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  2. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    Even people who take no interest in other animals acknowledge the fascination of the very word badger; maybe they have never seen one stuffed, ...

    Article : 178 words
  3. A New idea in Stump pulling.

    The means by which an inventor intends to compel a falling tree to pull its own stump by the force of its fall is shown. A fulcrum block ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  4. HENRY THE COOK.

    Henry tho cook was an original, "How did you come to be in New South Wales, Henry,?" I asked of him one day. "All along of ...

    Article : 398 words
  5. SUMMER TILLAGE.

    Have you ever noticed that a brick wall built on moist ground is always more or less damp, and sometimes covered with a growth of fungi to ...

    Article : 589 words
  6. CARS DE LUXE.

    The last word in luxurious railroad travelling is the new service from Paris to the Riviera by what is already known on the boulevards as the ...

    Article : 248 words
  7. THE FARM.

    There is very little positive knowledge concerning the inter-polliuation of fruits, and no subject in pomology is in greater need of ...

    Article : 835 words
  8. PETER MARRIED LOUISE.

    In high social circles the girl who wants to cut out another girl orders new drosses and more hats. Among savages she sticks on a few more ...

    Article : 854 words
  9. MOTOR-CYCLISTS AMAZING FEAT

    A striking illustration of the capacity of the motor-cycle is furnished by the record recently set up by Mr. Harry Long, the well-known ...

    Article : 230 words
  10. A Mirror an Aid in Rowing a Boat.

    The young oarsman is apt to experience difficulty in keeping a straight course until he has, had some practice. Rowing a boat ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 147 words
  11. DUELLING.

    There were some festivities taking place in a church in an Ohio village, when one of the villagers, who was noted throughout the countryside as ...

    Article : 581 words
  12. INCREASED ACTIVITY FOLLOWS

    One of the most striking features in the development of modern Germany is the number of so[?]isties which have been organised and the ...

    Article : 477 words
  13. SECTIONAL GARMENTS.

    The use of sewing machines continues to increase in Japan, according to an American Consular report. The adoption of occidental ...

    Article : 123 words
  14. ORIGIN OF THE THIMBLE.

    The modern thimble dates from 1684, when the goldsmith Nicholas Benschoten, of Amsterdam, sent one as a birthday present to a lady ...

    Article : 352 words
  15. MECCA'S PILGRIMS.

    Although one of the most inaccessibly cities on earth, Mecca each year has visitors in such number that it must be ranked in this ...

    Article : 231 words
  16. EAT APPLES.

    The apple contains a larger percentage of phosphorous than any other fruit or vegetable. This phosphorous is admirably adapted for ...

    Article : 350 words
  17. ONE THING AT A TIME.

    Trade had been bad, and the prospect was far from encouraging. In addition, the dark November day had a depressing effect in itself. The ...

    Article : 143 words
  18. HAD THE ADVANTAGE.

    Two Irishmen were digging a sewer. One was a big, tall, strong man, about 6 feet 4 inches in height, and the other was a little, puny man, ...

    Article : 135 words
  19. DISCORD IN THE FAMILY.

    The lawyer was sitting at his desk, absorbed in the preparation of a brief. So bent was he on his work that he did not hear the door as it ...

    Article : 125 words
  20. TIMES ARE IMPROVING.

    A father was complaining bitterly of the way his children destroyed their clothing. "When I was a- boy," he said, "I ...

    Article : 103 words
  21. AN EARLY RISE.

    "So you are looking for a situation," said the merchant to the youth with high collar and creased trousers. "What can you do ?" ...

    Article : 76 words
  22. HUSH!

    A football supporter took his girl to the football field to watch a local match. After watching for a few minutes, the girl asked: ...

    Article : 72 words
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