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  2. GENERAL ITEMS.

    A looking-glass was originally called a seeing-glass. The first regular standing army was that of Egypt about 1900 B.C. ...

    Article : 951 words
  3. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    ‘Madam,’ he began as the fron door opened, ‘I am selling a new book on ‘Etiquette and Deportment.'” ‘ Oh, are you,’ she responded. ‘Go ...

    Article : 224 words
  4. HOW IT FEELS TO BE IN A TRANCE.

    The sensations of a seemingly dead person, while confined in a coffin, are mentioned in the following case of trance: ...

    Article : 405 words
  5. WHY “RIDE TO A FALL?”

    You’re a foolish old fellow, [?]om Paul ; Why strive yon to build up a wall Twist Outlander and Dutch ? Shure, of sense you’ve not much, ...

    Article : 66 words
  6. THE WIZARD OF WHITE CLIFFS.

    At the cottage matters had almost resumed their ordinary routine. The patient did not get well so rapidly as might have been expected, and that ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 2,426 words
  7. Dr. Leyds, the Transvaal Representative.

    One of the most interesting personalities alive at the present moment without doubt is Dr. Willen Johannes Leyds, who is the prime representative ...

    Article : 631 words
  8. In the Days that were Gone.

    Husband (looking up from his paper) ; ‘What asses men make of themselves [?] Wife : ‘What is the matter now, dear?’ ...

    Article : 225 words
  9. Pretty Girls & Plain Girls.

    Pretty girls are not entirely to be envied. They may be much admired, and all that, but there is always a prejudice against them. ...

    Article : 285 words
  10. Mick’s Advice.

    Two Irishmen—Pat and Mick—were comrades ; but they had to part. Pat sailed to Australia, and in due course got married, and after a few ...

    Article : 134 words
  11. In Instalments.

    A good actor, but an extremely stout one, was playing a part in a melodrama, with a junior, who, at a critical moment, was to dash, in and carry him off the ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. Why is a Ship Called She ?

    In these days of rapid and extensive .shipbuilding, it is so often difficult, in naming a vessel, to hit upon a word that has not been used before. The names ...

    Article : 221 words
  13. How He Could Help.

    A clergyman visited a prison some time ago, and going to a sulky’s prisoner, said: ‘ Is there anything I can do for you?’ ...

    Article : 88 words
  14. A Pretty Story.

    It was in the year 1837 that a young girl was seated at a window to watch the great event of the Proclamation of Queen Victoria’s accession to the throne ...

    Article : 325 words
  15. Straight from the Shoulder.

    My opinion of Paul Kruger is: He’s a snarling, crusty, sullen, testy, cross, froward, gruff, moody, crabbed, snappish, tart, splenetic, surly, brutish, ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. Dear Old Soul.

    A well-known bishop, suffering from impaired vision, was recently holding a levee, and one by one his guests were being ushered into his reception-room. ...

    Article : 123 words
  17. Good at Measurement.

    An Englishman and an Irishman met one day, and the former, wishing to have some fun with Pat, asked him if he was good at measurement. ...

    Article : 62 words
  18. Knew Where They Were.

    Teacher: ‘Johnny, does your mother know that the buttons are off your coat ?’ Johnny : “Yes, mum; and she knows ...

    Article : 70 words
  19. A High Liver.

    The doctor looked at his patient. “Then you are dyspeptic,’ he said. Then he put his ear near to the ...

    Article : 46 words
  20. Will Discover Shortly.

    Paul Kruger has never been able to solve the old riddle : “What happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable body ?” ...

    Article : 26 words
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