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  2. The Sketcher.

    The wrestlers of Japan are a race almost distinct from the ordinary men of that country. The average Jap, judged by our standard of height, is a little ...

    Article : 1,551 words
  3. Short Story.

    She floated round the room in his arms to the strains of the Toreador Valse, but he felt no thrill of ecstasy, was not conscious of any quickening of his normal ...

    Article : 1,758 words
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    Gum [?] keep [?] A little [?] similar [?] ...

    Article : 557 words
  5. Something New About Carlyle.

    A writer in the "Saturday Review," signing himself "J. C. C." gives a long and interesting account of an interview he once had with Carlyle. We extract ...

    Article : 921 words
  6. Spray. Training an Emperor.

    Some suggestive details concerning the early education of the German Emperor have just come out. It seems that William II. had in early childhood a ...

    Article : 126 words
  7. Raiment.

    Plain full skirts, fitting bodices, and extremely ample sleeves are the most noticeable features in dressmaking for the winter season. We will give a ...

    Article : 1,245 words
  8. Funeral Reform.

    In Holland funeral reform still seems far off, and a hearse is the most quaint, dismal, and mediaeval-looking thing imaginable. The horse which draws it is ...

    Article : 150 words
  9. The Correct Way to Run.

    Many people are fond of outdoor exercise whose lack of time or money prohibits their joining the vast army of cyclists. Those who cannot go ...

    Article : 428 words
  10. Giddy Billy.

    With sorrow we regret, in the "South Wales Daily News." the announcement of the demise of "Billy," the celebrated goat, that for ten years had been an ...

    Article : 116 words
  11. How He Knew.

    "Do you think Colonel Yerger is going to run for the legislature?" asked an Austin gentleman of a friend. "I know that he is." "[?]d he tell you ...

    Article : 89 words
  12. An Amusing Story.

    "Vanity Fair" tel[?] [?]n amusing story of Archbishop Tren[?] He had a great fear of paralysis. [?] one evening at dinner he cried on [?] his wife, My ...

    Article : 89 words
  13. Trafalgar Day.

    Sea, that art ours as we are thine, whose name Is one with England's even as light with flame, ...

    Article : 298 words
  14. Men or Women.

    "Which do you prefer to employ— men or women?" I asked a well-known business man the other day. "Women," was the decided answer without a ...

    Article : 113 words
  15. A Billionaire’s Life.

    The American billionaire is armoured in friends and dependents; but be does not, like the Roman noble, delight in troops of "clients," or, like the ...

    Article : 184 words
  16. Cheques from China.

    Those cheques that have been passing between the representatives of China and Japan at the Bank of England, by way of paying the piper at the late war, must be ...

    Article : 291 words
  17. Imperialists.

    To adapt a phrase which had a momentary fame, we are all Imperialists now. The desire for closer union has developed simultaneously in the colonies ...

    Article : 126 words
  18. A Rich Minister.

    Dr. John Hall, the well-known Presbyterian minister of New York, is generally reputed to be by far the wealthiest clergyman in the world. His ...

    Article : 99 words
  19. The Channel on Mars.

    Our attention is called to a curious theory of the channels on Mars, propounded by M. Wizzewozzy, an eminent Scandinavian scientist. ...

    Article : 200 words
  20. A New Work for Women.

    Some clever Philadelphia women have hit upon a new branch of work for women. They have made house to house canvasses in different parts of the city, ...

    Article : 123 words
  21. Avoid Vain Repetition.

    A good story is told by Dr. Robertson Nicol of the late Sir Henry Moncrieff. The latter had a parrot which was always present at family worship. In ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. A Feeling of Awe.

    Of the human heart Dr. Ephrtrim Cutter writes:—I have listened to the heart sounds of one woman and one man, both over 99 years of age, with ...

    Article : 91 words
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