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  2. CURIOUS SCRAPS.

    Years ago a frequently met with tavern sign was "The Bull and Butcher"; it originated while Henry VIII. was King, and was a covert way of expressing the ...

    Article : 59 words
  3. TYRANT OR SLAVE?

    "The Apostle of Peace," "a fool in the hands of unscrupulous Ministers," "a genuine worker for good shackled by the traditions of his country." Czar, Nicholas II. has been ...

    Article : 1,121 words
  4. CONVERTING THE CLERGY

    "Get right with God!" This is the motto and the inspiration of the Torrey-Alexandcr mission. Every night can be seen people of all ranks and ...

    Article : 421 words
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    Advertising : 1,715 words
  6. FROZBN TO DEATH BY FANCY.

    "Frozen to death," not upon the lonely summit of a lofty Alp, but in a railway refrigerating van, within a few inches of the warm world outside what a ...

    Article : 881 words
  7. AN EARLY VARIETY THEATRE.

    Which was the first(so-called) "variety theatre" in Great Britain? About' the beginning of the last century the "King's Concert Rooms," in Tottenham-street; ...

    Article : 85 words
  8. BACONLAN.

    The expression "Saving one's bacon" may be traced to the manor of Dunmow tenure, made by Robert Fitz-Waltar in 1244, by which any married couple of ...

    Article : 92 words
  9. BUTCHER'S BLUE.

    Why does a butcher wear a blue garment? The Frivolous may reply that it is with the same object as a miller has in wearing a white hat—for the sake of ...

    Article : 91 words
  10. THE DERIVATIVE OF "POLICEMAN'S BEAT."

    This term appears to have grown out of the ancient Civic custom of "beating the bounds"—i.e., the parish boundaries—which ceromony was performed ...

    Article : 100 words
  11. HOUSEHOLD HINTS

    A Tasty Breakfast Dish.—Take about a quarter of a pound of dried cooked haddock, and chop it [?]ely, add to it a good table spoouful of tomato sauce and a pinch of ...

    Article : 690 words
  12. A SHOCKING BIBLE.

    Among the numerous misprints which from time to time have crept into the earlier issues of the Scriptures was a remarkable one in the only edition of the ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. YOUNG MEN OF YESTERDAY AND TO-DAY.

    Sir George Williams, the veteran founder of the Young Men's Christian Association, has done more for the social and spiritual welfare of the young men of the world than any ...

    Article : 703 words
  14. A FAIR ENEMY OF ENGLAND

    It is announced that proceedings liavc been commenced. in Paris for the dissolution of the marriage of "Colonel" MacBride and his wife. This lady is better known as Miss Maude ...

    Article : 233 words
  15. ELEPHANT SHOOTING RISKS

    "In the depths of the forest there was not a single landmark to guide me," writes Major Powell-Cotton, author of "Unknown Africa" (Hurst and Blackett), ...

    Article : 429 words
  16. LOVE TRIUMP[?]S OVER ART

    Having won the Grand Prix de Rome, M. Pech, a young French musician, found himself confronted With a [?] alternative—either to forteit the high ...

    Article : 102 words
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