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  3. UNFINISHED NOVELS.

    A peculiar pathos attaches to stories —such as the three novels which the late Mr. Edgar Wallace left unfinished —which the authors have not lived to ...

    Article : 440 words
  4. The Ultimatum

    "Of all the bosses I've worked for," stated the foreman painter—"and I've lost count of 'em by now—the worst was a builder down at Saxingham in ...

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  5. DON'T BE AN IDLE MAN.

    "It is a great mistake to suppose that idleness is conducive to longevity," says Dr. Bernard Hollander, in his book "Old Age Deferred." "It is at ...

    Article : 274 words
  6. AN AUTHOR'S JOKE.

    All the world knows Robert Louis Stevenson as author and playwright; few knew he ever figured as an amateur actor. The following anecdote ...

    Article : 329 words
  7. SPLITTING THE ATOM.

    The wonderful Ludwig Mond Laboratory at Cambridge, just opened, contains an apparatus for splitting the atom on a scare unknown before. It ...

    Article : 629 words
  8. A KALAHARI KITCHEN.

    In a sketch, "In a Kalahari Kitchen," published in the "Cape Times," Vivian France tells the following story:— One of our many "Jims" (for to my ...

    Article : 235 words
  9. WHAT'S IN A MOTOR CAR?

    Chris. Sinsabaugh, editor of the "Automotive Daily News" of India, after having spent over half of his life writing about automobiles, decided ...

    Article : 318 words
  10. INDEPENDENCE!

    A man who had worked for one firm all his life retired at last, expecting a pension from his employers. He was disappointed, however, the only award ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. QUITE IN THE FASHION.

    A gale was blowing as Ted Brown wended his way nome after a busy day at the saw-mills. It was rather a long walk, during which he usually enjoyed ...

    Article : 157 words
  12. PHILOSOPHY OF A WOMAN.

    My old man took me to the pictures voluntry-like last night. I wonder what 'e's been up to now? My girl what's in service 'as 'ad five ...

    Article : 284 words
  13. YOU AND YOUR GARDEN.

    Probably a good many of you are already thinking of pruning your roses. Most beginners are in too great a hurry to do the job. It depends upon ...

    Article : 248 words
  14. IT DIDN'T WORK.

    "Now, look here," said the artist to his landlord, "I'm ashamed of my place. It wants papering, and if you'll supply the labor I'll pay for the paper." ...

    Article : 85 words
  15. STILL FOR SALE.

    The house agent was enthusiastic about the advantages of the tumbledown dwelling he was trying to sell. "The death-rate, you know," he said, ...

    Article : 49 words
  16. DON'T THINK IT CLEVER.

    Some women with the keenest minds delight in saying sharp and biting things, and this is a tendency that must be suppressed if you would have ...

    Article : 61 words
  17. SAFETY MEASURE.

    "You admit, then," inquired the magistrate severely, "that you stole the pig?" "Yes," admitted the culprit. ...

    Article : 51 words
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