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  2. An Australian Ghost Story.

    The Christmas I received an invitation to a few weeks at a schoolfellow's farm up he north of Gippsland, so I packed up traps with alacrity, and in less than ...

    Article : 1,288 words
  3. The Capuchin Catacombs.

    The soil upon which the Capuchin Monastery at Palermo, Italy, is built, possesses to such a degree the singular property of hastening the decomposition of a corpse, that in one ...

    Article : 869 words
  4. Tax the Poor Orphan.

    Mr. Shackell—sir, bend your head this way and open up your acoustic apparatus. I would hold some converse with you. Tit-Bits' mission is to expose injustice and cure ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,139 words
  5. OUR ILLUSTRATION.

    The Right Hon. Archibald Phillip Primrose (the present Earl of Rosebery) is the eldest son of the late Lord Dalminy ; his mother being the only daughter of the 4th ...

    Article : 360 words
  6. Faceling

    The following is displayed in front of a Boston restaurant: "Civil Service rules carefully observed," Here is a kind word for the publican.— ...

    Article : 1,203 words
  7. Playing it Low Down.

    An Adelaide landlord had a tenant who was a drummer. He was a real bona fide musician, and pounded on a large bass drum. He was a shabbily dressed man, who looked ...

    Article : 362 words
  8. The Most Useful Weapon.

    The proof of a boy's mechanical skill is usually what he can do with a jackknife; the proof of a woman's is what she can do with a hairpin. Few women take naturally ...

    Article : 383 words
  9. Couldn't Be.

    De Beriot was once asked by a pupil how long it required to learn the violin. "If the learner possesses brains, talent and patience, ten hours a day for ten years," was the ...

    Article : 247 words
  10. His First Shave.

    This is a momentous event in a boy's life, as it is to him the line demarcation between boyhood and manhood, The microscopic indications under his chin ...

    Article : 438 words
  11. Getting at the Point.

    Of course it was a sin For him to stick a pin In the chair Where his parent often sat; ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    No, we don't know who is the author of the line—" The proper study of mankind is women." TRINITY wants an example of a syllogism. ...

    Article : 386 words
  13. A Picnic Cake.

    " You first see that the pan is well greased." " Oh, of course." " Then put it on the oven," " Yes." ...

    Article : 54 words
  14. He was Dead.

    A crowd was gathered round a form Which lay upon the floor, And everyone had turned his eyes Towards the open door. ...

    Article : 150 words
  15. Theological.

    "Can any little boy or girl tell me why the lions would not hurt Daniel ?" said a visitor, addressing a suburban Sunday school. "I know," said one bright little fellow, ...

    Article : 91 words
  16. Embarrassing Richness.

    A " Humorist," meeting the editor of a daily paper, said—" I say, you've cut me off your exchange list." ...

    Article : 83 words
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