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  2. THE SNAKE DANCE.

    The Hopi Indians of the Painted Desert region in America have a very curious dance, called the snake dance. An eye-witness describes it ...

    Article : 265 words
  3. BUTTE, THE TOWN OF COLD. A HADES, YET THE RICHEST SPOT ON EARTH.

    Some time about the year 1860 four prospectors struck what is still one of the richest spots on earth. where now stands the mining town ...

    Article : 964 words
  4. MARVELLOUS PARASITES FOR INSECT PESTS.

    Balance of power in nature is one of the greatest mysteries which it study affords. There was no phase of organic life which has not some ...

    Article : 541 words
  5. A MYSTERY OF THIBET.

    The British mission to Lhassa, just before it reached the sacred city of Thibel crossed the Tsanpo, in some respects the most remarkable ...

    Article : 952 words
  6. HOW THE BLACKS FIGHT ALLIGATORS.

    Of late years alligators seem to be acquiring a had habit of prowling about our harbour foreshores at Port Darwin. At dusk, recently an ...

    Article : 468 words
  7. THE COST of her SILENCE.

    "Mystery?" she repeated vaguely. "Is there any mystery beyond—Mnr got's sudden illness? That too, may be very easily accounted for, ...

    Article : 3,391 words
  8. HOW HE ESCAPED.

    "Heap o tigers in India. [?] there?" asked the yokel in the i[?] where a soldier was drinking his ate. "Millions, "said Alkins. ...

    Article : 100 words
  9. NOVEL SAVINGS BANK.

    The committee of Mr. Thomas Farrow's new national Institution for the suppression of 69 per cent usuary and the encouragement of ...

    Article : 159 words
  10. THE THYLAGINE.

    Of the rare and strange animals now inhabiting the earth the thylacines of Tasmania, commonly known as the Tasmanian wolf, are among ...

    Article : 154 words
  11. HUMOURS OF SOUTH AMERICAN WARFARE.

    Warfare in South America is not taken quite so seriously as in most other countries, and many are the fantastic scenes which are the ...

    Article : 283 words
  12. THE SIXTH CONTINENT.

    Carsten Barrhgrevink, the Antarctic explorer, declares the sixth continent of the world lies at the South Pole. ...

    Article : 411 words
  13. GENERAL INFORMATION.

    Snails in France cost whelesaic. 7/6 per 2 [?]. Wolves of Russia de[?] abo[?] 200 people every year. ...

    Article : 448 words
  14. THE MAGIC TRIANGLE.

    A very interesting experiment may be performed as follows: with a wet lead pencil point draw on a piece of thick paper a triangle—whether the ...

    Article : 285 words
  15. GENIUS AND WHAT IT IS.

    In his study of British genius. Dr. Havelock Ellis has considered 1,000 persons—including 55 women—of the highest intellectual ability. He finds ...

    Article : 190 words
  16. SEA WATER THE SOURCE OF LIFE.

    A theory has recently been formulated by M. Quinton in France that sea water is the natural source of all life, being the tubstance from ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. WHERE LEAP-YEAR IS PERENNIAL.

    Among the inhabitants of some of the many Torres Straits islands it is 'one of the customs of the fair sex to propose not during one year ...

    Article : 227 words
  18. PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF SENTIMENT.

    It has recently been discovered by Professor Gates that unpleasant emotions create harmful chemical products in the body which are, ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. A LONG "WHOA I"

    A travelling salesman hailed, a hansom, but the driver who seemed to be a good-natured chap was tongue-tied and stammered badly ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. A WESTRALIAN BANK ROBBERY.

    An attempt was made by three men some years ago to get into the vaults of a branch bank in Western Australia indeed, the attempt was ...

    Article : 130 words
  21. INEXHAUSTIBLE FERTILISERS FROM THE SKY.

    Prof [?] the famous NOt wegin[?] juventon, has discovered a remarkable method of preparing agreicultural fertilisers from the [?] ...

    Article : 88 words
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