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  2. Listening-In

    SHE: "George, what do you have to do when you want to draw some money out of a bank" He: "You have to put some money in ...

    Article : 604 words
  3. This is WHERE WE SMILE

    THIS amusing schoolboy's essay on the kangaroo is given in Travels in Western Australia:— "The kangaroo is a quadruped, but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 209 words
  4. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 742 words
  5. Wirelessed

    THE new play was a failure. After the first act many left the theatre; at the end of the second most of the others ...

    Article : 49 words
  6. SPOILT HIMSELF.

    "Ah, sir," said a seedy-looking individual who got into conversation in a railway carriage, "I've seen some changes. was once a doctor with a ...

    Article : 80 words
  7. HELP WANTED.

    The rich bachelor sighed. He spoke. Things are all sixes and sevens with me. I feel the great need of a woman in my home—one who could straighten ...

    Article : 72 words
  8. A GOOD LOSER.

    Little Pat and big Mike had a dispute, when Mike, in contempt, said: "Ye little runt, Oi could carry ye up to the fifth story in my hod." ...

    Article : 112 words
  9. PROFIT—AND LOSS.

    A Scot married a wealthy woman, and after the ceremony a friend congratulated him. "Congratulations," said he. "I hear ...

    Article : 60 words
  10. PROPORTIONATE.

    "And what is your pleasure, madam" asked the superbly dressed shopwalker, as a little women in black bustled in. ...

    Article : 83 words
  11. HAT TRICK.

    Try this at your next party. Stride into a room, doff your hat, hold it aloft, and ask:— "What would you like to see come ...

    Article : 75 words
  12. BAITING THE KEEPER.

    The keeper, discovering a stranger angling on a private stretch of water, ordered the offender to draw his cast. The angler complied, and it was seen ...

    Article : 95 words
  13. SO SUDDEN.

    Together they had brocken the wishbone, and she held the longest piece. "Now, what shall I wish for" she mused. "Beally, I can't think." ...

    Article : 80 words
  14. MISTAKEN

    The traffic policeman had raised his hand and the woman motorist stopped with a jerk. Said the policeman, as be drew out ...

    Article : 65 words
  15. PROOF POSITIVE.

    The charge was one of drunkenness. "And what further evidence have you to offer, constable," said the magistrate, "except that you found ...

    Article : 69 words
  16. NO HURRY.

    A general cargo was being loaded into a vessel the captain of which made a hobby of working himself into an apoplectic fit as sailing time drew near. ...

    Article : 98 words
  17. A CURE.

    A Scottish traveller frequently made the trip between London and Paris. He was such a wretched sailor that even on the calmest days he felt ill. ...

    Article : 80 words
  18. THE FAITHFUL HEART.

    The doctor had returned home ate. "Poor darling," he said, as he kissed his wife. "You must have been lonely." ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 96 words
  19. THE DIFFICULTY.

    An artist saw an old countryman who he thought would make a good model. So he sent bm maid to bring in the man to paint him. ...

    Article : 97 words
  20. WORTH IT.

    Bobby Brown wanted a pony, and he had seen the pony in a nearby meadow. "What would happen if I stole that ...

    Article : 60 words
  21. HARDLY.

    They were looking over a house the agent warmly recommended. It was in rather poor condition, and one room appeard to be particularly dilapidated. ...

    Article : 77 words
  22. EXASPERATING.

    She harried down the stairs to join her husband, who was waiting to go with her to the pictures. "Oh. Jack!" she cried, "wait a ...

    Article : 115 words
  23. HER CHOICE.

    The young girl and the elderly woman were waiting for the other members of their party to arrive. "Have a cigarette" asked the ...

    Article : 73 words
  24. HEIGHT OF SARCASM.

    It was a miserable day, and the bus conductor was not in a very cheerful frame of mind. It so happened that one passenger ...

    Article : 99 words
  25. BOTTLED WISDOM

    If we could see ourselves ac others see The population of the earth doubles itself in 260 years. Horses succumb to cold quicker than ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 95 words
  26. HE'D LEARNT A LOT.

    An employes of a large and flourishing business concern was given a paper to sign which he regarded somewhat dubiously. ...

    Article : 86 words
  27. STRANGE SIGHT.

    teacher turned to little Leslie and asked him to give the name of an animal peculiar to Australia. ...

    Article : 71 words
  28. IMPORTANT BUSINESS.

    Counsel for the defence was cross-examining a witness. The first question was: "You admit that you were at the ...

    Article : 81 words
  29. TOO LATE.

    By some misunderstanding a country clergyman was elected to a sporting club where night was turned into day. One day he came to the city, went to ...

    Article : 98 words
  30. GENUINE GRACE.

    A little Girl who disliked milk puddings had been made to finish her portion before leaving the table. "Now may I get down?" she asked, ...

    Article : 88 words
  31. NOT WORTH THE CARD.

    He was an old actor in a moth-eaten overcoat with a fur collar, and, looking in at the box-office of a certain theatre, asked if he could see the show. ...

    Article : 92 words
  32. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 271 words
  33. NO FADS ALLOWED.

    Wunkus was Mrs. Uglymugge's little pet, and when her husband suddenly announced that he would be going abroad, his wife cried: ...

    Article : 99 words
  34. HIS ORDERS.

    The prospective tenant had inspected all the rooms, the coal-cellar, and the other conveniences of the flat, and had expressed himself satisfied. ...

    Article : 85 words
  35. POP LEARNS THE REASON WHY

    {No abstract available} [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 5 words
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