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A MAN was hanged by the neck until he was dead. "Whence do you come?" Saint Peter asked when the Man presented himself at the gate of Heaven...

DURING a shower of rain the Keeper of a Zoological garden observed a Man of Principle crouching beneath the belly of the ostrich, which had drawn itse...

A PHILOSOPHER seeing a Fool beating his Donkey, said: "Abstain, my son, abstain, I implore. Those who resort to violence shall suffer from violen...

A KANGAROO hopping awkwardly along with some bulky object concealed in her pouch met a Zebra, and desirous of keeping his attention upon himself, said...

A ROBBER who had plundered a Merchant of one thousand pieces of gold was taken before the Cadi, who asked him if he had anything to say why he should ...

SOME White Christians engaged in driving Chinese Heathens out of an American town found a newspaper published in Peking in the Chinese tongue, and com...

A MAN that owned a fine Dog, and by a careful selection of its mate had bred a number of animals but a little lower than the angels, fell in love with...

A WICKED Old Man finding himself ill sent for a Physician, who prescribed for him and went away. Then the Wicked Old Man sent for another Physician, s...

A GREAT Philanthropist who had thought of himself in connection with the Presidency and had introduced a bill into Congress requiring the Government t...

A LION seeing a Poodle fell into laughter at the ridiculous spectacle. "Who ever saw so small a beast?" he said. "It is very true,"...