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  2. WHY WOMEN BLUSH AND GOSSIP MORE THAN MEN.

    It is admitted by scientists and ordinary persons that women do more talking than men. Now, why is this so? Why are the so-called ...

    Article : 1,354 words
  3. KAFFIR SUPERSTITION.

    Here is a story that will indicate what an extraordinary part superstition plays in the life of the Kaflir. It is strange, but true, that when ...

    Article : 370 words
  4. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    One of the most remarkable of the high flights achieved by the free balloons now employed in many countries for scientific exploration of the ...

    Article : 161 words
  5. THE FARM.

    I grew eight acres of soy beans this year, says a writer in Hoard's Dairyman, one acre of them by themselves, balance in the corn. I ...

    Article : 399 words
  6. FIRELESS COOKER.

    An efficient fireless cooker, as shown in the accompanying illustration, can be made in the following way :— make a box out of 1-in. boards ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 334 words
  7. LADIES' COLUMN.

    I am afraid my readers will think it is rather early to think a think heavy, thick coats, but In this climate of ours one needs to be ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 151 words
  8. HOW DOES YOUR SWEET HEART HOLD HIS CIGAR.

    "No woman should marry a teetocaller, or a man who does not smoke."—R. L. Stevenson. ...

    Article : 231 words
  9. OIL FROM THE OCEAN.

    Off the coast of California there is an "off helt" at the bottom of the sea, and the [?] of the little town of Summerland have the unique ...

    Article : 189 words
  10. WHAT TEARS ARE.

    Professor Waynbaum, M.D., of Paris, his published some queer facts regarding the nature and purpose of tears, coming to the [?] that ...

    Article : 204 words
  11. CLEANING BLACK CLOTHES.

    Where black must be worn in warm weather, as for mourning, it is hard to keep it from getting grey and dusty looking. ...

    Article : 215 words
  12. ONE MAN'S WORK.

    The heaviest load that a strong man can carry for a short distance is 320lb. The extreme load a man can habitually carry, as a soldier ...

    Article : 89 words
  13. WHY YOU ARE A MAN.

    Changes of temperature and habitat are found by Professor Henri Douville, of the Paris School of Mines to offer a plausible explanation of ...

    Article : 221 words
  14. DRIVING A HEN.

    When a woman has a hen to drive into a coop she takes hold of her hoops with both hands and shakes them quietly to card the delinquent ...

    Article : 342 words
  15. SCIENTIFIC FARMING.

    The kind of farmers we should be ? That is the question. Whether we perceive it or not, it still remains the paramount question. Upon how ...

    Article : 240 words
  16. HOW TO MAKE A FOOTPOWER HAMMER.

    The accompanying illustration shows a foot-power hammer, made with an ordinary blacksmith's sledge. A is the anvil; B the sledge with a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 382 words
  17. THE OLDEST TUNNEL.

    The oldest known tunnel in the world is that of Siloah, near Jerusalem. It was used as an aqueduct and an inscription discovered a few ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. THE BOODLER'S PSALM.

    Bore me not with palpit speeches. Life is but a business scheme. And the Gospel Mammon teaches, Is the modern gage's theme. ...

    Article : 179 words
  19. ARE YOU RIGHT-EYED ?

    You are either right-eyed or left, unless, indeed, you are the one person out of every fifteen who has eyes of equal strength. As a rule, ...

    Article : 155 words
  20. FORGOT TO MENTION IT.

    The following op of a report is often as unprofitable as the search for tile end of the rainbow, or the childish attempt to scoop the moon ...

    Article : 448 words
  21. AN INNOCENT MAN CONDEMNED.

    The dingers of depending solely on circumstantial evidence in criminal trials was amply demonstrated in the case of William Habron, who, ...

    Article : 417 words
  22. NO TIME LOST.

    A well-known Scottish farmer supplies the "Scottish Farmer" with the following facts. Which are well worth printing in these days when so ...

    Article : 188 words
  23. PEARLS OF GREAT PRICE.

    Foremost amongst the society beauties owning "pearls of great price" comes the Duchess of Marlborough. Most of these were ...

    Article : 116 words
  24. A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.

    A somewhat vexatious law in China compels every doctor, after dark, to hang up in front of his house ns many lighted lamps as he has had ...

    Article : 203 words
  25. ONE MORE CUSTOMER.

    Sir Augustus Lackrash, looking more seedy than ever, entered the tailor's shop and as met by the tailor himself, who welcomed him ...

    Article : 103 words
  26. SLEPT TO DEATH.

    A seventeen-year-old girl had a distressing attack of syncope after a cold lath, succeeded by a mysterious condition of suspended animation ...

    Article : 233 words
  27. TOO TRUE.

    "What ? Woman overworked ? Fudge I Think of the men " Ah, but you know the old saying —' Woman's work, is never done.' " ...

    Article : 52 words
  28. IN THE RAIN.

    "Look at that foolish Mr. Barker out on a day like this without an umbrella. Is he crazy ?" "I'm afraid he is. Let's hurry on. ...

    Article : 46 words
  29. THE LAWYER'S WAY.

    "It's this way,'" explained the client. "The fence run; between Brown's place and mine. He claims that I encroach on his laid., and I ...

    Article : 163 words
  30. FAIR EXCHANGE.

    Joseph Gillott, the manufacturer of pens, once visited the artist Turner. "I have come to swop some of my pictures for yours," said he. ...

    Article : 67 words
  31. I BEG YOUR PARDON.

    What is the proper reply to the everyday remark—" I beg your pardon ? There seems to be a large number of rep[?]lics, varying according ...

    Article : 119 words
  32. HOW HIGH ARE THE CLOUDS.

    " How high are the clouds ?" Many varying answers have been returned to this question, and, in fact, it may be added that there is no fixed ...

    Article : 110 words
  33. WHERE WAS HE?

    First Fair One : "What are you doing here, dear?" Second Ditto: "Looking for a husband." ...

    Article : 80 words
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