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  2. BRITAIN'S FOES.

    When Britain is compelled to go In war against a stubborn foe, The watching nations palpitate With malice and undying hate. ...

    Article : 145 words
  3. THE LAND.

    Mr. E. Gosgrove, of Edin Derry, Ganmain, writing of his experiences in wheat growing, says: Deep ploughing and thorough cultivation are invariably attended ...

    Article : 692 words
  4. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A German Jew, who keeps a pawnbroker's shop in Sydney, is blessed with one daughter, who now and then keeps shop while her father attends sales on ...

    Article : 197 words
  5. NEWS IN BRIEF.

    Kruger speaks no English. Fully 100,000 inhabitants of London are night workers. In the matter of brains quantity is no ...

    Article : 576 words
  6. THE FATAL LILIES, OR The Lady of Larchton Mere.

    Six weeks had passed since the trial ended, and already it was almost forgotten. It had been a nine days' wonder; but other wonders had ...

    Article : 2,978 words
  7. SIR REDVERS BULLER.

    The years 1877, 1878, and 1879 were dark times for the colonists on the borders of Cape Colony and Natal. The Kaffirs—strong, stealthy, and horribly cruel—had raided, ...

    Article : 681 words
  8. From the Transvaal.

    A correspondent tells an amusing story of a Boer farmer. He was told by an Englishman that the English Government were sending an Army Corps to the ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. The Judge Was Satisfied.

    Some time ago a witness in a Scotch court was asked the following questions by the judge: 'Do 'you belong to this parish?' ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. A Printer's Error.

    An editor was asked by two subscribers respectively" (1) "Which was the best way to get twins safely through the trouble of teething?" and (2)." How to ...

    Article : 134 words
  11. TRANSVAAL AFFAIRS.

    In 1871-2 the revenue of the Transvaal was £40,988, and the expenditure £35,714. In 1885, the year previous to the discovery of the Rand, the revenue was £177,876, and ...

    Article : 167 words
  12. TOMMY ARGUES THE CASE.

    'I don't see what's the use of being vaccinated again,' said Tommy, baring his arm reluctantly for the doctor. ...

    Article : 839 words
  13. The Rival Singers.

    Two conceited amateurs, proud of their vocal abilities, having laid a wager between them which could sing the best, referred it to the decision of a friend. ...

    Article : 126 words
  14. SCIENTIFIC WARFARE.

    Scientific discovery and invention have done much in recent years to modify and develop the conditions of modern warfare. Chemistry has given us cordite and Lyddite ...

    Article : 425 words
  15. LIQUID AIR CREMATORY.

    The first liquid air crematory in the world will soon be built in a cemetery just outside New York, U.S.A. It is proposed to re-volutionise the present method of ...

    Article : 162 words
  16. The Greatest Bore.

    'Now, my dear fellow, go away. I have no time to—'But can you tell me—persisted the bore. ...

    Article : 99 words
  17. WHAT SPIES HAVE TO DO.

    Every country employs spies, and to be captured in war times means to the spy the close of all his engagements. Death is invariably the penalty exacted. The spy ...

    Article : 256 words
  18. No Room For It.

    It was in the first fighting near Mafeking. The Boer shells were just getting the range. A big Irishman, who stands over six feet two in his boots, heard one ...

    Article : 82 words
  19. Private Opinion.

    First Private: 'No fear! we ain't a going to fight the Boers up in them bloomin' hills this time; we're agoin' to surround em and starve 'em out:' ...

    Article : 67 words
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