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  2. Saw Napoleon's Retreat.

    In the district of Meseritz a woman who can prove by official papers that she was one hundred and twenty years, old on October ...

    Article : 177 words
  3. "Nothing Venture, Nothing Have."

    This is a favourite motto of the M.P. for Battersea, and he has half a hundred stories to quote in its favour. Once upon a time, he ...

    Article : 163 words
  4. Ladies' Column.

    A very convenient place for needles, thread, and other sewing materials is provided in the, new hidden drawer sewing chairs. There is a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 99 words
  5. Bird Migration.

    In connection with the phenomenon of the Emigration of birds, the two great puzzles are-why does it exist? and How is it performed? ...

    Article : 543 words
  6. THE FARM.

    The value of a fertiliser for crops does not depend on its total percentage of ammonla, phosphate of lime and potash, but upon the ...

    Article : 276 words
  7. The Cold Bath.

    If you do not feel warm after a cold bath you had hotter not take it, for it is doing you no good We do not take cold baths for the ...

    Article : 432 words
  8. Medicos and the Pictures.

    Asked what he considered the most wonderful bioscope films, a manufacturer without hesitation replied those made for the medical ...

    Article : 400 words
  9. "Man Engine" Used in Cornish Mine.

    In one of the mines of Cornwall, England, a curious device, known as a "man engine," is in use for conveying the miners to and from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 233 words
  10. A Mile Long Bridge in Twelve Days.

    Some feats of extraordinary rapid construction have been performed, at times, in the history of American railroading: but we do not know ...

    Article : 186 words
  11. Where Sound Cannot be Heard.

    It is a singular and somewhat, disturbing fact that there frequently exists at sen, in the area covered by a fog, what might be described as a ...

    Article : 671 words
  12. DAINTY DOILY.

    This pretty doily has a centre of fine linen. The medallions are made of Battenberg braid, the centre of each being a ring, which can ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 71 words
  13. SHEEP CENSUS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 372 words
  14. Your Eyes are Like a Japs.

    We call the Japanese "almond eyed" and the Chinese "slit-eyed," and most of us are apt to suppose that their eyes are of entirely ...

    Article : 631 words
  15. White Men as Tit-bits.

    Strange tales of cannibal tribes who look on a white man as a tit-bit are told by the Rev. Cecil Hall, formerly of Jamaica, who has ...

    Article : 355 words
  16. AT No. 10.

    Downing Street, it has often been said, symbolises our British habit of burying national treasures. This narrow, quiet, fifty-yards ...

    Article : 733 words
  17. SOME GOOD RECIPES.

    You need never be at a loss for a perfect sweet course so long as currants are available. A special feature in every well-organised ...

    Article : 112 words
  18. How Gamblers Cheat.

    Wherever you find the gambler, there, also, will be the sharper always be, and below are given a few of the common devices ...

    Article : 537 words
  19. Why Fat Kings Were So Popular.

    There was for generations a custom in India of weighing the king, or ruler, in gold, and giving that gold to tho poor. The custom ...

    Article : 362 words
  20. CURRANT SODA SAKE.

    1lb, flour, 2lb, currants, ¼lb. brown or moist sugar, ¼lb. butter 2 eggs, 2 teaspoonfuls treacle, 1 teaspoonful bi-carbonate of soda, ...

    Article : 70 words
  21. PUFF PASTE TOn MINCE PIES.

    Wash well, halt a pound of butter, working it with the hands so as to extract all the suit and butter-milk, This will help to make the pastry ...

    Article : 293 words
  22. Always a Winner.

    He was a well-known actor-manager, but he had a bad season, and was endeavouring to recoup his losses by betting on horses. ...

    Article : 164 words
  23. MORE NOISE THAN WORK.

    "My dear, look here," said Mr. Simkins, as he stood on deck with his wife and pointed to a tug drawing several barges. "Such is ...

    Article : 151 words
  24. KNEW A LITTLE.

    A gentleman travelling some time ago asked a one-armed mendicant, by was accosted how he lost his arm. "It was like this, sir. The last ...

    Article : 172 words
  25. JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENTS.

    Stage management in Japan is somewhat eccentric. When an actor is killed during the play a man in black rushes on mid holds a large ...

    Article : 131 words
  26. AS HE GOT IT.

    A newly-married lady was being interviewed by the reporter or the local paper just after the ceremony. "And after the honeymoon where ...

    Article : 93 words
  27. £100 FOR A HORSESHOE.

    The Roads Improvement Association of London, in conjunction with the R.S.P.C.A., are offering £100 for a new, or improved, ...

    Article : 61 words
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