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  2. NOTHING SERIOUS.

    He was sitting on the park seat, bearing on his classic features a look of anguish. “What’s the matter, my brother?” ...

    Article : 143 words
  3. MARRIAGE BY PROXY.

    In certain provinces of India it is considered unlucky for a woman to be a third wife. When, therefore, a merchant of Badson, in the United ...

    Article : 438 words
  4. THE ROOK REPUBLIC.

    The rook is almost as well known as the sparrow. It is a marvel to some stern utilitarians why both birds are allowed to exist in such ...

    Article : 764 words
  5. CATS DE LUXE.

    Although in the point of varieties, cats lag very far behind their canine rivals, there are a good many more different kinds than most people have ...

    Article : 593 words
  6. THE TRAINING OF THE TOREADOR.

    The Englishman who witnesses a Spanish bull-fight can hardly appreciate or sympathise with the applause which greets the mounted “picador” ...

    Article : 645 words
  7. A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

    It was on a bright evening early in May, 1903, that the s.s. Umona [?]a led from Colombo, bound for Port Natal, carrying 10 European ...

    Article : 1,129 words
  8. LADIES’ COLUMN.

    We illustrate a charming group of dresses, and a coat, for the young. Dealing with the figures from left to right the first is a smart and ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 452 words
  9. BRUTAL GEORGE.

    They were honeymooning. On the gently ruffled waters of Boatbottom Bay, their little sailing yacht jumped and leapt and heaved and hoed; ...

    Article : 134 words
  10. BAPTISED.

    Whang Li had been in the service of the good missionary for some six months before he agreed to be converted to Christianity. ...

    Article : 166 words
  11. THE HUMAN BODY.

    According to the calculations of a well-known scientist, the human body as a source of motive power is not only more efficient than any other ...

    Article : 488 words
  12. GERMAN BANKS.

    The German banks have a much wider sphere of action than our English deposit banks. Besides doing the same kind of business they are stock ...

    Article : 281 words
  13. ALL SUNSETS ARE NOT ALIKE.

    Mr. and Mrs. Peterby were sitting on their piazza. It was late afternoon, and the sun was making his final preparations to gild the western ...

    Article : 329 words
  14. AN UNDESIRED HONOUR.

    “When at Rome do as Rome does” is not a bad apothegm after all, especially in China. In support of this advice a grimly-humorous incident is ...

    Article : 242 words
  15. TOOT YOUR OWN HORN.

    A hen is not supposed to have much common sense or tact, yet every time she lays an egg she cackles forth the fact. ...

    Article : 238 words
  16. A TIP WHICH FAILED.

    The teacher in an Irish country school was examining a class of boys in English history recently. "Tell me, Terence O'Toole,” he ...

    Article : 115 words
  17. ONE SHORT.

    "I say, Pat," said Mike, "there’s one thing about these motor-cars I can't understand at all.” "What is that, Mike?" asked Pat. ...

    Article : 108 words
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