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"SIGNAL FAILURES."--Most Railway Accidents.

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[Illustration: CULTURE BY THE SEA.

"HAVE YOU BROWNING'S WORKS?"

"NO, MISS. THEY'RE TOO DIFFICULT. PEOPLE DOWN HERE DON'T UNDERSTAND
THEM."

"HAVE YOU _PRAED_?"

"PRAYED, MISS? OH YES; WE'VE TRIED THAT, BUT IT'S NO USE!"]

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THE CHÂTEAU D'"IF."

The Castle that I sing, is not
The strong-hold _près Marseilles_,
Where _Monte Christo_ brewed his plot
For DUMAS' magic tale:
It's one we all inhabit oft,
The residence of most,
And not peculiar to the soft,
Mediterranean coast.