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  2. DESERT TURTLES.

    A group of turtles is owned by the Chamber of Commerce, at Los Angeles, California. The largest of them has been in captivity for over 12 ...

    Article : 237 words
  3. WHY YOU SAY IT.

    "Turn-coat" is a term which dates back to one of the first Dukes of Savoy. As his dominions were open to the incursions of the two ...

    Article : 433 words
  4. LOVE IN THE AIR.

    Many a proposal of marriage has been made and accepted in the queerest place and under unusual conditions, but it must be agreed that ...

    Article : 445 words
  5. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "If there were four flies on the table, and I killed one, how many would be left ?" the teacher asked. "One," answered a smart little ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. FURS, FASHIONS, AND FORTUNES.

    It is very questionable if at any previous period in the history of the fur trade there was ever such an abnormal demand for furs as there is ...

    Article : 1,563 words
  7. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Only one man in 203 is six feet in height. The full equipment of a diver weighs about 1751b. ...

    Article : 296 words
  8. DOING WITHOUT COAL.

    Some remarkable predictions are contained in Mr. Frederick Soddy's "Science and Life"--says the "Daily Mail." Mr. Soddy is Lee professor ...

    Article : 264 words
  9. QUITE A GOOD REASON.

    "Is it true," demanded the principal of the ladies' college, "that you were found smoking cigarettes?" "Yes," said the girl-student coolly. ...

    Article : 67 words
  10. A SAD DISAPPOINTMENT.

    Little Ethel was sent out for a walk with her big sister. She is one of those observant children who amuse so much the people who don't ...

    Article : 142 words
  11. WOMEN BULL-FIGHTERS.

    One of the results of the eight years of revolution in Mexico has been the emancipation of women along certain unusual lines. ...

    Article : 347 words
  12. LAW FOR THE HUSBAND.

    The majority of married men admit their responsibility for wife and children, but would ridicule the idea that marriage placed a far wider ...

    Article : 530 words
  13. STREET-MADE FORTUNES.

    The casual passer-by is apt to pity the street merchant. His compassion should be reserved for the small shopkeeper. The costermonger and ...

    Article : 533 words
  14. SOUNDING HIM.

    "Father." said four-year-old Phyllis, "I want to ask you a very important question." "What is it, dear ?" queried her ...

    Article : 51 words
  15. MYSTERY SHIPS.

    Recently there was a report of a ship found without passengers or crew floating on the high sea. A half-finished meal pointed to the fact ...

    Article : 451 words
  16. THE MODERN MISS.

    A well-known novelist and his wife were the guests of honour at an evening party recently. As they walked together through the room, ...

    Article : 100 words
  17. WIRELESS WONDERS.

    "We are only just beginning to discover the possibilities of wireless telegraphy." The member of the Marconi ...

    Article : 393 words
  18. THE ONLY OBSTACLE.

    Mrs. Jones thought she'd try the effect of a little praise on her new maid. "How nicely you have ironed these ...

    Article : 86 words
  19. LIFE OF A GUN.

    Sooner or later the progress of erosion is certain to impair the accuracy of fire, and upon this the life of the gun depends. ...

    Article : 289 words
  20. EASILY PUT RIGHT.

    The old farmer was trying to impress upon his son, who wanted to play golf for exercise, that chopping wood would answer the purpose just ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. THE SAME OLD TALE.

    "I can't imagine what Mildred sees in that Smith boy," remarked Mildred's mother. "He hasn't got brains enough in his head to fill a ...

    Article : 96 words
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