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  2. Spray.

    "You may be sharp," said the thread to the needle, "but I notice you are always getting it in the eye." "Oh, I don't know," answered the needle ...

    Article : 76 words
  3. The Home.

    Give to your child of your store of domestic Knowledge as of your store of wealth Niggardliness in one direction cannot be onset by generosity in the other. The ...

    Article : 506 words
  4. A Will on Cards.

    One of the queerest wills ever drawn was that of Miss Edith Marion Moore, which has just been probated in London. Miss. Moore died as a result of paralysis, which ...

    Article : 375 words
  5. BURIED ALIVE

    IS Excellency the Governor had done a very foolish thing. Charmed ...

    Article : 4,852 words
  6. They Knew.

    An American bishop, while visiting in Yorkshire, had been asked to give an address at a Sunday school. "I am the Bishop of the diocese of Washington and Idaho,' ...

    Article : 101 words
  7. The Recipe Did It.

    An invalid called on a physician for advice. The doctor wrote out a prescription charging the patient two guineas for it. Some time afterwards they met in the street ...

    Article : 94 words
  8. Lucky to Have Them.

    The late Duke of Westminster was an enormously wealthy peer, as all the world knows. He received so many begging letters every day that even with his great ...

    Article : 134 words
  9. A Serious Problem.

    "While I was out West," said the returned traveller, "I chanced to meet an old man sitting by the side of the road. I looked so sad that I stopped and asked ...

    Article : 428 words
  10. Too Much Honour.

    On the day on which the news of the relief of Ladysmith was received the National Anthem was sung by the company during dinner at several London restaurants. ...

    Article : 82 words
  11. It Didn't Work.

    An old bachelor, who resided at Sheffield, in order to prevent hawkers annoying him by knocking at his door to dispose of their wares, affixed to his door a label to this effect ...

    Article : 171 words
  12. Before the Bays of Matches.

    It is scarcely a hundred years since civilised humanity used many odd devices for the purpose of obtaining fire. In England, then claiming to the "enlightened," the ...

    Article : 308 words
  13. A Story of Mr. Chamberlain.

    Some years ago Mr. Chamberlain sent to a local exhibition at Birmingham a collection of jewellery that had been presented to him by some section of his ...

    Article : 90 words
  14. The Bait That Failed.

    They had quarrelled. The seat upon which they were resting was only 6ft. in its entire length, yet of that 6ft. fully 5ft. separated them. ...

    Article : 121 words
  15. Different, Very Different.

    A man called upon a lawyer the other day, and announced that "his rich brother had drawn up a will and died, and that--" "Ah! I see!" interrupted the lawyer ...

    Article : 196 words
  16. Defective Sight.

    The three defects of eyesight which are most commonly encountered in otherwise healthy persons, and Which can toe more or less perfectly overcome by means of glasses ...

    Article : 461 words
  17. The Vicar of the Parish.

    While walking one day the Rev. William J--encountered a well-dressed girl whose face seemed familiar to him. Taking her to be one of his parishioner's daughters ...

    Article : 95 words
  18. Mistake of a Smart Lawyer.

    This is so true that it is interesting--very much so. A well-known Maine attorney is especially noted for his keenness in looking out for the best end of every ...

    Article : 340 words
  19. Good "Fares."

    Lord Rosebery is a great favourite with the cabbies of London and Edinburgh, mostly in account of the libera by he displays when paying his face. The late Lady Rosebery ...

    Article : 123 words
  20. Controlling Insect Fests.

    It is the easiest thing in the world to take a pessimistic view of the situation and to conclude that most of our efforts to prevent injury by insect pests are futile. Looking at ...

    Article : 539 words
  21. Squashed.

    Since the death of Mr. Gladstone, "Miss Helen," as she is affectionately called at Hawarden, has become a valuable "big sister" to Mr. Herbert Gladstone. ...

    Article : 163 words
  22. Bargain Battle.

    He wondered when he heard them talking if something in the war news of that day had escaped him. "It was a terrible slaughter," said one of ...

    Article : 140 words
  23. Thoughtful Reasoning.

    A Detroit teacher was illustrating an arithmetical, problem to a junior-grade class. "Now," said she; " I have two apples in ...

    Article : 233 words
  24. Would Float Manchester.

    A deal has just been closed whereby a brewing association purchases about 480,000lb. of corks. This deal represents £90,000. In two years this company will ...

    Article : 247 words
  25. One for the Recruit.

    Some recruits were being drilled at Aldershot by a very impatient cavalry drill-sergeant. After about an hour of hard drilling at the sword exercise the sergeant gave the ...

    Article : 107 words
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