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  2. THE YOUNG FOLKS.

    Twos on a mild September eve Two merry boys from school. With boats in bond, proclaimed aloud, "Let's sail them in the pool." ...

    Article : 155 words
  3. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    The kiss of friendship, kind and calm, May toll upon the brow like balm; A deeper tenderness may speak In precious pledges on the cheek; ...

    Article : 115 words
  4. A PRACTICAL RACECOURSE.

    Thirty three years ago the grandstand on tho Flemington Racecourse was shifted from the riverside, near the bridge, to the site of the present structure. At the first ...

    Article : 2,130 words
  5. AN AUSTRALIAN SOCIALIST

    The London "Daily Chronicle" publishes an interview with Signor, a Mr. Francis Sceuss, who has been attending the Socialistic Congress held at Zurich ...

    Article : 1,297 words
  6. POPULAR SCIENCE

    It is said that oleomargarine be detected by boiling a tablespoonful of it Boiling butter will foam without much noise, while the sham butler splutters and hisses ...

    Article : 43 words
  7. Probable Disappearance of Niagara Falls.

    Nisgara Falls will disappear altogether in the coming ages, so declare American scientific men. The cataract will be transformed into rapids, and will gradually advance till ...

    Article : 54 words
  8. Dresses in the Play.

    That popular comedy, the Private Secretary, does not give the actresses in the cast much scope for Hue dressing, still the Misses Agnes Knights and Dot Frederick, as the ...

    Article : 238 words
  9. Manchester's "Loch Katrine."

    The engineer for the Thirlmere scheme states that the whole length of the aqueduct--ninety. six miles--is completed, and some eighty miles have been tested. In a few ...

    Article : 65 words
  10. THE WIDE WORLD.

    A shocking tragedy was enacted recently at Rademon Crossgar, County Down, when a man named R. Robinson deliberately shot his wife and mother in law. Robinson ...

    Article : 814 words
  11. A Story for Boys.

    In the early part of the revolutionary war a sergeant and twelve armed men were crossing New Hampshire through the wilderness. Their route led them away from any ...

    Article : 524 words
  12. Photography Without Light.

    Captain Colson states that a picture on albumen paper of a bronze object, such as a coin, can be obtained by moistening the paper and placing the coin in contact with the ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. Average Length of Life in France.

    M. Lagneau has presented a report to the French Academe de Medecine proving the following facts:--That owing to the enormous mortality of newly-born Parisians put ...

    Article : 100 words
  14. Ladies' Gossip

    There are at present no less than 423 lady students in Paris. Of these 123 study medicine, viz., 22 French ladies. 95 Russian ladies, 4 Roumanian ladies, 2 English ladies ...

    Article : 316 words
  15. Parental Affection.

    The love of parents, especially mothers, for their offspring is a common and deep-seated characteristic of animal nature, and this love is necessary for the preservation of the species ...

    Article : 105 words
  16. A Diving Torpedo Boat.

    The London correspondent of the "Manchester Courier" hears that the Admiralty has under consideration a new species of torpedo-boat, constructed with a view of ...

    Article : 161 words
  17. Jugglery in India.

    Mr J. C. Davis, a traveller in India and one versed himself in the juggler's art, describes in the New York "Herald" some of the tricks with which Indian mystery men ...

    Article : 443 words
  18. Home and Fireside.

    FOR TIRED FEET.--How many times we hear housekeepers say: "I could stand the work well enough if my feet did not get so tired!" If people who are troubled with tired feet ...

    Article : 788 words
  19. A Blockade Runner.

    Admiral Jouett tells an odd story of a blockade-runner. He was in command of the Metscomet at the time. The blockade runner referred to was a slippery vessel. ...

    Article : 493 words
  20. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    Many a bankrupt business man can testify to the impossibility of keeping one's head above water and above whisky at the same time. ...

    Article : 639 words
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    Advertising : 174 words
  22. A Canine Snake Skinner.

    A prominent manufacturer of Germanton, in the United State owns a setter dug called Brave, which bus a singular liking for hunting snakes. After killing one he places ...

    Article : 103 words
  23. Cremation Recommended.

    At a "Tubereulosis Congress," held recently in Paris, the conclusion was arrived at that all persons dying of consumption should be cremated. The earthworms, it was urged ...

    Article : 92 words
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    Advertising : 75 words
  25. WISE MEN AND FOOLS.

    A little liquor now and then la relished by the wisest men But foolish men desire to wet their throats with all that they can get. ...

    Article : 30 words
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