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  2. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    There is no capital punishment in Italy. Over four hundred thunderstorms occur every year in Abyssinia. ...

    Article : 546 words
  3. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Little Phyllis had neon to a party, and during the evening had disposed of quite a large quantity of good things provided by a thoughtful ...

    Article : 84 words
  4. THE POULTRY RUN.

    Where chickens are being roared for egg-production it is advisable to let them have all the exercise possible, the object being to develop ...

    Article : 250 words
  5. RANDOM READINGS.

    In 1859 a dispute arose between some American sailors who were ashore at Hong Kong and a party of our tars. The fight became so lively ...

    Article : 391 words
  6. WISE AND OTHERWISE

    Louise: "Why do you think the widow wants to marry again?" Julia: "She keeps her age dark and hor hair light." ...

    Article : 731 words
  7. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS

    Recently, a miniature electric-motor has been devised for the dentist's use which is so small mid weighs so little that it may be used as a ...

    Article : 264 words
  8. WHEN ARE YOU HAPPIEST?

    Which are the happiest five minutes in your day? They are significant, as they reveal character. The man who goes to bed, gets his ...

    Article : 318 words
  9. DRAINS AND COLDS.

    In a comprehensive study of the causes of "catching cold" which has just been made by Dr. C. M. Richter, it has been determined that the ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. FATHER'S GAME.

    Ted was trying to keep quiet so father could read, but at last he sighed so deeply that his father laid down his magazine. ...

    Article : 267 words
  11. HIS PLEASURE SPIKED.

    It was the first swim of the season, and the boys were plunging and splashing gleefully In the water. One youth only remained on shore ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. ON THE SPOT.

    The only certain way to find out which is the best layer is to singly pen the pullets—you get rock bottom this way. There are "systems" and ...

    Article : 268 words
  13. THE PHONOGRAPH ALOFT.

    When the military aeroplane is scouting, it usually carries two men. One is the pilot, who runs and steers the craft; the other is the observer ...

    Article : 328 words
  14. A RATTLED AMATEUR.

    The Shakespeare Club in the suburbs was went to give frequent performances distinguished for the local prominence of the participants. On ...

    Article : 138 words
  15. SELF-CONVICTED.

    Lodger (who thinks his whisky hat diminished, and wishes to prove it): "Mrs. Prigem, if your cat has been at that bottle labelled 'whisky' it is doom ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 56 words
  16. THE GIANT AND THE PIGMIES.

    It is doubtful if there ever lived upon the earth another such giant as was Antaeus. He was so extremely tall that his head towered up among the ...

    Article : 409 words
  17. AMERICAN DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

    To the average Briton the Fourth of July has but little significance, but it is an anniversary kept with the greatest rejoicings by our American ...

    Article : 365 words
  18. PERFECTLY PROPER.

    Aunt Priscilla was horrified. She had found her pretty niece, aged seventeen, allowing a bold young man to kiss her. ...

    Article : 139 words
  19. NOTES FOR THE NOVICK.

    The flavour of eggs is influenced by the food supplied. The foods supplied to fowls should always be fresh and wholesome. Sour ...

    Article : 389 words
  20. ON THE OTHER HAND.

    Squire Doolittle could not be absolutely certain, but he had a 990 per cent. conviction that Mr. Dan Johnson and his family benefited more by his ...

    Article : 165 words
  21. FINDING STEEL FLAWS.

    Considerable success in detecting concealed flaws in steel intended for marine engines and driving parts has been attained at the engineering ...

    Article : 154 words
  22. SPECTACLES FOR COWS.

    The idea of cows wearing spectacles seems most ridiculous, and no doubt you will laugh at the very idea. Nevertheless, there are cows who do ...

    Article : 152 words
  23. WILES OF THE WEAKER.

    A college youth, Just returned from a hunting trip, called one evening on the lady then brightest in his many-flamed sky. During a full in the ...

    Article : 135 words
  24. TASTING WITH THE NOSE.

    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 ...

    Article : 173 words
  25. A DOUBLE SURPRISE.

    A woman suspected that her husband was in the habit of kissing the servant girl, and resolved to detect him in the act. ...

    Article : 132 words
  26. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is Ireland like a sealed bottle of champagne?—Because there is a Cork in it. Why are the fixed stars like wicked ...

    Article : 164 words
  27. WHAT IS TONNAGE?

    To find the "tonnage" or "displacement" of a ship is rather puzzling. The tonnage of a ship is the measure of its cubical or carrying capacity expressed ...

    Article : 276 words
  28. JOSEPHS LITTLE GAME.

    A country gentleman recently had bis house fitted with electric bells, and, giving instructions to his servant, he said: "Now, I want you to ...

    Article : 122 words
  29. THE SERGEANTS' MESS.

    "Do you mean that you want me to press your trousers?" she demanded, with all the sternness she could muster. ...

    Article : 141 words
  30. A TREAT FOR HIM.

    "James, my lad," said the grocer to his new assistant, "who bought that mouldy cheese to-day?" "Mrs. Brown, sir," was the youth's ...

    Article : 114 words
  31. HE GUESSED WRONG.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 128 words
  32. PROUD OF HIM.

    Sandy Macpherson started to build a small outhouse of bricks. After the usual fashion of bricklayers, he worked from the inside, and, having the ...

    Article : 126 words
  33. WHAT HER MAMMA COULD DO.

    Little Dorothy had been taken to a very fashionable "at home" by her mother. One of the ladies present had been ...

    Article : 84 words
  34. UP TO HIM.

    Coyly the blushing girl approached her father as he sat at ease after dinner. "Daddy," she said, coaxingly, "is it ...

    Article : 88 words
  35. PAT'S DESCRIPTION.

    The wounded Irish soldier was relating his adventures to the inquisitive old lady visitor. "Afther we captured th' hill, mum," ...

    Article : 66 words
  36. IRISH RECKONING.

    Pat and [?] were walking to Dublin in quest of work. They hailed a passing drover, and asked— "How much further to Dublin?" ...

    Article : 57 words
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