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  2. LUCK OR PLUCK.

    "Joan is always lucky," remarked Marion enviously on hearing that her friend had been promoted to a position of trust. ...

    Article : 438 words
  3. ELECTRIC FARMING.

    One of the funniest things seen in Sweden recently by Dr. Edwin E. Sloson, director of Science Service, was the use of electrical cook-stoves in ...

    Article : 519 words
  4. ABOUT MY MOTOR-BIKE.

    The first motor-bike I ever had was left me by my brother. We were five miles from home when he left me with it, and he said if I liked to push it ...

    Article : 1,064 words
  5. DO ANIMALS THINK?

    "Yes; in a way," replied Lieutenant Eugene Dufiot, who writes on the subject for "L'intransigeant" (Paris). They also come to conclusion; they ...

    Article : 488 words
  6. FACING UNPLEASANT FACTS.

    "It is human nature to avoid facing unpleasant facts. "But it is also human nature to be dogged persistently by those facts ...

    Article : 508 words
  7. A MAMMOTH SEARCHLIGHT.

    One of the principal attractions of Mount Lowe, a famous summer resort in Southern California, is an immense searchlight. It is of 3,000,000 ...

    Article : 224 words
  8. HUSBAND AND WIFE.

    A business man said recently: "I believe that if wives were to take more interest in their husbands' affairs we would have a happier world." ...

    Article : 559 words
  9. NO CREDIT TO HIM.

    If there was one thing the vicar was keen on it was education. Whenever he got a chance he started on the subject, and only his nearest and ...

    Article : 171 words
  10. WHERE HAPPINESS WAS.

    A school teacher said to her boys, "Now, I am going to give you each three buttons. You must think of the first as representing life, the ...

    Article : 89 words
  11. THE CAUSE OF SLEEPLESSNESS.

    The inability to go to sleep during regular sleeping hours becomes a serious menace to health. Proper periods of rest, both for the mind ...

    Article : 291 words
  12. THRIFT!

    Mr. Spuffinstein and his little son were walking down the main street the other day, when a large side show poster caught the eye of little Ikey. ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. AN UNEXPECTED REPLY.

    Little Eva was once asked by a visitor whom of all the family she liked best "Mother," responded the child ...

    Article : 68 words
  14. TRIED TO BE TACTFUL.

    She dabbled in water colors, and was rather proud of the results; also her complexion was the envy of her acquaintances, and they said spiteful ...

    Article : 101 words
  15. THE CADDIE'S ACCIDENT.

    A well-known golfer tells a story of an old Scottish caddie who always wore a "deerstalker" cap with the flap tied tightly down over his ears. ...

    Article : 100 words
  16. HIS SERVICE.

    Old man stops an officer. "Beg pardon. Could you help a poor man who has served his Majesty faithfully for twenty-one years, and ...

    Article : 63 words
  17. SHATTERED HOPES.

    He was tired and weary. So would you be if you'd walked ten miles to see a man and then found he was out. ...

    Article : 149 words
  18. THE NEW LOGIC.

    Three young children were visiting their grandma, and the occasion was one of great merriment for them. After a while it proved a trifle too ...

    Article : 80 words
  19. AUNT MARIA, SAYS:

    My old man broke one of my best plates the other day—'e's so irritating I'ad to throw it at 'im. Cuthbert says that if I'll 'ave my ...

    Article : 80 words
  20. ON THE WAY.

    Jock met his friend Sandy in the street. "Sandy," he said, "I wonder if you could oblige me wi' a cigarette?" ...

    Article : 397 words
  21. HOSPITAL NURSES.

    An opportunity is offered by the Foundling Hospital to young women, who desire to enter the nursing profession. Salary is paid from the start, ...

    Article : 388 words
  22. NEATLY CAUGHT.

    He had returned home in the evening, tired and ready for a restful hour or two. "John, my love," said his little wife, ...

    Article : 137 words
  23. HIS RISK.

    Peckem: "So you want to marry my daughter, do you?" Young: "Yes, sir." Peckem: "Hem!" Are you aware ...

    Article : 303 words
  24. ALL IN GOOD TIME.

    John had become the proud owner of a pig, and insisted on caring for it himself. After a few weeks his father ...

    Article : 313 words
  25. HEALTH COMMANDMENTS.

    Honor your parents by having a thorough physical examination every birthday; for an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure. ...

    Article : 162 words
  26. THE MISTAKE.

    Adolphus sat in an easy chair, His visage convulsed with sorrow, For both the sum for his tailor's bill And his wedding were due on the ...

    Article : 162 words
  27. FIFTY-FIFTY.

    Brown had longed to go up in an aeroplane, to sail around the sky and gaze placidly on the world stretched out beneath. ...

    Article : 151 words
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