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  2. THE CABINET C0UNCIL: ITS ORIGIN FUNCTIONS.

    The first instance on record of the resignation of a prime minister in deference to an adverse vote of the House of Commons was that of Sir Robert ...

    Article : 1,187 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 348 words
  4. SPORTING NEWS.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 328 words
  5. FARM AND STATION.

    There are comparatively few scientific men in the world, but very many who pretend to he scientific. They got hold of a truth which is " science" and ...

    Article : 244 words
  6. ILLUSTRATED HUMOUR.

    LIFE is terribly uncertain. Even the hours of a clock are numbered. " John,", said the good old lady, " I' ll hev to send Mary up a, few yards of ...

    Article : 63 words
  7. WHERE ART COMES IN

    AWE STRUCK VISITOR: It Must be very difficult to produce such an exquisite work of art. Dealer : Nonsense ! Almost anybody ...

    Article : 45 words
  8. THE MANAGEMENT 0F HEIFERS.

    Probably one of the most common and expensive blunders made on the farm is in the management of the heifer. Many well bred cows turn out to be ...

    Article : 363 words
  9. PROOF POSITIVE

    GRACE: Are you sure she loveS you? DICK : Positive. She said she would rather have me save my money than bay her any presents. ...

    Article : 26 words
  10. HE WHO HESITATES IS LOST.

    "I propose," began the deliberate old lawyer who called around to see a young widow on business, when his vivacious client exclaimed, "I accept." ...

    Article : 35 words
  11. FRANCE AND GERMANY

    The Emperor William has addressed the following order to the army:—To Mr. ARMY, For the 25th time the memorial day comes round of the ...

    Article : 324 words
  12. A.D. 1900.

    The clock on the mantle is striking The midnight hour at the " Pub ," And papa is rocking the cradle, While mamma is down at the Club. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 59 words
  13. HOW HARNESS IS SPOILED.

    There are a few who know how to keep harness sound and strong, but there are many who hang it in the stable along with the horses, and the ...

    Article : 184 words
  14. ORIGINAL POETRY.

    This a time of much infection, there is Typhoid in the air; There's a poking round back premises, and dwellings everywhere. ...

    Article : 331 words
  15. TOO CROOKED

    An old song says that Britons, never, never will be slaves, And boasts about Britannia, the ruler of the waves ...

    Article : 46 words
  16. AN AMATEUR CELERY GROWER

    J. Jams, in the American Agriculturist, says:- I have always been very fond of celery. When I Was obliged to get my supplies in the market, much of ...

    Article : 398 words
  17. ANTIQUE.

    EDITOR: You say you Wrote that joke yourself ? JOKIST : Yea, Sir. EDITOR : You don't really look it ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 180 words
  18. MAIZE AND SORGHUM.

    Most probably, every plant requires a rather compacted soil to grow in. We know that all cereals, as well as maize and sorghum, need % Arm bed; but this ...

    Article : 194 words
  19. "KISS ME, JACK, AND LET ME GO'

    ONCE; long ago, I was witness to a duel in California. The two men had been bosom friends, but had quarelled about (of course) a woman. Splendid fellows both ...

    Article : 891 words
  20. THE LATE SIR GERALD PORTAL.

    Sir Gerald vas only thirty six years old, and yet he had made his mark in diplomacy, He entered the Diplomatic Service as an Attache in 1879 and his ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 547 words
  21. PAT AT THE POST OFFICE

    Pat went into a post office one day and asked, " la there a litter for me at all?" The portal official asked him his ...

    Article : 214 words
  22. MULES.

    It is very strange that farmers in Australasia have not taken to mule breeding. They have unjustly been credited with vices, which are only ...

    Article : 174 words
  23. W.A. FLOTATIONS IN LONDON.

    " Moses Moss," of London Truth, writing on. Western Australian Mining said early in January:-" A distinct increase in the volume of dealings in West ...

    Article : 767 words
  24. RAISING PIGS.

    In mating any kind of business there must be bad times and low prices at first and this is particularly true in regard to pigs. They multiply so rapidly ...

    Article : 189 words
  25. A PAINTED LADY.

    Among our ladies the custom of "painting" themselves is not uncommon, but it is not practiced by most sensible women; in Japan it forms ...

    Article : 356 words
  26. THE SECRET OF SUCCESS.

    GROCER: George, did you charge Mrs. Jenks with that peck of sweet potatoes? GEORGE : Yes, I marked it down. GROCER: Well mark it down again for ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 109 words
  27. OUR IMPROVED PIGS.

    Not many years since it was a rare thing to see a good pig at any of our shows or elsewhere. At the present time there are very few pigs in the ...

    Article : 209 words
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