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  2. THE TALE FOR TO-DAY.

    "And that was three years ago, wasn't it!" Miss Martindale said. "It dosen't [?] like it." "No." the replied, "it seems—thirty." ...

    Article : 1,772 words
  3. THE SKETCHER.

    I had mentioned in a casual way that we needed some dishes, a now carpet, and some table linen, and that I must got down town and buy them, when Mr. Bowler ...

    Article : 1,449 words
  4. TRAGEDY OF THE BABE.

    At Caxton Hall, Westminster, the members of the National-Conference on Infantile Mortality met for a two, days' session. The chair was taken ...

    Article : 834 words
  5. VARIOUS VERSES.

    I once got in a little game wif folks I didn't know; I can't say when I's bad a time [?] done perplex me so. ...

    Article : 205 words
  6. SPRAY.

    The father of two pretty little girls is a prominent member of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. He sent his children to a big circus. When ...

    Article : 109 words
  7. JOKELETS.

    "That lending man doesn't look like an actor." "No, and what's more, he dosen't act like one." Teacher : "Tommy, can you tell me ...

    Article : 777 words
  8. "COS WHY ?"

    It Would seem to be a peculiar trait of human nature that where a particular virtue exists to the least marked extent that virtue gets brought out for all it is worth. ...

    Article : 185 words
  9. THE LOVER IN LENT.

    The season of esekcloth and ashes Has dawned, and the brightest of eyes, To veil worldly flashes, have lowered their lashes, ...

    Article : 239 words
  10. BOTH BAFFLED.

    "The biggest brain may be baffled by a simple fact. I once stood upon the edge of a wharf, with Professor H—waiting for a steamer," narrates a writer. "The ...

    Article : 228 words
  11. BORNE OUT.

    Two gentlemen were discussing the respective merits of the railways of different countries from a wifely point of view. One urged the superiority of the Swiss, and ...

    Article : 143 words
  12. ONE SPECK OF SOOT.

    He noticed the soot on the tip of her nose, as homeward they turned that day, And just for a moment be thought he ...

    Article : 264 words
  13. EXPLAINED.

    A provincial creditor called upon his debtor, whom he found at dinner, carving a turkey. "Now, sir," said the visitor," are you ...

    Article : 94 words
  14. COOKS SHOULD NOTE.

    A teacher of cookery gave the following useful bints regarding the preparation of vegetables for the table, and their value as articles of diet :— ...

    Article : 164 words
  15. EFFACED HERSELF.

    An American clergyman, in relating some of his experiences, tells the following story. It was his first wedding, and was ...

    Article : 144 words
  16. DULY REBUKED.

    A Judge who is a great sticker for decorum in court also liken his little joke now and then. On one occasion there was considerable noise in that portion of the ...

    Article : 187 words
  17. QUICK DESPATCH.

    The following story is told of a fox-heating Irish Judge who would never mi[?] a meet if he could possibly be there, and who had a clerk with similar taste. It was ...

    Article : 325 words
  18. A CASE FOR PRESENCE OF MIND.

    During the war with America, General Polk made a dangerous mistake owing to the bluish gray of the Confederates and the pale blue of the Federal uniform ...

    Article : 306 words
  19. FROM THE LETTER "T."

    A French graphologist has discovered that character can be read from the letter "t" alone. He claims that the vertical line represents the fatality of life, and ...

    Article : 200 words
  20. BESTS.

    The beat law—the golden rule. The best education—self-knowledge. The brat philosophy—a contented mind. The beat war—to war against one's weak. ...

    Article : 136 words
  21. TROUBLES THEIR NERVES.

    "No, nothing worries bus cases so much as to find the road up," remarked a driver. "They notice at once that there is something wrong, for they know the old ...

    Article : 116 words
  22. QUARRELS HAVE THEIR USES.

    Don't expect to get through married the without a few quarrels," was the remark of a woman of mature experience, addressed to "those about to marry." ...

    Article : 210 words
  23. £7,000,000 OF BRITISH CAPITAL

    "The destruction of the oil fields in the Baku district will probably put back the industry for many years," was the pessimistic view expressed to the ...

    Article : 326 words
  24. FOR REMEMBRANCE.

    Gibbs: "Hallo ! you've got a knot tied in your handkerchief. What's that for ?" Tibbe: "Oh, my wife's gone to her mother's for a few days, and that knot is ...

    Article : 49 words
  25. MUST NOT BE SEEN.

    "You mustn't be seen eating there. If you must eat; you should take the meal in strict privacy," remarks one who has journeyed through Abyssima. ...

    Article : 138 words
  26. AT THE DINNER.

    Charlie (who is carving) : "By Jove, if there is anything I do love it's roast goose." Robert: "Well, Charlie, there's nothing ...

    Article : 59 words
  27. ORIGIN OF ORATORIOS.

    St. Philip de Wert, a Florentine priest born 1515, first introduced dramatic services in his oratory. In order to draw the young or the careless to church, he ...

    Article : 222 words
  28. A NEW SCHEME OF ADVERTISING.

    A taller in a rising Northern village, in his anxiety to forge ahead of all competitors, printed some glaring placards, and sent them to the local ha[?]poster, with ...

    Article : 204 words
  29. SCENTS THAT AFFECT BREATHING.

    The perfumes of certain Howers affect who digestion or breathing, or cause dizziness and even fainting fits. Vanilla is troublesome to many, so in the white ...

    Article : 78 words
  30. NO CHANCE.

    Magistrate (to prisoner, charged with being in possession of a g[?]ning apparatus): "It's clearly a game of chance, so I must convict you." ...

    Article : 49 words
  31. THE KIND OF LIFE.

    A nervous old lady had ventured up a Swim mountain on a cable-car, but on the return journey was frightened on looking down, and tried the petience of the guard ...

    Article : 131 words
  32. PASS THE PRAISE PLEASE.

    Pass on the praise, Does your clerk do well? Pass on the praise. Tell him that you are pleased, and, if he is a good clerk he will appreciate it as ...

    Article : 156 words
  33. LANGUAGE OF HAIRDRESSING.

    Hairdressing is an elaborate study in Japan, where the style of the coiffure generally indicates the position and age of the lady. Thus girls of eight or nine ...

    Article : 134 words
  34. FLANNEL ET CETERA.

    Her name was Mrs. Flanagan, and she was not used to the ways of London drapers. She badly wanted some [?]; but, also! her purse was not long enough ...

    Article : 139 words
  35. CAKE WEIGHING 1100lb.

    A line specimen of architectural confectionery was manufactured as a Christmas cake by Mr. Mark Chapman, a Leytonstone confectioner. The cake, which ...

    Article : 102 words
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