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  2. [Copyright.] THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    Nora commenced her story by saying: ' Yes, something strange and terrible has happened since you left here. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,437 words
  3. "I WONDER."

    "Of what are you thinking, darling, There by the window wide, Gazing towards the heavens, Even at eventide?" ...

    Article : 142 words
  4. SUCCESSFUL MELON GROWING.

    Watermelons are excessive feeders, and many fail in attempting to grow them because they do not furnish sufficient plant food to supply the ...

    Article : 270 words
  5. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A young man who was sending a present to his lady-love wished to send with it four lines of original poetry, so he sat down to grind it out. He wrote: ...

    Article : 157 words
  6. GENERAL NEWS.

    Bicycle wedding-trips are the rage in France. Reading at meals is detrimental to your digestion. ...

    Article : 856 words
  7. HOW SULPHUR IS OBTAINED.

    The Island of Sicily supplies nearly the whole of Europe with sulphur, and the cruelty with which the mineral is extracted from the mines ...

    Article : 448 words
  8. THE BOERS NEEDED IT.

    The conductor of the orchestra in a Northern theatre is a Dutchman, and his sympathies are all with the Boer's. Consequently, he dislikes playing "God ...

    Article : 151 words
  9. THE TUGELA RIVER.

    Throughout the world the Tugela River is being spoken of by everybody. The Tugela (pronounced by the Kaffirs "Chew-gela") is not navigable and ...

    Article : 263 words
  10. A SURE TEST.

    It is said that the spiritualists, finding they were not progressing at this side of the world, turned their attention, just prior to the war, to the Transvaal as a ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. EXPECTED HE WOULD.

    During the Peninsula War, at a little town ot Tavistock, in Devonshire, a Militiaman was heard to say that if the French landed he should certainly bolt, ...

    Article : 106 words
  12. MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY'S WILL.

    The will of John Sholto, eighth Marquis of Queensberry, who died in January, 1900, has just been proved. Attached to the will was a holograph ...

    Article : 188 words
  13. THE LAST STRAW.

    A man once went into a coffee tavern, and when he got in he saw a placard in the shop which said: ' As many pancakes as you can eat for ...

    Article : 105 words
  14. HOT WATER FOR NOSE BLEED.

    Dr. Gregory was recently called to treat an obstinate case of "nose bleed" which had defied the skill of several medical men, and tried that ...

    Article : 155 words
  15. VERY CUTTING.

    During the hearing of a breach of promise case, counsel was cross-examining plaintiff, when the question of the letter's beauty was introduced. ...

    Article : 60 words
  16. TO MAKE SHORT CHILDREN GROW.

    "A.T.T.W.," in a very interesting letter to the "Lancet," points out that fresh air is the thing in the physical training of the young. Savages living ...

    Article : 195 words
  17. WHAT HE HAD DONE WITH IT.

    ' What did you do with that note I gave you for Mr. Smith?' ' I put it on his chair, sir.' ' But he will never notice it there.' ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. THE JUDGE WAS INSULTED.

    An Irish barrister was once engaged in a difficult case. Seeing the judge shake his head, and fearful lest such an ominous protest ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. HE WHO KNOWS.

    All men are four, saith an Arab proverb. He who knows not, and knows not he knows not—he is a fool: shun him. He who knows not, ...

    Article : 146 words
  20. SUCH A SHAME.

    Jones was busily engaged reading the daily paper the other morning when a lady came into the bar. They began talking about the war, ...

    Article : 127 words
  21. AN ISLE OF WHISTLERS.

    The natives of Gomers, one of the Canary Isles, converse with one another by whistling on their fingers. It is possible to understand a message a mile ...

    Article : 112 words
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