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  2. GENERAL ITEMS.

    Tomatoes act directly on the liver. Labour unions have been introduced into Japan with considerable ...

    Article : 731 words
  3. They Recognised Him

    A countryman on a visit to Sydney was one day walking down George-street, and suddenly stopped in front of a butcher's shop in such an excited manner ...

    Article : 88 words
  4. Good-Bye.

    We say It for an hour, perhaps for years, We say it smiling, say it ch[?]ked with tears; We say it coldly, say it with a kiss. ...

    Article : 709 words
  5. HUMOROUS COLUMN.

    A certain cheesemonger had a lot of cheese which was anything but good, and, tired of seeing the stuff about, he told his assistant when he ...

    Article : 145 words
  6. Laughable Aspects of Ignorance.

    "Laughable Aspects of Ignorance," is the title of an amusing article in the "People's Friend." Here are three extracts from it:—Judge Wright of ...

    Article : 300 words
  7. An Eye to Business.

    A trader of the Jewish persuasion was taken very ill one day. So calling his son Ikey, he told him to go and fetch a doctor. ...

    Article : 128 words
  8. TO SEE IF IT WAS RIGHT.

    An Irishman was about to go to bed one night, when he thought he would see if he had any matches before retiring. ...

    Article : 124 words
  9. Scene Near Windsor.

    A stranger, walking along a country toad not far from Windsor, met an Irishman who was holding a ram by the horns, and the following conversation ...

    Article : 125 words
  10. Old Enough to Know Better.

    'And what is your age, madam?' was th[?] 'orney's question. [?]y own,' she answered, promptly. ' I understand that, madam; but how ...

    Article : 172 words
  11. HE WAS RIGHT.

    ' Oh, I can't sing,' pleaded a young man, who wanted to be coaxed before gratifying his auditors. ' Yes, you can. I've heard two or ...

    Article : 138 words
  12. Diamond Cut Diamond.

    A parson and one of his parishioners, who was a lawyer, were not very good friends. On one occasion the divine happened to meet two of his flock in the ...

    Article : 111 words
  13. WHERE NOTHING WOULD GROW.

    A schoolmistress was one day giving a geography lesson to a little boy who was not able to understand the meaning of a desert. ...

    Article : 86 words
  14. SMILES.

    'You had better ask for manners than money,' said a dandy to a beggar. ' I asked for what I thought you had the most of,' was the reply. ...

    Article : 300 words
  15. [?] FINDING OF THINGS.

    If you find a shilling it is a sign that it will cost you two shillings to the crowd when you tell them about it. ...

    Article : 151 words
  16. A FAIR FRIGHT.

    Mrs. Timid (shaking her husband in bed): 'Jo-John, there are burburg[?]ars in the house!" Mr. Timid (starting up): 'Did ...

    Article : 79 words
  17. A Celebrated Woman.

    The most celebrated woman in Japan is Madame Oyama, chief ladyin-waiting to the Empress. She instructs the ladies of the court in ...

    Article : 162 words
  18. Queer Notion of the Value of Reading.

    Bob Jakins had a queer notion of the value of reading. He said once, "I think my head's all alive inside like an old cheese, for I'm so full o' ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. Electric Cabs.

    The electric cabs now plying for hire in London are very quickly recharged with electric power. They carry a set of battery cells which, ...

    Article : 164 words
  20. Very Much Married.

    "Well, have you anything to say?" asked the judge. The little man in the witness-box looked around the court-room rather ...

    Article : 53 words
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