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  2. After Twenty Years, Or, A Woman's Faith.

    'Good-bye, Mary!' 'Good-bye, Philip! Heaven bless you!' Philip Harding drew back a step, with an impatient uplifting of his ...

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  3. ODD SAYINGS.

    As poor as a church mouse, as thin as a rail, As fat as a porpoise, as rouigh as a gale; ...

    Article : 248 words
  4. THE LATEST AIRSHIP.

    A number of New York capitalists have formed a company to build an airship bigger than any ocean liner afloat. The plans for the airship ...

    Article : 850 words
  5. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    Pat, meeting a fellow-countryman in George-street, Sydney, the other day, exclaimed: 'Arrah, Mike, have ye heard about ...

    Article : 167 words
  6. GENERAL ITEMS.

    There are 9,000 cells in a square foot of honeycomb. The coast line of England is 2,200 miles long. ...

    Article : 984 words
  7. A Slip of the Tongue.

    At Jarrow not long ago, a local clergyman, who is a foreigner and has not yet a very extensive knowledge of the English language, was addressing ...

    Article : 168 words
  8. POTATO GROWING.

    The finest quality of potatoes can be grown on sandy soil, bat the heaviest yield is usually obtained where there is considerable vegetable or alluvial ...

    Article : 626 words
  9. True American.

    A number of persons were talking about telescopes, and each professed to have looked through the 'largest one in the world.' One after another told of ...

    Article : 123 words
  10. Opinions Differed.

    Scene: A country lane; frosty morn; church bells pealing merrily; parson meets country yokel, leaning against a gate, smoking a pipe; yokel very deaf. ...

    Article : 80 words
  11. A Ruling Passion.

    A gentleman of the Hebraic persuasion possessed a small boat, and occasionally invited a co-religionist and boon companion to venture upon the ocean for a ...

    Article : 106 words
  12. A Useful Kind of Gate.

    A wealthy engineer had a fine place in the country, where he carried out many pet constructive projects. He was visited there by an old friend, who had ...

    Article : 104 words
  13. New Process of Ice Manufacture.

    A chemist has discovered a salts which may kill all existing methods of supplying ice. A thimbleful is hermetically sealed ...

    Article : 167 words
  14. A Honeymoon Yarn.

    A funny story is being told of a honeymoon couple who travelled in an American sleeping-car. The bride left her berth to get a drink of water. ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. In Favour of the Purchaser.

    A pedlar in the Highlands of Scotland, having run short of butter, applied to a farmer's wife for a supply. 'How much do you want?' said the ...

    Article : 217 words
  16. No Constitooshun Could Stand It.

    Tennyson used to tell bow be once overheard animating comment upon a sermon. It was spoken by an old farmer. After bearing a red-hot ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 115 words
  18. Could Not Answer It.

    Teacher (of Infant School): 'Well, children, I know yon are all looking forward to the Christmas holidays. Now I wonder if any of yon can tell me ...

    Article : 77 words
  19. A Carnivorous Plant

    The sundews are really carnivorous plants. Their leaves are covered with bristles, each having on its tip a drop of glutinous liquid. When an ...

    Article : 61 words
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