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  2. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING.

    Shillings were first coined in England in the year 1505. The willow is said to be the quickest growing tree in Britain. ...

    Article : 901 words
  3. THE POULTRY RUN.

    It is the genera experience, that chicks thrive better, and we more free of diseases and ailments, if they are fed on nothing but dry foods for ...

    Article : 272 words
  4. RANDOM READINGS.

    Napoleon was forty-five at Waterloo and never reached the sixties. Marlborough was sixty-two at Oudenarde, and by no means In his dotage at ...

    Article : 111 words
  5. FOR, YOUNG FOLKS.

    Requested to give his ideas on "Bravery." little Johnny delivered himself of the following:— "Some boys is brave because they always ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. A GARDEN OP SERPENTS.

    In the Serotherapic Institute of Brazil, which occupies a tract of 700 acres at Butentan, Dr. Vital Brazil produces serums for the cure and ...

    Article : 408 words
  7. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    "Does the hero marry the heroine at the end of all their troubles?"' "No; at the beginning." Brown: "Breezy is a splendid ...

    Article : 1,033 words
  8. SIXTY-COURSE DINNERS.

    To dine in style in China is a somewhat arduous undertaking, for the. linnets often run to as many as forty or sixty different courses. The ...

    Article : 248 words
  9. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    Various facts in support of the theory that all metals are naturally of the colour of silver are given by Dr. L. Martiouchek, in a Russian ...

    Article : 99 words
  10. MOTHER COULDN'T ANSWER THIS.

    One of those momentary silences had fallen upon the party at the luncheon-table. It was broken by the little girl, who had come with her ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. INSECTS WITH ARMOUR.

    It has been found that many specimens of ants and bees are most curiously and elaborately armoured. Certain ants are equipped with the ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. WEDDINGS IN CHINA.

    The increasing influence of Western civilisation upon the Chinese people is particularly noticeable in functions which concern their home ...

    Article : 149 words
  13. MENDING CELLULOID.

    "A simple method of mending celluloid articles when broken consists in dissolving fragments of celluloid in acetone, applying the resulting ...

    Article : 99 words
  14. CARL'S MISTAKE.

    Carl and his Uncle John were walking through the woods one day when they met a snail. They stopped to watch it, and Uncle John told Carl ...

    Article : 384 words
  15. INCUBATOR CHICKS.

    Following are the points in favour of the machine:—Chickens may be hatched it will. The poultry-keeper may get them out ...

    Article : 294 words
  16. DIFFICULTIES OF GRAMOPHONE SINGERS.

    A young lady who makes her living by singing in to gramophones told an interviewer something about her work the other day. ...

    Article : 248 words
  17. THE CAPTURE OF GIBRALTAR.

    In the year 1704, when the war of the Spanish Succession, destined to be made so glorious for England by the victories of Marlborough, was ...

    Article : 308 words
  18. A PREVENTIVE AGAINST RUSTING.

    Those who desire to use rust preventive will find that if the tools are wiped with a cloth slightly saturated In mercurial ointment they will obtain ...

    Article : 236 words
  19. FLOATING A PIN IN WATER.

    It will not readily be supposed that a needle or brass pin can be made to float on water-steel and brass having a much great specific gravity than ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 151 words
  20. A COMMENCEMEMT.

    The train was already filling up rapidly, when the smart lad came along. He jogged his companion's elbow. ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. NOTES THE NOVICE.

    It is nice to have pood lookers about the place, but never forget the fact that the utility (that is, eggs and neat) qualities "of poultry are the ...

    Article : 361 words
  22. A NEW COMMERCIAL FIBRE.

    Water hyacinth, which encumbers the lower Mekong and other waters of Cochin China and Cambodia to such a degree that it has become a positive ...

    Article : 203 words
  23. "ROLLO."

    Most children are fond of pets of, one kind or other; but the oddest pet I know of, at least the rarest, is a pet beaver. His owner captured him ...

    Article : 474 words
  24. QUALIFIED VERDICT.

    An American officer who has seen service in the Philippines gives the following illustration of Filipino judicial acumen. ...

    Article : 192 words
  25. KING WILLIAM IV. AND "MRS. JORDAN."

    By his will King William IV. bequeathed £2,000 to each of his children, of whom 8 survived him, with equal shares in a life insurance policy ...

    Article : 375 words
  26. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.

    Great had been the excitement in the village. Two old people, both enjoying their Old Age Pensions, had got married. ...

    Article : 148 words
  27. THE EYE OP THE ARMY.

    In modern warfare the searchlight is Invaluable. On dark nights at sea It is the only means o£ guarding against torpedo boats, which its beams ...

    Article : 259 words
  28. HE WAS FULL OF BULLETS. I

    The old soldier was telling of his thrilling adventures on the field of battle to a party of young fellows, one or two of them were sceptical as to ...

    Article : 102 words
  29. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is a lady In error like another on her marriage-day?—Because she is mistaken (miss taken). Why are sluggards beds too short ...

    Article : 146 words
  30. INSIDE THE TRAM.

    "Fare" The passenger gave no heed. "Fare, please!" Still the passenger was obivious. ...

    Article : 113 words
  31. ONE WAY OUT.

    For two weary hours the small baby hail bowled, and the other occupants of the crowded railway carriage were getting tired of it. ...

    Article : 78 words
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