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  2. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    A scientist kept goldfishes in a roomy tank and with plenty of food but in absolute darkness. He kept it up for over three years, and then ...

    Article : 165 words
  3. WORLD-WIDE NOTES.

    The most "matrimonially-inclined lady" we know of is a Mrs. Towns end, of Nebraska, who, not long ago. "settled down fairly happily," to ...

    Article : 141 words
  4. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    "Yes !" said the long-haired stranger in the taproom of the Pink Blue Bottle, reminiscently. "S'curious thing how Nature compensates her ...

    Article : 148 words
  5. DEATH AND THE PLOUGH SHARE.

    When the Allies began their push many farms which had laid in the lighting zone came, back into cultivation. ...

    Article : 245 words
  6. BLACK CATS AS MEDICINE.

    "Black Cats and Dog. Served Up at a Moment's Notice." This is the announcement that may be found placarded up outside any restaurant ...

    Article : 161 words
  7. PAT DIDN'T REFUSE IT.

    Pat, a Scotty, and a Cockney were in company recently. They were very thirsty and hard up, having only the price of a single beer between them. ...

    Article : 152 words
  8. BIRDS THAT CAN TALK.

    The raven, the jackdaw, the magpie and the jay, may all be trained to imitate sounds and to utter words and even sentences distinctly ; but ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. WHEN ANIMALS SLEEP.

    The sleeping hours of tile animals at the Zoo vary as greatly according to the families to which they belong as do their other characteristics and ...

    Article : 179 words
  10. CARRYING HAND-GRENADES.

    Grenade fighting has become of the utmost importance in modern trench warfare, and there are a dozen varieties of these weapons, both for hand ...

    Article : 152 words
  11. A SMART LAD.

    This is a story of a man who has become a successful merchant. A few years ago he was employed as an office boy and messenger for a large ...

    Article : 190 words
  12. EASILY UNDERSTOOD.

    Appilcant : "I see you advertise for a window-dresser who is over military age." Merchant : "Yes. Have you had ...

    Article : 162 words
  13. HANDKERCHIEFS MUST GO.

    Dr. F. Robbins, a well-known New York physician, urges the abolition of the pocket-handkerchief, because he firmly believes it to be a source of ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. "TIRED" RAZORS.

    Do you know why we dip a razor in hot water before we begin shaving? and do you know why some ignorant men say a razor is "tired" ? ...

    Article : 201 words
  15. ESKIMO GAMES.

    In the matter of amusements the Eskimo are not badly off They have A for of cap-and-hall game played there the ball being a block of ivory ...

    Article : 188 words
  16. TERRIBLE MISTAKE.

    "Halloa, Brown," said Jones. "I saw your wife this morning. By Jove, that new coat of hers must have cost a pot of money. You're doing ...

    Article : 140 words
  17. GREAT SHOT.

    The Kaiser and the Crown Prince have always been more or less at daggers drawn, and an amusing story of the Crown Prince's "cheek" on one ...

    Article : 156 words
  18. HONOURS OF WAR.

    The expression "with the honours of war," which is sometimes used in connection with the surrender of troops—such as when a besieged ...

    Article : 145 words
  19. JUVENILE LOGIC.

    It was at a private entertainment, unit a lady had just risen from the piano. "Would you like to be able toy sing ...

    Article : 71 words
  20. TURKISH WOMEN.

    Turkish women are to be counted among the most industrious on earth. They do a vast amount of work. They make carpets, screens for doors ...

    Article : 263 words
  21. MUST HAVE BEEN A GOOD CROP.

    When the drummer came into the corner grocery he started something. He asked how many apples Adam and Eve ate on a certain memorable day. ...

    Article : 150 words
  22. BATTLES LONG AGO.

    He was very, very, old, and, like most old warriors, lived wholly, in the past, nothing pleasing him more than to be able to relate the glories ...

    Article : 160 words
  23. "BILLS."

    The young lady was telling a gentleman —famous for his ready wit— all about her feminine friends. "Yes," she said, "my chum, Maud, ...

    Article : 123 words
  24. TOO FUNNY TO WASTE.

    Bob : "Perhaps we had better forget. one another." Bess : "Oh, I couldn't do that—I have so few things to laugh about?" ...

    Article : 65 words
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