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  2. WIT AND HUMOR.

    "What is that noise?" asked a County Court judge, who found it difficult to hear a witness owing to a rasping sound, coming apparently from ...

    Article : 49 words
  3. A MUSICIAN’S ROMANCE.

    Here is an incident in the life of Fanelli, the composer of "Tableaux Symphoniques," which shows how near his career as a musician was to ...

    Article : 472 words
  4. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    French Steak.—Put one pound of tender steak in a dripping-pan in which a spoonful of butter is sizzling hot; sprinkle a little salt in the pan—do ...

    Article : 1,089 words
  5. The Mystie's Legacy All Rights Reserved. CHAPTER XXVI.

    Nature cannot rest and leave us to the oblivion that knows no thought or consciousness of pain. The sun was shining brightly, and ...

    Article : 1,760 words
  6. BETROTHAL AND MARRIAGE IN GREECE.

    In Greece the responsibilities of married life are assumed at a much earlier age than with us; a Greek girl is considered to be of marriageable ...

    Article : 360 words
  7. Sad.

    "Twas a pathetic scene," remarked the leading actor. "Yes," replied the low comedian; "even the boxes rose in tiers." ...

    Article : 22 words
  8. Friends.

    Hilda (to her bosom friend): when I get married I would like a husband who’s easily pleased. Vera (her bosom friend): Well, that ...

    Article : 33 words
  9. Perfect.

    Husband: Your extravagance is awful. When I die you’ll probably have to beg. Wife: Well, I should be better off ...

    Article : 31 words
  10. Respect for Age.

    During a Parliamentary debate much was said about margarine, one of the speakers declaring, "I have never to my knowledge tasted ...

    Article : 47 words
  11. His Only Chance.

    "A sailor’s life is a hard one," said the steamer’s captain. "It is not so hard as it used to be before the coming of steam," be said; "but it is still ...

    Article : 87 words
  12. Faulty—Both.

    An old farmer entered in a cattle show a favorite cow, with which he had high hopes of winning the first prize. On learning that his cow had ...

    Article : 81 words
  13. AN ESSAY—HEADS.

    Heads were put upon bodies so that there would be something on which to fasten hats. While the hats worn are generally small, we have known them ...

    Article : 257 words
  14. Her Match.

    A dear old lady had been presented with a parrot from the Congo, and she was showing it to her old gardener. "You know, Horace, that this parrot ...

    Article : 100 words
  15. CHAPTER XXVII.

    When Boloski closed the stone door on Claude Novell, leaving him helplessly bound to the staples in the recess in the wall, he removed the ...

    Article : 561 words
  16. WHERE PUBLIC COURTING IS PROHIBITED.

    In several countries there are stringent regulations for the guidance of young people in public. Quite recently an engaged couple of Paris who ...

    Article : 204 words
  17. A Matter of Sex.

    A well-known clergyman describes an incident which occurred at a meeting held to promote a charity. The mayor had worked hard to secure a ...

    Article : 122 words
  18. MORAL REFLECTIONS.

    No one need wait for time to be kind. Great men exist that there may be greater men. ...

    Article : 455 words
  19. CHAPTER XXX.

    It is very rarely indeed that a man of such vigorous vitality and energy as Claude Novell faints; but, after all that he had gone through, it was ...

    Article : 647 words
  20. Some Satisfaction.

    The Honorable Mrs. Robert Hamilton, in her biography of her father, the late Lord Wolverhampton, says that in his home his orders were ...

    Article : 92 words
  21. CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING STOCK.

    Competition is compelling all farmers to be keenly alive to many details which they formerly, viewed with great indifference. Both quantity and ...

    Article : 314 words
  22. CHAPTER XXIX.

    "He that stands upon a slippery place Makes nice of no vile thing to stay him up." "The first question put to the ...

    Article : 1,172 words
  23. Poor Fellow.

    A man who seemed to be laboring under great mental distress was taken care of in a country town the other day. When at last he could be ...

    Article : 194 words
  24. SO MUCH TO DO.

    The recent death of Mr. W. F. Monypenny is one of the most notable instances on record of a man dying before his work was completed. ...

    Article : 289 words
  25. Heard Double,

    A lanky country youth entered the cross-roads general store to order some groceries. He was fourteen years old, and was passing through ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. CHAPTER XXVIII.

    Miss Thurston was strangely perplexed. She was in the possession of information which she believed would be of great assistance to Claude ...

    Article : 1,002 words
  27. A Lecture on Lodgers.

    "what is a lodger? i Nearly everybody knows what a lodger is, and such a simple matter is hardly worth discussing. ...

    Article : 121 words
  28. Plainly Indicated.

    "Is the guvnor in?" asked the visitor. The office-boy, gloating over the latest comic paper, with his chair ...

    Article : 144 words
  29. He Just Is.

    As most people know, Sir George Reid, the Australian High Commissioner in London, is a very stout man. The story goes that recently he and ...

    Article : 136 words
  30. The Sleepy Lion.

    Gussy: "Good gwacious! Cholly, whatevah is the mattah with you?" Cholly (pale but collected): "Not much, old fellah; but I have Just left ...

    Article : 123 words
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