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  2. ORIGIN OF THE QUEUE.

    The word "queue" has of late come into an almost painful prominence. The "queue" itself, it is interesting to note, is of quite modern origin. ...

    Article : 287 words
  3. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    To draw a load on a good earth road requires a pull twice as great as on macadam, according to recent investigations. Many tests have been ...

    Article : 121 words
  4. WOODEN SHIPS COME AGAIN.

    The necessity of ocean commerce curriers, to make up the shortage caused by the great number of vessels of all nations destroyed by German ...

    Article : 1,500 words
  5. WELL SPOKEN.

    Four men entered an Omnibus the other day. Three wore Australian uniforms, and one of the three the ribbons of many decorations. ...

    Article : 216 words
  6. A RING TO END THE WAR?

    Could, the King of Spain end the war at once? According to a French writer this should be possible. ...

    Article : 205 words
  7. THE DEATH RATE.

    The chief index or measure of health of any locality is what is called "the death-rate" of that localist Although there are several other ...

    Article : 795 words
  8. THE GREATEST WAR INDEMNITY.

    This was the indemnity wrung by [?]lismarket from conquered and pros[?]rate France in ]871. The negotiations for peace began on February ...

    Article : 365 words
  9. OCEAN PRESSURE.

    An expert salver explains that it is impossible to reclaim the Lusitania. She lies under a pressure, of about 140lbs. to the square inch. Every ...

    Article : 109 words
  10. MISPLACED CLEVERNESS.

    Seventy years ago all London was talking of the splendours of Mr. Walter Watts—of his riches, the wonders of his houses in the ...

    Article : 480 words
  11. DO ANIMALS THINK?

    The ancient question, "Do animals think ?" is revived in a recent paper on "Human and Animal Psychology," by Mr. C. Saint-Saens, who ...

    Article : 431 words
  12. THE TANK-BANK.

    Thousands of people watched the unique spectacle of the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer buying War Bonds from a ...

    Article : 710 words
  13. NEW PETROL SUBSTITUTE.

    The Parasian "Auto" announces the discovery of a new combustible which contains no petrol, coal gas, or alcohol. A trial run on a motor car ...

    Article : 147 words
  14. HOSPITAL ON WHEELS.

    The first ambulance train built for the American Army by the Midland Railway Company, at a cost of £40,000, has been completed. ...

    Article : 223 words
  15. THE HEROIC RACHEL

    Some few months ago I was officiating in the cathedral at Mengo, on the Victoria Nyanza. The great congregation had dispersed, and a ...

    Article : 430 words
  16. ELECTRIC LIGHT DECORATION.

    A suggestion in electric lighting is the use of a double glass shade or bowl, which may be of any shape, with a removable intermediate layer ...

    Article : 193 words
  17. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "That 'live topic' printed a while ago about the chemist who got tired of letting postage-stamps go on a customer's charge account was not a ...

    Article : 292 words
  18. WHERE TIME IS MONEY.

    In South America, near Buenos Ayres, is a colony where the members make or grow everything they want and import nothing. It is ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. U.S. IDENTIFICATION DISCS.

    The identification disc of the U.S. Navy officers and men has much to commend itself to notice. On one side of it is an etched finger-print ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. DANDY'S DILEMMA.

    Dandy was a very clever little dog who lived with his mistress in a villa. They indulged in the luxury of an open wood fire in cool weather ...

    Article : 224 words
  21. INFLUENCE OF MOTORING ON HEALTH.

    What is the effect of motoring upon the human body and health generally ? High-speed travelling, it is maintained, disturbs the ...

    Article : 295 words
  22. ONE-MAN "PONTOONS."

    Building bridges under fire, the greatest ordeal that the army engineers of other campaigns were subjected to, bids fair to go out of ...

    Article : 134 words
  23. AMONG THE RED INDIANS.

    The following unique story is told of Tiger Tail, the Seminole chief. A sewing machine agent drifted into his dominion one day, and set up a ...

    Article : 138 words
  24. SILVER SAVES BAD TEETH

    An entirely new method of treating decayed teeth is described by Dr. Percy R. Howe. This, which is the result of many experiments in the ...

    Article : 261 words
  25. NO USE FOR IT.

    Judge Parry says in his book that the uneducated man in the street is a better witness of outdoor facts than a clerk or warehouseman ...

    Article : 219 words
  26. A DIPLOMATIST WASTED.

    A famous animal painter says that when he was a boy he once witnessed a fight between two dogs, one of which belonged to an Irishman who ...

    Article : 212 words
  27. WHY PEOPLE DIE.

    We have often thought that the consequent decay of any real power of thinking is an adequate, explanation of the immense deal of the ...

    Article : 209 words
  28. NOT HIS FAULT.

    Mrs. Jigsaw had persuaded her hubby to have his photo taken. She thought her soldier boy would like one. ...

    Article : 82 words
  29. OUT OF SYMPATHY.

    "Weel, Mr. Wilson, I has just called on you to see if you'll add your name to the list of subscribers for a new pulpit Bible for our minister ...

    Article : 66 words
  30. FROST ON THE MOON.

    Changes' on the moon's surface, especially at the point known as the crater Linnaeus are now recognized by Pickering Barnard and other ...

    Article : 105 words
  31. A PROBLEM SOLVED.

    Schoolmaster: "Now, boys, suppose in a family there are five children, and mother bus only four potatoes between them. Now she wonts ...

    Article : 82 words
  32. HOW MUCH A GALLON ?

    A farmer who was always having I trouble with water-logged meadows, made up his mind to seek another farm. Meeting his landlord, he said: ...

    Article : 84 words
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