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  2. Literary Gossip.

    A discussion has been raised with reference to the way in which the word which serves as a title to a well-known peom of Byron's ought to be pronounced. Should "Giaour," which is ...

    Article : 1,430 words
  3. Protective Mimicry.

    Some butterflies and moths have a struggle to escape their enemies long enough to make provision for a continuance of their species, and in some cases nature seems to have thought it ...

    Article : 315 words
  4. The Jester's Wife.

    Peter the Great had a jester named Balakireff. The Czarina, being anxious to become acquainted with his wilfe, requested him to bring her to the Palace. This the jester promised to do at the Amt ...

    Article : 290 words
  5. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 32 words
  6. Dodging the Doctor.

    Soldiera stationed In India very often devise means whereby they can exchange the monotony of that country for the gaiety and pleasure of home. Among other ways of "working his ...

    Article : 192 words
  7. Sustaining a Pressure of Five Atmospheres.

    A French engineer who is engaged in the construction of a quay, the foundations of which are built on the compressed air system, instituted sonne experiments to ascertain how much air ...

    Article : 174 words
  8. A Glimpse of Balaclava.

    At Balaclava there is a marble obelisk which marlie the entrance to tho Valley of Death, down, which the Six Hundred rode to their doom, or rather to their immortality. The open space of shelving ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. The Smoke of Opium.

    Moissan in France has analysed specimens of opium as used by the Chinese, and finds that the smoke is formed of volatile perfumes and a small quamtity of morphine. It is the latter which ...

    Article : 106 words
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