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  2. AUTUMN AND THE POETS.

    Of all the seasons of the year, autumn, with the mellow warmth of its shortening days, is surely the most pleasing. The inevitable beauty of the ...

    Article : 945 words
  3. WHAT WAS THE HOLY GRAIL?

    The advent of Easter reminds us that few subjects have so haunted the imagination of men, from medieval times down to the production of Wagner's ...

    Article : 786 words
  4. "A GARDEN IS A LOVESOME THING."

    The formal fountain garden at Lyme Park, Cheshire, one of the 2,000 private gardens that are open to the public in England during the summer. (See accompanying article). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  5. "PUPPETS" AT BAY.

    Shanghai, for its size, is the most heavily policed city in the world, and during the last few months its police have indubitably earned a name as the ...

    Article : 1,390 words
  6. OUR LITTLE-KNOWN EXPLORERS.—2. INTREPID CAPTAIN KELLY.

    Leading up from the waterfront of Hobart at Old Battery Point is a flight of long wooden steps, known as Kelly's Stairs. They were named after Captain James Kelly, famous in Hobart Town about 100 years age—from 1814 till 1859. He was pilot and harbour master—a dual ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,439 words
  7. LIFE AND MUSIC IN BUDAPEST.

    Duels are still fought in Hungary, though strictly forbidden by law. Sometimes, after lengthy negotiations by third parties, they are settled ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,242 words
  8. ENGLISH GARDENS.

    Two thousand private gardens in England, Scotland and Wales are open to the public on different days each year, yet few of the hundieds of ...

    Article : 607 words
  9. EASTER HARE.

    Most kindergartens to-day feature an Easter rabbit, which is supposed to leave wonderful eggs for good children on Easter Eve. The mystical animal is ...

    Article : 341 words
  10. THE OLD MILL.

    Only two of the old mills so familiar in the early days now remain standing in New South Wales. One of these is shown in the accompanying ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 358 words
  11. GODDESS EOSTRE.

    Only the English and German speaking nations use the namp Easter for this great festival. Accoiding to Bede the term is derived fiom Eostre, Ostara, ...

    Article : 218 words
  12. WHEN LEAVES HAVE FALLEN.

    "At thy mute signal, leaf by golden leaf, Crumbles the gorgeous year...." "Autumn"—an impression by Eric Irvin. (See accompanying article.) ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  13. FIRST WEEPING WILLOWS.

    To E. B.'s interesting contribution to the subject of "The Willow Tree" ("S.M.H.", 1/4/'39), might be added the name of Captain Raine, of 'Rainham," Bathurst, who, ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. OLD COLONIAL STAMPS.

    In a drawer at the Museum of the Public Records Office, London, is a slender file of correspondence that embraces several series of postage stamps ...

    Article : 207 words
  15. THE STONE MILL.

    A link with the years that have long gone by, The Old Stone Mill still deigns To brave the wrath of a wintry sky And bathe in the springtide rains. ...

    Article : 180 words
  16. TREASURE.

    The night-breeze slipped through the open door. Calling "Come out! Come out! Oh, see what the evening's found!" Off he ...

    Article : 52 words
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