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  2. THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

    The dental art is apt to be regarded as quite a modern thing. True, wonderful progress has been made in the treatment of teeth in the last decade, but some archaeological explorations in ...

    Article : 124 words
  3. BOMBARDMENT OF FORT LIBERTADOR.

    On December 13 the Anglo-German ultimatum was delivered to the Controller of Customs at Puerto Cabello. This ultimatum demanded satisfaction for the insults given and the damage done to the British steamer Topaze. A reply not being received within the required time the British and German vessels of war opened fire on the fort, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 79 words
  4. Curious Wallabies.

    The death of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy recalls a humorous conversation he once had with the late Lord Carnarvon. Sir Charles called upon Lord Carnarvon when his Lordship occupied the ...

    Article : 151 words
  5. Buttons.

    These useful adjuncts to human attire are so common nowadays that few people probably speculate as to their origin. It is a mistake to suppose that some pre-historic individual, finding ...

    Article : 194 words
  6. Cobden and Carlyle.

    When Sir Charles Gavan Duffy became Minister of Lands in Victoria, it was part of his duty to name new townships. He bestowed on two of them the names of hie old London friends, ...

    Article : 120 words
  7. KILLED FOR A PHRASE.

    "An almanac published in London in the year 1565 mentioned the following circumstance of a patriot in the reign of Edward the Fourth:- "In the year 1472, when William Hampton ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. "LIKE ME," SAID THE POPE.

    The Pope, who is always pleased to hear of remarkable cases of longevity, had a clipping read to him by his secretary the other day. The story ran:— ...

    Article : 178 words
  9. About Steamships.

    The Swedish engineer Ericsson was the first to apply the screw to steamship propulsion successfully. He applied it in a tug on the Thames in 1886, but the Admiralty would have nothing to ...

    Article : 172 words
  10. HOW HE KNEW.

    "Halloa, Tom, old man! I hear you're engaged?" "Yes, old chap, I am, and to the—" "The sweetest, dearest, and loveliest of girls. ...

    Article : 66 words
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