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  2. WHEN DOES THE TWENTIETH CENTURY BEGIN?

    THE 19th century of the Christian era will close and the 30th century begin somewhere between Christmas of this year (1896) and ...

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  3. THE RULING PASSION.

    MR. BROWN was a very rich merchant, but was extremely superstitious. He had three intimate friends, Mr. Eager, a Protestant; ...

    Article : 241 words
  4. A FAMILY PICTURE.

    A CERTAIN man came to Copley, the portrait painter, and he had himself, his wife, and seven children all included in a family piece. ...

    Article : 217 words
  5. MARRIAGES IN ENGLAND AND WALES.

    SOME curious information on this subject is supplied by a contributor to the PALL MALL MAGAZINE, who tells us that 625 marriages are ...

    Article : 418 words
  6. CRICKET IN THE EAST CENTURY.

    IN the BRITISH CHAMPION is the following account of the public's opinion of a cricket match in the last century. 'Cricket is certainly ...

    Article : 266 words
  7. GIRLS ON THE STAGE.

    MISAPPREHENSION upon the subject of the amount of money which may be earned by girls who go on the stage is so common that a little ...

    Article : 288 words
  8. HOW LONG CAN A MAN DO WITHOUT SLEEP?

    IT has been said that the Fathers of the Inquisition were in the habit of keeping their victims awake as a form of punishment, thereby ...

    Article : 253 words
  9. HOW NOT TO PROPOSE.

    "A LOVER," said an old married man, "should never go down on his knees to propose to his sweatheart, for if she happen to accept, and he ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. A FAMOUS ELEPHANT.

    OF all the petted animals one hears or reads about I do not think one conld be found to excel that of the elephant whose memoirs were ...

    Article : 276 words
  11. "NO MY LOVE."

    "WILL yon have pears or greengages?" asked the lady of the house at the party the other night. There was a large dish of pears ...

    Article : 209 words
  12. DIED OF OLD AGE AT EIGHT MONTHS.

    NATURE (says the DAILY NEWS) has once more proved her ability to surpass the wildest flights of imagination, and Mr. W. S. Gilbert, ...

    Article : 211 words
  13. ANIMALS AND HUMAN AILMENTS.

    IT seems that tigers suffer from influenza, just like the human species. The curiously matter-offact statement in Homer that the ...

    Article : 244 words
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  15. CLEVER ASSUMPTION BY A CHINAMAN.

    TALKING of Chinaman (writes an exchange) a good tale comes from New Zealand as to extreme cunning of the yellow cusses. In Otago, ...

    Article : 201 words
  16. LOVE AND GENIUS.

    MANY men of genius have undoubtedly believed, with Thackeray that it is better to love foolishly than not at all; that they practiced this ...

    Article : 379 words
  17. NEGLECTFUL LOVERS.

    HOW can a girl make a neglectful lever more attentive? She should begin by showing her lover that she expects attention and ...

    Article : 239 words
  18. A HINT FOR READERS.

    IT often happens in reading that we come across a reference to a book we would like some time to consult, or a mention of some subject we ...

    Article : 262 words
  19. STAGE LOVE.

    DOES stage love prevent real love? In discussing this question, a celebrated actress said:—"I have no doubt that the continual making of ...

    Article : 195 words
  20. A SCIENTIFIC PRISON CELL.

    ONE of the neatest inventions that have been made recently is the one planned by F. V. Simms. Mr. Simms was greatly interested in ...

    Article : 281 words
  21. A JOLLY GAOLER.

    A SERIES of extraordinary charges have lately been brought against a German gaoler of the Dame of Bader by the Public Prosecutor in the ...

    Article : 214 words
  22. NOT PREPARED TO SPEAK.

    WORDSWORTH was present at a public dinner one night, when he was informed that Stephenson, the celebrated engineer, was present. ...

    Article : 152 words
  23. HOW A SUN BURNED UP.

    IN December, 1891, the English astronomers beheld the most wonderful sight that has ever greeted mortal eyes. They were watching ...

    Article : 140 words
  24. SUCH IS FAME.

    TOM MOORE, the Irish poet, noticing that two pretty girls were watching him very attentively, asked a friend who stood near enough the young ...

    Article : 97 words
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