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  2. GREATER THAN GOLD Published by arrangement with Ward Lock and Co., London & Melbourne

    Those of us who have not been presented at Court know all about it, in a few cases, from our friends, but for the most part from newspapers and ...

    Article : 3,387 words
  3. WHICH END OF A POST SHOULD BE UP.

    It is a common belief among farmers that a post will last longer if set in the ground the reverse of the way in grew in the tree, in other words, ...

    Article : 428 words
  4. AMUSING INCIDENTS. A Unique Subscription.

    Dean Hole told a capital story of John Bright. a witty and persistent clergyman was urging Mr. Bright to subscribe towards rebuilding his ...

    Article : 80 words
  5. A Mark of Nationality.

    Sir David Gill, the famous astronomer, was once emphasising the extraordinary care and minuteness with which astronomical observations ...

    Article : 83 words
  6. A Poor Congregation.

    Mr. Robert, Ford, who has just published a delightful book entitled "Thistledown," tells an amusing story of a clergyman who stood for some time ...

    Article : 86 words
  7. A Wise Precaution.

    Two seamen—an Irishman and a Scotsman—had been breaking leave and had been ordered to receive ten strokes of the "cat." They had ...

    Article : 113 words
  8. HOTEL FOR "DOWN-AND-OUTS."

    An hotel for "down-and-outs," which has just been opened in Chicago by Mr. Charles Dawes, a millionaire bank president, is filled every night, while ...

    Article : 172 words
  9. A Persuasive Tonque.

    At school in Cornwall, Mr. Rudyard Kipling, never a brilliant scholar, was known as "Gigs" (i.e., "gig-lamps," meaning spectacles), and was ...

    Article : 106 words
  10. What It Meant.

    A good story is being told of a Parliamentary candidate who is view of the next election. He was earnestly expounding the emancipation of the ...

    Article : 188 words
  11. In Trouble Again.

    Mike, I see you have a [?]man garden. "Yes, sorr!" "What are you going to set in it for next season?" ...

    Article : 95 words
  12. PATTERN FOR CHILD'S KILT AND JUMMPER.

    Many a mother will welcome this simple little frock. It is easily made and would look well in any material. The jumper is separate, the kilt ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 272 words
  13. The Etiquette Book.

    "Madam, he began, as the door opened, "I am selling a new book on 'Etiquette and Deportment." "Oh, you are," she responded. "Go ...

    Article : 211 words
  14. Something to Help.

    When the Kaiser announced to Prince von Buelow that he had decided to appoint h[?] Chancellor of the Empire, he was surprised to see a ...

    Article : 323 words
  15. A 'Weekly" Story.

    A maiden with a lot of Mon. Was much beloved by everyone. She had a lisp, quite fetching, Tue., And crowds of "chappies" came to ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. Half and Half.

    An old woman of tremendous size hailed a tramear, and with considerable difficulty managed to climb up and get a seat inside. When she was ...

    Article : 81 words
  17. CHAPTER XI.

    While Sheila was happy as girl could be without, as she expressed it, a care in the world, very different was the case of Margaret Bellairs. It was ...

    Article : 1,763 words
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