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  2. PEOPLE WE READ ABOUT.

    Some authors work by routine; others appear to be able to write at any time and an any place. It is generally understood that Lord Tennyson composes much of his ...

    Article : 520 words
  3. LITTLE FOLK.

    Yes, I have it in my pocket; But nobody put it there. If you take it from my pocket It will not be anywhere. ...

    Article : 561 words
  4. THE HOME.

    Swish skirts are the latest device in fetching drapery, and' are especially affected by players of tennis and croquet. The girl should be shspely and willowy. Her body ...

    Article : 195 words
  5. AGRICULTURE.

    Onions are a particularly good crop. The Red Wethersfield is the standard, with a [?] Globe for early green onions. To test the seed for vitality count out one ...

    Article : 772 words
  6. MISCELLANEOUS.

    Before spoken language was there were signs; before speech stepped in there were gestures; the face did duty as a revealer of the emotions, and the hands accompanied ...

    Article : 215 words
  7. POPULAR-SCIENCE.

    It is well known that ordinary writing is easily removed when acted upon by bleaching agents. Advantage is-taken of this fact by unscrupulous persons desirous of altering ...

    Article : 1,338 words
  8. FUNNIOSITIES.

    Oh, yes, I knew it from the first, When Flora was so kind, As on the very eve we met 'T impress it on her mind. ...

    Article : 182 words
  9. Cloak of Golden Feathers.

    Kings and queens who have plenty of money and a desire to outdo other kings and queens in the splendor of their dress and surroundings, often have costumes crusted ...

    Article : 348 words
  10. Diamond Thieving.

    Diamonds, as most people will be aware, are sorted out of the diamondiferous stuff by native "hands." Same of these are probably in the pay of the fraternity, or, to be ...

    Article : 1,164 words
  11. Mary Ann Geoghegan.

    "Horoo, Mrs, O'Hara! Are yez in?""As big as loife, an' proud av it, Mrs. Mary Ann," responded the widow, as her ample proportions blocked up the door ...

    Article : 777 words
  12. Cunning Device.

    Maria Theresa of Austria was greatly ad' dieted to gambling, and played for exceeding high stakes. The court functionaries did all in their power to overcome this ...

    Article : 234 words
  13. Choosing a Husband.

    IT is well for a girl if she is not easily won; if she can bring, reason to bear on her choice of a husband, and study her lover impartially. She can always tell how a man ...

    Article : 244 words
  14. The Reason Why.

    Mr Miller's little daughter Does not care for soda-water ; Just a very little swallow is enough ; For it flies tight up her nose, ...

    Article : 44 words
  15. Plain Talk for Young Men.

    Many talented persons miss the road to fortune by the want of humility and patience. They think everything must depend on " a good start " and unless they can make a ...

    Article : 326 words
  16. Case in Point.

    An eminent clergyman was recently speaking on the nature of the man as distinguished from the lower orders of creation. "Man is a progressive being," he remarked ...

    Article : 74 words
  17. "Sweet Marriage."

    WITHOUT perfect confidence, the moot important of all unions cannot be what Shakespeare calls "a sweet marriage." No, there cannot be true union where either through ...

    Article : 185 words
  18. Subjects for Thought.

    ONLY he who lives a life of his own can help the lives of others. A FRIEND without discrection is more to be feared than an enemy in armor. ...

    Article : 465 words
  19. An Obstina'e Juryman.

    A case was being tried in the West of England, and at its termination the judge charged the jury, and they retired for consultation. Hour after hour passed, and no ...

    Article : 537 words
  20. The Mouth and Teeth.

    A lipless month, resembling a straight line, denotes coldness, precision, and love of order in excess. If these thin, lipless mouths have downward drooping corners, the evil ...

    Article : 381 words
  21. He was Harmless.

    There was a young man at the Cantrel depot the other day who wore a large hat, a very blue woolen shirt, sad a very new pair of buck-skin leggings, ornamented with bells. ...

    Article : 276 words
  22. Some Harryisms.

    Harry is one of those favored children who are permitted to sit at table with their parents, and being of an investigating torn of mind, he has to taste everything that ...

    Article : 219 words
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