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  2. A DEMON WITCH.

    A torch on the rock, and a knife in the hand. When the gold and the jewels lie waste on the land. ...

    Article : 2,312 words
  3. A STRUGGLE FOR FORTUNE.

    "Oh, yes," drawled the disappointed miner, "you can have that claim for what you can give—it ain't worth a day's labour. Talk about these gold mines out here! I jist ...

    Article : 1,473 words
  4. ITEMS OF INTEREST.

    The house fly makes 310 strokes a second with its wings; the bee 190. Twenty lives lie between the Emperor of Germany and the British throne. ...

    Article : 1,094 words
  5. DREDGING UP SECRETS FROM THE THAMES.

    In the tremendous dredging operations that take place in certain rivers, and particularly at the mouth of the Thames, the workmen frequently dissever from the mud, sand, and ...

    Article : 546 words
  6. SAVED BY A SNUFF-BOX.

    I shall end this voracious chronicle (says the writer of "Real Tiger Stories" in the "Cornhill Magazine") with the narration of an event which might have cost the life of a ...

    Article : 741 words
  7. AN IRISH WOMAN'S LETTER.

    It is dated:—Tully-mucolescrag, Parish of Bally Garrett, Bally-o-luggarthey, County of Kilkenny, Ireland, January 1. My dear Nephew,—I haven't sent y— ...

    Article : 575 words
  8. A FIERCE FIGHT.

    While returning from a hunt in the valleys near Spearfish, South Dakota, Harvey Wood had a very close round with a big buck which he attempted to shoot. He had ...

    Article : 386 words
  9. A TURKISH WEDDING.

    "The bride's belongings were just arriving on three camels, preceded by a hand of music and surrounded by an admiring crowd. Immediately afterwards the bride herself, also ...

    Article : 364 words
  10. WHY SHE FOOTED HIS SOCKS.

    A well-known statesman, who has represented his district in Illinois for a number of years, had the support of his wife in a manner which won for him the reputation of ...

    Article : 284 words
  11. A PRODIGY.

    An Italian paper notices a case of remark a[?] arithmetical power which was brought before the Society of Anatomy nnd Physiology of Bordeaux. A young man of 27 ...

    Article : 165 words
  12. TOMMY ATKINS'S SLANG.

    No sooner does a recruit enter the Army than he begins to assimilate to his vocabulary a number of words and phrases which were unknown to him in civilian life. His ...

    Article : 365 words
  13. JUST TO COMFORT HER.

    In the course of an afternoon stroll the other day, the writer chanced to be passing a village schoolhouse as the youngsters trooped out. ...

    Article : 199 words
  14. DESERVING OF PITY.

    What would you do if it took 132 letters to write your name in full? Think of the time you would have signing your bank cheque when pressed for time, and ...

    Article : 132 words
  15. RESISTING A "RAISE."

    Mr. L., a good natured German, was the proprietor of a clothing business in a country town. He had in his employ one John S. whom he had advanced from cash boy to ...

    Article : 308 words
  16. CARELESSNESS OF THE HENS.

    The Bridies had been in the new country house for scarce a week before the girl who went out to hunt for "strictly fresh eggs" came back empty-handed. ...

    Article : 146 words
  17. THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER.

    The laws of California prohibit the use of any foreign flags in processions. The Stars and Stripes alone should appear in these public demonstrations. This is the law; ...

    Article : 121 words
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