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  2. DIAMONDS AND GOLD

    The story of Lemoine and Wernher recalls that of some extraordinary, almost incredible, and for a while brilliantly successful impostures in the France of the ...

    Article : 537 words
  3. JOHNNY ASKED FOR A RISE

    New Year's Day had come and New Year's Day had gone, and so had Candlemas, and Johnny, the office boy, had not been called into the senior partner's private office and ...

    Article : 351 words
  4. ROMANCE OF STEEL

    Carnegie's first great success in the world of finance is thus described in a new book, "The Romance of Steel":-- "Early in 1872 Andrew Carnegie received ...

    Article : 1,010 words
  5. IN LIGHTER VEIN

    Two Scotsmen were once going home very drunk together, and the one said to the other: "Weel, Donald, we've had a beautiful day; ...

    Article : 1,042 words
  6. BUSY MAN'S BUDGET

    For violating the Sunday Trading Law by selling a 6d linen collar, a New York draper has been fined £5. Holland has 10,000 windmills, each of which ...

    Article : 3,283 words
  7. THAT FINISHED THE GAME

    Four members of a well-known London club were joint proprietors of a shoot In Norfolk, and being all enthusiastic bridge players, they naturally put in the evenings ...

    Article : 255 words
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    CAPTAIN C. VON BORELL. Commander of the German mail steamer Bremen (11,570 tons), one of the largest mailboats in the Australian service. He was ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 63 words
  9. A FIRM WHICH SHARES ITS PROFITS

    The firm of Hartley, at Aintree--makers of jams--is one of those which share their profits with their workpeople. Mr. Hartley is well known in religious and philanthropic ...

    Article : 686 words
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    Though just beginning his first term of office. Alderman T. Ross, J.P., promises to be one of the most successful mayors Waterloo has over known. Born at Darling Harbour ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 168 words
  11. COUNSEL'S FEES

    A great deal of nonsense is written and spoken about counsel's fees, it is quite safe to halve the amount which the man in the street says he knows that such eminent ...

    Article : 217 words
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    MR. H. B. LETHBRIDGE. Salesman for Messrs. J. C. Young and Co., stock and station agents. Mr. Lethbridge sells at the Homebush fat stock saleyards, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 39 words
  13. HOW WESTINGHOUSE GOT £200,000

    An Interesting story is told how George Westinghouse, the millionaire Inventor, obtained £200,000 when he needed it badly. When the Westinghouse Air Brake Co. was ...

    Article : 182 words
  14. EARLY RISING

    The Daylight Saving Bill has been introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Robert Pearce, supported by Sir William Bull and Mr. Horniman. It is described as "a Bill ...

    Article : 268 words
  15. NO DULL TIMES WITH HIM

    "Twenty pounds seems an awfully high price to pay for a typewriting machine," said Mr. Jenkinson, who had just bought one. "It may seem so to you," answered his ...

    Article : 231 words
  16. A STORY OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND

    Many years ago, before the hank was aa well secured as it is now, the directors received the following letter:--"To Gentlemen off Bank England,--You think you is all ...

    Article : 371 words
  17. HIS GREAT INVENTION

    "Do you want to make a fortune easy as a wink?" queried a hawk-eyed man, with a lop shoulder, to a shoe-dealer ln New York the other day. ...

    Article : 230 words
  18. WHY MODERN CITIES ARE FOUL

    The modern architect knows, the engineer knows, we might build ourselves perfectly clean, smokeless, magnificent cities to-day as full of pure water as ancient Rome, as full ...

    Article : 129 words
  19. CONCENTRATION

    If at a ball, a supper, or a party of pleasure. a man were to be solving In his own mind a problem in Euclid, he would be a very bad companion, and make a very poor figure ...

    Article : 115 words
  20. LABOUR AND GENIUS

    The common idea is, the more labour the less Genius; in other words, the greater the labour the worse the Art. The truth is exactly the opposite. Genius alone is capable ...

    Article : 100 words
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