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  2. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    The amiable young men at a certain general post-office have been the victims of a great deal of annoyance lately, in consequence of a curious addition which ...

    Article : 146 words
  3. GENERAL NEWS.

    Snow, at a very low temperature, absorbs moisture and dries garments. Wood is used as fuel on Russian and Swedish railways. ...

    Article : 948 words
  4. THE STOKER'S DEED.

    The black-plumed, shining, vast mogul, athrob with conscious power. Came reeling, rocking round the curves- speed fifty miles an hour. ...

    Article : 254 words
  5. POTATO-GROWING WITH ELECTRICITY.

    The influence of electricity upon the growth of plants is a subject which has engaged the attention of scientific men from the very commencement of the ...

    Article : 279 words
  6. BOB BLIZZARD IN AFRICA.

    The lion was evidently not thinking of us, but challenging a rival, for we soon heard answering roars in the opposite direction, also drawing nearer ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,280 words
  7. In Westminster Abbey.

    The pulpit in the nave of Westminster Abbey has a movable floor, which can be raised or lowered at pleasure to suit the height of the preacher. One day a very ...

    Article : 188 words
  8. Lord Kitchener's Boyhood Days.

    Ever since Shakespeare wrote that the boy was father to the man, it has been the fortune or misfortune of great men to have their early days adorned with ...

    Article : 346 words
  9. Message from the Front.

    While Lord Methuen, accompanied by his Estcourt, was staying at Normal's Farm, the occupant of which was a French-man by birth, and a Plumer by ...

    Article : 273 words
  10. Threw the Other Horse In.

    Some time ago a horse fair was held in a small town in the Potteries. Among the dealers was a man who had two horses to sell. After standing there ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. Arbitration in the Kitchen.

    Bridget Rafferty: ' As if I'd take your notis to leave; thim days of slavery be past. Mrs. Vere de Vere: ' This day month ...

    Article : 76 words
  12. Another Name for Toddy.

    Englishman: What will you take ? Frenchman: 'I vill take a drop of ze contradiction. Englishman: Contradiction! What ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. Smokeless Powder.

    Not the least terrible of the new conditions of modern warfare is that which is supplied by smokeless powder. It has completely chanced the whole ...

    Article : 253 words
  14. Woman's Age.

    Why do women hesitate to tell their age ? By common consent it is regarded as a very rude and boorish to ask a woman a categorical question regarding ...

    Article : 238 words
  15. On the Railway Station.

    Standing on the platform of a small Worcestershire station, I was interested m watching a woman of the " country " type who had come to send her son off ...

    Article : 83 words
  16. Henry Pettit. the Dramatist.

    Some years ago Mr. Henry Pettit happened to meet an old schoolfellow. ' By the way,' said his friend,' are yon any relation to Henry Pettit, the ...

    Article : 75 words
  17. Waiting For The Chicken.

    A doctor in the village of White fell had under his advice a certain man named White. Calling one day to see him, he said: ...

    Article : 131 words
  18. The Late Barney Barnato.

    A Cape Town paper tells a pretty little story of the late Mr. B. I. Barnatov. As a boy Mr. Barnato went to the London Jews' Free School, which has produced ...

    Article : 176 words
  19. Couldn't Stir Outside.

    Little girl (winding up yarn): 'And as for poor muvver, sir, why she ain't bin able to stir out of doors for the past three months.' ...

    Article : 68 words
  20. Story from Hong Kong.

    A soldier, who has seen foreign service in various parts of the world, writes In 1884 I was a young lance-corporal in charge of the Government House guard ...

    Article : 218 words
  21. Went a Bit Smoother.

    A farmer who had engaged the services of an Irishman sent him out one morning to harrow a plot of ground. He had not worked very long before nearly all the ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. Just a Mistake.

    Jamieson: 'Mighty pretty bonnet your wife had on last Sunday. At least my wife said it was.' Lynch: ' Yes : and it all came ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. What a Century Has Done.

    The population of the United States at the time of Washington's death in 1799 was about 6,000,000 and it is now 75,000,000. The largest city in the ...

    Article : 100 words
  24. Advertising Up to Date.

    Last week a draper found sixpence on the floor of his shop. He put the following notice in the window : ' A sum of money found last Tuesday ...

    Article : 96 words
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