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  2. WHERE DRUGS COME FROM.

    To form the coleletion which fills the drawers, bottles and jars of even the most unpretentious druggist’s shop, tax is levied upon almost every ...

    Article : 406 words
  3. BAD TEMPER.

    Why is so much ink wasted about uncongenial marriages, hasty marriages, and stringent divorce laws, wuen everyone knows that, aside from ...

    Article : 391 words
  4. A COMMERCIAL COUP.

    'Snice day!” said the stout man as he sat down in the third-class carriage with a first-class look. "’Sloyely,” I remarked, just to ...

    Article : 658 words
  5. Advertising

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    Advertising : 460 words
  6. THE TONNAGE PUZZLE.

    To many who are not experienced with the ways of ships and ship men, the various uses of the term tonnage in relation to the size of a ship are ...

    Article : 238 words
  7. A METAL WHICH FIGHTs.

    The chemists tell us that aluminium is one of the commonest minerals, though it is never found in a free state. Much the same applies to its ...

    Article : 238 words
  8. THE CARE OF VEILS.

    Veils, if carefully put away, will last a long time. When a veil is taken from a hat roll it from end to end, and put it away in a veil-case. A ...

    Article : 100 words
  9. To Make Sure.

    A very nervous looking woman, accompanied by a rather robust farmer, came on to the platform of the wayside railway station. ...

    Article : 130 words
  10. Nothing but the Truth.

    Two young girls sat gazing into each other’s eyes. "We are such good friends, Marcia,” said one, "and we can afford to say ...

    Article : 177 words
  11. Mr. Potter’s Cute Move.

    She: “No, it can never be, Mr. Potter. I like you as a friend: I respect you—I—I admire you; but that is not love, you know, and I cannot be nyour ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. The Reason Why.

    A witness for the defence had been examined, when the prosecuting solicitor stood up to crush him. Solicitor: “Why did you hide ...

    Article : 135 words
  13. And Time Flew.

    “Can’t anything be done, Maria,” whispered the host, “to make the time pass.more quickly?” “I'll try,” whispered the hostesns. ...

    Article : 55 words
  14. No Intention.

    Wealthy Widow (to Housekeeper): “I hear you have lately got married; is that so?" Housekeeper: "Yes, my lady, quite ...

    Article : 45 words
  15. To Spoil His Appetite.

    It was a thr-r-r-rilling melodrama. The villain, of course, was in love with the heroine; but the heroine, with the usual obstinacy of heroines, refused to ...

    Article : 397 words
  16. Cause for Thankfulness.

    The case was over. It had dragged on wearily for three days, and the plaintiff; who had gained the veid[?]ct, calculated that he was in for a [?] ...

    Article : 142 words
  17. Another Added to the List.

    “Thomas,” cried the boy’s father, in surprise. “You! Surely, holiday time has not come yet? I thought the end of the term was not for another ...

    Article : 107 words
  18. Always One or the Other.

    Mr. Olubuck: My wife is a woman who is so puritanically religious that she’s death on dancing. The Maid: Is she too fat or too ...

    Article : 394 words
  19. Sticking To It.

    The following story concerns Mr. Barry Pain. He was present at a gathering of artists some time ago, and during the ...

    Article : 373 words
  20. How Brown Was Caught.

    Always an easy-going fellow was Brown—never did to-day what could be done to-morrow; never troubled about the future, and never anticipated ...

    Article : 106 words
  21. The Irrevocable Step.

    I remember once hearing the new peeress, Lady Bathurst, tell an amusing story concerning a certain rich but illiterate lady who chanced to be ...

    Article : 252 words
  22. Unfelt Troubles.

    A gentleman given to habits of extravagance found himself in the bankruptey court, and was severely questioned by the presiding official. ...

    Article : 160 words
  23. Or Call a Cab.

    A French doctor, famous for his efforts to protect animals from cruelty, was one day annoyed by a big blue fly which buzzed uninterruptedly on a ...

    Article : 183 words
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