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  2. Getting Rid of Him.

    He was an old man and said he'd seen better times. I hoped he had; but as I was unusually busy and didn't want any life insurance, if he would excuse me—"Oh, ...

    Article : 509 words
  3. The Patent Calumniator.

    Old Major Snodgrass was nominated for. State Senator up in Oregon the other day, and the same evening a dusty-looking stranger, chiefly attired in an old plug hat ...

    Article : 734 words
  4. Don't be Mean.

    "Don't be mean, my boy ; don't do mean things and say mean, things. Cultivate a feeling of kindness, a spirit of charity, broad and pure, for men and things. Believe the ...

    Article : 573 words
  5. Light and Healthsome

    A law-suit—Wig and gown. A regular poser—The photographer. "Foot "-prints—Explanatory notes. The oldest combination lock—Wedlock. ...

    Article : 1,257 words
  6. A Diamond Ring.

    It was brought in on a very foggy night, and just as the pawnbroker was closing. It was quite a gentleman, who came in quietly, drew his glove off, removed the ring and ...

    Article : 3,639 words
  7. The Household

    PORT WINE JELLY.—Port wine jelly to be given to an invalid is made by dissolving one heaping teaspoonful of gelatine in one teaspoonful of the wine; sweeten to suit the taste of the sick ...

    Article : 276 words
  8. A Bad Boy.

    A few Sundays ago, when the congregation of St.—'s Church had assembled for evening devotion, a lad on mischief bent, informed the hobby outside that he was ...

    Article : 293 words
  9. Life Insurance Warnings.

    Two blind men on, the railroad track," Strolling up and strolling back; A special train came whizzing along—There ain't any more to this 'ere song. ...

    Article : 175 words
  10. Agricultural &c.

    The Salt Lake Chronicle says, A gentleman in this city has found a very simple and effective remedy for the caterpillar nuisance. It is simply to mount a step ladder with a can of coal oil and ...

    Article : 80 words
  11. The Curiosities of Orthography

    Are wonderful, and some of the spelling that an editor has to encounter is enough to stop his pulse for a beat or two, Here are a few examples:— ...

    Article : 227 words
  12. TOMATOES AND APPLE BLIGHT.

    Are tomatoes a care for blight? A correspondent of the Australasian writes: Several article have appeared in your columns on "apple blight," Within the last few years I have witnessed a ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. The First Meerschaum Pipe.

    In 1723 there lived in Pesth, the capital of Hungary, Karol Kowates, a shoemaker, whose ingenuity in cutting and carving on wood, &c., brought him into contact with ...

    Article : 294 words
  14. PLANT RESISTING STOCKS.

    If viticulturists, in setting out new vineyards, would, insure them, against future attacks of phylloxera, they should plant resistant stocks and graft the best wine and raisin varieties on ...

    Article : 198 words
  15. For Man's Delusion Given.

    Those girls are all a wicked show, For man's delusion given; Their smiles of joy and tears of woe Deceitful shine, deceitful flow; ...

    Article : 203 words
  16. Testing a Brake.

    During the recent experiments with the Westinghouse brake on a railway line in Brazil, the nerves of an engine-driver were put to a severe test. Without his ...

    Article : 150 words
  17. Don't Whine.

    Beecher's latest oddity in sormonising is as follows: "Don't put on sackcloth when you have better clothes to wear. Don't bow your head like a bulrush, but go with head ...

    Article : 98 words
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