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  2. PEN PICTURES OF THE PAST.

    It was on May 26, 1657, Hint Mr. Nedham, having duly obtained tho necessary permission from the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth, ...

    Article : 297 words
  3. FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS.

    John, Man—Three whole days have I steered my pen away from you, telling myself I was becoming foolish about you. But the ...

    Article : 170 words
  4. FACING DEATH.

    Quick death and a fearful one hovers above the, 20th century movie thespian, says a writer in the Now York "Tribune." He ...

    Article : 638 words
  5. The Tale of a Mummy.

    Tho Egyptian mummy room at tho British Museum is the setting of a strange and grim story. One of the mummy cases exhibited ...

    Article : 390 words
  6. IN A GOLD RUSH.

    One of the few-places where It is still possible to have adventures is the Klondike. It is not the riotous Klondike of 98 but there is still ...

    Article : 578 words
  7. AUSTRALIAN HORSES.

    Australia has gained a world-wido reputation for excellent horse-flesh in the past, and although the standard is not so high now, it must not be ...

    Article : 509 words
  8. Origin of the Boycott.

    "Boycotts and the Labour Struggle," by Harry M. Laidler, is an interesting book, if for no other reason than it gives a full account ...

    Article : 365 words
  9. MAORILAND'S MAGNA CHARTA.

    It is interesting to read the literal translation of "The Treaty of Waitangi," or as it has been aptly called, "The Magna Charta of the ...

    Article : 533 words
  10. SMOKING CONCERTS IN PRISON.

    Of all the Swiss prisons, perhaps the jolliest is that of Kreuzliggen, in the canton of Thurgau, and an interpellation will be made shortly ...

    Article : 661 words
  11. A MONTE CARLO SUICIDE.

    Everyone knows Atonic Carlo, and most people probably imagine, it to be one of the few Paradises that exist in this, world. In many ways ...

    Article : 349 words
  12. Porcelain Ships.

    Liners of porcelain driven by petrol may one day oust the steam-driven ship of steel mid wood. The porcelain ship is the plan of Mr. ...

    Article : 253 words
  13. Made the King Laugh.

    A King of Prussia who reigned about the beginning or last century was noted for his geniality, and often in the course, of his walks ...

    Article : 255 words
  14. GALLANT AUSTRALIANS.

    It is well for Australians to remember that the event in South Africa which Conan Doyle described as being "the most gallant feat of arms ...

    Article : 217 words
  15. AUSTRALIA'S EASTERN MARKETS.

    Australia might well be proud of the rare ability which has raised Dr. U. E. Morrison to the unique position which he fills as the Political ...

    Article : 536 words
  16. When Greek Meets Greek.

    The following is a true record of an experience which happened to the writer upon one of his first Journeys as a commercial traveller: ...

    Article : 457 words
  17. Difference in Gold.

    "Most people suppose," says on assayer, "that all gold is alike when refined, but this is not the case. An experienced man can tell at a ...

    Article : 227 words
  18. Less Noise, Please.

    The plague of Paris is noise, according to several members of the Academy of Sciences, which has Just been considering the subject of ...

    Article : 366 words
  19. IN ADVANCE OF THE TIMES.

    A great sensation was produced in New York, seventy years ago, by the publication, on may, 28, 1844, in an extra sheet of the ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. Caught.

    A workman claimed compensation for the loss of his left eye, as the result of an explosion in the factory where he worked. ...

    Article : 316 words
  21. A HISTORICAL FIGUREHEAD.

    There has recently been presented to the Auckland Museum, New Zealand, the figurehead of H.M.S. Or-pheus, which was wrecked in 1665 ...

    Article : 89 words
  22. A MILLLER'S STRANGE WHIM.

    Upon the summit of Highdown Hill, a few miles from Worthing, there may be seen the tomb of an eccentric miller named John Oliver, ...

    Article : 229 words
  23. Impossible.

    Even Irishmen sometimes fall short in their standard of honesty, else this tale would never have been written. ...

    Article : 204 words
  24. An Ideal Husband.

    "So you've boon ashore a week and your wife doesn't know It ? Why didn't you writes to her from Philadelphia? " ...

    Article : 210 words
  25. "JUMPING OUT OF BED" PERIL.

    An Inquest was held on General J. C. Fabritius, of St. Petersburg, a retired Russian general and scientific officer, who was found dead in his ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. FIRST BRITISH IRONCLAD.

    The Ironclad Egmont, which was the drat iron vessel built ami fitted out In a British naval dockyard, having been constructed at Chatham ...

    Article : 86 words
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