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  2. For Young Folks.

    Under a tree was sleeping the blacksmith's baby daughter. A witch on her way to market stooped to admire the pretty babe, but ...

    Article : 393 words
  3. Random Readings.

    "The Recollections of a Society Seer" contains some very curious stories, told from "crystals." Here is one describing "The Czarina's ...

    Article : 713 words
  4. Wise and Otherwise.

    It's a short worm that has no turning. Even a bad egg has certain striking qualities. ...

    Article : 880 words
  5. New, Odd, Interesting.

    Chinese astronomical records go back to 2356 B.C. China has 10 cities with populations of over half a million. ...

    Article : 1,628 words
  6. KURDS AND THE GYMNASTIC WAY.

    George H. Hepworth, in "Through Armenia on Horse-back," relates a humorous incident which occurred while he was ...

    Article : 221 words
  7. A LEGEND.

    An old story tells of an English-knight in the holy land who was captured by the Saracens and thrown into a dungeon to die. But a ...

    Article : 193 words
  8. THE MAGIC APPLE.

    To divide an apple into several parts without breaking the rind: Pass a needle and thread under the rind of the apple, which is easily ...

    Article : 117 words
  9. A LIVING CHAIR.

    To suggest that four boys may sit comfortably, each on the knee of another, sounds like telling them to lift themselves by their own ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. Science in Play.

    How are we to manage to get the knife into the exact position under a pear, suspended as high as possible by a thread from the ceiling, so that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 276 words
  11. A TALK WITH THE BOYS.

    "Remember, my son," says Robert J. Burdette, "you have to work. Whether you handle a pick or a pen, a wheelbarrow or a set of books, ...

    Article : 261 words
  12. THE GAME OF MATADOR.

    This is one of the best games to be played with dominoes, and the object is to make up the number seven. Suppose the first player ...

    Article : 215 words
  13. NO NEED TO ENVY.

    There was once a girl who allowed envy and jealousy to spoil her life. No matter what her friends did or acquired, this girl envied the ...

    Article : 431 words
  14. WORLDS OLDEST NEWS-PAPER.

    In the chronicles of the Tang dynasty, which flourished in China from 618 to 907 A.D., reference is found, writes Franklin Ohlinger, in ...

    Article : 316 words
  15. A SURPRISE ANSWER.

    Lord Kinnaird, who is always actively interested in religious work, one day paid a surprise visit to a mission school in the East End of ...

    Article : 105 words
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