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  2. STORY FOR JUVENILES. Gurramon, the Outlaw.

    "The [?]ggers have chopped out A ’possum. said Tom, "here are some hairs, and if you feel the chips you will find the sun has not had time to dry ...

    Article : 3,306 words
  3. A Corner in Ma[?] THE MUSICAL CLASS.

    Take a thin and high-sounding cut-glass tumbler, fill it nearly full of water, and place on its borders, after drying them well, a cross of equal branches cut from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 175 words
  4. A Cond[?]sion.

    Gwendolen Jones was chubby and sweet, And her age was half-past three; And she lived in a house on Wellingtonstreet[?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 192 words
  5. JUVENILE DEPARTMENT. New Puzzle Scheme. Third Competition.—Third Week.

    Each week will be given a picture marked in sections. When these sections have been cut up and placed in proper order, the whole will form a complete ...

    Article : 201 words
  6. This Week’s Puzz[?]e.

    CUT OUT THE PIECES, AND SO PASTE TOGETHER AS TO FORM A COMPLETE PICTURE. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 17 words
  7. TO SUSPEND A RING BY A BURNT THREAD.

    Soak the thread in salt, dry it, and tio it to a ri[?]g. If the thread is now burnt it will be found that the ashes of the thread will suspend the ring. A touch ...

    Article : 48 words
  8. THE INCOMBUSTIBLE THREAD.

    Wind some [?]en thread tightly around a smooth pebble, and secure the end, then, if you expose it to the flame of a lamp or candle, the thread will not burn, ...

    Article : 80 words
  9. TO BREAK A POLE PLACED ON GLASSES.

    Take two tumblers of equal size, [?] with water, and place at such a distance from each other that the ends of a wooden rod may rest, upon the edges of the ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. THE MELTED COIN.

    Place the coin in half a walnut shell, and fill the shell with a mixture of three parts of dry, powdered nitre, one part of [?]ur of sulphur. and a little sawdust, we[?] ...

    Article : 62 words
  11. Last Week’s Puzzle.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 3 words
  12. HOW TO MELT STEEL.

    Heat a plece of steel in the fire until it is red-hot; then, holding it up with a pair of pincers, or tongs, take in the other band a stick of brimstone and touch the ...

    Article : 59 words
  13. THE TUMBLING EGG.

    Fill a quill with quicksilver, seal it at both ends with good, strong wax; then have an egg bolled; take a small piece of the shell off the small end, and thrust it ...

    Article : 92 words
  14. A Poser in Arithmetic.

    A Chinaman died, leaving his property by will to his three sons, as follows:—"To Fuen-huen, the oldest, one-half thereof; to Nu-pin. his second son, ...

    Article : 210 words
  15. Curious Trick.

    If you want to amuse some young persons, get a decanter, a plate, a ladis, and a skimmer, and then tell them t[?] you intend to balance the ladle and the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 230 words
  16. The Last Competition Results.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 141 words
  17. Washing the Dishes.

    Our Polly goes a-fishing, be the weather what it may[?] Not-less than twice, and often thr[?], on every holiday; ...

    Article : 142 words
  18. Note to Solvers.

    Several solutions did not reach us until Friday, and therefore are too late. The conditions as set out above must be complied with. ...

    Article : 26 words
  19. Gathering Wool.

    Polly and Billy and Margery dear. You’re learning but little to-day, I fear. Your clothes are neat, and your hands are clean; ...

    Article : 153 words
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