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  2. AROUND THE WORLD

    "Caesar," King Edward's favourite dog, is a long-haired fox-terrier, who carries himself with a dignity befitting the inscription on his collar:—"I belong ...

    Article : 82 words
  3. NOTES AND HINTS

    For the purposes of keeping trousers in good shape there are many devices in the way of stretchers, pressers, and hangers. The latest "hanger" occupies ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 49 words
  4. IRON SHAVINGS PAVEMENT.

    A novel French pavement consists of blocks made by filling moulds with matted iron shavings, and then pouring in cement sufficiently fluid to penetrate the ...

    Article : 95 words
  5. WHY NOT?

    Amongst odd inventions for which patents have been applied for is the arrangement sketched, whereby a dog might run a sowing machine! ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 26 words
  6. CAT-FLESH DIET.

    Apropos of the proposal to adopt dog flesh for food (says the' Brussels correspondent of a Paris paper) I find that in Brussels cat is considered in some ...

    Article : 175 words
  7. THE GRIFFIN.

    The Griflin shown in the sketch is defined in the dictionary as a fabulous animal, with the body of a lion, and the head and wings of an eagle. According ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 217 words
  8. NEW WAY OF SELLING BREAD.

    Bakers in Manchester have agreed upon a new method of selling bread, under which the weight of loaves will be graduated according to the price of flour. ...

    Article : 191 words
  9. WHAT IS O.T.!

    This delightful beverage is not an ordinary everyday cordial, but something different to anything else you have ever tasted. It stands alone—there is no other drink in this world ...

    Article : 73 words
  10. CHASED THROUGH FOUR COUNTRIES.

    An alleged' international thief who has been giving the French and English police some trouble, was recently run down in Paris. A rich German lady, ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. Advertising

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    Advertising : 2,050 words
  12. WISE AND OTHERWISE

    A well-known scientist was lecturing on the sun's heat, and in the course of his remarks said:- "It is an established fact that the sun ...

    Article : 121 words
  13. SCIENCE AND HEALTH

    It has been announced in New York that a Yale alumnus, whose name is with held has offered a prize of 100,000 dollars for the person who first discovers an ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. PENNILESS MILLIONAIRE.

    New York has been enjoying a hearty laugh over the fact that when Mr. Andrew Carnegie was asked for 120 he had not a coin in his pocket. Mr. ...

    Article : 265 words
  15. BRANDED CORK'S VALUE.

    John Baker, described as a messenger engaged at the British House of Parliament, appeared to a summons at Westminster Police Court at the instance of ...

    Article : 206 words
  16. "MAN IS AS OLD AS HIS STOMACH"

    The Persians were a very sagacious people, noted, among other things, for their deep thinking on life and the things which make up life. ...

    Article : 328 words
  17. THE COLLECTION.

    A newly-appointed Scotch minister on his first Sunday of office had reason to complain of the poorness of the collection. "Mon," replied one of the elders, ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. EXPLOSION BY MUSIC.

    One of the most dangerous of explosives is iodide of nitrogen, a black powder which when dry the slightest touch will often cause to explode with great ...

    Article : 159 words
  19. A CURE FOR INDIGESTION

    'Some years ago, while living in Ballarat, my constitution seemed to under-go a complete change. From a robust, healthy person, I became very weak and ...

    Article : 279 words
  20. PRIMITIVE HUMAN SKULLS.

    M. Florentino Ameghino, of the National Museum of Buenos Ayres, has published a memoir on a primitive human skull, found in some recent, excavations ...

    Article : 209 words
  21. A KIND JUDGE.

    Probably no kinder judge ever sat in the English Queen's Bench Court than the late Mr. Justice Lush. Originally an assistant in a grocer's shop at ...

    Article : 285 words
  22. DISAPPEARING BLONDES.

    Pity the man who lives in the year 2507 or thereafter, His knowledge of feminine beauty will be confined exclusively to the brunette. Speak to him of ...

    Article : 179 words
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