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  2. Fighting for Principle.

    Men sometimes fight for principle, oftener for interest. The Scotsman may not mind spending or giving away money, but ...

    Article : 180 words
  3. Superstition.

    In many country districts in Hungary superstition is still rife. Evidence of this comes from Grosswardein. In the communities of Vaskoh and Baresd severe earth ...

    Article : 109 words
  4. A Problem for the Jury.

    A curious case of alleged theft was a good deal discussed in the time of Mr Justice Buller. A lady of highly respectable family and ...

    Article : 631 words
  5. The Wily Quaker.

    A few years ago when people were excited about a French invasion of England, a Quaker, residing at Epping, In Essex, being afraid, if such an event should take place. ...

    Article : 349 words
  6. Corner Men of the Street.

    It is a common sight to see a group of men with their hands in their pockets, and their pipes in their months, standing in front of public houses. They turn up in the morning ...

    Article : 187 words
  7. Strange Honeymoons that led to Happiness.

    "Happy is the bride that the sun shines on," runs the old saying, the deeper meaning of which, according to some people, is that every mishap at a wedding is an omen of bad ...

    Article : 771 words
  8. The Sentence of the Court.

    A story is told of the late Mr. Justice Naule, He never passed sentence on a prisoner when he felt strongly moved, lest his impulse or temper should lead him astray. ...

    Article : 174 words
  9. A Merchant Seaman's Story.

    A portion of the crew of a ship which was anchored off the cost of India once went ashore for the purpose of cutting some wood, and one of the sailors, having through some ...

    Article : 276 words
  10. The Truth.

    Little by little must we receive the truth. The moral—progress of mankind and the advancement of each invidual depend on this. No ideal of perfection springs up ready ...

    Article : 152 words
  11. In a Village Church.

    It was a hot Sunday afternoon, and during the sermon a man in a smock frock, sitting in the gallery over the clock, every now and then leaned over to see the time. After some ...

    Article : 139 words
  12. In Church.

    When the banns of marriage between Lottie Lapwing and Julius Candlegoat were put up, Lottie's old sweetheart, the church organist, pulled out the tremelo stop of his ...

    Article : 114 words
  13. An Eventful Night.

    An officer in the Army had been transferred to a new regiment, and the officers of the new regiment gave a dinner in honour of the occasion. ...

    Article : 168 words
  14. A Tea Substitute.

    An attempt is being made to place mate, the substitute for tea so universally used in South America, upon the European market, and especially in France. ...

    Article : 424 words
  15. A Startling Statement.

    A startling statement was made recently in a Court, when a witness said, that in his line of business, it was the rule always to overstate the claims of the goods advertised? There may be articles on ...

    Article : 612 words
  16. Business First.

    Mr, Fussyman hurried into the newspaper office, "I've lost my spectacles somewhere," he said, "and I want to advertise for them; ...

    Article : 196 words
  17. Advertising

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    Advertising : 451 words
  18. Another Awful Mystery.

    The newsboy was running down the street at top speed, when he met the Vicar of the parish. "Have you heard the distressing news of ...

    Article : 65 words
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