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  2. ANTIQUE WEAPONS.

    The Greek pike was 24ft long. The medieval lance was 18ft. The standard Roman sword was 22 inches. The pully-drawn cross-bow had a range of ...

    Article : 755 words
  3. THE ANGEL'S SEAT.

    "Don't forget to have the turkey and other things sent early, dear, so that I may get the most of my preparations through with today, and have only the final touches ...

    Article : 3,775 words
  4. THE DIAMOND RING.

    I happened to be in the police-office of a busy sea-port town late one autumn night not many years ago, when I heard a call at the telephone in the chief constable's room. ...

    Article : 3,701 words
  5. AMERICAN HOTELS.

    In an article on American Hotels in "Vanity Fair," a contributor has the following amusing passages:—Some hotels are run on mixed plans, and a ...

    Article : 813 words
  6. THE POPES.

    Eighty of the popes are honored as saints, thirty-one as martyrs, and forty-three as confessors. St. Agat[?]o was the only pope that lived to be a centenarian; he is' also ...

    Article : 488 words
  7. A Green Paper.

    The last English mail brings us a copy of the first number of the "Westminster Gazette," the new London evening paper. When the "Pall Mall Gazette" was ...

    Article : 283 words
  8. The Comet.

    The Come! He is on his way, And singing as he flies; The whizzing planets shrinks before the spectre of the skies; ...

    Article : 148 words
  9. On Hydrophobia.

    "What's that about plaster of Paris curing hydrophobia?" asked Mrs Pugmire. "I don't believe a word on't. Plaster of Paris hain't no suctionary qualities, and wouldn't ...

    Article : 183 words
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