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  2. TROUBLE IN TRAVELLING.

    I don't know whether it was Smith, Jones, [?] Brown who [?]ded me to buy that con[?] but buy it I did, thereby saving [?] says a writer in "Puck," ...

    Article : 654 words
  3. HOME LIFE AT THE CLUB.

    Mr. Prim[?] belonged to the dignified class of men, and though always [?] in his manner, was not at all of the hall-fellow-well-met order. Accordingly, he caused ...

    Article : 309 words
  4. HEBREW ALTARS.

    While exploring the for[?]ken parts of Palestine, recently, the Rev. Harvey D. Greene, of Lowell, Mass, discovered two notable altars which he is certain were [?] ...

    Article : 974 words
  5. HITS AND BITS.

    He was a [?] kind of a conjurer, and was anxious to open the [?] entertainment merrily. So he stepped forward to the front of the stage, and said: ...

    Article : 1,125 words
  6. JOHN GILPIN RIVALLED.

    John Gilpin's famous ride was beaten by one which a Confederate soldier was forced to take during an engagement in the American Civil War between Quirk's scouts and ...

    Article : 415 words
  7. A TOOTH-BRUSH FOR THE DOG.

    A tooth-brush is the New York pot dog's latest luxury. A score or more of dainty toilet articles, gold-mounted and jew[?]ted, were scattered over the glass counter, and ...

    Article : 360 words
  8. OUR MOTTO.

    I asked my wife to-day if she was happy, and she said that she would be if I would get shaved and throw away my corncob pipe I promised to do both, and I will. Of course ...

    Article : 636 words
  9. PRAISE YOUR WIFE.

    "How do I look?" asked a young wife who stood before her husband dressed to attend a party wit him. He raised his eyes from the paper he was ...

    Article : 274 words
  10. WHAT HE COULD BOAST OF.

    One of the most original characters of the Welsh pulpit was the late Rev. Lewis Powell, Cardiff. While on a visit to Carmarthen town on one occasion he catted at the college ...

    Article : 233 words
  11. DEATHS FROM FRIGHT.

    "I have interested myself somewhat in looking up unusual causes of death," said a well known physician, "and have met several well-authenticated instances where fright ...

    Article : 295 words
  12. PRACTISING.

    Ten little troublesome fingers, Ten little finger-nails— Pattering on the piano. Scattering over the scales. ...

    Article : 155 words
  13. FOR BLONDE AND BRUNETTE.

    A little while ago the very mistaken belief prevailed that persons with chestnut or even downright red hair could wear nothing but light blue and certain shades of green if ...

    Article : 343 words
  14. TOO CLEVER BY HALF.

    He was a new assistant in the big retail, establishment, and he was anxious to make a record as a salesman. A young lady inquired: "Can you let me look at some safety ...

    Article : 166 words
  15. THE ART OF NEEDLEWORK.

    There are comparatively few women in the present age who laboriously count the threads of the cloth in their sewing, or sew by rule, as their grandmothers did. It is ...

    Article : 530 words
  16. A LITTLE TESTIMONIAL.

    "How do you like your new typewriter?" inquired the agent. "It's splendid," was the enthusiastic response. "Well, would you mind giving me a little testimonial to ...

    Article : 132 words
  17. A PEEP AT FINNISH LADIES.

    The young ladies of Finland are far in advance of the young ladies of this country (that is to say in a comparative sense). It is rather a fashion for the young ladies ...

    Article : 145 words
  18. HUNTING.

    WE a mania for hunting. I've hunted the har[?] I've hunted the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 330 words
  19. HER FIRST CAKE.

    She measured out the butter with a very solemn air; The milk and sugar also; and she took the greatest care ...

    Article : 319 words
  20. QUEER EPITAPHS.

    Blomfield, in his "History of Norfolk," gives the following from Holm Church in that county, date, A.D. 1404:— Henry Nottingham and his ...

    Article : 296 words
  21. GOOSE WAITING FOR ITS MASTER.

    Bishop Stanley relates a laughable incident of a goose which formed an attachment to its roaster who lived in Elgin. It would follow him wherever he went, even through the ...

    Article : 242 words
  22. A MAN WHO COULD NOT KISS.

    "Old Boots," a well known character at Ripon in the 18th century, was born about the year 1692. What his real name was do not know. He wan for a long time boot ...

    Article : 302 words
  23. IT WENT AT THAT.

    A lady who is a city missionary became very much interested in a very poor but apparently respectable Irish family named Curran, living on the top floor of a great ...

    Article : 151 words
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