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  2. EXTRAORDINARY HAILSTORMS IN KENT.

    The terrific storms which took place in Kent, England, last month, have proved [?] to many of the hop-growers. Hailstones as big as hens' eggs were actually ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 126 words
  3. THE VENEZUELAN AFFAIR.

    A view of La Guayra, the principal port of the Republic, which is connected with the capital, Caracas, by railway. The Venezuelan Minister of War posted troops on the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  4. TRADING VESSEL FROM PORT MORESBY (British New Guinea).

    These vessels, called Lakatoi, are composed of from five to ten large dug-outs (Asi) lashed securely side by side. A deck is then laid across them, and a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 108 words
  5. CURIOUS CHURCH CLOCKS.

    One of the most remarkable clocks in the world is in the beautiful cathedral at Wells. It is believed to have been removed from Glastonbury at the time of the dissolution ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 330 words
  6. HISTORY OF THE SHOE.

    "The first elementary suggestion of a shoe," writes Mrs. Eric Pritchard, in a chatty contribution to the current number of the "Ladies" Realm," "originated with the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 732 words
  7. A WASTE PREVENTING TAP.

    An automatic water tap, simply constructed, which allows only a given quantity of water to flow after each movement of the tap, has been invented. A. In an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 285 words
  8. CONTINENTAL HEALTH RESORTS.

    Exhausted by an unusually severe season, London society is turning with more than customary zest toward the means of "recuperation," which, the "Daily Mail" declares, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 519 words
  9. THE LAST WORD.

    Amateur Golfer: Look here, I'm tired of you—laughing at my game like that! If [?] get any more impudence, I'll hit you over the head! ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 72 words
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    Worn by Miss Violet Vanbrugh, in "My Lady Virtue." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 16 words
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    A Mexican Waggon Brake. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 5 words
  12. BEAR LOOSE ON A LINER.

    On its last yoyage from Liverpool to New York the White Star liner Cevic carried a number of animals consigned to Messrs. Bostock's menagerie. One of these, a large ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. FIRST "HOTOR POLICEMAN.

    M. Lepine, the energetic prefect of the Paris police, after creating the cyclist police, the "agents plongeurs," and the police with the white batons for regulating the traffic, ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. SAILING BOAT OF PAPER.

    A well-known Viennese architect has built himself a neat and very fast sailing boat out of old newspapers. The framework is of wood, but all the planking is of paper, each ...

    Article : 63 words
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