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  2. A Hole 22 Miles Long.

    The construction of a tunnel under the English Channel, connecting England and France, has been practically decided on. ...

    Article : 933 words
  3. The Song-Seller.

    I am a professional singer. I earn a good salary and am engaged for every weak in the year, and yet—I rarely sing to an audience ...

    Article : 751 words
  4. Little Danger of Burial Alive.

    There is a widespread belief among educated persons that burial while still alive is, though not probable, at least possible. As evidence of ...

    Article : 363 words
  5. WORLD-WIDE NOTES. NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE.

    The Big Game of British East Africa, outside of the three preserves of the colony, is rapidly vanishing and, according to W. T. Hornaday, "is ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. MODEL CATHEDRAL

    A model of Cologne Cathedral-one of the architectural wonders of the world—which covers a ground space of thirty-two feet square, has just ...

    Article : 182 words
  7. The Spread of Leprosy.

    This dread disease is causing alarm to the French Government, and the Ministry of the Interior has asked Dr. Marchoux, of the ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS.

    Though much criticism has been levelled at the authorities regarding their tardiness in tackling the question of aerial defence, there is much ...

    Article : 529 words
  9. DRUM-BEATING CABHORSE.

    A cab-horse, which is often seen on one of the cab-ranks near the Church of Saint Sulpice, Paris, is well known in the neighbourhood as the ...

    Article : 120 words
  10. TO PREVENT COLLISIONS.

    In consequence of the frequency of railway collisions in various parts of the world recently, the directors of the Western (State) Railway, which ...

    Article : 128 words
  11. DREAMS.

    Professor Freud, of Vienna University, has published a book entitled "The Interpretation of Dreams." ...

    Article : 655 words
  12. QUICK WORK.

    A steel bridge was recently removed and replaced by another, near Victor, N.Y., on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, in the remarkably short ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. NORTH POLE DIOCESE.

    The Rev. James Richard Lucas, Bishop of Mackenzie River, has probably the most curious diocese in the world, for it includes the North ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. To Catch Criminals.

    That your pores will tell who you are is the assertion of Dr. Edmond Locard, director of the Police Laboratory at Lyons, France. Dr. ...

    Article : 604 words
  15. ANOTHER TALLEST BUILDING.

    Plans have recently been filed with the Bureau of Buildings, New York, for an office building which, on its completion, will be the tallest in the ...

    Article : 123 words
  16. AIR BRAKES FOR AEROPLANES.

    A highly-ingenious device is about to be embodied in a new British aeroplane now nearing completion. A difficult problem, which has ...

    Article : 160 words
  17. THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH.

    In a critic possessed of the sympathy, breadth of mind, and power of perception such as General Sir Ian. Hamilton possesses, the ...

    Article : 433 words
  18. LETTER-SORTING BY MACHINERY

    An interesting mechanical addition to the staff of the G.P.O. is undergoing a probationary period at a Liverpool post-office. It is an ...

    Article : 185 words
  19. WHAT MENTAL, ANGUISH IS WORTH.

    "Thanks to an Arkansas jury," says the "Public Ledger," "we have the latest market quotations for mental anguish. ...

    Article : 245 words
  20. PHOTOGRAPHING MOVING BULLETS.

    Moving pictures have unlimited possibilities, apparently, for the study of rapidly-moving objects. An apparatus capable of making ...

    Article : 239 words
  21. ORIGIN OF TRIAL BY JURY.

    A trial by jury is on occurrence of which we road every day. but how many of our readers know the origin of such a trial? ...

    Article : 195 words
  22. TO PRESERVE THE COLOUR OF APPLES.

    To prevent apples discolouring during the process of cooking, immerse them for a quarter of an hour in cold water slightly ...

    Article : 33 words
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