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  2. Fishy.

    "The fishers shall also mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. "—Isaiah xix, 8. ...

    Article : 450 words
  3. Funny [?]it-Bits.

    A side show—a profile. Out of breath-All the letters of a the alphabet but six. Why is wonder like a corncob?—Because ...

    Article : 1,225 words
  4. Coming to the Point.

    After his active services in the war, Admiral Bailey was stationed in command of the Navy-yard near Portsmouth, New Hampshire. One Christmas-day he came up to attend ...

    Article : 548 words
  5. Why Tommy Wonders.

    I wonder, says little Tommy Smallboy—Why it is naughty for me say things that grown folks say without anybody telling them they mustn't. ...

    Article : 517 words
  6. A Gold Bracelet.

    There it lies among the unredeemed pledges, a beautiful gold bracelet. Hardly a tale of poverty or wretchedness about that, one would think. The poor don't ...

    Article : 2,276 words
  7. Very Enterprising.

    Very early the other morning, says the San Francisco Post, Mrs. Langtry was awakened from her first forty winks by a noise of subdued sawing that evidently proceeded ...

    Article : 497 words
  8. Agricultural &c.

    From the letters of inquiry, it is evident, that some of our correspondents think, that, the Apple-worm and the Codling-moth are different insects. It. will simplify matters if ...

    Article : 697 words
  9. I'll Wait.

    She inquired of three different persons at the post-office as to where the money order department was, and not feeling satisfied with this she asked at both stamp, windows. ...

    Article : 266 words
  10. A Strange Abduction.

    While at Mintok, Palembang, and Batavia, I heard many remarkable stories of the agility, audacity, and especially of the superhuman strength of the ourang-outang, Lieut. ...

    Article : 494 words
  11. What Theatres used to be.

    One of the most curious customs was at the close of the principal piece, when the actors recited an address to the Sovereign on their knees. It would be droll indeed to fancy at ...

    Article : 696 words
  12. Why she accepted a Reporter.

    Two fashionably dressed ladies were sitting in front of their cottage at St. Kilda one evening-last week, talking over the summer campaign. ...

    Article : 399 words
  13. Another Kind of Doctor's Shop.

    Old Bill M'Gammon, who keeps a grocery store in one of the suburbs, is one of the closest men in the colony, and he abbreviates his words in writing. He abbreviated the ...

    Article : 311 words
  14. What's in a Name.

    A man of the name of Taylor one day married a second wife, a very pretentious woman, and went to spend his honeymoon in Paris. The surprise of his friends was ...

    Article : 222 words
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    Quite recently a lady (1) wishing for Mr. Gladstone's autograph, wrote and asked him if he would kindly favor her with "his personal autocrat." ...

    Article : 65 words
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