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  2. SHORT STORY.

    Inland from Porto Vecchio, in a north-Westerly direction, the ground rises rather rapidly. It takes three hours on foot, by winding paths (which are sometimes blocked ...

    Article : 2,477 words
  3. NOT VERY FILLING.

    Thanks to sausages, Mr Muggins was able to retire from business, and thus it came to pass that the Muggins family took up residence in the fashionable West End of ...

    Article : 121 words
  4. VARIETIES.

    A German statistician estimates the world's population at the present time, according to the 'London Times,' at 1,535,000,000, making a total gain over the year ...

    Article : 51 words
  5. A DISH OF DEER'S HORNS.

    A hungry dog will, it is supposed, make a meal off old shoes; deer's horns seem even a less appetising repast. Yet Sir Samuel Baker tells that they make an excellent dish. ...

    Article : 85 words
  6. FROM BARTER TO MONEY.

    A curious illustration of the passage from a state of barter to the use of money is found in the fact that pieces of cloth and knives have been used as in some measure a ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. HUMOUR.

    An old man of Galashiels, some years ago, on his deathbed, called his numerous sons and daughters together, and addressed them thus: ...

    Article : 78 words
  8. INSTEAD OF GLASS.

    A window which is made entirely of stone has recently been presented to a certain cathedral. It is a yard and a quarter in height and three-quarters of a yard in width ...

    Article : 83 words
  9. A SCENT WHICH HAS LASTED A THOUSAND YEARS.

    The mosque of St. Sophia, in Constantinople, is remarkable, among other things, for the fragrance of musk which continues through the ages, though it is never renewed. ...

    Article : 95 words
  10. FROM BAD TO WORSE.

    A bashful man received an invitation to dinner, and on arriving at the house he was overwhelmed by the apologies of his hostess for the poverty of a well-spread table. ...

    Article : 80 words
  11. A LOCK OUT.

    Wife (from the window, at 1 a.m., to tipsy husband): 'Well, what's your excuse for coming home at this hour?' Husband: 'Let me in, M'ria. Just come ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. A VERY REASONABLE SUPPOSITION

    A young barrister, who had won a lawsuit for a pretty lady of moderate means, sent her shortly afterwards a formidable bill of costs. The next day his victim called upon ...

    Article : 98 words
  13. HE MUST HAVE BEEN A CENTIPEDE

    A lady was showing a visitor the family portraits in the picture gallery. 'That officer there in uniform,' she said, 'was my great-grandfather. He was as ...

    Article : 76 words
  14. WHO SETTLED THE QUESTION?

    Once upon a time, when all living animals could talk together and understand each other, an old crocodile stole a baby, and was about to make a dinner of it, but the poor ...

    Article : 148 words
  15. SAME ANSWER.

    A witty individual one morning wagered that he would ask the same question of fifty different persons and receive the same answer from each. The wit went to first one and ...

    Article : 92 words
  16. CHRISTENING THE GERMAN BABY.

    A christening in Germany is made much of. All relatives and friends are invited to the house of the parents, where feasting and rejoicing prevail the whole day. The parents ...

    Article : 100 words
  17. THE WAITER SCORED.

    Shortly before his elevation to the Bench, a certain judge entered a Continental hotel, and asked who was staying there. Among others the 'Duke of Blank' was mentioned. ...

    Article : 73 words
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