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  2. Flotsam and Jetsam.

    A FRIEND of mine once made his advent into Seattle under rather odd circumstances. He had never been there, but was on his way there by stage some years ago. He had letters of ...

    Article : 524 words
  3. The Coolest Man in the French Army.

    "THE coolest man I ever knew was old Victor de St. Hilaire, the colonel of an infantry regiment that saw some service in Algeria," said Colonel Henri Dubois, one of a party of French ...

    Article : 434 words
  4. Facts and Fancies.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIBRAS. A DUCK of a man generally makes a goose of a husband. ...

    Article : 1,209 words
  5. A Noted Liar's Nice Wife.

    A NOTED liar once told a friend that he had at home three precious things: a bullock that could run 100 miles a day; a fowl which crowed at the beginning of each watch, day ...

    Article : 261 words
  6. Bill Nye on the Silver Question.

    IT would seem at this time that, while so little is being said on the currency question, and especially by the men who really control the currency, a word from me would not be out of ...

    Article : 987 words
  7. How Bill Lit the Fire.

    "MEBBE you've seen my boy Bill hanging around here?" queried a farmer of a policeman at the Central Market. "He's a common looking chap, a little bow-backed, and has red ...

    Article : 409 words
  8. Such Advice!

    "GOOD morning, sir." "Morning." "I—er—beg your pardon." "I beg yours, sir." ...

    Article : 85 words
  9. A Sponge.

    "EXCUSE me," he said, as he halted a gentleman in the corridor of the City Hall, "but will you lend me your eye-glasses a moment?" He put them on his nose to read a letter, and ...

    Article : 226 words
  10. Camp Meeting John Allen.

    JOHN ALLEN, the famous Methodist preacher of Maine, better known as "Camp Meeting" John Allen, at one time was acting as chaplain of the Maine Legislature—and doubtless many ...

    Article : 298 words
  11. Plantation Philosophy.

    DE hours o' sin is fast; de hours o' hard wuck is slow. Chillun tells lies nachully, but yer has ter l'arn 'em bow ter tell de truf. ...

    Article : 244 words
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