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  2. Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart., M.D., D.C.L., LL.D.

    Our engraving is a reproduction of the latest portrait of Sir Charlee Nicholson, who is now in his 91st year, having been born November 23, 1808. He was the only son of the late Charles ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 417 words
  3. Miscellaneous.

    Young Papley (the minor poet): "I usually carry a notebook to jot down my ideas, but I forgot it to-day." She: "Would a visiting-card be too large?" ...

    Article : 889 words
  4. PASTIMES. CONUNDRUMS.

    1. Why is a thought like the sea? 2. When does a black-and-tan dog turn color? 3. The name of what flower is very suggestive to a penniless man? ...

    Article : 33 words
  5. IN LIGHTER VEIN. Hard to Define.

    "What constitutes a gentleman?" is a question which has worried many a lawyer. It was put to a witness some time ago, and he ansewered.— "A gentleman is a person whose father was a ...

    Article : 188 words
  6. 10. CHARADE.

    My first is used to ornament dresses. My second is timber. Whole, a town in N.S.W. ...

    Article : 19 words
  7. 11. CHARADE.

    First, a small American animal. Second, what some horses do. Whole, a town in N.S.W. ...

    Article : 16 words
  8. 12. CHARADE.

    1. My first is to ponder over. 2. My second is a male descendant. 3. My third is an insect, and my whole part of the alphabet. ...

    Article : 30 words
  9. 13. COMPOSITION PUZZLE.

    Compose as short a sentence as possible containing all the letters of the alphabet. ...

    Article : 18 words
  10. 14. SQUARE.

    1. A jewel. 2. A fish. 3. Alike. 4. To borrow. ...

    Article : 14 words
  11. 15. SQUARE.

    1. To study. 2. Used by bakers. 3. What books are for. 4. What every book does. ...

    Article : 18 words
  12. 16. CHARADE.

    An Hindostanee coin is my first, A catalogue my second, Now whole when placed, aright, A writer of annals is reckoned. ...

    Article : 23 words
  13. John Talked to Her.

    Butchers, as a rule, can stand a good deal of grumbling from their customers, but there's a limit to everything, even a butcher's patience. "John," said a certain member of the trade to ...

    Article : 215 words
  14. 17. PUZZLE.

    I am a word of six letters. Read backwards and forwards I am always the same—a girl's name. Behead and curtail me, I am still a girl's name. ...

    Article : 30 words
  15. 18 NUMERICAL.

    I consist of 10 letters. My 1 2 3 4 is a hole dug in the ground. My 8 9 10 is a weight. My 1 5 6 is a liquor. My 8 5 10 is a metal. And my whole is a town in New South Wales. ...

    Article : 51 words
  16. 18. NUMERICAL CHARADES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 109 words
  17. 20. PALINDROME.

    Now that some foreign powers Seem bent on war, And greed of gain devours Them more and more, ...

    Article : 91 words
  18. "A Very Good Why."

    On a lake a man and a boy were seated, together in a boat fishing, and were seemingly beginning, to get some fairly good sport. Then suddenly the boy lost his balance as he leaned too far over ...

    Article : 208 words
  19. 1.ANSWERS TO PUZZLES OF JANUARY. 6.

    1. What is the difference between a lady and a postage stamp? One is a female, the other a mail fee. 2. Why is a worn-out shoe like ancient Greece? ...

    Article : 120 words
  20. Fooling Mark Twain.

    C. Davis, an American circus agent, tells a good story anent Mark Twain, in which the humorist was for once out-humored. Davis was then with the Forepaugh Show, which happened ...

    Article : 443 words
  21. Pun Upon Pan.

    Doubtless the female punster, a guest at a recent dinner party where a bishop was present, recalled to the prelate Oliver Wendell Holmes's remark: People that make puns are like wanton ...

    Article : 149 words
  22. Corrected.

    "There is more in pursuit than possession," Is a statement unfounded and lax; There are more in pursuit than possession Would be more in accordance with facts. ...

    Article : 28 words
  23. " Like Mysel."

    Many stories are told of a Canadian who had passed his youth in Scotland, but flattered himself that not a hint of his origin could be gained from his speech or manner. ...

    Article : 225 words
  24. So Did the Court.

    A certain individual was summoned, charged with being found on licensed premises during prohibited hours. According to the police, he had given, a wrong ...

    Article : 158 words
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