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  2. ESKIMO GAMES.

    In the matter of amusements the Eskimo are not badly off. They have a form of the cup-and-ball game played there, the ball being a block of ...

    Article : 201 words
  3. ORIGIN OF SERVANTS' LIVERIES.

    The earliest mention of liveries is in the reign of King Pepin of France, who, because of his diminutive size, had bestowed upon him the rather ...

    Article : 364 words
  4. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    There is a definite reason for the square form of a handkerchief. Up to 1784, it is said, a handkerchief might take any fantastic shape that ...

    Article : 921 words
  5. THAT AIR PILOTS MUST KNOW.

    To the ordinary observer the air may seem quite guiltless of dangers, but, in reality, this is by no means the case. Aviators rarely make a flight ...

    Article : 209 words
  6. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    M. Georges Prades, the French writer on aircraft indicates the difficulty of finding the range in an air duel. If you have two machines ...

    Article : 123 words
  7. THE WARDROBE OF THE POPE.

    Few rulers are surrounded with more ceremony and magnificence than the princes of the Church. As for the Pope , himself, etiquette and tradition have ...

    Article : 579 words
  8. THE POULTRY RUN.

    A right start is the big thing. With it the poultryman will do well; without it he won't Well, in a long experience among all breeds of fowls I ...

    Article : 284 words
  9. SULPHUR AS A FERTILISER.

    Experiments have determined that sulphur (in the form of the familiar "flowers of sulphur") is a valuable fertiliser of soil, tending materially ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. CHOOSING A TITLE.

    The late Lord Strathcona used to relate how his 'title was chosen for him by Queen Victoria. "The Queen received me most ...

    Article : 161 words
  11. NOT WORTH A DOG.

    The small boy stood in front of the dazzling light of the cheap theatre with a yellow dog under his arm. Evidently he wanted to get in, and the ...

    Article : 191 words
  12. FIRE-ESCAPE FOR HORSES.

    A large packing concern in California has installed an automatic means for opening the doors of its horse stable, which allows the horses ...

    Article : 132 words
  13. PICKINGS FROM THE PEN.

    Gravel should always be supplied to fowls being fattened in confinement. Encourage the hen to stay with her brood as long as possible; they will ...

    Article : 303 words
  14. WHY, INDEED!

    Oh yes, it was a thrilling Wild "West film, and the audience in the picture-palace followed the adventures of the frail looking heroine with cheers and ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. INDIGESTIBLE.

    An unfortunate altercation took place at a well known restaurant in the city at dinner the other night. One of the diners asked for some ...

    Article : 119 words
  16. STRENGTH OP BIRDS.

    Birds can eat and digest from ten to thirty times as much food in proportion to their size as men can. If a man could eat as much in proportion ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. SYMPATHY.

    The man and wife in the motor car came face to face with the man on a fully laden hay waggon in a narrow lane. ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. ALL HE HAD.

    "But, darling," said Bertie, whose sweetheart was anxious for the fixing of the day, "how on earth shall we live? You know, I've got absolutely ...

    Article : 112 words
  19. AN ANCIENT IMPLEMENT.

    The saw appears to be the earliest tool that has been traced in Egyptian history. It was found first in the form of a notched bronze knife in the ...

    Article : 100 words
  20. OBLIGING.

    Mrs. Simmons was rather taken aback by learning that her new domestic's name was the same as her own daughter's. ...

    Article : 100 words
  21. AN INVISIBLE CLOCK.

    A public clock which can be heard but not seen is one of London's curious possessions. It is in the tower of St Mary Abbot's Church, ...

    Article : 168 words
  22. THE FIRST BAYONET CHARGE.

    Its name comes from that of Bayonne, a little town in the Basque country in France, but cheek by jowl with Spain, down in the far corner of ...

    Article : 150 words
  23. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    It is a fact that a well mixed wet mash will stimulate the appetite, and if they are strong birds the more hens eat, the better should they lay, ...

    Article : 315 words
  24. WHAT'S IN A NAME.

    A curious idea among the Burmese is that people born on the same day of , the week must not marry, and that if they defy the Fates their union will be ...

    Article : 130 words
  25. A VERY GOOD THING.

    A bird-dealer had in his shop a taciturn parrot Day after day it sat silent on its perch, indifferent to every question. At last a Cuban lady came ...

    Article : 96 words
  26. A CURE FOR INSOMNIA.

    Johnson looked really troubled. "Doctor," said he, "I'm a victim of insomnia. D'you know, I can't sleep if there's the least noise anywhere; even ...

    Article : 102 words
  27. THE MAKER OF THE TURBINE.

    To Sir Charles Parsons is due the credit of developing the turbine which drives liners and dreadnoughts. Sir Charles' pet idea is to find a ...

    Article : 187 words
  28. THE FINISHED DIPLOMAT.

    "I am awfully sorry, papa," said Bobby, "to think how much trouble I give mamma." "She hasn't complained, has she?" ...

    Article : 169 words
  29. WHAT MARY WANTED.

    Mother was expecting an important visitor—no less a person than a bishop. And amongst her other preparations she was anxiously instructing the ...

    Article : 114 words
  30. THE COMPLETE LIAR.

    First Traveller—"So you have returned from Africa? Had any narrow escapes?" Second T.—"Only one — a regular ...

    Article : 115 words
  31. AWKWARD FOR BROWN.

    Neatly everybody is familiar with the boy terror, especially in company. It makes one's heart stand still when he commences operations. ...

    Article : 102 words
  32. HARSH.

    Producer: "The comedians seemed nervous. What they needed was life." Critic: "You're too several Twenty years would be enough." ...

    Article : 21 words
  33. WHAT HELPED.

    "A case of love at first sight, eh?" "No, second sight. The first time he saw her he didn't know she was an helress." ...

    Article : 27 words
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