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  2. GENERAL NEWS.

    A fly has over 16,000 eyes. The average height of an elephant is nine feet. The largest savings-bank in the United ...

    Article : 562 words
  3. [?] NARRATIVES OF THE BUSHRANGIM TIMES

    ‘Now comes the strange part of the narrative,’ continued Solomon. ‘ Three of them stated that almost immediately the report of the shot resounded they ...

    Article : 2,910 words
  4. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A couple of sailors, returned from a long voyage, strolled into the bar-parlor of a public-house near Circular Quay. Above the rumble of the traffic in the ...

    Article : 229 words
  5. THE SENTRY.

    While gazing on the gloomy heav’ns above, Alone and in the still watch of the night, ...

    Article : 183 words
  6. Illustrating the items.

    When a man has a natural propensity for talking in his sleep it is not always a very pleasant situation for his friend who occupies half the same bed. I once ...

    Article : 185 words
  7. OMETHING ABOUT MARS AND THE MARTIANS.

    Earth is the third planet from the in, and then comes Mars, 35,000,000 niles from us, about which there is so nuch speculation and discussion. It is ...

    Article : 1,309 words
  8. That Small Boy Again.

    About the time of the autumn sales we opened a new stationer's shop, and sent the news broadcast that we would give the first customer a valuable present on ...

    Article : 135 words
  9. Ivory that Grows on Trees.

    It is a mistake to suppose that all ivory comes from the tusks of the elephant and other animals; as a matter of fact, the greater part of it comes from ...

    Article : 163 words
  10. The Lady Was Satisfied.

    Travelling on a Welsh railway that zigzagged up steep hillsides and wriggled about among precipices, an old lady asked the guard if there waB any fear of ...

    Article : 107 words
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    ‘Mary, I saw the baker kiss you this morning,' said the mistress of the house to her servant. ‘I think I shall go down and take the bread in myself in ...

    Article : 411 words
  12. A Tree Full of Poison.

    Most people Have at least heard the story of the deadly upas tree of Java, of which it was at one time said that to merely approach it was certain death. ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. A Mining Story.

    A young man returned home a few days ago from a trip to Johannesburg for his health, and, in narrating hia ad ventures, he told about buying a silver ...

    Article : 122 words
  14. False Teeth Become Natural.

    A well-known scientist claims to have solved the problem of supplying the human mouth with false teeth which will grow into the gums as firmly as ...

    Article : 136 words
  15. The Sentinel.

    A native, during the disturbance on I the Transvaal, was questioned as to his knowledge of his duties: ‘You know your duties here, do you, ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. An Earl in the Pill Trade.

    A good story ib being told about the late Lord Beauchamp (pronounced Beecham). A neighbour of his once brought a house-party to lunch at ...

    Article : 81 words
  17. Aristocratic Drivers.

    Among the coachmen of Berlin are seven retired army officers, three lawyers, and sixteen nobles. London even beats this, for her ...

    Article : 76 words
  18. The Advanced Girl.

    Of all the women new I’ll swear The newest one was Kate; For she would sit and by the hour Of woman suffrage prate. ...

    Article : 49 words
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    No Longer Coot.—She: 'Is papa still cool towards you?’ He:‘No.' She: ‘ What caused the change?’ ...

    Article : 43 words
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