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  2. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    A popular novelty recently introduced in France is a cup so made as to keep tea or coffee hot while the user is reading the morning paper ...

    Article : 77 words
  3. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    All sorts or animals are pressed into service as beasts of burden in various parts of the world. In Thibet, for instance, sheep and goats are ...

    Article : 875 words
  4. AN ESKIMO'S HOUSE.

    The Eskimo builds his "Igloo," or snow house, of blocks of frozen snow. First of all he hews out his blocks and places them in a circle; on these ...

    Article : 263 words
  5. AMERICAN HUMOUR.

    A Willing Martyr. -- "Even the oldtime hospitality of the South was not more cordial than the welcome accorded to a friend in a prosperous ...

    Article : 833 words
  6. THE POULTRY RUN.

    The beginner will be well advised to learn something about his subject before starting operations. This is absolutely necessary, since poultry ...

    Article : 500 words
  7. HORSES THAT CATCH FISH.

    On the coast of North Carolina there are several miles of low sandy shore where nothing grows except a coarse grass, a few salt-water weeds, ...

    Article : 212 words
  8. GEORGE V. THE -- ?

    Nations have a knack of summing up the virtues or defects of their rulers in a word -- not always complimentary. Two of our Richards came ...

    Article : 252 words
  9. NEW RADIUM PREPARATION MAKES METALS LUMINOUS.

    A German chemist has succeeded in producing a radium preparation making visible certain rays emitted by radium which hitherto have been ...

    Article : 81 words
  10. ARTIFICIAL COLORING OF FISH.

    It has been discovered that fishes may be so colored as to suit the human fancy. In Sicily, it is reported, by the introduction into the water of chalk, ...

    Article : 105 words
  11. AND THEN

    After nearly a week's absence James presented himself at his fiancee's home. "Oh," she murmured icily, from ...

    Article : 128 words
  12. A WOMAN'S WAY.

    "To begin with, what is your age, madam?" was the lawyer's question. "My own," she answered, promptly. ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. EXPLANATIONS NECESSARY.

    "It's the yardarm for you, my man," growled the surly old captain, as Larry, the new cook, came aboard. "I say it's the yardarm for you if you ...

    Article : 183 words
  14. CLOTH FROM PAPER.

    The most successful results yet attained in various attempts that have been made to produce a wearable cloth from paper, are said to be those ...

    Article : 114 words
  15. SCHOOL FOR MANNERS.

    A course in table etiquette for young men is now given at a certain American college. Over a hundred young men are taking instruction in ...

    Article : 130 words
  16. A NOVEL EXPERIMENT IN MEASURING.

    To estimate, the width, of a river, without the use of surveying instruments a simple plan has been in vogue for centuries. Choose a section of the ...

    Article : 219 words
  17. HOW A MAN WALKS.

    One of the most remarkable things about a man's walk la the diagonal movement that characterised it. The hands and feet may be ...

    Article : 238 words
  18. SINGING FOR ADVERTISEMENT.

    He had obtained a place in an estate agent's office, and was doing everything he could for the interests of his employer. ...

    Article : 131 words
  19. THE LOSS IN STERILE EGGS.

    When eggs are being produced for edible purples it does not really matter whether they possess a germ or not. As a matter of fact, they are ...

    Article : 220 words
  20. MOONSHINE AND MOONLIGHT.

    "Stella," he murmured passionately, "I want -- " "Just look at that beautiful star." coolly replied the maid. ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. FRATERNAL POLITENESS.

    Being unable to find a seat in a crowded train, a stout woman went into a smoking compartment and sat down by the door. The man next to ...

    Article : 70 words
  22. THE SETTING OF DIAMONDS.

    Setting diamonds is one of the troublesome jobs that full to the lot of a machinist or grinder at more or less frequent intervals. The method in ...

    Article : 309 words
  23. PLAYING THE GAME.

    " I called on Jones last evening," remarked Mr. Perkins. "Did you have a pleasant time?" inquired his wife. ...

    Article : 167 words
  24. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is it easy to break into an old man's house? -- Because his gait (gate) is broken and his locks are few. ...

    Article : 181 words
  25. A STORY OF A KISS.

    The story is told of a case in the American courts in which a young man was charged with kissing a girl in the street. The defendant ...

    Article : 164 words
  26. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    The best way of getting fowls through the hot weather is to damp a soft patch of ground with water and rig up a shade over it The ...

    Article : 183 words
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