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  2. New, Odd & Interesting.

    Montenegro's official fleet consists of the royal yacht. The street venders of newspapers in Spain are women. ...

    Article : 843 words
  3. For Young Folks.

    Teacher: "What animal contents itself with the least amount of food?" Pupil: "The moth." Teacher: "Wrong. On the contrary, the moth ...

    Article : 41 words
  4. Wise and Otherwise.

    Gentleman (entering): Do you work here, boy? Office Boy: Only when the governor is looking. Binks: They say that successful men ...

    Article : 909 words
  5. The Poultry Run.

    A point often overlooked by poultry-keepers, but which is nevertheless of the greatest importance, is that fowls appreciate and thrive better upon a ...

    Article : 783 words
  6. A PREHISTORIC RACE.

    At a recent sitting of the Academy of Science in Stockholm Dr. Otto Froedin gave the result of his explorations carried on within the past two ...

    Article : 317 words
  7. Random Readings.

    Rid your mind of all sorts of can't and prejudice, knock clown all false gods, believe in health and in sleep at night, and in the joys of friends, even ...

    Article : 318 words
  8. Science Notes and News.

    Acetylene gas as a substitute for gasoline in the operation of an automobile was recently used with great success by a New York motorist who ...

    Article : 209 words
  9. POINTS OF EYES.

    All men of genius are said to have eyes clear, slow moving and bright. This is the eye which indicates mental ability of some kind, it does not matter ...

    Article : 144 words
  10. HOW JOHN FOUND MANNERS.

    John's father was a rich man, and John was very proud of the fine things his father's money bought. He grew very rude, and very cross to the ...

    Article : 455 words
  11. MAGIC OF THE MAGNETS.

    Those who have watched a toy magnet lift up pins and needles, and marvelled not a little at the unseen power that causes the bits of metal to jump, ...

    Article : 662 words
  12. A VEST POCKET TELEPHONE TRANSMITTER.

    It is generally known that danger of disease infection lies in the mouthpiece of the widely-used telephone in strument. Mr. Charles L. Chisholm, ...

    Article : 152 words
  13. THE ARTIST'S MODEL.

    The artist's model, said one of our best-known Royal Academicians, is like the poet, born, not made. I could introduce you to at least a dozen of the ...

    Article : 347 words
  14. FISHING FOR CABLES.

    Difficult as is the laying of a submarine cable, the fishing it up for repairs is a still more tedious matter. The cable having faulted, a vessel is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 176 words
  15. CONCRETE HOUSES.

    At Santpoort, in Holland, the first house of two-storeys, built of concrete, on the Edison system, has been erected. The builders set up moulds, ...

    Article : 167 words
  16. A QUEER CASE.

    "Flor the last two or three days I have been attending a curious case," remarked a doctor. "It's that of a boy who insists that he swallowed a ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. NEW TERROR FOR CRIMINALS.

    The latest terror which criminals have to face is the dictograph. It has been used with success in America and is now being tested by Scotland Yard. ...

    Article : 120 words
  18. READING CHARACTER BY TEETH.

    That the formation of the mouth is an important index to character most people are aware; but, according to a prominent Berlin physiognomist, the ...

    Article : 479 words
  19. LOOK AFTER LITTLE THINGS.

    Some time ago, a gentleman advertised for an office boy, and he interviewed about fifty applicants for the post before making his selection. ...

    Article : 284 words
  20. HOW TO TEACH.

    Perhaps the most conspicuous of the discoveries and achievements of Madame Montessori, the Italian teacher, is the method by which children ...

    Article : 298 words
  21. TRAINS FOR LIVE FISH.

    In Germany, fresh-water fish is usually sold alive. It is common to see tanks of such fish in the restaurant windows, and they are hauled in this ...

    Article : 105 words
  22. "IMPORTANT BUSINESS OF STATE."

    The new position claimed, and gradually being assumed, in the work of the world by women lends special interest to an incident that happened ...

    Article : 306 words
  23. ONE HUNDRED UP.

    In front of the house of a certain rich American there stands a machine from which any passing tramp may obtain money. On the dial of the ...

    Article : 136 words
  24. A SALT LAKE INDUSTRY.

    One of the most important industries of Salt Lake City, Utah, is the manufacture of sail by solar evaporation. The lake has an approximate ...

    Article : 243 words
  25. NEWSPAPER PRODUCTION.

    The world's press is a much vaster enterprise than the average person imagines. Germany heads the European section with 10,000 journals, 1500 ...

    Article : 201 words
  26. JOHN SMITH IN DISGUISE.

    The name "John Smith" does not suggest in English any degree of aristocracy, but transferred to other languages it seems to climb the ...

    Article : 168 words
  27. SHAVING AMONG CHINAMEN.

    Chinamen's beards are very light, and the native barbers, carrying their shaving equipment on a coolie pole, have for generations strolled about ...

    Article : 112 words
  28. "HARBERTUNNI" FOR SHORT.

    Chicago can boast of the young lady having the longest Christian name in America—perhaps in the world. The name is Harbertunninnibertunnia, and ...

    Article : 83 words
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