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  2. Dan Rice.

    Dan Rice the famous clown relates the following story of his game of poker with Napoleon III. In 1835 I was a race-rider off Long Island ...

    Article : 711 words
  3. Light and Healthsome

    Do you ever bury a dead calm? A courting owl's slang sing—To wit: To woo. The smaller the string of fish the bigger ...

    Article : 1,310 words
  4. More New Arithmetic.

    If it costs a family four shillings per week to keep four dogs and a goat, how, much less will it cost if a policeman breaks the goat's neck and two of the dogs get in the way of ...

    Article : 415 words
  5. The Ancient Miner's Story.

    Oh, yes, I'm fixed as solid, sir, as most of folks you see; At least the coyote, Poverty, has ceased to sniff at me; ...

    Article : 587 words
  6. A Railway Murder.

    "One more glass before you go, Gloam." "No thanks; your wine is very good, but—" "Oh, another glass won't hurt you; it's ...

    Article : 2,534 words
  7. Running a Locomotive.

    "Well, I've had a little experience min running an engine," said a long specimen of the genus Yankee, putting one elbow on the bar counter and holding his whisky straight ...

    Article : 832 words
  8. A Fossil.

    He was an old man, and as no entered the room he remarked timidly to the Hit-Bits editor: "Do you want something to print in your ...

    Article : 234 words
  9. A Gruesome Play.

    The principal features in the drama of "Nana Sahib," produced at the Porte St. Martin Theatre in Paris appear to be an unwonted number of corpses a great deal ...

    Article : 254 words
  10. Agricultural, &c.

    Water in which a lot of unslacked lime has been put, and then allowed to settle, is an effectual remedy form worms, slug and snails. A Calistoga man has received a patent for a ...

    Article : 157 words
  11. Just a Little Revenge.

    A certain French marquis prominent in affairs of State had paid his addressed to a handsome lady under promise of marriage and the day for the happy union had been ...

    Article : 488 words
  12. How a Panic was Created.

    In May of 1832 there was an excited and mischievous run upon the Bank of England, which was brought to pass in the following manner:—There were four gentlemen in ...

    Article : 468 words
  13. TWO WAYS OF MILKING.

    The Dairy Farmer tells of a market gardener who had a very fine cow that was milked week after week alternately by two hired men. He observed that the amount of butter he carried to ...

    Article : 114 words
  14. Taking a Joke.

    Practical jokers despise "a man who can't a joke." One yanked a chair from under Ragbag the other day. Ragbag got up very wrathy. He was about to assault ...

    Article : 230 words
  15. THINNING FRUIT.

    Dr. Jabez Fisher of Northern Massachusetts tells the Farm Journal that the operation of thinning fruit should be commenced when the fruits are from one-half an inch to an inch in ...

    Article : 282 words
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