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  2. KATIE’S LESSON.

    If Katy had been the typical trained servant, noiseless, efficient, and neat, this history would never have been written. It was her misfortune that ...

    Article : 3,307 words
  3. BOOKS AND WRITERS.

    John Fitzgerald, barrister at-law and member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, has gathered together in two small volumes, under ...

    Article : 416 words
  4. THE FIRST SPECTACLES.

    Although double eyeglasses did act become popular in this country until recently the single glass or reading glass was in common use long before ...

    Article : 135 words
  5. ACCORDING TO ORDERS.

    The widow of a French officer presented herself at the office in Paris for the purpose of drawing the pension due to her. She handed in the necessary ...

    Article : 119 words
  6. “The Strong Hours.”

    Issued in a cheap edition in compact form, “The Strong Hours,” by Maud Diver, is sure to enjoy a new life, and gain fresh popularity. It is the book ...

    Article : 78 words
  7. “Road to the Moon.”

    “Road to the Moon,” by Dr. George W. Carey, if taken literally seems but moonshine, and the fancies of a madman. The story of Mother Earth and ...

    Article : 135 words
  8. THE FINAL PUSH.

    After a hard day’s work Georgie returned home soaking wet and in not too good a humor to find his mother-in-law on a visit. He was none too ...

    Article : 104 words
  9. NOT QUALIFIED.

    A gang of navvies were employed on a railway contract removing earth with wheelbarrows. While proceeding with his work, one of the navvies ...

    Article : 107 words
  10. “Ten Years’ Remorse.”

    E. J. Rupert Atkinson in his plays seems unable to break away from a depressingly morbid influence. “Ten Years’ Remorse” is marked by this ...

    Article : 203 words
  11. HER TRIAL TRIP.

    A woman stopped a ’bus and ordered the conductor not to start until she had got on top. When she had reached the last step he called out ...

    Article : 102 words
  12. PROVED IT.

    A lecturer was growing very vehement in the course of his address. His subject was “The Ideal Wife.” “As we all know,” he said, “the duty ...

    Article : 112 words
  13. AND AFTER?

    The young curate was about to conduct his first marriage service. A little white and nervous, he proceeded. ...

    Article : 567 words
  14. ECONOMY.

    In order to reduce expenses, a careful couple accustomed to drinking ale at supper time, hearing that a saving of twopence per quart was effected by ...

    Article : 90 words
  15. “When the Bough Breaks.”

    In “When the Bough Breaks” Naomi Mitchison gives us a book which is something utterly different, dealing as it does with times when the world, ...

    Article : 496 words
  16. ADVANTAGE OF SLOT METERS.

    Seated on the Coatbridge and Airdie bus, two women were discussing domestic affairs. First Woman: “Dae ye ken, Mrs. ...

    Article : 163 words
  17. AUNT MARIA SAYS:

    My old man ’as a regular good time bank holidays. But give ’im ’is due— ’e always saves up ’is forty bob in case ’e needs it after. ...

    Article : 458 words
  18. OBEYING ORDERS.

    A well-known lawyer who we may call John Jackson because that is hot his name, recently engaged a new office boy. Said Mr. Jackson to the boy ...

    Article : 132 words
  19. HIS EXPLANATION.

    Mr. Sam Slimm, better known about the factory as “Dodger,” was busy. The reason for his industry was not because he liked it, but because the ...

    Article : 150 words
  20. “Great Waters.”

    A sea story of adventure set in the romantic period of 1750-60, offers Vere Hutchinson good scope to exercise the gift of narrative to decided advantage. ...

    Article : 162 words
  21. WHAT MOTHER WANTS TO KNOW.

    A teacher in one of the London public schools was trying to explain the meaning of the word “reparation.” “Bessie,” she said, “suppose your ...

    Article : 98 words
  22. CIVILISING THE WORLD.

    At rest lay stretched the simple lea— A region elemental; Where life for all the folk was free, No bird nor beast paid rental. ...

    Article : 107 words
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