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  2. He Heard Enough.

    SAM PETERBY, a merchant from the interior, while attending the Mardi Gras festivities at Galveston, united business with pleasure by purchasing a bill of goods from a prominent ...

    Article : 207 words
  3. The Mother of Languages.

    [The following lines were suggested to a Perthshire clergyman by the general belief amongst Scotch Highlanders that the Gaelic is the most ancient Language.] ...

    Article : 244 words
  4. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. A LESSON in Physics.—Teacher: "What is velocity?" Pupil: " Velocity is what a man puts ...

    Article : 1,111 words
  5. A Game that is Played Out.

    HE looked in at the door, saw six or eight men around the stove, and then he drew back to arrange his toilet. In his belt were two revolvers. Down the back of his neck was a ...

    Article : 1,129 words
  6. Modified Cats.

    IT has often happened that valuable inventions have had their birth in accident. This is the case in regard to the recent invention made by J. H. Symms for the Modification of Cats, ...

    Article : 637 words
  7. Bill Nye Abandons Astronomy.

    THERE is much in the great field of astronomy that is discouraging to the savant who hasn't the time or means to rummage around through the heavens. At times l am ...

    Article : 847 words
  8. Another Happy One.

    A GERMAN prince was on his bridal tour. He was, of course, accompanied by the princess, his bride. The happy couple travelled incognito leisurely through the ...

    Article : 586 words
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