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  2. SPARKLETS.

    " In my business," declared the stockbroker, " it is impossible to succecd without pluck." " You mean 'plucking,' don't, ...

    Article : 513 words
  3. BOLD DEEDS OF BALKAN BANDITS.

    The capture of Miss Stone, recently, by brigands on the Turkish-Bulgarian frontier, recalls the many outrages committed upon travellers by these ...

    Article : 1,008 words
  4. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.) WHO WAS TO BLAME?

    Nature intended the face of Donald Houston for a handsome face; but when I saw it it was racked by fierce passions, and I thought it a very evil ...

    Article : 2,620 words
  5. STORIES OF MR. KRUCER.

    The innate prejudice cherished by Mr. Kruger in respect to the most familiar forms of English etiquette is amusingly exemplified in the following ...

    Article : 248 words
  6. COULDN'T RESIST IT.

    A retired signalman tells a strange story of a mental disorder that seized him, after many years' fortunate work on the railways. ...

    Article : 287 words
  7. HINTS ON SEA BATHING.

    August and September are the best months for sea bathing. It is dangerous to bathe immediately after a meal. ...

    Article : 176 words
  8. WHERE EMERY COMES FROM.

    Not the least important of the several important minerals at present largely used is emery, which chiefly coines from the island of Naxos, in ...

    Article : 178 words
  9. DIDN'T TALK SHOP.

    " Very interesting scenery, sir," said a loudly dressed Cockney to a grim looking Scot on board the Loch Katrine steamer. ...

    Article : 239 words
  10. HIS TEXT IN ROBINSON CRUSOE.

    A humorous incident happened in Cleveland several years ago. A curtain pastor widely known and greatly beloved was a not as careful as he might ...

    Article : 236 words
  11. WRONGLY NAMED,

    Irish stew is a dish entirely unknown to the Irish, while Kidderminster carpets are made in Brussels, and Brussels carpets in Kidderminster. ...

    Article : 126 words
  12. A HANDFUL OF PROVERBS.

    ' Just in time " is the brother of " Just too late." It is always possible to do one's best. The old umbrella seldom gets lost. ...

    Article : 167 words
  13. HOLDS A MORAL.

    Once upon a time a donkey fell into a hole, and, after nearly starving caught, sight of a passing fox,-and implored the stranger to help him out ...

    Article : 193 words
  14. NOT IN HIS CASE.

    During the hearing of a case in court the other day, a funny answer by the prisoner convulsed the court in laughter. ...

    Article : 367 words
  15. A PRIMITIVE TELEPHONE SERVICE.

    People often wonder how the natives in Africa contrive to transmit news with apparently miraculous rapidity across miles of bush and ...

    Article : 135 words
  16. HIS LAST JOKE.

    The following incident occurred in a place of public refreshment the other night. There were three men standing at the ...

    Article : 325 words
  17. " I MUST CO!"

    Wellington's tastes and habits, like those of most great men, were very simple. He cared not for pomp or show of any kind. Instead of ...

    Article : 166 words
  18. THE LAWYER ENLIGHTENED.

    " I presume my good fellow, you're a laborer?, said a lawyer examining a plainly-dressed witness. " You are right. I am a workman, ...

    Article : 246 words
  19. AS A RESULT.

    The proprietor of a certain resturant, has " leased " the reverse side of his bill of fare to a carriage manufacturer, who prints advertisements ...

    Article : 95 words
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