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  2. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Griggs: "Your lawyer made some very severe charges against the defendant, didn't he?" Briggs: "Yes, but you ought to see how he charged me. ...

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  3. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    Sir Ray Lankester, the eminent man of science, asserts that the flavour of food and drink does not come to us through the sense of taste. That sense, ...

    Article : 178 words
  4. RANDOM READINGS.

    It was on March 1, 1871, that the Germans entered Paris, after the city had endured the horrors of one of the worst sieges on record. A National ...

    Article : 267 words
  5. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    "Gracious, Tommy," said his aunt, "I never saw a boy get so many spankings as you do. Why, it seems to be a continuous performance down ...

    Article : 90 words
  6. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    The dollar sign was derived from the letters "U.S." in monogram. Reindeer are more numerous in Norway than horses. ...

    Article : 646 words
  7. THE POULTRY RUN.

    All practical poultry papers their renders to use the medium-sized, normal eggs for hatching. Why? Because it takes a certain amount of ...

    Article : 804 words
  8. MARK TWAIN'S METHOD OF REMEMBERING DATES.

    "Dates are hard to remember because they consist of figures; figures are monotonously unstriking in appearance, and they don't take hold; ...

    Article : 516 words
  9. BIRDS IN WAR.

    A sailor recently stated that seagulls are very useful for betraying the whereabouts of a submarine. When the birds discern a periscope they rise ...

    Article : 328 words
  10. A PERSONAL MATTER.

    Clarence was usually so restless and fidgety in church that his mother was obliged to reprove him from time to time. One Sunday he was so quiet and ...

    Article : 86 words
  11. INCREASING SELF-INDUCTION IN CABLES.

    It is well known that the carrying power of a telephone-cable for underground or submarine use is much smaller than that of an overhead line; ...

    Article : 204 words
  12. AN AQUATIC TRAGEDY.

    When visitors came, Bobby was often turned out of his room and into the carrot for a night or two. He did not object to this, but he felt that ...

    Article : 146 words
  13. A FAMOUS VIVANDIERE.

    The soldiers of France march to war as gallantly to-day as when they made their triumphant march through Europe in the wake of the "Little ...

    Article : 310 words
  14. THE LAWYER SURRENDERED.

    A young foreigner was being tried in court, and the questioning of the lawyers on tho opposite side began. "Now, Laszky, what do you do?" ...

    Article : 209 words
  15. THE CHILDREN'S QUEEN.

    Queen Helena, of Italy, is so fond not only of her own but of all children that she has won the title of the Children's Queen. Not long ago, the wife ...

    Article : 255 words
  16. GROWING DWARF TREES.

    By following the plan described below, almost any one can raise dwarf trees such as those that come from Japan. Get a few large thick-skinned ...

    Article : 295 words
  17. TRIFLING MATTER OVER-LOOKED.

    "Drive like the dence!" shouted Smith, springing into the taxi., With a lurch, the car darted forward, and away they went like lightning through ...

    Article : 137 words
  18. AMBASSADORS' PRIVILEGES.

    A curious Ambassadorial privilege is that, when dismissed from an audience with the Sovereign to which he is accredited, an Ambassador may turn his ...

    Article : 302 words
  19. PRO RATA.

    The newly-rich hostess was trying to engage a celebrated prima donna to sing at a reception. "What shall I be expected to pay you ...

    Article : 201 words
  20. THE MAGIC BASKET.

    It was a queer little grass-and-reed basket, made by an old Indian woman, and it hung just outside the open flap of the tepee. ...

    Article : 265 words
  21. FAILURES OF SOLDIERS' ARMOUR.

    Many years ago several inventors developed bullet-proof cloths or breast-plates, and in spite of much advertising their suggestions were never ...

    Article : 197 words
  22. NATURAL SOAP PLANTS.

    In Western Nebraska and Kansas, in Colorado, New Mexico, and parts of Utah, Arizona, Texas, and Mexico occur the plants commonly known as ...

    Article : 334 words
  23. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    The most common cure for egg-eating is to fill an eggshell with mustard and pepper, and place it in the run. I don't like any of these cures myself, believing ...

    Article : 254 words
  24. NOT QUITE EXPLICIT.

    The rich old man had died, and all the relatives were on tenderhooks. Who would get his money? Would it be shared among them, or had the ...

    Article : 110 words
  25. NAVAL EPAULETTES.

    The use of the epaulette in the Royal Navy is of much more recent origin than in the Army. It arose from an incident which occurred while ...

    Article : 270 words
  26. EASILY EXPLAINED.

    Buffon, the great naturalist, one day entertained a company of distinguished savants at dinner, at the conclusion of which they all went into the garden. ...

    Article : 231 words
  27. MOURNING "COLOURS."

    It is one of those strange and inexplicable contradiction in the world that the Christian nations have adopted black as their mourning colour. ...

    Article : 173 words
  28. THE JAPANESE FAN.

    Fans are put to all sorts of curious uses in Japan. At wrestling and fencing matches the umpire always uses a large fan, and the various motions ...

    Article : 113 words
  29. THE FAULT OF THE LAW.

    Villager: "What's the meaning of that rope stretched from the church steeple to the top of your tent?" Circus Manager: "That's for our ...

    Article : 224 words
  30. DEFENDANT'S LETTERS.

    It was an action for breach of promise. "The lady talks." said counsel for the defendant, "about honourable ...

    Article : 151 words
  31. SOLDIERS' TALISMANS.

    The ancient custom of carrying a talisman as a protection against danger is very common among the rank and file of the Army, and strange are ...

    Article : 125 words
  32. MARKING FOWLS

    There are two ways in which the farmer may mark his poultry so that he can tell absolutely the exact age of any fowl. First by ...

    Article : 133 words
  33. THE HAT AND RELIGIOUS WORSHIP.

    Jews wear their hats in the synagogue. The Friends also sit covered during the offering of prayers, which are said aloud. Formerly the custom ...

    Article : 107 words
  34. LITERARY TASTE IN CHINA.

    It is interesting to note that neither fiction or poetry is in demand in China—that is to say, not the white man's fiction or poetry. The ...

    Article : 84 words
  35. BETWEEN FRIENDS.

    Mrs. Exe: "That woman has been saying all sorts of detestable things about me." Mrs. Wye: "You shouldn't mind ...

    Article : 33 words
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