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  2. NOVELETTE.

    Although they had lived next door to each other in Arcadia Terrace for more than six months, Mr. William Napper and Mr. Henry Brill were neighbours ...

    Article : 2,337 words
  3. Hoasckeeper. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Steep old corks in kerosene, and keep them in an old tin for fire-lighters. Lace washed in skimmed milk should not be rinsed in water, but should be ...

    Article : 529 words
  4. CURIOUS PAGAN RELIC.

    One or the most canons relics of paganism remaining in a Christian country is the gigantic black figure of a woman which is to be seen in a forest ...

    Article : 166 words
  5. LIFTS IN TALLEST BUILDINCS.

    The tallest office building in the world is the new Woolworth Building, lately completed in New York. It rises 785ft. above the street level, and no ...

    Article : 349 words
  6. OLDEST LOVE-LETTER IN THE WORLD.

    The following epistle from a lovestricken swain to the object of his affections dates from the time of the patriarch Abraham, and forms part of ...

    Article : 159 words
  7. CANADA'S NEW PILLAR BOXES.

    London's pillar boxes will soon have to give pride of place to Canada's. An enterprising firm has acquired from the Postmaster-General of the Dominion a ...

    Article : 204 words
  8. Odds and Ends.

    "Been away?" "Yes." "Much of a trip?" "I should say so; forty-two. post cards." "It is Cupid who pierces hearts with ...

    Article : 361 words
  9. TO THE MOON IN TWO DAYS.

    Robert Esnault Pelterie, one of the best known engineers in France, has just amazed the scientific world by describing an apparatus by means of ...

    Article : 316 words
  10. WHY TELEGRAPH WIRES SING: MAY FORETELL WEATHER.

    A new theory of the singing of telegraph wires has been, offered by Prof. Field. No explanation yet given seems to have been perfectly satisfactory, and ...

    Article : 105 words
  11. THE IDEAL HUSBAND.

    The Paris "Opinion," which has set itself the task of finding out what the young French women of to-day thinks, publishes the first instalment of ...

    Article : 229 words
  12. Scientific Notes.

    One Square yard of the earth's surface receives each day averaging six hours of sunshine an amount of heat equal to that contained in 1.81b. of ...

    Article : 72 words
  13. WHAT CAUSED THE CLACIAL PERIODS?

    There is a growing tendency to regard glacial periods as due to varia tions in the atmosphere. The carbon dioxide and water vapour always ...

    Article : 181 words
  14. EXPLORING IN AN AIRSHIP.

    Lieutenant Graetz, the German traveller who gained fame by crossing Africa first in a motor-car and then in a motor-boat, is now trying to finance ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

    Transportation men have long looked upon the Channel tunnel to furnish railway communication between England and France as an interesting ...

    Article : 266 words
  16. HAPPY BEDTIME.

    Do not reprimand or punish the children late in the day; never just before bedtime! Send them off to their beds happy. Commend them for the ...

    Article : 172 words
  17. AN OYSTER-SHELL BUILDINC.

    A five-storey concrete building, the concrete being made of oyster shell from the reefs of Galveston Bay, has been erected at Galveston, Texas. The ...

    Article : 113 words
  18. Miscellaneous

    From 4,000 to 5,000 words of the English language are used by the ordinary educated person. The use of sights on cannon for ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. Space.

    "Mamma, I'se got a stomach-ache," said Nellie Bly, aged six. "That's because you're been without lunch. Your stomach is empty. You ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. THE TREND OF INVENTION.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 318 words
  21. Answered.

    A physician, finding a lady reading "Twelfth Night," said: "When Shakespeare wrote about patience on a monument, did he mean doctors' ...

    Article : 37 words
  22. USEFUL RECEIPES.

    Orange Chips or Pulped Marmalade: Carefully remove the peel and cut into thin slices, and soak in salted water for two days. Thow away the salt ...

    Article : 774 words
  23. GIANT PADDLE STEAMER.

    A new steamer named Seeandbee will ply on the Great Lakes this summer between Cleveland and Buffalo. The main difference between her and an ...

    Article : 277 words
  24. She Didn't Object.

    Lady (engaging new housemaid): "Daphne! That is much too romantic a name, with young men in the house. I suppose you would not object to ...

    Article : 51 words
  25. EXTRAORDINARY OCEAN DEPTH.

    A surveying ship of the German Navy has recently discovered the deepest known spot in the ocean. It is near the Philippines, about 40 sea miles off ...

    Article : 114 words
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