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  2. FOR WOMEN ONLY.

    It is supposed by many people that the only british decoration or medal awarded exclusively to women is the Order of the Royal Red Cross, given ...

    Article : 202 words
  3. COMPLETE SHORT STORY. THE TRANSFORMATION OF MARY ANNE.

    "Well," said Joe, with a long sigh, "I suppose, it's of no use to say anything more. If you won't, you won't, and I can't change your ...

    Article : 1,284 words
  4. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Make sure that "Slow, but sure" isn't too slow. Even an electric button won't accomplish anything unless it is pushed. ...

    Article : 704 words
  5. FREAKS OF LIGHTNING.

    It is frequently said that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. This is not so. Only a few days ago two houses near Bentwood, ...

    Article : 114 words
  6. POETS' PETS.

    One of the most romantic as well as one of the greatest figures of Victorian times was Dante Gabriel Rossetti, for he was in the very front ...

    Article : 316 words
  7. ROMAN BRITAIN.

    We are apt to forget that, side by side with the achievement of our own race, there are in Britain many splendid monuments to the genius of ...

    Article : 248 words
  8. AUCTION-ROOM SENSATIONS.

    No doubt the number of large properties coming under the hammer in Britain is one of many indications that the country is passing-through ...

    Article : 562 words
  9. THE WORLD'S POPULATION.

    Fifty years ago France, with 38 million people, was the most populous country in Europe. Germany came next with 37 millions, and ...

    Article : 195 words
  10. WHEN THE HILLSIDE SLIPS.

    The recent severe landslips in Italy and Spain recall the famous Rossberg disaster in Switzerland. The top of the Rossberg, near ...

    Article : 126 words
  11. CONSCIENCE CALLS.

    Now and again the Chancellor of the Exchequer acknowledges in the newspapers the receipt of a certain amount as conscience money. What ...

    Article : 643 words
  12. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    In London there are many timber houses still in existence which were built before the Great Fire in 1666. Travellers on the trains of one ...

    Article : 342 words
  13. HARVESTING THE MINT.

    Within a few miles of London the peppermint harvest is in full swing in October, and the pretty blue flowers of the sweet-smelling plant ...

    Article : 289 words
  14. TREE THAT GETS ANGRY!

    An explorer in the forests of Northern India has found a tree that gives an electric shock to anyone who touches it; The intensity of the ...

    Article : 161 words
  15. A MANSION OF MYSTERY.

    London has lost one of its most fantastic sights. The grotesque mansion that stood at the corner of Oakley Street, ...

    Article : 213 words
  16. AN AUTOMATIC PILOT.

    The Berengaria, on which the Prince of Wales travelled to America, is one of the largest boats fitted with the automatic quartermaster or ...

    Article : 236 words
  17. TRIAL BY TOUCH.

    This was an ancient superstition, although not entirely confined to Scotland. Andrew Smeaton was charged in 1636 with the murder of ...

    Article : 231 words
  18. SHOREHAM'S MYSTERY TOWER

    No more interesting or notable demolition job has been undertaken in recent years tban the cutting down of the "mystery tower" in Shoreham ...

    Article : 207 words
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  20. THE BIGGEST PLAYGROUND.

    The Jasper National Park is Canada's newest and biggest playground. Situated in the heart, of the Rockies it has only recently been thrown open ...

    Article : 97 words
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