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  2. THE ORIGIN OF SPATS.

    There is an old and trite saying that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," and in that connection one of those things not generally ...

    Article : 177 words
  3. THE MYSTERIOUS MANDRAKE.

    There are many wonders in the plant kingdom. There are plants that catch and eat insects. There is a creeper, similar to the ...

    Article : 326 words
  4. WISE A NOT CON HERWISE.

    When Mr. Chinchin returned home from business the other day, he found his wife lying worn out upon the sofa. ...

    Article : 141 words
  5. DRAMAS OF COURT AND CASTLE.

    Not a few black sheep have found a place in the fold of the Peerage, but none blacker than Charles, fifth Lord Mohun, of Okehampton. ...

    Article : 1,277 words
  6. DAME FASHION--TYRANT.

    Once upon a time Dame Fashion hid herself behind the thrones of Queens and in the boudoirs of famous favourites, and reigning beauties of ...

    Article : 531 words
  7. WISE MEN SAY--

    That the raw material of success is thought. That some men's natural bent is very crooked. ...

    Article : 330 words
  8. BAD FOR MARY ANN.

    True, there are very few places nowadays to which motor-cars are strangers. But in certain remote parts of Cornwall a vehicle propelled ...

    Article : 294 words
  9. PICKING UP FORTUNES.

    There is scarcely a page of the history of the diamond, industry that is not full of romance, as strange as any you will find in books of fiction. ...

    Article : 800 words
  10. POST OFFICE JOKES.

    All matters of inquiry in the Post Office are enclosed in a cover on which are entered the various details of the case, dates of reference, etc. ...

    Article : 645 words
  11. TALKING ALONG A LIGHT BEAM.

    Among the latest scientific marvels of the world must be placed the searchlight telephone, an apparatus which enables one to speak along a ...

    Article : 312 words
  12. HOW TO KEEP FIT.

    While physical fitness is mainly a matter of individual common sense and rule, there are some valuable hints to be picked up from the habits ...

    Article : 543 words
  13. BREAKING THE NEWS

    There is a man in Liverpool who is renowned for his imperturbable calmness on every imaginable occasion one day he strolled leisurely into the ...

    Article : 426 words
  14. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The human body has 240 bones. The first typewriter was invented in 1867. A hand, in horse measurement is ...

    Article : 356 words
  15. BIRDS AS WEATHER PROPHETS

    As a weather prophet the crow has no equal. Should rain be imminent, these birds will rise from their nests or resting-places, wheel about ...

    Article : 291 words
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