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  2. CLERGYMAN AND MONEYLENDERS.

    The Rev. Hubert Williams, rector of Horselydown, Bermondsey, took a quaint course in order to expose the temptations to which clergymen and others are subjected ...

    Article : 422 words
  3. LATEST FASHION.

    A charming evening gown in black velvet, with short pannier over-skirt, edged with fur, which is one of the latest touches in finish to the costumes this season. The bodice is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 225 words
  4. AGE OF THE EARTH.

    No one who has attempted to estimate the age of the earth by scientific methods has arrived at a result smaller than 50 million years. Above this the figures run up to over ...

    Article : 915 words
  5. LINK BY LINK; OR THE CHAIN OF EVIDENCE.

    I was a bachelor, but managed to maintain a cosy little household in a cottagenear the water's edge, and a little east of the bridge that spans the Harlem at the head ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 1,791 words
  6. ODDS AND ENDS. WON THE CASE.

    "If you were on a jury. Clara," said the em barrassed young lawyer, hesitatingly, "I could plead ray case with more self possession. In the courts—of—er—of lovo I don't think I stack up ...

    Article : 205 words
  7. SCIENCE HAS NO COUNTRY.

    One of the most notable passages in Lord Morley's new book is that in which he points out that "Science works not at all for Nationality or its spirit. It makes entirely for ...

    Article : 518 words
  8. THE TOP HAT MIND.

    "Touching faith was once universal in the Top Hat as the 'gentlemanly' and the 'right' thing for the London wear of every responsible person, from a Cabinet Minister to a ...

    Article : 415 words
  9. AFRAID SHE'D TAKE HIM.

    "Cheer up, old fellow, she may change her mind; girls are so fickle." "Holy Jerusalem! that's what I'm afraid of; she refused me last night." ...

    Article : 33 words
  10. A SAD CASE.

    "I understand," said Mrs. Connoisseur, as she swept into her box at the Auditorium, "that Max Bendix is to play the solo parts to-night." "Ain't that nice," responded Mrs. Purvenue. ...

    Article : 125 words
  11. CAN'T AFFORD IT.

    Mrs. Suburban: Do you raise you own vegetables? Mrs. Howson Lott: We can only afford to pay the rent of the cottage and grounds this year, ...

    Article : 50 words
  12. "S.O.S" CALL.

    Great excitement was caused on both sides of the Atlantic when it became known that Mr. Frederick Vanderbilt's yacht Warrior had gone ashore at Cape Aguatra, near Magdalcna River, Colombia, for on board, in ...

    Article : 454 words
  13. QUITE OFTEN.

    Madge (at the play): Is it Ophelia that always goes mad? I never can remember. "No; half the time it's the audience." ...

    Article : 26 words
  14. CHRONIC INSOMNIA.

    "Was your watchman well recommended? "Oh, not directly. I used to see him in church, and as he staid awake all through Dr. Sonora's sermons I concluded he was the man I ...

    Article : 41 words
  15. A PICTURE.

    The old man, sitting by the way, Was weary on that summer day. A little girl smiled to him there, And shyly came to stroke his hair. ...

    Article : 47 words
  16. A CALL TO COMMONSENSE.

    Diet should have its place in human affairs, and I agree that the average man does not nay nearly enough attention to the question of food. I believe he would eat tenpenny nails if his doctor advised him to do so. But ...

    Article : 186 words
  17. STOLEN JEWELS.

    A man giving the name of Victor Hugh Whitlock, 42, was charged at Marlborough-street, London, with being concerned with a man named Taylor, for whom a warrant has been issued, in stealing and receiving £6000 ...

    Article : 389 words
  18. HIS FIRST OFFENCE.

    On the usually frank and noble face of the boy there was a furtive, sinster expression. He replied in monosyllables to the remarks that were ad dressed to him, ate his breakfast with little or no ...

    Article : 337 words
  19. CHRISTIAN MEN IN PLACES OF TRUST.

    All parties or groups of men hesitate to nominate for the highest positions men of immoral or doubtful habits. The present Administration in Washington is a fine illustration of this. President Wilson, the Vice-Presdient, and ...

    Article : 207 words
  20. EVERYDAY MARVELS.

    "President Wilson has given the American public another little surprise," says the "Glasgow News." "Finding himself unable to be present at a certain banquet, he made arrangements to deliver his speech by ...

    Article : 167 words
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