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  2. THE Falconhurst Mystery

    Mr. Royce had been disappointed, for Jasper Penkridge had evaded him, and what promised to be an easy capture had resolved Itself into a chase ...

    Article : 3,125 words
  3. WHY OUR TEETH CHATTER.

    The little muscles which close the jaw are acted upon by the cold in such a way that they pull the Jaw up and then let it fall by its own weight. ...

    Article : 243 words
  4. THE GHOST OF CATSUP COTTAGE

    We have been hearing noises in Cat-N sup Cottage! We have seen things! Moreover, sundry bumps on my head, and what remains of dear Matilda's ...

    Article : 1,235 words
  5. OUR BLESSINGS

    Old Jasper Jinx was always saying that hard luck came his way, and all the time his hens were laying some fourteen eggs a day. ...

    Article : 539 words
  6. THE TALE OF A DOG.

    "I’m very fond of animals," Josh Pudson confided to me over a beaker of hla favorite medicine. "From mice to elephats, I love ’em all, providing there’s ...

    Article : 1,180 words
  7. NOT EVERY BANK MANAGER'S LIFE IS HAPPY.

    A Bank Manager writes:— “Some time ago, owing to overwork and worry, I found Increasing difficulty in going to sleep, and after retiring for ...

    Article : 211 words
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    Advertising : 354 words
  9. A Real Sport!

    A woman heard that her two sons were in the habit, each at separate times and quite unknown to each other, of taking one of the maids "out for a ...

    Article : 151 words
  10. HINTS FOR YOUR HOME.

    The white of an egg applied to a burn excludes the air and prevents inflammation. Be sure the basin and knife are dry ...

    Article : 296 words
  11. Married Men Only!

    Street Seller: "Here you are, gentlemen, the greatest invention of the age." Onlooker: "What is it?" Street Seller: “A magnetised keyhole ...

    Article : 74 words
  12. Poem In Polish.

    A famous actress was at a big reception. She was asked by her hostess to recite something. She could think of nothing to suit the occasion, and ...

    Article : 100 words
  13. It Meant Marrying Him.

    Tommy had been very troublesome at school. He did everything that he ought riot to do, and was thoroughly naughty. ...

    Article : 115 words
  14. THE FIRST PLAYING-CARDS.

    Playing-cards were invented about the year 1390, in order to amuse Charles VI., then King of France, who was subject to fits of melancholy. ...

    Article : 188 words
  15. True.

    He: “What would you think, dear, If I should say you were a harp of a thousand strings?” She: “I should think, love, that you ...

    Article : 29 words
  16. Spoiled the Effect.

    A bishop was making a garmophone record of his most famous sermon for the benefit of posterity. It ended“And then we shall all go to Heaven.” ...

    Article : 81 words
  17. Smart.

    Smith (watching a football match): ”I wonder what form of employment most players seek in their leisure hours?” ...

    Article : 44 words
  18. Always Practical.

    She: “Do you remember, John, how you used, of an evening, to hold my hand—my sweet little rose leaf you used to call it, you funny boy—for ...

    Article : 86 words
  19. The Substitute.

    He had not expected much at the little inn, but even the cold roast beef and pickles were stodgy and tasteless. "And there’s something else?" he ...

    Article : 93 words
  20. He Knew.

    Teacher: "Who can tell me the meaning of the word ‘leisure’?" Little Boy: "Please, miss,it's a place where married people repent!” ...

    Article : 82 words
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