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  2. CURIOUS BANKNOTES.

    Occasionally an imperfect or misprinted banknote will evade the vigilance of the inspectors of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The most ...

    Article : 616 words
  3. TILL THE SMOKE ROSE.

    In Japan a Sovereign after his death is accorded a new title, which suggests his place in history. The name already conferred upon the late Emperor may ...

    Article : 363 words
  4. MARRIED BY PROXY.

    One of the queerest features of Court life in Europe is the marriage by proxy of Royal personages. There are at the present moment no less than ...

    Article : 270 words
  5. CONSTITUTION IN BREEDING STOCK.

    In the selection of a stallion it is important to see that the horse has a stout constitution, or his emasculated sons will not be valuable or profitable. ...

    Article : 378 words
  6. SEEINC THROUGH WALLS.

    Psychologists in Missouri are greatly puzzled over a case of super-normal powers of vision, hearing, and other senses possessed by Bessie Stewar[?] ...

    Article : 228 words
  7. WHERE LOST PINS CO TO.

    One of the mysteries of the world is certainly the pin. In astounding quantities they pour from numerous factories, principally in Birmingham. One ...

    Article : 190 words
  8. THE LIAR'S MOUND.

    Dyaks, natives of Borneo, are extremely truthful. So disgraceful, indeed, do the Dyaks consider the deceiving of others by an untruth that ...

    Article : 151 words
  9. MEDICAL VIRTUE IN EGGS.

    Eggs are most useful articles. Here are some German scientists proclaiming that an eggshell diet breeds centenarians. In France they have ...

    Article : 165 words
  10. THE POPE'S WARDROBE.

    The Pope is said to maintain in the Vatican the simplicity of the parish priest of Salanzo. But he cannot avoid being the most expensively dressed man ...

    Article : 139 words
  11. WASTED EFFORT.

    Two young lovers were dining at a restaurant one evening. Chicken was served, and the young man, securing the wish bone, said to his companion, ...

    Article : 120 words
  12. GEMS AND THEIR COMPOSITION.

    It is a somewhat singular fact that the most precious gems are composed of the most common substances. The diamond is the purest form of carbon, ...

    Article : 90 words
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