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  2. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    If you place a hard-boiled egg on its side on a smooth table and give it a spin it rises on one side and rotates on its tip. A raw or soft-boiled egg ...

    Article : 124 words
  3. FACTS AND FANCIES.

    When coaling a ship it has been found by experiment that about 30 per cent more coal is put in with music than without. In America ...

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  4. NUMBER TWO.

    There can be no manner of doubt that Number One is the most important chap in this world. He is "it." He is in the front row of the stalls all ...

    Article : 361 words
  5. CLEVER MEN'S MARRIAGES.

    The wife of one of our most celebrated literary men said, the other evening, that a talented man should always choose a wife with nothing ...

    Article : 237 words
  6. NO BEES--NO CLOVER.

    You'll always see hundreds of bumble bees flitting from flower to flower in a clover field, for without them there would soon be no clover. ...

    Article : 277 words
  7. THE POULTRY RUN.

    Don't try to cure sick chickens, and don't potter about with weaklings. It is against the plan of nature that every bird hatched should be ...

    Article : 278 words
  8. THE MAN IN THE MOON.

    A great many curious ideas exist in various parts of the world regarding the dark spots in the moon's disc. In the eastern part of Asia the spots are ...

    Article : 413 words
  9. SEEING BULLETS FLY.

    A writer in "Popular Mechanics" describes seeing a bullet travelling at the speed of 2,700ft. per second. "The sun was low over the eastern hills. Its ...

    Article : 129 words
  10. "THAT'S ALL."

    "Please state to the Court exactly what you did between eight and nine o'clock on Wednesday morning," said a lawyer to a delicate-looking little ...

    Article : 205 words
  11. SEA-WATER IMPROVES COAL.

    Work which has of late years been accomplished in recovering cargoes of coal from sunken vessels has tended to show that the combustion of the ...

    Article : 137 words
  12. SOFTSHELL EGGS.

    This trouble is frequently associated with the keeping of fowls in small suburban back yards. Where a free run can be provided, the shells ...

    Article : 334 words
  13. HOPELESS!

    Sloth said to Diligence: "You work too hard. For two days now you have been busy ploughing that field. I hear Ingenuity has ...

    Article : 182 words
  14. TRULY A WONDERFUL TRICK.

    "Now, ladies and gentlemen," said the conjurer, trying to make his husky voice impressive. "I will conclude my entertainment with truly a wonderful ...

    Article : 177 words
  15. HAD HIS OWN BACK.

    An Irish witness was being examined as to his knowledge of a shooting affair. "Did you see the shot fired?" the ...

    Article : 127 words
  16. CARE OF BILLIARD BALLS.

    New ivory balls require almost as much attention as a new baby They should be kept in the billiard-room for at least a month before they are ...

    Article : 223 words
  17. SOLD!

    It was his first job, and the young auctioneer was using all his eloquence to make a success of it. But the first lot, a horse, rose in price very slowly, ...

    Article : 141 words
  18. JAPANESE SERVANTS.

    In Japan domestic service is very honourable. Domestic servants rank before tradesmen, who are considered at the bottom of the social ladder. In ...

    Article : 198 words
  19. TWO GOOD SCOTSMEN.

    In a certain Scottish regiment the colonel in charge had the option of changing the kilt worn by the regiment for trousers. This order was to ...

    Article : 171 words
  20. THE OLD AND THE NEW.

    Seated side by side on the sofa, the young man and his maid exchanged their thoughts. Presently the former screwed up his courage. ...

    Article : 133 words
  21. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    Don't over-feed the moulting birds. They are not making eggs, and therefore don't, need the same amount of food. You know how they do it. First, ...

    Article : 342 words
  22. THE NEW MOWER.

    A major in a certain regiment has a great contempt for incapacity of any kind, and is somewhat impatient into the bargain. Some time ago he was in ...

    Article : 133 words
  23. DREAM FORTUNE.

    Do you know that at least two men have made fortunes out of something which they saw in a dream. One of these men was Elias Howe, the ...

    Article : 268 words
  24. VAIN LABOUR.

    Some years ago the members of an archaeological society had a gathering at the house of a certain one of their number. While they were roaming ...

    Article : 212 words
  25. REINDEER CLOTHES.

    Garments made of reindeer skin are remarkable for their moisture-resisting capability, as well as for their warmth. The hair, unlike that of ...

    Article : 92 words
  26. ECONOMY AND EXTRAVAGANCE.

    The son was about to set out upon the sea of matrimony. The father called him to his side, and for the last time gave him a lesson in economy. ...

    Article : 144 words
  27. THE ROSE IN ANCIENT DAYS.

    Old Greek writers extol the rose above all other flowers. The Romans appreciated this flower equally as much as the Greeks, and, according to ...

    Article : 129 words
  28. HE KNEW HIS SON.

    What the young fellow lacked in brains the father made up in money, and the latter was very rich. One day a well-wishing friend, ...

    Article : 83 words
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