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  2. Spray.

    Why don't you get dinner?" he asked. "You didn't marry a cook," she replied, simply. Time, passes. It is now the dead of night. ...

    Article : 1,354 words
  3. Irish Humour.

    Beggars in Ireland carry about with them a lot of change in the matter of small folk. Their pleas are so suggestive. ...

    Article : 1,093 words
  4. THE ELEPHANTS AND THE ORANGES.

    The discovery of a sense of humour in dumb animals may owe much to the observer's imagination, but the following case seems to show ...

    Article : 350 words
  5. WHY THE TEETH DECAY.

    "The almost universal decay of the teeth is proof positive that our nation is suffering lime starvation," writes a chemistry lecturer in the ...

    Article : 307 words
  6. DURBAN.

    Durban, the prettiest and "most English town in' South Africa," was founded in 1824 and became a municipality in 1854. It possesses a very ...

    Article : 600 words
  7. TO MAKE A CHEAP BATTERY.

    An electric battery costing about 312d. can be made as follows:-- Procure a large glass or earthenware jar holding at least one-half gallon. If ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 269 words
  8. SECRET OF AMERICA'S PROGRESS.

    We know an American almost the moment we see one, and the name American is synonymous with procress. Why is this? The secret has ...

    Article : 1,228 words
  9. AN INDIAN HILL STATION.

    Our hill station, Chaubattia, is 60 miles 'from Kathgodam by cart road, and is situated amongst wooded hills in the United Province. There are no ...

    Article : 445 words
  10. WHY FRESH EGGS ARE RARELY SEEN.

    Why is it necessary for business purposes to store or hoard eggs for months before eating, instead of placing them on the market in a ...

    Article : 748 words
  11. SOME EXCELLENT POINTS.

    You can't estimate public opinion in a mirror. The looking-glass was never made in which you could see yourself as others see you. ...

    Article : 669 words
  12. ANIMAL TRAP.

    The object of this invention is to improve and simplify the construction of traps for catching small animals, and to this end the inventor, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  13. PASSING OF THE LEECH.

    Another of our cherished ideas will soon be no more. The leech has been deposed from its sovereignty, and its "passing" forms the subject of an ...

    Article : 284 words
  14. THE GALVANIC GIRL.

    I do not mean to imply by "galvanic" that this type of girl is necessarily shocking, but I know of no other term that so adequately ...

    Article : 475 words
  15. How People Eat Oysters.

    The Englishman, as a rule, contents himself with brown bread and butter, pepper, vinegar, or lemon; Americans usually require crackers, and the Belgians eat them ...

    Article : 202 words
  16. THE RECONCILIATION.

    Two men who had quarrelled violently and had not been on friendly terms for some months, met by accident one night at a social function. ...

    Article : 178 words
  17. THE "NO-TOBACCO" DAY.

    There are many men who make a habit of dropping smoking altogether for one day in every week. The idea is a comparatively new ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. Origin of O. K.

    More than a century ago the best tobacco and the best rum came from Aux Cayes (pronounced O K), and the best of anything was designated as Aux Cayes, or O. K. This ...

    Article : 177 words
  19. TIT FOR TAT.

    An old country woman and her daughter went into a shop in town to buy a bonnet. When she had purchased the bonnet, the milliner, ...

    Article : 68 words
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