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  2. BREAKING INTO THE FILMS

    In these days there can hardly be any girl who does not have now and then the desire to go "on the films" (writes Evelyn Hope in the ...

    Article : 1,423 words
  3. NEW BOOKS.

    Grant Richards is an old hand at telling good stories, and he has written this entertaining book with all the cunning of experience. ...

    Article : 512 words
  4. HOMING INSTINCTS OF ANIMALS.

    A remarkable homing instinct is possessed by certain animals. Cats are probably more clever than dogs generally, but there are many dogs ...

    Article : 340 words
  5. CAPABILITY AND SELF-HELP

    "God helps those who help themselves" is a very familiar saying learnt in childhood, containing more than a spice of wisdom. It is a ...

    Article : 440 words
  6. [Short Sketch.] THE HEROINE'S STATUE.

    Into the little hamlet of Hartwell that day came, walking and riding, the living cross-sections of the human countryside, all intent on getting as ...

    Article : 1,020 words
  7. FOR THE PICNIC BASKET.

    Without straining the resources of your larder you can make a nice variety of sandwiches for picnic lunches or teas, or for tennis and bridge ...

    Article : 528 words
  8. LIFE-SAVING SALT.

    If the conclusions in this article 'prove to be fully realised,, great possibilities may be achieved. If cancer can be expelled, as ...

    Article : 230 words
  9. METHUSELAH TREES.

    Considering that the cedar-tree, the wood of which Solomon used in the building and decoration of the Great Temple at Jerusalem, was not planted ...

    Article : 262 words
  10. A MOTHER'S SACRIFICE.

    In a little mountain dwelling near Elklns, West Virginia, a child was sick—dying, it seemed. Outside the temperature was almost at zero. Snow ...

    Article : 202 words
  11. DEATH-DEALING RAY.

    That he can produce an effective "death ray" within six months is the claim made by M. Ravn, the Danish engineer, who has received a private ...

    Article : 130 words
  12. DEAF AND DUMB SHOW.

    Moscow has a theatre in which everyone in the auditorium, on the stage, and in the managerial department is both deaf and dumb. ...

    Article : 78 words
  13. DARING SOUP-HUNTERS.

    Birds'-nest soup, one of the world's costliest delicacies, is obtainable only at risk of life and limb. Most of it comes from Sarawak, where in the ...

    Article : 188 words
  14. GOLDEN RULES MAKE GOLDEN WEDDINGS.

    Fifty years ago two brothers married two sisters in Los Angeles—and lived happily ever after. They are Mr. and Mrs. Frank ...

    Article : 141 words
  15. WOMEN AT WEDDINGS.

    A reader asks why women like looking at weddings. I am one of those who like to stand with the crowd outside, waiting for ...

    Article : 122 words
  16. TRAVEL.

    Travel is fatal to prejudice.—Mark Twain. To see the world is to judge the judges.—Joubert. ...

    Article : 33 words
  17. A SEASONABLE HINT.

    Trout are now in season, for those lucky enough to secure them, yet how many complain that, the earthy flavor spoils the dish. ...

    Article : 156 words
  18. Cutting.

    The witness looked youthful, and appeared to be rather uncomfortable, too. Consequently counsel assumed his most imposing manner. ...

    Article : 84 words
  19. Profitable Publicity.

    A young actress one day lost a string of pearls, and she advertised the fact in a weekly journal. Afterwards, when asked if she had recovered the lost ...

    Article : 148 words
  20. HOWLERS.

    A myth is a female moth. Archimedes' Principle is a line drawn round ships to keep them from sinking. ...

    Article : 112 words
  21. What's the Use?

    "Why so miserable, you old blighter?" young Jones asked. "I've just heard you've had your salary doubled." ...

    Article : 83 words
  22. With a Hay and a Ho.

    Getting wrong numbers over the telephone is not always the fault of the operator. Faulty enunciation is more to blame. This incident illustrates ...

    Article : 76 words
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