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  2. They Laughed at This Farmer's Boy

    Seventy years ago, on Nevember 8, 1866, a son was born to a hard-working farmer in the rural village of Little Missenden, Buckinghamshire. His ...

    Article : 631 words
  3. Friends and "Friends"

    It is a true saying, "There are friends and friends." One's honest friends can usually be counted on one's fingers. But as to what extent one ...

    Article : 442 words
  4. From Various Sources

    "Tell me how to do a swallow dive," asks a correspondent. Keep your mouth open! Mrs. Black: "We really must get a ...

    Article : 269 words
  5. Pepper and Its Place in History

    Pepper differs from most other spices in this, that its pungency resides not in the volatile parts or essential oil, but in a substance of a more fixed ...

    Article : 480 words
  6. [Short Story.] Uncle Abner's Gird Table

    It seemed to Doris Linfield that she was always dusting. Her great-uncle, Abner Winters, whose housekeeper she was, had more furniture in six ...

    Article : 1,005 words
  7. The Busiest Airports

    "If the question were asked which are the busiest airports in the world, one would probably answer: Croydon, or Le Bourget, or Templehof. ...

    Article : 201 words
  8. The History of Shoes

    The National Union of Boot and Shoe Operatives recently celebrated its jubilee, but makers of shoes have celebrated many jubilees before this; ...

    Article : 411 words
  9. Selected Recipes

    Three eggs, 1 1b. tomatoes, 1 ounce butter, 1 small onion, pepper and salt. Put butter into pan; when hot put in tomatoes and onion (cut fine), add ...

    Article : 505 words
  10. BRITAIN'S STRANGEST WELL.

    Believed to be more than 1,200 years old, Britain's strangest well, known as the Dupath Well and the Well of the Beautiful Lady, near Callington, ...

    Article : 84 words
  11. GIVING AWAY A FUR COAT.

    A well-known lecturer in America and England, who had just completed a tour of the States, was leaving one of the big hotels in New York for ...

    Article : 291 words
  12. WHEN SHE'S AWAY.

    If you think that homes are just chairs and books And pictures and hallways and ingle nooks, ...

    Article : 151 words
  13. Query.

    He: "Darling, marry me and I'll satisfy your smallest wishes." She: "And what will you do about the big ones?" ...

    Article : 21 words
  14. A PRESIDENT'S VISITOR.

    Strangers are not allowed nowadays, to stroll into the White House, Washington, and greet an American President, but, in days gone by, things were ...

    Article : 205 words
  15. At His Expense.

    Every morning for two years a young woman had given a penny to the beggar at the crossing. One morning she said: "This is the ...

    Article : 51 words
  16. As Usual.

    Friend: "There wasn't a very Dig account of your daughter's wedding in the paper this morning." Parent (sadly): "No, the big account ...

    Article : 29 words
  17. The Nearest Approach.

    "Say, Dad," said Willie, "what does it mean when people talk about the hey-day of youth?" "I don't know about the hay day," ...

    Article : 37 words
  18. Reflections.

    May: "Men are such conceited things. Why, one may see them any time gazing at a looking-glass." Tom: "Yes, but it's always a ...

    Article : 27 words
  19. THE HOMING INSTINCT.

    During periods of migration, birds have been known to make some amazing flights. How these flights are accomplished remains one of Nature's ...

    Article : 288 words
  20. THE HONEST MURDERERS.

    Sir Hubert Murray, the Governor of Papua, relates that he was once taking two native murderers, condemned to be hanged, to Samarai in his yacht. ...

    Article : 171 words
  21. A Sound Proposition.

    A blackmailer wrote a letter to a wealthy merchant, threatening to kidnap his wife unless a substantial sum of money was paid over. ...

    Article : 58 words
  22. Good Scorers.

    A man who had suffered considerably at the hands of a band of youthful cricketers, who persisted in sending their ball over his garden wall, ...

    Article : 113 words
  23. MOON TYPE.

    There are many people who have never heard of "moon type," but to the blind it is a godsend. Without it, most of those who lose their sight in middle ...

    Article : 163 words
  24. Dangerous Turn.

    Rodd Hogg, having declared he would beat all speed records, had awakened the interest of the police. "Where is he now?" boomed the ...

    Article : 72 words
  25. A Friendly Warning.

    "I realise I owe a lot to my country," declared the orator. "Not too much of that, mate," whispered a sympathetic voice. "You're ...

    Article : 191 words
  26. The Explanation.

    For the third time in one afternoon Mrs. Gibbs found her new maid fast asleep in the kitchen rocking chair. "This is too bad, finding you asleep ...

    Article : 125 words
  27. The Same Line.

    Three men met in an hotel lounge. One said: "My family is fairly old, you know. One of my ancestors held up Queen Anne's train." ...

    Article : 114 words
  28. Running No Risks.

    Lawyer: "Then, too, there will be the court crier's fee." Fair beauty (breach of promise): "Oh, I shall do my own crying. I ...

    Article : 36 words
  29. Acknowledged.

    "So he's a touring fiend. Knows every route in the country by heart, I suppose?" "Yes, he's a regular roads scholar." ...

    Article : 61 words
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