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  2. GENERAL ITEMS.

    The height of the Rock of Gibraltar is about 1,437ft. There is only one flock of pure Merino sheep in England. ...

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  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    Two Americans in London inspected a certain fire-engine station. One of them remarked to the chief engineer, ' Do you know, in New ...

    Article : 161 words
  4. TEETOTAL TIM.

    Teetotal Tim, he had a cough, Which would not go from him ; He bought some rum to drive it ough- For shame, Teetotal Tim ...

    Article : 162 words
  5. CRACK SHOTS A NECESSITY ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

    Many people assert that crack shots are not of the slightest value in war, because they find men on the move very different to hit compared with ...

    Article : 507 words
  6. Heroes South Africa Has Cost US.

    General Colley and six hundred men were killed at Majuba Hill by the Boers in 1881. That was a disastrous day for the English troops ...

    Article : 2,130 words
  7. The Real Value of Crop Rotation.

    'A bare soil, writes Mr. G. W. McCluer in the American Agriculturist,' must sooner or later become a barren soil, even without the removal ...

    Article : 504 words
  8. Showed Him Up.

    A gentleman recently visited a new district police station and was shown over the building by the officer in charge. On his return home he ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. The Young Man Was Nervous.

    A very solemn-looking young man entered the restaurant with a mild, apologetic air, and seated himself at a vacant table near the middle of the ...

    Article : 208 words
  10. Some Curious Payments.

    At Gwandu, in Africa, which contains between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants, the town, which is oval in shape, is surrounded by a palisade ...

    Article : 212 words
  11. What's in a Name ?

    'I remember hearing the following story from the late Canon Bardsley, author of 'English names and Sur-names.' There was once a woman ...

    Article : 213 words
  12. Kings Grow Shorter.

    In point of stature the rulers of to-day compare very unfavourably with their predecessors. Christian I., King of Denmark, was 7ft. high. The ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. Made for a Purpose.

    'Johnny,' said old Slytippler to his son and heir, aged eleven springs, as they reposed beneath one of the lofty monarchs of Epping Forest, one hot ...

    Article : 174 words
  14. A REMARKABLE ENGINEERING FEAT.

    During the last three months what is pronounced by experts the most remarkable piece of electrical engineering in America has been ...

    Article : 260 words
  15. Prince David of York.

    Lieutenant Totten, U.S.A , formerly Professor at Yale, believes he has traced a direct line of descent from King David of Biblical times to the ...

    Article : 226 words
  16. Went One Better.

    'Well,' said the red-nosed man, sitting opposite in the train the other evening, and bringing a podgy fore-finger down on his knees for emphasis ...

    Article : 200 words
  17. Shut Him Op.

    One may be excused for feeling a little joy when the man who goes out of his way to make a rude remark in order to display his wit receives a ...

    Article : 178 words
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