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  2. STORIES OF The Old Gum Tree

    Oh, blessed time that has gone by. It is two months to-day since Henry Garth came. There have been two croquet parties since that first one, ...

    Article : 2,958 words
  3. MISS SMIFF'S AFFAIR.

    Did I ever tell you about Miss Smiff's one and only love affair? Really? Oh, I must. It was so sad, and sweet, and romantic. You'd never believe. Talk ...

    Article : 1,065 words
  4. HEALING BY SILENCE.

    Most of us associate babies with the production of noise. The idea that they are intensely sensitive to it is new and rather startling. ...

    Article : 642 words
  5. FARMERS AND FINANCE.

    Australia has a population of six millions, and only about 350,000 of them are engaged in agriculture; that is, only that number that can strictly be ...

    Article : 458 words
  6. Advertising

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    Advertising : 784 words
  7. AN ELECTRIC SHOCK.

    The girl and her sweetheart were sitting on a sofa listening for the first time on her father's new wireless set. The fact that both were wearing ...

    Article : 76 words
  8. BORN IN THE CLOUDS.

    For the first time on record a baby has been born on a British warship. The happy event took place on the cruiser Danae, while she was open for ...

    Article : 220 words
  9. THEIR "WEDDING MARCH."

    A young couple contemplating matrimony waited upon the parish minister. "We've come tae tell ye we're gauntae get married, minister," said the ...

    Article : 69 words
  10. HIS CHOICE.

    Robinson was well known in the club as a vegetarian. The members were hardly surprised, therefore, when his friend Jones burst into the ...

    Article : 54 words
  11. NO ESCAPE.

    A very short woman said to a millinery assistant who came forward to serve her: "I've come in to buy a hat, but I do not want you to tell me ...

    Article : 181 words
  12. WHAT IT MEANT.

    "Oh, mother!" said Charlie, "I had such a terrible dream last night! I dreamed I was having a fight with a great big bear, and he tore me almost ...

    Article : 71 words
  13. LAUGHTER IN COURT.

    Mr. Justice A who is remarkable for a Cockney accent, was sitting in a Divisional Court with Mr. Justice B. (writes Ernest Bowen-Rowlands in "In ...

    Article : 165 words
  14. THEN HE COLLOPSED.

    The fog was thick and the short-sighted man could not see a yard ahead when he left the office. But he knew every inch of the way to the ...

    Article : 365 words
  15. ANSWERED!

    A man received the following note from his son who had joined a touring company:—"I have made a great success. Will ...

    Article : 86 words
  16. GOOD BUSINESS.

    "My new housemaid is a treasure," declared Mrs. Johnson. "I had a bridge party the other evening, and one woman failed to turn up. You know ...

    Article : 62 words
  17. THE JUDGE'S TEST.

    Two young lawyers, both trying to make reputations as orators, happened to be pitted against each other in argument. Both spoke at great length, and ...

    Article : 110 words
  18. VERY RARE BITS.

    A bride who hadn't the slightest knowledge of cooking determined to make a noble effort to please her husband. ...

    Article : 103 words
  19. CRUSHED.

    The 'bus stopped, and a very stout woman got in and plumped herself down beside a very small man. Her massive form completely obliterated ...

    Article : 75 words
  20. A MINING PROBLEM.

    A youth began work in a mine, and his first job consisted of driving one of the pony waggons used for carrying coal to the shaft. ...

    Article : 145 words
  21. CORNERED THE COOK.

    On entering the kitchen early one morning, the mistress saw a plate and knife and fork, the former of which had evidently contained cold pie. The ...

    Article : 119 words
  22. TOO LATE!

    The bachelor had bought two new-laid eggs for the next morning's breakfast, and when he got home with them he noticed some writing on the shell ...

    Article : 126 words
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