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  2. TUBBING THE ELEPHANT.

    A toilet that costs £100 ! It sounds impossible to ordinary mortals; but, of course, an elephant is no ordinary mortal, and every one of his ...

    Article : 208 words
  3. FRUIT AS FOOD.

    An English doctor expresses the opinion that Englishmen could live in better health, and with greater freedom from disease upon fruits and ...

    Article : 474 words
  4. THE AWFUL PENALTY WE PAY FOR GETTING ANGRY.

    There are at least two men on this earth who know better than to get angry. One is Prof. Lange, of the University of Copenhagen the other ...

    Article : 1,038 words
  5. LONDON SOCIETY AND SOCIETY JOURNALISM.

    Three men-- Labouchere. Edmund Yates, and Grenville Murray-- were the real originators of the form of newspaper enterprise known as ...

    Article : 572 words
  6. SOME HENRY LABOUCHERE STORIES.

    There are many stories told about Mr. Labouchere, and a number of them have been printed again now that he has passed away. Here is ...

    Article : 701 words
  7. MACHINE FOR DEALING CARDS.

    Two machines for dealing cards have been invented in France. One of these devices, which is extremely simple, is represented in figures 1, 2, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 298 words
  8. THE FARM.

    How long and often a cow chews her cud, that is, the duration and frequency of the performance of the act of rumination, necessarily ...

    Article : 666 words
  9. THE DAIRY.

    A most interesting development is taking place in the Wanganui district in connection with the dairy industry. It is nothing less than ...

    Article : 1,049 words
  10. MARK TWAIN.

    Mark Twain went up the Mississippi just as the Confederate War was declared as a passenger on a steamer named the Uncle Sam. Zeb ...

    Article : 270 words
  11. SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN'S MISTAKE.

    Unless it was pointed out to you, it is not likely that you would notice a fault in one of the most beautiful songs written by Sir ...

    Article : 161 words
  12. PAT'S ANSWER.

    Pat, the faithful water-carrier of the village, was one day standing on the river hank when he was addressed by a man noted for his ...

    Article : 113 words
  13. A SYMPATHETIC JURY.

    The following story of the late Lord Brampton, better known as Sir Henry Hawkins, is a good instance of the power of sympathy on a jury. ...

    Article : 323 words
  14. THE DUKE OF FIFE.

    The Duke of Fife has been described as the only man ever known to have changed his rank while he ate his breakfast. ...

    Article : 291 words
  15. BLOWN BY BILLY.

    The policemen were going out on duty, and X 0239 was trying hard to explain to the inspector what had become of his whistle. ...

    Article : 141 words
  16. A THOUGHTFUL BOY.

    A small boy was sent to the local chemists' to purchase a bottle. "How much are medicine-bottles, please ?" he asked. ...

    Article : 66 words
  17. PIGS AND PUMPKINS.

    Pigs like pumpkins. Best results were obtained at Hawkesbury College through feeding pumpkins uncooked. Seeds of pumpkins ...

    Article : 224 words
  18. A SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING

    Captain Jinks was giving a party, and had arranged a nice little toast list in deference to the presence of Major Claquer, an able after-din- ...

    Article : 224 words
  19. 'ARRY GOT " CRABBY."

    'Arry and 'Arriet were down at Southend on their honeymoon. The former meant to do the thing proper. ...

    Article : 211 words
  20. THAT TIRED FEELING.

    It was a hot summer's day. 'Ungry 'Orace and Tired Bertie were reposing at full length in a field, thinking of the pensions a grateful ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. COULD AFFORD TO BE CALM.

    "Put yourself in my place, young man. Would you want your only daughter to marry a penniless youth?" ...

    Article : 143 words
  22. AS ORDERED.

    A country tailor recently found himself in an awkward fix. He wanted to order two flat- irons of the type known as "tailor's goose," but ...

    Article : 149 words
  23. A SWINDLE.

    The widower had married again, and his choice was a wealthy lady ' about 50 years of age. When the bride and bridegroom returned home ...

    Article : 94 words
  24. HAUGHTY!

    A man travelling on a Scotch express one day left his seat. In the dining car just after he had ordered his luncheon, his purpose being to ...

    Article : 124 words
  25. THE "WRONG " PLACE.

    A man once went to visit a friend, who was an inmate of a lunatic asylum. After a prolonged chat, the ...

    Article : 87 words
  26. ONLY JUST STARTED.

    Old Lady : "I want you to take hack that parrot you sold me. I find that it swears very badly." Bird Dealer : "Well, madam, it's a ...

    Article : 85 words
  27. MEMORY.

    Bliss in possession will not last; Remembered joys are never past. At once the fountain, stream and sea, They were, they were, they yet shall ...

    Article : 30 words
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