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  2. "GO TO THE ANT, THOU SLUGGARD!"

    The insects have solved many problems that still vex the human race. In the ant-hill we find an example of pure democracy. It may consist ...

    Article : 599 words
  3. HOW RAILWAYS ARE ROBBED.

    Railway robbers are of three sorts-- professional thieves, the company's own servants, and the general public. ...

    Article : 365 words
  4. A PLANT THAT EATS.

    "Tul-tul," as the natives call it, is the most wonderful vegetable plant in the world. It grows on certain South Pacific ...

    Article : 230 words
  5. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Jiggs : "I'm just burning my tailor's bills." Griggs: "Ah, you believe in making light of your troubles !" ...

    Article : 734 words
  6. FAMOUS WAGERS.

    The amazing sporting and wagering proclivities of our grandfathers and great grandfathers were the other day recalled by the sale in a ...

    Article : 1,687 words
  7. HOME-MADE SCENT.

    Economy being the watchword, the careful woman should make in her own home the most exquisite perfumes. ...

    Article : 415 words
  8. THE ROYAL ROAD TO SUCCESS.

    What are the particular qualifications of the business man who can command an income of £2,000 to £5,000 a year? ...

    Article : 507 words
  9. A SHORTHAND NEWSPAPER.

    Many are the novel and interesting journals that have appeared at different times, a few of which have found that popularity which ensures their ...

    Article : 530 words
  10. SNAP-SLOTS.

    A snap-slot is a photograph taken by a slot machine, and before long these machines may be common features on piers, parades, and station ...

    Article : 209 words
  11. NERVOUS PLANTS.

    By nervous plants one does not necessarily mean plants of a timid nature, but plants full of nerves just as we are. ...

    Article : 336 words
  12. HEALED BY SUNLIGHT.

    A well-known doctor asserts that sunlight is most beneficial in cases of tuberculosis. He is a great believer in the curative power of ...

    Article : 286 words
  13. SIZE A DISADVANTAGE.

    Size is of no advantage to animals for great bulk necessarily means slowness of locomotion. Sir Ray Lankester remarks that ...

    Article : 264 words
  14. THE WISDOM OF WASPS.

    Who would be a wasp? The bees get all the credit! But our affection for bees is largely cupboard-love, due to the honey they provide us with, ...

    Article : 198 words
  15. IT WAS WANTED!

    "So wondrous are the works of Nature," sighed the lecturer rapturously. She meant well, poor woman, but ...

    Article : 111 words
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