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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    The first English shilling was minted in 1503. The world's coffee output is 650,000 tons a year. ...

    Article : 782 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    An Irishman once had a vary bad habit of going home nearly every night in the week the worse for drink. His wife had tried many means to cure him, ...

    Article : 146 words
  4. PREPARATION OF LAND FOR SUGAR BEETS.

    In spite of all that has been said on this subject in agricultural journals, experiment station bulletins, the circulars of sugar-factories, Agricultural Gazette ...

    Article : 819 words
  5. TOMMY ATKINS ON LORD ROBERTS.

    What [?] does not know o' war, General Bobs, You can arst the shop next door—Can't they, Bobs? ...

    Article : 83 words
  6. [Copyright.] THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    It was not long after the arrival of the party from Dolan Station that James Forbes and his companion took their departure from the cottage. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,293 words
  7. A HELMET OF DEATH.

    Whether or not the stroke of the guillotine causes instant death, it is more than likely that the raising of the question by Dr. Cinel will banish the machine which owes ...

    Article : 262 words
  8. A Wrong Conclusion.

    There was a regular hail of rice and old shoes for good luck as John Boothel got into the cab, and on turning round, he was struck on the eye by a friendly ...

    Article : 128 words
  9. A Catter What!!!

    'George!' she screamed, 'my neck!' 'What's the matter?' 'There's a pillawatter—' 'A what?' ...

    Article : 81 words
  10. STORY OF LORD KITCHENER.

    A mas who knows Kitchener well was telling me the other day (says a writer in the "Weekly Telegraph") some characteristic stories of the hero of Khartoum. ...

    Article : 227 words
  11. Stone Blind.

    'Well, John, did you take the letter I gave you to Mr. Johnstone?' inquired a Sydney merohant of his servant. 'Yes, sir,' replied John; 'but I don't ...

    Article : 79 words
  12. Her Answer.

    A Canadian lady was, with her husband, visiting the camp of the Michigan Sharpshooters at Camp Douglas, in the United States. ...

    Article : 77 words
  13. AMBER MINES OF BURMAH.

    In Burmah amber is found in a region difficult of access and jealously guarded by those who have every interest in keeping their secret. ...

    Article : 199 words
  14. Why He Applied the Brake.

    When cycling up a fairly steep hill in the country some time ago, I overtook an old Scotchman, working for all he was worth on a not too modern tricycle, ...

    Article : 88 words
  15. He'd Stop That.

    A few years ago a rich merchant, as a reward for long service and faithful attention to duties, released his head clerk from his ordinary pursuits and sent ...

    Article : 114 words
  16. THE FUTURE OF SIBERIA.

    Siberia is no longer a penal colony. The present Emperor, Nicholas II., has issued an order for a commission to work out schemes to replace the transportation ...

    Article : 168 words
  17. MEN OF WHOM WOMEN WEARY.

    The man who wants to argue everything. The man who beats a horse or a dog. The man who never stays at home in the evening. ...

    Article : 156 words
  18. Put Mamma Away.

    A gentleman on a visit to his married eon some time ago desired to make a present to his grandson, so, taking a penny and a shilling from his pocket, ...

    Article : 97 words
  19. Before and After.

    Sweet memory I those blissful days, With honeymoon ensuing—When, unharassed, our time we passed, A-billing and a cooing. ...

    Article : 45 words
  20. QUICK WAY OF MULTIPLYING.

    Everybody knows that learning the tens in the multiplication table is as easy as winking, and that the fives are not much harder, But alight as is the ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. FACTS ABOUT WATER.

    There are some strange features about water. For instance, the more muscular a person is the more able to take care of himself on land, the harder it is for him to ...

    Article : 137 words
  22. His Opinion.

    The authorities of a New South Wales railway were on the scene of accident, investigating the cause of a collision between two goods trains. ...

    Article : 88 words
  23. Why He Didn't Shoot.

    They beard a noise in the kitchen and crept down. He carried a pistol and she a curtain pole. Then they discovered the cause of the noise. ...

    Article : 64 words
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