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  2. DO GHOSTLY APPARITIONS EXIST AND WHY ?

    There are doubtless, many people who before discussing the cause of ghostly apparitions, would ask whether it was after all certain that ...

    Article : 1,419 words
  3. CAKES AND HOW TO MAKE THEM.

    The whites of 4 eggs, 11b. of sifted loaf sugar, and [?]10 blanched almonds. Pound the almonds to a paste with a little rose-water, beat ...

    Article : 523 words
  4. A GRUESOME RELIC.

    King Edward has recently been placed in possession of a somewhat gruesome relic of one of his Stuart predecessors on the throne, namely ...

    Article : 180 words
  5. A WHITE MAN'S LIFE IN INDIA.

    Mr. Sydney Low writing from India to the Standard points our some of the conso[?]tions enjoyed by the exile. ...

    Article : 834 words
  6. WASTE OF GREAT BRITAIN'S COAL

    How wasteful are modern methods of generating power can be seen from an address recently made at Glasgow where the advantages of ...

    Article : 242 words
  7. THE WAY OUT.

    "What would you do if you were crossing a field and suddenly came face to lace with a mad bull?" Such was the query that was ...

    Article : 218 words
  8. THE HERMIT CZAR.

    Although the Russian revolution seems to lag for the moment, private advices from Tsnrskoe-Selo, where Nicholas H. was living in strict ...

    Article : 175 words
  9. PRETTIEST HAND IN THE WORLD.

    The prettiest hand in the world belongs to Mdlle Marie de Castellane, member of the famous French family of that name, und one of the ...

    Article : 162 words
  10. MANUFACTURE OF WALL-PAPER.

    The interesting industry of wallpaper making begins with the drawing and hand-colouring of the multitudinous designs which are to ...

    Article : 640 words
  11. BRITISH GIRL PICKPOCKETS.

    Two tall, fair-haired British girls who gave their names as Fanny Sodway and Mary Mulldocy, were arrested in Paris recently, while picking ...

    Article : 124 words
  12. NEW YORK'S "BIG, BIC D--,"

    The largest dam--minus the "n," please--in the world is the one which has just been completed in order to supply New York with water. The ...

    Article : 255 words
  13. A DESERT INDEED.

    It was the geography lesson in the infants' class, and the patient teacher was doing her best to instil into the minds of the children the ...

    Article : 110 words
  14. A RUNAWAY WEDDING.

    A romantic marriage took place at Bristol, Virginia, recently, when Miss Elizabeth Clark, a beautiful girl, became the bride of E. M. Tate, ...

    Article : 309 words
  15. GENERAL INFORMATION.

    From Liverpool to Cape Town is two less than 6,000 nautical miles. Newfoundland uses a two-dollar gold piece worth 8s. 4d. ...

    Article : 404 words
  16. HE GOT MIXED.

    He entered the shop hurriedly, with the air of a man whose mind was tilled by a weighty commission. Those whom he passed at the door ...

    Article : 191 words
  17. AN AIR GUN CORPS.

    China's Dowager Empress, realising that the armament of the Imperial Body Guard at Pekin, consisting of bows and arrows has become ...

    Article : 191 words
  18. THEN A CHURCH BAZAAR.

    The pastor of a chapel made an urgent appeal to his congregation for funds necessary to pay for repairs. The result of this appeal was ...

    Article : 96 words
  19. HIS LITTLE RUSE.

    "Good morning, sir," said the bright lad who approached the desk of the Answers-to-correspondents Editor. ...

    Article : 119 words
  20. SAVED ONE MILLION LIVES.

    There recently celebrated his eightieth birthday, at Brampton, in Derbyshire, a man of whom the world at large has heard little, but to ...

    Article : 150 words
  21. MOTORISTS' LATEST WORRY.

    Because of the growth of motoring the petrol problem is beginning to create no little alarm. It is going up in price, and it is anticipated as the ...

    Article : 260 words
  22. GOOD OLD UMPIRE.

    The regular umpire for a small cricket club had for some reason foiled to turn up at the time the match was to start, but after some ...

    Article : 131 words
  23. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S SALARY.

    "Is the President of the United Stales of America able to save anything out of the mere £10, 000 a year salary he receives ?" is a ...

    Article : 232 words
  24. SPRING ANU THE SURURRANITE.

    And now (as per the magazines) the spring is hear again ; The buds burst forth on ever plant that dots the spreading plain. ...

    Article : 140 words
  25. THE USE OF THE HYPHEN.

    At a certain school the mistress was giving a lesson on the use of the hyphen. After illustrating to the pupils what a hyphen was. she asked ...

    Article : 108 words
  26. THE TEACHER'S DISCOMFORTURE.

    In a village school not fifty miles from Melbourne the first standard was being examined in arithmetic. Teacher "Ben, what is one and one ...

    Article : 64 words
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