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  2. THE HOUSE OF ROTHS[?]HILO.

    "In "The Romance of the Rothschilds," Mr. Ignatius Balls chronicles in entertaining fashion one of the great romances of the nineteenth century. ...

    Article : 627 words
  3. THE POULTRY RUN.

    Do not take away the chicks from the mother bird too early, for if the weather takes a sudden turn for the worse the little ones may suffer from ...

    Article : 454 words
  4. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    Music as a stimulus to the activity of sewing girls in factories is advocated by Professor Hugo Munsterberg, the well-known American psychologist. ...

    Article : 909 words
  5. NOT HER SORT.

    After he had fallen upon his knees and kissed her hands, she said: "Before I answer 'Yes' or 'No,' there are some things I would like to ...

    Article : 266 words
  6. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    The project of building houses by pouring concrete into patterns so set up as to make a mould for the entire building is being realised in the ...

    Article : 140 words
  7. NEAR SHAVE.

    "By the grace of God I was born a gentleman; but I act the prince as little as possible," was a favourite saying of Emperor Joseph II. Whether ...

    Article : 273 words
  8. AMERICAN HUMOUR.

    His Wait.—Young Lawyer (havin[?] passed his exams): "Well, I'm glad it' over. I've been working to death th[?] last few years trying to get my lega[?] ...

    Article : 930 words
  9. A NEW PICTURE TELEGRAPH.

    A newly-devised picture telegraph instrument has just been demonstrated to the Pope at the Vatican. The portrait of the Pope with a verse of the ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND.

    Any invention for the amelioration of the lot of those unfortunate people who are deficient in the normal senses is praiseworthy. The latest ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 178 words
  11. AN AMAZING EXPERIMENT.

    The possibility of withdrawing all the blood from the body of a living creature, purifying it, and returning it to the still living body is stated to have ...

    Article : 201 words
  12. HARD WATER.

    The force that a jet of water can exert, under certain conditions, is shown by a factory in Grenoble, France, which uses the water of a reservoir ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. A NEW MOTOR-PLOUGH.

    A plough has been recently made that is propelled by a four-horse-power gasolene motor. It is much like the ordinary horse-drawn implement, and ...

    Article : 129 words
  14. FOR SUBURBAN MEN.

    It is an old and true saying that half the breed goes in at the mouth," meaning that correct feeding has an important influence. ...

    Article : 330 words
  15. MATRIMONIAL TROUBLES.

    "How's things, Sam?" asked Bill Bailey. "Haven't seen you since you started on your honeymoon." "I s'pose they're all right, Bill," ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. THE USES OF TURPENTINE.

    Turpentine is a thing that is too much prescribed in its daily use. It is also to be used in the laundry with advantage, but with caution, as it ...

    Article : 192 words
  17. "SHOOTING STARS."

    There appears to be a general misconception with reference to the so-called "shooting stars," which are not stars at all, but luminous bodies ...

    Article : 161 words
  18. THE SCOTTISH HIGHWAYMAN.

    Very many years ago in the days of the highwayman a canny Scot was unable to pay debts which he had incurred, and after some cogitation he ...

    Article : 244 words
  19. THE LANGUAGE OF MONKEYS.

    Some time ago Doctor Garnier came to the conclusion that monkeys hare a language analogous to human language and express themselves by signs ...

    Article : 158 words
  20. ALL IN THE SPELLING.

    Bridget, the new general, was told by her mistress to pare the potatoes while she went out to order the joint for dinner. ...

    Article : 93 words
  21. A SEARCHLIGHT RIFLE.

    A new device for night-firing has been brought out in [?]y, which, if it is ever developed on the large scale, may be expected to revolutionise our ...

    Article : 224 words
  22. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    The ordinary table salt added to the soft food is a preventive of intestinal [?]erms. A dessertspoonful to 100 grown birds is the right proportion ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. ANGLO-GERMAN.

    In one of the New York courts a young German immigrant was called upon to give evidence. "Now, Britsmann," said counsel for the ...

    Article : 78 words
  24. GOOD DETECTIVE WORK.

    The chief of police of a provincial town sent a dozen photographs of a notorious criminal who was wanted in that city to the various police ...

    Article : 106 words
  25. POWER OF IMAGINATION.

    A doctor, treating an old woman for typhoid fever, took her temperature on each visit by putting a thermometer under her tongue. One day, when she ...

    Article : 116 words
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