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  2. THIS AND THAT.

    "It ain't everybody I'd put to sleep in this room," said old Mrs. Jinks to the fastidious and extremely nervous young minister who was spending a ...

    Article : 177 words
  3. HAD HIM THERE!

    A certain baker bought his butter in pound rolls from a farmer. Noticing that these rolls looked rather small, he weighed them, and ...

    Article : 149 words
  4. FROM ALL SOURCES.

    The day was wet. The car was crowded. Even the platform behind was crowded with men hanKins on to one another, and these concealed the ...

    Article : 153 words
  5. WIT AND HUMOR

    He : I think modern dress reveals the vanity of the human heart. She : Oh, I never saw one so decellette as that." "It don't pay ter consider whether do world ...

    Article : 1,200 words
  6. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Dry salt, applied with a flannel, will Clean an enamelled bath which has become stained. Wash well afterwards. When Ironing.—To save the fatigue ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 437 words
  7. Humor and Philosophy

    When the weather man is dishing Waves of heat at every throw. Then if ever man goes fishing Is the time he wants to go ...

    Article : 179 words
  8. WAS QUITE CONVERSANT.

    The first witness called in a recent petty law suit in Cincinnati was on Irishman, of whose competence as a witness opposing counsel entertained doubt. At their Instance there ...

    Article : 66 words
  9. A CONSOLING THOUGHT.

    "They say you are but the servant of the trusts, said the reporting friend. "Well." answered Senator Sorghum. "The position has its advantages. Of course It's ...

    Article : 48 words
  10. A DEMOCRATIC SPIRIT.

    "It must be a fine thing to have a gallery of ancestral portraits," said the man who admires pedigree. "I don't know," answered Miss Cayenne ...

    Article : 57 words
  11. ENCORE.

    The amateur theatrical performance was being discussed. "You know that part of the new play where the man seizes the woman ...

    Article : 99 words
  12. CONTRAST.

    Ain't it hard to say "good-bye!" Tears come prowlin' round your eye An 'your heart it seems to pause Listenin for a minute cause ...

    Article : 79 words
  13. SATISFYING HIS CONSCIENCE.

    A hungry Irishman went into a restaurant on Friday and said to the [?]— ave yez any whale ...

    Article : 85 words
  14. A SAILOR'S YARN.

    All albatross is generally reckoned by sailors to be a bird of ill-omen; therefore such a remarkable occurence has the rescue from drowning of a ...

    Article : 156 words
  15. MURDER OF A BRIDE.

    Another of the tragedies of insanity has occurred at the Mattawan Asylum, where Mrs Lizzie Halliday. a gipsy woman and a criminal patient, on 28th ...

    Article : 442 words
  16. A POET'S LUNCHEON.

    Eugene Field, sad of countenance and ready of tongue, once strayed into a restaurant and seated himself for luncheon ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. Her Test.

    Mabel—Brown is an old bear. Flo—I don't know; be never hugged me ... [ILLUSTRATED]

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  18. HE HAD THEM THERE!

    Physician once had a grave dug patient supposed to be dying, afterwards recovered, and over error of judgment the doctor was ...

    Article : 116 words
  19. A READY ANSWER.

    An Englishman travelling in Ireland complained that he could find none of the famous Irish wits of whom he had heard. He was advised to speak to ...

    Article : 95 words
  20. Advertising

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    Advertising : 251 words
  21. When We Appreciate.

    We have become so used to the many wonderful inventions and appliances of the present age that we take them as a matter of course, going about our ...

    Article : 156 words
  22. TRUE LOVE.

    "Is it true that you threw something at your husband that caused the swelling over the eye?" the county magistrate inquired of a little ...

    Article : 148 words
  23. A SEVERE LESSON.

    A man at an hotel in a loud tone of voice called his friend back just as he was leaving the dining-room, and then whispered to him: "How far would ...

    Article : 104 words
  24. HOMELY FARE.

    Julienne Soup.—Required: Three pints of stock, half a pound of lean beef, small carrots, small onions, two teaspoonfuls of good sherry. Take the stock, which ...

    Article : 498 words
  25. Silvery Linings.

    There's no use in crying. In moaning and sighing, While sunny days lighten The pray hours of gloom ...

    Article : 36 words
  26. AFTER BIBLE CHARACTERS.

    A man riding through the mountains of Tennessee stopped one evening to water his horse before a little cabin, outside of which sat an old ...

    Article : 86 words
  27. WOULDN'T TAKE THE RISK.

    Phelim Casey was engaged on the ridge-pole of Squire Pond's house, when he lost his footing, and slid down to the edge of the roof. His ...

    Article : 174 words
  28. Purifying Politics.

    "He would vote for a yellow dog if it were on his party ticket." "Say, it would be quite an improvement, too, over some of our modern ...

    Article : 34 words
  29. BRIDGE DYNAMITED.

    On the Brighton and South Coast Railway the other day a bridge over the line was destroyed by dynamite, while the 5 o'clock express from Brighton waited a ...

    Article : 428 words
  30. Only In Name.

    "He is determined after this to lead the simple life." "I had no idea he had as much money as all that ...

    Article : 25 words
  31. Suited at Last.

    An old coloured man first joined the Episcopal Church then the Methodist, and next the Baptist, where he remained. Questioned as to the ...

    Article : 87 words
  32. First Aid.

    Oh, Mary Jone. your tale 1s plain, But with the beauties still you rank, Because, forsooth, each smiling youth Knows you have money in the bank ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 28 words
  33. MORE THAN ENOUGH.

    An eight-year-old boy went to a church picnic, and, being a favourite with the ladies, had been liberally supplied with good things to eat ...

    Article : 89 words
  34. PERT PARAGRAPHS.

    Some men wear their pried mark so conspicuously that it is embarrassing to be caught looking in their direction. At present investigating committees ...

    Article : 110 words
  35. UTILISING WASTE PRODUCT.

    Mr. W. Tyree, of Sydney, who is known mostly on account of his connection with the Acetylene Gas Company, is now owner of the Bagasse ...

    Article : 131 words
  36. THE PATHOS OF LONDON.

    A noticeable thing in the indifference of most Londoners to the beauty or the pathos or the interest, of the town they inhabit. The ...

    Article : 100 words
  37. WHICH DID HE MEAN?

    At a banquet held in a roam, the walls of which were adorned with many beautiful paintings a well-known college president was called upon to respond to a toast. In the course of ...

    Article : 81 words
  38. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 47 words
  39. A LITTLE DIFFICULT.

    "Do you believe in Government ship?" asked the girl who trlies to keep the conversation from flagging. "Not exactly," answered the young man ...

    Article : 64 words
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