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  2. THE POULTRY YARD

    Many may not be aware of the fact that the breeds of poultry are divided up into families after the same style as cattle, etc. For instance, the Dorking and the other table breeds ...

    Article : 504 words
  3. WIT AND HUMOUR

    "Yes, it's a hard world," sighed the balloonist, as he struck the exhibition grounds with a sickening thud. Young Lady: "How much ?" ...

    Article : 1,960 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    May many a bright path lee before you, And many a blue sky spread above; May peace around ad sunshine o'er you, More closely draw the bonds of love. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 173 words
  5. POPULAR SCIENCE

    The halt and the maimed have unconsciously afforded still another use for aluminium. This time the new application appeals most strongly. to ...

    Article : 1,853 words
  6. GENERAL BRIEFS.

    Prussia has 172 copper mines. Germany has 93 cavalry regiments. Suicide is much more common among soldiers than among civilians. ...

    Article : 1,358 words
  7. What Makes Women Successful ?

    There is nothing that carries a woman so far toward the goal of social success as tact. She may not possess those qualities necessary for leadership, but she will have no difficulty in ...

    Article : 313 words
  8. Poultry Yard Scratchings.

    Watch the export trade in poultry. Never allow vermin in the roosting-houses. Rise in the morning and feed your poultry early. ...

    Article : 310 words
  9. Humorous Catches.

    The conclusion we have come to after our examination of the postcards sent in in our "Catch" question competition is that enemies of the human ...

    Article : 88 words
  10. Wanted the News.

    A New Yorker who has just arrived at this port after a short European tour walked down the gangplank from the steamship to the pier, where he was ...

    Article : 527 words
  11. A NATURAL HISTORY PROBLEM.

    First Natural History Student: "Very wonderful, these things with a hundred legs, and all that ! Wonder how they manage to control so many members?" ...

    Article : 78 words
  12. Was the Doctor a Woman ?

    A French journal, "LeTemps" makes itself responsible for the following curious story :—About twenty years ago there lived an army surgeon named Malclod. As an ...

    Article : 181 words
  13. Q.E.D.

    Snobbus, (meeting Jaggers) : "Queer thing those Persian cats with three tails." Jaggers (incredulously) :" H'm." ...

    Article : 83 words
  14. Ladies' Gossip.

    The Princess of Wales has accepted from Mr Haddon Chambers a copy of "John a Dreams," to possess which Her Royal Highness expressed a desire ...

    Article : 973 words
  15. YOU'RE NAUTICAL ARE YOU ? WELL, TRY THIS.

    Why is the first chicken of, a brood like the mainmast of a ship ? Because it's a little ahead of the main hatch ! ...

    Article : 31 words
  16. About Dogs.

    There are not a few cases on record where a dog has been called as a witness in cases of disputed ownership, and another one has just occurred. An English soldier and a civilian ...

    Article : 884 words
  17. Useful Hints.

    Grafting Wax.—Melt together 41b of resin and 21b of beeswax over a slow fire ; when quite fluid, add a pint of linseed oil. Pour in some water (not ...

    Article : 791 words
  18. ARE YOU GOOD AT GENEALOGIES?

    A lady met a gentleman in the street. The gentleman said: '"I think I know you." The lady said he ought to for his ...

    Article : 46 words
  19. THE FINGERS GLADSTONE LACKS.

    "I say, old chap," said a friend of mine at business one morning, "do you know Gladstone can't use these two fingers?" (holding up two). ...

    Article : 52 words
  20. WHY IT IS FORBIDDEN.

    Much has been said on the subject of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill, but may a man marry his widow's niece ? You may study the tables of affinity ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. THE GREAT EVENT.

    Smith (meeting Jones) : "Hallo ! Jones, when is that big affair which you have been so wrapped up in all the winter coming off ?" ...

    Article : 57 words
  22. HORRIBLE!

    Let me warn your readers against a genial idiot whose method of imposing upon people is by means of the following question : ...

    Article : 57 words
  23. Queen Victoria.

    Mr Bennett-Burleigh has been interviewing the Queen of Madagas[?]ar, of whose sentiments regarding the action of the French he gives a full account in the "Daily ...

    Article : 299 words
  24. BY THAT BRUTE OF A HUSBAND.

    THIS is a sad thing 'I' have heard about the infant son of the Duke of York. He, hasn't all the fingers on one hand !" ...

    Article : 53 words
  25. OF COURSE NOT.

    How do you pronounce tumour—'Toomour' or ' tu-mour' ?" When reply is given, next question : "If so, how do you pronounce the ...

    Article : 49 words
  26. "HA ! HA !" (TEARS HIS HAIR).

    Torturer : "What's the difference between twice twenty-five and twice five and twenty ?" Interval of three months, during ...

    Article : 71 words
  27. IDIOCY PURE AND UNDEFILED.

    A favourite catch in a famous science college is as follows : You say to your victim, a fellow-student : " Why is a mouse when it spins?" ...

    Article : 121 words
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