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  2. WHY WOMEN BLUSH AND GOSSIP MORE THAN MEN.

    It is admitted by scientists and ordinary persons that women do more talking the men. Now, why is this so? why are the so-called ...

    Article : 1,068 words
  3. KAFFIR SUPERSTITION.

    Here is a story that will indicate what an extraordinary part superstition 'slays in the life of the Kaffir. It is strange, but true, that when ...

    Article : 401 words
  4. "WOMEN POSSESS MOST STABILITY AND COMMON SENSE.

    Both Dr. Clouston and Dr. T. Claye Shaw assert that women patients in the insane asylums are much more excitable and talkative. ...

    Article : 368 words
  5. LADIES' COLUMN.

    I am afraid my readers will think, it is rather early to think about heavy, thick coats, but in this climate of ours one needs to be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 149 words
  6. HOW DOES YOUR SWEETHEART HOLD HIS CIGAR.

    "No woman should marry a teetotaller, or a man who does not smoke."—R. L. Stevenson. The man who rolls his cigar about ...

    Article : 240 words
  7. FIRELESS COOKER.

    An efficient fireless cooker, as shown in the accompanying illustration, can be made in the following way :—make a box out of 1-in. boards ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 166 words
  8. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    One of the most remarkable of the high flights achieved by the free [?] loons now employed in many[?] tries for scientific expl[?]ration[?] ...

    Article : 177 words
  9. THE FARM.

    I grew eight acres of soy beans this year, says a writer in Hoard's Dairyman, one acre of them by them selves, balance in the corn. ...

    Article : 411 words
  10. OIL FROM THE OCEAN.

    Off the coast of California there is an "oil belt" at the bottom of [?] sea, and the inhabitants of the [?] town of Summerland have the [?] ...

    Article : 199 words
  11. WHAT TEARS ARE.

    Professor Waynbaum, M.D., of Paris, has published some queer facts regarding, the nature and purpose of tears, corning to the conclusion that ...

    Article : 207 words
  12. ELECTRIC EGG-BOILER.

    The accompanying illustration shows how an electric egg-boiler can easily be made. The first requisite is a round tin can about 8in. or 9in ...

    Article : 173 words
  13. CLEANING BLACK CLOTHES.

    Where black must be worn in warm weather, as for mourning, it is hard to keep it from getting grey and dusty looking. ...

    Article : 222 words
  14. ONE MAN'S WORK.

    The heaviest load that, a strong man can carry for a shorty distance, is 3201b. The extreme load a man can habitually carry, as a soldier ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. WHY YOU ARE A MAN.

    Changes of temperature and habitat are found by Professor Henri Donville, of the Paris School of Mines' to offer a plausible explanation of ...

    Article : 223 words
  16. DRIVING A HEN.

    When a woman has a hen to drive into a coop she takes hold of her hoops with both hands and shakes them quietly toward the delinquent ...

    Article : 346 words
  17. SCIENTIFIC FARMING.

    The kind of farmers we should be ? That is the question. Whether we perceive it or not, it still remains the paramount question. Upon how the ultimate welfare of the country. Secretary Wilson said the other day, at the meeting of the Association of Agricultural Colleges and Experiment ...

    Article : 249 words
  18. HOW TO MAKE A FOOTPOWER HAMMER.

    The accompanying illustration shows a foot-power hammer, made with an ordinary blacksmith's sledge. A is the anvil; B the sledge with a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 391 words
  19. THE OLDEST TUNNEL.

    The oldest known tunnel in, the world is that of Siloah, near Jerusalem. It was used as an aqueduct and an inscription discovered a [?] ...

    Article : 84 words
  20. THE BOODLER'S PSALM.

    Bore me not with pulpit speeches, Life is but a business scheme, And the Gospel Mammon teaches, Is the modern sage's, theme. ...

    Article : 194 words
  21. ARE YOU RIGHT-EYED?

    You are either right-eyed or left, unless, indeed, yon are the one person out of every fifteen who [?] eyes of equal strength As a rule ...

    Article : 164 words
  22. FORGOT TO MENTION IT.

    The following up of a report is often as unprofitable as the search for the end of the, rainbow, or the childish attempt to scoop the moon ...

    Article : 471 words
  23. AN INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED.

    The dangers of depending solely on circumstantial evidence in criminal trials was amply demonstrated in the case of William. Habron, who ...

    Article : 409 words
  24. NO TIME LOST.

    A well-known Scottish farmer supplies the "Scottish Fanner" with the following facts. Which are well worth printing in these days when so ...

    Article : 195 words
  25. PEARLS OF GREAT PRICED.

    Foremost amongst the society, beauties owning "pearls of great price" comes the Duchess of Marlborough. Most of these were ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

    A somewhat vexatious law in Chink compels every doctor, after dark, to hang up in, front, of his house as many lighted lamps as he has had ...

    Article : 211 words
  27. ONE MORE CUSTOMER.

    Sir Augustus Lackcash, looking more seedy than ever, entered the tailor's shop and was met by the tailor himself, who welcomed him ...

    Article : 112 words
  28. SLEPT TO DEATH.

    A seventeen-year-old girl had a distressing attack of syncope after a cold bath, succeeded by a mysterious condition of suspended animation ...

    Article : 244 words
  29. TOO TRUE.

    " What ? Woman overworked ? Fudge ! Think of the men !" "Ah, but you know the old saying—Woman's work is never done." ...

    Article : 55 words
  30. IN THE RAIN.

    "Look at that foolish Mr. Barker out on a day like this ?without an umbrella. Is he crazy ?" "I'm afraid he is. Let's hurry on. ...

    Article : 47 words
  31. THE LAWYER'S WAY.

    "It's this way," explained the client. "The fence runs between Brown's place and mine. He claims that I encroach on his. land, and I ...

    Article : 162 words
  32. FAIR EXCHANGE.

    Joseph Gillott, the manufacturer of pens, once visited the artist Turner. "I have come to swop some of iny pictures for yours," said he. ...

    Article : 67 words
  33. I BEG TOUR PARDON.

    What is the proper reply to the everyday remark—" I beg your pardon ? " There seems to be a large number of replies, varying according ...

    Article : 143 words
  34. HOW HIGH ARE THE CLOUDS.

    "How high are the clouds ?" Many varying answers bars been returned to this question, and, in fact, it may be added that there is no fixed ...

    Article : 117 words
  35. WHERE WAS HE?

    First Fair One : "What are you doing here, dear ?" Second Ditto : "Looking for a husband." ...

    Article : 85 words
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