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  2. HOW TO SHOOT STRAIGHT.

    Very few people, even accomplished shots, know how a revolver ought to be handled. Troops are taught in aiming never ...

    Article : 183 words
  3. ABOUT CHINA.

    New Tear’s Day is the one universal holiday in China, when the shops are closed for several days and the Government offices for a month. ...

    Article : 403 words
  4. "SHORT, SHARP SHOCK."

    A "real" story of latter-day piracy and the capture and punishment of the pirates is told to the "Standard' by Mr. W. J. Murray, a chemist, of ...

    Article : 495 words
  5. HANDS AS HEALTH INDICATORS.

    Instead of "Put out your tongue," the schoolmaster's order. "Hold out your hand"—what painful memories it revives—is likely to be the first ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 560 words
  6. TASTEFUL CHINA.

    When the Frenchwoman talks about "faience" she uses a much more comprehensive word than the English one, who, perforce, must name her ...

    Article : 415 words
  7. TRIPOLI THE TERRIBLE.

    With the passing of Tripoli from the control of Turkey, the pernicious institution of slave trading along the northern coast of Africa will receive ...

    Article : 1,441 words
  8. MY LONGEST MOMENT.

    Many people seem to think that you cannot have adventures, thrilling encounters, hairbreadth escapes, and the like, without going to the other ...

    Article : 593 words
  9. TRAPS FOR FRESH MEMBERS.

    It is a serious Parliamentary! breach to pass between the Speaker and the Chair, and the loud cries of "Order!" greatly confuse the new ...

    Article : 242 words
  10. OLD DRINKING VESSELS.

    The earliest drinking vessels for wines and ales were those made from the Ships of animals, and these vessels still retain their popularity in ...

    Article : 563 words
  11. HIS DISCOVERY.

    A country couple were going to pay a visit to some friends some miles across country. The weather was cold and wet, so both husband and ...

    Article : 208 words
  12. THE ACE FOR MARRIAGE.

    A number of well-known men and women contribute their opinions on what is the "right age for marriage" to "Everybody's Weekly." ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. DISRAELI: MACAULAY: THACKERAY.

    Young Disraeli (1837), who had announced that he would single out O’Connell for combat, then made his maiden, speech, which was such an ...

    Article : 318 words
  14. WHAT DID HE MEAN?

    "Two man got into a fight in front of the bank to-day," said a local tradesman at the family teatable. "and I tell you it looked ...

    Article : 285 words
  15. THRUST UPON HIM.

    Very few persons acquit themselves nobly in their maiden speech. At a wedding feast recently the bridegroom was called upon, as usual, to respond ...

    Article : 102 words
  16. A ROMANCE.

    He met her on the crowded shore; she said "Have we not met before?" and soon he was enraptured for, she had such taking ways. ...

    Article : 130 words
  17. THE BETTER WAY.

    "Moike!" "What is it, Pat?" "Shupposin' Oi was to have a fit." "Yis?" ...

    Article : 144 words
  18. WHY HE WAITED.

    "What were you doing at the time of your arrest?" asked the magistrate. "I was waiting," replied the ...

    Article : 87 words
  19. DANGEROUS BEASTS.

    In one of our local schools a teacher was teaching her scholars about dangerous beasts; and after a time she asked them to name a few ...

    Article : 61 words
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