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  2. THE BO'SUN'S YARN.

    "Did I ever tell you the tale, sir, of the rats on the Mary Ann[?] How we salted their tails to catch ’em, and slaughtered ’em to a man, ...

    Article : 176 words
  3. AGRESSIVE AUDACITY OF TIGERS.

    Tiger-shooting would be far more dangerous than it is if it were not for the fact that, if not on elephants, the guns were generally ...

    Article : 433 words
  4. PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE.

    A certain lady, who had an undue appreciation of her own importance as the wife of a prominent local banker, was in the habit of riding ...

    Article : 151 words
  5. AUTOMOBILE ANTAGONISTS.

    Philip Cranston was driving his automobile along a highway in the Berkshires at a gait of ten miles an hour, and smoking a cigar to please ...

    Article : 1,399 words
  6. POTATOES.

    Considering how important, or at all events, how frequent an article of diet the potato is in most households and the very indifferent quality ...

    Article : 681 words
  7. “TRUE BILL.”

    "Grand jury, sir?” asked the police-officer who bowered in blue majecty far above my head. There was a note of unaccustomed deference and ...

    Article : 799 words
  8. THE SHREW.

    Everything along the cage was so utterly still that one was afraid to move for fear of breaking the spell. Then everything spoke far down in ...

    Article : 759 words
  9. To Make and Hang a Double Gate.

    A simple and easy method of constructing and hanging a double gate so that it will swing perfectly true when complete is shown in the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 118 words
  10. Household Hints.

    Insects like neither salt nor alum, and a small quantity sprinkled on the carpet will keep them away. Save your lemon rinds, dry them in ...

    Article : 598 words
  11. TUBBING THE ELEPHANT.

    A toilet that costs £100! It sounds impossible to ordinary mortals; but, of course, an elephant is no ordinary mortal, and every one of his ...

    Article : 194 words
  12. American Method of Ploughing.

    This type of a disc plough is advertised in some of the American papers as a “Deep Tilling Machine," and judging by the illustration, is ...

    Article : 90 words
  13. WHAT ARE YOU WORTH?

    How much are you worth? Wbat is your actual commercial value expressed in money? If you were put in a crucible and reduced to the ...

    Article : 298 words
  14. BLOWN BY BILLY.

    The policemen were going out on duty, and X 0239 was trying hard to explain to the inspector what had become of his whistle. ...

    Article : 239 words
  15. THE EGG AND ITS FORMATION,

    Every person, whether they be poultry-keepers or not, are familiar with the outward appearance of an egg, but how many are conversant with ...

    Article : 523 words
  16. SUCCESS AT LAST.

    "Quills has nad a story accepted at last," remarked a journalist to a colleague. "Surely not,” was the rejoinder. ...

    Article : 41 words
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