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  3. POCKET REPUBLICS.

    There are three tiny republics which never figure in the news; mapmakers usually ignore them. The first of these, St. Goust, is ...

    Article : 231 words
  4. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    His better half, carried away by patriotic zeal, had followed him to France in the Red Cross. After a short period of hate which ...

    Article : 93 words
  5. WORLD—WIDE NOTES.

    Dickens was fond of wearing gaudy jewellery, and the clanking of his numerous gold chains announced his coming while he was yet some great ...

    Article : 136 words
  6. WAR MAY SOLVE BIBLE MYSTERY.

    The great world—war is going to build as well as destroy. It promises to solve more than one new problem of modern life, and is quite as sure ...

    Article : 1,374 words
  7. QUAINT BIRTH CARDS.

    The war was evidently responsible for the following "Birth" announcement, which appeared recently in a Paris paper:— ...

    Article : 280 words
  8. BEST BUSINESS ASSET.

    A successful merchant, when asked the question, "What is the best asset of a business house?" said:'The ...

    Article : 203 words
  9. NON—COMBATANTS.

    The Clown Pri—ce, and, incidentally, the Lord of Looters, was inspecting the Fourteenth Leberwurst Regiment previous to its going into the ...

    Article : 112 words
  10. PUNS AND PUNSTERS.

    To make a pun with nothing at all to work upon is an exceedingly difficult task, yet I an Maclaren was given this problem once by one or, two ...

    Article : 168 words
  11. IS IT SAFE?

    The making of a gas—mask is a very delicate matter, and a great responsibility rests on the workers, for the tiniest leak or the smallest ...

    Article : 229 words
  12. LONG—DISTANCE MARRIAGES..

    Not long ago a Boer in pretoria was married to a girl in Amsterdam, the ceremony constituting what the Dutch call "handschoen" or glove ...

    Article : 170 words
  13. JUST LIKE THAT!

    'Enery was an absent—minded little man, and this was his first meeting with the circular—saw. The foreman, with a few well ...

    Article : 104 words
  14. WHAT AN ARMISTICE MEANS.

    Military law recognises three kinds of armistice—a suspension of arms, a general armistice, and a partial armistice. The first is usually a ...

    Article : 217 words
  15. —1,300 FOR A COAT.

    "No dress under £50," was the information given at one salon, where expensive frocks and embroideries attracted scores of Mayfair mothers ...

    Article : 126 words
  16. ODDS AGAINST HIM.

    Bill Sikes had been charged with stealing a watch, and had been found not guilty. Just as the verdict had been given, a charge of assault was ...

    Article : 93 words
  17. "TIDDLEY FOR GIVORY."

    The Navy speaks a natural language of its own, which, to the shoregoing ear, is both uncouth and bewildering. ...

    Article : 520 words
  18. HEALTH AND HEIGHT.

    Every flying man in the United States Air Service has to undergo a strict medical test periodically, in order that he may be classified in one ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. RECOGNITION MADE EASY.

    A French soldiers' paper, 'Neuf Temps,' prints some amusing hints on how to tell an officer:— "First look at his right shoulder. ...

    Article : 214 words
  20. TO STOP LYNCHING.

    American newspaper proprietors are apt to do unconventional things, so one ought not, perhaps, to be surprised at an announcement ...

    Article : 179 words
  21. QUALIFIED FOR HIS JOB.

    Percy Vere de Vere had joined as a private, but never got tired of talking about the wealthy home he had left and airing his accomplishments. ...

    Article : 116 words
  22. WALKING WITHOUT LEGS.

    Usually a man who has lost his legs is not greatly sought after by employers. There is one firm, however, by whom he is welcomed. This ...

    Article : 245 words
  23. BEGINNING OF KRUPPS'.

    There is no doubt that England started Germany on her industrial way, showed her the ropes, gave her the wrinkles, and generally treated ...

    Article : 352 words
  24. AN EXCUSABLE ILLUSTRATION.

    In the good old days, when there were no coupons and everybody ate butter, the king of the happy country addressed his jester thuswise: ...

    Article : 102 words
  25. ALL U—P!

    There have been complaints from time to time that certain words have been overworked. "Camouflage" is a word that is greeted with a groan ...

    Article : 209 words
  26. SAMMY'S UNIFORM.

    One of the most striking features of the U.S. soldier's uniform is the inconspicuous nature of his rank badges, and the signs denoting the ...

    Article : 264 words
  27. THOROUGHLY DONS?

    "I want you to clean my shop window," said Mrs. Jones to Smasher, the village champion window—cleaner. "Can you do it this morning while ...

    Article : 151 words
  28. RATE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING.

    There is a good deal of misconception about the speed at which people speak, and that misconception extends to public speakers, as Mr. ...

    Article : 177 words
  29. QUITE SO!

    The grave and venerable rabbi had got into the train. There being standing room only, he edged his way towards a lady who promised to ...

    Article : 110 words
  30. I WON'T SAY THAT, [?]UT —

    Tryhard was not over intelligent, but industrious. He was doing his best to master the mysteries of mathmatics, and was a member of ...

    Article : 81 words
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