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  2. Incidents.

    Pat O’Hoolah[?] principal failing was a liking for whisky, and numerous efforts had been made to reform him. One day the local priest ...

    Article : 134 words
  3. Mrs. Gollop on War Economy

    I rang the bell furiously, and, after maybe twenty minutes, Mrs. Gollop appeared almost as furiously. “Salt!” I said. “And sugar! Mrs. ...

    Article : 1,141 words
  4. How We Got the Suez.

    The Suez Canal, which was built by a Frenchman [?] Lesseps, was opened for traffic in 1869. Before that year the sole way to ...

    Article : 388 words
  5. A Threefold Threat.

    Franklin greeted, the detective’s announcement that a crime had been attempted with a laugh, not that he disbelieved him. His own mind had ...

    Article : 4,621 words
  6. Out of Doors.

    If Shakespeare did not approve of the too liberal personal use of scents Bacon was of opinion that one could not have too much of it—in a garden. ...

    Article : 1,245 words
  7. He Soon Found Out.

    Tommy Mamma, how do wars begin? Mamma: Well, suppose the French hauled down the British flag and that ...

    Article : 137 words
  8. An Awkward Moment.

    Cornelius was very hard of hearing. One evening, while dining with friends, his host at the beginning of the meal slightly inclined his head ...

    Article : 147 words
  9. ESSAYS BY AUNT SARAH.

    The cat is a domestic animal, who stops out all night and makes a noise like a brass, band with a pain in it. The Latin name for cat is fells ...

    Article : 499 words
  10. Tommy’s Straight Tip.

    “Anzac” Birdwood, who has recently been on leave in London, seems almost to bear a charmed life; for although he has been through some of the ...

    Article : 154 words
  11. Wonderful Birds.

    “Doubtless,” said the professor of natural history to the returned traveller, “you have picked up many strange bits of information regarding the ...

    Article : 535 words
  12. OLD SUPERSTITIONS.

    If has been widely remarked that an ancient and universal belief is not to be ignored; odd numbers have always and everywhere been held in ...

    Article : 191 words
  13. POWER AND USES OF COAL.

    The energy contained in cola is enormous. A pound of coal—that is to say, a piece about as big as a man’s fist—in combining with oxygen, ...

    Article : 344 words
  14. “TIRED” RAZORS.

    Do you know why we dip a razor in hot water before we begin shaving? And do you know why some ignorant men say a razor is “tired”? ...

    Article : 280 words
  15. INCURABLE.

    “The banquet is quite a success,” He remarked, in a chat to engage her; “But your actions my spirits depress— ...

    Article : 158 words
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