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  2. Short Story.

    It was saltbush country. Overhead the hard blue sky showed never a cloud; it was deepest, darkest, blue, almost purple in its intensity, and the sun poured down his ...

    Article : 2,511 words
  3. The Sketcher.

    Bitterly cold the wind swept over the snow-covered crest of the Drekensberg-bitterly cold at least to one who had just come up country from the semi-tropical coast land ...

    Article : 1,653 words
  4. Household Hints.

    Alum water for rinsing curtains, &c., should be prepared by dissolving two ounces o'alum in a gallon of boiling water. To destroy snails in your garden, arrange ...

    Article : 301 words
  5. Spray.

    Jobs: "Do you see that thick, upright thing on that steamer ?" Sobs: "Yes, the chimney." Jobs: "Well, you watch it. It'll make ...

    Article : 50 words
  6. Pith and Point.

    Columbus was originally s weaver. In Yorkshire there are 2,852,851 statute acres. Ten per cent of the natives of Ha vail are ...

    Article : 761 words
  7. Barbarians.

    A pitman who had left, the place of his nativity returned on a visit "after many days." Proceeding down the "raa," he encountered a buxom woman who was ...

    Article : 105 words
  8. Almanack.

    A puddler one day addressed another with the question, "Aa, say, Mat, dis thoo knaa what day of the month New Year's Day falis on this next year?" The reply was "Hoots ...

    Article : 49 words
  9. Both Were Wrong.

    Two grammarians were wrangling one day-one contending that it was only proper to say "My wages is high," while the other noisily insisted that the correct thing was ...

    Article : 97 words
  10. Things It is Well to Keep in the House.

    A good housekeeper, whether her allowance be large or small, will always try to be prepared; aa far as in her lies, for any emergency that may arise, and for this purpose ...

    Article : 300 words
  11. Train Talk.

    "The greatest evil, perhaps," said the loan passenger, "of profanity-" "Is its inadequacy," interrupted the fat passenger, who had discovered his pass was ...

    Article : 38 words
  12. That Decided Her.

    "Madam, can I sell you this complexion wash ?" "No; I want a shampoo mixture, and I must save my money to buy medicine for ...

    Article : 110 words
  13. Not Quite It.

    Young Lady: "The Musical Conservatoire is here, isn't it?" Porter : "No, mum; the Musical Conservatoire is further down the street." ...

    Article : 63 words
  14. Old Man Honer.

    The last Week has been hard on Old Man Haner. When he came downstairs on. Monday evening he found that two girls, sisters from Detroit, had arrived ...

    Article : 1,398 words
  15. Distinguished as an Astronomer.

    Mrs. M. Fleming, recently appointed curator of astronomical photographs at Harvard University in the United States, is the first woman whose name has ever appeared in the ...

    Article : 97 words
  16. Mark Twain and the Jews.

    The new number of "Harper's Monthly" contains a remarkable article by "Mark Twain," "Concerning the Jews," which concludes with the following, passage:- ...

    Article : 315 words
  17. Thought He Was the Wrong Man.

    "I heard about a queer case of absentmindedness the other day. You know that old professor, Monsieur Gebray?" "Yes; what did he d o?" ...

    Article : 134 words
  18. As a Warning.

    In some parts of the country the tapping of a bird round the house is looked upon by the superstitious as a warning. A doctor was recently summoned in hot ...

    Article : 108 words
  19. Continental Cyclists.

    In an illustrated article in, the "Young Man" for September, Mr. Foster Fraser, author of "Round the World on a Wheel," says be believes folks across the Channel ...

    Article : 591 words
  20. Beyond Recall.

    "I am willing to pay any amount for the return of the slippers!" exclaimed the man as he nervously paced up and down the room. "In addition to their intrinsic ...

    Article : 144 words
  21. An Enterprising Newspaper Reporter.

    A reporter named Jones, on in St. Louis, was detailed to interview the Governor of another State, who had slipped into the city on a secret political mission. ...

    Article : 259 words
  22. Detrimenta[?].

    At a golf match on the St. Andrews Links a competitor appeared one morning in a now spit of a most decided pattern. He played much below his usual form. ...

    Article : 120 words
  23. Dancing Birds

    In Southern Brazil there is a little bird that comes as near to holding a regular "hoedown"-a minstrel song and dance-as it is possible for birds to do. It is ...

    Article : 285 words
  24. His Cruelty.

    Miss' Thirtysmith: "That man Grimsnaw is just too mean for anything." Dolly Swift: "What has he done to provoke you?" ...

    Article : 192 words
  25. A Very Absent-minded Man.

    Speaking of come Edinburgh celebrities whom he knew, Sir John Steel related a laughable story of "Christopher North" and De Quincey. Wilson was often much taken ...

    Article : 181 words
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