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  2. A DEMOCRATIC ROYALTY.

    A short time ago, in one of the public gardens in Vienna, a seamstress found herself sitting beside a quiet, plainly-dressed woman who was ...

    Article : 254 words
  3. AN ANGLER’S YARN.

    "I was fishing for trout, and a farmer offered to show me the way, and gave me some hints. He pointed out the best pool to begin on; ...

    Article : 197 words
  4. OTHER LANDS.

    Palaces are proverbially uncomfortable places in which to live, but for dismal surroundings it would be hard to beat the St. Petersburg ...

    Article : 1,117 words
  5. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES.

    Many persons may be surprised to learn that Nature practises deception; but she does deliberately, and in a thousand different ways. ...

    Article : 867 words
  6. OPIUM IN CHINA.

    Mr. Samuel Merwin, in the latest number of the "St. Goorge's Review," has an article with the above title, which gives some idea of the ...

    Article : 513 words
  7. IN MEDIAEVAL GERMANY.

    There are few secret, societies in history which evoked such general feelings of wholesome dread as did the various Vehmgerichts of old ...

    Article : 1,485 words
  8. RUN OUT.

    Just as every cricketer has his own special demeanour after dropping a catch, so has he his own special way of being run out. In ...

    Article : 199 words
  9. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    An oyster is not fit to eat till lour years old. A camel can carry twice the burden of an ox, or 4001b. ...

    Article : 740 words
  10. PASSING OF THE FLORIDA ALLIGATOR.

    The alligator has always been the picturesque and popular feature of the peninsula of Florida, and has done more than anything else to ...

    Article : 548 words
  11. GOOD BURGLAR ALARM.

    At the top of the stairway in the Grigson dwelling there was a board that emitted a loud creak whenever anybody stepped on it. Mr. ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. NEW GARDEN WONDER.

    Among the new plants exhibited at the New York flower show this week were a number of nasturtiums boaring flowers with shades which ...

    Article : 537 words
  13. HE WOULDN’T GIVE UP.

    An old farmer, feeling unwell, consulted his doctor, who prescribed for, him, along with other things, "one ounce of whisky daily." Failing, ...

    Article : 475 words
  14. WORLD’S HIGHEST RESTAURANTS.

    What is probably the highest restaurant in the world has been opened at the Eismeer station of the Jungfran railway in Switzerland. It ...

    Article : 248 words
  15. AN ANECDOTE.

    One evening my mother thought she would try her luck at the tables, and, after staking several Sir. pieces, which she lost, happened to put one ...

    Article : 262 words
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