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  2. Charging the Jury.

    "What's the judge going to do now?" asked the new chum juror in a whisper. " He's going to charge the jury," Said the foreman. ...

    Article : 55 words
  3. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    [Some readers who have been kind enough to send In contributions for this column evidently do not understand that only bush songs are wanted. The Majority of so-called songs sent in are simply poems, ...

    Article : 552 words
  4. A Sad Mistake.

    Mr. Fondparant: "It's a pity that boy ain't twins." Mrs. Fondparent: "Because then we might name them Cherubim and Seraphim, for they ...

    Article : 28 words
  5. Orthography Not Needed.

    "I suppose you are studying spelling, now, Bobbie ?" "Not much. 'Taint necessary for me. When I grow up I ain't again' to write; I'm ...

    Article : 45 words
  6. Quite a Matter of Course.

    "It must be strange for the Spaniards to feel that they are ruled over by a mere infant." "Why?" ...

    Article : 51 words
  7. Came the Other Way.

    Cleverton: " Now that yon are living in the country, I suppose you have fresh milk every day?" Dashaway: "We didn't this moraine." ...

    Article : 39 words
  8. No Cow, No Cream.

    The editor of a magazine published in London sent to his printers the other day the " copy" of a sermon. The handwriting of the author was sufficiently described by the editor ...

    Article : 65 words
  9. Ethel's Alternative.

    "Father!" she said in a voice that was full of tremulous reproach, "you have allowed Hector to pursue James Gimpington clear to the outer fence." ...

    Article : 125 words
  10. Praise Indeed.

    A dignified little mamma, who sometimes indulges in acrobatic feats in the privacy of her bedroom, for the entertainment of her sixyear-old daughter, took the child to an amateur ...

    Article : 93 words
  11. Not Up to Date.

    Publisher: " I have not had time to examine your manuscript yet. Does the hero of your novel set inoculated against cholera or anything?" ...

    Article : 140 words
  12. Relative Values.

    One day, stopping at a house for dinner in the Kentucky Mountains (says a writer in the Detroit Free Press), I listened to an agent trying to sell the head of the establishment a ...

    Article : 1,015 words
  13. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBBAS. The man who marries for money usually corns it. ...

    Article : 692 words
  14. Home Made.

    The tramp is a student of human nature, at least that human nature which is feminine, and which has its little jealousies over the back yard fence. Ha knows what neighbour women ...

    Article : 202 words
  15. Luckier Still.

    " I learned to-day that yon Are engaged to Miss Gargoyle," said Gilgal to Pellican. "Let one offer my congratulations." " You are a trifle late, Gilgal. I was engaged ...

    Article : 59 words
  16. He Deserved To Rise.

    The man of whom this story is told should have been a leader of the Bar instead of a leader of ships:— One of the most distinguished navigators in ...

    Article : 428 words
  17. The Danger of Weather Forecasting.

    The following extract from the Arizone Kicker, a well-known American comic paper (mythical), indicates the reception which might meet our Government Meteorologist were he ...

    Article : 304 words
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