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  2. COURIER BOY'S LEAGUE

    A PERISCOPE is an optical instrument designed for the purpose of enabling a person, hidden in a hollow or behind a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 572 words
  3. QUITS.

    ONE evening a Boy Scout squatted over his fire, cooking his supper. There were not many scouts in his part of the ...

    Article : 971 words
  4. POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 541 words
  5. MEMBERS' OWN.

    I AM an old war 'plane, and as I lie here, in this desolate country, which is riddled with shell holes and covered with the debris of 'planes, ...

    Article : 277 words
  6. OUR LEAGUE.

    "I AM wondering if you could let me know who are the best letter-writers—boys or girls? Girls only write about their ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 759 words
  7. An Adventure with a Cow.

    A FEW years ago we were "breaking in" some wild cows. One especially was so wild that we had difficulty in getting her into the yard, ...

    Article : 130 words
  8. A RAILWAY POSER.

    A and B are waggons, and C an engine. On the loop (upper) line is a bridge. The waggons can pass under the bridge, but the engine cannot. A and B have to change places. How can the engine (C) transfer A to B and B to A and return to its position on the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 104 words
  9. QUEER CRAFT OF NEW GUINEA.

    These queer-looking craft—lakatois—are not an uncommon sight in the harbours of New Guinea. They are the native merchants' ships, and on them they live, taking their wives and families, dogs, fowls, and all. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  10. A LEAGUE TRIO.

    These three boys—who live at Home Hill, North Queensland, are members of our League. Reading from left to right they are Bob, George, and John Cowie, and last, but not least, Paddy, the dog, who looks to be enjoying himself as much as the boys. George ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 69 words
  11. The-Chief-Scout-Talks

    Writing to you about backwoodsmen recently I mentioned the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,029 words
  12. The Biggest Tree.

    THE biggest tree in the world is the Sequoia, or Big Tree of California. It grows in the mountain valleys at elevations of 4500 feet or more above ...

    Article : 66 words
  13. Zoo Competition Results.

    Quite a number of boys managed to find the two animals hidden in the jig saw puzzle, but could not put them ...

    Article : 108 words
  14. A Thrilling Flight.

    AIRMEN of to-day are called upon to perform all sorts of thrilling flights, and perhaps one of the most unusual was undertaken by Captain ...

    Article : 202 words
  15. Some Good Brain Teasers.

    QUESTION: Why are the people of Poland very polite? Answer: Because it takes 40 poles to make one rood (rude). ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. Practice Makes Perfect.

    WALTER LINDRUM, the Australian, is acknowledged as one of the greatest men the billiard world has ever known. And his success is due ...

    Article : 142 words
  17. Not Necessary!

    TEDDY was in a hurry for dinner, and did not wash his face thoroughly. When asked if he called that washing his face, he said, "Of course I do. I ...

    Article : 47 words
  18. Riddles to Ask Your Friends.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 94 words
  19. A Costly Wood.

    DEEP in the jungles of Honduras there grows a tree, tall and enormously thick, which is worth many hundreds of pounds. ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. Try This.

    CUT an empty outside case of a cigarette packet, the size that holds ten cigarettes, into three equal portions, as shown in first sketch. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 143 words
  21. A Strange Steed.

    HOW would you like to ride on a lion? I don't expect there are many who would like the experience, very few who would undertake it, and still ...

    Article : 202 words
  22. A Threatening Face.

    "I WON'T climb any higher, said Snorum to Snip, "For there's something that frightens me stiff ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  23. THE CAPER COLLEGE BOYS.

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 4 words
  24. A Little War.

    IN a district thickly populated with spiders and sna[?]s, in Switzerland, a naturalist discovered these creatures raging quite a little war against each ...

    Article : 110 words
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