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  2. JAPANESE PAPER PRODUCTS.

    Some time ago notices of a collapsible paper life-boat, the invention of a rear-admiral of the Japanese Navy, appeared in several journals. ...

    Article : 563 words
  3. "TO WISH YOU WELL."

    I knew a man once—I am thankful to say I have lost sight of him for many years, for he was one of those unhappy people that it is a distinct ...

    Article : 923 words
  4. The Rockwell Combine

    Julian Rockwell was looking white, haggard and very, very tired, and his friends and acquaintances were not slow to comment on the fact. His ...

    Article : 4,754 words
  5. WE ARE IN THE WAR FOR GOOD OR ILL.

    This was a time when the old saying applies, "If we do not hang together we shall hang separately." He did not purpose to plead so much for ...

    Article : 1,036 words
  6. Actions Speak Louder Than Words.

    The story tells of an old woman who thus addressed her vicar on his resigning his post: "So ye be guan to leave us, ...

    Article : 89 words
  7. Perhaps It Would.

    The schoolmaster was trying to make conversation with the new pupil to put him at his ease, and asked him, among other things, what was his ...

    Article : 70 words
  8. FOR OUR FIGHTING MEN.

    At a meeting of the Commonwealth Button Fund held in the Melbourne Town Hall, the Lord Mayor (Cr. Frank Stapley) presiding, it was ...

    Article : 257 words
  9. The Twins.

    The mother of two sons, twins, met one of the brothers in a field one morning. "Which of you two boys am I speaking to?" asked the mother; ...

    Article : 101 words
  10. An Awful Dream.

    A fortnight after his wedding a young man was roused up in the night by a shriek from his wife, followed by violent sobbing. ...

    Article : 213 words
  11. THE WAR SAVINGS MOVEMENT.

    "Why Australians will have to roll up their sleeves" is the title of the leading article in the Sydney "Bulletin" for May 30. The reason why ...

    Article : 290 words
  12. What's in a Name?

    First Boy (displaying his pet dog): I call this dog "Sausage," because he is only half-bred. See? Second Boy: That reminds me of a ...

    Article : 40 words
  13. Polite.

    "Eliza" said the mistress of the house "just run around to next door and ask if they'll kindly stop their piano-playing. Tell them Mr. ...

    Article : 213 words
  14. Light and Leading.

    Scene: Irish board meeting. Discussion: The presentation of an illuminated address to a distinguished fellow-countryman about to visit the ...

    Article : 57 words
  15. Advertising

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    Advertising : 328 words
  16. A Consoling Husband.

    Mrs. De Bride had been entertaining a few of her relations. After they had left she remarked to her husband, "I hope, they didn't see my walking ...

    Article : 71 words
  17. The Exception.

    "A woman doesn't always have the last word, does she?" "Oh, no. Sometimes she is talking to another woman." ...

    Article : 57 words
  18. Very Flattering.

    The Doctor: Why have you sent for me? The Husband: My wife's mother is feeling bad, and she says she doesn't ...

    Article : 31 words
  19. Synonymous.

    "Why, Jack, I didn't know that she utterly refused you." "It amounted to the same thing. She said she was willing to wait until ...

    Article : 30 words
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