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  2. Wit and Humon

    A great composer—Ether. The best posted traveller is a letter. A cheek of brass gives the most sound. There are many who couldn't stand up [?] ...

    Article : 1,263 words
  3. Somebody.

    Somebody strays in the meadows sweet, And leans against the bars; The daisies are thick about somebody's feet, And the sky is thick with stars. ...

    Article : 109 words
  4. HISTORY REVISED.

    After Dunbar Drove (so-called either because there Cromwell drove his enemies before him, or because he classified them as sheep) Charles was crowned at Scone; as if, ...

    Article : 1,257 words
  5. Agricultural, & c.

    There is as much difference in eggs as in beef, according to a poultry authority. It declares that those from a thin hen, poorly sustained with garbage, slops and little ...

    Article : 97 words
  6. The Mystery of the Plenty.

    In the year 18—, the Plenty, a merchant brig of about 300 tons burden, set sail from Port Phillip, bound for Valparaiso. She was then making the voyage in ballast, ...

    Article : 2,518 words
  7. Slant-eyed Humor.

    The China Review, published a collection of Chinese humorous anecdotes selected from the "Haioa Lin Kuang," or "Book of Laughter," some of which are interesting ...

    Article : 792 words
  8. "HORSE SENSE."

    Always be careful about using a whip on a horse you don't know, advises a sensible writer. See how differently horses take a whipping. They are just like youngsters. ...

    Article : 126 words
  9. Remarks on Some Songs.

    "DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES." No doubt the gentleman who penned this pathetic line intended to infer that his lady love was in the habit of using an eye-glass. " ...

    Article : 418 words
  10. HOW TO USE A GRINDSTONE.

    A grindstone is one of the worst used implements on the farm, or in the workshop. Few take the trouble to think about their work, and consequently the great majority ...

    Article : 343 words
  11. The Household.

    A CURE FOR CORNS AND BUNIONS.—Take a piece of raw beef, put it into vinegar, let it stand three days. Put it on to the corn. It will eat it so you can pull the roots ...

    Article : 390 words
  12. How Some People Marry and Live.

    A young man meets a pretty, face in a ball-room, falls in love with it, marries it, goes to housekeeping with it, and boasts of having a home and wife to grace it. The chances ...

    Article : 350 words
  13. Dog Story.

    Tiger is a splendid mastiff, with grey, silken, fur, mighty paws, and a set of teeth that would do credit to his Bengal namesake. He has only one fault, viz., he will ...

    Article : 392 words
  14. A Tie That Upset Two Fond Lovers.

    There is a boy in Sydney that should be punished. Last Sunday evening he crawled under the sofa, and when his big sister and her best young man were sitting as close ...

    Article : 131 words
  15. Two Opinions.

    Sir Henry Maine, a distinguished English writer, has recently declared that democratic institutions are inimical to the growth of science. Mr. Warner, the Safe Cure man, ...

    Article : 124 words
  16. Parting from His Flock.

    The following is translated from the Magence Tagblatt as having occurred in America :—A preacher in a small town in Michigan took leave of his flock in the ...

    Article : 127 words
  17. Murders on the English Stage.

    The following interesting facts are the result of a search into the statistics of parts played by eminent actors: Mr. Barry Sullivan, during the course of ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. Quite Unnecessary.

    As Mr. Tennyson's ode, recently cabled hither, was written for a colonial exhibition, we suppose that it was addressed especially to the colonists. But as each stanza closes ...

    Article : 136 words
  19. Naturally.

    "If I could only find that wretch who wrote me that anonymous letter, I'd knock his head off," exclaimed Smith at the club. "But what did the letter contain ...

    Article : 66 words
  20. The Milkman's "Lait."

    The peculiar cry which issues from the milkman's lips every morning is only too well known. A correspondent writes to say, however, that he has discovered the source ...

    Article : 42 words
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