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  2. A Palpable Hit.

    In a certain small town the members of the various religious sects were very tolerant toward each other. The clergymen in particular were very friendly. On the occasion ...

    Article : 118 words
  3. A Poor Alarm.

    Fenderson, who recently purchased an alarm clock, says the thing is a confounded humbug. "I set the alarm," he explained, ed, " before going to bed, after taking the ...

    Article : 64 words
  4. Odds and Ends.

    An old negro with an air of utter dejection aat on a bench in front of a cabin. Some one seeing that he must be miserable stopped and said:—"You do not seem to be enjoying ...

    Article : 240 words
  5. A Story of the War.

    Vanity Fair tells the following curious story:—"A" was a young man in a horse regiment who fell in love with "B," the daughter of an opulent merchant with a ...

    Article : 225 words
  6. Mr. Dunder Buys Cider.

    "Maybe you like to hear some leedle incidents?" said Mr. Dunder, as he softly tiptoed into the Woodbridge-street station yesterday. ...

    Article : 392 words
  7. The Indian Question.

    A tall and commanding-looking Indian from the Canada side, haying a big back load of door-mats on his back, was tramping up Randolph street yesterday when a man in a ...

    Article : 365 words
  8. A Return Thrust.

    It is related of the Princess Metternich that at a great reception in Vienna she accidentally dropped from her mouth a false tooth, and did not hesitate to make her loss known ...

    Article : 188 words
  9. Lord Norbury's Hospitality.

    Norbury, at one time Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland, was more noted for giving invitations than for hospitality. His invitations were always to ...

    Article : 155 words
  10. The Mother's Interpretation.

    There is a place in Lincoln County, not far from Augusta, which contains more eccentricities than any other town in Maine. It was here that I ran across a coffin maker, who ...

    Article : 166 words
  11. Some Big Rentals.

    A retarn prepared by the "Land Agents Record" shows that there are 75 members of the new House of Commons who own more than 3,000 aores of land with a rental value ...

    Article : 138 words
  12. A Moving Illustration.

    An old negro asked a State official for fifty cents, "Go on away," said the official, "I gave you fifty cents some time ago." "Cap 'n," said the negro, "yer puts me in mine o' de ...

    Article : 231 words
  13. Wit and Humour.

    Bracelets of old coins are now very fashionable; but the attempt to beat a pair of handcuffs, for real durability, will always be a failure. ...

    Article : 1,533 words
  14. Had Never "Passed" Dividend.

    "They tell me your company hez passed a dividend lately." The official fairly beamed on his interlocutor as he replied; ...

    Article : 53 words
  15. The Weird Bird of the South Atlantic.

    As the craft bowls along in the South Atlantic a new world seems to open on the voyager. The constellation of the Southern Cross has scarcely become familiar to him ...

    Article : 421 words
  16. New York English.

    Algy—"Arry, me boy, what's o'clock?" Harry—"I've left me watch hat 'ome, old chappie. [To Chicago boot-black.] What's o'clock?" ...

    Article : 53 words
  17. Neglected Duty.

    The body of a man who had drowned himself was taken from the water by a policeman. "Does anybody know anything abont this ...

    Article : 65 words
  18. How A Woman Washes Her Face.

    A woman was in disguise and was fleeing from some crime she had committed. She was travelling in a stage coach, and stopped at a country inn. The travellers alighted, and ...

    Article : 126 words
  19. Not Used to It.

    A welf-known real estate dealer of Detroit has for several years driven a slab-sided old horse before one of the worst looking buggies on wheels. The harness is never greased, the ...

    Article : 356 words
  20. From Chicago, of Course.

    First passenger (in railroad office)—"Yon are from Chicago, I see?" Second passenger (with pride)—"Yes, sir." First passenger—"Commercial traveller, I ...

    Article : 83 words
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