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  2. TOWN RULED BY WOMEN.

    There is at least one realm where women are the power on the throne, not behind it. This realm is in France, which boasts a little town where all the police, postmen ...

    Article : 461 words
  3. A PERILOUS ADVENTURE.

    Mr. Durouf, who was the first aeronaut to escape from Paris during the siege, was destined four years later to a perilous adventure, which was equally shared by his ...

    Article : 692 words
  4. COLOUR AS AN APPETISER.

    The colour of the food we eat has a marked effect on appetite and digestion. All human beings, and some animals, are very sensitive as to the colour of their ...

    Article : 569 words
  5. AGRICULTURAL AND PASTORAL NOTES.

    These Notes will be issued every week, under the direction of the Honorary Minister for Agriculture (Hon. J. L. Trefle), and are based mainly on the experiments of the Department. With its organisation the Department should be enabled to solve for the ...

    Article : 204 words
  6. No. 23.

    THROUGH cows aborting, or slipping their calves, dairy-farmers often suffer much loss The disease is known throughout the world. It is of an ...

    Article : 3,368 words
  7. MOUNT KOSCIUSKO.

    THE ideal time to visit Kosciusko is the present. The climate is wonderful —bright, sunny days, tempered by the bracing breezes which blow off the ...

    Article : 165 words
  8. KITES TO FLY UNDER THE WATER.

    The flying of kites was for many years regarded as boys' sport, but those toys as men were wont to regard them, have become in the present day most ...

    Article : 456 words
  9. SOFTENING HARD WATER.

    On a small scale, for household use, hard water can be softened by simple boiling. It becomes somewhat turbid thereby on account of a separation of the ...

    Article : 119 words
  10. WHAT THE DEVIL THINKS.

    The Parisian's latest amusement is a profane, burlesque called "Hell," at present (says "M.A.P." on June 3) being played at the Folies Bergeres. Here are ...

    Article : 288 words
  11. HOW SHE GOT THE PEE.

    A young couple who went to a priest to be wedded were met with a request for the marriage fee. It was not forthcoming. Both the consenting parties were rich in ...

    Article : 212 words
  12. THE CHEMISTRY OF THE COW.

    "The modern student knows nothing at all—nothing at all!" exclaimed Professor Blow, who was blowing himself blue before the junior chemistry class. ...

    Article : 126 words
  13. THE HORSE AND THE OYSTERS.

    A traveller and his horse arrived at an inn very wet and cold. After seeing his horse safely attended to he went to see about some food for himself. Entering ...

    Article : 159 words
  14. PROTECTION TO PAINTERS.

    Belgium has recently passed a law to protect painters from the dangers incident to manipulating colors mixed with white lead, which provides that the ...

    Article : 149 words
  15. AN OLD STAGE STORY.

    Mr. George Grossmith often met Irving when on his travels, and once they were both staying at the Queen's Hotel, Manchester. Mr. Grossmith had to leave ...

    Article : 226 words
  16. THE OPEN FIRE.

    A fire is a delightful thing, a companion and an inspiration. If my room were kept warm by some wretched modern contrivance, of water-pipes or heated air, would ...

    Article : 243 words
  17. THE HEALTH VALUE OF A WHISTLE.

    Boys should be encouraged to whistle. It's a good thing for the lungs, and can be made something of an accomplishment by daily practice. To learn to whistle ...

    Article : 138 words
  18. TOO GROSS FOR ANYTHING.

    The 288 joke has reached Granville from Parramatta, and is going the rounds. Two persons meet, in a dark right-of-way, and one says: "Say, did you hear that story ...

    Article : 117 words
  19. Privileges.

    A parson was reading the Seriptures to an old sailor. "And Solomon," he said, "had 700 wives and 300 concubines." "Dear, dearl" gasped the old salt; ...

    Article : 38 words
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