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  2. CURRENT BRITISH THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS, OR THE TALK OF THE BRITISH METROPOLIS.

    The disclosures made in the Hooley bankruptey proceedings continue to create a considerable amount of excitement; and it is difficult to say whether ...

    Article : 1,117 words
  3. FORTUNE'S FREAKS.

    Edward De Vaux had not been idle during his holiday. A sense of justice due to a poor but worthy man had taken him to Sydney, and the same ...

    Article : 1,529 words
  4. A "Quick-Change" Name.

    There was a chap who kept a store, And, though there might be grander, He sold hia goods to all who came, And his name was Alexander. ...

    Article : 103 words
  5. Interesting Items.

    There are 4,500 species of bees. China lata a war-god with 3,000 names. Racehorses in full swing average sixteen vards por second. ...

    Article : 983 words
  6. Pasteurising Cream for Batter-Making.

    I have the honour to report that the process adopted in Europe for Pasteurising of cream for butter-making has proved of great value. The process ...

    Article : 594 words
  7. He Meant Pall-Bearer.

    A Frenchman went up to a Londoner and said to him: 'What does a Polar bear do?' The Londoner answered: ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. A Tippler's Dilemma.

    A man coming home late one night, a little more than half-sens over, feeling thirsty, procured a glass of water, and drank it. ...

    Article : 114 words
  9. CHAPTER XIII.

    When William Osborne left the house at Killiebrae, all the conflicting emotions which could possibly combine to have the evil effect of turning ...

    Article : 358 words
  10. Not the Less to be Pitied.

    Among the visitors to u fine art exhibition were two old ladies from the country. They were engaged in examining with great intereat the statue of ...

    Article : 104 words
  11. What He Did Not Expect.

    One actor, now famous, made his first appearance on the stage in a provincial city. Being young and nervous, he failed ...

    Article : 122 words
  12. CHAPTER XII.

    The luncheon-table at Killiebrae the day following De Vaux's return was laid out for a larger company than usual. Not only was the head of the ...

    Article : 838 words
  13. Flour from Sorghums.

    The following paragraph appeared in the "Mark Lane Express":— "The great increase in production of nonsweet sorghums in the trans-Missouri ...

    Article : 299 words
  14. The Bashful Shopman.

    " I want 'Rock Me to Sleep.'" The shopman got the song and put it before her. "Now," said the young lady, "I want ...

    Article : 109 words
  15. Their Accustomed Places.

    Here is a story which Baron Dowse, the celebrated Irish Judge, once told: " I was down in Cork last month, holding the assizes. On the first day, ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. The Language of the Future.

    The most growing and absorbing of all languages ut the present moment is the English, which is almost everywhere swallowing up the overflow of German, ...

    Article : 342 words
  17. Didn't Understand the Finery.

    An old farmer once visited his married daughter, who had antimacassars on the backs of all her chairs. As he was sitting by the window, he spied the minister ...

    Article : 92 words
  18. Foiled.

    'Yes,' said Mrs. Cutchem, 'those are my daughters over there on the sofa. They have half a million between them.' It was not until they were married to ...

    Article : 60 words
  19. He Gave it Up.

    Judge Hawkins once received a regular floorer. A stupid witness was before him who could not be induced to give his evidence in a legal manner, so the ...

    Article : 192 words
  20. A Witty Answer.

    'What is an average?' asked the teacher. The class seemed to be posed, but a little girl held up her hand eagerly. ...

    Article : 108 words
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