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  2. SWIMMING THE CHANNEL.

    Holbein has failed to swim the Channel. At first sight it looks as if he had only just failed, for he swam to within about five miles of the English coast. ...

    Article : 762 words
  3. WIT AND HUMOR.

    She: And what would you be now if it weren’t for my money? He: A bachelor. Frank: I have been dancing till I feel quite idiotic. Maud: Really, I didn’t notice any ...

    Article : 1,000 words
  4. WILLIAM THACKERAY.

    Thackeray is essentially the novelist of the West End. All his great people live and move and have their being in Mayfair, and when the novelist goes further ...

    Article : 834 words
  5. THE LADIES’ COLUMN.

    When I can bear no more The sound of tears, And the world’s muffled roar Of hopes and fears, ...

    Article : 140 words
  6. HEARD AT THE WEDDING.

    The Clergyman: “Until death do you part.” The Bridegroom— “At last; oh, my darling.” The Bride: “Don’t, Bert, there’s a dear, ...

    Article : 203 words
  7. LITTLE USEFUL ITEMS.

    The following little hints have at least the merit of being simple and easy to try:— A cup of tea to which a few cloves ...

    Article : 463 words
  8. THE WAYSIDE PUP.

    Mr John S. Wise discourses pleasantly in “Outing” (U.S.) on the prejudices and selfishness of those who keep pet animals. ...

    Article : 621 words
  9. ADVICE TO WOMEN.

    “A Venus de Milo torso, topped by a bright face with a clear complexion, free from lines of care and pain, is far more attractive than an eighteen inch waist, ...

    Article : 602 words
  10. A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY

    Madame Groetzinger has been tried at the Paris assize for the murder of her husband, whom it is alleged that she shot in their room while he was lying on ...

    Article : 350 words
  11. HEALTH HINTS.

    The old tradition that the hours of sleep before midnight are hours of “beauty sleep” means only that late hours take away beauty. Thousands ...

    Article : 351 words
  12. A BISHOP’S SCHEME.

    The Cape Town correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” writes:—The Natal missionaries have been discussing the propriety of starting a crusade against ...

    Article : 363 words
  13. WOMEN AS FELLOWS.

    An influentially supported movement is now in progress to induce a number of the learned societies of London to admit ladies to the privileges of ...

    Article : 296 words
  14. BAITS THAT DRAW

    The popular London actor, Mr Clarence Blakiston, tells “M.A.P.” two good stories. One of his first managers — a down-at heel, somewhat shabby individual — ...

    Article : 210 words
  15. POLISH JEWS

    Why have Polish Jews left their own country in such numbers recently and practically annexed East London? Mr M. Goldstein, himself a ...

    Article : 202 words
  16. NURSERY NOTES.

    Says an English paper :— If one would have a healthy digestion and sweet breath, one must take care of the teeth, for if these be neglected they ...

    Article : 495 words
  17. SOME CUTTINGS.

    The toper’s nose is never painted in water colors. The passimist and the amateur photographer both seem to take the worst view ...

    Article : 153 words
  18. THE PRETTY GIRL.

    The bacteriologist is always making some fearful discovery to upset the equanimity of the neurotic. He has now found that a great and positive danger ...

    Article : 497 words
  19. GIVING HIM A CHANGE

    And so you [?] decided to name your baby James, have you? “Yes, but of course we shall call him Jim.” Why have you such a decided preference ...

    Article : 7 words
  20. LATTER-DAY MAXIMS.

    When a company is wound up, it stops. A fireman always works while he plays. A how on a ship picks you up. A coster laughs and cries at the same time. ...

    Article : 66 words
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