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  2. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    The following letter is from a small boy to his mother, who had sent him into the country to recover from an illness: ...

    Article : 118 words
  3. WISE AND OTHERWISE

    Even a watch may feel all run down in the spring. Ella: "He says that I am the light of his life." Stella: "That's gas." ...

    Article : 970 words
  4. HOW TRICK FILMS ARE TAKEN.

    The stop camera is the medium by which a great many clover trick films are taken. First of all, a film consists of a series of still protographs called ...

    Article : 900 words
  5. RANDOM READINGS.

    I had the great privilege lately (writes a correspondent of the "Pall Mall Gazette") of visiting the magnificent New Palace at Potsdam, which ...

    Article : 726 words
  6. NAMES OF FABRICS.

    Muslin is named from Mosul, in Asia. Taffeta and tabby from a street in Bagdad. ...

    Article : 207 words
  7. BITS ABOUT THE WHALE.

    Some whales are no longer than a man, and some are eighty feet long. The head of a big whale is a great deal bigger than an elephant. Even ...

    Article : 352 words
  8. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING.

    The Bank of England destroys about 350,000 of its notes every week. No school in Canada can receive the Government grant unless the Union ...

    Article : 811 words
  9. LOVABLE LITTLE LADS.

    Much of the marketing in Greece is done at a very early hour, and it is nothing uncommon for a well-to-do merchant to set off at 4 o'clock in the ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. ALL THROUGH THE ANTHEM.

    A gallant sailor bold was he, but beneath his navy blue serge and baggy trousers he was a real human being, and holidays appealed to him as much ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 202 words
  11. ANIMAL JUSTICE.

    Many animals, birds, and insects have courts of justice as well as men. Bats deal in a drastic manner with ...

    Article : 288 words
  12. HUGE PRAIRIE DOG TOWN.

    A prairie dog settlement in Colorado is estimated to contain 500,000,000 inhabitants. Were the snakes, owls, rabbits, lizards, and horned toads which ...

    Article : 239 words
  13. HIS POINT OF VIEW.

    Mr. and Mrs. Jones were very proud and fond of their chickens. Great, therefore, was their consternation when, on coming down the other ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. EGGS AND ENERGY.

    We of to-day are more careful of the nutritive values of our foods than were our ancestors. The stress and strain of modern times entails that ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. THE MOUSE AND THE HOUSE.

    "Mother," said little Betty, with a sigh, "I wish we lived in a big house, with a verandah and a carriage drive, like Katie's." ...

    Article : 331 words
  16. THE MOST PRIMITIVE RACE ON EARTH.

    The "North Pole natives" alluded to by Captain Amundsen in a recent lecture were discovered by him while he was navigating his little craft, the ...

    Article : 215 words
  17. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is a newly-born babe like a gale of wind?—Because it begins with a squall. Why is a blade of grass like a bill ...

    Article : 192 words
  18. WHAT ATTRACTS LOVERS.

    An inquisitive scientist once collected some amusing data as to what attracted lovers and ended in engagements. He posted letters of inquiries to ...

    Article : 151 words
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