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  2. THE QUEEREST RAILWAY EVER INVENTED.

    The mere thought of travelling 300 miles an hour is enough to take one's breath away, yet such is the electrifying proposition of Professor ...

    Article : 1,138 words
  3. FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

    Mr. George Crowe, master-at-arms, has written a capital book, entitled "The Commission of H.M.S. Terrible." In it there are given ...

    Article : 486 words
  4. £3,000 FOR A CARNATION.

    "The Fiancee," a new carnation, which is said to have been sold for £3,000 to a Chicago dealer, is a result of nearly twenty years of ...

    Article : 127 words
  5. RUN TO EARTH.

    Hillary Dare hastened back alone to the broker's office. The warning given him by Nick Carter was still ringing in his cars. ...

    Article : 2,758 words
  6. MISSED A FORTUNE OF £7,000,000.

    F. W. Salzman, one of the oldest South African colonists, missed by about five minutes the acquisition of over £7,000,000—the great De Beers ...

    Article : 278 words
  7. SEA SMOKE.

    One of the peculiar phenomena of the Arctic regions is "sea smoke." Explorers tell of a steam as if from a boiling kettle which rises from the ...

    Article : 158 words
  8. WAS THIS CHILD A DEGENERATE REVERSION ?

    An apparent case of reversion to the prehistoric type of man has been found in a. child now three years of age. When first put on his feet he ...

    Article : 145 words
  9. THE DETERIORATION OF MODERN LEATHER.

    A very striking instance of the deterioration of leather, produced conditions demanding quicker tanning by the use of various chemicals. ...

    Article : 116 words
  10. A BUS CONDUCTORS TRIALS.

    A 'bus conductor needs to be good natured in order to face the many demands which "fares" make upon him. ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Trained ants are the latest novelty in Merlin. There is a little circus in which these performers appear daily They dance, turn somersaults, draw ...

    Article : 487 words
  12. IS KNUCKLEBONES A PREHISTORIC GAME?

    Most boys and sonic Kills have played, when little, the game of knucklebones, but few af them know that the game has existed since the ...

    Article : 131 words
  13. AN INTERRUPTED STORY.

    Captain Williams, a jovial Irishman, known everywhere as "Bob," used to be a favourite in Dublin society, about 4O years ago. ...

    Article : 186 words
  14. HER LATEST DELUSION.

    Mrs. Fadas (faith-curist): "How is your grandmother this morning, Bridget?" Bridget: "she still has the ...

    Article : 217 words
  15. HIS LAST.

    A short time ago a young fellow., having heard wonderful tales of the skating-rink, made up his mind to visit one. The sight of such a large ...

    Article : 153 words
  16. THE NEW BILL OF FARE.

    The proprietor of a certain restaurant has leased the reverse side of his biull of fare to a carriage manufactures who prints ...

    Article : 112 words
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