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  2. LORDS OF CREATION ?

    Do you know that, if you were only able to travel swiftly as the common or domestic fly, you could journey from London to Brighton, take ...

    Article : 271 words
  3. WHERE IS SHE ?

    Where is the old maid to be found ? That is the puzzle of to-day. She may be lurking in some remote village, or she might possibly ...

    Article : 273 words
  4. FORTUNES WON BY CONFIDENCE.

    Said Carnegie on one occasion: "Have confidence in yourself and win the confidence of others, and you will soon become a millionaire." ...

    Article : 309 words
  5. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    Through the long summer hours she had done her best to let him see she liked him. But he wrapped himself in a cloak of cynicism, and ...

    Article : 110 words
  6. OUR OWN TRUE LOVE-STORIES.

    I met my wife in prison ! I was among the unfortunates of the British Army located in the compound at Pretoria. One day my particular ...

    Article : 1,145 words
  7. "WHAT A HOPE !"

    Never attempt the impossible. People always come to grief that way. I once knew a promising' youth who cherished the maxim that nothing in ...

    Article : 887 words
  8. HE KNEW.

    The two lads from Wigan had seen lots of sights during their trip to London, hut they were still ready for more. ...

    Article : 68 words
  9. INTERESTING ITEMS.

    Cabbage is food for pulmonary complaints. Nearly 70,000,000 wild animals are killed yearly for their fur. ...

    Article : 740 words
  10. NO CHANGE.

    "Hallo, old man !" exclaimed the top-hatted traveller as he clutched the arm of the man in the shabby tweed suit. ...

    Article : 89 words
  11. WHY DOES A BALL BOUNCE ?

    Few parents can satisfy their children's curiosity. Even about such easy things as the wonders of the heavens, the growth of plants, the ...

    Article : 757 words
  12. AN INVISIBLE CLOCK.

    A public clock which can be heard but not seen is one of London's curious possessions. It is in the tower of St. Mary Abbot's Church, ...

    Article : 163 words
  13. TOLD IT TOO WELL.

    The tramps were working the little town together. They called at alternate houses, and had agreed to share the proceeds. ...

    Article : 113 words
  14. HOLIDAYS AWHEEL.

    "The finest holiday in the world !" enthusiastically exclaimed my cycling friend. "The most health-giving, care-free, romantic, and also the ...

    Article : 608 words
  15. NOAH'S SWEET TOOTH.

    Who invented sweetmeats and confectionery ? Diving deep into the story of the ancients, the writer has come to the ...

    Article : 149 words
  16. TOO LITERAL.

    As he weighed out the sugar the grocer's boy whistled lustily. "Don't you know that it is very rude to whistle while you are ...

    Article : 83 words
  17. PLAIN WORDS.

    Adolphus was disgruntled, anyone could see that. "What's wrong, old son ?" asked Percy, as they met in the street. ...

    Article : 89 words
  18. £2,000 FOR HIS HEAD.

    Of course, you have heard of Datas, the human encyclopaedia--the man who can memorize and reel off dates quicker than the fire of a machine ...

    Article : 331 words
  19. BOBBY'S BRAIN WAVE.

    The lesson in the English language dealt with endings of words, and the teacher dwelt on the termination "tion," as one of the commonest. ...

    Article : 81 words
  20. OBEDIENT.

    Lost in happy dreams of their future together, the. bride and bridegroom walked about the platform of the little station. ...

    Article : 207 words
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