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  2. WHAT STOPS A TRAIN.

    There are two automatic continuous brakes in this country now in general use on railways, viz., the Westinghouse and the vacuum. The ...

    Article : 489 words
  3. GENERAL INFORMATION.

    It is estimated that £8,500,000 yearly changes hands in bets on horse races in the United Kingdom. The sperm-whale can remain below ...

    Article : 1,007 words
  4. STORY OF BALACLAVA.

    Lord Tredegar rarely speaks of his Crimean days, but once he was persuaded to tell the story of the famous Balaclava Charge as he ...

    Article : 416 words
  5. THE SKELETON CUPBOARD.

    The millionaire was in his office putting the finishing touches to a scheme which promised to add a new lustre to his reputation as an ...

    Article : 587 words
  6. AFTERNOON TEA CHAT.

    Necklaces and earrings are the jewellery features of the moment. For the brunette the latest fancy appears in strings of smooth gold ...

    Article : 1,109 words
  7. CARPE DIEM.

    There’s a merry tune in the bells to-day, And an undernote of gloom; Enjoy, be glad, it seems to say— ...

    Article : 80 words
  8. THE PORTRAYING OF MARIA.

    Maria laid down the copy of the local paper she had bean reading and walked ovet to the fireplace. She stood there for some minutes, ...

    Article : 1,251 words
  9. A MUTINY HERO.

    Mr. William Brandish, M.V.O., who died recently, was the hero of one of the most gallant of many gallant British deeds performed when ...

    Article : 912 words
  10. DOMESTIC INFORMATION.

    Take plenty of sleep. Time spent in sound sleep is never wasted. The fewer hours of sound sleep we get the more rest in bed we should take. ...

    Article : 785 words
  11. "’GATOR" STORIES.

    Alligators are numerous in the estuaries and rivers of the Northern Territory, and Mr. Alfred Searcy, long the collector of customs at ...

    Article : 351 words
  12. A ROSSETTI TOMB MYSTERY.

    Professor Pepper, in his evidence at the Druce trial, called to prick one bubble, demolished a second. We are all familiar with the story of ...

    Article : 374 words
  13. ON THE HUNT FOR A LIAR.

    When the Atlantic steamship lines were engaged in a rate war some years ago, a man entered a leading company's ticket office and began— ...

    Article : 296 words
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