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  3. Christmas Conundrums.

    How do bees dispose of their honey ? They cell it. On what toe docs a corn never come ? The mistletoe. ...

    Article : 876 words
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  5. Christmas Fun for Everyone.

    'A' story is told of a certain clergyman who was fond of making sharp remarks. One Christmas Day, after a fall of snow, he was making his way along a country ...

    Article : 111 words
  6. ONLY A LARK.

    The president of a well known football club had a turkey presented to him as a Christmas gift by the members of the team. On going to the bag in which he ...

    Article : 77 words
  7. THE WRONG FOOT.

    As it was Christmas time Smith was allowed to take a friend home to dinner, but lite wife gave him strict orders that he must not offer his guest sherry, as ...

    Article : 166 words
  8. CATCHING IT, TOO.

    Ma had been making mince-pies for Christmas, and Tommy had been caught in the act of sampling them. Making a dash for the door, he spied a ladder left ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 162 words
  9. HOW IT WAS.

    A certain railway line had the reputation of being very badly laid. The following incident, which happened just before Ghristmas, is related in this ...

    Article : 113 words
  10. NOT APPRECIATED.

    Kindly old Jenkins had made his usual round of Christmas Eve visits, and was taking a short cut home when, half-way up a dark street, he came upon a man ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 148 words
  11. WHY THEY LAUGHED.

    A little girl had sent back her plate two or three times for turkey. She had also been bountifully helped to other good things which go to make up ...

    Article : 110 words
  12. BOTH FAMOUS AND INFAMOUS.

    An old Norfolk lady, famous for her strain of turkeys,. sold one just before Christmas to a neighbour. Unfortunately it proved particularly tough at the ...

    Article : 125 words
  13. "RATHER PUZZLING."

    During' a Christmas morning service at a country church, the organist was much annoyed because, the organ blower kept Working the lever noisily, after he ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 220 words
  14. Christmas Games

    As a rule, after the festive dinner come games, and the more games we know, the greater the fun we shall have. A hat is placed at one end of the ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. A RIPPING RIDE.

    Tommy was dressed in his best clothes for tho children's party, and his mother was anxious that he should not spoil them. "Now, remember," she impressed ...

    Article : 108 words
  16. TRY THESE ON MEN GUESTS.

    Ask a man if he thinks he can stand still for five minutes blindfolded, without moving his feet. It sounds easy, but it is fairly safe to wager that he will move ...

    Article : 226 words
  17. CLIMBING THE MOUNTAINS.

    An interesting indoor game to play is "Climbing the Mountains," which is very enjoyable. It is played in this way:-- The boys and girls sit in couples ...

    Article : 301 words
  18. "GOOD-BYE."

    "You have a pretty place here," remarked the guest on the morning of his departure. "But it looks a bit bare yet." "Oh, that's because the trees are so ...

    Article : 761 words
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  21. FAMILIAR TUNE.

    At a Christmas gathering at the house of an intimate friend a certain bishop was jocularly invited by the hostess to sing. He declined, saying that the ...

    Article : 189 words
  22. QUEEN OF SHEBA.

    To play this game, the company assembled form a circle or sit in a ring. The ring must be composed of all ladies, with the exception of one, who must be ...

    Article : 139 words
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  24. FOLLOWING THE HUNTSMAN.

    In this game, one player is chosen to he huntsman, and the other players sit in a circle. The huntsman gives a name to each one—one. becomes his coat, others ...

    Article : 174 words
  25. "MUMMIES."

    Let two or three of the gentlemen he swathed in sheets until perfectly shapeless, leaving only one eye exposed, and labelled, "Please do not touch;" They ...

    Article : 80 words
  26. WHY HE COULDN'T HEAR.

    If any man ever admired his wife that man was Howler. And when the Fitz boodles asked Mrs. Howler to get up and Sing the husband glowed with pride. He ...

    Article : 134 words
  27. UNDER THE MISTLETOE.

    Gertie had just been kissed—a big, bold kiss. There was no mistaking the fact; though, of course—in Arthur's opinion, at any rate—the presence of mistletoe ...

    Article : 167 words
  28. PRACTICAL JOKE.

    As a rule, practical jokes are to be discountenanced but here Is one which is said to work well, and which, at all events, is not so objectionable as many ...

    Article : 138 words
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  30. COCK FIGHTING.

    Two men sit down facing each other. Each combatant has to be got ready for the fray In this manner. Drawing his knees well up, a walking stick is placed ...

    Article : 73 words
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  32. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

    Each player is presented with two slips of paper, on one of which he writes a question, and on the other a noun. The papers are then mixed up together ...

    Article : 137 words
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