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  2. BLUFFING A GENDARME.

    Twenty years ago," says a traveller, "I was stranded in Buda-Pesth. and determined to tramp to Vien[?]a in the hope of being able to get work ...

    Article : 246 words
  3. WHEN PAUL, THE APOSTLE, WAS SHIPWRECKED.

    On one of his visits to his village home, Admiral Gainsborough attended the parish church. The lesson was, from that portion of Scripture that ...

    Article : 134 words
  4. VALUE OF FATTY FOODS.

    A great many people discard all fat from their diet. If there is the least bit of fat with the meat they are very careful to trim off the fat ...

    Article : 493 words
  5. VERSES FOR RECITATION.

    He took the bottle up to bed, Drank whisky hot each night, Drank cocktails in the morning, But never could get tight. ...

    Article : 316 words
  6. STEALING A STEAMSHIP.

    The adventures of a French bank clerk who fled from France in a hired steam yacht, the world-wide hue-andcry resulting, and his capture on ...

    Article : 2,413 words
  7. A STORY FROM INDIA.

    As an elephant driver was passing through a bazaar in a large town in india, a friend of his whom he met, gave him a cocoanut. Not knowing ...

    Article : 125 words
  8. A DEFAULTING BANK CASHIER.

    Bank robbery stories are ever interesting, and one occurs to me (says the writer of "Pelican Club Tales") in which the astuteness of a solicitor ...

    Article : 477 words
  9. AT THE DENTIST'S.

    Do you give gas here? asked a wild-looking man who rushed into a dentist’s. "We do," replied the dentist. ...

    Article : 244 words
  10. THE COST OF ASSASSINATION.

    How do the Russian terrorists proceed in the execution of their designs. It has been assumed that the members of the organisation who are ...

    Article : 581 words
  11. A MOTOR-CAR FOR £40.

    In fifteen years from now Edison prophesies that the horse will be a curiosity. The modern Wizard of Orange has, we are assured by the ...

    Article : 580 words
  12. TROUBLES OF A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER.

    A commercial traveller, who is noted for his perseverance, once called on a merchant and sent in his card, requesting an interview. ...

    Article : 155 words
  13. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    A sovereign weighs, roughly, half as much again as a shilling. All kittens are deaf during their first few days of life. ...

    Article : 480 words
  14. A CYCLIST'S ADVENTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

    One of the numerous lions which have been prowling about the district lately (says the "Gwelo Times") made a daring but unsuccessful ...

    Article : 292 words
  15. A PIT SHAFT COMEDY.

    The following story was told by the manager of a large colliery in North Staffordshire. It was given as an absolute fact, and took place when ...

    Article : 272 words
  16. HER FAVOURITE.

    The other Sunday evening, when church service was over, a young curate started on the journey home, accompanied by two young ladies of ...

    Article : 166 words
  17. A GOOD BID.

    The auction-room was crowded, and the collection of furniture, art, and bric-a-brac being unusually choice the bidding had been very spirited. ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. ME MUCH TICKLE.

    First little Jap: "Hello, where you go, Shinpoo?" Second little Jap: "Go home. Me no can go school any more. Teacher ...

    Article : 109 words
  19. IN ANOTHER PLACE.

    A certain bishop was suffering from a severe illness, and all visitors were refused admittance to him, when one day his solicitor called. The bishop ...

    Article : 127 words
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