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  2. Escaping from Dartmore Prison.

    It is about a quarter to five in the afternoon. One convict party is being marched hack from the bogs, warders close to the ranks, civil ...

    Article : 983 words
  3. Where Peril Lurks.

    If you like a bed to sleep in. if you're fond of having your meals in ponce, if you suffer from nerves, or if you like to live in ordinary ...

    Article : 837 words
  4. 'TIS DOG'S DELIGHT.

    A spoilt child and an unbroken dog—there are no two greater nuisances in an ordinary household. and both are far more common ...

    Article : 762 words
  5. WORLD-WIDE NOTES. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

    Is It possible to supply the feebleminded with more brains until they are normal? Wild though the possibility may seem to the lay, mind, it ...

    Article : 387 words
  6. SPEECHES MALE TO ORDER

    A little, quiet, book-lined office in the heart of the West-end of London is occupied by a gentleman who is prepared to turn out speeches for all ...

    Article : 232 words
  7. HUXLEY'S AUSTRALIAN TERM.

    To most people it will probably come as a surprise to learn of the close bond which connected Huxley to Australia. When only twenty-one ...

    Article : 462 words
  8. ONE OF OUR CRITICS.

    The Rev. F. G. Spurr, the Baptist minister who gained such unique popularity for his original preaching during his live years' sojourn in ...

    Article : 534 words
  9. ENGLISH EELS FOR GERMANY

    Stewed eels and cel pic were once esteemed dainties by English people; but nowadays they tend to disappear from the table. They have become ...

    Article : 325 words
  10. CHICAGO'S WOMEN POLICE

    Chicago is so satisfied with its experiment with police women, ten of whom were appointed recently to assist in reforming the morals and ...

    Article : 165 words
  11. LOTUS-EATERS.

    The inhabitants of Norfolk Island come as a curious surprise in this present age of rush, scurry, and greed for gold. Owing partly to the strain ...

    Article : 425 words
  12. OUR SUMMER VISITORS.

    The theory of bird-migration is due Gilbert White, and subsequent obervation has since established it as scientific fact. The reason which ...

    Article : 412 words
  13. THE LAND OF TAXES.

    Everything in Japan is taxed. There are stamps on all bank cheques, and when you pay your bill your receipt has a stamp. Every ...

    Article : 282 words
  14. CHARACTER IN THE MOUSTACHE

    There is a fashion in moustaches as in everything else. The latest freak in this sphere is known as "the tooth-brush." It is attained by ...

    Article : 210 words
  15. Coffin-shaped Bottle.

    America has been stirred of late by frequent report of people being poisoned through accidentally taking bichloride of mercury (says a ...

    Article : 225 words
  16. HORSES THAT CATCH FISH.

    On the coast of North Carolina there are several miles of low, sandy shore where nothing grows except a coarse grass, a few salt-water weeds, ...

    Article : 234 words
  17. GLAD-EYE MEN.

    Forty Chicago septungenarians have formed themselves into a "Club of borrowed Time." With the object of outwitting Father Time, the ...

    Article : 148 words
  18. NOT HER INTENTION.

    "How are you getting on at your now place?" asked a lady of a girl whom she had recommended for a situation. ...

    Article : 130 words
  19. GILBERT & SULLIVAN REVIVAL.

    At last Australia is to enjoy a revival of Gilbert and Sullivan's inimitable operas. A new company, which in to visit this country will give the ...

    Article : 44 words
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