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  2. SI WAS A SCHEMER. BUT HE MET HIS WATERLOO IN THE END. The Story of a Mean Man Who Beat the Storekeeper Out of Matches, but Got Tripped Up on a Pair of Boots.

    This is the traditional tale of a mean old cass who once lived in a neighboring town. It was written in the archives of the village that he "didn’t care no more ...

    Article : 803 words
  3. THE PASSING BELL.

    When our little day is ended, When the dusk and dark have blended, When the lights of time cease gleaming O’er these tents of earthly dreaming. ...

    Article : 70 words
  4. MYSTERY OF YELLOW FEVER CARRIED BY MOSQUITOES.

    At the Pan-American Medical Congress, which met recently at Havana, the board, which has been engaged in the investigation of yellow fever, consisting of Drs. Reed, ...

    Article : 243 words
  5. THE RIGHT HON EDMUND BARTON, M.P., P.C.

    It is cmincntly appropriate that the first Prime Minister of the Australian nation should be an Australian native. Born at Glebe, Sydney, on January 18, 1849, Mr. ...

    Article : 611 words
  6. DAYS OF BOTANY BAY.

    When transportation was a legal punishment, prisoners condemned to death for minor offenecs were frequently given their choice between exile and death. The ...

    Article : 239 words
  7. PUSS AND HER WHEEL.

    When pretty Puss came to visit us a couple of weeks age, she was just beginning to learn to ride a wheel. She looked stunning in her dark green ...

    Article : 547 words
  8. POSSUM TALKS

    "One Sunday mawnin seven or eight years ago I got up feelin sorter cantankerous," said the old possum hunter as I asked for a story. "The old ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,566 words
  9. SAGASTA AND SPAIN.

    Senor Sagasta, who is now figuring on the troubled scene in Spain, is one of the oldest statesmen in Europe (says "St. James' Gazette.") He has played an exciting part ...

    Article : 223 words
  10. LORD ROBERTS’ PORTRAIT.

    There is a stained glass window at Woolwich which is exciting a great deal of interest just now, because it contains a remarkable portrait of Lord Roberts. ...

    Article : 274 words
  11. A GHOST STORY.

    Rome has been for some time visited by a ghost—at least it is supposed to be a ghost, although no one can boast of having seen it. One day, near St. John Lateran, the tenants ...

    Article : 263 words
  12. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.

    It is bad enough to see an ill-tempered, heartless cabman, exasperated with the sullenncss of the brute he has to drive, using his whip savagely, mercilessly, to ...

    Article : 279 words
  13. PRIDE GOT A BAD FALL. It Was In the Nature of Things That Something Would Happen.

    He was an adjutant, resplendent in the golden plumage of his flock. He dripped „ gold. His straps glistened. and the stripes on his trousers were as pure as tho driven ...

    Article : 296 words
  14. Napoleon on Wellington.

    The Century quotes from Dr. O’Meara's unpublished "Talks With Napoleon" at St. Helena this judgment of the imprisoned emperor on the ...

    Article : 237 words
  15. MURDERED BY A PIN-PRICK.

    Russia has ever been a land of tragedies, and some of the most artistic crimes have been committed there. Not long back, accompanied by Prince and Princess Apnlinoff, ...

    Article : 656 words
  16. New Teeth for a Nonagenarian.

    The death has taken place at Radcliffe, of Mr. William Cabtree, a nonagenarian, who recently achieved no little notoriety by a somewhat remarkable circumstance which ...

    Article : 104 words
  17. THE FIRST INHABITANTS OF THE EARTH.

    They were not men that first peopled this world, Professor Grenville Cole explained to his audience at the London Institution, recently, but very lovely creatures, not ...

    Article : 360 words
  18. Kissing the King’s Cheek.

    William IV. objected strongly to being kissed by the Bishops, but he was obliged to submit to their salute. The homage in the Abbey is first done by the Bishops. The ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. He Surely Would.

    "Hi, follers! Wouldn’t Desrey t'row a fit ter see dis goin around wid his name on his hat?" ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 21 words
  20. The Helpful Man.

    The man who loses his head was in church the other day, and a girl near him had fainted. The church was very close, and he realized that the best ...

    Article : 312 words
  21. A Martyr.

    An Arkansas prisoner addressed the following note to a friend of his: "Dear Bill—I’m in trouble again. I shot the judge on the bench and general ...

    Article : 43 words
  22. Allowed to Vote.

    Election Inspector (severely)—Sir, have you ever read the constitution of the United States? Naturalized Citizen—No. Have you? ...

    Article : 25 words
  23. The Queen’s Last Signature.

    The Rev. Cosmo Lang, vicar of Portsea and one of her late Majesty’s chaplains, told a meeting at Leicester that one of the last acts of Queen Victoria was to sign a batch ...

    Article : 89 words
  24. Not Always the Same.

    "Year I’ve heard him spoken of sometimes, but I didn’t know he was the richest man in his ward." "I didn't say he was the richest. I said ...

    Article : 40 words
  25. At the Art Gallery.

    He—"Do you care for the old masters? She—No. I prefer the society of young people. These fussy old professors always want to talk about such ...

    Article : 35 words
  26. An III Timed Request.

    He Was staggering under a dress suit case, a large satchel and a bundle ot canes and umbrellas as he left the Grand Central station. ...

    Article : 77 words
  27. Highway Robbery.

    " G-g-g-give me your m-m-m-money, or I’ll sh-sh-shoot!" stuttered the highwayman, pointing a revolver at the head of his luckless victim before him. ...

    Article : 87 words
  28. Case of Monotony.

    Editor—Mr. Paragraph, I wish you wouldn’t write so many jokes about men who can’t pay their bills. They are funny enough in a way, but so many of ...

    Article : 57 words
  29. Getting On.

    "But do you think yon can ever teach George to shine in society?" "I have hopes, mother. I’ve got him to the point where he oan actually eat ...

    Article : 38 words
  30. Why He Wanted to Know.

    Effie’s Brother—Do you love my sister Effie? Effe’s Steady Company—Why, Willie, that is a queer question. Why do ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. Bachelors and Old Maids.

    An extraordinary bill for the encouragement, of marriage has just been introduced into the Pennsylvania Legislature. It provides that every male citizen of the State of ...

    Article : 108 words
  32. Doubted Him.

    He—Give me one kiss that I may cherish it forever. She—Is that all you can say in proof of your love—that if I kiss you you ...

    Article : 48 words
  33. A Protective Measure.

    Wallace—I didn’t know you rode a wheel. Perry—I don’t. "Then what are you wearing ...

    Article : 39 words
  34. A Fortune In Sight.

    "My folks have some family plate," said one small girl in a boastful tone. "Well," replied the other, "that isn’t anything. Our folks have some ...

    Article : 45 words
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