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  2. Funny Fragments.

    At a siting of an Australian Parliament one day a certain eccentric and elderly member named Taylor insisted on making a speech in education. The oration consisted of a ...

    Article : 102 words
  3. Gathered Gram.

    The yearly loss by wear on British gold. coins is £48,000. An [?] has two separate hearts. One beats at sixty, the other 160, times a ...

    Article : 687 words
  4. Wasted Energy.

    "Mad!" he exclaimed. "Of course I'm mad. I tell you what we need in this world is some good system of general thought transference or mind reading. You know how ...

    Article : 111 words
  5. Oratory Made Easy.

    A political orator addressed in English a club of Italian voters. To his surprise and satisfaction, his listeners paid strict attention and applauded at the proper places, ...

    Article : 139 words
  6. Interesting Relative.

    A young man in rather impecuoious circumstances, when with his loved one sometimes referred in a rather indefinite tray to an uncle whom he was obliged to visit. ...

    Article : 123 words
  7. How to Get an Umbrella for Nothing.

    A city merchant entered his warehouse the other day with an umbrella in his hand, and sitting down on the nearest stool, burst into a roar of laughter. In response to queries as ...

    Article : 299 words
  8. Chips and Chaff.

    "What is your religious persuasion?" a witness was asked by a Welsh magistrate recently. "Collier, sir," was the reply. Visitor: "Lady Evelyn tells me, [?] ...

    Article : 789 words
  9. Both Wanted to Change.

    At a dinner patty the other day a well known and deservedly popular dramatist took a lady down to dinner, neither knowing who the other was. As a subject the theatre was ...

    Article : 217 words
  10. Very Smart Boy.

    Tall Gentleman: "How can I got to the railway station from here. boy?" Boy: "Which way you like." Tall Gentleman: "You're a smart boy. ...

    Article : 107 words
  11. True Generosity.

    To illustrate the meanness practised on a small railway on the continent, the following anecdote is told:—A faithful servant had grown old in the ...

    Article : 117 words
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  13. Wonderful Embrocation.

    A few weeks ago a man who lived in the country had occasion to go to London. He hadn't been there long before he got into conversation with a Yankee, who commenced ...

    Article : 141 words
  14. Poor Jinks.

    "Hullo, Jinks! Why, I haven't seen you for several weeks. How are you?" "Poorly; every little thing-thong seems to effect me lately. But, at any rate, you are ...

    Article : 152 words
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  16. It Began Well, But—

    They bumped into each other in the street and both, started to do the polite thing. "I beg your pardon," said the first. "And I beg yours," replied the second. ...

    Article : 142 words
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