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  2. FLOTSAM AND JETSAM.

    We walk in the wide, white wood and watch For the whinnying wind to woo, In wistful wile, with the whiskers wan Of the wee wet wisps of dew; ...

    Article : 137 words
  3. A Monster Crab.

    The largest crab ever seen in America, and probably the record-breaking specimen of the world, has just been mounted in the new Invertebrate Hall of ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 807 words
  4. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—Hudibras. "You say Smith leads a dual life?" "Yes; he's a bull on the Stock ...

    Article : 386 words
  5. Drinking Makes You Nervous.

    Hungry Hank: "Dis paper says dat drinkin' makes yer nervous. Wouldn't dat jar you?" Dry Dan: "Well, sometimes I git ...

    Article : 58 words
  6. Daniel Was Let Off.

    When a lad Daniel Webster was one day called upon by the teacher for punishment. His hands happened to be very dirty. Knowing this, he wet the ...

    Article : 124 words
  7. History Sidelights.

    Having a few moments of leisure, Napoleon dumped another European king into the waste basket and put one of his relatives on the vacant throne. ...

    Article : 38 words
  8. Outdone.

    A man went into a hotel and left his umbrella on the stand, with a card bearing this inscription attached to it:— "This umbrella belongs to a man who ...

    Article : 85 words
  9. I [?] We'll Smoke.

    All Po[?]tag county admired the late Senator M[?] he said to a street [?] while in that county. It was on the trip from ...

    Article : 121 words
  10. He Knew It.

    "This," smiled the fond young wife as she passed a plate of dessert to her husband, "is cottage pudding. I made it myself."' ...

    Article : 75 words
  11. Her Status.

    "Why do you call her a 'fin de siecle girl'? "What's the matter with that?" "Why, since that means literally the ...

    Article : 51 words
  12. He Wanted the Tip.

    A man entered the police station, and said to the sergeant: "I would like to have an interview with that, burglar you arrested for breaking ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. Too Late.

    While James Whitcomb Ri[?]ey and Bill Nye were travelling together they found themselves lodged at a country inn, and in the adjoining room, separated only by ...

    Article : 97 words
  14. A Poacher's Frankness.

    A well-known river poacher was brought before the magistrates on a charge of illegal fishing, and, having been found guilty, was fined thirty shillings, ...

    Article : 76 words
  15. Stories of Huxley.

    As a wit, Professor Huxley was scarcely inferior to the most philosophical of the Deans of St. Paul's. In the "Life" by his son it is recorded that once, when ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 467 words
  16. A Convincing Essay.

    An eleven-year-old boy attending the Comnel-road School, at Walthamstow, who was set to write an essay on "the faimer," evolved the following logical ...

    Article : 152 words
  17. Their Anxiety.

    Some time ago the superintendent of a Sunday school had occasion to address a class of young boys. He said:— "I am glad to see so many new faces ...

    Article : 102 words
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