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  2. THE CUNNING OF HIRAM HAY

    Hiram Hay grunted, stepped out of, bed, and put on his dressing-gown. He looked what he was, an anxious man with a perilous past; a strong man, too, in ...

    Article : 2,232 words
  3. FOR THE CHILDREN.

    "Here's your evenin' paper, all about the money panic!" It was a dark winter night; the keen wind whistled and howled through the ...

    Article : 924 words
  4. Should Men Marry?

    That is a matter for them to decide. It is not at all, probable that they care for any advice or suggestion from a newspaper woman. ...

    Article : 942 words
  5. WOMAN'S WORLD.

    She's only an "old-fashioned girl," she says, (Is it enough to disgrace?) An "old-fashioned girl" with womanly ...

    Article : 188 words
  6. SUBSTANTIAL DREAMS.

    In an article on "Substantial Dreams," a writer relates the following:—A Mrs. Rutherford dreamed that her aged relative, Lady Leslie, was to ...

    Article : 342 words
  7. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    A certain society lady has been noted since girlhood for her ready wit. The other day a young man of humorous bent exclaimed in her presence: ...

    Article : 86 words
  8. GRUMBLERS.

    it is strange how much time is wasted in pursuit of the foolish fads of the hour, created by trade to catch the eye or excite the curiosity. It requires a ...

    Article : 353 words
  9. AS HE HAD SAID.

    Visiting an out-of-the-way parish when the incumbent happened to be away, an archdeacon was, it is related, shown round by the clerk. On arriving at the ...

    Article : 136 words
  10. AVOID THE GIRL

    Who never thinks of anyone bul herself. Who never makes an effort to oblige others and yet expects to be waited on ...

    Article : 213 words
  11. HIS FEELING FACULTY.

    "I don't see anything remarkable in that mule," said the prospective purchaser, "except that he's stone-blind." "Yes, sir," replied the mule's ...

    Article : 49 words
  12. OVERHEARD IN COURT.

    Counsel (to witness): "How can you prove that the prisoner stole six of your handkerchiefs?" Witness: "Why, because they were ...

    Article : 69 words
  13. PLANTING POTTED STRAWBERRY PLANTS.

    There is no better way for getting a bed of strawberries started in the garden for home supply of fruit than by planting potted plants. These plants are secured ...

    Article : 337 words
  14. DOMESTIC RESPONSIBILITIES.

    A father has more responsibilities than those which can be discharged by putting competent instructors over his children and giving them a drawing ...

    Article : 222 words
  15. PARTICULAR NOW.

    "Save me! Save me!" she cried, as her head rose above the water, and she grasped a plank floating by. "I beg your pardon," he replied, ...

    Article : 134 words
  16. HAPPY DOMESTIC LIFE.

    A happy marriage invariably embodies a deal of domestic life. The husband, fond as he may be of his club, is always happy to spend a part of his time by ...

    Article : 156 words
  17. DIRECT FROM NATURE.

    "Thanks," said the tragedian; "many thanks for your good opinion. I always study from Nature, sir. In my acting you see reflected Nature herself." ...

    Article : 191 words
  18. THE USES OF BORAX.

    Borax does not injure the texture of cotton, linen, or woollen fabrics, the proportion to use being a large handful of powdered borax to ten gallons ...

    Article : 512 words
  19. DON'T LET THE SONG GO OUT OF YOUR LIFE.

    Don't let the song go out of your life, Though it chanced sometime to flow In a minor strain; it will blend again With the major tone, you know. ...

    Article : 144 words
  20. A SIMPLE WAY TO START A BALKY HORSE.

    I passed a considerable block of street cars yesterday to come upon the cause of it, a balky horse, at the very moment when a bystander stepped out into the ...

    Article : 175 words
  21. A READY RETORT.

    One of the smartest and most apt retorts was at a public meeting addressed by Mr. Henry George, the well-known political economist. ...

    Article : 141 words
  22. WOMEN IN POLAND.

    Polish women are renowned for their beauty, for the perfection of their hands, and the smallness of their feet. They place the fineness of the hands ...

    Article : 431 words
  23. BENEFICIAL BEETLES.

    An interesting account is given in "Nature" of the introduction of beneficial insects into the Hawaiian Islands. Few countries hare been more plagued by ...

    Article : 208 words
  24. A MOTHER'S LOVE.

    The love of a mother is never exhausted, it never changes, it never tires A father may turn his back on his child brothers and sisters may become ...

    Article : 125 words
  25. PAY THE NEWSPAPER.

    A local preacher, at the conclusion of one of his sermons, said: "Let all in the house who are paying their debts stand up." Instantly every man, woman ...

    Article : 112 words
  26. BE HAPPY TO-DAY.

    It is one of the commonest things in the world to see persons lose the power of enjoyment through a long postponement of the opportunity to enjoy: ...

    Article : 357 words
  27. THE AUCTIONEER'S GIFT.

    The auctioneer leaped on a chair, and bold and loud and clear, He poured his cataract of words, just like an auctioneer. ...

    Article : 293 words
  28. HAPPINESS.

    The secret of happiness lies in the health of the whole mind, and in giving each faculty due occupation. Every one can find use for their powers for ...

    Article : 147 words
  29. SHAKESPEARE AT A DISCOUNT.

    Ex-Senator Tabor, of Colorado, a millionaire, built an opera-house at Leadville, which he meant to be finer than that of Denver. Having engaged an ...

    Article : 125 words
  30. BEES AND CLOVER.

    A striking instance of the practical usefulness of a knowledge of entomology was cited in a paper read at a recent meeting of men of science in Philadephia. ...

    Article : 243 words
  31. CHILDREN'S BEDROOMS.

    Too much care cannot be expended in getting perfect ventilation for children's bedrooms. Such perfect restoration of the tired and wasted parts ...

    Article : 127 words
  32. A MODEST REQUEST.

    The eccentricity of the Irish is proverbial, and instances are not wanting to show that they have all their wits about them in time of danger. An ...

    Article : 222 words
  33. HE WAD BE OBEYED.

    Some years ago, when the Prince of Wales opened the Royal Agricultural Show at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, there was the inevitable procession and the usual ...

    Article : 139 words
  34. THE WORM TURNS.

    "You're for ever trying to give the impression that you're a martyr," said a garrulous wife. "I suppose you want everybody to think that you suffer in ...

    Article : 81 words
  35. FROM ANOTHER VIEW.

    In a railway carriage a youth had disturbed and annoyed the other passengers by loud and foolish remarks during a great part of the journey. As they ...

    Article : 73 words
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