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  2. Advertising

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  3. Funny Fragments.

    A Scot was charged at the West London Court with having been drunk. "I am sorry," said the magistrate. "to see you here on this charge. What ...

    Article : 73 words
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  5. HAILED A NEW TOPIC.

    The kindergarten had been studying the wind all week—its power, effects, &c.—until the subject had been pretty well exhausted. To stimulate interest, the ...

    Article : 76 words
  6. USED TO IT.

    The hotel was much frequented by jovial commercial travellers, who thought they had found a good butt for their humour in a stray clergyman who tooked a room ...

    Article : 116 words
  7. STEPHENS SOLDIERS.

    A very large gathering of the residents of Stephens Shire took place on the 11th December, in the drill hall. Annerley, when the returned boys ...

    Article : 230 words
  8. RELATED TO THE BRIDE.

    The junior clerk sought out his employer and timidly addressed him. "Could I have a fortnight's leave of absence, sir to attend the wedding of ...

    Article : 61 words
  9. WHERE IGNORAKCE IS BLISS.

    She was stylishly dressed. The waiter handed her a hill of fare written in French, and said: "Please mark off the dishes you wish to order." Could a ...

    Article : 89 words
  10. DEFINING A "NUISANCE."

    Sometimes a jury's candour leads it to an unintentional statement of an unflattering truth. In a recent nuisance case the judge enlarged at portentous length ...

    Article : 112 words
  11. ONLY IN PRINT.

    An old fellow on his deathbed, in making his will, murmured to his lawyer:—"And to each of my employees who ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. THE EXACT GEOLOGIST.

    A geologist does not think a period lone unless it covers at least tens of thousands of years. A parvenu who has purchased a country estate entertained a ...

    Article : 97 words
  13. THE IMPECUNIOUS SUITOR.

    Young Jones was plainly embarrassed, and Miss Smith thought she knew what was coming. "Er—Miss Smith," he said feverishly, ...

    Article : 205 words
  14. TOUCHED.

    "Hands up!" commanded the businesslike highwayman. The victim laughed as he complied. "The joke is on you," he asserted, ...

    Article : 117 words
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  16. "WHAT IS YOUR TRADE."

    An amusing story which used to he told in the service was of two sad fellows who tried to enlist, but who seemed very averse to giving any account of ...

    Article : 141 words
  17. CHIPS AND CHAFF.

    "What did Columbus prove by standing an end on end?" "That eggs in his day were cheap enough to be handled carelessly." "Why does that man shut his eyes when ...

    Article : 482 words
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