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  2. Giant Telescopes.

    Light and wireless telegraphy present an entertaining study when presented in the manner of Professor H. H. Turner, who recently ...

    Article : 213 words
  3. Measuring Electricity.

    The terms volt, ampere, ohm, watt, and farad, met with in works on electricity, mean very little to most people. The volt is the unit ...

    Article : 600 words
  4. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    The Ixworth Sparrow Club, in Suffolk, in twelve months has destroyed 14,669 sparrows at a cost of £19/8/. Parisian barbers are legally ...

    Article : 268 words
  5. London's Opium Dens.

    Opium! The word conjures up visions of the Hast and of the extraordinary dreams that the disciples of the drug are said to enjoy. ...

    Article : 757 words
  6. Teutonic Revenge.

    One lasting record as a memorial of Teutonic methods and a constant reminder of the savage assault that the Germans has deliberately and ...

    Article : 642 words
  7. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    "Smell that, plaze." "It's whisky;" said the druggist, after doing as he was told. "Thank ye. Now plaze hand it to ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. NEW MEMBER'S IMPRESSIONS.

    He had been elected member for his native county, and had come up to the Metropolis to take his seat in the House. ...

    Article : 152 words
  9. Dodging Colds.

    Over-eating, bad teeth, diseased tonsils, excessive fatigue, too much alcohol these are the most prevalent reasons for colds. Take over-eating. ...

    Article : 801 words
  10. MEMORABLE DINNER.

    "Talking about good dinners," said the Yankee traveller, slowly, "I remember one I had in Chicago. I wont into a slap-up restaurant with ...

    Article : 140 words
  11. FROM VARIOUS SOURCES.

    It is found that an excellent bread can be made by incorporating about one-fifth rice flour, according to experiments made in France, and such ...

    Article : 103 words
  12. WATER FINDERS.

    The Queensland Land Department employe two officers, officially designated "water-finders." One works with the automatic finder and the ...

    Article : 185 words
  13. THE BOY AND THE BEER.

    "My son," said the father, "take that jug and fetch me some beer." "Give me the money, then, father." "My son, to get beer with money, ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. BETTER OFF.

    A political office in a email United States town was vacant The office paid 250 dollars a year, and there was keen competition for it. The ...

    Article : 205 words
  15. BIG-HEARTED JIM.

    Big Jim! That was what they called him in the great munition factory where he toiled. And his heart was as big as his body. ...

    Article : 1,133 words
  16. Hobshaw's Hens.

    Hobshaw, normally a meek and mild individual, whose wildest hobby was until recently connected with foreign stamps, is now ramping ...

    Article : 434 words
  17. COLOURED BANK-NOTES.

    The Bank of England is the only bank which always issues plainlyprinted white paper bank-notes, whatever their value. Other ...

    Article : 175 words
  18. Torpedo Secrets.

    At the torpedo's head is an explosive chamber, which holds damp gun-cotton. This is fired by means of i a rod which, on contact with the ...

    Article : 353 words
  19. QUITE CORRECT.

    It was nearing dinner-time, and a factory worker told his boy helper to take his dinner down to the watchhouse and put it in the oven to ...

    Article : 215 words
  20. PROTECTIVE COATING FOR SMALL ARTICLES.

    Small articles of metal may be conveniently protected, against corrosion as follows: The apparatus necessary may be imprivised from ...

    Article : 249 words
  21. COULDN'T LIE ON IT.

    Tho scapegrace son of an affluent tradesman came to the end of his resources recently, and sent home a piteous appeal for funds, adding that ...

    Article : 177 words
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