15 FEBRUARY 1896, page 12

The Madrid Meteor.

M ODERN science assures us that there is no essential difference in wonder between the most ordinary and the moat unusual phenomena of Nature. The keenest-eyed astronomer of......

The Alleged Discovery Of The North Pole. T Wo Years And

a quarter ago, we gave some account of Nansen's views as to the mode in which he might be able t> reach the earth's North Pole, and the ardent con- viction with which he held......

The Appetite For War.

T HE present condition of international affairs brings forcibly to the mind one of the most curious of all psychological puzzles. Wby do nations suddenly feel, as they......