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  2. RANDOM HEADINGS.

    Napoleon was forty-five at Waterloo and never reached the sixties. Mariborough was sixty-two at Oudenarde, and by no means in his dotage at ...

    Article : 106 words
  3. SCIENCE NOTES & NEWS.

    Various facts In support of the theory that all metals are naturally of the colour of silver are given by Dr. L. Martionchek, in a Russian ...

    Article : 96 words
  4. SIXTY-COURSE DINNERS.

    To dine in style in China is a somewhat arduous undertaking, for the dinners often run to as many as forty or sixty, different courses. The ...

    Article : 237 words
  5. A GARDEN OF SERPENTS.

    In the Serotherapic Institute of Brazil, which occupies a tract of 700 acres at Butentan, Dr. Vital Brazil produces serums for the cure and ...

    Article : 401 words
  6. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Requested to give his ideas on “Bravery,” little Johnny delivered himself of the following:—“Some boys is brave because they always ...

    Article : 62 words
  7. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    Shillings were first coined in England in the year 1505. The willow is said to be the quickest growing tree in Britain. ...

    Article : 871 words
  8. THE POULTRY RUN.

    It is the general experience that chicks thrive better, and are more free of diseases and ailments, if they are fed on nothing but dry foods for ...

    Article : 263 words
  9. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    “Does the hero marry the heroine at the end of all their troubles?” “No; at the beginning.” Brown: “Breezy is a splendid ...

    Article : 956 words
  10. MOTHER COULDN’T ANSWER THIS.

    One of those momentary silences had fallen upon the party at the luncheon-table. It was broken by the little girl, who had come with her ...

    Article : 61 words
  11. INSECTS WITH ARMOUR.

    It has been found-that many specimens of ants and bees are most curiously and elaborately armoured. Certain ants are equipped with the ...

    Article : 96 words
  12. WEDDINGS IN CHINA.

    The Increasing influence of Western civilisation upon the Chinese people is particularly noticeable in functions which concern their home ...

    Article : 148 words
  13. WAS HE PUNISHED?

    At a public school one of the boys in the class had been giving much trouble to the teacher. The teacher announced that he would thrash the ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. MENDING CELLULOID.

    A simple method of mending celluloid articles when broken consists in dissolving fragments of celluloid in acetone, applying the resulting ...

    Article : 94 words
  15. CARL’S MISTAKE.

    Carl and his Uncle John were walking through the woods one day when they met-a snail. They stopped to watch it, and Uncle John told Carl ...

    Article : 374 words
  16. INCUBATOR CHICKS.

    Following are the points in favour of the machine:— 1. Chickens may be hatched at will. The poultry-keeper may get them out ...

    Article : 281 words
  17. DIFFICULTIES OF GRAMOPHONE SINGERS.

    A young lady who makes her living by singing in to gramophones told an interviewer something about her work the other day. ...

    Article : 241 words
  18. THE CAPTURE OF GIBRALTAR.

    In the year 1704, when the war of the Spanish Succession, destined to be made so glorious [?] England by the victories Of Mariborough, was ...

    Article : 295 words
  19. A PREVENTIVE AGAINST RUSTING.

    Those who desire to use rust preventive will find that if the tools are wiped with a cloth slightly saturated in mercurial ointment they will obtain ...

    Article : 108 words
  20. FLOATING A PIN IN WATER.

    It will hot readily be supposed that a needle or brass pin can be made to float on water—steel and brass having a much great specific gravity than ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 145 words
  21. PAPER SHIRTS FOR SOLDIERS.

    Paper shirts are being supplied to the Russian Army by a company in Yokohama. “Kamiko,” as paper clothing is called in Japan, is made of ...

    Article : 127 words
  22. A COMMENCEMENT.

    The train was already filling up rapidly, when the smart lad came along. He jogged his companion’s elbow. ...

    Article : 126 words
  23. NOTES FOR THE NOVICE.

    It is nice to have good looters about the place, but never forget the fact that the utility (that is, eggs and meat) finalities of poultry are the ...

    Article : 361 words
  24. A NEW COMMERCIAL FIBRE.

    Water hyacinth, which cucumbers the lower Mekong and other waters of Cochin China and Camhodia [?] such a degree that it has become a positive ...

    Article : 197 words
  25. “ROLLO.”

    Most children are fond of pets of one kind or other; but the oddest pet I know of, at least the rarest, is a pet beaver. His owner captured him ...

    Article : 434 words
  26. QUALIFIED VERDICT.

    An American officer who has seen service in the Philippines gives the following illustration of Filipino judicial acumen. ...

    Article : 188 words
  27. KING WILLIAM IV. AND “MRS. JORDAN.”

    By his will King William IV. bequeathed £2,000 to each of his children, of whom 8 survived him, with equal shares, in a life insurance policy ...

    Article : 314 words
  28. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE.

    Great had been the excitement in the village. Two old people, both enjoying their Old Age Pensions, had got married. ...

    Article : 147 words
  29. THE EYE OF THE ARMY.

    In modern warfare the searchlight is invaluable. On dark nights at sea it is the only means of guarding against torpedo boats, which its beams ...

    Article : 247 words
  30. HE WAS FULL OF BULLETS.

    The old soldier was telling of his thrilling adventures on the field of battle to a party of young fellows, one or two of them were sceptical as to ...

    Article : 101 words
  31. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is a lady in error like another on her marriage-day ?—Because she is mistaken (miss taken). Why are sluggards beds too short ...

    Article : 126 words
  32. INSIDE THE TRAM.

    “Fare I” The passenger gave no heed. “Fare, please!” Still the passenger was obivious. ...

    Article : 105 words
  33. ONE WAY OUT.

    For two weary hours the small baby had howled, and the other occupants of the crowded railway carriage were getting tired of it. ...

    Article : 75 words
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    The world is a [?] and it will come round aright.—Beaconsfield. Of all virtues the first to be cultivated should be self-respect. ...

    Article : 33 words
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    Let not your mistakes and false steps embarrass you. Nothing is so valuable in experience as the consciousness of one’s errors. This is one ...

    Article : 31 words
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    Politeness has indeed about it something mystical; like religion, it is everywhere understood and nowhere defined. ...

    Article : 18 words
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