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  2. The Jutland Trafalgar!

    We were steaming in single line on the afternoon of May 31st, in the van, and the Indefatigable last but one of the line. The ...

    Article : 1,145 words
  3. "Have a Drop of Lunch, Old Top?"

    The war "killed" the k-nut, so far as loafing and clothes were concerned, long ago, but it has not killed his spirit. Oh the contrary, "k-nuttisms' ...

    Article : 368 words
  4. The Vision of Birds.

    If our airmen possessed the vision of birds it would, perhaps, be well for us. No animal—certainly no man ...

    Article : 177 words
  5. Our Keen-eyed "Kites."

    "Above the lines, looking towards the German trenches, was a great cluster of kite-balloons," wrote a famous war correspondent in describing ...

    Article : 323 words
  6. Is it Coming to This?

    "I must hurry or I shall lose my aeroplane?" It is not unlikely that within a few years this remark will become ...

    Article : 742 words
  7. The Onion Cure.

    Few people realise the value of the onion as a food, and that in it are found some of the most valuable and tonic mineral salts in the vegetable ...

    Article : 299 words
  8. WHERE HUMAN HAIR IS OBTAINED.

    Looking upon tho well-known picture, " A Sacrifice," one cannot but admire the girl who barters her beautiful tresses to assist her impecunious parent. ...

    Article : 468 words
  9. PIANO LESSONS.

    Many a mother is just now seriously considering whether a certain toddler of hers shall begin piano lessons. Fancied signs of musical talent hare perhaps aroused her. ...

    Article : 1,587 words
  10. Pearls of Great Price!

    It is no insignificant tribute to the financial stability of England that in this time of stress the record price of £24,000 should be paid for a necklace ...

    Article : 855 words
  11. Ladies' Column.

    Salt put on an ink-stain freshly ill loosen the mark. Lemon-juice makes a good substitute for shoe polish if a few drops ...

    Article : 752 words
  12. FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS.

    The famous "great vino" at Hampton Court, from the charge of which Mr. James Jack has just retired, is probably the oldest black-fruited vine ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. IN A SHOWER OF ROCK.

    Ten years ago this Hammer, says a York shireman, I was a labourer on the grade of the Great Canadian Pacific Railway at Griffin Lake in the Gold Range, British ...

    Article : 364 words
  14. Power and Uses of Coal.

    The energy contained in coal is enormous. A pound of coal—that is to say, a piece about as big as a man's—in combining with oxygen ...

    Article : 235 words
  15. A CURIOUS NEST.

    The tailor bird of India, a tiny yellow creature, makes a most curious nest. To escape snakes and monkeys this bird takes a dead leaf ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. THE TRUEST TYPE OF JEW.

    Holman Hunt, in one of his pictures, depicted oar Lord (who was literally a Jew) with a clear, olive tinted skin, blue eyes, and auburn hair, Mr. Hunt's studies of types of ...

    Article : 346 words
  17. NOVEL BEAR HUNTING.

    Among the sports of India is the capturing of bears, and to this end curious means are sometimes devised. For example, four or five sturdy ...

    Article : 176 words
  18. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    A frugal and industrious shoemaker has two daughters of whom he is very proud. He provides a good home for them, dresses them well ...

    Article : 128 words
  19. THE WORD "CALICO."

    The word "calico" has a queer origin. Many centuries ago" the first I monarch of the province of Malabar, in Hindustan, gave to one of his ...

    Article : 102 words
  20. WART AND WATCHFUL.

    "Found on 13th inst., in the High Street, a gentleman's gold watch. Owner can have same by paying expenses of advertising on application ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. France's Foreign Legion.

    There are about 800 Americans in the Foreign Legion of the French Army, so many of whom have petitioned to join the Flying Corps that ...

    Article : 303 words
  22. To Clean Bottles.

    Bottles, alter being some time in use, are apt to acquire a crust or coating very difficult to remove by ordinary rinsing. The following are methods for removing such ...

    Article : 159 words
  23. UNSHAVEN SOLDIERS.

    No anxiety about shaving is felt by the French conscript when he joins the army, for he is encouraged by the authorities to grow a beard, and ...

    Article : 237 words
  24. Marking Ink Stains.

    A correspondent of the "English Mechanic" once gave the following directions:—Soak the marked portion of the linen in a strong solution of potassium cyanide, which ...

    Article : 169 words
  25. SAFE SUPPOSITION.

    A greasy road, a, bicycle, and an old man, as elements in a situation is full of possibilities, and when to these ia added a playful puppy ...

    Article : 183 words
  26. MONKEY WASHES WINDOWS.

    St. Louis has developed a new occupation for monkeys. The firemen at the engine house at the corner of 11th-street and St Louis-avenue hare a monkey that escapes ...

    Article : 190 words
  27. How to Wash Cotton Dresses.

    Wash coloured cotton articles in the following way. and you will find that the colours will not run, as they are so often in the" ordinary style, without any special ...

    Article : 135 words
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