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  2. THE WEASEL.

    When I was a boy of twelve we lived on a farm in Indiana(says a writer in the "Youth's Companion.") One foggy night we were all sitting ...

    Article : 186 words
  3. BIRDS THAT BABBLE.

    The grey parrot seems to hold the birds' record for talking. A few years ago, in the famous competition with the words "Your food will ...

    Article : 612 words
  4. BEES AT SEA.

    The bee is one of the most methodical and dependable of insect workers, but even it is sometimes erratic in its behaviour. ...

    Article : 300 words
  5. THE GAS "GHOST."

    One of the first to discover coal-gas was William Murdoch, who, about 130 years ago, made it by heating coal in a closed vessel with ...

    Article : 99 words
  6. NATURE'S SCULPTURE.

    There has been a good deal of discussion recently of sculptors and their efforts, but Dame Nature can do almost as well as human artists. ...

    Article : 216 words
  7. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Diamond is a corruption of the Greek word 'adamant,' meaning untamable or refractory. The Greeks called the diamond 'adamant' ...

    Article : 381 words
  8. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    If stock or gravy is required in a hurry, melt a teaspoonful of some meal extract in half a pint of hot water, bring to the boil, season, and ...

    Article : 470 words
  9. WHAT IS A ZEBULE?

    Not long ago a lion-tiger was presented to the London Zoo. The father is a lion, the mother a tiger, and the animal itself a handsome ...

    Article : 276 words
  10. 1,000 MILES ON STILTS.

    To consume 72 new laid eggs in one minute is a task few would attempt. Yet Edward Canning, the "world's champion egg eater," ...

    Article : 461 words
  11. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Great secrets are much easier to keep than little ones. One beautiful thing about popular songs is that they don't last. ...

    Article : 483 words
  12. LIVESTOCK ON THE LINE.

    The guard's van gets an interesting assortment of things to carry, especially in the way of livestock. I remember one meek-looking ...

    Article : 593 words
  13. EVIDENCE EXTRAORDINARY.

    Can a blind man "see" a theft? In at least one case, of late, the evidence of a blind man was accepted against a prisoner accused of ...

    Article : 477 words
  14. PULLING LIGHT TO PIECES?

    The astronomer studies the sun by "taking it to pieces." The instrument employed is called a spectroheliograph, and is really a ...

    Article : 381 words
  15. THE FUNNY SIDE OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

    It must be uncomfortable living in Jamaica, I should think, especially on the morning after the night before. One can never be quite sure ...

    Article : 975 words
  16. LIGHT THAT SPEAKS!

    When you admire the coloured glass in church windows, you may not know that the delicate rose tints are often obtained by means of ...

    Article : 298 words
  17. THE POTATO'S PROGRESS

    It is generally accepted without question that the potato was first introduced into Europe by Sir Walter Raleigh. There is a story, too, ...

    Article : 231 words
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