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  2. THE WONDER AEROPLANE.

    The Royal Air Force will soon have swarms of a new type of aeroplane at the battle front, which is likely to add greatly to the difficulties of the ...

    Article : 312 words
  3. ODESSA.

    Odessa, entered some time ago by German troops, furnishes a remarkable instance in Europe of a rapid growth, like that of the mushroom ...

    Article : 141 words
  4. TAKING NO CHANCES.

    A coloured soldier hurried into one of the "Y" buildings the other day, with the light of a great idea illuminating his shining face. Sighting a ...

    Article : 152 words
  5. RUSSIA'S WONDERFUL WOODS.

    Few people who have not travelled about the Russian Empire cna imaging how boundless is its wealth in timber. "Wooden Russia" is the ...

    Article : 127 words
  6. WOMEN ATTEND TO THE POPE'S WARDROBE.

    A large staff of women is employed at the Vatican for the sole purpose of keeping the Pope's wardrobe in perfect condition. No spot or ...

    Article : 114 words
  7. FORTUNES IN DIAMONDS.

    Even though Prince Victor Dunleep Singh, who died recently, had achieved his heart's desire—the restitution of the Koh-i-noor—he would still ...

    Article : 248 words
  8. OILING THE OCEAN.

    A California scienfist has worked out a naval plan to defeat the German submarine. His idea is to cover the English Channel and North Sea ...

    Article : 251 words
  9. THOUGHT READING PAID.

    Thought reading was the method claimed to have been employed by a man in Bengal to win large sums of money on the reaccourse. It turned ...

    Article : 119 words
  10. HIS LESSON.

    Husky Lad: "I don't mind fighting, but no volunteering for me." Recruiting Sergeant: "Why not?" Husky Lad: "Ain't the King and ...

    Article : 69 words
  11. USE FOR OLD BLANKETS.

    A very good use for worn-out blankets is to fold them double, and put them in pretty sateen covers. Buttoned or machined, the covers keep ...

    Article : 57 words
  12. PLAGUE OF BABOONS.

    Strange stories of the depredations of baboons in the country districts of South Africa are told in the annual report of the Department of ...

    Article : 121 words
  13. ROYAL ERRATA.

    These corrections were found scribbled on a back leaf of "The Will of an Emperor," in Kaiser Bill's own handwriting, in the 1920 edition. ...

    Article : 95 words
  14. HANDSOME ABYSSINIANS.

    "To speak of the pure old Egyptian type is as incorrect as to assert that the old type of the Pharaohs is extinct to-day," said Professor W. ...

    Article : 263 words
  15. TOAD AS BAROMETER.

    A police station in a western city, in America had a trust worthy weather prophet. It was a frog of the genus Hyla, generally known as the ...

    Article : 248 words
  16. BATTLE HATS.

    Soldiers are even more conservative than schoolboys, but to most of them the "tin hat" or "battle 'bowler'" is by now an accepted part of ...

    Article : 313 words
  17. CURIOUS COSSACK CUSTOMS.

    Many queer customs and usages are prevalent among the Cossacks of the Don. No man changes his clothing on a Monday. If he did it is ...

    Article : 136 words
  18. THE OLDEST MEADOW.

    In England there is a meadow that has been in grass for about a hundred and fifty years. As far back as we know this meadow has never ...

    Article : 119 words
  19. HINTS TO RECRUITS.

    In groooming your horse, alway's begin on the nearest side. Before retiring at night, see that the lock on your tent is securely ...

    Article : 106 words
  20. TOMMY TEACHES ENGLISH.

    If you think Tommy troubles much about learning French when he gets out to France you are mistaken. Instead, the typical English soldier ...

    Article : 543 words
  21. THE TOO-EFFICIENT WIFE.

    Mr. Albert W. Gray, a lawyer, of Riverside Drive, New York, who is being sued by his wife for separation, has filed an affidavit in the Supreme ...

    Article : 278 words
  22. "UNEASY LIES THE HEAD."

    Kaiser Wilhelm's exultation over the defeat of the Italians last October reads a little out of date just now; but it is a good story still, as ...

    Article : 219 words
  23. A TENDER CONSCIENCE.

    Frances and Agatha had been very carefully reared. Especially had they been taught that in no circumstances must they tell a lie—not even ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. WHY STAMPS ARE VALUABLE.

    The question is often asked, "What auses a stamp to be valuable?" There are various reasons. In the first place, the value of a stamp, as ...

    Article : 198 words
  25. PRECIOUS PULP.

    Wood-pulp is becoming one of the most essential things of our daily life. Tens of thousands of people are engaged in industries which ...

    Article : 194 words
  26. HATER OF ENGLAND.

    Naval-Captain Von Pustan relates in the Berlin "Tagliehe-Rundsehan" how he met the defeated General von Bernhardi at dinner. ...

    Article : 131 words
  27. UNANIMOUS.

    The Bishop was addressing the Sunday school. In his most expressive tones he was saying, "And now, children, let me tell you a very sad ...

    Article : 79 words
  28. CRUSHED.

    A little man arrived at a certain hotel one night, and rang the bell for some refreshments. No answer. He rang again. Still no answer. Then ...

    Article : 80 words
  29. AT POOL OF BETHESDA.

    An English reservist, who was living in Ontario before the war, writes to his old neighbours from the Pool of Bethesda, Palestine:—"I tasted ...

    Article : 120 words
  30. HIS WAGER.

    When the result of a certain Derby reached a Yorkshire mining village, one of the colliers remarked to his chum: "Ali've made a nice little ...

    Article : 117 words
  31. SLIDE, KELLY, SLIDE.

    An officer on board a warship was drilling his men. "I want every man to lie on his back, put his legs in the air, and ...

    Article : 76 words
  32. VOICE TRAVELLING.

    Eighteen miles is said to be the longest distance on record at which a man's voice has been heard. This occurred in the Grand Canyon of the ...

    Article : 74 words
  33. "SOME" ARTIST.

    An American was boasting to his friend (an Irishman) of the abilities of his son as an artist. He said his son once drew a rabbit on a man's ...

    Article : 79 words
  34. FREE ADVICE.

    "Doctor," said the friend, who was seeking free advice. "I wounder why I am getting hald. Just take a look at my head." ...

    Article : 47 words
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