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  2. Wit and Humour.

    He : Darling, will you share my lot? She: Yes, Charlie, if it really is a lot. Uneasy lies the Head.—From a Manchester hatter's shop window : Hats full of good ...

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  3. DREADFUL FORECASTS.

    What does command of the sea mean? It means that if Germany had sixty battleships she could take all the British Crown Colonies and, ...

    Article : 83 words
  4. FARM AND FIELD.

    To illustrate the method of calculating the value of a fertiliser we may give the following examples:—Take an ordinary bone compound guaranteed 1 per cent ...

    Article : 231 words
  5. RUSSIA.

    Charles E. Hands writes in the London "Daily Mail":— "The Russian Revolution, gentle­men: and may we all live to see it!" ...

    Article : 1,197 words
  6. AMBIGUOUS.

    She dabbled in water-colors, and was rather proud of the results; also her complexion was the envy of the ladies of her set, and they said spiteful things. ...

    Article : 91 words
  7. A CANADIAN SCANDAL.

    The New York correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" wrote on June 26th:— A remarkable story is narrated by ...

    Article : 482 words
  8. A LONG WALK FOR A WIFE.

    A pretty story of constancy is told by a correspondent of the 'Spectator.' A girl of 18, who helped her father in an East Anglican public house, ...

    Article : 159 words
  9. PORTABLE BAG HOLDER.

    The accompanying illustration shows how a portable home-made bag holder can easily be made. The upright Plank is lin. thick, 8 1/2 ft. long, and 15[?] ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 91 words
  10. AFTERMATH.

    Mr Happieman (with a brave attempt at pleasantry): "Why so pensive? Is the honey­moon beginning to pall on my little bride?" Mrs Happieman (throwing off her air of ...

    Article : 71 words
  11. A MAN OF CREDIT.

    A distinguished Irish lawyer, always in impoverished circumstances, once took Chief Justice Whiteside to see his magnificently furnished new house in Dublin. ...

    Article : 58 words
  12. The Known Stallion.

    A prepotent stallion of merit is of great value to a neighborhood. Often, how­ever, the stallion's real work is not real­ised till he has died or been sold. A ...

    Article : 160 words
  13. THE SABBATARIAN."

    A famous minister, himself, a strict Sabba­tarian, used to tell with kindly humor a story of a farmer in the Carse of Gowrie who was still more strict. ...

    Article : 121 words
  14. "DREAM-THINKING."

    Sir Arthur Mitchell, K.C.B., argues that there is no such thing as dreamless sleep; that thinking is involun­tary—to the extent, at least, that we ...

    Article : 236 words
  15. THE RAT'S REVENGE.

    A farmer on the moorlands observed a curi­ous thing. One of his young fowls lay dead in a field. From the opposite side of a low hedge he saw a rat approach and pull at it. ...

    Article : 138 words
  16. CHILD'S ELOPEMENT.

    Particulars (writes the London "Daily Mail") have just come to light of a romantic elopement from Liverpool. ...

    Article : 260 words
  17. Health of British Live Stock.

    The Board of Agriculture, London, has issued the annual report of the Veteri­nary Department. It deals with the live stock diseases of the United ...

    Article : 183 words
  18. A USEFUL DOG.

    The man wanted to sell the dog, but the prospective buyer was suspicious, and finally decided not to buy. The man then told him why he was so anxious to sell. ...

    Article : 167 words
  19. VEGETABLES AND FRUIT AS MEDICINES.

    Watercress is an excellent blood purifier. Lettuce has a soothing effect on the nerves, and is excellent for sufferers from ...

    Article : 197 words
  20. WHAT HE TOOK.

    You probably remember the schoolboy who, in a competition on pins, said, "Plus have saved the lives of many people." His teacher was astonished at this ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. Hanling Cream and Milk.

    In a bulletin issued by the Cana­dian Government, Expert Webster, the relative cost of hauling milk and cream is considered. Taking one case ...

    Article : 387 words
  22. A MYSTERIOUS DISEASE.

    A somewhat remarkable eye disease is at present prevalent in several parts of British Central Africa, North-Eastern Rhodesia, and in Portuguese Zambesia. ...

    Article : 221 words
  23. VISION OF MURDER.

    The second trial of Charles King, (writes the Winnipeg correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," on June 29), accused of the murder of his fellow ...

    Article : 188 words
  24. THE MERCANTILE MARINE.

    The "Glasgow Herald" writes:—Ac­cording to Lloyd's Register Book for 1905-6, which will be published shortly, the tonnage of the world's Mercantile ...

    Article : 287 words
  25. Advertising

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    Advertising : 368 words
  26. DEMAND FOR CONSCRIPTION.

    The Duke of Argyll, in an article in the "Nineteenth Century and After" on the subject of national defence, states that religion end worldly prudence ...

    Article : 180 words
  27. OUR NAVAL POLICY.

    Mr Pretyman, Secretary to the Admi­ralty, replying to criticisms on the Navy Estimates, made an interesting state­ment in the House of Commons on June ...

    Article : 184 words
  28. ANGLO-GERMAN RELATIONS.

    Between England and Germany [?] are strained. The English merchants would not object to the exterminatino of their rivals' navy. On the ...

    Article : 97 words
  29. A Tribute to the Cow.

    In opening a sale recently held at Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A., Col. F. M. Woods, the well-known auctioneer, delighted his hearers with the ...

    Article : 362 words
  30. VILLAGE CLUES.

    Everyone who has lived in as English village knows how important in the rural laborer's life are the clubs to which he pays a few pence weekly ...

    Article : 115 words
  31. MODERN MORALS.

    If I were asked what was the most serious of modern social evils, I should unhesitatingly say that it was the laxity of morals, the ...

    Article : 104 words
  32. BUT HE DIED.

    Heard lately : A quack doctor whose treatment had evidently led to the death of his patient was examined sternly by the coroner. "What did you give the ...

    Article : 67 words
  33. A GREAT SUCCESS.

    The organiser of a suburban amateur band ound himself at the last moment quite able to go with it to a local function, at which it had been asked to perform. and he ...

    Article : 120 words
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