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  2. THE TASTES OF THE SOVEREIGN.

    It is remarkable how the tastes of the Sovereign will alter the habits of the people. If he does not care to go to bed ...

    Article : 284 words
  3. Wise and Otherwise.

    "Do you really believe this aviator will come hack to the starting point?" "He won't dare to do otherwise. His wife is waiting for him here." ...

    Article : 889 words
  4. Random Readings.

    Why does a soldier when saluting a superior raise his hand to his head covering? The beginning dates back to the time of the Borgias, if ...

    Article : 467 words
  5. FINGER PRINTS AS SIGNATURES.

    An American paper asks the question: Will the thumb or finger print ever replace the written signature in official documents? Its ...

    Article : 152 words
  6. THE SEVENTH SON.

    In the early days of the reign of the late King Leopold of Belgium a Brussels woman had a seventh son. When the King ...

    Article : 164 words
  7. For Young Folks.

    Here is a story about King George III., who was only twenty- two years old when he got to be King. And he lived so long that ...

    Article : 282 words
  8. New, Odd, Interesting.

    The famous "dragon" tree on the island of Teneriffe is 5000 years old. Some famous old books still in existence are bound in tanned human skin. ...

    Article : 841 words
  9. SUCH IS FAME.

    "Who's that bloke, Jimmy?" "Louts Cross-eye. Can't yer read?" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 17 words
  10. WHERE ALL HAVE MONEY.

    In Buenos Ayres, according to Mr C. H. Sherrill, one never sees a beggar or a drunken man. "I never saw a country in the ...

    Article : 393 words
  11. CUTTING MAHOGANY.

    In Mexico, Honduras, and Central America, the contractor gives five dollars for a mahogany-tree. This seems cheap, but it is the ...

    Article : 464 words
  12. AN IMMOVABLE CARD.

    If a friend laid an ordinary visiting card on a bare table and asked you to blow it right over, you would think he was asking you to do an ...

    Article : 194 words
  13. COMFORTABLE BERTHS.

    Wolves have long been extinct in France, yet there are a hundred lieutenants de la loureterie whose nominal duty it is to keep these ...

    Article : 118 words
  14. WELL GULLED.

    Signor Puccini, the composer, refers his strangest musical reminiscence to Milan. Unknown, as he supposed himself to be, he ...

    Article : 292 words
  15. JAPAN AND MEXICO.

    A good deal has been written with regard to Japan's designs upon the Pacific and her hope of gaining a sure footing upon the American ...

    Article : 392 words
  16. A FABLE FROM JAPAN.

    A man who had just reached heaven began to look about him, and before long he discovered a large pile of what looked like human ears. ...

    Article : 178 words
  17. CIRCUMSTANCES ALTER CASES.

    When Israel Zangwill was an obscure youth teaching in a Jewish school in London he sent a short poem to a leading American ...

    Article : 84 words
  18. AN AMERICAN IN GERMANY.

    Some years ago, an American promoter went to Berlin to sell the rights of a new bottle-making machine which made 20,000 bottles a ...

    Article : 239 words
  19. THE BUTTER LION.

    More than 100 years ago an Italian nobleman was one day giving a great banquet, and his cook, who was known far and wide, was ...

    Article : 271 words
  20. A VALUABLE APPLE-TREE.

    An offer of six thousand pounds was recently made for a single apple-tree growing near Lake Chelan, in the State of Washington. ...

    Article : 115 words
  21. INGENIOUS WAY OF GAINING DANCE PARTNERS.

    A novel cotillion figure in which toy balloons play a p[?]minent part is being enthusiastically received in London. Each lady carries a toy ...

    Article : 113 words
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