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  2. EDISON'S NEW MOVE.

    There is nothing very new about houses built of cement, but Mr. Edison seems to have a new scheme for doing the thing cheaply and well. ...

    Article : 936 words
  3. POINTS OF A CLYDESDALE DRAUGHT HORSE.

    Some old friends whom I met at the last Brisbane exhibition—knowing that I took an interest in point judging—urged me to contribute an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,425 words
  4. THE DISPUTE.

    Smith said that Cook was surely first To stand upon the pole. And Brown said Peary was the man ...

    Article : 91 words
  5. TERRY'S UMBRELLA

    "Good gracious!" said Mrs. Terry. "Your father's left his umbrella! Here, Willie, run quick and catch him. She thrust a gold-handled ...

    Article : 230 words
  6. MOSLEM'S DISCOVERY ENRICHES CHRISTIAN WORLD.

    There has been discovered in Egypt what is believed to be the most precious set of manuscripts ever unearthed in modern times, and ...

    Article : 1,232 words
  7. INTERESTING PUMPING FEAT.

    A pump operator named Alzial, attached to the French navy, has accomplished the seemingly impossible feat of raising water to a height of ...

    Article : 373 words
  8. "HANDS UP !" IN CHICAGO.

    The American newspapers report a daring raid on a Chicago bank, which owing to a motor breakdown at a critical moment, had a tragic ending. ...

    Article : 277 words
  9. PEOPLE WITH QUEER NAMES.

    A Liverpool lady named Mrs. Rose had a pretty daughter to whom she gave the name "Wild"—the name "Wild Rose" was so sweetly pretty. ...

    Article : 270 words
  10. HE WENT TO SLEEP, BUT—

    Recently a friend, who had heard that I sometimes suffer from insomania, told me of a sure cure. "Eat a pint of nuts and drink two or ...

    Article : 299 words
  11. A TURKISH CEREMONY.

    The solemn Turkish ceremony of the Hirka-i-Sherif, or "the Prophet's mantle," takes place on the fifteenth day of the Mohammedan month of ...

    Article : 250 words
  12. A MOUNTAIN GUN.

    I was chatting at the club with some service men one day last week, when the question of trials with new guns cropped up. One of my friends ...

    Article : 230 words
  13. PREPARING DRIED FIGS.

    The figs should be pressed when fully ripe and spread out, unpeeled on drying trays in the sun, with a slight powdering of sulphur. After ...

    Article : 245 words
  14. HE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE.

    sydney Rosenfeld, the well-known playwright, once wrote a comedy entitled "The Optimist," which achieved success after the production, ...

    Article : 120 words
  15. THE NEW SERVANT.

    "Biddy, bring Mrs. Smith a glass of sherry." (Exit Biddy.) "You must be so tired after your walk." Biddy brings the glass of sherry. ...

    Article : 110 words
  16. THE PITCH OF HIS VOICE.

    "Most musical critics are fools!" said Robinson. "Why, one of them recently wrote in his report of a concert where I sang that my voice was ...

    Article : 94 words
  17. JOYS OF SOLITUDE.

    "Ah," exclaimed an Irishman, "it is glorious to be alone—especially when you have your sweatheart with you!" ...

    Article : 21 words
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