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  2. IS SEEING BELIEVING?

    "Seeing is believing,” runs the roverb—but is it true? Like most roverbs, whilst representing a genral truth, it admits of numerous ...

    Article : 1,009 words
  3. WRETCHED WRITERS.

    The fact that the late Lord Wolverhampton was very keen on promoting good handwriting has often been remarked upon; but it may not be ...

    Article : 419 words
  4. AS AN ADVERTISEMENT.

    The little village could not boast if having many entertainments, and concert was an event which was cooked forward to with delight by ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 140 words
  5. THE NEW RUBBER PLANT.

    It is now many years since Mr. Rockefeller said that oil had been [?] and that rubber would be the next millionaire-maker. ...

    Article : 239 words
  6. “NUMBER, PLEASE!”

    “For Heaven's sake, send somebody! I have shot myseif!” was he startling message which came through to New Brighton ...

    Article : 801 words
  7. NEWS FROM VENUS.

    The question whether other planets than the earth are inhabited has long interested astronomers and laymen. We know that the earth is only a ...

    Article : 1,175 words
  8. PLANTS THAT STORE WATER.

    “A peculiar plant function which Dr. MacDougal and his associates are investigating the storage of moisture by plants such as cacti. I felt as if ...

    Article : 437 words
  9. BENDY’S SERMON.

    Bendy’s short for Bendigo. You should see him peel! Half of him was whalebone, half of him was steel, ...

    Article : 618 words
  10. KETTLE LID RETAINER.

    The loose kettle lid, that is always falling from its place every time the contents are poured, is a cause of much annoyance, which can be done ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 113 words
  11. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    The number of plant species now known is estimated by professor C. E. Besscy at 210,000. He points out that about 18 years ago Saccardo ...

    Article : 584 words
  12. CASTING GOLD IN DENTISTRY.

    Dentists have a very clever method of making solid gold castings. A train of gears is employed, which revolves a spindle that carries two ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 202 words
  13. COLOUR IN THE HUMAN RACE.

    What makes the Caucasian white, the nigger black, and the Indian red? One explanation is that the black races are made so as a result ...

    Article : 402 words
  14. REAL ZEAL.

    When the chief reporter of "The Poppleton post” bought an aeroplane the proprietor summoned the editor to discuss his successor. ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. A DUSKY PHILOSOPHER.

    A newly-qualified judge in one of the small towns of the South was trying one of his first criminal cases. The accused was an old darky, who ...

    Article : 134 words
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