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  2. Wit and Humour.

    Little Willie: Say, pa, who are the deserving poor! Pa: Those who don't deserve to be poor, my son. Hoax: They say it's dangerous for a man ...

    Article : 970 words
  3. MYSTERY OF MAJOR TAYLOR.

    Says a prominent cyclist, in an exchange:— What has become of "Major" Taylor—or, to be more correct, Walter Marshall Taylor I have been ...

    Article : 553 words
  4. ENGLAND'S IDEA OF ACCOMMODATION.

    "Westminster Gazette." JOHN BULL SAMURAI. " I wonder how it will suit me." "Kladderadatsch" (Berlin). ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 35 words
  5. A Poem for Today

    THESE verses form the "Song of the Centennial," written for the Philadelphia exposition of 1876. Theseus, a famous warrior, was king of Athens. He is the hero of many adventures. Janus was a god of the Romans. He is generally represented with two heads, one looking ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 328 words
  6. A SHOOTING STORY.

    A farmer in the neighborhood, had pot succeeded in finding a shooting tenant for his land, no be put an advertisement in the local paper offering to let it by the day to ...

    Article : 221 words
  7. TOURISTS ESCAPE.

    A serious assault, vitally interesting to British travellers, was committed near Lucerne on Saturday, 7th October, on the well-known solicitor, Mr Joseph ...

    Article : 280 words
  8. Advertising

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    Advertising : 412 words
  9. AN ABSORBING SUBJECT.

    (The lack of interest which as a nation we are said to exhibit in regard to foreign politics has long been the theme of statesmen and publicist. It ...

    Article : 390 words
  10. ROCKDALE COLLEGE.

    Many of our readers will be sending their boys to a boarding school. We would draw attention to the advt. of Rockdale College, Sydney, and parents ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. COVENT GARDEN OPERA.

    Perhaps the highest praise, writes a writer in the "Westminister Gazette," which can be bestowed on Mr Zenatello, the new tenor who made his first ...

    Article : 350 words
  12. Advertising

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    Advertising : 558 words
  13. A BISHOP ON "BRIDGE."

    Preaching at Simla recently, the Bishop of Lahore chose for his subject the evils of card playing for money, and severely attacked the gambling which ...

    Article : 294 words
  14. WHERE WAS HE!

    A pretty and agreeable young woman who lived in a country village suddenly announced that she was going to take up teaching. "You! You a school-teacher!" exclaimed ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. CHURCH COLLECTIONS.

    Our own impression is that the richer the congregation the smaller are the offerings in proportion to the means of the givers. If the rich gave in the ...

    Article : 76 words
  16. A NECESSARY NOTICE.

    "Now," said the fussy old gentleman putting one of the biggest strawberries in his mouth and picking up another, "what is the tense of having that sign read Fresh ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. [?] PEACE NEGOTIATION.

    In the " Contemporary " Dr. E. J. Dillon deals with the story of the Peace negotiations between Russia and Japan. Dr. Dillon is a personal friend of ...

    Article : 533 words
  18. MINISTERING ANGELS.

    In almost every country the good citizen who is overcome by his devotion to the flowing bowl is left to the tender mercies of the policeman, ...

    Article : 140 words
  19. A CUTE SALESMAN.

    A man walked into a boot shop and asked for a pair of boots. The assistant showed him a suitable pair, the price being 16s 6d. The purchaser stated that be only had 18s 6d ...

    Article : 112 words
  20. A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

    Sandy: Am hearin' ye has been in Lunon. John: Aye, man, A hev at. Sandy: An hoo did ye get on? John: Fine, man!—bit a bed an accident. ...

    Article : 57 words
  21. A RUSE OF THE BATTLEFIELD.

    It is not always policy to acknowledge a defeat. A little coolness at the critical moment. sometimes saves the day, as in the case described in Mr Ripley's story of Company F. In a close encounter during the American Civil war, two soldiers, one from each army, some ...

    Article : 118 words
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