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  2. ROMANCE OF A NEW ENGINEER.

    It was late one afternoon as a man stepped from a small salling boat on to the quay at Waterport, Gibraltar. Looking round he caught sight of a little ...

    Article : 1,433 words
  3. MARCHAND'S CALLANT FIGHT.

    In another instalment of the story of His expedition, published in "Figaro" of September 8th, Colonel Marchand describes how his little ...

    Article : 393 words
  4. THE LADIES'COLUMAL.

    It's a pretty good sort of a world you know, A pretty good world, 1 say; In spite of what people are growling about And kicking against every day. ...

    Article : 206 words
  5. BARNET FAIR

    It has been said that Barnet Fair, like many other. old-faslones institutions, has had its day: but, judging by the' thousands that flocked to the historic ...

    Article : 633 words
  6. THE HUMORIST

    Winter la the coldest of the seasons. Mustard is the hottest "I'm sick of this." as the boy said' when he threw away the cigar. ...

    Article : 1,673 words
  7. GOSSIP.

    A single redwood tree Is said to have furnished enough material for the entire erection of a Baptist church in Santa Rosa, California. The building can ...

    Article : 73 words
  8. DROWNED BABIES

    There was a painful scene In the Southwark Police Court on September 1st, when Maria Jane Martin again appeared on a charge of drowning her three ...

    Article : 397 words
  9. A PRETTY BLOUSE.

    Several correspondents have asked me what "gauging" is, and "whether it is the old gathering?" One writes that she expects It is "the old thing under a new ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 150 words
  10. THE COMPLIMENT RETURNED.

    There is a certain public man who is a worshipper of good tobacco and abhors bad tobacco accordingly. While travelling recently he entered a crowded railway train and found the ...

    Article : 184 words
  11. SALE OF WALKING STIOKS

    The Marquis of Anglesey's wonderful collection of walking-sticks, numbering 190, was dispersed on September 8th. ...

    Article : 245 words
  12. VERIFY YOUR REFERENCES.

    The Idea of a clergyman's preaching an extempore sermon is all right, but a story comes to mind of a very original gentleman who, one takes it, will nowadays be giving greater heed ...

    Article : 134 words
  13. DOUGLAS JERROLD STORIES.

    "Fuller of repartee than any man in England" was said of Douglas Jerrold. He certainly had a pretty wit. A very prosy gentleman was in the habit ...

    Article : 207 words
  14. SOME FEE STORIES

    As can be Imagined, no one could tell better fee stories than the late Sir Andrew Clark, kindest and best of doctors: and three he used to tell against himself ...

    Article : 429 words
  15. STOLE FOR LOVE

    Gorges Peslerbe. the young bank clerk who on Sunday. 11th September, shot a young woman named Botelin in Paris, soon after confessed his crime. He states ...

    Article : 318 words
  16. BEETS AND GIRDLES.

    Satin ribbon and elastic compose most of the belts and girdles which are such a feature of dress to-day. A two Inch piece of elastic Is set in each side, just ...

    Article : 113 words
  17. TRAINED A HUSBAND.

    When William Jones told his mother that be was going to be married she replied that she knew be would be unhappy, because no girl would humor his whims as his mother ...

    Article : 683 words
  18. WRECKED TOURIST TRAIN

    Graphic details are sent by the Geneva correspondent of the "Daily Mail" of the serious accident to a tourist train when occurred at Etrambleres, ten miles from ...

    Article : 292 words
  19. USEFUL HINTS.

    Stove Blacking.—Mix stove blacking with vinegar instead of water, for it will then stick better and produce a better polish. ...

    Article : 484 words
  20. GRILLED BY LIGHTNING

    A terrific rain and thunderstorm raged in New York on the night of Sept. 15, till early the next morning. Wind blew furiously at the rate of about eighty miles ...

    Article : 266 words
  21. CURE FOR LOCKJAW.

    When a boy of ten named Francis McKoon was attacked recently in Nebraska with lockjaw, and was apparently doomed. Dr MeCan induced ...

    Article : 150 words
  22. ONE IDIOT ONLY.

    The following little story concerns a certain pompous officer in the Royal Navy:—One day it straugely happened that, like King Gama, he could find ...

    Article : 148 words
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