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  2. A BACKWOODS TRAGEDY.

    A long life in the woods had imparted to Simpson the stoicism of silence. He knew that escape was impossible, but his face showed neither fear nor supplication. ...

    Article : 937 words
  3. STORY OF THE AMERICAN WAR.

    One of the most heroic tales of the American war is that of Lieut. Dixon and his comrades, who embarked in a crazy little boat on an expedition against a big ...

    Article : 1,161 words
  4. WOMAN'S WORLD.

    Judicious and timely chastisement is bound to win a dog's affection and obedience, injudicious flogging makes the beast a vicious coward. It is even so with ...

    Article : 432 words
  5. THE HOUSEHOLD.

    PARSNIP RISSOLES. —[?]e SOME peeled parsnips, mash them, mix them, with a beaten egg and sufficient flour to make the mixture bind together. Fry and serve ...

    Article : 539 words
  6. The Last Stroke.

    May had passed, and June roses were in late bloom. The city was horrid with the warm, sun-filtered air after a summer shower, and Robert Brierly looked pale ...

    Article : 4,669 words
  7. THE GIRLS MEN ADMIRE.

    They admire the girl who is her mother's right hand in household matters, and who is not above taking an interest in the most trivial things in connection ...

    Article : 200 words
  8. WIT AND HUMOUR.

    Some folks in Hiawatha, Kansas, hang a piece of raw beef liver over the bed at night for the mosquitoes to feed on. A schoolmaster in a Welsh district made ...

    Article : 512 words
  9. SIMPLE THINGS.

    Do you ever pause to listen, In the hurry of the strife Of the cares that crowd around you, To the simple things of life ? ...

    Article : 153 words
  10. THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

    The Grand Dike Paul of Russia is so tall that he carried his bed with him where ever he goes. There are about 6,000 varieties of ...

    Article : 400 words
  11. WHERE THE BABY WAS.

    "Mr Scribbler, have you seen anything of the baby?" asked a distracted woman about noon last Friday, as the furniture was being placed in the van for removal. ...

    Article : 191 words
  12. AN UNPLEASANT EPISODE.

    "I had an adventure in London last spring of a very unpleasant nature," writes the Rev. Theodore Swain, an American minister of the Gospel. "I ...

    Article : 413 words
  13. A TRICYCLE STREET SWEEPER.

    A tricycle street sweeper, built on similar lines to the machine carpet sweeper, is an invention recently patented. With it one man covers as much ...

    Article : 102 words
  14. AMIABILITY.

    It was a favourite saying of Bancroft, the historian, who was a vigorous old man at ninety, that the secret of a long life is in never losing one's temper. The remark ...

    Article : 166 words
  15. NOVEL IN THE CHEQUE WAY.

    Mr James Payn once told this banking story to a friend. " I used to sell some of my novels to Smith & Son," he said, "for their cheap-edition department. ...

    Article : 117 words
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