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  2. THE ROMANCE OF WAR.

    Never has the romance of war been more graphically yet unpretentiously recounted than in the "Memoir of Baron de Marbot," a ...

    Article : 1,855 words
  3. A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

    Joseph Roberts was indicted for assaulting Thomas Wilson on the King's highway, and robbing him of 3s. in silver and some, half- pence. . . The prisoner, in his defence, ...

    Article : 816 words
  4. WHY THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE SHOULD BE LEARNED.

    When every progressive young German is going his utmost to acquire a thorough knowledge of some other language than his own, it seems a waste of time for the ...

    Article : 329 words
  5. MISTAKEN IDENTITY.

    It was a case of chicken stealing, and the prints of bare feet were found in the gravel around the hen-house. The lawyer for the prosecution was one who, if. ho had been ...

    Article : 304 words
  6. CRAZY JANE.

    In due time Jim Thacker was married. He had fallen in love with a bright, sharp, pretty girl, the daughter of a farmer. There was no ...

    Article : 1,759 words
  7. THE POSITION OF A QUEEN CONSORT.

    The "Law Journal" says:—The question of the constitutional position of a Queen Consort once more becomes of interest. The status of a Queen Consort always differed ...

    Article : 227 words
  8. HOW LONG CAN YOU FAST?

    How long can a person fast? During a prolonged fast the loss of weight is usually rapid at first,' and decreases as the time goes on; death ensues when a certain ...

    Article : 354 words
  9. VICTOR HUGO.

    The great French writer, Victor Hugo, used to tell this story about his childhood—his father, be it remembered, was one of Napoleon's Generals. When I was five ...

    Article : 173 words
  10. A DEADLY DRINK.

    According to a statement, recently made by a German physician, a new connection in the way of drinks is beginning to find favour among certain classes in Eurpoe. The New ...

    Article : 149 words
  11. Lost Memory Regained.

    That truth us no less strange than fiction is illustrated by a recent occurrence at a well-known hospital. Some two years ago (says. ' Science Siftings") a woman was ...

    Article : 100 words
  12. A Valiant Street Preacher.

    In relating his experienced on starting the Church Army in London, the Rev. Wilson Carlile says:—-" But of course we were not undisturbed in our services. I have been ...

    Article : 334 words
  13. A GAS DRUNKARD.

    Some hospital physicians are studying the most remarkable drunkard that has ever come under observation a confirmed slave to illumination gas. the victim declares ...

    Article : 214 words
  14. Legacy to the Late Queen.

    An eccentric lawyer, some years ago, bequeathed the whole of his fortune amounting to nearly a quarter of a million sterling, to the late ,Queen Victoria, to whom he was ...

    Article : 133 words
  15. The Boers at St. Helena.

    The last craze among the Boer prisoners at St. Helena is hut-building, and. considering how difficult it is to get material of any sort there, the shanties they manage to erect ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. A MAN WHO MOULTS.

    A decided novelty it must be admitted is a man who moults somewhat after the manner of birds. Just such a case is reported in the "Lancet." The man is strong ...

    Article : 158 words
  17. Not What He Expected.

    A clergyman who was totally devoid of knowledge of seamanship was preaching to a congregation of sailors. Thinking to impress this lesson on his hearers ...

    Article : 100 words
  18. WHAT DID HE EXPECT?

    Mr. Slow pay "I don't like to Complain about trifles, Mrs. Snapper, but my hash appears to consist largely of fragments of deal board. ...

    Article : 53 words
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