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  2. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Teacher: "You can only subtract things of the same name. Now, none of you children could take, say, six pears from twelve apples, or threepence from ...

    Article : 55 words
  3. RANDOM READINGS.

    Children in Japan begin to study ju-jitsu in their curliest years, for it is a system of physical culture, hygiene, and ethics, besides being a form of ...

    Article : 76 words
  4. THE POULTRY RUN.

    Purely of Italian origin, the Black Leghorn was imported into America in 1872, and from that country into England later; but as to the exact date ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 392 words
  5. THE CITY OF THE TSAR.

    The building and maintenance of Petrograd mark a continuous struggle with nature. The soil is a marsh so deep and spongy that a solid ...

    Article : 329 words
  6. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    So you were in your last place for three years. Why did you leave? I was pardoned. Ella: Bella can read her husband ...

    Article : 1,090 words
  7. NEW,ODD, INTERESTING

    Turkey red is made from the Indian madder plant. Pink pearls are found only off the Bahama Islands, and are very scarce. ...

    Article : 917 words
  8. HISTORY OF THE HOHEN-ZOLLERNS.

    The German doctrine that treaties are but "scraps of paper" is no new article of Prussian faith. It was first practically formulated by Frederick, whom ...

    Article : 304 words
  9. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    When carbon paper has been used several times the preparation becomes almost worn off on some parts, while other parts of the paper are as good ...

    Article : 122 words
  10. FIRST AFTER ALL.

    Bennie Kilmer was never happy unless he was ahead of every other little boy in everything. Therefore, he was seldom happy. One ...

    Article : 238 words
  11. NAPOLEON'S "PROUD DAY."

    December 2, 1805, was, as Napolean was often afterwards heard to say, one of the proudest days of his life, for on that day, to quote his own words, ...

    Article : 216 words
  12. HARDENING DIES WITH SCREW HOLES.

    In hardening dies and punches, in which there are screw and dowel-pin holes, it is a common practice to plug the holes with asbestos, of the wick or ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. CRUSHED BRICK USED IN MAKING CONCRETE.

    Concrete in which crushed brick took the place of crushed stone or grovel has been extensively used in the construction of the new city hall at San ...

    Article : 116 words
  14. THE BUILDING OF A ZEPPELIN.

    The building of a Zeppelin is not the work of a day. The mere work on the vessels takes an entire year, and when that work is done another three ...

    Article : 246 words
  15. HYGIENE OF THE EYES.

    The preservation of the sight is of the utmost importance. We recommend especially tho following rules: 1. Avoid sudden changes from dark ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. BRAVE MARSHAL NEY.

    In the last desperate scenes of Waterloo there was no more outstanding figure than Marshal Ney as, on foot, his clothes torn with bullets, his face black ...

    Article : 274 words
  17. SETTLING A QUARREL.

    This is a little story about two men who thought they had good voices and could sing. Now, you know, there are lots of people who think they can sing ...

    Article : 288 words
  18. BLASTING WITH LIQUID OXYGEN.

    It has long been known that liquid oxygen mixed with substances like cotton wool forms a powerful explosive, but serious difficulties were ...

    Article : 145 words
  19. THE WORK A WATCH DOES.

    Out of sight, out of mind, is particularly true in regard to the mechanism of a watch, and even those interested in mechanical matters seldom ...

    Article : 193 words
  20. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE

    The hen that goes to roost with a full, hard crop is usually a good layer. A rough and fairly certain method of selection may be obtained this way. ...

    Article : 478 words
  21. THE SECRET MARRIAGE OF GEORGE IV.

    Like many another young fellow, George IV. began his amorous career by falling head over ears in love with a woman older than himself. It was ...

    Article : 417 words
  22. COME TO STAY.

    Stumbling blindly after the blob of light that the attendant's electric torch threw on the floor, Aggie MacHaggis and Dougal MacDougal entered the ...

    Article : 160 words
  23. MAN OF TRUTH.

    Some time since a man was brought up at a police-court charged with burglary, when the following conversation took place between the magistrate ...

    Article : 142 words
  24. THE REASON.

    "Hurry up, there!" shouted Benny Haddock, as he spied Bobby coming slowly down the school steps. "I believe I've been waiting a whole hour ...

    Article : 294 words
  25. ELECTRICITY AS FOOD.

    Will electricity be the food of the future? Already it has been proved that it can act as a substitute for food to a certain extent. Professor ...

    Article : 419 words
  26. MOTHER WAS RIGHT.

    "It is rather difficult," said the headmistress, to "know for which standard your little girl is suitable." "Vera is a very forward child," ...

    Article : 159 words
  27. QUITE IMPOSSIBLE.

    The inquest had been held on the body of a Scotsman who had been drowned, and all the evidence pointed to suicide. ...

    Article : 118 words
  28. TOO CUTE.

    Put was strolling about one day with an Englishman when they met a poor-looking beggarwoman. "Pat," said the Englishman, "I will ...

    Article : 94 words
  29. CURED KIM.

    During the demonstration of his new kinetophone, Mr. Edison said: "With this invention an actor may hour himself speak as well as see ...

    Article : 150 words
  30. THEORY AND PRACTICE.

    The pupils were being examined on the subject of personal hygiene. A boy was asked, "What have you to do in order to keep your teeth ...

    Article : 97 words
  31. ARTFUL TOMMY.

    Private Tommy Sims had had pneumonia, and had been for some time in hospital, where they treated him so well that he was much averse to the ...

    Article : 127 words
  32. THE UNCROWNED KAISER.

    It is interesting to recall that the Kaiser has never been crowned. When the time approached for that great ceremony he made tremendous ...

    Article : 111 words
  33. SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE.

    Madge: "Would you many a spend-thrift, my dear?" Marjorie: "It wouldn't be so bad if he were just starting out on his career." ...

    Article : 43 words
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