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  2. SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.

    The sun gives six hundred thousand times the light that a full moon does, It is believed that ultra-violet rays are largely responsible for the fading ...

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  3. AEROPLANES IN WAR.

    Until several years ago the armies of the world relied solely upon their cavalry for scouts, and the mounted man well ahead of the main body ...

    Article : 507 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Nervous Wife: "Oh, Harry, dear, do order a mouse-trap to be sent home to-day." Harry: "But you bought one last ...

    Article : 235 words
  5. AGRICULTURE.

    Australia, South America, and South Africa will he the great merino producing countries of the future (writes Mr. Ettrick Shepherd). The United ...

    Article : 382 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 14 words
  7. THE TURMOIL

    Without a moment's hesitation, M. Roquier whipped a revolver from his pocket, and placing its muzzle close to the ring by which the chain was ...

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  8. MEDICAL MEMS.

    Some busy housekeepers pride themselves upon their methodical habits, and boast that their housework is all finished early in the forenoon. ...

    Article : 240 words
  9. Proof Positive.

    "Was your husband cool when you told him there was a burglar in the house?" asked Mrs. Darnley, "Cool!" replied Mrs. Cowley. "I ...

    Article : 34 words
  10. Very Obliging.

    Brown: Has Johnson a well-appointed house? Smith: He must have. Since he moved out here his neighbors never ...

    Article : 32 words
  11. A Legend.

    In a quarrel about precedence the half-crown taunted the threepenny-piece about its small size. "But I am a more respectable coin ...

    Article : 45 words
  12. LADY FARMERS.

    Sedgewick, a community in that district of the Western Canadian prairies known as Central Alberta, is six thousand miles distant from Great ...

    Article : 554 words
  13. CRIMINALS' RUSES.

    You would hardly think it possible for a mall wanted for the crime of murder to dwell under the very noses of the police who were searching for ...

    Article : 344 words
  14. Worse to Follow.

    A man whoso wife had quarrelled with him, and had gone to live with her mother, was met by a friend. The latter accosted him with : ...

    Article : 70 words
  15. Protection of the Throat.

    The throat is subjected to so many forms of irritation that the proper care of it is essential to comfort, and fortunately the means employed for ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. AN EXCITING ADVENTURE ON THE SIMPLON.

    I had once a very narrow squeak when crossing the Simplon, in the depth of winter, from Italy, says J. E. P. Muddock, in "Pages from an ...

    Article : 321 words
  17. Thought He was Robinson.

    Enrico Caurso made an amusing confession to some friends of his the other day, proving once more that no man is as well known as he things ...

    Article : 121 words
  18. Treatment of the Hair.

    The hair is provided with oil by the sebaceous glands that lie at its roots. Regular and vigorous brushing of the hair increases the flow of oil and ...

    Article : 191 words
  19. Plenty of Time.

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's denunciation of the state of affairs in the Sing-Sing Prison, New York, recalls the story heard recently of the journalist ...

    Article : 131 words
  20. VEGETABLE CATERPILLARS.

    Close relationship between animal and vegetable life is frequently noted by scientists. Sponges have much in common with both animals and plants. ...

    Article : 425 words
  21. Why He Hasn't Married.

    "Why don't you marry?" asked the mincing spinster at the party. "Why don't, I marry?" repented the confirmed bachelor, "'ere's why: ...

    Article : 148 words
  22. For the Anaemic.

    A diet for anaemic persons should be very nutritious and digestible. As much as possible should be taken, including a generous supply of red ...

    Article : 132 words
  23. THE ORIGINAL OF JOHN GILPIN.

    The ballad of John Gilpin, which was written by Cowper at the end of December, 1782, was the outcome of a story being related to the poet by ...

    Article : 236 words
  24. DOES IT PAY TO BOAST?

    The chronic and incorrigible boaster, like a thief or a liar, is a pest to society. Reckless in self-praise, and always determined to go one better ...

    Article : 252 words
  25. A WORD FOR SERVIA.

    The cloud, no bigger than a man's hand, from which this tempest of war has arisen in four days, first appeared over the little kingdom of Servia, ...

    Article : 316 words
  26. Both Glad.

    A Hyde Park orator one afternoon offered 10s. to any member of his congregation who could recite without hesitation the names of the twelve ...

    Article : 131 words
  27. A SWISS HEROINE.

    Said a writer in a Home paper during the course of the Balkan War. Men have rightly been rewarded with the Victoria Cross, again and ...

    Article : 215 words
  28. Trying to Believe it.

    "Hello, Dyson!" said Thompson. "How's everything?" "Simply doing swimmingly, thanks, old chap. Couldn't be better. I was ...

    Article : 137 words
  29. The Old "Saw."

    Tramp: You know the sayin', mum, "He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord"? Mrs. Sharper: Very true! And ...

    Article : 60 words
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