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  2. " TADLEY-GOD-HELP-US."

    There is a small village, on the borders of Hampshire and Berkshire, with the curious name of Tadley-GodHelp-Us. ...

    Article : 135 words
  3. THE DEVIL PAYS.

    The devil stood on the writing table of the commercial room, a nice little red devil, he was, with a mat between his horns that you could ...

    Article : 1,821 words
  4. SEEING THROUGH STEEL.

    The new method of making sheets, of metal of unprecedented thinness, invented by Dr. Karl Mueller of the Physical Technical Institute of ...

    Article : 121 words
  5. LUCKY LANDOWNERS.

    If you were asked to name the richest nation in the world you would probably say Great Britain or America. But you would be wrong, ...

    Article : 133 words
  6. ROPE-END DRAMAS.

    Visitors to Murren, the famous Swiss resort, are always shown the location of what was probably the most miraculous escape from death ...

    Article : 843 words
  7. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Concrete can now be made in different colours, thus avoiding the monotony of hard grey houses. Veils of white muslin are ...

    Article : 210 words
  8. HOUSES WRECKED BY SALT.

    In the salt-mining towns of Cheshire many buildings are leaning at a dangerous angle as a direct result of the demand for salt. In ...

    Article : 230 words
  9. FOUR SNAKES A SHILLING.

    The number of vipers killed annually in the great forest of Fontainebleau, near Paris, is now reaching an enormous total. ...

    Article : 136 words
  10. BIRD'S ORDEAL OF FIRE.

    The boy who stood on the burning deck, whence all but he had fled, has won the immortality of a well-known poem, but probably a certain ...

    Article : 162 words
  11. QUEER CASES IN COURT.

    A curious incident as a "judges' dinner" is related by Mr. Ernest Bowen-Rowlands in his recent book "In Court and Out of Court." ...

    Article : 718 words
  12. THE WORLD'S BIGGEST.

    The Eiffel Tower in Paris beats the buildings of the world for height. It is 580ft. higher than the cross of St.Paul's Cathedral, London. But ...

    Article : 178 words
  13. SINGING FOR SILVER.

    As I passed the street singer—I suppose I must call the gentleman that, although "hymn-murderer" would be the more truthful ...

    Article : 688 words
  14. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    Paternal Parent: "Young man, is there anything between you and my daughter?" Suitor: "Nothing but yourself, ...

    Article : 376 words
  15. CONTINENTS ADRIFT?

    Are Europe and America drifting further apart? This question, asked in a geological sense, was set before the British ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. "HEAVENLY" TWINS.

    Among certain savage tribes in South-Eastern Africa, twins are regarded as the Children of Heaven, and are believed to possess the ...

    Article : 222 words
  17. ENGINES EAT OIL.

    Just now various kinds of lubricating oils are being tested on locomotives of the "lying Scotsman" class in an effort to find oils that are ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. SNAPSHOTS IN THE DARK.

    After several years' investigation, Jusei Sugiye, of the Industrial Experimental Station of Osaka, Japan, is reported to have invented a black ...

    Article : 87 words
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