Fish as Hunters Use Water Jets to Catch Prey
Naturalists describe the toxas jaculator in Indian rivers drawing in water and jetting it with force to strike insects on aquatic plants. A similar fish in Java can strike flies several feet away. Chinese households keep these curious fish in jars to perform the feat for amusement.
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Child Inquires About Work To Floormaker
A three year old boy visits a shop with his mother and, after watching a floorwalker pace, asks the man if he has any work to do, remarking that he seems idle. The moment captures a child’s candid insight into labor.
American boys in Paris praise and critique United States exhibits
Paris 1900. Special correspondent notes American pavilion shortcomings at the exposition. He contrasts English German Italian and Spanish pavilions, highlights American merchants selling papers gum and flags, and laments lack of American scenery and Indian arts in the US building. He reports on crowd reactions and national pride.
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Ancient Munster School Marks 1100 Years
The high school in Munster, Germany, celebrates a runway of 1100 years of existence, marking a long history of education in the region.
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