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  2. BOXED A RIVAL'S EARS.

    Vedrines, the clever French-airman, who flew from Paris to Cairo via Asia Minor, has brought upon himself the displeasure of the National Aerial League of France by ...

    Article : 482 words
  3. ELECTING A CARDINAL.

    Not a little speculation is rife as to who will be appointed by the Pope at the Secret Consistory, soon to be summoned, to fill the place of Cardinal Rampolla, who died ...

    Article : 548 words
  4. PROFIT-SHARING SCHEME.

    A remarkable instance of the success of the profit-sharing scheme has just occurred at Detroit, Michigan, in the United States. The Ford Motor Co., which carries on ...

    Article : 341 words
  5. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

    Argentina, the paradise of the toreador and the Spanish cowboy, can also admire the manly and literary qualities of the former ranchman who has stood at the head of ...

    Article : 935 words
  6. SANITY AND INSANITY.

    Before we talk about the recent increase of insanity, it will be well for us to inquire whether we have not been making our tests of sanity more rigid. If more students fall ...

    Article : 843 words
  7. SCATTERED CHILDREN.

    The point of interest in Turkish history of to-day is passing from Europe to Asia, from the Balkans to Anatolia and Armonia. The Armenians are a race of Christians whose ...

    Article : 599 words
  8. WOMAN'S FEARFUL IMPRISONMENT.

    The solving of the mystery of the disappearance of a wine-grower's daughter recently sent a thrill of horror through the district of Orleans, in France. The mystery was ...

    Article : 394 words
  9. ARCTIC CHRISTIANITY.

    Vllhjalmur Stefansson, who discovered the white Eskimos, has some very interesting things to say in "Harper's Magazine" about the Christianising of the Eskimos—those of ...

    Article : 667 words
  10. BANNING THE TANGO.

    If the intricate tango dance has done nothing else, it has given Society something to talk about. Even Parisians have been devoting to it more than the ephemeral ...

    Article : 830 words
  11. THE LIGHTS OF BROADWAY.

    Cities, like cats, reveal themselves at night, declares the latest of English observers. And New York is revealed by its electric signs. At least it is these nightly decorations that ...

    Article : 845 words
  12. DENATURED SUGAR.

    Few realise the extent of the industrial uses of sugar, entirely apart from its employment as a food. Such uses are increasing yearly. Sugar is used in this way in Europe more than it is in this country. The French ...

    Article : 1,201 words
  13. AUSTRALIAN HARBORS.

    "Imperator" writes on matters of fact:— "May I correct certain errors in Mr. Cyril Blacket's article in Thursday's issue on the value of Jervis Bay as a port, particularly ...

    Article : 368 words
  14. ENGLISHMAN AND GERMAN BULLY.

    It is seldom that Englishmen engage in duels nowadays—at any rate, in their own country. Occasionally they become embroiled abroad, and a meeting results. Such an ...

    Article : 398 words
  15. THE GIFT OF TONGUES.

    To be able at the early age of 14 to speak four languages fluently is a rare accomplishment, yet this is what Teresa Krasavina can do. Teresa is a fair-haired, brown-eyed ...

    Article : 405 words
  16. CARDIAGRAPH WONDERS.

    Prince Arthur of Connaught, who was accompanied by Princess Arthur, in opening the new building in Westmoreland-street, London, W., which will be the future home ...

    Article : 296 words
  17. POETRY AND SCIENCE.

    "As yet few people have successfully used in art the new materials provided by modem science," writes Solomon Eagle in the "New Statesman." "Tennyson's popular ...

    Article : 417 words
  18. QUACK AND HIS VICTIM.

    A correspondent of the "Lancet" tells of a man who, when he went to a "quack" and complained of a sharp in pain in the loins after sitting on damp grass for some hours, during which he frequently sucked the point of ...

    Article : 222 words
  19. RED HAIR MYSTERY.

    Mystery about a duchess's hair is agitating art critics and connoisseurs in London. Mary Bruce, Duchess of Richmond, the great-great-great-grandmother of the ...

    Article : 145 words
  20. WOMEN SMOKERS.

    Smoking by women, although it has obtained such a vogue in Society, is not greatly favored by Royalty. There are, of course, exceptions. Both the Czarina and her mother-in-law, the Empress Marie, are fond of ...

    Article : 208 words
  21. THE COST OF WAR.

    The total losses of France in killed, wounded, and prisoners in the France-German war were 21,600 officers and 702,000 men. The cost of the war to France was £544,000,000. ...

    Article : 157 words
  22. WEEPY.

    "How was the matinee, Felice?" "I have never before enjoyed a play so much. Just look at this handkerchief! It's soaked with tears." Miss Rae Potter, known as "Chicago's most beautiful ...

    Article : 112 words
  23. Gon[?].

    During revival meetings in a Western city placards giving notices of the various meetings, subjects, &c., were posted in conspicuous places. One day the following was displayed:— ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. FALSE ALARM.

    "What's thief" asked the [?] nervously, as the courier handed him a document. "An ultimatum." "Another ultimatum? Then it's all right. I thought ...

    Article : 39 words
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