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  2. Family Notices

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    Family Notices : 807 words
  3. STRANGE STORIES.

    A case that bears a striking resemblance to the familiar problem the solution of which is inseparably bound up with King Solomon's lame ...

    Article : 389 words
  4. WIT AND HUMOR.

    Bride: Don't you think we can slip away unobserved? Bridegroom: Well, I know I can. "Does your wife ever conceal anything from you?" "I don't know; I never could find a ...

    Article : 918 words
  5. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    A very little thing may cause us to ask this, question. "Trifles fight as air," which would have no effect on a grown person, may exert a very mischievous influence upon an ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,096 words
  6. THE FATHER'S OFFER.

    If you will deal with the case summarily, sir, his father will send him to an island in the Pacific whence he cannot escape." ...

    Article : 285 words
  7. VIVISECTION SENSATION.

    From Toronto, on 24th August, the correspondent of the "Express" writes:—Something of a sensation was created in the section of physiology at the ...

    Article : 248 words
  8. MODERN PARENTS.

    The parents of to-day, dear Lady Betty (writes Marmaduke in the "Linkman," "London Truth") are what their children make them. The ...

    Article : 348 words
  9. A GRIM LOVE LETTER.

    Insurance companies will soon be justified in refusing life risks of Russian generals, if their extermination is to continue at the present rate. ...

    Article : 180 words
  10. PARISIAN SUNDAY.

    The correspondent of the "Express " wrote from Paris on the 15th August:—Parisians are in trouble, for the grea[?] question is in suspense whether the cafes ...

    Article : 278 words
  11. SUICIDE IN A STRAND BAR.

    A grim tragedy occurred on last Wednesday at the George Hotel, which faces the Law courts. A respectable-looking man, who was ...

    Article : 282 words
  12. DYING PEARLS.

    In the Louvre Museum in Paris, a pearl necklace lies dying. It is an historical ornament, the last owner of which was Madame Thiers, and its ...

    Article : 221 words
  13. EARTHQUAKE IN ENGLAND.

    Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt in Derbyshire early yesterday 24th August), and caused considerable alarm throughout a wide ...

    Article : 399 words
  14. LADY CAMPBELL-BANNERMAN.

    There was something almost oppressive in the stillness at Belmont Castle and at Meigle yesterday (5th September), where the funeral of Lady ...

    Article : 305 words
  15. PARIS TRAIN COLLISION.

    An alarming railway accident (writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Mail" on 6th September) occurred this afternoon ...

    Article : 247 words
  16. IDLE SOLDIERS.

    In the August number of "Broad views," Mr J. W. Petavel, late captain in the Royal Engineers, broaches a proposal that would, if we were wise, lead ...

    Article : 409 words
  17. HIGH TIME.

    "I trust your honor will excuse me this time," said an habitual drunkard at the police court; "it is my misfortune—I am a child of genius." ...

    Article : 55 words
  18. WANTED, A TRAMP.

    "The burgomaster of Windisch-Kamnitz, Bohemia, requests information concerning the whereabouts of Johann Loebel. The latter will hear ...

    Article : 133 words
  19. HIS BEST BARGAIN.

    "George," said his wife, looking with crushing scorn at the gaudy rug he had bought at a special sale, "I wonder if ever in your life you knew a good bargain when you saw it?" ...

    Article : 101 words
  20. HOMELY FARE.

    Pigeon Soup.—Required: A pigeon, three pints of stock, one ounce of butter, one onion, half an ounce of browned flour, one glass of port wine, nutmeg and salt. ...

    Article : 759 words
  21. AN ACTIVE OLD SALT.

    An old sailor struck inland, thinking he would like to try work in the country. He approached a farmer for a meal one day, saying he was willing to work, but that he knew ...

    Article : 169 words
  22. A MULTI-FRUCTUOUS TREE.

    According to the "American Fruit Nut Journal," a tree bearing 28 distinct varieties of fruit and nuts is growing on the farm of Mr Thomas ...

    Article : 115 words
  23. MR ANDREW LANG'S DREAM.

    A splendid novel, or play, was given to me by my Brownies four or five days ago—but the story could only be done justice to in French, and by M. Paul ...

    Article : 121 words
  24. WHITED SEPULCHRE.

    Much has been done in the last decade to impress the foreigner with the belief that an ardent spirit of reform is animating Chinn, and that the Middle ...

    Article : 63 words
  25. WEALTH IN WATER.

    A hard-headed old Scot had grown rich in the whisky trade. After he had grown rich the old man built himself a fine house—a mansion on a hill, ...

    Article : 89 words
  26. STRANGE HIDING PLACE.

    The "Leipzig Tageblatt's" Berlin correspondent, in a biography of a recently deceased professor who had a lifetime connection with the Berlin ...

    Article : 177 words
  27. Advertising

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