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  2. Funniosities. Her Accomplishments.

    She could swing a six-pound dumb-bell, She could fence and she could box, She could row upon the river, She could clamber 'moan the rocks; ...

    Article : 53 words
  3. A Marvel.

    In 1430, A. D., after nineteen years of ceaseless labor and an expenditure of about four million dollars, the Chinese government finished the wonderful porcelain tower at ...

    Article : 333 words
  4. Spanish Beauties.

    It is commonly thought that Spanish women are dark beauties, and that they know nothing and do nothing beyond going to church and giving themselves to flirtation. ...

    Article : 1,487 words
  5. The Home.

    Women in Business —Business men and beads of government departments have sametimes said to me that they have tried women clerks, found them unsatisfactory, and bave ...

    Article : 1,219 words
  6. Miscellaneous.

    Lending a Hand —About forty years ago several haulers were employed in carrying pig iron from Braymbo to Queensferry. Among the number was one William Griffiths, ...

    Article : 1,458 words
  7. CONVICT DAYS IN VAN DIEMAN'S LAND. TRUE CHRONICLES.

    In the first incident described in these Chronicles, "The Wreck of the Panther," it was mentioned that when Chief-officer Espinasse went into the hold of the fast ...

    Article : 2,964 words
  8. His Very Own.

    Little Tommy passes for a very practical youngster. One day his unole brought him as a birthdey present, a "word game," which Tommy had never played, and which did ...

    Article : 1,155 words
  9. Catherine's Cruelty.

    The Veritzins were nobles of enormous wealth and power. Paul held a high office in court. One night, glittering with jewels and orders, the young prince, who was ...

    Article : 322 words
  10. Jews in Poetugal.

    The formalities attending the settlement of the estate of the late King of Portugal call to mind many of the interesting tales that have come down to us of political intrigue in ...

    Article : 284 words
  11. General Gatherings.

    IN a field not far from Austerlitz, at a depth of about eight feet, the skeleton of a tall, powerful man has been discovered, lying with the skull towards the west. The Vienna ...

    Article : 465 words
  12. HOUSEHOLD.

    Flying Glassware.—Glass is frequently said by servants to "fly of itself." It never flies from the thin to the thick part, but the reverse invariably. We once knew a servant ...

    Article : 297 words
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