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  2. WIT AND HUMOR.

    A Clerical Error.—Preaching a German of three-quarters of an hour's duration. Mangled remains—that part of your shirt that comes back from the steam laundry. ...

    Article : 565 words
  3. BULLS—NOT IRISH.

    It was a Scotswoman who said that the butcher of her town only killed half a beast at a time. It was a British magistrate who being told by a vagabond that he was not married, ...

    Article : 69 words
  4. PERSONAL

    In the course of his exploring expedition Mr. Roosevelt lost within a pound of four stone in, weight. He is still very weak, but his condition is improving and he is well ...

    Article : 1,119 words
  5. THE ALIEN.

    Up and down the heavily barred cage paced the big grey wolf, her fierce, steady eyes growing flercer as little groups of people sauntered past, some glancing ...

    Article : 2,720 words
  6. HER LAST CHANCE.

    Sylvia, supple and slender, and Aunt Belle bulky and benign had returned from a shopping tour. Each had been trying to buy a ready made suit. ...

    Article : 73 words
  7. A REAL WORKER.

    A farm hand had worked in the field from dawn till darkness, doing his work by lantern light. "I'm going to quit," he said to the farmer at the end of the month. "You promised me a ...

    Article : 81 words
  8. A POLITICAL COMEDY.

    Bang! M. d'Allieres fired on the ground. Bang! M. Caillaux fired in the air. ...

    Article : 694 words
  9. GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY.

    The late Mayor Gaynor of New York is credited with the following criticisms of a novelist who had begun promisingly, but who had degencrated into the lowest type of "best seller":— ...

    Article : 68 words
  10. DEEP MOURNING.

    Down in Georgia a negro, who had his life insured for several hundred dollars, died and left the money to his widow. She immediately bought herself a very elaborate mourning outfit ...

    Article : 119 words
  11. A GAUGE OF BATTLE.

    Jose Blanco, captain in the army, of a South American republic, had unshakable faith in the saying "Discretion is the better part of valor." So firm was his belief in the truth of the proverb ...

    Article : 136 words
  12. IT WAS A RELIEF.

    An eminent English man of science recently delivered a lecture during which an amusing incident occurred. In the course of his remarks he said something to this effect:—"It is a ...

    Article : 161 words
  13. TACKLING THE WRONG CUSTOMER.

    An amusing story of an incident in a cafe at Abbazia is reported by the correspondent of the "New York Herald." Two cavalry officers were sitting on the ...

    Article : 172 words
  14. THE HINT.

    "You mustn't play with Mr. Borem's hat, Bobby," said a young lady who was entertaining a caller to her small brother. "Why mustn't I?'" Asked the youngster. ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. A SPOILT LESSON.

    A minister was addressing a school class recently, and was trying to enforce the doctrine that the hearts of the little ones were sinful, and needed regulating. Taking out his watch and ...

    Article : 74 words
  16. TONY'S MISSION.

    Tony was not exactly the cleanest and sweetest boy in the class. Other scholars protested against sitting next to him. So one day the teacher penned a short note to Tony's mother, suggesting ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. STORIES OF SPOOKS.

    The faithful listened with rapture to the convincing proof that, in spite of the exposure of so many "crack" mediums as swindling rogues, and in spite of the why iii which it is known that ...

    Article : 703 words
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