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  2. The Humour of Public Notices.

    When they attempt a public notice In English foreigners are often unconsciously [?] Here are a few samples :— The following notice appeared on an [?] ...

    Article : 770 words
  3. Pith and Point.

    A good hotelkeeper is a man that one [?] always put up with. Some people take a good deal of trouble to save themselves work. ...

    Article : 877 words
  4. Spray.

    A grand wedding was being [?] at St. Peter’s, [?] London on each side of the [?] that extended from the [?] to the [?] ...

    Article : 122 words
  5. The Sketcher.

    By E. S., in the “Pall Mall Gazette.” [?]j first editor ever managed to get admitted into the English boarding house is a mystery to me. Any one less ...

    Article : 1,713 words
  6. Short Story.

    One of the fairest flowers in the great world’s garden was “the flirt”—a dream of summer roses and tulle—a haunting memory of millinery on a June ...

    Article : 2,301 words
  7. That Poodie

    Husband (greatly excited): “Get my [?] A dog [?] has stolen the [?] and says he is going to kill it.” Wife: “The [?] man ! Are you going ...

    Article : 58 words
  8. According to Circumstances.

    A parson was applied to tor advice by a member of his congregation, who complained of the continual noise made on a trombone by a next-door neighbour. ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. Ingratitude.

    “Some people,” said the boy with the dirty face, “never thank ye, no matter what ye do for ’em. A [?] put a bent pin on the teacher’s chair [?] other day, ...

    Article : 64 words
  10. Had Been a Boy Himself.

    Practical Father : [?] want to buy a watch as a present for my boy—the cheapest you have.” Honest Dealer : “I’m afraid I can’t ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. Taking No Risks.

    “I may be overcareful,” she said as she [?] the plated spoons and her new curling irons in the bottom of a drawer before she went out shopping, “but I can’t bear to ...

    Article : 60 words
  12. Here’s Twopence.

    “My dear friend, I must ask you to lend me at once five pounds ; I have left my purse at home, and I haven’t a farthing in my pocket!” ...

    Article : 73 words
  13. Cool.

    “I thought I’d Just drop in, dear boy, knowing that you were having a few friends to dinner, and hearing that there were Just thirteen. You know your wife is so ...

    Article : 64 words
  14. Light Enough.

    Old Gentleman : “When the children of to-day get to be old folks, I don’t see how they are going to get light enough to read by.” ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. The Irish Cheques.

    We get a glimpse of serious politics in the “Reminiscences of a Professional Politician,” as, for instance, the question of the Irish cheques after the Glads one-Tweedmouth ...

    Article : 330 words
  16. Strange Occurrences in Battle.

    During one of the half-hearted battles fought between the Chinese and the Japs an incident happened which would be all but incredible were it not [?] for on the ...

    Article : 400 words
  17. The Return.

    “Well, said the mother of the family, “the match must be over. Here comes Arthur through the back-garden.” “Through the back-garden?” echoed the caller. “Then the ...

    Article : 56 words
  18. Elephant Intelligence.

    Elephants very frequently make use of [?] Sir John Tennant, Romano, Dampier, and [?] say that these [?] when passing through the jungle, break ...

    Article : 395 words
  19. Suitable Quarters.

    In his two recent volumes, “Devon” and “Cornwall,” the Rev. S. Baring-Gould tells quite a number of amusing stories, among them an anecdote of a [?] ...

    Article : 92 words
  20. He Took Care of Them.

    A four-day trip to London for some Northern mechanics was recently arranged by their vicar, and the sons of toll put up in a hostelry not a thousand miles from the ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. Indian Philosophy

    [?] three sides by the sea, and on the fourth by impassable mountains, India enjoyed a state of peace impossible in less favoured countries, while the warmth of ...

    Article : 255 words
  22. [?]

    [?] left tor two north side [?] to bring [?] of the [?] beauties of [?] Rome. [?] at the [?] ...

    Article : 329 words
  23. The Helpful Suggestion.

    The snake editor wis puzzled. The editor of the woman’s page was on her vacation, and he had been placed in her department temporarily. Finally he made a stab at the ...

    Article : 60 words
  24. Took the Same.

    Lawyer: “You say that you were in the public-house at the time of the assault referred to in the complaint?” Witness: “I was, sir.” ...

    Article : 59 words
  25. Awkward for the Counsel

    Frontier life out West continues its utter disregard for all [?] these times, as a youthful [?] Harvard Law School who [?] ...

    Article : 195 words
  26. New Name for the United States.

    Professor Waterhouse, of Washington University, St. Louis, proposes a new name for the people of America. “At present,” he says, “there is no proper name that ...

    Article : 167 words
  27. A Costly Arch.

    It Is not generally known that nearly fifty years since the Marble Arch, which stood at the exterior of Buckingham Palace, was taken down and re-erected at Cumberland ...

    Article : 73 words
  28. The Emery Mine in [?]

    All the emery used In the world comes from the little Island of Naxos, near Greece As it Is one of the hardest substances known, ordinary quarrying tools can’t be ...

    Article : 79 words
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