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  2. Preferred a Truck-in-it.

    A young man walked into the photographer's studio and said; "I want my photo taken." "Certainly," said the knight of the camera, ...

    Article : 99 words
  3. Between Two Evils.

    The burglar's wife was in the witness-bex, and the prosecuting attorney was conducting a vigorous cross-examination. "Madam, you are the wife of this man ...

    Article : 100 words
  4. Advertising

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    Advertising : 1,654 words
  5. The Police Force.

    A contemporary thus writes :—It is. not surprising that the junior members of the Victorian police force should have started an agitation to secure a revision of the terms ...

    Article : 490 words
  6. Perch or Roost.

    Small Boy—What is a roost, pa? Parent—A roost, my son, is the pole on which chickens roost at night. Boy—And what is a perch ...

    Article : 194 words
  7. Coronation Memories.

    Perhaps the most calamitous of all coronation days in England was that of William the Conqueror. After the coronation oath, whereby the new monarch promised to ...

    Article : 215 words
  8. At His Own Funeral.

    We hear now and then of a man reading his own obituary in the papers, but it is a rare thing for a dead man to sing at his own funeral. Pietro Ficco, a shoemaker and ...

    Article : 163 words
  9. Had It On His Mind.

    A clergyman tells the following story:—'A young man came up to me one day with the remark: Person, I want you to marry me next Wednesday. ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. He Didn't Follow It.

    The big hearted eminent physician had consented to see the patient without making any charge. There was a lingering doubt as to whether this was altogether a deserving ...

    Article : 415 words
  11. Between the Courses.

    The stranger in the hotel plumped down his bag. " I wanter room !" he said. No 37 !' rapped out the clerk. Second ...

    Article : 125 words
  12. Portland's Prize.

    On February 9, 1746, occurred one of the gallant single ship actions for which our navy of the " wooden walls" period is so famous. While cruising off the Scilly ...

    Article : 211 words
  13. Half-hours Before and After Sleep.

    Those precious half-hours that we give so little thought to! We go to our room at night, after a busy day followed. by an evening of pleasure, undress as rapidly as ...

    Article : 423 words
  14. Making the Best of It.

    Pycherley is a hard-hearted man, the spirit of Christmas never enters his body; and, indeed, if he has any particularly unpleasant intelligence to convey, he generally manages ...

    Article : 183 words
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