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STINGING JELLY-FISHES

... STINGING JELLY-FISHES. Land and Water writes :—Captain Webb has said that whilst swimming across the channel on the night of the 24th of An;uth&b;bont 9 p.m., he was so badly stung on the shoulder by a jelly-fish with which bhe came in contact in the ...

Published: Friday 10 September 1875
Newspaper: Selby Times
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 419 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A JELLY-FISH GOVBKNMENT

... A JELLY-FISH GOVBKNMENT. (From the Saturday Review.) Industry, a desire to do right, courtesy— these are great virtues in a Ministry ; and, having them, what can a Ministry want more ? That the Minis- try does want something more is evident. It wants ...

Published: Tuesday 30 March 1875
Newspaper: Sheffield Independent
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 970 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

Some of the figure* above are truly remarkable. Banged according to magnitude of value, railways stand first; ..

... recover. Stinging] Jelly-Fishes.— Captain Webb told day or two ago, In the coarse of conversation, that whilst swimming across the Channel on the night of the 24tb of Angnst last, about 9 p.m., he was so badly stung on the shoulder by jelly-fish with which he ...

SUICIDE OP A BOY

... Stinging Jelly-Fishes. — Captain Webb told ns, a day or two ago, in theeourse of conversation, that whilst swimming across the Channel on the night of the 24th of August last about nine pan., he was so badly stung on the shoulder by a jelly-fish with whioh ...

Published: Monday 06 September 1875
Newspaper: Bradford Observer
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1449 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

CAPTAIN WEBB'S DHANNEL SWIM

... Webb was in the 12 p.m. on Tuesday to 10.41 a.m. The water was rough during the j his long swim. Bis only L the shoulder a jelly-fish. ' *Cn>. ...

Published: Thursday 26 August 1875
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 214 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A deal too much pother being made about whether Lord Derby does or does not mean to secede from the

... Liberals has been remarked that by his un-English action at such critical juncture, Lord Derby showed himself 80 much of jelly-fish politician that he had forfeited all claim to the Premierahip. The present head of the house of Stanley has many superior ...

Published: Saturday 19 April 1879
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 371 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Our correspondent at Bilbao, whose interesting letter will be found elsewhere, writes indignant terms of the ..

... of pulpy policy— the British Consul ! Verily there is something in the Bismarckian taunt about selfeffacement. stranded jellyfish washed high and dry on the beach at Portugalete—would be about as much feared and respected as is the official who hesitates ...

Published: Tuesday 01 December 1874
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 456 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Caitain Boxton has invented for himself an °Uter capsule which inflates before proceeding to make himself e

... Ihe Captain's make a fish is rather a failure. frisky oyster would have crossed the Channel in less than 18 hours, and jelly-fish might have plucked spirit to race him for a wager. Even in the way oddity the Captain is beaten. The anabas—a fish well ...

Published: Monday 12 April 1875
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 596 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

The Sheffield Telagraph. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1878. This generation marked by a most despicable weakness of ..

... to come in intimate contact with them is annoying as it was for Cavill, the swimmer, to find himself beset by shoals of jelly-fish when the other day he tried to swim across the English Channel. Take tbe case of Mr. Barean, who got returned tbe other ...

Published: Friday 18 August 1876
Newspaper: Sheffield Daily Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 655 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE TICHBORNE CASE

... described the mussels as putrid, and therefore quite unfit for food. Dr. Robinson, in cross-examination, admitted that if any jelly-fish had adhered to the bags, a very bad smell would have been produced. Mr. Summers called witnesses to show that the mussels ...

OAPT. WEBB'S SWIKMING FEAT. miarvAL AT OiALAI& Oaptsin Webb has succeeded In swimming from England to France. ..

... in the water. About an hour after some alarm was °stationed by the captain saying, I've got stung in the shoulder by a jelly-fish, but a minute after he added, Right, all nght ; the smart has now passed. The steam tug Rambler engaged by some gentlemen ...

Published: Saturday 28 August 1875
Newspaper: Richmond & Ripon Chronicle
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 727 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

(iyele Fun.)

... OUR CHEF. --Cucumber to the salmon, fennel to the mackerel, and a salad to the lobster, but what, ye diners-oat, is the jellyfish ? Why was the conscious victim of a recent card•shuying business like a famour Co co Because he was Done an' knew it. ...

Published: Saturday 21 May 1870
Newspaper: Bradford Weekly Telegraph
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 729 | Page: 3 | Tags: none