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  2. Gleanings.

    The longest speech on record is believed to have been made by Mr. Le Cosmos, in the Legis lature of British Columbia, when a measure was pending, the passage of which would take from a ...

    Article : 462 words
  3. Smoking.

    Tobacco smoking appears to be making enormous strides. During the last 50 years the consumption per head of the population in England has nearly doubled. But a more remarkable fact ...

    Article : 1,072 words
  4. A Tabletop Wool Waggon.

    The illustration of the waggon on this page is that of a "Tabletop" wool waggon, constructed by Mr. Geo. T. Bennett, St. Marys, New South Wales. The dimensions of the waggon are 18ft ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 401 words
  5. Francois Ravachol,

    Above we give a portrait of Ravachol, the French anarchist, and perpetrator of the dynamite. outrages in Paris, who has just been sentenced to death for the committal of five murders ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 532 words
  6. A Story of the G.O.M.

    An anecdote is told of Mr. Gladstone which illustrates strikingly the versatility and breadth of knowledge of that remarkable man. Two personal friends of Mr. Gladstone once laid a plan to ...

    Article : 424 words
  7. D.V.

    In a small country village in Yorkshire one Sunday the villagers observed the following notice pasted on the church door: "On Tuesday next the annual Easter meeting ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. The Halves of the Brain.

    The brain is divided lengthwise into two parts, spoken of as the lobes of the cerebrum. Each half of the brain is practically a replica of the other, although in the majority of persons the ...

    Article : 226 words
  9. Late to the Play.

    A country friend who has lately been in London is extremely indignant at the unpunctuality so frequently shown by people in arriving at theatres. Late comers, he says, have difficulty in ...

    Article : 158 words
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