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  2. TRUE HAPPINESS.

    A recipe for happiness That some may think is nice, Twelve slices from twelve different pies, A month for every slice. ...

    Article : 189 words
  3. LAW AND JUSTICE IN CHINA.

    Chinese law is one of the most elaborate codes in the world, and is administered, on the whole, with strict justice. What strikes the Western observer most is the ...

    Article : 774 words
  4. WHY THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE SHOULD BE LEARNED.

    When every progressive young German is doing his almost to acquire a thorough knowledge of some other language than his own, it seems a waste of time for the ...

    Article : 333 words
  5. GENERAL NEWS.

    The number of Buddhists is computed to be 455,000,000. The height of the Rock of Gibraltar is about 1,437ft. ...

    Article : 1,014 words
  6. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    Scone: Back gate, in Redfern. Time:10.30 p.m. 'Mabel, don't I like you?" Yes, Victor, I reckon so.' ...

    Article : 219 words
  7. A Cow-Boy Dentist.

    According to a visitor from the Far West, civilisation has made gigantic strides out there of late. The painless dentist, for instance, is an acknowledged fact. ...

    Article : 187 words
  8. THE HIDDEN TREASURE.

    'Do you believe in ghosts, Bill?' The man thus addressed paused for a moment, as though doubtful Whether to express an opinion ...

    Article : 2,014 words
  9. HOW LONG CAN YOU FAST?

    How long can a person fast? During a prolonged fast, and the loss of weight is usually rapid at first, and decreases as the time goes on; death ensues when a certain ...

    Article : 361 words
  10. ROUGH ON THE CHEMIST.

    The night bell furiously rang. The chemist hastily dressed, and went down and opened the shop door. 'A bottle of soda-water, please, 'said the ...

    Article : 104 words
  11. Adventure of a Book Agent.

    A German canvasser took the elevator to the fifth story of a Western wholesale house in New York, and walked into the office where one of the proprietors was busy at ...

    Article : 142 words
  12. APPROPRIATE.

    A Radical candidate was addressing a crowd the other day, the main subject of his speech being the "Crimes of Chamberlain" He abused the Right Honourable ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. A Wise Minister.

    The Potentate was plainly agitated. 'My couriers,' said he in angry tones to his Minister of War, 'inform me that all is in readiness to squelch the rebels who have ...

    Article : 131 words
  14. DIFFICULT TO READ.

    Here is a definition which is as difficult to read rapidly as "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled pepper," and yet is more sensible. In fact, it is an actual statement of facts, as ...

    Article : 145 words
  15. A DEADLY DRINK.

    According to a statement, recently made by a German physician, a new concoction in the way of drinks is beginning to find favour among certain classes in Europe. The new ...

    Article : 168 words
  16. His Reply Saved Him.

    In one of the English colonies, a competitive examination wa lately held for the purpose of appointing fit persons to some of the Government offices. ...

    Article : 90 words
  17. GENIUS AND LONG HAIR.

    As a general rule—subject, like all general rules, to exceptions—men of genius have usually retained their hair till death. Tennyson had ambrosial locks. Longfellow ...

    Article : 166 words
  18. Tricked.

    A London clerk on a holiday excursion was spending an evening in a country hotel full of company, and, feeling secure in the possession of most money, made the ...

    Article : 102 words
  19. THE MODERN HEADING.

    Some time ago a solicitor, while instructing a man with regard to the cremation of the remains of the deceased client, remarked: ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. A GAS DRUNKARD.

    Some hospital physicians are studying the most remarkable drunkard that has ever come under observation; a confirmed slave to illuminating gas. The victim declares ...

    Article : 220 words
  21. INFLUENZA CAUSES EYE TROUBLES.

    It is a fact not very widely known that influenza causes eye troubles. Dr. H. E. Juler in giving a lecture before the Harvoian Society, furnishes the following anecdote:— ...

    Article : 133 words
  22. A FREE FIGHT.

    An Irishman was once standing in the streets of an Irish town looking on with great interest at a fight which was taking place. He said to a gentleman standing ...

    Article : 83 words
  23. The Practical Turn.

    A Sunday-school teacher, anxious to give a parable of the talents a practical turn, gave two scholars (Fred and George) a shilling each which they were to use so as ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. HIS BUSINESS.

    A minister's little daughter and two little boys, the sons of commercial travellers, were talking about their respective fathers, and what they did. One little boy ...

    Article : 82 words
  25. CHINESE DO EVERYTHING BACKWARD.

    The Chinese do everything backward. The men wear skirts and the women trousers. The men wear their hair long, and the women wear it short. The men ...

    Article : 158 words
  26. Sorry He Was Married.

    The following dialogue is said to have taken place recently between a married couple on their travels:— She: 'My dear, are you comfortable in ...

    Article : 136 words
  27. A MAN WHO MOULTS.

    A decided novelty it must be admitted, is a man who moults somewhat after the manner of birds. Just such a case is reported in the "Lancet." The man is strong ...

    Article : 148 words
  28. VERY "LIGHT."

    Mrs. Moriarty: 'Phwat is your son doin' now, Mrs. O'Rafferty?' Mrs. O'Rafferty: 'Shure, he's adopted the stage as a profession. He do be a light ...

    Article : 81 words
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