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  3. MODERN MANNA.

    "And to think them silly suffragettes used to do this for fun!" "H'm! It don't half give yer an appetite, anyway!" ...

    Article : 437 words
  4. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    "I'm afraid I can't use this kind of stuff," said the editor softly as he handed back the manuscript. "All right! You needn't be so ...

    Article : 114 words
  5. MAKING EVES.

    Befare the war the only country to take up the industry seriously was Germany, whence England was importing 10,000 artificial eyes every ...

    Article : 742 words
  6. BUNNIES FOR BONNETS.

    The soft felt hats which constitute the most distinctive feature of the American soldier's uniform are made from rabbit skins, Not American ...

    Article : 187 words
  7. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    When it comes to the question of where income-tax should begin there is much difference of opinion. The law used to say at £156 per annum; ...

    Article : 134 words
  8. A BEER KING.

    The great centre of lager-Deer manufacture is on the western shore of Lake Michigan. Milwaukee is lager, and lager is Milmaukee, for the ...

    Article : 179 words
  9. A HAT TRICK.

    It isn't easy living up to the reputation of being a wit, but Jimkins did his best. Meeting a friend one morning he ...

    Article : 558 words
  10. SO SIMPLE.

    There is a village called O in Normandy, not far from Argenton. Two Chinese towns are named respectively Y and U. There is a river Y in ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

    Broadly speaking, there are two basic ideas underlying the phrase, "League of Nations." The first basic idea is that the ...

    Article : 580 words
  12. COUPONS FOR DIAMONDS.

    This is not a silly season topic. It is a question which is being discussed seriously among the diamond merchants of the world, owing to the ...

    Article : 171 words
  13. OVER FOUR HUNDRED PERFUMES

    It is interesting to note that 4,200 species of plants are gathered and used for commercial purposes in Europe. Of these 220 have a perfume ...

    Article : 112 words
  14. DOG HEROES.

    A remarkable feat is said to have been performed by two French dogs during one of the German offensives. Their keeper stayed in the rear of ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. THE ROAD.

    It stretches from the little town of A to the little village of B, behind the enemy's lines—a long, brown, curving road, raised slightly above ...

    Article : 366 words
  16. HIS LAST MESSAGE.

    I was warned for a bombing-raid that was likely to prove a forlornhope. Therefore, I wrote a certain letter, ...

    Article : 492 words
  17. "HAVE YOU A FIELD OF CARROTS?

    "R.O."at the Front signified Requisitioning Officer. His work is to do odd-shopping for the division of 20,000 men, making up by local ...

    Article : 432 words
  18. MAKE WAR ON RATS.

    One rat destroys one farthing's worth of national wealth every day of its life. The rat is a pest when alive and ...

    Article : 169 words
  19. THE SHELL-SHOCK'S FRIEND.

    Paraldahide is the neurasthenic's friend. Veronal, bromide, and all the other drugs that induce sleep are relegated to ignominity by ...

    Article : 781 words
  20. SHEER OPTIMISM.

    The dear old thing, with her usual stock of questions, was visiting the Zoo. "Keeper," she said, tapping him ...

    Article : 179 words
  21. SHIPS OF PUMICE-STONE.

    An American company, with a capital of £50,000,000, has been formed to construct ships of pumicestone. ...

    Article : 165 words
  22. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    In the fighting towards Damascus, one section of Arabs marched seventy miles in twenty-four hours, fighting part of the way. ...

    Article : 127 words
  23. EEL FARMING.

    The first war-time eel farm is owned by the Thames Conservancy, who, not to be behindhand in patriotic endeavour, purchased 300,000 elvers. ...

    Article : 130 words
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