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  2. NOT EVEN IF IT COSTS TWEENTY SHILLINGS.

    A notable percentage—about one-third, I think—of the power of a steam engine is used up in overcoming the friction of its own parts. Hence inventors are constantly testing ...

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  4. WHEN THE SEA WAS NOT SALE.

    Do you realize that there was once, a time when the ocean, although not fresh, was merely brackish and not salt as it is now? This was when the earth was in ...

    Article : 159 words
  5. A SYDNEY WASHERWOMAN'S TRIALS.

    In this inclement weather, when so many are suffering from colds, coughs, and rhenmatism, the story of Mrs. Mary Brown, of 71, Simmons-street, Enmore, will be read with ...

    Article : 983 words
  6. UNHAPPY MILLIONAIRES,

    "What a glorious thing it must be to be a millionaire," murmurs Smith, as he reads of the exploits of Mr. Cecil Rhodes, the Duke of Westminster, ...

    Article : 1,102 words
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  8. GENERALITIES.

    London's population increases by about 70,000 every year. Italy leads Europe in the number of murders; Russia in the number of ...

    Article : 398 words
  9. HOW USEFUL SAWDUST IS.

    The most useful and extensive use of sawdust is probably as an absorbent on floors, but it has found many other economical applications. Compressed ...

    Article : 168 words
  10. INVENTORS' FORTUNES.

    The very simple device of attaching a small piece of indiarubber to the end of a pencil brought the inventor more than £20,000. It is computed that the idea ...

    Article : 416 words
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  12. ORIGIN OF NURSERY RHYMES.

    "Three Blind Mice" is in a musicbook of 1609. "A Froggie Would a-Wooing Go" was licensed in 1650. "Little Jack Horner" is older than the ...

    Article : 201 words
  13. SOME SIMPLE CONJURING TRICES.

    Winter brings with it long evenings, and any variation in indoor amusement is eagerly welcomed. The following tricks may pass a pleasant hour or two, and the boy who is ...

    Article : 499 words
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  15. PHOTOGRAPHS BY SUGAR LIGHT.

    A scientist has discovered that light may be procured from sugar. He has succeeded in taking several photographs by the light supplied by sugar only. ...

    Article : 197 words
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