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  2. FACTS & FANCIES.

    A large proportion of the pleasure we derive from poetry is in the recognition of law. The more obvious and formulated is the law—nay, the more pleasure it gives ...

    Article : 356 words
  3. JOKELETS.

    Lady (interviewing raw Irish domestic): "Of course I find everything." Raw Irish Domestic : "Includin' a sweetheart, mum?" ...

    Article : 567 words
  4. SPRAY.

    A gentleman, in search of a man to do some work, met on his way a highly respectable lady, not so young as she once was, and asked: "Can you tell me where ...

    Article : 1,190 words
  5. VARIOUS VERSES.

    Before you push a brother down, Think twice. Before at other's sins you frown Think twice. ...

    Article : 135 words
  6. THE TALE FOR TO-DAY.

    You must know the kind of drug stores that are to be found on that proud highway Broadway. Let us suppose that you have a pain that cries for alleviation. You ...

    Article : 2,103 words
  7. THE SKETCHER.

    The work of boring the Simplon Tunnel, which commenced in August, 1898, was en- , trusted to Brandt. Brandau, and Co., a German and Swiss firm expressly ...

    Article : 769 words
  8. ACTION.

    Its' not the thing you talk about That gives you lasting fame, Your schemes to benefit the world And make yourself a name, ...

    Article : 149 words
  9. JOHN BURNS, M.P., ON LONDON.

    The Strand has alternately possessed the prison of kings, che palaces of dukes, the promenade for poets, the rendezvous of wits, players, rebels, and beauties. ...

    Article : 245 words
  10. A FISHING JINGLE.

    Said a young fish to his old mam-ma, "There's a man up there on the bank not far From me. ...

    Article : 120 words
  11. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN.

    It does not require the proverbial oldest inhabitant to remember the time when Uncle Tom's Cabin, Blackpool's at one time popular amusement resort, now ...

    Article : 448 words
  12. THE KING OF SPAIN AND THE GOLD WATCH.

    Mr. Paulding, of New York, as the representative of the great jewellery firm of Tiffany, travelled several times around the world, his sole business being to visit the ...

    Article : 429 words
  13. TYPE-WRITING AND MORALS.

    A society composed exclusively of women, called the Anti-Women Stenographers' Society, which was organised in America some years ago to create and ...

    Article : 200 words
  14. MANNERS ON THE STAGE.

    Persons of mature years who go frequently to theatres will, probably admit, says the "Queen," that while, there is no need to wring one's hands and ...

    Article : 417 words
  15. HABITS OF RUSSIAN PEASANTRY.

    Cleanliness is not a strong point with the Russian peasant. The villages are vile and stencilling. Even in summer fresh air cannot enter their homes, for the ...

    Article : 210 words
  16. PROSPERITY P'S.

    Push.—the force by which one's ideals are converted into realities. Punctuality.—A saver of time and temper. A worker of confidence. ...

    Article : 142 words
  17. THE INDIANS' "WHITE DOG FEAST."

    A New York paper describes a curious discovery that has been made within a mile of New York City. Some antiquaries were trying to locate an ancient ...

    Article : 345 words
  18. NOVELISTS AND SUNLIGHT.

    Quite a number of popular novelists do all their work in the open air, and say that their best work has been done when they were seated in the sunshine in the ...

    Article : 243 words
  19. THE SHOEMAKERS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

    There are in Great Britain and Ireland more than 2000 shoe factories, some of which employ over a thousand hands and it is estimated that there is a total of ...

    Article : 297 words
  20. CURIOUS "FINDS" ON THE NORFOLK COAST.

    As a result of the recent tidal wave on the East Coast many pieces of an old world forest have been cast on the beach between Walcot and Happishburgh, ...

    Article : 122 words
  21. A CLEVER MOUSE.

    Here is a story of a mouse which was as persevering in overcoming its difficulties as was King Robert of Scotland's spider. During the digging of holes for New ...

    Article : 157 words
  22. THE VATICAN AND FRANCE.

    The chief weapon of the Holy See against France is the suppression of the Protector-ate over the Catholics in Orient' now entrusted to the Republic. During the time ...

    Article : 168 words
  23. KING EDWARD'S GENEROSITY.

    When King Edward visited the monastery of St. Bernard, high up among the Alps, many years ago, he was, it is recorded, struck by the monotony of the ...

    Article : 146 words
  24. STAR PHOTOGRAPHY.

    Star photography is one of the most tedious operations known. In some cases the exposure of the plate must last for several hours, during which time both the ...

    Article : 86 words
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