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  2. STRANGE COURTSHIPS.

    Some customs prevailing in certain parts of the Soudan have been described by Artin Pasha, who recently made a journey up the Blue and the ...

    Article : 408 words
  3. DAIRYING IN AUSTRALIA.

    Some months ago I walked over a dairy farm in New South Wales, some fourteen thousand railes away from London. This week I have ...

    Article : 2,092 words
  4. WOES OF THE POET.

    An editor was sitting in his office one day when a man entered whose brow was clothed with thunder. Fiercely seizing a chair, be slammed ...

    Article : 461 words
  5. CONCERNING RINGS.

    In the tombs of ancient Egypt the I earliest rings known to history are found. The finest and most costly are of pure gold and of simple ...

    Article : 432 words
  6. SEASICKNESS OVERCOME.

    A curious mechanical device for the prevention of seasickness has just been invented. It consists of a chair, the seat, back, and arms of which ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 246 words
  7. A TALE OF THE WAR.

    The General held decided views on war. He also held decided views on many other subjects, and when the Boers who were besieging him chose ...

    Article : 739 words
  8. A FRUIT PICKER.

    Scattered fruit on a tree is difficult to ‘pick by [?] a ladder. If the is shaken off, the fall will cause burises that make it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 113 words
  9. WHY BRIDGE IS DAYING OUT.

    A week ago an inuest was held. on a Streatham lady, who committed suicide after losing some rubbers at bridge. It was stated that she was ...

    Article : 328 words
  10. SOUTH AMERICA.

    In Buenos Ayres spring begins in September and lasts to the middle of December, followed by summer, which extends to March; autumn lasts till ...

    Article : 459 words
  11. NUMBER ONE.

    The little sharp-faced man ran and overtook the vicar—a cleric with the reputation of being a generous sportsman. ...

    Article : 117 words
  12. NOT HIS FAULT.

    A farmer, having bought a horse as free from fault, brought the animal back, to the horsedealer next day, and said:— ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 61 words
  13. NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.

    A tradesman who did some work for a customer a few days ago rendered the following account:—s. d. ...

    Article : 149 words
  14. IN RETURN.

    She was bubbling over with generosity. She could keepi it no longer. “Dearest,” she exclaimed to her husband, "I just can't wait till your ...

    Article : 98 words
  15. A BAD WITNESS.

    A small Scottish boy was summoned to give evidence against his father, who was accused of making disturbances in the street. The ...

    Article : 179 words
  16. UNJUSTLY ACCUSED.

    Andrew Carnegie at a dinner in New-York talked about the Scotch dialect. "It's a hard lingo to understand” ...

    Article : 152 words
  17. FILLING IN A WORD.

    In the course of conversation it frequently happens that the man who is speaking to you hesitates a moment for a word. ...

    Article : 162 words
  18. GOOD “PINTSMEN.”

    At a certain junction on a Northern railway, two brakesmen were employed one night waggon-shunting. Feeling thirsty they took advantage ...

    Article : 112 words
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