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  2. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    It is the absence of any grave anxiety that often makes us worry over trifles. The Visitor:"Over in California we ...

    Article : 758 words
  3. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Teaching parrots to talk provides a New York woman with a living. The largest private collection of cacti in England is owned by a lady. ...

    Article : 394 words
  4. COMPLETE SHORT STORY. A HAN WITH A PEN.

    "The pen is mightier than the sword!"—Bulwer. "Taking it for granted that all present have the welfare of our village ...

    Article : 1,603 words
  5. MAKING DRUMS TALK.

    Experiments are now being made with the object of adapting the Ashanti drum-language to the conveyance of messages in English, especially for ...

    Article : 186 words
  6. MANY-EYED INSECTS.

    Some insects are liberally provided with eyes. In general, they have two kinds—simple and compound. Simple eyes are like our own, though less ...

    Article : 147 words
  7. QUEER HOLIDAY CLUBS.

    At Godalming, Surrey, there, was founded not long ago a Tree-climbers' Club. Members spend their holidays in climbing the tallest trees they can ...

    Article : 191 words
  8. TERRORS OF THE GOODWINS.

    Off the coast of Kent, about five miles from Deal, lies the most dangerous sandbank in the world. Ten miles long by three, miles wide, this ...

    Article : 652 words
  9. A SUCCESSFUL TRUANT.

    Recently closed for repairs, Waterloo bridge, described as the noblest bridge in Europe, owes its existence to a farmer's son, who later in life ...

    Article : 166 words
  10. TWO-LEGGED TROUT.

    Can a man be held fast in water by an ordinary trout rod? The experiment was tried at Middlesbrough Corporation Baths, when Mr. Douglas ...

    Article : 133 words
  11. DRAMAS IN A POWER STATION.

    Few of our readers have an adequate idea of the risks run by the men who work within the walls of electric power stations. ...

    Article : 577 words
  12. A FORTUNE IN FLATS.

    A block of flats, the most luxurious in the world, was recently completed at Brookline, U.S.A. At a cost of over a million pounds accomodation ...

    Article : 157 words
  13. FORTUNES TO BE FOUND.

    Treasure-seeking is a subject that holds a never-ending fascination for most of us, and has always been a favourite theme with the writers of ...

    Article : 527 words
  14. MUSHROOM GROWING.

    In Paris, underground passages and caverns are utilized for the growing of mushrooms. There are hundreds of miles of mushroom beds flourishing ...

    Article : 174 words
  15. IF THE WORLD STOPPED WHIRLING!

    What would happen if the world stopped rotating? The possibilities must have occurred to many who read Dr. ...

    Article : 167 words
  16. WHAT A HORSE CAN PULL

    Tests made recently prove that a pair of horses, each weighing 1,6001b. could haul a load 5501b. greater than themselves. ...

    Article : 189 words
  17. WORDS' CHANGED MEANINGS.

    If we wish to label anything strange or barbarous we say it is "outlawish," but when the Bible speaks of an "outlandish woman" it means a ...

    Article : 153 words
  18. TOLD BY THUNDER.

    We moderns don't usually, look for omens in thunderstorms, but our more credulous forefathers did. According to Leonard Digges, a ...

    Article : 135 words
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