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...mere mention of a Norwegian fjord. Perhaps that is because Thor and Loki were companions of earliest childhood. Nor will I ever forget the surveys and power of the first chapter of The Great Hunger. It had the breadth of sky and the mystery of rock and sea. To meet the author of such a book is necessarily a little disappointing. Bojer is slow, slight, would be almost dapper, were it not for keenness of eye, vigor of movement and ruggedness of countenance. He speaks English with difficulty. His lecturing in the U. S. was largely to Scandinavian organizations...
...takes Mother Nature some millions of years, by a combination of extreme heat and pressure to produce rocks, minerals and other hard things. Science is doing the same thing now in a few hours. Granite and jade have been made synthetically in a single working day at the geophysical laboratory of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D. C. The substances known to be contained in the mineral desired are poured into a small platinum tube sealed with solid gold, which is placed in a "bomb" of the finest steel, along with a small electric furnace made of rubies. Heat...
Ober-Ammergau is surrounded by walls of rock, snow-capped peaks, mountain streams. Its little stone houses are gaily decorated by the paintings of unknown artists. And every-where are wooden crosses bearing the image of Christ. At the town fountain, water flows from His bleeding hands...
Although Premier Baldwin has been the goat, the man who has brought British constitutional difficulties to a head, the coming of the crisis was only a matter of time. Since the break-down of Lloyd George's coalition government, the Conservatives and Liberals have been rocking more and more nearly to a balance; and with every rock the Labor party has stepped in from the outside and carried away an increasing number of split vote elections. The power of Labor grew tremendously under the impetus of the war. During the long and hard post-war period, people have seen unemployment...
Engaged. Century Allen Milstead, of Rock Island, Ill., left tackle on the Yale football eleven, to Miss Mildred Bechtel, of Milford, Conn...