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  2. Grains of Gold

    A certain clear-headed person the following definition of "vulgarity, which will be found hard to excel. "V[?]lgsri[?]y lies in manners unsuited to ...

    Article : 685 words
  3. Capital Punishment in China.

    Except in extreme cases no criminal is executed in China until his case has been submitted to the emprest, who has the names of the criminals condemned to ...

    Article : 215 words
  4. Children's Corner.

    Why will men ill-treat the poor, helpless dumb animals that toll for them so faithfully ? Horses come in for a large share of harsh usage, and the following ...

    Article : 344 words
  5. A WOMAN'S JEALOUSY.

    "What is it now, Mary" I exclaimed impatiently, looking up from my microscope. "Please, sir, there's gentleman in the ...

    Article : 3,405 words
  6. The Home Circle.

    WAFFLES.--Four eggs beaten separately, one pint of flour, one teaspoon of baking powder and a Utile salt. Beat the yolks and one tablespoon of melted butter ...

    Article : 338 words
  7. Emperor Napoleon's Dog.

    It was dark, and down a retired street in Paris a man rode alone on horseback. Suddenly the horse stopped, as if frightened. Then a man rose from the ...

    Article : 530 words
  8. The Smallest Band.

    The little dram and solitary fife, to the sound of which the Chelsea pensioners march, is the smallest, just as it is one of the oldest, of all bands, while it is ...

    Article : 216 words
  9. THE COFFEE POT.

    It seems a very simple thing to make good coffee, and yet in no one thing do many housekeepers fall ; the coffee pot, however, is largely responsible for ...

    Article : 251 words
  10. THE CLASS IN COMPOSITION.

    We are sometimes at a loss to know whether it is ignorance or cuteness that prompts the ludicrous mistakes of the "small boy" at school. Here are two ...

    Article : 121 words
  11. Lady Tighe.

    Few women at the age of ninety-seven are as handsome and well preserved 33 was the wonderful Lady Louisa Tighe. The term wonderful" has been so often ...

    Article : 201 words
  12. PROGRESSIVE KNOWLEDGE.

    Someone has said : At ten years of age a boy thinks his father knows a great deal, at fifteen he knows as much as his father, at twenty he knows twice ...

    Article : 142 words
  13. WAR.

    A tent that is pitched at the base, A waggon that comes from the night, A stretcher--and on it a case-- A surgeon who's holding a light ; ...

    Article : 297 words
  14. Confessed in Sleep.

    Few folk are aware that one of the reasons why warders watch condemned criminals in their cells all night is because it is known by the authorities that many ...

    Article : 698 words
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    Advertising : 216 words
  16. To a Horse.

    "O Sellm, you gave me a glorious ride [?] Neck and neck--close to Starlight--you kept side by side ; And the words that Jack whispered you ...

    Article : 251 words
  17. At Cost of His Reason.

    A celebrated physician tells a story of a madhouse doctor whose presence of mind saved his life. He says : "A great friend of mine for a long time ...

    Article : 327 words
  18. Tips for Theatre Goers.

    To begin with, always come in late and slam down your seat as hard as you possibly can. If your seat happens to be behind a ...

    Article : 154 words
  19. An April Fool Story.

    There is an old Cumberland worthy named Tom--who has reached the mature age of 80, but his eye is not yet dim nor his rustic wit abated. ...

    Article : 193 words
  20. She Wouldn't Wave.

    At the top of the hill I found a hatless, coatless, and shoeless man sitting on a rock and looking down upon a cabin about 40 rods away. He looked np and ...

    Article : 488 words
  21. New Mode of Execution.

    The Japanese Government is considering the advisability of inflicting capital punishment by means of suffocation-- placing the subject in an air-tight chamber ...

    Article : 204 words
  22. Lord Roberts and the Goorkha.

    Few, if any, of our generals have inspired the devotion, utter trust, and almost personal affection, that General Roberts receives from the army which ...

    Article : 339 words
  23. A Chinese Joke.

    A Chinese jest-book has been published recently containing a carious collection of native jokes. Here is a specimen : A rich man, living between the forges ...

    Article : 168 words
  24. The Princess and Cripple.

    The great kindness of the Princess of Wales has not only been most widely shown, but also ever marked by a gracious personal interest of a practical form, ...

    Article : 285 words
  25. Common Things

    It is a great mistake not to enjoy and make good use of common things. Most likely you cannot command the best that life has to give, but you can, at least, get ...

    Article : 149 words
  26. How We Get Our Men.

    Kruger, on finding so many soldiers coming over to fight him, thought, in his wisdom, there might be a chance of conquering England, aa there could not be ...

    Article : 134 words
  27. Praise and Blame.

    Probably there is no single motive which is, on the whole, more powerful in directing the conduct of men and women than the praise or blame expressed by ...

    Article : 120 words
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    Advertising : 17 words
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