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  2. A CLOUD IN THE SKY.

    "Louey, you will be the death of that child one of these days. If you hit her again, I'll hit you." "A good thing, too," [?] the woman, ...

    Article : 1,428 words
  3. DEATH FOR SMALL OFFENCES.

    A solemn thrill passes through thy whole Court whenever the sentence of death is now pronounced. The chance of commutation is small, and the criminal, unless he should ...

    Article : 583 words
  4. CAUGHT A TARTAR.

    She was a bright-looking little girl selling newspapers at one of the little stands which dot the corners of the downtown streets, and her clothes though clean, had a kindred ...

    Article : 466 words
  5. THE CHINAMAN'S WORLD TO COME

    The strongest of all religious feelings in China, which has nothing whatever to do with Buddhism, is that of reverence for one's predeccessors. It is weaker in the extreme ...

    Article : 710 words
  6. A WORD ON DRESS.

    Lord Kaimes remarked, in his "History of Man "that" Providence has clothed all animals that are unable to clothe themselves. Man can clothe himself; and he is endowed ...

    Article : 981 words
  7. CEYLON TEA GARDENS.

    As we approach a height of two thousand feet above the sea level, the heights are covered with the tea gardens, and, towering above,the charming little tea plant which in ...

    Article : 563 words
  8. HOW PICKPOCKETS DISPOSE OF POCKETBOOKS,

    The postal clerk thoughtfully drew a row of dollar signs on the rotary shirt bosom which had come through the mail marked "printed matter." as a pair of boots ...

    Article : 360 words
  9. BRILLIANTLY DRESSED SOLDIERS

    Mr. Thomas Atkins, taking all grades of him, even if not actually the beet dressed, is certainly the most brilliantly garbed soldier in the world. But the cost of this ...

    Article : 387 words
  10. TEUTON'S BICYCLE RIDE.

    By reason of his jovial personality he has become a feature of bicycling riding on the Boulevard, says the "New York Commercial Advertiser." Despite his 200 pounds, he is ...

    Article : 636 words
  11. THE BEST OF THE CHASE.

    A Yankee performing a journey on foot in the Far West saw two horses in a field as he passed along, one of which he determined to borrow for a few miles, as he was feeling ...

    Article : 349 words
  12. A MAN WHO COULDN'T BE HANGED.

    Mr. Jacob, Wolfin at present residing in Chicago, is possessed of an accomplishment that would prove extremely useful were he ever sentenced for murder in this country. ...

    Article : 309 words
  13. TURKISH LOVE MATCHES.

    No man is allowed to follow or even stare at a woman on the street, says a recent woman traveller in the Turkish Empire, and yet human nature is the same here as ...

    Article : 346 words
  14. STAR-LIT HEAVENS.

    On a dark, clear bight the glories of the stellar depths seem revealed in their fullest splendour. Yet how small a portion is seen; "These are but a part of God's ways; they ...

    Article : 368 words
  15. A STEAM BATH IN THE HOME.

    A hot steam bath in the home is a luxury, out with little expense an arrangement can be made which will furnish this luxury to any home. The most primitive way of making a ...

    Article : 284 words
  16. MENDING HIS WAYS.

    A north-country farmer of rather peppery temperament, and none too fond of putting his hand into his pocket was ono day served with a summons from the Local Board, ...

    Article : 186 words
  17. LIFE IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM.

    Birds, fishes, and reptiles are among the long-lived creatures of the earth, although oven among the lower animals the duration of life varies immensely according to the ...

    Article : 202 words
  18. REALLY LUCKY HORSESHOES.

    Instances of the wild extravagances of shocing horses with silver have been recorded several times. Towards the close of last century a Mr. Nesbitt, putting up as ...

    Article : 323 words
  19. A RUSSIAN MARRIAGE CUSTOM.

    There is a custom in many parts of Russia for brides to fast on the wedding-day until after the sacred ceremony, and this after on during the hardships of a "farewell party" ...

    Article : 124 words
  20. THEY KNEW THE SONG.

    A couple of sailors, returned from a voyage, strolled into the bar-parlour of a public-house near the docks at Hull. Above the rumble of the traffic in the street could ...

    Article : 271 words
  21. BRIDAL BARGAINS.

    The revolted woman will not like these details: In the earliest time of purchase a woman was bartered for useful goods, or for services ...

    Article : 251 words
  22. I DIDN'T

    I didn't intend kissing Jack— I hadn't the slightest intention Of giving his kiss fondly back. I sigh, as this subject 1 mention, ...

    Article : 180 words
  23. SOLDIERS' BONES FOR MANURE.

    It is estimated that in the year 1830, more than a million bushels of "human and in human bones" were imported from the Continent of Europe into the port of Hull. ...

    Article : 180 words
  24. AN INTERESTING PIANO.

    What certainly is one of the most valuable pianos in the world was made in 1908 by order of the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, who presented it to the Empress Josephine. It ...

    Article : 148 words
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