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  2. SCHOOLS FOR HORSES.

    The method of educating a horse is rather a lengthy process, and that followed by the horse instructors of the British Army has answered ...

    Article : 220 words
  3. ORIGIN OF LEAP YEAR.

    In the time of Julius Caesar, the Solar year was fixed at 365 days 6 hours, which was supposed to comprise the period from one vernal ...

    Article : 219 words
  4. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    An authority declares that many men are sold when women go to the market. Justice is what you get when you ...

    Article : 851 words
  5. RANDOM READINGS.

    You have wondered often, perhaps, when and where the custom of shaking hands originated. Like many other practices, it originated in ...

    Article : 123 words
  6. The Man of Silence.

    To add to the difficulties of a difficult situation, the perplexed look on Arthur Fayerman's face must needs call for attention from ...

    Article : 2,799 words
  7. THE FASTEST SWIMMERS.

    Few people have any idea of the rapid pace attained by some fish. The dolphin and porpoise are perhaps the swiftest of all. The latter fish ...

    Article : 154 words
  8. THE "SNEAK CURRENT."

    One of the most dreaded risks in the use of electricity for power purposes is the "sneak current," which may be compared to a leakage in a ...

    Article : 218 words
  9. A SMART ANSWER.

    A Sunday School superintendent at the close of an address on the Creation, which he was sure he had kept within the comprehension of the ...

    Article : 104 words
  10. FIGHTING LOCUSTS.

    Modern methods to defeat an ancient enemy were recently employed with extraordinary success in Costa Rica. The country was invaded by ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. AN UNEQUAL MARRIAGE.

    An old gentleman of eighty-four, having taken to the altar a young damsel of about fifteen, the clergyman said to him: ...

    Article : 65 words
  12. JAPANESE HAIRDRESSING.

    In Japan not only men but women go to the barber if there be any sign of hair on their faces; they do not permit even the soft down to grow ...

    Article : 175 words
  13. SHRUNKEN.

    He: "I don't like the way you have been flirting with that young Simkins person." She: "Why not?" ...

    Article : 46 words
  14. TAX ON BEARDS.

    In England, as in France, beards have been the subject of taxation. In the Burghmote Book of Canterbury there is the following entry: ...

    Article : 193 words
  15. TRUE FEELING.

    Said one: "The greatest misfortune that can happen to an actor is to lose his voice." To which an actor replied: "No ...

    Article : 53 words
  16. HIS AFFINITY.

    May (disdainfully): "No. I don't think I ever could love a man!" Frank (brightening up): "That's only another proof of the similarity of ...

    Article : 39 words
  17. DIMINUTIVE.

    A countryman had done some jobs for an Irish priest, and the latter offered him half a glass of whisky. Priest (loftily): "There, Pat, that ...

    Article : 47 words
  18. BACK TO EARTH.

    The sick man had just come out of a long delirium. "Where am I?" he said feebly, as he felt the loving hands making him ...

    Article : 48 words
  19. CLASSIFIED.

    Visitor: "So I belong to the animal kingdom, do I? That's right, my little dear. I see you know your lessons. Now, tell me what kind of an ...

    Article : 52 words
  20. LOST CHANCE.

    "There goes a man I might have married," said Gertie. "He? Why, he married his typist!" said Mabel. ...

    Article : 40 words
  21. CAVE DWELLERS.

    Grottoes and caverns are used, more or less, as shelters by primitive people, and thus inhabited caves are most frequent in Africa. A ...

    Article : 198 words
  22. A TRUTH.

    Professor (to boy in natural history class): "Are animals known to possess the sentiment of affection?" Boy: "They are, sir." ...

    Article : 37 words
  23. WELL KNOWN.

    Trustee: "We're thinking of putting up a nice motto over your desk to encourage the children. How would 'Knowledge is wealth' do?" ...

    Article : 39 words
  24. A HELPING HAND.

    "What a beautiful dog, Miss Ethel!" exclaimed her bashful admirer. "Is he affectionate?" "Is he affectionate?" she asked ...

    Article : 39 words
  25. STILL FREE.

    Cora: "Wonder why the pretty young minister calls us the 'lambs of his fold'?" Dora: "On account of the sheep's ...

    Article : 31 words
  26. NOT WHAT SHE MEANT.

    Reggie: "If pa was to die, ma, would he go to heaven?" Ma. "Hush, hush, Reggie[?] Whoever has been puting such ridiculous ...

    Article : 26 words
  27. THE HAPPY MAN.

    "So Miss Biffers is married at last?" "Yes." "And who is the happy man?" ...

    Article : 8 words
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