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  2. PUNISHMENT IN CHINA.

    The most common instrument of punishment in China is the bamboo rod, or bastinado. This form of punishment, which is common throughout the East, usually consists of striking the soles of the bare feet with a long, lithe cane, and unless the executioner be bribed, the castigation is an extremely painful one. Should the offender be a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 86 words
  3. THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

    The first iron sailing ship which set out from Liverpool was the Richard Cobden, commanded by Thomas Lidbitter. The craft was built of Coalbrookdale iron, and was launohed in 1844. ...

    Article : 195 words
  4. Electric Inter-urban Railways.

    The moat promiment feature in the development of facilities for transportation in the United States is the suburban electric railway. Statistics show a great increase in traffic over ...

    Article : 143 words
  5. BOSOM FRIENDS.

    First: "So, dear, I sent that photo, to Charlie, and my dear boy declares he's quite in love with it." Second: "I can quite understand that. It isn't ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 37 words
  6. The Code of Khammurabi.

    "In that day, I, Khammurabi, the glorious Prince, the worshipper of God, justice for the land, for witness, plaintiff, and defendant; to destroy the tyrant and not to oppress the ...

    Article : 329 words
  7. To Color Photographs.

    It is often a difficult matter to make the color stick to a photograph. A simple method is to pass a piece of freshly-cut potato over the surface to be tinted; the color sticks ...

    Article : 50 words
  8. NOVEL LOUD-SPEAKING TELEPHONE.

    M. Ducretet, a well-known French engineer, is exploiting a loud-speaking telephone, the invention of Lieutenant Gaillard, of the French Navy, which has some novel features. ...

    Article : 154 words
  9. ANNUITY BY LETTER.

    The London Chancery Court has held that an annuity of £200 to Lieut. Hook, R.N., from the late Colonel M'Calmont was established by a letter written by the colonel to the ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. The Diamond.

    The diamond alone among precious stones is composed of pure crystallised carbon, and is in all probability of direct vegetable origin. This view has been upheld by many eminent men of ...

    Article : 207 words
  11. A SLIGHT MISTAKE.

    An impudent youngster came very near getting [?] ears boxed the other eight at a wedding party for wishing the bride "Many happy returns of the day." ...

    Article : 30 words
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