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  2. Facts & Fancies.

    White in the shade, red in the sun, such is the twofold character that has given a name to the chameleon rose. At night or when it is ...

    Article : 114 words
  3. Poetry of the Week.

    The afterglow is dying in the west, And night unfolds her mantle o'er the sky; Day-weary grown, earth's various ...

    Article : 131 words
  4. A FAMOUS WELL.

    St. Winefrides Well, Holywell, is supposed to have marvellous curative properties, and the collection of crutches and the old ...

    Article : 156 words
  5. ALUMINIUM AS A TEXTILE.

    Aluminium takes first rank among metals for lightness combined with toughness and durability, and the articles now made from it include ...

    Article : 134 words
  6. A Complete Story.

    "Surely you aren't getting nervous, Witherow." The speaker, a smartly-dressed, rather handsome man of about forty, ...

    Article : 4,228 words
  7. THE PIRATES OF HONGKONG.

    There are pirates in Hongkong. Not the usual kind that greets the gentle stranger with expansive smile takes what he has for ...

    Article : 309 words
  8. OVER 1,000 YEARS OLD.

    The Monk's Stone at Peterborough Cathedral is supposed to be the stone erected by Godric, the Abbot of Crowland, over the monks ...

    Article : 124 words
  9. TO PLEASE THE SULTAN.

    A remarkable law case is just now arousing a great deal of public interest in Constantinople. The facts which have given rise to the action ...

    Article : 259 words
  10. INVENTION OF PRINTING.

    The origin of printing dates much further back than is usually supposed, for we learn that investigators have discovered at Phacotos, in ...

    Article : 148 words
  11. Random Readings.

    It was not so long ago that we were told that a man was useless after sixty--that he was incapable of further great achievement, and ...

    Article : 340 words
  12. HOW HEELS ORIGINATED.

    Heels originally came from Persia, where they were used in the shape of small wooden blocks which the people fastened below their sandals, in ...

    Article : 141 words
  13. American Humour.

    The story of Mr. Briggs and the key which he wanted to lose, sounds like a true story, except in the unnatural persistence of the key in not ...

    Article : 654 words
  14. SANITARY TOBACCO PIPE.

    The difficulty of keeping the ordinary pipe clear of nicotine has resulted in the invention of the pipe shown. In principle, it operates in ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 129 words
  15. HAIR AS MANURE.

    Hair spread upon meadows is said to benefit the crop three-fold and we read that the Chinese are so well aware of this fact and of ...

    Article : 141 words
  16. HOW KINGS TRAVELLED IN OLDEN TIMES.

    The quiet and unostentatious manner in which half the monarchs of Europe, following the example of their holiday-making subjects, are ...

    Article : 498 words
  17. AN ANCIENT MINE.

    The Kopparberg Mining Company of Sweden, was founded in 1225 A.D. According to the old account books and other interesting ...

    Article : 204 words
  18. YIELD RATHER THAN QUARREL.

    It is better to yield a little than quarrel a great deal. The habit of standing up, as people call it, for their little rights is one of the most ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. PLENTY OF TIME.

    Time is something that almost everyone wants more of, while few make good use of what they have. The man who has least time is the ...

    Article : 136 words
  20. THE ROYAL TOUCH.

    The practice of healing by touch can be traced, back to a very early period. It was a survival of a rite performed by priest-physicians of ...

    Article : 168 words
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