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  2. Brains in the Feet.

    The necessity for combining intelligence with muscles and nerves in athletics is emphasized by Mr. E. W. Hjertberg, conch of the Swedish ...

    Article : 310 words
  3. Behind His Back.

    The pair of spectacles here depicted are made on a principle that was invented by a famous Austrian detective. They are intended to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 245 words
  4. Marriage Proposal's Long Journey.

    A written marriage proposal despatched by mail has ended in a wedding after having taken two years to reach its destination. In ...

    Article : 199 words
  5. The Cigarette Habit.

    In America a crusade has been started to curb the cigarette habit among boys and men. The[?] new "cure" is the application of nitrate ...

    Article : 342 words
  6. How Performing Animals Learn their Tricks.

    Is it cruel to teach animals to perform tricks? Mr. Thomas Hardy, the novelist, says "Yes," and, in a recent letter to the ...

    Article : 1,065 words
  7. Some Uses of Paratfin.

    Paraffin as an illuminant we know, but it has many other excellent uses. It cleans tiles beautifully. Tiled passages, if cleaned with ...

    Article : 210 words
  8. First Egyptological Museum.

    No traveller to Egypt should miss a visit to the Cairo Museum, for it houses the largest and most valuable collection of Egyptian ...

    Article : 340 words
  9. Bank Notes to Talk.

    "Are you a good five-pound note or are you a counterfeit?" "Five pounds," replied the bank-note, just like that. ...

    Article : 565 words
  10. When Sikes Departs.

    If you want to know what real cold is, do something to land yourself in Dartmoor, and form one of a bog party. ...

    Article : 728 words
  11. One Year's Wrecks off the British Coast.

    The four little maps shown below give an eloquent idea of the number of wrecks and distressed vessels that the lifeboat men have to deal ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  12. The Little Cross of Bronze

    Although the Victoria Cross was instituted as early in the year (1856) as January 29, it was not until nearly eighteen months later—on ...

    Article : 231 words
  13. Teaching French with Mirrors.

    A teacher at the Tottenham Grammar School adopts a very effective method of teaching French to boys. English children find great difficulty ...

    Article : 309 words
  14. The Growth of Dwarfs.

    The case of a dwarf who took twenty years to grow as much as an ordinary child grows in five years was mentioned by Professor ...

    Article : 315 words
  15. Chillingham's Herd of Wild Cattle.

    The Chillingham herd of wild cattle, specimens of which have been enclosed in Chillingham Park, in Northumberland, since at least ...

    Article : 204 words
  16. Opening Up Central Africa

    The announcement of the completion of the German East Africa Central Railway marks a most important step in the development ...

    Article : 277 words
  17. HARD-WORKING JAMES.

    "Now, James," said the joiner to his apprentice, "I am going out. I don't expect I shall be long, and you can be planing up that ...

    Article : 152 words
  18. WELL TIMED.

    "That certainly was a very fine sermon," said an enthusiastic church member who was an ardent admirer of the minister. "A fine sermon, ...

    Article : 49 words
  19. RESTRICTED.

    "Ma[?] may I go out to play?" "No, you must sit still where you are." "Ma, may I go down to the ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. THE ALTERNATIVE.

    "Miss Wombat, will you be mine?" "Never." The young man was jarred, but ...

    Article : 96 words
  21. VIOLIN NOVELTY

    The "controviolin," the new musical instrmnent of Valentine de Zorzi, seems to have met with success in Italy. It has the shape ...

    Article : 76 words
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