The Strand Magazine: Volume VII, Issue 37. January, 1894. - An Illustrated Monthly by Unknown
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page 147 of 174 (84%)
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amongst the precious relics of our church."
So saying, the _bonze_ lifted his hands to bless the husband and wife, and then went slowly away, carrying with him the glass which had wrought such mischief. END. [Illustration] * * * * * _Handcuffs._ WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY INSPECTOR MAURICE MOSER, _Late of the Criminal Investigation Department, Great Scotland Yard._ The ordinary connection of ideas between handcuffs and policemen does not need very acute mental powers to grasp, but there is a further connection, a philological one, which is only evident at first sight to those who have made a small acquaintance with the science of words. The word "handcuff" is a popular corruption of the Anglo-Saxon "handcop," _i.e._, that which "cops" or "catches" the hands. Now, one of the most common of the many slang expressions used by their |
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