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  2. TRAINING YOUNG HORSES.

    A writer in the "Maine Farmer" offers a few points on the training of young horses. He says.— "The first thing is to secure the ...

    Article : 412 words
  3. THEY SAW CHOSTS.

    Goethe states that he one day saw the exact counterpart of himself coming towards him, Pope saw an arm apparently come through the wall, and ...

    Article : 268 words
  4. FRESH WATER FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA.

    Bahrein Island, in the Persian Gulf, is said to be the hottest place on earth. It is usual there to find the thermometer at one hundred and forty ...

    Article : 290 words
  5. QUAINT DUTCH CUSTOM.

    Of the many quaint and curious customs, traditions and privileges prevailing in Holland, none is more extraordinary than a certain privilege that ...

    Article : 345 words
  6. AN AUTOMATIC PUBLIC-HOUSE.

    An interesting feature of one of the Paris boulevards is a public-house worked on automatic lines. Round the shop are taps and slots for coins of ...

    Article : 101 words
  7. THE "FLYING DUTCHMAN."

    The origin of the story of the famous "Flying Dutchman" or phantom ship of Vanderdecken is doubtful, but it has been ascertained that there was a ...

    Article : 189 words
  8. CATTLE THAT NEVER DRINK WATER.

    On many ranches in the Hawaiian Islands there are cattle that have never known what it means to take a drink of water. The cactus supplies ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. ACCORDING TO RULE.

    Some time ago an insurance agent called on an old lady for her weekly premium. The policy-holder informed the agent that she was going to move ...

    Article : 125 words
  10. CHIEF EVENT.

    A schoolmaster is telling a rather funny story against himself. He begins the story with the significant remark that one Saturday he paid the ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. CURIOUS WEDDING GIFT.

    Perhaps the oddest wedding-present was not given to either contracting parties. A wealthy Scotsman let it be known that he would give a sovereign ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. FACTORIES THAT FLOAT.

    Floating factories have become an important part of the development of the forest resources of India. In certain parts of the country forests are ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. UNHAPPILY EXPRESSED.

    Brown was what is commonly called a gifted amateur singer. As a matter of fact, he had really quite a good voice, and, although he ...

    Article : 124 words
  14. WHY A SHIP IS A "SHE."

    The custom calling a ship "she" can be traced back to the Greeks, who called all ships feminine names, probably out of deference to Athene, goddess of ...

    Article : 127 words
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