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  2. Humours of Caligraphy.

    "We are much obliged to you for your letter, and should be more so were it legible. I have tried to read it from right to left, and Mrs. ...

    Article : 1,077 words
  3. Startling Him.

    A New York lawyer, gazing idly out of his window, saw a sight in an office across the street that made him rub his eyes and look ...

    Article : 200 words
  4. "Words Cheaper than Bricks."

    Although a brilliant and successful writer, it is said that George Meredith, who was born on February 12, 1828, lived very simply. ...

    Article : 337 words
  5. Ingenious Cradle.

    Probably the most primitive crad[?] rocking device ever seen or employed in any part of the world is the one her[?] pictured. This novel ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 263 words
  6. Pickpockets' Artful Dodges.

    When you are a straphanger in a crowded train, tram-car, or bus, beware of the man who persists in bumping into you every time the ...

    Article : 963 words
  7. A Cork Extractor.

    The device shown in the sketch is for removing a cork or stopper from a bottle whether full or empty where the cork has been ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 101 words
  8. Prize-Fighters' Fortunes.

    Boxing to-day is a short cut to fame and fortune for any youth who displays exceptional ability at the "noble art." Ex-Bombardier ...

    Article : 819 words
  9. Museum of Fleas.

    Mr. Charles Rothschild, whose entomological ardour finds a curious outlet in the collection [?] f[?] possesses in the famous natural ...

    Article : 221 words
  10. Just a Stick of Celery.

    There's plenty of celery at Dartmoor, and plenty of convicts. The two are not supposed to become acquainted. But, well, I ...

    Article : 520 words
  11. Warship to Shoot at Skies.

    Two three-inch guns for attacking air-craft are among the novel features of the new super-Dreadnought battleship Iron Duke, which has ...

    Article : 220 words
  12. Ancient Make-Ups.

    Thousands of years ago the art of "make-up," as practised in the dressing-rooms of actors and actresses of to-day, was known to the ...

    Article : 340 words
  13. Dropping Coins in a Glass Full of Water.

    Take a glass and fill it to the brim with water, taking care that the surface of the water is raised a little above the edge of the glass. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 137 words
  14. Napoleon and an Airship.

    A dirigible balloon, says the Countess Lydia Rostoptschine, in her work entitled "The Destruction of Moscow in 1812," was not unknown ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. To Japan Wood Without an Oven.

    [?] First make the wood perfectly flat and smooth by means of a scraper and glass paper. Any knots must be painted over with patent ...

    Article : 288 words
  16. The Tramp Cyclist.

    Eustace had a bicycle. Eustace had something else, too—he had a profound contempt for "yokels," as he called the inhabitants of the ...

    Article : 199 words
  17. What a Nerve!

    "I want Martin at once!". said the manager, as he walked over the workshop. "I'm afraid he's not here yet, ...

    Article : 200 words
  18. MINER, MUSICIAN AND ARTIST.

    At Tylorstown, in South Wales, lives a most versatile miner. For the last seven years, so the story goes, he has lived entirely on milk, ...

    Article : 139 words
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