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  2. WHY DO WE NOT WRITE MORE LETTERS?

    Certainly if the above question, were addressed to one hundred persons we might confidently expect that ninetynine would reply by asking another: ...

    Article : 379 words
  3. A FATHER'S LESSON TO HIS SON.

    One day Robert's father saw him playing with some boys who were rude and unmannerly. He had observed for some time a change for the ...

    Article : 335 words
  4. EDITH ON THE MAKE.

    "Mrs. Brown dropped in to tea to-day," said Edith as we sat in the garden in the cool of the evening, "and she was telling me what a lot of ...

    Article : 915 words
  5. THE MAN WHO MAKES THE BEST HUSBAND.

    The mail a girl should choose for her husband is not the acknowledged wit and favorite of his chums. It is not the best looking, wealthiest, or ...

    Article : 649 words
  6. WORDS OF WISDOM.

    No one is useless in the world who lightens the burden of it for anyone else. A fault which humbles us is of more ...

    Article : 239 words
  7. WISE UTTERANCES.

    Occupation is the one remedy for the sins of society. Idleness breeds all kinds of evils and never anything good. You never hear of busy people ...

    Article : 317 words
  8. CEREALS AS STOCK FOOD.

    The chairman of the Wheat Commission (Sir Herbert Gepp), while taking evidence, mentioned the possibilty of using cereals as fodder for stock. In ...

    Article : 1,041 words
  9. IMAGE LOST FOR 200 YEARS

    It seems amazing that a great Buddhist image, over 180 feet long, should have been lost to all knowledge for over 200 years. Yet this was the case ...

    Article : 224 words
  10. MAKING WORK A PLEASURE

    "Housework!" I used to moan. "The job that is never done." But, after all, are many jobs ever finished? Typing day after day; standing weary hours ...

    Article : 246 words
  11. MODERN LONDON LIFE.

    Fifty years ago the most popular indoor entertainment in London was the music-hall; to-day the cinema is the most characteristic form. This fact is ...

    Article : 222 words
  12. THE COST OF SPEED.

    Speed at sea is a costly business. That is why the Atlantic crossing to-day has not lessened very much since the era of steamships began. ...

    Article : 219 words
  13. FARMERS' MOTOR VEHICLES.

    Cases of farmers who have failed to take advantage of the reduced registration fees granted by Parliament for vehicles used solely for the purposes ...

    Article : 145 words
  14. IF YOU'VE ANYTHING GOOD TO SAY.

    If you've anything good to say of a man, Don't wait till he's laid to rest, For the eulogy spoken when hearts are ...

    Article : 173 words
  15. FLIES.

    Every summer brings the usual pest of flies, and it is regretted that the public do not realise the grave danger that flies bring. Swat that fly! is often ...

    Article : 157 words
  16. CARLYLE ON IDLENESS.

    Nine-tenths of the miseries and vices of manhood proceed from idleness. With men of quick minds, to whom it is especially pernicious, this habit is ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. OUR CHILDREN'S SPEECH.

    Why do educated parents allow their children to contract habits of ungrammatical speech that will have to be conquered in after-life?" asked a ...

    Article : 346 words
  18. Modest.

    The tramp had been doing odd jobs about the house and garden, and, after partaking of the meal the housewife put before him, leaned back with a ...

    Article : 258 words
  19. Winding the Clock.

    The mistress engaged the girl. At the end of their first day together the maid was instructed to mount the step ladder and wind the tall 14-day clock. ...

    Article : 195 words
  20. An Original Appeal.

    Returning to letters. These are generally of a standard style. Something out of the rut, however, was this: "Dear Madam,—At 11 a.m. to-day our ...

    Article : 198 words
  21. How Careless!

    Mr. Mogsley: "I lost my umbrella to-day." Mrs. Mogsley: "Oh, Henry! And it was your own umbrella! Why didn't ...

    Article : 91 words
  22. Secret.

    A married couple were knocked down by a motor-car. The car dashed away. The police arrived and found the couple bursting with indignation, ...

    Article : 74 words
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