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  2. What Different Chins Denote.

    A sharp indentation immediately above the chin shows good understanding. A pointed chin is a sign of craftiness; wisdom, and discretion. ...

    Article : 354 words
  3. They Ate Themselves to Death.

    There has been, according to latest information, a most astounding discovery made by a French firm by which cocoanut fibre can be prepared and welded into a solid mass ...

    Article : 90 words
  4. Pleasantries in British Elections.

    When Sir George Macpherson Grant arrived at Hopeman on a Saturday evening to address the electors during the recent can-vass, he was met at the outskirts of the town by a ...

    Article : 226 words
  5. My First and Last Appearance.

    "Pray take a seat, uncle and make yourself comfortable." "Can't stop a moment, my boy. Our brigand has failed us. Have just come to ...

    Article : 956 words
  6. Nursery Rhymes.

    We live in an age of progress. This observation is entirely original, hence all attempts to find it in previous writings, we don't whose, will be entirely abortive. ...

    Article : 460 words
  7. THE FUNNY HALF-HOUR.

    As it name implies, the feline of the wild woods is a colonial; we have met it nowhere outside of Australia (the fact that we have been nowhere else may or may not account ...

    Article : 817 words
  8. A NAVAL BATTLE OF THE FUTURE.

    Admiral: The enemy's fleet is in sight— pipe all hands to breakfast. Boatswain: Ay, ay, air. Admiral: Mr. Smith, I trust the ...

    Article : 284 words
  9. An Athlete's Diet.

    I eat, and I have always eaten since I was a boy, says Mr. Wallace Ross, plenty of nourishing, generous food, and I am very wide in my choice, eating as a rule any good ...

    Article : 255 words
  10. Family Discipline.

    Fizzletop was under the painful necessity of administering a severe castigation to his son Johnny. After he had completed his labors he said sternly to the suffering victim: ...

    Article : 53 words
  11. THE PORTRAIT.

    Serene her brow, a glowing check, Eyes mutely eloquent, A mien all happiness—these speak Of heart's ease and content. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 139 words
  12. Selling an Anecdote.

    Professor A. C. Henke, in Erlangen, was a first-rate teller of a story. The way he told his anecdotes always lent them a charm of freshness and novelty, so that people never ...

    Article : 225 words
  13. Raceline

    Never strike a man when he's up. Some men cannot stand prosperity. Others never get a chance to try. As fashionable as they are they will never ...

    Article : 461 words
  14. A Palpable Hit.

    In a certain small town the members of the various religious sects were very tolerant toward each other. The clergymen in parparticular were very friendly. On the ...

    Article : 107 words
  15. Foreign Tit-Bits.

    An Enthusiast— A professor, when travelling in Switzerland, fell into a chasm, without, however, sustaining serious injury. When, his fellow-travellers ran to his ...

    Article : 424 words
  16. Beer Statistics.

    The amount of beer consumed per head annually in different countries is as follows Bavaria, 240.6 litres; Wurtemburg, 154 Belgium, 145; Great Britain, 118; Baden ...

    Article : 137 words
  17. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

    BARRISTER says, "My hair is eighteen years older than my whiskers and I cannot under-stand why my whiskers should turn gray first. "Because you have worked your jaws so much ...

    Article : 369 words
  18. Too Fluent.

    A draper's assistant was the other day showing a lady some parasols. The assistant has a good command of language and knows how to expatiate on the good ...

    Article : 135 words
  19. He Grasped the Idea.

    He was honest in his intentions, but three years of constant courting had failed to over- come his excessive bashfulness. They were sitting in chairs, at a respectful distance ...

    Article : 121 words
  20. Go in and Win.

    When I begged a kiss of Dolly, :,Dolly seemed offended; Looked so grave I cursed my folly— Thought my suit was ended. ...

    Article : 64 words
  21. Excellent Cheek.

    "See here, my friend: that dog of yours killed three sheep of mine last night, and I want to know what you propose to do about it?" "Are you sure It was my dog? " ...

    Article : 143 words
  22. The Language of Song.

    She had a voice like a siren, and when she sang— "'Mid play sure, sand pal aces, though heam a Rome, ...

    Article : 88 words
  23. Assorted Problems.

    (Taken from the Paper to be given at the. 1st of April Examination for Staff Appointments in the Victorian Horse Marines.) If Iodide of potassium, how much did it ...

    Article : 105 words
  24. She Heard It.

    Some time ago there was an explosion of over two tons of powder in an American city, which shook the whole place, and wrecked everything in the neighborhood. ...

    Article : 89 words
  25. Bismarck's Song.

    Oh, I'm leading all Europe a lively dance! Now it is England, and now it is France, And now it is Spain. But I'm first in the field. ...

    Article : 53 words
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