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  2. THE SECRET BLOTTER.

    Every foreign office of Europe acts on the theory that an army of spies is constantly on the alert to steal its secrets, and infinite precau[?]ons ...

    Article : 191 words
  3. BARRISTERS' CURIOUS CUSTOMS.

    From the day when he eats his first student's dinner to the day when he pockets his last professional fee, the man of wig and gown has to ...

    Article : 1,008 words
  4. COST OF WAR NEWS.

    "Get it, at a reasonable cost if you can, but get it." This practically constitutes the orders issued to its war correspondents by the ...

    Article : 578 words
  5. SURGICAL OPERATION ON ONESELF.

    We have already told our readers of the marvellous effects of stovaine, which, while leaving the general senses alert, so affects the part of ...

    Article : 253 words
  6. HOW BANKS MAKE MONEY.

    "What splendid profits those big banks make!" is a remark often made by those envious mortals who spen[?] their agitated lives in the ...

    Article : 915 words
  7. THUMB KNIFE FOR PICKING FRUIT.

    A very convenient device for picking fruit has been designed by a man living in the fruit regions of California. It consists of a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 103 words
  8. THE FARM.

    The pumpk[?] crop is one much neglected by the average farmer, but is a crop capable of great things as a money-maker, both directly and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 701 words
  9. OUT COLLISION MATS!

    In the accounts of the collision between the gigantic White Star [?] Olympic and H.M.S. Hawke, it wa[?] set out that as the cruiser came ...

    Article : 729 words
  10. PULLING FENCE POSTS.

    An easy and practical method of pulling fence posts, by which all digging and hard labour is eliminated, is shown here. A plank 4ft. x 1ft. ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. LEARNING TO SPEAK AT 25.

    A man learning to talk at the age of twenty-five years, at the same time that his infant daughter was trying to form syllables and words, ...

    Article : 685 words
  12. THE COW AND THE MAN.

    The North Dakota College sends out the following circular about cows:- "If a cow giving 174 pounds of butter in a year is worth £1210s, ...

    Article : 408 words
  13. HOW WE OUGHT TO SEE.

    Data have just been gathered in Germany with reference to the distance at which persons may be recognised by their faces and figures. ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN'S MISTAKE.

    Unless it was pointed out to you, it is not likely that you would notice a fault in one of the most beautiful songs written by Sir ...

    Article : 176 words
  15. ONE BETTER.

    A story is told of two bootmakers whose shops faced each other from opposite sides of the streets, and who carried on a keen competition, ...

    Article : 113 words
  16. A NEW IDEA.

    "Biddy," Pat began, timidly, "did ye iver think av marryin'?" "Shure, now, th' subject has niver intered me thoughts," demurely ...

    Article : 49 words
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