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  2. Famous School Rebellions.

    Rugby School boasts the unique distinction of having bad a rebellion which culminated in the reading of the Riot Act, and required the aid of the ...

    Article : 926 words
  3. Spray.

    A naturalist gave au interesting account of a species of aeacia found in Nicaragua which e[?]lers into a sort of alliance or partnership with the ants of the locality. ...

    Article : 197 words
  4. Short Story.

    We were standing in the stern of the steamer. watching the maddened foam boll from under the screws and rush backward into the night-shadows. Ji[?] ...

    Article : 2,259 words
  5. Short Story.

    "E[?]ed and tossed on the withering breath, Of a curse that shall cling round thy soul till death." ...

    Article : 1,564 words
  6. Pith and Point.

    The original mince-pie was made of m[?]ton, and baked in the shape of a manager. Caristmas was first celebrated as a least of the Christ[?]an Church about the year ...

    Article : 536 words
  7. " In Memoriam" was Rescued

    But for Coventry Patmore, authos of " The Angel in the House," the world might never have seen Tennyson's "In Memoriam." ...

    Article : 164 words
  8. An Unhappy Marriage.

    M ever a wrecked career could serve as warning to man or woman that of Earl Russell's should. His life's story is a tragedy which will probably end only with ...

    Article : 810 words
  9. Indoors for Sixty-five Years.

    There lately died an old lady who for sixty-five years had not stepped outside her door. Although the village station was within a short distance of her home, she ...

    Article : 124 words
  10. Concerning Finger Nails.

    " The nails of two fingers never grow with the some degree of rapidity," declares an authority. "The nail of the middle finger grows fastest, and that of the thumb ...

    Article : 159 words
  11. A Night Adventure.

    One night (says " The Outlook") a certain British regiment in South Africa arrived, after a long day's march, to within a short distance of a kopie, upon which ...

    Article : 563 words
  12. From Cloudland.

    On approaching a large city in China," relates a gentleman who has travelled extensively in East, " I was struck by what seemed strange music in the sky, ...

    Article : 150 words
  13. Practical.

    "We met an old negro trudging along," says an American. "with a heavy side of bacon that he had bought at market swinging over his shoulder. His clothes were in ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. Better Than Pharaoh.

    In a large woollen manufactory in a Scottish provincial town there Is a weaver who always takes a leading part In the battles between capital and labour. He is ...

    Article : 172 words
  15. Grief at the Loss of Property.

    La Bruyere says that the only grief that time does not soften is the loss of property. La Bruyere was anything but a cynic. He was grave and compassionate, as well as ...

    Article : 264 words
  16. Premier and Policeman.

    The illness of M. Waldeck-Rousean, the French Premier, recalls a little Incident that happened shortly before he Was forced to take to his bed. It may be said that M. ...

    Article : 327 words
  17. He Would Wait and Bee.

    A Scotchman in London was at the bedside of his dying wife, who had been born in the Highlands, and always retained a strong affection for her ""ain countrce." ...

    Article : 101 words
  18. His Dog Betrayed Him.

    A man may disown his dog, but a dog will never disown his master. How awkward this amiable trait of the canine nature may be for a dog-owner is ...

    Article : 211 words
  19. Scattered.

    Some time back, in the West of England, a local preacher had to preach at a swail chapel. morning and evening. After the morning service two old maids invited him ...

    Article : 190 words
  20. Lion Hunt Aboard Ship.

    There was a strange scene on board the steamer Himalaya on 3rd February, 1859, when a lion consigned to her Majesty broke loose. The animal was one of a collection, ...

    Article : 196 words
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