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  2. WHY IS THE SKY BLUE?

    Why is the sky blue? That question would have been answered with more confidence ten years ago than it can be to-day. Professor John ...

    Article : 158 words
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  4. MR. BIGG—GENIUS.

    It seemed, though I was quite unconscious of the ceremony, that Mr. Bigg and I were introduced to one another by the train that brought us both ...

    Article : 983 words
  5. WORLD'S WOOD SUPPLY.

    When will the world's supply of wood become exhausted? This is becoming one of the questions of the day. In consequence of the enormous ...

    Article : 147 words
  6. THE WOMAN WHO IS ALWAYS UNHAPPY.

    The woman with a grievance is rarely happy because she nurses It, and always feels at war with some other portion of the world. Yet she has ...

    Article : 164 words
  7. IDEAL HUSBANDS AND WIVES.

    It is not given to all men to know instinctively how to act to best please the girl with whom they have suddenly fallen in love. When they have wooed ...

    Article : 173 words
  8. A USEFUL TABLE.

    The weights and measures given in the table below are correct. All are measured level:— Three teaspoons of liquid equal one ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. CHAT ABOUT HOLIDAYS.

    When different members of the family have varied opinions as to where they should all spend their holiday, it conies as one of the merciful ...

    Article : 195 words
  10. Public Nuisance.

    Tommy's new nurse was a "bear." She made him keep off the grass and out of the puddles, and would not let him leave her for an instant. ...

    Article : 138 words
  11. Information Wanted.

    "I say, old wan," said Tom Jackson. to has friend Wilson, "tell your wife that I'm going to be married, will you?" ...

    Article : 188 words
  12. IRONING A MUSLIN DRESS.

    Embroidered muslin should be ironed on the wrong side to raise the pattern. Spotted muslin should also be Ironed on the wrong side, unless the ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. Hush! He Tried It.

    It was at an orchestral concert in the Queen's Hall. A young man who persisted in whispering loudly to the lady who accompanied him, telling her ...

    Article : 134 words
  14. When Necessity Rules.

    When the artist bad finished his scenic sketch of the stretch of woods skirting the suburban road, he looked up and beheld a serious-faced Irish- ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. MANNERS OF GOOD MEN.

    Goodness in itself should be attractive, and yet we all know the good man whom we respect rather than love. Too often he is lacking in the ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. The Only Thrill.

    At a small railway station in the Highlands there arrived a London man, to whom the simple attractions of the place failed to appeal. He ...

    Article : 393 words
  17. Tit for Tat.

    The following is a good story connected with the American Civil War: Seth Anderson was a tall Yankee private. On one occasion he was ...

    Article : 157 words
  18. Insthrumental.

    "Have ye nearro me daughter Monasing lately?" asked Mr. Dugan. "Both" lately and early," said Mr. He gan. " Tis the fine insthrumental ...

    Article : 60 words
  19. A Sian of Skill.

    A man who owns a small car and believes in his ability to run it himself is not dismayed by the breakdowns that almost invariably occur. ...

    Article : 85 words
  20. She Asked Them.

    The lady was giving instruction to her new maid. "Before removing the soup plates, Mary, always ask each person if he ...

    Article : 156 words
  21. Not Wisdom While You Wait.

    "A girl shouldn't marry a man till she knows all about him," remarked an aunt to a niece who had just accepted a proposal. ...

    Article : 49 words
  22. The Panorama of the Past.

    "Speaking of falls," said Brown at his club, "I once fell from a window, and the sensation was a terrible one During my transit I believe I thought ...

    Article : 155 words
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