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  2. Double-edged.

    "What is an 'aggressive policy,' grandpa ?" "Well, it is a policy which makes a man so mad that he wants to fight, but which ...

    Article : 35 words
  3. Alotsan and Jesam.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 470 words
  4. The Lobster Reached Out.

    A Pittsburg real estate agent the o[?]ner day celebrated his birthday. He's proud of the fact that ho was born In the same month as Washington and Lincoln. So he ...

    Article : 230 words
  5. By the Doctor's Advice.

    "Why are you cleaning the paths, Mrs. Buffly? Is Mr. Buflly sick, or away from home?" "Neither. But the doctor told the dear ...

    Article : 46 words
  6. Hamlet Without the Prince.

    Croesus, Esq. (a new Importation to the country) : Would you say to the Duke, I should be glad if he would Arrange a meet at my house this week ?" ...

    Article : 80 words
  7. Cruel:

    Miss Cashintun (of uncertain age, about to be married for her money): "One thing worries me, and that is the wedding tour. It will be horrid to have people know!" ...

    Article : 57 words
  8. Rupees Transformed Into Nails.

    Here is a case which we are assured actually occurred recently in a district in the north-west provinces of India. A certain Government servant, by defrauding ...

    Article : 90 words
  9. Real Thrift.

    An old farmer and his wife, noted for their niggardliness, had a custom of allowing the servant only one match to light the fire with each morning. One morning the ...

    Article : 98 words
  10. Facts and Fancies.

    " Good wine needs no bush," and a goodlooking girl needs no mistletoe. The tombstone is about the only thing that can stand upright and at the same ...

    Article : 815 words
  11. Took It as a Hint.

    A story is told of an American senator making a political speech in Sedalia, Missourl, some Time ago, when he was greatly embarrassed to see nearly every man in the ...

    Article : 230 words
  12. Awkward Proof.

    There was company for dinner at little Nelly's house, and they were enjoying the first course, which consisted of oyster soup. Nelly made away with hers for same time ...

    Article : 113 words
  13. A Shabby Trick.

    One of the most curious branches of a certain' London theatrical wig-maker's business is the painting and erasing of black eyes. Just as many hundreds of discoloured ...

    Article : 182 words
  14. Muzzled Ducks.

    A baggageman on the Sante Fe Railroad, U.S.A., who runs Into Kansas City from out in the western part of Kansas, leaves Hutchinson at night and reaches Kansas ...

    Article : 280 words
  15. The Champagne Was Dry.

    A champagne story is related in the "Random Recollections" of Mr. Robert Ganthony. At a dinner party in South Africa, the hostess turned to the Kaffir boy ...

    Article : 209 words
  16. The Prosaic Age.

    "I would go with you to the end of the earth," he asserted, passionately. "Not with me, you wouldn't," she replied, coldly. ...

    Article : 68 words
  17. Was He a Mormon?

    A gentleman not unknown to fame had left his corner seat in a crowded carriage to go in search of buns and milk, leaving a rug to reserve his seat. On returning he ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. Black Magic.

    Mr. Robert Ganthony, artist, actor, travelier, and playwright, in "Random Recollections," tells how Mr. Cooke (of Maskelyne and Cooke) one night scored heavily ...

    Article : 236 words
  19. The Bouquet Was Loaded.

    A young society man whose gallantry is largely in excess of his pecuniary means, has been in the habit of sending a bouquet occasionally to the girl of his choice. In ...

    Article : 246 words
  20. Mixed Ministers.

    An amusing incident-occurred at King's Stanley, England, the other day, when both the Baptist and Church of England congregartions were expecting special preachers ...

    Article : 85 words
  21. His Manners Were Tested.

    Mary Russell Mitford used to declare that there was no place in England like her "sunny Berkshire." As to the country people, they were ur matched for their ...

    Article : 132 words
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