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  2. BUYING A PIANO.

    Mrs. Hetty Green, widow, was the sister of Farmer Ainsworth's wife, and consequently the aunt of Bessie Ainsworth, aged 18, and she had come over ...

    Article : 885 words
  3. GENTLEMANLY PERJURY.

    There is probably no tribunal in the country in which perjury is more rife than in the Divorce Court, which has been known in some quarters as the ...

    Article : 810 words
  4. MR. DOOLEY ON OCEAN TRAVEL.

    Mr. Dooley thinks there are drawbacks even to the Lusitania. Among these he reckons wireless telegraphy. He says:- ...

    Article : 654 words
  5. SIR CONAN DOYLE'S CAREER.

    In the "New York World" has recently appears a long and readable interview with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from the pen of Mr. Bram Stoker. ...

    Article : 650 words
  6. TYPOGRAPHICAL AWARD.

    An application of unusual importance to country printers was heard in the Arbitration Court on Tuesday, December 17th, before Acting Judge ...

    Article : 2,071 words
  7. LABEL LICKING.

    The story of the young girls who lick labels for a living has been instigated by a representative of the "Daily Mail" (London), who has paid a visit to the ...

    Article : 812 words
  8. A DILEMMA.

    [?] discover that [?] shipping on the icy pavement he has cut one knee of his trousers. The dressing-rooms were entirely empty, and his ...

    Article : 274 words
  9. WHY HE TREMBLED.

    A detachment of British soldiers were about to attack a tribe of Indian Dacoits who awaited them drawn up in battle order. A seasoned old sergeant ...

    Article : 126 words
  10. RECORD IMPUDENCE.

    One rainy day, when a boot and shoe shop was full of customers, a man entered hurriedly, and speaking to an assistant, who was fitting a lady, said: ...

    Article : 189 words
  11. POLITENESS UNSURPASSED.

    There never was a politer man than Jones. Even if someone trod on his favorite corn he would apologise and declare the fault was all his. ...

    Article : 148 words
  12. NO REMAND OFFERED.

    "Have you lost anything, madam?" asked the Polite floorwalker of the square-jawed, austere-looking shopper who stood before the "lost and found" ...

    Article : 110 words
  13. MORE WONDERFUL STILL.

    Mrs. Hicham was much concerned about her youngest son. He had developed a peculiarity of which he had previously shown no trace—that of ...

    Article : 183 words
  14. ALPH CONNOR AT HOME.

    A writer in the Boston "Congregationalist" has been visiting Winnipeg and Ralph Connor's house. Ralph Connor, known in the churches as the Rev. ...

    Article : 205 words
  15. THE RED-HAIRED WOMAN.

    Talking about "warm hair," says Mark Twain, "a lady in Wisconsin, whose hair very nearly matched the bricks of the houses, and who has been ...

    Article : 155 words
  16. CURED OF ROMANCE.

    "You don't believe in romance, eh?" said the old boarder. "You bet I don't," sighed the young man with the bandage around his head. ...

    Article : 124 words
  17. A SKILFUL DRIVER.

    A tall story is told about a Dakota stage-coach driver known as "One-eyed Pete M'Coy," noted for his daring and skilful driving. ...

    Article : 96 words
  18. WORRIED.

    Sweet Singer: "His Nibs, the heavy tragedian, looks worried these days." Comedian: "Yes, he is worried about the advance of the mono-rail system. ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. A BUSINESS-LIKE WOMAN.

    A school teacher received the following note from the mother of one of her pupils:— Dear Miss,—You write me about ...

    Article : 86 words
  20. IT WASN'T LIKE THEM.

    In a country Scottish village, some thirty years ago, a well-to-do farmer and his wife died within a few weeks of each other. In their memory a ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

    A certain police inspector known in his life-time as a man whose word could always be taken, once gave a whimsical demonstration of his ...

    Article : 106 words
  22. LESSONS IN "PACKING."

    Every school should have a Professor of Packing, who should give practical lessons in the art. There should be przes for quickness in packing, also for ...

    Article : 104 words
  23. LONDON'S ROOF GARDENS.

    London has already many roof gardens, and might have more; and the builder of flats might turn his attention to the matter. This writer has ...

    Article : 81 words
  24. MILTON'S MISFORTUNE.

    Schoolmaster: "Try to remember this: Milton, the poet, was blind. Do you think you can remember it?" Bobby: "Yes, "sir." ...

    Article : 42 words
  25. ADVICE THEY HEED.

    "Yes; I'm going abroad at once, I've got to go." "Oh, you mustn't let the doctors scare you." ...

    Article : 27 words
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