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  2. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    A whale yields on an average, 2,080 galions of oil. The household staff of the Prince of Wales is composed of ex-service ...

    Article : 351 words
  3. EYES AND ILLNESS.

    Just as we find the state of the weather by reference to a barometer, so can we tell whether a person is in good health by examining the ...

    Article : 225 words
  4. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Everything was in readiness. The groom, best man, and the minister were gathered in the. vestry. The organist started to play and the ...

    Article : 77 words
  5. SIGNALS FROM MARS?

    Signor Marconi stated that for a considerable time strange wireless signals have been received, which cannot be accounted for as originating ...

    Article : 826 words
  6. INSECT ITEMS.

    Spiders have eight eyes. There are 170 different species of bees in Great Britain. A single pound of the: finest spider ...

    Article : 220 words
  7. PERILS OF THE PENNY.

    A small hoy charged with theft at Brentford was found to have hidden. a one-pound Treasury-note under his tongue. The question arises as to ...

    Article : 347 words
  8. GOING ONE BETTER.

    Competition was keen in the street market. Two rivals were selling ready-made coats and things, and each tried to undercut the other. ...

    Article : 133 words
  9. SPONGES.

    Capitalists in search of new business enterprises, in which they can take an active part., should bestow their attention upon the sponge ...

    Article : 752 words
  10. DECOLLETE DRESS

    If any objection can be urged against the low-cut dress it is, not on the. score of injury to health, in the opinion of a medical Authority ...

    Article : 445 words
  11. HAD HIS MONEY'S WORTH.

    "I canna get over it," a Scottish farmer remarked to his wife. "I put a twa'-shillin'-piece in the plate at the kirk this morning instead o' ma ...

    Article : 91 words
  12. BETTER KEEP QUIET.

    Lord Boots, famous for his long and flowing beard, was disturbed one evening, when he thought all the servants were in bed, by shouts of ...

    Article : 171 words
  13. YOUR BEST COLOUR.

    The influence of colours on their wearers is sometimes very powerful. In olden days colours were used as, symbols and held different mystical ...

    Article : 202 words
  14. WHEN THE HORSE SLEEPS.

    Elephants have an acute fear of mice, and the mere presence of one in their hay will cause an entire herd to raise their- trunks aloft, ...

    Article : 254 words
  15. MAY AND JUNE.

    Obadiah Binks was one of those sentimental idiots who had allowed bis passions, to capitulate to the" wiles of the mischief-making Cupid. ...

    Article : 154 words
  16. WHY I DON'T MARRY.

    Everyone looks upon me as, a cold, business-like person who keeps his h[?], locked up in his cash-book. But they [?]all wrong. There's ...

    Article : 429 words
  17. WILLS IN FEW WORDS

    "I leave all to her.--Frank A. Kirkley, 13 th, July, 1917." This will Which has lately been proved, is said to be the shortest on ...

    Article : 310 words
  18. DRUGS SMALL DOSES.

    Dandelion roots yield a medicinal extract. Rhubarb was originally introduced into England in 1573 under the name ...

    Article : 252 words
  19. HURT HIS FEELINGS.

    The townlet of Puddlebury was in a state of great excitement, Stales, the grocer, one of the most kindhearted, generous of men, was to he ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. AN OLD TRADITION SHATTERED

    Mrs. Newlywed had had very little experience of domestic and household matters. However, by way of compensation ...

    Article : 116 words
  21. CAPPED THE LOT.

    It happened at a dinner in honour of a number of famous artists. The conversation turned to art. Said one of them : "The other day ...

    Article : 106 words
  22. LONDON-PARIS TUNNEL.

    "This is one of the great things that we could do together." Napaleon was the speaker. The man to whom he addressed himself ...

    Article : 935 words
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