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  2. THE FUNNY HALF-HOUR.

    The first sorrow and tribulation which assails us in this meandering world of woe is' nearly associated with the teeth. Our infant life is cheery and glad. We lie about ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 724 words
  3. Attacked by an Octopus.

    "That's an odd charm," said a traveller to a companion on an American railroad. " So it is," was the reply, " and it has. a story." holding up 'a' curious oval object in ...

    Article : 979 words
  4. OUR ILLUSTRATION.

    This week we give a beautiful engraving from the painting by Grafoni of the great musician George Frederick Handel, who was born in 1685, thus making the year just past ...

    Article : 36 words
  5. Some English Lords.

    The Duke of Marlborough is a peer whose line is crooked : Though a Churchill still, he does not come down from the "Great Duke." As to the present duke's fitness to ...

    Article : 859 words
  6. The Traveller to His Boot.

    The harvesters were at their work! Beneath Sol's fiercest frown, As, in a friendly lightwood's shade, An aged tramp sat down, ...

    Article : 419 words
  7. Snobbery in Elcelsis.

    The London correspondent of the Argus must be a snob the first water, Regarding the recent election of eighty-six Parnellites for Ireland, he observes(19th inst) ...

    Article : 219 words
  8. A Tip for Mothers.

    A great deal of merriment was created in Melbourne, one day recently, by a lady who went shopping with her dress securely fastened to the frock of her little daughter ...

    Article : 157 words
  9. Caught in the Act.

    One of your modern "girl bachelors," a lady; young 'and very pretty,. who had an intense horror of pick-pockets, was riding; one evening in a 'bus,' when a sudden gust ...

    Article : 187 words
  10. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    STATISTICIAN— A doctor figures it out that an average woman will shed a barrel of tears in forty years MEDICO Writes, asking us to warm our readers ...

    Article : 405 words
  11. Foreign Tit-Bits.

    AT THE TABLE D. HOTE:—First guest (to his neighbor, who has nearly emptied the dish of asparagus):" Excuse me, I too, am fond of asparagus." second guest: "But ...

    Article : 488 words
  12. Truly Awful.

    "Oh ! Mr. Blobbs you can from no idea of the horrible dream I had last night," said Mrs. Blobbs to-her husband,-a, they sat at the breakfast table. . ...

    Article : 83 words
  13. Raceline

    Is Waltz music written on waist paper Auctioneers have a nod way of receiving bids Chaff, thrice threshed out—Election ...

    Article : 1,253 words
  14. Can it be True.

    Professional Funnyman (to a friend just married)— "Well, Jones, I understand you have a mother -in -law now." Friend—"yes." ...

    Article : 110 words
  15. An Awful Example.

    'In making a genuflexion in an American church, a man ruptured the muscles attached to the kneepans on both. legs, and may be permanently crippled by the act. Now, if ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. All Saved.

    De Baggs—"I hear. that the famous case of Biggs va[?]us Riggs has finally been decided." Lawyer Grab—"Yes, judgement was rendered this morning for the defendant ...

    Article : 76 words
  17. Strictly Truthful.

    "I've just been to call on old Mrs. Perkins," said Miss De Vere as she met Miss' Porcine in the street; " but she wasn't in." " How fortunate," returned Miss Porcine. ...

    Article : 103 words
  18. Put this in Your Pipe.

    An English workingman, just past the middle age, found that his pipe. which for many years had been a great comfort to him, was beginning to seriously affect his nerves. ...

    Article : 155 words
  19. It beats us.

    Talk about- sending -British working men out to the colonies: Why the London correspondent of the Argus says that a certain metropolitan.Conservative organisation paid a ...

    Article : 72 words
  20. Just So.

    "Excelsior "exclaimed the young man as he watched the girl of his heart pull down the blinds. pray tell me why you give utterance to ...

    Article : 51 words
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