charming but forgotten art. The Chef (Girl's Own Paper, 1889) How a French chef makes soups - first of a 12-part series. The Doctor's Ducks, and How He Reared Them (Cassell's Family Magazine, 1879) First in a series on small-scale animal husbandry and farming. The Arcadian Calendar (The Strand, 1902) A charming month-by-month look at the British countryside, with marvelous caricatures by H.A. Shepherd. Our Wild Creatures: The Fox (The Girl's Own Paper, 1890) Recipes: Foundation Cake (with Variations) (Good Housekeeping, 1890)