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  2. FUN AND FANCY.

    Miss Blossom,—"Algy, I can only be. a mother to you; your papa proposed to me yesterday." The proper caper is said to be to roll ...

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  3. AN INTERESTING FAMILY HISTORY.

    The Prince of Thurn and Taxis (says the Bradford Observer) has an interesting family history. His mother was the oldest daughter of the Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, and bad ...

    Article : 347 words
  4. A CLEVER SURGEON.

    Fifty years ago, the famous surgeon of London was Sir Astley Cooper. He was ramarkable for his manual dexterity and also for the quickness and accuracy with which ...

    Article : 134 words
  5. WIDE TIRES.

    In accordance with notice given at the previous meeting, Cr. S[?]kis moved at Monday's Mooral in Council meeting— ...

    Article : 530 words
  6. POULTRY NOTES.

    Ironstone makes capital grit, so does quartz. Silver beet makes a good green food for poultry. ...

    Article : 356 words
  7. PROFITS IN A LARGE YIELD.

    The profits on the farm are for the most part made out of yields that are above the average. The average crops, whether of corn, wheat, or oats, pay ...

    Article : 994 words
  8. FORAGE CROPS.

    It is one of the most [?]utritious and attractive of the green fodders that can be used for stock, in so far that it is available at a time when the ...

    Article : 278 words
  9. MARY'S GHOST.

    I was in the middle of the night, To sleep young William tried; When Mary's ghost came stealing in, And stood at his bedside. ...

    Article : 300 words
  10. HOW "DIZZY" GOT DRUNK.

    It has frequently been stated with respect to a famous speech delivered by Disraeli in Manchester, at the time when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, that in the course ...

    Article : 419 words
  11. THOUSAND HEADED KALE AND JERSEY THREE KALE.

    The thousand-headed kale differs from the Jersey tree kale in its more dwarfed habit of growth, its steals being divided into a number of leafy ...

    Article : 789 words
  12. FEEDING YOUNG TURKEYS.

    As the turkey hatching, season will soon login, a few hints as to the feeding and rearing of young turkey's will be of interest to our readers at ...

    Article : 689 words
  13. MEXICAN DANCING.

    The Mexican ladies dress in the most vivid colours and striking contrasts; they com[?]ine the handsomest articles of attire with the commonest and poorest. ...

    Article : 121 words
  14. MORE REASON STILL.

    "Hans," said one German to another in the streets of Frankfort. "what are you crying about?" "Because Rothschild is dead," was the ...

    Article : 70 words
  15. DRESS AND FASHION.

    Dresses that may be worn will bloomers, petticoats, &c., are receiving marked approval for children, and a simple design is here shown in middy ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 386 words
  16. BURYING THE CHOLERA.

    One day, after cholera had been raging for some time in Calient, a young man appeared and announced himself as an especially holy priest, able to heal all sickness, and capable ...

    Article : 322 words
  17. THE BRIGHT SIDE.

    Look on the bright side. It is the proper side. The tines may be hard, but it will make them no easier to wear a sad and heavy countenance. It is the sunshine and not the ...

    Article : 274 words
  18. ARDOUR IN BETTING.

    Two gentle men at a tavern, having summoned a waiter, the poor fellow had hardly entered, when he fell down in a fit of apoplexy. ...

    Article : 201 words
  19. THE BIGGEST STONE IN THE WORLD.

    Vinalhaven, Maine, claims to have produced the largest stone ever brought to light The Bodwell Granite Company quarried a shaft of granite which, it is said, is the ...

    Article : 130 words
  20. DON'T CARE MUCH.

    When a farm is getting seedy and the place is running down. When the fields are bare and weedy and the paint is turning brown, ...

    Article : 147 words
  21. WHAT RATS CAN DO.

    A remarkable, incident, showing the destructiveness of rats, occurred con the canal running between Cromford and Langley Mill (England). The embankment near ...

    Article : 96 words
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