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  2. “James and John."

    The other day a number of passengers sat in the waiting room of the Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railway depot, and side by side was a dumpy old man with a ...

    Article : 1,443 words
  3. Rat-Killing Extraordinary.

    A very good story is told of Adam Bepler, who used to keep a tavern. One rather gloomy evening, when Adam was in rather a gloomy humor—as he seldom ...

    Article : 465 words
  4. Other Lands.

    The Indian Scout.—The Apache scout is independent of circumstances. He trudges along unconcernedly in cold and rainy weather. He finds food, and pretty good ...

    Article : 1,571 words
  5. Willie’s Wife.

    Willie's wife is a winsome thing, Full of engaging ways; And Willie’s heart is ready to sing A canticle in her praise, ...

    Article : 1,505 words
  6. Accused by a Clock.

    It was magnificent, in its carved walnutwood case, with ita large enamelled dial, and with its pendulum of brass, bright as gold, passing and repaasing before the ...

    Article : 1,853 words
  7. Rescued From Slave Ships.

    Scattered along the coast o£ West Africa in Sierra Leone and Liberia are a number of settlements known as Angola Town and Congo Town. The ancestors of the people ...

    Article : 617 words
  8. Jakey's Love Making.

    “It makes me dirad, fodder, to hear de cle voman all day sining," remarked Jakey with a grunt. “Ah, mine son,” remarked Dinklemen, ...

    Article : 462 words
  9. A Solid Home Virtue.

    Economy is a virtue which is needed every-where. No matter if persons are rich or have large incomes, they should be economical. To waste is wicked. There are better ways ...

    Article : 238 words
  10. Wonders of the Dcep.

    The sea occupies three-fifths of the surface of the earth. At the dspth of 3.500 feet waves are not felt. The temperature is the same, varying only a trifle from the ice of ...

    Article : 595 words
  11. Teacup Lore.

    Here are a few eld women's signs which may be read from a cup of tea. If anybody happens to have two spoons in his cup, it is a sign that he will figure prominently at a ...

    Article : 297 words
  12. The Weird “Cobra" Jewel.

    The natives of the jungle say some cobras carry precious stones about with them, and at night coil in the grass to watch them glitter. Professor Hensoldt, the Indian ...

    Article : 476 words
  13. Interest in Work.

    Interest in our work for its own sake is a cultivatable quality. We all possess it in some degree, and we may all increase it if we will. Children may be accustomed at a ...

    Article : 324 words
  14. A Delightful Little Story.

    A contemporary tells of a delightful letter of the Duke of Wellington which has just been unearthed. It runs as follows: “Strathfieldsaye, July 27, 1837.— ...

    Article : 259 words
  15. Success.

    There is nothing so abject as the worship of mere success, unless, indeed, it be the worship of mere wealth. There is nothing lower than to admire and flatter a man ...

    Article : 107 words
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