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  2. GENERAL ITEMS. Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington.

    Major-General Sir Frederick Carrington, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., who has been appointed to a command in South Africa, has very extensive knowledge of ...

    Article : 90 words
  3. THE LAND.

    It is a good plan for those intending to plant out fruit-trees in freshly cleared, imperfectly prepared land, especially where the soil is a bit heavy, to get the ...

    Article : 419 words
  4. A PRECIOUS VlLLAIN. CHAPTER IX.

    Brought back to Sydney, Kuatchbull and his companions created a great sensation. The mystery of the disappearance of the captain and crew of ...

    Article : 2,118 words
  5. A CENTURY FROM NOW

    If you and I should wake from sleep A century from now, Back to the grave we’d want to creep, ...

    Article : 185 words
  6. HUMOROUS COLUMN. Pat Knew His Business.

    A gentleman in want of a coachman had an Irishman apply for the situation, when the following conversation took place between them: ...

    Article : 185 words
  7. The Lyddite Shell.

    The Lyddite shell is to some extent less barbarous than shrapnel exploded by powder, for, though widespre: d, its death-dealing efforts are due more to ...

    Article : 74 words
  8. The Biggest Egg in the World.

    The biggest egg in the world is now in London. It was found buried in sand in Madagascar by natives. This egg, known to naturalists as the Epyornis ...

    Article : 104 words
  9. Prepared.

    Her little brother was entertaining in the front room the young man who had just called. ‘ Look here,’ he said, suddenly; ‘ are ...

    Article : 153 words
  10. The Influenza Epidemic.

    The Paris correspondent of the Morning Post” says that the the conversation in the lobby of the Chamber of Deputies the other day was on the subject of the wonderful ...

    Article : 290 words
  11. Five Hundred Dollars Damages Against a Steamboat Company.

    A girl residing in a Lake Michigan town has recovered five hundred dollars damages from a steamboat company for naming a boat after her without asking ...

    Article : 83 words
  12. Why He Married.

    During the cold weather last winter, an Irishman applied for a ticket for the church soup kitchen, and the minister was surprised to recognise in him a man ...

    Article : 136 words
  13. Fleas and Plague.

    Some time ago Dr. P. L. Simond published a paper in which he argued that the infection of plague, as conveyed from rat to rat and from the rat to man, was ...

    Article : 176 words
  14. Baked in a Loaf of Bread.

    There is a Bible in America which was once baked in a loaf of bread. During one of the persecutions in Bohemia an edict was passed that every Bible in the ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. Cause of Near-Sightedness.

    One of the chief causes of nearsighteduess in schools is the disproportion between seats and desks. This causes the youthful writers to hold their ...

    Article : 84 words
  16. At a Tea-Party.

    At a party an ‘ extra' maid was engaged by the hostess to assist the regular one in passing round the tea and cake. The ‘ extra hand,’ to whom this ...

    Article : 106 words
  17. Napoleon’s View on Love.

    Ambition and pride were so clearly the dominating traits of the great Napoleon's character that it is not surprising to discover that his ideas regarding love were, even in ...

    Article : 286 words
  18. A New Pistol Sabre.

    A pistol sabre is a new form of weapon now engaging the attention of the French War Department. It has a firearm in the hilt, and when the sword ...

    Article : 96 words
  19. The Secret of Long Life.

    Professor Metchnikoff, whose studies of cell life have placed him in the front rank of biologists, announces that he has been at work for more than a year upon ...

    Article : 142 words
  20. Not To Be Beaten.

    Two men—an American and an Italian —were one day inspecting Mount Veruvius during an eruption. ‘ Now,’ said the Italian, with a glow ...

    Article : 88 words
  21. An African Chief's Umbrella.

    An African chief's umbrella is of greater importance than many people suppose. Apart from its enormous size, its loss in battle more than equals the ...

    Article : 58 words
  22. Order of the Bath.

    Some time ago, in a Dublin Theatre, a comedian who was attired in a very ragged and extremely dirty looking get-up, among other things lamented the ...

    Article : 92 words
  23. "God's Chosen People."

    The fighting Boers have long believed that they are God’s chosen people. In the record of their own wanderings they read anew the traditions of Israel. ...

    Article : 117 words
  24. Electric Insects.

    Electric insects have been reported. A noted hunter makes tlie statement that upon taking up a large caterpillar in the forests of South America, he ...

    Article : 46 words
  25. A Ghastly Story.

    The ghastliest story which the war has yet brought forth is that which tells us that at Spion Kop one of the Lancaster men, while in the act of firing in a prone position, ...

    Article : 211 words
  26. At Church Parade.

    At a recent church parade of a Volunteer Corps, one of the members, who really wished to be exempted from attendance, was observed to be standing ...

    Article : 92 words
  27. A Point of Etiquette.

    Miss Maison: ‘ Excuse my ignorance, but ought I to call you Mr. Squills or Dr. Squills?’ The Doctor (irascibly): ‘Oh, call me ...

    Article : 55 words
  28. CHAPTER X.

    Kuatchbull's evil reputation was now at its height. There were none among the rascals of the penal colony of New South Wales who had earned such a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,320 words
  29. Caution About Foreign Stamps.

    A most alarming statement which will affect stamp collectors has been made on the authority of the “Medical Press and Circular.’’ A man was employed in ...

    Article : 123 words
  30. At the Theatre.

    Dick: "Ave yer 'card about Sairey Bernhardt taking the part of ’Amlet?' Bill (whose knowledge of Shakespeare is limited):' Well, I don’t blame 'er if ...

    Article : 36 words
  31. A Smart Retort.

    As one of the Dover Volunteers was passing along, rifle in hand, he was accosted by a precocious urchin, who called out, “ Who shot the dog?’ which ...

    Article : 79 words
  32. Why He Never Married.

    ‘The reason I have never married,' remarked the bachelor, ‘is because all married friends advise me to.' ‘I should think you would, then,' ...

    Article : 70 words
  33. General Snyman.

    When Cronje gave up the attempt to take Mafeking, and set off to assist in checking the advance of General Methuen, he left General Snyman in command, with ...

    Article : 120 words
  34. Value of Iron.

    A bar of iron may not be of great value in itself, but when worked up into various articles of general utility it may truly be said to be worth its weight in ...

    Article : 97 words
  35. Big Feet.

    It was at Aldershot Camp, and the drill instructor’s face had gone scarlet with rage. He was attacking a raw Irish recruit. ...

    Article : 79 words
  36. The Parson Knew His Business.

    Jones: ' That new preacher knows his business.' Mrs. Jones: ‘ What makes you think so?’ ...

    Article : 39 words
  37. Lovers Wonder.

    Lovers wonder, they confess, Why loneliness makes people sigh, Their time of greatest happiness Is when there is nobody nigh. ...

    Article : 22 words
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