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  2. KEEP YOUR HEAD UP!

    At the present time the cheery words of Major Rowland Davies, Carmarthen's latest freeman, should be taken to heart. “Don’t you make any ...

    Article : 280 words
  3. GRAVE AND GAY.

    Hicks Wilson, they tell me, is quite an athlete. Wicks: Yes; his last feat, I hear, was to run up a tailor’s bill! ...

    Article : 755 words
  4. PREVENTION BETTER THAN PUNISHMENT.

    There is no question but that it is wise in the parents of what are termed “troublesome”— which should be rendered “active”— children not to see ...

    Article : 208 words
  5. ORIGIN OF “HUMBUG.”

    Many explanations of the origin of this word have been offered, but the following seems one of the most reliable. Among the many issues of base ...

    Article : 250 words
  6. A HERD OF BULLS.

    Sir Edward Sullivan is not a veterinary surgeon, but he gave skilful treatment to “The Irish Bull” in a recent diverting address at a meeting of the ...

    Article : 427 words
  7. MIRACLES OF SURGERY.

    Some miracles of modem surgery are being performed at a hospital in Paris. The surgeons here have become sculptors in human flesh. They ...

    Article : 323 words
  8. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MEN’S BUYING AND WOMEN’S BUYING.

    That men and women do not “shop” in the same way, and that they estimate values differently, is well known. Indeed, if the truth were laid bare it ...

    Article : 246 words
  9. A FAST WALKING HORSE.

    The best way to get a fast walking horse is to train him as a colt to walk as fast as he can without trotting. A col generally wants to go as fast as he ...

    Article : 100 words
  10. SULPHATE OF AMMONIA.

    Users of artificial fertilisers should remember that sulphate of ammonia is one of the most powerful and effective known to modern science. It is ...

    Article : 75 words
  11. A REMARKABLE PROPHECY OF AVIATION.

    In 1759 Doctor Johnson wrote “Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia.” The story relates that before starting on his travels in search of happiness, the ...

    Article : 184 words
  12. NAMING THE FARM.

    Too much cannot be said in favor of giving the homestead a name by which it may become distinguished in district or province in which it is ...

    Article : 126 words
  13. CHARCOAL AND WOOD ASHES.

    Charcoal and wood ashes are often produced in plenty in the country, and are frequently wasted. If gathered and placed on the land they are ...

    Article : 129 words
  14. A Puzzler.

    A learned professor at one of the large public schools was explaining to his class how the Identity of a thing might remain even with the loss of ...

    Article : 173 words
  15. CARE OF THE HORSE.

    Nothing contributes more to the health of the horse than a clean, sweet smelling stable. When the horse begins to get “off his feed” do not resort ...

    Article : 52 words
  16. A Parting Shot.

    Mr. Will Makem had just popped the question to Miss Elderleigh, the lady of his choice. “I am sorry,” she answered ...

    Article : 60 words
  17. BABIES IN A TRENCH.

    A pretty story comes from a correspondent at the front. He says that when our troops re-look Neuve Eglise for the first time, they found two ...

    Article : 120 words
  18. Avoiding Annoyance.

    “By the way,” said a business man to a boy who was applying for a situation. " I was trying to whistle ' Keep the Home Fires Burning' this morning, ...

    Article : 555 words
  19. Where?

    The Self-made One: My man, you should work— work. For ten years I was never in bed after 5. An hour’s work before breakfast, then five hours’ ...

    Article : 48 words
  20. Hustling Times.

    "You’re looking miserable, Bailey. Why don’t you ask a doctor what ails you?” “I know what ails me— rapid consumption.” “You don’t mean it?” ...

    Article : 62 words
  21. Evidence Against.

    A scientist says that the reason kissing is so pleasant is because the teeth, jawbone, and lips are full of nerves, and when lips meet, an ...

    Article : 63 words
  22. A Valet Needed.

    Members of a juvenile class were having a lesson in natural history, and the teacher asked one small boy if he knew the difference between himself ...

    Article : 108 words
  23. Stifling Rumor.

    “I’ve walked many miles to see you sir. because people told me that you was very kind to poor chaps like me." "Oh, they said so, did they?" “Yes, ...

    Article : 65 words
  24. Between Two Stools.

    “If you do not close that window, waiter, I shall certainly die from draught,” said a lady in the dining room of an hotel. ...

    Article : 127 words
  25. Putting it Nicely.

    There is a great deal in putting it nicely. The prisoner was about to be sentenced. “You have a pleasant home and a ...

    Article : 77 words
  26. A TRIUMPH OF SCIENCE.

    Quite the most wonderful feature of the war is the continued absence of epidemics among the troops, such as typhus and dysentery. Judged by the ...

    Article : 57 words
  27. Domestic Ingenuity.

    An Irish peasant had taken his wife for the day to Dublin. In one of the shop windows the wife saw some waterproof gloves for sale, to which ...

    Article : 182 words
  28. No Trick.

    Mr. Saphead: I’m afraid I have made an awful fool of myself. Miss Kutting: That’s nothing to brag about. You had ideal material ...

    Article : 36 words
  29. Lifelike Art.

    Margerson: Did Miss Kutts admire your paintings? Artist: I don’t know. Margerson: What did she say about ...

    Article : 414 words
  30. Pulpit Camouflage.

    “Mabel," queried the caller of the minister’s little daughter, “does your father ever preach the same’ sermon twice?” ...

    Article : 395 words
  31. Hypnotic; Conversation.

    Borem (11 p.m.)— I’ve tried everything I ever heard of, but I simply can't get to sleep at night. ...

    Article : 47 words
  32. Quite Easy.

    Lady: I like your picture so much, and I should dearly love to be an artist. Won't you tell me the secret how to do it? ...

    Article : 57 words
  33. Riddle for Cyclists.

    First Cyclist: Why is a policeman the most obliging man in the world? Friend Cyclist: Give it up! First Cyclist: Because he make you ...

    Article : 391 words
  34. The Only Solution.

    Employment Agent: Look here! How is this? You stayed two weeks in your place. How did that happen? Domestic: Sure, Oi dunno. Oi must ...

    Article : 281 words
  35. A Faithful Deputy.

    Hoskinson had been drinking too much liquor for his own good, and was induced to sign the pledge. His wife was delighted. She took the document ...

    Article : 368 words
  36. Agreed.

    “Jones is so easily deceived.” “ Why, he thinks he is very bright.” “ Yes, that’s what I mean.” ...

    Article : 20 words
  37. The Photographic Fiend.

    “Why do you call your dog Camera?” "Because he is always trying to get a snap at everybody he meets! Softly—“I'd have you understand; ...

    Article : 101 words
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