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  2. THE NEW SHAH.

    The new Sovereign of Persia, who has ascended the throne as the Shah Mohamed Ali, is thirty-four years of age, and is the sixth of the Kad[?]ar ...

    Article : 581 words
  3. TO IMPROVE THE HUMAN RACE.

    The United States Government has taken up the work of aiding in the development of improved men and women by scientific methods. This ...

    Article : 474 words
  4. A THIEF’S MISTAKE.

    It was after the commencement of the Lewes Assizes, when he was quite young, that Sir Edward won his first real success. Shortly after ...

    Article : 256 words
  5. THE WORLD’S GREATEST PUZZLES.

    Porbing into the secrets of Nature is a passion with all men; only we select different lines of research. Men have spent long lives in such ...

    Article : 1,122 words
  6. WHERE FRUIT OR FISH WILL BUY A WIFE.

    We are all familiar with the estimate of women held by our barbaric forefathers—an estimate still shared to-day by many nations who cannot ...

    Article : 253 words
  7. LOVE’S LESSON.

    One evening as they sat beneath The moon’s soft rays so pale, Moved by an impulse born of love, He kissed her through her vail. ...

    Article : 48 words
  8. STOESSEL’S HARD FATE.

    Quite recently a report was circuiated in St. Petersburg that General Stoessel, who achieved world-wide fame by his defence of Port Arthur ...

    Article : 1,263 words
  9. ALL THE INGREDIENTS.

    "Look here, Tomkins," said the proprietor of the billiard saloon to the marker, "you really must be more careful of the chalk. You must ...

    Article : 196 words
  10. INGENIOUS FRENCH TOYS.

    One of the special industries in which the French excel is in the making of toys. They show greater taste and ingenuity than the Germans, ...

    Article : 211 words
  11. LIVING UNDER THE SNOW.

    In the Cevennes Mountains, in Central France, there is a village named La Beage, the inhabitants of which live beneath the snow for a large ...

    Article : 254 words
  12. WHAT INSECTS DO FOR YOU.

    While insect products are not numerous in comparison with the number of insects, of which there are nearly 300,000 species known, there ...

    Article : 176 words
  13. TO AVOID DANGER DURING STORMS.

    If out of doors during a storm trees should be avoided, and if, from the rapidity with which the explosion follows the flash of lightning, ...

    Article : 266 words
  14. HOW LONG IT TAKES TO THINK.

    According to Professor Helmholtz the whale probably feels a wound near its tail in about one second, and requires another second to send ...

    Article : 271 words
  15. CANADIAN MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.

    A singular marriage custom prevails amongst the French Canadians in Quebec. After the morning marriage service in the church the bridal party ...

    Article : 252 words
  16. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Henry III. was the first English Sovereign to coin gold. Glass coffins are of Russian invention. ...

    Article : 398 words
  17. OUGHT TO BE LABELLED.

    An amusing incident happened to the King when he was Prince of Wales, and he first began to ride the tricycle. I believe it was his first ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. DID HIS BEST.

    James, the pompous new butler, who would rather have died than disobey orders, was instructed by his mistress to bring everything into the ...

    Article : 168 words
  19. SUBMARINES ON THE CONTINENT.

    Germany has been surprisingly slow to take up the submarine: but she is now turning her attention to some purpose on this important ...

    Article : 290 words
  20. UP SNOWDON BY MOTOR-CAR.

    In January, 1901, Mr. Harvey, du Cros, Jur., made a Snowdon record, when he nearly reached the summit by motor-car. He and Mr. Sangster, ...

    Article : 295 words
  21. BETTER THAN EITHER.

    The small band of football enthusiasts was tramping gaily home, after witnessing the Cup-tie, and the voice of one was raised in eulogistic ...

    Article : 240 words
  22. MARRIED AT A YEAR OLD.

    There has been no fixed age at which men and women marry. It is said that Adam and Eve plighted their troth before they were a year ...

    Article : 140 words
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