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  2. EASIER TO WRITE IT.

    Prior to the epoch-making moment when his love triumphed over his native bashfulness, young Mr. Askam would have maintained against any odds that ...

    Article : 335 words
  3. WISE AND OTHERWISE,

    "He never seemed to hare any friends." "Yet the heirs seemed unusually mournful." "Well, most of his money went to charity." ...

    Article : 940 words
  4. YOUR SELF-CONFIDENCE INFLUENCES YOUR HEALTH.

    The state of mind which we know as self-confidence asserts a more important influence on a person's health than most of us would believe. When ...

    Article : 501 words
  5. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    Little Jeanne and Victor and Reno felt very frightened. At least Jeanne felt frightened, but Victor stood up boldly with his arms around her, and ...

    Article : 261 words
  6. RANDOM READINGS.

    When a man is in perfect health he wakes up naturally when he has had enough sleep. What is enough sleep is entirely a matter of habit and of ...

    Article : 274 words
  7. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING.

    Unvaccinated persons are not allowed to vote at elections in Norway. Nearly 70,000,000 wild animals are killed yearly for the sake of their fur. ...

    Article : 758 words
  8. FORTUNES REFUSED.

    It is said that when it became known that the letters of the great Irish leader, Charles Stewart Parnell, were to be published, offers to purchase them ...

    Article : 607 words
  9. THE AZTEC IDOLS.

    Mexico is one of the oldest countries in the world, and one of the most unquiet. According to the Mexican legend, the ancestors of this people ...

    Article : 478 words
  10. THE SMUGGLERS' TRAP.

    "I have got a new spade. I'll lot you dig with it if you like," said Dickie Lonesome; but Daisy Gay shook her curly head. ...

    Article : 706 words
  11. HOW MUCH FOOD, REST AND WATER?

    We are often asked to state how much water one should drink per day to keep the body in good condition. It requires at least three pints. ...

    Article : 208 words
  12. THE YOUTH MISUNDERSTOOD.

    The girl's father, a gruff, stout old fellow, came into the parlour at 9.30, with his watch in his hand. The young man was standing on a chair ...

    Article : 170 words
  13. CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

    While expounding to his wife the alleged fact that men can control their tempers better than women can, Mr. Hinks fell over the cat and nearly ...

    Article : 174 words
  14. AVIATION COMEDY.

    A young German infantry lieutenant was taking part in aeroplane scouting practice on the Russo-German frontier recently, when a slight fog arose. A ...

    Article : 179 words
  15. FORKS.

    "Fingers were made before forks,"—says an old adage, although few people know how very modern the fork really is. Compared to it, the knife and spoon ...

    Article : 173 words
  16. AN UNEXPECTED GIFT.

    He was a shy young man, but in his heart there raged a consuming passion for the fair Florence. On his way home from the city he managed to screw his ...

    Article : 179 words
  17. THE ONLY SEAT.

    A famous pianist used to be greatly bothered by requests for free seats at his concerts. On one occasion his appearance had ...

    Article : 156 words
  18. THOUSANDS ON STRIKE.

    Jenkins was in a humorous mood the other evening when he returned home from the city, but there can be no excuse whatever for the villainous wheeze ...

    Article : 156 words
  19. THE UPAS TREE.

    The bark of the upas tree of Java is over an inch thick, and full of strong juice, the merest touch of which upon the skin produces a most painful and ...

    Article : 91 words
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