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  2. A CHALLENGE TO LOVE.

    The girl gave a little sigh of relief. [?] that district cloud of dust must promise rescue to a girl marooned, as it were on a forgotten. railway ...

    Article : 1,260 words
  3. TIME-WASTING CALLERS.

    The head of atom of manufacturers complained to ns a few days ago that latterly there has been a very great increase In the number of daily ...

    Article : 232 words
  4. THE SILVER OAR.

    The historic silver oar of the High Court of Admiralty excited the Interest of a number of members of the American and Canadian Bare who visited the ...

    Article : 229 words
  5. TROUBLE ON THE TRAIN.

    We’ve arrives at the seaside for our holidays. I feel as if I need a holiday too. I didn’t when we started, but I do now. ...

    Article : 633 words
  6. LAUGHS FROM YESTERDAY.

    When Mark Twain, the great humorist, was on holiday in Italy he and family were congratulating themselves that the extensive and ...

    Article : 527 words
  7. THE FUN DIAL.

    There was no one in charge of the barrow, and for ten minutes I pored unchallenged over its. collection of old junk; bird cages, flat-irons ...

    Article : 1,081 words
  8. MEN WHO STEAL IDENTITIES

    The recent attempt of a common criminal to persuade a bereaved mother that he was her long lost son who had actually been drowned during ...

    Article : 654 words
  9. THUNDER ALL THE TIME.

    A thousand thunderstorms are always in progress around the earth’s surface, said Dr. Appleton recently at the Royal Institution. ...

    Article : 94 words
  10. DOG JEALOUS OF A TORTOISE.

    A curious story of a dog’s jealousy of a pet tortoise is reported from Nuneaton. A resident there purchased a live ...

    Article : 94 words
  11. CELEBRITIES ON THE SANDS.

    If you are a woman, it always gives you a thrill to find you are rubbing shoulders with some man or woman who matters. ...

    Article : 149 words
  12. DOING IT THOROUGHLY.

    The enthusiastic girl was thrilled when she was Introduced to the famous author at a dinner party. She lost no time in starting a ...

    Article : 105 words
  13. ANOTHER PATENT MEDICINE.

    Mr. Monacle was having tea with Mrs. Jones. “Yes, Tommy seems very queer,” remarked the hostess to her visitor as ...

    Article : 110 words
  14. HIS WISH GRATIFIED.

    A certain stationmaster, who is not noted for his affability, while examining tickets, came across a cattle dealer who held a season ticket. ...

    Article : 192 words
  15. THERE WASN’T.

    “I want you to clean my window,” said Mr. Binks to Miggins, the village window-cleaner. “Do you think you can do it while I am away for an hour ...

    Article : 152 words
  16. FOR GRAMOPHONE OWNERS.

    The most common fault in gramophone music is due to scratchy records. For a long time past inventors have been puzzling their brains ...

    Article : 188 words
  17. TWO REASONS.

    “When one meets one of the modern women one must be careful how expresses oneself,” remarked Binks. ...

    Article : 81 words
  18. TIT FOR TAT.

    A man walking into a restaurant inadvertently left the door open. A big man eating his lunch immediately yelled: ...

    Article : 144 words
  19. AN UNEXPECTED LESSON.

    A commercial traveller, who had antipathy to stores, on going into the kitchen one day, found the table covered goods from a local grocer ...

    Article : 103 words
  20. LOCAL COLOR.

    The old countryman was watching the artist at work. He stood motionless behind him for a long time. “Interested in painting?” asked the ...

    Article : 66 words
  21. WHY STIMPSON SIGHED.

    Simpson and Stimpson had been great friends in the earlier years of their lives, but not long ago Stimpson married and now Simpson proposed to ...

    Article : 92 words
  22. OF NO ACCOUNT.

    It was close on midnight, and the professional guest felt it was high time for him to stop playing. “Perhaps I’d better not play any ...

    Article : 191 words
  23. NOT THAT KIND.

    A lady was very much surprised one day to find her little son with a large loaf of bread on the table, busily cutting slice after slice. ...

    Article : 208 words
  24. PRECEPT AND PRACTICE

    A little girl was sent for the [?] the other day, and when she reached the steps of the physician’s office she found there the pastor of ...

    Article : 204 words
  25. SANDY SAVED IT.

    An Aberdeen man, who for a fortnight had been regally entertained by an English friend in London, promised on leaving to send a chicken to his ...

    Article : 188 words
  26. ANTS THAT WORK FOR MEN.

    Most people regard ants as a nuisance, especially in a garden or at a picnic but the natives of Burma have found a use for them. ...

    Article : 208 words
  27. REAL IRISH.

    An Irishman was told by his foreman to bring a couple of wheel barrows from a workshop two miles away. Paddy went for them but, ...

    Article : 243 words
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