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  2. Her Six Sweethearts.

    A young married lady with a talent for verse-making has penned the following lines about the six sweethearts who have in turn held sway over her heart. ...

    Article : 208 words
  3. How Will the Last Man Die?

    Astronomers say that the day must come when this earth will, like the moon, wheel through the Heavens a dead and barren ball of matter ...

    Article : 622 words
  4. After Twenty Years, Or, A Woman's Faith.

    A few more years passed away quietly; one day was so like another that Mary Channing scarcely took any count of them. Ten years had passed ...

    Article : 2,193 words
  5. General News.

    Red hats were first worn by cardinals in the year 1245. China has a war-god with 3,000 different names. ...

    Article : 959 words
  6. Humorous Column.

    Travelling several years ago on the top of a stage-coach in Ireland, the late Mr. P. S. Fraser heard the guard suggest to the driver that he had better put ...

    Article : 173 words
  7. ALL HE COULD DO.

    One day a gentleman wrote to the editor of a certain newspaper and said: 'Sir,—It is announced in your paper that I am dead.' ...

    Article : 116 words
  8. Preparation and Application of Farm-yard Manure.

    Mr. W. Hessel Hall, M.A., of Lapstone Apiary, Emu Plains, has been good enough to furnish the following report of his operations:— ...

    Article : 487 words
  9. A Waistcoat Pocket Typewriter.

    A miniature typewriter, of the size and weight of an ordinary watch, has been manufactured in Illinois. It is made of aluminium, 2½in. in diameter, ...

    Article : 212 words
  10. THE Q.C. SCORED.

    The following story is told of Mr. Butt, the eminent Irish Q.C., remarkable for his ready wit and humour. After dining at one of the Inns of C ...

    Article : 132 words
  11. HE'S A GOOD 'UN.

    Finding myself in the company of a well-known pugilist recently, I determined to profit by the occasion, and raised several knotty points for his ...

    Article : 112 words
  12. A New Gas to be Used on the Battlefield.

    A Polish chemist named Simon Pavlowski, of Warsaw, has invented a new gas which, if used in the battles of the future, will put an end to ...

    Article : 174 words
  13. WILD WEST INVENTION.

    Scene: A lonely road. Enter tourist. Tourist: 'What is this? A pennyin-the-slot machine here in this wild place! And now what does the sign ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. THE WRONG LETTER.

    A young gentleman, who is very particular about the getting-up of his linen, wrote a letter to his laundress, and at the same time sent one to the ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. Two Ragamuffins and a Shopkeeper.

    A ragged street urchin entered a baker's shop and requested the proprietor to supply him with a 'apenny buster,' otherwise a half-penny roll. ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. How the Pope is Elected.

    The Roman Court, which phrase includes all those who assist the Pope in administering the diocese of Rome, consists of the Sacred College of ...

    Article : 246 words
  17. Why Do We Eat Fruit?

    1. Because it relieves thirst and introduces water into the system. 2. It furnishes nutriment. 3. It supplies organic salts essential ...

    Article : 139 words
  18. NO LATITUDE.

    Irish wit of the genuine kind is not extinct in Ireland, and it is not likely to become so, if we may judge from the sayings of some of the present ...

    Article : 107 words
  19. THE BAR HE MEANT.

    A dirty-looking, gravey-eyed stranger entered an hotel in Sydney the other day. 'Where's the bar?' he asked of a ...

    Article : 74 words
  20. Electric Cabs.

    The electric cabs now plying for hire in London are very quickly recharged with electric power. They carry a set of battery cells which, ...

    Article : 125 words
  21. Story of a Commercial Traveller.

    A rich scene occurred in an hotel recently. A traveller who had been on a spree the previous evening, arose in the morning and ...

    Article : 96 words
  22. Too Clever..

    A little daughter of a physician has a talent for making off hand rhymes. One day her father wanted her to 'show off' in company by exhibiting her talent, ...

    Article : 69 words
  23. TRUE COCKNEY.

    A Cockney, on a visit to Shropshire a few days ago, came upon a man planting potatoes. The Cockney watched the yokel for ...

    Article : 59 words
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