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  2. Love at First Sight.

    I am just going across to my cooking lesson, grandmother. Good-bye!" A saucy face peeped round the corner of the half-open door, and the old ...

    Article : 3,631 words
  3. A Romance of Millions.

    The inquiries directed towards the recovery of the famous Sinclair millions are at present being vigorously conducted by an Edinburgh law agent, ...

    Article : 498 words
  4. The Ladies' Column.

    My little baby is buried to-day; Gone—down in the depths of the churchyard clay, Up in the sky so dim and grey. ...

    Article : 195 words
  5. Farm and Garden.

    For the starting of tomato plants, early cabbage, and similar plants, hotbeds are a necessity. The beds should be located upon a south or east slope, ...

    Article : 241 words
  6. Grave and Gay.

    Young Wife (just home from the cooking school): "I feel so encouraged. I was complimented on my progress to-day. But poor Miss Smith! I am ...

    Article : 61 words
  7. The Marconigram.

    The public naturally looks forward to the time when wireless telegraphy will become the rule, and cables will be superseded, but in the meantime it ...

    Article : 263 words
  8. NOTHING MORE.

    Serious landslips have been occurring greatly to the inconvenience of a certain local cricket club, whose ground has twice been buried beneath ...

    Article : 157 words
  9. "FEYTHUR'S HONEST."

    A man who had lost a pigeon recently called on a neighbour to see, if by any chance, the bird had strayed into the wrong cote. ...

    Article : 193 words
  10. WARTS.

    Warts are a rather frequent source of annoyance to horse-owners, for even if they do not appear in places where the harness presses, in which case ...

    Article : 164 words
  11. ABOUT KISSING MOTHER.

    A father, talking to his careless daughter, said: "I want to speak to you of your mother. It may be that you noticed a careworn look upon her ...

    Article : 181 words
  12. Hidden Traits.

    A portrait painter made the curious statement that the brush of the artist will often unveil hidden traits of character, and reveal mental states ...

    Article : 226 words
  13. THE HORSE'S SENSE OF SMELL.

    Did you ever watch a horse feeding at pasture? How he works his lips like fingers, picking a tuft here and there and leaving others. He does ...

    Article : 215 words
  14. WHY SO MANY MARRIAGES ARE FAILURES.

    The reason that so many marriages turn out less happily than one would expect seems to be largely the fault of the women. They apparently ignore ...

    Article : 276 words
  15. AS DESCRIBED.

    Some boys were up before a local magistrate, charged with having placed obstructions on a railway line. The boys were thoroughly frightened, but ...

    Article : 145 words
  16. Why Do Teeth Decay?

    Let us look at the natural surroundings of our teeth. They are implanted in a fibrous tissue. covered with a membrane, which secretes the ...

    Article : 525 words
  17. Choice Definitions.

    Absurdity—Anything advanced by our opponents contrary to our own practice or above our comprehension. ...

    Article : 427 words
  18. How to Keep a Diary.

    Many people have reached the conclusion that it is not worth while to keep a diary. But here is a plan worth trying, which has proved to be ...

    Article : 320 words
  19. TO SAVE TROUBLE.

    A photographer one day was visited by a man who wanted a unique picture taken. "You see. it's like this," the stranger ...

    Article : 178 words
  20. WHERE WOMEN WOO.

    In most countries women leave the men to court them, but this is not always the case. Among the gipsies of Moravia, for instance, no man will ...

    Article : 471 words
  21. GOING TO BURN 'EM.

    The officials of a certain lunatic asylum in Somersetshire were about to give some of their less dangerous lunatics a day at the seaside, and ...

    Article : 166 words
  22. Kept His Word.

    An examiner at Edinburgh University had made himself obnoxious by warning students against putting their hats on his desk. The ...

    Article : 194 words
  23. WHERE SHEEP ARE USED AS CARRIERS.

    In Tibet, and among the mountainous parts of India, sheep are employed as carriers. The mountain sheep of these districts, true to its ...

    Article : 248 words
  24. SQUARED.

    The well-known American entertainer (Mr. R. G. Knowles) has been relating some of the experiences of his recent successful tour in South Africa. ...

    Article : 109 words
  25. QUAINT.

    Some of the sayings of children which, if uttered by their elders might savour of irreverence, are very quaint. The other day a little girl riding in an ...

    Article : 111 words
  26. THE WEDDING-RING FINGER.

    A long time ago the wedding ring was worn on the forefinger, and was thickly studded with precious stones. People who have seen the old ...

    Article : 150 words
  27. BY STRATEGY.

    "Madam," said the tramp, as a middle-aged lady came to the door in response to his knock, "would you give a poor old man a bite to eat?" ...

    Article : 84 words
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