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  2. THE MOTOR CAR.

    The motor-cars of to-day may be divided into three classes, according to the means used for their propulsion—oil, steam and electrical. Of ...

    Article : 501 words
  3. [ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.] ROMANCES OF THE ROAD.

    A character who has been somewhat strangely overlooked by the historical novelist is the "Cavalier Captain, Gay Jimmy Hind," who seems to have possessed ...

    Article : 3,119 words
  4. DEAD CRABS AS WEATHER PROPHETS.

    A curious barometer is said to be used by the remnant of the Araucarian race, which inhabits the southernmost province of Chill. This strange ...

    Article : 84 words
  5. HUNTING THE BLUE WHALE.

    The whale is sighted as a rule several miles off, and is easily recognised by the cloud of vapour it blows. The prow of the whaler is immediately ...

    Article : 293 words
  6. AN ILL-STARRED EXPEDITION

    If it was an ill-starred expedition where Nelson lost his right arm, it was as gallant an affair as any of the hero's grand achievements. Some writers have characterised it ...

    Article : 2,755 words
  7. FRUITS THAT HAVE NO SEEDS.

    Among the fruits that have no seeds are the banana, pine apple and navel orange. These all once produced seeds, but the habit of ...

    Article : 86 words
  8. THE GOLD OF OPHIR.

    Professor Keane, in recent numbers of "Rhodesia," brings forward evidence to prove that Ophir was a port on the South Arabian coast, now ...

    Article : 430 words
  9. SOME REMARKABLE TREES.

    One would 'hardly expect to find anything like saop growing on trees; yet such a thing, is to be found both in tropical South America and in the ...

    Article : 564 words
  10. FROM SOUTH AFRICA.

    A correspondent of the "Regiment" writes:—While I was stationed at South Africa, the 11th Hussars, who were next to us, had a pig as a ...

    Article : 207 words
  11. THE FASTEST FISH.

    The dolphin is said to be able to travel on an emergency at a speed of considerably over 20 miles an hour. For a short distance, the salmon can ...

    Article : 82 words
  12. NO LONGER DRY.

    Two sportsmen were on a journey on a hot summer day, when one remarked: "Have you anything with you, ...

    Article : 123 words
  13. WHERE TIN COMES FROM.

    Up to about 40 years ago Cornwall supplied nearly all the tin used in the world, but now only about seven per cent of the total supply comes from ...

    Article : 159 words
  14. HE REMEMBERED.

    Judge: "The evidence against you is of the flimsiest kind—but, by the bye, I seem to know your face. Have you been here before?" ...

    Article : 145 words
  15. WEIGHT OF A MONTH'S FOOD.

    It may not be generally known that it is estimated that a man eats his own weight every month—that is, a mass of matter equal to the entire ...

    Article : 125 words
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