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  2. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Wife: “I certainly make money go a long way.” Husband: “Yes, so far. that it never comes back. Lady: “Do you mind coppers, my ...

    Article : 696 words
  3. KAN DOM HEADINGS.

    Salt wells : In China have been operated for hundreds of years, and in the Tzellnching district especially, have built up a prosperous ...

    Article : 74 words
  4. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS

    To avoid the eye-strain caused by constant searching of the sky for hostile tile air-craft, a special form-of perl scope has been devised. The ...

    Article : 117 words
  5. GHOSTS THAT WON BATTLES.

    This belief in the appearance of celestial apparitions on the field of battle is a very one and deeply rooted. ...

    Article : 266 words
  6. WHY STABS TWINKLE.

    The question of childhood: “What makes the stars twinkle.?” was answered probably by a bit of verse or poetic fancy. But men asking the same ...

    Article : 336 words
  7. FOR YOUNG FOLKS

    When the English tongue we speak Why is “break” not rhymed with “freak“? Will you tell me why it’s true ...

    Article : 144 words
  8. THE POULTRY RUN

    There seldom any trouble about the fertility of the eggs, or the hatching results, to those cases where the breeding birds have a wide, free run. ...

    Article : 381 words
  9. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    Fruit should commence a meal, not end it. St. Sebastian is the patron saint of soldiers. ...

    Article : 587 words
  10. ORIGIN OF CANADA’S NAME.

    It is probable that few people know how Canada came to get its name. The origin of the name is very strange. The Spaniards visited there ...

    Article : 136 words
  11. TRANSPARENT MARBLE.

    Experience shows that marble cut into than sheets, 0.02 to 0.01 inch thick, is sufficiently transparent to be used instead of opal glass for electric ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. THE STORY OP SAMMY PUSSY.

    Once there was a little pussy and his name was Sammy. He lived with his motherland her.name was. Mrs. Pussy Now, one morning as Sammy Pussy ...

    Article : 711 words
  13. POISONOUS GAS IN WARFARE.

    The earliest use of deleterious gases In siege warfare is recorded in the history of the Peloponnesian Wars from 431 to 404 B.C. During this ...

    Article : 194 words
  14. HOW DO ANIMALS KNOW?

    One of the mysteries still unsolved that of the sense by which the lower animals become aware of the approach of earthquakes. For three ...

    Article : 122 words
  15. A HERO OF PLEVNA.

    In the course of the fierce-fighting at Plevna from July 20 to 30, 1877, the Russian General Paskievitch sent orders for one of his batteries to ...

    Article : 291 words
  16. AN EXPERT.

    Quite recently a man: appeared at the recruiting-offices and stated to the officer in charge that he wished to enlist into His Majesty’s Army. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  17. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE

    It is but waste of time to attempt to cure sick chickens. If they are weaklings, it is plain that Nature intended that they should not live, ...

    Article : 484 words
  18. ‘THICK AND THIN SHELLS.

    There are several kinds of high explosive shells, which have been designed for various purposes. For instance, there are the shells the case ...

    Article : 146 words
  19. FORTUNES MADE BY CINEMA

    John Bunny, the famous cinema actor, whose face was indeed his fortune, for he was earning between £200 and £300 a week at the ...

    Article : 290 words
  20. HOW THEY WORKED IT.

    “I am told that your husband plays billiards every night at the clubs plays for money, too,” said ' the anxious mother to her newly-married ...

    Article : 110 words
  21. DIAMONDS FROM SUGAR.

    Although at first thought the statement seems incredible, it is perfectly true that a lump of sugar may be converted into diamonds. ...

    Article : 182 words
  22. WHY IT CHANGED.

    In correcting the exercises of her class, a teacher recently observed a new [?]ame inscribed on one of the papers—Tom Brown. ...

    Article : 118 words
  23. PAYING HIM OUT.

    Although he loved his wife, he was very careless in certain things where she was concerned. One day he went off on a business trip, leaving her ...

    Article : 119 words
  24. NORTH POLE CAUSES EARTH QUAKES.

    That the “wobbling” of the North Pole may be responsible in some cases for earthquakes is the latest theory tentatively advanced by ...

    Article : 147 words
  25. NO CHANCE FOR HIM.

    At a recent trial in Scotland a certain lady got into the witness-box to examined, when the following conversation took place between her and ...

    Article : 133 words
  26. AWKWARD FOR THE ORATOR.

    “Jones—Jones! I call for Mr. Jones I want to hear what he has to say” It was the tenth time that the ...

    Article : 128 words
  27. WHAT THE EYES TELL.

    It should never be forgotten that the eyes; more than any other feature, are under control, and may be made to express anything which their ...

    Article : 255 words
  28. FLOORED.

    At last the harassed father of a family settled down to read his paper. After much coaxing and many threats, the younger members of his ...

    Article : 149 words
  29. HOW HE KNEW.

    “Willy,” said the visitor, who was very properly endeavouring to impress a moral lesson on the lad’s mind, “have you read the books in your Sunday ...

    Article : 77 words
  30. EGGS WITHOUT HENS;

    The conjuror was about to commence his favourite trick of producing eggs without hens, and, after announcing his intentions to the ...

    Article : 97 words
  31. WHAT HE WAS SURE OF.

    The day when Willie would be six was rapidly approaching, and his Aunt Priscilla was about to pay a visit. In anticipation-of this, Willie’s ...

    Article : 127 words
  32. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why are lovers like turnips?—Because they are often paired (pared). Why is an honest baker like a vessel without ballast?—Because being ...

    Article : 115 words
  33. GOING ONE BETTER.

    The man who had made his pile was at last happy. He had managed to squeeze himself into a very exclusive golf club. ...

    Article : 105 words
  34. AN UGLY MISTAKE.

    At a public dinner, in the country a farmer, While relating something to the company about two . Chinese women, said: ...

    Article : 109 words
  35. NOT PLAYING FAIR.

    Really, Bobby and Elsie were the politest children in the world. Their manners were be-eautiful ! One day they were told that they ...

    Article : 100 words
  36. A MONARCH OF MANY TITLES.

    King Victor Emmanuel has the most comprehensive official title of any European monarch. His dignities, most of which come to him from ...

    Article : 69 words
  37. WANTED SOME.

    “My dear, a burglar fired a revolver at a man, and the bullet struck a button, thus saving his life.” “Well, what of it?” ...

    Article : 46 words
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