THE GATHERER.

"A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles."
SHAKSPEARE.

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RETENTIVE MEMORY.


The historian, Fuller, in 1607, had a most retentive memory; he could
repeat 500 strange, unconnected words, after twice hearing them; and a
sermon verbatim, after reading it once. He undertook, after passing from
Temple Bar to the farthest part of Cheapside and back again, to mention
all the signs over the shops on both sides of the streets, repeated them
backwards and forwards, and performed the task with great exactness.

J.T.S.

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EVE'S TOMB.


About two miles northward of Djidda is shown the tomb of Howa (Eve), the