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  2. Her Father's Daughter; CHAPTER XV.

    "Mary you? Oh, Mr. Debonair, do [?] mean what you are saying—really [?]an it?" Rosa gave a great start. Quite suddenly—quite unexpectedly— ...

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  3. THE REAL HUNS.

    Historians are not agreed as to the origin of the Huns, those migratory, military savages from Central Asia, whose exploits the Kaiser was not ...

    Article : 233 words
  4. LETTING THE WITCH OUT.

    Cooking is such practical every-day work that it seems strange for superstition to invade the kitchen. Vet probably there is not a cook in the ...

    Article : 355 words
  5. SLAVE OF THE BROOM.

    She always kept everything perfectly clean, From the cellar clear up to the top; For neatness and order she surely ...

    Article : 202 words
  6. CHAPTER XVI.

    "Well, Miss Jennings, I'm sure I'm glad to see you back, for business seems to be brisker than ever, and what I should have done without you ...

    Article : 2,771 words
  7. WHY DOGS BARK.

    Curiously enough, barking, which seems to us so characteristic of the dog, is not one of its natural sounds. Wild dogs do not bark. They howl ...

    Article : 177 words
  8. MILK AT 6/- A QUART.

    The milk of the female ass is often given to invalids. It is usually retailed at six shillings a quart, which, at the rate of two pints every ...

    Article : 204 words
  9. HEREDITARY ATTRIBUTES.

    Numerous instances are recorded in history of heredity, uncommon gifts possessed by the parents being supposed to be transmitted to the ...

    Article : 253 words
  10. WHY THE NEGRO'S SKIN IS BLACK.

    The baby negro is not born black. Even so long ago as 1705 Le Cat noticed that the newly-born negro is of a reddish color. That observation has ...

    Article : 316 words
  11. A STUDY OF CHARLES LAMB.

    A keenly appreciative analysis of Charles Lamb's works appears in a volume of literary essays, "Visions and Revisions," by John Cowper ...

    Article : 330 words
  12. Quite Satisfied.

    Returning home from a scientific lecture one night, a college professor, who was noted for his absent-mindedness, was still pondering deeply the ...

    Article : 88 words
  13. He Meant Having Him.

    Customer: "That was splendid insect powder you sold me the other day, Mr. Oilman." Mr. Oilman (with justifiable pride): ...

    Article : 92 words
  14. WIDOWS' DOLLS IN SERVIA.

    Talking of Servia's curious marriage customs, Mrs. Gordon in her book, "A Woman In the Balkans," speaks of a queer-looking doll she ...

    Article : 190 words
  15. THE CASTLE OF HAPSBURG.

    There is a legend that the ancient castle of Hapsburg, overlooking the Rhine, was founded in 1020, and was without surrounding walls for ...

    Article : 373 words
  16. The Bowler Scored.

    A good story is told of the Bishop of London. He was batting in the grounds of Fulham Palace for a charity cricket match when the bowler ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. A CHINESE ALTAR.

    There is no altar on earth which vies in marble majesty with the Altar of Heaven—Tien T'an—in the south of the Chinese city of Peking, which ...

    Article : 239 words
  18. The Retort Courteous.

    Admiral Lord "Charlie" Beresford is noted for his pungent and ready wit. Once in the Lobby or the House of ...

    Article : 193 words
  19. Everyone Pleased.

    A young man was walking in the garden with his sweetheart, when she asked him if he would have a glass of lemon. ...

    Article : 151 words
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