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  2. AMERICAN HUMOUR

    Breaking the News, -- "Sis won't able to see you to-night, Mr. Jone said her little brother. "She's had turble accident." ...

    Article : 791 words
  3. CATCHING COLD.

    Nasal troubles, chest troubles, not abdominal troubles, not to mention rheumatism and neuralgia, have all been attributed at times to catching cold. ...

    Article : 278 words
  4. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    A new projectile, something between a torpedo and a shell, has been submitted for consideration to the French Admirality. It glides and skims the ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. TOOLE'S LITTLE JOKE.

    Having appeared conjointly in a drama, "Dearer Than Life," in which they were very ragged costumes, Toolo and Lionel Brough visited a well-known ...

    Article : 224 words
  6. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    Writings of the ancient Egyptians, inscribed on papyrus, a primative kind of paper made from the inner bark of reeds, discovered and exhibited in ...

    Article : 955 words
  7. THE MASTER MIND.

    Aristotle, the muster mind -- styled by: Dante "the master of them that know" -- was horn at Stagira, a Greek village situated at the base of Mount Athos, ...

    Article : 254 words
  8. THE POULTRY RUN.

    The Houdan is undoubtedly a good old breed, or to put it more correctly, the old breed of Houdan is good. The new type of the breed has suffered ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 435 words
  9. THE RIGIDITY OF THE EARTH.

    That the earth is not an absolutely unyielding solid has long been known, and there are several methods for evaluating the elasticity of the whole earth. ...

    Article : 140 words
  10. THE SIZE OF THE HAND.

    Starting with the idea that the hand varies sensibly in size with the amount of blood present in it, an Italian physiologist has made some interesting ...

    Article : 248 words
  11. SOLE- LEATHER SUBSTITUTE PRODUCED FROM FELT.

    The continuous advancement in the price of shee material has stimulated the development of a substitute for sole leather, which although much less ...

    Article : 135 words
  12. THOSE MOTHERS.

    He was bald, had a button of a nose, no teeth, a marvellous yell that come from a void of a mouth, two blue little eyes, and a fiery- pink face. ...

    Article : 194 words
  13. SUPERSTITION AGAIN.

    Not by any means the finest restaurant in the town, the Cafe de Fricassee, was not to be despised, however, even for the seaside. ...

    Article : 214 words
  14. NEW HATBAND TO PREVENT BALDNESS.

    A new type of hatband designed to prevent premature baldness is so made as to fit upon the head in a comfortable manner without interfering with the ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. THE GORILLA'S THUMBS.

    The gorilla and chimpanzee, which belong to the higher order of apes, have many points of resemblance to man; but there is one thing they ...

    Article : 146 words
  16. DANCING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

    Probably the most extraordinary dance ever known was one given at the British Legation during the siege of Peking. Death was treading on the very ...

    Article : 171 words
  17. HIGH HEELS.

    Heels, it is said, owe their origin to Persia, where they were introduced upon sandals, in the shape of blocks of wood fixed underneath, such being ...

    Article : 221 words
  18. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE

    The suburban backyard poultrykeeper should see to it that the fowls don't become too fat. This danger is always present, because, as a general ...

    Article : 485 words
  19. SUBMARINE PHOTOGRAPHY.

    The latest feat of photography is in connection with submarine work. The experiments were made at the Bermudas, where clear water and the ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. HE'D NEVER SEEN IT BEFORE.

    The patience of the sergeant- major was well-nigh exhausted. The recruits in the riding-school were hopeless. It seemed as if none of them had ever ...

    Article : 111 words
  21. IT WASN'T THEIR FAULT.

    The magistrate had the misfortune to be cross- eyed, the result of which at times was rather amusing. One day he had three prisoners before him. ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. THE RIGHT BAIT.

    A certain bishop was recently a guest at the home of a friend who had two charming daughters. One morning the bishop, accompanied by the two young ...

    Article : 100 words
  23. DANGEROUS.

    An English youth who had just finished a very tedious journey in a very slow-going train in South America; said to one of the railway officials: ...

    Article : 127 words
  24. THE EMBOSSED POT.

    Embossed flower pots always command admiration, and the process is so simple and easy that good work can be accomplished at home in spare ...

    Article : 242 words
  25. FATHER'S FURY.

    Willie had tried by various means to interest his father in conversation. "Can't you see I' m trying to read?" said the exasperated parent. "Now ...

    Article : 90 words
  26. THERE WAS COMPENSATION.

    "What," said the bachelor, to a benediet, "married only, a year, and already, so miserable?" "Ah, but," groaned the benedict, "I ...

    Article : 119 words
  27. NECESSITY.

    It was Sunday, and two small boys were industriously digging in a vacant plot, when a man who was passing stopped to give them a lecture. ...

    Article : 93 words
  28. NEATLY PUT.

    A well-known racehorse owner said to a veterinary surgeon: "How is it you haven't called on me for your account?" ...

    Article : 83 words
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