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  2. IN OTHER LANDS. FIDDLESTICKS!

    It is said the beams and heavy timbers taken from old Swiss "chalets” and other old styles of houses make the source, of supply from which ...

    Article : 144 words
  3. MOTHER HUBBARD.

    Old Mother Hubbard She went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone. But when she got there ...

    Article : 328 words
  4. THE GOLD BEATER.

    Gold, one of the most precious of metals, is naturally associated with the most imposing and stately of Royal ceremonials. ...

    Article : 704 words
  5. LADIES’ COLUMN.

    Busy needlewomen know how difficult it is to lay hands on the exact reel of cotton you require without first rummaging for some time ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 97 words
  6. A CANADIAN PRAIRIE FIRE.

    It was threshing time on the prairie, and the splendid crops of wheat and oats had already been cut and were standing in long rows of stooks ...

    Article : 840 words
  7. ABOVE THE CLOUDS AT A MILE A MINUTE.

    To be literally above the clouds at an altitude of 11,500; to travel 225 miles at an average speed of over a mile a minute; to be within an ace ...

    Article : 1,500 words
  8. WHERE TIME IS MONEY.

    The Colonia Cosine, on the Paraguay, above Asuncion, is one of the most curious in the world. The members of the colony make ...

    Article : 107 words
  9. HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

    Use copper wire for picture-hanging; it does not rust easily, is mothproof, and will last for years. To remove scorch from linen cut ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 455 words
  10. COOKING ON A LARGE SCALE.

    The Government is boiling an Indian village in Wyoming. Everything ahout the settlement that can be boiled—tepees, clothing, ...

    Article : 90 words
  11. SOMETHING LIKE A PLAGUE!

    A locust invasion is an event not easily forgotten. The first sign of the approaching army is usually a long, dark cloud ...

    Article : 240 words
  12. SOLID PETROL FOR MOTORISTS.

    The new so lid petrol Is composed I of light petroleum oil solidified into a whitish transparent jelly, and affirmed to have only about 80 per ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Sixty years ago the population of the United Kingdom was only 27,000,000. In 1901 it was returned at 11,158,721. It is now estimated at ...

    Article : 424 words
  14. THE LIGHT THAT DOES NOT FAIL.

    The republic of San Salvador is the only government on earth that collects lighthouse fees on account of a volcano that it owns, and without ...

    Article : 259 words
  15. A SNIPER OF THE SEA.

    The sub-service torpedo boat is the newest creation of the war-vessel builder. Small-gun fire is what the ordinary torpedo boats have to ...

    Article : 283 words
  16. MR. ROOSEVELT’S AFRICAN TROPHIES REJECTED.

    Of the hundreds of animals killed by Mr. Roosevelt during his African tour, and sent to America, comparatively few will be mounted by the ...

    Article : 219 words
  17. DISAPPOINTED.

    The other afternoon a gentleman who was sitting at his dining-room window casually remarked: “There goes the woman that George Brown ...

    Article : 114 words
  18. THE SMALLEST INHABITED ISLAND.

    The smallest inhabited island in the world is that on which the Eddystone Lighthouse stands. At low water it-is 30 feet in diameter; at ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. NEW REMEDY FOR SEASICKNESS

    A naval surgeon has a remedy for seasickness which should be of interest to folks who are apprehensive that they may have to stay below ...

    Article : 146 words
  20. QUITE SIMPLE.

    “You see that man walking across the road?” "Yes." "Do you know why he always ...

    Article : 28 words
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