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  2. A CENTURY FROM NOW

    If you and I should wake from sleep A century from now, Back to the grave we'd want to creep, A century from now. ...

    Article : 193 words
  3. BOB BLIZZARD IN AFRICA.

    The forces he took with him were apparently ample to destroy the whole country, and certainly they never spared friend or foe, but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,815 words
  4. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., who has been appointed to a command in South Africa, has very extensive knowledge of ...

    Article : 96 words
  5. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A gentleman in want of a coachman had an Irishman apply for the situation, when the following conversation took place between them: ...

    Article : 186 words
  6. THE LAND.

    It is a good plan for those intending to plant out fruit-trees in freshly cleared, imperfectly prepared land, especially where the soil is a bit heavy, to get the ...

    Article : 424 words
  7. The Lyddite Shell.

    The Lyddite shell is to some extent less barbarous than shrapnel exploded by powder, for, though widespread, its death-dealing efforts Are due more to ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. The Biggest Egg in the World.

    The biggest egg in the world is now in London. It was found buried in sand in Madagascar by natives. This egg, known to naturalists as the Epyornis ...

    Article : 105 words
  9. Prepared.

    Her little brother was entertaining in the front room the young man who had just called. ' Look here,' he said, suddenly; 'are ...

    Article : 159 words
  10. The Influenza Epideimic

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 334 words
  11. Edison, the Inventor.

    One of the greatest mechanical geniuses of the century (not the new one!) is undoubtedly Tom Alva Edison, who celebrated his fifty-third ...

    Article : 262 words
  12. Five Hundred Dollars Damages Against a Steamboat Company.

    A girl residing in a Lake Michigan town has recovered five hundred dollars damages from a steamboat company for naming a boat after her without asking ...

    Article : 85 words
  13. Why He Married.

    During the cold weather last winter, an Irishman applied for a ticket for the church soup kitchen, and the minister was surprised to recognise in him a man ...

    Article : 137 words
  14. Fleas and Plague.

    Some time ago Dr. P. L. Simond published a paper in which he argued that the infection of plague, as conveyed from rat to rat and from the rat to man, was ...

    Article : 189 words
  15. Baked in a Loaf of Bread.

    There is a Bible in America which was once baked in a loaf of bread. During one of the persecutions in Bohemia an edict was passed that every Bible in the ...

    Article : 93 words
  16. Cause of Near sightedness.

    One of the chief causes of nearsightedness in schools is the disproportion between seats and desks. This causes the youthful writers to hold their ...

    Article : 91 words
  17. At a Tea-Party.

    At a party an 'extra ' maid was engaged by the hostess to assist the regular one in passing round the tea and cake. The 'extra hand,' to whom this ...

    Article : 115 words
  18. Napoleon's View on Love.

    Ambition and pride were so clearly the dominating traits of the great Napoleon's character that it is not surprising to discover that his ideas regarding love were, even in ...

    Article : 293 words
  19. A New Pistol Sabre.

    A pistol sabre is a new form of weapon now engaging the attention of the French War Department. It has a firearm in the hilt, and when the sword ...

    Article : 104 words
  20. The Secret of Long Life.

    Professor Metchnikoff, whose studies of cell life have placed him in the front rank of biologists, announces that he has been at work for more than a year upon ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. Not To Be Beaten.

    Two men--an American and an Italian --were one day inspecting Mount Veruvius during an eruption. ' Now,' said the Italian, with a glow ...

    Article : 95 words
  22. Spanish Colonisation.

    At one time the Spanish Empire so. completely overshadowed every Power in Europe that no other was even mentioned in comparison with it. ...

    Article : 129 words
  23. An African Chief's Umbrella.

    An African chief's umbrella is of greater importance than many people suppose. Apart from its enormous size, its loss in battle more than equals the ...

    Article : 59 words
  24. Order of the Bath.

    Some time ago, in a Dublin Theatre, a comedian who was attired in a very ragged and extremely dirty looking get-up, among other things lamented the ...

    Article : 98 words
  25. " God's Chosen People."

    The fighting Boers have long believed that they are God's chosen people. In the record of their own wanderings they read anew the traditions of Israel. ...

    Article : 116 words
  26. Electric Insects.

    Electric insects have been reported. A noted hunter makes the statement that upon taking up a large caterpillar in the forests of South America, he ...

    Article : 48 words
  27. Queen Victoria.

    Queen Victoria, the disposition of whose fortune has for some time been exciting considerable speculation in England, is the first sovereign of ...

    Article : 110 words
  28. A Ghastly Story.

    The ghastliest story which the war has yet brought forth is that which tells us that at Spion Kop one of the Lancaster men, while in the act of firing in a prone position, ...

    Article : 214 words
  29. At Church Parade.

    At a recent church parade of a Volunteer Corps, one of the members, who really wished to be exempted from attendance, was observed to be standing ...

    Article : 92 words
  30. A Point of Etiquette.

    Miss Maison : 'Excuse my ignorance, but ought I to call you Mr. Squills or Dr. Squills?' The Doctor (irascibly): "Oh, call me ...

    Article : 56 words
  31. Caution About Foreign Stamps.

    A most alarming statement which will affect stamp collectors has been made on the authority of the " Medical Press and Circular." A man was employed in ...

    Article : 127 words
  32. At the Theatre

    Dick : "Ave yer ' eard about Sairey Barnhardt taking the part of' Amlet?' Bill (whose knowledge of Shakespeare is limited): 'Well, I don't blame'er if ...

    Article : 39 words
  33. A Smart Retort.

    As one of the Dover Volunteers was passing along, rifle in hand, he was accosted by a precocious urchin, who called out, " Who shot the dog ?' which ...

    Article : 88 words
  34. Why He Never Married.

    'The reason I have never married,' remarked the bachelor, 'is because all married friends advise me to.' 'I should think you would, then,' ...

    Article : 71 words
  35. The Latest Fad.

    One of the latest developments of the Young Women's Movement is the formation of an Anti-Cigarette League among lady students of schools and ...

    Article : 120 words
  36. General Snyman.

    When Cronje gave up the attempt to take Mafeking, and set off to assist in checking the advance of General Methuen, he left General Snyman in command, with ...

    Article : 119 words
  37. Big Feet.

    It was at Aldershot Camp, and the drill instructor's face had gone scarlet with rage. He was attacking a raw Irish recruit. ...

    Article : 85 words
  38. Value of Iron.

    A bar of iron may not be of great value in itself, but when worked up into various articles of general utility it may truly be said to be worth its weight in ...

    Article : 101 words
  39. The Parson Knew His Business.

    Jones: 'That new preacher knows his business.' Mrs., Jones : ' What makes you think so ?' ...

    Article : 41 words
  40. Lovers Wonder.

    Lovers wonder, they confess, Why loneliness makes people sigh, Their time of greatest happiness Is when there is nobody nigh. ...

    Article : 25 words
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