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  2. Pith and Point.

    The smallest humming bird weighs 20gr. Love may make the world go round, but it does not always have so much control over the income. ...

    Article : 742 words
  3. The Balloon In Warfare.

    Professor H. Hergesell, in the " Forum" for September, gives a very interesting account of the progress that has been made in military aeronautics. Professor ...

    Article : 503 words
  4. Spray.

    On one occasion a Judge gave an exhaustive decision in a case, after which due lawyer for the plaintiff rose and questioned it. ...

    Article : 141 words
  5. Short Story.

    Heathfield Junction is by no means an interesting station. Situate on an insignificant branch line that connects the southern edge of Dartmoor with the ...

    Article : 4,087 words
  6. More Value Than an Oath.

    First Small 'Boy (doubting truth of second ditto's plain, unvarnished tale) : " Will you take your oath it's true ?" Second Ditto : " Oath ! 'Course I will." ...

    Article : 80 words
  7. Jane or the Pup.

    Jock Taylor had been walking out with Jane Smith for some time, and one night be popped the question. "Will ta have me, Jane?" ...

    Article : 110 words
  8. What Mamma Said.

    A little girl was busy dipping her dolly's pinafore in a basin. So her father, who had been watching her, said : " What are you doing, Nellie ?" ...

    Article : 95 words
  9. Two Faults.

    At a certain country chapel the other Sunday morning there was a very good congregation to hear a new minister who had been appointed to officiate. ...

    Article : 135 words
  10. Premature Burial.

    A writer in the " St. James's Gazette" makes some curious disclosures upon the subject of premature burial. He says:-- Some years ago, when returning from ...

    Article : 483 words
  11. Russia's Royal Beauty.

    Her Wonderful Influence over the Czar The Empress of Russia lately completed her 26th year, and for three years and a-half she has worn the very heavy ...

    Article : 494 words
  12. Kept His Balance.

    A celebrated professor was lecturing one day before the students on geology. He had a number of specimens to illustrate the subject. A roguish student, for sport, slyly ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. Embarrassing.

    " Why, Bridget," said a lady who wished to rally her servant girl for the amusement of the company upon the fantastic ornamenting of a huge pie, " did you do this? ...

    Article : 71 words
  14. Mr. Gladstone's Deference to Rank.

    Far beyond toe region of royalty. Rank always received from Mr. Gladstone an old-fashioned homage. When he was examined as a witness in the Lincoln divorce ...

    Article : 309 words
  15. In Case.

    One of the stories of Tennyson's peculiar abruptness and unconcern of manner, which might well have been termed rudeness if the intention to offend had existed, has ...

    Article : 150 words
  16. Chief Justice Lord Russell.

    When a young man, Lord Russell was extremely fond of the stage, and frequently spent his evenings at one or other of the theatres. One evening he was forced to ...

    Article : 290 words
  17. When the Trouble Began.

    "Did you see the beginning of the trouble ?" asked the Judge of a witness who appeared to give evidence against a man who had struck his wife. ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. A Liking for Currant Cake.

    The inhabitants of a small village not twenty, miles from Bradford are noted for a peculiar fondness for currant cake. A stranger, who bad obtained work in one of ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. Dickens's Whole-souled Enjoyment of Everything.

    Dickens's' happy physical forcefulness is always manifest in his life and his work.' He delights to talk about it, nor is it forced gaiety, but the spontaneous ...

    Article : 338 words
  20. Flying Bullets.

    In an article entitled " Photographing Flying Bullets," in "Pearson's Magazine," there are some interesting particulars, accompanied with photographs, describing the ...

    Article : 324 words
  21. A Tough Sandwich Story.

    The absent-minded man took his seat at the restaurant table, and, as usual, buried his face at once in a newspaper. " What shall I bring you, sir ?" asked the ...

    Article : 203 words
  22. The Marechal Niel Rose.

    Although many flowers, owe their names to famous people, there is only one instance known when a man and a flower received a title at the same moment. This ...

    Article : 201 words
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