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  2. THE SPORT OF KINGS

    Wherever the Englishman makes his home abroad, he takes with him as much as possible of the comforts and enjoyments of the life he is used to at home. ...

    Article : 1,241 words
  3. THE BENIN EXPEDITION.

    The following Reuter's message is dated Lagos, 21st January:-- Details have been received here of the circumstances attending the massacre of ...

    Article : 466 words
  4. THE LADIES' COLUMN.

    Oh the cycles, the circling cycles. Whirling so swiftly over the ground, Threading their way through crowded streets. ...

    Article : 198 words
  5. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    Ethel: You know I want a husband who is easily pleased. Maud: Don't worry, dear; that's the kind you'll get. "Hello, Johnson; I haven't seen you ...

    Article : 489 words
  6. NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES.

    Laziness is a much greater thief than a pickpocket. The pay of a Chinese soldier is about 19s a month, out of which he has to ...

    Article : 1,233 words
  7. THE ECCENTRIC.

    I had been in love with pretty Violet Mordaunt for two years. Vi. knew she was the only girl in the world for me, but though she returned my love, she ...

    Article : 1,619 words
  8. Tea-Drinking

    A very interesting lecturette on "Tea Drinking" was delivered by Dr. G. T. Howard before the members of the Carlton Branch of the A.N.A. [?] week, ...

    Article : 189 words
  9. MASONIC CURIOS.

    Few people are aware that hidden away in carefully guarded rooms of an imposing structure at Sixth avenue and Twenty-third street, New York city, are ...

    Article : 835 words
  10. Flatland.

    It is just twenty-one years since Queen Anne's Mansions, that enormously tall pile close by Queen Anne's Gate, St. James's Park, was opened to tenants, ...

    Article : 255 words
  11. A Common Scold

    In the olden days a short shrift awaited the woman whose nagging tongue disturbed the peace of a well-ordered community. The ducking-stool ...

    Article : 327 words
  12. A SUFFICIENT REASON.

    Principal (to commercial traveller, returning from his travels): "How came you to charge such low prices to X, who is known to be a shaky customer?" ...

    Article : 48 words
  13. WILLING TO OBLIGE.

    Man at the Table: "Waiter, these eggs are as hard as a brick. You must have boiled them more than three minutes." Waiter: "Yes, sir, the governor told us ...

    Article : 78 words
  14. THE CLOSURE.

    The class to he promoted stood before the teacher, who was making out her list of pupils. "What's your father's first name?" she inquired of one of the ...

    Article : 169 words
  15. About Words

    It is genrally admitted that 5,000 expressions are amply sufficient for common use. The vocabulary of a writer seldom surpasses that number. With ...

    Article : 491 words
  16. USEFUL HINTS.

    Lemon juice is a good thing for removing tan. It is also excellent for taking stains from the hands, and applied to the hands at night will keep them soft ...

    Article : 306 words
  17. SHE FOUND OUT HER MISTAKE.

    At sweet sixteen she colors up And blushes with surprise, Because she is the cynosure Of many bold men's eyes. ...

    Article : 71 words
  18. A SAD SUBJECT.

    An old gentleman walked into a barber's shop recently, took off his hat, showing a few grey hairs coursing about the shining surface, plopped into a chair, ...

    Article : 231 words
  19. THE SCORCHER AND THE MAID.

    She smiled at me and turned around, To gaze when I had passed; With joy I felt that I had found My affinity at last. ...

    Article : 86 words
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