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  2. BURIED TREASURE.

    There are at the present time thousands of diggists busily engaged in bringing stones and bits of metal to the surface. By the side of most ...

    Article : 522 words
  3. The Salt of the Earth

    Slowly and mechanically Adela thrust the packet of notes into the bosom of her dress. She felt that she was fettered hand and foot now. It ...

    Article : 3,806 words
  4. MRS. WILKS’S LODGERS.

    Wilks ’ad always said as ’ow they litery chaps was essentric, an’ now I believe ’im ; but it was the time I ’ad gitar in my ’cad, an’, the doctor ...

    Article : 641 words
  5. FATHER AND SON.

    Dear Mater,—A most unfortunate thing has happened. I was getting along tophole there when some infernal ass sent the pater with a draft for ...

    Article : 1,093 words
  6. BABY’S OUTINGS.

    Even if the days are rainy, that should make no difference in a baby’s outings. To be sure, they are rather moist, but the carriage may be placed ...

    Article : 339 words
  7. CLEARING STUMPS.

    A Victorian dairy farmer adepts an admirable idea of removing old stumps. The big trees and stumps are burnt out by “stoving,” which means taking ...

    Article : 197 words
  8. A Careful Purchaser.

    An Irishman went into a jeweller’s to buy a clock, and the shopman showed him one for two pounds. “What, two pounds for that bit of a ...

    Article : 457 words
  9. LUNGWORM IN CALVES.

    The wrongful treatment of calves affected with lungworm is still causing mortality. Obviously, it is a mistake to feed hay to badly affected animals. ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. Primitive Ingenuity.

    The natives of Torres Straits, Queensland, make numerous ornaments out of tortoise and pearl shells. Hair combs, ear-rings, finger rings, ...

    Article : 133 words
  11. A Costly Lesson for Pa.

    Painter’ Son (rushing into his father’s studio): Papa! Oh, papa——! Painter (who prides himself on never getting excited in any ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. All That Was Left.

    A smart lawyer secured a verdict on behalf of a very pretty widow, who, however, was not blessed with an overplus of riches. He sent in a ...

    Article : 100 words
  13. Declined Without Thanks.

    A washerwoman applied to a gentleman for work, and he gave her a note to the manager of a certain club. It read as follows: ...

    Article : 95 words
  14. The Cure for Care.

    “Why is it, Sam, that one never hears of a darkle committing a suicide?” inquired the northerner. “Well, you see, it’s disaway, boss: ...

    Article : 82 words
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