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  2. Cicely Vibart's Love. i

    "May I come in?" Stephen asked humbly He was standing on the threshold of his wife's boudoir. Cicely raised herself from among ...

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  3. A Criminal Nation.

    Admittedly Prussian militarism is responsible for the war. At the outset it was apparent to the world that Germany, dominated by the Prussian ...

    Article : 742 words
  4. Mrs Gabbing's Grievances

    We've got a 'bus that, runs through our village to the market town every two hours, and the conductor used to be a nice young man, who wa ...

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  5. Grave and Gay.

    Tourist: You have a very large acreage of corn under cultivation, Don't the crows trouble you a good deal? ...

    Article : 55 words
  6. THE ROMANCE OF PETROLEUM.

    William Drake "struck oil" in 1859, less than 60 years ago. In those early days of the industry the oil wells and the refineries were close ...

    Article : 418 words
  7. SUNSHINY WOMEN—AND THE OTHER KIND.

    It has been truly said that human happiness depends more on good temper than on almost any other quality. ...

    Article : 460 words
  8. Long Naps.

    Recently a young French soldier who was wounded at the beginning of the war woke up after a nap of over two years. During the whole of that ...

    Article : 562 words
  9. Acquired Bravery.

    Willis: You think these summer military camps tend, to make a man a brave fighter? Gillis: Yes. After I returned from ...

    Article : 55 words
  10. Looked Suspicious.

    As Widow Watts bent industriously over her washtub she was treated to polite conversation by a male friend, who presently turned the conversation ...

    Article : 88 words
  11. Legal Pleasantries.

    "The great law case was nearing its termination, and the prosecuting counsel felt the necessity for having a dig at the opposing counsel. ...

    Article : 123 words
  12. Appropriate Hymns.

    Mr. A. G. Bradley, the well-known writer, tells a couple of good stories; concerning his schoolboy days at Marlborough College. ...

    Article : 126 words
  13. THE REASON RAZORS SAW AND GO OFF EDGE.

    The edge of a razor consists of innumerable points or "teeth," which, if the razor is of good material, follow each other throughout its whole ...

    Article : 279 words
  14. ARE COMPOSERS SHORT-LIVED?

    It is somewhat striking to note that a number of great musicians were afflicted with, physical infirmities. Mozart, who only lived to the age of ...

    Article : 126 words
  15. Then Silence Ensued.

    Mrs. Slingem put her head over the fence and thus addressed her neighbor, who was hanging out her week's washing: ...

    Article : 140 words
  16. VIOLINS WITH SOULS.

    Enormous pains and care go, to the making of a good violin, says an authority. Indeed, it has been raid that the great violin makers all lived ...

    Article : 168 words
  17. An Epic From Egypt.

    It ain't no use a-swearin', It ain't no good to fret; There's little gained by grousin', Or getting all upset. ...

    Article : 146 words
  18. Well Known.

    "Dobson? I hardly know him!" "Why, he said that he was thoroughly acquainted with you!" "He is—he married my former ...

    Article : 495 words
  19. Etiquette As It Is Taught.

    "Madam," began a book hawker, as the door opened, "I am selling a new work on etiquette and deportment." "Oh; you are!" she responded. "Go ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. NOT WHAT THEY SEEM.

    Every day we use words which, if they were taken, literally, would mean "utter nonsense. Here are a few of them: ...

    Article : 150 words
  21. TRANSVAAL TERMINATIONSERMINAfIONS.

    In perusing the names of South African towns in the daily newspapers, many must have noted the word "fontein," which appears so ...

    Article : 120 words
  22. A Crushing Reply.

    A certain famous lawyer is noted for his trenchant wit. At the beginning of his career he had an elderly, prosy, long-winded ...

    Article : 103 words
  23. A Waggish Non-Com.

    I recently told a story on this page concerning a recruit named Montague, whose name was pronounced by a sergeant Montaig. ...

    Article : 254 words
  24. Business Before Bravery.

    Benjamin Bossem, the foreman, was superintending the unloading of a vessel at the quayside, and was urging on his willing workers with ...

    Article : 198 words
  25. DANGER OF HIGH COLLARS.

    That high collars tend to produce nervous headaches among both men and women is the recent discovery of a well-known Parisian physician. ...

    Article : 285 words
  26. Hard to Say.

    Passenger: What makes the train run so slow? Irate Conductor: If you don't like it you can get off and walk. ...

    Article : 313 words
  27. AN INDICATION OF LONG LIFE.

    Women are supposed to be longer lived than men. An authority says that every woman can tell from her own features if. her life is to be a ...

    Article : 159 words
  28. Heeding, Good Adive.

    He was a junior, hut keen to get on. His only companion in the first "smoker" was a well-known barrister, who had made a large fortune in ...

    Article : 192 words
  29. A Broad Hint.

    I was talking to a friend the other day whose small son possesses a very sweet tooth. He had been told by his mother early in February that ...

    Article : 148 words
  30. The Wrong Inference.

    As is well known, Dr. T. J. Macnamara, Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, spent his early manhood as a teacher in the Board Schools, ...

    Article : 144 words
  31. A Bad Judge.

    An Irishman taking home a goose for his Sunday dinner, went into an inn for slight refreshment. Laying down the goose, he was proceeding to ...

    Article : 95 words
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