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  2. LOCOMOTIVE FIREMAN'S DARINQ HEROISM.

    True heroism is generally an act done on the spur of the moment, when the life of the doer does not count in comparison to the object to be achieved. Two fine examples of this class of heroism come from Italy and Australia. In the first case, the fireman on a locomotive on the Italian railways, named Aldo Hinna, and aged 21, willingly risked his life to save that of a little child who had innocently strayed upon the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 756 words
  3. Cured by Wire.

    A railway telegraphist in Russia, who had been making money by administering electric shocks to railway servants and workmen, and thus causing great delay in the transmission of ...

    Article : 236 words
  4. A Player is a Worker.

    Playing football is work, according to a decision of Judge Smith in the West Bromwich County Court (Eng.), and this being so an injured player is entitiled to compensation. The ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 230 words
  5. The Smallest Engine.

    Tiny Tim is the name of the smallest engine in the world. it is made of gold and steel, and is so small that a common house-fly seems large In comparison, it weighs just four grains ...

    Article : 233 words
  6. NEWSPAPER PRINTED IN BALLOON.

    The first newspaper ever printed in a balloon was the Jim Crow edition of the "Dayton (O.) Journal." It was printed on a hand-press in the basket of the balloon Hoosier, which ...

    Article : 98 words
  7. A GREAT MAP.

    A great map of the county of London is on the eve of completion. Fifteen years have been spent upon it. When finished and laid out, with its sections in order, the map will be ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. SO WHAT'S THE USE.

    "Yes, I went fishing yesterday," began the man who tries to be original. "Luck? Well, some. I caught two fish. One was three and a half inches long and the other two inches." ...

    Article : 58 words
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