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  2. COSTLY HANDKERCHIEFS.

    Some time before his death, the Marquess of Anglesey purchased three dozen handkerhiefs for evening dress wear. They were of pure white linen, ...

    Article : 241 words
  3. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Somebody said it couldn't be done, But he with a chuckle replied, That maybe it couldn't, but he would be one ...

    Article : 235 words
  4. WHY A WOMAN CAN OUT TALK A MAN.

    A woman can talk longer than a man, and does so because she uses up loss force by a largo percentage than the man does. A German professor ...

    Article : 417 words
  5. RAND0M READINGS.

    In Budapest women guides and interpreters wear a different coloured ribbon for each language which they speak. They are to bo seen walking ...

    Article : 101 words
  6. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    Tho inhabitants of South America eat serpents, lizards, and centipedes. Murder among the ancient Persians was not punishable at the first offence. ...

    Article : 763 words
  7. SHOULD WE ALL CO SOCKLESS?

    Everybody likes silk stockings best. Why? Largely because they are prettiest, doubtless. But there is another reason. As most of us "have noticed ...

    Article : 313 words
  8. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    My wife can't decide on a car. This model is the last word in touriug cars. The last word?. Then she'll have it. He: I dreamt last night that your ...

    Article : 929 words
  9. THE MARRIAGEABLE AGE.

    In the United States the marriageable age—when marriages may be logally contracted without tho consent of parents—varies in different States. In ...

    Article : 268 words
  10. A PERTINENT QUESTION.

    Little Arthur's mother had been tolling him the story of a ferocious bear, and after ruminating over it a while, ho suddenly exclaimed, S'pose I ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. TRUTHFUL FLATTERY.

    "I've just called in, my dear to tell you how much I enjoyed your party last night! And, also, to thank you for introducing to me that charming ...

    Article : 144 words
  12. SHE REMEMBERED.

    Minnie, aged two years, asked her mother's permission to throw away some flowers, as they were dead, she said. Her mother corrected her, and ...

    Article : 58 words
  13. PAYING HIM OUT.

    Robinson was a "traveller." How he managed ever to secure such a position with any firm it is impossible to say, since, poor man, he was ...

    Article : 192 words
  14. A KINDLY HINT.

    Little James, while at a neighbour's, was given a piece of broad and butter, and politely said: "Thank you." "That's right, James," said the ...

    Article : 58 words
  15. THE CARDINAL'S HATS.

    A cardinal never wears the red hat that is the actual symbol of his rank : but he has other hats, for by the law of the Church there are provided for ...

    Article : 558 words
  16. ANOTHER STRIKE THREATENED.

    Foreman: "What's all the fuss about over there, Pat?" O'Rafferty: "Why, the steamroller dhriver wants us to call 'im the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 29 words
  17. A BRIEF TRIUMPH.

    It was his first brief, and he was determined to defend his client with his last breath, if necessary. And now the critical stage of the case had ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. THE ANECDOTE.

    "What is an anecdote, Johnny?" asked the teacher. "A short, funny tale," answered the little fellow. ...

    Article : 56 words
  19. DRAWING WRONG INFERENCES.

    You may have heard this long age, but it is worth repeating: A certain king sent to another king, saying: "Send me a blue pig with a ...

    Article : 193 words
  20. THE SPEED OF THE WIND.

    Up to the present the greatest speed of the wind has never been measured, for the simple reason that no instrument has yet been invented capable ...

    Article : 178 words
  21. SURPRISE FOR OFFICIALDOM.

    He was a postmaster, and rats in his office were playing havoc with registered letters, so he wrote to his chief, and his chief wrote to his chief, and so the ...

    Article : 170 words
  22. BEET JUICE FOR LONG LIFE.

    One of the most interesting discoveries of recent research by the Japs is the value of the red garden beet. The Japanese love the beet, and ...

    Article : 196 words
  23. A GARDEN PARTY GAME.

    When you are giving a party to your little friends on a bright summer afternoon in the garden, this is a jolly game you can play, at the same time ...

    Article : 249 words
  24. A SLIPPERY MYSTERY.

    After years of study scientists are still in ignorance as to the origin of the eel, which is in many ways an exccedingly puzzling creature. ...

    Article : 202 words
  25. PAYMENT IN KIND.

    He was a poor man, but had been obliged at last, to call in the doctor to attend his little girl. Her illness had turned out to be a serious one, ...

    Article : 169 words
  26. STONE BLIND.

    Proudly he Walked up to his betrothed, and drew from his pocket a small morocco case. Opening it, he -took out a ring—a single ...

    Article : 95 words
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