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  2. THE CONJURER AND THE POLICE MAN.

    Herrmann, the conjuror, was very fond of playing tricks upon policemen. One night several winters ago he got mixed up in a crowd which was watching a street fakir in ...

    Article : 665 words
  3. BOWSER'S NIGHT OUT.

    There was something on Mr. Bowser's mind when he got out of bed the other morning, something there when he came up to lunch, something that kept him silent and ...

    Article : 1,031 words
  4. BIG, BUT COWARDLY.

    " You would be astonished at the case with which elephants can be frightened," says a well-known circus proprietor (according to a writer in "Chums.") "Anything, ...

    Article : 466 words
  5. THE WEATHER.

    Speaking of the popularity of the weather as a subject of conversation, a thoughtful man observed one day: "Do you know why we never tire talking ...

    Article : 447 words
  6. Provincial Pickings.

    The Maryborough Chronicle of April 5 says: No less than two fires occurred during Monday night last. Mr. Copes had a large building in the Pocket destroyed by fire. ...

    Article : 999 words
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  8. THE MINISTER'S BUREAU.

    It was strange, too, that although at first seeming to dispose of Mr. Dobinson's agitation with regard to his bureau, as days passed it only revived it in a still more acute form. ...

    Article : 2,465 words
  9. THE SAILOR AND THE ACTRESS.

    When I was a poor girl (said the late Duchess of St. Albans), working very hard for my thirty shillings a week. I went down to Liverpool during the holidays, where I was ...

    Article : 357 words
  10. HANGING FOR AMUSEMENT.

    A remarkable example is on record of a person who allowed himself to be hanged for the amusement of an audience. An account of him is given in the "Lancet." The man's ...

    Article : 328 words
  11. PROFITABLE EXPEDIENTS OF THE UNEMPLOYED.

    Manifold and curious indeed are some of the methods resorted to by honest unemployed men to secure some sort of livelihood while out of a regular situation. A London ...

    Article : 740 words
  12. A STRING OF BULLS.

    Letter from Sir Boyle Roche (Irish baronet) to a friend in London, during the Irish rebellion of 1798:-- My Dear Sir,--Having now a little peace ...

    Article : 665 words
  13. PRESENTING SIR C. NAPIER WITH A HAT.

    On Friday, last week (1855) the novel compliment was paid to Sir C. Napier of presenting him with a uniform hat. The idea originated with the workpeople of ...

    Article : 365 words
  14. A BARMAID'S ROMANCE.

    The Duke of Chandos, at the beginning of the eighteenth century, was conspicuous for his peculiarities and the magnificence of the style in which he lived. Strange to say, at ...

    Article : 446 words
  15. Watercress Bed.

    This is so productive, takes up so little room, and is so easily managed (says Farm and Home of February 18), that there is no reason why it should not find a place in every ...

    Article : 322 words
  16. A GOOD SON.

    Hu King Eug, the first Chinese woman doctor, is a great success in the Flowery Land. Having studied and taken the degree of M.D. in the United States, after seven ...

    Article : 230 words
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