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  2. The Irishman.

    The following lines by James Orr, written many years ago, will bear re publishing :— The savage loves his native shore, Though rude the soil and chill the air ; ...

    Article : 288 words
  3. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,307 words
  4. Rub the Other Eye.

    Nine persons out of every ten, with a cinder or foreign substance in the eye, will instantly begin to rub it with one hand while hunting for a handkerchief with the other ...

    Article : 239 words
  5. The Newspaper Man's Lot.

    An indignant. subscriber walked into a newspaper office the other day and threatened to stop his subscription unless the editor promised a lot of pictures to amuse ...

    Article : 216 words
  6. Mollified.

    A reference to her beauty seldom fails to bring a lady unconditional surrender. Not long age a dignified and rather goods looking female was one of a party in a ...

    Article : 195 words
  7. Without Leaving the Box.

    " If you were a—a jury, Clara," said the embarrassed young lawyer, hesitatingly, " I could plead my case with more self-possession. But in Cupid's court I don't think I ...

    Article : 206 words
  8. Perpetual Youth.

    Every woman is ambitious of keeping young as long as possible, and her ambition is quite a legitimate one. But a resort to artificial methods of appearing youthful is. a ...

    Article : 172 words
  9. Wrinkles.

    An oyster shell in the kettle prevents furring. If wool is washed before being knitted into sox or stockings it lasts much longer. ...

    Article : 603 words
  10. Ten Health Commandments.

    Under the auspices of the Woman's Health Association of Great Britain a caravan is touring England on a pilgrimage of health. ...

    Article : 183 words
  11. His Idea of the Process.

    "As I understand it," said the heathen, " you propose to civilise me" "Exactly so." "You mean to get. me out of habits of ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. Her View of Art.

    An old gentleman who owned a fine estate not far from the country seat of the 'Duke of Devonshire, which is open to the public when the duke is not' there, one day ...

    Article : 154 words
  13. Pigs Kill Snakes.

    A lusty old boar or sow can kill more snakes in a day than an organised posse of snake-hunters. The animals not only have an antipathy ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. A Narrow Escape.

    " It is the unexpected danger which takes one's breath away'," said an American c sportsman. " I have hunted everything from grey squirrels to grizzly bears, and it ...

    Article : 457 words
  15. A Disappointed Man.

    Mr Halloran surveyed the insurance agent. with a dark and hostile countenance. The fact that one eye was concealed by a some-what grimy bandage did not add to the ...

    Article : 230 words
  16. Brain Expansion While You Sleep.

    Professor R. M. Wenley as concluded a series of experiments, the result of which seem to" disprove a long accepted theory as to the cause of sleep. ' ...

    Article : 217 words
  17. Deeds, Not Words, Required.

    A boy was pushing a handcart up a hill one sultry day. The hill was steep, the cart I heavy, the boy thin. Hi, boy!" called an old gentleman. "push ...

    Article : 87 words
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