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  2. THE STRANGER

    Years ago an old man and his daughter Rose lived in a cottage on the borders of the Forest of Campre. ...

    Article : 2,633 words
  3. Arson and Accidents

    There can be little doubt that the criminal court repercussions of arson activities have conveyed a vague impression that some fires are not ...

    Article : 474 words
  4. Tunnels of the World

    Niue people out of ten, if they were asked for the name of the world’s longest tunnel, would reply, the Sim plon. The tenth, more knowing than ...

    Article : 730 words
  5. Pole Expeditions

    It is not generally realised that Arctic and Antarctic expeditions have been going on for many centuries. Indeed, it is about 1000 years since the ...

    Article : 178 words
  6. Soap-Box Derby

    The greatest sporting event in America is not football or baseball, but the Soap-Box Derby, in which boys only participate. Last year there were ...

    Article : 262 words
  7. THE ELASTIC ADVERTISING RATE.

    All advertising man who made a collection of the rate cards of the Chinese newspapers of Shanghai would doubtless be surprised to note ...

    Article : 228 words
  8. USEFUL HINTS.

    Vases of crystal or glass stained with flower water can be cleaned with tea leaves that have been moistened with vinegar. ...

    Article : 218 words
  9. HAIR HARVEST.

    It seems difficult to lay down a set of rules for the growth of hair. Some never allow soap and water to touch their heads, and attribute their thick ...

    Article : 150 words
  10. photographing the “INVISIBLE."

    A German photographer had had an order for some portrait studies of a very beautiful girl. To capture her exquisite coloring, he used ...

    Article : 194 words
  11. DO YOU KNOW THAT—?

    A “cowry" flavor iu milk and cream is the result of an unclean condition of the bails, floors, yard, etc., not washing the udder, milking with dirty ...

    Article : 159 words
  12. FIRST UNDERGROUND HOSPITAL.

    In Prague, at an estimated cost of nearly 2,000,000 Czech crowns (approximately £13,000 at the present rate of exchange), is being built the ...

    Article : 140 words
  13. PIG PEDIGREES.

    A writer in the “Pig Breeders’ Gazette” has this wise comment to make on the value of a pedigree: —For the evaluation of the pedigree ...

    Article : 320 words
  14. FURIOUS SMOKERS.

    “Human testing machines” aptly describes the men who spend their days at the great tobacco auctions in Amsterdam each spring, furiously ...

    Article : 102 words
  15. TREES AT CANBERRA.

    Plantations of trees and shrubs in and around Canberra entailed a total of 8 million plantings. A mathematically-minded Canberra official has ...

    Article : 80 words
  16. HORSE FALLS IN LOVE.

    A French horse trainer, Alphonse Baresse, had a nervous and irritable animal in his stable. The horse lashed out with his heels when anyone went ...

    Article : 103 words
  17. 2000 TYPEWRITER KEYS.

    The average portable typewriter with less than fifty keys is difficult enough for most people to master, but a Japanese teacher at the Vocational ...

    Article : 166 words
  18. Lucky.

    ad agitated motorist stopped an approaching constable in the main street. “I say, officer!" he said, excitedly, "my car’s just been stolen from here." ...

    Article : 146 words
  19. COWS LIKE MUSIC.

    By playing gramophone music in the cowsheds on German farms during milking, a researcher has proved that an astonishing increase in the milk ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. Out of Date.

    Wire: But I can't bathe, dear. I haven’t got a decent bathing-suit.” Husband: "That’s all right, my love. They aren’t wearing that kind these ...

    Article : 94 words
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