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  2. Flotsam and Jetsam

    On, they have a lot of troubles In Paree ; The kettle always bubbles In Paree. ...

    Article : 75 words
  3. The Two Extremes.

    Cham (the French caricaturist) was talking one day with a Gascon, who bragged that his father's ancient baronial dininghall was the wonder of the world. It was ...

    Article : 72 words
  4. The Perils of Conversazione.

    Miss Fillip (to gentleman whose name she did not catch when introduced) : " Have you read 'A Modern Hellogabalus'?" He : " Yes, I have." ...

    Article : 78 words
  5. Strange.

    "Its strange," said Mr. Meekton, as he folded his paper across his knee : "very strange." "What are you talking about?" ...

    Article : 56 words
  6. Protection Needed.

    First Burglar (indignantly) : "Well, if here ain't another one o' them rascally bookkeepers short in his accounts ! This cashbook says £500 cash on hand, and there ...

    Article : 66 words
  7. The Custor-oil Joke.

    Tommy Atkins finds time for skylarking even up the Nile. An officer, who tells some stories of the Nile expedition commanded by Lord Wolseley in "To-day," ...

    Article : 200 words
  8. Canny!

    A Scotsman went to London tor a holiday. Walking along one of the streets he noticed a bald-headed chemist standing at his shop door, and inquired if he had any hair ...

    Article : 99 words
  9. A New Version.

    "Yes," said Mr. Jones, when a certain girl's name had been mentioned, " I know her to speak to, but not by sight." "You mean," cut in the prompt corrector ...

    Article : 119 words
  10. A Legal Genius.

    "Sam," said the eloquent attorney after the prisoner had been acquitted, "now that it's all over, tell me honestly whether you burglarised that house." ...

    Article : 50 words
  11. A Just Charge.

    The pastor of a certain church in the suburbs, on leaving his study, which is in the rear of the church, one day last week, saw a little girl friend of his talking to a ...

    Article : 113 words
  12. No Tears.

    The following obituary lines in a Philadelphia paper are almost equal to Max Adeler's efforts in this line :— "He went away (to heaven, they say), ...

    Article : 70 words
  13. A Roaring Trade.

    London costermonger, who has never seen the sea before (to fisherman) : "Whose orl this water belong to ?" Fisherman (patting himself on the chest) : ...

    Article : 155 words
  14. Facts and Fancier.

    A little nonsense now and then Is relished by the wisest men.—HUDIDRAS Do not hide your light under a bushel when a pint measure would be too large. ...

    Article : 796 words
  15. Disastrous Enthusiasm.

    The new superintendent of the Sabbath school of a swell Washington church is very enthusiastic and energetic, and on the first Sunday of his term of office he ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. Gun-making in Afghanistan.

    The Ameer of Afghanistan takes great pride in his gun factory at Cabul, over which Sir Salters Pyne presides. He insists that his khans shall visit it. Amra ...

    Article : 112 words
  17. The Limit Beached.

    "You may not believe it, gentlemen," said one of the group who, having dined were smoking their cigars in front of a hotel—" you may not believe it, but I have ...

    Article : 191 words
  18. One of Nature's Gentlemen.

    It was a sample of innate politeness that tickled a crowded car-load of passengers. He was a big, good-natured son of Erin going from his day's work, and standing ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. Something New in Honeymoons.

    The cook of a family living in the suburbs came upstairs the other afternoon, and, twisting the corners of her apron with considerable embarrassment, said to her ...

    Article : 144 words
  20. And the Train had Left.

    "When does the next train that stops at M'Allisterville leave here?" "You'll have to wait four hours." "I think not." ...

    Article : 185 words
  21. A Catchy Story.

    For a story with a catch in it the following from a London publication isn't bad :— Once, when in Paris, Napoleon paid a ...

    Article : 155 words
  22. The Way Wars Begin.

    Tommy was reading the newspapers. When he finished he come over to his mother and said :— "Mamma, how do wars begin ?" ...

    Article : 149 words
  23. An Archbishop's Pet Foible.

    The Archbishop of Canterbury is singular among the roll of English Primates for his hatred of pomp and decoration. Once, when the guest of a country clergyman, he was ...

    Article : 236 words
  24. Not Such Great Guns After All.

    A writer in the "Church Gazette" tells the following story of two dignitaries who lived near Tunbridge Wells. One of them was a canon, and the other ...

    Article : 199 words
  25. Women at the Post Office.

    A lady reporter has been making inquiries at St. Martin's-le-Grand about the employment of women at the Post Office. "Well, I don't know that women work ...

    Article : 192 words
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