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  2. THE HORSE AGAIN IN FAVOR.

    “Is the horse coming back? A Liverpool veterinary surgeon, recognised as an authority on horse traction in England, declares Old Dobbin is galloping ...

    Article : 411 words
  3. NOT NEPTUNE’S FAVORITES.

    I am the youngest of five brothers, and ain the only male member of my family who did not follow, the sea for a living. Every one of my ...

    Article : 447 words
  4. A WEIRD TRUE STORY.

    The following events happened when I was about thirteen years of age, in the year 1899. We had recently moved into a large, old-fashioned ...

    Article : 401 words
  5. ABOUT LEGS.

    “When I was young, a girl of eighteen who showed her knees in public would have been a public scandal, At that age every girl who valued her ...

    Article : 556 words
  6. TRUTH MAY BE STRANGER.

    There has just been brought to light a curious story of a “deformed, blue goggled beggar,” who, though the whole his handsome income was ...

    Article : 538 words
  7. LIFE OR DEATH.

    About forty years ago, when serving one of our tropical colonies, it was left to me by force of circumstances practically to decide the life ...

    Article : 465 words
  8. Sir Philip’s Wife

    “I understand,” said Philip. “And told you Tom Devenish was dead?” “Yes; was shot in a drunken row, in Milwaukie saloon last December.” ...

    Article : 2,278 words
  9. THE “GOOD OLD DAYS.”

    A list of rules governing the scholars are at the Robert Smith School at Danville, Indiana, bearing the date of 1816, is now in the possession of Mrs. A.J. ...

    Article : 97 words
  10. JUST OUR FUN!

    A member of Parliament recently sang and recited to his constituents. We understand, however, that no real harm was done, as he is extremely ...

    Article : 211 words
  11. SCORED.

    An American visitor, who appeared in a black tie and dinner jacket at a dinner party where all the other guests were in more formal attire, ...

    Article : 182 words
  12. TREACLE ON TROUBLED WATERS.

    That pouring treacle is just as good pouring oil on troubled waters has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of Captain Bush and the crew of the ...

    Article : 143 words
  13. MARRIAGE DANGER YEARS.

    “The first year of marriage and the years from the fifteenth to the twentieth are the most difficult.” This is the conclusion, after ten ...

    Article : 119 words
  14. “ROBIN ADAIR” ROMANCE.

    “Robin Adair” is perhaps the world's most plaintive and romantic song. Certainly it will live as long as love has any meaning at all. ...

    Article : 235 words
  15. TRICKED.

    Although he lacked riches, Jones was not lacking in other respects. And thereby hangs a tale. A few days ago, while he was in ...

    Article : 215 words
  16. STILL A CHANCE!

    Dora was in the middle of her singing lesson when her mother came into the room. She listened for a moment or two, and then broke in: ...

    Article : 79 words
  17. LIFE ON MARS?

    Color photographs taken during the last two or three years by two Californian astronomers with a thirty six-inch refractor have afforded ...

    Article : 69 words
  18. OUT OF HIS TURN.

    He entered the solicitor's office with a face full of trouble. His wife had left home the previous day, and he wanted to know how to get her ...

    Article : 162 words
  19. SWIMMING WHILE ASLEEP.

    Some of the freaks of somnabulists are so strange that they almost surpass belief. A tale is told of an Irishman who ...

    Article : 148 words
  20. SPELLBOUND.

    Ten-year-old Mary had won a scholarship, and was telling her mother about the papers. The subject for essay had been ...

    Article : 82 words
  21. TRUMPED.

    “I wish I had never learned to play cards!” exclaimed a man who had been unfortunate at the game. “You mean you wish you had ...

    Article : 354 words
  22. AUNT MARIA SAYS—

    The way that feller next door talks about people what goes a bit wrong, you'd think they kept 'is photo in the police station just because they like ...

    Article : 312 words
  23. MUDDLED.

    At a certain French university the students, who had been studying Shakespeare in their native tongue, were requested by an examiner to ...

    Article : 78 words
  24. THE SIMPLE TRUTH.

    A man found that his wife was exceeding her allowance, so he bought an account book. This he presented to her together with £20. ...

    Article : 283 words
  25. THE WRONG HEAD.

    A tourist who had been caught in a snowstorm in the Highlands congratulated himself on finding a solitary cottage and being asked to stay ...

    Article : 93 words
  26. DOCTOR’S ORDERS.

    Drowsily the hotel manager turned in his bed. Whirr-r, whirr-r! rang the telephone. Muttering something very low, he ...

    Article : 285 words
  27. THE RHYME.

    A business man was telling a friend that he was on the point of paying a visit to Glasgow. “In that case,” said: the friend, “be ...

    Article : 212 words
  28. EXPLAINED.

    A miniature panic seized the small station of Slocombe when the guard of the local goods train was taken ill. Who should fill his place? A ...

    Article : 224 words
  29. THE GREATER LOVE.

    Johnson had lost his heart to a girl, and he told all his friends he intended to marry her. A few days later, however, he was in a very disconsolate ...

    Article : 102 words
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