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  2. HOW WORDS ARE BORN.

    The derrick, a machine for raising sunken ships by means of rope attached to a sort of gallows, perpetuates the memory of a hangman of ...

    Article : 277 words
  3. MARRIED-OR NOT?

    As a woman without a man behind me for the last few years, I have found myself constantly at war with people who have tried to cheat me. ...

    Article : 347 words
  4. IS IT A “CATCH”?

    Here, when we refer to an advertisement as a "catch," we pay it no compliment. In America, however, the reverse is the case. There, an ...

    Article : 496 words
  5. MEMOIR OF PHIL MAY.

    Phil May once had a delightful encounter with a man who at a fair was apparently wrapping up gold and silver coins in pieces of paper, and ...

    Article : 218 words
  6. THE FLYER BY NIGHT.

    Under the shadow of the orchestral balcony at the Cafe Grille the little man told me his story. There, apart from the bustle and busyness of the ...

    Article : 1,632 words
  7. TOY THAT CONQUENED A COUNTRYSIDE.

    Some of the primitive African natives have queer ideas of money values. In “On the Trail of The Bushongo” Mr. E. Torday gives an ...

    Article : 1,014 words
  8. TALES WORTH TELLING.

    To most mothers life is just one darned stocking after another. Honesty should be a rule and not a necessity born of others’ sharpness. ...

    Article : 649 words
  9. TELL-TALE LOCK.

    A brass lock, the keyhole of which is covered by one of the legs of a small figure, was constructed by an ingenious Birmingham locksmith in ...

    Article : 87 words
  10. HINTS FOR EVERY HOME.

    When the lining wears away at the heels of children’s boots cut a piece of velvet large enough to cover the ragged part and to come above the ...

    Article : 503 words
  11. STRANGE YET TRUE.

    A remarkable case of a woman who slept steadily for thirty-two years was reported some time ago from Sweden. Karoline Karlsdatter was a ...

    Article : 579 words
  12. IMPORTANCE OF LIME.

    The period during which the effects of an application of lime will last depends on the condition of the soil when the lime is applied, the texture ...

    Article : 175 words
  13. WORSE THAN PRISON.

    One would have thought that a fugitive from justice would prefer the comparative ease of prison to selfconfinement in narrow qiiarters, with ...

    Article : 441 words
  14. WAVES AND SUN HARNESSED TO LIGHT BUOYS.

    Thousands of dollars are saved yearly by means of the so-called sun valve which automatically lights the rlamps on gas buoys and in ...

    Article : 261 words
  15. HOW YOUR HAIR CAN BETRAY YOU.

    Any hair on your head is just as certain a mark of your identity as are your finger prints. That criminologists make use of this scientific ...

    Article : 156 words
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