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  2. Saved by a Bet.

    When Col. Hay, notorious for his love of gambling and betting, was severely wounded the Peninsular War, two brother officers came across his apparently lifeless body. ...

    Article : 180 words
  3. Early Kilmore.

    Some time ago we undertook the some what interesting and rather pathetic task of giving in these columns, from old files, reminiscences of early history of Kilmore and ...

    Article : 1,682 words
  4. Terse.

    The shortest summing up on record is believed to be that delivered by the late Commissioner Kerr at the Old Bailey in a case where a man was charged with being in the ...

    Article : 139 words
  5. To a False Patriot.

    He came, obedient to the call; He might have shirked like half his mates Who, while their comrades fight and fall, Still go to swell the football gates, ...

    Article : 305 words
  6. A Peculiar Incident.

    A non-commissioned officer of the let Batstalion Royal West Kent Regiment, who recently arrived in England wounded, says:— A rather peculiar incident happened to one ...

    Article : 141 words
  7. Amicably Settled.

    A good story is told of two quarrelsome members of the Town Council of a Lancashire borough that has for some time gained a reputation for stormy debates. During a ...

    Article : 143 words
  8. Short of Cash.

    A special constable one bitter night tried to restore his circulation by slipping into a private, bar which happened to be on his beat and digesting a warming half pint of ...

    Article : 102 words
  9. To Discourage Ants.

    In addition to the suggestions lately given for excluding ants, I add one or two to the number. Find out where the insects come from, and make a heavy chalk line half an ...

    Article : 141 words
  10. Extracting a Splinter.

    A splinter that is embedded deep in the flesh can easily be extracted by means of steam, Almost fill a wide mouthed bottle with hot water, place the spot containing the ...

    Article : 62 words
  11. About the Universe.

    To form some idea of the largeness of the earth one may look upon the landscape from the top of an ordinary church steeple, and then bear in mind that one must view ...

    Article : 290 words
  12. World's Wheat Yield.

    The "Times" states, in a review of the grain prospects, that there will be a very good wheat crop in the Argentine, which would suffice to check the exaggeration of ...

    Article : 86 words
  13. AN OLD NURSE FOR CHILDREN

    "Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup" for Children Teething. Should always be used for Children while Teething. It soothes the Child. Softens the Game, Allays all Pain, Cures Wind Colic, and is ...

    Article : 110 words
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    Advertising : 623 words
  15. The Real Thing.

    A father who was taking his small son with him to the train forsbade him putting his head out of the window. 'The wind will blow off your hat,' he ...

    Article : 98 words
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