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  2. Short Story.

    We were talking in the club one day about the Glasgow Bank directors, and others of that sort, who, with a great show of religion, have proved themselves ...

    Article : 2,604 words
  3. The Sketcher.

    Artists :—French Gray (38), saturnine. Spring Green (28), mercurial. Sally King (22), a model. Scene : Howard Studios, Chelsea. ...

    Article : 1,640 words
  4. Comic Cuttings.

    There is not an oath in the Japanese language. Therefore a Japanese second mate is unknown. Husband : "Strange, but my wife ...

    Article : 993 words
  5. Spray.

    A species of sheep in the East, common in Syria, are so encumbered by the weight of their balls that the shepherds fix a piece of thin board to the under ...

    Article : 103 words
  6. Hints on Horse Management.

    The best way to guide a horse is through the understanding of a mutual affection. The Rev. J. G. Wood used to relate that he was once driven by a ...

    Article : 718 words
  7. Wine in Sweden.

    You take wine with your neighbour in Sweden in a peculiar manner. It is not enough that you should bow and place your glass to your lips. You must ...

    Article : 117 words
  8. Applied Science.

    Whatever way we look at it (says the "Spectator") the worship of applied science is pure superstition. Applied science has done much to reduce ...

    Article : 79 words
  9. The Art of Breathing.

    Breathing is an art. We ought to take in fourteen pinus of air per minute. At the usual rate of breathing we do so. But if we get into a rarefied ...

    Article : 93 words
  10. An Irony of Fortune.

    "Mehitable," he said, "then city people was purty forehanded about ingagin' board for this summer." "I'm glad of it," she said. "It's a great ...

    Article : 169 words
  11. Speed of an Ocean Wave.

    The fastest things upon the ocean are not the transatlantic greyhounds or the swiftest of torpedo boats, but the big rollers that produce the uncomfortable ...

    Article : 509 words
  12. Proverbs Revised to Date.

    An ad. in time will often save the business. Don't count your chickens before you advertise. ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. A Custom of Siam.

    One of the most curious customs at Siam is that each year is named after an animal, and only certain animals are allowed to intermarry. A person born ...

    Article : 103 words
  14. Mammon.

    The girl was not pretty. However, she know that herself, and this went a long way towards making her good looking. She was an orphan, worth ...

    Article : 442 words
  15. Selecting a Master.

    In the Soudan a slave who considers himself ill-treated has a right, not to freedom, indeed, but to select a master more to his liking. In order to be safe ...

    Article : 105 words
  16. Is It True?

    When you hear a cruel word Like the frost wind biting through, Stop and think of what you've heard, Then ask this question :—Is It true ! ...

    Article : 161 words
  17. A Crossed Cheque.

    It is notorious that many people do not understand the meaning of the term "crossed cheques." This Incident is vouched for as having occurred in an ...

    Article : 111 words
  18. Remedy for Seasickness.

    None of the "remedies" discovered for seasickness in the past have been very effectual. Mr. Thomas Moy now writes to "Knowledge" suggesting something ...

    Article : 312 words
  19. Little Facts Worth Knowing.

    When a man has a very red face it never by any chance arises from tippling, as a rule it is indigestion. Old ideas, like old trousers put ...

    Article : 110 words
  20. On Training Husbands.

    It is doubtful if the majority of mothers realise the importance of training boys from the cradle for their duties as husbands. Even those who ...

    Article : 197 words
  21. Seaside Notes.

    It is commonly supposed that the glare of the sea is very bad for the eyes, but surely the best place for the blind must be the "see" side. ...

    Article : 68 words
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