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  2. TELLING TREES' AGES.

    The only accurate way to estimate a tree's age is by the measurement of its girth," said a botonist. "The counting of the rings of oxogenous ...

    Article : 227 words
  3. THE AMERICAN WORKER AND THE ENGLISH.

    It is interesting to note the answers given by the delegates in the Mosely, report to the questions as to whether the American working ...

    Article : 260 words
  4. A NEW ALLOY.

    Until recently aluminium was the ligjtest of commercial metals, but an alloy of aluminium with magnesium has, the "Builder." says, now ...

    Article : 191 words
  5. OTHER LANDS.

    Few male dog-owners or trainers have probably surpassed Queen Alexandra in gaining the confidence of dogs and ponies, and taming both ...

    Article : 680 words
  6. (All Rights Reserved.) Bonnie Barbara.

    The lawyer walked slowly away from the dirty streets that surrounded the hospital. He was thinking over his late interview with Sir ...

    Article : 3,175 words
  7. PANAMA'S COSTLY STRAW.

    The Panama hat is again floating gaily, on a mighty wave of popularity. One or two of the hatmakers who are arbiters of masculine fashion ...

    Article : 447 words
  8. A FAIR SETTLEMENT.

    Many stories are told of a magistrate who used to settle family difficulties with a brisk and speedy hand. On one occasion he had ...

    Article : 157 words
  9. TEACHING LANGUAGES TO PARROTS.

    A peculiar profession is that of a man who is a teacher of languages to parrots While t[?]s foreigner was doing translations and giving French ...

    Article : 260 words
  10. GENERAL INFORMATION.

    London consumes eleven tons ofsolt a day. London has 690 acres of docks; Liverpool 560 acres. ...

    Article : 417 words
  11. PERILS OF EAGLE HUNTERS.

    Eagle hunting comes in the halfway region between sport and employment, and as either it is one of the most dangerous. To swing on a ...

    Article : 248 words
  12. A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.

    The spirit of self-ddnying charity derives its inspiration from a higher sphere, but all the same in this parctical world of ours actions ...

    Article : 156 words
  13. THE LION'S ROAR.

    Major Austin, writing of his travels, in Central Africa says; "The grandest, the most awe-inspiring the most tremendous voice on earth ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. A CURIOUS EPITAPH.

    The following mournful Inscription was recently placed on a tombstono in the cometery of Debreezin in Hungary: "Here lies the remains of ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. WHAT BRAINS WEIGH.

    Professor Marchand of Marburg, has accumulated the largest number of brain weights ever published. He gives a thorough analysis of 1,169 ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. THE SWEEP SILENCED.

    At an election in the North of England a candidate was persistently hockled by a chimney-sweep, who appeared at the meetings in his full ...

    Article : 121 words
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