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  2. For Young Folks.

    The little girl was very fond of pleasant days, and at the close of a heavy rainstorm petitioned in her prayer for fine weather; when, the ...

    Article : 125 words
  3. Random Readings.

    In the Babylonian Room at the British Museum there is an eight-sided terra-cotta cylinder containing many hitherto unpublished details of ...

    Article : 177 words
  4. Wise and Otherwise.

    A man may lend n double life, but that doesn't count in the census. One-half the world doesn't know how the other half can afford ...

    Article : 853 words
  5. LONDON IN FACTS AND FIGURES.

    An insight into the immensity and complexity of London is afforded by the annual report of the proceedings of the L.C.C. for the ...

    Article : 650 words
  6. A PROTOTYPE OF DE ROUGEMONT.

    In "Travel and Exploration," Dr. Scott Keltie, the well-known secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, deals with an interesting ...

    Article : 315 words
  7. TOMMY TO THE RESCUE.

    Tommy's mother had made him a present of a toy shovel, and sent him out into the garden to play with his baby brother. ...

    Article : 112 words
  8. JUDICIAL REPARTEE.

    The Bench has always been famous for its gift of repartee. Lord Mansfield, an English judge who flourished during the latter half ...

    Article : 337 words
  9. The Camera.

    Owing to the action of acetone on sulphite it is possible to make an active developer merely by adding acetone to the solution of pyro ...

    Article : 105 words
  10. IN FAR PERU.

    The Anglo-Saxon race does not pride itself on its manners. The ordinary Englishman, indeed, has rather, a contempt for them as ...

    Article : 478 words
  11. THE BURNT PIGS.

    A very long time ago people always used to eat their meat raw, until a Chinese boy accidentally found out that meat when cooked ...

    Article : 310 words
  12. A WASHING DODGE.

    'A correspondent writing to the "Amateur Photographer" sends that paper a few lines containing a useful note for amateurs who ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. "PROPHET" BAXTER DEAD.

    The death occurred at Highbury, London, of the Rev. Michael P. Baxter, better known as "Prophet" Baxter, the founder of the ...

    Article : 301 words
  14. REMOVAL OF PYRO STAINS.

    Although "good old pyro," as it is affectionately called, has had to face many rivals, yet in the minds of not a few of the older workers it ...

    Article : 231 words
  15. WHY THE CLOCK STOPPED.

    Grandfather's clock, which had stood ticking away without ceasing for long years, suddenly stopped. The clock face immediately wanted ...

    Article : 286 words
  16. AN UNPREMEDITATED CURSE

    Africa will enjoy the unmitigated boon of our social order in good time, declares a writer in the "Cornhill Magazine." One cannot but ...

    Article : 352 words
  17. A YEAR'S BOOKS.

    During last year 8446 new books and 2279 new editions were published in the United King [?]. These figures are respectively 934 ...

    Article : 230 words
  18. MONTE CARLO.

    The season has commenced early, and promises to be a very successful one. A well-known British hereditary ...

    Article : 358 words
  19. PHOTOGRAPHING STRONG CONTRASTS.

    The making of pictures which are so lighted as to have a great deal of contrast presents difficulties to the amateur. As an example, may be ...

    Article : 165 words
  20. DEVICE FOR DRYING THE HAIR.

    This device, designed for drying the hair, is composed of a number of perforated tubes, arranged like the prongs of a fork. These ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 88 words
  21. CHILDREN'S GUIDE.

    A novel method of earning a living has been devised by Mr. William Willcrox, a remarkable figure in the streets of North-west ...

    Article : 276 words
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