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  2. The Origin of Screws and Gears.

    Fremont, in his recent work on the origin of screws and gears, brings, out some interesting points on the subject. The Greeks are ...

    Article : 323 words
  3. Why Women Should Ride Astride.

    The anatomist and physician are aware that the bony framework of the human female is as well, and even better, adapted to cross ...

    Article : 1,143 words
  4. A Priceless Naval Secret.

    It is the common belief nowadays that the nation which possesses the largest ships and the finest and the most deadly gun is the nation that ...

    Article : 468 words
  5. Foretold by Animals.

    There are very many superstitions connected with wild animals. In the case of a lion, it is believed that the wearing of a claw of this ...

    Article : 237 words
  6. Kitchener's Bullet.

    Lord Kitchener, one of the most distinguished of the Knights of the Bath who, recently were installed at Henry VII.'s Chapel in ...

    Article : 436 words
  7. Criminal Identification.

    Our finger-print, system is generally regarded as the last word in scientific detection of crime, but a newer method is being experimented ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. SOUR GRAPES.

    BEATRICE.— Why is it, dear, that so solid a person as old [?]venu should pro[?] to marry ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 36 words
  9. Submarine Telephone.

    What is probably the first ocean telephone call station is in Platte Fougere lighthouse on a rock lying about a mile and a quarter to the ...

    Article : 260 words
  10. Thrills Served to Order.

    Teignmouth's (England) chief claim to recognition at the present moment is that the youngest editor in the kingdom resides there, ...

    Article : 584 words
  11. Saved by a Jack-knife.

    The following strange and exciting story is told regarding the steamer Ville de Havre. Several years ago, on the ...

    Article : 432 words
  12. Trousers for Women.

    Fashionable American women will be wearing modified trousers before very long if the prophecy of Mrs. Christian Dominic Hemmick, a ...

    Article : 134 words
  13. A Bear-keeper's Peril.

    A keeper named James Murray had a thrilling escape at the Zoological Gardens, Philadelphia, some years ago, while cleaning the cage ...

    Article : 419 words
  14. Bravo, Ysaye !

    An amusing story is related about M. Ysaye, the famous violinist, by the "Etoilc Belge.' During his visit to America the artiste was the ...

    Article : 239 words
  15. Record of Wheat Stacks.

    The longest authentic period for which a wheat stack has been kept unthrashed is forty years. The story of this forty-year-old stack is ...

    Article : 244 words
  16. LIFTING BUOYS BY WIRELESS.

    A German inventor, Grimmeisen, claims to have found a method for using wireless waves in the best manner for lighting up distant ...

    Article : 223 words
  17. How Rain Bores Holes.

    When rain falls it does not actually soak into the earth, but bores its way in, forming tiny tubes. These tubes are so small, that it ...

    Article : 192 words
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