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  2. BRITAIN'S "POWERLESS" FLEET.

    Excuses for the masterly inactivity of the High Canal Fleet seem to be the order of the day. A fortnight ago Reventlow the Frightful blamed "the ...

    Article : 450 words
  3. KAISER'S LACK OF HUMOR.

    Some things are of that nature as to make One's faney chuckle while his heart dother ache. ...

    Article : 344 words
  4. BULGARIA'S PRICE.

    The Frankforter Zeitang" publishes a remarkable document filling seven columns, of which, it says, 20,000 copies were distributed some time ago by ...

    Article : 370 words
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  6. "IS IT WORTH WHILE?"

    Napolcon was somewhat of a vulgarian with a mighty brain—and sane to the core; but he lacked humor. He may have had the imagination to ...

    Article : 430 words
  7. AIR DREADNOUGHTS.

    A despatch from Paris to the United Stales Associated Press says: An aerial army formed in divisions and squadrons, with battle aeroplanes, ...

    Article : 405 words
  8. GERMAN INVENTION OF PILL MEAL.

    It has long been the dream of the chemist to produce "one-pill one meal"; and now the German chemist claims success, and has placed that tabloid not ...

    Article : 118 words
  9. THE WHITE GURKHAS.

    "The Gurkhas burked when first they were put [?]eside [?]. They said we were not trained soldiers and that it was not fair to have to fight with us. ...

    Article : 442 words
  10. IS THAT YOU?

    It was dark in the garden. So dark that one could not recognise the solitary figure seated on the rustic bench beneath the sycamore tree. ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. COCOA AS MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE

    [?] which is to make its contribution to war expeuses, passed as currency among the natives of Central and South America at the time of the ...

    Article : 121 words
  12. THE MAN HAD PRAINS.

    There was a party at Blanl's house —a mixed party. Smith and his wife, Jones, his clerk, and sweetheart and a Mrs. Swifte, a charming widow. ...

    Article : 218 words
  13. HEROES.

    The ship was sinking! Yet not n soul [?]hed. The captain walked the bridge us though the ship were in no danger. ...

    Article : 50 words
  14. FALSE VOWS.

    "Be mine, Estelle," he begged, "and I, swear by you silvery moon that nothing shall ever come between us." "I will trust you, adelbert," she ...

    Article : 67 words
  15. DISAPPOINTED.

    "Do you find that set of books you bought interesting?" "Not very," confessed the man who tries to improve himself. "But I'd feel ...

    Article : 95 words
  16. TAXI-CAB EXPENSE.

    They will talk all the day about "Birdig." No leader was ever betier loved, and General Birdwood is appearently as fond of the Australians and ...

    Article : 495 words
  17. AN AFFAIR OF THE HEART.

    "My heart!" He fairly gasped the words. "Was it? What of it?" and she sneered at him. ...

    Article : 74 words
  18. KINDNESS OF HUMOR.

    In an attempt to define humor Sir Herbert told the following stories:- "I have two friends—one a wit, the other a humorist. They were staying ...

    Article : 268 words
  19. TOOK NOTHING WITH HIM.

    "I hear old Gotrox has lost every dollar he had in the world." "You don't say! What was it, failure!" ...

    Article : 27 words
  20. IT LOOKED LIKE RAIN.

    The man remarked that it looked like rain. His sweetheart admitted it. Her mother agreed that it certainly ...

    Article : 59 words
  21. CAME BACK.

    Village Storekeeper (as pastor executes a masterly retreat from his store): "Dinged old hypocrite! This is the same lead quarter I put in the ...

    Article : 35 words
  22. DEATH SENTENCE SMILES.

    The actuality of life's tragedu is, of course, charged with humor. The records of the Old Builey attest this. There was the case of the crimmal who ...

    Article : 149 words
  23. GETTING HIS BEARINGS.

    Woodchopper: "I seen a lot o bear tracks about a mile north o' here—big ones. too!" Hunter: "Good! Which way is ...

    Article : 29 words
  24. THE TURK WHO FIGHTS LIKE A GENTLEMAN.

    Had you met them last year on farm or station or in town or mining camp in Australia you would have passed them by as trypeal natives of a happy ...

    Article : 418 words
  25. POPPING THE QUESTION.

    Her Father: "You've been calling on my daughter for some time, young man. Why, don't you come down to business?" ...

    Article : 35 words
  26. IN TIME.

    A locomotive had just struck an automobile, and the injured were lying among the debris along the tracks. "Has the insurance man been here ...

    Article : 62 words
  27. WHAT'S IN A NAME.

    "What is the name of your anotmobile?" "I don't know." "You don't knew? What do you ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. LOVING NEIGHBORS.

    Mrs. Nexrode (angrily): I want you to keep your dog out of my ho[?]: it's full of fleas. Mrs. Naylor—Yours house is? Mercy! ...

    Article : 35 words
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