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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The Battle of Navarine was fought in 1827; that of Trafalgar in 1805. Spain owns in Africa over 200,000 square miles. ...

    Article : 881 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    Some time ago, says an Irish carter, I met with a most ludicrous adventure while delivering coal at a private lunatic asylum just outside Dublin. Having ...

    Article : 231 words
  4. THE ART OF WHISTLING.

    All scientific and artistic whistling, says Miss Alice Shaw, the famous "Whistler," must be the result of an expulsion of air from the lungs through ...

    Article : 482 words
  5. MOTHER'S WELCOME.

    The love of her heart is yours, my lad, Do you see how her eyes grow bright, When she hears you open the cottage ...

    Article : 276 words
  6. THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    With the small stock of clothes kept at the cottage it was not possible to fit-out Abel Sutcliffe as he should be. The garments used by Fitzgerald ...

    Article : 2,601 words
  7. FOUND COMPETENT.

    He wanted a position in a bank. The manager was satisfied with his credentials, but before engaging him put him through a little civil service ...

    Article : 153 words
  8. EARTHQUAKE PHENOMENA.

    The earthquake is a terrible thing to encounter. The "quaking," the rending of the earth's surface, and the other incidental accompaniments usually ...

    Article : 329 words
  9. A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE IN.

    It was a well filled second class carriage of an express not timed to make a stoppage for an hour or so, and during the first half of this period, one of the ...

    Article : 180 words
  10. NEW USE FOR BIBLES.

    Some time ago there was a big demand for cheap Bibles from China, and one ship took out nearly 100,000 books. The remarkable number of new ...

    Article : 174 words
  11. REVENGED.

    Husband: 'You want to know where I was be late last night? I was at the office, balancing my books.' Wife: 'It seems to me that you ...

    Article : 105 words
  12. THE QUEEN'S BITTER MEMORIES OF AFRICA.

    The Queen has many bitter memories connected with Africa. Not only has she lost many gallant officers and men of her Army and Navy in the numerous ...

    Article : 153 words
  13. WHAT SHE WAS AFEARED OF.

    An excellent Scotchman had for thirty years brought home his full wages every week. Once at the end of that period he cave his wife sixpence less than the ...

    Article : 97 words
  14. A GLIMPSE OF LORD ROBERTS.

    Mr. Winston Churchill describes a group in the square at Bloemfontein:- The conversation stops abruptly. Everyone looks round. Strolling across the ...

    Article : 239 words
  15. NOT WORTH MENTIONING.

    A clergyman was one day called into his study to perform the marriage ceremony for a couple in middle life. 'Have you over boon married before?' ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. CYCLING STORY.

    Riding some distance from Sandringham one day, the Duke and Duchess of York met with a slight accident owing to the Duchess's tire being suddenly ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. A LITTLE ALABANA COON.

    An inquisitive small boy was watching an old coloured woman trying to put her baby to sleep. 'Auntie,' he said,' did you raise that ...

    Article : 70 words
  18. IGNORANCE IN THE ORANGE FREE STATE.

    That ignorance is the parent of much mischief is once more proved in South Africa. According to the last official census of the Orange Free State, its ...

    Article : 112 words
  19. THE "BLACK WATCH."

    The famous 42nd (Highland) Regiment obtained its name of "Block Watch" from the tartan worn by certain companies formerly employed to watch ...

    Article : 113 words
  20. CORRECTED.

    Teacher (to boy in his class): "John, correct the following sentence—'It are very cold.'" John (as he wipes the perspiration ...

    Article : 35 words
  21. AN ENGAGEMENT.

    She: 'Read me something from your paper.' He: 'Certainly, my love. Here is something that will interest you very ...

    Article : 55 words
  22. IT PAINED BOTH.

    Father: 'I was exceedingly sorry to hear from the schoolmaster to-day that he had been obliged to chastise you for misconduct, my son; it pained me very ...

    Article : 42 words
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