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  2. FOR LOVERS—AND OTHERS.

    As milk which has been skimmed, or as coffee without cream, so is a motor ride without a comely damsel. —“Maxims of Noah.” ...

    Article : 141 words
  3. WHO DISCOVERED WIRELESS?

    An interesting contribution to the “Weekly Scotsman,” claims the honor of discovery of “wireless” for a Scotsman, in the following statement ...

    Article : 685 words
  4. HOW WORRY MAKES US TURN PALE.

    Worry affects the whole body, making us sigh, turn pale, go into a “cold sweat,” and feel utterly depressed. These are physiological ...

    Article : 446 words
  5. INTERESTING SPOIL OF WAR.

    A decidedly valuable and interesting spoil of war that will undoubtedly fall into the hands of the victorious Russian army is the famous salt, mine ...

    Article : 996 words
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  7. BLIND JUSTICE.

    In the darkness, gleaming white against the dusky surroundings of half-seen objects, Rosalind saw a human face, pale and deathlike, the ...

    Article : 3,441 words
  8. PARAGRAPHS OF TROPICAL INTEREST.

    The Kaiser’s birth-month is a very appropriate one, Janus, who stands for January, has always been represented as two-faced. ...

    Article : 451 words
  9. A PRICELESS COIN.

    Thanks to Sir Frederick Treves, the famous surgeon, the War Office has given its approval to a scheme, whereby in future every British soldier at ...

    Article : 245 words
  10. DON’T FLY INTO A RAGE !

    I know a woman who is the soul of good-nature. She is bright, fascinating, and pretty; but neither she nor her friends are happy for long ...

    Article : 364 words
  11. GOODNESS EASY.

    If one were to fix on the one great error which has been the root of more numerous scions than any other, one should say that it is the dogma ...

    Article : 176 words
  12. WAR AND COPPER.

    Since the commencement of the twentieth century nearly 8,000,000 tons of copper have been extracted from their ones, and have been ...

    Article : 159 words
  13. BRIEF DESPATCHES.

    It is fitting that the great soldier, who should be a man of deeds rather than words, should set an example of terseness in his despatches. Thus, ...

    Article : 197 words
  14. MAXIMS FOR THE MARRIED.

    Begin well and end better. If you give and take, no heart will break. Confession of a fault makes half ...

    Article : 91 words
  15. The Bishop’s New Teeth.

    A dentist recently made a new set of teeth for the Bishop of — He anxiously watched the prelate as he examined himself and his teeth in the ...

    Article : 166 words
  16. FORT AND FIELD GUNS.

    Discussing the disability under which permanent fortifications suffer in having their guns fixed whereas those of the attacking force being ...

    Article : 205 words
  17. AN IRISH EXPLANATION.

    An amusing story is related in his book, “The Happy Irish,” by Mr. Harold Begbie. The story was thus told to him by a doctor in a small town in ...

    Article : 212 words
  18. WHY MR. BIRRELL WALKED OUT.

    The retirement of Mr Augustine Birrell from the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland has been received with genuine regret for he is very popular ...

    Article : 251 words
  19. A CURIOUS PREDICAMENT.

    In Brunswick (Germany) there is a young man, the heir to considerable wealth, who is imprisoned in a little bit of territory and can never leave ...

    Article : 147 words
  20. KINDNESS.

    “Beauty,” says Shakespeare, “lives with kindness.” Lovelier than any grace of form or tint, nobler than the keen glance of discerning intellect is ...

    Article : 235 words
  21. BEAUTIFUL YPRES.

    The old Belgian city of Ypres, which has suffered much destruction at the hands of the Germans, was at one time one of the most flourishing ...

    Article : 132 words
  22. CRITICISM.

    Criticism is so easy a task that anyone, no matter how unskilled, can do it without effort. The man in the gutter can criticise the saint—but ...

    Article : 72 words
  23. Aid to Convalescence.

    At the bedside of a patient three doctors were debating as to the best means to produce perspiration. The invalid overheard the discussion, and, ...

    Article : 59 words
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