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  2. TREELIKE MEN.

    The Rev. Cecil V. E. Hall, who recently returned to England after a remarkable adventure among the cannibals of New Guinea, tells the ...

    Article : 987 words
  3. 144 Miles an Hour by French Aviator.

    It is the boast of French aviators that they are the most darling and most efficient in the world. M. Guillaux, an aviator with several ...

    Article : 118 words
  4. Historic Kisses.

    In the year 1794 the beautiful, charming, and famous Duchess of Gordon founded and raised the Gordon Highlanders, one of the most ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 522 words
  5. Worshipping a Sacred Tooth.

    At Kandy, in Ceylon, is kept the Buddha's tooth, which is the object of the unbounded reverence of more than 400,000,000 people. ...

    Article : 255 words
  6. 70,000 Programmes.

    For the historian of the drama there is no source of information so important as old theatre programmes. It is over ten years since ...

    Article : 312 words
  7. Doctoring Precious Stones.

    Under the careful treatment of a skilful "doctor" a precious stone may very likely become worth ten times more than its original value. ...

    Article : 180 words
  8. Guarded Diamonds.

    An army of spies is employed to protect the fabulous wealth of the famous Dc Beers Diamond Mines at Kimberley, South Africa. ...

    Article : 417 words
  9. Dogs and Moving Pictures

    A moving picture show was recently given in Loodon to determine what effect a cinematograph picture had on the intelligence of ...

    Article : 205 words
  10. Royal Servants.

    Most people, if they ever give the matter a thought, would imagine that Royal servants are born and bred on the fringe of the purple. ...

    Article : 267 words
  11. Scotland's Black Museum.

    Thousands of people who visit Edinburgh every year from all parts of the globe leave the city without seeing one of its most ...

    Article : 471 words
  12. Signals from Mars.

    Is Mars trying to signal to the earth? The question is raised by some unusually interesting observations of ...

    Article : 176 words
  13. Tragedy Revealed in an Ancient Tomb.

    When reading a paper on recent discoveries in Egypt before the British Association, Professor Petrie mentioned an ancient tragedy ...

    Article : 101 words
  14. The Vacant Chair.

    On one occasion, just before one of his recitals, Paderewski was stopped in the entrance-hall by an excited lady. ...

    Article : 219 words
  15. NATURAL SELECTION.

    A well-known American soldier, General Nelson A. Miles, became reminiscent at a dinner one evening. "There is a lot of humour, real ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. Blind Swim Straight.

    The man who is unfortunate enough to lose his sight, or to be born blind, is severely handicapped on dry land, but he can, if he is a swimmer, find ...

    Article : 178 words
  17. A Clever Smuggling Trick.

    A clever smuggling trick was played on a Customs Officer on the Russo-German frontier on November 29, 1905. An innocent-looking ...

    Article : 141 words
  18. ACCOUNTED FOR.

    A traveller in Ceylon desiring to take a bath, asked a native to show him to a place that was free from crocodiles. ...

    Article : 78 words
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