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  2. Courier Boys' League

    AMAN was once found drowned in a river. It was supposed that he must have fallen in accidentally, and that the cuts ...

    Article : 802 words
  3. THE SCHOOL CAPTAIN.

    BURROWS, of the Rockston sixth, leaned back in his chair, propping an elbow thoughtfully on his desk. He had just returned ...

    Article : 1,072 words
  4. POSTAGE STAMP COLLECTING.

    THE next step in the examination of stamps after the water-mark and print is the perforation, which in many instances comes ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 693 words
  5. MEMBERS' OWN.

    DARE-DEVIL Dan strode into the saloon, His six guns were spitting lead and fumes; ...

    Article : 233 words
  6. OUR LEAGUE.

    WHEN reading an article about aboriginals lately, I came upon a list of the foods they were most fond of. Among those ...

    Article : 804 words
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    A Scout must learn to recognise at what pace the maker of the tracks is going. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 16 words
  8. A STRANGE PROCESSION.

    Wouldn't you get a surprise if you were to meet this procession of animals on your travels? Of course, they are not alive now, but belong to the ancient life that moved across the land bridge between Asiaypand America millions of years ago, where the Behring Sea is now. Reading from left to right they are: Ceratosaurus, Triceratops, Eohippus, Coryphodon, Hyopotamus, Brontops, Hyracodon, Sabre-toothed Tiger, Tetrabelodon, Altecamelus and Ne[?] hipparion. It is just as well the animals in our day don't have such jaw-breaker names, for I'm afraid we ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 108 words
  9. Autobiography of a Kangaroo.

    I FIRST remember myself as a small, red, flabby, hairless creature. My mother kept me in her pouch till the warm fur grew on my skin. I w[?] ...

    Article : 205 words
  10. MY HAT!

    You would have some cause to exclaim "My hat!" if you had to wear bell-toppers like these boys who live on Buka Island, late German Solomon Islands, wouldn't you? They look as though they take quite a lot of balancing, and give hardly any protection from ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  11. A HIDDEN HERO.

    Discover the names of the objects in the picture above. Take one letter from each name and arrange them in correct order so that they spell the name of a leading character in one of Shakespeare's plays. When sending your solution be sure to show the name of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 115 words
  12. LEARNING TO SWIM.

    How would you like to learn to swim like this lad? His tutor is a turtle, and he is receiving his lessons in one of the lagoons of the Great Barrier Reef. It would be rather fun to hang on to the turtle's shell and be pulled along through the water like this, so long ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 93 words
  13. On Brisbane's Hills.

    The Falls.—Among the hills surrounding Brisbane there is a little mountain brook which wanders among the ridges and rocks until it tumbles over the two ...

    Article : 633 words
  14. Photography Competition Results.

    There were some very good pictures sent in for the Photography Competition, and members are to be congratulated ...

    Article : 100 words
  15. A WORKING CRANE.

    A WORKING crane will afford you hours of amusement. This is how you can make one fairly easily. Cut the following parts in the wood ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 393 words
  16. Animals' Plaything.

    SO much damage has been done to telegraph posts and wires in Southwest Africa by various wild animals using them as playthings, that the ...

    Article : 170 words
  17. Your Motor Horn.

    HAVE you a rubber ball that has been ill-treated and has, consequently, burst? Also, have you [?] penny trumpet that has seen better ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 131 words
  18. THE CAPER COLLEGE BOYS.

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    Article : 4 words
  19. The Eskimo.

    THE people who live in Siberia, Of snow become weria and weria; But a young Eskimo Just dotes on the snow. ...

    Article : 29 words
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