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  2. Giving the Wrong Medicine.

    The strangest effect of giving the wrong medicine which it was ever my lot to witness happened in my own experience some seventeen years ago. ...

    Article : 583 words
  3. Some Extraordinary Murders.

    As Victoria seems to be going through a cycle of most sensational murders and other crimes, a few instances of old-world tragedies may not be uninteresting at this period. ...

    Article : 1,144 words
  4. Gossip on Tea.

    Tea is the drink of the future. Coffee had the start in the race, but tea is overtaking it, and will eventually leave it far behind. England and Russia, the two greatest powers ...

    Article : 527 words
  5. That Dog.

    At the time the dog was in the heyday of his fame, lived in a modest house across the street from the dog-kennel. This street was one of the avenues which cross the main ...

    Article : 636 words
  6. THE FUNNY HALF-HOUR.

    The valentine is in flower. We do not make this statement rashly, or without good authority. We have proofs, and are prepared to accept the fall -responsibility for our ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 834 words
  7. An Eccentric Baronet.

    Sir John Dineley, an eccentric baronet, was of the family of the Dineleys, of Charlton, and was descended by the female line from the Royal house of Plantaganet. Having ...

    Article : 396 words
  8. It Was All Arranged.

    "Yes," said Mr. Dinks, a self-important little man who had just married a very big woman, "I think every household should have a set of rules." "Oh, yes, of course," ...

    Article : 330 words
  9. Raceline

    The man who takes a hint is not necessarily a thief. This frightful fashion of cutting the back hair off is not comb il fant. ...

    Article : 389 words
  10. Odds and Ends.

    "That," said a carpenter pointing to the driver of a lorry, who was swaying to and fro like a pendulum, " is what I call a screw driver" (screwed driver.) ...

    Article : 328 words
  11. An Old Bachelor's Story in Five Smokes.

    I'm a bachelor. You will naturally ask, "Why?" seeing I am rather a ladies' man. I love them all, bless 'em. I did go in for matrimony once, but such strange events ...

    Article : 511 words
  12. It Should Cure.

    "Is ducky darling sick? What will we do for ducky ?" was heard issuing from a stateroom on an intercolonial steamer. "Try some quack medicine!" came the ...

    Article : 41 words
  13. Evidently from the Back Blocks.

    Mr. Algernon (to metropolitan young woman): "Did you have a pleasant time as the literary society last week, Miss Eugenia?" Miss Eugenia: "Yes, indeed; we had an ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    SUBURBAN.—No; the newspaper phrase, "low and inferior greasies are rising," does not refer to an insurrection of larrikins. It is a wool market quotation. ...

    Article : 340 words
  15. Deserved Censure.

    Scrooge: "Pretty mean business that was in Halbert to palm of his old spavined horse on inexperienced Deacon Spencer." Marley: "You wouldn't think he'd do ...

    Article : 57 words
  16. A Plethora of Annual Elections.

    De Peyton: "Where were you last night Gus?" De Garmo: "Annual elections of the Snipes." ...

    Article : 58 words
  17. A STIFF UN.

    The Melbourne Herald told a story lately about a settler saving himself from the rude intrusion of a bush fire by sliding down a well, and with its usual recklessness it ...

    Article : 99 words
  18. Our Chiefest Pleasure.

    One of the most attractive of the sciences, and one with which we have necessarily such in common, is chemistry. We know of nothing more refreshing after a hard day's ...

    Article : 76 words
  19. His Wish was Gratified.

    He was a slothful looking sundowner; and when we informed him that he had at least three miles to go before he reached the station, he exclaimed: "Oh! would i ...

    Article : 87 words
  20. Sure to Have One Pair.

    Manager of the Carnival: "If we could only have a Turkish scene now, our carnival would be sure to succeed, for we'd have all the nations represented. Aren't there any ...

    Article : 63 words
  21. Quoting an Authority.

    "Bertie, did you go to church to-day?" "Yes'm." "What did the minister preach about?" " Pa says he preached about as long as he ...

    Article : 30 words
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