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  2. Spray.

    In the course of an assault case heard at a provincial court the other day, the defendant was asked his trade. "I drive a 'bus," was the reply. ...

    Article : 154 words
  3. How Indian Babies are Named.

    When a tiny papoose makes its appearance in a red man's " tepee," the event calls for great rejoicing and offtimes hilarious feasting, if the little stranger ...

    Article : 794 words
  4. Short Story.

    "Heartly glad to see you at last, old fellow," exclaimed [?] greeting a newly-arrived guest in the [?]."As [?] is, you've already [?] nearly a ...

    Article : 2,192 words
  5. The Home.

    A Japanese plan, by which cut flowers may be made to last an abnormally long time, is to burn the ends of the stems with a piece of wood. Not with a match, ...

    Article : 108 words
  6. Pith and Point.

    Salaries on which income tax is paid average £223. Parafin oil was first used for lighting purposes in 1826. ...

    Article : 614 words
  7. A Two Thousand Foot Drop.

    Among the many ways of making a living, that of [?]escending periodically from a parachute for the [?] of the people is as exciting as any, one would ...

    Article : 639 words
  8. Food Tastes Better.

    The person who says that food tastes just as good without so much trouble being spent on the prettiness of a meal should not be allowed to influence the ...

    Article : 204 words
  9. Both Mad.

    " Pat," said his master one morning to the new footman from the "turf bogs of Tralee," " see if your mistress is at home to-day." ...

    Article : 145 words
  10. How to Dress the Hair.

    Don't think that as long as a style is fashionable you may safely adopt it, but consider whether it will become you or not. ...

    Article : 150 words
  11. Selfish Man.

    "Oh, mamma!" she sobbed, "I've come back to you." " Gracious, dear! What's the matter?" exclaimed her mother. ...

    Article : 72 words
  12. Omitted.

    A certain clergyman who wrote his sermons with the utmost care and logical coherence once found it desirable, while preaching, to omit a portion of his ...

    Article : 84 words
  13. Cutting the Wedding cake.

    Why is it the duty of the bride to cut the wedding-cake? It is a difficult piece of work, and it seems as if it would be much better to leave the cutting to the ...

    Article : 147 words
  14. She Thought So.

    It was a picture representing a young man at the feet of his lady love that roused the Ire of the crusty bachelor. " Before I would ever kneel to a ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. Servian Wedding Customs.

    It was with a minute observance of all those traditional ceremonies and customs enacted by the Orthodox Church that the wedding of King Alexander of Servia with ...

    Article : 412 words
  16. One Sure Test.

    An Irishman, more patriotic than clever, enlisted in a Dragoon regiment with the intention of becoming a gallant soldier. The fencing master had experienced ...

    Article : 80 words
  17. Monk and His Coldstreams.

    George Monk, a Devonshire lad, having thrashed the Sheriff for arresting his father when following the King, fled to sea, where he enlisted, and (Major Murray writes in ...

    Article : 458 words
  18. Scotch Medicine.

    A stranger came to a provincial Scotch town one day. He looked somewhat of an invalid, and he ashed one of the inhabitants to direct him to the chemist's shop. ...

    Article : 113 words
  19. The Yankee Ignoramus.

    The present writer (says an American correspondent of the " Scotsman") was entertained the other day while listening to some stories told by an American who had ...

    Article : 446 words
  20. Largest Railway Station.

    " Engineering" says that in America it is only within the last ten or twenty years that much attention has been paid to the possession of really fine [?]tations; but of ...

    Article : 358 words
  21. Electric Traction for Railways and Canals.

    Had Faraday lived to see and understand the character of the existing stage in the evolution of his great conception in 1826 he would have stood amazed. ...

    Article : 341 words
  22. One Gone.

    The following amusing incident took place a few weeks ago in the " M" Division of the Metropolitan Police:— A raw countryman, having been just ...

    Article : 147 words
  23. Diseases of Watches.

    How many people understand the diseases which affect their watches? Like human beings, watches suffer from exposure, they take cold, or they may catch the ...

    Article : 489 words
  24. Just to Settle Him.

    A short time ago a young couple presented themselve at the Old Church, Sheffield, to be married. The ceremony went " smoothly as a ...

    Article : 108 words
  25. A Reflection.

    A gentleman walking from Perth to Collace one day entered a wayside inn and called for refreshments. As he was sitting resting and eyeing his glass of ...

    Article : 155 words
  26. Uncanny.

    Robert Browning, the poet, used to tell a story which illustrated with startling effect his sensitiveness to outward impressions. It was an incident which ...

    Article : 269 words
  27. Explained Himself.

    Some time ago a very ardent member of the Established Church engaged a negro as one of his men servants, and by dint of much, persuasion the man of colour was at ...

    Article : 268 words
  28. The Glass of Milk.

    The late Mr. Justice William O'Brien was not a tailor's model, and when going on a long railway journey his attire was even more neglected than usual. Waiting one ...

    Article : 284 words
  29. Alas! for Human Nature.

    Three men strolled into the lobby of a hotel the other day where I sat awaiting the arrival of a friend (writes a man who observes). Close upon the heels of the ...

    Article : 247 words
  30. Wanted It Bad.

    " Please, sir, give me a calendar," said a small boy, as he looked at the shopman over the counter. " We don't give calendars to children, " ...

    Article : 98 words
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