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  2. “FIERY TERROR.”

    You arc the best girl in the world. You are a fiery terror. The above two sentences represent the two different points of view from which ...

    Article : 564 words
  3. SOME COLD PLACES.

    Heavy falls of snow have been reported from the chief Australian highland-. At Kosciusko excursionists were snowed up which reads like the real thing—something ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 175 words
  4. THE ACTRESS

    Daring the barnstorming tour of a company in the West of America several seasons ago (so runs the story) the manager one day posted a notice on the callboard of ...

    Article : 2,493 words
  5. A ROYAL EXPLORER,

    His Royal Highness Prince L[?]gi Amedeo Savoy. Duke of the Abruzzi, has taken his place among the foremost- travellers of this generation. Upon three occasions he has ...

    Article : 1,912 words
  6. A NEW DIVING ERA.

    At the bottom of Vigo Bay, on the north-west coast of Spain, lies the richest treasure trove in the world. There rest the hulks of 17 Spanish galleons, sunk to ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 410 words
  7. STRANGE DISTANCE SENSE.

    It has long been known that some blind persons can move about in places that are entirely strange to them with a remarkable degree of certainty and without coming ...

    Article : 401 words
  8. CHASED BY A WOUNDED BEAR.

    Mr. Gen. Sir H. M. Bengough was in the army for 41 years, and had of course, many stirring experiences. One of these is narrated in The Scout. and happened ...

    Article : 565 words
  9. HINTS FOR WOMEN.

    To take milk or cream- spots out, make a lather of white soap in cold water. Wash the material out in cold water and rinse thoroughly. Washing material stained ...

    Article : 816 words
  10. PARTING WISHES.

    The Britisher gives you a hearty handshake on parting, and perhaps a brerzy “goodby” the Frenchman a polite “An r[?] A Turk will solemnly cross his ...

    Article : 232 words
  11. CURIOUS PACTS.

    The quickest-growing plant in the world is said to be the kudzu, a species of bean, It is said to have been known to grow 60 ft. in three months. ...

    Article : 280 words
  12. ADVENTURES OF A NAVAL SPY.

    The strange story of a German spy at Portsmouth is published in a Leipsig magazine called Hammer. The spy. who calls himself “Nucleus” describes the state ...

    Article : 801 words
  13. WOMEN TO WEAR THE TROUSERS.

    Madame, in her up-to-date pantaloon costume, is not really the shocking spectacle the name would lead one to imagine. Indeed, there were many gasps of delight ...

    Article : 366 words
  14. A TRANSIT ITEM.

    Airships back to railways—will the next 50 years have that retrospection—and railway back to the pack horse? Australia has been fortunate in that her developing ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 466 words
  15. “SPOOKOGRAPHS.”

    One of the latest crazes is the “spookograph.’ So far. however, it has not touched Australia. We all know that, young ladies are fond of autograph albums, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 269 words
  16. THE HUMAN STOVE.t

    Horsepower has been standardized; so has roan power. But what, of woman power? One of the foreign Governments thinks it necessary to determine it. and has ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 421 words
  17. THE PICTURE OF FACT

    Instantaneous photography has revealed many unsuspected tilings. For example, it has shown how easily the eye is deceived. The moving picture is not continuous, but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 213 words
  18. A TRAGEDY OF THE WILDS.

    Civilization has again claimed Hr. Charles McLeod, the leader of a party of prospectors through the wilds of the north-western portion of the province of Victoria, ...

    Article : 326 words
  19. WHAT OF YOUR NOSE?

    Do von consider this important feature of your face when buying hats or dresses or trimmings? Some noses do not cause any trouble, ...

    Article : 227 words
  20. “HUSSIES” AT QUEEN’S FEET.

    The bas-reliefs and classical figures of the new memorial to Queen Victoria in front of Buckingham Palace have been universally admired (says The North American); but ...

    Article : 107 words
  21. BUTTONS.

    The day before yesterday which is long ago in the sartorial calendar, buttons were only worn where it was possible to imagine there was something to button, and the ...

    Article : 121 words
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