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  2. London Pen-Pushers as Bayonet Experts.

    For ten full days we had fought up and along the Bapaume rood, working in the face of the most strenuous opposition towards Pozieres. ...

    Article : 1,327 words
  3. Helping the Bomb-dropper

    In France they are testing a naval bomb-dropping meehanism which makes it virtually impossible for the aviator to miss the object at which ...

    Article : 229 words
  4. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    This is a common phrase at the Frost, and is applied to a soldier who develops jumpiness and alarm in circumstances where coolness and ...

    Article : 195 words
  5. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "What's that?" said the genial old uncle to the recently—married nephew. "Going to sue for a divorce? Oh nonsense, my boy—nonsense? You ...

    Article : 95 words
  6. Womans' World.

    Take 3oz. grated cheese, 2oz. butter. 2oz. flour, the yolk of an egg, half a teaspoonful salt, a pinch of white pepper, and cayenne to taste. ...

    Article : 129 words
  7. Sunlight and Health.

    There is a striking analogy between the beneficent effects of sunlight and air upon plants and upon human beings. One of the principal ...

    Article : 217 words
  8. MUCH BETTER.

    "How Could She Do It?"—the famous romantic domestic drama—was about to tour the provinces, and a call of the full company had been ...

    Article : 127 words
  9. ANGELS ON HORSEBACK.

    One oyster to each person, one slice of bacon each, and a mixture of breadcrumbs, mixed herbs, salt pepper, and a dash of mace, half a ...

    Article : 105 words
  10. ROMANCE OF THE COCOANUT.

    Cocoa-nuts generally grow at the edge of seas or rivers, and many of the nuts as they become ripe fall in to the water. The note are covered ...

    Article : 175 words
  11. Freakish Bequests.

    Five thousand pounds for an equestrian statue of himself! That was the principal item in the will of a Scottish farmer who died recently. ...

    Article : 225 words
  12. NOBLE WORDS.

    Shuffling Sydney knocked timidly at the farmhouse door. It was opened by a large woman of sour visage and fierce aspect. ...

    Article : 124 words
  13. EMERGENCY SAVORIES.

    As an emergency, savory potted meat, spread rather thickly on hot buttered toast cut into fingers, then placed beneath the grill to heat ...

    Article : 138 words
  14. The Wanderer.

    A young fellow who had a rather treacherous memory went to spend a holiday in Paris. With a little difficulty he sought out an hotel, and ...

    Article : 291 words
  15. Guarding the Bank.

    An amusing picture of how banks are protected in the "wild and woolly West" is given by Mr. George Haven Putnam, in "Memories of a ...

    Article : 343 words
  16. THRIFTY SWISS.

    The Swiss Post Office saves its old stamps, and recently offered 100,000 used copies of the current high value Swiss stamps, 3f., 5f., and 10f., for ...

    Article : 122 words
  17. OH, THE OZONE!

    "Ah," sighed the convalescent soldier at the base hospital, "what wouldn't I give for one breath of my native air!" ...

    Article : 552 words
  18. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Always press silk under a piece of muslin to prevent the silk from becoming hard and crackly. First damp the muslin, and use a moderately ...

    Article : 389 words
  19. Making Trench Helmets.

    It will surprise most people to learn that there are no fewer than sixty-four distinct operations necessary in turning out one of the plain ...

    Article : 197 words
  20. MYSTERIOUS CONFECTIONERY.

    The Chinese are very skilful in making confectionery, and possess the reputation of having some secrets the knowledge of which our own ...

    Article : 97 words
  21. A New and Deadly Mine.

    The mine as an instrument of destruction has been used by the Germans in a manner consistent with her disregard of ,laws and ...

    Article : 281 words
  22. WEAKEST ANIMAL ON EARTH.

    The elephant, the lion, and the horse may be taken as the three creatures capable of moving the greatest weights. But, in relation to their ...

    Article : 152 words
  23. Educating Oysters.

    In Japan there is a great oyster farm where the bivalves are taught to make pearls. It was Dr. Mikimoto, a well-known scientist, who ...

    Article : 299 words
  24. Colossal!

    The biggest statute in the world is the Statue of Liberty at the entrance to New York Harbour, which was recently damaged by a dynamite ...

    Article : 260 words
  25. TARIFF.

    The word "tariff" is of Moorish origin, and refers to the duty placed on imports or exports. At the southern point of Spain, running out into ...

    Article : 194 words
  26. NO CROWDING.

    A travelling showman had a parrot, which was accustomed to imitate his voice and words when he was addressing the crowd about his tent ...

    Article : 187 words
  27. QUITE POSSIBLE.

    Said the sturdy Lancashire lad, as he stopped a man at Trafalgar Square: "Chap, hasta gotten match ?" ...

    Article : 75 words
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