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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    In 1936 there will be seven eclipses. February will have five Sundays in. 1920, 1946, and 1976. There will he 380 eclipses during the ...

    Article : 822 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    There was nothing for it bat a mousetrap. They bad stood the peat of mice as long as patience allowed. The janitor had been appealed to in vain. ...

    Article : 740 words
  4. THE LATE QUEEN'S WILL.

    Queen Victoria has, by her will, the "World" states, bequeathed both Balmoral Castle and Osborne House to the King. It was always Her Majesty's ...

    Article : 397 words
  5. HOW THE TENTH CENTURY ENDED.

    If a man standing, as it were, on the verge of the twentieth century were to be miraculously endowed with infinite time vision, so that he could look back ...

    Article : 1,293 words
  6. AMERICAN WORKING METHODS V. BRITISH.

    One of the many reasons why American manufacturers are so successful competing in foreign markets is to be found in the following episode, which ...

    Article : 203 words
  7. BY THE HEARTH.

    Softly fades the sunset, Shadows longer grow, Brightly shines the firelight, With its golden glow; ...

    Article : 103 words
  8. NEW SOUTH WALES CAVES.

    The eastern portion of Australia is rich in cave systems, mostly in limestone formations, several, such as the Jenolan, Yarrangobilly, and Wombeyan, being of ...

    Article : 522 words
  9. Machinery and Men.

    The machinery in the mills and factories of Great Britain alone is equal to doing the work of 700,000,000 men—more than all the adult population of ...

    Article : 119 words
  10. Wellington's Ingratitude to His Troops.

    There is yet one trait of Wellington's character which is perhaps the most distressing of all—the ingratitude which he showed to the soldiers and officers ...

    Article : 181 words
  11. The Heathen Chinee.

    The heathen Chinee, who is nothing if not economical, has an ingeniously simple method of eating his cake—or, rather, in the Celestial translation, ...

    Article : 134 words
  12. How Will The World End?

    The opinions of many scientific men, and of imaginative writers, as to how the world will end, ere gathered together in a most readable paper by Mr. Herbert ...

    Article : 407 words
  13. The Late Shah of Persia.

    The late Shah, when he visited England, made no effort whatever to adapt himeelf to English ways. When he went over the prison of Newgate, he ...

    Article : 211 words
  14. The Fly Nuisance.

    The great secret of success in keeping these insect pests out of the house, is in beginning the battle early in the season. Go over the house in the morning, and ...

    Article : 153 words
  15. Killed Highlanders.

    A capital story of Sir John Macdonald is told by a Canadian contemporary. Sir John was at a reception in the west, and a Bishop from Belgium was present. ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. Twenty-Four o'Clock.

    According to a decree recently issued in Spain, the hours there are counted since the let January from one to 24 each day, beginning at midnight. The ...

    Article : 200 words
  17. War Despatch in the Year 2000.

    General Shilling, to the Secretary of State for War, January 1st, 2000: We managed to get within fifty miles of the enemy to-day, and opened fire. ...

    Article : 137 words
  18. Powers of the Pom-Pom Gun.

    When we hear that "the enemy was supported by a pom-pom," we do not realise what this really means. It seems strange to the uninitiated that ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. No Rose Without a Sting.

    He stood where the maid had stood—beside The beautiful snow-white rose—And he lovingly bent his head and ...

    Article : 59 words
  20. A Man With an Ugly Face.

    One of our readers writes:—I was recently standing at a bookstall when a gentleman crossed the road, took a large drawing-book out of his pocket, and ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. England's Trade With China.

    The most remarkable fact that should be kept id mind in connection with the Chinese question is this, that of the total annual trade of China, £69,000,000, ...

    Article : 141 words
  22. The Dead Man Spoke.

    Scene: Aldershot Camp. Bearer Company of the Volunteer Army, Medical Corps is going through a course of training, some Tommies of a ...

    Article : 114 words
  23. Origin of "He's a Brick."

    The average man who uses the exprestion "He's a brick" is probably not aware of the fact that he is quoting from no less an authority than Plutarch, who ...

    Article : 112 words
  24. Encouraging His Whim.

    Irate Father: 'I'm getting tired of this nonsense. You've been engaged to that young man for six months. Does he ever intend to marry yon?' ...

    Article : 83 words
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