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  2. DEATH FOR LAZINESS.

    In a lecture on Ancient Peru, Senor Salomon, the London Consul General for Peru, pointed out that the ruins of the Inca civilization are spread ...

    Article : 226 words
  3. THE ORIGIN OF DOGS.

    The so-called Alsatian wolf hounds, so popular nowadays as pets and protectors of human life and property, are not, as a great many of ...

    Article : 944 words
  4. DIFFERENT IN AMERICA.

    We sometimes refer to the American language, but it is a fact and not merely a joke that a good many things, and people ate called by ...

    Article : 139 words
  5. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Old Lady: "Is it dangerous to go up in an aeroplane?" Aviator: "Not at all, ma'am. The danger is all in the coming down." ...

    Article : 754 words
  6. MONSIEUR OF MANY TONGUES.

    Every foreigner unable to speak English, who is brought before a British police-court, is provided by the authorities, with an interpreter. ...

    Article : 1,248 words
  7. SHOES FOR CINDERELLA.

    The modern woman's desire to climb in the world is revealing itself in every direction. This "Excelsior" spirit, for instance, may be seen in ...

    Article : 127 words
  8. MACHINE THAT GUIDES SHIPS.

    Making the compass guide the ship is one of the latest achievements of marine engineering. The oldest and most skilled ...

    Article : 518 words
  9. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    There are 173 packs of foxhounds in England and Wales, and ten in Scotland. People who suffer from ...

    Article : 380 words
  10. EXPLOITING NOAH'S MOUNTAIN

    Though it is not among the very highest places of the earth, there are few mountains more famous than Ararat, where, when the waters of ...

    Article : 217 words
  11. A FORTUNE FOR A PUN.

    Wit may be "a dangerous weapon even to its possessor, if he knows not how to use it discreetly," but it has often opened the door to success ...

    Article : 734 words
  12. MISS SEXTON BLAKE.

    The acme of woman's ambition must have been reached now that Scotland Yard has decided to admit women to the ranks of the Criminal ...

    Article : 155 words
  13. BANNING BABY'S CARRIAGE.

    Recent court cases have revealed the little-known fact that perambulators have no more right on' the pavement than motor-cars or horses. ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. SEA WALLS OF WOOD BLOCKS.

    As a means of protecting exposed shores from the destructive wearing away by shingle and boulders, concrete walls have been tried and found ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. SLEEPING UPSIDE-DOWN.

    Why does a dog usually curl round several times before lying down to sleep? A scientist states that in all probability the habit is a survival of ...

    Article : 283 words
  16. SANTA CLAUS, PAWNBROKER.

    The trade sign of pawnbrokers is the familiar three brass balls. Few, however, know that the balls have a Christmas origin, and owe their ...

    Article : 242 words
  17. GEESE ON GUARD.

    Wild geese are extremely wary, and take nothing for granted. While feeding they have a perfect system of sentries. Not content with this, ...

    Article : 127 words
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