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Professor Wood of Johns Hopkins has demonstrated recently the remarkable refracting power of a drop of water, using the camera and the drop of water as a lens. It is especially interesting to scientists because it illustrates the range of vision of some fishes. They have eyes that see over half a circle.

An American traveler, whom we met in Bombay, had made these Buddhist temples a special study, and had just returned from a visit to those interesting antiquities, the Caves of Ellora, some two hundred miles from Bombay, consisting of several lofty apartments ornamented in a similar manner to those at Elephanta: in bas-relief.

He was turning over the rough greyish pages as he spoke, and Trixie was peeping greedily at them, too, with her pretty chin dug into his shoulder. 'And did you really write all that? she said; 'how interesting it looks, you clever boy! You might have told me you were doing it, though. What's it about?

For according to your thinking the story is already finished. Whereas according to me the story is only just beginning." "But you said it was about Pitzela, Feodor. So I believed you." "I said nothing of the sort. I merely asked you if you knew Pitzela. The story is entirely about Pitzela's son." "Aha! This Pitzela has a son. That's interesting." "Of course it is.

The head of the family was altogether the most interesting person to Tom, for he must either shake hands or fight with him. He did not look like a giant in intellect, and he certainly was not a giant in stature. With the bayonet still in his belt, Tom was not afraid of him.

The gentleman read for a short time, and a good many people came round and listened, and though! what he was reading very interesting.

It is not an easy task to overcome jealousy, but it can be done within a reasonable time if there is a real desire. First get physical health. Then get busy with interesting, useful work. Get something worth while to occupy the mind and the hands. Determine to be master of yourself and not a slave to what is often but figments of the imagination.

Accordingly, immediately after the year of his prætorship, we find him anxiously looking out for support and inquiring who are likely to be his competitors. The interesting point in regard to this is his connexion with Catiline.

Frank, of course, found this interesting. Every day he made voluminous notes of his observations. Every night be embodied these notes in his monograph. "What does she look like close to?" the others asked him again and again. "Really, I've hardly had a chance to notice yet," was Frank's invariable answer.

I believe that when I went to my great school I had the makings of an interesting lad in me; but I declare upon my conscience that it was that place only which checked the promise for ten years or more, and might have withered it altogether.