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  2. A THREE-WHEELED CAB.

    A new three-wheeled cab, which its inventor claims is greatly superior to the ordinary hansom, has just been patented by a London surgeon ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 206 words
  3. HOUSEHOLD HINTS

    Few housekeepers know how to cook game. Rabbits should be parboiled with a little soda in the water, and then stuffed and roasted a rich dark brown, or fried ...

    Article : 598 words
  4. SHORT STORY

    Edgar Ross raised his chin slowly up from the position it had been occupying on his chest, and looked about him. From horizon to horizon, as far as the eye could ...

    Article : 4,032 words
  5. SPRAY

    In an Irish farming community lived a certain son of the Green Isle who was particularly fond of sausage. He was not always careful to observe Friday by refrain ...

    Article : 1,362 words
  6. Lightning Strokes.

    "My own opinion is that very few English public buildings indeed are properly protected from lightning. Even the system used for the Houses of Parliament is ...

    Article : 798 words
  7. The Recuperative Power of Maimed Birds.

    The recuperative power of birds after being maimed by shot, traps, and violent accidents is wonderful. Who has not seen grouse badly crippled, yet living, and ...

    Article : 439 words
  8. To All Intends.

    Mr. Swiggard was deeply penitent. "You know, doctor," he said to his friend and pastor, the Rev. Dr. Snow, "I swore off from drinking anything intoxicating last ...

    Article : 414 words
  9. Chinese Proverbs.

    A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. The error of one moment becomes the ...

    Article : 298 words
  10. Whisky and Soda.

    However the fact may be deplored, whisky mixed with soda water is a very popular drink. In Pickwickian times the favourite stimulant was brandy and water, ...

    Article : 445 words
  11. The Ship's Purser.

    The lot of the purser is anything but a happy one. From his title one would think that he had only to look after the finance of the vessel, but in reality his office, so ...

    Article : 255 words
  12. Queer Irish Fines.

    The latest report of the Deputy Keeper of the Public Records in Ireland contains evidences of some curious sources of the national income, during the reign of King ...

    Article : 210 words
  13. Mixed Metaphor.

    A good instance of mixing metaphor is reported of Sir Thomas Myles, who recently delivered an address on "Cecil Rhodes." Sir Thomas paid a high tribute to the force ...

    Article : 139 words
  14. Paper and Ink from Bananas.

    The fruit and plant of the banana serve serve various useful, purposes width are little known in this country. In South Africa banana stalks are in great demand as a ...

    Article : 112 words
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