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  2. The Sketcher.

    "My dear," said Hero Field, " don't give up. If you yield this way, It's all up with you for the rest of your married [?]fe. And the idea of a bride in her ...

    Article : 1,162 words
  3. Comic Cuttings.

    A Screw of Tobacco—The man who grudges you a cigar. She: "Am I the first girl you ever kissed?" He (surprised): "Why, no! I ...

    Article : 1,096 words
  4. Short Story.

    A well-known detective officer gives the following account of a case with which he was connected some years ago. A bank manager, named Wilfred ...

    Article : 1,827 words
  5. The Wicked Duke of Qneensberry.

    "Old Q." was the diminutive term applied by the world to William Douglas, fourth Duke of Queensberry, K.T. one of the most noted sportsmen and gamblers ...

    Article : 457 words
  6. Household Hints.

    Meat should be hung in a cool, airy place, but not in a strong draught, for that immediately makes it dry and unpalatable. For the bath to be really Invigorating ...

    Article : 409 words
  7. The Romance of a Hangman.

    Mysterious disappearance seems to be the inevitable fate of nearly every hangman, the latest to fade silently away being the official hangman of Victoria ...

    Article : 437 words
  8. The Cloth of Leeds.

    "This cloth," said a cutter, " is made of anything and everything except cast-iron. It is sized with manure, so that when we put the Iron to it we get choked with ...

    Article : 429 words
  9. Calves and Cash.

    Friend of the Family : And your eldest boy, how is he getting on at school? Materfamilias: Well, he just manages to keep clear of being superannuated ...

    Article : 465 words
  10. A Boat Train.

    'An "amphibious boat," no in practical operation in Denmark, would seem to have paved the way for the solution of the problem involved in the ...

    Article : 379 words
  11. A Strange Myth.

    The inhabitants of Madagascar, says Mr. Baring Gould, have a strange myth touching the origin of woman. They say that the first man was created of the dust of the ...

    Article : 294 words
  12. A Cyclists' Paradise.

    Northern France is certainly the happy [?]nting ground of the cyclist. Unimpeachable highroads, with a surface like a [?]illiard-table, which dries almost before ...

    Article : 182 words
  13. Medicinal Value of Music.

    It is some years since the medical world was startled by the statement made on the authority of such eminent men as Charcott and Tarchanow that ...

    Article : 372 words
  14. Their Sons Meet.

    Recently at M'Minnville, U.S., at the meeting of the Bimetallic League, Samuel Brown, son of John Brown, of "soul goes marching on" fame, met William Booth, son of the ...

    Article : 222 words
  15. Queer Duelling Encounters.

    Duelling is indeed not without its comic incidents. Only a few years ago a sensible young Irishman, who was visiting Spain, was for some imaginary ...

    Article : 341 words
  16. An Indian method.

    Among the Indians of Patagonia a favourite way of killing an enemy was found in the practice of gathering tho eggs of the sea fowl. In the Cape Horn region the ...

    Article : 252 words
  17. Budes Who Bleach Their Hair.

    Men have taken to bleaching their hair; at least so it is said of some American dudes. A fashionable hairdresser, when interviewed on the subject, said :—"It is a ...

    Article : 231 words
  18. Proud of Small Feet.

    "Most people are apt to associate a pretty foot with a young woman, or one comparatively so, but there are women of 70 who feel Just as much pride in their ...

    Article : 201 words
  19. A Stop Gap.

    An old lawyer tells a good story about a case he had, but which he didn't keep. An Irishwoman sent for him in great haste one day. She wanted him to meet her ...

    Article : 171 words
  20. Harrow and Plough.

    Writing in Messrs. Hatchard's book circular, Mr. Arthur Pendenys revives an old story very pertinently. He is alluding, to Mr. Lang's edition of Burns. "At the ...

    Article : 115 words
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