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  2. MOUNT VESUVIUS.

    Vesuvius never sleeps. Less than ten miles from the City of Naples this huge volcano, thirty miles in circumference at the base, is always ...

    Article : 406 words
  3. WON BY A NOSE.

    As Rupert Carstairs went out of the smoking room, the two men who were left looked as relieved as though they had just been saved from ...

    Article : 1,987 words
  4. EMBROIDERED EGGS.

    M. M. N. K. Schervillier, of Rouen, is a skilful embroiderer of eggs. Three of his eggs were shown recently in the Exposition of Decorative ...

    Article : 178 words
  5. MIDNIGHT RAINBOWS.

    Is it possible to see a rainbow when there is neither sun nor rain? Strange as it may seem, the answer is "Yes." You can have a ...

    Article : 144 words
  6. MMAN OVERBOARD!"

    There was an amusing sequel to the cry of "Man Overboard!" when it rang out in the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet a few summers ...

    Article : 576 words
  7. THE PICNIC.

    Picnicking is a grossly over-estimated pastime. I've always felt this, but yesterday's affair has settled it as far as I'm concerned. It happened ...

    Article : 622 words
  8. SEARCHLIGHTS ON RANCH.

    Sheep men in Wyoming, U.S.A., hare made the discovery that the coyotes and wolves have abandoned the ranges entirely for less civilized ...

    Article : 78 words
  9. DRESSES FROM DOGS.

    People who keep dogs usually do so either because they like dogs, or because breeding them may be profitable, or from a combination of both ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. HOAX KINGS.

    With the recent death of Bernard Gallagher known as Willie John McGrenahen, another of the great hoaxers has passed. ...

    Article : 684 words
  11. WRESTLING WITH ALLIGATORS

    The thrilling spectacle of a man wrestling with a sixteen-foot alligator is witnessed — daily large crowds at Miami, Florida. The man ...

    Article : 145 words
  12. TALES WORTH TELLING.

    City Urchin (in the country for the first time): "This is just like grass, ain't it?" Little Friend: "Why, it is grass." ...

    Article : 439 words
  13. STRANGE YET TRUE.

    Twice as many children live to grow up nowadays as compared with fifty years ago. The amount of life found to exist ...

    Article : 378 words
  14. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    To make good toast turn the bread frequently as it is being toasted. Soap improves with keeping, and should therefore be purchased in ...

    Article : 369 words
  15. SOLE STORIES.

    Palmistry is now giving way to pedomistry, or the art of reading character and temperament from the sole of the foot. ...

    Article : 299 words
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