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  2. LOOKING IMPORTANT.

    People nowadays avoid the conventional as they would the plague. At least, that is the opinion of a City photographer. He says that girls in humble ...

    Article : 161 words
  3. A DELIBERATE OPINION.

    Chief Justice Waite, who delighted to tell stories once told this story about Evarts and Conkling. Roscoe Conkling came into Mr. Evart’s ...

    Article : 212 words
  4. AN ARCH DECEIVER.

    “ But, Aunt Melita. I do not think it can be the same, He really did seem such a pleasant, kind old gentleman.” “ Possibly, Molly. Headstrong young ...

    Article : 1,905 words
  5. CONNUBIAL BLISS.

    My autograph she begged, the night When [?] her beauty filled my sight; “ Not just your name, you know, [?] qnoth she. ...

    Article : 925 words
  6. A GENIUS IN ADVERTISING.

    “When I was a youngster, say, of 21,” remarked the veteran journalist of a Western city, “ I was the editor of a country paper in a town of about 5,000 people, and having ...

    Article : 744 words
  7. AN EKTHPERIMENT.

    A good story has been told of a lisping officer hating been victimised by a brother-officer—who was noted for his cool deliberation and strong nerves—and of his “getting ...

    Article : 438 words
  8. SCARCITY OF TIN.

    That the goldfields of the world are much more extensive than the tinfields is a fact which might strike the unscientific person with a curious feeling of ...

    Article : 186 words
  9. PRESIDENT OF THE MORMONS.

    Lorenzo Snow, the newly-chosen President of the Latter Day Saints, is one of the most forceful characters in Mormondom. He is an Ohioan by birth, and is ...

    Article : 206 words
  10. THE OLDEST PEOPLE IN EUROPE

    The oldest people in Europe are the Basques, whose country is situated in the north of Spain, along the coast of the Bay of Biscay. They were a remarkable race by ...

    Article : 239 words
  11. STILL IN DOUBT.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 151 words
  12. THE MODERN BOY.

    This is a true story of an office boy who asked for an increase in his salary, and got it. He is employed in one of Lipton’s shops in Glasgow. He was ...

    Article : 196 words
  13. NEEDED THE TEETH.

    One of the best reasons I ever heard given for wanting false teeth was that of a coloured boy who came into my rooms one day last week,” said a dentist, smiling: ...

    Article : 202 words
  14. WHY HE WAS UPSET.

    “You look a trifle doleful to-night,” said one of a group of gentlemen to another, while all were sitting one Saturday evening before the fire in one of the clubs. ...

    Article : 274 words
  15. SHAVING WITHOUT A MIRROR.

    That a man can become accustomed to pretty much anything is proved by officers in the Army, who, when camped out or placed in a position where they ...

    Article : 191 words
  16. QUICK BACKSLIDING.

    There was a “ big revival ” one winter among the coloured folks near Southern Pines, North Carolina, under the powerful preaching of Br[?]er Johnsing, who rained ...

    Article : 200 words
  17. SAVAGE CAPACITY.

    A Bocotundo Indian boy captured was sent to school at Bahia. He had talent and industry enough to win a medical degree, and practised as a doctor. But ...

    Article : 171 words
  18. AMUSING ERRORS.

    Mr. Asquith once referred to the Government’s “ pique or temper ” ; the reporter wrote “peacock temper.” A speaker at Exeter Hall, replying to an ...

    Article : 136 words
  19. EX-PREMIER AND PUDDING.

    Lord Rosebery has the reputation of being a delightful host, and also of having keen tact. This latter gift was certainly displayed on one occasion when ...

    Article : 137 words
  20. THE FIRST SILVER WEDDING.

    The fashion of silver weddings dates back to the reign of Hughes Capet, King of France, in 987. Once, as Hugues was arranging his uncle’s affairs, he found on ...

    Article : 276 words
  21. CLOCK WITHOUT FIGURES.

    When you look at your watch and it reads 11.40 o’clock, do you notice the hour marked VIII and XII, or do you only glance at the position of the hands on the dial and ...

    Article : 199 words
  22. WANTS AND WISHES.

    In Dean Pigon’s reminiscences, issued by Edward Arnold, there is a story of a curate, a new one, that paid his first visit to an old woman who at once ...

    Article : 163 words
  23. CURIOSITIES OF THE ALPHABET.

    To those who have never considered the subject it might appear as if each letter is of equal importance in the formation of words ; but the relative ...

    Article : 125 words
  24. THE GERMAN GIRL.

    The German middle-class girl avowedly gives herself up to housekeeping, knitting, sewing and cookery. Her sober brown gowns are as much like one ...

    Article : 297 words
  25. THE WEIGHTS OF ROYALTY,

    The young Queen of Holland has recently been weighed and represents 9st. 12lbs. The Tsaritsa weighs 9st. 1lb., and the Queen of Italy 12st. 7lbs. Our own ...

    Article : 218 words
  26. A WOMAN’S CARRIAGE.

    Much of an Englishwoman’s beauty lies in her proud carriage, the erectness of her figure and the poise of her head. The aristocratic carriage is within reach ...

    Article : 119 words
  27. “CELESTIAL” QUOTATIONS.

    One of the chief characteristics of the written language of China is its love of quotation. The more frequently and aptly a Chinese writer employs literary ...

    Article : 208 words
  28. A SINGER’S VOICE BY POST.

    Of all the uses to which the phonograph has been put the following is probably one of the most practical. A well-known manager received some time ...

    Article : 218 words
  29. BEES AS WEATHER PROPHETS.

    As forecasters of the weather, bees never make a mistake. They know what the weather for the day will be without consulting the direction of the wind or the ma[?]kings ...

    Article : 221 words
  30. HE SAID TOO MUCH.

    “Mr. Wandsley,” said the hostess, at a recent Colonial Club function, “ I want to introduce you to Miss Brink-stone.” ...

    Article : 115 words
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