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  2. EASIER TO SPELL.

    It -was a, bitterly cold night, and the Sergeant in charge of the policestation was congratulating himself that he no longer had to patrol a ...

    Article : 175 words
  3. FOR YOUNG FOLKS.

    There is just one animal man has never conquered, never can conquer. Centuries ago every other beast became the slave of man, or else fled ...

    Article : 415 words
  4. DOCTOR AND PATIENT.

    The doctor was baffled, and the case seamed almost hopeless, and after many different prescriptions the patient still said that his health ...

    Article : 263 words
  5. NEW, ODD, INTERESTING

    An eighty-eight-year-old lady of Toonto has recently cut eight teeth. The postmen In Portugal save themselves much walking on ...

    Article : 707 words
  6. THE BATTLESHIP'S UNDERWEAR

    Beneath its rigid coat of mail the modern battleship wears, curiously enough, undergarments made of a material that is derived chiefly from ...

    Article : 451 words
  7. RANDOM READINGS.

    Notebooks are the worst enemies of a good memory. If you don't use your legs, the muscles get flabby and are unable to stand any sudden strain ...

    Article : 200 words
  8. WISE AND OTHERWISE.

    I've dreamt of you constantly ever since met you. Papa says I must never marry a dreamer. She: Don't you ever get homesick, ...

    Article : 917 words
  9. LORE OF THE SEA.

    Some remarkable advice to seafarers is given in an old Portuguese book, published for the guidance of mariners. Amongst other things it ...

    Article : 313 words
  10. A RISING MERCHANT.

    "They certainly look very neat," said the salesman in the boot stores. "They are just the shoes for you, madam." ...

    Article : 178 words
  11. NOTICED SOME CHANGES.

    The old gentleman had returned to the home of Ms boyhood for the first time in ten years or more, and on the last occasion he had written "and ...

    Article : 162 words
  12. THE BIRD'S NEST.

    Emperor Charles lived in Spain many years ago. One cold, rainy spring he marched with a large army against the French. The soldiers set ...

    Article : 280 words
  13. HARD TO MAKE.

    Cookery was the ostensible purpose for which the crowd of fashion- ably-attired ladies presented them I selves twice a week at Monsieur ...

    Article : 162 words
  14. CAUSE AND EFFECT.

    Henry returned from the dinner and faced his expectant wife with a proud and smiling face. "Yes, thank you, my dear" he said, in answer to her anxious inquiry. "The dinner was most plea ...

    Article : 182 words
  15. A WEIGHTY SUBJECT.

    In travelling between Blyth and Newcastle, a party of "commercials," all old acquaintances who occupied the one compartment, were ...

    Article : 166 words
  16. EXPLAINING ACCENT.

    At a trial between two London music publishers before the Court of King's Bench in 1813, the matter in dispute being a violation of the ...

    Article : 332 words
  17. A GOOD TIP.

    The stout man in the fourth row was attentively following the minister's sermon. "Let us, then," said the preacher, ...

    Article : 124 words
  18. CONUNDRUMS.

    Why is a salt herring like an umbrella?—Because It keeps one dry. What is the only pain of which everyone makes light?—A ...

    Article : 242 words
  19. LOTTIE'S FAIRY.

    A Fairy used to come and talk to Lottie every night, but no one else knew anything about it. She used to tell the little girl wonderful stories ...

    Article : 235 words
  20. CONFUSING TO BOTH.

    "Now, look here, George," said the coal-agent to his odd man, "I shall have to leave the office for ten minutes. For goodness' sake give ...

    Article : 180 words
  21. ANOTHER MILKY WAY.

    A woman was complaining to her ?dairyman about the quality of his milk. "Short o' grass feed, mum," said the milkman. "Bless you, these cows ...

    Article : 110 words
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