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  2. The Widest West.

    It is a long cry to 1914, when Old Bill ; Bert, All and myself took to the mud in that dark, humid, first winter of the war, and dug ourselves into a slot ...

    Article : 1,414 words
  3. GREAT MEN WHO WERE SHY.

    Prince Albert the Consort of Queen Victoria, one of the gentlest and most amiable, was also one of the most shy and retiring of men. Sir Theodore ...

    Article : 388 words
  4. WAR AS SCHOOLMASTER.

    “We seem always to be having new moons since the Zepps and Gothas took to coming over.” That exclamation was actually ...

    Article : 345 words
  5. FOR THE FARMER.

    The Victorian Department of Agriculture Mentions that the Interstate Commission found that on very many farms the average return per cow was ...

    Article : 1,134 words
  6. Parachutes for Airplanes

    Discussion is taking place among experts in aeronautics as to the feasibility of using parachutes in avoiding results from airplane accidents. ...

    Article : 701 words
  7. DRESSING HOOFS OF YOUNG HORSES.

    If left to nature, the foot will not always grow perfect in form, well-balanced and strong. In the case where is gravel in the soil the horn ...

    Article : 318 words
  8. THE GIBRALTAR TUNNEL.

    The Gibraltar Tunnel is one of those perennial schemes which periodically exercise the imagination of engineers. It is true that the proposal to ...

    Article : 497 words
  9. PRIZES FOR VILLAGE BRIDES.

    Prizes for the shortest, the tallest, the youngest, and the eldest brides married in a parish church during the year sounds somewhat Gilbertian, but ...

    Article : 279 words
  10. TO CURE RINGWORM.

    The following is said to be very efficacious:—A liquid dressing said to be efficacious in one application Is 1oz of bichromate of potash, dissolved in ...

    Article : 129 words
  11. TO BE EXPECTED.

    There was a young maid of Japan, Who loved a Hottentot man. The maid she was yellow; Black as coal was the fellow; ...

    Article : 40 words
  12. The Better Part.

    A conscientious Sunday school teacher had been endeavoring to impress upon her pupils the ultimate triumph of goodness over beauty. At ...

    Article : 75 words
  13. Up-to-Date.

    Husband, meeting his wife at the railway sattion by appointment: “what makes you so late?" Wife: “I stopped to shorten one of ...

    Article : 527 words
  14. A Diplomatic Husband.

    A lady whose spelling was somewhat erratic was sensitive on the subject,­ and her demands for information as to correct spelling sometimes placed ...

    Article : 75 words
  15. The Retort Court-eous.

    Near a courthouse in a country town there was a common. During a trial barrister, was in the middle of his speech for the defence, when a donkey ...

    Article : 101 words
  16. Lime Water in Milik.

    Milk contains more lime than lime water. In a pun of milk there are about 2 grams of lane, and in a pint of lime water only 20 grams. The lime ...

    Article : 395 words
  17. Classified News.

    A politician rushed furiously into an, editorial sanctum. “what do you mean.” he cried, “by insulting me as you did in last night’s paper?” “Just ...

    Article : 67 words
  18. Mistaken Spirits.

    A true story is told of an American colonel who was travelling In Palestine when news reached him of an addition to his family. ...

    Article : 286 words
  19. His Pretty Sister.

    Mr. Bashleigh was sitting in the front parlor talking to little Reggie while he waited Impatiently for the arrival of the boy’s pretty sister. ...

    Article : 92 words
  20. Shakespeare Modernised.

    “Jones, name two or three of Shakespeare's comedies.” Jones:“Well—ah—um—the only ones that I’m -familiar with are ...

    Article : 208 words
  21. Lucky Discovery.

    Jones: Did you go to the oyster. supper at the club? Smith: I did Jones: were there many there? ...

    Article : 25 words
  22. A Boon.

    Perkins: Do you think the Board of control will eventually completely stop the use of alcohol? Robertson : I won't say that, but it ...

    Article : 67 words
  23. THE HOE ON THE FARM.

    The hoe has many uses, as, apart from the destruction and suppression of weeds, the hoe, when used to stir the ground between the rows of plants ...

    Article : 360 words
  24. Unselfishness.

    Mrs. Millikin was dressed to go to the ball. She had on her new dress. “You look stunning in that new dress, but, great Caesar, what a lot of money ...

    Article : 86 words
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