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  2. COMPLETE SHORT STORY.

    Wildly the tempest raged over and around the Convict Prison at Portland one dark dreary night, the last day of August, 188— The day, hot ...

    Article : 2,156 words
  3. TESTS FOR POETS.

    Poets in China adopt curious methods of publishing their work. For one to have his poems printed is an almost unheard of occurrence. ...

    Article : 151 words
  4. WHAT IS A WHALE WORTH?

    The whale is worth more money than any other living creature. For this reason it is hunted unceasingly, and if the present rate of ...

    Article : 125 words
  5. TRUTH ABOUT SPARROWS

    Sparrows pick caterpillars to feed their young; at no other time do they touch them. Unfortunately, these birds have ...

    Article : 166 words
  6. WOOD STRONGER THAN STEEL.

    Wood is one of the strongest substances in the world, but its strength lies in one direction only. A thin strip of wood cut with the grain will ...

    Article : 285 words
  7. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Dear Old Lady (about to give beggar a penny): "Poor man! And are you married ?" Beggar : "Pardon me, madam ! ...

    Article : 700 words
  8. MISTAKES ABOUT ANIMALS.

    We often say a man is a brave as a lion. But lions, in proportion to their size, strength, weight, and natural fighting abilities, are by no ...

    Article : 634 words
  9. LAUGH AND LIVE.

    The other day I went to a league football match in company with a doctor. He wanted a little change from the sick-room and surgery ...

    Article : 392 words
  10. CASTLE BUILT FOR A SHILLING

    There is a remarkable building, known as "Flotsam Castle," on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, near Los Angeles, California. It was erected ...

    Article : 270 words
  11. WHERE STARS COME FROM.

    Every now and then a new point of light makes its appearance amongst the myriad stars that crowd the heavens. Its brilliance increases day by day ...

    Article : 674 words
  12. LAWS FOR FICKLE LOVERS.

    The man who thinks that because he has never made a formal proposal of marriage he can claim bis freedom whenever he pleases often finds that ...

    Article : 274 words
  13. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Quakers are unusually long-lived. Few colour-blind people possess blue eyes. The average length of life in ...

    Article : 315 words
  14. FIRST ROUND THE WORLD.

    Who was the first man to sail round the world? Most people would claim the honour for Drake, but as a matter of ...

    Article : 200 words
  15. DUNGEONS FULL OF MONEY.

    Storage for a portion of the enormous surplus of silver coinage has been found in the dungeon beneath the Wakefield Tower of the Tower of ...

    Article : 191 words
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