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  3. WIT AND HUMOUR. ABSENCE OF MIND.

    There is always something laughable in absence of mind. "The oddest instance of absence of mind," says Sydney Smith, "happened to me in forgetting my own ...

    Article : 210 words
  4. USEFUL AND INSTRUCTIVE.

    The human liver weighs 50 ounces, and secretes daily the same weight of bile. The liver is a busy organ, and has at least five distinct functions, of which the ...

    Article : 508 words
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  6. NO REASONABLE OFFER REFUSED.

    Tradesmen's announcements, it seems, are not always to be taken too literally. The "Awful Sacrifice" and "Great Bargains" salesmen must not, apparently, be ...

    Article : 191 words
  7. A ROUGH COUNTRY.

    In the course of the terrible march of the Irish Fusiliers from Dund[?] to Ladysmith the men were much fatigued, owing to the rough journey. One man in ...

    Article : 83 words
  8. PATE DE FOIE GRAS.

    In speaking about the agitation to remove pate de fo[?]e gras from the menu of the Guildhall banquet to the Prince and Princess of Wales, the London "News" ...

    Article : 581 words
  9. A GENTLEMAN.

    I was once spending the night in a beautiful home in a large city. At about 9 o’clock my host, a gentleman of about 55 years of age, got up, went out into the ...

    Article : 125 words
  10. IS S[?]GHT DETERIORATING?

    This is a question which would be answered in the affirmative if we could judge correctly by the rapidly increasing numbers of those we meet to whom ...

    Article : 391 words
  11. THAT TELEPHONE AGAIN.

    Husband (through the telephon[?])—"My wife has a severe pain in the back of her neck and complains of a sort of soreness in her stomach." ...

    Article : 241 words
  12. DROLL, BUT PUNGENT.

    A cynical commercial man is noted for his biting sarcasm, the humour of which, however, generally redeems it from the charge of malice. ...

    Article : 192 words
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  14. CLERGYMEN’S HUMOUR.

    A clergyman had observed one of his flock asleep during his sermon. He paused, and called him to order. "Jeems Robson, ye are sleeping. I ...

    Article : 791 words
  15. CURIOUS DANISH WEDDING CUSTOMS.

    A contemporary gives the following interesting particulars of a Danish wedding:—The number of invitations vary according to the means of the bride's ...

    Article : 506 words
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  17. A White Australia Impossible.

    The "Sydney Stock and Station Journal," of January 17, speaking of Mr E. W. Cole’s "White Australia Impossible," says:—"Mr Cole shows how the Japanese are ...

    Article : 352 words
  18. ORIGIN OR DESTINY.

    When Philip Henry sought the hand of the only daughter and heiress of Mr Matthews in marriage, an objection was made by her father, who admitted that ...

    Article : 117 words
  19. Various Metals.

    If you want any Sheet Metal, Wire, Rod or Tube, in such metals as Aluminium, Brass, Copper, Delta Metal, German Silver, Lead, Tin, or Zinc, you ...

    Article : 201 words
  20. TO-MORROW AND TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
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