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  2. AN UNLUCKY NUMBER.

    From time immemorial the number thirteen has been esteemed deeply unlucky, and it certainly appears almost as though there were something in this fatal number. ...

    Article : 168 words
  3. SKETCHER.

    So much is heard nowadays of diminished incomes and the struggle for wealth that it is surprising to learn that many thousands of pounds in the way of interest and ...

    Article : 689 words
  4. VARIETIES.

    In Norway, persons who have not been vaccinated are not allowed to vote at any election. The starch should be washed out of all ...

    Article : 764 words
  5. SHE WAS TOO CURIOUS.

    We are informed that King Humbert lately received the following letter from an Italian school girl:--'Dear Mister King,--I have often heard ...

    Article : 238 words
  6. SO UNGRATEFUL!

    Monsieur Legouve, the French writer, tells a charming story of his distinguished countryman, Scribe. On one occasion the great dramatist was ...

    Article : 412 words
  7. EXTORTION THROUGH 'BREACH OF PROMISE.'

    It may come as a startling revelation to hear that certainly twenty-five per cent of the claims for damages for breach of promise of marriage that are made in the course of ...

    Article : 1,108 words
  8. PERSONALITIES.

    A good but little-known story concerning Bismarck in bygone days illustrates well his unfailing resource as also his cool determination to get his own way. ...

    Article : 221 words
  9. FAMOUS COWARDS.

    All great people have had their follies, which is another way of saying that all have had their weak points. Tycho Brahe, the great astronomer, had a terrible fear of ...

    Article : 295 words
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